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Exhibit 2.1
Execution
Version
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
By And
Between
COMMUNITY BANKERS
ACQUISITION CORP.
AND
TRANSCOMMUNITY FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
Dated as of
September 5,
2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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| PREAMBLE |
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| ARTICLE
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TRANSACTIONS AND TERMS OF MERGER
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| 1.1 |
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Merger. |
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Time and
Place of Closing. |
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| 1.3 |
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Effective
Time. |
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Restructure
of Transaction. |
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| ARTICLE
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TERMS OF MERGER
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| 2.1 |
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Charter. |
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Bylaws. |
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| 2.3 |
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Directors
and Officers. |
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| ARTICLE
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MANNER OF CONVERTING SHARES
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| 3.1 |
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Conversion
of Shares. |
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| 3.2 |
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Anti-Dilution Provisions. |
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| 3.3 |
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Appraisal. |
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| 3.4 |
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Fractional
Shares. |
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| 3.5 |
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Conversion
of Stock Rights. |
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| ARTICLE
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EXCHANGE OF SHARES
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| 4.1 |
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Exchange
Procedures. |
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| 4.2 |
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Rights of
Former TFC Stockholders. |
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| ARTICLE 5 |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TFC
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Organization, Standing, and Power. |
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Authority of
TFC; No Breach By Agreement. |
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| 5.3 |
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Capital
Stock. |
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| 5.4 |
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TFC
Subsidiaries. |
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| 5.5 |
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Exchange Act
Filings; Securities Offerings; Financial Statements. |
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| 5.6 |
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Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities. |
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Absence of
Certain Changes or Events. |
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Tax
Matters. |
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| 5.9 |
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Allowance
for Possible Loan Losses; Loan and Investment Portfolio,
etc. |
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| 5.10 |
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Assets. |
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| 5.11 |
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Intellectual
Property. |
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| 5.12 |
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Environmental Matters. |
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| 5.13 |
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Compliance
with Laws. |
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| 5.14 |
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Labor
Relations. |
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| 5.15 |
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Employee
Benefit Plans. |
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| 5.16 |
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Material
Contracts. |
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| 5.17 |
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Privacy of
Customer Information. |
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| 5.18 |
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Legal
Proceedings. |
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| 5.19 |
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Reports. |
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| 5.20 |
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Books and
Records. |
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| 5.21 |
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Loans to
Executive Officers and Directors. |
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| 5.22 |
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Independence of Directors. |
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| 5.23 |
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Tax and
Regulatory Matters; Consents. |
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| 5.24 |
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State
Takeover Laws. |
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| 5.25 |
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Stockholders’ Support Agreements. |
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| 5.26 |
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Brokers
and Finders; Opinion of Financial Advisor. |
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| 5.27 |
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Board
Recommendation. |
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Statements True and Correct. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CBAC
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Organization, Standing, and Power. |
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| 6.2 |
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Authority; No Breach By Agreement. |
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| 6.3 |
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Capital
Stock. |
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| 6.4 |
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CBAC
Subsidiaries. |
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| 6.5 |
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Exchange
Act Filings; Financial Statements. |
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| 6.6 |
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities. |
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| 6.7 |
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. |
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| 6.8 |
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Tax
Matters. |
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| 6.9 |
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Compliance with Laws. |
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| 6.10 |
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Employee
Benefit Plans. |
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| 6.11 |
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Material
Contracts. |
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| 6.12 |
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Legal
Proceedings. |
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| 6.13 |
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Reports. |
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| 6.14 |
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Independence of Directors. |
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| 6.15 |
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Tax and
Regulatory Matters; Consents. |
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| 6.16 |
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Brokers
and Finders; Opinion of Financial Advisor. |
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| 6.17 |
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Board
Recommendation. |
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Statements True and Correct. |
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| 6.19 |
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CBAC
Trust Fund. |
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| 6.20 |
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Prior
Business Operations. |
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| ARTICLE 7 |
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CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING CONSUMMATION
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| 7.1 |
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Affirmative Covenants of TFC. |
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| 7.2 |
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Negative
Covenants of the Parties. |
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| 7.3 |
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Affirmative Covenants of CBAC. |
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| 7.4 |
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Adverse
Changes in Condition. |
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| 7.5 |
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Reports. |
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| 7.6 |
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Claims
Against Trust Account. |
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| ARTICLE 8 |
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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| 8.1 |
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Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement. |
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| 8.2 |
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Stockholder Approvals. |
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| 8.3 |
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Other
Offers, etc. |
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| 8.4 |
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Consents
of Regulatory Authorities. |
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| 8.5 |
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Agreement
as to Efforts to Consummate. |
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| 8.6 |
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Investigation and Confidentiality. |
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Press
Releases. |
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| 8.8 |
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Charter
Provisions. |
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| 8.9 |
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Employee
Benefits and Contracts. |
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| 8.10 |
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Indemnification. |
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| 8.11 |
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Employee
Non-Solicitation. |
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| 8.12 |
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Net
Operating Losses. |
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS TO CONSUMMATE
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Conditions to Obligations of Each Party. |
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| 9.2 |
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Conditions to Obligations of CBAC. |
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| 9.3 |
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Conditions to Obligations of TFC. |
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TERMINATION
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Termination. |
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Effect of
Termination. |
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Non-Survival of Representations and Covenants. |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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| 11.1 |
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Definitions. |
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| 11.2 |
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Expenses. |
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| 11.3 |
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Brokers,
Finders and Financial Advisors. |
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| 11.4 |
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Entire
Agreement. |
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| 11.5 |
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Amendments. |
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| 11.6 |
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Waivers. |
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| 11.7 |
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Assignment. |
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| 11.8 |
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Notices. |
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| 11.9 |
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Governing
Law. |
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| 11.10 |
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Counterparts. |
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| 11.11 |
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Captions;
Articles and Sections. |
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| 11.12 |
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Interpretations. |
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| 11.13 |
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Enforcement of Agreement. |
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| 11.14 |
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Severability. |
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| 11.15 |
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No Third
Party Beneficiaries. |
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| 11.16 |
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Force
Majeure. |
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LIST OF APPENDICES AND
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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Description
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Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation |
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Bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation |
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Form of
Support Agreement |
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Form of
Retention Agreement of Members of the Surviving Corporation’s
Board of Directors |
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List of
Affiliates |
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Form of
Affiliate Agreement |
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Form of
TFC’s Legal Opinion |
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Form of
CBAC’s Legal Opinion |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
September 5, 2007, is by and between Community Bankers
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ CBAC
”) and TransCommunity Financial Corporation, a Virginia
corporation (“ TFC ”).
Preamble
The Boards of Directors of
CBAC and TFC are of the opinion that the transaction described
herein is in the best interest of the Parties and their respective
stockholders. This Agreement provides for the merger of TFC with
and into CBAC (the “ Merger ”). At the effective
time of the Merger, the outstanding shares of the capital stock of
TFC shall be converted into the right to receive shares of the
common stock of CBAC (as provided herein and subject to certain
terms and conditions). As a result, stockholders of TFC shall
become stockholders of CBAC. The transactions described in this
Agreement are subject to the approvals of the stockholders of CBAC
and TFC, the Federal Reserve and the Virginia State Corporation
Commission’s Bureau of Financial Institutions, as well as the
satisfaction of certain other conditions described in this
Agreement. It is the intention of the Parties to this Agreement
that the Merger for federal income tax purposes shall qualify as a
“reorganization” within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
Immediately following the
Effective Time, TransCommunity Bank, N.A., a national bank and a
wholly owned subsidiary of TFC (the “ Bank ”)
will remain in existence under its Articles of Association and
Bylaws as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time as a
wholly owned subsidiary of CBAC. The directors and officers of the
Bank prior to the Effective Time shall serve as the Bank’s
directors and officers following the Merger from and after the
Effective Time in accordance with the Bank’s bylaws. The
headquarters of TFC and the Bank prior to the Effective Time will
remain as the headquarters of the Surviving Corporation and the
Bank following the Merger from and after the Effective Time in
accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s bylaws and the
Bank’s bylaws, as applicable.
Certain capitalized terms
used in this Agreement are defined in Section 11.1 of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in
consideration of the above and the mutual warranties,
representations, covenants, and agreements set forth herein, and
other good and valuable consideration and the receipt and
sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTIONS AND TERMS OF
MERGER
Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, TFC shall be
merged with and into CBAC pursuant to Section 252 of the DGCL
and Section 13.1-716 of the VSCA, and with the effect provided
in Section 259 of the DGCL and Section 13.1-721 of the
VSCA, CBAC shall be the Surviving Corporation resulting from the
Merger and shall continue to be governed by the Laws of the State
of Delaware and the Bank shall become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
CBAC. The Merger shall be consummated pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, which has been approved and adopted by the respective
Boards of Directors of CBAC and TFC.
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1.2 |
Time and Place of Closing. |
The closing of the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Closing
”) will take place at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time on the date that
the Effective Time occurs (or the immediately preceding day if the
Effective Time is earlier than 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time), or at such
other time as the Parties, acting through their authorized
officers, may mutually agree. The Closing shall be held at such
location as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties and may be
effected by electronic or other transmission of signature pages, as
mutually agreed upon.
The Merger and other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall become effective
on the date and at the time stated in the Certificate of Merger
reflecting the Merger to be filed and become effective with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the Articles of
Merger reflecting the Merger to be filed and become effective with
the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “ Effective
Time ”). Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing by the authorized
officers of each Party, the Parties shall use their reasonable
efforts to cause the Effective Time to occur on or before
December 1, 2007 and as soon as possible after the last of the
following dates to occur: (i) the effective date (including
expiration of any applicable waiting period) of the last required
Consent of any Regulatory Authority having authority over and
approving or exempting the Merger, and (ii) the date on which
the last of the stockholders of CBAC and TFC approve this Agreement
to the extent such approval is required by applicable Law, the TFC
Articles of Incorporation and the CBAC Certificate of
Incorporation.
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Restructure of Transaction. |
CBAC shall have the right to
revise the structure of the Merger contemplated by this Agreement;
provided that no such revision to the structure of the
Merger (i) shall result in any changes in the amount or type
of the consideration which the holders of shares of TFC Common
Stock or TFC Rights are entitled to receive under this Agreement,
(ii) would unreasonably impede or delay consummation of the
Merger, or (iii) shall impose any less favorable terms
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conditions on the Bank or TFC;
further provided, however , no such revision shall be
effective without the prior written consent of TFC. CBAC may
request such consent by giving written notice to TFC in the manner
provided in Section 11.8, which notice shall be in the form of
a proposed amendment to this Agreement or in the form of a proposed
Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, and the addition
of such other exhibits hereto as are reasonably necessary or
appropriate to effect such change.
ARTICLE 2
TERMS OF
MERGER
The Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of CBAC, substantially in the form
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A , shall be the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, from and
after the Effective Time, until otherwise duly amended or
repealed.
The Bylaws of CBAC, as
amended and restated, substantially in the form attached to this
Agreement as Exhibit B shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation, from and after the Effective Time, until otherwise
duly amended or repealed.
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2.3 |
Directors and Officers. |
(a) Gary A. Simanson, who
will serve as Vice Chairman of the Surviving Corporation, Eugene S.
Putnam, Jr., Stewart J. Paperin and Keith Walz, each nominated by
CBAC, together with six individuals nominated by TFC, one of which
shall be the Chairman of TFC as of the date of this Agreement who
will serve as Chairman of the Surviving Corporation, shall serve as
the directors of the Surviving Corporation from and after the
Effective Time in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s
Bylaws, until the earlier of their resignation or removal or
otherwise ceasing to be a director. The board of directors of the
Surviving Corporation shall consist of three classes, each of which
shall have staggered three-year terms. Initially, two of the
directors nominated by CBAC and two of the directors nominated by
TFC shall be in the class of directors with a term ending at the
Surviving Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held
in 2010, three of the directors, two of the directors nominated by
TFC and one director nominated by CBAC, shall be in the class of
directors with a term ending at the Surviving Corporation’s
annual meeting of stockholders held in 2009 and three of the
directors, two of the directors nominated by TFC and one director
nominated by CBAC, shall be in the class of directors with a term
ending at the Surviving Corporation’s annual meeting of
stockholders held in 2008. CBAC shall take all action necessary,
including but not limited to the amendment of the Surviving
Corporation’s Bylaws, to effect the appointment of such
persons to the Board of Directors of CBAC, effective as soon as
practicable following the Effective Time.
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(b) The President and Chief
Executive Officer of TFC, as of the date of this Agreement, shall
become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Surviving
Corporation and the Chief Financial Officer of TFC, as of the date
of this Agreement, shall become the Chief Financial Officer of the
Surviving Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer of CBAC as of
the date of this Agreement, shall become the Chief Strategic
Officer of the Surviving Corporation. Such persons shall serve as
the officers of the Surviving Corporation from and after the
Effective Time in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s
Bylaws, until the earlier of their resignation or removal or
otherwise ceasing to be an officer. CBAC shall take all action
necessary, including but not limited to the amendment of the
Surviving Corporation’s Bylaws, to execute the appointment of
such persons to their designated positions from and after the
Effective Time in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s
Bylaws.
(c) The 11 directors of the
Bank, as of the date of this Agreement, shall be directors of the
Bank from and after the Effective Time and the Chairman of the
Bank, as of the date of this Agreement, will serve as the Chairman
of the Bank from and after the Effective Time, all in accordance
with the Bank’s Bylaws or until the earlier of their
resignation or removal or otherwise ceasing to be a
director.
(d) The President and the
Chief Credit Officer of the Bank as of the date of this Agreement
shall be the President and Chief Credit Officer, respectively, of
the Bank following the Effective Time. Such persons shall serve as
the officers of the Bank from and after the Effective Time in
accordance with the Bank’s Bylaws, until the earlier of their
resignation or removal or otherwise ceasing to be an officer. The
Bank shall take all action necessary, including but not limited to
the amendment of the Bank’s Bylaws, to execute the
appointment of such persons to their designated positions from and
after the Effective Time in accordance with the Bank’s
Bylaws.
ARTICLE 3
MANNER OF CONVERTING
SHARES
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3.1 |
Conversion of Shares. |
Subject to the provisions of
this Article 3, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of CBAC, TFC or the stockholders of
either of the foregoing, the shares of the constituent corporations
shall be converted as follows:
(a) Each share of CBAC Common
Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time, other than those shares as to which conversion rights
provided for in Section C of Article Sixth of the CBAC
Certification of Incorporation (“ Conversion Rights
”) have been exercised, shall remain issued and outstanding
from and after the Effective Time and be unaffected solely as a
result of the Merger.
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(b) Each share of TFC Common
Stock (excluding shares held by CBAC or any TFC Entity (“
Excluded Shares ”), in each case other than in a
fiduciary capacity or as a result of debt previously contracted)
issued and outstanding at the Effective Time shall cease to be
outstanding and shall be converted into and exchanged for the right
to receive 1.4200 shares of CBAC Common Stock (as subject to
possible adjustment as set forth in Section 3.1(c) below, the
“ Exchange Ratio ”) and cash in lieu of
fractional shares as set forth in Section 3.3 (the “
Merger Consideration ”).
(c) If, after the
Determination Date, the Average Closing Price is less than $7.42,
CBAC shall increase the Exchange Ratio to equal the quotient
rounded to the nearest one-ten-thousandth) obtained by dividing
(i) $10.5364 by (ii) the Average Closing
Price.
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3.2 |
Anti-Dilution Provisions. |
In the event CBAC changes the
number of shares of CBAC Common Stock issued and outstanding prior
to the Effective Time as a result of a stock split, stock dividend,
or similar recapitalization with respect to such stock
(specifically excluding the effect of the exercise of the
Conversion Rights) and the record date therefore (in the case of a
stock dividend) or the effective date thereof (in the case of a
stock split or similar recapitalization for which a record date is
not established) shall be prior to the Effective Time, the Exchange
Ratio shall be proportionately adjusted.
Any holder of shares of TFC
Common Stock who perfects such holder’s appraisal rights in
accordance with and as contemplated by Sections 13.1-729 through
13.1-741 of the VSCA shall be entitled to receive from the
Surviving Corporation, in lieu of the Exchange Ratio, the value of
such shares as to which appraisal rights have been perfected in
cash as determined pursuant to such provision of Law;
provided , that no such payment shall be made to any
dissenting stockholder unless and until such dissenting stockholder
has compiled with all applicable provisions of such Law, and
surrendered to TFC the certificate or certificates representing the
shares for which payment is being made (the “Dissenting
Shares”). In the event that after the Effective Time a
dissenting stockholder of TFC fails to perfect, or effectively
withdraws or loses, such holder’s right to appraisal of and
payment for such holder’s shares, CBAC or the Surviving
Corporation shall issue and deliver the consideration to which such
holder of shares of TFC Common Stock is entitled under this Article
3 (without interest) upon surrender by such holder of the
certificate or certificates representing such shares of TFC Common
Stock held by such holder.
Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, each holder of shares of TFC Common
Stock exchanged pursuant to the Merger who would otherwise have
been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of CBAC Common Stock
(after taking into account all certificates delivered by such
holder) shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash (without interest) in
an amount equal
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to such fractional part of a share of
CBAC Common Stock multiplied by the market value of one share of
CBAC Common Stock at the Effective Time. The market value of one
share of CBAC Common Stock at the Effective Time shall be the
closing price on the AMEX (as reported by The Wall Street
Journal or, if not reported thereby, any other authoritative
source selected by CBAC) on the last trading day preceding the
Effective Time.
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3.5 |
Conversion of Stock Rights. |
(a) At the Effective Time,
each award, option, or other right to purchase or acquire shares of
TFC Common Stock pursuant to stock options, stock appreciation
rights, or stock awards (“ TFC Rights ”) granted
by TFC under the TFC Stock Plans, which are outstanding at the
Effective Time, whether or not exercisable, shall be converted into
and become rights with respect to CBAC Common Stock, and CBAC shall
assume each TFC Right, in accordance with the terms of the TFC
Stock Plan and stock option agreement by which it is evidenced,
except that from and after the Effective Time, (i) CBAC and
its Compensation Committee, as established at the Effective Time of
the Merger, shall be substituted for TFC and the committee of
TFC’s Board of Directors (including, if applicable, the
entire Board of Directors of TFC) administering such TFC Stock
Plan, (ii) each TFC Right assumed by CBAC may be exercised
solely for shares of CBAC Common Stock (or cash in the case of
stock appreciation rights), (iii) the number of shares of CBAC
Common Stock subject to such TFC Right shall be equal to the number
of shares of TFC Common Stock subject to such TFC Right immediately
prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, and
(iv) the per share exercise price (or similar threshold price,
in the case of stock awards) under each such TFC Right shall be
adjusted by dividing the per share exercise (or threshold) price
under each such TFC Right by the Exchange Ratio and rounding up to
the nearest cent. Notwithstanding the provisions of clause
(iii) of the preceding sentence, CBAC shall not be obligated
to issue any fraction of a share of CBAC Common Stock upon exercise
of TFC Rights and any fraction of a share of CBAC Common Stock that
otherwise would be subject to a converted TFC Right shall represent
the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of such
fraction and the difference between the market value of one share
of CBAC Common Stock and the per share exercise price of such
Right. The market value of one share of CBAC Common Stock shall be
the closing price on the AMEX (as reported by The Wall Street
Journal or, if not reported thereby, any other authoritative
source selected by CBAC) on the last trading day preceding the
Effective Time. In addition, notwithstanding the provisions of
clauses (iii) and (iv) of the first sentence of this
Section 3.5, each TFC Right which is an “incentive stock
option” shall be adjusted as required by Section 424 of
the Internal Revenue Code, so as not to constitute a modification,
extension, or renewal of the option, within the meaning of
Section 424(h) of the Internal Revenue Code. CBAC agrees to
take all necessary steps to effectuate the foregoing provisions of
this Section 3.5.
(b) As soon as reasonably
practicable after the Effective Time, CBAC shall deliver to the
participants in each TFC Stock Plan an appropriate notice setting
forth such participant’s rights pursuant thereto and the
grants pursuant to such TFC Stock Plan shall continue in effect on
the same terms and conditions (subject to the adjustments
required
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by Section 3.5(a) after
giving effect to the Merger), and CBAC shall comply with the terms
of each TFC Stock Plan to ensure, to the extent required by, and
subject to the provisions of, such TFC Stock Plan, that TFC Rights
which qualified as incentive stock options prior to the Effective
Time continue to qualify as incentive stock options after the
Effective Time. At or prior to the Effective Time, CBAC shall take
all corporate action necessary to adopt and maintain the TFC Stock
Plan and reserve for issuance sufficient shares of CBAC Common
Stock for delivery upon exercise of TFC Rights assumed by it in
accordance with this Section 3.5. As soon as reasonably
practicable after the Effective Time, CBAC shall file a
registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-8, as the case may be
(or any successor or other appropriate forms), with respect to the
shares of CBAC Common Stock subject to such options and shall use
its reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such
registration statements (and maintain the current status of the
prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as such
options remain outstanding. With respect to those individuals who
subsequent to the Merger will be subject to the reporting
requirements under Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act, where
applicable, CBAC shall administer the TFC Stock Plan assumed
pursuant to this Section 3.5 in a manner that complies with
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act.
(c) All restrictions or
limitations on transfer with respect to TFC Common Stock awarded
under the TFC Stock Plans or any other plan, program, or
arrangement of any TFC Entity, to the extent that such restrictions
or limitations shall not have already lapsed, and except as
otherwise expressly provided in such plan, program, or arrangement,
shall remain in full force and effect with respect to shares of
CBAC Common Stock into which such restricted stock is converted
pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) Nothing in this
Section 3.5 shall be interpreted as preventing CBAC, from and
after the Effective Time, from amending, modifying or terminating
the TFC Stock Plan to comply with any Law or as appropriate for
other business reasons in accordance with its terms and applicable
Law.
ARTICLE 4
EXCHANGE OF
SHARES
(a) As soon as reasonably
practicable after the Effective Time, CBAC shall cause the exchange
agent selected by CBAC (the “ Exchange Agent ”)
to mail to the former stockholders of TFC appropriate transmittal
materials (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and
risk of loss and title to the certificates or other instruments
theretofore representing shares of TFC Common Stock shall pass,
only upon proper delivery of such certificates to the Exchange
Agent). The certificate or certificates of TFC Common Stock so
surrendered shall be duly endorsed as the Exchange Agent may
reasonably require. In the event of a transfer of ownership of
shares of TFC Common Stock represented by certificates that are not
registered in the transfer records of TFC, the Merger Consideration
payable for such shares as provided in Section 3.1 may be
issued
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to a transferee if the
certificates representing such shares are delivered to the Exchange
Agent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence such
transfer and by evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Exchange
Agent that such transfer is proper and that any applicable stock
transfer taxes have been paid. In the event any certificate
representing TFC Common Stock certificate shall have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact
by the person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or
destroyed and the posting by such person of a bond in such amount
as CBAC may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that
may be made against it with respect to such certificate, the
Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or
destroyed certificate the Merger Consideration as provided for in
Section 3.1. The Exchange Agent may establish such other
reasonable and customary rules and procedures in connection with
its duties as it may deem appropriate. CBAC shall pay all charges
and expenses, including those of the Exchange Agent in connection
with the distribution of the Merger Consideration as provided in
Section 3.1.
(b) After the Effective Time,
each holder of shares of TFC Common Stock (other than Excluded
Shares) issued and outstanding at the Effective Time shall
surrender the Certificate or Certificates representing such shares
to the Exchange Agent and shall promptly upon surrender thereof
receive in exchange therefore the consideration provided in
Section 3.1, without interest, pursuant to this
Section 4.1. CBAC shall not be obligated to deliver the
consideration to which any former holder of TFC Common Stock is
entitled as a result of the Merger until such holder surrenders
such holder’s Certificate or Certificates for exchange as
provided in this Section 4.1. Any other provision of this
Agreement notwithstanding, neither CBAC, nor any TFC Entity, nor
the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any holder of TFC Common
Stock or to any holder of TFC Rights for any amounts paid or
properly delivered in good faith to a public official pursuant to
any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
Law.
(c) Each of CBAC and the
Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
holder of shares of TFC Common Stock such amounts, if any, as it is
required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such
payment under the Code or any provision of state, local or foreign
Tax Law or by any Taxing Authority or Governmental Authority. To
the extent that any amounts are so withheld by CBAC, the Surviving
Corporation or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be, such
withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the shares of TFC
Common Stock or TFC Rights, as applicable in respect of which such
deduction and withholding was made by CBAC, the Surviving
Corporation or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be.
(d) Adoption of this
Agreement by the stockholders of TFC shall constitute ratification
of the appointment of the Exchange Agent.
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4.2 |
Rights of Former TFC Stockholders. |
At the Effective Time, the
stock transfer books of TFC shall be closed as to holders of TFC
Common Stock and no transfer of TFC Common Stock by any holder of
such shares shall thereafter be made or recognized. Until
surrendered for exchange in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4.1, each Certificate theretofore representing shares
of TFC Common Stock (other than certificates representing Excluded
Shares and Dissenting Shares), shall from and after the Effective
Time represent for all purposes only the right to receive the
Merger Consideration, without interest, as provided in Article
3.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF TFC
TFC represents and warrants
to CBAC, except as set forth on the TFC Disclosure Memorandum with
respect to each such Section below as follows:
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5.1 |
Organization, Standing, and Power. |
TFC is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of
the Commonwealth of Virginia and is a bank holding company within
the meaning of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the “
BHCA ”) and in good standing with the Federal Reserve.
The Bank is a national bank, duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of the United States and operates under Articles of
Association and all necessary branch approvals issued by the OCC to
engage in the commercial banking business at the offices in which
such business is conducted. Each of TFC and the Bank has the
corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now
conducted and to own, lease and operate its Assets. Each of TFC and
the Bank is duly qualified or licensed to transact business as a
foreign corporation in good standing in the states of the United
States and foreign jurisdictions where the character of its Assets
or the nature or conduct of its business requires it to be so
qualified or licensed, except for such jurisdictions where the
failure to be so qualified or licensed is not reasonably likely to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a TFC Material Adverse
Effect. The minute books and other organizational documents for
each of TFC and the Bank have been made available to CBAC for its
review and, except as disclosed in Section 5.1 of the TFC
Disclosure Memorandum, are true and complete in all material
respects as in effect as of the date of this Agreement and
accurately reflect in all material respects all amendments thereto
and all proceedings of the respective Board of Directors (including
any committees of the Board of Directors) and stockholders
thereof.
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5.2 |
Authority of TFC; No Breach By Agreement. |
(a) TFC has the corporate
power and authority necessary to execute, deliver, and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery, and performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein, including the Merger, have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action in respect
thereof on the part of TFC, subject to the approval of this
Agreement by the holders of a majority of
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the outstanding shares of TFC
Common Stock entitled to be voted at the TFC Stockholders Meeting
(except in all cases as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership,
conservatorship, moratorium, or similar Laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except that
the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance or
injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before
which any proceeding may be brought), which is the only TFC
stockholder vote required for approval of this Agreement and
consummation of the Merger. Subject to such requisite stockholder
approval, this Agreement represents a legal, valid, and binding
obligation of TFC, enforceable against TFC in accordance with its
terms.
(b) Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by TFC, nor the consummation by TFC of
the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by TFC with
any of the provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or result
in a breach of any provision of TFC’s Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws or the charter, certificate of
incorporation or articles of association or incorporation, as the
case may be, or bylaws of any TFC Subsidiary or any resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors or the stockholders of any TFC
Entity, or (ii) except as disclosed in Section 5.2 of the
TFC Disclosure Memorandum, constitute or result in a Default under,
or require any Consent pursuant to, or result in the creation of
any Lien on any Asset of any TFC Entity under, any TFC Contract or
Permit of any TFC Entity or, (iii) subject to receipt of the
requisite Consents referred to in Section 8.2(b), constitute
or result in a Default under, or require any Consent pursuant to,
any Law or Order applicable to any TFC Entity or any of their
respective material Assets.
(c) Other than in connection
or compliance with the provisions of the Securities Laws and
applicable state corporate and securities Laws, and other than
Consents required from Regulatory Authorities, and other than
notices to or filings with the Internal Revenue Service (“
IRS ”) or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
with respect to any employee benefit plans, no notice to, filing
with, or Consent of, any Governmental Authority is necessary for
the consummation by TFC of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated in this Agreement.
(a) The authorized capital
stock of TFC consists of 25,000,000 shares of TFC Common Stock and
5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 4,586,741 shares of
TFC Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement and no shares of preferred stock are issued and
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and, assuming that
all of the issued and outstanding TFC Rights had been exercised,
not more than 4,898,741 shares would be issued and outstanding at
the Effective Time. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of TFC are duly and validly issued and outstanding
and are fully paid and nonassessable under the VSCA. None of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of TFC have been issued in
violation of any preemptive rights of the current or past
stockholders of TFC.
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(b) Except for the 580,000
shares of TFC Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to
outstanding TFC Rights, each as disclosed in Section 5.3 of
the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, there are no shares of capital stock
or other equity securities of TFC reserved for issuance and no
outstanding Rights relating to the capital stock of TFC.
(c) Except as specifically
set forth in this Section 5.3, there are no shares of TFC
capital stock or other equity securities of TFC outstanding and
there are no outstanding Rights with respect to any TFC securities
or any right or privilege (whether pre-emptive or contractual)
capable of becoming a Contract or Right for the purchase,
subscription, exchange or issuance of any securities of
TFC.
TFC has disclosed in
Section 5.4 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum each of the TFC
Subsidiaries that is a corporation (identifying its jurisdiction of
incorporation, each jurisdiction in which it is qualified or
licensed to transact business, and the number of shares owned and
percentage ownership interest represented by such share ownership)
and each of the TFC Subsidiaries that is a general or limited
partnership, limited liability company, or other non-corporate
entity (identifying the form of organization and the Law under
which such entity is organized, each jurisdiction in which it is
qualified and/or licensed to transact business, and the amount and
nature of the ownership interest therein). Except as disclosed in
Section 5.4 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, TFC owns,
directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock (or other equity interests) of each TFC Subsidiary.
No capital stock (or other equity interest) of any TFC Subsidiary
is or may become required to be issued (other than to another TFC
Entity) by reason of any Rights, and there are no Contracts by
which any TFC Subsidiary is bound to issue (other than to another
TFC Entity) additional shares of its capital stock (or other equity
interests) or Rights or by which any TFC Entity is or may be bound
to transfer any shares of the capital stock (or other equity
interests) of any TFC Subsidiary (other than to another TFC
Entity). There are no Contracts relating to the rights of any TFC
Entity to vote or to dispose of any shares of the capital stock (or
other equity interests) of any TFC Subsidiary. All of the shares of
capital stock (or other equity interests) of each TFC Subsidiary
held by a TFC Entity are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned
directly or indirectly by such TFC Entity free and clear of any
Lien. Except as disclosed in Section 5.4 of the TFC Disclosure
Memorandum, each TFC Subsidiary is a national bank, corporation,
limited liability company, limited partnership or limited liability
partnership, and each such TFC Subsidiary is duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, and has the
corporate or entity power and authority necessary for it to own,
lease, and operate its Assets and to carry on its business as now
conducted. Each TFC Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to
transact business as a foreign entity in good standing in the
United States or the states of the United States and foreign
jurisdictions where the character of its Assets or the nature or
conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified or licensed,
except for such jurisdictions in which the failure to be so
qualified or licensed is not reasonably likely to have individually
or in the aggregate, a TFC Material Adverse Effect. The Bank is an
“insured institution” as defined in the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act and applicable regulations thereunder, and the
deposits held by the Bank are insured by the FDIC’s Deposit
Insurance Fund. The minute book and other organizational documents
for each
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TFC Subsidiary have been made available
to CBAC for its review, and, except as disclosed in
Section 5.4 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, are true and
complete in all material respects as in effect as of the date of
this Agreement and accurately reflect in all material respects all
amendments thereto and all proceedings of the Board of Directors
and stockholders thereof.
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5.5 |
Exchange Act Filings; Securities Offerings; Financial
Statements. |
Except as disclosed in
Section 5.5 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum:
(a) TFC has timely filed and
made available to CBAC all Exchange Act Documents required to be
filed by TFC since January 1, 2004 (the “ TFC
Exchange Act Reports ”). The TFC Exchange Act Reports
(i) at the time filed, complied in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of the Securities Laws and other
applicable Laws and (ii) did not, at the time they were filed
(or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this
Agreement, then on the date of such filing or, in the case of
registration statements, at the effective date thereof) contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated in such TFC Exchange Act Reports or
necessary in order to make the statements in such TFC Exchange Act
Reports in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. Each offering or sale of securities by TFC
(i) was either registered under the Securities Act or made
pursuant to a valid exemption from registration, (ii) complied
in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Laws and other applicable Laws, and (iii) was made
pursuant to offering documents which did not, at the time of the
offering (or, in the case of registration statements, at the
effective date thereof) contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in the
offering documents or necessary in order to make the statements in
such documents not misleading. TFC has delivered or made available
to CBAC all comment letters received since January 1, 2002 by
TFC from the staffs of the SEC and the Commonwealth of Virginia
State Corporation Commission Division of Securities and Retail
Franchising and all responses to such comment letters by or on
behalf of TFC with respect to all filings under the Securities Laws
and the Virginia Securities Act. TFC’s principal executive
officer and principal financial officer (and TFC’s former
principal executive officers and principal financial officers, as
applicable) have made the certifications required by Sections 302
and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of
the Exchange Act thereunder with respect to TFC’s Exchange
Act Documents to the extent such rules or regulations applied at
the time of the filing. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
“principal executive officer” and “principal
financial officer” shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Sarbanes–Oxley Act. Such certifications contain
no qualifications or exceptions to the matters certified therein
and have not been modified or withdrawn; and neither TFC nor any of
its officers has received notice from any Regulatory Authority
questioning or challenging the accuracy, completeness, content,
form or manner of filing or submission of such certifications. No
TFC Subsidiary is required to file any Exchange Act
Documents.
(b) Each of the TFC Financial
Statements (including, in each case, any related notes) that are
contained in the TFC Exchange Act Reports, including any TFC
Exchange
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Act Reports filed after the
date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, complied as to
form in all material respects with the applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, was prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to such
financial statements or, in the case of unaudited interim
statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Exchange Act), fairly
presented in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of TFC and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates and
the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the
periods indicated, including the fair values of the assets and
liabilities shown therein, except that the unaudited interim
financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring
year-end adjustments which were not or are not expected to be
material in amount or effect, and were certified to the extent
required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(c) Each of TFC’s
independent public accountants, which have expressed their opinion
with respect to the financial statements of TFC and its
Subsidiaries whether or not included in TFC’s Exchange Act
Reports (including the related notes), is and have been throughout
the periods covered by such financial statements independent
registered public accountants with respect to TFC within the
meaning of the Securities Laws and is registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board. With respect to TFC,
TFC’s independent public accountants are not and have not
been in violation of auditor independence requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated in
connection therewith. None of the non-audit services preformed by
TFC’s independent public accountants for TFC and its
Subsidiaries were prohibited services under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
and all such services were pre-approved in advance by TFC’s
audit committee in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
(d) TFC maintains disclosure
controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b)
under the Exchange Act; such controls and procedures are effective
to ensure that all material information concerning TFC and its
Subsidiaries is made known on a timely basis to the principal
executive officer and the principal financial officer. TFC has
delivered to CBAC copies of, all written descriptions of, and all
policies, manuals and other documents promulgating, such disclosure
controls and procedures. TFC and its directors and executive
officers have complied at all times with Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act including the filing requirements thereunder to the
extent applicable.
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5.6 |
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. |
No TFC Entity has any
Liabilities required under GAAP to be set forth on a consolidated
balance sheet or in the notes thereto that are not set forth
therein and are reasonably likely to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a TFC Material Adverse Effect, except Liabilities which
are (i) accrued or reserved against in the consolidated
balance sheets of TFC as of December 31, 2006 and
June 30, 2007, included in the TFC Financial Statements
delivered prior to the date of this Agreement or reflected in the
notes thereto, (ii) incurred or paid in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices subsequent to June 30,
2007 or (iii) incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Section 5.6 of the TFC
Disclosure
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Memorandum lists, and TFC has attached
and delivered to CBAC copies of the documentation creating or
governing, all securitization transactions and “off-balance
sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of
Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act) effected by TFC or its
Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Section 5.6 of the TFC
Disclosure Memorandum, no TFC Entity is directly or indirectly
liable, by guarantee, indemnity, or otherwise, upon or with respect
to, or obligated, by discount or repurchase agreement or in any
other way, to provide funds in respect to, or obligated to
guarantee or assume any Liability of any Person for any amount in
excess of $250,000 and any amounts, whether or not in excess of
$250,000 that, in the aggregate, exceed $500,000. Except
(x) as reflected in TFC’s balance sheet at June 30,
2007 or liabilities described in any notes thereto (or liabilities
for which neither accrual nor footnote disclosure is required
pursuant to GAAP or any applicable Regulatory Authority) or
(y) for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business since June 30, 2007 consistent with past practice or
in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, neither TFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Material
Liabilities or obligations of any nature.
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5.7 |
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. |
Since June 30, 2007,
except as disclosed in the TFC Financial Statements delivered prior
to the date of this Agreement or as disclosed in Section 5.7
of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, (i) there have been no
events, changes, or occurrences which have had, or are reasonably
likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a TFC Material
Adverse Effect, and (ii) none of the TFC Entities has taken
any action, or failed to take any action, prior to the date of this
Agreement, which action or failure, if taken after the date of this
Agreement, would represent or result in a material breach or
violation of any of the covenants and agreements of TFC provided in
this Agreement.
Except as disclosed in
Section 5.8 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum:
(a) All TFC Entities have
timely filed with the appropriate Taxing Authorities, all Tax
Returns in all jurisdictions in which Tax Returns are required to
be filed, and such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all
respects. None of the TFC Entities is the beneficiary of any
extension of time within which to file any Tax Return. All Taxes of
the TFC Entities (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been
fully and timely paid. There are no Liens for any Taxes (other than
a Lien for current real property or ad valorem Taxes not yet
due and payable) on any of the Assets of any of the TFC Entities.
No claim has ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where
any TFC Entity does not file a Tax Return that such TFC Entity may
be subject to Taxes by that jurisdiction.
(b) None of the TFC Entities
has received any notice of assessment or proposed assessment in
connection with any Taxes, and there are no threatened or pending
disputes, claims, audits or examinations regarding any Taxes of any
TFC Entity or the assets of any TFC Entity. No officer or employee
responsible for Tax matters of any TFC Entity has Knowledge that
any Taxing Authority is reasonably likely to assess
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any additional Taxes for any
period for which Tax Returns have been filed. No issue has been
raised by a Taxing Authority in any prior examination of any TFC
Entity which, by application of the same or similar principles,
could be expected to result in a proposed deficiency for any
subsequent taxable period. None of the TFC Entities has waived any
statute of limitations in respect of any Taxes or agreed to a Tax
assessment or deficiency.
(c) Each TFC Entity has
complied with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating
to the withholding of Taxes and the payment thereof to appropriate
authorities, including Taxes required to have been withheld and
paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee or
independent contractor, and Taxes required to be withheld and paid
pursuant to Sections 1441 and 1442 of the Code or similar
provisions under foreign Law.
(d) The unpaid Taxes of each
TFC Entity (i) did not, as of the most recent fiscal month
end, exceed the reserve for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve
for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences
between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the most
recent balance sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) for such
TFC Entity and (ii) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for
the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with
past custom and practice of the TFC Entities in filing their Tax
Returns.
(e) Except as described in
Section 5.8(e) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, none of the
TFC Entities is a Party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement
and none of the TFC Entities has been a member of an affiliated
group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return or has any
Tax Liability of any Person under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1502-6 or any similar provision of state, local or
foreign Law, or as a transferee or successor, by contract or
otherwise.
(f) During the five-year
period ending on the date hereof, none of the TFC Entities was a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” as defined in, and in a transaction intended to
be governed by Section 355 of the Code.
(g) Except as disclosed in
Section 5.8(g) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, none of the
TFC Entities has made any payments, is obligated to make any
payments, or is a Party to any contract that could obligate it to
make any payments that could be disallowed as a deduction under
Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code, or which would be subject
to withholding under Section 4999 of the Code. TFC has not
been a United States real property holding corporation within the
meaning of Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. None of the
TFC Entities has been or will be required to include any adjustment
in taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) pursuant
to Section 481 of the Code or any comparable provision under
state or foreign Tax Laws as a result of transactions or events
occurring prior to the Closing. There is no taxable income of TFC
that will be required under applicable tax law to be reported by
CBAC, for a taxable period beginning after the Closing Date which
taxable income was realized prior to the Closing Date. Any net
operating losses of the TFC Entities disclosed in
Section 5.8(g) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum are not
subject
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to any limitation on their
use under the provisions of Sections 382 or 269 of the Code or any
other provisions of the Code or the Treasury Regulations dealing
with the utilization of net operating losses other than any such
limitations as may arise as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(h) Each of the TFC Entities
is in compliance with, and its records contain all information and
documents (including properly completed IRS Forms W-9) necessary to
comply with, all applicable information reporting and Tax
withholding requirements under federal, state, and local Tax Laws,
and such records identify with specificity all accounts subject to
backup withholding under Section 3406 of the Code.
(i) No TFC Entity is subject
to any private letter ruling of the IRS or comparable rulings of
any Taxing Authority.
(j) No property owned by any
TFC Entity is (i) property required to be treated as being
owned by another Person pursuant to the provisions of
Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as
amended and in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the Tax
Reform Act of 1986, (ii) “tax-exempt use property”
within the meaning of Section 168(h)(1) of the Code,
(iii) “tax-exempt bond financed property” within
the meaning of Section 168(g) of the Code,
(iv) “limited use property” within the meaning of
Rev. Proc. 76-30, (v) subject to Section 168(g)(1)(A) of
the Code, or (vi) subject to any provision of state, local or
foreign Law comparable to any of the provisions listed
above.
(k) No TFC Entity has any
“corporate acquisition indebtedness” within the meaning
of Section 279 of the Code.
(l) No TFC Entity has
participated in any reportable transaction, as defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1), or a transaction
substantially similar to a reportable transaction.
(m) TFC has provided CBAC
with complete copies of (i) all federal, state, local and
foreign income or franchise Tax Returns of the TFC Entities
relating to the taxable periods since inception and (ii) any
audit report issued within the last four years relating to any
Taxes due from or with respect to the TFC Entities.
(n) No TFC Entity nor any
other Person on its behalf has (i) filed a consent pursuant to
Section 341(f) of the Code (as in effect prior to the repeal
under the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003) or agreed
to have Section 341(f)(2) of the Code (as in effect prior to
the repeal under the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of
2003) apply to any disposition of a subsection (f) asset (as
such term is defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the Code) owned
by any TFC Entities, (ii) executed or entered into a closing
agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar
provision of Law with respect to the TFC Entities, or
(iii) granted to any Person any power of attorney that is
currently in force with respect to any Tax matter.
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(o) No TFC Entity has, or
ever had, a permanent establishment in any country other than the
United States, or has engaged in a trade or business in any country
other than the United States that subjected it to tax in such
country.
For purposes of this
Section 5.8, any reference to TFC or any TFC Entity shall be
deemed to include any Person which merged with or was liquidated
into or otherwise combined with TFC or a TFC Entity.
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5.9 |
Allowance for Possible Loan Losses; Loan and Investment
Portfolio, etc. |
(a) TFC’s allowance for
loan losses (the “ Allowance ”) shown on the
balance sheets of TFC included in the most recent TFC Financial
Statements dated prior to the date of this Agreement was, and the
Allowance shown on the balance sheets of TFC included in the TFC
Financial Statements as of dates subsequent to the execution of
this Agreement will be, as of the dates thereof, adequate (within
the meaning of GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements or
guidelines) to provide for all known or reasonably anticipated
losses relating to or inherent in the loan portfolios (including
accrued interest receivables, letters of credit, and commitments to
make loans or extend credit) by the TFC Entities as of the dates
thereof. The TFC Financial Statements fairly present the fair
market values of all loans, leases, securities, tangible and
intangible assets and liabilities, and any impairments
thereof.
(b) As of the date hereof,
all loans, discounts and leases (in which any TFC Entity is lessor)
reflected on the TFC Financial Statements were, and with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets delivered as of the dates
subsequent to the execution of this Agreement will be as of the
dates thereof, (i) at the time and under the circumstances in
which made, made for good, valuable and adequate consideration in
the ordinary course of business and are the legal and binding
obligations of the obligors thereof, (ii) evidenced by genuine
notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness and
(iii) to the extent secured, have been secured, to the
Knowledge of TFC, by valid liens and security interests which have
been perfected. Accurate lists of all loans, discounts and
financing leases as of August 23, 2007 and on a monthly basis
thereafter, and of the investment portfolios of each TFC Entity as
of such date, have been and will be delivered to CBAC concurrently
with the TFC Disclosure Memorandum. Except as specifically set
forth in Section 5.9(b) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum,
neither TFC nor the Bank is a Party to any written or oral loan
agreement, note or borrowing arrangement, including any loan
guaranty, that was, as of the most recent month-end
(i) delinquent by more than 30 days in the payment of
principal or interest, (ii) to the Knowledge of TFC, otherwise
in material default for more than 30 days, (iii) classified as
“substandard,” “doubtful,”
“loss,” “other assets especially mentioned”
or any comparable classification by TFC or by any applicable
Regulatory Authority or Reserve, (iv) an obligation of any
director, executive officer or 10% stockholder of any TFC Entity
who is subject to Regulation O of the Federal Reserve Board (12
C.F.R. Part 215), or any person, corporation or enterprise
controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of the
foregoing, or (v) in violation of any Law.
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(a) Except as disclosed in
Section 5.10 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum or as disclosed
or reserved against in the TFC Financial Statements delivered prior
to the date of this Agreement, the TFC Entities have good and (to
the extent owned) marketable title, free and clear of all Liens, to
all of their respective Assets. All tangible properties used in the
businesses of the TFC Entities are in good condition, reasonable
wear and tear excepted, and are usable in the ordinary course of
business consistent with TFC’s past practices.
(b) All Assets which are
material to TFC’s business on a consolidated basis, held
under leases or subleases by any of the TFC Entities, are held
under valid Contracts enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, and each such Contract is in full force and
effect.
(c) The TFC Entities
currently maintain insurance, including bankers’ blanket
bonds, with insurers of recognized financial responsibility,
similar in amounts, scope, and coverage to that maintained by other
peer organizations. None of the TFC Entities have received written
notice from any insurance carrier, or have any reason to believe
that (i) any policy of insurance will be canceled or that
coverage thereunder will be reduced or eliminated,
(ii) premium costs with respect to such policies of insurance
will be substantially increased, or (iii) similar coverage
will be denied or limited or not extended or renewed with respect
to any TFC Entity, any act or occurrence, or that any Asset,
officer, director, employee or agent of any TFC Entity will not be
covered by such insurance or bond. There are presently no claims
for amounts exceeding $125,000 individually or in the aggregate
pending under such policies of insurance or bonds, and no notices
of claims in excess of such amounts have been given by any TFC
Entity under such policies. TFC has made no claims, and no claims
are contemplated to be made, under its directors’ and
officers’ errors and omissions or other insurance or
bankers’ blanket bond.
(d) The Assets of the TFC
Entities include all Assets required by TFC Entities to operate the
business of the TFC Entities as presently conducted.
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5.11 |
Intellectual Property. |
Except as disclosed in
Section 5.11 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, each TFC Entity
owns or has a license to use all of the Intellectual Property used
by such TFC Entity in the course of its business, including
sufficient rights in each copy possessed by each TFC Entity. Each
TFC Entity is the owner of or has a license, with the right to
sublicense, to any Intellectual Property sold or licensed to a
third party by such TFC Entity in connection with such TFC
Entity’s business operations, and such TFC Entity has the
right to convey by sale or license any Intellectual Property so
conveyed. No TFC Entity is in Default under any of its Intellectual
Property licenses. No proceedings have been instituted, or are
pending or to the Knowledge of TFC threatened, which challenge the
rights of any TFC Entity with respect to Intellectual Property
used, sold or licensed by such TFC Entity in the course of its
business, nor has any
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person claimed or alleged any rights to
such Intellectual Property. To TFC’s Knowledge, the conduct
of the business of the TFC Entities does not infringe any
Intellectual Property of any other person. No TFC Entity is
obligated to pay any recurring royalties to any Person with respect
to any such Intellectual Property. TFC has no Contracts with any of
its directors, officers, or employees which require such officer,
director or employee to assign any interest in any Intellectual
Property to a TFC Entity and to keep confidential any trade
secrets, proprietary data, customer information, or other business
information of a TFC Entity, and to TFC’s Knowledge, no such
officer, director or employee is party to any Contract with any
Person other than a TFC Entity which requires such officer,
director or employee to assign any interest in any Intellectual
Property to any Person other than a TFC Entity or to keep
confidential any trade secrets, proprietary data, customer
information, or other business information of any Person other than
a TFC Entity. No officer, director or employee of any TFC Entity is
party to any confidentiality, nonsolicitation, noncompetition or
other Contract which restricts or prohibits such officer, director
or employee from engaging in activities competitive with any
Person, including any TFC Entity.
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5.12 |
Environmental Matters. |
(a) TFC has delivered, or
caused to be delivered to CBAC, true and complete copies of, all
environmental site assessments, test results, analytical data,
boring logs, permits for storm water, wetlands fill, or other
environmental permits for construction of any building, parking lot
or other improvement, and other environmental reports and studies
in the possession of any TFC Entity relating to its Participating
Facilities and Operating Facilities. To TFC’s Knowledge,
there are no material violations of Environmental Laws on
properties that secure loans made by TFC or Bank.
(b) To TFC’s Knowledge,
each TFC Entity, its Participation Facilities, and its Operating
Properties are, and have been, in compliance with all Environmental
Laws, except for violations which are not reasonably likely to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a TFC Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) There is no Litigation
pending, or to TFC’s Knowledge, no environmental enforcement
action, investigation, or litigation threatened before any
Governmental Authority or other forum in which any TFC Entity or
any of its Operating Properties or Participation Facilities (or TFC
in respect of such Operating Property or Participation Facility)
has been or, with respect to threatened Litigation, may be named as
a defendant (i) for alleged noncompliance (including by any
predecessor) with or Liability under any Environmental Law or
(ii) relating to the release, discharge, spillage, or disposal
into the environment of any Hazardous Material, whether or not
occurring at, on, under, adjacent to, or affecting (or potentially
affecting) a site currently or formerly owned, leased, or operated
by any TFC Entity or any of its Operating Properties or
Participation Facilities nor is there any reasonable basis for any
litigation as described in this Section 5.12(c), except as
such is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a TFC Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) During the period of
(i) any TFC Entity’s ownership or operation of any of
their respective current properties, (ii) any TFC
Entity’s participation in the management of any Participation
Facility, or (iii) any TFC Entity’s holding of a
security interest in any Operating Property, there have been no
releases, discharges, spillages, or disposals of Hazardous Material
in, on, under, or to TFC’s Knowledge adjacent to or affecting
(or potentially affecting), such properties. Prior to the period of
(i) any TFC Entity’s ownership or operation of any of
their respective current properties, (ii) any TFC
Entity’s participation in the management of any Participation
Facility, or (iii) any TFC Entity’s holding of a
security interest in any Operating Property, to TFC’s
Knowledge, there were no releases, discharges, spillages, or
disposals of Hazardous Material in, on, under, or affecting any
such property, Participation Facility or Operating Property. During
and, to TFC’s Knowledge prior to, the period of (i) TFC
Entity’s ownership or operation of any of their respective
current properties, (ii) any TFC Entity’s participation
in the management of any Participation Facility, or (iii) any
TFC Entity’s holding of a security interest in any Operating
Property, there have been no violations of any Environmental Laws
at such property or facility, including but not limited to
unauthorized alterations of wetlands.
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5.13 |
Compliance with Laws. |
(a) TFC is a bank holding
company duly registered and in good standing as such with the
Federal Reserve. The Bank is chartered by the OCC and validly
existing, and its deposits are insured by the FDIC.
(b) Each of the TFC Entities
has in effect all Permits and has made all filings, applications,
and registrations with Governmental Authorities that are required
for it to own, lease, or operate its assets and to carry on its
business as now conducted, and there has occurred no Default under
any such Permit applicable to their respective businesses or
employees conducting their respective businesses.
(c) None of the TFC Entities
is in Default under any Laws or Orders (not including Environmental
Laws) applicable to its business or employees conducting its
business.
(d) Except as disclosed in
Section 5.13(d) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, since
January 1, 2004, none of the TFC Entities has received any
notification or communication from any Governmental Authority
(i) asserting that TFC or any of its Subsidiaries is in
Default under any of the Permits, Laws or Orders (not including
Environmental Laws) which such Governmental Authority enforces,
(ii) threatening to revoke any Permits (not including those
relating to environmental matters set forth in Section 5.12 of
this Agreement), or (iii) requiring TFC or any of its
Subsidiaries (x) to enter into or consent to the issuance of a
cease and desist order, formal agreement, directive, commitment, or
memorandum of understanding (not including those relating to
environmental matters set forth in Section 5.12 of this
Agreement), or (y) to adopt any resolution of its Board of
Directors or similar undertaking which restricts materially the
conduct of its business or in any manner relates to its employment
decisions, its employment or safety policies or practices (not
including those relating to environmental matters set forth in
Section 5.12 of this Agreement).
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(e) Except as disclosed in
Section 5.13(e) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, there are no
(i) unresolved violations, criticisms, or exceptions by any
Governmental Authority with respect to any report or statement
relating to any examinations or inspections of TFC or any of its
Subsidiaries (not including those relating to environmental matters
set forth in Section 5.12 of this Agreement) or
(ii) written notices or correspondence received by TFC and TFC
does not reasonably expect to receive any notices or correspondence
with respect to formal or informal inquiries by, or disagreements
or disputes with, any Governmental Authority (not including those
relating to environmental matters set forth in Section 5.12 of
this Agreement) with respect to TFC’s or any of TFC’s
Subsidiaries’ business, operations, policies or procedures
since January 1, 2002. There are not any pending or, to
TFC’s Knowledge, threatened investigations or reviews of TFC
or any of its Subsidiaries nor has any Governmental Authority
indicated an intention to conduct any investigations or reviews of
TFC or any of its Subsidiaries.
(f) None of the TFC Entities
nor any of its directors, officers, employees or Representatives
acting on its behalf has offered, paid, or agreed to pay any
Person, including any Government Authority, directly or indirectly,
any thing of value for the purpose of, or with the intent of
obtaining or retaining any business in violation of applicable
Laws, including (i) using any corporate funds for any unlawful
contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense
relating to political activity, (ii) making any direct or
indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee from corporate funds, (iii) violating any
provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended,
or (iv) making any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment.
(g) Each TFC Entity has
complied with all requirements of Law under the Bank Secrecy Act
and the USA Patriot Act and applicable regulations promulgated
thereunder, and each TFC Entity has timely filed all reports of
suspicious activity, including those required under 12 C.F.R.
§ 21.11.
(h) The Bank has complied and
will comply with all requirements of Law governing and regulating
the closing of branch offices of the Bank.
(a) No TFC Entity is the
subject of any Litigation asserting that it or any other TFC Entity
has committed an unfair labor practice (within the meaning of the
National Labor Relations Act of 1935, as amended, or comparable
state Law) or other violation of state or federal labor Law or
seeking to compel it or any other TFC Entity to bargain with any
labor organization or other employee representative as to wages or
conditions of employment, nor is any TFC Entity Party to any
collective bargaining agreement or subject to any bargaining order,
injunction or other Order relating to TFC’s
relationship
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or dealings with its
employees, any labor organization or any other employee
representative. There is no strike, slowdown, lockout or other job
action or labor dispute involving any TFC Entity pending or
threatened and there have been no such actions or disputes in the
past five years. To TFC’s Knowledge, there has not been any
attempt by any TFC Entity employees or any labor organization or
other employee representative to organize or certify a collective
bargaining unit or to engage in any other union organization
activity with respect to the workforce of any TFC Entity. Except as
disclosed in Section 5.14 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum,
employment of each employee and the engagement of each independent
contractor of each TFC Entity is terminable at will by the relevant
TFC Entity without (i) any penalty, liability or severance
obligation incurred by any TFC Entity, (ii) and in all cases
without prior consent by any Governmental Authority. No TFC Entity
will owe any amounts to any of its employees or independent
contractors as of the Closing Date, including any amounts incurred
for any wages, bonuses, vacation pay, sick leave, contract notice
periods, change of control payments or severance obligations,
except as disclosed in Section 5.14 of the TFC Disclosure
Memorandum. The term “TFC Benefit Plan” shall include
without limitation any and all of the TFC Stock Plan and any and
all grants, options, rights and other matters associated
therewith.
(b) To TFC’s Knowledge,
all of the employees employed in the United States are either
United States citizens or are legally entitled to work in the
United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986,
as amended, other United States immigration Laws and the Laws
related to the employment of non-United States citizens applicable
in the state in which the employees are employed.
(c) No TFC Entity has
effectuated (i) a “plant closing” (as defined in
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “
WARN Act ”)) affecting any site of employment or one
or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment
or facility of any TFC Entity; or (ii) a “mass
layoff” (as defined in the WARN Act) affecting any site of
employment or facility of any TFC Entity; and no TFC Entity has
been affected by any transaction or engaged in layoffs or
employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger application
of any similar state or local Law. None of any TFC Entity’s
employees has suffered an “employment loss” (as defined
in the WARN Act) since six months prior to the Closing
Date.
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5.15 |
Employee Benefit Plans. |
(a) TFC has listed in
Section 5.15(a)(i) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, and has
delivered or made available to CBAC prior to the execution of this
Agreement copies of (i) each Employee Benefit Plan currently
adopted, maintained by, sponsored in whole or in part by, or
contributed or required to be contributed to by any TFC Entity or
ERISA Affiliate thereof for the benefit of employees, former
employees, retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent
contractors, or other beneficiaries or under which employees,
retirees, former employees, dependents, spouses, directors,
independent contractors, or other beneficiaries are eligible to
participate (each, a “ TFC Benefit Plan ,” and
collectively, the “ TFC Benefit Plans ”) and
(ii) has listed in
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Section 5.15(a)(ii) of
the TFC Disclosure Memorandum each Employee Benefit Plan that is
not identified in (i) above (e.g., former Employee Benefit
Plans) in respect of which any TFC Entity or ERISA Affiliate
thereof has or reasonably could have any obligation or Liability
(each, an “ Other Plan ”). Any of the TFC
Benefit Plans which is an “employee pension benefit
plan,” as that term is defined in ERISA Section 3(2), is
referred to herein as a “ TFC ERISA Plan .” No
TFC ERISA Plan or Other Plan is a “defined benefit
plan” (as defined in Code Section 414(j)), or is subject
to Code Section 412 or Title IV of ERISA.
(b) TFC has delivered or made
available to CBAC prior to the execution of this Agreement
(i) all trust agreements or other funding arrangements for all
Employee Benefit Plans, (ii) all determination letters,
rulings, opinion letters, information letters or advisory opinions
issued by the IRS, the United States Department of Labor (“
DOL ”) or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
during this calendar year or any of the preceding three calendar
years, (iii) any filing or documentation (whether or not filed
with the IRS) where corrective action was taken in connection with
the IRS EPCRS program set forth in Revenue Procedure 2001-17 (or
its predecessor or successor rulings), (iv) annual reports or
returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial
reports and valuations prepared for any Employee Benefit Plan for
the current plan year and the three preceding plan years, and
(v) the most recent summary plan descriptions and any material
modifications thereto.
(c) Each TFC Benefit Plan is
in material compliance with the terms of such TFC Benefit Plan, in
material compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code,
in material compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA,
and in material compliance with any other applicable Laws. Each TFC
ERISA Plan which is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
determination letter or opinion from the IRS that is as current as
possible under applicable IRS procedures and that is still in
effect and applies to the applicable TFC ERISA Plan as amended and
as administered or, within the time permitted under Code
Section 401(b), has timely applied for a favorable
determination letter, which when issued, will be as current as
possible under applicable IRS procedures and which, when issued,
will apply retroactively to the TFC ERISA Plan as amended and as
administered. TFC is not aware of any circumstances likely to
result in revocation of any such favorable determination letter,
which has been issued by the IRS, and TFC is not aware of any
circumstances likely to result in a failure to issue any such
favorable determination letter for which it has applied. TFC has
not received any communication (written or unwritten) from any
Governmental Authority questioning or challenging the compliance of
any TFC Benefit Plan with applicable Laws. No TFC Benefit Plan is
currently being audited by any Governmental Authority for
compliance with applicable Laws or has been audited with a
determination by any Governmental Authority that the Employee
Benefit Plan failed to comply with applicable Laws.
(d) There has been no oral or
written representation or communication with respect to any aspect
of any TFC Benefit Plan made to any employee of any TFC Entity
which is not in accordance with the written or otherwise
preexisting terms and provisions
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of such plans. Neither TFC
nor any administrator or fiduciary of any TFC Benefit Plan (or any
agent of any of the foregoing) has engaged in any transaction, or
acted or failed to act in any manner, which could subject CBAC or
any TFC Entity to any direct or indirect Liability (by indemnity or
otherwise) for breach of any fiduciary, co-fiduciary or other duty
under ERISA. There are no unresolved claims or disputes under the
terms of, or in connection with, any TFC Benefit Plan other than
claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course of
business and no action, proceeding, prosecution, inquiry, hearing
or investigation has been commenced with respect to any TFC Benefit
Plan.
(e) All TFC Benefit Plan
documents and annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited
financial statements, actuarial valuations, summary annual reports,
and summary plan descriptions issued with respect to the TFC
Benefit Plans are correct and complete in all material respects,
have been timely filed with the IRS or the DOL (to the extent
required by Law), and distributed to participants of any or all of
the TFC Benefit Plans (as required by Law), and there have been no
changes in the information set forth therein.
(f) To TFC’s Knowledge,
no “party in interest” (as defined in ERISA
Section 3(14)) or “disqualified person” (as
defined in Code Section 4975(e)(2)) of any TFC Benefit Plan
has engaged in any nonexempt “prohibited transaction”
(described in Code Section 4975(c) or ERISA
Section 406).
(g) No TFC Entity has, or
ever has had, any Liability related to, a pension plan or any other
plan that is or was subject to Code Section 412 or ERISA
Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA. There is no Lien nor is
there expected to be a Lien under Code Section 412(n) or ERISA
Section 302(f) or Tax under Code Section 4971 applicable
to any TFC Entity or any TFC Entity’s Assets. Neither TFC nor
any of its ERISA Affiliates is subject to or can reasonably be
expected to become subject to a Lien under Code
Section 401(a)(29). All premiums required to be paid under
ERISA Section 4006, if any, have been timely paid by TFC and
by each of its ERISA Affiliates.
(h) No Liability under Title
IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by any TFC
Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof and no event has occurred
that could reasonably result in Liability under Title IV of ERISA
being incurred by any TFC Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof
with respect to any ongoing, frozen, terminated or other
single-employer plan. There has been no “reportable
event,” within the meaning of ERISA Section 4043, for
which the 30-day reporting requirement has not been waived by any
ongoing, frozen, terminated or other single employer plan of any
TFC Entity or of any ERISA Affiliate thereof.
(i) Except as disclosed in
Section 5.15(i) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, no TFC
Entity has any Liability for retiree or similar health, life or
death benefits under any of the TFC Benefit Plans, or other plan or
arrangement, except to the extent required under Part 6 of Title I
of ERISA or Code Section 4980B and there are no restrictions
on the rights of such TFC Entity to amend or terminate any such
retiree health or benefit plan without incurring any Liability
thereunder. No Tax under Code Sections 4980B or 5000 has been
incurred with respect to any TFC Benefit Plan, or other plan or
arrangement, and no circumstance exists which could give rise to
such Taxes.
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(j) Except as disclosed in
Section 5.15(j) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any
payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden
parachute, or otherwise) becoming due to any director or any
employee of any TFC Entity from any TFC Entity under any TFC
Benefit Plan or otherwise, (ii) increase any benefits
otherwise payable under any TFC Benefit Plan, or (iii) result
in any acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such
benefit, or any benefit under any life insurance owned by any TFC
Entity or the rights of any TFC Entity in, to or under any
insurance on the life of any current or former officer, director or
employee of any TFC Entity, or change any rights or obligations of
any TFC Entity with respect to such insurance.
(k) The actuarial present
values of all accrued deferred compensation entitlements (including
entitlements under any executive compensation, supplemental
retirement, or employment agreement) of employees and former
employees of any TFC Entity and their respective beneficiaries,
other than entitlements accrued pursuant to funded retirement
plans, whether or not subject to the provisions of Code
Section 412 or ERISA Section 302, have been fully
reflected on the TFC Financial Statements to the extent required by
and in accordance with GAAP.
(l) All individuals who
render services to any TFC Entity and who are eligible to
participate in a TFC Benefit Plan pursuant to the terms of such TFC
Benefit Plan are in fact eligible to and authorized to participate
in such TFC Benefit Plan in accordance with the terms of such TFC
Benefit Plan, the Code, ERISA and other applicable Laws.
(m) Neither TFC nor any ERISA
Affiliate thereof has had an “obligation to contribute”
(as defined in ERISA Section 4212) to, or other obligations or
Liability in connection with, a “multiemployer plan”
(as defined in ERISA Sections 4001(a)(3) or 3(37)(A)).
(n) Except as disclosed in
Section 5.15(n) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, there are no
payments or changes in terms due to any insured person as a result
of this Agreement, the Merger or the transactions contemplated
herein, under any bank-owned, corporate-owned split dollar life
insurance, other life insurance, or similar arrangement or
Contract, and the Surviving Corporation shall, upon and after the
Effective Time, succeed to and have all the rights in, to and under
such life insurance Contracts as TFC presently holds. Each TFC
Entity will, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and
will continue to have, notwithstanding this Agreement or the
consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby, all ownership
rights and interest in all corporate or bank-owned life
insurance.
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(o) No TFC Benefit Plan holds
any employer security (within the meaning of ERISA
Section 407(d)(1)) or employer real property (within the
meaning of ERISA Section 407(d)(2)); and no commitment has
been made that would require any TFC Benefit Plan to hold any such
employer security or employer real property.
(p) All contributions and
premiums required by applicable Law or the terms of an applicable
TFC Benefit Plan to be paid prior to Closing have been or will be
timely made or paid in full prior to the Closing.
(q) There has been no act or
omission which has given rise to or may give rise to material
fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Sections 502(c),
502(i), 501(l) or 4071 of ERISA or Chapters 43, 47 or 68 of the
Code for which any of the TFC Entities or any ERISA Affiliate
thereof may be liable.
(r) No action has been or
reasonably ought to be taken to correct any defects with respect to
any TFC Benefit Plan under any IRS correction procedure or any
United States Department of Labor fiduciary correction
procedure.
(s) No payment permitted,
contemplated or required by any TFC Benefit Plan would in the
aggregate constitute excess parachute payments as defined in
Section 280G of the Code (without regard to subsection (b)(4)
thereof).
(t) Each TFC Benefit Plan
which constitutes a “group health plan” (as defined in
ERISA Section 607(1) or Code Section 4980B(g)(2)) has
been operated in material compliance with applicable
Law.
(u) There has been no act or
omission that would impair or otherwise limit the right or ability
of TFC or the Bank, as may be applicable, to unilaterally amend,
from time to time, or terminate, any TFC Benefit Plan in those
instances where such may be unilaterally amended or
terminated.
(v) Each TFC Benefit Plan
which is subject to Code Section 409A has been operated and
administered in compliance with and otherwise complies with such
section. No tax, interest or penalty has been assessed or incurred
pursuant to Code Section 409A in relation to any TFC Benefit
Plan. No stock option, stock appreciation right, stock grant, or
other equity-related rights, grants or options associated with any
TFC Entity, including without limitation the TFC Stock Plan and all
grants, options, rights or other matters associated with the TFC
Stock Plan, is subject to or required to comply with any provision
of Code Section 409A. Any TFC Benefit Plan which is subject to
or required to comply with any provision of Code Section 409A
is listed in Section 5.15(v) of the TFC Disclosure
Memorandum.
(a) Except as disclosed in
Section 5.16 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum or otherwise
reflected in the TFC Financial Statements, none of the TFC
Entities, nor any
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of their respective Assets,
businesses, or operations, is a party to, or is bound or affected
by, or receives benefits under, (i) any employment, severance,
termination, consulting, or retirement Contract providing for
aggregate payments to any Person in any calendar year in excess of
$125,000, (ii) any Contract relating to the borrowing of money
by any TFC Entity or the guarantee by any TFC Entity of any such
obligation (other than Contracts evidencing the creation of deposit
liabilities, purchases of federal funds, advances from the Federal
Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank, entry into repurchase
agreements fully secured by U.S. government securities or U.S.
government agency securities, advances of depository institution
Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of TFC’s
business and trade payables and Contracts relating to borrowings or
guarantees made in the ordinary course of TFC’s business),
(iii) any Contract which prohibits or restricts any TFC Entity
or any personnel of a TFC Entity from engaging in any business
activities in any geographic area, line of business or otherwise in
competition with any other Person, (iv) any Contract involving
Intellectual Property (other than Contracts entered into in the
ordinary course with customers or “shrink-wrap”
software licenses), (v) any Contract relating to the provision
of data processing, network communication, or other technical
services to or by any TFC Entity, (vi) any Contract relating
to the purchase or sale of any goods or services (other than
Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and
involving payments under any individual Contract or series of
contracts not in excess of $125,000), (vii) any
exchange-traded or over-the-counter swap, forward, future, option,
cap, floor, or collar financial Contract, or any other interest
rate or foreign currency protection Contract or any Contract that
is a combination thereof not included on its balance sheet, and
(viii) any other Contract or amendment thereto that would be
required to be filed as an exhibit to a TFC Exchange Act Report
filed by TFC with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement that
has not been filed as an exhibit to a TFC Exchange Act Report
(together with all Contracts referred to in Sections 5.11 and
5.15(a), the “ TFC Contracts ”).
(b) With respect to each TFC
Contract and except as disclosed in Section 5.16(b) of the TFC
Disclosure Memorandum: (i) the Contract is in full force and
effect; (ii) no TFC Entity is in Default thereunder;
(iii) no TFC Entity has repudiated or waived any material
provision of any such Contract; (iv) no other Party to any
such Contract is, to TFC’s Knowledge, in Default in any
respect or has repudiated or waived each material provision
thereunder; and (v) no consent is required by a Contract for
the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement, the
consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
hereby. All of the indebtedness of any TFC Entity for money
borrowed is prepayable at any time by such TFC Entity without
penalty, premium or charge, except as specified in
Section 5.16(b) of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum.
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5.17 |
Privacy of Customer Information. |
(a) Each TFC Entity is the
sole owner of all (i) “nonpublic personal
information” as such term is defined in the Privacy
Requirements, and (ii) any personally identifiable information
or records in any form (oral, written, graphic, electronic,
machine-readable, or otherwise) (“ Customer
Information ”) relating to customers, former customers
and prospective customers that will be transferred to CBAC pursuant
to this Agreement.
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(b) Each of the TFC Entities
has at all times implemented and maintained reasonable technical,
physical and organizational security measures as are appropriate in
the circumstances to protect Customer Information against
unauthorized or unlawful processing, access, input, disclosure,
use, recording, copying, alteration, removal, deletion, accidental
loss, corruption, destruction or damage, including:
(i) firewalls, intrusion
detection systems, locking file cabinets, and other appropriate
physical and electronic security mechanism, including current
revisions of all software releases and all software
patches;
(ii) utilization of
industry-standard or better network access control restrictions and
methods of terminating unauthorized network access, including
identification to the extent possible of the identify of the Person
making such unauthorized access; and
(iii) not making changes that
would increase the risk of unauthorized access to TFC’s
network.
Except as disclosed in
Section 5.18 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, there is no
Litigation instituted or pending, or, to the Knowledge of TFC,
threatened (or unasserted but considered probable of assertion)
against any TFC Entity, any director, officer, employee or agent of
any TFC Entity in their capacities as such or with respect to any
service to or on behalf of any Employee Benefit Plan or any other
Person at the request of the TFC Entity or Employee Benefit Plan of
any TFC Entity, or against any Asset, interest, or right of any of
them, nor are there any Orders or judgments outstanding against any
TFC Entity. Except as disclosed in Section 5.18 of the TFC
Disclosure Memorandum, no claim for indemnity has been made or, to
TFC’s Knowledge, threatened by any director, officer,
employee, independent contractor or agent to any TFC Entity and to
TFC’s knowledge, no basis for any such claim
exists.
Except as disclosed in
Section 5.19 of TFC Disclosure Memorandum, since
January 1, 2004, in addition to the TFC Exchange Act Reports,
each TFC Entity has timely filed all other reports and statements,
together with any amendments required to be made with respect
thereto, that it was required to file with Governmental
Authorities. As of their respective dates, each of such reports and
documents, including the financial statements, exhibits, and
schedules thereto, complied in all material respects with all
applicable Laws. As of their respective dates, such reports and
documents did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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TFC and each TFC Entity
maintains accurate books and records reflecting its Assets and
Liabilities and maintains proper and adequate internal accounting
controls which provide assurance that (a) transactions are
executed with management’s authorization;
(b) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of the consolidated financial statements of TFC and to
maintain accountability for TFC’s consolidated Assets;
(c) access to TFC’s Assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s authorization; (d) the
reporting of TFC’s Assets is compared with existing Assets at
regular intervals; 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.
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5.21 |
Loans to Executive Officers and Directors. |
Neither TFC nor the Bank has
extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of
credit, or renewed an extension of credit, in the form of a
personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or
equivalent thereof) of TFC, except as permitted by and in
conformance with Federal Reserve Regulation O. Section 5.21 of
the TFC Disclosure Memorandum identifies any loan or extension of
credit maintained by TFC to which the second sentence of
Section 13(k)(1) of the Exchange Act applies.
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5.22 |
Independence of Directors. |
Except as disclosed in
Section 5.22 of the TFC Disclosure Memorandum, TFC’s
directors listed on Section 5.22 of the TFC Disclosure
Memorandum who may be serving on the Board of Directors of the
Surviving Corporation after the Closing Date will be
“independent” directors of the Surviving Corporation
within the meaning of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and under the listing
standards of AMEX.
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5.23 |
Tax and Regulatory Matters; Consents. |
None of the TFC Entities or
any Affiliate thereof has taken or agreed to take any action or has
any Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely
to (i) prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, or
(ii) materially impede or delay receipt of any required
Consents or result in the imposition of a condition or restriction
of the type referred to in the last sentence of Section 9.1(b)
and 9.1(c).
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5.24 |
State Takeover Laws. |
Each TFC Entity has taken all
necessary action to exempt the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement from, or if necessary to challenge the validity or
applicability of, any applicable “moratorium,”
“fair price,” “business combination,”
“control share,” or other anti-takeover Laws
(collectively, “ Takeover Laws ”).
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5.25 |
Stockholders’ Support Agreements. |
Each of the directors and
executive officers of TFC has executed and delivered to CBAC the
Support Agreements in the form of Exhibit C attached
hereto.
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5.26 |
Brokers and Finders; Opinion of Financial
Advisor. |
Except for TFC Financial
Advisor, neither TFC nor its Subsidiaries, or any of their
respective officers, directors, employees or Representatives, has
employed any broker, finder or investment banker or incurred any
Liability for any financial advisory fees, investment bankers fees,
brokerage fees, commissions, or finder’s or other fees in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby and such total fees payable to TFC Financial Advisor in
connection with the Merger will not exceed $140,000. TFC has
received the written opinion of TFC Financial Advisor, dated as of
the date of this Agreement, to the effect that the Merger
Consideration is fair from a financial point of view, a signed copy
of which has been delivered to CBAC.
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5.27 |
Board Recommendation. |
The Board of Directors of
TFC, at a meeting duly called and held, has by unanimous vote of
the directors present who constituted all of the directors then in
office (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Merger, the Support Agreements
and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, taken
together, are fair to and in the best interests of the TFC’s
stockholders and (ii) resolved, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, to recommend that the holders of the shares of TFC
Common Stock approve this Agreement, the Merger and the related
transactions and to call and hold a special meeting of TFC’s
stockholders to consider this Agreement, the Merger and the related
transactions.
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5.28 |
Statements True and Correct. |
(a) No statement,
certificate, instrument, or other writing furnished or to be
furnished by any TFC Entity or any Affiliate thereof to CBAC
pursuant to this Agreement or any other document, agreement, or
instrument referred to herein contains or will contain any untrue
statement of material fact or will omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(b) None of the information
supplied or to be supplied by any TFC Entity or any Affiliate
thereof for inclusion in the Registration Statement to be filed by
CBAC with the SEC will, when the Registration Statement becomes
effective, be false or misleading with respect to any material
fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading.
(c) None of the information
supplied or to be supplied by the TFC Entity or any Affiliate
thereof for inclusion in the Joint Proxy Statement, and any
amendments or supplements thereto, to be mailed to each
Party’s stockholders in connection with the
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Stockholders Meetings, will
(i) when first mailed to the stockholders of each Party, be
false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, or, (ii) at the time of the Stockholders Meetings,
be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit
to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in
any earlier communication, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading with respect to the
solicitation of any proxy for the Stockholders Meetings. No other
documents to be filed by any TFC Entity or any Affiliate thereof
with the SEC or any other Regulatory Authority in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby, will, at the respective time
such documents are filed, be false or misleading with respect to
any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(d) All documents that any
TFC Entity or any Affiliate thereof is responsible for filing with
any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby will comply as to form in all material respects
with the provisions of applicable Law.
ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF CBAC
CBAC hereby represents and
warrants to TFC as follows:
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6.1 |
Organization, Standing, and Power. |
CBAC is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of
the State of Delaware, and has the corporate power and authority to
carry on its business as now conducted and to own, lease and
operate its Assets. CBAC is duly qualified or licensed to transact
business as a foreign corporation in good standing in the states of
the United States and foreign jurisdictions where the character of
its Assets or the nature or conduct of its business requires it to
be so qualified or licensed, except for such jurisdictions in which
the failure to be so qualified or licensed is not reasonably likely
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a CBAC Material Adverse
Effect. The minute books and other organizational documents for
CBAC has been made available to TFC for its review and are true and
complete in all material respects as in effect as of the date of
this Agreement and accurately reflect in all material respects all
amendments thereto and all proceedings of the respective Board of
Directors (including any committees of the Board of Directors) and
stockholders thereto.
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6.2 |
Authority; No Breach By Agreement. |
(a) CBAC has the corporate
power and authority necessary to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transaction
contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein, including the Merger, have
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been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action in respect thereof on
the part of CBAC, subject to the approval of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the holders
of a majority of the outstanding shares of CBAC IPO Common Stock
cast at the CBAC Stockholders Meeting with the holders of less than
20% of the outstanding shares of CBAC IPO Common Stock voting at
the CBAC Stockholders Meeting against the Merger and thereafter
exercising the Conversion Rights. Subject to any necessary
approvals referred to in Article 8, this Agreement represents a
legal, valid, and binding obligation of CBAC, enforceable against
CBAC in accordance with its terms (except in all cases as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium, or
similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and except that the availability of the equitable remedy
of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding may be
brought).
(b) Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by CBAC, nor the consummation by CBAC of
the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by CBAC with
any of the provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or result
in a breach of any provision of CBAC’s Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws, or (ii) constitute or result in a
Default under, or require any Consent pursuant to, or result in the
creation of any Lien on any Asset of CBAC under, any CBAC Contract
or Permit of CBAC, or, (iii) subject to receipt of the
requisite Consents referred to in Section 9.1(b), constitute
or result in a Default under, or require any Consent pursuant to,
any Law or Order applicable to CBAC or any of its material
Assets.
(c) Other than in connection
or compliance with the provisions of the Securities Laws,
applicable state corporate and securities Laws and the rules of
AMEX and other than Consents required from Regulatory Authorities,
and other than notices to or filings with the IRS or the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to any employee benefit
plans, and other than Consents, filings, or notifications which, if
not obtained or made, are not reasonably likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a CBAC Material Adverse Effect,
no notice to, filing with, or Consent of, any Governmental
Authority is necessary for the consummation by CBAC of the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated in this
Agreement.
(a) The authorized capital
stock of CBAC consists of (i) 50,000,000 shares of CBAC Common
Stock, of which 9,375,000 shares are issued and outstanding as of
the date of this Agreement (which includes 1,499,250 shares subject
to Conversion Rights), and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of CBAC
Preferred Stock, none of which are issued and outstanding as of the
date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
the capital stock of CBAC are, and all of the shares of CBAC Common
Stock to be issued in exchange for shares of TFC Common Stock upon
consummation of the Merger, when issued in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, will be, duly and validly issued and
outstanding and fully paid and nonassessable under the DGCL. None
of the
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outstanding shares of capital
stock of CBAC have been, and none of the shares of CBAC Common
Stock to be issued in exchange for shares of TFC Common Stock upon
consummation of the Merger will be issued in violation of any
preemptive rights of the current or past stockholders of
CBAC.
(b) Except for 7,500,000
shares of CBAC Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the
CBAC Warrants and 1,050,000 shares of CBAC Common Stock reserved
for issuance pursuant to the CBAC UPO, as disclosed in
Section 6.3 of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum and shares
reserved for issuance pursuant to this Agreement, there are no
shares of capital stock or other equity securities of CBAC reserved
for issuance and no outstanding Rights relating to the capital
stock of CBAC.
(c) Except as set forth in
Section 6.3(a), or as disclosed in Section 6.3 of the
CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, there are no shares of capital stock or
other equity securities of CBAC outstanding and no outstanding CBAC
Rights relating to the capital stock of CBAC.
CBAC has no
subsidiaries.
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6.5 |
Exchange Act Filings; Financial Statements. |
(a) CBAC has timely filed and
made available to TFC all Exchange Act Documents required to be
filed by CBAC since inception (together with all such Exchange Act
Documents filed, whether or not required to be filed, the “
CBAC Exchange Act Reports ”). The CBAC Exchange Act
Reports (i) at the time filed, complied in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Laws
and other applicable Laws and (ii) did not, at the time they
were filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the
date of this Agreement, then on the date of such amended or
subsequent filing or, in the case of registration statements, at
the effective date thereof) contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated in such CBAC Exchange Act Reports or necessary in order to
make the statements in such CBAC Exchange Act Reports, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(b) Each of the CBAC
Financial Statements (including, in each case, any related notes)
contained in the CBAC Exchange Act Reports, including any CBAC
Exchange Act Reports filed after the date of this Agreement until
the Effective Time, complied, or will comply, as to form in all
material respects with the applicable published rules and
regulations of the Exchange Act with respect thereto, was prepared
in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout
the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to
such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited interim
statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Exchange Act), fairly
presented in all material respects the financial position of CBAC
as at the respective dates and the results of operations and cash
flows for the periods indicated, including the fair
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values of the assets and
liabilities shown therein, except that the unaudited interim
financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring
year-end adjustments which were not or are not expected to be
material in amount or effect, and were certified to the extent
required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(c) Each of CBAC’s
independent public accountants, which have expressed their opinion
with respect to the Financial Statements of CBAC included in
CBAC’s Exchange Act Reports (including the related notes), is
and has been throughout the periods covered by such CBAC Financial
Statements independent registered public accountants with respect
to CBAC within the meaning of the Securities Laws and is registered
with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. With respect to
CBAC, each of CBAC’s independent public accountants is not
and has not been in violation of auditor independence requirement
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
in connection therewith. Section 6.5(c) of the CBAC Disclosure
Memorandum lists all non-audit services performed by each of
CBAC’s independent public accountants for CBAC since
inception.
(d) CBAC maintains disclosure
controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b)
under the Exchange Act; such controls and procedures are effective
to ensure that all material information concerning CBAC is made
known on a timely basis to the principal executive officer and the
principal financial officer. Section 6.5(d) of the CBAC
Disclosure Memorandum lists, and CBAC has delivered to TFC copies
of, all written description of, and all policies, manuals and other
documents promulgating such disclosure controls and procedures.
CBAC and its directors and executive officers have complied at all
times with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, including the
filing requirements thereunder to the extent applicable.
(e) CBAC has reported the
fair value of all warrants it has issued, including without
limitation, the CBAC Warrants, on its CBAC Financial Statements in
accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force No. 00-19, Accounting
for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially
Settled in a Company’s Own Stock .
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6.6 |
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. |
CBAC has no Liabilities
required under GAAP to be set forth on a balance sheet or in the
notes thereto that are not set forth therein and are reasonably
likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a CBAC Material
Adverse Effect, except Liabilities which are (i) accrued or
reserved against in the balance sheet of CBAC as of March 31,
2007 and June 30, 2007, included in the CBAC Financial
Statements delivered prior to the date of this Agreement or
reflected in the notes thereto, (ii) incurred or paid in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, or
(iii) incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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6.7 |
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. |
Since June 30, 2007,
except as disclosed in the CBAC Financial Statements delivered
prior to the date of this Agreement or as disclosed in
Section 6.7 of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, (i) there
have been no events, changes, or occurrences which have had, or are
reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a CBAC
Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) CBAC has not taken any
action, or failed to take any action, prior to the date of this
Agreement, which action or failure, if taken after the date of this
Agreement, would represent or result in a material breach or
violation of any of the covenants and agreements of CBAC provided
in this Agreement.
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 6.8(a) the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, CBAC has timely
filed with the appropriate Taxing Authorities, all Tax Returns or
extensions for the filing thereof in all jurisdictions in which Tax
Returns are required to be filed, and such Tax Returns are correct
and complete in all respects and all Taxes of CBAC (whether or not
shown on any Tax Return) have been fully and timely paid. There are
no Liens for any Taxes (other than a Lien for current real property
or ad valorem Taxes not yet due and payable) on any of the
Assets of CBAC. No claim has ever been made by an authority in a
jurisdiction where CBAC does not file a Tax Return that CBAC may be
subject to Taxes by that jurisdiction.
(b) CBAC has not received any
notice of assessment or proposed assessment in connection with any
Taxes, and there are no threatened or pending disputes, claims,
audits or examinations regarding any Taxes of CBAC or the assets of
CBAC. No officer or employee responsible for Tax matters of CBAC
has Knowledge that any Taxing Authority is reasonably likely to
assess any additional Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns
have been filed. No issue has been raised by a Taxing Authority in
any prior examination of CBAC which, by application of the same or
similar principles, could be expected to result in a proposed
deficiency for any subsequent taxable period. CBAC has not waived
any statute of limitations in respect of any Taxes or agreed to a
Tax assessment or deficiency.
(c) CBAC has complied with
all applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating to the
withholding of Taxes and the payment thereof to appropriate
authorities, including Taxes required to have been withheld and
paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee or
independent contractor, and Taxes required to be withheld and paid
pursuant to Sections 1441 and 1442 of the Code or similar
provisions under foreign Law.
(d) The unpaid Taxes of CBAC
(i) did not, as of the most recent fiscal month end, exceed
the reserve for Tax Liability (other than any reserve for deferred
Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and
Tax income) set forth on the face of the most recent balance sheet
(other than in any notes thereto) for CBAC and (ii) do not
exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the
Closing Date in accordance with past custom and practice of CBAC in
filing its Tax Returns.
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(e) Except as described in
Section 6.8(e) of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, CBAC is not
a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement.
(f) CBAC is not a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” as defined in, and in a transaction intended to
be governed by Section 355 of the Code.
(g) Except as disclosed in
Section 6.7(g) of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, CBAC has not
made any payments, is not obligated to make any payments, or is not
a party to any contract that could obligate it to make any payments
that could be disallowed as a deduction under Section 280G or
162(m) of the Code, or which would be subject to withholding under
Section 4999 of the Code. CBAC has not been a United States
real property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. CBAC is not and will not
be required to include any adjustment in taxable income for any Tax
period (or portion thereof) pursuant to Section 481 of the
Code or any comparable provision under state or foreign Tax Laws as
a result of transactions or events occurring prior to the
Closing.
(h) CBAC is in compliance
with, and its records contain all information and documents
(including properly completed IRS Forms W-9) necessary to comply
with, all applicable information reporting and Tax withholding
requirements under federal, state, and local Tax Laws, and such
records identify with specificity all accounts subject to backup
withholding under Section 3406 of the Code.
(i) CBAC is not subject to
any private letter ruling of the IRS or comparable rulings of any
Taxing Authority.
(j) No property owned by CBAC
is (i) property required to be treated as being owned by
another Person pursuant to the provisions of Section 168(f)(8)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and in effect
immediately prior to the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986;
(ii) “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning
of Section 168(h)(1) of the Code; (iii) “tax-exempt
bond financed property” within the meaning of
Section 168(g) of the Code; (iv) “limited use
property” within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 76-30;
(v) subject to Section 168(g)(1)(A) of the Code; or
(vi) subject to any provision of state, local or foreign Law
comparable to any of the provisions listed above.
(k) CBAC has no
“corporate acquisition indebtedness” within the meaning
of Section 279 of the Code.
(l) No CBAC Entity has
participated in any reportable transaction, as defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1), or a transaction
substantially similar to a reportable transaction.
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6.9 |
Compliance with Laws. |
(a) CBAC, upon approval by
the Federal Reserve and upon consummation of the Merger will be a
bank holding company duly registered with the Federal Reserve and
the OCC and a member of the Federal Reserve System.
(b) CBAC has in effect all
Permits and has made all filings, applications, and registrations
with Governmental Authorities that are required for it to own,
lease, or operate its assets and to carry on its business as now
conducted, and there has occurred no Default under any such Permit
applicable to its business or employees conducting its
business.
(c) CBAC is not in Default
under any Laws or Orders applicable to its business or employees
conducting its business.
(d) CBAC has not received any
notification or communication from any Governmental Authority
(i) asserting that CBAC is in Default under any of the
Permits, Laws or Orders which such Governmental Authority enforces,
(ii) threatening to revoke any Permits, or
(iii) requiring CBAC (x) to enter into or consent to the
issuance of a cease and desist order, formal agreement, directive,
commitment, or memorandum of u understanding, or (y) to adopt
any resolution of its Board of Directors or similar undertaking
which restricts materially the conduct of its business or in any
manner relates to its employment decisions, its employment or
safety policies or practices.
(e) There are no
(i) unresolved violations, criticisms, or exceptions by any
Governmental Authority with respect to any report or statement
relating to any examinations or inspections of CBAC; or
(ii) notices or correspondence received by CBAC with respect
to formal or informal inquiries by, or disagreements or disputes
with, any Governmental Authority with respect to CBAC’s
business, operations, policies or procedures since its inception.
There are not any pending or, to CBAC’s Knowledge, threatened
investigations or reviews of CBAC, nor has any Governmental
Authority indicated an intention to conduct any, investigations or
reviews of CBAC.
(f) None of CBAC or any of
its directors, officers, employees or Representatives acting on its
behalf has offered, paid, or agreed to pay any Person, including
any Governmental Authority, directly or indirectly, any thing of
value for the purpose of, or with the intent of obtaining or
retaining any business in violation of applicable Laws, including
(i) using any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution,
gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political
activity; (ii) making any direct or indirect unlawful payment
to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from
corporate funds; (iii) violating any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) making any
bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other
unlawful payment.
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6.10 |
Employee Benefit Plans. |
(a) CBAC has listed in
Section 6.10(a) of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, and has
delivered or made available to TFC prior to the execution of this
Agreement, copies of (i) each Employee Benefit Plan currently
adopted, maintained by, sponsored in whole or in part by, or
contributed or required to be contributed to by CBAC or ERISA
Affiliate thereof for the benefit of employees, former employees,
retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors,
or other beneficiaries or under which employees, retirees, former
employees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors,
or other beneficiaries are eligible to participate (each, a “
CBAC Benefit Plan ,” and collectively, the “
CBAC Benefit Plans ”) and (ii) each Employee
Benefit Plan that is not identified in (i) above (e.g., former
Employee Benefit Plans) in respect of which CBAC or any ERISA
Affiliate thereof has or reasonably could have any obligation or
Liability (each a “ CBAC Other Plan ”). Any of
the CBAC Benefit Plans which is an “employee pension benefit
plan,” as that term is defined in ERISA Section 3(2), is
referred to herein as a “ CBAC ERISA Plan .” No
CBAC ERISA Plan or CBAC Other Plan is a “defined benefit
plan” (as defined in Code Section 414(j)), or is subject
to Code Section 412 or Title IV of ERISA.
(b) CBAC has delivered or
made available to TFC prior to the execution of this Agreement
(i) all trust agreements or other funding arrangements for all
Employee Benefit Plans; (ii) all determination letters,
rulings, opinion letters, information letters or advisory opinions
issued by the IRS, the DOL or the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation during this calendar year or any of the preceding
calendar years since inception; (iii) any filing or
documentation (whether or not filed with the IRS) where corrective
action was taken in connection with the IRS EPCRS program set forth
in Revenue Procedure 2001-17 (or its predecessor or successor
rulings); (iv) annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited
financial statements, actuarial reports and valuations prepared for
any Employee Benefit Plan for the current plan year and the three
preceding plan years; and (v) the most recent summary plan
descriptions and any material modifications thereto.
(c) Each CBAC Benefit Plan is
in material compliance with the terms of such CBAC Benefit Plan, in
material compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code,
in material compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA,
and in material compliance with any other applicable Laws. Each
CBAC ERISA Plan which is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
determination letter or opinion from the IRS that is as current as
possible under applicable IRS procedures and that is still in
effect and applies to the applicable CBAC ERISA Plan as amended and
as administered or, within the time permitted under Code
Section 401(b), has timely applied for a favorable
determination letter, which when issued, will be as current as
possible under applicable IRS procedures and which, when issued,
will apply retroactively to the CBAC ERISA Plan as amended and as
administered. CBAC is not aware of any circumstances likely to
result in revocation of any such favorable determination letter
which has been issued by the IRS, and CBAC is not aware of any
circumstances likely to result in a failure to issue any such
favorable determination letter
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for which it has applied.
CBAC has not received any communication (written or unwritten) from
any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging the
compliance of any CBAC Benefit Plan with applicable Laws. No CBAC
Benefit Plan is currently being audited by any Governmental
Authority for compliance with applicable Laws or has been audited
with a determination by any Governmental Authority that the
Employee Benefit Plan failed to comply with applicable
Laws.
(d) There has been no oral or
written representation or communication with respect to any aspect
of any CBAC Benefit Plan made to any employee of CBAC which is not
in accordance with the written or otherwise preexisting terms and
provisions of such plans. Neither CBAC nor any administrator or
fiduciary of any CBAC Benefit Plan (or any agent of any of the
foregoing) has engaged in any transaction, or acted or failed to
act in any manner, which could subject CBAC or any TFC Entity to
any direct or indirect Liability (by indemnity or otherwise) for
breach of any fiduciary, co-fiduciary or other duty under ERISA.
There are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or
in connection with, any CBAC Benefit Plan other than claims for
benefits which are payable in the ordinary course of business and
no action, proceeding, prosecution, inquiry, hearing or
investigation has been commenced with respect to any CBAC Benefit
Plan.
(e) All CBAC Benefit Plan
documents and annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited
financial statements, actuarial valuations, summary annual reports,
and summary plan descriptions issued with respect to any or all of
the CBAC Benefit Plans are correct and complete in all material
respects, have been timely filed with the IRS or the DOL (to the
extent required by Law), and distributed to participants of the
CBAC Benefit Plans (as required by Law), and there have been no
changes in the information set forth therein.
(f) To the CBAC’s
Knowledge, no “party in interest” (as defined in ERISA
Section 3(14)) or “disqualified person” (as
defined in Code Section 4975(e)(2)) of any CBAC Benefit Plan
has engaged in any nonexempt “prohibited transaction”
(described in Code Section 4975(c) or ERISA
Section 406).
(g) CBAC does not, and has
never had, or has any Liability related to a pension plan or any
other plan that is or was subject to Code Section 412 or ERISA
Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA. There is no Lien nor is
there expected to be a Lien under Code Section 412(n) or ERISA
Section 302(f) or Tax under Code Section 4971 applicable
to CBAC or its Assets. Neither CBAC nor any of its ERISA Affiliates
is subject to or can reasonably be expected to become subject to a
Lien under Code Section 401(a)(29). All premiums required to
be paid under ERISA Section 4006, if any, have been timely
paid by CBAC and by each of its ERISA Affiliates.
(h) No Liability under Title
IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by CBAC or any
ERISA Affiliate thereof and no event has occurred that could
reasonably result in Liability under Title IV of ERISA being
incurred by CBAC or any ERISA Affiliate thereof with respect to any
ongoing, frozen, terminated or other single-
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employer plan. There has been
no “reportable event,” within the meaning of ERISA
Section 4043, for which the 30-day reporting requirement has
not been waived by any ongoing, frozen, terminated or other single
employer plan of CBAC or of any ERISA Affiliate thereof.
(i) CBAC has no Liability for
retiree or similar health, life or death benefits under any of the
CBAC Benefit Plans, or other plan or arrangement, except to the
extent required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA or Code
Section 4980B and there are no restrictions on the rights of
CBAC to amend or terminate any such retiree health or benefit plan
without incurring any Liability thereunder. No Tax under Code
Sections 4980B or 5000 has been incurred with respect to any CBAC
Benefit Plan, or other plan or arrangement, and no circumstance
exists which could give rise to such Taxes.
(j) Except as disclosed in
Section 6.10(j) of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any
payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden
parachute, or otherwise) becoming due to any director or any
employee of CBAC from CBAC under any CBAC Benefit Plan or
otherwise, (ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under
any CBAC Benefit Plan, or (iii) result in any acceleration of
the time of payment or vesting of any such benefit, or any benefit
under any life insurance owned by CBAC or the rights of CBAC in, to
or under any insurance on the life of any current or former
officer, director or employee of CBAC, or change any rights or
obligations of CBAC with respect to such insurance.
(k) The actuarial present
values of all accrued deferred compensation entitlements (including
entitlements under any executive compensation, supplemental
retirement, or employment agreement) of employees and former
employees of CBAC and its beneficiaries, other than entitlements
accrued pursuant to funded retirement plans, whether or not subject
to the provisions of Code Section 412 or ERISA
Section 302, have been fully reflected on the CBAC Financial
Statements to the extent required by and in accordance with
GAAP.
(l) All individuals who
render services to CBAC and who are eligible to participate in a
CBAC Benefit Plan pursuant to the terms of such CBAC Benefit Plan
are in fact eligible to and authorized to participate in such CBAC
Benefit Plan in accordance with the terms of such CBAC Benefit
Plan, the Code, ERISA and other applicable Laws.
(m) Neither CBAC nor any
ERISA Affiliate thereof has had an “obligation to
contribute” (as defined in ERISA Section 4212) to, or
other obligations or Liability in connection with, a
“multiemployer plan” (as defined in ERISA Sections
4001(a)(3) or 3(37)(A)).
(n) Except as disclosed in
Section 6.10(n) of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, there are
no payments or changes in terms due to any insured person as a
result of this Agreement, the Merger or the transactions
contemplated herein, under any
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bank-owned, corporate-owned
split dollar life insurance, other life insurance, or similar
arrangement or Contract, and the Surviving Corporation shall, upon
and after the Effective Time, succeed to and have all the rights
in, to and under such life insurance Contracts as CBAC presently
holds. CBAC will, upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and will continue to have, notwithstanding this
Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated
hereby, all ownership rights and interest in all corporate or
bank-owned life insurance.
(o) No CBAC Benefit Plan
holds any employer security (within the meaning of ERISA
Section 407(d)(1)) or employer real property (within the
meaning of ERISA Section 407(d)(2)); and no commitment has
been made that would require any CBAC Benefit Plan to hold any such
employer security or employer real property.
(p) All contributions and
premiums required by applicable Law or the terms of an applicable
CBAC Benefit Plan to be paid prior to Closing have been or will be
timely made or paid in full prior to the Closing.
(q) There has been no act or
omission which has given rise to or may give rise to material
fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Sections 502(c),
502(i), 501(l) or 4071 of ERISA or Chapters 43, 47 or 68 of the
Code for which CBAC or any ERISA Affiliate thereof may be
liable.
(r) No action has been or
reasonably ought to be taken to correct any defects with respect to
any CBAC Benefit Plan under any IRS correction procedure or any
United States Department of Labor fiduciary correction
procedure.
(s) No payment permitted,
contemplated or required by any CBAC Benefit Plan would in the
aggregate constitute excess parachute payments as defined in
Section 280G of the Code (without regard to subsection (b)(4)
thereof).
(t) Each CBAC Benefit Plan
which constitutes a “group health plan” (as defined in
ERISA Section 607(1) or Code Section 4980B(g)(2)) has
been operated in material compliance with applicable
Law.
(u) There has been no act or
omission that would impair or otherwise limit the right or ability
of CBAC or the Bank, as may be applicable, to unilaterally amend,
from time to time, or terminate, any CBAC Benefit Plan.
(v) Each CBAC Benefit Plan
which is subject to Code Section 409A has been operated and
administered in compliance with and otherwise complies with such
section. No tax, interest or penalty has been assessed or incurred
pursuant to Code Section 409A in relation to any CBAC Benefit
Plan. No stock option, stock appreciation right, stock grant, or
other equity-related rights, grants or options associated with CBAC
is subject to or required to comply with any provision of Code
Section 409A. Any CBAC Benefit Plan which is subject to or
required to comply with any provision of Code Section 409A is
listed in Section 6.10(v) of the CBAC Disclosure
Memorandum.
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(a) Except as disclosed in
Section 6.11 of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum or otherwise
reflected in the CBAC Financial Statements, none of CBAC, nor any
of its respective Assets, businesses, or operations, is a party to,
or is bound or affected by, or receives benefits under,
(i) any employment, severance, termination, consulting, or
retirement Contract providing for aggregate payments to any Person
in any calendar year in excess of $125,000, (ii) any Contract
relating to the borrowing of money by CBAC or the guarantee by CBAC
of any such obligation other than trade payables and Contracts
relating to borrowings or guarantees made in the ordinary course of
CBAC’s business), (iii) any Contract which prohibits or
restricts CBAC or any personnel of CBAC from engaging in any
business activities in any geographic area, line of business or
otherwise in competition with any other Person, (iv) any
Contract involving Intellectual Property (other than Contracts
entered into in the ordinary course with customers or
“shrink-wrap” software licenses), (v) any Contract
relating to the provision of data processing, network
communication, or other technical services to or by CBAC,
(vi) any Contract relating to the purchase or sale of any
goods or services (other than Contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business and involving payments under any
individual Contract or series of contracts not in excess of
$125,000), (vii) any exchange-traded or over-the-counter swap,
forward, future, option, cap, floor, or collar financial Contract,
or any other interest rate or foreign currency protection Contract
or any Contract that is a combination thereof not included on its
balance sheet, and (viii) any other Contract or amendment
thereto that would be required to be filed as an exhibit to a CBAC
Exchange Act Report filed by CBAC with the SEC prior to the date of
this Agreement that has not been filed as an exhibit to a CBAC
Exchange Act Report (together with all Contracts referred to in
Sections 6.10(a), the “ CBAC Contracts
”).
(b) With respect to each CBAC
Contract and except as disclosed in Section 6.11 of the CBAC
Disclosure Memorandum: (i) the Contract is in full force and
effect; (ii) CBAC is not in Default thereunder;
(iii) CBAC has not repudiated or waived any material provision
of any such Contract; (iv) no other Party to any such Contract
is, to CBAC’s Knowledge, in Default in any respect or has
repudiated or waived each material provision thereunder; and
(v) no consent is required by a Contract for the execution,
delivery, or performance of this Agreement, the consummation of the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. All of the
indebtedness of CBAC for money borrowed is prepayable at any time
by CBAC without penalty, premium or charge, except as specified in
Section 6.11(b) of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum.
Except as disclosed in
Section 6.12 of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, there is no
Litigation instituted or pending, or, to the Knowledge of CBAC,
threatened (or unasserted but considered probable of assertion)
against CBAC, any director, officer, employee or agent of CBAC in
their capacities as such or with respect to any service to or on
behalf of any Employee Benefit Plan or any other Person at the
request of CBAC or Employee Benefit Plan of CBAC, or
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against any Asset, interest, or right of
any of them, nor are there any Orders or judgments outstanding
against CBAC. No claim for indemnity has been made or, to
CBAC’s Knowledge, threatened by any director, officer,
employee, independent contractor or agent to CBAC and to
CBAC’s knowledge, no basis for any such claim
exists.
Since inception, in addition
to the CBAC Exchange Act Reports, CBAC has filed all other reports
and statements, together with any amendments required to be made
with respect thereto, that it was required to file with
Governmental Authorities. As of their respective dates, each of
such reports and documents, including the financial statements,
exhibits, and schedules thereto, complied in all material respects
with all applicable Laws. As of their respective date, each such
report, statement and document did not, in all material respects,
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
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6.14 |
Independence of Directors. |
CBAC’s directors listed
on Section 6.14 of the CBAC Disclosure Memorandum, who will be
serving on the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation
after the Closing Date, will be “independent” directors
of the Surviving Corporation within the meaning of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and under the listing standards of
AMEX.
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6.15 |
Tax and Regulatory Matters; Consents. |
Neither CBAC nor any
Affiliate thereof has taken or agreed to take any action or has any
Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to
(i) prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, or
(ii) materially impede or delay receipt of any required
Consents or result in the imposition of a condition or restriction
of the type referred to in the last sentence of Section 9.1(b)
or 9.1(c).
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6.16 |
Brokers and Finders; Opinion of Financial
Advisor. |
Except for CBAC Financial
Advisor, neither CBAC nor any of its respective officers,
directors, employees or Representatives, has employed any broker or
finder or incurred any Liability for any financial advisory fees,
investment bankers’ fees, brokerage fees, commissions, or
finder’s fees in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby. CBAC has received the written
opinion of CBAC Financial Advisor, dated as of the date of this
Agreement, to the effect that the Merger Consideration is fair from
a financial point of view, a signed copy of which has been
delivered to TFC.
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6.17 |
Board Recommendation. |
The Board of Directors of
CBAC, at a meeting duly called and held, has by unanimous vote of
the directors present who constituted all of the directors then in
office (i) determined that
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this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Merger and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, taken together, are fair to and in
the best interests of CBAC’s stockholders and
(ii) resolved, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to
recommend that the holders of the shares of CBAC Common Stock
approve this Agreement, the Merger and the related transactions and
to call and hold a special meeting of CBAC’s stockholders to
consider this Agreement, the Merger and the related
transactions.
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6.18 |
Statements True and Correct |
(a) No statement,
certificate, instrument or other writing furnished or to be
furnished by CBAC or any Affiliate thereof to TFC pursuant to this
Agreement or any other document, agreement or instrument referred
to herein contains or will contain any untrue statement of material
fact or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
(b) None of the information
supplied or to be supplied by CBAC or any Affiliate thereof for
inclusion in the Registration Statement to be filed by CBAC with
the SEC will, when the Registration Statement becomes effective, be
false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading.
(c) None of the information
supplied or to be supplied by CBAC or any Affiliate thereof for
inclusion in the Joint Proxy Statement, and any amendments or
supplements thereto, to be mailed to each Party’s
stockholders in connection with the Stockholder Meetings, will
(i) when first mailed to the stockholders of each Party, be
false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, or, (ii) at the time of the Stockholders Meetings,
be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit
to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in
any earlier communication, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading with respect to the
solicitation of any proxy for the Stockholders Meetings. No other
documents to be filed by CBAC with the SEC or any other Regulatory
Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby,
will, at the respective time such documents are filed, be false or
misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) All documents that CBAC
is responsible for filing with any Governmental Authority in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will comply as
to form in all material respects with the provisions of applicable
Law.
Provided the conditions to
the obligation to consummate the Merger and the related
transactions contemplated hereby in Articles 8 and 9 are satisfied
or waived as provided in this
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Agreement, the CBAC Trust Agreement
provides that the trust monies shall be released to and available
for use by the Surviving Corporation effective as of the Effective
Time. As of the date hereof, CBAC has no Knowledge of any claim,
circumstance or event that is reasonably likely to restrict or
otherwise impair the release of such monies other than:
(i) claims of CBAC’s underwriters with respect to its
initial public offering for deferred compensation; (ii) claims
for legal and accounting fees related to the Merger and preparation
of the Proxy Statement for the CBAC Stockholders Meeting to be
undertaken in connection with the Merger; (iii) claims of CBAC
Stockholders who vote against the Merger and properly effect
conversion of their shares to a portion of the monies held in the
trust account (the “Trust Fund”) established pursuant
to the CBAC Trust Agreement; and (iv) claims for advisory and
related fees by mergers and acquisition advisors currently retained
by CBAC or who may be retained by CBAC prior to CBAC’s
Stockholders Meeting.
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6.20 |
Prior Business Operations. |
CBAC has limited its
activities to those activities contemplated in the
Prospectus.
ARTICLE 7
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
PENDING CONSUMMATION
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7.1 |
Affirmative Covenants of TFC. |
From the date of this
Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the
termination of this Agreement, unless the prior written consent of
CBAC shall have been obtained, and except as otherwise expressly
contemplated herein, TFC shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, (i) operate its business only in the usual,
regular and ordinary course, (ii) use reasonable efforts to
preserve intact its business organization and Assets and maintain
its rights and franchises, (iii) use reasonable efforts to
cause its representations and warranties to be correct at all
times, (iv) use reasonable efforts to provide all information
requested by CBAC related to loans or other transactions made by
TFC with a value equal to or exceeding $250,000, (v) consult
with CBAC prior to entering into or making any loans or other
transactions with a value equal to or exceeding $500,000, and
(vi) take no action which would (A) adversely affect the
ability of any Party to obtain any Consents required for the
transactions contemplated hereby without imposition of a condition
or restriction of the type referred to in the last sentences of
Sections 9.1(a), 9.1(b) or 9.1(c), or (B) materially adversely
affect the ability of any Party to perform its covenants and
agreements under this Agreement.
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7.2 |
Negative Covenants of the Parties. |
From the date of this
Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the
termination of this Agreement, unless the prior written consent of
the other Party shall have been obtained, and except as otherwise
expressly contemplated herein, each Party covenants and agrees that
it will not do or agree or commit to do, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to do or agree or commit to do, any of the
following:
(a) amend the Certificate of
Incorporation, Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Association,
Bylaws or other governing instruments of CBAC or any TFC Entity, as
applicable, provided nothing in this Section 7.2(a) shall
prohibit either Party from restating its Certificate of
Incorporation or Articles of Incorporation, as applicable, without
amendment thereto or prohibit CBAC from amending its Certificate of
Incorporation as contemplated by this Agreement;
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(b) modify the Bank’s
lending policy (in the case of TFC), incur any additional debt
obligation or other obligation for borrowed money in excess of an
aggregate of $100,000 except in the ordinary course of the business
of CBAC or such TFC Entity, as applicable, consistent with past
practices and that are prepayable without penalty, charge or other
payment (which exception shall include, for TFC Entities that are
depository institutions, creation of deposit liabilities, purchases
of federal funds, advances from the Federal Reserve Bank or Federal
Home Loan Bank, and entry into repurchase agreements fully secured
by U.S. government securities or U.S. government agency
securities), or impose, or suffer the imposition, on any Asset of
CBAC or such TFC Entity, as applicable, of any Lien or permit any
such Lien to exist (other than in connection with public deposits,
repurchase agreements, bankers’ acceptances, “treasury
tax and loan” accounts established in the ordinary course of
business of any TFC Entity that is a depository institution, the
satisfaction of legal requirements in the exercise of trust powers,
and Liens in effect as of the date hereof that are disclosed in the
TFC Disclosure Memorandum);
(c) repurchase, redeem, or
otherwise acquire or exchange (other than exchanges in the ordinary
course under employee benefit plans), directly or indirectly, any
shares, or any securities convertible into any shares, of the
capital stock of CBAC or any TFC Entity, or declare or pay any
dividend or make any other distribution in respect of either
Party’s capital stock;
(d) except for this Agreement
and the exercise of TFC Rights that have been granted prior to the
date hereof and which shall vest prior to the Effective Time in
accordance with their terms, issue, sell, pledge, encumber,
authorize the issuance of, enter into any Contract to issue, sell,
pledge, encumber, or authorize the issuance of, or otherwise permit
to become outstanding, any additional shares of CBAC Common Stock,
TFC Common Stock, any other capital stock of any TFC Entity, or any
Rights;
(e) adjust, split, combine or
reclassify any capital stock of CBAC or any TFC Entity or issue or
authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of or in
substitution for shares of CBAC Common Stock or TFC Common Stock,
or sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of or otherwise
(i) in the case of TFC, any shares of capital stock of any TFC
Subsidiary or (ii) any Asset other than in the ordinary course
of business for reasonable and adequate consideration;
(f) except for purchases of
U.S. Treasury securities or U.S. Government agency securities,
which in either case have maturities of two years or less, purchase
any securities or make any material investment except in the
ordinary course of business
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consistent with past
practice, either by purchase of stock or securities, contributions
to capital, Asset transfers, or purchase of any Assets, in any
Person other than in the case of TFC, a wholly owned TFC
Subsidiary, or otherwise acquire direct or indirect control over
any Person, other than in connection with foreclosures of loans in
the ordinary course of business;
(g) (i) grant any bonus or
increase in compensation or benefits to the employees, officers or
directors of CBAC or any TFC Entity, as applicable;
(ii) commit or agree to pay any severance or termination pay,
or any stay or other bonus to any CBAC or TFC director, officer or
employee, as applicable; (iii) enter into or amend any
severance agreements with officers, employees, directors,
independent contractors or agents of CBAC or any TFC Entity, as
applicable; (iv) change any fees or other compensation or
other benefits to directors of CBAC or any TFC Entity, as
applicable; or (v) waive any stock repurchase rights,
accelerate, amend or change the period of exercisability of any
Rights or restricted stock, as applicable, or in the case of TFC,
reprice Rights granted under the TFC Stock Plans or authorize cash
payments in exchange for any Rights; (vi) or accelerate or
vest or commit or agree to accelerate or vest any amounts, benefits
or rights payable by CBAC or any TFC Entity, as
applicable;
(h) enter into or amend any
employment Contract between CBAC or any TFC Entity and any Person
(unless such amendment is required by Law) that CBAC or the TFC
Entity does not have the unconditional right to terminate without
Liability (other than Liabili
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