AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
BETWEEN
MILLENNIUM BANKSHARES CORPORATION
AND
ALBEMARLE FIRST BANK
JUNE 9, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTION
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Section 1.01.
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Definitions
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ARTICLE II
MERGER, EFFECTS OF MERGER
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Section 2.01.
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Interim
Bank
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Section 2.02.
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Merger
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Section 2.03.
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Closing,
Effective Date and Effective Time
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Section 2.04.
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Plan of
Merger
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Section 2.05.
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Director
Appointments for Acquiror Board
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ARTICLE III
MERGER CONSIDERATION, EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
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Section 3.01.
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Merger
Consideration
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Section 3.02.
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Cash
Elections
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Section 3.03.
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Proration
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Section 3.04.
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Bank Stock
Options
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Section 3.05.
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Bank
Warrants
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Section 3.06.
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Certain
Adjustments
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Section 3.07.
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Exchange
Fund
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Section 3.08.
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Exchange
Procedures
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Section 3.09.
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Distributions
with Respect to Unexchanged Shares
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Section 3.10.
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No Further
Ownership Rights in Bank Common Stock
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Section 3.11.
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No Fractional
Shares of Acquiror Common Stock
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Section 3.12.
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Termination of
Exchange Fund
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Section 3.13.
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Investment of
Exchange Fund
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Section 3.14.
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Lost
Certificates
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Section 3.15.
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Withholding
Rights
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Section 3.16.
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Further
Assurances
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Section 3.17.
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Stock Transfer
Books
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ARTICLE IV
ACTIONS PENDING MERGER
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Section 4.01.
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Forbearance of
Bank
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Section 4.02.
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Forbearance of
Acquiror
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Section
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Section 5.01.
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Disclosure
Schedules
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Section 5.02.
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Standard
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Section 5.03.
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Representations
and Warranties of Bank
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Section 5.04.
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Representations
and Warranties of Acquiror
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ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
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Section 6.01.
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Reasonable
Efforts
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Section 6.02.
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Shareholder
Approval
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Section 6.03.
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Registration
Statement
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Section 6.04.
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Press
Release
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Section 6.05.
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Access,
Information
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Section 6.06.
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Acquisition
Proposals
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Section 6.07.
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Affiliate
Agreements
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Section 6.08.
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Takeover
Laws
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Section 6.09.
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Nasdaq
Listing
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Section 6.10.
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Regulatory
Applications
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Section 6.11.
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Indemnification, Directors’ and
Officers’ Insurance
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Section 6.12.
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Benefit
Plans
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Section 6.13.
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Notification of
Certain Matters
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Section 6.14.
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Exercise of
Warrants
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Section 6.15.
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Shareholder
Agreements
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Section 6.16.
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Consents and
Approvals
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ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER
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Section 7.01.
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Conditions to
Each Party’s Obligations to Effect Merger
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Section 7.02.
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Conditions to
Obligations of Bank to Effect Merger
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Section 7.03.
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Conditions to
Obligations of Acquiror to Effect Merger
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ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
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Section 8.01.
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Termination
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Section 8.02.
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Effect of
Termination
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Section 8.03.
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Termination
Fee
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
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Section 9.01.
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Survival
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Section 9.02.
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Waiver,
Amendment
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Section 9.03.
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Counterparts
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Section 9.04.
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Governing Law,
Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section 9.05.
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Expenses
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Section 9.06.
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Notices
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Section 9.07.
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Entire
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Section 9.08.
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Interpretation
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Schedule 6.12
LIST OF
EXHIBITS
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Plan of
Merger
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Affiliate
Letter
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Shareholder
Agreement
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Form of
Employment Agreement
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Form of
Employment Agreement
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION , dated as of
June 9, 2005 (this “Agreement”), by and between
ALBEMARLE FIRST BANK , a Virginia banking corporation
(“Bank”), and MILLENNIUM BANKSHARES CORPORATION
(“Acquiror”).
RECITALS
A. Bank . Bank is a Virginia banking
corporation, having its principal place of business in
Charlottesville, Virginia.
B. Acquiror . Acquiror is a Virginia
corporation, registered as a financial holding company, having its
principal place of business in Reston, Virginia.
C. Interim Bank . Acquiror intends to form a
bank under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror to facilitate the acquisition
of Bank as provided herein.
D. Intentions of the Parties . It is the
intention of the Parties to this Agreement that the business
combination contemplated hereby be treated as a
“reorganization” under Section 368 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and that
this Agreement shall constitute a “plan of
reorganization” for purposes of the Code.
E. Board Action . The respective Boards of
Directors of each of Acquiror and Bank have determined that it is
in the best interests of their respective organizations and their
shareholders to consummate the strategic business combination
transaction provided for herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the
mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements
contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
In
consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt,
adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the
Parties by their execution hereof), the Parties agree as
follows.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.01. Definitions . For
purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have
the following meanings.
“Acquiror” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“Acquiror Average Price” means the average of
the daily closing prices of Acquiror Common Stock on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market (as reported in The Wall Street Journal or,
if not reported therein, in another mutually agreed upon
authoritative source) for the twenty consecutive trading days on
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market ending at the close of trading on the
Determination Date (in the event that on any trading day within
such twenty consecutive trading day period there are no trades of
Acquiror Common Stock, then the closing price on any such day shall
be deemed to be the closing price
of Acquiror Common Stock on the
immediately preceding trading day on which there was any such
trade).
“Acquiror Board” means the Board of Directors of
Acquiror.
“Acquiror Common Stock” means the common stock,
par value $5.00 per share, of Acquiror.
“Acquiror Employee Plans” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.12.
“Acquiror Meeting” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02.
“Acquisition Proposal” means any tender or
exchange offer, proposal for a merger, consolidation or other
business combination involving Bank or any of its Subsidiaries or
any proposal or offer to acquire in any manner a substantial equity
interest in, or a substantial portion of the assets or deposits of,
Bank or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
“Agreement” means this Agreement, as amended or
modified from time to time in accordance with
Section 9.02.
“Articles Amendment” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.02.
“Bank” has the meaning set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement.
“Bank Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.07.
“Bank Board” means the Board of Directors of
Bank.
“Bank By-Laws” means the By-laws of
Bank.
“Bank Certificates” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(b).
“Bank Charter” means the Articles of
Incorporation of Bank.
“Bank Common Stock” means the common stock, par
value $4.00 per share, of Bank.
“Banking Act” means the Virginia Banking
Act.
“Bank Meeting” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02.
“Bank Stock Option” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.04.
“Bank Stock Option Plan” means the Albemarle
First Bank 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
“Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(n).
“Bureau of Financial Institutions” means the
Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Financial
Institutions.
“Business Day” means any day on which banks are
not required or authorized to close in the State of
Virginia.
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“Cash Consideration” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.01(b)(i).
“Cash Election” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(a).
“Cash Election Shares” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.01(b)(i).
“Cash Proration Factor” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.03(b)(i).
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03.
“Code” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.
“Commission” means the Virginia State
Corporation Commission.
“Continued Employee” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.12.
“Converted Option” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.04.
“Corporation Act” means the Virginia Stock
Corporation Act.
“Costs” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.11(a).
“Determination Date” means the date that is five
Nasdaq SmallCap Market trading days prior to the Effective
Date.
“Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.01.
“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03.
“Effective Time” means the effective time of the
Merger, as provided for in Section 2.03.
“Electing Number” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.03(b).
“Election Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(c).
“Electing Bank Shares” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.01(b)(i).
“Environmental Law” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(r).
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any
Person, any corporation, trade or business which, together with
such Person, is a member of a controlled group of corporations or a
group of trades or businesses under common control within the
meaning of Section 414 of the Code.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Exchange Agent” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(b).
“Exchange Fund” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.07.
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“Exchange Ratio” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01(b)(ii)
“Fairness Opinion” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(aa).
“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
“Federal Reserve” means the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System.
“Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.03(g).
“Form of Election” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(c).
“Governmental Authority” means any court,
administrative agency or commission or other federal, state or
local governmental authority or instrumentality.
“Hazardous Substance” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.03(r).
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.11(a).
“Interim Bank Common Stock” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.01(c).
“Insurance Policy” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(v).
“Liens” means any charge, mortgage, pledge,
security interest, restriction, claim, lien or
encumbrance.
“Loan Property” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(r).
“Material Adverse Effect” the meaning set forth
in Section 5.02.
“Maximum Amount” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.11(c).
“Maximum Cash Election Number” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.03(a).
“Merger” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a).
“Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.01(b).
“OCC” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.04(f).
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Party ” means Acquiror or Bank, as applicable, and
“ Parties ” means Acquiror and Bank.
“Person” means any individual, bank,
corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company,
business trust or unincorporated organization.
“Plan of Merger” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03.
“Previously Disclosed” by a Party shall mean
information set forth in its Disclosure Schedule.
“Proxy Statement” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.03(a).
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“Registration Statement” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.03(a).
“Regulatory Authority” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.03(i).
“Rights” means, with respect to any Person,
securities or obligations convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for (or giving any person any right to subscribe for
or acquire, or any options, calls or commitments relating to, or
any stock appreciation right or other instrument the value of which
is determined in whole or in part by reference to the market price
or value of) shares of capital stock of such Person.
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.04(f).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Securities Law Documents” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.03(g).
“Stock Consideration” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.01(b)(ii).
“Subsidiary” has the meanings ascribed to them
in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC.
“Surviving Bank” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a).
“Takeover Laws” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(q).
“Tax” and “Taxes” means any
federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies or
other assessments, however denominated, including, without
limitation, all net income, gross income, gains, gross receipts,
profits, alternative or add-on minimum, sales, use, ad valorem,
goods and services, capital, capital stock, production, transfer,
registration, franchise, windfall profits, license, withholding,
payroll, social security (or similar) employment, disability,
employer health, excise, estimated, severance, stamp, occupation,
premium, property, environmental (including taxes under Code
Section 59A), unemployment or other taxes, custom duties,
fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, whether
computed on a separate or consolidated, unitary or combined basis
or in any other manner, together with any interest and any
penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any
taxing authority, whether disputed or not, an including any
obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the tax
liability of any other Person, whether arising before, on or after
the Effective Date.
“Tax Returns” means any return, amended return
or other report (including elections, declarations, disclosures,
schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be filed
with respect to any Tax.
“Warrants” means the warrants to acquire, as of
December 31, 2004, up to 242,095 shares of Bank Common Stock
pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated October 21, 2001,
between Bank and Registrar and Transfer Company.
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ARTICLE II
MERGER, EFFECTS OF MERGER
Section 2.01. Interim Bank .
Acquiror shall organize Interim Bank under the Banking Act as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror. Acquiror shall cause Interim
Bank to enter into the Plan of Merger with Bank reflecting the
terms hereof as required under the Banking Act and the Corporation
Act.
Section 2.02. Merger .
(a) Merger Transaction . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Bank shall
merge with and into Interim Bank (the “Merger”), the
separate corporate existence of Bank shall cease and Interim Bank
shall survive and continue to exist as a Virginia banking
corporation (Interim Bank, as the surviving bank in the Merger,
sometimes being referred to herein as the “Surviving
Bank”). Acquiror may, with Bank’s consent (which shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), at any time
prior to the Effective Time change the method of effecting the
combination with Bank (including, without limitation, the
provisions of this Article II) if and to the extent it deems
such change to be necessary, appropriate or desirable ,
provided, however, that no such change shall (i) alter or
change the amount or kind of Merger Consideration to be issued to
holders of Bank Stock as provided for in this Agreement, (ii) cause
the transaction to not qualify as a reorganization under
Section 368 of the Code, or (iii) materially impede or delay
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
The Parties shall appropriately amend this Agreement and any
related documents to reflect any such revised structure or
method.
(b) Effects of Merger . The Merger shall have the
effects prescribed in the Banking Act and the Corporation
Act.
(c) Organizational Documents . The articles of
incorporation and by-laws of Interim Bank immediately after the
Merger shall be those of Interim Bank as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time and until such time as the same are
amended in accordance with the terms thereof and applicable law;
provided, however , that the name of the Surviving Bank
shall be changed to Albemarle First Bank.
(d) Directors of Surviving Bank . Acquiror, as sole
shareholder of Interim Bank (and the Surviving Bank after the
Merger), shall take all action necessary to reconstitute the Board
of Directors of the Surviving Bank such that the directors of the
Surviving Bank immediately after the Merger shall be comprised of
Persons who are the members of the Bank Board immediately prior to
the Effective Time and certain other Persons designated by
Acquiror, and such Persons shall serve as directors of the
Surviving Bank until such time as their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified.
Section 2.03. Closing, Effective Date and
Effective Time . At Acquiror’s election, the closing
of the Merger shall take place on (i) the last business day
of, or (ii) the first business day of the month following, or
(iii) the first business day of the month which is the first
month of the earliest calendar quarter following, in each case, the
month during which all applicable waiting periods in connection
with approvals of Governmental Authorities and the receipt of all
approvals of Governmental Authorities and all conditions to the
consummation of the Merger are satisfied or waived (other than
those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the
Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of such
conditions), or on such other date after such satisfaction or
waiver as Acquiror and Bank may agree (the “Closing
Date”). On or prior to the Closing Date, Bank shall, and
Acquiror shall cause Interim Bank to, execute and file Articles of
Merger containing a Plan of Merger in substantially the form of
Exhibit A hereto (the “Plan of Merger”) in
accordance with all appropriate legal requirements, and the Merger
provided for herein shall become effective upon the issuance of a
certificate of merger by the Commission
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under the Corporation Act (or on
such other date as may be specified in such articles of merger)
(the date of such issuance, or such later effective date, is herein
called the “Effective Date”). The “Effective
Time” of the Merger shall be the time of such filing or as
set forth in such articles or certificate of merger. The Parties
shall use their best efforts to cause to the Effective Date to
occur on the Closing Date.
Section 2.04. Plan of Merger .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank shall
enter into the Plan of Merger reflecting the terms
hereof.
Section 2.05. Director Appointments for
Acquiror Board . Acquiror shall cause two current members
of the Bank Board, identified by Acquiror in consultation with
Bank, to be appointed to the Acquiror Board immediately after the
Effective Time.
ARTICLE III
MERGER CONSIDERATION, EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
Section 3.01. Merger Consideration
. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Effective
Time, automatically by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of any Person:
(a) Acquiror Shares . All shares of Bank Common Stock
that are owned by Acquiror, if any, shall be canceled and retired
and shall cease to exist and no cash, Acquiror Common Stock or
other consideration shall be delivered in exchange
therefor.
(b) Outstanding Bank Common Stock . Subject to
Section 3.03, each share of Bank Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any
shares of Bank Common Stock owned by Acquiror) shall be converted
at the Effective Time into the following (the “Merger
Consideration”):
(i) for each such share of Bank Common Stock with
respect to which an election to receive cash has been effectively
made and not revoked or lost pursuant to Section 3.02 or
Section 3.03 (the “Electing Bank Shares”), the
right to receive $15.82 in cash (the “Cash
Consideration”), and
(ii) for each such share of Bank Common Stock (other
than Electing Bank Shares), the right to receive a number of shares
of fully paid and nonassessable Acquiror Common Stock equal to the
quotient of “A” divided by “B,” where
“A” shall equal $15.82, and where “B” shall
equal the Acquiror Average Price (the “Exchange
Ratio”); provided , however , that the Exchange
Ratio shall not be greater than 2.2600 and shall not be less than
1.8833. The Exchange Ratio is subject to adjustment as set forth in
Section 3.06, Section 8.01(g) and Section 8.01(h)
(the “Stock Consideration”).
Upon such conversion, all such
shares of Bank Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and
shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to
exist, and each Bank Certificate shall thereafter represent the
right to receive the Merger Consideration and cash for fractional
shares in accordance with Section 3.11 upon the surrender of
the Bank Certificates in accordance with the terms
hereof.
(c) Outstanding Interim Bank Common Stock .
Each share of common stock, par value $1.00, of Interim Bank (the
“Interim Bank Common Stock”) outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding and unchanged
following the Effective Time as shares of the Surviving
Bank.
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Section 3.02. Cash Elections
.
(a) Cash Election Procedures . Each Person who, on or
prior to the Election Date, is a record holder of shares of Bank
Common Stock shall be entitled, with respect to all or any portion
of such Person’s shares, to make an unconditional election (a
“Cash Election”) on or prior to such Election Date to
receive cash for such holder’s shares of Bank Common Stock,
on the basis hereinafter set forth, provided, however ,
that, unless the nominee advises the Exchange Agent otherwise in
writing, each of the beneficial owners of shares held of record by
a bank, trust company, broker, dealer or other recognized nominee
(including, for these purposes, shares allocated to
participants’ accounts under any of Bank’s Benefit
Plans), shall be treated as a separate record holder and either
directly or through such nominee may submit a separate Form of
Election for shares that are beneficially owned by such beneficial
owner.
(b) Exchange Agent Appointment . Prior to the
Effective Time, Acquiror shall appoint, subject to the approval of
Bank (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), an exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) for
the purpose of exchanging certificates which immediately prior to
the Effective Time evidenced shares of Bank Common Stock (the
“Bank Certificates”) for the Merger
Consideration.
(c) Form of Election . Acquiror shall prepare a form
of election (the “Form of Election”) which shall be
subject to the approval of Bank (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) to be mailed by Bank to the
record holders of shares of Bank Common Stock not more than 60
Business Days nor less than 20 Business Days prior to the Election
Date. The Form of Election may be included on the proxy solicited
from shareholders of Bank in connection with the approval of
Bank’s shareholders of the Merger. The Form of Election shall
be used by each record holder of shares of Bank Common Stock who
wishes to elect to receive cash for any or all shares of Bank
Common Stock held by such holder, subject to the proration
provisions of Section 3.03. Bank shall use its reasonable
efforts to make the Form of Election available to all Persons who
become holders of shares of Bank Common Stock during the period
between the record date for the mailing of the Form of Election and
the Election Date. Any holder’s election to receive cash
shall have been properly made only if the Exchange Agent shall have
received at its designated office, by 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the Business Day specified by Bank in the Form of Election
(or a later Business Day specified by Bank, reasonably acceptable
to Acquiror, in a subsequent press release) (the “Election
Date”), which Election Date shall be two Business Days prior
to the date on which Acquiror reasonably believes the Effective
Time shall occur, a Form of Election properly completed and signed
and accompanied by Bank Certificates representing the shares of
Bank Common Stock to which such Form of Election relates, duly
endorsed in blank or otherwise in form acceptable for transfer on
the books of Bank (or by an appropriate guarantee of delivery of
such Bank Certificates as set forth in such Form of Election from a
firm which is an “eligible guarantor institution” (as
defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act),
provided that such Bank Certificates are in fact delivered
to the Exchange Agent by the time set forth in such guarantee of
delivery). Any Form of Election may be revoked by the shareholder
submitting it only by written notice received by the Exchange Agent
prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Election Date. If a
Form of Election is revoked, the Bank Certificate or Bank
Certificates (or guarantees of delivery, as appropriate) for the
shares of Bank Common Stock to which such Form of Election relates
shall be promptly returned by the Exchange Agent to the shareholder
of Bank submitting the same.
(d) Exchange Agent Determination . The determination
of the Exchange Agent (or the mutual determination of Bank and
Acquiror in the event that the Exchange Agent declines to make any
such determination) shall be binding as to whether or not Cash
Elections have been properly made or revoked pursuant to this
Section 3.02 with respect to shares of Bank Common Stock and
as to when Cash Elections and revocations were received by it. If
the Exchange Agent reasonably determines in good faith that any
Cash Election was not properly made with respect to shares of Bank
Common Stock, such shares
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shall be treated by the Exchange
Agent as shares which were not Electing Bank Shares at the
Effective Time, and such shares shall be converted in the Merger
into the right to receive the Stock Consideration pursuant to
Section 3.01(b)(ii). The Exchange Agent (or Bank and Acquiror
by mutual agreement in the event that the Exchange Agent declines
to make any such determination) shall also make all computations as
to the allocation and the proration contemplated by
Section 3.03, and any such computation shall be conclusive and
binding on the shareholders of Bank. The Exchange Agent may, with
the mutual written agreement of Bank and Acquiror, make such rules
as are consistent with this Section 3.02 for the
implementation of the Cash Elections provided for herein and as
shall be necessary or desirable to fully effect such Cash
Elections.
Section 3.03. Proration
.
(a) Proration Requirements . Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, the maximum number of shares of
Bank Common Stock (the “Maximum Cash Election Number”)
to be converted into the right to receive Cash Consideration in the
Merger shall be no greater than 50 percent of the number of issued
and outstanding shares of Bank Common Stock immediately prior to
the Effective Time, provided, however , that Acquiror may,
in its sole discretion, decrease the amount of the Maximum Cash
Election Number to such number of shares of Bank Common Stock as
Acquiror reasonably determines, after consultation with Bank and
tax counsel to Acquiror and Bank, shall be necessary to permit the
delivery of the tax opinions referred to in Section 7.02(c)
and Section 7.03(c).
(b) Procedures for Reducing Number of Electing Bank
Shares . If the aggregate number of shares of Bank Common
Stock in respect of which Cash Elections have been made (the
“Electing Number”) exceeds the Maximum Cash Election
Number, each Electing Bank Share shall be converted into the right
to receive shares of Acquiror Common Stock or cash in accordance
with the terms of Section 3.01(b) in the following
manner:
(i) a proration factor (the “Cash Proration
Factor”) shall be determined by dividing the Maximum Cash
Election Number by the Electing Number,
(ii) the number of Electing Bank Shares covered by
each Cash Election that shall be converted into the right to
receive Cash Consideration shall be determined by multiplying the
Cash Proration Factor by the total number of Electing Bank Shares
covered by such Cash Election, and
(iii) all Electing Bank Shares, other than those
shares converted into the right to receive Cash Consideration in
accordance with Section 3.03(b)(ii), shall be converted into
the right to receive shares of Acquiror Common Stock (on a
consistent basis among shareholders of Bank who made Cash
Elections, pro rata to the respective numbers of shares of Bank
Common Stock as to which they made such Cash Elections) as if such
shares were not Electing Bank Shares, in accordance with the terms
of Section 3.01(b)(ii).
Section 3.04. Bank Stock Options .
Bank and Acquiror shall take all action reasonably necessary so
that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, each stock option
(the “Bank Stock Options”) heretofore granted under the
Bank Stock Option Plan and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into an option to purchase a
number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock (a “Converted
Option”) equal to the product of the number of shares of Bank
Common Stock subject to such Bank Stock Option multiplied by the
Exchange Ratio (provided that any fractional share resulting from
such multiplication shall be rounded down to the nearest whole
share). The terms and conditions of the Converted Option shall
otherwise remain the same as the terms and conditions of the Bank
Stock Option, except that the exercise price per share of each
Converted Option shall equal the exercise price per share of such
Bank Stock Option divided by the Exchange Ratio (provided that such
exercise price shall be
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rounded up to the nearest whole
cent). Acquiror shall take all corporate action necessary to
reserve for issuance a sufficient number of shares of Acquiror
Common Stock for delivery upon exercise of the Converted Options.
Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
registration of the shares of Acquiror Common Stock subject to the
Converted Options to become effective as part of the Form S-4
or a registration statement on Form S-8, and, thereafter,
Acquiror shall file one or more registration statements on
appropriate forms with respect to shares of Acquiror Common Stock
subject to the Converted Options and shall use its reasonable best
efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration
statement or registration statements for so long as the Converted
Options remain outstanding. As soon as practicable after the
Effective Time, Acquiror shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
each holder of Converted Options an appropriate notice setting
forth such holder’s rights pursuant to the Bank Stock Option
Plan and agreements evidencing the grants of such Converted
Options, after giving effect to the transactions hereunder. The
adjustment provided in this Section 3.04 with respect to any
Bank Stock Options (whether or not “incentive stock
options” (as defined in Section 422 of the Code)) shall
be and is intended to be effected in a manner which is consistent
with Section 424(a) of the Code and, to the extent it is not
so consistent, the provisions of such Section 424(a) of the
Code shall override anything to the contrary contained
herein.
Section 3.05. Bank Warrants . At
the Effective Time, each unexercised Warrant, if any, shall be
converted into a warrant (each, a “Replacement
Warrant”) to acquire a number of shares of Acquiror Common
Stock equal to the product of the number of shares of Bank Common
Stock subject to such Warrant multiplied by the Exchange Ratio
(provided that any fractional share resulting from such
multiplication shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share).
The terms and conditions of the Replacement Warrant shall otherwise
remain the same as the terms and conditions of the Warrant, except
that the exercise price per share of each Warrant shall equal the
exercise price per share of such Warrant divided by the Exchange
Ratio (provided that such exercise price shall be rounded up to the
nearest whole cent), provided, however , that this
Section 3.05 shall not be deemed to modify or otherwise
replace the obligations of Bank under Section 6.14.
Section 3.06. Certain Adjustments
. If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective
Time, the outstanding Acquiror Common Stock or Bank Common Stock
shall have been changed into a different number of shares or
different class by reason of any reclassification,
recapitalization, stock split, split-up, combination or exchange of
shares or a stock dividend or dividend payable in any other
securities shall be declared with a record date within such period,
or any similar event shall have occurred, the Merger Consideration
shall be appropriately adjusted to provide to the holders of Bank
Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this
Agreement prior to such event. In the event that the sum of
(i) the number of shares of Bank Common Stock presented for
exchange pursuant to Section 3.02 and Section 3.08 or
otherwise issued and outstanding at the Effective Time, and
(ii) the number of shares of Bank Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise of options or warrants (whether pursuant to Bank Stock
Options or otherwise) as of the Effective Time, shall be greater
than the sum of (x) the number of shares of Bank Common Stock
represented in Section 5.03(b) as being outstanding as of the
date hereof, and (y) the number of shares of Bank Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of Bank Stock Options and Warrants
represented in Section 5.03(b) as being outstanding as of the
date hereof, then the per share Merger Consideration shall be
appropriately and proportionately decreased to take into account
such additional issued and outstanding, and issuable, shares of
Bank Common Stock.
Section 3.07. Exchange Fund .
Acquiror shall deposit with the Exchange Agent, in trust for the
benefit of holders of shares of Bank Common Stock, at or prior to
the Effective Time, (i) certificates representing the Acquiror
Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 3.01 in exchange for
outstanding shares of Bank Common Stock, and (ii) cash
sufficient to pay the cash portion of the Merger Consideration.
Acquiror shall make available to the Exchange Agent from time to
time as needed, additional cash sufficient to pay cash in lieu of
fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.11 and any
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dividends and other distributions
pursuant to Section 3.09. Any cash and certificates of
Acquiror Common Stock deposited with the Exchange Agent shall
hereinafter be referred to as the “Exchange
Fund.”
Section 3.08. Exchange Procedures
. Within five Business Days after the Effective Time, Acquiror
shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of a Bank
Certificate who has not surrendered the Bank Certificate
representing all of the shares of Bank Common Stock owned by such
holder pursuant to Section 3.02 (i) a letter of
transmittal which shall specify that delivery shall be effected,
and risk of loss and title to the Bank Certificates shall pass,
only upon delivery of the Bank Certificates to the Exchange Agent,
and which letter shall be in customary form and have such other
provisions as Acquiror may reasonably specify, and
(ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of such Bank
Certificates in exchange for the applicable Merger Consideration.
Upon surrender of a Bank Certificate to the Exchange Agent together
with such letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed in
accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents
as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of
such Bank Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor (A) one or more shares of Acquiror Common Stock
(which shall, in the sole discretion of Acquiror, be in
uncertificated book-entry form unless a physical certificate is
requested or otherwise required) representing, in the aggregate,
the whole number of shares that such holder has the right to
receive pursuant to Section 3.01 and Section 3.03 (after
taking into account all shares of Bank Common Stock then held by
such holder), and (B) a check for the cash portion of the
Merger Consideration (subject to the proration provisions of
Section 3.03) and for the cash that such holder has the right
to receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article III,
including cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Acquiror Common
Stock pursuant to Section 3.11 and dividends and other
distributions pursuant to Section 3.09. No interest shall be paid
or shall accrue on any cash payable for the cash portion of the
Merger Consideration or pursuant to Section 3.09 or
Section 3.11. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Bank
Common Stock which shall not have been registered in the transfer
records of Bank, one or more shares of Acquiror Common Stock
evidencing, in the aggregate, the proper number of shares of
Acquiror Common Stock and a check for the cash portion of the
Merger Consideration, the cash in lieu of any fractional shares of
Acquiror Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.11 and any
dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled
pursuant to Section 3.09, may be issued with respect to such
Bank Common Stock to such a transferee if the Bank Certificate
representing such shares of Bank Common Stock shall be presented to
the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required to
evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any
applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid. Persons who have
made an effective Cash Election as provided in Section 3.02
and Section 3.03 and surrendered Bank Certificates as provided
therein shall be treated as if they have properly surrendered Bank
Certificates together with the letter of transmittal pursuant to
this Section 3.08.
Section 3.09. Distributions with Respect
to Unexchanged Shares . No dividends or other distributions
declared or made with respect to shares of Acquiror Common Stock
with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the
holder of any unsurrendered Bank Certificate with respect to the
shares of Acquiror Common Stock that such holder would be entitled
to receive upon surrender of such Bank Certificate until such
holder shall surrender such Bank Certificate in accordance with
Section 3.08. Subject to the effect of applicable laws,
following surrender of any such Bank Certificate, there shall be
paid to such holder of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable in
exchange therefor, without interest, (a) promptly after the
time of such surrender, the amount of dividends or other
distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior
to such surrender and a payment date prior to such surrender
payable with respect to such shares of Acquiror Common Stock, and
(b) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends
or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time
but prior to such surrender and a payment date subsequent to such
surrender payable with respect to such shares of Acquiror Common
Stock.
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Section 3.10. No Further Ownership Rights
in Bank Common Stock . All shares of Acquiror Common Stock
issued and cash paid upon conversion of shares of Bank Common Stock
in accordance with the terms of Article II and this
Article III (including any cash paid pursuant to
Section 3.09 or Section 3.11) shall be deemed to have
been issued or paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining
to the shares of Bank Common Stock. Until surrendered as
contemplated by this Article III, each Bank Certificate shall
be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only
the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger
Consideration.
Section 3.11. No Fractional Shares of
Acquiror Common Stock . No certificates or scrip or shares
of Acquiror Common Stock representing fractional shares of Acquiror
Common Stock or book-entry credit of the same shall be issued upon
the surrender for exchange of Bank Certificates and such fractional
share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to
have any rights of a shareholder of Acquiror or a holder of shares
of Acquiror Common Stock. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, each holder of shares of Bank Common Stock
exchanged pursuant to the Merger who would otherwise have been
entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Acquiror Common Stock
(after taking into account all Bank Certificates delivered by such
holder) shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash (without interest) in
an amount equal to the product of (i) such fractional part of
a share of Acquiror Common Stock multiplied by (ii) the
closing price for a share of Acquiror Common Stock on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market on the date of the Effective Time or, if such date
is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following the
date on which the Effective Time occurs. As promptly as practicable
after the determination of the amount of cash, if any, to be paid
to holders of fractional interests, the Exchange Agent shall so
notify Acquiror, and Acquiror shall deposit, or cause to be
deposited, such amount with the Exchange Agent and shall cause the
Exchange Agent to forward payments to such holders of fractional
interests subject to and in accordance with the terms
hereof.
Section 3.12. Termination of Exchange
Fund . Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains
undistributed to the holders of Bank Certificates for six months
after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Acquiror or
otherwise on the instruction of Acquiror and any holders of the
Bank Certificates who have not theretofore complied with this
Article III shall thereafter look only to Acquiror for the
Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of Bank Common
Stock formerly represented thereby to which such holders are
entitled pursuant to Section 3.01 and Section 3.08, any
cash in lieu of fractional shares of Acquiror Common Stock to which
such holders are entitled pursuant to Section 3.11 and any
dividends or distributions with respect to shares of Acquiror
Common Stock to which such holders are entitled pursuant to
Section 3.09. Any such portion of the Exchange Fund remaining
unclaimed by holders of shares of Bank Common Stock five years
after the Effective Time (or such earlier date immediately prior to
such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become
property of any Governmental Authority) shall, to the extent
permitted by law, become the property of Acquiror free and clear of
any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled
thereto.
Section 3.13. Investment of Exchange
Fund . The Exchange Agent shall invest any cash included in
the Exchange Fund as directed by Acquiror on a daily basis. Any
interest and other income resulting from such investments shall
promptly be paid to Acquiror.
Section 3.14. Lost Certificates .
If any Bank Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed,
upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming
such Bank Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if
required by Acquiror, the posting by such Person of a bond in such
reasonable amount as Acquiror may direct as indemnity against any
claim that may be made against it with respect to such Bank
Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall deliver in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed Bank Certificate the applicable Merger
Consideration with respect to the shares of Bank Common Stock
formerly represented thereby, any cash in lieu of fractional shares
of Acquiror Common
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Stock, and unpaid dividends and
distributions on shares of Acquiror Common Stock deliverable in
respect thereof, pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 3.15. Withholding Rights .
Each of the Surviving Bank and Acquiror shall be entitled to deduct
and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to
this Agreement to any holder of shares of Bank Common Stock such
amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to
the making of such payment under the Code and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision of state,
local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by the Surviving Bank or Acquiror, as the case may be,
such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the shares of Bank
Common Stock in respect of which such deduction and withholding was
made by the Surviving Bank or Acquiror, as the case may be, and
such amounts shall be delivered by the Surviving Bank or Acquiror,
as the case may be, to the applicable Taxing authority.
Section 3.16. Further Assurances .
At and after the Effective Time, the officers and directors of the
Surviving Bank shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the
name and on behalf of Bank or Interim Bank, any deeds, bills of
sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the name and
on behalf of Bank or Interim Bank, any other actions and things to
vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving
Bank any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of
the rights, properties or assets acquired or to be acquired by the
Surviving Bank as a result of, or in connection with, the
Merger.
Section 3.17. Stock Transfer Books
. The stock transfer books of Bank shall be closed immediately
upon the Effective Time and there shall be no further registration
of transfers of shares of Bank Common Stock thereafter on the
records of Bank. On or after the Effective Time, any Bank
Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or Acquiror for any
reason shall be converted into the Merger Consideration with
respect to the shares of Bank Common Stock formerly represented
thereby, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Bank Common Stock
to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to
Section 3.11 and any dividends or other distributions to which
the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to
Section 3.09.
ARTICLE IV
ACTIONS PENDING MERGER
Section 4.01. Forbearance of Bank
. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written
consent of Acquiror, Bank shall not, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries not to:
(a) Ordinary Course . Conduct the business of Bank
and its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary and usual course or
fail to use reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their
business organizations and assets and maintain their rights,
franchises and existing relations with customers, suppliers,
employees and business associates, take any action that would
adversely affect or delay the ability of Bank, Acquiror or any of
their Subsidiaries to perform any of their obligations on a timely
basis under this Agreement, or take any action that is reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Bank or its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) Capital Stock . Other than pursuant to Rights
Previously Disclosed, (i) issue, sell or otherwise permit to
become outstanding, or authorize the creation of, any additional
shares of Bank Common Stock or any Rights, (ii) enter into any
agreement with respect to the foregoing, or (iii) permit any
additional shares of Bank Common Stock to become subject to new
grants of employee or director stock options, other Rights or
similar stock-based employee rights.
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(c) Dividends and Distributions . (i) Make,
declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend on any shares of
Bank Common Stock, or (ii) directly or indirectly adjust,
split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire,
any shares of its capital stock.
(d) Compensation, Employment Agreements .
Enter into or amend or renew any employment, consulting, severance
or similar agreements or arrangements with any director, officer or
employee of Bank or its Subsidiaries, or grant any salary or wage
increase or increase any employee benefit (including incentive or
bonus payments), except (i) for normal individual increases in
compensation to employees in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (ii) for other changes that are
required by applicable law, (iii) to satisfy Previously
Disclosed contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof or
(iv) for grants of awards to newly hired employees consistent
with past practice.
(e) Benefit Plans . Enter into, establish, adopt or
amend (except as may be required by applicable law) any pension,
retirement, stock option, stock purchase, savings, profit sharing,
deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, group insurance or other
employee benefit, incentive or welfare contract, plan or
arrangement, or any trust agreement (or similar arrangement)
related thereto, in respect of any director, officer or employee of
Bank or its Subsidiaries, or take any action to accelerate the
vesting or exercisability of stock options, restricted stock or
other compensation or benefits payable thereunder.
(f) Dispositions . Other than pledges of assets in
connection with Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings in the ordinary
course of business, sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise
dispose of or discontinue any of its assets, deposits, business or
properties except in the ordinary course of business and in a
transaction that is not material to it and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole.
(g) Acquisitions . Acquire (other than by way of
foreclosures or acquisitions of control in a bona fide fiduciary
capacity or in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good
faith, in each case in the ordinary and usual course of business
consistent with past practice) all or any portion of, the assets,
business, deposits or properties of any other entity except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in a
transaction that is not material to the Bank and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole.
(h) Capital Expenditures . Make any capital
expenditures in excess of $25,000 individually and $50,000 in the
aggregate.
(i) Governing Documents . Amend the Bank
Charter, Bank By-Laws or the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws (or similar governing documents) of any of Bank’s
Subsidiaries.
(j) Accounting Methods . Implement or adopt any
change in its accounting principles, practices or methods, other
than as may be required by generally accepted accounting
principles.
(k) Contracts . Except in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, enter into or terminate any
material contract, agreement or arrangement or amend or modify in
any material respect any of its existing material contracts,
agreements or arrangements.
(l) Claims . Except in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, settle any claim, action or
proceeding, except for any claim, action or proceeding involving
solely money damages in an amount, individually or in the aggregate
for all such settlements, that is not material to Bank and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(m) Adverse Actions . (i) Take any action
while knowing that such action would, or is reasonably likely to,
prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code, or
(ii) knowingly take any action that is intended or is
reasonably likely to result in (1) any of its representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue
in any material respect at any time at or prior to the Effective
Time, (2) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article VII not being satisfied, or (3) a material violation
of any provision of this Agreement except, in each case, as may be
required by applicable law or regulation.
(n) Risk Management . Except as required by
applicable law or regulation, (i) implement or adopt any material
change in its interest rate and other risk management policies,
procedures or practices, (ii) fail to follow its existing
policies or practices with respect to managing its exposure to
interest rate and other risk, or (iii) fail to use
commercially reasonable means recommended by Acquiror, to avoid any
material increase in its aggregate exposure to interest rate
risk.
(o) Indebtedness . Incur any indebtedness for
borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice.
(p) Loans . Make or commit to make any new loan or
letter of credit or any new or additional discretionary advance
under any existing line of credit not in accordance with
Bank’s loan policy and authority in existence as of the date
of this Agreement; provided, however, Bank shall not make or
commit to make any new loan or letter of credit or any new or
additional discretionary advance under (i) any existing line
of credit in principal amounts in excess of $500,000, or
(ii) that would increase the aggregate credit outstanding to
any one borrower (or group of affiliated borrowers) to more than
$500,000 (excluding for this purpose any accrued interest or
overdrafts), without the prior written consent of Acquiror, acting
through its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or such other
designee as Acquiror may give notice of to Bank (except for, in the
case of clause (ii), advances of $25,000 or less that are fully
collateralized and in accordance with the applicable loan
agreement).
(q) Foreclosures . Foreclose upon or otherwise take
title to or possession or control of any real property without
first obtaining a phase one environmental report thereon which
indicates that the property is free of pollutants, contaminants or
hazardous or toxic waste materials, provided, however, that
Bank shall not be required to obtain such a report with respect to
single family, non-agricultural residential property of one acre or
less to be foreclosed upon unless it has reason to believe that
such property might contain any such waste materials or otherwise
might be contaminated.
(r) Commitments . Agree or commit to do any of the
foregoing.
Section 4.02. Forbearance of Acquiror
. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written
consent of the Bank, Acquiror shall not, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries not to:
(a) Ordinary Course . Take any action that would
adversely affect or delay the ability of Bank or Acquiror to
perform any of their obligations on a timely basis under this
Agreement, or take any action that is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Acquiror or its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(b) Adverse Actions . (i) Take any action while
knowing that such action would, or is reasonably likely to, prevent
or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368 of the Code, or (ii) knowingly
take any action that is intended or is reasonably likely to result
in (1) any of its representations and warranties set forth in
this Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect at
any time at or prior to the Effective Time, (2) any of
the
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conditions to the Merger set
forth in Article VII not being satisfied, or (3) a
material violation of any provision of this Agreement except, in
each case, as may be required by applicable law or
regulation.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 5.01. Disclosure Schedules
. On or prior to the date hereof, Acquiror has delivered to
Bank a schedule and Bank has delivered to Acquiror a schedule
(respectively, its “Disclosure Schedule”) setting
forth, among other things, items the disclosure of which is
necessary or appropriate either in response to an express
disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an
exception to one or more representations or warranties contained in
Section 5.03 or Section 5.04, provided , that
(a) no such item is required to be set forth in a Disclosure
Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty if its
absence would not be reasonably likely to result in the related
representation or warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect under
the standard established by Section 5.02, and (b) the
mere inclusion of an item in a Disclosure Schedule as an exception
to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission by
a Party that such item represents a material exception or fact,
event or circumstance or that such item is reasonably likely to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
where a specific representation or warranty contained in
Section 5.03 requires a list, itemization, summary or
description of a certain item or items, such list, itemization,
summary or description shall be provided without regard to the
standard set forth in Section 5.02.
Section 5.02. Standard . No
representation or warranty of Bank contained in Section 5.03 (other
than the representations and warranties in Section 5.03(b),
Section 5.03(g)(iv) and Section 5.03(aa) which shall be
true and correct in all respects) or Acquiror contained in Section
5.04 shall be deemed untrue or incorrect, and Bank and Acquiror, as
the case may be, shall not be deemed to have breached a
representation or warranty, as a consequence of the existence of
any fact, event or circumstance unless such fact, circumstance or
event, individually or taken together with all other facts, events
or circumstances inconsistent with any representation or warranty
contained in Section 5.03, in the case of Bank, or
Section 5.04, in the case of Acquiror, has had or is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Party
making such representation or warranty. “Material Adverse
Effect” means, with respect to Acquiror or Bank, as the case
may be, any effect that (i) is, or is reasonably expected to
be, material and adverse to the financial position, results of
operations or business of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole or Bank and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case
may be, or (ii) would materially impair the ability of either
Acquiror or Bank, as the case may be, to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially
impede the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, provided, however, that
Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact
of (a) changes in banking and similar laws of general
applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental
Authorities, (b) changes in generally accepted accounting
principles or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to
banks and their holding companies generally, and (c) any
restructuring charges taken in connection with the Merger in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (except to
the extent that any of the changes described in clauses
(a) and (b) have a disproportionately adverse effect upon
Acquiror or Bank, as the case may be, as compared to comparable
U.S. banking or financial services organizations).
Section 5.03. Representations and
Warranties of Bank . Subject to Section 5.01 and
Section 5.02, and except as Previously Disclosed in a section
of its Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the relevant section
below, Bank hereby represents and warrants to Acquiror:
(a) Organization, Standing and Authority .
Bank is a state bank duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and is a
Federal Reserve member bank, as defined in 12 C.F.R.
§208.2(g). Bank is duly qualified to do business and is
in
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good standing in the states of
the United States and any foreign jurisdictions where its ownership
or leasing of property or assets or the conduct of its business
requires it to be so qualified. True, complete and correct copies
of the Bank Charter and Bank By-laws, as amended and as in effect
on the date of this Agreement, are included in the Bank’s
Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Bank Stock . As of the date hereof and as
of the Effective Time, the authorized capital stock of Bank
consists (and will consist) solely of 3,000,000 shares of Bank
Common Stock, of which 1,603,182 shares are issued and outstanding
as of the date hereof. The outstanding shares of Bank Common Stock
have been duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights
(and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights). There
are no shares of Bank Common Stock authorized and reserved for
issuance, Bank does not have any Rights issued or outstanding with
respect to Bank Common Stock, and Bank does not have any commitment
to authorize, issue or sell any Bank Common Stock or Rights, except
pursuant to this Agreement, the Bank Stock Option Plan and the
Warrants. The number of shares of Bank Common Stock which are
issuable and reserved for issuance upon exercise of Bank Stock
Options and the Warrants as of the date hereof are Previously
Disclosed in Bank’s Disclosure Schedule. Bank owns no Bank
Common Stock as treasury stock or otherwise. Each certificate
representing Bank Common Stock issued by Bank in replacement of any
certificate theretofore issued by Bank which was claimed by the
record holder thereof to have been lost, stolen or destroyed was
issued by Bank only upon receipt of an affidavit of lost stock
certificate and indemnity agreement of such shareholder
indemnifying Bank against any claim that may be made against it on
account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such
certificate or the issuance of such replacement
certificate.
(c) Subsidiaries .
(i) (A) Bank has Previously Disclosed a list of
all of its Subsidiaries together with the jurisdiction of
organization of each such Subsidiary, (B) Bank owns, directly
or indirectly, all the issued and outstanding equity securities of
each of its Subsidiaries, (C) no equity securities of any of
its Subsidiaries are or may become required to be issued (other
than to it or its wholly owned Subsidiaries) by reason of any Right
or otherwise, (D) there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which any of such Subsidiaries is
or may be bound to sell or otherwise transfer any equity securities
of any such Subsidiaries (other than to it or its wholly-owned
Subsidiaries), (E) there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings, or arrangements relating to its rights to vote or
to dispose of such securities, and (F) all the equity
securities of each Subsidiary held by Bank or its Subsidiaries are
fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by Bank or its
Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens. There are no options,
warrants or rights outstanding to acquire any capital stock or
membership interests of any of Bank’s Subsidiaries and no
person or entity has any other right to purchase or acquire any
unissued shares of stock or membership interests of any of
Bank’s Subsidiaries, nor does any such Subsidiary have any
obligation of any nature with respect to its unissued shares of
stock or membership interests. Neither Bank nor any of Bank’s
Subsidiaries is a party to any partnership or joint venture or owns
an equity interest in any other business or enterprise.
(ii) Bank does not own beneficially, directly or
indirectly, any equity securities or similar interests of any
Person, or any interest in a partnership or joint venture of any
kind, other than its Subsidiaries.
(iii) Each of Bank’s Subsidiaries has been duly
organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is duly qualified to
do business and in good standing in the jurisdictions where its
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business
requires it to be so qualified.
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(d) Corporate Power . Bank and each of its
Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted and to own all its properties
and assets, and Bank has the corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Corporate Authority . Subject in the case
of this Agreement to receipt of the requisite approval of the
agreement of merger set forth in this Agreement by the holders of
majority of the outstanding shares of Bank Common Stock entitled to
vote thereon (which are the only shareholder votes required
thereon), this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of Bank and
the Bank Board on or prior to the date hereof. This Agreement is a
valid and legally binding obligation of Bank, enforceable in
accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general
equity principles). Holders of Bank Common Stock do not have
dissenters’ or appraisal rights under the Banking Act in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(f) Regulatory Approvals, No Defaults
.
(i) Except as Previously Disclosed, no consents or
approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental
Authority or with any third party are required to be made or
obtained by Bank or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance by Bank of this Agreement or to
consummate the Merger, except for (A) filings of applications
or notices with the Federal Reserve and Bureau of Financial
Institutions, and (B) the filing of articles of merger with
the Commission pursuant to the Corporation Act and the Banking Act,
and the issuance of related certificates of merger. Bank is not
aware of any reason why the approvals set forth in
Section 7.01(b) will not be received without the imposition of
a condition, restriction or requirement of the type described in
Section 7.03(e).
(ii) Except as Previously Disclosed, subject to
receipt of the regulatory approvals referred to in
Section 5.03(f)(i), and the expiration of related waiting
periods, and required filings under federal and state securities
laws, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and
will not (A) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default
under, or give rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies or
any right of termination under, any law, rule or regulation or any
judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license, or
agreement, indenture or instrument of Bank or of any of its
Subsidiaries or to which Bank or any of its Subsidiaries or
properties is subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach or
violation of, or a default under, the Bank Certificate or the Bank
By-Laws, or (C) require any consent or approval under any such
law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order, governmental permit
or license, agreement, indenture or instrument.
(g) Financial Statements and Securities Law Documents
.
(i) Bank’s Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, and all
other reports, registration statements, definitive proxy statements
or information statements filed or to be filed by it or any of its
Subsidiaries subsequent to December 31, 2002 under the Securities
Act, or under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, in the form filed or to be filed (collectively, the
Bank’s “Securities Law Documents”) with the
Federal Reserve, as of the date filed, (A) except as
Previously Disclosed, complied or will comply in all material
respects as to form with the applicable requirements under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and
(B) did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in
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the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, and each of the balance
sheets contained in or incorporated by reference into any such
Securities Law Document (including the related notes and schedules
thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present, the financial
position of Bank and its Subsidiaries as of its date, and each of
the statements of income and changes in stockholders’ equity
and cash flows or equivalent statements in such Securities Law
Documents (including any related notes and schedules thereto)
(collectively, the “Financial Statements”) fairly
presents, or will fairly present, the results of operations,
changes in stockholders’ equity and changes in cash flows, as
the case may be, of Bank and its Subsidiaries for the periods to
which they relate, in each case in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied during the
periods involved, except in each case as may be noted therein,
subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case of
unaudited statements. Copies of the Securities Law Documents have
been made available to Acquiror.
(ii) Bank’s Consolidated Reports of Condition
and Income for the years ending December 31, 2004, 2003 and
2002 and the quarter ending March 31, 2005, as filed with the
Federal Reserve, fairly present the financial position, the results
of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and changes in
cash flows, as the case may be, of Bank and its Subsidiaries for
the periods to which they relate, in each case in accordance with
FFIEC instructions applicable to such Reports.
(iii) Since December 31, 2004, Bank and its
Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice.
(iv) Since December 31, 2004, (A) Bank and
its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the
ordinary and usual course consistent with past practice (excluding
the incurrence of expenses related to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby), and (B) no event has
occurred or circumstance arisen that, individually or taken
together with all other facts, circumstances and events (described
in this Section 5.03 or otherwise), is reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Bank.
(v) Bank and its Subsidiaries do not have any
liability, whether known or unknown, whether asserted or
unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or
unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or
to become due, including any liability for Taxes (and there is no
past or present fact, situation, circumstance, condition or other
basis for any present or future action, suit or proceeding,
hearing, charge, complaint, claim or demand against Bank or its
Subsidiaries giving rise to any such liability), except
(i) for liabilities set forth in the Financial Statements, and
(ii) normal fluctuation in the amount of the liabilities
referred to in clause (i) above occurring in the ordinary
course of business of Bank and its Subsidiaries since the date of
the March 31, 2005 balance sheet included in the Financial
Statements.
(h) Litigation and Related Matters . No
litigation, claim or other proceeding before any court or
governmental agency is pending against Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries and, to Bank’s knowledge, no such litigation,
claim or other proceeding has been threatened. No injunction,
order, judgment, decree or regulatory restriction is imposed upon
Bank or any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2000, Bank and its Subsidiaries
have continuously maintained fidelity bonds insuring them against
acts of dishonesty in such amounts as are customary, usual and
prudent for organizations of their size and business. There are no
facts that would form the basis of a claim or claims under such
bonds. Neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries has reason to
believe that its respective fidelity coverage would not be renewed
by the carrier on substantially the same terms as the existing
coverage, except for possible premium increases unrelated to
Bank’s and its Subsidiaries’ past claim
experience.
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(i) Regulatory Matters .
(i) Except as Previously Disclosed, neither Bank nor
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties is a party to or
is subject to any cease-and-desist order, decree, agreement,
memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement with, or a
commitment letter or similar submission to, or extraordinary
supervisory letter from, any federal or state governmental agency
or authority charged with the supervision or regulation of
financial institutions or issuers of securities or engaged in the
insurance of deposits (including, without limitation, the Bureau of
Financial Institutions, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC) or the
supervision or regulation of it or any of its Subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Regulatory
Authorities”).
(ii) Except as Previously Disclosed, neither Bank nor
any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by any Regulatory
Authority that such Regulatory Authority is contemplating issuing
or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or
requesting) any such order, decree, agreement, memorandum of
understanding, commitment letter, supervisory letter or similar
submission.
(iii) With the exception of routine investigation of
consumer complaints, neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries has
been advised by any Regulatory Authority that it is or may be in
violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act or the Fair Housing
Act or any similar federal or state statute. Bank received a
Community Reinvestment Act rating of “Outstanding” or
“Satisfactory” in its most recent CRA
examination.
(j) Compliance with Laws . Bank and each of
its Subsidiaries:
(i) is in compliance with all applicable federal,
state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances,
rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable thereto or to the
employees conducting such businesses, including, without
limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act,
the Community Reinvestment Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
and all other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating
to discriminatory business practices.
(ii) has all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders
and approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and
registrations with, all Governmental Authorities that are required
in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and to
conduct their businesses as presently conducted, all such permits,
licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in
full force and effect and, to Bank’s knowledge, no suspension
or cancellation of any of them is threatened, and (iii) has
received, since December 31, 1999, no notification or
communication from any Governmental Authority (A) asserting
that Bank or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with any
of the statutes, regulations or ordinances which such Governmental
Authority enforces, or (B) threatening to revoke any license,
franchise, permit or governmental authorization (nor, to
Bank’s knowledge, do any grounds for any of the foregoing
exist).
(k) Material Contracts . Neither Bank nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to, or is bound by, any material contract
(as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the
SEC) or any other material contract or similar arrangement whether
or not made in the ordinary course of business (other than loans or
loan commitments and funding transactions in the ordinary course of
business of Bank’s Subsidiaries) that is not listed in
Bank’s Disclosure Schedule. Bank’s Disclosure Schedule
also lists (i) each agreement restricting the nature or
geographic scope of any line of business or activity of Bank or its
Subsidiaries, and (ii) each agreement, indenture or other
instrument relating to the borrowing of money by Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries or the guarantee by Bank or any of its Subsidiaries of
any such obligation, other than instruments relating to
transactions entered into in the ordinary course of
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business. Copies of each of the
contracts and agreements listed in Bank’s Disclosure Schedule
are included in Bank’s Disclosure Schedule.
(l) No Defaults . Bank and its Subsidiaries
are neither in default under nor in violation of any provision of
their charter or articles of organization, bylaws, or any
promissory note, indenture or any evidence of indebtedness or
security therefore, contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement,
lease, insurance policy or other instrument to which it is a party,
by which its respective assets, business, or operations may be
bound or affected, or under which it or its respective assets,
business, or operations receives benefits, and there has not
occurred any event that, with the lapse of time or the giving of
notice or both, would constitute such a default.
(m) Interim Events . Since December 31, 2004,
neither Bank nor its Subsidiaries has paid or declared any dividend
or made any other distribution to shareholders or taken any action
which if taken after the date hereof would require the prior
written consent of Acquiror pursuant to
Section 4.01.
(n) Employee Benefit Plans .
(i) Bank’s Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list of the names, positions and total
compensation (including long-term or other incentive compensation
and bonuses, reimbursed living expenses and out-of-ordinary-course
travel expenses, and specifying the existence and value of all car
allowances and auto leases paid by the Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries) of all employees, directors, officers, consultants
and independent contractors engaged in the business or otherwise by
Bank or any of its Subsidiaries, as of the date set forth in
Bank’s Disclosure Schedule, and indicates which of such
individuals were, as of the date set forth in Bank’s
Disclosure Schedule, on disability leave, authorized leave of
absence, military service, or any other type of leave of absence,
authorized or otherwise.
(ii) Bank’s Disclosure Schedule contains a true
and complete list of all Benefit Plans maintained, or contributed
to, by Bank, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate or to which
Bank, any Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate has contributed or is or
was at any time obligated to make payments or contributions. The
Benefit Plans that are currently in effect are specified as such in
Bank’s Disclosure Schedule. “Benefit Plan” means
each employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA) and all other benefit or compensation plans, contracts and
policies, whether written or unwritten, including equity incentive
plans, supplemental retirement, severance, medical, disability,
cafeteria benefit, dependent care benefit, life insurance,
disability insurance, bonus, pension, 401(k), profit-sharing, or
deferred compensation plans, programs, or arrangements, and
employment or consulting contracts, established or maintained for
the benefit of or affecting, or for which Bank, any Subsidiary or
any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability for employees or former
employees of, consultants or former consultants of, or others
performing (or those who have performed) services for Bank, any
Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate. Except as set forth in
Bank’s Disclosure Schedule, true and complete copies of the
Benefit Plans and all amendments thereto, all related trust
contracts, insurance contracts, summaries, participant
communications, summary plan descriptions, contracts concerning the
administration or management of the Benefit Plans, and Forms 5500
for each of the three (3) most recent plan years, as
applicable, have been delivered to Acquiror.
(iii) None of Bank, any Subsidiary and any ERISA
Affiliate has ever sponsored, maintained, contributed to or had any
obligation to contribute to (1) a plan subject to Code
Section 412 or Title IV of ERISA (and no Lien in favor of any
such plan has ever arisen under ERISA Section 302(f) or Code
Section 412(n)), (2) a “multiemployer plan”
(as defined in ERISA Section 3(37)), (3) except as set
forth in Bank’s Disclosure Schedule, a plan funded by,
associated with, or related to a “voluntary employee’s
beneficiary association” within the meaning of Code
Section 501(c)(9), (4) except
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as set forth in Bank’s
Disclosure Schedule, a plan that is “multiple employer
welfare arrangement” as defined in ERISA Section 3(40)
or any other arrangement established or maintained to provide, or
that at any time provided, welfare benefits to the employees of two
or more employers, or (5) a plan that is a “defined
benefit plan” as defined in ERISA
Section 3(35).
(iv) Each Benefit Plan has been administered in
accordance with its terms, and each of Bank, its Subsidiaries and
each ERISA Affiliate has met its obligations with respect to such
Benefit Plans and has made all required contributions thereto
within the time period prescribed by applicable laws. Bank, its
Subsidiaries, all ERISA Affiliates and all Benefits Plans are in
compliance with applicable laws (excluding the amendments described
on the Bank’s Disclosure Schedule that may be adopted under
applicable law or agency guidance with a retroactive effective
date), including the Code and ERISA. Bank, its Subsidiaries and all
ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be
performed by them with respect to each Benefit Plan under
applicable laws, including the Code and ERISA. No act or omission
has occurred and no condition exists with respect to any Benefit
Plan that would subject Bank, any of its Subsidiaries, any ERISA
Affiliate, or any fiduciary of any Benefit Plan to any fine,
penalty, Tax or liability of any kind imposed under ERISA or the
Code or increase the cost of any Benefit Plan.
(v) With respect to each Benefit Plan which is
intended to be qualified under Code Section 401(a), (1) such
Benefit Plan has received a favorable determination or approval
letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such
Benefit Plan is qualified under Code Section 401(a) and any trust
related to such Benefit Plan is and has at all times been exempt
from federal income Taxes under Code Section 501(a),
(2) each determination or approval letter covers all
tax-qualification requirements that are required to be stated in
the Benefit Plan as of the Effective Time (other than with respect
to the tax-qualification requirements of (a) the Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (“EGTRRA”), in
which case, such Benefit Plan has been amended by the adoption of a
“good faith EGTRRA amendment” as that phrase is defined
in IRS Notice 2001-42 for amendments required to be effective in
2002 and if the Effective Time is later than December 31,
2005, such Benefit Plan will be amended to comply with the
automatic rollover provisions of EGTRRA effective as of
March 28, 2005, (b) the Job Creation and Worker
Assistance Act of 2002, in which case such Benefit Plan has been
amended in good faith to comply with applicable tax-qualification
requirements thereof, (c) the final regulations under Code
Section 401(a)(9) with respect to required minimum
distributions, for which such Benefit Plan has been timely amended,
and (d) any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted
or issued, and effective, after the date of this Agreement where
required timing of adoption is not required by the Effective Time),
and has not been revoked nor has revocation been threatened, and
(3) no act or omission has occurred that would adversely
affect such Benefit Plan’s qualified status under Code
Section 401(a). True and complete copies of such determination
or approval letter(s) have been delivered to Acquiror.
(vi) Other than routine claims for benefits, there are
no pending claims, litigation or other proceedings of any kind that
have been asserted or instituted against a Benefit Plan (or that
may involve a Benefit Plan), the assets of the trust or fund under
any Benefit Plan, the sponsor or administrator of any Benefit Plan,
or any fiduciary of any Benefit Plan with respect to the operation
of such Benefit Plan. None of Bank or any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice of any such claim, litigation or other
proceeding, and, to the Bank’s knowledge, there are no facts
that could form the basis for any such claim, litigation or
proceeding.
(vii) None of Bank or any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice of any pending claims, litigation or other
proceedings by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the U.S.
Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other
Governmental Authority with respect to any Benefit Plan, nor are
there any such ongoing claims, litigation or other proceedings of
any kind.
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There has been no
“prohibited transaction” as such term is defined in
Section 406 of ERISA or Code Section 4975 nor, with
respect to a plan subject to Code Section 412 or Title IV of
ERISA, any “reportable event” as defined herein. The
term “reportable event” means: (a) any
“reportable event” within the meaning of
Section 4043(c) of ERISA for which the 30-day notice under
Section 4043(a) of ERISA has not been waived by the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (including any failure to meet the minimum
funding standard of, or timely make any required installment under,
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA,
regardless of the issuance of any waivers in accordance with
Section 412(d) of the Code), (b) any such
“reportable event” subject to advance notice to the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under Section 4043(b)(3)
of ERISA, (c) any application for a funding waiver or an
extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412
of the Code, and (d) a cessation of operations described in
Section 4062(e) of ERISA.
(viii) With respect to each Benefit Plan that is
subject to Code Section 412 or Title IV of ERISA, as of the
last day of the most recent plan year ended prior to the date
hereof, the actuarially determined present value of all
“benefit liabilities”, within the meaning of Section
4001(a)(16) of ERISA (as determined on the basis of the actuarial
assumptions contained in the Benefit Plan’s most recent
actuarial valuation), did not exceed the then current value of the
assets of such Benefit Plan, and there has been no material change
in the financial condition of such Benefit Plan since the last day
of the most recent plan year.
(ix) No Benefit Plan provides benefits after
termination of employment with Bank or any of its Subsidiaries to
any Person, including retiree health and life coverage and deferred
compensation, but excluding continuation of health coverage
required to be continued under Code Section 4980B.
(x) No Benefit Plan contains any provision which would
prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not result in the payment, vesting, or acceleration of any
benefit under any Benefit Plan, or create or trigger any obligation
or liability of Bank, Surviving Bank or Acquiror to any Person that
is not expressly set forth in Bank’s Disclosure Schedule, or
result in any breach or violation of, or a default under, any of
the Benefit Plans. Without limiting the foregoing, except as set
forth in the Bank’s Disclosure Schedule, as a result of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
none of Acquiror, Bank, Surviving Bank or any of their Subsidiaries
will be obligated to make a payment to an individual that would be
a “parachute payment” to a disqualified individual as
those terms are defined in Section 280G of the Code, without
regard to whether such payment is reasonable compensation for
personal services performed or to be performed in the
future.
(xi) No Benefit Plan prohibits Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries from amending or terminating a Benefit Plan without
any liability, other than ordinary administrative expenses
typically incurred in such action or payment of contributions for
benefits incurred with respect to periods prior to the date of
amendment or termination.
(o) Sarbanes-Oxley Act . Bank is in compliance with
the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act currently applicable to
it, and the certifications provided and to be provided pursuant to
Sections 302 and 906 thereof are accurate.
(p) Labor Matters . Neither Bank nor any of
its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any collective
bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding
with a labor union or labor organization, nor is Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries the subject of a proceeding asserting that it or any
such Subsidiary has committed an unfair labor practice (within the
meaning of the National Labor Relations Act) or seeking to compel
Bank or any such Subsidiary to bargain with any labor
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organization as to wages or
conditions of employment, nor is there any strike or other labor
dispute involving it or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to
Bank’s knowledge, threatened, nor is Bank aware of any
activity involving its or any of its Subsidiaries’ employees
seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or engaging in
other organizational activity.
(q) Takeover Laws . No actions need be taken
by Bank in order to exempt this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby from, and this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby are exempt from, the requirements of any
“moratorium”, “control share”, “fair
price”, “affiliate transaction”, “business
combination” or other antitakeover laws and regulations of
the state of Virginia (collectively, “Takeover
Laws”).
(r) Environmental Matters . (i) Bank and
each of its Subsidiaries has complied at all times with applicable
Environmental Laws, (ii) no real property (including buildings
or other structures) currently or formerly owned or operated by
Bank or any of its Subsidiaries, or any property in which Bank or
any of its Subsidiaries has held a security interest, lien or a
fiduciary or management role (the “Loan Property”), has
been contaminated with, or has had any release of, any Hazardous
Substance, (iii) neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries
could be deemed the owner or operator of any Loan Property under
any Environmental Law which such Loan Property has been
contaminated with, or has had any release of, any Hazardous
Substance, (iv) neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries is
subject to liability for any Hazardous Substance disposal or
contamination on any third party property, (v) neither Bank
nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, demand letter,
claim or request for information alleging any violation of, or
liability under, any Environmental Law, (vi) neither Bank nor
any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, decree, injunction
or other agreement with any Governmental Authority or any third
party relating to any Environmental Law, (vii) there are no
circumstances or conditions (including the presence of asbestos,
underground storage tanks, lead products, polychlorinated
biphenyls, prior manufacturing operations, dry-cleaning, or
automotive services) involving Bank or any of its Subsidiaries, any
currently or formerly owned or operated property, or any Loan
Property, that could reasonably be expected to result in any
claims, liability or investigations against Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries or result in any restrictions on the ownership, use,
or transfer of any property pursuant to any Environmental Law, and
(viii) Bank’s Disclosure Schedule includes copies of all
environmental reports, studies, sampling data, correspondence,
filings and other environmental information in its possession or
reasonably available to it relating to Bank, any Subsidiary of
Bank, any currently or formerly owned or operated property or any
Loan Property. “Environmental Law” means any federal,
state or local law, regulation, order, decree, permit,
authorization, opinion, common law or agency requirement relating
to: (A) the protection or restoration of the environment,
health, safety, or natural resources, (B) the handling, use,
presence, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Substance, or (C) noise, odor, wetlands, indoor air,
pollution, contamination or any injury or threat of injury to
persons or property in connection with any Hazardous Substance.
“Hazardous Substance” means any substance in any
concentration that is: (A) listed, classified or regulated
pursuant to any Environmental Law, (B) any petroleum product
or by-product, asbestos-containing material, lead-containing paint
or plumbing, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials or
radon, or (C) any other substance which is or may be the
subject of regulatory action by any Governmental Authority in
connection with any Environmental Law.
(s) Tax Matters .
(i) Each of Bank and its Subsidiaries has timely filed
all Tax Returns that it was required to file. All such Tax Returns
were true, correct, complete and accurate in all respects and were
prepared in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
All Taxes owed by Bank or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not
shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return) have been paid.
Neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries currently is the
beneficiary of any extension of time within which
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to file any Tax Return. Neither
Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries has an obligation to file Tax
Returns in a jurisdiction where Bank or any of its Subsidiaries has
not filed or has ceased filing Tax Returns. No claim has ever been
made by an authority in a jurisdiction where Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
There are no Liens on any of the assets of Bank and any of its
Subsidiaries that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged
failure) to pay any Tax.
(ii) Each of Bank and its Subsidiaries has complied
with all applicable laws relating to payment and withholding of
Taxes and has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to
any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or
other third-party, and all Forms W-2 and 1099 required with respect
thereto have been properly completed and timely filed. Except as
set forth in Bank’s Disclosure Schedule, neither Bank nor any
of its Subsidiaries has in effect a “nonqualified deferred
compensation plan” as that term is defined in
Section 409A of the Code that fails to meet the requirements
of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of Section 409A of
the Code or which is not operated in accordance with such
requirements. No Tax is required to be withheld pursuant to
Section 1445 of the Code as a result of the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
(iii) No director or officer or employee responsible
for Tax matters of Bank or any Subsidiary expects any authority to
assess any additional Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns
have been filed. There is no audit, examination, deficiency or
refund proceeding pending with respect to any Taxes for which Bank
or any of its Subsidiaries is or might otherwise be liable and no
authority has given written notice of the commencement of any audit
examination or refund proceeding with respect to any Taxes. There
is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of Bank and any
of its Subsidiaries either (A) claimed or raised by any
authority, or (B) as to which any of the directors or officers
or employees responsible for Tax matters of Bank or its
Subsidiaries has knowledge, and no basis exists therefor.
Bank’s Disclosure Schedule lists all federal, state local and
foreign income Tax Returns filed with respect to Bank and any of
its Subsidiaries for taxable periods ended on or after
December 31, 2002, indicates those Tax Returns that have been
audited, and indicates those Tax Returns that are currently the
subject of audit. Bank has delivered to Acquiror correct and
complete copies of all income Tax Returns, examination reports, and
statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by Bank
and any of its Subsidiaries for each of the taxable periods ended
on or after December 31, 2002.
(iv) Neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries has
waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to
any extension of time with respect to a Tax Assessment or
deficiency.
(v) The unpaid Taxes of Bank and its Subsidiaries
(A) did not, as of the most recent fiscal month end included
in the Financial Statements, exceed the reserve for Tax Liability
(rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect
timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the
face of the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial
Statements (rather than any notes thereto), and (B) do not
exceed that reserved as adjusted for the passage of time through
the Effective Date in accordance with the past practice and custom
of Bank and its Subsidiaries in filing their Tax
Returns.
(vi) Except as set forth in Bank’s Disclosure
Schedule, neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any
payments, is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any
agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it to
make any payments that are not deductible under Section 280G
of the Code. Each of Bank and its Subsidiaries has disclosed on its
federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could
give rise to a substantial understatement of federal income Tax
within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code. Neither Bank
nor any of its Subsidiaries is
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a party to any Tax allocation or
sharing agreement. Neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has
been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal
income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which
was Bank), or (B) has any Liability for the Taxes of any
Person (other than Bank or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury
regulation § 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state,
local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract
or otherwise.
(vii) Bank’s Disclosure Schedule sets forth the
following information with respect to Bank and each of its
Subsidiaries as of the most practicable date (as set forth
therein): (A) the basis of Bank and each of its Subsidiaries
in its assets, (B) the amount of any net operating loss, net
capital loss, unused investment or other credit, unused foreign tax
or excess charitable contribution and the year or years in which
incurred, (C) the amount of any deferred gain or loss
allocable arising out of any “intercompany
transactions” as that term is defined in Treasury regulation
§ 1.1502-13 and (D) the amount of any “excess loss
account” as that term is defined in Treasury regulation
§ 1.1502-19.
(viii) None of Bank and its Subsidiaries will be
required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of
deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or any
portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of
(A) a change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or
portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Effective Date,
(B) any “closing agreement,” as that term is
described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law), (C) any
installment sale or open transaction made on or prior to the
Effective Date, or (D) or as a result of any prepaid amount
received on or prior to the Effective Date. There are no private
letter rulings or requests for rulings relating to Bank or any of
its Subsidiaries that could affect the Bank’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ liability for Taxes for any period.
(ix) In the past five fiscal years, neither Bank nor
any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or
has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction
that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part
by Sections 355 or 361 of the Code.
(x) Neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
reason to believe that any conditions exist that might prevent or
impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368 of the Code.
(xi) Neither Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries has been
subject to any disallowance of a deduction under Section 162(m) of
the Code nor will such a disallowance occur with respect to any
period prior to the Effective Date.
(t) Risk Management Instruments . All interest
rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, futures and forward
contracts and other similar risk management arrangements, whether
entered into for Bank’s own account, or for the account of
one or more of Bank’s Subsidiaries or their customers (all of
which are listed on Bank’s Disclosure Schedule), if any, were
entered into (i) in accordance with prudent business practices
and all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory
policies, and (ii) with counterparties believed to be
financially responsible at the time, and each of them constitutes
the valid and legally binding obligation of Bank or one of its
Subsidiaries, enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights or by general equity principles), and are in full force and
effect. Neither Bank nor its Subsidiaries, nor to Bank’s
knowledge, any other party thereto, is in breach of any of its
obligations under any such agreement or arrangement.
(u) Books and Records . The books and records
of Bank and its Subsidiaries have been fully, properly and
accurately maintained in all material respects, and there are no
material
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inaccuracies or discrepancies of
any kind contained or reflected therein, and they fairly present
the financial position of Bank and its Subsidiaries. The minute
books of Bank accurately reflect all corporate actions held or
taken by its shareholders and the Bank Board (including committees
of the Bank Board) since January 1, 2000.
(v) Insurance . Bank’s Disclosure
Schedule lists all of the insurance policies, binders, or bonds
maintained by Bank or its Subsidiaries (“Insurance
Policies”), the amount and type of insurance, the name of the
insurer and the amount of the annual premium. Bank and its
Subsidiaries are insured with reputable insurers against such risks
and in such amounts as the management of Bank reasonably has
determined to be prudent in accordance with industry practices. All
the Insurance Policies are in full force and effect, Bank and its
Subsidiaries are not in material default thereunder, and all claims
thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion.
(w) Employment Agreements . Bank’s Disclosure
Schedule lists each agreement, arrangement, commitment or contract
(whether written or oral) for the employment, election, retention
or engagement, or with respect to the severance, of any present or
former officer, employee, agent, consultant or other person or
entity to which Bank or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or
bound by and which, by its terms, is not terminable by Bank or such
Subsidiary on thirty (30) days written notice or less without
the payment of any amount by reason of such termination. Copies of
each written (and summaries of each oral) agreement, arrangement,
commitment or contract listed in the Disclosure Schedule are
included in Bank’s Disclosure Schedule.
(x) Reports . Since January 1, 2000, Bank and
each of its Subsidiaries has filed all reports and statements,
together with any amendments required to be made with respect
thereto, if any, that it was required to file with (i) the
Federal Reserve, (ii) the FDIC, and (iii) any other
Regulatory Authority with jurisdiction over Bank or any of its
Subsidiaries, and have paid all fees and assessments due and
payable in connection therewith. As of their respective dates, each
of such reports and documents, as amended, including any financial
statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, complied with the
relevant statutes, rules and regulations enforced or promulgated by
the Regulatory Authority with which they were filed, and did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any 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.
(y) Properties . (i) Bank and its Subsidiaries
have marketable title, insurable at standard rates, free and clear
of all liens, charges and encumbrances (except Taxes which are a
lien but not yet payable and liens, charges or encumbrances
reflected in the Financial Statements and easements, rights-of-way,
and other restrictions and imperfections not material in nature,
and further excepting in the case of Other Real Estate Owned (as
such real estate is internally classified on the books of Bank or
its Subsidiaries) rights of redemption under applicable law) to all
of their owned real properties, (ii) all leasehold interests
for real property and personal property used by Bank and its
Subsidiaries in their businesses are held pursuant to lease
agreements which are valid and enforceable in accordance with their
terms, (iii) all such properties comply with all applicable
private agreements, zoning requirements and other governmental laws
and regulations relating thereto and there are no condemnation
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Bank, threatened with
respect to such properties, (iv) Bank and its Subsidiaries
have valid title or other ownership rights under licenses to all
intangible personal or intellectual property necessary to conduct
the business and operations of Bank and its Subsidiaries as
presently conducted, free and clear of any claim, defense or right
of any other person or entity, subject only to rights of the
licensors pursuant to applicable license agreements, which rights
do not adversely interfere with the use of such property,
(v) all insurable properties owned or held by Bank and its
Subsidiaries are adequately insured by financially sound and
reputable insurers in such amounts and against fire and other risks
insured against by extended coverage and public liability
insurance, as is
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customary with bank holding
companies of similar size, and there are presently no claims
pending under such policies of insurance and no notices have been
given by Bank or any of its Subsidiaries under such policies, and
(vi) all tangible properties used in the businesses of Bank
and its Subsidiaries are in good condition, reasonable wear and
tear excepted, and are useable in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices.
(z) Trust Administration . The Bank does not have
trust power and it has not administered any accounts for which it
acts as a fiduciary or agent, including but not limited to accounts
for which it serves as a trustee, agent, custodian, personal
representative, guardian, conservator or investment
advisor.
(aa) Financial Advisors . No action has been
taken by Bank that would give rise to any valid claim against any
Party for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like
payment with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, excluding a Previously Disclosed fee to be paid to
Anderson & Strudwick, Inc. Bank has received a written opinion
(the “Fairness Opinion”) from Anderson & Strudwick,
Inc. addressed to Bank, dated the date hereof, to the effect that
the terms of the Merger, including the Exchange Ratio, are fair,
from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of
Bank.
Section 5.04. Representations and
Warranties of Acquiror . Subject to Section 5.01 and
Section 5.02, and except as Previously Disclosed in a section
of its Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the relevant section
below, Acquiror hereby represents and warrants to Bank:
(a) Organization, Standing and Authority . Acquiror
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Acquiror is duly qualified to
do business and is in good standing in the states of the United
States and foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of
property or assets or the conduct of its business requires it to be
so qualified. Acquiror has in effect all federal, state, local, and
foreign governmental authorizations necessary for it to own or
lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it
is now conducted. Acquiror is duly registered as a bank holding
company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. Millennium
Bank, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror, is a national
banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the United States, is in compliance in
all material respects with all rules and regulations promulgated by
any relevant Regulatory Authority, it has all requisite corporate
power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted
and to own and operate its assets, properties and business, is an
“insured bank” as defined in the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act and applicable regulations thereunder and its
deposits are insured to the fullest extent allowed by law by the
Bank Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
True, complete and correct copies of the Articles of Incorporation
and By-laws of Acquiror, as amended and as in effect on the date of
this Agreement, are available in Acquiror’s SEC
Documents.
(b) Acquiror Stock . As of the date hereof,
the authorized capital stock of Acquiror consists solely of
10,000,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock, of which 8,780,369
shares were outstanding as of March 31, 2005. All of the
issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock are duly and
validly issued and outstanding and are fully paid and
non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. The shares of
Acquiror Common Stock that are to be issued to the shareholders of
Bank pursuant to the Merger have been duly authorized and, when so
issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly issued
and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, with no personal
liability attaching to the ownership thereof.
(c) Corporate Power . Acquiror and each of its
Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted and to own all its properties
and
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assets, and Acquiror has the
corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(d) Corporate Authority . Subject to the
approvals by the shareholders described in Section 6.02, this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been
authorized by all necessary corporate action of Acquiror and its
board of directors. This Agreement is a valid and legally binding
agreement of Acquiror enforceable in accordance with its terms
(except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights or by general equity
principles).
(e) Regulatory Approvals, No Defaults
.
(i) No consents or approvals of, or filings or
registrations with, any court, administrative agency or commission
or other governmental authority or instrumentality or with any
third party are required to be made or obtained by Acquiror or any
of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by Acquiror of this Agreement or to consummate the
Merger except for (A) filings of applications or notices with
the Federal Reserve and the Bureau of Financial Institutions, and
(B) the filing of articles of merger with the Commission
pursuant to the Corporation Act and the Banking Act and the
issuance of related certificates of merger, (C) approval of the
listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market of the Acquiror Common Stock
to be issued in the Merger, (D) the filing and declaration of
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (E) such filings
as are required to be made or approvals as are required to be
obtained under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of
various states in connection with the issuance of Acquiror Common
Stock in the Merger, and (F) receipt of any other consents or
approvals that would be obtained by Acquiror prior to the Effective
Time.
(ii) Subject to receipt of the regulatory approvals
referred to in Section 5.04(e)(i) and expiration of the
related waiting periods, and required filings under federal and
state securities laws, the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not (A) constitute a
breach or violation of, or a default under, or give rise to any
Lien, any acceleration of remedies or any right of termination
under, any law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order,
governmental permit or license, or agreement, indenture or
instrument of Acquiror or of any of its Subsidiaries or to which
Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries or properties is subject or
bound, (B) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default
under, the articles of incorporation or by-laws (or similar
governing documents) of Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries, or
(C) require any consent or approval under any such law, rule,
regulation, judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or
license, agreement, indenture or instrument.
(f) Financial Statements and SEC Documents
.
(i) Acquiror’s Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, and
all other reports, registration statements, definitive proxy
statements or information statements filed or to be filed by it or
any of its Subsidiaries subsequent to December 31, 2002 under the
Securities Act, or under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, in the form filed or to be filed (collectively,
the “SEC Documents”) with the SEC, as of the date
filed, (A) complied or will comply in all material respects as
to form with the applicable requirements under the Securities Act
or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (B) did not and
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the stateme
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