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Title: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Governing Law: Florida     Date: 7/8/2009
Industry: Construction Services     Law Firm: Akerman Senterfitt;Stearns Weaver     Sector: Capital Goods

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, Parties: bfc financial corporation , wdg merger sub  llc , woodbridge holdings corporation
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Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

BFC FINANCIAL CORPORATION,

WDG MERGER SUB, LLC

and

WOODBRIDGE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I      DEFINITIONS

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II      THE MERGER

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

Merger

 

 

8

 

 

2.2

 

 

Consummation of the Merger; Effective Time

 

 

8

 

 

2.3

 

 

Effect of the Merger

 

 

8

 

 

2.4

 

 

Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement

 

 

8

 

 

2.5

 

 

Board of Managers

 

 

8

 

 

2.6

 

 

Officers

 

 

8

 

 

2.7

 

 

Additional Actions

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III      CONVERSION OF SHARES; CONSIDERATION

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

Merger Consideration

 

 

9

 

 

3.2

 

 

Exchange of Certificates

 

 

10

 

 

3.3

 

 

Stock Transfer Books

 

 

12

 

 

3.4

 

 

Woodbridge Options and Restricted Stock

 

 

12

 

 

3.5

 

 

Appraisal Rights

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BFC AND MERGER SUB

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

Organization; Good Standing; Power

 

 

13

 

 

4.2

 

 

Capitalization

 

 

13

 

 

4.3

 

 

Authorization; No Violation

 

 

14

 

 

4.4

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

15

 

 

4.5

 

 

Exchange Act Reports; Financial Statements

 

 

15

 

 

4.6

 

 

Absence of Certain Changes

 

 

16

 

 

4.7

 

 

Taxes

 

 

16

 

 

4.8

 

 

BFC Material Contracts

 

 

17

 

 

4.9

 

 

Investigations; Litigation

 

 

17

 

 

4.10

 

 

Insurance

 

 

17

 

 

4.11

 

 

Compliance with Laws

 

 

18

 

 

4.12

 

 

Labor Matters

 

 

18

 

 

4.13

 

 

Employee Benefit Plans

 

 

18

 

 

4.14

 

 

Related Party Transactions

 

 

18

 

 

4.15

 

 

Broker’s and Finder’s Fees

 

 

19

 

 

4.16

 

 

Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus

 

 

19

 

 

4.17

 

 

Tax Treatment

 

 

19

 

 

4.18

 

 

Opinion of Financial Advisor

 

 

19

 

 

4.19

 

 

Sarbanes-Oxley

 

 

19

 

 

4.20

 

 

Certain Business Practices

 

 

19

 

 

4.21

 

 

Operations of Merger Sub

 

 

20

 

 

4.22

 

 

Full Disclosure

 

 

20

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WOODBRIDGE

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

Organization; Good Standing; Power

 

 

20

 

 

5.2

 

 

Capitalization

 

 

20

 

 

5.3

 

 

Authorization; No Violation

 

 

21

 

 

5.4

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

22

 

 

5.5

 

 

Exchange Act Reports; Financial Statements

 

 

22

 

 

5.6

 

 

Absence of Certain Changes

 

 

23

 

 

5.7

 

 

Taxes

 

 

23

 

 

5.8

 

 

Investigations, Litigation

 

 

24

 

 

5.9

 

 

Woodbridge Material Contracts

 

 

24

 

 

5.10

 

 

Broker’s and Finder’s Fees

 

 

24

 

 

5.11

 

 

Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus

 

 

25

 

 

5.12

 

 

State Takeover Laws

 

 

25

 

 

5.13

 

 

Opinion of Financial Advisor

 

 

25

 

 

5.14

 

 

Tax Treatment

 

 

25

 

 

5.15

 

 

Full Disclosure

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI      CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

Conduct of Business by Woodbridge

 

 

25

 

 

6.2

 

 

Conduct of Business by BFC

 

 

26

 

 

6.3

 

 

Notice

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII      ADDITIONAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.1

 

 

Access to Information

 

 

27

 

 

7.2

 

 

Public Announcements

 

 

28

 

 

7.3

 

 

Reasonable Efforts

 

 

28

 

 

7.4

 

 

No Solicitation

 

 

28

 

 

7.5

 

 

Special Meetings

 

 

30

 

 

7.6

 

 

Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus

 

 

31

 

 

7.7

 

 

Employee Benefit Plans

 

 

32

 

 

7.8

 

 

Indemnification

 

 

32

 

 

7.9

 

 

Further Assurances

 

 

33

 

 

7.10

 

 

Tax Treatment

 

 

34

 

 

7.11

 

 

Comfort Letters

 

 

34

 

 

7.12

 

 

Shareholder Litigation

 

 

34

 

 

7.13

 

 

HSR Act

 

 

34

 

 

7.14

 

 

Appointment of Directors and Executive Officer

 

 

35

 

 

7.15

 

 

Cancellation of Woodbridge Options

 

 

35

 

 

7.16

 

 

Cancellation of Woodbridge Rights Agreement

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger

 

 

35

 

 

8.2

 

 

Conditions to Woodbridge’s Obligation to Effect the Merger

 

 

36

 

 

8.3

 

 

Conditions to BFC’s and Merger Sub’s Obligation to Effect the Merger

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX      TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.1

 

 

Termination of the Agreement

 

 

38

 

 

9.2

 

 

Effect of Termination

 

 

39

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

Amendment and Waiver

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X      MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Survival of the Representations and Warranties

 

 

40

 

 

10.2

 

 

Payment of Expenses

 

 

40

 

 

10.3

 

 

Binding Effect

 

 

40

 

 

10.4

 

 

Governing Law

 

 

40

 

 

10.5

 

 

Counterparts

 

 

40

 

 

10.6

 

 

Notices

 

 

40

 

 

10.7

 

 

Entire Agreement; Assignment

 

 

42

 

 

10.8

 

 

Headings

 

 

42

 

 

10.9

 

 

Knowledge of the Parties

 

 

42

 

 

10.10

 

 

Attorneys’ Fees

 

 

42

 

 

10.11

 

 

No Third Party Beneficiary

 

 

42

 

 

10.12

 

 

Injunctive Relief

 

 

42

 

 

10.13

 

 

Jurisdiction; Venue

 

 

42

 

 

10.14

 

 

Severability

 

 

43

 

 

10.15

 

 

Waiver

 

 

43

 

 

10.16

 

 

Special Committee

 

 

43

 

 

10.17

 

 

Time of the Essence

 

 

43

 

 


 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

     THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of the 2 nd day of July, 2009, by and among BFC FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (“ BFC ”), WDG MERGER SUB, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC (“ Merger Sub ”), and WOODBRIDGE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (“ Woodbridge ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

     WHEREAS, BFC has proposed a business combination with Woodbridge pursuant to which Woodbridge will merge with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub to be the surviving company in the merger (the “ Merger ”);

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Woodbridge has designated a special committee composed of independent members of such Board of Directors (the “ Special Committee ”) to, among other things, review and evaluate the terms and conditions, and determine the advisability, of the Merger;

     WHEREAS, the Special Committee has negotiated the terms and conditions of this Agreement on behalf of Woodbridge and has (i) determined that the Merger is advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of Woodbridge’s shareholders and (ii) recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the Board of Directors of Woodbridge;

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Woodbridge has, based upon the recommendation of the Special Committee, (i) determined that the Merger is advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of Woodbridge’s shareholders, (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and declared its advisability and approved the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement by Woodbridge’s shareholders in accordance with this Agreement;

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of BFC has determined that the Merger is consistent with and in furtherance of the long-term business strategy of BFC and fair to, and in the best interests of, BFC and its shareholders and has approved and adopted this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

     WHEREAS, it is intended that the Merger qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”); and

     WHEREAS, BFC, Merger Sub and Woodbridge desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and to also set forth certain conditions to the Merger;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements, representations, warranties and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and for the purpose of prescribing the terms and conditions of the Merger, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

     When used in this Agreement, and in addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms shall have the meanings specified:

     “Acquisition Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a) .

     “Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Person specified. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether though the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement, Woodbridge and its Subsidiaries shall not be treated as an Affiliate of BFC, and BFC and BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. shall not be treated as Affiliates of Woodbridge.

     “Agreement” means this Agreement and Plan of Merger as executed on the date hereof and as amended and supplemented in accordance with its terms, including all Schedules and Exhibits.

     “Articles of Merger” shall mean the articles of merger with respect to the Merger to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida.

     “BFC” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

     “BFC Capital Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a) .

     “BFC Class B Common Stock” shall mean the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of BFC.

     “BFC Class A Common Stock” shall mean the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of BFC.

     “BFC Financial Statements” shall mean the audited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of BFC, and the related notes thereto, for each of BFC’s fiscal years ended on December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of BFC, and the related notes thereto, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, as each of which is included in the BFC SEC Reports.

     “BFC Leased Real Property” shall mean all real property leased by BFC (including all leasehold or subleasehold estates and other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings (including sales kiosks) and improvements thereon).

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     “BFC Material Contract” shall mean any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) to which BFC or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise relating to or affecting any of their respective assets, properties or operations.

     “BFC Options” shall mean all options or warrants granted by BFC to purchase shares of BFC Class A Common Stock or BFC Class B Common Stock which are outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time.

     “BFC Option Plans” shall mean (i) the BFC Financial Corporation Stock Option Plan and (ii) the BFC Financial Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

     “BFC Owned Real Property” shall mean all real property owned by BFC (including all land, interests in buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon and all easements and other rights and interests appurtenant thereto owned by BFC).

     “BFC Plans” shall mean all employee benefit plans and all bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance or other benefit plans, programs or arrangements, and all employment, termination, severance or other contracts or agreements, whether legally enforceable or not, to which BFC is a party, with respect to which BFC has any obligation or which are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by BFC for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of BFC.

     “BFC SEC Reports” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a) .

     “BFC Special Meeting” shall mean the special meeting of BFC’s shareholders to be held for the purpose of approving the transactions contemplated hereby.

     “BFC Stock Certificate(s)” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

     “Business Day” means any day on which banks are not required or authorized by Law or executive order to close in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

     “Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.8 .

     “Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

     “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

     “Code” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Controlled Group” shall mean a controlled group of organizations (within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code).

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     “Dissenting Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .

     “Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

     “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

     “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

     “Exchange Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

     “Exchange Fund” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

     “Exchange Ratio” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c) .

     “FBCA” shall mean the Florida Business Corporation Act.

     “GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied during the periods presented in accordance with past practices.

     “Governmental Entity” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign court, tribunal, arbitral body, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory authority or administrative agency or commission.

     “HSR Act” shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

     “Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.8 .

     “Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.8 .

     “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.16 .

     “Law” shall mean any federal, state or local governmental law, rule, regulation or requirement, including any rules, regulations and Orders promulgated thereunder and any Orders, decrees, consents or judgments of any Governmental Entity and courts having the force of law.

     “Letter of Transmittal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b) .

     “Lien” shall mean any lien, charge, pledge, security interest, mortgage, claim, encumbrance, option, right of first refusal and other proscription, restriction, condition, covenant or similar right whether imposed by law, by contract or otherwise.

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     “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any effect, change, event, state of fact, development, circumstance or condition (including changes in banking, thrift or similar laws, rules or regulations) which when considered individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, events, state of facts, developments, circumstances or conditions has materially and adversely affected or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (i) the results of operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities, or business of BFC or Woodbridge, as the case may be, in each case including its respective Subsidiaries together with it taken as a whole, including the ability of the parties to consummate the Merger and/or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby; provided , however , that a “Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to include (x) any changes resulting from general economic or political conditions, (y) circumstances that affect the industries in which Woodbridge or BFC, as the case may be, operate or (z) force majeure events, acts of terrorism or acts of war; and provided, further , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the changes or events described in clauses (x) through (z) above shall be regarded in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred if the effects of such changes or events disproportionately impact or uniquely relate to BFC or Woodbridge, as applicable.

     “Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c) .

     “Merger Sub” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

     “Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Order” shall mean any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction, decree, consent decree, statute, rule or regulation.

     “OSHA” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.

     “PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

     “Permits” shall mean all permits, licenses, variances, registrations, certificates of authority, Orders and approvals of Governmental Entities.

     “Permitted Liens” shall mean (i) statutory Liens imposed by Law for Taxes that are not yet due and payable, or are being contested in good faith by proper proceedings and which have been adequately reserved for in accordance with GAAP on the Woodbridge Financial Statements or BFC Financial Statements, as applicable; (ii) Liens which are purchase money Liens arising in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not in default; (iii) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other substantially similar Liens arising under Law for amounts not yet due and payable; (iv) easements, rights-of-way and other similar instruments whether or not recorded in the public land records or filed in other public records and which do not, individually or in the aggregate, interfere with the use or marketability of the relevant asset; (v) zoning, subdivision and other applicable Laws; and (vi) amendments, extensions, renewals or replacements of any Lien referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above, to the extent that the scope, duration and effect of the Lien so amended, extended, renewed or replaced remains the same in all material respects.

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     “Person” shall mean a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, partnership, governmental entity, agency or branch or department thereof, or any other legal entity.

     “Pink Sheets” shall mean the Pink Sheets Electronic Quotation Service.

     “Plan” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), stock purchase plan, stock option plan, fringe benefit plan, bonus plan and any other deferred compensation agreement or plan or funding arrangement sponsored, maintained or to which contributions are made by: (i) such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any other organization which is a member of a Controlled Group of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a member or with respect to which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability or potential liability.

     “Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.16 .

     “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

     “Special Committee” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

     “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” of any Person shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person, directly or indirectly (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary of such Person) owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other equity interests, the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors, other governing body or manager of such corporation or other legal entity; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement, Woodbridge shall not be treated as a Subsidiary of BFC.

     “Superior Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(b) .

     “Surviving Company” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 .

     “Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean any and all taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts, and other charges of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any government or taxing authority, including, without limitation, taxes or other charges on or with respect to income, franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, or net worth, taxes or other charges in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value added, or gains taxes; license, registration and documentation fees; and customs’ duties, tariffs, and similar charges.

     “Third Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(b) .

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     “Woodbridge” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

     “Woodbridge Class A Common Stock” shall mean the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Woodbridge.

     “Woodbridge Class B Common Stock” shall mean the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Woodbridge.

     “Woodbridge Financial Statements” shall mean the audited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, Consolidated Statements of Income, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Woodbridge, and the related notes thereto, for each of Woodbridge’s fiscal years ended on December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Woodbridge, and the related notes thereto, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, as each of which is included in the Woodbridge SEC Reports.

     “Woodbridge Material Contract” shall mean any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) to which Woodbridge or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise relating to or affecting any of their respective assets, properties or operations as well as any contract, agreement or other arrangement pursuant to which Woodbridge or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred indebtedness in an amount equal to or exceeding $25 million.

     “Woodbridge Options” shall mean all options or warrants granted by Woodbridge to purchase shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock which are outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time.

     “Woodbridge Option Plan” shall mean the Woodbridge Holdings Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.

     “Woodbridge Rights Agreement” shall mean the Rights Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2008, between Woodbridge Holdings Corporation and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent.

     “Woodbridge SEC Reports” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a) .

     “Woodbridge Meeting” shall mean the annual or special meeting of Woodbridge’s shareholders to be held for the purpose of voting upon this Agreement and for no other purpose without the prior written consent of BFC; provided, however, that in the event the Woodbridge Meeting is the annual meeting of Woodbridge’s shareholders, then the election of directors to the Board of Directors of Woodbridge may be acted upon at the meeting without the prior written consent of BFC.

     “Woodbridge Stock Certificate(s)” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

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ARTICLE II
THE MERGER

     2.1 Merger . At the Effective Time, Woodbridge shall be merged with and into Merger Sub, and Merger Sub will be the surviving company of the Merger (the “ Surviving Company ”), in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement and the Articles of Merger.

     2.2 Consummation of the Merger; Effective Time . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., 150 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33130, at such time as shall be fixed by mutual agreement of BFC and Woodbridge as promptly as practicable after the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the date of Closing is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “ Closing Date ”). On or prior to the day before the Closing Date, Woodbridge and Merger Sub will each execute the Articles of Merger and deliver it to Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. for filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions precedent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the parties shall cause the Merger to become effective on the date of the Closing by (i) causing the filing, in accordance with all applicable regulations, of the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida and (ii) causing all other documents which must be recorded or filed as a result of the Merger to be recorded or filed. The Articles of Merger shall provide that the Merger shall be effective as of 5:00 p.m. on the date of Closing (the date and time of such effectiveness being referred to herein as the “ Effective Time ”). The Closing shall be deemed to occur simultaneously with the Effective Time.

     2.3 Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the Articles of Merger and the FBCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Woodbridge and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of Woodbridge and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Company.

     2.4 Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement . The Articles of Organization of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Merger shall be the Articles of Organization of the Surviving Company, and the Operating Agreement of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Merger shall be the Operating Agreement of the Surviving Company, in each case until thereafter altered, amended or repealed in accordance with applicable law.

     2.5 Board of Managers . As of the Effective Time, the Board of Managers of the Surviving Company will consist of the managers serving on the Board of Managers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time.

     2.6 Officers . As of the Effective Time, the officers of Woodbridge immediately prior to the Effective Time shall constitute the officers of the Surviving Company until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

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     2.7 Additional Actions . If, at any time after the Effective Time, BFC or the Surviving Company shall consider or be advised that, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, any further assignments or assurances in law or any other acts are necessary or desirable (a) to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Company, title to and possession of any property or right of either Woodbridge or Merger Sub acquired or to be acquired by reason of, or as a result of, the Merger, or (b) to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement, then, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of Woodbridge and its officers and directors and Merger Sub and its officers and managers shall be deemed to have granted to the Surviving Company an irrevocable power of attorney to execute and deliver all such 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 property or rights in the Surviving Company and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement; and the officers and managers of the Surviving Company are fully authorized in the name of either Woodbridge or Merger Sub to take any and all such actions.

ARTICLE III
CONVERSION OF SHARES; CONSIDERATION

     3.1 Merger Consideration . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of BFC, Merger Sub, Woodbridge or the holders of any of the following securities:

          (a) 100% of the membership interests in Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding and unchanged following the Effective Time and constitute 100% of the membership interests in the Surviving Company.

          (b) Each share of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock and Woodbridge Class B Common Stock owned by BFC, Merger Sub or Woodbridge (in each case other than in a fiduciary capacity or as a result of debts previously contracted), immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof and no stock of BFC, cash or other consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor; it being understood that BFC is the sole holder of shares of Woodbridge Class B Common Stock and all of such shares shall be canceled pursuant to this Section 3.1(b) .

          (c) Subject to the other provisions of this Section 3.1 , each share of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock canceled pursuant to Section 3.1(b) and excluding Dissenting Shares) shall by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof become and be converted into the right to receive 3.47 shares of BFC Class A Common Stock (such ratio of shares of BFC Class A Common Stock to shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock being referred to as the “ Exchange Ratio ”). Fractional shares of BFC Class A Common Stock will not be issued in connection with the Merger. Rather, the aggregate number of shares of BFC Class A Common Stock to which a holder of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive as a result of the Merger will be rounded up to the next whole number. In furtherance of the foregoing, if more than one Woodbridge Stock Certificate shall be surrendered for the account of the same holder, the number of shares of BFC Class A Common Stock to be issued to such holder in exchange for the Woodbridge Stock Certificates which have been surrendered shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares represented by all of the Woodbridge Stock Certificates surrendered for the account of such holder.

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          (d) At the Effective Time, holders of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock and Woodbridge Class B Common Stock shall cease to be, and shall have no rights as, shareholders of Woodbridge, and Woodbridge Stock Certificates shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the consideration provided under this Article III .

          (e) If between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time the outstanding shares of BFC Class A Common Stock or Woodbridge Class A Common Stock are changed into a different number of shares by reason of a reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, division, combination or exchange of shares, or any dividend or other distribution payable in stock or other securities is declared with regard to the BFC Class A Common Stock or Woodbridge Class A Common Stock with a record date between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the Merger Consideration will be adjusted to provide the holders of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock the same economic effect as that contemplated by this Agreement if the reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, division, combination, exchange, dividend or other distribution had not taken place.

     3.2 Exchange of Certificates .

          (a) At or prior to the Effective Time, BFC shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, or such other bank or trust company designated by BFC and who is reasonably satisfactory to Woodbridge (the “ Exchange Agent ”) for the benefit of the holders of certificates representing the shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock (“ Woodbridge Stock Certificates ”) for exchange in accordance with this Article III through the Exchange Agent, certificates representing the shares of BFC Class A Common Stock (“ BFC Stock Certificates ”) issuable pursuant to Section 3.1(c) above (such BFC Stock Certificates, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto (without any interest thereon), being hereinafter referred to as the “ Exchange Fund ”) to be exchanged pursuant to this Article III for outstanding Woodbridge Stock Certificates. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.

          (b) Promptly, but in any event no later than three (3) Business Days after the Effective Time, BFC will instruct the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock who has not previously surrendered his, her or its Woodbridge Stock Certificates (other than holders of any shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock cancelled pursuant to Section 3.1(b) or holders of Dissenting Shares): (1) a letter of transmittal reasonably acceptable to Woodbridge (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to such holder’s Woodbridge Stock Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Woodbridge Stock Certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other provisions as to which BFC and Woodbridge may agree) and (2) instructions reasonably acceptable to Woodbridge for use in effecting the surrender of the Woodbridge Stock Certificates in exchange for BFC Stock Certificates in accordance with this Article III (collectively, the “ Letter of Transmittal ”).

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          (c) From and after the Effective Time and upon the surrender of a Woodbridge Stock Certificate for cancellation (or affidavits and indemnification regarding the loss or destruction of such certificates reasonably acceptable to BFC and the Exchange Agent) to the Exchange Agent together with the Letter of Transmittal, duly executed, and such other customary documents as may be required pursuant thereto, the holder of such Woodbridge Stock Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and the Exchange Agent shall deliver in accordance with the Letter of Transmittal, BFC Stock Certificates representing that number of whole shares of BFC Class A Common Stock which such holder has the right to receive in respect of the shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock formerly evidenced by such Woodbridge Stock Certificate in accordance with Section 3.1 (such shares of BFC Class A Common Stock, the “ Merger Consideration ”), and the Woodbridge Stock Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of Woodbridge, a certificate evidencing the proper number of shares of BFC Class A Common Stock may be issued in accordance with this Article III to a transferee if the Woodbridge Stock Certificate evidencing such shares is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents reasonably required to evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence reasonably acceptable to BFC and the Exchange Agent that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.2 , each Woodbridge Stock Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to evidence only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration and any dividends or other distributions declared or paid thereon after the Effective Time.

          (d) All shares of BFC Class A Common Stock issued upon the surrender for exchange of Woodbridge Stock Certificates in accordance with the terms of this Article III shall be deemed to have been issued and paid, respectively, in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock theretofore represented by such Woodbridge Stock Certificates.

          (e) Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the holders of the Woodbridge Stock Certificates upon the date that is nine (9) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered by the Exchange/ Agent to BFC and any holders of Woodbridge Stock Certificates who have not theretofore complied with this Article III shall thereafter look only to BFC for the Merger Consideration.

          (f) None of BFC, Woodbridge, Merger Sub or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any Person in respect of any shares of BFC Class A Common Stock delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law. If any Woodbridge Stock Certificate shall not have been surrendered prior to the date that is seven (7) years after the Effective Time (or immediately prior to such earlier date on which any Merger Consideration would otherwise escheat to, or become the property of, any Governmental Entity), any such Merger Consideration shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of BFC, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

          (g) If any Woodbridge Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of a customary affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Woodbridge Stock Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if requested by BFC, the posting by such Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as BFC may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made with respect to such Woodbridge Stock Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Woodbridge Stock Certificate the Merger Consideration, pursuant to this Article III .

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     3.3 Stock Transfer Books . After the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of Woodbridge or the Surviving Company of the shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock or Woodbridge Class B Common Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Woodbridge Stock Certificates are presented to the Surviving Company or the Exchange Agent for any reason, they shall be canceled and, subject to the provisions of this Article III , exchanged for the Merger Consideration as provided in this Article III , except as otherwise required by Law.

     3.4 Woodbridge Options and Restricted Stock .

          (a) At the Effective Time, all outstanding Woodbridge Options issued under the Woodbridge Option Plan will be canceled; however, the Woodbridge Option Plan shall be assumed by BFC and all restricted stock awards issued under the Woodbridge Option Plan outstanding at the Effective Time, if any, will be converted into the right to receive restricted stock awards in the form of shares of BFC Class A Common Stock, to be adjusted as provided in Section 3.4(b) .

          (b) The number of shares of BFC Class A Common Stock to be subject to each new restricted stock award shall be equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock subject to the original Woodbridge restricted stock award immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Exchange Ratio.

          (c) In effecting such assumption and conversion, the aggregate number of shares of BFC Class A Common Stock to be subject to each assumed Woodbridge restricted stock award will be rounded up, if necessary, to the next whole share.

          (d) If any restricted stock awards issued under the Woodbridge Option Plan are outstanding at the Effective Time and, accordingly, are converted into the right to receive restricted stock awards in the form of shares of BFC Class A Common Stock in connection with the Merger, then, as soon as practicable after the Effective Time, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the Effective Time, BFC shall file a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any successor or other appropriate form) with respect to the shares of BFC Class A Common Stock underlying the assumed Woodbridge restricted stock awards, and BFC will use its reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement (and the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as any such assumed Woodbridge restricted stock awards remain outstanding under the Woodbridge Option Plan to be assumed by BFC.

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     3.5 Appraisal Rights . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and unless otherwise provided by applicable law, each share of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock which is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and which is owned by a shareholder who, pursuant to Section 607.1301, et seq. , of the FBCA duly and validly exercises and perfects his, her or its appraisal rights with respect to his, her or its shares (the “ Dissenting Shares ”), shall not be converted into the right to receive, or be exchangeable for, the Merger Consideration, but, instead, the holder thereof shall be entitled to payment in cash from the Surviving Company of the appraised value of such Dissenting Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 607.1301, et. seq. , of the FBCA. If any such holder shall have failed to duly and validly exercise or perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such appraisal rights, each share of Woodbridge Class A Common Stock of such holder shall not be deemed a Dissenting Share and shall automatically be converted into and shall thereafter be exchangeable only for the right to receive the Merger Consideration as provided in this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BFC AND MERGER SUB

     BFC and Merger Sub jointly and severally represent and warrant to Woodbridge as follows:

     4.1 Organization; Good Standing; Power . BFC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida. Merger Sub is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida. Each of BFC and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate or limited liability company, as the case may be, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, except as contemplated in this Agreement, to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. BFC has heretofore made available to Woodbridge a complete and correct copy of its Articles of Incorporation, as amended and restated, and its Bylaws, each as amended to the date hereof. Each of BFC and Merger Sub is duly licensed or qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its businesses requires such qualification or license, except where the failure to be duly qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC.

     4.2 Capitalization .

          (a) BFC’s authorized capital stock consists solely of 100,000,000 shares of BFC Class A Common Stock, 20,000,000 shares of BFC Class B Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (collectively, the “ BFC Capital Stock ”). As of the date hereof, 38,275,122 shares of BFC Class A Common Stock, 6,854,381 shares of BFC Class B Common Stock, no shares of preferred stock designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and 15,000 shares of preferred stock designated as 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, 5,804,446 shares of BFC Class A Common Stock and 831,533 shares of BFC Class B Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the BFC Option Plans (including 946,196 shares of BFC Class A Common Stock and 831,533 shares of BFC Class B Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding BFC Options), 6,854,381 shares of BFC Class A Common Stock are reserved for issuance upon conversion of shares of BFC Class B Common Stock, and no shares of BFC Capital Stock are held in treasury. 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Merger Sub are owned by BFC, the sole member of Merger Sub.

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          (b) All of the issued and outstanding shares of BFC Capital Stock are duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable. None of the outstanding shares of BFC Capital Stock have been issued in violation of any statutory preemptive rights. Shares of BFC Class A Common Stock and BFC Class B Common Stock represent the only securities of BFC with the right to vote on the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby or for the election of directors of BFC. Except for BFC Options outstanding on the date hereof to acquire not more than 946,196 shares of BFC Class A Common Stock and 831,533 shares of BFC Class B Common Stock, there are no outstanding or existing BFC Options or other agreements, commitments or obligations relating to the issuance of additional shares of any class of capital stock or other equity securities of BFC; provided, however that, subject to certain limited exceptions, shares of BFC Class B Common Stock are convertible on a share-for-share basis into shares of BFC Class A Common Stock at any time in the holder’s discretion.

          (c) All outstanding BFC Options were granted under the BFC Option Plans. None of the BFC Options was issued in violation of applicable Law or the terms of the applicable BFC Option Plan. BFC is not a party to or bound by any contract, agreement or arrangement to sell or otherwise dispose of or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock. There are no agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of any shares of BFC Capital Stock or which restrict the transfer of such shares to which BFC is a party, nor, except as set forth on Schedule 4.2(c) , does BFC have knowledge of any such agreements or understandings to which BFC is not a party. Since March 31, 2009, BFC has not (i) issued any shares of BFC Capital Stock (or securities exercisable for or convertible into BFC Capital Stock) other than upon the valid exercise of BFC Options previously granted under the BFC Option Plans or the valid conversion of shares of BFC Class B Common Stock to BFC Class A Common Stock or (ii) granted any options under the BFC Option Plans. True and complete copies of the BFC Option Plans have been made available to Woodbridge and there is no agreement to amend, modify or supplement the BFC Option Plans from the form made available to Woodbridge.

          (d) The shares of BFC Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger will, when issued: (i) be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights created by the FBCA, BFC’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or any agreement to which BFC is a party or is bound; and (ii) be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”) and the Exchange Act and registered or exempt from registration under applicable state, local and other applicable securities laws.

     4.3 Authorization; No Violation . Except to the extent described herein, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by BFC and Merger Sub and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of BFC and all necessary limited liability company action on the part of Merger Sub, and no other corporate or limited liability company action on the part of BFC or Merger Sub, respectively, is necessary (other than the filing of the Articles of Merger pursuant to the FBCA and the approval by BFC’s shareholders of the transactions contemplated hereby), and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of BFC and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except as limited by (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance laws and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (y) general principles of equity, regardless

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of whether asserted in a proceeding in equity or at law. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by BFC or Merger Sub, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the compliance by BFC and Merger Sub with any of the provisions of this Agreement, will: (a) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of BFC or any Subsidiary of BFC under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (or analogous organizational documents) of BFC or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any BFC Material Contract, (b) violate any Law or any Order applicable to BFC or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or (c) require any filing, declaration or registration by BFC, any Subsidiary of BFC or Merger Sub with, or permission, determination, waiver, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity (except for (i) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (including the filing of (A) the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby), (ii) any filings as may be required under the FBCA in connection with the Merger, including, without limitation, the Articles of Merger, (iii) any filings as may be required by the HSR Act and (iv) such filings and approvals as may be required by any applicable state securities, blue sky or takeover Laws, except in the case of clauses (a)(ii), (b) or (c), where such violation, conflict, breach, default, termination, acceleration, Lien, security interest, charge, encumbrance or failure to make such filings or applications could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC.

     4.4 Subsidiaries . Set forth on Schedule 4.4 hereto is a list of each Subsidiary of BFC (other than Subsidiaries of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.), including its name and jurisdiction of organization. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4 , BFC is the beneficial owner directly or indirectly of 100% of the outstanding equity interests in each of its Subsidiaries (other than Subsidiaries of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.), and all of the shares of capital stock or other equity interests of BFC’s Subsidiaries (other than Subsidiaries of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.) are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by BFC free and clear of any Liens. Each Subsidiary of BFC (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) is duly licensed or qualified to conduct business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business reasonably requires such qualification or license and (iii) has all necessary power to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except, in each case, where the failure or lack thereof could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC.

     4.5 Exchange Act Reports; Financial Statements .

          (a) Since January 1, 2006, BFC has filed all reports and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act, including, but not limited to, proxy statements and reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K (as such documents have been amended since the time of their filing, collectively, the “ BFC SEC Reports ”). As of the respective dates they were filed with the SEC, or if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of the last such amendment, the BFC SEC Reports, including all documents incorporated by reference into such reports, complied in all material respects with the rules and regulations of the SEC and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date hereof, there are no amendments or modifications to agreements, documents or other instruments which previously had been filed by BFC with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other agreements, documents or other instruments, which have not yet been filed with the SEC but which are or will be required to be filed by BFC.

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          (b) The BFC Financial Statements as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of BFC and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to normal recurring year-end audit adjustments which did not and are not expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC). Any supporting schedules included in the BFC SEC Reports present fairly, in all material respects, the information required to be stated therein. Such BFC Financial Statements and supporting schedules were prepared: (i) in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC; and (ii) except as otherwise noted in the BFC SEC Reports, in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis. Other than as disclosed in the BFC Financial Statements, neither BFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities, commitments or obligations of any nature whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, that would be required to be reflected on, or reserved against in, a balance sheet or in notes thereto, prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities, commitments or obligations incurred since March 31, 2009 in the ordinary course of business to Persons other than Affiliates of BFC that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC.

     4.6 Absence of Certain Changes . Except as disclosed in the BFC SEC Reports, since March 31, 2009, (i) BFC and each of its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the ordinary and usual course, consistent with past practices, and (ii) there has not been any event, occurrence, development or set of circumstances or facts which (A) has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) could reasonably be expected to render any of the representations and warranties of BFC incorrect or untrue as of the Closing Date or (C) would result in a violation of the covenants set forth in Section 6.2 of this Agreement had such events, occurrences, developments or set of circumstances or facts occurred after the date hereof.

     4.7 Taxes . Except for such matters as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC, (a) BFC and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed or shall timely file all returns and reports required to be filed by them with any Taxing authority with respect to Taxes for any period ending on or before the Effective Time, taking into account any extension of time to file granted to or obtained on behalf of BFC and its Subsidiaries, (b) all Taxes shown to be payable on such returns or reports that are due prior to the Effective Time have been paid or shall be paid, (c) no deficiency for any amount of Tax has been asserted or assessed by a Taxing authority against BFC or any of its Subsidiaries, (d) BFC and each of its Subsidiaries have provided adequate reserves in their financial statements for any Taxes that have not been paid, whether or not shown as being due on any returns or reports, and (e) no audit or other administrative proceedings are presently being conducted or have been threatened in writing against BFC or any of its Subsidiaries by a Taxing authority.

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     4.8 BFC Material Contracts . Each BFC Material Contract has been filed as an exhibit to a BFC SEC Report. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC: (i) each BFC Material Contract is valid, binding and enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with its terms, and is in full force and effect on the date hereof; and (ii) BFC and each of its Subsidiaries have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by them to date under, and they are not in material default in respect of, any BFC Material Contract, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a material default. No consent of or notice to third parties is required pursuant to the terms of any BFC Material Contract or other material agreement to which BFC or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as a consequence of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, except for such consents or notices which if not obtained or given could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC or materially impair the ability of BFC to consummate the Merger. To the knowledge of BFC, no other party to any BFC Material Contract is in material default in respect thereof, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a material default. BFC has made available to Woodbridge true, correct and complete copies of all the written BFC Material Contracts and a brief written summary or description of each oral BFC Material Contract, and no BFC Material Contract has been modified in any material respect since the date it was made available.

     4.9 Investigations; Litigation . Except as set forth in the BFC SEC Reports, there is no investigation by any Governmental Entity or any action, suit, proceeding or claim pending, or, to the knowledge of BFC, threatened, against BFC or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any investigation, action, or proceeding with respect to Taxes), or the assets or business of BFC or any of its Subsidiaries which, if determined adversely to BFC or any of its Subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BFC. Neither BFC nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, employee or agent of BFC or any of its Subsidiaries (in their respective capacities as such), is a party to any, and there are no pending, or, to the knowledge of BFC, threatened, material legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, suits, actions or governmental investigations o


 
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