AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

EXECUTION COPY

Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

CARDINAL MERGER CO.

AND

COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.

DATED AS OF OCTOBER 2, 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I THE MERGER			1
1.1. The Merger			1
1.2. Effective Time			1
1.3. Effects of the Merger			1
1.4. Closing of the Merger			2
1.5. Certificate of Incorporation			2
1.6. Bylaws			2
1.7. Board of Directors			2
1.8. Officers			2
ARTICLE II CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE PROCEDURES			2
2.1. Effect on Company Common Stock			2
2.2. No Fractional Shares			3
2.3. Merger Sub Capital Stock; Issuance of Surviving Company Common Stock			3
2.4. Treatment of Options and Other Stock Based Awards			4
2.5. Reservation of Right to Revise Structure			5
2.6. Withholding			5
2.7. Certain Adjustments			5
ARTICLE III EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES FOR MERGER CONSIDERATION			6
3.1. Parent to Make Merger Consideration Available			6
3.2. Exchange of Certificates			6
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY			7
4.1. Corporate Organization			7
4.2. Capitalization			9
4.3. Authority; No Violation			11
4.4. Consents and Approvals			12
4.5. SEC Documents; Other Reports; Internal Controls			12
4.6. Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities			14
4.7. Broker’s Fees			14
4.8. Absence of Certain Changes or Events			14
4.9. Legal Proceedings			15
4.10. Taxes			16
4.11. Employees; Employee Benefit Plans			17
4.12. Board Approval; Shareholder Vote Required			19
4.13. Compliance With Applicable Law			20
4.14. Certain Contracts			21
4.15. Agreements With Regulatory Agencies			22
4.16. Company Information			23

4.17. Title to Property			23
4.18. Insurance			24
4.19. Environmental Liability			24
4.20. Opinion Of Financial Advisor			25
4.21. Intellectual Property			25
4.22. Loan Matters			25
4.23. Transactions with Affiliates			26
4.24. Community Reinvestment Act Compliance			26
4.25. Labor Matters			27
4.26. Derivative Instruments and Transactions			27
4.27. Approvals			28
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT			28
5.1. Corporate Organization			28
5.2. Capitalization			28
5.3. Authority; No Violation			29
5.4. Consents and Approvals			30
5.5. SEC Documents; Other Reports; Internal Controls			31
5.6. Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities			32
5.7. Broker’s Fees			32
5.8. Absence of Certain Changes or Events			32
5.9. Legal Proceedings			33
5.10. Board Approval; No Shareholder Vote Required			33
5.11. Compliance With Applicable Law			33
5.12. Agreements With Regulatory Agencies			33
5.13. Financing			34
5.14. Parent Information			34
5.15. Approvals			34
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS			34
6.1. Conduct of Business Prior to the Effective Time			34
6.2. Company Forbearances			34
6.3. No Fundamental Parent Changes			38
6.4. Company Dividends			39
ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS			39
7.1. Regulatory Matters			39
7.2. Access to Information			40
7.3. Shareholder Approval			41
7.4. Acquisition Proposals			42
7.5. Reasonable Best Efforts			44
7.6. Affiliates			44
7.7. Employees; Employee Benefit Plans			45
7.8. Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance			47

7.9. Advice of Changes			49
7.10. Financial Statements and Other Current Information			49
7.11. Stock Exchange Listing			49
7.12. Takeover Laws			49
7.13. Stockholder Litigation			50
7.14. Transition Committee			50
7.15. DRIP and Purchase Plan			50
7.16. Investment Portfolio Management			50
7.17. Sale of Commerce Banc Insurance Services, Inc.			51
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT			51
8.1. Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger			51
8.2. Conditions to Obligations of Parent			52
8.3. Conditions to Obligations of the Company			52
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION			53
9.1. Termination			53
9.2. Effect of Termination			54
ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS			55
10.1. Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements			55
10.2. Amendment			55
10.3. Extension; Waiver			55
10.4. Expenses			56
10.5. Notices			56
10.6. Interpretation			57
10.7. Counterparts			57
10.8. Entire Agreement			57
10.9. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial			57
10.10. Specific Performance			58
10.11. Severability			59
10.12. Publicity			59
10.13. Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries			59
10.14. Construction			59

Exhibit A            Form of Affiliate Letter

INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

Acquisition Proposal			43
Advisers Act			21
affiliate			26
Agreement			1
Bank Subsidiaries			9
BHC Act			8
Business Day			2
Canadian GAAP			8
CBIS			9
Certificate of Merger			1
Certificates			6
Change in Company Recommendation			41
Closing			2
Closing Date			2
Code			4
Commerce Bank			9
Commerce North			9
Company			1
Company Board Approval			19
Company Common Stock			2
Company Confidentiality Agreement			41
Company Contract			22
Company Disclosure Schedule			7
Company Eligible Employees			45
Company Employees			18
Company Option			4
Company Preferred Stock			9
Company Recommendation			41
Company Regulatory Agreement			23
Company Reports			12
Company Shareholders Meeting			41
Company Stock Incentive Plans			5
Consent Order			15
control			26
Conversion Rate			3
CRA			26
Derivative Transaction			27
DRIP and Purchase Plan			4
Effective Time			1
Employment Agreements			45
End Date			53
Environmental Laws			24
Equity Pool Amount			46
ERISA			17
ERISA Affiliate			18
Exchange Act			13
Exchange Agent			6
Exchange Ratio			3
FDIC			9
FHLB			9
Form F-4			12
Governmental Entity			12
Hazardous Substances			24
HSR Act			12
incentive stock options			4
Indemnified Parties			47
Injunction			51
Insider			15
Insider-Related Parties			15
Insurance Amount			48
IntermediateCo			3
Investment Company Act			21
knowledge			57
Law			11
Liens			10
Loans			25
Material Adverse Effect			8
Merger			1
Merger Consideration			3
Merger Sub			1
NJBCA			1
Notice Period			42

OCC			15
Parent			1
Parent Common Shares			3
Parent Confidentiality Agreement			41
Parent Disclosure Schedule			28
Parent Options			4
Parent Preferred Shares			28
Parent Process Agent			58
Parent Regulatory Agreement			33
Parent Reports			31
Pennsylvania Commerce			9
person			57
Plans			18
Proprietary Rights			25
Proxy Statement/Prospectus			12
Representatives			42
Required Company Vote			19
Requisite Regulatory Approvals			51
SEC			10
Securities Act			13
Severance Plan			45
Significant Subsidiaries			9
Specified Orders			22
Specified Regulatory Matters			15
Stock Option Exchange Ratio			4
Subsidiary			9
Superior Proposal			43
Surviving Company			1
Tax			17
Tax Return			17
Taxes			17
TD Banknorth Plans			45
Termination Payment			54
Topco			3
Transition Committee			50
U.S. GAAP			8

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

          This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of October 2, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among The Toronto-Dominion Bank, a Canadian chartered bank (“ Parent ”), Cardinal Merger Co., a New Jersey corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”) and Commerce Bancorp, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “ Company ”).

          WHEREAS, the parties intend that Merger Sub be merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “ Merger ”); and

          WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the Merger and related transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and declared the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby to be advisable, (ii) approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) agreed to submit this Agreement for approval by the Company’s shareholders at the Company Shareholders Meeting and to recommend that the shareholders of the Company approve this Agreement at the Company Shareholders Meeting.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
THE MERGER

     1.1. The Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in accordance with the New Jersey Business Corporation Act (the “ NJBCA ”), at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. The Company shall be the surviving corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “ Surviving Company ”) in the Merger, and shall continue its corporate existence under the Laws of the State of New Jersey.

     1.2. Effective Time . On the Closing Date, the Company and Merger Sub shall cause the Merger to be consummated by executing, delivering and filing a certificate of merger (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Commercial Recording in accordance with the relevant provisions of the NJBCA and other applicable New Jersey Law and shall make such other filings or recordings required under the NJBCA in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Commercial Recording, or at such later date or time as may be agreed by Parent and the Company in writing and specified in the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the NJBCA (such time as the Merger becomes effective is referred to herein as the “ Effective Time ”).

     1.3. Effects of the Merger . At and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in the NJBCA.

     1.4. Closing of the Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) will take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on (i) the date that is the third Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in Article VIII hereof, other than conditions which by their terms are to be satisfied at Closing, or (ii) such other date or time as the parties may mutually agree (the date on which the Closing occurs, the “ Closing Date ”). The Closing shall be held at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, unless another place is agreed upon by the parties. For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Business Day ” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banking organizations in New York, New York, U.S.A. or Toronto, Ontario, Canada are required or authorized by Law to be closed.

     1.5. Certificate of Incorporation . The certificate of incorporation, as amended, of the Company, as in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated as of the Effective Time so as to read in its entirety in the form of the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and as so amended and restated shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Company following the Merger until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and of applicable Law.

     1.6. Bylaws . The bylaws of the Company, as in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated as of the Effective Time so as to read in their entirety in the form of the bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and as so amended and restated shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Company and of applicable Law.

     1.7. Board of Directors . The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Company as of the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Company as amended as of the Effective Time, until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed (as the case may be) and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.

     1.8. Officers . The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Company as of the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Company as amended as of the Effective Time, until their respective successors are duly appointed, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.

ARTICLE II
CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE PROCEDURES

     2.1. Effect on Company Common Stock . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (the “ Company Common Stock ”):

          (a) All shares of Company Common Stock that are (i) owned directly by the Company as treasury stock, (ii) owned directly by Parent or (iii) owned directly by Merger Sub or any entity of which Merger Sub is a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary (other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), shares in trust accounts, managed accounts and the like for the benefit of customers or shares held in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted) shall be cancelled and retired and no common shares, no par value per share, of Parent (“ Parent Common Shares ”), cash or other consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor. All shares of Company Common Stock that are owned by any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company or by any wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (other than any Subsidiary of Parent described in Section 2.1(a)(iii) above), other than shares in trust accounts, managed accounts and the like for the benefit of customers or shares held in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted, shall remain outstanding, and no Parent Common Shares, cash or other consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.

          (b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(a) , and subject to Section 2.2 , each share of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive (i) 0.4142 Parent Common Shares (the “ Exchange Ratio ”), and (ii) an amount in cash equal to $10.50. For the purposes of this Agreement, the “ Merger Consideration ” means the right to receive the consideration described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence pursuant to the Merger with respect to each share of Company Common Stock (together with any cash in lieu of fractional shares as specified in Section 2.2 below).

     2.2. No Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither certificates nor scrip for fractional Parent Common Shares shall be issued in the Merger. Each holder of Company Common Stock who otherwise would have been entitled to a fraction of a Parent Common Share shall receive in lieu thereof cash (without interest) in an amount determined by multiplying the fractional share interest to which such holder would otherwise be entitled (after taking into account all shares of Company Common Stock owned by such holder at the Effective Time to be converted into Parent Common Shares) by the average of the daily volume weighted average prices of Parent Common Shares based on information reported by the Toronto Stock Exchange as reported in The Toronto Stock Exchange Daily Record (with each such trading day’s applicable price converted into United States dollars using the spot exchange rate reported with respect to such day by The Wall Street Journal (or such other publication as may be mutually agreed to by Parent and the Company) (such conversion rate, the “ Conversion Rate ”)), for the five trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date. No such holder shall be entitled to dividends, voting rights or any other rights in respect of any fractional share.

     2.3. Merger Sub Capital Stock; Issuance of Surviving Company Common Stock . (a) Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one fully paid and nonassessable share of redeemable preferred stock of the Surviving Company.

          (b) In exchange for, and in consideration of, (i) Parent causing its wholly owned subsidiary, Cardinal Intermediate Co. (“ IntermediateCo ”), which as of the date hereof owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cardinal Top Co. (“ TopCo ”), to deliver the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1 , and

(ii) the payment of $10.00 by IntermediateCo to the Surviving Company, the Surviving Company will issue to IntermediateCo at the Effective Time 1,000 (or such other number as is agreed by the Surviving Company and IntermediateCo) fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of the Surviving Company.

     2.4. Treatment of Options and Other Stock Based Awards . (a) At the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (a “ Company Option ”) issued pursuant to any Company Stock Incentive Plan shall be fully vested and shall be assumed by Parent and shall be honored by Parent in accordance with its terms (as modified as provided herein) following its conversion in the Merger into options to purchase Parent Common Shares (“ Parent Options ”). From and after the Effective Time, each Company Option shall be deemed to constitute an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Option, a number of Parent Common Shares equal to the product of (I) the number of shares of Company Common Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Company Option and (II) 0.5522 (the “ Stock Option Exchange Ratio ”), rounded down, if necessary, to the nearest whole share, at a price per share equal to (y) the exercise price per share of the shares of Company Common Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Company Option, divided by (z) the Stock Option Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest cent; provided , however , that in the case of any Company Option to which Section 421 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) applies by reason of its qualification under Section 422 of the Code (“ incentive stock options ”), the option price, the number of shares purchasable pursuant to such option and the terms and conditions of exercise of such option shall be determined in accordance with the method set forth above unless use of such method will not preserve the status of such options as incentive stock options, in which case the manner of determination shall be adjusted in a manner that both complies with Section 424(a) of the Code and results in the smallest modification in the economic values that otherwise would be achieved by the holder pursuant to the method set forth above. In all events, the foregoing substitution of all Company Options with Parent Options shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

          (b) The Company and Parent shall take all corporate action necessary for the conversion of the Company Options, and Parent shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for issuance a sufficient number of Parent Common Shares for delivery upon exercise of the Parent Options issued in substitution for such Company Options in accordance with this Section 2.4 . As soon as practicable after the Effective Time (but in no event later than five Business Days after the Effective Time), Parent shall file a registration statement on Form F-3 or Form F-8, as the case may be (or any successor or other appropriate forms), with respect to the Parent Common Shares subject to such Parent Options and shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement or registration statements (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as such Parent Options remain outstanding.

          (c) The Company shall take such action as shall be required to (i) terminate the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “ DRIP and Purchase Plan ”) as provided in Section 7.15 ; and (ii) ensure that all Company Common Stock held in the Company tax-qualified defined contribution plan is treated in the same manner as all other shares of Company Common Stock under Article II of this Agreement.

          (d) Following the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain, solely for purposes of the Parent Options provided for above, the 1989 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, the 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan, the 1998 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and the 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “ Company Stock Incentive Plans ”). Any other plan, program or arrangement providing for the issuance or grant of any other interest in respect of the capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (including the DRIP and Purchase Plan) shall terminate as of the Effective Time, and the Company shall ensure that following the Effective Time no holder of a Company Option or any other equity-based right shall have any right to acquire equity securities of the Company or the Surviving Company.

          (e) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to deliver to the holders of Company Options appropriate notices setting forth such holders’ rights pursuant to the respective Company Stock Incentive Plans and stating that such Company Stock Incentive Plans, the Company Options and the underlying stock option agreements have been assumed by Parent and converted into stock incentive plans covering, and options to purchase, Parent Common Shares, shall continue in effect on the same terms and conditions (subject to the adjustments required by this Section 2.4 after giving effect to the Merger and the terms of the Company Stock Incentive Plans).

     2.5. Reservation of Right to Revise Structure . Parent may at any time change the method of effecting the business combination contemplated by this Agreement if and to the extent that it deems such a change to be desirable; provided , however , that no such change shall (A) alter or change the amount or kind of the consideration to be issued to holders of Company Common Stock as merger consideration, (B) adversely affect the anticipated tax consequences of the Merger to the holders of Company Common Stock as a result of receiving the consideration payable in respect of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Merger, or (C) impede or delay consummation of the Merger other than in an immaterial respect. In the event Parent elects to make such a change, the parties agree to execute appropriate documents to reflect the change.

     2.6. Withholding . Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to such payment under all applicable Tax laws. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the recipient of the payment in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

     2.7. Certain Adjustments . The Exchange Ratio and the Stock Option Exchange Ratio shall be subject to appropriate adjustments from time to time after the date of this Agreement in the event that, subsequent to the date of this Agreement but prior to the Effective Time, the outstanding Parent Common Shares shall have been increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or securities through any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other like changes in Parent’s capitalization.

ARTICLE III
EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES FOR MERGER CONSIDERATION

     3.1. Parent to Make Merger Consideration Available . At or promptly after the Effective Time, Parent or one of its Subsidiaries shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with an exchange agent selected by Parent (subject to the consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Company) ( the “ Exchange Agent ”), for the benefit of the holders of certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time evidenced shares of Company Common Stock (the “ Certificates ”), for exchange in accordance with this Article III , (i) evidence of Parent Common Shares in book-entry form issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(b) (and/or certificates representing such Parent Common Shares, at Parent’s election), (ii) cash sufficient to make the cash payments payable pursuant to Section 2.1(b) , and (iii) cash sufficient to pay cash in lieu of fractional Parent Common Shares pursuant to Section 2.2 .

     3.2. Exchange of Certificates . (a) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time and in any event not later than the fifth Business Day following the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a Certificate immediately prior to the Effective Time whose shares of Company Common Stock were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1 a form of letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent) and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon proper surrender of a Certificate for exchange and cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with a letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate and such Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of the Certificates on the Merger Consideration payable upon the surrender of the Certificates.

          (b) No dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Shares with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to Parent Common Shares that such holder would be entitled to receive upon surrender of such Certificate and no Merger Consideration shall be paid to any such holder until such holder shall surrender such Certificate in accordance with this Article III . After the surrender of a Certificate in accordance with this Article III , such holder thereof entitled to receive Parent Common Shares shall be entitled to receive any such dividends or other distributions, without any interest thereon, with a record date after the Effective Time and which theretofore had become payable with respect to whole Parent Common Shares issuable to such holder in respect of such Certificate.

          (c) If the payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a person other than the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor, it shall be a condition of payment that the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed (or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer) and otherwise in proper form for transfer, and that the person requesting such payment shall pay to the Exchange Agent in advance any

applicable stock transfer or other Taxes or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Taxes have been paid or are not payable.

          (d) At and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company of the shares of Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates representing such shares are presented for transfer to the Exchange Agent, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration as provided in this Article III .

          (e) Any portion of the property deposited with the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 3.1 that remains unclaimed by the shareholders of the Company for six (6) months after the Effective Time shall be paid, at the request of Parent, to or as directed by Parent. Any shareholders of the Company who have not theretofore complied with this Article III shall thereafter look only to Parent for payment of the Merger Consideration and unpaid dividends and distributions on the Parent Common Shares deliverable in respect of each share of Company Common Stock held by such shareholder at the Effective Time as determined pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, none of Parent, the Company, the Exchange Agent or any other person shall be liable to any former holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any amount properly delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws.

          (f) In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as Parent or one of its Subsidiaries may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

          Except (i) as disclosed in, and reasonably apparent from, any of the Company Reports filed with the SEC on or after January 1, 2007 but prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosures set forth in any risk factor section and in any section relating to forward-looking statements to the extent they are cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature); or (ii) as disclosed in the like-numbered section of the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure Schedule ”, it being agreed that, except as otherwise provided in the Company Disclosure Schedule, disclosure of any item in any section of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall also be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section of this Agreement to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

     4.1. Corporate Organization . (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of New Jersey. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate all of its properties, rights

and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties, rights and assets owned, leased or operated by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to have such power or authority or to be so licensed or qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) on the Company. As used in this Agreement, the term “ Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to the Company, Parent or the Surviving Company, as the case may be, any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all other facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects, or occurrences, (x) has a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (y) that prevents or materially impairs such party’s ability to consummate the Merger on a timely basis; provided , however , that in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred pursuant to clause (x) above, there shall be excluded any effect to the extent resulting from (i) changes after the date of this Agreement in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability or published interpretations thereof by courts or governmental authorities or in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ U.S. GAAP ”) (or in the case of Parent or any other party to this Agreement (or their respective assignees) that is a Canadian entity, Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“ Canadian GAAP ”)) or regulatory accounting requirements, in any such case applicable to banks or their holding companies generally, (ii) the announcement of this Agreement or any action of any party to this Agreement or any of its Subsidiaries required to be taken by it under this Agreement (including any actions taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as required by Section 7.16 ), (iii) changes or events after the date of this Agreement in general economic, business or financial conditions affecting banks or their holding companies generally, including changes in prevailing interest rates and currency exchange rates, provided , that the effect of such changes described in this clause (iii) (including changes in interest rates) shall not be excluded to the extent of the disproportionate impact, if any, they have on such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (relative to other banks or their holding companies), and provided , further , that a decrease in the trading or market prices of a party’s capital stock shall not be considered, by itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) the engagement by the United States or Canada in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon or within the United States or Canada. The Company is a bank holding company duly registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“ BHC Act ”). The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, copies of which have been made available to Parent, are true, complete and correct copies of such documents as in full force and effect as of the date of this Agreement.

          (b) Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, each Subsidiary of the Company and all other entities in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock or equity interests. Each Subsidiary of the Company (i) is duly organized and validly existing as a bank, corporation, partnership or other entity and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions (whether federal, state, local or foreign) where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so licensed or qualified and (iii) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority to own or lease its properties, rights and assets and to

carry on its business as now conducted, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), where the failure to be so licensed or qualified or to have such power or authority would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. “ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or any other entity (i) of which such person or a subsidiary of such person is a general partner or (ii) at least a majority of the securities or other interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or persons performing similar functions with respect to such entity is directly or indirectly owned by such person and/or one or more subsidiaries thereof. “ Significant Subsidiaries ” means each of the Bank Subsidiaries and Commerce Banc Insurance Services, Inc. (“ CBIS ”) (and not any of their direct or indirect Subsidiaries). The certificate of incorporation, bylaws and similar governing documents of each Significant Subsidiary of the Company, copies of which have been made available to Parent, are true, complete and correct copies of such documents as in full force and effect as of the date of this Agreement.

          (c) Except for its ownership of Commerce Bank, N.A. (“ Commerce Bank ”), Commerce Bank/North (“ Commerce North ” and together with Commerce Bank, the “ Bank Subsidiaries ”), and the indirect interests in Commerce Bank/Harrisburg (“ Pennsylvania Commerce ”) described in Section 4.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not own, beneficially or of record, either directly or indirectly, more than 2% of the voting securities or equity interests in any depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(c)(1)) (other than any such shares held in trust accounts, managed accounts and the like for the benefit of customers or shares held in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted). The deposits of the Bank Subsidiaries are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “ FDIC ”) to the fullest extent permitted by Law. Commerce Bank is a member in good standing of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“ FHLB ”) of Pittsburgh and the FHLB of New York.

     4.2. Capitalization . (a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 500,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value per share (the “ Company Preferred Stock ”). As of September 28, 2007, there were 193,656,615 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding, no shares of Company Preferred Stock outstanding and 1,976,923 shares of Company Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury. No other shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding. As of September 28, 2007, no shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock were reserved for issuance, except for an aggregate of 49,376,023 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of Company Options pursuant to the Company Stock Incentive Plans. Since September 28, 2007 and through the date of this Agreement, the Company has not (i) issued or authorized the issuance of any shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock , except for any such issuances of Company Common Stock as a result of exercise of Company Options listed in Section 4.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (ii) reserved for issuance any shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock or (iii) repurchased or redeemed, or authorized the repurchase or redemption of, any shares of Company Common Stock. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. No Subsidiary of the

Company owns any shares of Company Common Stock (other than shares in trust accounts, managed accounts and the like for the benefit of customers or shares held in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted). Except as otherwise specified in this Section 4.2(a), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible securities, preemptive rights, redemption rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units or other similar rights, agreements or commitments of any character relating to the purchase or issuance of any shares of the capital stock of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or other equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including any rights plan or agreement) or equity-based awards, nor is there any other agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (A) issue, transfer or sell any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such shares or equity interests, (B) issue, grant, extend or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, call, convertible securities, stock-based performance units or other similar right, agreement, arrangement or commitment, (C) redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests or (D) provide a material amount of funds to, or make any material investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company redeemed all of its 5.95% Convertible Trust Capital Securities as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2007 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any other trust capital securities or other similar securities outstanding.

          (b) Section 4.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list setting forth, as of the date of this Agreement, all outstanding Company Options and all other equity or equity-based awards (including restricted stock units, if any) relating to Company Common Stock, the names of the optionees or grantees thereof, identification of any such optionees or grantees that are not current or former employees, directors or officers of the Company, the date each such Company Option or other award was granted, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each such Company Option or underlying each such other award, the expiration date of each such Company Option or other award, any vesting schedule with respect to a Company Option which is not yet fully vested and the date on which each other award is scheduled to be settled or become free of restrictions, and the price at which each such Company Option may be exercised (or base price with respect to stock appreciation rights, if any).

          (c) Section 4.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the name, jurisdiction of incorporation, authorized and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests and record and beneficial owners of such capital stock or other equity interests for each Significant Subsidiary. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of or all other equity interests in each of the Company’s Subsidiaries, free and clear of any liens, charges, encumbrances, adverse rights or claims and security interests whatsoever (“ Liens ”), and all of such shares or other equity interests are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable (except to the extent provided in 12 U.S.C. §55 and similar state laws) and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof.

          (d) Except for the ownership of the Company’s Subsidiaries and for investments held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of customers or acquired in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good faith, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries beneficially owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any shares of stock or other equity interest in any corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture or other entity.

          (e) The Company does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders may vote.

     4.3. Authority; No Violation . (a) The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Required Company Vote, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and no other corporate and no shareholder proceedings (subject, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, to the approval of this Agreement by the Required Company Vote) on the part of the Company are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity whether applied in a court of law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally.

          (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (i) violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or any of the similar governing documents of any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) assuming that the consents, approvals and waiting periods referred to in Section 4.4 are duly obtained or satisfied, (x) violate any law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, award, writ, decree or injunction issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Entity (each, a “ Law ”) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, rights or assets, or (y) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, or require redemption or repurchase or otherwise require the purchase or sale of any securities, constitute a default under, result in the termination of or a right of termination, modification or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien (or have any of such results or effects upon notice or lapse of time, or both) upon any of the respective properties, rights or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (1) any material leases or related agreements related to stores or other facilities operated by either of the Bank Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates or (2) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease (other than such leases covered by clause (y)(1) above), agreement, contract, permit, concession, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties, rights, assets or business activities may be bound or affected, except in the case of clauses (i) (to the extent relating to Subsidiaries) or (ii), for such violations,

conflicts, breaches, defaults or other events which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

          (c) In accordance with Section 14A:11-1 of the NJBCA, no appraisal or dissenters’ rights shall be available to holders of the Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger.

     4.4. Consents and Approvals . Except for (i) the filing of applications and notices, as applicable, with the Federal Reserve Board under the BHC Act (including with respect to the qualification of TopCo and IntermediateCo as bank holding companies and the indirect acquisition by Parent of the Company’s interest in Pennsylvania Commerce), the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) and the approval of such applications and notices, (ii) approval of the listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange of the Parent Common Shares to be issued in the Merger and to be reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Parent Options issued in substitution for Company Options pursuant to Section 2.4 , (iii) the filing with the SEC of a proxy statement in definitive form relating to the meeting of the shareholders of the Company to be held to vote on the approval of this Agreement (the “ Proxy Statement/Prospectus ”) and the filing and declaration of effectiveness of the registration statement on Form F-4 (the “ Form F-4 ”) in which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus and any filings or approvals under applicable state securities Laws, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Commercial Recording pursuant to the NJBCA and such other Governmental Entities as required by the NJBCA, (v) the approval of this Agreement by the Required Company Vote, (vi) the consents and approvals set forth in Section 4.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (vii) any notices or filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act ”) and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods thereunder, (viii) the consents, authorizations, approvals, filings or exemptions in connection with the applicable provisions of federal or state securities Laws or the rules or regulations of any applicable self-regulatory organization, in any such case relating to the regulation of broker-dealers, investment companies and investment advisors, (ix) the consents, authorizations, approvals, filings or exemptions in connection with the applicable provisions of insurance Laws and (x) the consents, authorizations, approvals, filings and registrations of third parties which are not Governmental Entities, the failure of which to obtain or make would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Parent, no consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory authority or instrumentality or self-regulatory organization (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”) or of or with any other third party by and on behalf of the Company (or by or on behalf of any acquiror of the Company) are necessary in connection with (A) the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and (B) the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

     4.5. SEC Documents; Other Reports; Internal Controls . (a) The Company has filed all required reports, forms, schedules, registration statements and other documents with the SEC since December 31, 2003 (the “ Company Reports ”) and has paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. As of their respective dates of filing with the SEC (or, if

amended or superseded by a subsequent filing prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such subsequent filing), the Company Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Company Reports, and none of the Company Reports when filed with the SEC, and if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such amendment, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. There are no outstanding comments from or unresolved issues raised by the SEC with respect to any of the Company Reports. None of the Company’s Subsidiaries is required to file periodic reports with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

          (b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed all material reports, forms, schedules, registrations, statements and other documents, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file since December 31, 2003 with any Governmental Entity (other than the SEC) and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. Except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, there is no unresolved violation, criticism or exception by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report, form, schedule, registration, statement or other document filed by, or relating to any examinations by any such Governmental Entity of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

          (c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, the Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors and in Section 4.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

          (d) The records, systems, controls, data and information of the Company and its Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of the Company or its Subsidiaries or accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls described in the following sentence. The Company and its Subsidiaries have devised and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

          (e) The Company has designed and implemented disclosure controls and procedures (within the meaning of Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure

that material information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries is made known to the management of the Company by others within those entities as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required by the Exchange Act with respect to the Company Reports.

     4.6. Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities . (a) The financial statements of the Company (including any related notes and schedules thereto) included in the Company Reports complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such subsequent filing), in all material respects, with all applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC), were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be disclosed therein), and fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the consolidated results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of such companies as of the dates and for the periods shown (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments, none of which is expected to be material, and to any other adjustments described therein, including the notes thereto). The books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with U.S. GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions. The information with respect to the investment securities portfolio of the Company and its Subsidiaries set forth in Section 4.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule is true, correct and complete in all material respects.

          (b) Except for (i) those liabilities that are fully reflected or reserved for in the consolidated financial statements of the Company included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007, as filed with the SEC, (ii) this Agreement or (iii) liabilities incurred since June 30, 2007 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued or contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due), that either alone or when combined with all other liabilities of a type not described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), has had, or would be reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

     4.7. Broker’s Fees . Except for Goldman, Sachs & Co., neither the Company nor any Subsidiary thereof nor any of their respective officers or directors has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement. True, correct and complete copies of all agreements with Goldman, Sachs & Co. relating to any such fees or commissions have been furnished to Parent prior to the date hereof.

     4.8. Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since December 31, 2006, (i) no event has occurred or circumstance has arisen which has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and (ii) prior to the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (A) effected or authorized any adjustment, split, combination or reclassification of any of its capital stock, or redeemed,

purchased or otherwise acquired, any shares of its capital stock or any securities or obligations convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock or stock appreciation rights (except pursuant to the exercise of stock options); (B) declared, set aside or paid any dividend other than regular quarterly cash dividends on the Company Common Stock; (C) sold, licensed, leased, encumbered, mortgaged, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of any of its material assets, properties or other rights or agreements other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (D) made any changes in its accounting methods or method of Tax accounting, practices or policies; (E) settled any claim, action or proceeding involving monetary damages in excess of $10 million; (F) from and after the date of the Specified Orders, taken any action that violates, or fails in any material respect to comply with, either of the Specified Orders; or (G) agreed to, or made any commitment to, take any of the foregoing actions.

     4.9. Legal Proceedings . (a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the current or former directors or executive officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party to any, and there are no pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any nature against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or challenging the validity or propriety of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Section 4.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all pending (and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, all threatened) legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any material nature against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement.

          (b) There is no injunction, order, award, judgment, settlement, decree or regulatory restriction imposed upon or entered into by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Section 4.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all material injunctions, orders, awards, judgments, settlements, decrees or regulatory restrictions imposed upon or entered into by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement.

          (c) As of the date hereof, no claim or submission has been made or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, by any Insider or Insider-Related Party with respect to rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or other reimbursement of or to such person or any of such person’s affiliates by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any of the Specified Regulatory Matters. As used herein, (i) the terms “Insider” and “Insider-Related Parties” shall have the meanings set forth in the Consent Order, dated June 28, 2007 between Commerce Bank and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “ Consent Order ”) and (ii) the term “ Specified Regulatory Matters ” means the Specified Orders, the related investigations by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “ OCC ”) or the Federal Reserve Board, the matter set forth in Section 4.9(c)(A) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and the matters that are the subject of such Specified Orders, investigations, proceedings and matter.

          (d) Except in connection with the Specified Orders, since January 1, 2004, (i) there have been no subpoenas, written demands, inquiries or information requests received by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any Governmental Entity, and (ii) no Governmental Entity has requested that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries enter into a settlement negotiation or tolling agreement with respect to any matter related to any such subpoena, written demand, inquiry or information request.

     4.10. Taxes .

          (a) (w) no audit of any material Tax Return of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is being conducted by a taxing authority; (x) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (i) duly and timely filed (including pursuant to applicable extensions granted without penalty) all material Tax Returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed by it, and such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and (ii) timely paid in full all Taxes due or, where payment is not yet due, has made adequate provision in the financial statements of the Company (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) for all such Taxes (as hereinafter defined), whether or not shown as due on such Tax Returns; (y) no material deficiencies for any Taxes have been proposed, threatened, asserted or assessed in writing against or with respect to any Taxes due by or Tax Returns of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (z) there are no material Liens for Taxes upon the assets of either the Company or its Subsidiaries.

          (b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is or has ever been a member of an affiliated group (other than a group the common parent of which is the Company) filing a consolidated tax return or (ii) has any material liability for Taxes of any person arising from the application of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign law, or as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.

          (c) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, is bound by or has any obligation under any Tax sharing, Tax indemnity or Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement.

          (d) No closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law) has been entered into by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

          (e) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution occurring during the last five (5) years in which the parties to such distribution treated the distribution as one to which Section 355 of the Code is applicable.

          (f) All Taxes required to be withheld, collected or deposited by or with respect to the Company and each Subsidiary have been timely withheld, collected or deposited as the case may be, and to the extent required, have been paid to the relevant taxing authority.

          (g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has requested or been granted any waiver of any federal, state, local or foreign statute of limitations with respect to, or any extension of a period for the assessment or collection of, any Tax.

          (h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any transactions that are or would be part of any “reportable transaction” or that could give rise to any list maintenance obligation under Sections 6011, 6111, or 6112 of the Code (or any similar provision under any state or local law) or the regulations thereunder.

          (i) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period ending after the Effective Time as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting either imposed by the Internal Revenue Service or voluntarily made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign income Tax law), (iii) installment sale or open transaction arising in a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) a prepaid amount received or paid prior to the Closing Date, or (v) deferred gains arising prior to the Closing Date.

          (j) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.

          (k) For purposes of this Agreement:

     (i) “ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” shall mean all federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes, levies, imposts, assessments, duties, customs, fees, impositions or other similar government charges, including, but not limited to income, estimated income, business, occupation, franchise, real property, payroll, personal property, sales, transfer, stamp, use, escheat, employment-related, commercial rent or withholding, net worth, occupancy, premium, gross receipts, profits, windfall profits, deemed profits, license, lease, severance, capital, production, corporation, ad valorem, excise, duty, utility, environmental, value-added, recapture or other taxes, including any interest, penalties, fines and additions (to the extent applicable) thereto, whether disputed or not; and

     (ii) “ Tax Return ” shall mean any return, report, declaration, information return or other document (including any related or supporting information) filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to any taxing authority with respect to Taxes, including all information returns relating to Taxes of third parties, any claims for refunds of Taxes and any amendments, supplements or attached schedules to any of the foregoing.

     4.11. Employees; Employee Benefit Plans . (a) Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of each “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), including multiemployer plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(37)), stock purchase, stock option, severance, employment, loan, change-in-control, fringe benefit, collective bargaining, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA (including any funding mechanism therefor now in effect or required in the future as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise), under which (i) any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or independent contractor of the

Company or any of its Subsidiaries (“ Company Employees ”) has any present or future right to benefits and which are contributed to, sponsored by or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any present or future material liability. All such plans, agreements, programs, policies and arrangements shall be collectively referred to as the “ Plans ”.

          (b) With respect to each Plan, the Company has delivered to Parent or made available a current, accurate and complete copy (or, to the extent no such copy exists, an accurate description) thereof and, to the extent applicable: (i) any related trust agreement or other funding instrument; (ii) the most recent determination letter, if applicable; (iii) any summary plan description and other written communications by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to Company Employees concerning the extent of the benefits provided under a Plan; (iv) a summary of any proposed amendments or changes anticipated to be made to the Plans (other than amendments or changes required by applicable Law) at any time within the twelve months immediately following the date hereof that could reasonably be expected to result in an increase in benefits provided under the Plan or the expense of maintaining the Plan; and (v) for the three most recent years (A) the Form 5500 and attached schedules, (B) audited financial statements and (C) actuarial valuation reports.

          (c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company: (i) each Plan has been established and administered in all respects in accordance with its terms, and in all respects in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws; (ii) each Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and has received a favorable determination letter as to its qualification, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (iii) no event has occurred and no condition exists that would subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, either directly or by reason of their affiliation with any “ ERISA Affiliate ” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of organizations with the Company within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code), to any tax, fine, lien, penalty or other liability imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable Laws; (iv) for each Plan with respect to which a Form 5500 has been filed, no material change has occurred with respect to the matters covered by the most recent Form since the date thereof, (v) no non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code) has occurred with respect to any Plan; (vi) no Plan provides post-employment welfare (including health, medical or life insurance) benefits and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any obligation to provide any such post-employment welfare benefits now or in the future, other than as required by Section 4980B of the Code; (vii) there is no present intention that any Plan be materially amended, suspended or terminated, or otherwise modified to adversely change or increase benefits (or the levels thereof) under any Plan at any time within the twelve months immediately following the date hereof; (viii) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in, or is a successor or parent corporation to an entity that has engaged in, a transaction described in Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; and (ix) each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) has been operated in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code and IRS Notice 2005-1. No Plan provides any Company Employees with any amount of compensation,

or if such Company Employees were to be provided compensation that is or would be subject to the excise taxes applicable under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.

          (d) None of the Plans is a multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) and none of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has at any time sponsored or contributed to, or has or had any material liability with respect to a multiemployer plan within the preceding six (6) years that remains unsatisfied.

          (e) With respect to any Plan, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (i) no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, (ii) no facts or circumstances exist that could give rise to any such actions, suits or claims and (iii) no administrative investigation, audit or other administrative proceeding by the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental agencies are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

          (f) (i) No Plan exists that could result in the payment to any present or former Company Employee of any money or other property or accelerate or provide any other rights or benefits to any present or former Company Employee as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether alone or in connection with any subsequent event(s)). (ii) There is no Plan that, individually or collectively, could reasonably be expected to give, or which has given, rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G of the Code in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

     4.12. Board Approval; Shareholder Vote Required . (a) The board of directors of the Company, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of the entire board of directors at a meeting duly called and held (the “ Company Board Approval ”), has (i) determined that this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and declared the Merger to be advisable, (ii) approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) recommended that the shareholders of the Company approve this Agreement and directed that such matter be submitted for consideration by the shareholders of the Company at the Company Shareholders Meeting. No “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation enacted under the Laws of the State of New Jersey, federal Law or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Laws of any other state in the United States is applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. The Company Board Approval is sufficient to exempt fully the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby from the provisions of Article Seventh of the certificate of incorporation of the Company.

     (b) The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast by holders of Company Common Stock to approve this Agreement (the “ Required Company Vote ”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company capital stock necessary to approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger).

     4.13. Compliance With Applicable Law . (a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries hold, and have at all times held, all licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations which are necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses and ownership of their respective properties and assets under and pursuant to applicable Law, except where the failure to hold such license, franchise, permit or authorization would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with, and are not in default or violation of, (i) any applicable Law, including all Laws related to data protection or privacy, the USA Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act and any other Law relating to discriminatory banking practices, Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and all applicable Laws relating to broker-dealers, investment advisors and insurance brokers, and (ii) any posted or internal privacy policies relating to data protection or privacy, including with limitation, the protection of personal information, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of, or has received notice of, any default or violations of any applicable Law, except where any such default, violation or noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

          (b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has properly administered all accounts for which it acts as a fiduciary, including accounts for which it serves as a trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment advisor, in accordance with the terms of the governing documents and applicable Law, except where the failure to so administer such accounts would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer or employee of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries, has committed any breach of trust or fiduciary duty with respect to any such fiduciary account that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, and, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, the accountings for each such fiduciary account are true and correct and accurately reflect the assets of such fiduciary account.

          (c) The Company, each of its Subsidiaries and each of their respective officers and employees who are required to be registered, licensed or qualified as (x) a broker-dealer or (y) a registered principal, registered representative, investment adviser representative, futures commission merchant, insurance agent or salesperson with the SEC (or in equivalent capacities with any other Governmental Entity) are duly registered as such and such registrations are in full force and effect, or are in the process of being registered as such within the time periods required by applicable Law, except for such failures to be so registered as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company and its Subsidiaries and each of their respective officers and employees are in compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws requiring any such registration, licensing or qualification, have filed all periodic reports required to be filed with respect thereto (and all such reports are accurate and complete in all material respects), and are not subject to any liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so registered, licensed or qualified, except for such failures to be so registered, licensed or qualified, failures with respect to such reports and such liabilities or disabilities as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

          (d) The Company has delivered or made available to Parent a true, correct and complete copy of the currently effective Forms ADV and BD as filed with the SEC by each Subsidiary of the Company. The information contained in such forms was complete and accurate as of the time of filing thereof, except where any failure to be so complete and accurate would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

          (e) Except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or disclosed on the Forms ADV or BD of the Company or its applicable Subsidiary as in effect as of the date of this Agreement: (i) none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their directors, officers, employees, “associated persons” (as defined in the Exchange Act) or “affiliated persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Investment Company Act ”)) has been or is the subject of any disciplinary proceedings or orders of any Governmental Entity arising under applicable Laws which would be required to be disclosed on Forms ADV or BD, (ii) none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, associated persons or affiliated persons, has been permanently enjoined by the order of any Governmental Entity from engaging or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any activity or in connection with the purchase or sale of any security, and (iii) none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, associated persons or affiliated persons is or has been ineligible to serve as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Advisers Act ”) (including pursuant to Section 203(e) or (f) thereof) or as a broker-dealer or an associated person of a broker-dealer under Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act (including being subject to any “statutory disqualification” as defined in Section 3(a)(39) of the Exchange Act), or ineligible to serve in, or subject to any disqualification which would be the basis for any limitation on serving in, any of the capacities specified in Section 9(a) or 9(b) of the Investment Company Act or any substantially equivalent foreign expulsion, suspension or disqualification.

          (f) Section 4.13(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries a complete list of all (i) broker-dealer licenses or registrations and (ii) all licenses and registrations as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act or any similar state laws. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or is required to be, registered as a futures commission merchant, commodities trading adviser, commodity pool operator or introducing broker under the Commodities Futures Trading Act or any similar state laws.

     4.14. Certain Contracts . (a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) (i) which is a material contract (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC or required to be disclosed by the Company on a Current Report on Form 8-K) to be performed in whole or in part after the date of this Agreement, (ii) which limits the freedom of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business, in any geographic area or with any person, (iii) which limits the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ rights in and to the name “Commerce” or any derivation thereof, (iv) which relates to the incurrence of material indebtedness for borrowed money (other than deposit liabilities, advances and loans from the

FHLB of Pittsburgh or of New York and sales of securities subject to repurchase, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including any sale and leaseback transactions, capitalized leases and other similar financing transactions, (v) which grants any right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right with respect to any material assets, rights or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) which limits the payment of dividends by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vii) which relates to a joint venture, partnership, limited liability company agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement, or to the formation, creation or operation, management or control of any partnership or joint venture with any third parties, (viii) which relates to an acquisition, divestiture, merger or similar transaction and which contains representations, covenants, indemnities or other obligations (including indemnification, “earn-out” or other contingent obligations) that are still in effect, or (ix) which grants any person the right to use the name “Commerce” or any derivation thereof. Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this Section 4.14(a) , whether or not publicly disclosed in the Company Reports or set forth in Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, is referred to herein as a “ Company Contract ”. The Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of each Company Contract.

          (b) (i) Each Company Contract is valid and binding on the Company or its applicable Subsidiary and in full force and effect, and, to the knowledge of the Company, is valid and binding on the other parties thereto, (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, each of the other parties thereto, has performed all obligations required to be performed by it to date under each Company Contract, and (iii) no event or condition exists which constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach or default on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, under any such Company Contract, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

          (c) The Company has provided to Parent true, correct and complete copies of the Network Agreement dated January 1, 1997 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of April 2002, and Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated as of September 29, 2004), by and between the Company and Pennsylvania Commerce, and the Master Services Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2006, by and among the Company, Pennsylvania Commerce and Commerce Bank. Other than the agreements specified in the preceding sentence, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) with Pennsylvania Commerce or any of its affiliates. There are no restrictions of any manner on the sale, other transfer or encumbrance of the securities of Pennsylvania Commerce or any of its Subsidiaries owned by the Company.

     4.15. Agreements With Regulatory Agencies . Except for the Consent Order and for the Memorandum of Understanding, dated June 28, 2007 between the Company and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (together, the “ Specified Orders ”), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any cease-and-desist or other order issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is a recipient of any extraordinary supervisory letter from, or is subject to any order or directive by, or has adopted any board

resolutions at the request of (each, whether or not set forth in Section 4.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, a “ Company Regulatory Agreement ”) any Governmental Entity that restricts, or by its terms will in the future restrict, the conduct of its business in any material respect or that in any manner relates to its capital adequacy, its credit or risk management policies, its dividend policies, its management, its business or its operations. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by any Governmental Entity that it is considering issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any Company Regulatory Agreement.

     4.16. Company Information . The information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries to be provided by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Form F-4, any filing pursuant to Rule 165 or Rule 425 under the Securities Act or Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act, or in any other document filed with any other Governmental Entity in connection herewith, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus (except for such portions thereof as relate only to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Form F-4 (except for such portions thereof as relate only to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

     4.17. Title to Property . (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have good, valid and marketable title to all real property owned by them as reflected in the most recent balance sheet included in the Company Reports, except for properties that have been disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the date of such balance sheet, free and clear of all Liens, except (x) Liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable and other standard exceptions commonly found in title policies in the jurisdiction where such real property is located, (y) such encumbrances and imperfections of title, if any, as do not materially detract from the value of the properties and (z) other such Liens as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. All real property and fixtures used in or relevant to the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries are in good condition and repair except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

          (b) The Company and its Subsidiaries have good, valid and marketable title to all tangible personal property owned by them as reflected in the most recent balance sheet included in the Company Reports, except for assets that have been disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the date of such balance sheet, free and clear of all Liens except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

          (c) All leases of real property and all other leases material to the Company and its Subsidiaries under which the Company or a Subsidiary, as lessee, leases personal property are valid and binding in accordance with their respective terms, and there is not under any such lease any material existing default by the Company or such Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, or any event which with notice or lapse of

time or both would constitute such a default, and, in the case of leased premises, the Company or such Subsidiary quietly enjoys the use of the premises provided for in such lease, except in any such case as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

     4.18. Insurance . The Company and its Subsidiaries are insured with reputable insurers against such risks and in such amounts as the management of the Company reasonably has determined to be prudent and consistent with industry practice. Section 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete list and a brief description of all material insurance policies in force on the date hereof with resp