EXHIBIT 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
FLORIDA CHOICE BANKSHARES,
INC.
ALABAMA NATIONAL
BANCORPORATION
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ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTIONS AND TERMS OF MERGER
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Merger
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Time and Place
of Closing
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Effective
Time
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Director’s Agreements
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ARTICLE 2
EFFECT OF MERGER
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Certificate of
Incorporation
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Bylaws
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Officers and
Directors
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ARTICLE 3
CONVERSION OF CONSTITUENTS’ CAPITAL SHARES
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Manner of
Converting Shares
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Anti-Dilution
Provisions
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Shares Held by
FCB
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Dissenting
Stockholders
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Fractional
Shares
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ARTICLE 4
EXCHANGE OF SHARES
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Exchange
Procedures
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Rights of
Former FCB Stockholders
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Identity of
Recipient of ANB Common Stock
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Lost or Stolen
Certificates
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ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FCB
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Corporate
Organization, Standing and Power
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Authority; No
Breach By Agreement
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Capital
Stock
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FCB
Subsidiaries
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Financial
Statements
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Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities
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Absence of
Certain Changes or Events
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Tax
Matters
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Loan Portfolio;
Documentation and Reports
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Assets;
Insurance
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Environmental
Matters
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Compliance with
Laws
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Labor
Relations; Employees
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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Material
Contracts
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Legal
Proceedings
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Reports
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Statements True
and Correct
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Tax and
Regulatory Matters
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Offices
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Data Processing
Systems
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Intellectual
Property
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Administration
of Trust Accounts
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Advisory
Fees
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Regulatory
Approvals
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Opinion of
Counsel
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Repurchase
Agreements; Derivatives Contracts
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Antitakeover
Provisions
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Transactions
with Management
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Deposits
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Accounting
Controls
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Deposit
Insurance
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Registration
Obligations
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ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANB
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Organization,
Standing and Power
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Authority; No
Breach By Agreement
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Capital
Stock
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Reports and
Financial Statements
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Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities
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Absence of
Certain Changes or Events
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Compliance with
Laws
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Material
Contracts
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Legal
Proceedings
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Statements True
and Correct
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Tax and
Regulatory Matters
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1934 Act
Compliance
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Regulatory
Approvals
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Opinion of
Counsel
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ARTICLE 7
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING CONSUMMATION
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Covenants of
Both Parties
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Covenants of
FCB
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Covenants of
ANB
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Adverse Changes
in Condition
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Reports
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Acquisition
Proposals
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NASDAQ
Qualification
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ARTICLE 8
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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Regulatory
Matters
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Access to
Information
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Efforts to
Consummate
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FCB
Stockholders’ Meeting
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Certificate of
Objections
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Publicity
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Expenses
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Failure to
Close
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Fairness
Opinion
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Tax
Treatment
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Agreement of
Affiliates
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Environmental
Audit; Title Policy; Survey
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Compliance
Matters
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Conforming
Accounting and Reserve Policies
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Notice of
Deadlines
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Fixed Asset
Inventory
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Director’s and Officer’s
Indemnification
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ARTICLE 9
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS TO CONSUMMATE
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Conditions to
Obligations of Each Party
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Conditions to
Obligations of ANB
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Conditions to
Obligations of FCB
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ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION
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Termination
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Effect of
Termination
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Non-Survival of
Representations and Covenants
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ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
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Definitions
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Entire
Agreement
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Amendments
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Waivers
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Assignment
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Notices
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Brokers and
Finders
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Governing
Law
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Counterparts
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Captions
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Enforcement of
Agreement
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Severability
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Construction of
Terms
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Schedules
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Exhibits and
Schedules
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of October 27, 2005, by and between Florida Choice Bankshares,
Inc. (“FCB”), a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Florida, with its principal
office located in Mount Dora, Florida, and Alabama National
BanCorporation (“ANB”), a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
with its principal office located in Birmingham,
Alabama.
The Boards of
Directors of FCB and ANB are of the opinion that the transactions
described herein are in the best interests of the parties and their
respective stockholders. This Agreement provides for the merger
(the “Merger”) of FCB with and into ANB. At the
Effective Time of such Merger, the outstanding shares of the
capital stock of FCB shall be converted into the right to receive
shares of the common stock of ANB (except as provided herein). As a
result, stockholders of FCB shall become stockholders of ANB. The
Merger is subject to the approvals of the stockholders of FCB, the
Florida Department of Financial Services and the Federal Reserve
Board, and the satisfaction of certain other conditions described
in this Agreement. It is the intention of the parties to this
Agreement that, for federal income tax purposes, the merger shall
qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the IRC.
Certain terms used
in this Agreement are defined in Section 11.1 of this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and the mutual
warranties, representations, covenants and agreements set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTIONS AND TERMS OF MERGER
1.1
Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at the Effective Time, FCB shall be merged with and into
ANB in accordance with the provisions of Section 252 of the
DGCL and Section 607.1107 of the FBCA and with the effect
provided in Sections 259 and 261 of the DGCL and the
applicable provisions of the FBCA. ANB shall be the Surviving
Corporation resulting from the Merger and shall continue to be
governed by the Laws of the State of Delaware. The Merger shall be
consummated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, which has been
approved and adopted by the ANB Board and the FCB Board.
1.2 Time
and Place of Closing . The place of Closing shall be at the
offices of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Birmingham, Alabama,
or such other place as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, unless otherwise
mutually agreed upon in writing by the chief executive officers of
each Party, the Closing will take place at 9:00 A.M. Central
Standard Time on the last business day of the month in which the
closing conditions set forth in Article 9 below have been
satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 11.4 of this
Agreement); provided, however, that the Closing will not occur
earlier than
1
March 15,
2006, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing by the chief
executive officers of each Party.
1.3
Effective Time . The Merger and other transactions
provided for in this Agreement shall become effective: (a) on
the date and at the time that the later of the following shall
occur: (i) the Certificate of Merger reflecting the Merger shall be
accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of Delaware, and
(ii) the Articles of Merger reflecting the Merger shall be
accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of Florida, or
(b) on such date and at such time subsequent to the date and
time established pursuant to subsection 1.3(a) above as may be
specified by the Parties in the Certificate of Merger and Articles
of Merger (provided that such subsequent date and time shall not be
later than a time on the 30th day after the date that the
Certificate of Merger is filed) (such time is hereinafter referred
to as the “Effective Time”). Unless ANB and FCB
otherwise mutually agree in writing, the Parties shall use their
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Effective Time to
occur on the date of Closing.
1.4
Director’s Agreements . Concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement and as a material condition hereto,
each member of the FCB Board and each member of the Board of
Directors of FCB Bank has executed and delivered an Agreement in
the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (a
“Director’s Agreement”).
ARTICLE 2
EFFECT OF MERGER
2.1
Certificate of Incorporation . The Restated Certificate
of Incorporation of ANB in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation immediately following the Effective
Time.
2.2
Bylaws . The Bylaws of ANB in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation immediately following the Effective Time, until
otherwise amended or repealed.
2.3
Officers and Directors . The incumbent officers and
directors of ANB immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE 3
CONVERSION OF CONSTITUENTS’ CAPITAL
SHARES
3.1 Manner
of Converting Shares . Subject to the provisions of this
Article 3, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any further action on the part of ANB, FCB or the holders
of any shares thereof, the shares of the constituent corporations
shall be converted as follows:
(a) each
share of ANB Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding from and
after the Effective Time.
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(b) (1) Subject
to the potential adjustment provided for in Section 3.1(b)(2)
and/or Section 3.2 below, each share of FCB Common Stock (excluding
shares held by any FCB Company, other than in a fiduciary capacity
or as a result of debts previously contracted, and excluding shares
held by stockholders who perfect their dissenters’ rights of
appraisal as provided in Section 3.4 of this Agreement) issued
and outstanding at the Effective Time shall cease to be outstanding
and shall be converted into and exchanged for the right to receive
0.6079 shares of ANB Common Stock (as such may be adjusted pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement, the “Exchange Ratio”);
provided that, subject to the election rights set forth in
Section 3.1(c) below, each holder of FCB Common Stock shall
have an opportunity to elect to receive cash consideration for such
holder’s shares of FCB Common Stock in lieu of receiving ANB
Common Stock.
(2) FCB
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, through a
resolution adopted by a majority of the entire FCB Board, if both
of the following conditions are satisfied:
(i)
the Average Determination Price shall be less than the product of
0.85 and the Starting Price; and
(ii)
the quotient obtained by dividing the Average Determination Price
by the Starting Price (such number being referred to herein as the
“ANB Ratio”) shall be less than the quotient obtained
by dividing the Index Price on the Determination Date by the Index
Price on the Starting Date and subtracting 0.15 from such quotient
(such number being referred to herein as the “Index
Ratio”).
If
FCB elects to exercise its termination right pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence, it shall give prompt written notice
thereof to ANB at any time during the five business day period
commencing on the business day following the Determination Date;
provided that such notice of election to terminate may be withdrawn
at any time within the aforementioned five business day period.
During the five business day period commencing on the business day
following the day on which ANB receives such notice, ANB shall have
the option of adjusting the Exchange Ratio to equal the lesser of
(A) a number equal to a quotient (rounded to the nearest four
decimal places), the numerator of which is the product of 0.85, the
Starting Price and the Exchange Ratio (as then in effect) and the
denominator of which is the Average Determination Price, and
(B) a number equal to a quotient (rounded to the nearest four
decimal places), the numerator of which is the Index Ratio
multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (as then in effect) and the
denominator of which is the ANB Ratio. If ANB makes this election
within such five business day period, it shall give prompt written
notice to FCB of such election and the revised Exchange Ratio,
whereupon no termination shall have occurred pursuant to this
Section 3.1(b)(2), and this Agreement shall remain in effect
in accordance with its terms (except as the Exchange Ratio shall
have been so modified), and any references in this Agreement to the
“Exchange Ratio” shall thereafter be deemed to refer to
the Exchange Ratio of this Section 3.1(b)(2). If the Closing
Date would naturally occur during ANB’s five business day
option period pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Closing
Date shall be extended until a date selected by ANB no more than
ten (10) business days following the close of such five-day
period (unless ANB does not exercise its option and the Agreement
is thereby terminated ).
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FCB
and the FCB Subsidiaries shall not, and shall use their best
efforts to ensure that their respective executive officers,
directors, and stockholders who may be deemed an
“affiliate” (as defined in SEC Rules 145 and 405)
of FCB do not, purchase or sell on NASDAQ, or submit a bid to
purchase or an offer to sell on NASDAQ, directly or indirectly, any
shares of ANB Common Stock or any options, rights or other
securities convertible into shares of ANB Common Stock during the
determination period for the Average Determination
Price.
For
purposes of this Section 3.1(b)(2), the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
“Average
Determination Price” means the price (rounded to two decimal
places) derived by adding the averages of the high and low sales
price of one share of ANB Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ on
each of the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending on the
Determination Date, and dividing such sum by ten (10).
“Determination
Date” means the date on which the approval of the Federal
Reserve Board required for consummation of the Merger shall be
received by ANB, without regard to any requisite waiting periods in
respect thereof.
“Index
Price” on a given date means the closing price of the NASDAQ
Bank Index as reported by Bloomberg LP (symbol: CBNK).
“Starting
Date” means October 27, 2005, the effective date of this
Agreement.
“Starting
Price” means $63.32, the closing sales price of one share of
ANB Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ on the trading day
immediately prior to the Starting Date.
If
ANB declares or effects a stock split, stock dividend or similar
recapitalization between the Starting Date and the Determination
Date, the prices for the ANB Common Stock shall be appropriately
adjusted for the purposes of applying this
Section 3.1(b)(2).
(c) (1) Holders
of FCB Common Stock shall be provided with an opportunity to elect
to receive cash consideration in lieu of receiving ANB Common Stock
in the Merger, in accordance with the election procedures set forth
below. Holders who elect to receive cash in lieu of exchanging
their shares of FCB Common Stock for ANB Common Stock as specified
below shall receive $39.52 for each share of FCB Common Stock that
is so converted (the “Per Share Cash Consideration”).
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the aggregate Per Share
Cash Consideration shall in all cases equal $5,120,000 (the
“Fixed Cash Amount”), unless and to the extent that ANB
determines in its sole discretion to increase such amount to a
percentage not in excess of 20% of the sum of (i) the product of
(A) the number of shares of ANB Common Stock to be issued in
the Merger to holders of outstanding shares of FCB Common Stock as
of the Effective Time multiplied by (B) the Average Quoted
Price, plus (ii) the aggregate Per Share Cash
Consideration.
(2) At
ANB’s election, either the Exchange Agent or FCB’s
transfer agent shall mail an election form in such form as ANB and
FCB shall mutually agree (the “Election Form”) with or
following the issuance of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and at
least 20 days
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prior to the
date of the FCB Stockholders’ Meeting or on such other date
as ANB and FCB shall mutually agree (the “Mailing
Date”) to each holder of record of FCB Common Stock for such
FCB Stockholders’ Meeting. Each Election Form shall permit a
holder (or the beneficial owner through appropriate and customary
documentation and instructions) of FCB Common Stock to elect to
receive cash with respect to all or a portion of such
holder’s FCB Common Stock (the shares as to which the
election is made being referred to as “Cash Election
Shares”).
(3) Any
shares of FCB Common Stock with respect to which the holder shall
not have submitted to the Exchange Agent an effective, properly
completed Election Form prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the day
before the FCB Stockholders’ Meeting (or such other time and
date as ANB and FCB may mutually agree) (the “Election
Deadline”), and any shares of FCB Common Stock with respect
to which the holder shall have submitted an Election Form prior to
the Election Deadline but with respect to which such holder shall
have elected not to receive cash, shall be converted into
ANB Common Stock at the Effective Time, as set forth in
Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement (all such shares described in
this sub-section (3) being referred to as “ANB Common
Stock Election Shares”).
(4) Any
Election Form may be revoked or changed by the person submitting
such Election Form at or prior to the Election Deadline. In the
event an Election Form is revoked and a replacement Election Form
not submitted prior to the Election Deadline, the shares of FCB
Common Stock represented by such Election Form shall become ANB
Common Stock Election Shares. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement and of the Election Form, the Exchange Agent shall have
reasonable discretion to determine whether any election, revocation
or change has been properly or timely made and to disregard
immaterial defects in the Election Forms, and any good faith
decisions of the Exchange Agent regarding such matters shall be
binding and conclusive. Neither ANB nor the Exchange Agent shall be
under any obligation to notify any person of any defect in an
Election Form.
(5) Within
5 business days after the Election Deadline, unless the Effective
Time has not yet occurred, in which case as soon thereafter as
practicable, the allocation among the holders of FCB Common Stock
in accordance with the Election Forms shall be effected by the
Exchange Agent as follows:
(i) Cash
Elections Equal to the Fixed Cash Amount . If the amount of
cash that would be paid upon conversion in the Merger of the Cash
Election Shares (the “Potential Cash Payments”) is
equal to the Fixed Cash Amount, then:
(1) each Cash
Election Share shall be converted into the right to receive the Per
Share Cash Consideration pursuant to Section 3.1(c)(1);
and
(2) each ANB
Common Stock Election Share shall be converted into the right to
receive ANB Common Stock pursuant to
Section 3.1(b).
(ii) Cash
Elections More Than the Fixed Cash Amount . If the amount of
the Potential Cash Payments is greater than the Fixed Cash Amount,
then:
(1) the number of
Cash Election Shares designated by each holder of FCB Common Stock
who properly submitted an Election Form shall be
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automatically
reduced to that number of shares equal to the product of
(A) the number of such holder’s Cash Election Shares
designated in the Election Form and (B) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the maximum number of Cash Election Shares allowable
such that the amount of the Potential Cash Payments is equal to the
Fixed Cash Amount, and the denominator of which is the total number
of Cash Election Shares designated in the Election
Forms;
(2) each Cash
Election Share remaining after adjustment pursuant to sub-section
(1) above shall be converted into the right to receive the Per
Share Cash Consideration pursuant to
Section 3.1(c)(1);
(3) each share of
FCB Common Stock that would have been a Cash Election Share but for
the adjustment pursuant to sub-section (1) above shall
automatically be deemed to be an ANB Common Stock Election Share;
and
(4) each ANB
Common Stock Election Share, including those so designated pursuant
to sub-section (ii)(3) above, shall be converted into the right to
receive ANB Common Stock pursuant to
Section 3.1(b).
(iii) Cash
Elections Less Than the Fixed Cash Amount . If the amount of
the Potential Cash Payments is less than the Fixed Cash Amount,
then:
(1) the shortfall
shall be allocated pro rata among the ANB Common Stock Election
Shares, such that all holders of FCB Common Stock will receive at
least a portion of the Merger consideration in cash. Specifically,
each holder of ANB Common Stock Election Shares (whether resulting
from the fact that such holder did not attempt to submit an
Election Form, attempted to submit an Election Form but did not
comply with the applicable requirements, or properly submitted an
Election Form with an affirmative election to have fewer than all
shares of FCB Common Stock converted into cash) shall have the
number of such holder’s ANB Common Stock Election Shares
reduced by a number of shares equal to the product of (A) the
number resulting from subtracting (x) the total number of Cash
Election Shares designated in all Election Forms from (y) the
minimum number of Cash Election Shares required such that the
amount of the Potential Cash Payments would equal the Fixed Cash
Amount, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of such holder’s ANB Common Stock Election
Shares, and the denominator of which is the total number of ANB
Common Stock Election Shares held by all holders of FCB Common
Stock;
(2) each ANB
Common Stock Election Share that is eliminated pursuant to
sub-section (1) above shall automatically, without the
submission or amendment of any Election Forms, be converted into a
Cash Election Share for the benefit of the applicable
holder;
(3) each Cash
Election Share, including those resulting from the conversion
procedure described in sub-sections (1) and (2) above,
shall be
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converted into
the right to receive the Per Share Cash Consideration pursuant to
Section 3.1(c)(1), such that the aggregate Per Share Cash
Consideration is equal to the Fixed Cash Amount; and
(4) each ANB
Common Stock Election Share remaining after the adjustment and
conversion procedures described above shall be converted into the
right to receive ANB Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.1(b)
of this Agreement.
(d) Pursuant
to a resolution duly adopted by the Stock Option Committee of the
FCB Board prior to the date hereof, each outstanding and
unexercised option to purchase shares of FCB Common Stock pursuant
to the FCB Stock Option Plans (an “FCB Option”) will
cease to represent an option to purchase FCB Common Stock at the
Effective Time and will be converted automatically into an option
to purchase ANB Common Stock (each, an “ANB Option”),
and ANB will assume each FCB Option subject to its terms, including
any acceleration in vesting that will occur as a consequence of the
Merger according to the instruments governing the FCB Option;
provided, however, that after the Effective Time:
(1) the number of
shares of ANB Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of each FCB
Option will equal the product of (A) the number of shares of
FCB Common Stock that were purchasable under the FCB Option
immediately before the Effective Time and (B) the Exchange
Ratio, rounded to the nearest whole share;
(2) the per share
exercise price for each FCB Option will equal the quotient of
(A) the per share exercise price of the FCB Option in effect
immediately before the Effective Time divided by (B) the
Exchange Ratio, rounded to the nearest cent; and
(3) where the
context so requires, all references to FCB shall be deemed to be
references to ANB and its Subsidiaries, and all references to the
FCB Board shall be deemed to be references to the ANB Board (or the
Compensation Committee thereof).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, each FCB Option that is intended to be an
“incentive stock option” (as defined in
Section 422 of the IRC) will be adjusted in accordance with
the requirements of Section 424 of the IRC. As soon as
practicable after the Effective Time, ANB shall file a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (or any successor or other appropriate
forms), with respect to the shares of ANB Common Stock subject to
converted or substitute FCB Options and shall use its reasonable
efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration
statement (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or
prospectuses associated therewith) for so long as such converted or
substitute FCB Options remain outstanding.
In
lieu of the assumption feature set forth above, any holder of an
FCB Option may elect to cancel such FCB Option as of the Effective
Time and receive, in exchange therefore, cash in an amount equal to
the number of shares of FCB Common Stock covered by
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such FCB Option
multiplied by the excess, if any, of (A) the product of the
Exchange Ratio multiplied by the Average Quoted Price over
(B) the exercise price per share of such FCB Option. Unless
extended by ANB, any such election to receive cash in exchange for
an FCB Option must be provided in writing to ANB no later than the
Election Deadline. Concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement, the holders of FCB Options listed on
Schedule 3.1(d) hereto have submitted to ANB
irrevocable elections to refrain from exercising their FCB Options
and to exchange them for cash in accordance with this paragraph.
FCB will use commercially reasonable efforts to have the remaining
holders of FCB Options make this same election as soon as
possible.
Subject
to the ANB Options and the foregoing, the FCB Stock Option Plans
and all options or other rights to acquire FCB Common Stock issued
thereunder shall terminate at the Effective Time.
Any
holder of an FCB Option that exercises such option prior to the
Effective Time will only be eligible to participate in the cash
election procedure with respect to the resulting shares of FCB
Common Stock set forth in Section 3.1(c) above if such
exercise is completed, and such holder becomes the record holder of
the resulting shares of FCB Common Stock, prior to the record date
for the FCB Stockholders’ Meeting. All shares of FCB Common
Stock resulting from exercises of FCB Options after such record
date shall be converted into ANB Common Stock pursuant to Section
3.1(b)(1) above and shall be deemed to be “ANB Common Stock
Election Shares” for purposes of this Agreement.
(e) Assuming
(i) that no holders of FCB Common Stock exercise their rights
under the Dissenter Provisions, (ii) that there is no
adjustment to the Exchange Ratio pursuant to Section 3.1(b)(2)
above or Section 3.2 below, and (iii) that all holders of
FCB Options elect to exchange their FCB Options for cash and do not
exercise such options, the holders of FCB Common Stock (excluding
holders of FCB Options) shall have the right to receive, in the
aggregate, a maximum of 1,481,000 shares of ANB Common Stock and
$5,120,000 in cash as a result of the Merger.
(f) FCB will
take such steps that may be required to cause the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including any disposition of
securities of FCB (including derivative securities) by each
individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section
16(a) of the 1934 Act with respect to FCB to be exempt under rule
16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act.
3.2
Anti-Dilution Provisions . In the event ANB changes the
number of shares of ANB Common Stock issued and outstanding prior
to the Effective Time as a result of a stock split, stock dividend
or similar recapitalization with respect to such stock and the
record date therefor shall be prior to the Effective Time, the
Exchange Ratio shall be proportionately adjusted as needed to
preserve the relative economic benefit to the Parties.
3.3 Shares
Held by FCB . Each of the shares of FCB Common Stock held
by any FCB Company, other than in a fiduciary capacity or as a
result of debts previously contracted, shall be canceled and
retired at the Effective Time and no consideration shall be issued
in exchange therefor.
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3.4
Dissenting Stockholders . Any holder of shares of FCB
Common Stock who perfects his dissenter’s rights of appraisal
in accordance with and as contemplated by Section 607.1320 of
the FBCA (the “Dissenter Provisions”) shall be entitled
to receive the value of such shares in cash as determined pursuant
to such provision of Law; provided, however, that no such payment
shall be made to any dissenting stockholder unless and until such
dissenting stockholder has complied with the applicable provisions
of the FBCA and surrendered to the Surviving Corporation the
certificate or certificates representing the shares for which
payment is being made; provided, further, nothing contained in this
Section 3.4 shall in any way limit the right of ANB to
terminate this Agreement and abandon the Merger pursuant to
subsection 10.1(i) below. If any dissenting stockholder gives
notice to FCB, FCB will promptly give ANB notice thereof, and ANB
will have the right to participate in all negotiations and
proceedings with respect to any such demands. FCB will not, except
with the prior written consent of ANB, voluntarily make any payment
with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demand for
payment. In the event that after the Effective Time a dissenting
stockholder of FCB fails to perfect, or effectively withdraws or
loses, his right to appraisal and of payment for his shares, the
Surviving Corporation shall issue and deliver the consideration to
which such holder of shares of FCB Common Stock is entitled under
this Article 3 (without interest) upon surrender by such
holder of the certificate or certificates representing shares of
FCB Common Stock held by him.
3.5
Fractional Shares . No certificates or scrip
representing fractional shares of ANB Common Stock shall be issued
upon the surrender of certificates for exchange; no dividend or
distribution with respect to ANB Common Stock shall be payable on
or with respect to any fractional share; and such fractional share
interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any
other rights of a stockholder of ANB. In lieu of any such
fractional share, ANB shall pay to each former stockholder of FCB
who otherwise would be entitled to receive a fractional share of
ANB Common Stock an amount in cash (without interest) determined by
multiplying (a) the Average Quoted Price by (b) the
fraction of a share of ANB Common Stock to which such holder would
otherwise be entitled.
ARTICLE 4
EXCHANGE OF SHARES
4.1
Exchange Procedures . Promptly after the Effective Time,
the Surviving Corporation shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to
the former stockholders of FCB appropriate transmittal materials
(which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of
loss and title to the certificates theretofore representing shares
of FCB Common Stock shall pass, only upon proper delivery of such
certificates to the Exchange Agent). After completion of the
allocation procedure set forth in Section 3.1(c)(5) and upon
surrender of a certificate or certificates for exchange and
cancellation to the Exchange Agent (such shares to be free and
clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances), together with a
properly executed letter of transmittal, the holder of such
certificate or certificates shall be entitled to receive in
exchange therefore: (a) a certificate representing that number
of whole shares of ANB Common Stock which such holder of FCB Common
Stock became entitled to receive pursuant to the provisions of
Article 3 hereof and (b) a check representing the
aggregate cash consideration, if any, which such holder has the
right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Article 3
hereof, and the certificate or certificates so surrendered shall
forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid or
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accrued on the
Per Share Cash Consideration, any cash in lieu of fractional
shares, or any unpaid dividends and distributions, if any, payable
to holders of certificates for FCB Common Stock. The Surviving
Corporation shall not be obligated to deliver the consideration to
which any former holder of FCB Common Stock is entitled as a result
of the Merger until such holder surrenders his certificate or
certificates representing the shares of FCB Common Stock for
exchange as provided in this Section 4.1. The certificate or
certificates for FCB Common Stock so surrendered shall be duly
endorsed as the Exchange Agent may require. Any other provision of
this Agreement notwithstanding, neither the Surviving Corporation,
ANB nor the Exchange Agent shall be liable to a holder of FCB
Common Stock for any amounts paid or property delivered in good
faith to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property Law.
4.2 Rights
of Former FCB Stockholders . At the Effective Time, the
stock transfer books of FCB shall be closed as to holders of FCB
Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time, and no
transfer of FCB Common Stock by any such holder shall thereafter be
made or recognized. Until surrendered for exchange in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4.1 of this Agreement, each
certificate theretofore representing shares of FCB Common Stock
(“FCB Certificate”), other than shares to be canceled
pursuant to Section 3.3 of this Agreement or as to which
dissenter’s rights of appraisal have been perfected as
provided in Section 3.4 of this Agreement, shall from and
after the Effective Time represent for all purposes only the right
to receive the consideration provided in Section 3.1 of this
Agreement in exchange therefor. To the extent permitted by Law,
former stockholders of record of FCB Common Stock shall be entitled
to vote after the Effective Time at any meeting of ANB stockholders
the number of whole shares of ANB Common Stock into which their
respective shares of FCB Common Stock (excluding Cash Election
Shares) are converted, regardless of whether such holders have
exchanged their FCB Certificates for certificates representing ANB
Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Whenever a dividend or other distribution is declared by ANB on the
ANB Common Stock, the record date for which is at or after the
Effective Time, the declaration shall include dividends or other
distributions on all shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any person holding any FCB
Certificate at or after six (6) months after the Effective
Time (the “Cutoff”) shall not be entitled to receive
any dividend or other distribution payable after the Cutoff to
holders of ANB Common Stock, which dividend or other distribution
is attributable to such person’s ANB Common Stock represented
by said FCB Certificate held after the Cutoff, until such person
surrenders said FCB Certificate for exchange as provided in
Section 4.1 of this Agreement. However, upon surrender of such
FCB Certificate, both the ANB Common Stock certificate (together
with all such undelivered dividends or other distributions, without
interest) and any undelivered cash payments (without interest)
shall be delivered and paid with respect to each share represented
by such FCB Certificate. No holder of shares of FCB Common Stock
shall be entitled to receive any dividends or distributions
declared or made with respect to the ANB Common Stock with a record
date before the Effective Time of the Merger.
4.3
Identity of Recipient of ANB Common Stock . In the event
that the delivery of the consideration provided for in this
Agreement is to be made to a person other than the person in whose
name any certificate representing shares of FCB Common Stock
surrendered is registered, such certificate so surrendered shall be
properly endorsed (or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of
transfer), with the signature(s) appropriately guaranteed, and
otherwise in proper form for transfer, and the person requesting
such delivery shall pay any transfer or
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other taxes
required by reason of the delivery to a person other than the
registered holder of such certificate surrendered or establish to
the satisfaction of ANB that such tax has been paid or is not
applicable.
4.4 Lost or
Stolen Certificates . If any holder of FCB Common Stock
convertible into the right to receive shares of ANB Common Stock is
unable to deliver the FCB Certificate that represents FCB Common
Stock, the Exchange Agent, in the absence of actual notice that any
such shares have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, shall
deliver to such holder the shares of ANB Common Stock to which the
holder is entitled for such shares upon presentation of the
following: (a) evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of ANB
that any such FCB Certificate has been lost, wrongfully taken or
destroyed; (b) such security or indemnity as may be reasonably
requested by ANB to indemnify and hold ANB and the Exchange Agent
harmless; and (c) evidence satisfactory to ANB that such
person is the owner of the shares theretofore represented by each
FCB Certificate claimed by the holder to be lost, wrongfully taken
or destroyed and that the holder is the person who would be
entitled to present such FCB Certificate for exchange pursuant to
this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FCB
FCB hereby
represents and warrants to ANB as follows:
5.1
Corporate Organization, Standing and Power . FCB is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the State of Florida, and has the corporate power
and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own,
lease and operate its Assets and to incur its Liabilities. FCB is
duly qualified or licensed to transact business as a foreign
corporation in good standing in the states of the United States and
foreign jurisdictions where the character of its Assets or the
nature or conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified or
licensed, except for such jurisdictions in which the failure to be
so qualified or licensed is not reasonably likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB.
FCB has delivered to ANB complete and correct copies of its
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and the articles of
incorporation, bylaws and other, similar governing instruments of
each of its Subsidiaries, in each case as amended through the date
hereof.
5.2
Authority; No Breach By Agreement .
(a) FCB has
the corporate power and authority necessary to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions provided for herein. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions provided for herein, including the Merger, have been
duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
the part of FCB, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of FCB Common
Stock. Subject to such requisite stockholder approval and required
regulatory consents, this Agreement represents a legal, valid and
binding obligation of FCB, enforceable against FCB in accordance
with its terms.
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(b) Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.2(b) , neither the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by FCB, nor the consummation by FCB
of the transactions provided for herein, nor compliance by FCB with
any of the provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or result
in a breach of any provision of FCB’s Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws or the Articles or Certificates of
Incorporation or Bylaws of any FCB Company, or (ii) constitute
or result in a Default under, or require any Consent pursuant to,
or result in the creation of any Lien on any Asset of any FCB
Company under, any Contract or Permit of any FCB Company, where
failure to obtain such Consent is reasonably likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on such
FCB Company, or, (iii) subject to receipt of the requisite
Consents and approvals referred to in this Agreement, violate or
conflict with any Law or Order applicable to any FCB Company or any
of their respective Assets.
(c) Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.2(c) , other than (i) in
connection or compliance with the provisions of the Securities Laws
and applicable state corporate and securities Laws, (ii) Consents
required from Regulatory Authorities, (iii) the approval by
the stockholders of FCB of the Merger and the transactions provided
for in this Agreement, (iv) notices to or filings with the
Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation with respect to any employee benefit plans, and
(v) Consents, filings or notifications which, if not obtained
or made, are not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the FCB Company at issue,
no notice to, filing with or Consent of, any Person or public body
or authority is necessary for the consummation by FCB of the Merger
and the other transactions provided for in this
Agreement.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of FCB consists of (i) 5,000,000
shares of FCB Common Stock, of which 2,565,615 shares are issued
and outstanding (none of which is held in the treasury of FCB), and
(ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
share, none of which is issued or outstanding. All of the issued
and outstanding shares of FCB Common Stock are duly and validly
issued and outstanding and are fully paid and nonassessable. None
of the shares of capital stock, options, or other securities of FCB
has been issued in violation of the Securities Laws or any
preemptive rights of the current or past stockholders of FCB.
Pursuant to the terms of the FCB Stock Option Plans, there are
currently outstanding options with the right to purchase a total of
399,685 shares of FCB Common Stock, as more fully set forth in
Schedule 5.3 attached hereto.
(b) Except as
set forth in Section 5.3(a) of this Agreement, there are no
shares of capital stock or other equity securities of FCB
outstanding and no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or
exchangeable for, shares of the capital stock of FCB or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which FCB is or may
be bound to issue additional shares of its capital stock or
options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire any additional
shares of its capital stock. FCB has no liability for dividends
declared or accrued, but unpaid, with respect to any of its capital
stock.
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(a) The FCB
Subsidiaries include FCB Bank, which is a Florida, FDIC-insured,
non-member banking corporation, duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Florida. Each
of the FCB Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority
necessary for it to own, lease and operate its Assets and to incur
its Liabilities and to carry on its business as now conducted. Each
FCB Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to transact business
as a foreign corporation in good standing in the states of the
United States and foreign jurisdictions where the character of its
Assets or the nature or conduct of its business requires it to be
so qualified or licensed, except for jurisdictions in which the
failure to be so qualified or licensed is not reasonably likely to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
on FCB.
(b) The
authorized and issued and outstanding capital stock of each FCB
Subsidiary, including without limitation FCB Bank, is set forth on
Schedule 5.4(b) . FCB or FCB Bank owns all of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each FCB
Subsidiary. None of the shares of capital stock or other securities
of any FCB Subsidiary has been issued in violation of the
Securities Laws or any preemptive rights. No equity securities of
any FCB Subsidiary are or may become required to be issued by
reason of any options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to,
calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for, shares
of the capital stock of any such Subsidiary, and there are no
Contracts by which any FCB Subsidiary is bound to issue additional
shares of its capital stock or options, warrants or rights to
purchase or acquire any additional shares of its capital stock or
by which any FCB Company is or may be bound to transfer any shares
of the capital stock of any FCB Subsidiary. There are no Contracts
relating to the rights of any FCB Company to vote or to dispose of
any shares of the capital stock of any FCB Subsidiary. All of the
shares of capital stock of each FCB Subsidiary held by a FCB
Company are fully paid and nonassessable under the applicable
corporation Law of the jurisdiction in which such Subsidiary is
incorporated and organized and are owned by the FCB Company free
and clear of any Lien. No FCB Subsidiary has any liability for
dividends declared or accrued, but unpaid, with respect to any of
its capital stock. For purposes of this Section 5.4(b),
references to “capital stock” shall be deemed to
include membership interests with respect to any FCB Company that
is a limited liability company.
(c) The
minute books of FCB, FCB Bank and each FCB Subsidiary contain
complete and accurate records in all material respects of all
meetings and other corporate actions held or taken by their
respective shareholders and Boards of Directors (including all
committees thereof), since January 1, 1998 (or since such
entity’s formation, if later).
(d) None of
the FCB Companies has or is currently engaged in any activities
that are not permissible under the BHC Act for a bank holding
company.
(e) No FCB
Company and no employee or agent thereof is registered or required
to be registered as an investment adviser or broker/dealer under
the Securities Laws. All activities with respect to the
solicitation, offer, marketing and/or sale of securities under
“networking” or similar arrangements: (i) are and
have at all times been conducted in accordance with all applicable
Laws, including without limitation the Securities Laws and all
state and federal
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banking laws
and regulations, and (ii) satisfy the definition of a
“Third Party Brokerage Arrangement” under
Section 201 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and
regulations promulgated thereunder. There has been no
misrepresentation or omission of a material fact by any FCB Company
and/or their respective agents in connection with the solicitation,
marketing or sale of any securities, and each customer has been
provided with any and all disclosure materials as required by
applicable Law.
5.5
Financial Statements .
(a) Attached
hereto as Schedule 5.5 are copies of all FCB Financial
Statements and FCB Call Reports for periods ended prior to the date
hereof, and FCB will deliver to ANB promptly copies of all FCB
Financial Statements and FCB Call Reports prepared subsequent to
the date hereof. The FCB Financial Statements (as of the dates
thereof and for the periods covered thereby) (i) are or, if
dated after the date of this Agreement, will be in accordance with
the books and records of the FCB Companies, which are or will be,
as the case may be, complete and correct and which have been or
will have been, as the case may be, maintained in accordance with
good business practices and in accordance with applicable legal and
accounting principles and reflect only actual transactions, and
(ii) present or will present, as the case may be, fairly the
consolidated financial position of the FCB Companies as of the
dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations, changes
in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the FCB Companies
for the periods indicated, in accordance with GAAP (subject to
exceptions as to consistency specified therein or as may be
indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of interim financial
statements, to normal recurring year-end audit adjustments that are
not material). The FCB Call Reports have been prepared in material
compliance with (A) the rules and regulations of the
respective federal or state banking regulator with which they were
filed, and (B) regulatory accounting principles, which
principles have been consistently applied during the periods
involved, except as otherwise noted therein.
(b) Hacker,
Johnson & Smith PA is and has been (i) since at least the
date of its engagement by FCB, a registered public accounting firm
(as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, and (ii) throughout the periods covered by the financial
statements filed with the SEC by FCB, “independent”
with respect to FCB within the meaning of Regulation S-X under
the 1934 Act.
(c) FCB and
its Subsidiaries have designed and maintain a system of internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the 1934 Act) sufficient
to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Since June 30,
2005, there has not been any material change in the internal
controls utilized by FCB to assure that its consolidated financial
statements conform with GAAP. FCB has designed and maintains
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the 1934 Act) to ensure
that material information required to be disclosed by FCB in the
reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and
communicated to FCB’s management as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosures and to allow
FCB’s management to make the certifications of the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of FCB required under
the 1934 Act.
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5.6 Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities . No FCB Company has any
Liabilities that have or are reasonably likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB,
except Liabilities accrued or reserved against in the consolidated
balance sheets of FCB as of June 30, 2005, included in the FCB
Financial Statements or reflected in the notes thereto, except as
set forth on Schedule 5.6 . No FCB Company has incurred
or paid any Liability since June 30, 2005, except for such
Liabilities incurred or paid in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past business practice and which are not reasonably
likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on FCB.
5.7 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events . Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.7 , since December 31, 2001
(i) there have been no events, changes or occurrences that
have had, or are reasonably likely to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB or its Subsidiaries,
including without limitation any change in the administrative or
supervisory standing or rating of FCB or FCB Bank with any
Regulatory Authority, (ii) the FCB Companies have not taken
any action, or failed to take any action, prior to the date of this
Agreement, which action or failure, if taken after the date of this
Agreement, would represent or result in a material breach or
violation of any of the covenants and agreements of FCB provided in
Article 7 of this Agreement, and (iii) to FCB’s
Knowledge, no fact or condition exists which FCB believes will
cause a Material Adverse Effect on FCB or its Subsidiaries in the
future, subject to changes in general economic or industry
conditions.
(a) All Tax
returns required to be filed by or on behalf of any of the FCB
Companies have been timely filed or requests for extensions have
been timely filed, granted and have not expired, and all returns
filed are complete and accurate in all material respects. All Taxes
shown as due on filed returns have been paid. There is no audit
examination, deficiency, refund Litigation or matter in controversy
pending, or to the Knowledge of FCB or FCB Bank, threatened, with
respect to any Taxes that might result in a determination that
would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect on FCB, except as reserved against in the FCB Financial
Statements delivered prior to the date of this Agreement. All Taxes
and other Liabilities due with respect to completed and settled
examinations or concluded Litigation have been fully
paid.
(b) None of
the FCB Companies has executed an extension or waiver of any
statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax
due (excluding such statutes that relate to years currently under
examination by the Internal Revenue Service or other applicable
taxing authorities) that is currently in effect.
(c) Adequate
provision for any Taxes due or to become due for any of the FCB
Companies for the period or periods through and including the date
of the respective FCB Financial Statements has been made and is
reflected on such FCB Financial Statements.
(d) Any and
all deferred Taxes of the FCB Companies have been provided for in
accordance with GAAP.
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(e) None of
the FCB Companies is responsible for the Taxes of any other Person
other than the FCB Companies under Treasury
Regulation 1.1502-6 or any similar provision of federal or
state Law.
(f) Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.8(f) , none of the FCB
Companies has made any payment, is obligated to make any payment or
is a party to any Contract that could obligate it to make any
payment that would be disallowed as a deduction under
Section 280G or 162(m) of the IRC.
(g) There has
not been an ownership change, as defined in Section 382(g) of the
IRC, that occurred during or after any taxable period in which FCB,
FCB Bank or any FCB Subsidiaries incurred an operating loss that
carries over to any taxable period ending after the fiscal year of
FCB immediately preceding the date of this Agreement.
(h) (i) Proper
and accurate amounts have been withheld by the FCB Companies from
their employees and others for all prior periods in compliance in
all material respects with the tax withholding provisions of all
applicable federal, state and local Laws, and proper due diligence
steps have been taken in connection with back-up withholding,
(ii) federal, state and local returns have been filed by the
FCB Companies for all periods for which returns were due with
respect to withholding, Social Security and unemployment taxes or
charges due to any federal, state or local taxing authority and
(iii) the amounts shown on such returns to be due and payable
have been paid in full or adequate provision therefore have been
included by FCB in the FCB Financial Statements.
(i) FCB has
delivered or made available to ANB correct and complete copies of
all Tax returns filed by FCB and each FCB Subsidiary for each
fiscal year ended on and after December 31, 1998.
5.9 Loan
Portfolio; Documentation and Reports .
(a) (i) Except
as disclosed in Schedule 5.9(a)(i) , none of the FCB
Companies is a creditor as to any written or oral loan agreement,
note or borrowing arrangement, including without limitation leases,
credit enhancements, commitments and interest-bearing assets (the
“Loans”), other than Loans the unpaid principal balance
of which does not exceed $25,000 per Loan or $50,000 in the
aggregate, under the terms of which the obligor is, as of the date
of this Agreement, over 90 days delinquent in payment of
principal or interest or in default of any other material
provisions.
(ii) Except
as otherwise set forth in Schedule 5.9(a)(ii) , none of
the FCB Companies is a creditor as to any Loan, including without
limitation any loan guaranty, to any director, executive officer or
5% stockholder thereof, or to the Knowledge of FCB or FCB Bank, any
Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with any
of the foregoing.
(iii) All
of the Loans held by any of the FCB Companies are in all respects
the binding obligations of the respective obligors named therein in
accordance with their respective terms, are not subject to any
defenses, setoffs or counterclaims, except as may be provided by
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Laws or by general principles of
equity, and were solicited, originated and exist in material
compliance with all applicable Laws and FCB loan
policies,
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except for
deviations from such policies that (a) have been approved by
current management of FCB, in the case of Loans with an outstanding
principal balance that exceeds $25,000, or (b) in the judgment
of FCB management, will not adversely affect the ultimate
collectibility of such Loan.
(iv) Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.9(a)(iv) , none of the FCB
Companies holds any Loans in the original principal amount in
excess of $25,000 per Loan or $50,000 in the aggregate that have
been classified by any bank examiner, whether regulatory or
internal, or, in the exercise of reasonable diligence by FCB, FCB
Bank or any Regulatory Authority, should have been classified, as
“other loans Specifically Mentioned,” “Special
Mention,” “Substandard,” “Doubtful,”
“Loss,” “Classified,” “Watch
List,” “Criticized,” “Credit Risk
Assets,” “concerned loans” or words of similar
import.
(v) The
allowance for possible loan or credit losses (the “FCB
Allowance”) shown on the consolidated balance sheets of FCB
included in the most recent FCB Financial Statements dated prior to
the date of this Agreement was, and the FCB Allowance shown on the
consolidated balance sheets of FCB included in the FCB Financial
Statements as of dates subsequent to the execution of this
Agreement will be, as of the dates thereof, adequate (within the
meaning of GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements or
guidelines) to provide for losses relating to or inherent in the
loan and lease portfolios (including accrued interest receivables)
of the FCB Companies and other extensions of credit (including
letters of credit and commitments to make loans or extend credit)
by the FCB Companies as of the dates thereof. The reserve for
losses with respect to other real estate owned (“OREO
Reserve”) shown on the most recent Financial Statements and
FCB Call Reports were, and the OREO Reserve to be shown on the
Financial Statements and FCB Call Reports as of any date subsequent
to the execution of this Agreement will be, as of such dates,
adequate to provide for losses relating to the other real estate
owned portfolio of FCB and FCB Bank as of the dates thereof. The
reserve for losses in respect of litigation (“Litigation
Reserve”) shown on the most recent Financial Statements and
FCB Call Reports and the Litigation Reserve to be shown on the
Financial Statements and FCB Call Reports as of any date subsequent
to the execution of this Agreement will be, as of such dates,
adequate to provide for losses relating to or arising out of all
pending or threatened litigation applicable to FCB, FCB Bank and
the FCB Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof. Each such reserve
described above has been established in accordance with applicable
accounting principles and regulatory requirements and
guidelines.
(b) The
documentation relating to each Loan made by any FCB Company and to
all security interests, mortgages and other liens with respect to
all collateral for loans is adequate for the enforcement of the
material terms of such Loan, security interest, mortgage or other
lien, except for inadequacies in such documentation which will not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
FCB.
5.10
Assets; Insurance . The FCB Companies have marketable
title, free and clear of all Liens, to all of their respective
Assets. One of the FCB Companies has good and marketable fee simple
title to the real property described in
Schedule 5.10(a) and has an enforceable leasehold
interest in the real property described in
Schedule 5.10(b) , if any, free and clear of all Liens.
All tangible real and personal properties and Assets used in the
businesses of the FCB Companies are in good condition, reasonable
wear and tear excepted, and are usable in the
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ordinary course
of business consistent with FCB’s past practices. All Assets
that are material to FCB’s business on a consolidated basis,
held under leases or subleases by any of the FCB Companies are held
under valid Contracts enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms (except as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and except that the availability of the equitable remedy
of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the
discretion of the court before which any proceedings may be
brought), and each such Contract is in full force and effect and
there is not under any such Contract any Default or claim of
Default by FCB or FCB Bank or, to the Knowledge of FCB or FCB Bank,
by any other party to the Contract. Schedules 5.10(a) and
5.10(b) identify each parcel of real estate or interest
therein owned, leased or subleased by any of the FCB Companies or
in which any FCB Company has any ownership or leasehold interest.
If applicable, Schedule 5.10(b) also lists or otherwise
describes each and every written or oral lease or sublease under
which any FCB Company is the lessee of any real property and which
relates in any manner to the operation of the businesses of any FCB
Company. None of the FCB Companies has violated, or is currently in
violation of, any Law, regulation or ordinance relating to the
ownership or use of the real estate and real estate interests
described in Schedules 5.10(a) and 5.10(b) ,
including without limitation any Law relating to zoning, building,
occupancy, environmental or comparable matter which individually or
in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect on FCB. As to
each parcel of real property owned or used by any FCB Company, no
FCB Company has received notice of any pending or, to the Knowledge
of each of the FCB Companies, threatened condemnation proceedings,
litigation proceedings or mechanic’s or materialmen’s
liens. The Assets of the FCB Companies include all assets required
to operate the business of the FCB Companies as now conducted. The
policies of fire, theft, liability and other insurance maintained
with respect to the Assets or businesses of the FCB Companies
provide adequate coverage under current industry practices against
loss or Liability, and the fidelity and blanket bonds in effect as
to which any of the FCB Companies is a named insured are reasonably
sufficient. Schedule 5.10(c) contains a list of all
such policies and bonds maintained by any of the FCB Companies, and
FCB has provided true and correct copies of each such policy to
ANB. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.10(c) , no
claims have been made under such policies or bonds, and no FCB
Company has Knowledge of any fact or condition presently existing
that might form the basis of any such claim.
5.11
Environmental Matters .
(a) Each FCB
Company, its Participation Facilities and its Loan Properties are,
and have been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except
for violations that are not reasonably likely to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB.
(b) There is
no Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of FCB and FCB Bank,
threatened before any court, governmental agency or authority or
other forum in which any FCB Company or any of its Participation
Facilities has been or, with respect to threatened Litigation, may
be named as a defendant (i) for alleged noncompliance
(including by any predecessor) with any Environmental Law or
(ii) relating to the release into the environment of any
Hazardous Material or oil, whether or not occurring at, on, under
or involving a site owned, leased or operated by any FCB Company or
any of its Participation Facilities, except for such
Litigation
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pending or
threatened that is not reasonably likely to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB.
(c) There is
no Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of FCB and FCB Bank,
threatened before any court, governmental agency or board or other
forum in which any of its Loan Properties (or FCB with respect to
such Loan Property) has been or, with respect to threatened
Litigation, may be named as a defendant or potentially responsible
party (i) for alleged noncompliance (including by any
predecessor) with any Environmental Law or (ii) relating to
the release into the environment of any Hazardous Material or oil,
whether or not occurring at, on, under or involving a Loan
Property, except for such Litigation pending or threatened that is
not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on FCB.
(d) To the
Knowledge of FCB and FCB Bank, there is no reasonable basis for any
Litigation of a type described in subsections 5.11(b) or 5.11(c),
except such as is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB.
(e) During
the period of (i) any FCB Company’s ownership or
operation of any of its respective current properties,
(ii) any FCB Company’s participation in the management
of any Participation Facility or (iii) any FCB Company’s
holding of a security interest in a Loan Property, there have been
no releases of Hazardous Material or oil in, on, under or affecting
such properties, except such as are not reasonably likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB.
Prior to the period of (i) any FCB Company’s ownership
or operation of any of its respective current properties,
(ii) any FCB Company’s participation in the management
of any Participation Facility, or (iii) any FCB
Company’s holding of a security interest in a Loan Property,
to the Knowledge of FCB and FCB Bank, there were no releases of
Hazardous Material or oil in, on, under or affecting any such
property, Participation Facility or Loan Property, except such as
are not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB.
5.12
Compliance with Laws . FCB is duly registered as a bank
holding company under the BHC Act. Each FCB Company has in effect
all Permits necessary for it to own, lease or operate its Assets
and to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those
Permits the absence of which are not reasonably likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB,
and there has occurred no Default under any such Permit. Each of
the FCB Companies:
(a) is and
has been in compliance with all Laws, Orders and Permits applicable
to its business or employees, agents or representatives conducting
its business; and
(b) has
received no notification or communication from any agency or
department of federal, state or local government or any Regulatory
Authority or the staff thereof (i) asserting that any FCB
Company is not, or suggesting that any FCB Company may not be, in
compliance with any of the Laws or Orders that such governmental
authority or Regulatory Authority enforces, (ii) threatening to
revoke any Permits, (iii) requiring any FCB Company, or
suggesting that any FCB Company may be required, to enter into or
consent to the issuance of a cease and desist order, formal
agreement, directive, commitment or memorandum of understanding, or
to
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adopt any board
resolution or similar undertaking, or (iv) directing,
restricting or limiting, or purporting to direct, restrict or limit
in any manner the operations of any FCB Company, including without
limitation any restrictions on the payment of dividends, or that in
any manner relates to such entity’s capital adequacy, credit
or reserve policies or management or business.
Without limiting
the foregoing, FCB Bank is and has been in compliance with the Bank
Secrecy Act, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
of 2001 (the “USA Patriot Act”), the trade sanctions
administered and enforced by the Department of Treasury’s
Office of Foreign Assets Controls, the Equal Credit Opportunity
Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act, all other applicable fair lending Laws and
other Laws relating to discrimination. FCB Bank has systems and
procedures in place such that any material violation of any of the
foregoing would reasonably be expected to have been detected by FCB
Bank.
5.13 Labor
Relations; Employees .
(a) No FCB
Company is the subject of any Litigation asserting that it or any
other FCB Company has committed an unfair labor practice (within
the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or comparable state
Law) or seeking to compel it or any other FCB Company to bargain
with any labor organization as to wages or conditions of
employment, nor is there any strike or other labor dispute
involving any FCB Company, pending or threatened, nor to its
Knowledge, is there any activity involving any FCB Company’s
employees seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or
engaging in any other organization activity. Each FCB Company is
and has been in compliance with all Employment Laws, except for
violations that are not reasonably likely to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB.
(b)
Schedule 5.13(b) contains a true and complete list
showing the names and current annual salaries of all current
executive officers of each of the FCB Companies and lists for each
such person the amounts paid, payable or expected to be paid as
salary, bonus payments and other compensation for 2002, 2003 and
2004. Schedule 5.13(b) also sets forth the name and
offices held by each officer and director of each of the FCB
Companies.
5.14
Employee Benefit Plans .
(a)
Schedule 5.14(a) lists, and FCB has delivered or made
available to ANB prior to the execution of this Agreement copies
of, all pension, retirement, profit-sharing, salary continuation
and split dollar agreements, deferred compensation, director
deferred fee agreements, director retirement agreement, stock
option, employee stock ownership, severance pay, vacation, bonus or
other incentive plan, all other written or unwritten employee
programs, arrangements or agreements, all medical, vision, dental
or other health plans, all life insurance plans, and all other
employee benefit plans or fringe benefit plans, including, without
limitation, “employee benefit plans” as that term is
defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, currently adopted,
maintained by, sponsored in whole or in part by, or contributed to
by any FCB Company or Affiliate thereof for the benefit of
employees, retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent
contractors or other beneficiaries and under which employees,
retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors
or other beneficiaries are eligible to participate
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(collectively,
the “FCB Benefit Plans”). Any of the FCB Benefit Plans
which is an “employee pension benefit plan,” as that
term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, is referred to
herein as a “FCB ERISA Plan.” Each FCB ERISA Plan which
is also a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section
414(j) of the IRC) is referred to herein as an “FCB Pension
Plan”. No FCB Pension Plan is or has been a multi-employer
plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(b) All FCB
Benefit Plans and the administration thereof are in compliance with
the applicable terms of ERISA, the IRC and any other applicable
Laws, the breach or violation of which is reasonably likely to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
on FCB. Each FCB ERISA Plan which is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the IRC has received a favorable determination
letter or opinion letter, as applicable, from the Internal Revenue
Service, and FCB is not aware of any circumstances that could
result in revocation of any such favorable determination
letter/opinion letter. No FCB Company has engaged in a transaction
with respect to any FCB Benefit Plan that, assuming the taxable
period of such transaction expired as of the date hereof, would
subject any FCB Company to a tax or penalty imposed by either
Section 4975 of the IRC or Section 502(i) of ERISA in amounts
which are reasonably likely to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB. There are no actions,
suits, arbitrations or claims, including any investigations or
audits by the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental
authority, pending (other than routine claims for benefits) or
threatened against, any FCB Benefit Plan or any FCB Company with
regard to any FCB Benefit Plan, any trust which is a part of any
FCB Benefit Plan, any trustee, fiduciary, custodian, administrator
or other person or entity holding or controlling assets of any FCB
Benefit Plan, and no basis to anticipate any such action, suit,
arbitration, claim, investigation or audit exists.
(c) No FCB
ERISA Plan which is a defined benefit pension plan has any
“unfunded current liability,” as that term is defined
in Section 302(d)(8)(A) of ERISA, and the fair market value of
the assets of any such plan exceeds the plan’s “benefit
liabilities,” as that term is defined in
Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, when determined under actuarial
factors that would apply if the plan terminated in accordance with
all applicable legal requirements. Since the date of the most
recent actuarial valuation, there has been (i) no material
change in the financial position of any FCB Pension Plan,
(ii) no change in the actuarial assumptions with respect to
any FCB Pension Plan, (iii) no increase in benefits under any
FCB Pension Plan as a result of plan amendments or changes in
applicable Law which is reasonably likely to materially adversely
affect the funding status of any such plan. Neither any FCB Pension
Plan nor any “single-employer plan,” within the meaning
of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly
maintained by any FCB Company, or the single-employer plan of any
entity which is considered one employer with FCB under
Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the IRC or
Section 302 of ERISA (whether or not waived) (an “ERISA
Affiliate”) has an “accumulated funding
deficiency” within the meaning of Section 412 of the IRC
or Section 302 of ERISA, which is reasonably likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on FCB.
No FCB Company has provided, or is required to provide, security to
a FCB Pension Plan or to any single-employer plan of an ERISA
Affiliate pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the
IRC.
(d) No
Liability under Subtitle C or D of Title IV of ERISA has been or is
expected to be incurred by any FCB Company with respect to any
ongoing, frozen or terminated single-employer plan or the
single-employer plan of any ERISA Affiliate. No FCB Company
has
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incurred any
withdrawal Liability with respect to a multi-employer plan under
Subtitle D of Title IV of ERISA (regardless of whether based on
contributions of an ERISA Affiliate), which Liability is reasonably
likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on FCB. No notice of a “reportable
event,” within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for
which the 30-day reporting requirement has not been waived, has
been required to be filed for any FCB Pension Plan or by any ERISA
Affiliate within the 12-month period ending on the date
hereof.
(e) No FCB
Company has any obligations for retiree health and life benefits
under any of the FCB Benefit Plans, and there are no restrictions
on the rights of such FCB Company to amend or terminate any such
plan without incurring any Liability thereunder, which Liability is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on
FCB.
(f) Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.14(f) , neither the execution
and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions provided for herein will (i) result in any
payment (including, without limitation, severance, unemployment
compensation, golden parachute or otherwise) becoming due to any
director, officer or employee of any FCB Company under any FCB
Benefit Plan, employment contract or otherwise, (ii) increase
any benefits otherwise payable under any FCB Benefit Plan, or
(iii) result in any acceleration of the time of payment or
vesting of any such benefit.
(g) With
respect to all FCB Benefit Plans (whether or not subject to ERISA
and whether or not qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC), all
contributions due (including any contributions to any trust account
or payments due under any insurance policy) previously declared or
otherwise required by Law or contract to have been made and any
employer contributions (including any contributions to any trust
account or payments due under any insurance policy) accrued but
unpaid as of the date hereof will be paid by the time required by
Law or contract. All contributions made or required to be made
under any FCB Benefit Plan have been made and such contributions
meet the requirements for deductibility under the IRC, and all
contributions which are required and which have not been made have
been properly recorded on the books of FCB.
5.15
Material Contracts . Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.15 , none of the FCB Companies, nor any of
their respective Assets, businesses or operations, is a party to,
or is bound or affected by, or receives benefits under any of the
following (whether written or oral, express or implied):
(i) any employment, severance, termination, consulting or
retirement Contract with any Person; (ii) any Contract
relating to the borrowing of money by any FCB Company or the
guarantee by any FCB Company of any such obligation (other than
Contracts evidencing deposit liabilities, purchases of federal
funds, fully-secured repurchase agreements, trade payables and
Contracts relating to borrowings or guarantees made and letters of
credit); (iii) any Contract relating to indemnification or
defense of any director, officer or employee of any of the FCB
Companies or any other Person; (iv) any Contract with any
labor union; (v) any Contract relating to the disposition or
acquisition of any interest in any business enterprise;
(vi) any Contract relating to the extension of credit to,
provision of services for, sale, lease or license of Assets to,
engagement of services from, or purchase, lease or license of
Assets from, any 5% stockholder, director or officer of any of the
FCB Companies, any member of the immediate family of the foregoing
or, to the Knowledge of FCB, any related interest (as defined in
Regulation O
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promulgated by
the FRB) (“Related Interest”) of any of the foregoing;
(vii) any Contract (A) which limits the freedom of any of
the FCB Companies to compete in any line of business or with any
Person or (B) which limits the freedom of any other Person to
compete in any line of business with any FCB Company;
(viii) any Contract providing a power of attorney or similar
authorization given by any of the FCB Companies, except as issued
in the ordinary course of business with respect to routine matters;
or (ix) any Contract (other than deposit agreements and
certificates of deposits issued to customers entered into in the
ordinary course of business and letters of credit) that involves
the payment by any of the FCB Companies of amounts aggregating
$5,000 or more in any twelve-month period (together with all
Contracts referred to in Sections 5.10 and 5.14(a) of this
Agreement, the “FCB Contracts”). FCB has delivered or
made available to ANB correct and complete copies of all FCB
Contracts. Each of the FCB Contracts is in full force and effect,
and none of the FCB Companies is in Default under any FCB Contract.
All of the indebtedness of any FCB Company for money borrowed is
prepayable at any time by such FCB Company without penalty or
premium.
5.16 Legal
Proceedings . Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.16 , there is no Litigation instituted or
pending, or, to the Knowledge of FCB or FCB Bank, threatened (or
unasserted but considered probable of assertion) against any FCB
Company, or against any Asset, interest, or right of any of them,
nor are there any Orders of any Regulatory Authorities, other
governmental authorities or arbitrators outstanding, pending or, to
the Knowledge of FCB or FCB Bank, threatened against any FCB
Company. No FCB Company has any Knowledge of any fact or condition
presently existing that might give rise to any Order, litigation,
investigation or proceeding which, if determined adversely to any
FCB Company, would have a Material Adverse Effect on such FCB
Company or would materially restrict the right of any FCB Company
to carry on its businesses as presently conducted.
5.17
Reports . Since its formation, each FCB Company has
timely filed all reports, registrations and statements, together
with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that
it was required to file with (i) the SEC, including but not
limited to, Forms 10-KSB, Forms 10-QSB, Forms 8-K, and proxy
statements, (ii) other Regulatory Authorities, and
(iii) any applicable state securities or banking authorities
and all other material reports and statements required to be filed
by it, and has paid all fees and assessments due and payable in
connection therewith. Except for normal examinations conducted by
Regulatory Authorities in the regular course of the business of the
FCB Companies, to the Knowledge of any FCB Company, no Regulatory
Authority has initiated any proceeding or, to the Knowledge of any
FCB Company, investigation into the business or operations of any
FCB Company. There is no unresolved violation, criticism or
exception by any Regulatory Authority with respect to any report or
statement or lien or any examinations of any FCB Company. As of
their respective dates, each of such reports, registrations,
statements and documents, including the financial statements,
exhibits, and schedules thereto, complied in all material respects
with all applicable Laws, including without limitation all
Securities Laws. As of its respective date, each of such reports,
registrations, statements and documents did not, in any material
respects, 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 made therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. Other than the FCB Call
Reports, the financial information and reports contained in each of
such reports, registrations, statements and documents (including
the related notes, where applicable), (a) has been prepared in
all material respects in accordance with
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GAAP, which
principles have been consistently applied during the periods
involved, except as otherwise noted therein, (b) fairly
presents the financial position of the FCB Companies as of the
respective dates thereof, and (c) fairly presents the results
of operations of the FCB Companies for the respective periods
therein set forth.
5.18
Statements True and Correct . Neither this Agreement nor
any statement, certificate, instrument or other writing furnished
or to be furnished by any FCB Company or any Affiliate thereof to
ANB pursuant to this Agreement, including the Exhibits and
Schedules hereto, or any other document, agreement or instrument
referred to herein, contains or will contain any untrue statement
of material fact or will omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. None of the information
supplied or to be supplied by any FCB Company or any Affiliate
thereof for inclusion in the documents to be prepared by ANB in
connection with the transactions provided for in this Agreement,
including without limitation (i) documents to be filed with
the SEC, including without limitation the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 of ANB registering the shares of ANB Common Stock to be
offered to the holders of FCB Common Stock, and all amendments
thereto (as amended, the “S-4 Registration Statement”)
and the Proxy Statement and Prospectus in the form contained in the
S-4 Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements
thereto (as amended and supplemented, the “Proxy
Statement/Prospectus”), (ii) filings pursuant to any
state securities and blue sky Laws, and (iii) filings made in
connection with the obtaining of Consents from Regulatory
Authorities, in the case of the S-4 Registration Statement, at the
time the S-4 Registration Statement is declared effective pursuant
to the 1933 Act, in the case of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, at
the time of the mailing thereof and at the time of the meeting of
stockholders to which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus relates, and
in the case of any other documents, the time such documents are
filed with a Regulatory Authority and/or at the time they are
distributed to stockholders of ANB or FCB, contains or will contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or fails 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. All documents that any FCB
Company is responsible for filing with any Regulatory Authority in
connection with the transactions provided for herein will comply as
to form in all material respects with the provisions of applicable
Law.
5.19 Tax
and Regulatory Matters . No FCB Company or any Affiliate
thereof has taken any action or has any Knowledge of any fact or
circumstance that is reasonably likely to (a) prevent the
transactions provided for herein, including the Merger, from
qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)
of the IRC, or (b) materially impede or delay receipt of any
Consents of Regulatory Authorities referred to in subsection 9.1(b)
of this Agreement or result in the imposition of a condition or
restriction of the type referred to in the last sentence of such
subsection 9.1(b).
5.20
Offices . The headquarters of each FCB Company and each
other office, branch or facility maintained and operated by each
FCB Company (including without limitation representative and loan
production offices and operations centers) and the locations
thereof are listed on Schedule 5.20 . None of the FCB
Companies maintains any other office or branch or conducts business
at any other location, or has applied for or received permission to
open any additional office or branch or to operate at any other
location.
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5.21 Data
Processing Systems . The electronic data processing systems
and similar systems utilized in processing the work of each of the
FCB Companies, including both hardware and software, (a) are
supplied by a third party provider; (b) satisfactorily perform
the data processing function for which they are presently being
used; and (c) are wholly within the possession and control of
one of the FCB Companies or its third party provider such that
physical access to all software, documentation, passwords, access
codes, backups, disks and other data storage devices and similar
items readily can be made accessible to and delivered into the
possession of ANB or ANB’s third party provider.
5.22
Intellectual Property . Each of the FCB Companies owns
or possesses valid and binding licenses and other rights to use
without additional payment all material patents, copyrights, trade
secrets, trade names, service marks, trademarks, computer software
and other intellectual property used in its business; and none of
the FCB Companies has received any notice of conflict with respect
thereto that asserts the rights of others. The FCB Companies have
in all material respects performed all the obligations required to
be performed by them and are not in default in any material respect
under any contract, agreement, arrangement or commitment relating
to any of the foregoing. Schedule 5.22 lists all of the
trademarks, trade names, licenses and other intellectual property
used to conduct the businesses of the FCB Companies. Each of the
FCB Companies has taken reasonable precautions to safeguard its
trade secrets from disclosure to third-parties.
5.23
Administration of Trust Accounts . FCB Bank does not
possess and does not exercise trust powers.
5.24
Advisory Fees . FCB has retained the FCB Financial
Advisor to serve as its financial advisor and, as of the Effective
Time, shall incur a liability to the FCB Financial Advisor in the
amount set forth on Schedule 5.24 (the “Advisory
Fee”) in connection with the Merger. Other than the FCB
Financial Advisor and the Advisory Fee, neither FCB nor any of its
Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers or directors has
employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in
connection with any of the transactions provided for in this
Agreement.
5.25
Regulatory Approvals . FCB knows of no reason why all
requisite regulatory approvals regarding the Merger should not or
cannot be obtained.
5.26
Opinion of Counsel . FCB has no Knowledge of any facts
that would preclude issuance of the opinion of counsel referred to
in subsection 9.2(d).
5.27
Repurchase Agreements; Derivatives Contracts . With
respect to all agreements currently outstanding pursuant to which
any FCB Company has purchased securities subject to an agreement to
resell, such FCB Company has a valid, perfected first lien or
security interest in the securities or other collateral securing
such agreement, and the value of such collateral equals or exceeds
the amount of the debt secured thereby. With respect to all
agreements currently outstanding pursuant to which any FCB Company
has sold securities subject to an agreement to repurchase, no FCB
Company has pledged collateral in excess of the amount of the debt
secured thereby. No FCB Company has pledged collateral in excess of
the amount required under any interest rate swap or other similar
agreement currently outstanding.
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No FCB Company
is a party to, nor has any FCB Company agreed to enter into any
exchange-traded or over-the-counter swap, forward, future, option,
cap, floor, or collar financial contract or agreement, or any other
interest rate or foreign currency protection contract not included
on its balance sheet which is a financial derivative contract
(including various combinations thereof).
5.28
Antitakeover Provisions . Each FCB Company has taken all
actions required to exempt such FCB Company, this Agreement and the
Merger from any provisions of an antitakeover nature contained in
their organizational documents or the provisions of any federal or
state “antitakeover,” “fair price,”
“moratorium,” “control share acquisition”
or similar laws or regulations (“Takeover
Laws”).
5.29
Transactions with Management . Except for
(a) deposits, all of which are on terms and conditions
comparable in all material respects to those made available to
other nonaffiliated similarly situated customers of FCB Bank at the
time such deposits were entered into, (b) the loans listed on
Schedule 5.9(a)(ii) , (c) the agreements
designated on Schedule 5.15 , (d) obligations under
employee benefit plans of the FCB Companies set forth in
Schedule 5.14(a) and (e) any items described on
Schedule 5.29 , there are no contracts with or
commitments to present or former stockholders who own or owned more
than 1% of the FCB Common Stock, directors, officers or employees
(or their Related Interests) involving the expenditure of more than
$1,000 as to any one individual (including any business directly or
indirectly controlled by any such person), or more than $5,000 for
all such contracts for commitments in the aggregate for all such
individuals.
5.30
Deposits . Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.30 , none of the deposits of FCB Bank are
“brokered” deposits or are subject to any encumbrance,
legal restraint or other legal process (other than garnishments,
pledges, set off rights, limitations applicable to public deposits,
escrow limitations and similar actions taken in the ordinary course
of business), and no portion of deposits of FCB Bank represents a
deposit of any Affiliate of FCB.
5.31
Accounting Controls . Each of the FCB Companies has
devised and maintained systems of internal accounting control
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (a) all
material transactions are executed in accordance with general or
specific authorization of the Board of Directors and the duly
authorized executive officers of the applicable FCB Company;
(b) all material transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP with respect to the applicable FCB Company or any other
criteria applicable to such financial statements, and to maintain
proper accountability for items therein; (c) access to the
material properties and assets of each of the FCB Companies is
permitted only in accordance with general or specific authorization
of the Board of Directors and the duly authorized executive
officers; and (d) the recorded accountability for items is
compared with the actual levels at reasonable intervals and
appropriate actions taken with respect to any
differences.
5.32
Deposit Insurance . The deposit accounts of FCB Bank are
insured by the FDIC in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the “Act”). FCB Bank has
paid all regular premiums and special assessments and filed all
reports required under the Act.
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5.33
Registration Obligations . Neither of FCB or FCB Bank is
under any obligation, contingent or otherwise, which will survive
the Merger to register its securities under the 1933 Act or any
state securities laws.
ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANB
ANB hereby
represents and warrants to FCB as follows:
6.1
Organization, Standing and Power . ANB is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
Laws of the State of Delaware, and has the corporate power and
authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own,
lease and operate its Assets and to incur its Liabilities. ANB is
duly qualified or licensed to transact business as a foreign
corporation in good standing in the states of the United States and
foreign jurisdictions where the character of its Assets or the
nature or conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified or
licensed, except for such jurisdictions in which the failure to be
so qualified or licensed is not reasonably likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on
ANB.
6.2
Authority; No Breach By Agreement .
(a) ANB has
the corporate power and authority necessary to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions provided for herein. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions provided for herein, including the Merger, have been,
or prior to the Effective Time will be, duly and validly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of ANB. Subject to
required regulatory consents, this Agreement represents a legal,
valid and binding obligation of ANB, enforceable against ANB in
accordance with its terms.
(b) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by ANB, nor the
consummation by ANB of the transactions provided for herein, nor
compliance by ANB with any of the provisions hereof, will
(i) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of
ANB’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or
(ii) constitute or result in a Default under, or require any
Consent pursuant to, or result in the creation of any Lien on any
Asset of any ANB Company under, any Contract or Permit of any ANB
Company, where failure to obtain such Consent is reasonably likely
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect on ANB, or, (iii) subject to receipt of the requisite
approvals referred to in subsection 9.1(b) of this Agreement,
violate any Law or Order applicable to any ANB Company or any of
their respective Assets.
(c) Other
than (i) in connection or compliance with the provisions of
the Securities Laws, applicable state corporate and securities
Laws, and rules of the NASD, (ii) Consents required from
Regulatory Authorities, (iii) notices to or filings with the
Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation with respect to any employee benefit plans, and
(iv) Consents, filings or notifications which, if not obtained
or made, are not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on ANB, no notice to,
filing
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with or Consent
of, any public body or authority is necessary for the consummation
by ANB of the Merger and the other transactions provided for in
this Agreement.
6.3 Capital
Stock . The authorized capital stock of ANB, as of the date
of this Agreement, consists of (i) 50,000,000 shares of ANB
Common Stock, of which 17,103,578 shares are issued and
outstanding, and (ii) 100,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00
par value per share, none of which is issued and outstanding. All
of the issued and outstanding shares of ANB Common Stock are, and
all of the shares of ANB Common Stock to be issued in exchange for
shares of FCB Common Stock upon consummation of the Merger, when
issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be,
duly and validly issued and outstanding and fully paid and
nonassessable under the DGCL. None of the outstanding shares of ANB
Common Stock has been, and none of the shares of ANB Common Stock
to be issued in exchange for shares of FCB Common Stock upon
consummation of the Merger will be, issued in violation of any
preemptive rights of the current or past stockholders of
ANB.
6.4 Reports
and Financial Statements .
(a) Since
January 1, 2002, or the date of organization or acquisition if
later, each ANB Company has filed all reports and statements,
together with any amendments required to be made with respect
thereto, that it was required to file with (i) the SEC,
including, but not limited to, Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q, Forms 8-K,
and proxy statements, (ii) other Regulatory Authorities, and
(iii) any applicable state securities or banking authorities.
As of their respective dates, each of such reports and documents,
including the ANB Financial Statements, exhibits, and schedules
thereto, complied in all material respects with all applicable
Laws, including without limitation Securities Laws. As of its
respective date, each such report and document did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
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