AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
BFC FINANCIAL
CORPORATION,
WOODBRIDGE HOLDINGS
CORPORATION
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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2
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ARTICLE
II THE MERGER
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2.1
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2.2
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Consummation of the Merger; Effective
Time
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2.3
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2.4
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Articles of Organization and Operating
Agreement
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2.5
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2.6
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2.7
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9
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ARTICLE
III CONVERSION OF SHARES;
CONSIDERATION
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3.1
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3.2
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3.3
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12
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3.4
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Woodbridge Options and Restricted
Stock
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3.5
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13
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF BFC AND MERGER SUB
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4.1
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Organization; Good Standing; Power
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4.2
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4.3
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Authorization; No Violation
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4.4
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4.5
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Exchange Act Reports; Financial
Statements
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4.6
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Absence of Certain Changes
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4.7
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4.8
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4.9
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Investigations; Litigation
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4.10
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4.11
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4.12
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4.13
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4.14
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Related Party Transactions
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4.15
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Broker’s and Finder’s
Fees
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4.16
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Registration Statement; Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
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4.17
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4.18
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Opinion of Financial Advisor
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4.19
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4.20
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Certain Business Practices
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4.21
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4.22
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ARTICLE
V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF WOODBRIDGE
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5.1
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Organization; Good Standing; Power
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5.2
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5.3
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Authorization; No Violation
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5.4
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5.5
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Exchange Act Reports; Financial
Statements
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5.6
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Absence of Certain Changes
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5.7
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5.8
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Investigations, Litigation
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5.9
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Woodbridge Material Contracts
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5.10
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Broker’s and Finder’s
Fees
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5.11
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Registration Statement; Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
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5.12
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5.13
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Opinion of Financial Advisor
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5.14
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5.15
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ARTICLE
VI CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO
THE EFFECTIVE TIME
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6.1
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Conduct of Business by Woodbridge
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6.2
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Conduct of Business by BFC
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6.3
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ARTICLE
VII ADDITIONAL COVENANTS AND
AGREEMENTS
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7.1
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7.2
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7.3
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7.4
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7.5
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7.6
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Registration Statement; Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
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7.7
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7.8
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7.9
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7.10
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7.11
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7.12
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7.13
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7.14
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Appointment of Directors and Executive
Officer
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7.15
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Cancellation of Woodbridge Options
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7.16
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Cancellation of Woodbridge Rights
Agreement
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ARTICLE
VIII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
OBLIGATIONS
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8.1
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Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to
Effect the Merger
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8.2
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Conditions to Woodbridge’s Obligation to
Effect the Merger
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8.3
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Conditions to BFC’s and Merger Sub’s
Obligation to Effect the Merger
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ARTICLE
IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER
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9.1
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Termination of the Agreement
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9.2
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9.3
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ARTICLE
X MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1
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Survival of the Representations and
Warranties
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10.2
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10.3
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10.4
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10.5
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10.6
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10.7
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Entire Agreement; Assignment
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10.8
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10.9
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10.10
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10.11
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No Third Party Beneficiary
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10.12
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10.13
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10.14
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10.15
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10.16
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10.17
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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 ”).
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:
1
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
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“Closing”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2
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“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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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.
(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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