AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
DATED AS OF JULY 31,
2008
AMONG
FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
AND
CODDLE CREEK FINANCIAL CORP.
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ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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2.02 Effective Date and Effective Time;
Closing
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ARTICLE III MERGER CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE
PROCEDURES
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3.01 Conversion of Shares
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3.03 Rights as Shareholders; Stock
Transfers
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3.04 No Fractional Shares
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3.06 Anti-Dilution Provisions
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ARTICLE IV ACTIONS PENDING
ACQUISITION
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4.01 Forbearances of CCFC
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4.02 Forbearances of FCBI
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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5.01 Disclosure Schedules
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5.03 Representations and Warranties of
CCFC
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5.04 Representations and Warranties of
FCBI
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6.01 Reasonable Best Efforts
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6.02 Stockholder Approval
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6.03 Registration Statement
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6.08 Acquisition Proposals
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6.13 Notification of Certain Matters
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6.14 Antitakeover Statutes
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE
MERGER
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7.01 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation
to Effect the Merger
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7.02 Conditions to Obligation of CCFC
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7.03 Conditions to Obligation of FCBI
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8.02 Effect of Termination and
Abandonment
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9.07 Entire Understanding; No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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9.09 Enforcement of the Agreement
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9.12 Alternative Structure
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ii
AGREEMENT AND
PLAN OF MERGER , dated as of July 31, 2008 (this
“Agreement”), between First Community Bancshares, Inc.
(“FCBI”) and Coddle Creek Financial Corp.
(“CCFC”).
A.
CCFC . CCFC is a North Carolina corporation, having its
principal place of business in Mooresville, North
Carolina.
B.
FCBI . FCBI is a Nevada corporation, having its principal
place of business in Bluefield, Virginia.
C.
Intention of the Parties . It is the intention of the
parties to this Agreement that the Merger provided for herein be
treated as a “reorganization” under Section 368(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”).
D. Board
Action . The respective Boards of Directors of each of FCBI and
CCFC have determined that it is in the best interests of their
respective companies and their stockholders to consummate the
Merger provided for herein.
E.
Shareholder Agreements . As a material inducement to FCBI to
enter into this Agreement, and simultaneously with the execution of
this Agreement, each Shareholder (as defined herein) is entering
into an agreement, in the form of Annex A hereto
(collectively, the “Shareholder Agreements”), pursuant
to which they have agreed, among other things, to vote their shares
of CCFC Common Stock (as defined herein) in favor of this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained
herein the parties agree as follows:
1.01 Certain
Definitions . The following terms are used in this Agreement
with the meanings set forth below:
“Acquisition
Proposal” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.08(a).
“Affiliate
Letter” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.07.
“Agreement”
means this Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended or modified
from time to time in accordance with Section 9.02.
“Articles of
Merger” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a).
“Average
Closing Price” means the average of the last reported sale
prices per share of FCBI Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq (as
reported in The Wall Street Journal or, if not
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reported
therein, in another mutually agreed upon authoritative source) for
the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the
Determination Date, rounded to the nearest cent.
“Bank
Merger” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.09.
“Bank Merger
Agreement” means the Agreement of Merger to be entered into
by and between FC Bank and Mooresville Savings, the form of which
is attached hereto as Annex C and which form shall be subject
to such changes as FCBI shall reasonably specify.
“Bank
Secrecy Act” means the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as
amended.
“Benefit
Plans” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(m)(i).
“Business
Day” means Monday through Friday of each week, except a legal
holiday recognized as such by the U.S. Government or any day on
which banking institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the
State of North Carolina are authorized or obligated to
close.
“CCFC”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“CCFC
Affiliates” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.07.
“CCFC
Articles” means the Articles of Incorporation of
CCFC.
“CCFC
Board” means the Board of Directors of CCFC.
“CCFC
Bylaws” means the Bylaws of CCFC.
“CCFC Common
Stock” means the common stock, no par value per share, of
CCFC.
“CCFC
Financial Statements” shall mean (i) the consolidated
statements of financial condition (including related notes and
schedules, if any) of CCFC as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005 and the consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows
(including related notes and schedules, if any) of CCFC for each of
the three years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005,
(ii) the consolidated statements of financial condition
(including related notes and schedules, if any) of CCFC as of
March 31, 2008 and the consolidated statements of operations
and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows
(including related notes and schedules, if any) of CCFC for the
three months ended March 31, 2008, and (iii) the
consolidated statements of financial condition of CCFC (including
related notes and schedules, if any) and the consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows (including related notes
and schedules, if any) of CCFC with respect to the monthly,
quarterly and annual periods ending subsequent to March 31,
2008.
“CCFC
Group” means any “affiliated group” (as defined
in Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to the limitations
contained in Section 1504(b) of the Code) that includes CCFC and
its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of or any successor to CCFC (or
to another such predecessor or successor).
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“CCFC Loan
Property” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(o).
“CCFC
Meeting” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02(a).
“CCFC
Options” means the options to acquire CCFC Common
Stock.
“CCFC
Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, no par value per
share, of CCFC.
“CCFC Stock
Option Plans” means the Coddle Creek Financial Corp. Stock
Option Plan.
“Certificate”
means any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented shares of CCFC Common Stock.
“Change in
Control Benefit” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(m)(viii).
“Change in
Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02(a).
“Closing”
and “Closing Date” have the meanings set forth in
Section 2.02(b).
“Code”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Agreement.
“Commissioner”
means the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks.
“Community
Reinvestment Act” means the Community Reinvestment Act of
1977, as amended.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.06(c).
“Control
Transaction” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.02(b)(ii).
“Derivatives
Contract” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(q)(ii).
“Determination
Date” shall mean the fifth calendar day immediately prior to
the Effective Time, or if such calendar day is not a trading day on
the Nasdaq, then the trading day immediately preceding such
calendar day.
“Disclosure
Schedule” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.01.
“Dissenting
Shares” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.05.
“DOL”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i).
“Effective
Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a).
“Effective
Time” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a).
“Employees”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i).
“Environmental
Laws” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(o).
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“Equal
Credit Opportunity Act” means the Equal Credit Opportunity
Act, as amended.
“Equity
Investment” means (i) an Equity Security; and
(ii) an ownership interest in any company or other entity, any
membership interest that includes a voting right in any company or
other entity, any interest in real estate; and any investment or
transaction which in substance falls into any of these categories
even though it may be structured as some other form of investment
or transaction.
“Equity
Security” means any stock, certificate of interest or
participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust
certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription,
transferable share, investment contract, or voting-trust
certificate; any security convertible into such a security; any
security carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase
any such security; and any certificate of interest or participation
in, temporary or interim certificate for, or receipt for any of the
foregoing.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(m)(iii).
“ESOP”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(e).
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Exchange
Agent” means an exchange agent designated by FCBI.
“Exchange
Ratio” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01(b).
“Fair
Housing Act” means the Fair Housing Act, as
amended.
“FC
Bank” means First Community Bank, National Association, a
national bank and wholly owned subsidiary of FCBI.
“FCBI”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“FCBI
Articles” means the Articles of Incorporation of FCBI, as
amended.
“FCBI
Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.12(a).
“FCBI
Board” means the Board of Directors of FCBI.
“FCBI
Bylaws” means the Bylaws of FCBI, as amended.
“FCBI Common
Stock” means the common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of
FCBI.
“FCBI
Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, $1.00 par value
per share, of FCBI.
“FDIC”
means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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“FHLB”
means the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta.
“FRB”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
“GAAP”
means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
“Governmental
Authority” means any federal, state or local court,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority
or instrumentality or self-regulatory organization.
“Hazardous
Substance” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(o).
“Indemnified
Parties” and “Indemnifying Party” have the
meanings set forth in Section 6.11(a).
“Insurance
Policies” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(w).
“IRS”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i).
“Liens”
means any charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction,
claim, lien or encumbrance.
“Loans”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(s).
“Material
Adverse Effect” means, with respect to FCBI or CCFC, any
effect that (i) is material and adverse to the financial
condition, results of operations or business of FCBI and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or CCFC and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole, as the case may be, or (ii) would materially impair
the ability of any of FCBI and its Subsidiaries or CCFC and its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to perform its respective
obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially impede the
consummation of the Transaction; provided, however, that Material
Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of
(a) changes in banking and similar laws of general
applicability or interpretations thereof by Governmental
Authorities, (b) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting
requirements applicable to banks, savings banks and their holding
companies generally, (c) changes in general economic
conditions affecting banks, savings banks and their holding
companies generally, and (d) with respect to CCFC, the effects
of any action or omission taken with the prior consent of FCBI or
as otherwise required by the Agreement, provided that the effect of
such changes described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall
not be excluded as a Material Adverse Effect to the extent of a
materially disproportionate impact, if any, they have on FCBI and
its Subsidiaries as a whole on the one hand or CCFC and its
Subsidiaries as a whole on the other hand, as measured relative to
similarly situated companies in the banking industry.
“Material
Contracts” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(k)(i).
“Maximum
Insurance Amount” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.11(c).
“Merger”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
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“Merger
Consideration” means the number of whole shares of FCBI
Common Stock, plus cash in lieu of any fractional share interest,
and the amount of cash into which shares of CCFC Common Stock shall
be converted pursuant to the provisions of
Article III.
“Mooresville
Savings” means Mooresville Savings Bank, Inc., SSB, a North
Carolina chartered savings bank and wholly owned subsidiary of
CCFC.
“Mooresville
Savings Board” means the Board of Directors of Mooresville
Savings.
“Nasdaq”
means the Nasdaq Global Select Market or such other securities
exchange on which the FCBI Common Stock may be listed.
“National
Labor Relations Act” means the National Labor Relations Act,
as amended.
“NCBCA”
means the North Carolina Business Corporation Act.
“NGCL”
means the Nevada General Corporation law.
“OCC”
means Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
“OREO”
means other real estate owned.
“Pension
Plan” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(m)(ii).
“Per Share
Cash Consideration” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01(b).
“Per Share
Merger Consideration” means an amount equal to the sum of
(i) the Per Share Cash Consideration plus (ii) a dollar
value determined by multiplying the Average Closing Price by the
Exchange Ratio, rounded to the nearest cent.
“Person”
means any individual, bank, corporation, partnership, association,
joint-stock company, business trust, limited liability company or
unincorporated organization.
“Previously
Disclosed” by a party shall mean information set forth in a
section of its Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the section of
this Agreement where such term is used.
“Proxy
Statement” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.03(a).
“Registration
Statement” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.03(a).
“Representatives”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.08(a).
“Rights”
means, with respect to any Person, warrants, options, rights,
convertible securities and other arrangements or commitments which
obligate the Person to issue or dispose of any of its capital stock
or other ownership interests.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
“Securities
Documents” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.04(g)(i).
“Shareholder
Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Agreement.
“Shareholders”
means each director and executive officer of CCFC and Mooresville
Savings.
“Subsidiary”
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Rule l-02 of
Regulation S-X of the SEC.
“Superior
Proposal” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.08(a).
“Surviving
Corporation” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(a).
“Tax”
and “Taxes” mean all federal, state, local or foreign
income, gross income, gains, gross receipts, sales, use, ad
valorem, goods and services, capital, production, transfer,
franchise, windfall profits, license, withholding, payroll,
employment, disability, employer health, excise, estimated,
severance, stamp, occupation, property, environmental, custom
duties, unemployment or other taxes of any kind whatsoever,
together with any interest, additions or penalties thereto and any
interest in respect of such interest and penalties.
“Tax
Returns” means any return (including any amended return),
declaration or other report (including elections, declarations,
claims for refunds, schedules, estimates and information returns)
with respect to any Taxes (including estimated taxes).
“Termination
Fee” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.02(b).
“Transaction”
means the Merger, the Bank Merger and any other transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
(a)
The Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at the Effective Time, CCFC shall merge with and into
FCBI in accordance with the applicable provisions of the NCBCA and
NGCL (the “Merger”), the separate corporate existence
of CCFC shall cease and FCBI shall survive and continue to exist as
a corporation incorporated under the NGCL (FCBI, as the surviving
corporation in the Merger, sometimes being referred to herein as
the “Surviving Corporation”).
(b)
Name . The name of the Surviving Corporation shall be
“First Community Bancshares, Inc.”
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(c)
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws . The articles of
incorporation and bylaws of FCBI immediately after the Merger shall
be the FCBI Articles and FCBI Bylaws as in effect immediately prior
to the Merger.
(d)
Directors and Executive Officers of the Surviving
Corporation . The directors of the Surviving Corporation
immediately after the Merger shall be the directors of FCBI
immediately prior to the Merger. The executive officers of the
Surviving Corporation immediately after the Merger shall be the
executive officers of FCBI immediately prior to the Merger, each of
whom shall serve until such time as their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified.
(e)
Authorized Capital Stock . The authorized capital stock of
the Surviving Corporation upon consummation of the Merger shall be
as set forth in the FCBI Articles immediately prior to the
Merger.
(f)
Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of
the Merger shall be as provided in accordance with the NCBCA and
the NGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and
subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of CCFC shall vest in the
Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities, obligations,
restrictions, disabilities and duties of CCFC shall become the
debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and
duties of the Surviving Corporation.
(g)
Additional Actions . If, at any time after the Effective
Time, the Surviving Corporation 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 the Surviving Corporation its right, title or
interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of
CCFC acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a
result of, or in connection with, the Merger, or
(ii) otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement, CCFC,
and its proper officers and directors, shall be deemed to have
granted to the Surviving Corporation 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 the Surviving Corporation and otherwise to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement, and the proper officers
and directors of the Surviving Corporation are fully authorized in
the name of the Surviving Corporation or otherwise to take any and
all such action.
2.02 Effective
Date and Effective Time; Closing .
(a) Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature
are to be satisfied at the consummation of the Merger, but subject
to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions), the parties
shall cause articles of merger relating to the Merger
(“Articles of Merger”) to be filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of North Carolina pursuant to the NCBCA and
the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada pursuant to the NGCL
on (i) a date selected by FCBI after such satisfaction or
waiver which is no later than the later of (A) five Business
Days after such satisfaction or waiver or (B) the first month
end following such satisfaction or waiver, or (ii) such other
date to which the parties may mutually agree in writing. The Merger
provided for herein shall become effective
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upon such
filings or on such date as may be specified therein. The date of
such filings or such later effective date is herein called the
“Effective Date.” The “Effective Time” of
the Merger shall be the time of such filings or as set forth in
such filings.
(b) A
closing (the “Closing”) shall take place immediately
prior to the Effective Time at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at
the offices of FCBI, One Community Place, Bluefield, Virginia
24605, or at such other place, at such other time, or on such other
date as the parties may mutually agree upon (such date, the
“Closing Date”). At the Closing, there shall be
delivered to FCBI and CCFC the certificates and other documents
required to be delivered under Article VII hereof.
MERGER CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE
PROCEDURES
3.01 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 CCFC Common
Stock:
(a)
FCBI Common Stock . Each share of FCBI 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.
(b)
CCFC Common Stock . Subject to Sections 3.04, 3.05,
3.06 and 8.01(h), each share of CCFC Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into, and shall be canceled in exchange for, solely the
right to receive (i) a cash amount equal to $19.60 (the
“Per Share Cash Consideration”) and (ii) 0.9046
shares of FCBI Common Stock (the “Exchange
Ratio”).
3.02 Exchange
Procedures .
(a)
Mailing of Transmittal Material . Provided that CCFC 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, the Exchange Agent shall,
promptly following the Effective Date, mail or make available to
each holder of record of a Certificate or Certificates a notice and
letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates
theretofore representing shares of CCFC Common Stock 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
Certificate or Certificates in exchange for the consideration set
forth in Section 3.01(b) hereof deliverable in respect thereof
pursuant to this Agreement. A letter of transmittal will be
properly completed only if accompanied by Certificates representing
all shares of CCFC Common Stock covered thereby, subject to the
provisions of paragraph (d) of this
Section 3.02.
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(b)
FCBI Deliveries . At the Effective Time, for the benefit of
the holders of Certificates, (i) FCBI shall deliver to the
Exchange Agent certificates evidencing the maximum number of shares
of FCBI Common Stock issuable and (ii) FCBI shall deliver, or
cause FC Bank to deliver, to the Exchange Agent, a cash amount
equal to the aggregate Per Share Cash Consideration payable
pursuant to this Article III in exchange for Certificates
representing outstanding shares of CCFC Common Stock. The Exchange
Agent shall not be entitled to vote or exercise any rights of
ownership with respect to the shares of FCBI 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 . Each holder of an outstanding
Certificate or Certificates who has surrendered such Certificate or
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 FCBI Common Stock and
the amount of cash into which the aggregate number of shares of
CCFC Common Stock previously represented by such Certificate or
Certificates surrendered shall have been converted pursuant to this
Agreement and any other distribution theretofore paid with respect
to FCBI 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 CCFC
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
FCBI Common Stock and the right to receive the amount of cash into
which such CCFC Common Stock shall have been converted. After the
Effective Time, there shall be no further transfer on the records
of CCFC of Certificates representing shares of CCFC Common Stock
and, if such Certificates are presented to CCFC for transfer, they
shall be cancelled against delivery of certificates for FCBI Common
Stock and cash as hereinabove provided. No dividends which have
been declared will be remitted to any person entitled to receive
shares of FCBI Common Stock until such person surrenders the
Certificate or Certificates representing CCFC Common Stock, at
which time such dividends shall be remitted to such Person, without
interest.
(d)
Lost or Destroyed Certificates; Issuances of FCBI Common Stock
in New Names . The Exchange Agent and FCBI, as the case may be,
shall not be obligated to deliver cash or a certificate or
certificates representing shares of FCBI Common Stock to which a
holder of CCFC Common Stock would otherwise be entitled as a result
of the Merger until such holder surrenders the Certificate or
Certificates representing the shares of CCFC Common Stock for
exchange as provided in this Section 3.02, 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 FCBI. If any certificates evidencing shares of FCBI Common
Stock are to be issued in a name other than that in which the
Certificate evidencing CCFC Common Stock surrendered in exchange
therefor 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
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of the issuance
of a certificate for shares of FCBI 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 FCBI Common Stock and cash delivered to the Exchange Agent by
FCBI pursuant to Section 3.02(b) that remains unclaimed by the
stockholders of CCFC for six months after the Effective Time (as
well as any proceeds from any investment thereof) shall be
delivered by the Exchange Agent to FCBI. Any stockholders of CCFC
who have not theretofore complied with Section 3.02(c) shall
thereafter look only to FCBI for the consideration deliverable in
respect of each share of CCFC Common Stock such stockholder holds
as determined pursuant to this Agreement without any interest
thereon. If outstanding Certificates for shares of CCFC Common
Stock are not surrendered or the payment for them is not claimed
prior to the date on which such shares of FCBI Common Stock and
cash would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any
Governmental Authority, the unclaimed items shall, to the extent
permitted by abandoned property and any other applicable law,
become the property of FCBI (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 Governmental Authority pursuant to
applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws. FCBI and
the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the stock
transfer books of CCFC 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, FCBI 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.
(f)
Affiliate Agreements . Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, Certificates surrendered for exchange by
any CCFC Affiliate shall not be exchanged for certificates
representing shares of FCBI Common Stock to which such CCFC
Affiliate may be entitled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
until FCBI has received a written agreement from such person as
specified in Section 6.07.
3.03 Rights as
Shareholders; Stock Transfers . At the Effective Time, holders
of CCFC Common Stock shall cease to be, and shall have no rights
as, stockholders of CCFC other than to receive the consideration
provided under this Article III. After the Effective Time,
there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of CCFC or
the Surviving Corporation of shares of CCFC Common
Stock.
3.04 No
Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, neither certificates nor scrip for fractional shares of
FCBI Common Stock shall be issued in the Merger. Each holder of
CCFC Common Stock who otherwise would have been entitled to a
fraction of a share of FCBI Common Stock (after taking into account
all Certificates delivered by such holder) shall receive in lieu
thereof cash (without interest) in an amount determined by
multiplying the fractional share interest to which such holder
would otherwise be entitled by the closing price of a share of FCBI
Common Stock on Nasdaq on the business day preceding the
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Effective Time
(as reported in The Wall Street Journal , or if not reported
therein, in another mutually agreed upon authoritative source),
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.
3.05 Dissenting
Shares . Each outstanding share of CCFC Common Stock the holder
of which has perfected his right to dissent under the NCBCA and has
not effectively withdrawn or lost such right as of the Effective
Time (the “Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted
into or represent a right to receive shares of FCBI Common Stock
and cash hereunder, and the holder thereof shall be entitled only
to such rights as are granted by the NCBCA. CCFC shall give FCBI
prompt notice upon receipt by CCFC of any such written demands for
payment of the fair value of such shares of CCFC Common Stock and
of withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments provided
pursuant to the NCBCA. Any payments made in respect of Dissenting
Shares shall be made by FCBI. If any holder of Dissenting Shares
shall fail to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost
the right to dissent and shall have delivered a properly completed
letter of transmittal to the Exchange Agent, the Dissenting Shares
held by such holder shall be converted into a right to receive FCBI
Common Stock and cash in accordance with the applicable provisions
of this Agreement.
3.06
Anti-Dilution Provisions . If, between the date hereof and
the Effective Time, the shares of FCBI Common Stock shall be
changed into a different number or class of shares by reason of any
reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization, split-up,
combination, exchange of shares or readjustment, or similar
transaction with respect to FCBI Common Stock, or a stock dividend
thereon shall be declared with a record date or ex dividend or
distribution date within said period, the Exchange Ratio shall be
adjusted accordingly.
3.07
Withholding Rights . FCBI (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 CCFC Common Stock such amounts as FCBI 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
CCFC Common Stock in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made by FCBI.
3.08 CCFC
Options . At the Effective Time, each CCFC Option which is
outstanding, vested and unexercised immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be canceled in exchange for the right to
receive a single lump sum cash payment, equal to the product of
(i) the number of shares of CCFC Common Stock subject to such
CCFC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) the
excess, if any, of the Per Share Merger Consideration over the
exercise price per share of such CCFC Option, less any applicable
Taxes required to be withheld with respect to such payment. If the
exercise price per share of any such CCFC Option is equal to or
greater than the Per Share Merger Consideration, such CCFC Option
shall be canceled without any cash payment being made in respect
thereof. CCFC shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the
written acknowledgment of each holder of a then-outstanding CCFC
Option with regard to the cancellation of such CCFC Option and the
payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Subject to the foregoing, the CCFC Stock Option Plans and all CCFC
Options issued thereunder shall terminate at the Effective
Time.
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3.09 Bank
Merger . As soon as practicable after the execution of this
Agreement (or on such later date as FCBI shall specify), FCBI and
CCFC shall cause FC Bank and Mooresville Savings to enter into the
Bank Merger Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as
Annex C, which provides for the merger of Mooresville Savings
with and into FC Bank (the “Bank Merger”), in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the terms of
the Bank Merger Agreement and as soon as practicable after
consummation of the Merger (or on such later date as FCBI shall
specify). The Bank Merger Agreement provides that the directors of
FC Bank immediately preceding consummation of the Bank Merger shall
be the directors of FC Bank immediately following the Bank
Merger.
ACTIONS PENDING
ACQUISITION
4.01
Forbearances of CCFC . From the date hereof until the
Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by
this Agreement or as Previously Disclosed, without the prior
written consent of FCBI, CCFC will not, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries not to:
(a)
Ordinary Course . Conduct its business other than in the
ordinary and usual course consistent with past practice or fail to
use reasonable best efforts to preserve its business organization,
keep available the present services of its employees and preserve
for itself and FCBI the goodwill of the customers of CCFC and its
Subsidiaries and others with whom business relations
exist.
(b)
Capital Stock . Other than pursuant to Rights set forth on
Schedule 4.01(b) of CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule and
outstanding on the date hereof, (i) issue, sell or otherwise
permit to become outstanding, or authorize the creation of, any
additional shares of stock or any Rights or (ii) permit any
additional shares of stock to become subject to grants of employee
or director stock options or other Rights.
(c)
Dividends; Etc . (i) Make, declare, pay or set aside
for payment any dividend on or in respect of, or declare or make
any distribution on any shares of CCFC capital stock other than
(1) the cash dividend of $0.25 per share of CCFC Common Stock
declared by CCFC on July 22, 2008 and (2) dividends from
wholly owned Subsidiaries to CCFC or another wholly owned
Subsidiary of CCFC or (ii) directly or indirectly adjust,
split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire,
any shares of its capital stock.
(d)
Compensation; Employment Agreements; Etc . Subject to
Section 6.12(f), (g) and (i), enter into or amend or
renew any employment, consulting, severance, change in control,
bonus, salary continuation or similar agreements or arrangements
with any director, officer or employee of CCFC or its Subsidiaries
or grant any salary or wage increase or increase any employee
benefit (including incentive or bonus payments), except for
(i) changes that are required by applicable law and
(ii) the usual and customary accrued bonuses payable to
employees of CCFC or its Subsidiaries set forth on
Schedule 4.01(d) of CCFC’s Disclosure
Schedule.
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(e)
Hiring . Hire any person as an employee of CCFC or any of
its Subsidiaries or promote any employee, except (i) to
satisfy contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof and
set forth on Schedule 4.01(e) of CCFC’s Disclosure
Schedule and (ii) persons hired to fill any non-executive
officer vacancies arising after the date hereof and whose
employment is terminable at the will of CCFC or a Subsidiary of
CCFC, as applicable, and who are not subject to or eligible for any
severance or similar benefits or payments that would become payable
as a result of the Transaction or consummation thereof.
(f)
Benefit Plans . Enter into, establish, adopt, amend or
terminate, or make any contributions to (except (i) as may be
required by applicable law, (ii) to satisfy contractual
obligations existing as of the date hereof and set forth on
Schedule 4.01(f) of CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule or
(iii) to comply with the requirements of this Agreement), any
pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, savings, profit
sharing, deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, group insurance
or other employee benefit, incentive or welfare contract, plan or
arrangement, or any trust agreement (or similar arrangement)
related thereto, in respect of any director, officer or employee of
CCFC or its Subsidiaries or take any action to accelerate the
vesting or exercisability of stock options, restricted stock or
other compensation or benefits payable thereunder.
(g)
Dispositions . Except for OREO that is sold in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices or as set forth
in Schedule 4.01(g) of CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule, sell,
transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of or discontinue
any of its assets, deposits, business or properties without
FCBI’s written consent.
(h)
Acquisitions . Acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or
acquisitions of control in a bona fide fiduciary capacity or in
satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good faith, in each
case in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with
past practice), including without limitation, by merger or
consolidation or by investment in a partnership or joint venture,
all or any portion of the assets, business, securities (other than
as permitted by Section 4.01(r)), deposits or properties of any
other Person.
(i)
Capital Expenditures . Make any capital expenditures, other
than capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, in amounts not exceeding $5,000
individually or $25,000 in the aggregate.
(j)
Governing Documents . Amend the CCFC Articles or the CCFC
Bylaws or the articles of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent
documents) of any Subsidiary of CCFC or enter into a plan of
consolidation, merger, share exchange or reorganization with any
Person, or a letter of intent or agreement in principle with
respect thereto.
(k)
Accounting Methods . Implement or adopt any change in its
accounting principles, practices or methods, other than as may be
required by changes in laws or regulations or GAAP.
(l)
Contracts . Except as otherwise permitted under this
Section 4.01, enter into, cancel, fail to renew or terminate
any Material Contract or amend or modify in any material respect
any of its existing Material Contracts.
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(m)
Claims . Enter into any settlement or similar agreement with
respect to any action, suit, proceeding, order or investigation to
which CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries is or becomes a party after
the date of this Agreement, which settlement, agreement or action
involves payment by CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries of an amount
which exceeds $20,000 and/or would impose any material restriction
on the business of CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries or create
precedent for claims that are reasonably likely to be material to
CCFC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(n)
Banking Operations . Enter into any new material line of
business; introduce any material new products or services; change
its material lending, investment, underwriting, pricing, servicing,
risk and asset liability management and other material banking and
operating policies, except as required by applicable law,
regulation or policies imposed by any Governmental Authority, or
the manner in which its investment securities or loan portfolio is
classified or reported; or invest in any mortgage-backed or
mortgage-related security that would be considered “high
risk” under applicable regulatory guidance; or file any
application or enter into any contract with respect to the opening,
relocation or closing of, or open, relocate or close, any branch,
office, service center or other facility.
(o)
Marketing . Introduce any material marketing campaigns or
any material new sales compensation or incentive programs or
arrangements (except those the material terms of which have been
fully disclosed in writing to FCBI prior to the date
hereof).
(p)
Derivatives Contracts . Enter into or settle any Derivatives
Contract.
(q)
Indebtedness . Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money
(other than deposits, federal funds purchased, cash management
accounts, FHLB or FRB borrowings that mature within one year and
that have no put or call features and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase that mature within 90 days, in each
case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice); or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an
accommodation become responsible for the obligations of any other
Person, other than with respect to the collection of checks and
other negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice.
(r)
Investment Securities . (i)Acquire (other than by way of
foreclosures or acquisitions in a bona fide fiduciary capacity or
in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good faith, in
each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice) any debt security or Equity Investment other than federal
funds or United States Government securities or United States
Government agency securities, in each case with a term of one year
or less or (ii) dispose of any debt security or Equity
Investment.
(s)
Loans . (i) Make, renew or otherwise modify any loan,
loan commitment, letter of credit or other extension of credit
(collectively, “Loans”), other than Loans made or
acquired in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice which have (x) in the case of unsecured loans made to
any one borrower that are originated in compliance with the
entity’s internal loan policies, a principal balance not in
excess of $25,000, (y) in the case of loans secured other than
by real estate that are originated in compliance with the
entity’s internal loan policies, a principal balance not in
excess of $100,000 and (z) in the case of loans
secured
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by real estate
made to any one borrower that are originated in compliance with the
entity’s internal loan policies, a principal balance not in
excess of $300,000; (ii) take any action that would result in
any discretionary release of collateral or guarantees or otherwise
restructure the respective amounts set forth in clause
(i) above; or (iii) enter into any Loan securitization or
create any special purpose funding entity.
(t)
Investments in Real Estate . Make any investment or
commitment to invest in real estate or in any real estate
development project (other than by way of foreclosure or
acquisitions in a bona fide fiduciary capacity or in satisfaction
of a debt previously contracted in good faith, in each case in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice).
(u)
Tax Elections . Make or change any material Tax election,
settle or compromise any material Tax liability of CCFC or any of
its Subsidiaries, agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of
limitations with respect to the assessment or determination of a
material amount of Taxes of CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries, enter
into any closing agreement with respect to any material amount of
Taxes or surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund, adopt
or change any method of accounting with respect to Taxes, or file
any amended Tax Return.
(v)
Antitakeover Statutes . Take any action (i) that would
cause this Agreement or the Transaction to be subject to the
provisions of any state antitakeover law or state law that purports
to limit or restrict business combinations or the ability to
acquire or vote shares or (ii) to exempt or make not subject
to the provisions of any state antitakeover law or state law that
purports to limit or restrict business combinations or the ability
to acquire or vote shares, any Person (other than FCBI or its
Subsidiaries) or any action taken thereby, which Person or action
would have otherwise been subject to the restrictive provisions
thereof and not exempt therefrom.
(w)
Adverse Actions . (i) Take any action that would, or is
reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code or (ii) take any action that is intended or is reasonably
likely to result in (x) any of its representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue in
any material respect at any time at or prior to the Effective Time,
(y) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article VII not being satisfied or (z) a material
violation of any provision of this Agreement, except as may be
required by applicable law or regulation.
(x)
Commitments . Enter into any contract with respect to, or
otherwise agree or commit to do, any of the foregoing.
4.02
Forbearances of FCBI . From the date hereof until the
Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by
this Agreement, without the prior written consent of CCFC, FCBI
will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries not
to:
(a)
Adverse Actions . (i) Take any action that would, or is
reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code or (ii) take any action that is intended or is reasonably
likely to result in (x) any of its representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming
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untrue in any
material respect at any time at or prior to the Effective Time,
(y) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article VII not being satisfied or (z) a material
violation of any provision of this Agreement, except as may be
required by applicable law or regulation.
(b)
Commitments . Enter into any contract with respect to, or
otherwise agree or commit to do, any of the foregoing.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
5.01 Disclosure
Schedules . On or prior to the date hereof, FCBI has delivered
to CCFC a schedule and CCFC has delivered to FCBI a schedule (each
respectively, its “Disclosure 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 hereof or as an exception to one or more
representations or warranties contained in Section 5.03 or
5.04 or to one or more of its covenants contained in
Article IV or Article VI; provided, however, that the
mere inclusion of an item in a Disclosure Schedule as an exception
to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission by
a party that such item represents a material exception or fact,
event or circumstance or that, absent such inclusion in the
Disclosure Schedule, such item is or would be reasonably likely to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.02
Standard . Solely for the purposes of determining whether
the conditions set forth in Sections 7.02(a) or 7.03(a), as
the case may be, have been satisfied (and without otherwise
qualifying any representation or warranty made on the date hereof),
no representation or warranty of CCFC or FCBI contained in
Sections 5.03 or 5.04, respectively, other than the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.03(b),
which shall be true in all respects, and the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 5.03(m)(vi) and
5.03(m)(viii), which shall be true in all material respects, shall
be deemed untrue or incorrect for purposes of Sections 7.02(a)
or 7.03(a), and no party hereto shall be deemed to have breached a
representation or warranty for purposes of such Sections, as a
consequence of the existence of any fact, event or circumstance
unless such fact, circumstance or event, individually or taken
together with all other facts, events or circumstances inconsistent
with any representation or warranty contained in Section 5.03
or 5.04, has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the party making such representation or
warranty.
5.03
Representations and Warranties of CCFC . Subject to
Sections 5.01 and 5.02, CCFC hereby represents and warrants to
FCBI:
(a)
Organization, Standing and Authority . CCFC is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of North Carolina. CCFC is duly licensed or qualified to
do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where its
ownership or leasing of property or assets or the conduct of its
business requires it to be so licensed or qualified, except where
the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not have nor
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on CCFC.
CCFC has in effect all federal, state, local and foreign
governmental authorizations necessary for it to own or lease
its
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properties and
assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. The copies of
the CCFC Articles and CCFC Bylaws which have previously been made
available to FCBI are true, complete and correct copies of such
documents as in effect on the date of this Agreement. Except as set
forth in Section 5.03(a) of CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule,
the minute books of CCFC and each of its Subsidiaries previously
made available to FCBI contain true, complete and correct records
in all material respects of all meetings and other material
corporate actions held or taken of their respective stockholders
and Boards of Directors (including committees of their respective
Boards of Directors) through the date hereof.
(b)
CCFC Capital Stock . The authorized capital stock of CCFC
consists solely of 20,000,000 shares of CCFC Common Stock, of which
610,545 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof,
and 5,000,000 shares of CCFC Preferred Stock, of which no shares
were issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. The outstanding
shares of CCFC Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and none of the
outstanding shares of CCFC Common Stock have been issued in
violation of the preemptive rights of any Person.
Section 5.03(b) of CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule sets forth
for each CCFC Option, the name of the grantee, the date of the
grant, the type of grant, the status of the option grant as
qualified or non-qualified under Section 422 of the Code, the
number of shares of CCFC Common Stock subject to each option, the
number of shares of CCFC Common Stock subject to options that are
currently exercisable and the exercise price per share. Except as
set forth in Section 5.03(b) of CCFC’s Disclosure
Schedule and except as set forth in the preceding sentence, there
are no shares of CCFC Common Stock reserved for issuance, CCFC does
not have any Rights issued or outstanding with respect to CCFC
Common Stock and CCFC does not have any commitment to authorize,
issue or sell any CCFC Common Stock or Rights. No bonds,
debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on
any matters on which stockholders of CCFC may vote are
outstanding.
(i) (A)
Section 5.03(c)(i) of CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a list of all of its Subsidiaries together with the
jurisdiction of organization of each such Subsidiary,
(B) except as set forth in Section 5.03(c)(i) of
CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule, CCFC owns, directly or
indirectly, all the issued and outstanding equity securities of
each of its Subsidiaries, (C) no equity securities of any of
its Subsidiaries are or may become required to be issued (other
than to CCFC) by reason of any Right or otherwise, (D) there
are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by
which any of its Subsidiaries is or may be bound to sell or
otherwise transfer any of its equity securities (other than to CCFC
or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries), (E) there are no
contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements relating to
CCFC’s rights to vote or to dispose of such securities and
(F) all the equity securities of CCFC’s Subsidiaries
held by CCFC or its Subsidiaries are fully paid and nonassessable
and are owned by CCFC or its Subsidiaries free and clear of any
Liens. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the
right to vote on any matters on which stockholders of any of the
CCFC Subsidiaries may vote are outstanding.
(ii) Except
as set forth in Section 5.03(c)(ii) of CCFC’s Disclosure
Schedule and except for securities and other interests held in a
fiduciary capacity and beneficially owned by third parties or taken
in consideration of debts previously contracted,
ownership
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interests in
CCFC’s Subsidiaries and stock in the FHLB, CCFC does not own
beneficially, directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities or
similar interests of any Person or any interest in a partnership or
joint venture of any kind.
(iii) Each
of CCFC’s Subsidiaries has been duly organized, is validly
existing and is in good standing, in each case under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its organization, and is duly licensed or
qualified to do business and in good standing in the jurisdictions
where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its
business requires it to be so licensed or qualified, except where
the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not have nor
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on CCFC.
Each of CCFC’s Subsidiaries has in effect all federal, state,
local and foreign governmental authorizations necessary for it to
own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as now conducted.
(iv) The
deposit accounts of Mooresville Savings are insured by the FDIC in
the manner and to the maximum extent provided by applicable law,
and Mooresville Savings has paid all deposit insurance premiums and
assessments required by applicable laws and regulations.
(d)
Corporate Power . Each of CCFC and its Subsidiaries has the
corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted and to own all its properties and assets; and CCFC
has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the
Transaction, and to cause Mooresville Savings to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Bank Merger Agreement and to
consummate the Bank Merger, and Mooresville Savings has the
corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under the Bank Merger Agreement, in each case, subject
to receipt of all necessary approvals of Governmental Authorities
and the approval of CCFC’s stockholders of this
Agreement.
(e)
Corporate Authority . Subject to the approval of this
Agreement by the holders of the outstanding CCFC Common Stock, this
Agreement and the Transaction and the Bank Merger and the Bank
Merger Agreement have been authorized by all necessary corporate
action of CCFC and Mooresville Savings and the CCFC Board and the
Mooresville Savings Board on or prior to the date hereof and the
CCFC Board will recommend that stockholders of CCFC adopt this
Agreement and shall direct that such matter be submitted for
consideration by CCFC’s stockholders at the CCFC Meeting.
CCFC has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by FCBI, this Agreement
is a valid and legally binding obligation of CCFC, enforceable in
accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general
equity principles).
(f)
Regulatory Approvals; No Defaults .
(i) No
consents or approvals of, or waivers by, or filings or
registrations with, any Governmental Authority or with any third
party are required to be made or obtained by CCFC or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery
or
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performance by
CCFC of this Agreement and by Mooresville Savings of the Bank
Merger Agreement or to consummate the Transaction, except for
(A) filings of applications or notices with, and approvals or
waivers by, the FRB, the OCC and the Commissioner, as required,
(B) filings with the SEC and state securities authorities, as
applicable, in connection with the submission of this Agreement for
the approval of the holders of CCFC Common Stock and the issuance
of FCBI Common Stock in the Merger, (C) the filing of Articles
of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of North
Carolina pursuant to the NCBCA and the Secretary of State of the
State of Nevada pursuant to the NGCL with respect to the Merger,
(D) the filing of Articles of Merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of North Carolina pursuant to Chapter 54(C)
of the North Carolina General Statutes with respect to the Bank
Merger and (E) the approval of this Agreement by the holders
of the outstanding shares of CCFC Common Stock. As of the date
hereof, CCFC is not aware of any reason why the approvals set forth
above and referred to in Section 7.01(b) will not be received
in a timely manner and without the imposition of a condition,
restriction or requirement of the type described in
Section 7.01(b).
(ii) Subject
to receipt, or the making, of the consents, approvals, waivers and
filings referred to in the preceding paragraph and the expiration
of related waiting periods, the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by CCFC, the Bank Merger Agreement by Mooresville
Savings and the consummation of the Transaction do not and will not
(A) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under,
or give rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies or any right
of termination under, any law, code, ordinance, rule or regulation
or any judgment, decree, injunction, order, governmental permit or
license, or agreement, indenture or instrument of CCFC or any of
its Subsidiaries or to which CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries or any
of their respective properties is subject or bound,
(B) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under,
the articles of incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing
documents) of CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) require
any consent or approval under any such law, code, ordinance, rule,
regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, order, governmental
permit or license, agreement, indenture or instrument.
(g)
Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities .
(i) CCFC
has previously delivered or made available to FCBI accurate and
complete copies of the CCFC Financial Statements which, in the case
of the consolidated statements of financial condition of CCFC as of
December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and the consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years
ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, are accompanied by the
audit report of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP. The CCFC Financial
Statements referred to herein fairly present or will fairly
present, as the case may be, the financial condition of CCFC as of
the respective dates set forth therein, and the consolidated
results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and
cash flows of CCFC for the respective periods or as of the
respective dates set forth therein, in each case in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except in
each case as may be noted therein.
(ii) The
CCFC Financial Statements have been or will be, as the case may be,
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the
periods involved, except as stated therein. The audits of CCFC have
been conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards of the United States of America.
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(iii) Since
December 31, 2007, neither CCFC nor any of its Subsidiaries
has incurred any liability other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice (excluding the incurrence of
expenses related to this Agreement and the Transaction).
(iv) Since
March 31, 2008, (A) CCFC and its Subsidiaries have
conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary and usual
course consistent with past practice (excluding the incurrence of
expenses related to this Agreement and the Transaction),
(B) CCFC has not taken nor permitted any of the actions set
forth in Section 4.01 hereof between March 31, 2008 and
the date hereof and (C) no event has occurred or circumstance
arisen that, individually or taken together with all other facts,
circumstances and events (described in any paragraph of this
Section 5.03 or otherwise), is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to CCFC.
(v) No
agreement pursuant to which any Loans or other assets have been or
shall be sold by CCFC or its Subsidiaries entitle the buyer of such
Loans or other assets, unless there is material breach of a
representation or covenant by CCFC or its Subsidiaries, to cause
CCFC or its Subsidiaries to repurchase such Loans or other assets
or the buyer to pursue any other form of recourse against CCFC or
its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Section 5.03(g)(v) of
CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2007, no
cash, stock or other dividend or any other distribution with
respect to the capital stock of CCFC has been declared, set aside
or paid. Except as set forth in Section 5.03(g)(v) of
CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule, no shares of capital stock of
CCFC have been purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired, directly
or indirectly, by CCFC since December 31, 2007, and no
agreements have been made to do the foregoing.
(vi) CCFC
maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurances that all material information
concerning CCFC is made known on a timely basis to permit the
preparation of the CCFC Financial Statements and any public
disclosure documents relating to CCFC or its
Subsidiaries.
(h)
Legal Proceedings . No litigation, arbitration, claim or
other proceeding before any court or governmental agency is pending
against CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries and, to CCFC’s
knowledge, no such litigation, arbitration, claim or other
proceeding has been threatened and there are no facts which could
reasonably give rise to such litigation, arbitration, claim or
other proceeding. Neither CCFC nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any
of their respective properties is a party to or subject to any
order, judgment, decree or regulatory restriction that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to
CCFC.
(i) CCFC
and its Subsidiaries have duly filed with the appropriate
Governmental Authorities in substantially correct form the monthly,
quarterly and annual reports required to be filed under applicable
laws and regulations, and such reports were in all material
respects complete and accurate and in compliance with the
requirements of applicable laws and regulations, and CCFC has
previously delivered or made available to FCBI accurate and
complete
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copies of all
such reports. Except as set forth in Section 5.03(i)(i) of
CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule, in connection with the most
recent examination of CCFC and its Subsidiaries by the appropriate
Governmental Authorities, neither CCFC nor any of its Subsidiaries
was required to correct or change any action, procedure or
proceeding which CCFC believes in good faith has not been now
corrected or changed, other than corrections or changes which, if
not made, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on CCFC. To the knowledge of CCFC, since
its last regulatory examination of Community Reinvestment Act
compliance, Mooresville Savings has not received any complaints as
to Community Reinvestment Act compliance.
(ii) Except
as set forth in Section 5.03(i)(ii) of CCFC’s Disclosure
Schedule, neither CCFC nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their
respective properties is a party to or is subject to any order,
decree, directive, agreement, memorandum of understanding or
similar arrangement with, or a commitment letter or similar
submission to, or extraordinary supervisory letter from, nor, since
December 31, 2001, has CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries adopted
any policies, procedures or board resolutions at the request or
suggestion of, any Governmental Authority. CCFC and its
Subsidiaries have paid all assessments made or imposed by any
Governmental Authority.
(iii) Except
as set forth in Section 5.03(i)(iii) of CCFC’s
Disclosure Schedule, neither CCFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has
been advised by, nor does it have any knowledge of facts which
could give rise to an advisory notice by, any Governmental
Authority that such Governmental Authority is contemplating issuing
or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or
requesting) any such order, decree, directive, agreement,
memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, supervisory letter
or similar submission.
(j)
Compliance With Laws . Except as set forth in
Section 5.03(j) of CCFC’s Disclosure Schedule, each of
CCFC and its Subsidiaries:
(i) is
and at all times since December 31, 2004 has been in material
compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign
statutes, laws, codes, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments,
injunctions, orders, decrees or policies and/or guidelines of a
Governmental Authority applicable thereto or to the employees
conducting such businesses, including, without limitation,
Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and FRB
regulations pursuant thereto, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the
Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA Patriot Act, all
other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating to
discriminatory business practices and Environmental Laws and all
posted and internal policies of CCFC and its Subsidiaries related
to customer data, privacy and security;
(ii) has
and at all times since December 31, 2004 has had all permits,
licenses, franchises, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and
has made all filings, applications and registrations with, all
Governmental Authorities (and has paid all fees and assessments due
and payable in connection therewith) that are required in order to
permit them to own or lease their properties and to conduct their
business as presently conducted; all such permits, licenses,
franchises, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in
full force and effect and, to CCFC’s knowledge, no suspension
or cancellation of any of them is threatened; and
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(iii) has
received no notification or communication from any Governmental
Authority (A) asserting that CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries
is not in compliance with any of the statutes, regulations or
ordinances which such Governmental Authority enforces or
(B) threatening to revoke any license, franchise, permit or
governmental authorization (nor, to CCFC’s knowledge, do any
grounds for any of the foregoing exist).
(k)
Material Contracts; Defaults .
(i) Except
as set forth in Section 5.03(k)(i) of CCFC’s Disclosure
Schedule, neither CCFC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to,
bound by or subject to any agreement, contract, arrangement,
commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) (A) with
respect to the employment of any of its directors, officers,
employees or consultants, (B) which would entitle any present
or former director, officer, employee or agent of CCFC or any of
its Subsidiaries to indemnification from CCFC or any of its
Subsidiaries, (C) which is a material contract (as defined in
Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC),
(D) which is an agreement (including data processing, software
programming, consulting and licensing contracts) not terminable on
60 days or less notice and involving the payment or value of
more than $20,000 per annum, (E) which is with or to a labor
union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement),
(F) which relates to the incurrence of indebtedness (other
than deposit liabilities, advances and loans from the FHLB, and
sales of securities subject to repurchase, in each case, in the
ordinary course of business), (G) which grants any Person a
right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right with
respect to any material properties, rights, assets or businesses of
CCFC or its Subsidiaries, (H) which involves the purchase or
sale of assets with a purchase price of $100,000 or more in any
single case or $250,000 in all such cases, other than purchases and
sales of investment securities and loans in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, (I) which is a
consulting agreement, license or service contract (including data
processing, software programming and licensing contracts and
outsourcing contracts) which involve the payment of $20,000 or more
in annual fees, (J) which provides for the payment by CCFC or
its Subsidiaries of payments upon a change of control thereof,
(K) which is a lease for any real or material personal
property owned or presently used by CCFC or any of its
Subsidiaries, (L) which materially restricts the conduct of
any business by CCFC or by any of its Subsidiaries or limits the
freedom of CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of
business in any geographic area (or would so restrict the Surviving
Corporation or any of its affiliates after consummation of the
Transaction) or which requires exclusive referrals of business or
requires CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries to offer specified
products or services to their customers or depositors on a priority
or exclusive basis, or (M) which is with respect to, or
otherwise commits CCFC or any of its Subsidiaries to do, any of the
foregoing (collectively, “Material Contracts”). Set
forth in Section 5.03(k)(i) of CCFC’s Disclosure
Schedule are true and correct copies of each such Material
Contract.
(ii) Each
Material Contract is valid and binding on CCFC and its Subsidiaries
and is in full force and effect (other than due to the ordinary
expiration thereof) and, to the
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