Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by
and between
INTEGRA BANK CORPORATION
and
PEOPLES COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
Dated
as of September 12, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
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THE MERGER AND THE BANK
MERGER |
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Section 1.1
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Merger |
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Section 1.2
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Effective Time |
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Section 1.3
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Effect of Merger |
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Section 1.4
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Articles of Incorporation and
By-laws |
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Section 1.5
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Directors and Officers |
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Section 1.6
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Additional Actions |
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Section 1.7
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Bank Merger |
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Section 1.8
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Absence of Control |
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Section 1.9
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Change in Method of Effecting
Transactions |
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ARTICLE
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CONVERSION OF SHARES |
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Section 2.1
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Conversion of Shares. |
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Section 2.2
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Treatment of Stock Options |
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Section 2.3
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Exchange of Certificates. |
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Section 2.4
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Closing of Peoples’ Transfer
Books |
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Section 2.5
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Changes in Integra Common Stock |
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
INTEGRA |
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Section 3.1
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Corporate Organization |
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Section 3.2
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Authority |
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Section 3.3
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Capitalization |
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Section 3.4
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Subsidiaries |
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Section 3.5
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Information in Disclosure Documents,
Registration Statement, Etc |
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Section 3.6
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Consents and Approvals, No
Violation |
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Section 3.7
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Securities Reports; Financial
Statements. |
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Section 3.8
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Absence of Certain Changes or
Events |
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Section 3.9
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Fees |
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Section 3.10
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Financial Resources |
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ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PEOPLES |
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Section 4.1
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Corporate Organization |
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Section 4.2
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Authority |
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Section 4.3
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Capitalization |
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Section 4.4
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Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.5
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Information in Disclosure Documents,
Registration Statement, Etc |
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Section 4.6
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Consent and Approvals; No
Violation |
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Section 4.7
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Securities Reports; Financial
Statements |
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Section 4.8
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Taxes |
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Section 4.9
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Employee Plans |
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Section 4.10
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Material Contracts |
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Section 4.11
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Absence of Certain Changes or
Events |
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Section 4.12
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Litigation |
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Section 4.13
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Compliance with Laws and Orders |
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Section 4.14
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Agreements with Bank Regulators,
Etc. |
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Section 4.15
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Fees |
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Section 4.16
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Vote Required |
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Section 4.17
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Environmental Matters |
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Section 4.18
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Labor |
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Section 4.19
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Material Interests of Certain
Persons |
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Section 4.20
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Employment Agreements |
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Section 4.21
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Debt Obligations. |
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Section 4.22
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Loan Portfolio. |
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Section 4.23
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Investment Portfolio |
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Section 4.24
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Interest Rate Risk Management |
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Section 4.25
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Environmental Reports |
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Section 4.26
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Fair Lending; Community Reinvestment
Act |
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Section 4.27
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Peoples Disclosure Letter |
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Section 4.28
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Notice of Breach or Potential
Breach |
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Section 4.29
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Disclosure |
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Section 4.30
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No Dissenters’ Rights |
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ARTICLE
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COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1
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No Solicitation of Transactions. |
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Section 5.2
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Interim Operations of Peoples |
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Section 5.3
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Interim Operations of Integra |
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Section 5.4
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Employee Matters. |
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Section 5.5
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Access and Information |
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Section 5.6
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Certain Filings, Consents and
Arrangements |
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Section 5.7
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State Takeover Statutes |
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Section 5.8
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Indemnification |
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Section 5.9
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Additional Agreements |
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Section 5.10
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Publicity |
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Section 5.11
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Registration Statement |
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Section 5.12
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Stock Exchange Listing |
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Section 5.13
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Peoples Shareholders Meeting |
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Section 5.14
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Adverse Action |
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Section 5.15
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Affiliates |
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Section 5.16
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Bank Merger Agreement |
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Section 5.17
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Resignations |
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Section 5.18
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Trust Preferred Issue |
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Section 5.19
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Subsequent Financial Statements. |
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ARTICLE
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CLOSING MATTERS |
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Section 6.1
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The Closing |
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Section 6.2
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Documents and Certificates |
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ARTICLE
VII
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CONDITIONS |
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Section 7.1
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Conditions to Each Party’s
Obligations to Effect the Merger |
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Section 7.2
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Conditions to Obligation of Peoples
to Effect the Merger |
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Section 7.3
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Conditions to Obligation of Integra
to Effect the Merger |
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ARTICLE
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TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER |
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Section 8.1
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Termination |
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Section 8.2
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Notice of Termination; Effect of
Termination |
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Section 8.3
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Fees and Expenses. |
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Section 8.4
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Waiver |
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ARTICLE
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 9.1
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Non-Survival of Representations,
Warranties and Agreements |
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Section 9.2
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Amendment |
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Section 9.3
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Entire Agreement |
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Section 9.4
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Applicable Law; Consent to
Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 9.5
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Certain Definitions; Headings. |
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Section 9.6
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Notices |
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Section 9.7
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Counterparts |
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Section 9.8
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Parties in Interest; Assignment |
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Section 9.9
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Enforcement of the Agreement |
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Section 9.10
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Severability |
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Section 9.11
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Update and Supplement to Disclosure
Letters |
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Exhibit A
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Shareholder Voting
Agreement |
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Exhibit B
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Form of Bank Merger
Agreement |
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Exhibit C
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Form of Affiliate Letter |
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INDEX TO DEFINITIONS
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DEFINITIONS |
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SECTIONS |
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Acquisition
Proposal
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Acquisition
Transaction
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Additional
Consideration
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Section 8.1(k) |
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Affiliate
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Agreement
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Preamble |
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Allowance
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Section 4.22(c) |
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Average Closing
Price
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Section 8.1(k) |
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Banking Laws
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Section 1.7 |
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Bank Merger
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Recitals |
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Bank Merger
Agreement
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Section 1.7 |
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Bank Secrecy
Act
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Section 4.14(b) |
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Benefit
Agreements
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Section 4.10 |
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BHCA
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Recitals |
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Business Day
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Cash
Consideration
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Section 2.1(a) |
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Certificate
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Section 2.3(a) |
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Change of
Recommendation
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Section 5.1(c) |
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Closing
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Section 6.1 |
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Closing Date
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Section 6.1 |
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Code
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Recitals |
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Commission
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Section 3.5 |
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Consent
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Contract
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Contract
Officer
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Section 5.4(f) |
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Contract
Payment
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Section 5.4(f) |
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Control
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Determination
Date
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Section 8.1(k) |
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Effect
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Effective
Time
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Section 1.2 |
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Environmental
Law
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Section 9.5(a) |
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ERISA
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Section 4.9 |
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ESOP
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Section 4.9 |
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Exchange Act
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Section 3.6 |
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Exchange
Agent
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Section 2.3(a) |
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FDIC
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Section 4.6 |
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FinCEN
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Section 4.14(b) |
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FRB
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Section 3.6 |
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GAAP
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Governmental
Entity
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Section 3.6 |
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Hazardous
Substance
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Section 9.5(a) |
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HOLA
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Recitals |
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IBCL
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Section 1.1 |
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Indemnitees
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Section 5.8 |
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Index Group
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Section 8.1(k) |
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Index Price
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Section 8.1(k) |
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Index Ratio
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Section 8.1(k) |
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Indiana Articles
of Merger
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Section 1.2 |
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Insurance
Cap
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Section 5.8 |
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Integra
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Preamble |
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Integra Bank
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Recitals |
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Integra Common
Stock
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Section 2.1(a) |
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Integra Disclosure
Letter
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Article III |
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Integra SEC
Documents
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Section 3.7(c) |
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Integra SEC
Reports
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Section 3.7(a) |
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IRS
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Section 4.8 |
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Knowledge
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Law
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Lien
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Loan Portfolio
Properties, Trust Properties and Other Properties
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Market Price
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Maryland Articles
of Merger
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Section 1.2 |
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Material Adverse
Effect
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Merger
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Recitals |
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Merger
Consideration
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Section 2.1(a) |
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MGCL
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Section 1.1 |
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OCC
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Section 3.6 |
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OFAC
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Section 4.14(b) |
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OTS
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Section 4.6 |
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OTS
Agreement
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Section 4.14(a) |
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Order
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Ordinary Banking
Arrangements
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Section 4.21(a) |
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Patriot Act
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Section 4.14(b) |
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Peoples
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Preamble |
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Peoples Bank
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Recitals |
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Peoples’
Board of Directors Recommendation
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Section 5.1(c) |
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Peoples Common
Stock
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Section 1.9 |
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Peoples
Contracts
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Section 4.10 |
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Peoples Disclosure
Letter
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Article IV |
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Peoples Employee
Plans
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Section 4.9 |
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Peoples Financial
Statements
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Section 4.7(b) |
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Peoples Option
Plans
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Section 2.2 |
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Peoples Preferred
Stock
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Section 4.3 |
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Peoples SEC
Documents
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Section 4.7(c) |
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Peoples SEC
Reports
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Section 4.7(a) |
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Peoples
Shareholders Meeting
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Section 5.13 |
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Peoples
Subsidiaries or Peoples Subsidiary
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Section 4.4 |
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Person
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Proceeding
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Proxy
Statement
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Section 3.5 |
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Recognition
Plans
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Section 4.3 |
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Registration
Statement
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Section 3.5 |
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Reimbursable
Integra Expenses
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Required Peoples
Vote
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Section 4.16 |
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Sarbanes-Oxley
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Section 3.7(d) |
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Securities
Act
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Section 3.5 |
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Shareholders
Agreement
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Recitals |
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Significant
Subsidiary
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Starting
Date
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Section 8.1(k) |
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Stock
Consideration
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Section 2.1(a) |
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Subsidiary
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Superior
Offer
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Section 9.5(a) |
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Surviving
Corporation
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Section 1.1 |
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Tax or Taxes
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Section 4.8 |
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Tax Return
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Section 4.8 |
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Termination
Fee
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Section 8.3(b)(i) |
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Trust Preferred
Issue
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Section 4.21(b) |
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Unexercised
Option
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Section 2.2 |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of September 12, 2007
(“Agreement”), is made by and between Integra Bank
Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“Integra”), and
Peoples Community Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation
(“Peoples”).
WHEREAS,
Integra is registered as a bank holding company under the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”),
and is the owner of all of the outstanding capital stock of Integra
Bank National Association, a national banking association
(“Integra Bank”).
WHEREAS,
Peoples is registered as a savings and loan holding company under
the Home Owners’ Loan Act, as amended (“HOLA”)
and is the owner of all of the outstanding capital stock of Peoples
Community Bank, a federally-chartered stock savings bank
(“Peoples Bank”).
WHEREAS,
Integra and Peoples have each determined that it is in the best
interests of their respective shareholders for Peoples to merge
with and into Integra upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement (the “Merger”);
WHEREAS,
Peoples has received the opinion of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods,
Inc., its financial advisor, that the consideration to be paid to
shareholders of Peoples in the Merger is fair from a financial
point of view;
WHEREAS, the
parties intend that immediately after the Merger becomes effective,
Peoples Bank shall merge with and into Integra Bank (the
“Bank Merger”);
WHEREAS, the
parties intend that the business combinations contemplated hereby
qualify as a “reorganization” under Section 368 of
the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the
“Code”);
WHEREAS, as a
condition and inducement to the willingness of Integra to enter
into this Agreement, certain shareholders of Peoples have entered
into a Shareholder Voting and Support Agreement with Integra (the
“Shareholders Agreement”) in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A , pursuant to which, among
other things, such shareholders agree to vote their shares of
Peoples Common Stock in favor of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby; and
WHEREAS, the
respective Boards of Directors of Integra and Peoples have each
approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
and approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER AND THE BANK MERGER
Section 1.1 Merger . Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Peoples
will merge with and into Integra, the separate corporate existence
of Peoples will thereupon cease, and Integra shall survive and
continue to exist (Integra, as the surviving corporation, the
“Surviving Corporation”) in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Indiana Business Corporation Law (the
“IBCL”) and the Maryland General Corporation Law
(“MGCL”).
Section 1.2 Effective Time . Prior to the
Closing Date, Integra and Peoples shall cause articles of merger
complying with the requirements of the MGCL to be filed with the
State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of
Maryland (the “Maryland Articles of Merger”) and
articles of merger complying with the requirements of the IBCL to
be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana (the
“Indiana Articles of Merger”) specifying that the
Merger will become effective at 11:59 p.m. (CDT) on the
day on which the Closing occurs (the “Effective
Time”).
Section 1.3 Effect of Merger . The Merger
will have the effects specified in the MGCL and IBCL. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Integra will continue to
be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, and the separate
corporate existence of Integra and all of its rights, privileges,
powers and franchises, public as well as private, and all its
debts, liabilities and duties as a corporation organized under the
IBCL, will continue unaffected by the Merger.
Section 1.4 Articles of Incorporation and
By-laws . The Articles of Incorporation and By-laws
of Integra in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Surviving
Corporation, until amended in accordance with applicable law.
Section 1.5 Directors and Officers . The
directors and officers of Integra immediately prior to the
Effective Time will be the directors and officers, respectively, of
the Surviving Corporation, from and after the Effective Time, until
their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified
or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance
with the terms of the Surviving Corporation’s Articles of
Incorporation and By-laws and the IBCL.
Section 1.6 Additional Actions . If, at
any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall
consider or be advised that any further deeds, assignments or
assurances in law or any other acts are necessary or desirable to
(a) vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the
Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or under
any of the rights, properties or assets of Peoples, or
(b) otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement,
Peoples and its officers and directors shall be deemed to have
granted to the Surviving Corporation an irrevocable power of
attorney to execute and deliver all such deeds, assignments or
assurances in law or any other acts as are necessary or desirable
to (i) vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in
the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or
under any of the rights, properties or assets of Peoples or
(ii) otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement and
the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation are
authorized in the name of Peoples or otherwise to take any and all
such action.
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Section 1.7 Bank Merger . Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the
Bank Merger Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B (the “Bank Merger Agreement”), and in accordance
with the National Bank Act and the HOLA (collectively the
“Banking Laws”), Peoples Bank will be merged with and
into Integra Bank. Peoples Bank shall be the merging association
and its separate corporate existence shall cease as of the
effective time of the Bank Merger. Integra Bank shall be the
surviving association and shall succeed to and assume all rights
and obligations of Peoples Bank in accordance with the Banking
Laws. The Bank Merger shall have the other consequences provided
for in the Bank Merger Agreement and the Banking Laws.
Section 1.8 Absence of Control . Subject
to any specific provisions of this Agreement, it is the intent of
the parties to this Agreement that neither Integra nor Peoples by
reason of this Agreement shall be deemed (until consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein) to control, directly or
indirectly, the other party or any of its respective Subsidiaries
and shall not exercise, or be deemed to exercise, directly or
indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies
of such other party or any of its respective Subsidiaries.
Section 1.9 Change in Method of Effecting
Transactions . Integra may at any time change the
method of effecting the business combinations with Peoples and
Peoples Bank (including, without limitation, the provisions of this
Article I) if and to the extent it reasonably deems such
change to be desirable, including, without limitation, to provide
for the merger of Peoples into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integra
or the Merger of Peoples Bank into a newly-formed or acquired
financial institution Subsidiary or to change the effective time of
the Bank Merger; provided , however , that no such
change shall (a) alter or change the amount or kind of
consideration to be issued to holders of shares of Peoples common
stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Peoples Common
Stock”), as provided for in this Agreement,
(b) materially impede or delay consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (c) result in
preventing the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within
the meaning of Section 368 of the Code.
ARTICLE II
CONVERSION OF SHARES
Section 2.1 Conversion of Shares .
(a) At the Effective Time, each of the then outstanding shares
of Peoples Common Stock not owned by Integra or any direct or
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Integra, except for any such
shares of Peoples Common Stock held in the treasury of Peoples,
shall be converted into the right to receive an aggregate of
(i) 0.6175 share of common stock of Integra, stated value
$1.00 per share (“Integra Common Stock”), and the
related shares of Series A Preferred Stock, no par value,
which are attached to and trade with such shares (the “Stock
Consideration”) and (ii) six dollars and thirty cents
($6.30) (the “Cash Consideration”). The shares of
Integra Common Stock comprising the Stock Consideration and the
Cash Consideration are collectively referred to as the
“Merger Consideration.”
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(b) Each holder of Peoples Common Stock who would otherwise
have been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Integra
Common Stock as part of the Merger Consideration shall receive, in
lieu thereof, cash in an amount equal to such fractional part of a
share of Integra Common Stock multiplied by the Market Price.
(c) At the Effective Time, each share of Peoples Common Stock
held in Peoples’ treasury immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall, by virtue of the Merger, automatically and without any
action on the part of the holder thereof, be canceled.
(d) At the Effective Time, each then-outstanding share of
Peoples Common Stock owned by Integra or any direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of Integra will be canceled and
retired.
Section 2.2 Treatment of Stock Options .
At the Effective Time, any stock option granted by Peoples or its
predecessors pursuant to Peoples’ existing stock option plans
(collectively, the “Peoples Option Plans”) that remain
outstanding and unexercised, whether vested or unvested,
immediately prior to the Effective Time (an “Unexercised
Option”), shall cease to represent a right to acquire shares
of Peoples Common Stock and each Unexercised Option shall be
converted into the right to receive cash in an amount (less any
applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (a) the
number of shares of Peoples Common Stock subject to the original
option, multiplied by (b) the excess, if any, of the Merger
Consideration over the exercise price of such Unexercised Option.
For purposes of this Section 2.2, the Integra Common Stock
portion of the Merger Consideration shall be valued at the Market
Price. If the exercise price per share of any Unexercised Option is
equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration, such Unexercised
Option shall be canceled without any cash payment being made in
respect thereof. Prior to the Closing, Peoples, in consultation
with Integra, shall take or cause to be taken any and all actions
reasonably necessary, including amendment of the Peoples Option
Plans, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any
necessary consent of each holder of an Unexercised Option,
(i) to give effect to the treatment of Unexercised Options
pursuant to this Section 2.2, to the extent such treatment is
not expressly provided for by the terms of the applicable Peoples
Option Plans and related award agreements, and (ii) to cause
the actions contemplated by this Section 2.2 to be in
compliance with applicable Law, including Section 409A of the
Code, if applicable.
Section 2.3 Exchange of Certificates
.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Integra shall designate
Integra Bank to act as exchange agent (the “Exchange
Agent”) in connection with the Merger pursuant to an exchange
agent agreement providing for, among other things, the matters set
forth in this Section 2.3. Except as set forth herein, from and
after the Effective Time, each holder of a certificate that
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding
shares of Peoples Common Stock (a “Certificate”) shall
be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, upon surrender thereof
to the Exchange Agent, the Merger Consideration for each share of
Peoples Common Stock so represented by the Certificate surrendered
by such holder thereof. The certificates representing shares of
Integra Common Stock included in the Merger Consideration shall be
properly issued and countersigned and executed and authenticated,
as appropriate.
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(b) Within five (5) Business Days after the Effective
Time, Integra shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail and/or make
available to each record holder of a Certificate a notice and
letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificate shall pass,
only upon proper delivery of the Certificate to the Exchange Agent)
advising such holder of the effectiveness of the Merger and the
procedures to be used in effecting the surrender of the Certificate
in exchange therefor. Upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of a
Certificate, together with such letter of transmittal duly executed
and completed in accordance with the instructions thereon, and such
other documents as may reasonably be requested, the Exchange Agent
shall, within five (5) Business Days, deliver to the person
entitled thereto the Merger Consideration for each share of Peoples
Common Stock so represented by the Certificate surrendered by such
holder thereof, and such Certificate shall forthwith be
canceled.
(c) If delivery of all or part of the Merger Consideration is
to be made to a person other than the person in whose name a
surrendered Certificate is registered, it shall be a condition to
such delivery or exchange that the Certificate surrendered shall be
properly endorsed or shall be otherwise in proper form for transfer
and that the person requesting such delivery or exchange shall have
paid any transfer and other Taxes required by reason of such
delivery or exchange in a name other than that of the registered
holder of the Certificate surrendered or shall have established to
the reasonable satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax
either has been paid or is not payable.
(d) Subject to Section 2.3(e) below, until surrendered
and exchanged in accordance with Section 2.1 and 2.3, each
Certificate shall, after the Effective Time, represent solely the
right to receive the Merger Consideration, payable to the holder of
the shares of Peoples Common Stock evidenced by such Certificate,
together with any dividends or other distributions as provided in
Sections 2.3(e) and 2.3(h) below, and shall have no other
rights. From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall be entitled to treat such Certificates that have
not yet been surrendered for exchange as evidencing the right to
receive the aggregate Merger Consideration into which the shares of
Peoples Common Stock represented by such Certificates may be
converted, notwithstanding any failure to surrender such
Certificates. One hundred eighty (180) days following the
Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall deliver to the Surviving
Corporation or its successor any shares of Integra Common Stock and
funds (including any interest received with respect thereto) which
Integra has made available to the Exchange Agent and which have not
been disbursed to holders of Certificates, and thereafter such
holders shall be entitled to look only to the Surviving Corporation
or its successor (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other
similar laws) with respect to the Merger Consideration, cash in
lieu of fractional shares and dividends or distributions, if any,
deliverable or payable upon due surrender of their Certificates.
Neither the Exchange Agent nor any party hereto shall be liable to
any holder of shares of Peoples Common Stock for any Merger
Consideration (or dividends, distributions or interest with respect
thereto) delivered in good faith to a public official pursuant to
any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
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(e) Whenever a dividend or other distribution is declared by
Integra on Integra Common Stock, the record date for which is at or
after the Effective Time, the declaration shall include dividends
or other distributions on all shares issuable pursuant to this
Agreement, provided that no dividends or other distributions
declared or made with respect to Integra Common Stock shall be paid
to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to the
share of Integra Common Stock represented thereby until the holder
of such Certificate shall surrender such Certificate in accordance
with this Article II. The Surviving Corporation, or its
successor, shall pay any dividends or make any other distributions
with a record date prior to the Effective Time which may have been
declared or made by Peoples on Peoples Common Stock in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement on or prior to the Effective Time
and which remain unpaid at the Effective Time.
(f) In the event that any Certificate shall have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall deliver in exchange
for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, upon the making of
an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof in form
satisfactory to the Exchange Agent, the Merger Consideration, as
may be required pursuant to this Agreement; provided ,
however , that the Exchange Agent may, in its sole
discretion and as a condition precedent to the delivery of the
Merger Consideration to which the holder of such Certificate is
entitled as a result of the Merger, require the owner of such lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificate to deliver a bond in such sum as it
may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against
Peoples, Integra or the Exchange Agent or any other party with
respect to the Certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed.
(g) Holders of unsurrendered Certificates will not be entitled
to vote at any meeting of Integra shareholders.
(h) No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of
Integra Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for
exchange of a Certificate or Certificates. No dividends or
distributions of Integra shall be payable on or with respect to any
fractional share and any such fractional share interest will not
entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of shareholders
of Integra. In lieu of any such fractional shares, holders of
Certificates otherwise entitled to fractional shares shall be
entitled to receive promptly from the Exchange Agent a cash payment
in an amount equal to the fraction of such share of Integra Common
Stock to which such holder would otherwise be entitled multiplied
by the Market Price.
Section 2.4 Closing of Peoples’ Transfer
Books . The stock transfer books of Peoples shall be
closed at the close of business on the date the Effective Time
occurs. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Peoples Common
Stock which is not registered in the
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transfer records of Peoples, the Merger Consideration to be
distributed pursuant to this Agreement may be delivered to a
transferee, if a Certificate is presented to the Exchange Agent,
accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such
transfer and by payment of any applicable stock transfer Taxes.
Integra and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the
stock transfer books of Peoples to establish the identity of those
persons entitled to receive the Merger Consideration specified in
this Agreement for their shares of Peoples Common Stock, which
books shall be conclusive with respect to the ownership of such
shares. In the event of a dispute with respect to the ownership of
any such shares, the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent
shall be entitled to deposit any Merger Consideration not already
paid represented thereby in escrow with an independent party and
thereafter be relieved with respect to any claims to such Merger
Consideration.
Section 2.5 Changes in Integra Common Stock
. If between the date of this Agreement and the Effective
Time, the shares of Integra Common Stock shall be changed into a
different number of shares by reason of any reclassification,
recapitalization, split-up, combination or exchange of shares, or
if a stock dividend thereon shall be declared with a record date
within said period, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted
proportionately such that the holders will receive the same amount
of Integra Common Stock as if the Integra Common Stock issuable
pursuant to the Merger had been outstanding at the record date for
such reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination,
exchange of shares, or dividend.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INTEGRA
Except as
disclosed in the Integra SEC Reports or in the disclosure letter
delivered by Integra to Peoples prior to the execution of this
Agreement (the “Integra Disclosure Letter”), which
shall set forth items of disclosure with specific reference to the
particular Section or subsection to which the information in the
Integra Disclosure Letter relates, Integra hereby represents and
warrants to Peoples as follows:
Section 3.1 Corporate Organization .
Integra is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under
the laws of the State of Indiana and is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which its
ownership or lease of property or the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except for such
jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on Integra. Integra is registered as
a bank holding company under the BHCA. Integra has the requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted. Integra has heretofore delivered to Peoples true
and complete copies of its Articles of Incorporation and By-laws as
currently in effect. The minute books of Integra and Integra Bank
contain complete and correct records of all material matters
approved at all meetings of, and all corporate actions taken by,
their respective shareholders and Boards of Directors (including
committees of their respective Boards of Directors).
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Section 3.2 Authority . Integra has the
requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been duly
approved by the Board of Directors of Integra and no other
corporate or shareholder proceedings on the part of Integra are
necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions so contemplated. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by, and constitutes valid and binding obligations of,
Integra enforceable against Integra in accordance with its terms,
except as enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and other 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
Proceedings may be brought.
Section 3.3 Capitalization . As of the
date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Integra consists of
29,000,000 shares of Integra Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, no par value. As of the close of business on
September 11, 2007 (a) 20,649,165 shares of Integra
Common Stock were validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable and (b) no shares of preferred stock were issued
and outstanding. As of the date hereof, except as set forth in this
Section 3.3, shares issued pursuant to the exercise of stock
options or the lapsing of restrictions on restricted stock grants
under Integra’s stock option and incentive plans,
Integra’s dividend reinvestment plan and Integra’s
Shareholder Rights Plan dated as of July 18, 2001, there are no
other shares of capital stock of Integra authorized, issued or
outstanding and there are no outstanding subscriptions, options,
warrants, rights, convertible securities or any other agreements or
commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued
capital stock or other securities of Integra obligating Integra to
issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold,
additional shares of capital stock of Integra or obligating Integra
to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, option, warrant,
right, convertible security or other similar agreement or
commitment. As of the date hereof, there are no voting trusts or
other agreements or understandings to which Integra or any Integra
Subsidiary is a party with respect to the voting of the capital
stock of Integra. All of the shares of Integra Common Stock
included in the Merger Consideration at the Effective Time will be,
when so issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and will not be subject to preemptive rights.
Section 3.4 Subsidiaries . Integra Bank
is the only Significant Subsidiary of Integra. Integra Bank is a
national banking association duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the United States of America and
is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which its
ownership or lease of property or the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except for such
jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on Integra. Integra Bank has the
requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and assets and to carry on its businesses as they
are now being conducted. All outstanding shares of capital stock of
Integra Bank are owned by Integra and are validly issued, fully
paid and (except pursuant to 12 U.S.C. Section 55)
nonassessable, are not subject to preemptive rights and are owned
free and clear of all Liens, claims and encumbrances. There are no
outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, rights, convertible
securities or any other agreements or commitments of any character
relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or other
securities of Integra Bank obligating Integra Bank to issue,
deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold
additional shares of its capital stock or obligating Integra Bank
to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, option, warrant,
right, convertible security or other similar agreement or
commitment.
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Section 3.5 Information in Disclosure Documents,
Registration Statement, Etc. None of the information with
respect to Integra or any of Integra’s Subsidiaries provided
by Integra for inclusion in (a) the registration statement to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) by Integra on Form S-4 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), for the purpose of registering the shares of Integra
Common Stock to be issued in the Merger (the “Registration
Statement”) and (b) the proxy statement of Peoples to be
mailed to the shareholders of Peoples in connection with the Merger
(the “Proxy Statement”) will, in the case of the Proxy
Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time of
the mailing of the Proxy Statement and any amendments or
supplements thereto, and at the time of the Peoples Shareholders
Meeting, or, in the case of the Registration Statement, at the time
it becomes effective, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading. The Registration Statement will comply as to form in
all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 3.6 Consents and Approvals, No Violation
. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Integra nor the consummation by Integra of the transactions
contemplated hereby will (a) conflict with or result in any
breach of any provision of its Articles of Incorporation or
By-laws, (b) violate, conflict with, constitute a default (or
an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or
accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation
of any Lien or other encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets of Integra or any of Integra’s Subsidiaries under, any
of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which Integra or any of Integra’s
Subsidiaries is a party or to which they or any of their respective
properties or assets are subject, except for such violations,
conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or
creations of Liens or other encumbrances, which will not have a
Material Adverse Effect on Integra, or (c) require on the part
of Integra any Consent of or from, or filing with or notification
to, any court, governmental authority or other regulatory or
administrative agency or commission, domestic or foreign (a
“Governmental Entity”), except for (i) filings
pursuant to the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (ii) filing the
Maryland Articles of Merger and the Indiana Articles of Merger,
(iii) filings required under the securities or blue sky laws
of the various states, (iv) filings with, and, if necessary,
approval by, the Federal Reserve Board (the “FRB”) and
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the
“OCC”), or (v) Consents which, if not obtained or
made will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on Integra.
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Section 3.7 Securities Reports; Financial
Statements .
(a) All forms, reports and documents required to be filed by
Integra with the Commission since January 1, 2007 (the
“Integra SEC Reports”), (i) were prepared in
accordance with the requirements of applicable Law and
(ii) did not at the time they were filed contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including,
in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in the Integra
SEC Reports, including any Integra SEC Reports filed after the date
of this Agreement and prior to or on the Closing Date, have been or
will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated
in the notes thereto or required by reason of a concurrent change
to GAAP) and each fairly presents in all material respects the
consolidated financial position of Integra and the Integra
Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the
consolidated results of its operations and cash flows and changes
in financial position for the periods indicated, except that any
unaudited interim financial statements do not contain the footnotes
required by GAAP and were or are subject to normal and recurring
year-end adjustments, which were not or are not expected to be
material in amount, either individually or in the aggregate.
Integra has not had any dispute with any of its auditors regarding
accounting matters or policies during any of its past three (3)
full fiscal years or during the current fiscal year-to-date
requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 304 of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the Commission.
(c) Integra has made available to Peoples a complete and
correct copy of any amendments or modifications which are required
to be filed with the Commission, but have not yet been filed with
the Commission, to (i) Integra SEC Reports filed prior to the
date hereof, and (ii) Contracts which previously have been
filed by Integra with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act
and Exchange Act (together with Integra SEC Reports, the
“Integra SEC Documents”). Integra has timely responded
to all comment letters and other correspondence of the staff of the
Commission relating to the Integra SEC Documents, and the staff has
not advised Integra that any final responses are inadequate,
insufficient or otherwise non-responsive. Integra has made
available to Peoples complete and correct copies of all
correspondence between the Commission, on the one hand, and Integra
and any of the Integra Subsidiaries, on the other hand, with
respect to the Integra SEC Documents. To Integra’s Knowledge,
none of the Integra SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing staff
review or outstanding comment.
(d) Integra and, to Integra’s Knowledge, each of its
officers and directors, are in compliance with and have complied in
all material respects with (i) the applicable provisions of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as amended (“Sarbanes-Oxley”),
and (ii) the applicable listing and corporate governance rules
and regulations of the Nasdaq Global Market. With respect to each
Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and each amendment of any such
report included in the Integra SEC Reports, the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of
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Integra have
made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of
Sarbanes-Oxley at the time of such filing, and the statements
contained in each such certification were true and correct.
Further, Integra has established and maintains “disclosure
controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e)
promulgated under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably designed to
ensure that material information (both financial and non-financial)
relating to Integra and the Integra Subsidiaries required to be
disclosed by Integra in the reports that it files or submits under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the
Commission, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to Integra’s principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, or persons performing similar
functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure and to make the certifications of the principal
executive officer and the principal financial officer of Integra
required by Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley with respect to such
reports. For purposes of this Agreement, “principal executive
officer” and “principal financial officer” shall
have the meanings given to such terms under Sarbanes-Oxley.
(e) Integra has established and maintains a system of internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f)
promulgated under the Exchange Act) (“internal
controls”). To Integra’s Knowledge, based on its
evaluation of internal controls prior to the date hereof, such
internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of Integra’s financial reporting
and the preparation of Integra’s financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Integra has disclosed,
based on its most recent evaluation of internal controls prior to
the date hereof, to Integra’s auditors and audit committee
(i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses known
to Integra in the design or operation of internal controls which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect in a material respect
Integra’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information and (ii) any material fraud known to
Integra that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in internal controls. Integra has made available
to Peoples a summary of any such disclosure regarding material
weaknesses and fraud made by management to Integra’s auditors
and audit committee since December 31, 2004. For purposes of
this Agreement, a “significant deficiency” in internal
controls means a control deficiency that adversely affects an
entity’s ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or
report external financial data reliably in accordance with GAAP. A
“significant deficiency” may be a single deficiency or
a combination of deficiencies that results in more than a remote
likelihood that a misstatement of the annual or interim financial
statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented
or detected. For purposes of this Agreement, a “material
weakness” in internal controls means a deficiency, or a
combination of deficiencies, such that there is a reasonable
possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis.
(f) Except (i) for those liabilities that are fully
reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of
Integra included in Integra’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 30, 2007, and (ii) for
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice since June 30, 2007, neither Integra nor
any Integra Subsidiary has incurred any liability of any nature
whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and
whether due or to become due) that is required to be disclosed on a
balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP that has had, or
would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on
Integra.
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(g) Integra has not been notified by its independent
registered public accounting firm or by the staff of the Commission
that such accounting firm or the staff of the Commission, as the
case may be, is of the view that any financial statement included
in any registration statement filed by Integra under the Securities
Act or any periodic or current report filed by Integra under the
Exchange Act should be restated, or that Integra should modify its
accounting in future periods in a manner that would have, or would
be reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on
Integra.
(h) Since December 31, 2006, none of Integra, the Integra
Subsidiaries, any executive officer of Integra or, to
Integra’s Knowledge, any auditor, accountant or
representative of Integra or the Integra Subsidiaries, has received
or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding
the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or
methods of Integra or the Integra Subsidiaries or their respective
internal controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion
or claim that Integra or any Integra Subsidiary has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices. To Integra’s
Knowledge, no attorney representing Integra or the Integra
Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by Integra or the Integra
Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of
securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by
Integra, any Integra Subsidiary or any of their officers,
directors, employees or agents to Integra or any Integra
Subsidiary’s Board of Directors or any committee thereof or
to any director or officer of Integra or any Integra Subsidiary.
Since December 31, 2006, there have been no internal
investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition
discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of
Integra’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
individuals performing similar functions, general counsel,
Integra’s or any Integra Subsidiary’s Board of
Directors or any committee thereof.
Section 3.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events
. Since December 31, 2006, there has not been any
change in the financial condition, results of operations or
business of Integra and its Subsidiaries which has had or will have
a Material Adverse Effect on Integra.
Section 3.9 Fees . Except for fees paid
and payable to Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., neither
Integra nor any of Integra’s Subsidiaries has paid or will
become obligated to pay any fee or commission to any broker, finder
or intermediary in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
Section 3.10 Financial Resources .
Integra will have sufficient cash available on the Closing Date to
enable it to comply with its obligations to pay the cash portion of
the Merger Consideration and perform its other obligations under
this Agreement.
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Section 3.11 Litigation . There is no
suit, action or Proceeding pending, or, to the Knowledge of
Integra, threatened against or affecting Integra or any Integra
Subsidiary which, if determined adversely to Integra, would be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Integra,
nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or Order of any
Governmental Entity or arbitrator, outstanding against Integra or
any Integra Subsidiary having, or which would reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Integra. Since
January 1, 2004, Integra has continuously maintained fidelity
bonds insuring them against acts of dishonesty and directors’
and officers’ liability insurance policies in such amounts as
are customary, usual and prudent for organizations of their size
and business. To the Knowledge of Integra, there are no facts which
would form the basis of a claim or claims under such bonds or
policies. Integra has no reason to believe that its respective
fidelity or directors’ and officers’ liability coverage
would not be renewed by the carrier on substantially the same terms
as the existing coverage, except for possible premium increases
unrelated to Integra’s past claim experience.
Section 3.12 Compliance with Laws and Orders
. The businesses of Integra and each Integra Subsidiary are
not being conducted in violation of any Law, judgment, Order,
decree, license or permit of any Governmental Entity (including,
without limitation, all statutes, rules and regulations pertaining
to the conduct of the banking business and the exercise of trust
powers), except for violations which individually or in the
aggregate do not, and would not reasonably be expected to, have a
Material Adverse Effect on Integra.
Section 3.13 Environmental Matters . To
the Knowledge of Integra, neither Integra nor any of the Integra
Subsidiaries is in violation of or has any liability, absolute or
contingent, in connection with or under any Environmental Law,
except any such violations or liabilities which would not
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Integra. To the Knowledge of Integra,
none of the Loan Portfolio Properties, Trust Properties and Other
Properties of Integra is in violation of or has any liability,
absolute or contingent, under any Environmental Law or as a result
of the presence of any Hazardous Substances, except any such
violations or liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate,
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Integra. To the
Knowledge of Integra, there are no actions, suits, demands,
notices, claims, investigations or Proceedings pending or
threatened relating to any Loan Portfolio Properties, Trust
Properties and Other Properties of Integra including, without
limitation, any notices, demand letters or requests for information
from any federal or state environmental agency relating to any such
liability under or violation of Environmental Law, which would
impose a liability upon Integra or any Integra Subsidiary pursuant
to any Environmental Law, except such as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Integra.
Section 3.14 Integra Disclosure Letter .
The Integra Disclosure Letter is arranged in a format in which the
disclosures made therein are arranged in sections corresponding to
the numbered and lettered sections and subsections of this
Agreement and the matters expressly disclosed in the Integra
Disclosure Letter shall be specifically limited to the
corresponding representation and warranty to which such disclosure
section relates and no implication or inference shall be made in
any other representation or warranty.
Section 3.15 Notice of Breach or Potential
Breach . Integra shall promptly notify Peoples of
any change, circumstance or event which would cause any of the
representations or warranties made by Integra pursuant to this
Agreement to be untrue as of the date hereof or at the Closing Date
or which prevents Integra from complying with any of its
obligations hereunder. To Integra’s Knowledge, there is no
fact or development which would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Integra which has not been set forth in
this Agreement.
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Section 3.16 Disclosure . No
representation or warranty by Integra in this Agreement, after
giving effect to the disclosures set forth in the Integra
Disclosure Letter, contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits to state a material fact required to be stated herein or
therein or necessary to make any statement herein or therein not
materially misleading. Any claim by Peoples for a breach of
representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation of
Integra hereunder will not be affected by any investigation
conducted by Peoples with respect to, or knowledge acquired (or
capable of being acquired) with respect to, the accuracy or
inaccuracy of or compliance with any such representation, warranty,
covenant, agreement or obligation.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PEOPLES
Except as
disclosed in the Peoples SEC Reports or in the disclosure letter
delivered by Peoples to Integra prior to the execution of this
Agreement (the “Peoples Disclosure Letter”), which
shall set forth items of disclosure with specific reference to the
particular Section or subsection of this Agreement to which the
information in the Peoples Disclosure Letter relates, Peoples
hereby represents and warrants to Integra as follows:
Section 4.1 Corporate Organization .
Peoples is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in Ohio and each
other jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or
the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except for such jurisdictions in which the failure to be
so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Peoples.
Peoples is registered as a savings and loan holding company under
the HOLA. Peoples has the requisite corporate power and authority
to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted. Peoples has heretofore
delivered to Integra true and complete copies of its Articles of
Incorporation and By-laws as currently in effect. The minute books
of Peoples and each of Peoples Subsidiaries contain complete and
correct records of all material matters approved at all meetings
of, and all corporate actions taken by, their respective
shareholders and Boards of Directors (including committees of their
respective Boards of Directors).
Section 4.2 Authority . Peoples has the
requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, subject to the Required Peoples Vote. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein have been duly approved by the Board of
Directors of Peoples and no other corporate proceedings on the part
of Peoples are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to
consummate the transactions so contemplated other than the Required
Peoples Vote. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by, and constitutes valid and binding obligations of, Peoples,
enforceable against Peoples in accordance with its terms, except as
the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and
other 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 Proceedings may be
brought.
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Section 4.3 Capitalization . As of the
date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Peoples consists of
15,000,000 shares of Peoples Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of
voting preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share (the
“Peoples Preferred Stock”). As of the close of business
on September 11, 2007, 4,829,699 shares of Peoples Common
Stock were validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable, and no shares of Peoples Preferred Stock were
outstanding. As of the date of this Agreement and except for the
Unexercised Options and outstanding awards under the 2001 and 2004
Recognition and Retention Plans (the “Recognition
Plans”), there are no shares of capital stock of Peoples
authorized, issued or outstanding and there are no outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, rights, convertible securities or
any other agreements or commitments of any character relating to
the issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of Peoples
obligating Peoples to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be
issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock of
Peoples or obligating Peoples to grant, extend or enter into any
subscription, option, warrant, right, convertible security or other
similar agreement or commitment. Except for the Shareholders
Agreement, there are no shareholder agreements, voting trusts or
other agreements or understandings to which Peoples or any Peoples
Subsidiary is a party with respect to the transfer or voting of the
capital stock of Peoples. As of the close of business on
September 11, 2007, there were 256,777 Unexercised Options
outstanding, for which adequate shares of Peoples Common Stock have
been reserved for issuance under Peoples Option Plans. As of the
close of business on September 11, 2007, there were 17,477
unvested awards outstanding, for which adequate shares of Peoples
Common Stock have been reserved for issuance under the Recognition
Plans. The Peoples Disclosure Letter sets forth for each of the
outstanding Unexercised Options and unvested awards, the holder,
the date and, as applicable, the exercise price or issue
price.
Section 4.4 Subsidiaries . The list of
subsidiaries in the Peoples Disclosure Letter sets forth the name
and state of incorporation of each subsidiary of Peoples
(collectively, the “Peoples Subsidiaries” and each a
“Peoples Subsidiary”). Peoples Bank is the only
Significant Subsidiary of Peoples and the only Peoples Subsidiary
which is a financial institution. Peoples Bank is a
federally-chartered stock savings bank duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States
of America. Each Peoples Subsidiary, other than Peoples Bank, is a
corporation or other business entity duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and is duly qualified
to do business as a foreign corporation or foreign business entity
in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or
the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except for such jurisdictions in which the failure to be
so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Peoples.
Each Peoples Subsidiary has the requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and
to carry on its businesses as they are now being conducted. Except
as set forth in the Peoples Disclosure Letter, all outstanding
shares of capital stock of each Peoples Subsidiary are
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owned by Peoples or another Peoples Subsidiary and are validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are not subject to preemptive
rights and are owned free and clear of all Liens, claims and
encumbrances. There are no outstanding subscriptions, options,
warrants, rights, convertible securities or any other agreements or
commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued
capital stock or other securities of any Peoples Subsidiary
obligating any Peoples Subsidiary to issue, deliver or sell, or
cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of its
capital stock or obligating any Peoples Subsidiary to grant, extend
or enter into any subscription, option, warrant, right, convertible
security or other similar agreement or commitment.
Section 4.5 Information in Disclosure Documents,
Registration Statement, Etc. None of the information with
respect to Peoples or any Peoples Subsidiary provided by Peoples
for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement
will, in the case of the Proxy Statement or any amendments or
supplements thereto, at the time of the mailing of the Proxy
Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto, and at the
time of the Peoples Shareholders Meeting, or, in the case of the
Registration Statement, at the time it becomes effective, contain
any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply as
to form in all material respects with the provisions of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
Section 4.6 Consent and Approvals; No Violation
. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Peoples nor the consummation by Peoples of the transactions
contemplated hereby will (a) conflict with or result in any
breach of any provision of its Articles of Incorporation or
By-laws, (b) violate, conflict with, constitute a default (or
an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default) under, result in the termination of,
accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation
of any Lien or other encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets of Peoples or any Peoples Subsidiary under, any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which Peoples or any Peoples Subsidiary
is a party or to which they or any of their respective properties
or assets are subject, except for such violations, conflicts,
breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or creations of
Liens or other encumbrances which will not have a Material Adverse
Effect on Peoples or (c) require on the part of Peoples any
Consent of or from, or filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Entity, except (i) filing the Maryland Articles
of Merger and the Indiana Articles of Merger, (ii) notices to the
Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) and the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or
(iii) Consents, filings or notifications which, if not
obtained or made will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect on Peoples.
Section 4.7 Securities Reports; Financial
Statements .
(a) All forms, reports and documents required to be filed by
Peoples with the Commission since January 1, 2007 (the
“Peoples SEC Reports”), (x) were prepared in
accordance with the requirements of applicable Law and (y) did
not at the time they were filed contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
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(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including,
in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in the Peoples
SEC Reports, including any Peoples SEC Reports filed after the date
of this Agreement and prior to or on the Closing Date (the
“Peoples Financial Statements”), have been or will be
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the
notes thereto or required by reason of a concurrent change to GAAP)
and each fairly presents in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of Peoples and the Peoples Subsidiaries as of
the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their
operations and cash flows and changes in financial position for the
periods indicated, except that any unaudited interim financial
statements do not contain the footnotes required by GAAP and were
or are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, which
were not or are not expected to be material in amount, either
individually or in the aggregate. Peoples has not had any dispute
with any of its auditors regarding accounting matters or policies
during any of its past three (3) full fiscal years or during
the current fiscal year-to-date requiring disclosure pursuant to
Item 304 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the
Commission.
(c) Peoples has made available to Integra a complete and
correct copy of any amendments or modifications which are required
to be filed with the Commission, but have not yet been filed with
the Commission, to (i) Peoples SEC Reports filed prior to the
date hereof, and (ii) Contracts which previously have been
filed by Peoples with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act
and Exchange Act (together with Peoples SEC Reports, the
“Peoples SEC Documents”). Peoples has timely responded
to all comment letters and other correspondence of the staff of the
Commission relating to the Peoples SEC Documents, and the staff has
not advised Peoples that any final responses are inadequate,
insufficient or otherwise non-responsive. Peoples has made
available to Integra complete and correct copies of all
correspondence between the Commission, on the one hand, and Peoples
and any of the Peoples Subsidiaries, on the other hand, with
respect to the Peoples SEC Documents and prior to the date hereof
and will, reasonably promptly following the receipt thereof, make
available to Integra any such correspondence sent or received after
the date hereof. To Peoples’ Knowledge, none of the Peoples
SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing staff review or outstanding
comment.
(d) Peoples and, to Peoples’ Knowledge, each of its
officers and directors, are in compliance with and have complied in
all material respects with (i) the applicable provisions of
Sarbanes-Oxley, and (ii) the applicable listing and corporate
governance rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Global Market. With
respect to each Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and each
amendment of any such report included in the Peoples SEC Reports,
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Peoples
have made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906
of Sarbanes-Oxley at the time of such filing, and the statements
contained in each such certification were true and correct.
Further, Peoples has established and maintains “disclosure
controls and procedures” that are reasonably designed to
ensure that material information (both financial and non-
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financial)
relating to Peoples and the Peoples Subsidiaries required to be
disclosed by Peoples in the reports that it files or submits under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the
Commission, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to Peoples’ principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, or persons performing similar
functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure and to make the certifications of the principal
executive officer and the principal financial officer of Peoples
required by Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley with respect to such
reports.
(e) Peoples Bank has established and maintains adequate
internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, and for
complying with laws, in accordance with 12 C.F.R. § 363.2.
Management has assessed the effectiveness of such internal control
structure and procedures for financial reporting as of
December 31, 2006, and BKD, LLP, has attested to, and reported
separately on, management’s assertion of the effectiveness of
Peoples Bank’s internal control structure and procedures for
financial reporting.
(f) Except (i) for those liabilities that are fully
reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of
Peoples included in Peoples’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 30, 2007, and (ii) for
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice since June 30, 2007, neither Peoples nor
any Peoples Subsidiary has incurred any liability of any nature
whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and
whether due or to become due) that is required to be disclosed on a
balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP that has had, or
would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on
Peoples.
(g) Peoples has not been notified by its independent
registered public accounting firm or by the staff of the Commission
that such accounting firm or the staff of the Commission, as the
case may be, is of the view that any financial statement included
in any registration statement filed by Peoples under the Securities
Act or any periodic or current report filed by Peoples under the
Exchange Act should be restated, or that Peoples should modify its
accounting in future periods in a manner that would have, or would
be reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on
Peoples.
(h) Since December 31, 2006, none of Peoples, the Peoples
Subsidiaries, any executive officer of Peoples or, to
Peoples’ Knowledge, any auditor, accountant or representative
of Peoples or the Peoples Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise
had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion
or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or
auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Peoples
or the Peoples Subsidiaries or their respective internal controls,
including any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that
Peoples or any Peoples Subsidiary has engaged in questionable
accounting or auditing practices. To Peoples’ Knowledge, no
attorney representing Peoples or the Peoples Subsidiaries, whether
or not employed by Peoples or the Peoples Subsidiaries, has
reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws,
breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Peoples, any
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Peoples
Subsidiary or any of their officers, directors, employees or agents
to Peoples’ or any Peoples Subsidiary’s Board of
Directors or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of
Peoples or any Peoples Subsidiary. Since December 31, 2006,
there have been no internal investigations regarding accounting or
revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the
direction of Peoples’ Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, individuals performing similar functions,
general counsel, the Peoples’ or any Peoples
Subsidiary’s Board of Directors or any committee
thereof.
Section 4.8 Taxes . Peoples and the
Peoples Subsidiaries have timely filed all Tax Returns required to
be filed by them on or prior to the date of this Agreement (all
such Tax Returns being accurate and complete in all material
respects), and Peoples and the Peoples Subsidiaries have timely
paid and discharged all Taxes due in connection with or with
respect to the filing of such Tax Returns, except such as are not
yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
Proceedings and with respect to which Peoples is maintaining
reserves adequate for their payment. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean
taxes, charges, fees, levies and other governmental assessments and
impositions of any kind payable to any governmental authority,
including, without limitation, (a) income, franchise, profits,
gross receipts, estimated, ad valorem, value-added, sales, use,
service, real or personal property, capital stock, license,
payroll, withholding, disability, employment, social security,
worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation, utility,
severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation, premiums,
windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, (b) customs
duties, imposts, charges, levies or other similar assessments of
any kind, and (c) interest, penalties and additions to tax
imposed with respect thereto; and “Tax Returns” shall
mean returns, reports and information statements with respect to
Taxes required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service
(“IRS”) or any other Governmental Entity, including,
without limitation, consolidated, combined and unitary tax returns.
For purposes of this Section 4.8, references to Peoples and
the Peoples Subsidiaries include former subsidiaries of Peoples for
the periods during which any such Persons were owned, directly or
indirectly, by Peoples. Neither the IRS nor any other Governmental
Entity is now asserting, either through audits, administrative
Proceedings or court Proceedings, any deficiency or claim for
additional Taxes from Peoples or the Peoples Subsidiaries. Neither
Peoples nor any of the Peoples Subsidiaries has granted any waiver
of any statute of limitations with respect to, or any extension of
a period for the assessment of, any Tax. Except for statutory liens
for current Taxes not yet due, there are no material Tax Liens on
any assets of Peoples or any of the Peoples Subsidiaries. Neither
Peoples nor any of the Peoples Subsidiaries has received a ruling
or entered into an agreement with the IRS or any other Governmental
Entity with respect to Taxes that would have a Material Adverse
Effect on Peoples. Except as set forth in the Peoples Disclosure
Letter, no agreements relating to allocating or sharing of Taxes
exist among Peoples and the Peoples Subsidiaries and no Tax
indemnities given by Peoples or the Peoples Subsidiaries in
connection with a sale of stock or assets remain in effect. Neither
Peoples nor any of the Peoples Subsidiaries is required to include
in income either (i) any amount in respect of any adjustment
under Section 481 of the Code or (ii) any installment
sale gain. Neither Peoples nor any of the Peoples Subsidiaries
(A) is a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or
unitary group, other than one of which Peoples was the common
parent, or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person
(other than Peoples and the Peoples Subsidiaries) under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of
state or local Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract or
otherwise.
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Section 4.9 Employee Plans .
Section 4.9 of the Peoples Disclosure Letter lists all
employee benefit, welfare, bonus, deferred compensation, pension,
profit sharing, stock option, employee stock ownership, consulting,
severance, or fringe benefit plans, formal or informal, written or
oral and all trust agreements related thereto, relating to any
present or former directors, officers or employees of Peoples or
the Peoples Subsidiaries (“Peoples Employee Plans”).
All Peoples Employee Plans have been maintained, operated, and
administered in substantial compliance with their terms and
currently comply, and have at all relevant times complied, in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1934, as amended
(“ERISA”), the Code, and any other applicable Laws.
With respect to each Peoples Employee Plan which is a pension plan
(as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), each pension plan as
amended (and any trust relating thereto) intended to be a qualified
plan under Section 401(a) of the Code either (a) has been
determined by the IRS to be so qualified, (b) is the subject
of a pending application for such determination that was timely
filed, or (c) may still be submitted for such determination as an
on-cycle filing under Revenue Procedure 2005-66. None of Peoples,
any of the Peoples Subsidiaries, or any entity considered one
employer with any of them under Section 4001 of ERISA or
Section 414 of the Code has ever established or maintained a
pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or has ever been a
participating employer in a “multiemployer plan” within
the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA or a “multiple
employer plan” within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the
Code. Each Peoples Employee Plan subject to Section 409A of the
Code has been operated in good faith compliance with Code
Section 409A since January 1, 2005. There is no basis for
any Person to assert that Peoples or any of the Peoples
Subsidiaries has an obligation to institute any employee plan or
any such other arrangement, agreement or plan. Except for the
Peoples Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”)
and the Recognition Plans, no Peoples Employee Plan (or a related
trust) holds any stock or other securities of Peoples or any
related Person or Affiliate. Neither Peoples nor a Peoples
Subsidiary has used any insurance policy to provide funding for a
Peoples Employee Plan. Except as set forth in the Peoples
Disclosure Letter, neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will
(i) constitute a stated triggering event under any Peoples
Employee Plan that will result in any payment (whether pay or
otherwise) becoming due from Peoples or any of the Peoples
Subsidiaries to any present or former officer, employee, director,
shareholder, consultant or dependent of any of the foregoing or
(ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase
the amount of compensation due, to any present or former officer,
employee, director, shareholder, consultant, or dependent of any of
the foregoing. Except as set forth in the Peoples Disclosure
Letter, neither Peoples nor any of the Peoples Subsidiaries has any
obligations for retiree health or life insurance benefits under any
Peoples Employee Plan. There are no restrictions on the rights of
Peoples or any of the Peoples Subsidiaries to amend or terminate
any such Peoples Employee Plan without incurring any liability
thereunder, except as provided in such plans or under applicable
law.
Section 4.10 Material Contracts . Except
as set forth in the Peoples Disclosure Letter, neither Peoples nor
any Peoples Subsidiary is a party to, or is bound or affected by,
or receives benefits under (a) any employment, severance,
termination, consulting or retirement agreement (collectively,
“Benefit Agreements”) providing for aggregate payments
to any Person in any calendar year in excess of $50,000,
(b) any material agreement, indenture or other instrument
relating to the borrowing of money by Peoples or any Peoples
Subsidiary or the guarantee by Peoples or any Peoples Subsidiary of
any such obligation (other than trade payables and
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instruments relating to transactions entered into in the ordinary
course of business) or (c) any other Contract or agreement or
amendment thereto that Peoples should have filed as an exhibit to a
Form 10-K or (after August 23, 2004) a Form 8-K filed with the
Commission as of the date of this Agreement (collectively, the
“Peoples Contracts”). Neither Peoples nor any Peoples
Subsidiary is in default under any Peoples Contract, which default
is reasonably likely to have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Peoples, and there has not
occurred any event that with the lapse of time or the giving of
notice or both would constitute such a default.
Section 4.11 Absence of Certain Changes or
Events . Since December 31, 2006, there has not
been any change in the financial condition, results of operations
or business of Peoples or any Peoples Subsidiary which has had or
is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Peoples.
Section 4.12 Litigation . There is no
suit, action or Proceeding pending, or, to the Knowledge of
Peoples, threatened against or affecting Peoples or any Peoples
Subsidiary which, if determined adversely to Peoples, would be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Peoples,
nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or Order of any
Governmental Entity or arbitrator, outstanding against Peoples or
any Peoples Subsidiary having, or which would reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Peoples. Since
January 1, 2004, Peoples and Peoples Bank have continuously
maintained fidelity bonds insuring them against acts of dishonesty
and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
policies in such amounts as are customary, usual and prudent for
organizations of their size and business. Except as set forth in
the Peoples Disclosure Letter, to the Knowledge of Peoples and
Peoples Bank, there are no facts which would form the basis of a
claim or claims under such bonds or policies. Neither Peoples nor
Peoples Bank has reason to believe that its respective fidelity or
directors’ and officers’ liability coverage would not
be renewed by the carrier on substantially the same terms as the
existing coverage, except for possible premium increases unrelated
to Peoples’ past claim experience.
Section 4.13 Compliance with Laws and Orders
. The businesses of Peoples and each Peoples Subsidiary are
not being conducted in violation of any Law, judgment, Order,
decree, license or permit of any Governmental Entity (including,
without limitation, in the case of Peoples Bank, all statutes,
rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct of the banking
business and the exercise of trust powers), except for violations
which individually or in the aggregate do not, and would not
reasonably be expected to, have a Material Adverse Effect on
Peoples.
Section 4.14 Agreements with Bank Regulators,
Etc .
(a) Neither Peoples nor any of the Peoples Subsidiaries is
subject to and, to Peoples’ Knowledge, there are no facts
and/or circumstances in existence that will result in Peoples or
any of the Peoples Subsidiaries becoming subject to, any written
Order, agreement, memorandum of understanding or similar
arrangement with, or a commitment letter or similar submission to,
or extraordinary supervisory letter from, or has adopted any
extraordinary board resolutions at the request of, any Governmental
Entity charged with the supervision or regulation of financial
institutions or issuers of securities or
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engaged in the
insurance of deposits or the supervision or regulation of it or any
of the Peoples Subsidiaries, except for the agreement dated
March 21, 2007, with the OTS (the “OTS
Agreement”). No Governmental Entity has advised Peoples or
any Peoples Subsidiaries in writing or, to Peoples’
Knowledge, otherwise advised that it is contemplating issuing or
requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or
requesting) any such Order, agreement, memorandum of understanding
or extraordinary supervisory letter or any such board resolutions,
nor, to Peoples’ Knowledge, has any Governmental Entity
commenced an investigation in connection therewith. To
Peoples’ Knowledge, Peoples is in compliance with the OTS
Agreement and will use its best efforts to remain in compliance
through the Closing Date. Subject to approval by the OTS, Peoples
shall hereafter furnish Integra with copies of all reports and
correspondence sent by Peoples to the OTS relating to the OTS
Agreement.
(b) Peoples is not aware of, has not been advised of, and has
no reason to believe in the existence of, any facts or
circumstances which would cause it or any of the Peoples
Subsidiaries to be deemed to be (i) operating in violation of
The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended (the “Bank
Secrecy Act”), the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended (the “Patriot
Act”), the laws and regulations promulgated and administered
by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”), any
Order issued with respect to anti-money laundering by the United
States Department of Justice or the United States Department of
Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
(“FinCEN”), any Order issued by OFAC, or any other
applicable anti-money laundering Laws; or (ii) not in
satisfactory compliance with the applicable privacy and customer
information requirements contained in any privacy, data protection
or security breach notification Laws, including, without
limitation, Title V of the Gramm Leach Bliley Act and the
provisions of the information security program adopted pursuant to
12 C.F.R Part 40. Peoples is not aware of any facts or
circumstances which would cause it to believe that any non-public
customer information has been disclosed to or accessed by an
unauthorized third Person in a manner which would cause it or any
of the Peoples Subsidiaries to undertake any remedial action.
Peoples (or where appropriate a Peoples Subsidiary) has adopted and
implemented an anti-money laundering program that contains adequate
and appropriate customer identification verification procedures
that comply with Section 326 of the Patriot Act and such
anti-money laundering program meets the requirements in all
material respects of Section 352 of the Patriot Act and it (or
such other of the Peoples Subsidiaries) has complied in all
respects with any requirements to file reports and other necessary
documents as required by the Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act or
any other anti-money laundering Laws.
Section 4.15 Fees . Except for fees paid
and payable to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. neither Peoples
nor any Peoples Subsidiary has paid or will become obligated to pay
any fee (including any break-up or termination fee) or commission
to any broker, finder, intermediary or any other person in
connection with, or as a result of, the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
Section 4.16 Vote Required . The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Peoples Common Stock entitled to vote thereon (the
“Required Peoples Vote”) is the only vote of the
holders of any class or series of Peoples capital stock necessary
to approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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Section 4.17 Environmental Matters . To
the Knowledge of Peoples, neither Peoples nor any of the Peoples
Subsidiaries is in violation of or has any liability, absolute or
contingent, in connection with or under any Environmental Law,
except any such violations or liabilities which would not
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Peoples. To the Knowledge of Peoples,
none of the Loan Portfolio Properties, Trust Properties and Other
Properties of Peoples or any of the Peoples Subsidiaries is in
violation of or has any liability, absolute or contingent, under
any Environmental Law or as a result of the presence of any
Hazardous Substances, except any such violations or liabilities
which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on Peoples. To the Knowledge of Peoples, there are
no actions, suits, demands, notices, claims, investigations or
Proceedings pending or threatened relating to any Loan Portfolio
Properties, Trust Properties and Other Properties of Peoples
including, without limitation, any notices, demand letters or
requests for information from any federal or state environmental
agency relating to any such liability under or violation of
Environmental Law, which would impose a liability upon Peoples or
any Peoples Subsidiary pursuant to any Environmental Law, except
such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect on Peoples. Peoples has provided Integra
with a completed and accurate environmental questionnaire in the
form provided by Integra for all property owned, leased or operated
by Peoples or any Peoples Subsidiary and used in or held for future
use in Peoples’ business activities (other than space in
retail and similar establishments leased or operated for automatic
teller machines). Section 4.17 of the Peoples Disclosure
Letter sets forth any such real property for which there is an
affirmative response to any question in such questionnaire.
Section 4.18 Labor . Neither Peoples nor
any of the Peoples Subsidiaries is engaged in, or has engaged in,
any unfair labor practice. There is no labor strike, dispute,
slowdown or stoppage actually pending, or, to the Knowledge of
Peoples, threatened, against or directly affecting Peoples or the
Peoples Subsidiaries. No union is currently certified, there is no
union representation question, and no union or other organizational
activity that would be subject to the National Labor Relations Act
(29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.) exists or, to the Knowledge of
Peoples, is threatened. No grievance or arbitration proceeding
arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements is pending
and no claims therefore exist, or to the Knowledge of Peoples, are
threatened. No collective bargaining agreement exists which is
binding on Peoples and/or the Peoples Subsidiaries. Neither Peoples
nor any of the Peoples Subsidiaries has experienced any material
work stoppage or other material labor difficulty. Neither Peoples
nor any of the Peoples Subsidiaries is delinquent in any payments
to any current or former officers, directors, employees or
independent contractor for any wages, salaries, commissions,
bonuses, benefits or other compensation for any services performed
by them or amounts required to be reimbursed to them.
Section 4.19 Material Interests of Certain
Persons . No officer or director of Peoples, or any
“associate” of any such officer or director, has any
material interest in any material Contract or property (real or
personal), tangible or intangible, used in or pertaining to the
business of Peoples or any of the Peoples Subsidiaries. No related
person of Peoples or Peoples Bank (as such term is defined in
Instruction 1 to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the
Exchange Act) has been involved in any transaction or any currently
proposed transaction with Peoples or any Peoples Subsidiary in
which such
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