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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
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ARTICLE
I THE MERGER
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1.1
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The
Merger .
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1.2
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Effective Time .
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1.3
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Effects
of the Merger .
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1.4
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Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws .
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1.5
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Directors and Executive Officers of the Surviving
Corporation .
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1.6
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Tax
Consequences .
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1.7
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Offices .
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1.8
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Additional Actions .
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1.9
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First
Place Common Stock .
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ARTICLE
II CONSIDERATION; ELECTION AND EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
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2.1
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Conversion of Shares .
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2.2
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Election Procedures .
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2.3
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Exchange Procedures .
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2.4
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Rights
as Stockholders; Stock Transfers .
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2.5
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No
Fractional Shares .
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2.6
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Anti-Dilution Provisions .
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2.7
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Withholding Rights .
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2.8
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Options .
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2.9
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Dissenters’ Rights .
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ARTICLE
III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CAMCO
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3.1
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Corporate Organization .
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3.2
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Capitalization .
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3.3
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Authority; No Violation .
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3.4
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Consents and Approvals .
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3.5
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Reports .
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3.6
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Financial Statements .
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3.7
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Broker’s Fees .
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3.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events .
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3.9
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Legal
Proceedings .
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3.10
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Taxes .
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3.11
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Employee Benefit Plan Matters .
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3.12
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SEC
Reports .
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3.13
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Camco
Information .
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3.14
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Ownership of First Place Common Stock .
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3.15
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Compliance with Applicable Law .
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3.16
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Certain
Contracts .
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3.17
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Agreements with Regulatory Agencies .
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3.18
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Investment Securities .
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3.19
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Intellectual Property .
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3.20
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Undisclosed Liabilities .
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3.21
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State
Takeover Laws .
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3.22
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Administration of Fiduciary Accounts .
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3.23
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Environmental Matters .
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3.24
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Derivative Transactions .
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3.25
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Opinion .
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3.26
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Assistance Agreements .
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3.27
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Approvals .
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3.28
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Loan
Portfolio .
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3.29
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Mortgage Banking Business .
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3.30
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Properties .
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3.31
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Labor
and Employment Matters .
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3.32
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Termination Benefits .
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3.33
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Deposits .
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3.34
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Required Vote .
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3.35
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Transactions With Affiliates .
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3.36
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Insurance .
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3.37
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Indemnification .
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3.38
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Voting
Agreements .
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3.39
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CRA
Rating .
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3.40
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Disclosure .
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FIRST PLACE
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4.1
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Corporate Organization .
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4.2
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Capitalization .
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4.3
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Authority; No Violation .
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4.4
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Consents and Approvals
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4.5
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Reports
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4.6
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Financial Statements
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4.7
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Broker’s Fees
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4.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events .
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4.9
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Legal
Proceedings .
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4.10
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Taxes .
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4.11
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SEC
Reports
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4.12
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First
Place Information
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4.13
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Ownership of Camco Common Stock
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4.14
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Compliance with Applicable Law
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4.15
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Agreements with Regulatory Agencies
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4.16
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Undisclosed Liabilities
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4.17
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Loan
Portfolio .
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4.18
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Transactions With Affiliates
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4.19
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Insurance
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4.20
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CRA
Rating
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4.21
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Employee Benefit Matters .
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4.22
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Disclosure
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4.23
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Required Vote
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4.24
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Assistance Agreements .
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4.25
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Approvals .
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ARTICLE
V COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
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5.1
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Forbearances of Camco .
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5.2
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Forbearances of First Place .
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ARTICLE
VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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6.1
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Reasonable Best Efforts .
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6.2
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Stockholder Approval .
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6.3
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Registration Statement .
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6.4
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Regulatory Filings .
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6.5
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Press
Releases .
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6.6
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Access;
Information .
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6.7
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Acquisition Proposals .
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6.8
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Certain
Policies .
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6.9
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NASDAQ
Listing.
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6.10
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Indemnification.
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6.11
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Benefit
Plans.
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6.12
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Notification of Certain Matters .
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6.13
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Subsequent Interim and Annual Financial Statements
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6.14
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Board
and Loan Committee Visitation Rights .
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6.15
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Current
Information .
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6.16
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Execution and Authorization of Bank Merger Agreement
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6.17
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Advisory Board .
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6.18
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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.
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6.19
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Retention Bonus .
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6.20
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Tax
Treatment .
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6.21
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Lease
Obligations .
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6.22
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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.
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ARTICLE
VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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7.1
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Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation To Effect the
Merger .
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7.2
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Conditions to Obligations of First Place .
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7.3
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Conditions to Obligations of Camco .
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ARTICLE
VIII TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
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8.1
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Termination .
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8.2
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Effect
of Termination .
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8.3
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Extension; Waiver .
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ARTICLE
IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
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9.1
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Closing .
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9.2
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Alternative Structure .
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9.3
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Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and
Agreements .
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9.4
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Expenses .
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9.5
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Notices .
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9.6
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Interpretation .
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9.7
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Entire
Agreement .
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9.8
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Governing Law .
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9.9
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Enforcement of the Agreement .
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9.10
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Severability .
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9.11
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Amendment .
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9.12
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Assignment .
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9.13
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Counterparts .
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iii
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:
(a) Each of Camco,
its current or prior Subsidiaries, the Participation Facilities and
the Loan Properties (each as hereinafter defined) are, and have
been, in material
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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
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