EXHIBIT 10.51
ACQUISITION
AGREEMENT
This Acquisition Agreement (the
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
the 4th day of August, 2005, by and between First National Bank, a
national banking association headquartered in Hamilton, Alabama
(the “ Purchaser ”), and Community Bank, an
Alabama banking corporation headquartered in Blountsville, Alabama
(the “ Seller ”).
WITNESSETH:
The Seller has offered for sale its
branch office located at 15305 Highway 278 West, Double Springs,
Alabama (the “ Branch ”) together with
substantially all of the deposit and Loan business of such
Branch.
The Purchaser has received summary
information regarding the Branch and has offered to purchase
substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the Branch on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
of which is acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally
bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS
1.01 Definitions . The
following terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings
specified below:
(a) “ Available Deposit
Base ” means the daily average total balances, net of
overdrafts, of the Deposits, as indicated by the general ledger
books of account of the Branch for the approximately 30-day period
beginning on the 15 th day prior to a mutually agreed upon
public announcement of the acquisition of the Branch.
(b) “ Closing ”
means the closing of the purchase of the assets and the assumption
of the liabilities of the Branch as provided herein.
(c) “ Deposits ”
means all deposits maintained at the Branch, exclusive of any
accounts designated by mutual agreement of Seller and Purchaser on
Exhibit 1.01(c) attached hereto as not expected to transfer
to Purchaser.
(d) “ Lien ”
means any conditional sale agreement, default of title, easement,
encroachment, encumbrance, hypothecation, infringement, lien,
mortgage, pledge, reservation, restriction, security interest,
title retention or other security arrangement, or any adverse right
or interest, charge, or claim of any nature whatsoever of, on, or
with respect to any property or property interest.
(e) “ Litigation
” means any action, arbitration, cause of action, lawsuit,
claim, complaint, criminal prosecution, governmental or other
examination or investigation, audit (other than regular audits of
financial statements by outside auditors), compliance review,
inspection, hearing, administrative or other proceeding relating to
or affecting a party, its business, its records, its policies, its
practices, its compliance with applicable law, its actions, its
assets (including contracts and agreements related to it), or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) “ Loan ”
means each loan agreement, note or borrowing arrangement (including
all collateral relating thereto) designated on Exhibit
1.01(f) .
ARTICLE II
SALE OF ASSETS
2.01 Assets Sold . On the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the
Closing, the Seller shall transfer, convey, assign and deliver to
the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall purchase and receive from the
Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in the
following assets, properties and rights (the “ Purchased
Assets ”) free and clear of all Liens:
(a) all Loans listed on Exhibit
1.01(f) at Closing at their respective then outstanding principal
amounts, together with accrued interest thereon;
(b) all of the Seller’s rights
and title to the real property and improvements set forth on
Exhibit 8.03, whether owned or leased by the Seller, with any owned
real property and improvements to be purchased at the fully
depreciated net book value thereof (set forth on Exhibit 8.03) and
any leased real property and improvements being transferred to
Purchaser by a valid assignment of such lease(s) and an assumption
by Purchaser of the obligations thereunder, to the extent
assignable (“ Real Property ”);
(c) all cash on hand at the Branch
at Closing;
(d) all furniture, fixtures and
equipment and any replacements thereof or repairs thereto (together
with any manufacturer’s warranties or maintenance or service
agreements thereon which are in effect and are assignable) located
in the Branch (exclusive of those items referred to in
Section 2.03 of this Agreement), whether leased or owned as
identified on Exhibit 8.04, with owned property being purchased at
the fully depreciated net book value thereof (set forth in Exhibit
8.04) and any leased property being transferred to Purchaser by a
valid assignment of such lease(s) and an assumption by Purchaser of
the obligations thereunder (“ Furniture, Fixtures and
Equipment ”);
(e) all rights to the extent
assignable in, to and under any vendor single interest insurance or
other insurance on Loans or collateral transferred to the Purchaser
with the Loans, and any payment received by Seller before the
Closing prorated based on the term of the Loan, and after Closing
with respect to such insurance;
(f) all pre-paid expenses with
respect to the Branch; and
(g) all agreements, contracts, instruments, files
(written or electronic), credit analysis and reports, ledgers, or
other documents relating to any of the foregoing, including without
limitation original executed copies of promissory notes, loan
agreements and collateral documents for each Loan and employment
records for Seller’s employees who become employees of
Purchaser.
2.02 Value of Equipment and
Additions . The Seller represents and warrants that the net
book value of the Real Property and the Furniture, Fixtures and
Equipment of the Branch on Seller’s books (excluding the
items listed in Section 2.03 of this Agreement) is as set
forth in Exhibits 8.03 and 8.04 as of the date of this Agreement
and which exhibits shall be updated to Closing Date.
2.03 Assets Not Sold . The
following are expressly excluded from the Purchased
Assets:
(a) the Seller’s signs and
logos, except that all sign poles and time and temperature signs
will remain and become Purchaser’s property;
(b) the Seller’s proprietarily
marked stationery, forms, labels, shipping material, brochures,
advertising material and similar property; provided, however, it is
the intention of the parties, that items not bearing proprietary
marks and which are necessary or useful in operating the Branch not
be removed; and
(c) any loan account not listed on
Exhibit 1.01(f).
2.04 Purchase Price . As full
consideration for the purchase of the Branch and the Purchased
Assets, the Purchaser shall pay Seller a purchase price (the
“ Purchase Price ”) equal to the sum of the
following:
(a) fully depreciated net book value
for the owned Real Property and owned Furniture, Fixtures and
Equipment;
(b) a premium for the Deposits equal
to 5.00% of the Available Deposit Base;
(c) the book value for the
Loans;
(d) a premium for the Loans equal to
2.00% of the outstanding principal balance of the Loans as shown on
the Seller’s books and records as of the Closing;
(e) the face amount of the cash on
hand at the Branch at Closing; and
(f) with respect to all other
Purchased Assets listed in Section 2.01, the aggregate sum of
one dollar ($1.00).
2.05 Documents of Transfer .
The sale, transfer, assignment and delivery of the Purchased Assets
pursuant to this Article II shall be effected by general warranty
deeds, bills of sale, endorsements, assignments and other
instruments of transfer and conveyance sufficient to convey all of
Seller’s right, title and interest as agreed hereunder and
satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for the Seller and
the Purchaser, including, without limitation, the making of all
filings and the recordation of all mortgages and other Loans in the
respective county courthouses where the property covered by such
mortgages and other Loans relate. At the Closing, the Seller will
give the Purchaser possession and control of the Purchased Assets
and assumed liabilities and will deliver to the Purchaser all keys,
combinations, codes and other necessary access devices relating to
the Branch, the Purchased Assets and the assumed liabilities. At
Closing, the Seller will deliver to the Purchaser originals of the
promissory notes, security agreements, and related agreements,
documents and instruments or information relating to or evidencing
all Loans purchased, to the extent these exist, and otherwise will
deliver the best copies available.
2.06 Removal of Assets Not
Sold . As soon as reasonably possible following the Closing,
the Seller will remove all of its personal property referred to in
Section 2.03 of this Agreement. The Seller shall remove all
such signs, logos and equipment at its own cost and in a manner
that will not damage the premises or improvements or unduly disturb
operations.
2.07 Title to Real Property and
Leases . The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with originals
(or copies if originals are not available) of all deeds and leases
with respect to the Branch’s real property and improvements,
and all real estate records to the extent held by the Seller
relating to the Branch.
2.08 Breaches with Third
Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute an
agreement to assign any claim, contract, license, lease,
commitment, sales order or purchase order or any claim or right or
any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if an
attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of a third party
thereto, would constitute a breach thereof or would in any way
affect the rights of the Seller thereunder so that Purchaser would
not in fact receive all such rights. The Seller will cooperate with
the Purchaser in any arrangement desired to provide Purchaser with
the benefits under any such claims, contracts, licenses, leases,
commitments, sales or purchase orders. Seller shall obtain at its
sole cost and expense evidence satisfactory to the Purchaser of
transfer or assignment to the Purchaser of any such property or
property rights or any contract or agreement which shall require
the consent or approval of any third party.
2.09 Payments and Information
Received After Closing . The Seller agrees to forward promptly
to the Purchaser:
(a) any payments (properly endorsed
as necessary) which are received by the Seller on or after the
Closing Date that relate in any way to the Loans being purchased by
the Purchaser hereunder, together with sufficient information so
that any such payments may be properly applied to the extent such
information is available to the Seller; and
(b) any notices or other
correspondence received on or after the Closing Date that relate in
any way to the Loans purchased or to other Purchased
Assets.
ARTICLE III
ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
3.01 Liabilities Assumed . At
the Closing, the Seller shall transfer to Purchaser and the
Purchaser shall assume and agree to pay and discharge only those
specific existing liabilities of the Branch described in Exhibit
3.01 hereto (the “ Assumed Liabilities ”). No
assurance is given by the Seller that the Branch’s present
deposit customers will become or continue to be customers of the
Purchaser, the same being at the sole discretion of such customers.
Escrow accounts relating to the Loans will be assumed by the
Purchaser and there shall be an adjustment to the Purchase Price
equal to the amount of escrowed funds.
3.02 Liabilities Not Assumed
. Except for the Assumed Liabilities specifically assumed by the
Purchaser under Section 3.01 above, the Purchaser is not
assuming any other liabilities or obligations of the Seller,
including, but not limited to the following:
(a) all liabilities and obligations
of any nature arising from or connected with the Branch and its
operations, including relating to circumstances or events arising
or existing prior to the Closing, including, but not limited to,
liabilities or obligations with respect to any Litigation or
governmental proceedings arising, commencing or made known to
Seller prior to Closing and related to the Branch, or which
thereafter arise with respect to matters occurring prior to
Closing;
(b) all liabilities and obligations
of the Seller for fees, commissions, costs and expenses incurred by
the Seller in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, including, without limitation, legal, consulting,
accounting and appraisal fees and expenses; and
(c) all liabilities and obligations
of Seller under any debt cancellation contracts or similar
arrangements.
3.03 Documentation of
Assumption . At Closing the Purchaser shall deliver to the
Seller an undertaking, reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to counsel for the Seller, under which the Purchaser will
assume and agree to perform, discharge and pay the obligations and
liabilities assumed by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. An
acceptable form of such undertaking is attached as Exhibit 3.03
hereto and made a part hereof.
3.04 Assumption Subject to
Certain Terms . The liabilities being assumed by the Purchaser
pursuant to this Article shall be assumed subject to the terms and
conditions of the contracts of deposit and other written agreements
relating thereto and provided by Seller to Purchaser and the laws,
rules and regulations applicable thereto.
3.05 Payment of Items by Seller
After Closing . If, subsequent to the assumption of liabilities
pursuant to this Article III, the Seller shall properly honor any
valid check or withdrawal on a deposit assumed by Purchaser
(“ Transferred Account ”), then in that event
the Purchaser shall pay the Seller any monies so paid by the Seller
to or for the benefit of such Transferred Account, if there are
sufficient available collected funds in such Transferred Account to
fully pay such check or item.
3.06 Payment of Items by
Purchaser After Closing . The Purchaser agrees that after
Closing it will pay in accordance with applicable law and customary
banking practices all properly payable checks, drafts and
withdrawal orders drawn by the parties to the Transferred Accounts
if the available collected balance of each Transferred Account is
sufficient to permit the payment thereof.
3.07 Transfer of Credits by
Seller; Information Received After Closing .
(a) The Seller agrees to transfer to
the Purchaser any deposits received by it after the Closing Date
for credit to Transferred Accounts, however, the Seller shall be
under no obligation after 120 days from the Closing Date to accept
such deposits or for any claims resulting from such
procedure.
(b) Any notices or correspondence
received by the Seller on or after the Closing with respect to any
liabilities assumed or Loans or assets purchased by the Purchaser
hereunder will be sent promptly to the Purchaser.
3.08 Safe Deposit Boxes . The
keys, contracts, signature cards and other material or equipment
related to safe deposit boxes located in the Branch, together with
such boxes which shall contain all contents thereof, shall be
delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser at Closing. Safe deposit
box rentals collected by the Seller prior to the Closing shall be
prorated between the Seller and the Purchaser at
Closing.
3.09 Seller Not Liable to Pay
. In the event any deposit customer holding a Transferred Account
shall demand payment from the Seller for all or any part of any
deposit liabilities assumed by the Purchaser with respect to the
Transferred Account, the Seller shall not be liable or responsible
for making such payment. If Seller does make any such payment to a
deposit customer relating to a Transferred Account, Purchaser shall
promptly reimburse Seller for the amount thereof; provided, there
are sufficient available collected funds in such Transferred
Account to fully pay such reimbursement.
3.10 Purchaser Responsible for
Returned Items . The Purchaser agrees to pay promptly to the
Seller an amount equal to the amount of any checks, drafts or
withdrawal orders credited to a Transferred Account as of the
Closing Date and reflected in the Settlement Statement, but which
are returned to the Seller after the Closing Date.
3.11 Final Statements .
Seller will render a final statement to each depositor of a
Transferred Account assumed under this Agreement as to transactions
occurring through the Closing Date. Seller will be entitled to
impose normal fees and service charges on a per item basis through
Closing, but Seller will not impose periodic fees or blanket
charges in connection with such final statements.
3.12 Automated Clearing House
. The Purchaser, at its expense, will timely notify all Automated
Clearing House (“ ACH ”) originators of the
transfers and assumptions to be made pursuant to the Agreement as
of the Closing Date, and the Seller will cooperate with the
Purchaser and provide, at Seller’s expense, all tapes and
data reasonably requested by Purchaser for such purpose. For a
period of 120 days beginning on the Effective Time, Seller will
honor all ACH items related to accounts assumed under this
Agreement which are mistakenly routed or presented to Seller.
Seller will make no charge to Purchaser for honoring such items,
and will electronically transmit such ACH data to Purchaser. If
Purchaser cannot receive an electronic transmission, Seller will
make available to Purchaser at Seller’s operations center
receiving items from the ACH tapes containing such ACH data. Items
mistakenly routed or presented after the 120-day period will be
returned to the presenting party.
3.13 Debit Card Transactions
. After the Closing, Purchaser agrees to use its reasonable efforts
to collect from Purchaser’s customers amounts equal to any
debit card connected with a Transferred Account and any Visa or
MasterCard chargebacks under the MasterCard and Visa Merchant
Agreements between Seller and its customers or amounts equal to any
deposit items on Transferred Accounts and that are returned to
Seller after the Closing which were honored by Seller prior to the
Closing and remit such amounts so collected to Seller. Purchaser
agrees to immediately remit to Seller any funds held in the
customer’s related Transferred Account when the Purchaser
receives such notice from the Seller, up to the amount of the
charged back or returned item that had been previously credited by
Seller, if such funds are available in such customer account at the
time of notification by Seller to Purchaser of the charged back or
returned item. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall have
no duty to remit funds for any item or charge that has been
improperly returned or charged to Seller. Exhibit 3.13 contains a
listing of all debit cards issued for Transferred
Accounts.
ARTICLE IV
ASSUMPTION OF RISKS
4.01 Insurance Policies .
Effective immediately following the Closing Date, the Seller will
discontinue any casualty and public liability insurance coverage
maintained with respect to the premises of the Branch. The
Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all casualty losses and
liability claims arising from the premises of the Branch after the
time of Closing. Nothing in this Section 4.01 shall be
construed or deemed to require the Purchaser to insure the
furniture, fixtures or equipment of the Seller which may not be
removed from the Branch at Closing, and the Seller shall solely
bear all risk of loss to such property following
Closing.
4.02 Safe Deposit Boxes .
Immediately following the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall assume
all risks arising after the Closing with respect to granting access
to and protecting the contents of the safe deposit boxes located at
the Branch.
4.03 Security of Persons and
Property. Immediately following the Closing Date, the Seller
will discontinue providing any security for persons and property
provided by the Seller prior to Closing.
ARTICLE V
SETTLEMENT
5.01 Settlement . The amount
of cash to be received or paid by Purchaser at Closing shall be
calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in the
Settlement Statement attached hereto as Exhibit 5.01 and
incorporated herein by reference. The Purchased Assets to be
transferred at Closing shall be valued as provided in Article II of
this Agreement.
At least five (5) days prior to
the Closing Date (the “ Settlement Date ”), the
Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a copy, certified by a duly
authorized officer of the Seller, of such Settlement Statement,
which sets forth the computation of the cash payable to or due from
the Purchaser at Closing, and upon acceptance by the Purchaser, the
Seller or the Purchaser, as the case may be, shall pay said amount
to the other at Closing by wire transfer of immediately available
funds.
5.02 Post-Closing Adjustments to
Purchase Price . As soon as reasonably practicable, but within
five (5) business days following the Closing Date, the
Purchaser shall, based upon the general ledger and other books and
records relating to the Branch, recalculate the amount of cash to
be received or paid by the Purchaser as of the Closing Date using
the Final Settlement Statement attached hereto as Exhibit 5.02 and
incorporated herein by reference, and the amount of cash to be
received or paid by the Purchaser shall be agreed upon by the
Purchaser and Seller and shall be adjusted and paid, by the Seller
or the Purchaser, as the case may be, as provided in such Exhibit
5.02 by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
5.03 Casualty and Other Losses
Prior to Closing . If the buildings in which the Branch is
located or any other Real Property, improvements or Furniture,
Fixtures and Equipment with respect to the Branch or which are
included in or are securing any Purchased Assets shall be damaged
by fire or other casualty, whether insured or uninsured, and shall
not be repaired or restored to its original condition prior to the
Closing, Seller shall promptly assign and pay over to Purchaser any
insurance proceeds with respect to such assets.
5.04 Pro Rata Adjustments of
Expenses . All property taxes, rents and utility payments,
salaries, and all other similar expenses and taxes itemized in a
writing delivered by the Seller to Purchaser at least five
(5) business days prior to the Closing Date relating to the
ownership and operation of the Branch, and the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (“ FDIC ”) insurance
premiums relating to Transferred Accounts, shall be prorated
between the parties as of the Closing Date.
ARTICLE VI
EMPLOYEES AND ADVISORY DIRECTORS
6.01 Transfer of Certain
Employees . Seller will use its reasonable efforts to maintain
the employees as employees of Seller at the Branch until the
Closing Date. Any employee whose employment shall be terminated for
any reason prior to the Closing Date or who shall elect not to be
an employee of Purchaser shall be dealt with by Seller in its sole
and absolute discretion, and Purchaser shall have no liability
whatsoever therefor. Effective at Closing, the Seller will
terminate the employment of all employees assigned to the Branch
(except the Branch manager), and such employees will become
“at will” employees of the Purchaser under such terms
as may be established by Purchaser in its sole discretion, except
as otherwise expressly provided in Section 6.03 below. The
Seller and the Purchaser shall mutually agree upon any additions to
or replacements of staff after the date of this Agreement through
Closing, and Seller shall not employ any employees at the Branch
during such time other than on an “at will” basis and
upon prior notice to Purchaser.
6.02 Benefits . Each employee
of Seller who transfers to the Purchaser will receive pension,
profit sharing, insurance, vacation, sick leave and other benefits
that are substantially similar to comparable new employees of
Purchaser without credit for service with Seller. Seller will be
responsible for all continuation coverage under Seller’s
health insurance plans for Seller’s employees of the Branch
who do not become employees of Purchaser and who elect such
coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budge Reconciliation
Act of 1986, as amended. Purchaser does not assume any liability
for accrued vacation, sick leave or other paid time off of
Seller’s employees. Pursuant to its Personnel Policy, Seller
will not pay terminating employees for accrued vacation, sick leave
or other paid time off. Employees whose employment with Seller
terminates will forfeit any unvested benefits in Seller’s
qualified pension and profit sharing plans.
6.03 Responsibility for Employees
Transferring . With respect to all employees of the Branch
transferring to the Purchaser, the Seller will be responsible for
all salaries, wages and benefits payable to such employees during
employment by the Seller up to and including the Closing
Date.
6.04 Employee Information .
The Seller shall provide the Purchaser at times the Purchaser may
deem necessary such records and information regarding such
transferred employees’ service with the Seller as the
Purchaser may reasonably need for purposes of the Purchaser’s
employment and benefits program records including the complete
personnel file on each transferring employee. The Purchaser and the
Seller agree to assist each other by providing the employee
information needed to open and close employee files on those
employees transferred. To the extent required by applicable law,
the Seller reserves the right to obtain the employee’s prior
consent to release information which the Seller reasonably believes
(upon advice of counsel) cannot be released to the Purchaser
without the employee’s prior consent. Should information be
withheld, the Seller must advise the Purchaser of such prior to
Closing, and Purchaser shall have no obligation to hire the related
employee.
6.05 Advisory Directors .
Prior to the Closing Seller will terminate the services of all
advisory directors of the Branch.
ARTICLE VII
ACCESS TO PROPERTIES AND RECORDS
7.01 Access and Confidential
Treatment . From and after the date of this Agreement, the
Seller shall permit the Purchaser’s agents and
representatives full access, during normal business hours and upon
reasonable notice, to all assets, properties, books, records
(except employee records and information excluded by
Section 6.04 hereof), agreements and commitments of the Seller
relating to the Branch, and the Seller shall furnish
representatives of the Purchaser during such period with all such
information concerning the affairs of the Branch as the Purchaser
may reasonably request. Purchaser will conduct its inspection in a
manner that will not unreasonably disrupt Seller’s
operations. The Purchaser will hold in strict confidence all
documents and information concerning the Seller so furnished that
is not in the public domain and will not publicly disclose such
documents or information except to its attorneys, accountants, or
other advisers and representatives, to regulatory and
self-regulatory authorities, or as required by law or pursuant to
legal process. If the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are not consummated, all such documents and information shall
promptly be returned to the Seller. Nothing in this
Section 7.01 shall be deemed to require Seller to reveal any
proprietary information, trade secrets or marketing or strategic
plans, and if such information is the subject of a confidentiality
agreement between the Seller and a third party, any disclosure will
be subject also to the provisions of such confidentiality
agreement, which shall be provided to Purchaser. The Seller shall
provide the Purchaser, on a confidential basis, the names and
addresses of all directors, officers, affiliates (as defined in SEC
Rule 405) and their relatives and the business interests related to
each of the foregoing (individually and collectively, “
Seller Affiliates ”).
7.02 Recordkeeping and Access
Following Closing . The Purchaser will preserve and safely
keep, for as long as may be required by applicable law, all of the
files, books of account and records delivered to the Purchaser
through Closing related to the Branch for the joint benefit of
itself and the Seller. Purchaser shall permit the Seller or its
representatives, at Seller’s expense during normal business
hours and upon reasonable notice, to inspect, make extracts from or
copies of, any files, books of account or records as may be
necessary for Seller to satisfy any auditing or regulatory
requirements placed upon Seller or as may be required by Seller in
connection with any Litigation. Seller will conduct its inspection
in a manner that will not unreasonably disrupt Purchaser’s
operations. The Seller will not use such documents or information
for the purpose of competing with the Purchaser.
7.03 Reporting Obligations .
Seller shall be responsible for compliance with all reporting
obligations under applicable federal, state and local tax laws and
regulations for transactions with respect to the operation of the
Branch prior to the date of Closing, and shall timely file all
returns, information returns and information statements required to
be filed with the Internal Revenue Service and any other tax
authorities with respect to such transactions, including without
limitation, Form 1099 for all Loans and Transferred Accounts, and
Form W-2 and Form W-3 with respect to all employees of the Branch
(“Tax Returns”). Purchaser shall be responsible for
compliance with all reporting obligations under applicable federal,
state and local tax laws and regulations for transactions with
respect to the Transferred Assets, the Assumed Liabilities and the
operations of the Branch after the date of Closing, and shall
timely file all Tax Returns with respect to such
transactions.
ARTICLE VIII
SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
The Seller represents and warrants
to the Purchaser as follows:
8.01 Corporate Organization .
The Seller is a banking corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Alabama.
8.02 Corporate Authority .
The Seller has full corporate right, power, capacity and authority
validly to enter into and to perform this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to sell, transfer,
assign and deliver the Purchased Assets referred to in Article II,
and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized by all requisite corporate action, and this Agreement is
binding and enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its
terms (except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)).
Except as disclosed on Exhibit 8.02, no further corporate
authorization or applications or notices to any governmental or
regulatory authority, agency or entity or any consents, waivers or
approvals from any such governmental authority is necessary for
Seller to execute and deliver this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereunder or perform its obligations
hereunder.
8.03 Title to or Right to Occupy
Real Estate . Exhibit 8.03 describes all real estate,
improvements, and any related rights owned, leased, or otherwise
held by Seller with respect to the Branch, and with respect to
owned Real Property, the fully depreciated net book value thereof.
Seller (a) has and at Closing will have indefeasible fee
simple title to, and owns and at Closing will be the sole owner of
all the Real Property to be purchased by Purchaser pursuant to
Article II, subject to no Lien, tenant leases, participation,
charge, encumbrance or conditional sale of other title retention
agreement except for real estate taxes not yet due and payable,
restrictions, easements and rights of way of record, and
(b) is and at Closing will be the sole lessee with respect to
the leases to be assigned to Purchaser pursuant to said Article II,
with the right to convey to Purchaser the leasehold interest
therein so as to assure that Purchaser shall have the full,
exclusive and peaceful possession of such leasehold interest. All
Real Property and Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment will at the
time of Closing be in good operating condition and repair, subject
only to ordinary wear and tear, and will otherwise be received in
“AS IS” condition with no other warranties by Seller as
to their condition or future performance, except those warranties
related to title. All Real Property and Furniture, Fixtures and
Equipment held under leases or subleases by the Seller, are held
under valid contracts enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, and each such contract is in full force and
effect. All improvements on the Real Property leased to, or used
by, the Seller conform to all applicable state and local laws,
regulations, zoning and building ordinances and health and safety
ordinances, and the Real Property is zoned for the various purposes
for which the real estate and improvements thereon are presently
being used. To the Knowledge of the Seller, no condemnation
proceedings or proceedings for the taking of any Real Property by
eminent domain by any Governmental Authority are pending or
threatened. Seller has not entered into any agreement regarding the
Real Property or the Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment, and neither
Seller nor the Real Property is subject to any claim, demand, suit,
Lien or Litigation of any kind, pending or outstanding, or to the
knowledge of Seller, threatened or likely to be made or instituted,
which would in any way be binding upon Purchaser or its successors
or assigns or materially affect or limit Purchaser’s or its
successors’ or assigns’ use and enjoyment of the Real
Property or which would materially limit or restrict
Purchaser’s right or ability to enter into this Agreement and
consummate the sale and purchase contemplated hereby.
8.04 Condition of Personal
Property . Exhibit 8.04 sets forth by category or item all of
the tangible personal property owned or leased (identified as such)
which is used or useful in connection with the operation of the
Branch, with the fully depreciated net book value of owned property
being also set fort on Exhibit 8.04. The tangible personal property
included in the Purchased Assets is, and at the Closing will be, in
good operating condition and repair, subject only to ordinary wear
and tear, and will be usable in the ordinary course of business
consistent with the Seller’s past practices.
8.05 Loans . With respect to
each Loan within the Purchased Assets, the Loan complies in
al