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AMENDED AND RESTATED PLAN OF CONVERSION AND REORGANIZATION

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Title: AMENDED AND RESTATED PLAN OF CONVERSION AND REORGANIZATION
Date: 9/27/2007

AMENDED AND RESTATED PLAN OF CONVERSION AND REORGANIZATION, Parties: k-fed mutual holding company , k-fed bancorp
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Exhibit 2









AMENDED AND RESTATED

PLAN OF CONVERSION AND REORGANIZATION

OF

K-FED MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY
K-FED BANCORP








 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

INTRODUCTION

 

1

2.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1

3.

 

PROCEDURES FOR CONVERSION

 

7

4.

 

HOLDING COMPANY APPLICATIONS AND APPROVALS

 

10

5.

 

SALE OF SUBSCRIPTION SHARES

 

10

6.

 

PURCHASE PRICE AND NUMBER OF SUBSCRIPTION SHARES

 

10

7.

 

RETENTION OF CONVERSION PROCEEDS BY THE HOLDING COMPANY

 

11

8.

 

SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF ELIGIBLE ACCOUNT HOLDERS (FIRST PRIORITY)

 

12

9.

 

SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEE PLANS (SECOND PRIORITY)

 

12

10.

 

SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL ELIGIBLE ACCOUNT HOLDERS (THIRD PRIORITY)

 

13

11.

 

SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF OTHER MEMBERS (FOURTH PRIORITY)

 

13

12.

 

COMMUNITY OFFERING

 

14

13.

 

SYNDICATED COMMUNITY OFFERING

 

14

14.

 

LIMITATION ON PURCHASES

 

15

15.

 

PAYMENT FOR SUBSCRIPTION SHARES

 

17

16.

 

MANNER OF EXERCISING SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS THROUGH ORDER FORMS

 

17

17.

 

UNDELIVERED, DEFECTIVE OR LATE ORDER FORM; INSUFFICIENT PAYMENT

 

19

18.

 

RESIDENTS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND CERTAIN STATES

 

19

19.

 

ESTABLISHMENT OF LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT

 

19

20.

 

VOTING RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

21

21.

 

RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE OR SUBSEQUENT DISPOSITION

 

21

22.

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR STOCK PURCHASES BY DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS FOLLOWING THE CONVERSION

 

21

23.

 

TRANSFER OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS

 

22

24.

 

REGISTRATION AND MARKETING

 

22

25.

 

TAX RULINGS OR OPINIONS

 

22

26.

 

STOCK BENEFIT PLANS AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

 

22

27.

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITION OF BANK AND HOLDING COMPANY

 

23

28.

 

PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND REPURCHASE OF STOCK

 

24

29.

 

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

 

25

30.

 

CONSUMMATION OF CONVERSION AND EFFECTIVE DATE

 

25

31.

 

EXPENSES OF CONVERSION

 

25

32.

 

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN

 

25

33.

 

CONDITIONS TO CONVERSION

 

26

34.

 

INTERPRETATION

 

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(i)

 


 

EXHIBIT A

 

AGREEMENT OF MERGER BETWEEN K-FED BANCORP AND KAISER FEDERAL BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

AGREEMENT OF MERGER BETWEEN K-FED MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY AND KAISER FEDERAL BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

AGREEMENT OF MERGER BETWEEN KAISER FEDERAL BANK AND KAISER FEDERAL INTERIM BANK III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE HOLDING COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

BYLAWS OF THE HOLDING COMPANY

 

 

(ii)

 


 

PLAN OF CONVERSION AND REORGANIZATION OF
K-FED MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY

 

1.

INTRODUCTION

          This Plan of Conversion and Reorganization (the “Plan”) provides for the conversion of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, a federal mutual holding company (the “Mutual Holding Company”), into the capital stock form of organization.  The Mutual Holding Company currently owns a majority of the common stock of K-Fed Bancorp, a federal stock corporation (the “Mid-Tier Holding Company”) which owns 100% of the common stock of Kaiser Federal Bank (the “Bank”), a federal stock savings bank.  A new Maryland stock holding company (the “Holding Company”) will be established as part of the Conversion and will succeed to all the rights and obligations of the Mutual Holding Company and the Mid-Tier Holding Company and issue Holding Company Common Stock in the Conversion.  The purpose of the Conversion is to convert the Mutual Holding Company to the capital stock form of organization which will provide the Bank and the Holding Company with additional capital to grow and to respond to changing regulatory and market conditions, and with greater flexibility to effect corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and branch expansions.  The Holding Company Common Stock will be offered in the Offering upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.  The subscription rights granted to Participants in the Subscription Offering are set forth in Sections 8 through 11 hereof.  All sales of Holding Company Common Stock in the Community Offering or the Syndicated Community Offering will be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Bank and the Holding Company.  As part of the Conversion, each Minority Stockholder will receive Holding Company Common Stock in exchange for Minority Shares.  The Conversion will have no impact on depositors, borrowers or other customers of the Bank.  After the Conversion, the Bank’s insured deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by applicable law.

          This Plan has been adopted by the Boards of Directors of the Mutual Holding Company, the Mid-Tier Holding Company and the Bank.  This Plan also must be approved by (i) a majority of the total number of outstanding votes entitled to be cast by Voting Members of the Mutual Holding Company at a Special Meeting of Members to be called for that purpose, and (ii) at least two-thirds of the outstanding common stock of the Mid-Tier Holding Company at a Meeting of Stockholders to be called for that purpose, including at least a majority of the outstanding shares owned by Minority Stockholders.  The OTS must approve this Plan before it is presented to Voting Members and Minority Stockholders of the Mid-Tier Holding Company for their approval.

 

2.

DEFINITIONS

          For the purposes of this Plan, the following terms have the following meanings:

          Account Holder – Any Person holding a Deposit Account in the Bank.

          Acting in Concert – The term Acting in Concert means (i) knowing participation in a joint activity or interdependent conscious parallel action towards a common goal whether or not pursuant to an express agreement; or (ii) a combination or pooling of voting or other interests in

 


 

the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to any contract, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangement, whether written or otherwise.  A person or company which acts in concert with another person or company (“other party”) shall also be deemed to be acting in concert with any person or company who is also acting in concert with that other party, except that any tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan will not be deemed to be acting in concert with its trustee or a person who serves in a similar capacity solely for the purpose of determining whether stock held by the trustee and stock held by the plan will be aggregated.

          Affiliate – Any Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another Person.

          Appraised Value Range – The range of the estimated consolidated pro forma market value of the Holding Company, which shall also be equal to the estimated pro forma market value of the total number of shares of Conversion Stock to be issued in the Conversion, as determined by the Independent Appraiser prior to the Subscription Offering and as it may be amended from time to time thereafter.  The maximum and minimum of the Appraised Value Range may vary as much as 15% above and 15% below, respectively, the midpoint of the Appraised Value Range. 

          Associate – The term Associate when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means (i) any corporation or organization (other than the Mid-Tier Holding Company, the Bank or a majority-owned subsidiary of the Bank) if the person is a senior officer or partner or beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of equity securities of the corporation or organization, (ii) any trust or other estate, if the person has a substantial beneficial interest in the trust or estate or is a trustee or fiduciary of the trust or estate except that for the purposes of this Plan relating to subscriptions in the Offering and the sale of Subscription Shares following the Conversion, a person who has a substantial beneficial interest in any Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan or any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan, or who is a trustee or fiduciary of such plan, is not an associate of such plan, and except that, for purposes of aggregating total shares that may be held by Officers and Directors the term “Associate” does not include any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan, and (iii) any person who is related by blood or marriage to such person and (A) who lives in the same home as such person or (B) who is a Director or Officer of the Mid-Tier Holding Company, the Bank or the Holding Company, or any of its parents or subsidiaries.

          Bank – Kaiser Federal Bank, Covina, California.

          Bank Merger – The merger of Interim with the Bank as set forth in this Plan.

          Code – The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          Community – Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Santa Clara Counties, California.

          Community Offering – The offering for sale to certain members of the general public directly by the Holding Company of Subscription Shares not subscribed for in the Subscription Offering.

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          Control – (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by,” and “under common control with”) means the director or indirect power to direct or exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise as described in 12 C.F.R. Part 574.

          Conversion – The conversion and reorganization of the Mutual Holding Company to stock form pursuant to this Plan, and all steps incident or necessary thereto, including the Offering and the Exchange Offering.

          Conversion Stock – The Subscription Shares and the Exchange Shares.

          Deposit Account – Any withdrawable account, including, without limitation, savings, time, demand, NOW accounts, money market, certificate and passbook accounts.

          Director – A member of the Board of Directors of the Bank, the Mid-Tier Holding Company, the Holding Company or the Mutual Holding Company, as appropriate in the context.

          Eligible Account Holder – Any Person holding a Qualifying Deposit on the Eligibility Record Date for purposes of determining subscription rights and establishing subaccount balances in the Liquidation Account.

          Eligibility Record Date – The date for determining Eligible Account Holders of the Bank, which is March 31, 2006.

          Employees – All Persons who are employed by the Bank, the Mid-Tier Holding Company or the Mutual Holding Company.

          Employee Plans – Any one or more Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans of the Bank or the Holding Company, including any ESOP and 401(k) Plan.

          ESOP – The Bank’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan and related trust.

          Exchange Offering – The offering of Holding Company Common Stock to Minority Stockholders in exchange for Minority Shares.

          Exchange Ratio – The rate at which shares of Holding Company Common Stock are exchanged for Minority Shares upon consummation of the Conversion.  The Exchange Ratio shall be determined as of the closing of the Conversion and shall be the rate that will result in the Minority Stockholders owning in the aggregate the same percentage of the outstanding shares of Holding Company Common Stock immediately upon completion of the Conversion as the percentage of Mid-Tier Holding Company common stock owned by them in the aggregate immediately prior to the consummation of the Conversion.

          Exchange Shares – The shares of Holding Company Common Stock issued to Minority Stockholders in the Exchange Offering.

          FDIC – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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          Holding Company – The Maryland corporation formed for the purpose of acquiring all of the shares of capital stock of the Bank in connection with the Conversion.  Shares of Holding Company Common Stock will be issued in the Conversion to Participants and others in the Conversion.

          Holding Company Common Stock – The common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Holding Company.

          Independent Appraiser – The appraiser retained by the Mutual Holding Company, Mid-Tier Holding Company and the Bank to prepare an appraisal of the pro forma market value of the Holding Company.

          Interim – Kaiser Federal Interim Bank III, the interim federal savings bank subsidiary of the Holding Company established to effect the Conversion.

          Liquidation Account – The interest in the Bank received by Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Account Holders in exchange for their interest in the Mutual Holding Company in connection with the Conversion.

          Majority Ownership Interest – The percentage of common stock of the Mid–Tier Holding Company owned by the Mutual Holding Company immediately prior to the completion of the Conversion.

          Meeting of Stockholders – The special or annual meeting of stockholders of the Mid-Tier Holding Company and any adjournments thereof held to consider and vote upon this Plan.

          Member – Any Person or entity who qualifies as a member of the Mutual Holding Company pursuant to is charter and bylaws.

          MHC Merger – The conversion of the Mutual Holding Company into an interim stock savings bank and subsequent merger with and into the Bank, which shall occur immediately prior to completion of the Conversion, as set forth in this Plan.

          Mid-Tier Holding Company – K-Fed Bancorp, the federal corporation that owns 100% of the Bank’s common stock and any successor thereto.

          Mid-Tier Merger – The conversion of the Mid-Tier Holding Company into an interim stock savings bank and subsequent merger with and into the Bank, which shall occur immediately prior to completion of the Conversion, as set forth in this Plan.

          Minority Shares – Any outstanding common stock of the Mid-Tier Holding Company, or shares of common stock of the Mid-Tier Holding Company issuable upon the exercise of options or grant of stock awards, owned by persons other than the Mutual Holding Company.

          Minority Ownership Interest – The percentage of the Mid-Tier Holding Company’s common stock held by stockholders other than the Mutual Holding Company immediately prior to the completion of the Conversion.

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          Minority Stockholder – Any owner of Minority Shares.

          Mutual Holding Company – K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, the mutual holding company of the Mid-Tier Holding Company.

          Offering – The offering and issuance, pursuant to this Plan, of Holding Company Common Stock in a Subscription Offering, Community Offering and/or Syndicated Community Offering, as the case may be.  The term “Offering” does not include Holding Company Common Stock issued in the Exchange Offering.

          Offering Range – The range of the number of shares of Holding Company Stock offered for sale in the Offering multiplied by the Subscription Price.  The Offering Range shall be equal to the Appraised Value Range multiplied by the Majority Ownership Interest, divided by the Subscription Price.  The maximum and minimum of the Offering Range may vary as much as 15% above and 15% below, respectively, the midpoint of the Offering Range.

          Officer – An executive officer of the Bank, the Mid-Tier Holding Company, the Holding Company or the Mutual Holding Company as appropriate in the context, which includes the Chief Executive Officer, President, Senior Vice Presidents, Executive Vice President in charge of principal business functions, Secretary and Controller and any Person performing functions similar to those performed by the foregoing persons.

          Order Form – Any form (together with any cover letter and acknowledgments) sent to any Participant or Person containing among other things a description of the alternatives available to such Person under the Plan and by which any such Person may make elections regarding subscriptions for Subscription Shares.

          Other Member – Any person holding a Deposit Account on the Voting Record Date who is not an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder.

          OTS – The Office of Thrift Supervision, a bureau of the United States Department of Treasury.

          Participant – Any Eligible Account Holder, Employee Plan, Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, or Other Member.

          Person – An individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a limited liability company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, or a government or political subdivision of a government.

          Plan – This Plan of Conversion and Reorganization of the Mutual Holding Company as it exists on the date hereof and as it may hereafter be amended in accordance with its terms.

          Prospectus – The one or more documents used in offering the Conversion Stock.

          Qualifying Deposit – The aggregate balance of all Deposit Accounts in the Bank of (i) an Eligible Account Holder at the close of business on the Eligibility Record Date, provided such aggregate balance is not less than $50, and (ii) a Supplemental Eligible Account Holder at the

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close of business on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, provided such aggregate balance is not less than $50.

          Resident – Any Person who occupies a dwelling within the Community, has a present intent to remain within the Community for a period of time, and manifests the genuineness of that intent by establishing an ongoing physical presence within the Community together with an indication that such presence within the Community is something other than merely transitory in nature.  To the extent the person is a corporation or other business entity, the principal place of business or headquarters shall be in the Community.  To the extent a person is a personal benefit plan, the circumstances of the beneficiary shall apply with respect to this definition.  In the case of all other benefit plans, circumstances of the trustee shall be examined for purposes of this definition.  The Mutual Holding Company and the Bank may utilize deposit or loan records or such other evidence provided to it to make a determination as to whether a person is a resident.  In all cases, however, such a determination shall be in the sole discretion of the Mutual Holding Company and the Bank.  A Participant must be a “Resident” for purposes of determining whether such person “resides” in the Community as such term is used in this Plan.

          SEC – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

          Special Meeting of Members – The special meeting of Voting Members and any adjournments thereof held to consider and vote upon this Plan.

          Subscription Offering – The offering of Subscription Shares to Participants.

          Subscription Price – The price per Subscription Share to be paid by Participants and others in the Offering.  The Subscription Price will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Holding Company and fixed prior to the commencement of the Subscription Offering.

          Subscription Shares – Shares of Holding Company Common Stock offered for sale in the Offering.  Subscription Shares do not include shares of Holding Company Common Stock issued in exchange for Minority Shares in the Exchange Offering.

          Supplemental Eligible Account Holder – Any Person, other than Directors and Officers of the Bank and the Mid-Tier Holding Company and their Associates, holding a Qualifying Deposit on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, who is not an Eligible Account Holder.

          Supplemental Eligibility Record Date – The date for determining Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, which shall be the last day of the calendar quarter preceding OTS approval of the application for conversion.

          Syndicated Community Offering – The offering of Subscription Shares, at the sole discretion of the Holding Company, following the Subscription and Community Offerings through a syndicate of broker-dealers.

          Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan – Any defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan, such as an employee stock ownership plan, stock bonus plan, profit-sharing plan or other plan, which, with its related trust, meets the requirements to be “qualified” under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.  The Bank may make scheduled discretionary

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contributions to a tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan, provided such contributions do not cause the Bank to fail to meet its regulatory capital requirements.  A “Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan” is any defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan which is not so qualified.

          Voting Member – Any Person who at the close of business on the Voting Record Date is entitled to vote as a Member of the Mutual Holding Company pursuant to its charter and bylaws.

          Voting Record Date – The date fixed by the Directors for determining eligibility to vote at the Special Meeting of Members and/or the Meeting of Stockholders.

 

3.

PROCEDURES FOR CONVERSION

                    1.     After approval of the Plan by the Boards of Directors of the Bank, the Mid-Tier Holding Company, the Holding Company and the Mutual Holding Company, the Plan together with all other requisite material shall be submitted to the OTS for approval.  Notice of the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors of the Bank and the Board of Directors of the Mutual Holding Company and the Mid-Tier Holding Company and the submission of the Plan to the OTS for approval will be published in a newspaper having general circulation in each community in which an office of the Bank is located, and copies of the Plan will be made available at each office of the Bank for inspection by depositors.  The Mutual Holding Company also will publish a notice of the filing with the OTS of an application to convert in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. 

                    2.     Promptly following approval by the OTS, the Plan will be submitted to a vote of (i) the Voting Members at the Special Meeting of Members, and (ii) the Minority Stockholders of the Mid-Tier Holding Company at the Meeting of Stockholders.  The Mutual Holding Company will mail to all Voting Members, at their last known address appearing on the records of the Bank, a proxy statement in either long or summary form describing the Plan, which will be submitted to a vote of Voting Members at the Special Meeting of Members.  The Mid-Tier Holding Company will mail to all Minority Stockholders a proxy statement describing the Plan, which will be submitted to a vote of Minority Stockholders at the Meeting of Stockholders. The Holding Company also will mail to all Participants either a Prospectus and Order F orm for the purchase of Subscription Shares or a letter informing them of their right to receive a Prospectus and Order Form and a postage prepaid card to request such materials, subject to other provisions of this Plan.  In addition, all Participants will receive, or be given the opportunity to request by either telephone or by letter addressed to the Bank’s Secretary, a copy of the Plan as well as the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Holding Company.  Upon approval of the Plan by at least (i) a majority of the total number of votes entitled to be cast by Voting Members, (ii) two-thirds of the outstanding common stock of the Mid-Tier Holding Company, and (iii) a majority vote of the outstanding shares owned by Minority Stockholders, the Mutual Holding Company, the Holding Company and the Bank will take all other necessary steps pursuant to applicable laws and regulations to consummate the Conversion.  The Conversion must be completed within 24 months of the approval of the Plan by Voting Members, unless a longer time period is permitted by governing laws and regulations.

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                    3.     The period for the Subscription Offering will be not less than 20 days nor more than 45 days and the period for the Community Offering will be not more than 45 days, unless extended by the Holding Company and the Bank.  If, upon completion of the Subscription Offering and any Community Offering, any shares of Common Stock remain available for sale, such shares will, if feasible, be offered for sale in a Syndicated Community Offering.  If for any reason the Syndicated Community Offering of all shares not sold in the Subscription Offering and Community Offering cannot be effected, the Holding Company and the Bank will use their best efforts to obtain other purchasers, subject to OTS approval.  Completion of the sale of all shares of Holding Company Common Stock not sold in the Subscription Offering and Community Offering is required within 45 days after termination of the Subscription Offering, subject to extension of such 45-day period by the Holding Company and the Bank with the approval of the OTS.

                    4.     The Conversion will be effected as follows, or in any other manner that is consistent with the purposes of this Plan and applicable laws and regulations, including a merger of the Mutual Holding Company into the Mid-Tier Holding Company followed immediately by the Offering.  The choice of which method to use to effect the Conversion will be made by the Board of Directors of the Mutual Holding Company immediately prior to the closing of the Conversion.  Each of the steps set forth below shall be deemed to occur in such order as is necessary to consummate the Conversion pursuant to the Plan, the intent of the Boards of Directors of the Mutual Holding Company, the Mid-Tier Holding Company and the Bank, and applicable federal and state regulations and policy.  Approval of the Plan by Voting Mem bers and Minority Stockholders of the Mid-Tier Holding Company also shall constitute approval of each of the transactions necessary to implement the Plan.

 

(a)

The Bank will establish the Holding Company as a first-tier Maryland-chartered stock holding company subsidiary.

 

 

 

 

(b)

The Holding Company will charter Interim.

 

 

 

 

(c)

The Mid-Tier Holding Company will convert to an interim stock savings bank and merge with and into the Bank (the “Mid-Tier Merger”) with the Bank as the resulting entity pursuant to the Agreement of Merger attached hereto as Exhibit A between the Mid-Tier Holding Company and the Bank, whereby the Mutual Holding Company will receive, and Minority Stockholders will constructively receive, shares of Bank common stock in exchange for their Mid-Tier Holding Company common stock.

 

 

 

 

(d)

Immediately after the Mid-Tier Merger, the Mutual Holding Company will convert to an interim stock savings bank and will merge with and into the Bank (the “MHC Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement of Merger attached hereto as Exhibit B between the Mutual Holding Company and the Bank, whereby the shares of Bank common stock held by the Mutual Holding Company will be canceled and each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder will receive an interest in a Liquidation Account of the Bank in exchange for such person’s interest in the Mutual Holding Company.

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(e)

Immediately after the Mid-Tier Merger and the MHC Merger, Interim will merge with and into the Bank with the Bank as the surviving entity (the “Bank Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement of Merger between the Bank and Interim attached hereto as Exhibit C, whereby the Bank will become the subsidiary of the Holding Company.  Constructive shareholders of the Bank (i.e., Minority Stockholders immediately prior to the Conversion) will exchange the shares of Bank common stock that they constructively received in the Mid-Tier Merger for Holding Company Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

(f)

Immediately after the Bank Merger, the Holding Company will sell the Subscription Shares in the Offering.

                    5.     As part of the Conversion, each of the Minority Shares shall automatically, without further action of the holder thereof, be converted into and become the right to receive Holding Company Common Stock based upon the Exchange Ratio.  The basis for exchange of Minority Shares for Holding Company Common Stock shall be fair and reasonable.  Options to purchase shares of Mid-Tier Holding Company common stock which are outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the Conversion shall be converted into options to purchase shares of Holding Company Common Stock, with the number of shares subject to the option and the exercise price per share to be adjusted based upon the Exchange Ratio so that the aggregate exercise price remains unchanged, and with the duration of the option remaining unchanged.

                    6.     The Holding Company shall register the Conversion Stock with the SEC and any appropriate state securities authorities.  In addition, the Mid-Tier Holding Company shall prepare preliminary proxy materials as well as other applications and information for review by the SEC in connection with the solicitation of Minority Stockholder approval of the Plan.

                    7.     All assets, rights, interests, privileges, powers, franchises and property (real, personal and mixed) of the Mid-Tier Holding Company shall be automatically transferred to and vested in the Holding Company by virtue of the Conversion without any deed or other document of transfer.  The Holding Company, without any order or action on the part of any court or otherwise and without any documents of assumption or assignment, shall hold and enjoy all of the properties, franchises and interests, including appointments, powers, designations, nominations and all other rights and interests as the agent or other fiduciary in the same manner and to the same extent as such rights, franchises, and interests and powers were held or enjoyed by the Mid-Tier Holding Company.  The Holding Company shall be responsible for all of the liabilities, restrictions and duties of every kind and description of the Mid-Tier Holding Company immediately prior to the Conversion, including liabilities for all debts, obligations and contracts of the Mid-Tier Holding Company, matured or unmatured, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise and whether or not reflected or reserved against on balance sheets, books of accounts or records of the Mid-Tier Holding Company.

                    8.     The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Holding Company shall read in the form of Exhibit D and Exhibit E, respectively.

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                    9.     The home office and branch office of the Bank shall be unaffected by the Conversion.  The executive offices of the Holding Company shall be located at the current offices of the Mutual Holding Company and Mid-Tier Holding Company.

 

4.

HOLDING COMPANY APPLICATIONS AND APPROVALS

          The Boards of Directors of the Mutual Holding Company, the Mid-Tier Holding Company, the Holding Company and the Bank will take all necessary steps to convert the Mutual Holding Company to stock form, form the Holding Company and complete the Offering.  The Holding Company shall make timely applications to the OTS and filings with the SEC for any requisite regulatory approvals to complete the Conversion.

 

5.

SALE OF SUBSCRIPTION SHARES

          The Subscription Shares will be offered simultaneously in the Subscription Offering to the Participants in the respective priorities set forth in this Plan.  The Subscription Offering may begin as early as the mailing of the proxy statement for the Special Meeting of Members.  The Holding Company Common Stock will not be insured by the FDIC.  The Bank will not extend credit to any Person to purchase shares of Holding Company Common Stock.

          Any shares of Holding Company Common Stock for which subscriptions have not been received in the Subscription Offering may be issued in the Community Offering, subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.  The Community Offering may begin simultaneously or later than the Subscription Offering. The offer and sale of Holding Company Common Stock prior to the Special Meeting of Members, however, is subject to the approval of the Plan by Voting Members and Minority Stockholders of the Mid-Tier Holding Company.

          If feasible, any shares of Holding Company Common Stock remaining after the Subscription Offering period, and the Community Offering period, should one be conducted, may be sold in a Syndicated Community Offering or in any manner that will achieve the widest distribution of the Holding Company Common Stock.  The Syndicated Community Offering may be conducted in addition to, or instead of, a Community Offering.  The issuance of Holding Company Common Stock in the Subscription Offering and any Community Offering will be consummated simultaneously on the date the sale of Holding Company Common Stock in the Syndicated Community Offering is consummated and only if the required minimum number of shares of Holding Company Common Stock has been issued.

 

6.

PURCHASE PRICE AND NUMBER OF SUBSCRIPTION SHARES

          The total number of shares of Conversion Stock to be offered in the Conversion will be determined jointly by the Boards of Directors of the Mutual Holding Company, the Mid-Tier Holding Company and the Holding Company immediately prior to the commencement of the Subscription Offering, and will be based on the Appraised Value Range and the Subscription Price.  The Offering Range will be equal to the Appraised Value Range multiplied by the Majority Ownership Percentage.  The estimated pro forma consolidated market value of the Holding Company will be subject to adjustment within the Appraised Value Range if necessitated by market or financial conditions, with the receipt of any required approvals of the OTS, and the maximum of the Appraised Value Range may be increased by up to 15%

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subsequent to the commencement of the Subscription Offering to reflect changes in market and financial conditions or demand for the shares.  The number of shares of Conversion Stock issued in the Conversion will be equal to the estimated pro forma consolidated market value of the Holding Company, as may be amended, divided by the Subscription Price, and the number of Subscription Shares issued in the Offering will be equal to the product of (i) the estimated pro forma consolidated market value of the Holding Company, as may be amended, divided by the Subscription Price, and (ii) the Majority Ownership Interest.

          In the event that the Subscription Price multiplied by the number of shares of Conversion Stock to be issued in the Conversion is below the minimum of the Appraised Value Range, or materially above the maximum of the Appraised Value Range, a resolicitation of purchasers may be required, provided that up to a 15% increase above the maximum of the Appraised Value Range will not be deemed material so as to require a resolicitation.  Any such resolicitation shall be effected in such manner and within such time as the Mutual Holding Company, Mid-Tier Holding Company, the Holding Company and the Bank shall establish, if all required regulatory approvals are obtained. 

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares of Conversion Stock will not be issued unless, prior to the consummation of the Conversion, the Independent Appraiser confirms to the Bank, the Mutual Holding Company, the Holding Company, and the OTS, that, to the best knowledge of the Independent Appraiser, nothing of a material nature has occurred which, taking into account all relevant factors, would cause the Independent Appraiser to conclude that the number of shares of Conversion Stock issued in the Conversion multiplied by the Subscription Price is incompatible with its estimate of the aggregate consolidated pro forma market value of the Holding Company.  If such confirmation is not received, the Holding Company may cancel the Offering and the Exchange Offering, extend the Offering and establish a new Subscription Price and/or Appraised Value Range, or hold a new Offering and Exchange Offering o r take such other action as the OTS may permit.

          The Holding Company to be issued in the Conversion shall be fully paid and nonassessable.

 

7.

RETENTION OF CONVERSION PROCEEDS BY THE HOLDING COMPANY

          The Holding Company may retain up to 50% of the net proceeds of the Offering.  The Holding Company believes that the Offering proceeds will provide economic strength to the Holding Company and the Bank for the future in a highly competitive and regulated financial services environment and would facilitate the continued expansion through increased lending, acquisitions of financial service organizations, diversification into other related businesses and for other business and investment purposes, including the possible payment of dividends and possible future repurchases of the Holding Company Common Stock as permitted by applicable federal and state regulations and policy. 

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8.

SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF ELIGIBLE ACCOUNT HOLDERS (FIRST PRIORITY)

                    1.     Each Eligible Account Holder shall have nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for in the Subscription Offering up to the greater of 5% of Holding Company Common Stock sold in the Offering , 0.10% of the total number of shares of Holding Company Common Stock issued in the Offering, or fifteen times the product (rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the number of Subscription Shares offered in the Offering by a fraction of which the numerator is the amount of the Eligible Account Holder’s Qualifying Deposit and the denominator is the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all Eligible Account Holders, in each case on the Eligibility Record Date, subject to the provisions of Section 14.

                    2.     In the event that Eligible Account Holders exercise subscription rights for a number of Subscription Shares in excess of the total number of such shares eligible for subscription, the Subscription Shares shall be allocated among the subscribing Eligible Account Holders so as to permit each subscribing Eligible Account Holder to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation of Subscription Shares equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares for which such Eligible Account Holder has subscribed.  Any remaining shares will be allocated among the subscribing Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied in the proportion that the amount of the Qualifying Deposit of each Eligible Account Holder whose subscription remains unsatisfied bears to the total amount of the Qualifying Deposits of all Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied.  If the amount so allocated exceeds the amount subscribed for by any one or more Eligible Account Holders, the excess shall be reallocated (one or more times as necessary) among those Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions are still not fully satisfied on the same principle until all available shares have been allocated.

                    3.     Subscription rights as Eligible Account Holders received by Directors and Officers and their Associates that are based on deposits made by such persons during the 12 months preceding the Eligibility Record Date shall be subordinated to the subscription rights of all other Eligible Account Holders.

 

9.

SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEE PLANS (SECOND PRIORITY)

          The Employee Plans of the Holding Company and the Bank shall have subscription rights to purchase in the aggregate up to 10% of the Subscription Shares issued in the Offering, including any Subscription Shares to be issued as a result of an 15% increase in the maximum of the Offering Range after commencement of the Subscription Offering and prior to completion of the Conversion.  Consistent with applicable laws and regulations and practices and policies, the Employee Plans may use funds contributed by the Holding Company or the Bank and/or borrowed from an independent financial institution to exercise such subscription rights, and the Holding Company and the Bank may make scheduled discretionary contributions thereto, provided that such contributions do not cause the Holding Company or the Bank to fail to meet any applicable regulatory capital requirements.  The Employee Plans shall not be deemed to be Associates or Affiliates of or Persons Acting in Concert with any Director or Officer of the

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Holding Company or the Bank.  Alternatively, if permitted by the OTS, the Employee Plans may purchase all or a portion of such shares in the open market.

 

10.

SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL ELIGIBLE ACCOUNT HOLDERS (THIRD PRIORITY)

                    1.     Each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall have nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for in the Subscription Offering up to the greater of 5% of Holding Company Common Stock sold in the Offering , 0.10% of the total number of shares of Holding Company Common Stock issued in the Offering, or fifteen times the product (rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the number of Subscription Shares offered in the Offering by a fraction of which the numerator is the amount of the Supplemental Eligible Account Holder’s Qualifying Deposit and the denominator is the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, in each case on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, subject to the availability of sufficient shares after filling in full all subscription orders of the Eligible Account Holders and Employee Plans and to the purchase limitations specified in Section 14.

                    2.     In the event that Supplemental Eligible Account Holders exercise subscription rights for a number of Subscription Shares in excess of the total number of such shares eligible for subscription, the Subscription Shares shall be allocated among the subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders so as to permit each such subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation of Subscription Shares equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares for which each such Supplemental Eligible Account Holder has subscribed.  Any remaining shares will be allocated among the subscri


 
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