EXHIBIT 2.1
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
FROM MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK TO MUTUAL HOLDING
COMPANY
OF
WAUWATOSA SAVINGS BANK
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
As adopted on May 17, 2005,
and amended on June 3, 2005
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ARTICLE II. BUSINESS PURPOSES FOR THE
REORGANIZATION
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ARTICLE III. CERTAIN EFFECTS OF THE
REORGANIZATION; OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF SHC AND STOCK BANK;
FUNDING OF CHARITABLE FOUNDTION
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3.1 Reorganization Overview
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3.2 Reorganization Structure
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3.3 Notices and Applications
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3.4 Operations; Directors
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3.7 Funding of Charitable Foundation
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3.8 Out-of-Market Deposit Accounts
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ARTICLE IV. OPERATION AND OWNERSHIP OF THE
STOCK BANK AND EFFECT ON RIGHTS OF MEMBERS
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ARTICLE V. OPERATION AND OWNERSHIP OF THE MHC
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ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
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ARTICLE VII. SPECIAL MEETING OF
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ARTICLE VIII. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND
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ARTICLE IX. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND
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ARTICLE X. ACCOUNTS AND LOANS SUBSEQUENT TO THE
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ARTICLE XI. RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE
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ARTICLE XII. CONVERSION OF MHC TO STOCK
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ARTICLE XIII. TIMING OF THE
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ARTICLE XIV. MISCELLANEOUS
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14.2 Interpretations Final
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APPENDICES
A. PLAN OF STOCK ISSUANCE
B. PLAN OF MERGER
C. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF MHC
D. BYLAWS OF MHC
E. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF STOCK BANK
F. BYLAWS OF STOCK BANK
G. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF SHC
H. BYLAWS OF SHC
I. WSB BRANCH OFFICES
J. POLICY REGARDING REJECTION OF OUT-OF-MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
K. FORM OF PROPOSED STOCK CERTIFICATE
L. FORM OF PROPOSED STOCK ORDER FORM
M. ESTIMATED EXPENSES OF REORGANIZATION AND STOCK OFFERING
[Appendices J through M have been omitted from version filed with
the SEC.]
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THIS PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION is adopted by the Board of Directors of Wauwatosa
Savings Bank, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (“WSB”), a
Wisconsin-chartered mutual savings bank, on May 17, 2005, and
amended on June 3, 2005, under which WSB proposes to
reorganize into the mutual holding company form of organization and
operate as an indirect subsidiary of a mutual holding
company.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as a
result of the Reorganization, WSB will establish Lamplighter
Financial, MHC (“MHC”) as a Wisconsin-organized mutual
holding company, and all of the current ownership and voting rights
of the Members of WSB will become the rights of Members of the MHC.
The Reorganization of WSB into the mutual holding company structure
includes the conversion of WSB to a Wisconsin stock savings bank
(“Stock Bank”) and the formation of Wauwatosa Holdings,
Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, which will be the middle tier stock
holding company (“SHC”). SHC will be a majority-owned
subsidiary of the MHC, and Stock Bank will be a wholly-owned
subsidiary of SHC.
WHEREAS, in
adopting this Plan, the Board of Directors has determined that the
Reorganization is in the best interests of WSB and its Members.
Formation of the MHC under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(“FDIC”), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (“FRB”) and Wisconsin Department of Financial
Institutions (“WDFI”) regulations presents WSB with a
method of preserving the mutual form of organization, while
positioning WSB to be an active and effective participant in the
rapidly changing financial services industry. Formation of SHC as a
mid-tier holding company will permit the SHC to issue Capital
Stock, which is a source of capital that is not available to mutual
savings associations.
WHEREAS, the
mutual holding company provides flexibility in structuring mergers
and acquisitions, and will give the opportunity to retain acquired
institutions as separate subsidiaries. The MHC also will be able to
acquire other types of financial institutions and make investments
not now available to WSB.
WHEREAS, subject
to the approval of the Board of Directors of the SHC, the FDIC, and
the WDFI and registration with the SEC, the SHC will be authorized
to issue Common Stock in one or more Minority Stock Offerings to
persons other than the MHC in an aggregate amount less than
50 percent of the total outstanding SHC Common
Stock.
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with or immediately following the Reorganization
and subject to the approval of the FDIC, FRB and WDFI, the SHC
intends to issue approximately 32 percent of its Common Stock
in a Stock Offering pursuant to a Stock Issuance Plan adopted by
the Board of Directors of WSB on May 17, 2005. The Stock
Issuance Plan is attached hereto as Appendix A and is
incorporated
herein by reference. The closing
of the Stock Offering is expected to occur contemporaneously with
or as soon as possible following the closing of the
Reorganization.
WHEREAS, as part
of the Reorganization, the SHC intends to issue Common Stock as a
contribution to the Foundation to complement WSB’s existing
community reinvestment activities, to share with WSB’s local
community a part of WSB’s financial success and to enhance
WSB’s public profile, all to the benefit of WSB.
WHEREAS,
implementation of this Plan of Reorganization is subject to, among
other conditions, the prior written approval of the FDIC and WDFI
and must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
total number of votes entitled to be cast by Members of WSB at the
Special Meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the recitals and of the mutual covenants,
conditions and agreements set forth herein and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed that:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
When used in this
Plan of Reorganization, the following terms shall have the meanings
specified:
Associate . “Associate,” when used to indicate a
relationship with any Person, shall mean:
(a) any
corporation or organization (other than WSB or a majority-owned
subsidiary of WSB, SHC or the MHC) of which such Person is an
officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial
owner of 10 percent or more of any class of equity securities;
and
(b) any
trust or other estate in which such Person has a substantial
beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee or
in a similar fiduciary capacity, except that the term
“Associate” does not include any Employee Plan in which
a Person has a substantial beneficial interest or serves as a
trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and
(c) any
relative or spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse,
who has the same home as such Person or who is a Director or
Officer of the SHC, WSB, the MHC, or any of their
Subsidiaries.
Capital Stock . “Capital Stock” shall mean any
and all authorized shares of common stock, par value $.01 per
share, of the SHC.
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Code . “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
Common Stock . “Common Stock” shall mean all of
the shares of Capital Stock offered and sold by the SHC in the
Stock Offering, contributed by the SHC to the Foundation, or issued
to the MHC contemporaneously with or immediately following the
Reorganization pursuant to the Stock Issuance Plan, which Common
Stock will not be insured by the FDIC or any other government
agency.
Community Offering . “Community Offering” shall
mean the offering for sale of shares of Common Stock to certain
members of the general public under the terms of the Stock Issuance
Plan concurrently with or after completion of the Subscription
Offering, to the extent shares of Common Stock remain available
after satisfying all subscriptions received in the Subscription
Offering.
Conversion Transaction . Defined in Section 12.1
hereof.
Defined Benefit Pension Plan . “Defined Benefit
Pension Plan” shall mean the Wisconsin Financial Institutions
Employees’ Defined Benefit Pension Plan, in the form in which
WSB participates.
Deposit Account . “Deposit Account” shall mean
any monetary interest that a Member maintains in WSB, including
demand deposits, certificates of deposit, or other deposits or
savings accounts, including money market deposit accounts and
negotiable order of withdrawal account.
Director . “Director” shall mean a member of the
Board of Directors of WSB, but does not include an advisory
director, honorary director, director emeritus or person holding a
similar position unless such person is otherwise performing
functions similar to those of a member of the Board of Directors of
WSB.
Effective Date of the Reorganization . “Effective Date
of the Reorganization” shall mean the date and time at which
all of the conditions to the Reorganization are
satisfied.
Eligible Account Holder . “Eligible Account
Holder” shall mean the holder of a Qualifying Deposit of WSB
on the Eligibility Record Date.
Eligibility Record Date . “Eligibility Record
Date” shall mean April 30, 2004.
Employee Plans . “Employee Plans” shall mean any
Employee Stock Benefit Plans, RRPs and Stock Option Plans approved
by the Board of Directors of WSB or the SHC.
Employee Stock Benefit Plan . “Employee Stock Benefit
Plan” shall mean any defined benefit plan or defined
contribution plan of WSB, the SHC or the MHC, other
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than an RRP, such as an employee
stock ownership plan, employee 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 Code; provided, however, that such term shall not include
the Defined Benefit Pension Plan.
FDIC . “FDIC” shall mean the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
FDIC’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations .
“FDIC’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations” means
the regulations of the FDIC governing mutual holding company
formations, as set forth at 12 C.F.R. §§ 303.160 –
303.163 and 333.4.
Foundation . “Foundation” shall mean a
charitable foundation that will qualify as an exempt organization
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and that meets the other
qualifications contained in 12 C.F.R. §§ 563b.550 to
563b.575, the funding of which is contemplated by this
Plan.
FRB . “FRB” shall mean the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System.
HOLA . “HOLA” shall mean the Home Owners’
Loan Act, as amended.
Interim 1 . “Interim 1” shall mean Wauwatosa
Interim 1 Stock Savings Bank, an interim Wisconsin stock savings
bank being formed to effect the Reorganization, which will become
the MHC as a result of the Reorganization.
Interim 2 . “Interim 2” shall mean Wauwatosa
Interim 2 Stock Savings Bank, an interim Wisconsin stock savings
bank being formed to effect the Reorganization, which will be
merged out of existence in connection with the Merger.
Members . “Members” shall mean all persons or
entities who qualify as members of WSB pursuant to WSB’s
articles of incorporation or bylaws as in effect prior to the
Reorganization. When referring to Members of the MHC, the term
Members means (i) members of WSB who become members of the MHC
as a result of the Reorganization; and (ii) persons who become
depositors of the Stock Bank after the Reorganization.
Merger . “Merger” shall mean the merger of
Interim 2 with and into the Stock Bank, with the Stock Bank being
the surviving organization, pursuant to the terms of the Plan of
Merger.
MHC . “MHC” shall mean the
Wisconsin-incorporated mutual holding company resulting from the
Reorganization, which shall be known as “Lamplighter
Financial, MHC.”
Minority Stock Issuance Application . “Minority Stock
Issuance Application” shall mean the application for approval
of a minority stock issuance by a savings
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association subsidiary of a
mutual holding company to be submitted by WSB to the FDIC and WDFI
for approval.
Minority Stock Offerings . “Minority Stock
Offerings” shall mean one or more offerings to persons other
than the MHC. The Minority Stock Offerings shall aggregate less
than 50 percent of the outstanding Common Stock of the
SHC.
Notice . “Notice” shall mean the notice of
mutual holding company reorganization to be submitted by WSB to the
FDIC and the WDFI to notify the FDIC and the WDFI of the
Reorganization, which will include the Proxy Statement.
Officer . “Officer” shall mean an executive
officer of WSB, which includes the Chairman of the Board (if
determined by the Board of WSB to be an executive position),
President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer or principal
financial officer, Comptroller or principal accounting officer, and
any other person performing similar functions.
Other Members . “Other Members” shall mean
Members of WSB (other than Eligible Account Holders and
Supplemental Eligible Account Holders) as of the close of business
on the Voting Record Date.
Person . “Person” shall mean an individual, a
corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company,
a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any
political subdivision thereof.
Plan of Merger . “Plan of Merger” shall mean the
Plan of Merger between Stock Bank and Interim 2, which is attached
hereto as Appendix B .
Plan of Reorganization . “Plan of
Reorganization” shall mean this Plan of Reorganization, as
adopted by the Board of Directors of WSB, and as may be
subsequently amended from time to time, under the terms of which
the Reorganization will occur.
Prospectus . “Prospectus” shall mean the
prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement.
Proxy Statement . “Proxy Statement” shall mean
the materials utilized by WSB to solicit proxies in connection with
the vote by Members on the Plan of Reorganization at the Special
Meeting.
Qualifying Deposit . “Qualifying Deposit” shall
mean the total of the deposit balances of the Deposit Accounts of
an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder
in WSB as of the close of business on the Eligibility Record Date
or, in the case of a Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, the
Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, provided that Deposit
Accounts of an Eligible Account Holder
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or Supplemental Eligible Account
Holder with total deposit balances of less than $50 shall not
constitute a Qualifying Deposit.
Registration Statement . “Registration
Statement” shall mean the Registration Statement of SHC filed
with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 for purposes of
registering Capital Stock of SHC to be issued pursuant to the Stock
Issuance Plan.
Reorganization . “Reorganization” shall mean the
Reorganization of WSB into the MHC form of ownership, which
includes, among other things, the organization of the SHC as a
subsidiary of the MHC, and Stock Bank as a subsidiary of SHC,
pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.
RRPs . “RRPs” shall mean any management
recognition and retention plan(s) established by WSB or the SHC to
induce certain Directors, Officers and employees of WSB to continue
their service with the company following the Reorganization through
awards of Capital Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Stock Issuance Plan and the documents establishing the
RRPs.
SEC . “SEC” shall mean the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Special Meeting . “Special Meeting” shall mean
the special or annual meeting of Members of WSB called for the
purpose of submitting this Plan of Reorganization for
approval.
Stock Bank . “Stock Bank” shall mean the
Wisconsin-chartered stock savings bank resulting from the
Reorganization as a continuation of WSB, which savings bank will be
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SHC following the
Reorganization.
SHC . “SHC” shall mean Wauwatosa Holdings, Inc.,
a Wisconsin corporation and MHC subsidiary holding company, or any
permitted assignee thereof or successor thereto, which will own
100% of the shares of the Stock Bank, and in turn be not less than
50.1 percent owned by MHC.
Stock Issuance Plan . “Stock Issuance Plan”
shall mean the Stock Issuance Plan attached hereto as
Appendix A , under which the SHC shall offer for sale
up to 49.9 percent of its Common Stock.
Stock Offering . “Stock Offering” shall mean the
offering of the Common Stock to Persons other than the MHC,
including those shares issued as a contribution to the Foundation
and those shares issued on a priority basis as set forth in the
Stock Issuance Plan, which offering is expected to occur
concurrently with or as soon as possible following the
Reorganization. Shares contributed to the Foundation and sold may
not exceed 49.9% of the Common Stock outstanding. The remaining
outstanding shares must be held by the MHC.
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Stock Option Plan . “Stock Option Plan” shall
mean any stock option plan adopted by WSB or SHC providing for
grants of options to purchase Capital Stock to Directors, Officers
and employees of WSB, the SHC and the MHC and their other
subsidiaries in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Stock Issuance Plan and the documents establishing the Stock Option
Plan.
Subscription Offering . “Subscription Offering”
shall mean the offering of shares of Common Stock to the Eligible
Account Holders, Employee Stock Benefit Plans, Supplemental
Eligible Account Holders, Other Members of WSB, and Directors,
Officers and employees of WSB pursuant to the terms of the Stock
Issuance Plan.
Supplemental Eligibility Record Date . “Supplemental
Eligibility Record Date” shall mean the last day of the
calendar quarter preceding the approval of the Stock Issuance Plan
by the FDIC and WDFI.
Supplemental Eligible Account Holder . “Supplemental
Eligible Account Holder” shall mean the holder of a
Qualifying Deposit in WSB (other than an Officer or Director or
their Associates) on the Supplemental Eligibility Record
Date.
Syndicated Community Offering . “Syndicated Community
Offering” shall mean the best-efforts offering by
broker-dealers who will offer shares of Common Stock to members of
the general public, to the extent shares of Common Stock remain
available after satisfying all subscriptions received in the
Subscription Offering and all orders received in the Community
Offering and accepted by the SHC.
Voting Record Date . “Voting Record Date” shall
mean the date fixed by the Board of Directors of WSB for
determining the Members of WSB eligible to vote on the Plan of
Reorganization at the Special Meeting, which date shall not be less
than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of the Special
Meeting without the prior approval of the FDIC and WDFI.
WDFI . “WDFI” shall mean the Wisconsin
Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banking or any
successor thereto.
WDFI’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations .
“WDFI’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations” means
the guidelines of the WDFI governing mutual holding company
formations, as set forth at Section 214.0095 of the Wisconsin
Statutes and Chapter DFI-SB 22 of the Wisconsin Administrative
Code.
WSB . “WSB” shall mean Wauwatosa Savings Bank, a
Wisconsin mutual savings bank, including where appropriate any
successor savings bank resulting from a conversion from a mutual
savings bank to a stock savings bank.
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ARTICLE II
BUSINESS PURPOSES FOR THE REORGANIZATION
WSB
has several business purposes for undertaking the
Reorganization.
(a) The
Reorganization will structure WSB in the stock form, which is used
by commercial banks, most major commercial enterprises and many
savings banks and savings associations. Formation of the SHC as a
subsidiary of the MHC will permit the SHC to issue Capital Stock,
which is a source of capital not available to mutual savings banks.
This new capital will support WSB’s future growth and
expanded operations as business needs dictate. The ability to
attract new capital will enhance WSB’s ability to effect
future acquisitions and investments, as well as increase the
capabilities of WSB to address the needs of the communities it
serves.
(b) WSB’s
mutual form of ownership will be preserved in the mutual holding
company structure. As a mutual organization, the MHC will at all
times indirectly control at least a majority of the Common Stock of
the Stock Bank so long as the MHC remains in existence. The
Reorganization will enable WSB to achieve the benefits of a stock
company without a loss of control that often follows standard
conversions from mutual to stock form.
(c) WSB
is committed to being a community-oriented institution, and the
Board of Directors believes that the mutual holding company
structure is best suited for this purpose. The Reorganization will
not foreclose the opportunity of the MHC to convert from the
mutual-to-stock form of organization in the future.
(d) Formation
of a mutual holding company also is expected to facilitate
diversification of WSB’s activities.
(e) Contemporaneously
with or immediately following the Reorganization, the SHC expects
to issue approximately 32 percent of its Common Stock in the
Stock Offering at an aggregate price determined by an independent
appraisal. The sale of Common Stock will provide the SHC with new
equity capital, which will support future growth and expanded
operations of WSB and any other subsidiaries. The ability to sell
Capital Stock also will enable the SHC to increase its capital in
response to changes in the regulatory capital requirements of the
banking agencies. The sale of Capital Stock, together with the
accumulation of earnings, after payment of any dividends, from year
to year, will provide a means for the orderly preservation and
expansion of the SHC’s capital base, and allows flexibility
to respond to sudden and unanticipated capital needs.
(f) As
part of the Reorganization, the SHC intends to issue Capital Stock
as a contribution to the Foundation to complement WSB’s
existing community reinvestment activities and to share with
WSB’s local community a part of WSB’s
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financial success, as set forth
more fully in Section 3.7 of this Plan and the attached Stock
Issuance Plan.
(g) The
ability of the SHC to issue Capital Stock also will enable the SHC
to establish stock-based benefit plans for management and
employees, including incentive stock option plans, stock award
plans, and employee stock ownership plans, and will benefit the
Members and the shareholders of SHC by creating employee incentives
based on corporate and stock performance and enhance the ability to
retain and attract qualified management.
(h) The
formation of the MHC also will allow the MHC to borrow funds, on a
secured and unsecured basis, and to issue debt to the public or in
a private placement. The proceeds of certain borrowings or debt
issuance may be contributed to the Stock Bank or other subsidiaries
as core capital for regulatory capital purposes. (WSB has not made
a determination to borrow funds or issue debt at the present time,
and there can be no assurance when, if ever, any such borrowing or
debt issuance would occur, or whether it would be consummated on
terms satisfactory to the MHC.)
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN EFFECTS OF THE REORGANIZATION;
OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF SHC AND STOCK BANK; FUNDING OF
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
3.1
Reorganization Overview . The Reorganization of WSB will
include: (1) the conversion of WSB to a Wisconsin stock
savings bank (the Stock Bank); (2) the formation of a
Wisconsin corporation stock holding company (the SHC); and
(3) the formation of a Wisconsin mutual holding company (the
MHC). As a result of the Reorganization, WSB will be 100% owned by
the SHC. The SHC in turn will be a majority-owned subsidiary of the
MHC at all times so long as the MHC remains in existence. The SHC
will also issue stock representing a minority interest in the SHC
to the public according to the terms of the Stock Issuance
Plan.
After the
Reorganization is completed, the rights of the Members of WSB in
WSB will become corresponding rights in the MHC, and the deposits
in WSB shall remain deposits in WSB after the
Reorganization.
3.2
Reorganization Structure .
(a) The
Reorganization will be effected in the following manner, or in any
other manner approved by the FDIC and WDFI that is consistent with
the purposes of this Plan of Reorganization and applicable law. As
part of the Reorganization:
(i) WSB
will form a wholly owned Wisconsin stock savings bank called
Wauwatosa Interim 1 Stock Savings Bank (“Interim
1”).
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(ii) Interim
1 will form two wholly owned subsidiaries. One will be a Wisconsin
stock savings bank named Wauwatosa Interim 2 Stock Savings Bank
(“Interim 2”). The other will be a Wisconsin stock
business corporation named Wauwatosa Holdings, Inc., the
SHC.
(iii) The
following transactions will occur substantially
contemporaneously:
(1) WSB
converts to a Wisconsin stock savings bank, the Stock Bank, and
adopts articles and bylaws appropriate for a Wisconsin stock
savings bank;
(2) Interim
1 converts from a stock savings bank to a Wisconsin mutual holding
company, cancels its outstanding stock, adopts a charter and bylaws
appropriate for a Wisconsin mutual holding company and changes its
name to Lamplighter Financial, MHC;
(3) Interim
2 merges with and into Stock Bank with Stock Bank surviving as a
wholly owned subsidiary of MHC and the depositors of Stock Bank
will exchange the shares of Stock Bank common stock constructively
received in the conversion for membership interests in MHC. The
depositors’ membership interests in MHC will continue for as
long as they maintain deposit accounts at Stock Bank. The name of
the Stock Bank will remain Wauwatosa Savings Bank; and
(4) MHC
will transfer all of the stock of Stock Bank to SHC, in exchange
for voting stock of SHC, making Stock Bank a wholly owned direct
subsidiary of SHC and an indirect subsidiary of MHC.
(iv) The
Deposit Accounts of the Members of WSB remain Deposit Accounts of
Stock Bank.
(v) Finally,
SHC will issue stock in its initial public offering according to
the Stock Issuance Plan. However, MHC will at all times continue to
hold at least a majority of stock of SHC for so long as MHC is in
existence.
(b) Upon
completion of the Reorganization, the legal existence of WSB will
not terminate, but the Stock Bank will be a continuation of WSB,
and all property of WSB including its right, title, and interest in
and to all property of any kind and nature, interest and asset of
every conceivable value or benefit then existing or pertaining to
WSB (other than any assets of WSB transferred to the MHC or the SHC
in connection with the Plan), or which would inure to WSB
immediately by operation of law and without the necessity of any
conveyance or transfer and without any further act or deed, will
vest in the Stock Bank. The Stock Bank will have, hold, and enjoy
the same in its right and fully and to the same extent as the same
was possessed, held, and enjoyed by WSB. The Stock Bank will
continue to have, succeed to, assume and be responsible for all the
rights, liabilities and obligations of WSB, will maintain its
headquarters
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operations at WSB’s
location at 11200 West Plank Court, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226, and
will maintain its branch offices at their current locations, as
listed on Appendix I .
(c) As
a result of the transactions set forth above, (i) the Stock
Bank will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHC, which will in turn
be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the MHC until shares of Common
Stock are issued under the Stock Issuance Plan, at which time the
SHC will be a majority-owned subsidiary of the MHC, and
(ii) the former members of WSB will become members of the
MHC.
3.3
Notices and Applications . WSB shall provide the FDIC and
the WDFI, as appropriate, with written notice of the proposed
Reorganization. Such notice shall include a copy of this Plan of
Reorganization, the proposed articles of incorporation and bylaws
for the MHC and the SHC and the articles of incorporation and
bylaws for the Stock Bank upon consummation of the Reorganization
and such other information as is required by applicable laws and
regulations or as the FDIC or the WDFI may otherwise require. To
the extent required by applicable laws and regulations or as the
FDIC or WDFI may otherwise require, WSB shall provide public notice
of its plan to reorganize. Such notice shall be made by means of
the posting of a notice in a conspicuous place in each of
WSB’s offices and the placing of an advertisement in a
newspaper of general circulation in the community where WSB
maintains its home office. In addition, WSB shall cause copies of
the Plan of Reorganization to be made available at each of its
offices for inspection by Members.
Simultaneously
with or as soon as practicable after WSB’s submission to the
FDIC and WDFI of its written notice of the proposed Reorganization,
such application(s) will be filed with the FRB and the WDFI with
respect to the MHC and the SHC as may be necessary or appropriate
with respect to the proposed acquisition of control, direct or
indirect, of such entities over the Stock Bank, and WSB shall file
such other applications or notices with the FDIC, the FRB, the WDFI
or any other applicable regulatory authority, publish such notices
and take such other actions as may be specified by applicable laws
and regulations or as otherwise may be required to consummate the
Reorganization.
3.4
Operations; Directors . Upon completion of the
Reorganization, the Stock Bank will be authorized to exercise any
and all powers, rights and privileges of, and shall be subject to
all limitations applicable to, a capital stock savings bank
chartered under Chapter 214 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The
initial Board of Directors of the Stock Bank will be the existing
Board of Directors of WSB, although the terms of such Directors
will be reordered to match the terms of such Directors as they will
have on the Board of Directors of the SHC following the
Reorganization. Thereafter, the holders of shares of the Stock
Bank’s voting stock will elect the Stock Bank’s Board
of Directors as provided in its Charter and Bylaws. It is expected
that present management of WSB will continue as the management of
the Stock Bank following the Reorganization.
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3.5
Retained Earnings . The Reorganization will not result in
any reduction in the amount of retained earnings (other than the
assets of WSB contributed to the MHC and the SHC pursuant to
Section 3.2), undivided profits, and general loss reserves
that WSB had prior to the Reorganization. Such retained earnings
and general loss reserves will be accounted for by the MHC, SHC and
the Stock Bank on a consolidated basis in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
3.6
Stock Issuances .
(a) Following
the Reorganization, the SHC will have the power to issue shares of
its capital stock to persons other than the MHC. So long as the MHC
is in existence, however, the MHC will be required to own at least
a majority of the Common Stock of the SHC. The SHC will in turn
wholly own the Stock Bank.
(b) The
SHC will be authorized to contribute Common Stock to the Foundation
in accordance with Section 3.7 of this Plan and undertake one
or more Minority Stock Offerings together aggregating less than
50 percent of the total outstanding Common Stock. The SHC
expects to contribute Common Stock to the Foundation and offer for
sale in the Stock Offering approximately 32 percent of its
Common Stock contemporaneously with or immediately upon completion
of the Reorganization, subject to approval of the FDIC and WDFI
(and FRB, if necessary), and effectiveness with the SEC of the
Registration Statement.
3.7
Funding of Charitable Foundation .
(a) As
part of the Stock Offering, the SHC intends to issue to the
Foundation as a contribution that percent of Common Stock issued in
the Stock Offering that will have an aggregate Actual Issue Price
of approximately $5,000,000 at the maximum, as adjusted, of the
Offering Range (as such terms are defined in the Stock Issuance
Plan). WSB, the SHC, or the MHC may also make a cash contribution
to the Foundation. The Foundation is being funded in connection
with the Stock Offering to complement WSB’s existing
community reinvestment activities and to share with WSB’s
local community a part of WSB’s financial success as a
locally headquartered, community minded, financial services
institution. The funding of the Foundation with Common Stock
accomplishes this goal as it enables the community to share in the
growth and profitability of the SHC and WSB over the long
term.
(b) The
SHC will comply with all applicable statutes and regulations with
respect to the SHC’s contribution of Common Stock to the
Foundation and the Foundation’s operations for so long as the
Foundation holds Common Stock.
3.8
Out-of-Market Deposit Accounts . In connection with the
Reorganization, the Board of Directors of WSB has adopted a policy
regarding the rejection of out-of-
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market deposit accounts following
the adoption of the Plan of Reorganization, which policy is
attached as Appendix J to this Plan of
Reorganization.
ARTICLE IV
OPERATION AND OWNERSHIP OF THE STOCK BANK AND
EFFECT ON RIGHTS OF MEMBERS
4.1
Membership Rights . Upon the Effective Date of the
Reorganization, the voting, ownership and liquidation rights of the
Members of WSB will become the rights of Members of the MHC,
subject to the conditions specified below.
4.2
Depository Accounts . Each deposit account in WSB at the
Effective Date of the Reorganization will become, without payment,
a deposit account in the Stock Bank in the same amount and upon the
same terms and conditions, except that the holder of each such
deposit account will have ownership and membership rights with
respect to the MHC rather than the Stock Bank for so long as the
MHC is in existence and such holder maintains a deposit account
with the Stock Bank as specified in Article V below. All
insured deposit accounts of WSB that are transferred to the Stock
Bank will continue to be federally insured up to the legal maximum
by the FDIC in the same manner as deposit accounts existing in WSB
immediately prior to the Reorganization. Any new deposit accounts
established with the Stock Bank after the Reorganization will
create member and liquidation rights in the MHC and will be
federally insured up to the legal maximum by the FDIC.
4.3
Loans . All loans and other borrowings from WSB shall retain
the same status with the Stock Bank after the Reorganization as
they had with WSB immediately prior to the Reorganization.
Borrowers of WSB are not members of WSB solely by virtue of any
borrowing relationship with WSB. Accordingly, borrowers of the
Stock Bank shall not be members of the MHC after the Reorganization
solely by means of any borrowing relationship after the
Reorganization.
ARTICLE V
OPERATION AND OWNERSHIP OF THE MHC AND
EFFECT ON RIGHTS OF MEMBERS
5.1
Ownership . Depositors who have membership or liquidation
rights with respect to WSB under its existing articles of
incorporation immediately prior to the Reorganization shall
continue to have such rights solely with respect to the MHC after
the Reorganization so long as the MHC is in existence and such
persons remain depositors of the Stock Bank following the
Reorganization. In addition, all persons who become depositors of
the Stock Bank following the Reorganization will have membership
and liquidation rights with respect to the MHC. The rights and
powers of the MHC will be defined by the MHC’s charter and
bylaws and by the statutory and regulatory provisions applicable to
mutual holding companies.
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5.2
Management . Following the Reorganization, the members of
the Board of Directors of WSB will become the members of the Board
of Directors of the MHC, although the terms of such Directors will
be reordered to match the terms of such Directors as they will have
on the Board of Directors of the SHC following the Reorganization.
Thereafter, the directors of the MHC will be elected by the Members
of the MHC, who will consist of the former Members of WSB and all
persons who become depositors of the Stock Bank after the
Reorganization. It is expected initially that management of the MHC
will consist of certain senior management persons of
WSB.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REORGANIZATION
Consummation of
the Reorganization is expressly conditioned upon the prior
occurrence of the following.
(a) The
Plan of Reorganization is approved by at least 80% of the Board of
Directors of WSB.
(b) WSB
has received all necessary approvals of the FDIC, the WDFI, and the
FRB for:
(i) the
reorganization into mutual holding company form as contemplated in
this Plan of Reorganization;
(ii) the
Stock Offering, including the SHC’s contribution of Common
Stock to the Foundation;
(iii) the
establishment of the SHC; and
(iv) the
acquisition of control, direct and indirect, of the MHC and the SHC
over the Stock Bank.
(d) The
Plan of Reorganization is submitted to Members pursuant to a Proxy
Statement and form of proxy approved in advance by the FDIC and
WDFI and the Plan of Reorganization and the SHC’s
contribution of shares to the Foundation are each approved by a
majority of the total number of votes entitled to be cast by
Members of WSB at the Special Meeting.
(e) All
necessary approvals have been obtained from the FDIC, WDFI and the
FRB in connection with the adoption of the charter and bylaws of
the MHC, the SHC and the Stock Bank and the Merger, and all
conditions specified or otherwise imposed by such regulatory
organizations in connection with such matters have been
satisfied.
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(f) WSB
has received either a private letter ruling of the Internal Revenue
Service or an opinion of WSB’s counsel or public accounting
firm as to the material federal income tax consequences of the
Reorganization to the MHC, the Stock Bank, WSB and the
Members.
(g) WSB
has received either a private letter ruling from the Wisconsin
Department of Revenue or an opinion of WSB’s counsel or
public accounting firm as to the material Wisconsin tax
consequences of the Reorganization to the MHC, the Stock Bank, WSB
and the Members.
(h) The
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the
SEC.
(i) The
SHC has received all necessary approvals with respect to the
quotation of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ stock
market.
ARTICLE VII
SPECIAL MEETING OF MEMBERS
7.1
Special Meeting . Upon receipt of all necessary approvals
for the Reorganization, Stock Issuance, establishment of the SHC,
and the acquisition of control, direct and indirect, of the MHC and
the SHC over the Stock Bank, WSB shall convene a Special Meeting to
approve the Plan of Reorganization in accordance with WSB’s
mutual articles of incorporation and bylaws and the requirements of
the FDIC’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations and the
WDFI’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations.
7.2
Proxy Statement . Promptly after receipt of the approvals
referenced in Section 7.1 above and at least 10 but not more than
50 days prior to the Special Meeting, WSB shall distribute
proxy solicitation materials to all Members and beneficial owners
of Deposit Accounts held in fiduciary capacities where the
beneficial owners possess voting rights, as of the Voting Record
Date, pursuant to the terms of WSB’s mutual articles of
incorporation and bylaws.
(a) The
proxy solicitation materials shall include the Proxy Statement to
be used in connection with such solicitation and other documents
authorized for use by the regulatory authorities and may also
include a copy of this Plan of Reorganization, the Stock Issuance
Plan and/or the Prospectus.
(b) The
Proxy Statement furnished to Members may be in summary form,
provided that a statement is made in bold-face type that a more
detailed description of the proposed transaction may be obtained by
returning an enclosed postage prepaid card or other written
communication requesting supplemental information. Without prior
approval of the FDIC and the WDFI, the Special Meeting shall not be
held less than 20 days after the last day on which the
supplemental
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information statement is mailed
to requesting Members. The supplemental information statement may
be combined with the Prospectus if the Subscription Offering and
Community Offering are commenced concurrently with or during the
proxy solicitation of Members for the Special Meeting.
(c) WSB
also shall advise each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental
Eligible Account Holder not entitled to vote at the Special Meeting
of the proposed Reorganization and the scheduled Special Meeting,
and provide a postage prepaid card on which to indicate whether he
or she wishes to receive the Prospectus, if the Subscription
Offering is not held concurrently with the proxy
solicitation.
7.3
Vote Required . Pursuant to the FDIC’s Mutual Holding
Company Regulations and the WDFI’s Mutual Holding Company
Regulations, (i) an affirmative vote of a majority of the
total number of votes eligible to be cast by the Members at the
Special Meeting is required for approval of the Plan of
Reorganization and (ii) an affirmative vote of a majority of
the total number of votes eligible to be cast by the Members at the
Special Meeting is required for approval of the SHC’s
contribution of Common Stock to the Foundation. Voting may be in
person or by proxy. WSB may not utilize a proxy that has been
previously obtained from a Member to vote on matters to be
presented at the Special Meeting. The FDIC and the WDFI shall be
promptly notified of the actions of the Members.
7.4
Effect of Approval . By voting in favor of the adoption of
the Plan of Reorganization, the Members will be voting in favor of
(a) the adoption by the Stock Bank of its Wisconsin capital
stock savings bank charter and bylaws, which are attached hereto as
Appendix E and F, respectively, (b) the adoption by the
SHC of its articles of incorporation and bylaws, which are attached
hereto as Appendix G and H, respectively, (c) the
adoption by the MHC of its articles of incorporation and bylaws
which are attached hereto as Appendix C and D, respectively;
and (d) the Plan of Merger, which is attached hereto as
Appendix B, and the transactions contemplated
therein.
ARTICLE VIII
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF THE MHC
As
part of the Reorganization, the MHC will be organized as a
Wisconsin mutual holding company under Chapter 214 of the
Wisconsin Statutes under the name “Lamplighter Financial,
MHC” pursuant to the steps set forth in Section 3.2 of
this Plan of Reorganization. Copies of the proposed articles of
incorporation and bylaws of the MHC are attached hereto as
Appendix C and D, respectively, and are made a part of the
Plan of Reorganization. By their approval of the Plan of
Reorganization, the Board of Directors of WSB has approved and
adopted the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the
MHC.
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ARTICLE IX
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF
THE SHC AND THE STOCK BANK
9.1
Stock Bank . As part of the Reorganization, articles of
incorporation and bylaws of the Stock Bank shall be adopted to
authorize the Stock Bank to operate as a Wisconsin capital stock
savings bank. Copies of the proposed articles of incorporation and
bylaws of the Stock Bank are attached hereto as Appendix E and
F, respectively, and are made part of this Plan of
Reorganization.
9.2
SHC . As part of the Reorganization, articles of
incorporation and bylaws of SHC shall be adopted to authorize SHC
to operate as an MHC subsidiary holding company. Copies of the
proposed articles of incorporation and bylaws of SHC are attached
hereto as Appendix G and H, respectively, and are made part of
this Plan of Reorganization.
ARTICLE X
ACCOUNTS AND LOANS SUBSEQUENT TO THE REORGANIZATION
10.1 Deposit
Accounts . Upon completion of the Reorganization, each Person
having a Deposit Account at WSB prior to the Reorganization will
continue to have a Deposit Account at the Stock Bank in the same
amount and subject to the same terms and conditions (except for
voting and liquidation rights) as in effect prior to the
Reorganization. WSB intends at this time to continue to be a member
of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and all of its insured savings
deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC through the
Savings Association Insurance Fund to the extent provided by
applicable law.
10.2 Loans
. All loans shall retain the same status with the Stock Bank after
the Reorganization as they had with WSB prior to the
Reorganization.
ARTICLE XI
RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE MHC
Following the
Reorganization, all persons who had membership or liquidation
rights with respect to WSB as of the Effective Date of the
Reorganization will continue to have such rights solely with
respect to the MHC. All existing proxies granted by Members of WSB
to the Board of Directors of WSB shall automatically become proxies
granted to the Board of Directors of the MHC. In addition, all
persons who become depositors of the Stock Bank subsequent to the
Reorganization also will have membership and liquidation rights
with respect to the MHC. In each case, no person who ceases to be
the holder of a Deposit Account with the Stock Bank shall have any
membership or liquidation rights with respect to the
MHC.
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A
proxy that may be cast on behalf of a member of WSB may be cast on
behalf of a member of the MHC following the Reorganization until
the proxy is revoked or superceded.
ARTICLE XII
CONVERSION OF MHC TO STOCK FORM
Following
the Reorganization, the MHC may, but shall not be required to,
elect to convert to stock form in accordance with applicable law.
The terms of such a conversion cannot be determined at this time
and there is no assurance when, if ever, such a conversion will
occur. If the conversion does not occur, the MHC will always own a
majority of the Common Stock of SHC, which in turn will own all of
the stock of the Stock Bank.
If
the MHC converts to stock form, either directly or in connection
with a merger (a “Conversion Transaction”), the
stockholders of the SHC will be entitled to exchange their shares
of stock in the SHC for shares of the converted MHC or of a stock
company formed in connection with such Conversion Transaction in a
manner which does not dilute their ownership rights and interests
in the SHC so that each stockholder of the SHC immediately prior to
the Conversion Transaction receives the same percentage ownership
interest in the SHC or any stock holding company formed in the
Conversion Transaction as a successor to the SHC that such
stockholder had in the SHC immediately prior to the Conversion
Transaction, before giving effect to any additional stock purchases
by such person in the Conversion Transaction. It is the intention
of this Plan of Reorganization that, to the extent possible, the
holders of SHC Common Stock be permitted to participate in any
conversion of MHC to the fullest extent possible, in a tax-free
manner, on a pro-rata basis and in a manner which does not
prejudice or dilute their investment.
ARTICLE XIII
TIMING OF THE REORGANIZATION
WSB
intends to consummate the Reorganization as soon as feasible
following the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. As a
stock subsidiary of the MHC, following the Reorganization the SHC
will be authorized to undertake one or more Minority Stock
Offerings. Subject to the approval of the FDIC and the WDFI, and
the status of the Registration Statement, the SHC intends to
commence the Stock Offering concurrently with the proxy
solicitation of Members.
WSB
may close the Stock Offering before the Special Meeting, provided
that the offer and sale of the Common Stock shall be conditioned
upon approval of the Plan of Reorganization by the Members at the
Special Meeting. WSB’s proxy solicitation materials may
permit certain Members to return to WSB by a reasonable date
certain a
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postage paid card or other
written communication requesting receipt of the Prospectus if the
Prospectus is not mailed concurrently with the proxy solicitation
materials. WSB shall not distribute the final Prospectus until the
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and
becomes effective under FDIC and WDFI regulations, as required by
applicable law.
The
Stock Offering shall be conducted pursuant to the Stock Issuance
Plan in compliance with the FDIC and WDFI securities offering
regulations and otherwise in accordance with law.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 No
Financing by WSB . WSB will not knowingly offer or sell Common
Stock to any person whose purchase would be financed by funds
loaned, directly or indirectly, to the person by WSB.
14.2
Interpretations Final . All interpretations of this Plan of
Reorganization and application of its provisions to particular
circumstances by a majority of the Board of Directors of WSB shall
be final, subject to the authority of the FDIC and WDFI.
14.3
Expenses . WSB shall use its best efforts to ensure that
expenses incurred in connection with the Reorganization are
reasonable. Appendix M attached to this Plan of Reorganization
contains an estimate of the expenses to be incurred by WSB in
connection with the Reorganization and Stock Offering.
14.4
Amendments; Termination .
(a) This
Plan of Reorganization may be substantively amended by the Board of
Directors of WSB as a result of comments from regulatory
authorities or otherwise prior to the solicitation of proxies from
the Members to vote on the Plan of Reorganization and at any time
thereafter with the concurrence of the FDIC and WDFI.
(b) This
Plan of Reorganization may be terminated by the Board of Directors
of WSB at any time prior to the Special Meeting and at any time
thereafter with the concurrence of the FDIC and WDFI.
(c) In
its discretion, the Board of Directors may modify or terminate the
Plan of Reorganization upon the order of the regulatory authorities
or to conform to new mandatory regulations of the FDIC or WDFI,
without a resolicitation of proxies or another meeting of the
Members only if the FDIC and/or WDFI concurs that such
resolicitation is not required. However, any material amendment of
the terms of the Plan of Reorganization that relate to the
Reorganization that occurs after the Special Meeting shall require
a resolicitation of Members.
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(d) The
Plan of Reorganization shall be terminated if the Reorganization is
not completed within 24 months from the date upon which the
Members approve the Plan of Reorganization, and such period may not
be extended by WSB.
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APPENDIX A
STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN
OF
WAUWATOSA SAVINGS BANK
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
As adopted on May 17, 2005,
and amended on June 3, 2005
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THIS STOCK
ISSUANCE PLAN is adopted by the Board of Directors of Wauwatosa
Savings Bank on May 17, 2005, and amended on June 3,
2005.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board
of Directors of Wauwatosa Savings Bank (“WSB”) has
adopted a Plan of Reorganization, pursuant to which WSB proposes to
reorganize into the mutual holding company form of organization and
operate as an indirect subsidiary of a mutual holding
company.
WHEREAS, pursuant
to the Plan of Reorganization, Lamplighter Financial, MHC (the
“MHC”) will be organized as a Wisconsin-incorporated
mutual holding company, and all of the current ownership and voting
rights of the Members of WSB will become the rights of Members of
the MHC. The reorganization of WSB into the mutual holding company
structure includes the conversion of WSB to a Wisconsin stock
savings bank (“Stock Bank”) and the formation of
Wauwatosa Holdings, Inc. as a middle tier stock holding company
(“SHC”). SHC will be a majority-owned subsidiary of the
MHC, and Stock Bank will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of
SHC.
WHEREAS, as part
of the Reorganization, the SHC intends to issue Capital Stock as a
contribution to the Foundation to complement WSB’s existing
community reinvestment activities, to share with WSB’s local
community a part of WSB’s financial success, and to enhance
WSB’s public profile, all to the benefit of WSB.
WHEREAS, subject
to the consummation of the Reorganization, and other conditions set
forth in the Plan of Reorganization and herein, the SHC proposes to
offer and sell shares of its Common Stock to the public pursuant to
this Stock Issuance Plan.
WHEREAS, in
adopting this Stock Issuance Plan and the Plan of Reorganization,
the Board of Directors has determined that the Reorganization is
advisable and in the best interests of WSB.
WHEREAS, subject
to the approval of the FDIC and WDFI, the Board of Directors of the
SHC, and the members of WSB, the SHC will be authorized to issue
Common Stock in one or more Minority Stock Offerings to persons
other than the MHC in an aggregate amount (including shares
contributed to the Foundation) equal to less than 50 percent
of the total outstanding SHC Common Stock.
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with or immediately following the Reorganization
and subject to the approval of the FDIC, FRB and WDFI, the SHC
intends to issue approximately 32 percent of its Common Stock
in a Stock Offering pursuant to this Stock Issuance
Plan.
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WHEREAS, any offer
and sale of stock, regardless of when it occurs, will be conducted
in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the
FDIC, WDFI and the SEC.
WHEREAS, the SHC
will file an application with the FDIC, FRB and WDFI prior to any
offer and sale of Common Stock, requesting approval to offer and
sell Common Stock, and file the Registration Statement with the
SEC.
WHEREAS, this
Stock Issuance Plan has been approved by at least an 80% majority
vote of the Board of Directors of WSB.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the recitals and of the mutual covenants,
conditions and agreements set forth herein and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed that:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
In
addition to terms defined elsewhere herein or in the Plan of
Reorganization, for purposes of this Stock Issuance Plan, the
following terms shall have the following meanings.
1.1. Acting in
Concert . “Acting in Concert” shall
mean:
(a) knowing
participation in a joint activity or interdependent conscious
parallel action towards a common goal whether pursuant to an
express agreement; or
(b) 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.
For purposes of this Stock
Issuance Plan, a Person or company which acts in concert with
another Person or company (“other party”) also shall be
considered to be acting in concert with any Person or company who
is also acting in concert with that other party, provided that any
Employee Plan shall not be considered to be acting in concert with
its trustee or a Person who serves in a similar capacity solely to
determine whether stock held by the trustee and stock held by such
Employee Plan shall be aggregated. Persons who are Acting in
Concert may be referred to in this Stock Issuance Plan as a
“Group Acting in Concert.”
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1.2. Actual
Purchase Price . “Actual Purchase Price” shall mean
the per share price at which the Common Stock is ultimately sold in
accordance with the terms hereof.
1.3.
Associate . “Associate,” when used to indicate a
relationship with any Person, shall mean:
(a) any
corporation or organization (other than WSB or a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of WSB, the SHC or the MHC) of which such Person is an
officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial
owner of 10 percent or more of any class of equity securities;
and
(b) any
trust or other estate in which such Person has a substantial
beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee or
in a similar fiduciary capacity, except that the term
“Associate” does not include any Employee Plan in which
a Person has a substantial beneficial interest or serves as a
trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and
(c) any
relative or spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse,
who has the same home as such Person or who is a Director or
Officer of the SHC, WSB, the MHC, or any of their
Subsidiaries.
1.4. Capital
Stock . “Capital Stock” shall mean any and all
authorized shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
SHC.
1.5. Code .
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
1.6. Common
Stock . “Common Stock” shall mean all of the shares
of Capital Stock offered and sold by the SHC in the Stock Offering,
contributed by the SHC to the Foundation, or issued to the MHC
contemporaneously with or immediately following the Reorganization
pursuant to the Stock Issuance Plan.
1.7. Community
Offering . “Community Offering” shall mean the
offering for sale of shares of Common Stock to certain members of
the general public with a preference to Preferred Other Purchasers,
concurrently with or after completion of the Subscription Offering,
to the extent shares of Common Stock remain available after
satisfying all subscriptions received in the Subscription
Offering.
1.8. Defined
Benefit Pension Plan . “Defined Benefit Pension
Plan” shall mean the Wisconsin Financial Institutions
Employees’ Defined Benefit Pension Plan, in the form in which
WSB participates.
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1.9. Deposit
Account . “Deposit Account” shall mean any monetary
interest that a Member maintains in WSB, including demand deposits,
certificates of deposit, or other deposits or savings accounts,
including money market deposit accounts and negotiable order of
withdrawal accounts.
1.10.
Director . “Director” shall mean a member of the
Board of Directors of WSB, but does not include an advisory
director, honorary director, director emeritus or person holding a
similar position unless such person is otherwise performing
functions similar to those of a member of the Board of Directors of
WSB.
1.11. Effective
Date of the Reorganization . “Effective Date of the
Reorganization” shall mean the date and time established by
the Board of Directors of WSB, which shall be following the
satisfaction of all conditions to the Reorganization are
satisfied.
1.12. Eligible
Account Holder . “Eligible Account Holder” shall
mean the holder of a Qualifying Deposit in WSB on the Eligibility
Record Date.
1.13.
Eligibility Record Date . “Eligibility Record
Date” shall mean April 30, 2004.
1.14. Employee
Plans . “Employee Plans” shall mean any employee
stock benefit plans, RRPs and Stock Option Plans approved by the
Board of Directors of WSB or the SHC.
1.15. Employee
Stock Benefit Plan . “Employee Stock Benefit Plan”
shall mean any defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan of
WSB, the SHC or the MHC, other than an RRP, such as an employee
stock ownership plan, employee 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 Code; provided, however, that such term shall not include
the Defined Benefit Pension Plan.
1.16. Estimated
Valuation Range . “Estimated Valuation Range” shall
mean the aggregate estimated pro forma market value of the Common
Stock, as estimated by an independent appraisal.
1.17. FDIC
. “FDIC” shall mean the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or any successor thereto.
1.18.
FDIC’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations .
“FDIC’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations” shall
mean the regulations of the FDIC governing mutual holding company
formations, as set forth at 12 C.F.R. §§ 303.160 –
3.03.163 and 333.4.
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1.19.
Foundation . “Foundation” shall mean a
charitable foundation that will qualify as an exempt organization
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and that meets the other
qualifications contained in 12 C.F.R. §§ 563b.550 to
563b.575, the funding of which is contemplated by this
Plan.
1.20. FRB .
“FRB” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System or any successor thereto.
1.21.
Insider . “Insider” shall mean any Officer or
Director or any officer or director of any affiliate of WSB and any
person Acting in Concert with such person.
1.22. Market
Maker . “Market Maker” shall mean a dealer (i.e.,
any person who engages either for all or part of his time, directly
or indirectly, as agent, broker, or principal, in the business of
offering, buying, selling, or otherwise dealing or trading in
securities issued by another person) who, with respect to a
particular security, (a) regularly publishes bona fide,
competitive bid and offer quotations in a recognized inter-dealer
quotation system; or (b) furnishes bona fide competitive bid and
offer quotations on request; and (c) is ready, willing and
able to effect transactions in reasonable quantities at his or her
quoted prices with other brokers or dealers.
1.23. Maximum
Purchase Price . “Maximum Purchase Price” shall
mean the per share price at which Common Stock is offered for sale
in the Offering. It is expected that the Actual Purchase Price and
the Maximum Purchase Price will be the same.
1.24.
Members . “Members” shall mean all persons or
entities who qualify as members of WSB pursuant to WSB’s
articles of incorporation or bylaws as in effect prior to the
Reorganization. When referring to Members of the MHC, the term
“Members” means (i) members of WSB who become
members of the MHC as a result of the Reorganization and
(ii) persons who become depositors of the Stock Bank after the
Reorganization.
1.25. MHC .
“MHC” shall mean mutual holding company and, where the
context suggests, the Wisconsin incorporated mutual holding company
resulting from the Reorganization, which shall be known as
Lamplighter Financial, MHC.
1.26. Minority
Stock Issuance Application . The term “Minority Stock
Issuance Application” means the application for approval of a
minority stock issuance by a savings association subsidiary of a
mutual holding company, or similar application, to be submitted by
WSB to the FDIC and WDFI for approval.
1.27. Minority
Stock Offerings . “Minority Stock Offerings” shall
mean one or more offerings to persons other than the MHC. The
Minority Stock Offerings shall aggregate less than 50 percent of
the outstanding Common Stock of the SHC.
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1.28. Net
Proceeds . “Net Proceeds” shall mean the number of
shares of Common Stock sold in the Stock Offering to Persons other
than the Foundation multiplied by the Actual Purchase Price, plus
the cash consideration, if any, paid by the Foundation for the
Common Stock issued to it, less the expenses incurred and payable
by WSB to complete the Reorganization and Stock
Offering.
1.29.
Non-Tax-Qualified Plan . The term “Non-Tax-Qualified
Plan” means any defined benefit plan or defined contribution
plan that does not meet the requirements to be qualified under
Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.
1.30.
Notice . “Notice” shall mean the notice of
mutual holding company reorganization to be submitted by WSB to the
FDIC and WDFI to notify such regulators of the Reorganization,
which will include the Proxy Statement.
1.31. Offering
Range . “Offering Range” shall mean the range of
the estimated pro forma market value of the Common Stock to be
offered and sold to Persons other than the MHC. Such range is to be
within the Estimated Valuation Range and may be modified. Shares
sold and contributed to the Foundation may not exceed 49.9% of the
Common Stock to be outstanding.
1.32.
Officer . “Officer” shall mean an executive
officer of WSB, which includes the Chairman of the Board,
President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer or principal
financial officer, Comptroller or principal accounting officer, and
any other person performing similar functions.
1.33. Order
Forms . “Order Forms” shall mean forms to be used
for the purchase of Common Stock sent to Eligible Account Holders
and other parties eligible to purchase Common Stock in the
Subscription Offering and Community Offering pursuant to the Stock
Issuance Plan.
1.34. Other
Members . “Other Members” shall mean Members of WSB
(other than Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible
Account Holders) as of the close of business on the Voting Record
Date.
1.35.
Person . “Person” shall mean an individual, a
corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company,
a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any
political subdivision thereof.
1.36. Plan of
Merger . “Plan of Merger” shall mean the Plan of
Merger between Stock Bank and Interim 2, which is attached as
Appendix B to the Plan of Reorganization.
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1.37. Plan of
Reorganization . “Plan of Reorganization” shall
mean the Plan of Reorganization, as adopted by the Board of
Directors of WSB, and as may be subsequently amended from time to
time, under the terms of which the Reorganization will
occur.
1.38. Preferred
Other Purchasers . “Preferred Other Purchasers”
shall mean persons who maintain their principal residence in
Milwaukee , Waukesha , Ozaukee , Washington
, Dodge , Jefferson , Walworth and Racine
Counties, Wisconsin.
1.39.
Prospectus . “Prospectus” shall mean the
prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement.
1.40. Proxy
Statement . “Proxy Statement” shall mean the
materials utilized to solicit proxies in connection with the vote
by Members on the Plan of Reorganization at the Special
Meeting.
1.41.
Qualifying Deposit . “Qualifying Deposit” shall
mean the total of the deposit balances of the Deposit Accounts of
an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder
in WSB as of the close of business on the Eligibility Record Date
or, in the case of a Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, the
Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, provided that Deposit
Accounts of an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible
Account Holder with total deposit balances of less than $50 shall
not constitute a Qualifying Deposit.
1.42.
Registration Statement . “Registration
Statement” shall mean the Registration Statement of SHC filed
with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 for purposes of
registering the Common Stock of SHC to be issued pursuant to the
Stock Issuance Plan.
1.43.
Reorganization . “Reorganization” shall mean the
Reorganization of WSB into the MHC form of ownership, which
includes, among other things, the organization of the SHC as a
subsidiary of the MHC, and Stock Bank as a subsidiary of SHC,
pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.
1.44. RRPs
. “RRPs” shall mean any management recognition and
retention plan(s) established by WSB or the SHC providing for the
grant of Common Stock to certain directors, officers and employees
of WSB, the SHC, the MHC and their subsidiaries as an inducement to
continue their service following the Reorganization through and in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Stock Issuance Plan
and the documents establishing the RRPs.
1.45. SEC .
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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1.46. Special
Meeting . “Special Meeting” shall mean the special
or annual meeting of Members called for the purpose of submitting
the Plan of Reorganization for approval.
1.47. Stock
Bank . “Stock Bank” shall mean the
Wisconsin-chartered stock savings bank resulting from the
Reorganization, which savings bank will be a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the SHC following the Reorganization.
1.48. SHC .
“SHC” shall mean Wauwatosa Holdings, Inc., a
Wisconsin-incorporated MHC subsidiary holding company, or any
permitted assignee thereof or successor thereto, which will own
100% of the shares of the Stock Bank, and in turn be not less than
50.1% owned by MHC.
1.49. Stock
Issuance Plan . “Stock Issuance Plan” shall mean
this Stock Issuance Plan.
1.50. Stock
Offering . “Stock Offering” shall mean the offering
of the Common Stock to Persons other than the MHC, including those
shares issued as a contribution to the Foundation and those shares
issued on a priority basis as set forth in Section 2.4 of this
Stock Issuance Plan subject to the other provisions of the Stock
Issuance Plan, including without limitation the limitations on
purchases of Common Stock set forth in Section 2.5 hereof,
which offering is expected to occur concurrently with or as soon as
possible following the Reorganization. Shares contributed to the
Foundation and sold in the Stock Offering may not exceed 49.9% of
the Common Stock outstanding. The remaining outstanding shares must
be held by the MHC.
1.51. Stock
Option Plan . “Stock Option Plan” shall mean any
stock option plan adopted by WSB or the SHC providing for grants of
options to purchase Capital Stock to directors, officers and
employees of WSB, the SHC and the MHC and their subsidiaries in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Stock Issuance Plan
and the documents establishing the Stock Option Plan.
1.52.
Subscriber . “Subscriber” shall mean any Person
who subscribes for shares of Common Stock in the
Offering.
1.53.
Subscription Offering . “Subscription Offering”
shall mean the offering of shares of Common Stock to the Eligible
Account Holders, Employee Stock Benefit Plans, Supplemental
Eligible Account Holders, Other Members of WSB, and Directors,
Officers and employees of WSB.
1.54.
Subscription Rights . “Subscription Rights”
shall mean the nontransferable, non-negotiable, personal rights of
the Eligible Account Holders, Employee Stock Benefit Plans,
Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, Other Members,
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and Directors, Officers and
employees of WSB to subscribe for shares of the Common Stock in the
Subscription Offering in accordance with this Stock Issuance Plan.
No Deposit Account shall be deemed to give rise to more than one
Subscription Right, even if there are multiple owners of such
account.
1.55.
Subsidiary . “Subsidiary shall mean any corporation,
financial institution, joint venture, partnership, limited
liability company, trust or other business entity: (i) 25% or
more of any outstanding class of whose voting interests is directly
or indirectly owned by the relevant person, or is held by it with
power to vote; (ii) the election of a majority of whose
directors, trustees, general partners or comparable governing body
is controlled in any manner by the relevant person; or
(iii) with respect to the management or policies of which the
relevant person has the power, directly or indirectly, to exercise
a controlling influence. Subsidiary shall include an indirect
Subsidiary of the relevant Person which is controlled in any manner
specified above through one or more corporations or financial
institutions which are themselves Subsidiaries.
1.56.
Supplemental Eligibility Record Date . “Supplemental
Eligibility Record Date” shall mean the last day of the
calendar quarter preceding the approval of the Stock Issuance Plan
by the FDIC and WDFI.
1.57.
Supplemental Eligible Account Holder . “Supplemental
Eligible Account Holder” shall mean the holder of a
Qualifying Deposit in WSB (other than an Officer or Director or
their Associates) on the Supplemental Eligibility Record
Date.
1.58.
Syndicated Community Offering . “Syndicated Community
Offering” shall mean the best-efforts offering by
broker-dealers who will offer shares of Common Stock to members of
the general public to the extent shares of Common Stock remain
available after satisfying all subscriptions received in the
Subscription Offering and all orders received in the Community
Offering and accepted by the SHC.
1.59. Voting
Record Date . “Voting Record Date” shall mean the
date fixed by the Board of Directors of WSB for determining the
Members of WSB eligible to vote on the Plan of Reorganization at
the Special Meeting, which date shall not be less than 10 nor more
than 60 days prior to the date of the Special Meeting without
the prior approval of the FDIC and WDFI.
1.60. WDFI
. “WDFI” shall mean the Wisconsin Department of
Financial Institutions or any successor thereto.
1.61.
WDFI’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations .
“WDFI’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations” shall
mean the guidelines of the WDFI governing
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mutual holding company
formations, as set forth at Section 214.0095 of the Wisconsin
Statutes and Chapter DFI-SB 22 of the Wisconsin Administrative
Code.
1.62. WSB .
“WSB” shall mean Wauwatosa Savings Bank, a Wisconsin
mutual savings bank, including, where appropriate, any successor
Wisconsin stock savings bank resulting from a conversion from a
mutual savings bank to a stock savings bank.
ARTICLE II
THE STOCK OFFERING
2.1. Funding of
Charitable Foundation.
(a) As
part of the Stock Offering, if approved as contemplated in the Plan
of Reorganization, the SHC intends to issue to the Foundation as a
contribution that percent of Common Stock issued in the Stock
Offering that will have an aggregate Actual Issue Price of
approximately $5,000,000 at the maximum, as adjusted, of the
Offering Range. WSB, the SHC or the MHC may also make a cash
contribution to the Foundation. Section 3.7 of the Plan of
Reorganization describes the operations of the Foundation in more
detail.
(b) The
Foundation is being funded in connection with the Stock Offering to
complement WSB’s existing community reinvestment activities
and to share with WSB’s local community a part of WSB’s
financial success as a locally headquartered, community minded,
financial services institution. The funding of the Foundation with
Common Stock accomplishes this goal as it enables the community to
share in the growth and profitability of the SHC and WSB over the
long term.
2.2. Prospectus
Delivery .
(a) Prior
to commencement of the Subscription Offering and Community
Offering, WSB shall file with the FDIC, the WDFI and, if
applicable, the FRB, all necessary applications in accordance with
all applicable regulations and WSB shall not distribute the final
Prospectus until all necessary approvals, including but not limited
to approval of the Minority Stock Issuance Application, have been
received from the FDIC, the WDFI and the FRB and the Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, as required by
applicable law. The Stock Offering shall be conducted in compliance
with all applicable rules and regulations of the FDIC, the WDFI,
and the FRB.
(b) WSB
may commence the Subscription Offering and, provided that the
Subscription Offering has commenced, may commence the Community
Offering concurrently with, during or after the proxy solicitation
of Members. WSB may close the
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Subscription Offering before the
Special Meeting, provided that the offer and sale of the Common
Stock shall be conditioned upon approval of the Plan of
Reorganization by the Members at the Special Meeting.
(c) WSB’s
proxy solicitation materials may require Eligible Account Holders,
Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and other Subscribers to
return to WSB by a reasonable date certain a postage prepaid card
or other written communication requesting receipt of the Prospectus
with respect to the Subscription Offering, provided that if the
Prospectus is not mailed concurrently with the proxy solicitation
materials, the Subscription Offering shall not be closed until the
expiration of 30 days after the mailing of the proxy
solicitation materials.
2.3. Number of
Shares and Purchase Price of Shares .
(a) All
shares of Common Stock sold in the Stock Offering, including shares
sold in the Subscription Offering and Community Offering, but
excluding shares contributed to the Foundation, shall be sold at a
uniform price per share, as required by applicable regulations,
referred to in this Stock Issuance Plan as the “Actual
Purchase Price”. The Actual Purchase Price and the total
number of shares to be issued in the Stock Offering shall be
determined by the Board of Directors of WSB immediately prior to
the simultaneous completion of all such sales contemplated by this
Stock Issuance Plan on the basis of the Estimated Valuation Range
and the Offering Range. The Estimated Valuation Range shall be
determined for such purpose by an independent appraiser on the
basis of such appropriate factors as are not inconsistent with the
FDIC’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations and the
WDFI’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations.
(b) Immediately
prior to the Subscription Offering, an Offering Range shall be
established within the Estimated Valuation Range. The Maximum
Purchase Price shall then be determined by the Board of Directors
of WSB. The Offering Range and Estimated Valuation Range may be
revised after the completion of the Subscription Offering with the
approval of the FDIC and WDFI, without a resolicitation of proxies
or Order Forms or both. If upon completion of the Stock Offering,
the Actual Purchase Price is less than the Maximum Purchase Price,
the difference in such prices multiplied by the number of shares
sold to a Subscriber shall be refunded to such Subscriber unless
the Subscriber affirmatively elects to have the difference applied
to the purchase of additional shares of Common Stock.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no sale of Common Stock may be consummated unless,
prior to such consummation, the independent appraiser confirms to
WSB, and to the FDIC and WDFI that, to the best knowledge of the
independent appraiser, nothing of a material nature has occurred
which, taking into account all
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relevant factors, would cause the
independent appraiser to conclude that the aggregate value of
Common Stock at the Actual Purchase Price is incompatible with its
estimate of the aggregate consolidated pro forma market value of
WSB. If such confirmation is not received, WSB may cancel the
Subscription Offering and Community Offering, hold a new
Subscription Offering and Community Offering or take such other
action as the FDIC and WDFI may permit.
(d) The
Common Stock to be issued in the Stock Offering shall be fully paid
and nonassessable, unless subject to any limitations imposed by
applicable state law.
2.4. Method of
Offering Shares .
The
Common Stock shall be offered and sold in the Subscription
Offering, Community Offering and/or Syndicated Community Offering,
or in such other manner as the FDIC and WDFI may approve, as
hereinafter provided in this Section 2.4.
(a)
Subscription Offering
Subscription
Rights shall be issued at no cost to Eligible Account Holders,
Employee Stock Benefit Plans, Supplemental Eligible Account
Holders, Other Members, and Directors, Officers, and employees of
WSB pursuant to priorities established by this Stock Issuance Plan,
the FDIC’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations, and the
WDFI’s Mutual Holding Company Regulations. Such rights are
subject in all cases to the purchase limitations set forth in
Section 2.5 of this Stock Issuance Plan. The priorities
established for the purchase of shares are as follows.
(1)
Category 1: Eligible Account Holders
(A) Each
Eligible Account Holder shall receive, without payment,
Subscription Rights entitling such Eligible Account Holder to
purchase that number of shares of Common Stock in the Stock
Offering that is equal to $500,000.
(B) Subscription
Rights received by Officers and Directors of WSB and their
Associates, as Eligible Account Holders, based on their increased
deposits in WSB in the one-year period preceding the Eligibility
Record Date shall be subordinated to all other subscriptions
involving the exercise of Subscription Rights pursuant to this
Category 1.
(C) In
the event of an oversubscription for shares of Common Stock by
Eligible Account Holders, shares of Common Stock shall be allocated
among subscribing Eligible Account Holders so as to permit each
Eligible Account Holder, to the extent possible, to purchase a
number of shares sufficient to make his or
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her total allocation equal to 100
shares or the total amount of his or her subscription, whichever is
less. Thereafter, any shares remaining shall be allocated among
Eligible Account Holders in the proportion that the amount of the
Qualifying Deposits of each such Eligible Account Holder bears to
the total amount of the Qualifying Deposits of all such Eligible
Account Holders. If the amount of shares so allocated to one or
more Eligible Account Holders exceeds the amount subscribed for by
such Eligible Account Holder(s), the excess shall be reallocated
(one or more times, as necessary) among those Eligible Account
Holders whose subscriptions are still not fully satisfied on the
same principle until all available shares have been allocated or
all subscriptions satisfied.
(2)
Category 2: Employee Stock Benefit Plans
Each
Employee Stock Benefit Plan shall receive, without payment,
Subscription Rights to purchase the number of shares of Common
Stock requested by such Employee Stock Benefit Plan, subject to the
availability of sufficient shares of Common Stock after filling in
full all subscription orders of Eligible Account Holders. The
Employee Stock Benefit Plans shall not be deemed to be Associates
of any Director, Officer or employee of WSB. In the event that,
after completion of the Subscription Offering, the number of shares
of Common Stock to be issued is increased to an amount greater than
the number of shares representing the maximum of the Offering
Range, the Employee Stock Benefit Plans shall have a priority right
to purchase any such shares exceeding the maximum shares up to the
purchase limitations set forth in Section 2.5 of this Stock
Issuance Plan. The Employee Stock Benefit Plans may choose to buy
in the Offering none, some or all of the amount for which rights
have been granted, and may purchase shares in the open market after
closing.
(3)
Category 3: Supplemental Eligible Account Holders
(A) Each
Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall receive, without
payment, Subscription Rights entitling such Supplemental Eligible
Account Holder to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock to
be issued and sold by the SHC in the Stock Offering that is equal
to $500,000.
(B) In
the event of an oversubscription for shares of Common Stock by
Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, available shares shall be
allocated among subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders
so as to permit each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, to the
extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make
his or her total allocation equal to 100 shares or the total amount
of his or her subscription, whichever is less. Thereafter, any
shares remaining shall be allocated among Supplemental Eligible
Account Holders in the proportion that the amount of the Qualifying
Deposit of each such
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Supplemental Eligible Account
Holder bears to the total amount of the Qualifying Deposits of all
such Supplemental Eligible Account Holders. If the amount of shares
so allocated to one or more Supplemental Eligible Account Holders
exceeds the amount subscribed for by such Supplemental Eligible
Account Holder(s), the excess shall be reallocated (one or more
times, as necessary) among those Supplemental Eligible Account
Holders whose subscriptions are still not fully satisfied on the
same principle until all available shares have been allocated or
all subscriptions satisfied.
(4)
Category 4: Other Members
Other
Members shall receive, without payment, Subscription Rights to
purchase shares of Common Stock, after satisfying the subscriptions
of Eligible Account Holders, Employee Stock Benefit Plans, and
Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, subject to the following
conditions:
(A) Each
such Other Member shall be entitled to subscribe for the maximum
purchase limitation established for the Community
Offering.
(B) In
the event of an oversubscription for shares of Common Stock by
Other Members, the available shares of Common Stock shall be
allocated among the subscribing Other Members on a pro rata basis
based on the size of the order of each Other Member whose order
remains unfulfilled.
(5)
Category 5: Directors, Officers and Employees of
WSB
Each Director,
Officer and employee (full or part-time) of WSB who does not
qualify in a preceding category will, as of the date of the
commencement of the Subscription Offering, receive, without
payment, Subscription Rights to purchase shares of Common Stock,
after satisfying the subscriptions of Eligible Account Holders,
Employee Stock Benefit Plans, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders
and Other Members, subject to the following conditions:
(A) The
total number of shares that may be purchased under this Category
may not exceed 25 % of the total number of shares issued by
the SHC in the Stock Offering.
(B) The
maximum amount of shares which may be purchased under this Category
by any Director, Officer or employee of WSB is $500,000 of SHC
Common Stock.
(C) In
the event of an oversubscription for shares of Common Stock by
Directors, Officers and employees of WSB pursuant to this
Category,
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available shares shall be
allocated among individual subscribing Directors, Officers and
employees of WSB pro rata among all of the subscribers in this
category.
(b)
Community Offering
(1) Any
shares of Common Stock not subscribed for by Eligible Account
Holders, the Employee Stock Benefit Plans, Supplemental Eligible
Account Holders, Other Members, and Directors, Officers and
employees of WSB may be offered in a Community Offering to whomever
a Prospectus is delivered, giving first preference to Preferred
Other Purchasers, or under such other terms and conditions as may
be established by the Board of Directors of WSB and approved by the
FDIC and WDFI. The Community Offering may commence concurrently
with, during or as soon as practicable after the completion of the
Subscription Offering and must be completed within 45 days
after completion of the Subscription Offering, unless extended with
the approval of the FDIC and WDFI. The shares of Common Stock may
be made available in the Community Offering through a direct
community marketing program that may provide for utilization of a
broker, dealer, consultant, or investment banking firm, experienced
and expert in the sale of financial institution securities. Such
entities may be compensated on a fixed fee basis, on a commission
basis, or a combination thereof.
(2) The
right to subscribe for shares of Common Stock under this Category
is subject to the right of WSB to accept or reject such
subscriptions in whole or in part.
(3) If
orders are received in the Community Offering for shares in excess
of the available Common Stock, accepted subscriptions from
Preferred Other Purchasers shall first be filled (subject to the
maximum purchase limitation set forth in Section 2.5(b) of
this Stock Issuance Plan and the minimum purchase limitation set
forth in Section 2.5(k) of this Stock Issuance Plan), before
any subscriptions in the Community Offering are filled from
Subscribers who are not Preferred Other Purchasers. If Preferred
Other Purchasers order more shares of Common Stock than are
available for purchase in the Community Offering, available shares
of Common Stock shall be allocated first to Preferred Other
Purchasers pro rata (to the extent of their orders) in the same
proportion as the amount of the Common Stock ordered by each bears
to the total amount of the Common Stock ordered by all Preferred
Other Purchasers. WSB may require a Person to provide evidence,
satisfactory to WSB, that such Person qualifies as a Preferred
Other Purchaser. Determinations as to whether a Person qualifies as
a Preferred Other Purchaser shall be made by WSB in its sole
discretion and shall be final and conclusive.
(4) To
the extent that there are shares of Common Stock available after
satisfaction of the subscriptions of Preferred Other Purchasers,
accepted
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subscriptions from Subscribers in
the Community Offering who are not Preferred Other Purchasers shall
be filled (subject to the maximum purchase limitation set forth in
Section 2.5(b) of this Stock Issuance Plan and the minimum
purchase limitation set forth in Section 2.5(k) of this Stock
Issuance Plan). If these Subscribers order more shares of Common
Stock than are available for purchase in the Community Offering,
available shares of Common Stock shall be allocated to such
Subscribers on an equitable basis.
(5) The
Community Offering may be terminated at any time, at WSB’s
discretion. In the event a Community Offering does not appear
feasible, WSB will immediately consult the FDIC and WDFI to
determine the most viable alternative available to effect the
completion of the Stock Offering. Should no viable alternative
exist, WSB may terminate the Stock Offering with the concurrence of
the FDIC and WDFI.
(c)
Syndicated Community Offering .
Any
shares of Common Stock not sold in the Subscription Offering or in
the Community Offering, if any, may then be sold through
broker-dealers to the general public in a Syndicated Community
Offering, subject to such terms, conditions and procedures as may
be determined by WSB’s Board of Directors, in a manner that
will achieve a wide distribution of the Common Stock and subject to
the right of WSB and the SHC, in their absolute discretion, to
accept or reject in whole or in part any subscriptions in the
Syndicated Community Offering. In the Syndicated Community
Offering, if any, any person may purchase up to the maximum
purchase limitation established for the Community Offering, subject
to the maximum and minimum purchase limitations specified in
Section 2.5. WSB may commence the Syndicated Community
Offering at any time after the mailing to the Members of the proxy
statement to be used in connection with the special meeting of
Members. The Syndicated Community Offering may be terminated at any
time at WSB’s discretion, and shall be completed within
45 days after the termination of the Subscription Offering,
unless such period is extended as provided above.
2.5.
Limitations Upon Purchases .
The
following additional limitations shall be imposed upon purchases of
shares of Common Stock in the Stock Offering.
(a) The
aggregate amount of Common Stock owned or controlled by persons
other than the MHC at the close of the Reorganization shall be less
than 50 percent of the amount of SHC’s outstanding
Common Stock.
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(b) Purchases
of Common Stock in all categories of the Stock Offering combined by
any Person, and Associates thereof, or a group of Persons Acting in
Concert, shall be limited to an aggregate purchase price of
$500,000, except that the Foundation may hold that number of shares
of Common Stock authorized by Section 2.1 of this Plan and the
Employee Stock Benefit Plans may purchase up to 8 percent of
the total Common Stock sold in the Stock Offering (but in no event
shall Common Stock acquired by the Employee Stock Benefit Plans
exceed 10 percent of the stockholders’ equity of the SHC
at the completion of the Stock Offering held by persons other than
the MHC); shares to be held by the Employee Stock Benefit Plans and
attributable to a Person shall not be aggregated with other shares
purchased directly by or otherwise attributable to such
Person.
(c) Purchases
of Common Stock in the Community Offering and Syndicated Community
Offering by any Person, shall be limited to an aggregate purchase
price of $500,000.
(d) Officers,
Directors and their Associates at the time of the Stock Offering
and Non-Tax-Qualified Plans may not purchase in the Stock Offering
in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the Common Stock issued in
the Stock Offering or an amount of Common Stock that exceeds
25 percent of the stockholders’ equity of the SHC at the
completion of the Stock Offering held by persons other than the
MHC.
(e) Members
of WSB’s Board of Directors will not be deemed to be
Associates or a Group Acting in Concert with other directors or
trustees solely as a result of membership on such Board of
Directors.
(f) WSB’s
Board of Directors, with the approval of the FDIC and WDFI and
without further approval of Members, may, as a result of market
conditions and other factors, increase or decrease one or both of
the purchase limitations in paragraphs (b) and (c) above.
Such purchase limitations may be decreased to no less than
0.1 percent and may be increased to 5 percent of the
total number of shares of Common Stock offered in the Stock
Offering. If WSB increases the maximum purchase limitations, WSB is
only required to resolicit persons who subscribed in the
Subscription Offering for the maximum purchase amount and may, in
the sole discretion of WSB, resolicit certain other large
subscribers. If WSB decreases the maximum purchase limitations, the
orders of any person who subscribed for the maximum purchase amount
shall be decreased by the minimum amount necessary so that such
person shall be in compliance with the then maximum number of
shares permitted to be subscribed for by such person.
(g)
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(h) The
purchase limitation in paragraphs 2.5(b) and (c) above may be
increased to exceed 5 percent of the shares of Common Stock,
provided that orders for Common Stock exceeding 5 percent
shall not exceed in the aggregate 10 percent of the shares of
Common Stock offered in the Stock Offering, except that Employee
Stock Benefit Plans may purchase in the aggregate an amount of
Common Stock that aggregates 10 percent of such shares of
Common Stock.
(i) No
person purchasing Common Stock in the Stock Offering may fund such
purchase through a loan from WSB or any affiliate of
WSB.
(j) Neither
a Non-Tax-Qualified Plan nor any Associate shall purchase
10 percent of the Common Stock issued in the Stock Offering or
shall purchase Common Stock in the Stock Offering in an amount that
exceeds 10 percent of the stockholders’ equity of the
SHC at the completion of the Stock Offering held by persons other
than the MHC; shares held or to be held by any Non-Tax-Qualified
Plan or Employee Benefit Plans and attributable to a person shall
not be counted for purposes of the limitation in this paragraph
(j).
(k) To
the extent that shares of Common Stock are available, no Subscriber
will be allowed to purchase fewer than 25 shares of Common
Stock.
(l) Each
Person purchasing Common Stock in the Stock Offering shall be
deemed to confirm that such purchase does not conflict with the
purchase limitations under this Stock Issuance Plan or otherwise
imposed by law, rule or regulation.
2.6. Mailing of
Offering Materials and Collation of Subscriptions .
The
sale of all shares of Common Stock offered pursuant to the Stock
Issuance Plan must be completed within 24 months after
approval of the Stock Issuance Plan at the Special Meeting. After
approval of the Stock Issuance Plan by the FDIC and WDFI and the
declaration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, WSB
shall distribute the final Prospectus and Order Forms for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of
this Stock Issuance Plan.
Self-addressed,
postage prepaid, return envelopes shall accompany all Order Forms
when they are mailed. Failure of any eligible subscriber to return
a properly completed and executed Order Form within the prescribed
time limits shall be deemed a waiver and a release by such eligible
subscriber of any rights to purchase shares of Common Stock under
the Stock Issuance Plan.
The
sale of all shares of Common Stock proposed to be issued in
connection with the Stock Offering must be completed within
45 days after the last day of the Subscription Offering,
unless extended by WSB with the approval of the FDIC and
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WDFI. In the event the
Subscription Offering and Community Offering are commenced prior to
the date of the Special Meeting, the offer and sale of Common Stock
pursuant thereto shall be conditioned upon approval of the Plan of
Reorganization by the Members.
2.7. Method of
Payment in the Community and Subscription Offerings
.
Payment for all
shares of Common Stock in the Subscription Offering or the
Community Offering may be made by check or by money order, or if a
Subscriber has a Deposit Account in WSB such Subscriber may
authorize WSB to charge certain types of Deposit Accounts
designated by WSB. WSB shall pay interest at not less than the
passbook rate on all amounts paid by check or money order to
purchase shares of Common Stock from the date payment is received
until the Stock Offering is completed or terminated. WSB will not
knowingly offer or sell Common Stock to any Person whose purchase
would be financed by funds loaned, directly or indirectly, to the
Person by WSB.
If
a Subscriber authorizes WSB to charge his Deposit Account, the
funds shall continue to earn interest, but may not be otherwise
used by such Subscriber unless the Stock Offering is terminated.
The withdrawal shall be given effect only concurrently with the
sale of all shares of Common Stock in the Stock Offering and only
to the extent necessary to satisfy the subscription at a price
equal to the Actual Purchase Price. WSB shall allow Subscribers to
purchase shares of Common Stock by withdrawing funds from
certificate accounts held with WSB without the assessment of early
withdrawal penalties. In the case of early withdrawal of only a
portion of such account, if the remaining balance of the account is
less than the applicable minimum balance requirement, then the
remaining balance shall earn interest at the passbook rate. This
waiver of the early withdrawal penalty is applicable only to
withdrawals made in connection with the purchase of Common Stock
under the Stock Issuance Plan.
Employee Stock
Benefit Plans may subscribe for shares by submitting an Order Form,
along with evidence of a loan commitment from a financial
institution, the SHC or the MHC for the purchase of shares, during
the Subscription Offering and by making payment for