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Table of ContentsExhibit 2.1 PLAN OF CONVERSION OF VERSAILLES SAVINGS AND LOAN COMPANY Table of Contents
(i) Table of ContentsPLAN OF CONVERSION OF VERSAILLES SAVINGS AND LOAN COMPANY
This Plan of Conversion (this “Plan”) provides for the conversion of Versailles Savings and Loan Company, an Ohio mutual savings and loan association headquartered in Versailles, Ohio (the “Bank”), into the capital stock form of organization. A new stock holding company (the “Holding Company”) will be established as part of the Conversion and will issue Common Stock in the Conversion. The purpose of the Conversion is to convert the Bank to the capital stock form of organization and to raise capital in the Offering. The Holding Company will offer its Common Stock in the Offering upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. The subscription rights granted to Participants in the Subscription Offering are set forth in Sections 8 through 11 hereof. All sales of Common Stock in the Community Offering or the Syndicated Community Offering will be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Bank and the Holding Company. The Conversion will have no impact on depositors, borrowers or customers of the Bank. After the Conversion, the Bank’s insured deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC to the fullest extent provided by applicable law. This Plan has been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank. This Plan also must be approved by a majority of the total number of outstanding votes entitled to be cast by Voting Members of the Bank at a Special Meeting of Members to be called for that purpose. The OTS and the Superintendent must approve this Plan before it is presented to Voting Members for their approval.
For the purposes of this Plan, the following terms have the following respective meanings: Account Holder – Any Person holding a Deposit Account in the Bank. Acting in Concert – The term Acting in Concert means (i) knowing participation in a joint activity or interdependent conscious parallel action towards a common goal whether or not pursuant to an express agreement; or (ii) a combination or pooling of voting or other interests in the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to any contract, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangement, whether written or otherwise. A person or company that acts in concert with another person or company (“other party”) shall also be deemed to be acting in concert with any person or company that is also acting in concert with that other party, except that any tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan will not be deemed to be acting in concert with its trustee or a person who serves in a similar capacity solely for the purpose of determining whether stock held by the trustee and stock held by the plan will be aggregated. Affiliate – Any Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another Person. Table of ContentsAppraised Value Range – The range of the estimated consolidated pro forma market value of the Holding Company, which shall also be equal to the estimated pro forma market value of the total number of Subscription Shares to be issued in the Conversion, as determined by the Independent Appraiser prior to the Subscription Offering and as it may be amended from time to time thereafter. The maximum and minimum of the Appraised Value Range may vary as much as 15% above and 15% below, respectively, the midpoint of the Appraised Value Range. The maximum of the Appraisal Value Range may be adjusted by up to 15% subsequent to the commencement of the Subscription Offering to reflect changes in market or financial conditions or demand for the Common Stock. Associate – The term Associate when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means (i) any corporation or organization (other than the Holding Company, the Bank or a majority-owned subsidiary of the Bank) if the person is a senior officer or partner or beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of equity securities of the corporation or organization, (ii) any trust or other estate, if the person has a substantial beneficial interest in the trust or estate or is a trustee or fiduciary of the trust or estate except that for the purposes of this Plan relating to subscriptions in the Offering and the sale of Subscription Shares following the Conversion, a person who has a substantial beneficial interest in any Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan or any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan, or who is a trustee or fiduciary of such plan, is not an associate of such plan, and except that, for purposes of aggregating total shares that may be held by Officers and Directors, the term “Associate” does not include any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan, and (iii) any person who is related by blood or marriage to such person and who lives in the same home as such person or who is a Director or Officer of the Bank or the Holding Company, or any of their parents or subsidiaries. Bank – Versailles Savings and Loan Company, Versailles, Ohio. Common Stock – The common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Holding Company. Community – The Ohio Counties of Darke and Shelby. Community Offering – The offering for sale to certain members of the general public directly by the Holding Company of shares not subscribed for in the Subscription Offering. Control – (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by,” and “under common control with”) means the direct or indirect power to direct or exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise as described in 12 C.F.R. Part 574. Conversion – The conversion of the Bank to stock form pursuant to this Plan, and all steps incident or necessary thereto, including the Offering. Deposit Account – Any withdrawable account, including, without limitation, savings, time, demand, NOW accounts, money market, certificate and passbook accounts. Director – A member of the Board of Directors of the Bank or the Holding Company, as appropriate in the context.
2 Table of ContentsEligible Account Holder – Any Person holding a Qualifying Deposit on the Eligibility Record Date for purposes of determining subscription rights and establishing subaccount balances in the Liquidation Account. Eligibility Record Date – The date for determining Eligible Account Holders of the Bank, which is December 31, 2007. Employees – All Persons who are employed by the Bank or the Holding Company. Employee Plans – Any one or more Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans of the Bank or the Holding Company, including any ESOP and 401(k) Plan. ESOP – The Employee Stock Ownership Plan and related trust established by the Bank or the Holding Company. FDIC – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Holding Company – Versailles Financial Corporation, The corporation formed for the purpose of acquiring all of the shares of capital stock of the Bank in connection with the Conversion, which shall be incorporated in Maryland or such other State as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. Shares of Common Stock of the Holding Company will be issued in the Conversion to Participants and others in the Offering. Independent Appraiser – The appraiser retained by the Holding Company and the Bank to prepare an appraisal of the pro forma market value of the Subscription Shares. Liquidation Account – The interest in the Bank received by Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders in exchange for their interest in the Bank in connection with the Conversion. Member – Any Person or entity that qualifies as a member of the Bank pursuant to its constitution and bylaws. Offering – The offering and issuance, pursuant to this Plan, of Common Stock in a Subscription Offering, Community Offering or Syndicated Community Offering, as the case may be. Offering Range – The range of the number of shares of Common Stock offered for sale in the Offering. The Offering Range shall be equal to the Appraised Value Range divided by the Subscription Price. Officer – An executive officer of the Bank or the Holding Company, as appropriate in the context, which includes the Chief Executive Officer, President, Senior Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents in charge of principal business functions, Secretary and Controller and any Person performing functions similar to those performed by the foregoing persons. Order Form – Any form (together with any cover letter and acknowledgment) sent to any Participant or Person containing, among other things, a description of the alternatives available to such Person under this Plan and by which any such Person may make elections regarding subscriptions for Subscription Shares.
3 Table of ContentsOther Member – Any person entitled to vote at the Bank’s meeting of members on the Voting Record Date who is not an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder. OTS – The Office of Thrift Supervision, a division of the United States Department of Treasury and any successor. Participant – Any Eligible Account Holder, Employee Plan, Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, or Other Member. Person – An individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a limited liability company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, or a government or political subdivision of a government. Plan – This Plan of Conversion of the Bank as it exists on the date hereof and as it may hereafter be amended in accordance with its terms. Prospectus – The one or more documents used in offering the Subscription Shares. Qualifying Deposit – The aggregate balance of all Deposit Accounts in the Bank of (i) an Eligible Account Holder at the close of business on the Eligibility Record Date, provided such aggregate balance is not less than $50, and (ii) a Supplemental Eligible Account Holder at the close of business on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, provided such aggregate balance is not less than $50. Resident – Any Person who occupies a dwelling within the Community, has a present intent to remain within the Community for a period of time, and manifests the genuineness of that intent by establishing an ongoing physical presence within the Community together with an indication that such presence within the Community is something other than merely transitory in nature. To the extent the person is a corporation or other business entity, the principal place of business or headquarters shall be in the Community. To the extent a person is a personal benefit plan, the circumstances of the beneficiary shall apply with respect to this definition. In the case of all other benefit plans, circumstances of the trustee shall be examined for purposes of this definition. The Bank may utilize deposit or loan records or such other evidence provided to it to make a determination as to whether a person is a resident. In all cases, however, such a determination shall be in the sole discretion of the Bank. A Participant must be a “Resident” for purposes of determining whether such person “resides” in the Community as such term is used in this Plan. SEC – The Securities and Exchange Commission. Special Meeting of Members – The special meeting of Voting Members and any adjournments thereof held to consider and vote upon this Plan. Subscription Offering – The offering of Subscription Shares to Participants.
4 Table of ContentsSubscription Price – The price per Subscription Share to be paid by Participants and others in the Offering. The Subscription Price will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Holding Company and fixed prior to the commencement of the Subscription Offering. Subscription Shares – Shares of Common Stock offered for sale in the Offering. Superintendent – The Superintendent of the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions. Supplemental Eligible Account Holder – Any Person, other than Directors and Officers of the Bank and the Holding Company and their Associates, holding a Qualifying Deposit on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, who is not an Eligible Account Holder. Supplemental Eligibility Record Date – The date for determining Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, which shall be the last day of the calendar quarter preceding OTS and Superintendent approval of the application for conversion. Syndicated Community Offering – The offering of Subscription Shares, at the sole discretion of the Holding Company, following the Subscription and Community Offerings through a syndicate of broker-dealers. Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan – Any defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan, such as an employee stock ownership plan, stock bonus plan, profit-sharing plan or other plan, which, with its related trust, meets the requirements to be “qualified” under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Bank may make scheduled discretionary contributions to a tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan, provided such contributions do not cause the Bank to fail to meet its regulatory capital requirements. A “Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan” is any defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan that is not so qualified. Voting Member – Any Person who at the close of business on the Voting Record Date is entitled to vote as a Member of the Bank pursuant to its constitution and bylaws. Voting Record Date – The date fixed by the Directors for determining eligibility to vote at the Special Meeting of Members.
A. After approval of this Plan by the Board of Directors of the Bank, this Plan together with all other requisite material shall be submitted to the OTS and the Superintendent for approval. Notice of the adoption of this Plan by the Board of Directors of the Bank and the submission of this Plan to the OTS and the Superintendent for approval will be published in a newspaper having general circulation in each community in which an office of the Bank is located, and copies of this Plan will be made available at each office of the Bank for inspection by depositors. The Bank also will publish a notice of the filing with the OTS and the Superintendent of an application to convert in accordance with the provisions of this Plan and as required by applicable regulation.
5 Table of ContentsB. Promptly following approval by the OTS and the Superintendent, this Plan will be submitted to a vote of the Voting Members at the Special Meeting of Members. The Bank will mail to all Voting Members, at their last known address appearing on the records of the Bank, a proxy statement and proxy card in either long or summary form describing this Plan, which will be submitted to a vote of Voting Members at the Special Meeting of Members. Existing proxies held by the Bank may not be used in connection with the Special Meeting. The Holding Company also will mail to all Participants either a Prospectus and Order Form for the purchase of Subscription Shares or a letter informing them of their right to receive a Prospectus and Order Form and a postage-prepaid card to request such materials, subject to other provisions of this Plan. In addition, all Participants will receive, or be given the opportunity to request by either returning a postage-prepaid card which will be distributed with the proxy statement or by letter addressed to the Bank’s Secretary, a copy of this Plan. Upon approval of this Plan by a majority of the total number of votes entitled to be cast by Voting Members, the Holding Company and the Bank will take all other necessary steps pursuant to applicable laws and regulations to consummate the Conversion and the Offering. The Conversion must be completed within 24 months of the approval of this Plan by Voting Members, unless a longer time period is permitted by governing laws and regulations. C. The Conversion will be effected as follows, or in any other manner that is consistent with the purposes of this Plan and applicable laws and regulations: (1) the Bank will convert its constitution to that of an Ohio chartered stock savings and loan association, which authorizes the issuance of capital stock; (2) the Holding Company will purchase all of the capital stock issued by the Bank in connection with its conversion from mutual to stock form, for at least 50% of the net proceeds of the Offering; and (3) the Holding Company will issue the Common Stock in the Offering as provided in this Plan. Each of the steps set forth below shall be deemed to occur in such order as is necessary to consummate the Conversion pursuant to this Plan, the intent of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company and the Board of Directors of the Bank, and applicable federal and state regulations and policy. Approval of this Plan by Voting Members also shall constitute approval of each of the transactions necessary to implement this Plan. The Board of Directors of the Bank may determine for any reason at any time prior to the issuance of the Subscription Shares not to utilize a holding company form of organization in the Conversion. If the Board of Directors determines not to complete the Conversion utilizing a holding company form of organization, the stock of the Bank will be issued and sold in accordance with this Plan. In such case, the Holding Company’s registration statement will be withdrawn from the SEC, the Bank will take steps necessary to complete the Conversion, including filing any necessary documents with the OTS and the Superintendent and will issue and sell the Subscription Shares in accordance with this Plan. In such event, any subscriptions or orders received for Subscription Shares of the Holding Company shall be deemed to be subscriptions or orders for common stock of the Bank, and the Bank shall take such steps as permitted or required by the OTS, the Superintendent and the SEC. D. The Holding Company shall register the issuance of the Subscription Shares with the SEC and any appropriate state securities authorities.
6 Table of ContentsE. Upon completion of the Conversion, the legal existence of the Bank shall not terminate but the stock Bank shall be a continuation of the entity of the mutual Bank and all property of the mutual Bank, including its right, title and interest in and to all property of whatever kind and nature, whether real, personal, or mixed, and things, and choses in action, and every right, privilege, interest and asset of every conceivable value or benefit then existing or pertaining to it, or which would inure to it, immediately by operation of law and without the necessity of any conveyance or transfer and without any further act or deed shall vest in the stock Bank. The stock Bank shall have, hold, and enjoy the same in its own right as fully and to the same extent as the same was possessed, held and enjoyed by the mutual Bank. The stock Bank at the time and the taking effect of the Conversion shall continue to have and succeed to all the rights, obligations and relations of the mutual Bank. All pending actions and other judicial or administrative proceedings to which the Bank was a party shall not be discontinued by reason of the Conversion, but may be prosecuted to final judgment or order in the same manner as if the Conversion had not been made and the stock Bank resulting from the Conversion may continue the actions in its name notwithstanding the Conversion. Upon completion of the Conversion, each Person having a Deposit Account at the Bank prior to the Conversion will continue to have a Deposit Account, without further payment therefor, in the same amount and subject to the same terms and conditions (except for Liquidation Rights) as in effect prior to the Conversion. All of the Bank’s insured Deposit Accounts will continue to be insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by applicable law. F. The home office of the Bank shall be unaffected by the Conversion. The executive offices of the Holding Company shall be located at the current offices of the Bank.
The Boards of Directors of the Holding Company and the Bank will take all necessary steps to convert the Bank to stock form, form the Holding Company and complete the Offering. The Holding Company shall make timely applications to the OTS, the Superintendent and filings with the SEC for any requisite regulatory approvals to complete the Conversion.
The Subscription Shares will be offered simultaneously in the Subscription Offering to the Participants in the respective priorities set forth in this Plan. The Subscription Offering may begin as early as the mailing of the Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting of Members. The Common Stock will not be insured by the FDIC or any government agency. The Bank will not extend credit to any Person to purchase shares of Common Stock. Any shares of Common Stock for which subscriptions have not been received in the Subscription Offering may be issued in the Community Offering. The Subscription Offering may begin prior to the Special Meeting of Members and, in that event, the Community Offering also may begin prior to the Special Meeting of Members. The offer and sale of Common Stock prior to the Special Meeting of Members, however, is subject to the approval of this Plan by Voting Members.
7 Table of ContentsIf feasible, any shares of Common Stock remaining after the Subscription Offering, and the Community Offering should one be conducted, will be sold in a Syndicated Community Offering or in any manner that will achieve the widest distribution of the Common Stock. The Syndicated Community may be conducted in addition to, or instead of, a Community Offering. The issuance of Common Stock in any Subscription Offering and any Community Offering will be consummated simultaneously on the date the sale of Common Stock in the Syndicated Community Offering is consummated and only if the required minimum number of shares of Common Stock has been issued.
The total number of shares, or a range thereof, of Subscription Shares to be offered for sale in the Offering will be determined jointly by the Boards of Directors of the Bank and the Holding Company immediately prior to the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings, and will be based on the Appraised Value Range and the Subscription Price. The Offering Range will be equal to the Appraised Value Range divided by the Subscription Price. The estimated pro forma consolidated market value of the Holding Company will be subject to adjustment within the Appraised Value Range if necessitated by market or financial conditions, with the receipt of any required approvals of the OTS and the Superintendent, and the maximum of the Appraised Value Range may be increased by up to 15% subsequent to the commencement of the Subscription Offering to reflect changes in market and financial conditions or demand for the shares. The number of Subscription Shares issued in the Offering will be equal to the estimated pro forma consolidated market value of the Holding Company, as may be amended, divided by the Subscription Price. In the event that the Subscription Price multiplied by the number of Subscription Shares to be issued in the Offering is below the minimum of the Appraised Value Range, or materially above the maximum of the Appraised Value Range, a resolicitation of purchasers may be required, provided that up to a 15% increase above the maximum of the Appraised Value Range will not be deemed material so as to require a resolicitation. Any such resolicitation shall be effected in such manner and within such time as the Bank and the Holding Company shall establish, if all required regulatory approvals are obtained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscription Shares will not be issued unless, prior to the consummation of the Offering, the Independent Appraiser confirms to the Bank, the Holding Company, and the OTS and the Superintendent, that, to the best knowledge of the Independent Appraiser, nothing of a material nature has occurred which, taking into account all relevant factors, would cause the Independent Appraiser to conclude that the number of Subscription Shares issued in the Offering multiplied by the Subscription Price is incompatible with its estimate of the aggregate consolidated pro forma market value of the Holding Company. If such confirmation is not received, the Holding Company may cancel the Offering, extend the Offering and establish a new Subscription Price and/or Appraised Value Range, extend, reopen or hold a new Offering, or take such other action as the OTS and the Superintendent may permit. The Common Stock to be issued in the Offering shall be fully paid and non-assessable.
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The Holding Company may retain up to 50% of the proceeds of the Offering. The Offering proceeds will provide additional capital to the Holding Company |
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