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Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF SHARE EXCHANGE, dated as of March 9, 2005, by and
between White River Capital, Inc., an Indiana corporation (“
Parent ”), and Union Acceptance Corporation, an
Indiana corporation (the “ Company”
).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS , the respective Boards of Directors of Parent and
the Company have approved the acquisition of the Company by Parent
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement;
WHEREAS , the respective Boards of Directors of Parent and
the Company have approved a statutory share exchange (the “
Exchange ”) whereby all of the issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock, no par value, of the Company (“
Company Common Stock” ) shall be acquired by Parent in
exchange for shares of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
Common Stock, no par value, of Parent (“ Parent Common
Stock ”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS , for United States federal income tax purposes, it
is intended that the transactions contemplated hereby qualify as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”),
and that this Agreement shall be, and is hereby, adopted as a plan
of reorganization for purposes of Section 368 of the Code;
and
WHEREAS , Parent and the Company desire to make certain
agreements in connection with the Exchange and also to prescribe
various conditions to the Exchange.
AGREEMENT:
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
agreements contained herein the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
The Exchange
Section
1.1 The Exchange . On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the
Indiana Business Corporation Law (the “ BCL ”),
at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3), (i)
Parent and the Company shall effect the Exchange, and (ii) the
Company shall become a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent.
Section
1.2 Closing . The closing (the “ Closing
”) of the Exchange shall take place at the Indianapolis
office of Barnes & Thornburg, 11 South Meridian, Indianapolis,
IN 46204 at 1:00 p.m., local time on April 15, 2005, or as promptly
thereafter as all conditions precedent to the Closing have been
satisfied or waived, subject to Section 5.2.
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Section
1.3 Effective Time . Prior to the Closing, Parent and the
Company shall prepare and, on the Closing date, shall file with the
Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, the articles of share
exchange or other appropriate documents (in any such case, the
“ Articles of Share Exchange ”) executed in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the BCL and shall make
all other filings or recordings required under the BCL. The
Exchange shall become effective at such time as the Articles of
Share Exchange are duly filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Indiana, or at such later time as Parent shall specify in
the Articles of Share Exchange (the time the Exchange becomes
effective being the “ Effective Time
”).
Section
1.4 Effects . The Exchange shall have the effects of a share
exchange set forth in Section 23-1-40-6 of the BCL.
Section
1.5 Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company .
The Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be
the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company until
thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable
law.
Section
1.6 Directors and Officers of the Company . All of the
directors and officers of the Company as of immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall continue in office until expiration of
their current terms of office or their earlier resignation, removal
or incapacity.
ARTICLE II
Effect on the Capital Stock of the
Constituent Corporations; Exchange of Certificates
Section
2.1 Effect on Capital Stock . At the Effective Time, by
virtue of the Exchange and without any action on the part of the
holder of any shares of Company Common Stock:
(a)
Exchange of Outstanding Shares . The issued shares of
Company Common Stock (and all related rights and interests)
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
exchanged for shares of Parent Common Stock at the ratio of 100 to
1, such that a holder of one hundred (100) shares of Company Common
Stock shall become entitled to one (1) share of Parent Common
Stock.
(b)
Shares Held by Parent . Parent shall acquire and become the
sole holder and owner of each issued and outstanding share of
Company Common Stock (and all related rights and
interests).
(c)
Cancellation of Treasury Shares . Each share of Company
Common Stock, if any, that is owned immediately prior to the
Effective Time by the Company or Parent shall automatically be
canceled and retired.
Section
2.2 Exchange of Certificates .
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(a)
Exchange Agent . Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall
select an agent which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, to act as exchange agent (the “ Exchange
Agent ”) for exchange in accordance with this Article
II of the Parent Common Stock upon surrender of certificates
representing Company Common Stock. Immediately prior to or at the
Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with the Exchange Agent, for
the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, for
exchange in accordance with this Article II , (i)
certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock,
issuable upon consummation of the Exchange and (ii) cash funds
estimated to be sufficient to make payment for any fractional
shares pursuant to Section 2.2(h) (such shares of Parent Common
Stock and cash funds together being hereinafter referred to as the
“ Exchange Fund ”).
(b)
Exchange Procedure . As soon as reasonably practicable after
the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of
record of a certificate or certificates (the “
Certificates ”) that immediately prior to the
Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock whose shares were exchanged for Parent Common Stock pursuant
to Section 2.1 , (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall
specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title
to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the
Certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and
have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify) and
(ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates in exchange for the certificate representing the
Parent Common Stock. Upon surrender of a Certificate for
cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with such letter of
transmittal, duly executed, and such other documents as may
reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such
Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a
certificate or certificates repr
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