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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Title: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 5/8/2008
Industry: SandLs/Savings Banks     Law Firm: Vorys Sater;Patton Boggs     Sector: Financial

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, Parties: camco financial corporation , first place financial corp
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Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

DATED AS OF MAY 7, 2008

BY AND BETWEEN

FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL CORP.

AND

CAMCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

           

Page

ARTICLE I THE MERGER

   1

      1.1

  

The Merger .

   1

      1.2

  

Effective Time .

   1

      1.3

  

Effects of the Merger .

   2

      1.4

  

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws .

   2

      1.5

  

Directors and Executive Officers of the Surviving Corporation .

   2

      1.6

  

Tax Consequences .

   2

      1.7

  

Offices .

   2

      1.8

  

Additional Actions .

   2

      1.9

  

First Place Common Stock .

   2

ARTICLE II CONSIDERATION; ELECTION AND EXCHANGE PROCEDURES

   3

      2.1

  

Conversion of Shares .

   3

      2.2

  

Election Procedures .

   4

      2.3

  

Exchange Procedures .

   6

      2.4

  

Rights as Stockholders; Stock Transfers .

   8

      2.5

  

No Fractional Shares .

   8

      2.6

  

Anti-Dilution Provisions .

   9

      2.7

  

Withholding Rights .

   9

      2.8

  

Options .

   9

      2.9

  

Dissenters’ Rights .

   10

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CAMCO

   10

      3.1

  

Corporate Organization .

   11

      3.2

  

Capitalization .

   11

      3.3

  

Authority; No Violation .

   12

      3.4

  

Consents and Approvals .

   13

      3.5

  

Reports .

   14

      3.6

  

Financial Statements .

   14

      3.7

  

Broker’s Fees .

   14

      3.8

  

Absence of Certain Changes or Events .

   15

      3.9

  

Legal Proceedings .

   15

      3.10

  

Taxes .

   16

      3.11

  

Employee Benefit Plan Matters .

   18

      3.12

  

SEC Reports .

   20

      3.13

  

Camco Information .

   20

      3.14

  

Ownership of First Place Common Stock .

   20

      3.15

  

Compliance with Applicable Law .

   20

      3.16

  

Certain Contracts .

   21

      3.17

  

Agreements with Regulatory Agencies .

   22

      3.18

  

Investment Securities .

   22

      3.19

  

Intellectual Property .

   23

      3.20

  

Undisclosed Liabilities .

   23

      3.21

  

State Takeover Laws .

   23

      3.22

  

Administration of Fiduciary Accounts .

   23

      3.23

  

Environmental Matters .

   23

      3.24

  

Derivative Transactions .

   24

 

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      3.25

  

Opinion .

   25

      3.26

  

Assistance Agreements .

   25

      3.27

  

Approvals .

   25

      3.28

  

Loan Portfolio .

   25

      3.29

  

Mortgage Banking Business .

   26

      3.30

  

Properties .

   28

      3.31

  

Labor and Employment Matters .

   28

      3.32

  

Termination Benefits .

   28

      3.33

  

Deposits .

   29

      3.34

  

Required Vote .

   29

      3.35

  

Transactions With Affiliates .

   29

      3.36

  

Insurance .

   29

      3.37

  

Indemnification .

   29

      3.38

  

Voting Agreements .

   30

      3.39

  

CRA Rating .

   30

      3.40

  

Disclosure .

   30

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FIRST PLACE

   30

      4.1

  

Corporate Organization .

   30

      4.2

  

Capitalization .

   31

      4.3

  

Authority; No Violation .

   32

      4.4

  

Consents and Approvals

   33

      4.5

  

Reports

   33

      4.6

  

Financial Statements

   34

      4.7

  

Broker’s Fees

   34

      4.8

  

Absence of Certain Changes or Events .

   34

      4.9

  

Legal Proceedings .

   35

      4.10

  

Taxes .

   35

      4.11

  

SEC Reports

   37

      4.12

  

First Place Information

   37

      4.13

  

Ownership of Camco Common Stock

   37

      4.14

  

Compliance with Applicable Law

   37

      4.15

  

Agreements with Regulatory Agencies

   38

      4.16

  

Undisclosed Liabilities

   38

      4.17

  

Loan Portfolio .

   38

      4.18

  

Transactions With Affiliates

   39

      4.19

  

Insurance

   39

      4.20

  

CRA Rating

   39

      4.21

  

Employee Benefit Matters .

   40

      4.22

  

Disclosure

   41

      4.23

  

Required Vote

   41

      4.24

  

Assistance Agreements .

   41

      4.25

  

Approvals .

   41

ARTICLE V COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

   41

      5.1

  

Forbearances of Camco .

   41

      5.2

  

Forbearances of First Place .

   46

ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

   46

      6.1

  

Reasonable Best Efforts .

   46

      6.2

  

Stockholder Approval .

   46

 

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      6.3

  

Registration Statement .

   47

      6.4

  

Regulatory Filings .

   48

      6.5

  

Press Releases .

   49

      6.6

  

Access; Information .

   49

      6.7

  

Acquisition Proposals .

   50

      6.8

  

Certain Policies .

   51

      6.9

  

NASDAQ Listing.

   51

      6.10

  

Indemnification.

   51

      6.11

  

Benefit Plans.

   53

      6.12

  

Notification of Certain Matters .

   55

      6.13

  

Subsequent Interim and Annual Financial Statements .

   55

      6.14

  

Board and Loan Committee Visitation Rights .

   55

      6.15

  

Current Information .

   55

      6.16

  

Execution and Authorization of Bank Merger Agreement .

   56

      6.17

  

Advisory Board .

   56

      6.18

  

Board Representation . First Place and the Bank shall appoint two members of the Camco board of directors to serve on the board of directors of each of First Place and the Bank.

   56

      6.19

  

Retention Bonus .

   56

      6.20

  

Tax Treatment .

   56

      6.21

  

Lease Obligations .

   56

      6.22

  

Other Obligations . First Place agrees to expressly assume any and all obligations of Camco or its Subsidiaries under any agreements or contracts existing at the Effective Time that require such an express assumption to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to fully vest in First Place all of the rights under any such agreements or contracts.

   57

ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

   57

      7.1

  

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation To Effect the Merger .

   57

      7.2

  

Conditions to Obligations of First Place .

   58

      7.3

  

Conditions to Obligations of Camco .

   59

ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

   60

      8.1

  

Termination .

   60

      8.2

  

Effect of Termination .

   62

      8.3

  

Extension; Waiver .

   64

ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS

   64

      9.1

  

Closing .

   64

      9.2

  

Alternative Structure .

   64

      9.3

  

Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements .

   64

      9.4

  

Expenses .

   65

      9.5

  

Notices .

   65

      9.6

  

Interpretation .

   66

      9.7

  

Entire Agreement .

   66

      9.8

  

Governing Law .

   66

      9.9

  

Enforcement of the Agreement .

   66

      9.10

  

Severability .

   66

      9.11

  

Amendment .

   67

      9.12

  

Assignment .

   67

      9.13

  

Counterparts .

   67

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER , dated as of May 7, 2008 (“Agreement”), is by and between First Place Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (“First Place”), and Camco Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Camco”) (First Place and Camco are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”).

WHEREAS , the boards of directors of First Place and Camco: (i) have determined that it is in the best interests of their respective companies and their stockholders to consummate the Merger (as defined in Section 1.1 hereof) and the Subsidiary Merger (as defined below); (ii) have determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are consistent with, and in furtherance of, its respective business strategies; and (iii) have approved, at meetings of each such board of directors, this Agreement; and

WHEREAS , following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, First Place Bank, a federal savings association and a wholly owned subsidiary of First Place (the “Bank”) and Advantage Bank, an Ohio chartered bank and a wholly owned subsidiary of Camco (“Camco Bank”), will enter into a Plan of Merger (the “Bank Merger Agreement”), a form of which is attached hereto as Annex A , that provides for the merger of Camco Bank into the Bank after the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.2 hereof), with the Bank as the surviving institution (“Subsidiary Merger”); and

WHEREAS , the directors and executive officers of Camco have on the date hereof entered into Voting Agreements with First Place, in the form attached hereto as Annex B , agreeing to vote for the Merger; and

WHEREAS , the Parties desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger.

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 Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.2 hereof), Camco shall merge with and into First Place (the “Merger”), with First Place as the surviving corporation (hereinafter sometimes called the “Surviving Corporation”) in the Merger. Upon completion of the Merger, First Place shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Delaware. The name of the Surviving Corporation shall be “First Place Financial Corp.” Upon consummation of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Camco shall terminate.

1.2 Effective Time . The Merger shall become effective as set forth in the certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) which shall be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State

 

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on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 9.1 hereof). The term “Effective Time” shall be the date and time when the Merger becomes effective, as set forth in the Certificate of Merger.

1.3 Effects of the Merger . At and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in the DGCL, including Sections 259 and 261.

1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws . At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of First Place, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable law.

1.5 Directors and Executive Officers of the Surviving Corporation . The directors of First Place prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of First Place immediately after the Effective Time, except for the appointment at the Effective Time of the Camco Designees, who shall serve as directors on the board of directors of First Place and the Bank. The executive officers of First Place prior to the Effective Time shall be the executive officers of First Place immediately after the Effective Time, each of whom shall serve until such time as their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. “Camco Designees” shall mean two persons selected by First Place after consultation with Camco from among the directors serving on the Camco board of directors on the date hereof.

1.6 Tax Consequences . It is intended that the Merger constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and that this Agreement shall constitute a “plan of reorganization” for the purposes of Section 368 of the Code.

1.7 Offices . After the Effective Time, the headquarters of the Surviving Corporation shall be at 185 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44481.

1.8 Additional Actions . If, at any time after the Effective Time, First Place shall consider that any further assignments or assurances in law or any other acts are necessary or desirable to (i) vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in First Place its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of Camco acquired or to be acquired by First Place as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger, or (ii) otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement, Camco, and its proper officers and directors, shall be deemed to have granted to First Place an irrevocable power of attorney to execute and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments and assurances in law and to do all acts necessary or proper to vest, perfect or confirm title to and possession of such rights, properties or assets in First Place, consummate the Merger or otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, and the proper officers and directors of First Place are fully authorized in the name of First Place or otherwise to take any and all such action.

1.9 First Place Common Stock . Each share of First Place common stock, par value $0.01 per share, (“First Place Common Stock”) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding and shall be unchanged by the Merger.

 

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ARTICLE II

CONSIDERATION; ELECTION AND EXCHANGE PROCEDURES

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

(a) Camco Common Stock . Subject to Sections 2.1(b), 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7, each share of Camco Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time excluding : (i) those shares of Camco Common Stock held by a Dissenting Stockholder (defined in Section 2.9) asserting their Dissenters’ Rights as set forth in Section 2.9; (ii) Camco Common Stock held as treasury shares; and (iii) all shares of Camco Common Stock that are owned directly or indirectly by First Place or Camco or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than Trust Account Shares (defined in Section 2.1(b)) (collectively, the “Excluded Shares”) shall be converted into, and shall be canceled in exchange for, the right to receive, at the election of the holder thereof:

(i) Per Share Cash Consideration . A cash amount equal to $13.58 (the “Per Share Cash Consideration”); or

(ii) Per Share Stock Consideration . .97 shares (“Exchange Ratio”) of First Place Common Stock (the “Per Share Stock Consideration”), provided, however, that:

(a) if the Average Share Price (as defined below) is equal to or greater than $16.80, the Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted proportionately such that the adjusted Exchange Ratio multiplied by the Average Share Price shall equal $16.30 and

(b) if the Average Share Price (as defined below) is equal to or less than $11.20, First Place may, but is not obligated to, increase the Exchange Ratio such that the adjusted Exchange Ratio multiplied by the Average Share Price shall equal $10.86.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Average Share Price” means the closing price per share for First Place Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the twenty-five consecutive NASDAQ trading day period ending on the tenth day prior to the Closing Date.

The aggregate consideration to the holders of Camco Common Stock will be comprised of the Specified Cash Percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of Camco Common Stock converting into the right to receive the Per Share Cash Consideration (“Cash Consideration”) and the Specified Stock Percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of Camco Common Stock converting into the right to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration (“Stock Consideration”). The “Aggregate Merger Consideration” shall be (i) the cash amount equal to (A) the Specified Cash Percentage of the number of shares of Camco Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Excluded Shares) multiplied by (B) $13.58 (the “Maximum Cash Consideration”); and (ii) the number of shares of First Place Common Stock equal to the product of (X) the Specified Stock Percentage of the number of shares of Camco Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time

 

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(other than the Excluded Shares) multiplied by (Y) the Per Share Stock Consideration (as and if adjusted), subject to Section 2.2.

The term “Specified Stock Percentage” shall equal 73.501%.

The term “Specified Cash Percentage” shall equal 26.499%.

(b) At the Effective Time, all shares of Camco Common Stock that are owned by Camco as treasury stock and all shares of Camco Common Stock that are owned directly or indirectly by First Place or Camco or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than shares of Camco Common Stock held directly or indirectly in trust accounts, managed accounts and the like or otherwise held in a fiduciary capacity that are beneficially owned by third parties, whether held directly or indirectly by First Place or Camco, as the case may be, being referred to herein as “Trust Account Shares”) shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist and no stock of First Place or other consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefore. All shares of First Place Common Stock that are owned by Camco or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Trust Account Shares), if any, shall become treasury stock of First Place.

2.2 Election Procedures .

(a) Election Form . An election form, in such form as Camco and First Place shall mutually agree (the “Election Form”), shall be mailed at such time and on such date as provided in Section 2.3(a) to the holders of Camco Common Stock of record at the Effective Time. Each Election Form shall permit the holder of Camco Common Stock (or in the case of nominee record holders, the beneficial owner through proper instructions and documentation), subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.1 hereof, (i) to elect to receive First Place Common Stock with respect to all of such holder’s Camco Common Stock as hereinabove provided (a “Stock Election”), (ii) to elect to receive cash with respect to all of such holder’s Camco Common Stock as hereinabove provided (a “Cash Election”), (iii) to elect to receive cash with respect to some of such holder’s shares and shares of First Place Common Stock with respect to such holder’s remaining shares (a “Mixed Election”), or (iv) to indicate that such holder makes no such election with respect to such holder’s shares of Camco Common Stock (a “Non-Election”). Shares of Camco Common Stock as to which a Cash Election has been made (including pursuant to a Mixed Election) are referred to herein as “Cash Election Shares.” Shares of Camco Common Stock as to which a Stock Election has been made (including pursuant to a Mixed Election) are referred to herein as “Stock Election Shares.” Shares of Camco Common Stock as to which (x) no election has been made or (y) as to which dissenters’ rights have not been perfected, have been effectively withdrawn or the holder thereof has lost its right to dissent to the Merger are referred to herein as “No-Election Shares.” Nominee record holders who hold Camco Common Stock on behalf of multiple beneficial owners shall indicate how many of the shares held by them are Stock Election Shares, Cash Election Shares and No-Election Shares. If a stockholder either (i) does not submit a properly completed Election Form by the Election Deadline (defined below), or (ii) revokes an Election Form prior to the Election Deadline and does not resubmit a properly completed Election Form prior to the Election Deadline, the shares of Camco Common Stock held by such stockholder shall be designated No-Election Shares.

 

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(b) Election Deadline . The term “Election Deadline” shall mean 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on the 30th day following but not including the date of mailing of the Election Form or such other date as First Place and Camco shall mutually agree upon.

(c) Effective Election . Any election to receive First Place Common Stock or cash shall have been properly made only if the agent designated by First Place to act as the exchange agent for purposes of conducting the election procedure and the exchange procedure described in this Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 hereof (the “Exchange Agent”) shall have actually received a properly completed Election Form by the Election Deadline. Any Election Form may be revoked or changed by the person submitting such Election Form to the Exchange Agent (or any other person to whom the subject shares of Camco Common Stock are subsequently transferred) by written notice to the Exchange Agent only if such written notice is actually received by the Exchange Agent at or prior to the Election Deadline. The Exchange Agent shall have reasonable discretion to determine when any election, modification or revocation is received, whether any such election, modification or revocation has been properly made and to disregard immaterial defects in any Election Form, and any good faith decisions of the Exchange Agent regarding such matters shall be binding and conclusive. Neither First Place, Camco nor the Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any person of any defect in an Election Form.

(d) Allocation . The Exchange Agent shall effect the allocation among holders of Camco Common Stock of rights to receive First Place Common Stock or cash in the Merger in accordance with the Election Forms as follows:

(i) Maximum Cash Consideration Undersubscribed . If the number of Cash Election Shares times the Per Share Cash Consideration is less than the Maximum Cash Consideration, then:

(1) each Cash Election Share shall be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Cash Consideration;

(2) No-Election Shares shall then be deemed to be Cash Election Shares to the extent necessary to have the total number of Cash Election Shares times the Per Share Cash Consideration equal the Maximum Cash Consideration. If less than all of the No-Election Shares need to be treated as Cash Election Shares, then the Exchange Agent shall select which No-Election Shares shall be treated as Cash Election Shares in such manner as the Exchange Agent shall determine, and all remaining No-Election Shares shall thereafter be treated as Stock Election Shares;

(3) if all of the No-Election Shares are treated as Cash Election Shares under the preceding subsection and the total number of Cash Election Shares times the Per Share Cash Consideration is less than the Maximum Cash Consideration, then the Exchange Agent shall convert on a pro rata basis as described below in Section 2.2(e) hereof a sufficient number of Stock Election Shares into Cash Election Shares (“Reallocated Cash Shares”) such that the sum of the number of Cash Election Shares plus the number of Reallocated Cash Shares times the Per Share Cash Consideration equals the Maximum Cash Consideration, and each

 

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Reallocated Cash Share will be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Cash Consideration; and

(4) each Stock Election Share which is not a Reallocated Cash Share shall be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration.

(ii) Maximum Cash Consideration Oversubscribed . If the number of Cash Election Shares times the Per Share Cash Consideration is greater than the Maximum Cash Consideration, then:

(1) each Stock Election Share and each No-Election Share shall be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration;

(2) the Exchange Agent shall convert on a pro rata basis as described below in Section 2.2(e) hereof a sufficient number of Cash Election Shares into Stock Election Shares (“Reallocated Stock Shares”) such that the number of remaining Cash Election Shares times the Per Share Cash Consideration equals the Maximum Cash Consideration, and all Reallocated Stock Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration; and

(3) each Cash Election Share which is not a Reallocated Stock Share shall be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Cash Consideration.

(iii) Maximum Cash Consideration Satisfied . If the number of Cash Election Shares times the Per Share Cash Consideration is equal to the Maximum Cash Consideration, then subparagraphs (d)(i) and (ii) above shall not apply and all Cash Election Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration and all No-Election Shares and all Stock Election Shares will be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration.

(e) Pro Rata Reallocations . In the event that the Exchange Agent is required pursuant to Section 2.2(d)(i)(3) hereof to convert some Stock Election Shares into Reallocated Cash Shares, each holder of Stock Election Shares (based upon the number of Stock Election Shares held) shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the total Reallocated Cash Shares. In the event the Exchange Agent is required pursuant to Section 2.2(d)(ii)(2) hereof to convert some Cash Election Shares (based upon the number of Cash Election Shares held) into Reallocated Stock Shares, each holder of Cash Election Shares shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the total Reallocated Stock Shares.

2.3 Exchange Procedures .

(a) Mailing of Transmittal Material . Provided that Camco has delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Exchange Agent all information which is necessary for the Exchange Agent to perform its obligations as specified herein, First Place shall instruct the Exchange Agent to, no later than 15 days after the Closing Date, mail or make available to each holder of record of Camco Common Stock as of the Effective Time: (i) a notice and letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the

 

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stock certificates representing Shares of Camco Common Stock (“Certificates”) shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent) advising such holder of the effectiveness of the Merger and the procedure for surrendering to the Exchange Agent such Certificates in exchange for the consideration set forth in Section 2.1(a) hereof and (ii) the Election Form. A letter of transmittal will be properly completed only if accompanied by Certificates representing all shares of Camco Common Stock covered thereby, subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section 2.3.

(b) First Place Deliveries . At the Effective Time, for the benefit of the holders of Certificates, (i) First Place shall deliver to the Exchange Agent certificates evidencing the number of shares of First Place Common Stock issuable and (ii) First Place shall deliver, or cause the Bank to deliver, to the Exchange Agent, the cash portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration payable pursuant to this Article II in exchange for Certificates representing outstanding shares of Camco Common Stock. The Exchange Agent shall not be entitled to vote or exercise any rights of ownership with respect to the shares of First Place Common Stock held by it from time to time hereunder, except that it shall receive and hold all dividends or other distributions paid or distributed with respect to such shares for the account of the persons entitled thereto.

(c) Exchange Agent Deliveries . After completion of the allocations referred to in paragraphs (d) and (e) of Section 2.2 hereof, each holder of an outstanding Certificates who has surrendered such Certificates to the Exchange Agent will, upon acceptance thereof by the Exchange Agent, be entitled to a certificate or certificates representing the number of whole shares of First Place Common Stock and/or the amount of cash into which the aggregate number of shares of Camco Common Stock previously represented by such Certificate or Certificates surrendered shall have been converted pursuant to this Agreement (including, but not limited to, payment for fractional shares under Section 2.5 hereof) and, if such holder’s shares of Camco Common Stock have been converted into First Place Common Stock, any other distribution theretofore paid with respect to First Place Common Stock issuable in the Merger, in each case without interest. The Exchange Agent shall accept such Certificates upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Exchange Agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. Each outstanding Certificate which prior to the Effective Time represented Camco Common Stock and which is not surrendered to the Exchange Agent in accordance with the procedures provided for herein shall, except as otherwise herein provided, until duly surrendered to the Exchange Agent be deemed to evidence ownership of the number of shares of First Place Common Stock and/or the right to receive the amount of cash into which such Camco Common Stock shall have been converted. No dividends which have been declared will be remitted to any person entitled to receive shares of First Place Common Stock under Section 2.2 hereof until such person surrenders the Certificates representing Camco Common Stock, at which time such dividends shall be remitted to such person, without interest.

(d) Lost or Destroyed Certificates; Issuances of First Place Common Stock in New Names . The Exchange Agent and First Place, as the case may be, shall not be obligated to deliver cash and/or a certificate representing shares of First Place Common Stock to which a holder of Camco Common Stock would otherwise be entitled as a result of the Merger until such holder surrenders the Certificates representing the shares of Camco Common Stock for exchange

 

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as provided in this Section 2.3, or, in default thereof, an appropriate affidavit of loss and indemnity agreement and/or a bond in an amount as may be reasonably required in each case by First Place. If any certificates evidencing shares of First Place Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than that in which the Certificate evidencing Camco Common Stock surrendered in exchange therefore is registered, it shall be a condition of the issuance thereof that the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by an executed form of assignment separate from the Certificate and otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the person requesting such exchange pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other tax required by reason of the issuance of a certificate for shares of First Place Common Stock in any name other than that of the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered or otherwise establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

(e) Unclaimed Merger Consideration . Any portion of the shares of First Place Common Stock and cash delivered to the Exchange Agent by First Place pursuant to Section 2.3(b) hereof that remains unclaimed by the stockholders of Camco for nine months after the Effective Time (as well as any proceeds from any investment thereof) shall be delivered by the Exchange Agent to First Place or its agent. If outstanding Certificates for shares of Camco Common Stock are not surrendered or the payment for them is not claimed prior to the date on which such shares of First Place Common Stock or cash would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any governmental unit or agency, the unclaimed items shall, to the extent permitted by abandoned property and any other applicable law, become the property of First Place (and to the extent not in its possession shall be delivered to it), free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled to such property. Neither the Exchange Agent nor any Party to this Agreement shall be liable to any holder of stock represented by any Certificate for any consideration paid to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws. First Place and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the stock transfer books of Camco to establish the identity of those persons entitled to receive the consideration specified in this Agreement, which books shall be conclusive with respect thereto. In the event of a dispute with respect to ownership of stock represented by any Certificate, First Place and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deposit any consideration represented thereby in escrow with an independent third party and thereafter be relieved with respect to any claims thereto. First Place will engage the Exchange Agent as its lawful agent for purposes of this section.

2.4 Rights as Stockholders; Stock Transfers . At the Effective Time, holders of Camco Common Stock shall cease to be, and shall have no rights as, stockholders of Camco other than to receive the consideration provided in this Article II. After the Effective Time, there shall be no further transfer on the records of Camco of Certificates representing shares of Camco Common Stock, and if such Certificates are presented to Camco for transfer, they shall be cancelled against delivery of certificates for First Place Common Stock or cash as provided in this Article II.

2.5 No Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither certificates nor scrip for fractional shares of First Place Common Stock shall be issued in the Merger. Each holder of Camco Common Stock who otherwise would have been entitled to a fraction of a share of First Place Common Stock (after taking into account all Certificates delivered by such holder) shall receive in lieu thereof cash (without interest) in an amount

 

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determined by multiplying the fractional share interest to which such holder would otherwise be entitled by the Per Share Cash Consideration, rounded to the nearest whole cent. No such holder shall be entitled to dividends, voting rights or any other rights in respect of any fractional share.

2.6 Anti-Dilution Provisions . If, between the date hereof and the Effective Time, the shares of First Place Common Stock shall be changed into a different number or class of shares by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or readjustment, or a stock dividend thereon shall be declared with a record date within said period, the Per Share Stock Consideration shall be adjusted accordingly.

2.7 Withholding Rights . First Place (through the Exchange Agent, if applicable) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Camco Common Stock such amounts as First Place is required under the Code or any state, local or foreign tax law or regulation thereunder to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment. Any amounts so withheld shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of Camco Common Stock in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by First Place.

2.8 Options . Schedule 2.8 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules (defined hereafter) sets forth all of the Camco stock option plans (“Camco Option Plans”) and all grantees holding unexercised and unexpired options to acquire Camco Common Stock (“Camco Options”) as of the date of this Agreement (“Camco Optionholder”), including the name of each such Camco Optionholder, the date on which each Camco Option was granted, the expiration date of each Camco Option, the price at which each Camco Option may be exercised under the Camco Option Plans, the number of shares of Camco Common Stock subject to each Camco Option and the status of the Camco Option grant as qualified or non-qualified under Section 422 of the Code. Upon the Effective Date, each Camco Option which is then outstanding shall cease to represent a right to acquire shares of Camco Common Stock and shall be converted automatically into an option to purchase shares of First Place Common Stock, and First Place shall assume each such Camco Option, in accordance with the terms of the Camco Stock Option Plans and stock option or other agreement by which it is evidenced, except that from and after the Effective Time, (i) First Place and the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors shall be substituted for Camco and the committee of the Board of Directors of Camco (including, if applicable, the entire Board of Directors of Camco) administering such Camco Option Plans, (ii) each Camco Option assumed by First Place may be exercised solely for shares of First Place Common Stock, (iii) the number of shares of First Place Common Stock subject to such Camco Option shall be equal to the number of shares of Camco Common Stock subject to such Camco Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (as may be adjusted), provided that any fractional shares of First Place Common Stock resulting from such multiplication shall be rounded down to the nearest share, and (iv) the per share exercise price under each such Camco Option shall be adjusted by dividing the per share exercise price under each such Camco Option by the Exchange Ratio (as may be adjusted), provided that such exercise price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent. Notwithstanding clauses (iii) and (iv) of the preceding sentence, (i) each Camco Option shall be adjusted in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) each Camco Option which is an “incentive stock option” shall be adjusted as required by Section 424 of the Code, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, so as not to constitute a modification, extension or

 

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renewal of the option within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the Code. First Place and Camco agree to take all necessary steps to effect the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.8.

2.9 Dissenters’ Rights .

(a) Each share of Camco Common Stock that is held by a stockholder (“Dissenting Stockholder”) who has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in writing and who has properly demanded appraisal for such share of Camco Common Stock (a “Dissenting Share”) in accordance with the DGCL (“Dissenters’ Rights”) shall not be converted into or exchanged for a right to receive any part of the Aggregate Merger Consideration pursuant to this Agreement, but instead shall be deemed converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive such amount as shall be determined to be payable pursuant to Dissenters Rights in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, without interest (the “Dissenter Payment”). Any Dissenter Payment for each Dissenting Share shall be paid by the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL. In the case of any Dissenting Shares held by a stockholder who fails to perfect or withdraws his/her exercise of Dissenters’ Rights in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL or who otherwise loses such holder’s right to appraisal, such shares shall no longer be deemed Dissenting Shares but shall be deemed to have been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive their portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration in accordance with the provisions of this Article II, and the provisions of this Section 2.9 shall not apply to such shares or such stockholder.

(b) Camco shall (i) give First Place prompt written notice of the receipt of any notice from a stockholder purporting to exercise any Dissenters’ Rights or that Camco has reason to believe may assert Dissenters’ Rights, (ii) not settle or offer to settle any demand for payment without the prior written consent of First Place, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; and (iii) not waive any failure to comply strictly with any procedural requirements of the DGCL.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CAMCO

Prior to the date hereof, Camco has delivered to First Place a schedule setting forth, among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision of this Agreement or as an exception to one or more representations or warranties contained in Article III hereof or to one or more of its covenants contained in Article V hereof or additional agreements in Article VI hereof (“Camco Disclosure Schedules”). A disclosure in the Camco Disclosure Schedules shall qualify the applicable section or subsection of this Agreement regardless of whether such section or subsection specifically references the Camco Disclosure Schedules. Camco hereby represents and warrants to First Place that each of the following representations and warranties in this Article III of this Agreement, which include and incorporate the exceptions set forth on the Camco Disclosure Schedules, are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly are made as of specific date and time (in which case such representations and warranties will be true and correct as of such date and time):

 

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3.1 Corporate Organization .

(a) Camco is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Camco has the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties 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 the location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 8.1(e) hereof). Camco is duly registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and has made a financial holding company election with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”). The Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of Camco, copies of which have previously been delivered to First Place, are true, complete and correct copies of such documents as in effect as of the date of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the word “Subsidiary” when used with respect to any party means any corporation, partnership, association, organization, trust or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which is consolidated with such party for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Camco Bank is in good standing as a bank duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Ohio and the rules and regulations of the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (the “Ohio DFI”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The deposit accounts of Camco Bank are insured by the FDIC to the maximum extent permitted by law, and all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due by Camco Bank. Each of Camco’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. Each of Camco’s Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties 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 the location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The governing documents of each Subsidiary of Camco, copies of which have previously been delivered to First Place, are true, complete and correct copies of such documents as in effect as of the date of this Agreement.

(c) The minute books of Camco and each of its Subsidiaries contain true, complete and accurate records in all material respects of all meetings and other corporate actions held or taken since December 31, 2002 of its respective stockholders and boards of directors (including committees of their respective boards of directors). Camco has made available to First Place correct and complete copies of all minutes of the board of directors of Camco and its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2002.

3.2 Capitalization .

(a) The authorized capital stock of Camco consists of) 14,900,000 shares of Camco Common Stock and 100,000 preferred shares, par value $1.00 per share (“Camco

 

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Preferred Stock”). No other capital stock is authorized. As of the date of this Agreement, there are (x) 8,834,508 shares of Camco Common Stock issued and outstanding and 1,678,913 shares of Camco Common Stock held in Camco’s treasury; (y) 518,340 shares of Camco Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to Camco’s Option Plans and described in Schedule 2.8 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules and (z) no shares of Camco Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Camco Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Except as referred to above or reflected in Schedule 2.8 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, Camco does not have and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of Camco Common Stock, Camco Preferred Stock or any other equity security of Camco.

(b) Schedule 3.2(b) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and correct list of all of the Subsidiaries of Camco and Camco Bank as of the date of this Agreement, including the number of shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary issued, if available, and the holder(s) of such shares. Camco and Camco Bank each own, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of each of their respective Subsidiaries, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances, pledges or security interests whatsoever, and all of such shares are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, except for the shares of capital stock of Camco Bank which are assessable. No Subsidiary of Camco or Camco Bank has or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary.

3.3 Authority; No Violation .

(a) Camco has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the board of directors of Camco. The board of directors of Camco has directed that this Agreement be submitted to Camco’s stockholders for adoption at a meeting of such stockholders and, except for the adoption of this Agreement by the requisite vote of Camco’s stockholders, no other corporate proceedings (except for regulatory approvals) on the part of Camco (other than the approval of the Bank Merger Agreement by Camco as the sole stockholder of Camco Bank) are necessary to approve this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Camco and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by First Place) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Camco, enforceable against Camco 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, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally.

(b) Camco Bank has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Bank Merger Agreement and to consummate the Subsidiary Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery of the Bank Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby have

 

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been duly and validly approved prior thereto by the board of directors of Camco Bank. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Camco Bank are necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Bank Merger Agreement. The Bank Merger Agreement (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Bank) will constitute a valid and binding obligation of Camco Bank, enforceable against Camco Bank 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, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally.

(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Camco or the Bank Merger Agreement by Camco Bank, nor the consummation by Camco or Camco Bank, as the case may be, of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by Camco or Camco Bank, as the case may be, with any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) violate any provision of their respective governing documents, or (ii) assuming that the consents and approvals referred to in Section 3.4 hereof are duly obtained, (x) violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to Camco or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties or assets, or (y) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, result in the obligation to sell or result in the creation of any lien, pledge, security interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any of the respective properties or assets of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Camco or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected, except for any violation, conflict, breach, default, acceleration, termination, modification or cancellation which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Camco or materially impact the terms and conditions or transactions contemplated hereby.

3.4 Consents and Approvals . Except for (a) the filing of applications with the OTS and approval of such applications by the OTS; (b) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of (i) a proxy statement/prospectus in definitive form relating to the Camco Stockholder Meeting to be held in connection with this Agreement and the Merger contemplated hereby (the “Proxy Statement”) and (ii) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “S-4”) registering the First Place Common Stock to be issued in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (c) the adoption of this Agreement by the requisite vote of the stockholders of Camco and the adoption of the Bank Merger Agreement by the requisite vote of stockholders of Camco Bank, (d) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State, (e) such filings, authorizations or approvals as may be set forth in Schedule 3.4 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, and (e) the adoption of this Agreement by the requisite vote of the stockholders of First Place, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality (each a “Governmental Entity”) or with any third party are necessary in connection with (1) the execution and delivery by Camco of this Agreement and (2) the consummation by Camco of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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3.5 Reports . Camco and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed all material reports, registrations and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file since December 31, 2004 with (i) the Ohio DFI, (ii) the FRB, (iii) the FDIC, (iv) any state regulatory authority (a “State Regulator”) and (v) any self-regulatory organization (“SRO”) (collectively, the “Regulatory Agencies” and individually a “Regulatory Agency”), and all other material reports and statements required to be filed by them since December 31, 2004, including, without limitation, any report or statement required to be filed pursuant to the laws, rules or regulations of the United States, the Ohio DFI, the FRB, the FDIC or any SRO, and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. Except for normal examinations conducted by a Regulatory Agency in the regular course of the business of Camco and its Subsidiaries and except as set forth in Schedule 3.5 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, no Regulatory Agency has initiated any proceeding or, to Camco’s knowledge, investigation into the business or operations of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2004. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5 , there is no unresolved material violation, criticism, or exception by any Regulatory Agency with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.6 Financial Statements . Camco has previously delivered to First Place copies of (a) the consolidated balance sheets of Camco and its Subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 through 2007, inclusive, in each case accompanied by the audit report of Plante & Moran, PLLC, independent public accountants with respect to Camco (collectively the “Camco Financial Statements”). The December 31, 2007 consolidated balance sheet of Camco (including the related notes, where applicable) fairly presents the consolidated financial position of Camco and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, and the other financial statements referred to in this Section 3.6 (including the related notes, where applicable) fairly present, and the financial statements referred to in Section 6.13 hereof will fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to recurring audit adjustments normal in nature and amount and the absence of footnotes), the results of the consolidated operations and consolidated financial position of Camco and its Subsidiaries for their respective fiscal periods or as of their respective dates; each of such statements (including the related notes, where applicable) complies, and the financial statements referred to in Section 6.13 hereof will comply, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements (subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to recurring audit adjustments normal in nature and amount and the absence of footnotes), and the financial statements referred to in Section 6.13 hereof will be, prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) (subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to recurring audit adjustments normal in nature and amount and the absence of footnotes) consistently applied during the periods involved, except as indicated in the notes thereto. The fiscal year-end audits of Camco and its Subsidiaries have been concluded in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the United States. The books and records of Camco and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP.

3.7 Broker’s Fees . Neither Camco nor any Subsidiary of Camco has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except that Camco has engaged, and will pay a fee or commission to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

 

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(“Stifel”) in accordance with the terms of a letter agreement between Stifel and Camco concerning the Merger and for the issuance of an opinion, subject to the terms, conditions, assumptions and qualifications set forth therein, regarding the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the per share merger consideration to be paid by First Place to the holders of shares of Camco Common Stock (excluding the Excluded Shares) in connection with the Merger pursuant to this Agreement.

3.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events .

(a) Except as may be set forth in Schedule 3.8(a) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules or as provided for in the Camco Financial Statements, since December 31, 2007, (i) neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material liability, except in the ordinary course of their business consistent with their past practices, and (ii) no event has occurred which has caused, or is reasonably likely to cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Camco.

(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.8(b) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, since December 31, 2007, Camco and its Subsidiaries each (i) has been operated in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (ii) has not made any changes in its respective capital or corporate structures, nor any material change in its methods of business operations.

(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.8(c) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules and except to the extent permitted under Section 5.1(d)(i) hereof, since December 31, 2007, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) increased the wages, salaries, compensation, pension, or other fringe benefits or perquisites payable to any executive officer, employee, or director from the amount thereof in effect as of December 31, 2007 (which amounts have been previously disclosed to First Place), granted any severance or termination pay, entered into any contract to make or grant any severance or termination pay, granted any Camco Options or other derivative security or paid any bonus or (ii) suffered any strike, work stoppage, slow-down, or other labor disturbance or (iii) taken any of the actions set forth in Section 5.1 hereof since March 19, 2008.

(d) Since December 31, 2007, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has had any layoffs, work force reductions or otherwise terminated the employment of its employees, other than (i) in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice or (ii) for cause.

3.9 Legal Proceedings .

(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9(a) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no pending or, to Camco’s knowledge, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions, suits or governmental or regulatory investigations (i) of any nature against Camco or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) challenging the validity or propriety of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(b) There is no injunction, order, judgment, decree, or regulatory restriction imposed upon Camco, any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries, which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Camco.

(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9(c) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, there are no actions, suits, claims, proceedings, investigations or assessments of any kind pending or, to Camco’s knowledge, threatened, against any of the directors or officers of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacities as such, and no director or officer of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries currently is being indemnified or seeking to be indemnified by Camco or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to applicable law or their governing documents.

3.10 Taxes .

(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10(a) of the Camco Disclosure Schedule, (i) all Tax Returns for which the statute of limitations for assessment has not expired that are required to be filed on or before the Closing Date (taking into account any extensions of time within which to file which have not expired) by or with respect to Camco and its Subsidiaries have been or will be timely filed on or before the Closing Date; (ii) all such Tax Returns are or will be true and complete in all material respects; (iii) all Taxes shown to be due on the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) have been or will be timely paid in full or adequate provision for such payment has been or will be made; (iv) the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) for which the statute of limitations for assessment has not expired have not been examined by the IRS or the appropriate taxing authority; (v) all deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a result of examinations conducted by any taxing authority have been paid in full; (vi) no issues that have been raised by the relevant taxing authority in connection with the examination of any of the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are currently pending; and (vii) neither Camco nor any Subsidiary has extended any statutes of limitation with respect to the assessment of any Taxes of Camco or any of its Subsidiary, other than extensions that have expired.

(b) Camco has made available to First Place (i) true and correct copies of the United States federal, state, local and foreign income Tax Returns filed by Camco and its Subsidiaries for each of the three most recent fiscal years for which such returns have been filed and (ii) any audit report issued within the last three years relating to Taxes due from or with respect to Camco and its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2001, no claim has been made by a taxing authority in a jurisdiction where Camco and its Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that Camco or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(c) Neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has liability with respect to income, franchise or similar Taxes that accrued on or before the end of the most recent period covered by the Camco Financial Statements in excess of the amounts accrued or subject to a reserve with respect thereto that are reflected in the Camco Financial Statements.

(d) Schedule 3.10(d) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules list all combined, consolidated or unitary federal, state, local, or foreign returns filed by or with respect to Camco and any of its Subsidiaries after January 1, 2005.

 

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(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10(e) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement. Any such Tax allocation or sharing agreement will be terminated on or before the Closing Date.

(f) Since January 1, 2002, no closing agreements, private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any taxing authority with respect to Camco or any of its Subsidiaries.

(g) Except for the amounts calculated and the detailed disclosure for each person set forth on Schedule 3.10(g) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any compensation plans, programs or arrangements the payments under which would not reasonably be expected to be deductible as a result of the limitations under Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder. Neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been an “S corporation” within the meaning of Section 1361 of the Code. Neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. Neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income tax return the common parent of which was not Camco or (B) has any liability for the taxes of any person (other than Camco or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.

(h) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10(h) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, since January 1, 2005, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to, or is required to, make any adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision of law by reason of a change in accounting method initiated by Camco or any of its Subsidiaries or proposed by any taxing authority, and no application is pending with any taxing authority requesting permission for any changes in accounting methods that related to business or operations of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries.

(i) Neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to make any disclosure to any taxing authority with respect to a “listed transaction” pursuant to Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.

(j) As of the date hereof, Camco has no reason to believe that any conditions exist that might prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

(k) Each of Camco and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the withholding of Taxes and has duly and timely withheld from employee salaries, wages and other compensation paid to independent contractors, creditors, stockholders, or other third parties and has paid over to the appropriate taxing authorities all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over for all periods under applicable laws.

 

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(l) There are no liens or other encumbrances on any of the assets of Camco or its Subsidiaries that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay Tax (other than Taxes not yet due and payable).

(m) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10(m) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, which Schedule lists the amount and the expiration dates of consolidated net operating losses, net capital losses, net unrealized built-in losses, foreign tax credits, minimum tax credits, investment tax credits and other tax credits carryovers of the Camco Group allocable to Camco and each of its Subsidiaries, Camco Group does not have any net operating losses or other tax attributes that are currently subject to limitation under Section 382, 383 or 384 of the Code.

(n) No liability will be created for Camco or its successors after the Closing Date as a result of the triggering into income or gain of deferred inter-company transactions or excess loss accounts as a result of the application of Treasury Regulations sections 1.1502-13 and 1.1502-19 or related to items of income or gain arising with respect to any interest in a Subsidiary which is not a member of the Camco Group.

(o) Neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has investment tax credits or overall foreign losses allocable to it subject to recapture.

(p) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10(p) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, each of Camco and its Subsidiaries has made estimated Tax payments of federal and state income and franchise Taxes on the applicable estimated Tax payment dates at levels sufficient not to cause Camco or its Subsidiaries to be liable for any penalties attributable to underpayment of estimated Taxes, and Camco and its Subsidiaries will continue to make timely estimated Tax payments at levels sufficient to not cause Camco or any successor to Camco to be liable for any such penalties.

For the purposes of this Agreement, “Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean all taxes, charges, fees, levies, penalties or other assessments imposed by any United States federal, state, local or foreign taxing authority, including, but not limited to income, excise, property, sales, transfer, franchise, payroll, withholding, social security or other taxes, including any interest, penalties or additions attributable thereto.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Tax Return” shall mean any return, report, information return or other document (including any related or supporting information) with respect to Taxes.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Camco Group” shall mean any “affiliated group” (as defined in Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to the limitation contained in Section 1504(b) of the Code that includes Camco and its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of or any successor to Camco (or to another such predecessor or successor).

3.11 Employee Benefit Plan Matters .

(a)  Schedule 3.11(a) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of each employee benefit plan, as the term is defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and any other employee benefit arrangement or agreement that is sponsored, maintained or contributed to, or required to be contributed to, as of the date of this Agreement (collectively

 

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referred to as the “Plans”) by Camco or any of its Subsidiaries or by any trade or business, whether or not incorporated which together with Camco would be deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code (an “ERISA Affiliate”), for the benefit of any employee or former employee of Camco, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate.

(b) Camco has heretofore delivered to First Place true and complete copies of each of the Plans and related trust instruments and all amendments thereto, the most recent summary plan description and summaries of material modifications thereto, underlying insurance contracts and (i) the actuarial report for any Plan (if applicable) for each of the last three (3) years, (ii) the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) (if applicable) for any Plan, (iii) the most recent three (3) years’ annual reports (Form 5500), together with all schedules, as required, filed with the IRS or Department of Labor (“DOL”) for any Plan, (iv) any financial statements and opinions required by Section 103(e)(3) of ERISA with respect to each Plan, and (v) for any Plan which for ERISA purposes is a “top-hat” plan, a copy of any top-hat filing with the DOL.

(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(c) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, (i) each of the Plans has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable law, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, (ii) each of the Plans intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (1) has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS, (2) is or will be the subject of an application for a favorable determination letter, or (3) is set forth on a prototype document which is subject to a current opinion letter which has not expired and Camco is not aware of any circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in the revocation or denial of any such favorable determination letter, (iii) with respect to each Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, the present value of accrued benefits under such Plan, based upon the actuarial assumptions used for funding purposes in the most recent actuarial report prepared by such Plan’s actuary with respect to such Plan, did not, as of its latest valuation date, exceed the then current value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits, (iv) no Plan provides benefits, including without limitation death or medical benefits (whether or not insured), with respect to current or former employees of Camco, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than (w) coverage mandated by applicable law, (x) death benefits or retirement benefits under any “employee pension plan,” as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, (y) deferred compensation benefits accrued as liabilities on the books of Camco, its Subsidiaries or the ERISA Affiliates or (z) benefits the full cost of which is borne by the current or former employee (or his beneficiary), (v) no liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by Camco, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a material risk to Camco, its Subsidiaries or a Camco ERISA Affiliate of incurring a material liability thereunder, (vi) no Plan is a “multiemployer pension plan,” as such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, (vii) each Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) and which has not been terminated has been operated since January 1, 2005 in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code, (viii) each Plan set forth on Schedule 3.11(a) can be terminated without payment of an additional contribution or amount, other than contributions and amounts required by the terms of the Plan without regard to the Plan’s termination, and without vesting or acceleration of any

 

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benefits provided under such Plan, other than vesting required by the Code as a result of a qualified Plan’s termination, (ix) all contributions or other amounts payable by Camco, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliates as of the Effective Time with respect to each Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA in respect of current or prior plan years have been paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP and Section 412 of the Code, (x) neither Camco, its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a merger in connection with which Camco, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate could be subject to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code, (x) there are no pending, or, to Camco’s knowledge, threatened proceedings, investigations or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) by, on behalf of or against any of the Plans or any trusts related thereto and (xi) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (1) entitle any current or former employee or officer of Camco or any ERISA Affiliate to severance pay, termination pay or any other payment, except as expressly provided in this Agreement or (2) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or increase the amount of compensation due any such employee or officer.

3.12 SEC Reports . Since December 31, 2004, no (a) final registration statement, prospectus, report (including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K), schedule and definitive proxy statement filed by Camco with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1943 (“Exchange Act”) (the “Camco Reports”) or (b) communication mailed by Camco to its stockholders contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, except that information as of a later date shall be deemed to modify information as of an earlier date. Camco has timely filed all Camco Reports and other documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and, as of their respective dates, all Camco Reports complied in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.

3.13 Camco Information . The information provided by and relating to Camco and its Subsidiaries to be contained in, or incorporated by reference in, the Proxy Statement and the S-4 or in any other document filed with any other regulatory agency in connection herewith, will (i) 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 and (ii) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

3.14 Ownership of First Place Common Stock . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, none of Camco or its Subsidiaries (i) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or (ii) is a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of, in each case, any shares of capital stock of First Place; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not include, and shall not speak to, any shares of capital stock of First Place constituting a component or portion of any index or mutual fund.

3.15 Compliance with Applicable Law . Each of Camco and its Subsidiaries: (i) is in material compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws,

 

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regulations, policies, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable thereto or to the employees conducting such businesses, including, without limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z promulgated thereunder, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the PATRIOT Act and all other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating to discriminatory business practices except for such noncompliance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Camco; and (ii) holds all material licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses under and pursuant to all, and are in material compliance with and are not, to Camco’s knowledge, in default in any respect under such licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations under any applicable law, statute, order, rule, regulation, policy and/or guideline of any Governmental Entity relating to Camco or any of its Subsidiaries, except where the failure to hold such license, franchise, permit or authorization or such noncompliance or default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Camco.

3.16 Certain Contracts .

(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16(a) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) (i) with respect to the employment of any directors, officers, employees; (ii) which would entitle any present or former director, officer, employee or agent of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries to indemnification from Camco or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) which, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional acts or events) result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming due from First Place, Camco, Camco Bank, the Bank or any of their respective Subsidiaries or successors to any officer or employee thereof; (iv) which involves the annual payment of $50,000 or more; (v) which is a consulting agreement (including data processing, software programming and licensing contracts) not terminable on 60 days or less notice involving the payment of more than $50,000 per annum, in the case of any such agreement with an individual, or $100,000 per annum, in the case of any other such agreement; (vi) which materially restricts the conduct of any line of business by Camco or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) with or to a labor union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement); (viii) relating to the acquisition or disposition of any business (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) or material assets (other than this Agreement and the Bank Merger Agreement); (ix) that grants any right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar right or that limits or purports to limit the ability of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any material amount of assets or business; (x) with respect to any material joint venture, partnership agreement or similar agreement; (xi) with respect to any agreement relating to any intellectual property other than “shrink wrap” licenses related to software; (xii) relating to the indebtedness by Camco or its Subsidiaries for borrowed money or any guaranty of indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $10,000,000; or (xiii) excluding the plans set forth on Schedule 3.11 , where any employee benefits (including any stock option plan, stock appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan) will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of

 

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any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement, or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement. Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in Sections 3.16(a) and 3.16(c) hereof, whether or not set forth in Schedule 3.16(a) or Schedule 3.16(c) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, is referred to herein as a “Camco Contract.” Camco has previously delivered to First Place true and correct copies of each Camco Contract.

(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16(b) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, (i) each Camco Contract is valid and binding and in full force and effect, (ii) Camco and each of its Subsidiaries has in all material respects performed all obligations required to be performed by it to date under each Camco Contract, except where such noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not have or be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Camco, (iii) no event or condition exists which constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute, a material default on the part of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries under any such Camco Contract, except where such default, individually or in the aggregate, would not have or be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Camco and (iv) no other party to such Camco Contract is, to Camco’s knowledge, in default in any respect thereunder.

(c) Schedule 3.16(c) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules sets forth all agreements of Camco providing for the lease of real property, copies of which have previously been delivered or made available to First Place including term of the lease, any option to extend such lease and any consent or notice required in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby.

3.17 Agreements with Regulatory Agencies . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, neither Camco 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 subject to any order or directive by, or is a recipient of any supervisory letter from, or has adopted any board resolutions at the request of (each, whether or not set forth on Schedule 3.17 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, a “Regulatory Agreement”), any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity that restricts the conduct of its business or that in any manner relates to its capital adequacy, its credit policies, its management or its business, nor has Camco or any of its Subsidiaries been advised by any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity that it is considering issuing or requesting any Regulatory Agreement.

3.18 Investment Securities . Schedule 3.18 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules sets forth the book and market value as of December 31, 2007 of the investment securities, mortgage-backed securities and securities held for investment, sale or trading of Camco and its Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.18 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules sets forth an investment securities report that includes, security descriptions, CUSIP numbers, pool face values, book values, coupon rates and current market values. The totals presented in the securities report agree to the amounts carried in Camco’s and its Subsidiaries’ general ledgers in accordance with GAAP. Except for matters of general application to the banking industry (including but not

 

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limited to, changes in laws or regulations or GAAP) or for events relating to the business environment in general, including market fluctuations and changes in interest rates, Camco has no knowledge of any events which may be expected to result in any material adverse change in the quality or performance of its investment portfolio.

3.19 Intellectual Property . Camco and each of its Subsidiaries owns (without lien or encumbrance of any kind) or possesses valid and binding licenses and other rights to use without payment all material patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, servicemarks, trademarks and computer software used in its businesses; and neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of conflict with respect thereto that asserts the right of others. Camco and each of its Subsidiaries have in all material respects performed all the obligations required to be performed by them and are not in default in any material respect under any contract, agreement, arrangement or commitment relating to any of the foregoing, except where such non-performance or default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Camco. Schedule 3.19 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules lists (i) all patents, registered copyrights, trade names, servicemarks and trademarks of Camco and its Subsidiaries that are owned by Camco and its Subsidiaries and (ii) all material patents, registered copyrights, trade names, servicemarks and trademarks of Camco and its Subsidiaries that are licensed by Camco and its Subsidiaries.

3.20 Undisclosed Liabilities . Except (a) as set forth in Schedule 3.20 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, (b) for those liabilities that are fully reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of Camco included in the Camco Financial Statements; and (c) for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2007 that, either alone or when combined with all similar liabilities, have not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Camco, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due).

3.21 State Takeover Laws . There are no antitakeover provisions in the Camco Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL that will apply to or otherwise adversely affect this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein. Camco has taken all actions required to exempt First Place and the Agreement from any provisions of an antitakeover nature in its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws and the provisions of any federal or state “antitakeover,” “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or similar laws or regulations. Camco does not have in place any “poison pill” or other type of stockholder rights plans, agreement or arrangement.

3.22 Administration of Fiduciary Accounts . None of Camco or its Subsidiaries administers accounts for which it acts as a fiduciary, trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment advisor.

3.23 Environmental Matters . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.23 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules:

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compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances and with all applicable permits, decrees, orders and contractual obligations relating to pollution, the discharge of, or exposure to materials in the environment or workplace (“Environmental Laws”);

(b) There is no suit, claim, action or proceeding pending or, to Camco’s knowledge, threatened, before any court, Governmental Entity or other forum (including arbitration) in which Camco, any of its Subsidiaries, any Participation Facility or any Loan Property, has been or, with respect to threatened proceedings, may be, named as a defendant (x) for alleged noncompliance (including by any predecessor), with any Environmental Laws, or (y) relating to the release, threatened release or exposure to any material whether or not occurring at or on a site owned, leased or operated by Camco or any of its current or prior Subsidiaries, any Participation Facility or any Loan Property;

(c) During the period of (x) Camco’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership or operation of any of their respective current properties, (y) Camco’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ participation in the management of any Participation Facility, or (z) Camco’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ holding of a security interest in a Loan Property, there has been no release of materials in, on, under or affecting any such property except in compliance with required governmental permits. To Camco’s knowledge, prior to the period of (x) Camco’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership or operation of any of their respective current properties, (y) Camco’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ participation in the management of any Participation Facility, or (z) Camco’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ holding of a security interest in a Loan Property, there was no release or threatened release of materials in, on, under or affecting any such property, Participation Facility or Loan Property, except in compliance with required permits;

(d) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.23(d) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, all Phase I or Phase II environmental surveys on any properties owned or leased by Camco or its Subsidiaries, including but not limited to other real estate owned (“OREO”) properties have been provided in full to First Place and its representatives prior to execution of this Agreement, and those listed in the Schedule will be provided within ten days of execution of this Agreement; and

(e) The following definitions apply for purposes of this Section 3.23 hereof: (x) “Loan Property” means any property in which Camco or any of its Subsidiaries holds a security interest or otherwise owns, including OREO; (y) “Participation Facility” means any facility in which Camco or any of its Subsidiaries participates in the management thereof, other than Loan Properties; (z) “materials” includes, but is not limited to, hazardous substances and petroleum as defined in section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9601(14) and section 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1321 and their implementing regulations.

3.24 Derivative Transactions . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.24 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or has agreed to enter into an exchange traded or over-the-counter equity, interest rate, foreign exchange or other swap, forward, future, option, cap, floor or collar or any other contract that is not included on its balance sheet and is a derivatives contract (including various combinations thereof) (each, a “Derivatives Contract”) nor does Camco or any of its Subsidiaries own securities that (i) are

 

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referred to generically as “structured notes,” “high risk mortgage derivatives,” “capped floating rate notes” or “capped floating rate mortgage derivatives” or (ii) are likely to have changes in value as a result of interest or exchange rate changes that significantly exceed normal changes in value attributable to interest or exchange rate changes.

3.25 Opinion . Camco has received an opinion from Stifel, dated as of the date of this Agreement, to the effect that, subject to the terms, conditions, assumptions and qualifications set forth therein and as of the date of such opinion, the per share Merger Consideration to be paid by First Place to the holders of shares of Camco Common Stock (excluding the Excluded Shares) in connection with the Merger pursuant to this Agreement is fair to such Camco stockholders, from a financial point of view..

3.26 Assistance Agreements . Neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or arrangement entered into in connection with the consummation of a federally assisted acquisition of a depository institution pursuant to which Camco or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled to receive financial assistance or indemnification from any governmental agency.

3.27 Approvals . As of the date of this Agreement, Camco knows of no reason why all regulatory approvals required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the Merger) should not be obtained.

3.28 Loan Portfolio .

(a) The allowance for loan losses reflected in Camco’s audited statement of financial condition at December 31, 2007 was, and the allowance for loan losses shown on the balance sheets in Camco’s Reports for periods ending after December 31, 2007 will be, adequate in all material respects, as of the dates thereof, under GAAP, and no Regulatory Agencies have required or requested Camco Bank to increase the allowance for loan losses for such periods.

(b) As of December 31, 2007, except as set forth in Schedule 3.28 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any written or oral (i) loan agreement, note or borrowing arrangement (including, without limitation, leases, credit enhancements, commitments, guarantees and interest-bearing assets) (individually, a “Loan” and collectively, “Loans”), under the terms of which the obligor has, as of the date of this Agreement, three consecutive delinquent payments of principal or interest or in default of any other material provision, or (ii) Loans with any director, executive officer or ten percent stockholder of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of Camco, any person, corporation or enterprise controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of the foregoing. Schedule 3.28 of the Camco Disclosure Schedules sets forth (i) all of the Loans of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries that as of the date of this Agreement are classified as “Special Mention,” “Substandard,” “Doubtful,” “Loss,” “Watch List,” together with the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on each such Loan and the identity of the Loan by number; and (ii) by category of Loan (i.e., commercial, consumer, etc.), all of the other Loans of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries that as of the date of this Agreement are classified as such, together with the aggregate principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Loans by category. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, Camco shall inform First Place in writing, on a monthly basis and within 30 days of the prior month end, of any Loan that becomes classified in the manner described in the previous sentence, or any Loan the classification of which is changed.

 

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(c) Each Loan reflected as an asset in the Camco Reports (i) is evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness which are true, genuine and correct in all material respects, (ii) to the extent secured, has been secured by valid liens and security interests which have been perfected, and (iii) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles, in each case other than loans as to which the failure to satisfy the foregoing standards would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Camco.

3.29 Mortgage Banking Business .

(a) Warehouse Lines of Credit . Camco and its Subsidiaries do not maintain any warehouse lines of credit.

(b) Compliance . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.29(b) of the Camco Disclosure Schedules, neither Camco nor any of its Subsidiaries has done or failed to do, or caused to be done or failed to be done, any act, the effect of which would operate to invalidate or materially impair (i) any private mortgage insurance or commitment of any private mortgage insurer to insure, (ii) any title insurance policy, (iii) any hazard insurance policy, (iv) any flood insurance policy, (v) any fidelity bond, direct surety bond, errors and omissions or other insurance policy required by any Regulatory Agency, investor or insurer, (vi) any surety or guaranty agreement or (vii) the rights of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries under any loan servicing agreement or loan purchase commitment. No Regulatory Agency, investor in Loans or insurer has (i) notified Camco or its Subsidiaries, or to Camco’s knowledge, claimed, that Camco or any of its Subsidiaries has violated or has not complied on a recurring basis with the applicable underwriting standards with respect to Loans sold by Camco or any of its Subsidiaries to an investor or (ii) imposed restrictions on the activities (including commitment authority) of Camco or any of its Subsidiaries. Camco Bank has not and currently does not originate any FHA or VA Loans.

(c) Loan Files . The loan documents relating to each Loan maintained in the loan files of Camco Bank were in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations at the time of the origination, assumption or modification of such Loan, as the case may be, except where the failure to so comply, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Camco. The loan files maintained by Camco Bank contain originals or true, correct a


 
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