PURCHASE AND ASSUMPTION
AGREEMENT
dated as of
September 24, 2008
between
CAPITAL BANK
and
OMNI NATIONAL BANK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
– CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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SECTION
1.01
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SECTION
1.02
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SECTION
1.03
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ARTICLE II
– PURCHASE AND SALE
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SECTION
2.01
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Purchase and
Sale of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities
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SECTION
2.02
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SECTION
2.03
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Adjustments to
Purchase Price
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SECTION
2.04
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Allocation of
Consideration
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SECTION
2.05
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Sale and
Transfer of Servicing and Escrows
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SECTION
2.06
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Assumption of
IRA Deposits
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SECTION
2.07
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Loan Accounts
Secured by Deposit Accounts
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SECTION
2.08
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Loans Reviewed
Prior to Signing; Review of Post-Signing Loans; Purchaser’s
Right to Reject Loans
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ARTICLE III
– REPRESENTATON AND WARRANTIES OR SELLER
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SECTION
3.01
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Corporate
Organization and Authority
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SECTION
3.02
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No Conflict;
Licenses and Permits; Compliances with Laws and
Regulations
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SECTION
3.03
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SECTION
3.04
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SECTION
3.05
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SECTION
3.06
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SECTION
3.07
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SECTION
3.08
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Litigation and
Liabilities
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SECTION
3.09
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SECTION
3.10
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SECTION
3.11
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Absence of
Certain Changes, Etc.
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SECTION
3.12
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Employment
Matters; Employee Relations
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SECTION
3.13
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SECTION
3.14
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SECTION
3.15
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SECTION
3.16
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SECTION
3.17
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SECTION
3.18
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SECTION
3.19
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SECTION
3.20
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SECTION
3.21
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ARTICLE IV
– REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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SECTION
4.01
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Corporate
Organization and Authority
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SECTION
4.02
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No Conflict;
Licenses and Permits; Compliance with Laws and
Regulations
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SECTION
4.03
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SECTION
4.04
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SECTION
4.05
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SECTION
4.06
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Litagation and
Undisclosed Liabilities
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SECTION
4.07
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SECTION
4.08
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ARTICLE V
– COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
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SECTION
5.01
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Access and
Confidentiality
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SECTION
5.02
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Activity in the
Ordinary Course
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SECTION
5.03
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SECTION
5.04
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SECTION
5.05
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SECTION
5.06
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SECTION
5.07
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SECTION
5.08
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Real Property
Matters; Real Property Leases
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SECTION
5.09
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SECTION
5.10
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Delivery of the
Loan Documents
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SECTION
5.11
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Collateral Assignments and
Filing
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SECTION
5.12
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Interest
Reporting and Withholding
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SECTION
5.13
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SECTION
5.14
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SECTION
5.15
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SECTION
5.16
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Taxes and Fees;
Proration of Certain Expenses
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SECTION
5.17
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Employees and
Employee Benefits
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SECTION
5.18
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SECTION
5.19
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SECTION
6.01
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SECTION
6.02
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Conditions to
Obligations of Purchaser
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SECTION
6.03
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Conditions to
Obligations of Seller
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SECTION
6.04
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ARTICLE VII
– TERMINATION
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SECTION
7.01
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SECTION
7.02
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Liability for
Termination
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SECTION
7.03
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Procedure Upon
Termination
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ARTICLE VIII
– INDEMNIFICATION
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SECTION
8.01
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SECTION
8.02
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SECTION
8.03
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SECTION
8.04
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Survival of
Indemnification Obligations
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SECTION
8.05
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Terms and
Conditions of Indemnification; Resolution of Conflicts
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ARTICLE IX
– MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION
9.01
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SECTION
9.02
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SECTION
9.03
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SECTION
9.04
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SECTION
9.05
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SECTION
9.06
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SECTION
9.07
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SECTION
9.08
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SECTION
9.09
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SECTION
9.10
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SECTION
9.11
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Exhibit A
– Loans Reviewed Prior to Signing
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THIS PURCHASE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT is dated
as of September 24, 2008, between CAPITAL BANK, a North Carolina
state-chartered bank (“ Purchaser ”), and
OMNI NATIONAL BANK, a bank chartered under the laws of the United
States ( “ Seller ” ).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller maintains branches at the
following North Carolina locations: (i) 225 Green
Street, Suite 101, Fayetteville, North Carolina; (ii) 929
South McPherson Church Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina;
(iii) 4841 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina; and
(iv) 88 North Fayetteville Street, Parkton, North Carolina
(the “Branches”); and
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to assume and
purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to assign and sell to
Purchaser, certain of Seller’s liabilities and assets,
respectively, allocated by Seller to the Branches.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual
promises and obligations and intending to be legally bound hereby,
the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01 Certain
Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the terms
below shall have the meanings set forth.
“ Accounting Records ”
means Seller’s general ledger with respect to the Branches
and the subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules that support
the general ledger balances.
“ Accrued Expenses ”
means the accrued and unpaid expenses appearing as a Liability on a
Closing Statement or a Final Closing Statement.
“ Accrued Interest ”
means, as of the referenced date and (i) with respect to Deposits,
interest which is accrued on such Deposits and not yet posted to
the related Deposit accounts or paid to the depositor as of such
date and (ii) with respect to Loans, interest which is accrued
on such Loan and not yet paid as of such date.
“ Affiliate ” of a
person means any person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such
person.
“ Agreement ” means
this Purchase and Assumption Agreement, including all schedules,
exhibits, and addenda as modified, amended, or extended from time
to time.
“ Allocation ” has the
meaning specified in Section 2.04.
“ Applicable Employees
” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17(a).
“ Assets ” means the
(i) Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment,
(ii) Improvements, (iii) Cash on Hand, (iv) Prepaid
Expenses, (v) Real Property, (vi) Records,
(vii) Loans, the servicing rights thereto, any guarantees
thereof and Seller’s interest in any collateral for the
Loans, (viii) Seller’s benefits and rights under Safe
Deposit Agreements, and (ix) Seller’s benefits and
rights under Assumed Contracts, and all of Seller’s right,
title and interest under the Real Property Leases; provided,
however, Assets do not include any deferred Tax assets, refunds for
Taxes relating to the period prior to the Closing Date, and prepaid
Taxes; provided, further, Assets do not include any credit card
receivables or accounts, any goodwill, or any right to the use of
any trade name, trademark, or service mark, if any, of Seller or
any of its Affiliates. The allocation provisions of
Section 5.16(c) shall apply for the purposes of determining to what
extent any Taxes, deferred Tax assets, and Tax refunds relate to
the period prior to the Closing Date.
“ Assumed Contracts ”
means all service or similar contracts, including personal property
leases (but excluding the Real Property Leases), that are in effect
as of the Closing Date, are related to the Branches and the Assets,
and are validly assigned to Purchaser.
“ Assumed Deposits ”
means all Deposits existing on the Closing Date, together with all
Accrued Interest thereon as of the Closing Date.
“ ATM ” means each
automated teller machine owned or leased by Seller and located at
the Branches and the three (3) automated teller machines owned or
leased by Seller elsewhere in Cumberland County, North
Carolina.
“ Bank Merger Act ”
means Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as
amended.
“ Benefit Plan ” means
“employee benefit plan,” as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA, and any other employee benefit
arrangement or payroll practice, including, without limitation, any
bonus plan, equity or equity-based compensation, or deferred
compensation arrangement, stock purchase, severance pay, sick
leave, vacation pay, paid time off, salary continuation for
disability, hospitalization, medical insurance, life insurance,
scholarship program, and any “employee pension plan”,
as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA.
“ Bill of Sale ” has
the meaning specified in Section 6.02(f).
“ Branches ” has the
meaning specified in the recitals hereto.
“ Business Day ” means
a day on which Seller and Purchaser are open for business in the
State of North Carolina which is not a Saturday or a
Sunday.
“ Cash on Hand ”
means, as of the referenced date, all petty cash, vault cash,
teller cash, and prepaid postage maintained at the Branches,
including at ATMs.
“ Close of Business ”
means 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (or such other time as the parties may
agree to) on the Closing Date.
“ Closing ” has the
meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“ Closing Date ” means
the date on which the Closing occurs.
“ Closing Statement ”
has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(b).
“ Code ” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Commissioner ”
refers collectively to the North Carolina State Banking Commission
and the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks.
“ Conversion ” has the
meaning specified in Section 5.07.
“ Conversion Brochure
” has the meaning specified in Section 5.07.
“ Delivery Records ”
means all Records other than transaction tickets and records for
closed accounts, but may be copies of original Records.
“ Deposit Premium ”
means six percent (6%).
“ Deposits ” means, as
of any date, all deposit liabilities of Seller booked, maintained,
or primarily serviced at the Branches, which constitute
“deposits” for purposes of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813, including all
uncollected items included in depositors’ balances (including
Overdrafts as provided in Section 5.15), merchant accounts, any
Accrued Interest, and any Deposits in IRAs not excluded under
Section 2.06(b), together with Seller’s rights and
responsibilities under any customer agreement evidencing or
relating thereto, but excluding (i) deposits in accounts that have
been in an overdrawn status for more than thirty (30) days at the
Closing, (ii) deposits held in the name of Seller or any of its
Affiliates, (iii) Outpost Deposits, (iv) deposits excluded under
Section 2.06(b), and (v) deposits excluded under Section
2.07. Seller and Purchaser shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to identify deposits excluded from Deposits
hereunder prior to the Closing Date.
“ Employees ” means
any employee employed by Seller on the Closing Date at the
Branches.
“ Encumbrances ” means
all mortgages, deeds of trust, claims, options, rights of first
refusal, charges, liens, encumbrances, easements, limitations,
restrictions, commitments, security interests, pledges, or other
similar charges, liabilities, or rights, whether accrued, absolute,
contingent, or otherwise.
“ Environmental Laws ”
means: (i) all federal, state, and local statutes, regulations,
ordinances, orders, decrees, and similar provisions having the
force or effect of law relating to or imposing liability,
responsibility, or standards of conduct applicable to
environmental, health, or
safety
conditions and/or Hazardous Materials affecting the Real Property
and the Leased Real Property (including, without limitation, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act, the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act, the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the
Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control
Act, the Oil Pollution Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, any
“Superfund” or “Superlien” law, the North
Carolina Oil Pollution and Hazardous Substances Control Act, the
North Carolina Solid Waste Management Act, and the North Carolina
Water and Air Resources Act, including any amendments thereto from
time to time); and (ii) all common law concerning public health and
safety, worker health and safety, noise, odor, wetlands,
indoor air, contamination, pollution or protection of the
environment, including without limitation all standards of conduct
and bases of obligations relating to the presence, use, production,
generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal,
distribution, labeling, reporting, testing, processing, discharge,
release, threatened release, control, or clean-up of any Hazardous
Substances.
“ Environmental Survey
” has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(b).
“ ERISA ” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ Extension of Credit
” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(b).
“ Extensions of Credit To Be
Repurchased ” has the meaning specified in Section
2.08(i).
“ Federal Funds Rate ”
on any day means the per annum rate of interest (rounded upward to
the nearest 1/100 of 1%) which is the weighted average of the rates
on overnight federal funds transactions arranged on such day or, if
such day is not a banking day, the previous banking day, by federal
funds brokers computed and released by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as
such Federal Reserve Bank currently computes and releases the
weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds Effective
Rate” at the date of this Agreement.
“ FDIC ” means the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“ Final Closing Statement
” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.
“ Final Settlement Payment
” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.
“ Furniture, Fixtures, and
Equipment ” means all furniture, appliances,
fixtures, and equipment, including ATMs, trade fixtures, telephone
systems, safe deposit boxes (exclusive of contents), vaults, and
supplies (excluding any items consumed or disposed of, but
including new items acquired or obtained in the ordinary course of
business, through the Closing Date) that are located at the
Branches, but excluding signage or other advertising or blank paper
stock, forms, or supplies bearing Seller’s corporate logos,
trade names, or trademarks, security
equipment,
computers and computer software, branch automation equipment, and
branch communications equipment.
“ GAAP ” means United
States generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect from
time to time.
“ Green Street Branch
” means Seller’s Branch at 225 Green Street, Suite 101,
Fayetteville, North Carolina.
“ Hazardous Substance
” means any materials, substances, wastes, chemical
substances, or mixtures presently listed, defined, designated, or
classified as hazardous, toxic, or dangerous, or otherwise
regulated, under any Environmental Law, whether by type or
quantity.
“ Identified Loan ”
means any loan listed for review, other than a Jointly Underwritten
Extension of Credit, that is subject to any of the following
defects:
(i) loan
documents material to the enforceability of the loan are
missing;
(ii) the
loan was not originated or has not been administered in compliance
in all material respects with applicable laws;
(iii) loan
documents relating to the loan are not legal, valid, and
binding;
(iv) Seller’s
rights in any collateral securing a loan are not perfected or
enforceable, or the priority of such rights are not as reflected in
the books and records of Seller, and the absence of any such right
of Seller in the collateral securing the loan would have a material
impact on Purchaser’s ability, in the event of default, to
realize upon such collateral the value ascribed thereto;
(v) the
loan is in non-accrual status on Seller’s books, the
collateral securing the loan has been repossessed, or collection
efforts have been instituted or claim and delivery, or foreclosure
proceedings have been filed, or insurance on the loan collateral
has been force-placed; or
(vi) Purchaser,
in its reasonable discretion, reasonably considers the loan to be
inconsistent with its credit policies or procedures.
“ Improvements ” means
all improvements to the Real Property associated with the Branches
and with the Leased Real Property which shall have been purchased,
installed, or constructed, and used in connection with the
ownership, operation, or maintenance of the Branches or such real
property.
“ Indemnified Parties
” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(b).
“ Indemnifying Party ”
has the meaning specified in Section 8.05(a).
“ Initial Review Period
” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.08(b).
“ Intrusive Testing ”
has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(b).
“ IRA ” means an
“individual retirement account” or similar Deposit
account established in accordance with the provisions of
Section 408 of the Code for which Seller acts as custodian or
trustee, but as to which (i) Seller may not exercise investment
discretion and (ii) Seller’s customer for whom the IRA is
established may not direct securities investment while Seller acts
as custodian or trustee.
“ IRS ” means the
Internal Revenue Service.
“ Information ” has
the meaning specified in Section 5.01(b).
“ Jointly Underwritten Extension of
Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section
2.08(h).
“ Knowledge ” means,
with respect to any particular fact or other matter and
(i) with respect to any individual, (a) that such
individual is actually aware of such fact or matter or
(b) that a prudent individual could be expected to discover or
otherwise become aware of such fact or matter in the course of
conducting a reasonable investigation regarding the accuracy of any
representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, and
(ii) with respect to any entity, that any individual who is
serving as a director or officer of such entity (or in any similar
executive capacity) has Knowledge of such fact or other matter (as
set forth in (i) above).
“ Leased Real Property
” means (i) the real property at the Parkton Branch and (ii)
the real property at the Green Street Branch.
“ Liabilities ” means,
except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) the
Assumed Deposits and all terms and agreements relating to the
Assumed Deposits, (ii) Seller’s obligations with respect
to the Loans, the servicing of the Loans, and the collateral for
the Loans, (iii) Seller’s obligations under the Assumed
Contracts and the Property Leases (to the extent assumed by
Purchaser), (iv) Seller’s obligations under the Safe
Deposit Agreements, (v) Seller’s obligations to provide
customer services from and after the Closing Date in connection
with the Assets and the Assumed Deposits, (vi) any fee or expense
adjustment required to be shown as a Liability in accordance with
Section 5.16(b), and all liabilities from the Purchaser’s
operations of the Branches after the Closing Date; provided,
however, that Liabilities shall not include (a) any liability in
respect of letters of credit, travelers’ checks, money
orders, cashier’s checks, official checks, or consignment of
U.S. government bonds or (b) any liability for Taxes for any period
prior to the Closing Date. The allocation provisions of
Section 5.16(c) shall apply for purposes of determining to what
extent a liability for Taxes exists with respect to a period prior
to the Closing Date.
“ Litigation Conditions
” has the meaning specified in Section 8.05(b).
“ Loan Documents ”
means all Records with respect to a Loan, including, without
limitation, applications, notes, security agreements, deeds of
trust, mortgages, loan agreements, including building and loan
agreements, guarantees, sureties and insurance policies (including
title insurance policies), flood hazard certifications, and all
modifications, waivers, and consents relating to any of the
foregoing.
“ Loans ” means,
subject to Sections 2.08(f) and (g), all loans (including Overdraft
Loans and loan commitments, but excluding the interest of any
participants in such Loans) which are listed as “Loans that
Purchaser Intends to Purchase (subject to the terms and conditions
of the Agreement)” in Exhibit A to this Agreement, as updated
to reflect loans to be acquired by Purchaser as of the Closing Date
as provided in Section 2.08.
“ Loan Value ” means,
as of the referenced date, (i) with respect to any Loan other than
a Jointly Underwritten Extension of Credit, (a) the
outstanding principal balance of such Loan as of such date, net of
any participant’s interest therein, less (b) two percent (2%)
of the greater of (x) the amount described in clause (a) and (y)
the aggregate loan commitment with respect to such Loan as of such
date (whether or not drawn), net of any participant’s
interest therein, and (ii) with respect to any Jointly Underwritten
Extension of Credit, the outstanding principal balance of such
Extension of Credit as of such date, net of any participant’s
interest therein. For the avoidance of doubt, late
charges and fees shall not constitute principal, interest, or
commitment for the purposes of this definition.
“ Losses ” means
losses, liabilities, damages, expenses, costs, and reasonable legal
fees and disbursements, collectively.
“ Material Adverse Effect
” means a material adverse effect on the condition, financial
or otherwise, or results of operation of the Branches, the validity
of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated in it, or on the
ability of Seller or Purchaser to consummate timely the
transactions contemplated hereby.
“ Material Defect ”
means (i) the existence of any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted
Lien), title imperfection, or title irregularity with respect to
the Real Property, its access, or any appurtenances, easements of
rights, or the existence of any fact or condition that constitutes
a breach of Seller’s representations and warranties contained
in Section 3.04, in any such case that will materially affect
Purchaser’s use of the Real Property for the purpose of the
operation of a branch bank or materially affects the value or
marketability of the Real Property, (ii) the encroachment by an
improvement on the Real Property onto other property or onto any
easement, a violation of any setback requirement, the encroachment
of an improvement on any other property onto the Real Property, or
the existence of a zoning or other land use restriction that in
each such case does not permit use of the Real Property as a branch
banking facility as a permitted use without grandfathering or
variance and without site plan review or the construction of any
additional improvements, (iii) the existence of any structural
defect or state of disrepair in the improvements on the Real
Property of the Branches and the Leased Real Property (including
any equipment, fixtures, or other components related thereto) that
Purchaser reasonably believes would cost greater than Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000) to repair or correct, or (iv)
the
existence of
facts or circumstances relating to the Branches reflecting that (a)
there likely has been a discharge, disposal, release, threatened
release, or emission by any person of any Hazardous Substance on,
from, under, at, or relating to the Real Property and the Leased
Real Property, or (b) that any action has been taken or not taken,
or a condition or event likely has occurred or exists, with respect
to the Real Property and the Leased Real Property, which
constitutes or would constitute a material violation of any
Environmental Law, as to which Purchaser reasonably believes, in
either case (a) or (b), based on the advice of legal counsel or
other consultants expert in the area on which they are expressing
an opinion, that Purchaser could potentially become responsible or
liable for assessment, removal, remediation, monetary damages, or
civil, criminal, or administrative penalties or other corrective
action and in connection with which the amount of expense or
liability which it would likely incur or for which it would likely
become responsible or liable at any time following consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would be likely to
exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000).
“ New Employee ” has
the meaning specified in Section 5.17(a).
“ Outpost Deposit ”
means, as of any date, each deposit liability of Seller booked,
maintained, or primarily serviced at the Branches, which
constitutes a “deposit” for purposes of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813, including the
items enumerated in the definition of “Deposits”, to a
customer (i) that maintains a deposit account booked, maintained,
or primarily serviced at a branch of Seller other than the
Branches, and (ii) whose chief executive office or primary place of
business is not located in a market served by one of the
Branches.
“ Overdraft ” means
the amount by which any Deposit account at the Branches is
overdrawn as of the Closing Date on account of checks, drafts, or
other items that have been presented against such account for
payment against insufficient funds and that, under applicable rules
of the Federal Reserve Bank or other check collection rules or
procedures, cannot be returned and charged back to the presenting
or collecting bank as a matter of right.
“ Overdraft Loans ”
means unsecured overdraft Loans, including negotiable order of
withdrawal line of credit accounts, relating to the Assumed
Deposits, as of the Close of Business, plus Accrued Interest, which
do not exceed the applicable credit limit and are linked to an open
account.
“ Parkton Branch ”
means Seller’s Branch at 88 North Fayetteville Street,
Parkton, North Carolina.
“ Permitted Liens ”
means Encumbrances (i) securing any Liability, (ii) properly
recorded in any title reports, opinions, or insurance binders
delivered or made available to Purchaser prior to the execution of
this Agreement, (iii) for Taxes or assessments, special or
otherwise, either not due and payable or being contested in good
faith and subject to escrow or reserves, or (iv) consisting of
easements, rights of way, restrictions, covenants of record,
matters that would be shown on an accurate survey, claims and
covenants not shown on record, and any other defect or exception to
title or Encumbrance which do not individually or in the aggregate
impair or interfere with the present and continued use and
operation of the affected property.
“ Policies ” has the
meaning specified in Section 3.19.
“ Post-Closing Review Period
” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.08(i).
“ Prepaid Expenses ”
means the prepaid expenses appearing as an Asset in respect of the
Branches on a Closing Statement or a Final Closing Statement, as
the case may be, that (i) have been recorded in accordance
with GAAP, (ii) are not intercompany or interoffice accounts,
and (iii) provide future benefit to the business conducted at
the Branches by the Purchaser.
“ Property Examination
” has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(b).
“ Purchase Price ” has
the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
“ Purchaser ” has the
meaning specified in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ Purchaser Indemnified
Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section
8.01(a).
“ Real Property ”
means the real property at the Branches, including any Improvements
thereon, but excluding the Leased Real Property.
“ Real Property Lease
Examination ” has the meaning specified in Section
5.08(e).
“ Real Property Leases
” means (i) that certain lease agreement for the Parkton
Branch, dated January 1, 2003, among Berline Bodenheimer, Dorothy
Bodenheimer and Seller, as amended through the date hereof, and
(ii) that certain commercial lease agreement for the Green Street
Branch, dated as of March 3, 2008, between Allison Holdings, LLC,
and Seller, as amended through the date hereof.
“ Records ” means all
records and original documents in Seller’s possession
(including records maintained electronically) which pertain to and
are utilized by Seller to administer, reflect, monitor, evidence,
or record information respecting the business or conduct of the
Branches (including transaction tickets through the Closing Date
and all records of closed accounts located in the Branches) and all
such records and original documents respecting (i) the Assumed
Contracts, (ii) the Assets, (iii) the Assumed Deposits,
(iv) the Liabilities, and (v) the Loans, the servicing rights
to the Loans, and the collateral for the Loans (including the Loan
Documents).
“ Regulatory Approvals
” means all approvals, permits, authorizations, waivers, or
consents of governmental or regulatory agencies or authorities
necessary or appropriate to permit consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein and includes, without limitation, the
following: (i) approval of regulatory agencies required under
the Bank Merger Act; (ii) approvals of the Commissioner under
applicable law; and (iii) expiration of the waiting period
provided for in the Bank Merger Act without commencement of any
action challenging Purchaser’s
acquisition of
the Branches hereunder by the United States Department of Justice
or any other person.
“ Retained Liabilities
” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
“ Safe Deposit Agreements
” means any agreements, including rental agreements, related
to the safe deposit boxes, if any, located in the
Branches.
“ Seller ” has the
meaning specified in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ Seller Indemnified Parties
” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(b).
“ Settlement Payment ”
has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c).
“ Study Period ” has
the meaning specified in Section 5.08(b).
“ Supplemental Review Period
” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(c).
“ Tax ” or “
Taxes ” refers to all federal, state, local, or
foreign taxes including, without limitation, income, gross
receipts, windfall profits, severance, property, production, sales,
use, excise, transfer, license, franchise, employment, withholding,
or similar taxes or amounts required to be withheld and paid over
to any government in respect of any tax or governmental fee or
charge, including any interest, penalties, or additions to tax on
the foregoing.
“ Threshold ” has the
meaning specified in Section 8.03.
SECTION 1.02 Accounting Terms
. To the extent that any accounting terms used in this
Agreement are not defined in Section 1.01 or elsewhere herein,
they shall be defined under GAAP.
SECTION 1.03 Construction of
Terms . In using and applying the various terms,
provisions and conditions in this Agreement, the following rules of
construction shall apply except where the context clearly indicates
that a different meaning is intended: (a) the terms
“hereby”, “hereof”, “herein”,
“hereunder”, and any similar words, refer to this
Agreement; (b) as the context requires, words in the masculine
gender mean and include correlative words of the feminine and
neuter genders, and words importing the singular number include the
plural number, and vice versa; (c) words importing persons include
firms, companies, associations, general partnerships, limited
partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability
limited partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts, business
trusts, corporations, and other legal organizations, including
public and quasi-public bodies, as well as individuals; (d) the use
of the terms “including” or “included in”,
or the use of examples generally, are not intended to be limiting,
but shall mean, without limitation, the examples provided and other
terms included within the description for which examples are given
that are not listed, whether similar or dissimilar; (e) the phrase
“costs and expenses”, or variations thereof, shall
include, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
fees of legal assistants, and reasonable fees of
accountants,
engineers, surveyors, appraisers, and other professionals or
experts, and all references to attorneys’ fees or fees of
legal assistants, or fees of accountants, engineers, surveyors,
appraisers, or other professionals or experts shall mean reasonable
fees; (f) as the context requires, the word “and” may
have a joint meaning or a several meaning and the word
“or” may have an inclusive meaning or an exclusive
meaning; (g) any reference contained in this Agreement to specific
statutes or laws shall include any successor statutes or laws, as
the case may be; and (h) this Agreement shall not be applied,
interpreted, and construed more strictly against a person because
that person or that person’s attorney drafted this Agreement
in whole or in part.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
SECTION 2.01 Purchase and Sale of
Assets; Assumption of Liabilities . (a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the
Closing, Purchaser shall (i) purchase the Assets and
(ii) assume the Liabilities, and Seller shall sell, assign,
transfer, convey, and deliver to Purchaser, free and clear of all
Encumbrances, except for Permitted Liens, all of Seller’s
right, title, and interest in and to, and obligations with respect
to, the Assets and the Liabilities.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except
as expressly provided in (a) above, Purchaser shall not
assume or have any liability for, and Purchaser does not undertake
to assume or discharge, any liability or obligation of Seller of
any kind, character or description, whether known or unknown,
absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, disputed or
undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint
or several, due or to become due, vested or unvested, executory,
determined, determinable or otherwise, and whether or not the same
is required to be accrued in the financial statements of Seller
(the “ Retained Liabilities ”), and
Seller shall retain all such Retained Liabilities.
(c) The
sales, purchases, transfers, assumptions, leases, and other acts
made or taken at the Closing will be made or taken to be effective
as of the Close of Business, notwithstanding the time of the
Settlement Payment. Seller shall be responsible for the
Branches and the operation thereof until the Close of
Business. The Close of Business shall be the relevant
cutoff time for purposes of the proration described in
Section 5.16(b), and any amounts to be paid in accordance with
Section 5.16(b) shall be paid contemporaneously with
the Final Settlement Payment.
SECTION 2.02 Purchase Price
. (a) The purchase price for the Assets shall be an
amount (the “ Purchase Price ” ) computed
as follows:
(i) an
amount equal to the Deposit Premium multiplied by the average daily
balance of the Deposits for the period of ten (10) consecutive
Business Days ending on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the
Closing Date; plus
(ii) the
aggregate amount of Cash on Hand as of the Closing Date;
plus
(iii) the
Accrued Interest on the Loans as of the Closing Date;
plus
(iv) the
net book value of the Real Property as of the Closing Date;
plus
(v) the
aggregate Loan Value of the Loans as of the Closing Date;
plus
(vi) the
aggregate net book value of the Assets, excluding those items
listed in (ii) through (v), as reflected on the books of Seller as
of the Closing Date.
(b) On
the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a closing
statement prepared by Seller in accordance with its customary
accounting principles, policies and methods and estimating the
computation of the Purchase Price for the Branches as of the
Closing based on the Assets and Liabilities as of a time no earlier
than the end of the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the Closing
Date (the “ Closing Statement ”
).
(c) On
the first (1st) Business Day following the Closing Date and based
on the preliminary computations set forth in the Closing Statement,
Seller shall transfer to Purchaser cash in an amount (each, a
“ Settlement Payment ” ) equal to the
amount of (i) the sum of the Assumed Deposits plus Accrued Expenses
minus (ii) the Purchase Price.
SECTION 2.03 Adjustments to
Purchase Price . Within sixty (60) days after
the Closing, Seller shall examine its books and records and
determine the accuracy of the information set forth in the Closing
Statement and deliver to Purchaser an updated closing statement
setting forth the actual computation of the Purchase Price for the
Branches (the “ Final Closing Statement ”
). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Final Closing Statement shall include an update to address any
Extensions of Credit To Be Repurchased. The Final
Closing Statement shall become final and binding on Purchaser and
Seller unless Purchaser gives written notice to Seller of its
actual or potential disagreement with respect to any item included
in such Final Closing Statement before 5:00 p.m. on the tenth
(10th) Business Day after its delivery to
Purchaser. Seller and Purchaser shall use their
reasonable best efforts to resolve the disagreement or concern
during the ten (10) Business Day period following receipt by Seller
of such notice. If the disagreement or concern is not
resolved during such ten (10) Business Day period, then the dispute
shall be referred to an independent accounting firm of nationally
recognized standing proposed by Seller (and approved by Purchaser
unless good cause exists for disapproval) that has not represented
any of the parties hereto within the preceding two (2) years, and
such Final Closing Statement shall be modified, if required, by the
independent accounting firm, and thereupon, such Final Closing
Statement shall become final and binding. The cost of
the independent accounting firm shall be shared and paid by
Purchaser and/or Seller, each of whom will pay an amount equal to
the aggregate amount of such accounting firm’s fees and
expenses multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
portion of all contested amounts not awarded to such party and the
denominator of which is the aggregate of all contested amounts,
each as determined by such accounting firm. Once the
Final Closing Statement has become final and binding, and in the
event that such Final Closing Statement differs from the
Closing
Statement, the consideration hereunder shall be adjusted in
accordance with such Final Closing Statement as follows: (a) if the
sum of the Purchase Price and the Settlement Payment for the
Branches exceeds the Assumed Deposits set forth in the Final
Closing Statement for the Branches, Purchaser shall pay Seller an
amount equal to such difference; or (b) if the Assumed Deposits set
forth in the Final Closing Statement for the Branches exceed the
sum of the Purchase Price and the Settlement Payment for the
Branches, Seller shall pay Purchaser an amount equal to such
difference (a “ Final Settlement Payment
” ). In either case, interest at the Federal
Funds Rate from the Closing Date to, but excluding the date of the
Final Settlement Payment, shall be included in the Final Settlement
Payment. Any Final Settlement Payment shall be paid
within ten (10) Business Days after the Final Closing Statement has
become final and binding. The Final Settlement Payment
shall be made in cash by wire transfer of immediately available
funds on or before 4:00 p.m. local time on the date of payment to
an account specified by the receiving party. The Final
Settlement Payment shall, for all purposes, be considered an
adjustment to the Purchase Price.
SECTION 2.04 Allocation of
Consideration . Purchaser and Seller agree that the
consideration payable hereunder at the Closing shall be allocated
among the Assets, tangible and intangible, on the basis of an
allocation to be mutually agreed by Purchaser and Seller (the
“ Allocation ” ). Purchaser
and Seller agree (a) to timely file a mutually acceptable IRS
Form 8594 or other appropriate IRS form in accordance with the
Allocation (and an amended IRS Form 8594 or other appropriate IRS
form, to the extent required to reflect the Final Closing
Statement) and (b) that the Allocation shall be binding on
Purchaser and Seller for all Tax reporting purposes, except that
either party may change any such report in the event of a dispute
with any taxing authority or take any other step to settle or
resolve such a dispute; provided, however, that a party shall not
make any such change without first obtaining the consent of the
other party, which consent shall not be delayed or withheld
unreasonably.
SECTION 2.05 Sale and Transfer of
Servicing and Escrows . (a) The Loans shall be
sold on a servicing released basis: (i) as of the
Closing Date, all rights, obligations, liabilities, and
responsibilities with respect to the servicing of the Loans will be
assumed by Purchaser; and (ii) Seller shall be discharged and
indemnified by Purchaser from all liability with respect to
servicing of the Loans on and after the Closing Date.
(b) As
of the Closing Date, Purchaser will assume, and agrees to undertake
and discharge, any and all obligations of the holder and servicer
of any Loans that are mortgage Loans as such obligations may relate
to the escrow, maintenance of escrow, and payments from escrow of
moneys paid by or on account of the applicable
mortgagor. As soon as reasonably practicable after the
Closing Date, and in any event on or before the tenth (10th)
Business Day after the Closing Date, Seller shall remit by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to Purchaser any and all
funds held in escrow that were collected and received pursuant to a
mortgage Loan for the payment of taxes, assessments, hazard
insurance premiums, primary mortgage insurance policy premiums, if
applicable, or comparable items prior to the Closing Date plus any
Accrued Interest. Seller makes no warranties or
representations of any kind or nature as to the sufficiency of such
sum to discharge any obligations with respect to mortgage
Loans.
SECTION 2.06 Assumption of IRA
Deposits . (a) With respect to Assumed Deposits
in IRAs, Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts, and will
cooperate with Purchaser in taking any action reasonably necessary
or appropriate, to accomplish or accompany the appointment of
Purchaser as successor custodian or trustee or the delegation to
Purchaser of Seller’s authority and responsibility as
custodian of all such Assumed Deposits in IRAs, including, but not
limited to, sending to the depositors thereof appropriate notices,
cooperating with Purchaser in soliciting consents from such
depositors, executing assignments reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser, and filing any appropriate applications with applicable
regulatory authorities. If any such delegation is made
to Purchaser, Purchaser will perform all of the duties so delegated
and comply with the terms of Seller’s agreement with the
depositor of the Assumed Deposits affected thereby.
(b) If,
notwithstanding the foregoing, as of the Closing Date, Purchaser
shall be unable to retain deposit liabilities in respect of an IRA
or the account holder has notified Seller or Purchaser of the
account holder’s objection to Purchaser acting as custodian
or trustee of such IRA, such deposit liabilities will not be
Deposits for purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION 2.07 Loan Accounts
Secured by Deposit Accounts . In the event that a
loan account at one of the Branches is secured by a deposit account
that is allocated by Seller to another of Seller’s branches
that is not a Branch, or where a Deposit account at a Branch
secures a loan account assigned by Seller to another of
Seller’s branches that is not a Branch, Seller either will
cause both accounts to be assigned to the Branch or will assign the
account at the Branch to another of Seller’s branches that is
not a Branch. If an account is reassigned from a Branch
under this Section, it will not be a Deposit or a Loan for purposes
of this Agreement. Reassignment of an account to or from
a Branch will be done only upon the approval of Purchaser, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld. Seller shall make
the adjustments described in this Section no later than thirty (30)
days prior to the Closing Date. In the event that Seller
fails to make a reassignment called for in this Section prior to
the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser will enter into appropriate
agreements under which the holder of any such deposit or Deposit
securing such a loan owned by the other will undertake appropriate
measures to protect the security interest of the other.
SECTION 2.08 Loans Reviewed Prior
to Signing; Review of Post-Signing Loans; Purchaser’s Right
to Reject Loans . (a) Exhibit A hereto
(i) lists all loans made by Seller (and guarantees related
thereto) on or prior to June 30, 2008 that have been reviewed by
Purchaser and (ii) categorizes such loans in one (1) of the
following three (3) classes: (A) loans that
Purchaser intends to purchase (subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement); (B) Identified Loans; and (C) loans
that Purchaser will not purchase.
(b) On
or prior to October 15, 2008, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a
listing of (i) loans (and any guarantees related thereto) and (ii)
any renewals of or modifications to any loans previously reviewed
by Purchaser (each such loan, renewal or modification, an “
Extension of Credit ”), in each case that were
made or entered into after June 30, 2008 and on or prior to
September 30, 2008. During the period beginning on the
date Purchaser receives such listing and ending on the tenth (10th)
Business Day after such date (the “ Initial Review
Period ” ), Seller shall afford to the officers and
authorized representatives of Purchaser, subject to Seller’s
normal
security
requirements, access to all documents relating to such Extensions
of Credit necessary for Purchaser to make a reasonable
investigation of such Extensions of Credit and any collateral
therefor. Purchaser shall notify Seller in writing of
the existence of any additional Identified Loans no later than ten
(10) Business Days following the expiration of the Initial Review
Period. Promptly following such notification, Purchaser
will update (and deliver to Seller a copy of) !Exhibit A to
reflect the appropriate categorization of the loans reviewed by
Purchaser during the Initial Review Period.
(c) On
or prior to November 5, 2008, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a
listing of all Extensions of Credit that were made or entered into
after September 30, 2008 and on or prior to October 31,
2008. During the ten (10) Business Day period beginning
on the date Purchaser receives the listing of Extensions of Credit
pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence (the “
Supplemental Review Period ” ), Seller shall
afford to the officers and authorized representatives of Purchaser,
subject to Seller’s normal security requirements, access to
all documents relating to such Extensions of Credit necessary for
Purchaser to make a reasonable investigation of such Extensions of
Credit and any collateral therefor. Purchaser shall
notify Seller in writing of the existence of any additional
Identified Loans no later than ten (10) Business Days following the
expiration of the Supplemental Review Period. Promptly
following such notification, Purchaser will update (and deliver to
Seller a copy of) Exhibit A to reflect the appropriate
categorization of the loans reviewed by Purchaser during the
Supplemental Review Period.
(d) Each
listing of Extensions of Credit delivered by Seller to Purchaser
pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) above shall specify, with
respect to each Extension of Credit listed, whether such Extension
of Credit is (i) a renewal of or modification to a loan previously
reviewed by Purchaser, (ii) a new loan made to a Person with whom
one of the Branches has an existing lending relationship, i.e. the
borrower under another loan previously reviewed by Purchaser, or
(iii) a new loan made to a Person with whom none of the Branches
has an existing lending relationship, i.e. a borrower not
previously reviewed by Purchaser.
(e) Notwithstanding
subsections (b) and (c) above, Seller shall not be required to
provide access to or to disclose information where such access or
disclosure would violate or prejudice the legal rights of any
customer or employee or attorney-client privilege, or would be
contrary to law, rule, regulation, or any legal or regulatory order
or process or any fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into
prior to the date of this Agreement.
(f) At
any time prior to the date for notification to customers of the
assignment of the Loans pursuant to applicable law, Seller may, in
its sole discretion, attempt to cure to Purchaser’s
reasonable satisfaction any defect identified by Purchaser with
respect to an Identified Loan. If Seller cures to
Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction each defect so identified
by Purchaser with respect to any Identified Loan, such Identified
Loan shall subsequently be listed on Exhibit A as a Loan to
be purchased by Purchaser and shall be purchased by
Purchaser. If Seller does not cure to Purchaser’s
reasonable satisfaction each defect so identified by Purchaser with
respect to any Identified Loan, such Identified Loan shall not
subsequently be listed on Exhibit A as other than an
Identified Loan, shall not be purchased by Purchaser, and shall not
constitute a Loan for purposes of this Agreement.
(g) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Purchaser shall not
purchase any loan (other than a Jointly Underwritten Extension of
Credit) (i) ninety (90) days or more past due as to principal
or interest as of the Closing Date, (ii) in connection with which
the obligor has filed a petition for relief under the United States
Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise has indicated an inability or refusal
to pay the loan as it becomes due, prior to the Closing, (iii) to a
borrower that to Seller’s Knowledge is deceased, as reflected
in Records relating to such loan, (iv) in which Seller participates
with another lender as of the Closing Date, except as specifically
offered by Seller and accepted by Purchaser, or (v) excluded
pursuant to Section 2.07. No loan described in the
immediately preceding sentence shall constitute a Loan for purposes
of this Agreement.
(h) During
the period beginning on November 1, 2008, and ending on the Closing
Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement, Seller shall
promptly notify Purchaser of each Extension of Credit proposed to
be made or entered into after such date and booked at a
Branch. If Purchaser notifies Seller that Purchaser has
approved such proposed Extension of Credit, the parties shall
cooperate in order to jointly underwrite such proposed Extension of
Credit, and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
make or enter into such proposed Extension of Credit prior to the
Closing Date on the terms approved by Purchaser. Each
such proposed Extension of Credit made or entered into prior to the
Closing Date on the terms approved by Purchaser shall be a “
Jointly Underwritten Extension of Credit
”.
(i) On
the Closing Date, Seller shall update (and deliver to Purchaser a
copy of) Exhibit A to list and categorize each Jointly
Underwritten Extension of Credit as a loan that Purchaser intends
to purchase (it being understood that such categorization shall be
subject to subsequent change to the extent provided in clause
(C)(x) below). During the ten (10) Business Days
following the Closing Date (the “ Post-Closing Review
Period ”), Seller shall afford to the officers and
authorized representatives of Purchaser, subject to Seller’s
normal security requirements, access to all documents relating to
the Jointly Underwritten Extensions of Credit necessary for
Purchaser to make a reasonable investigation thereof and any
collateral therefor. No later than ten (10) Business
Days following the expiration of the Post-Closing Review Period,
Purchaser shall (A) notify Seller of any Jointly Underwritten
Extension of Credit with respect to which Purchaser has identified
a defect described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the
definition of “Identified Loan”, (B) notify Seller of
any loan (other than a Jointly Underwritten Extension of Credit)
described in subsection (g) above (the Jointly Underwritten
Extensions of Credit and the loans referred to in preceding clauses
(A) and (B), collectively, the “ Extensions of Credit To
Be Repurchased ”) and (C) update (and deliver to Seller a
copy of) Exhibit A reflecting the categorization of (x) each
Jointly Underwritten Extension of Credit reviewed by Purchaser
during the Post-Closing Review Period as either (1) a Jointly
Underwritten Extension of Credit that Purchaser will purchase or
(2) a Jointly Underwritten Extension of Credit that Purchaser will
not purchase (based solely on its status as an Extension of Credit
To Be Repurchased) and (y) each other loan previously categorized
as a loan that Purchaser intends to purchase as either (1) the same
or (2) a loan that Purchaser will not purchase (based solely on its
status as an Extension of Credit To Be Repurchased).
(j) Promptly
following its receipt from Purchaser of the notices and updated
copy of Exhibit A required pursuant to subsection (i) above,
Seller shall repurchase each Extension of Credit To Be Repurchased
for an amount equal to the Loan Value thereof plus Accrued Interest
thereon as of the date of repurchase.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Seller represents and warrants as
follows:
SECTION 3.01 Corporate
Organization and Authority . Seller is a bank duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
the United States and has the requisite power and authority to
conduct the business now being conducted at the Branches, to accept
and maintain the Assumed Deposits, and to own the
Assets. Seller has the requisite corporate power and
authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement is a
valid and binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights, and
to general equity principles.
SECTION 3.02 No Conflict;
Licenses and Permits; Compliance with Laws and Regulations
. The execution, delivery, and performance of this
Agreement by Seller does not, and will not, violate any provision
of its charter or by-laws or, subject to the receipt of the
Regulatory Approvals, violate or constitute a breach of, or default
under, any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, ruling, or
order of any court, government, or governmental agency to which
Seller is subject. The execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement by Seller does not, and will not,
violate or constitute a breach of, or default under, any agreement
or instrument of Seller, or to which Seller is subject or is a
party or by which Seller is otherwise bound, or to which the Branch
is subject or to which the Assets, Assumed Deposits, or Assumed
Contracts (except for any required consents under Assumed Contracts
in respect of the transactions herein contemplated) are subject,
which violation, breach, or default, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Seller has all material licenses,
franchises, permits, certificates of public convenience, orders,
and other authorizations of all foreign, federal, state, and local
governments and governmental authorities necessary for the lawful
conduct of its business at the Branches as now conducted, and all
such authorizations are valid and in good standing and are not
subject to any proceedings for suspension, modification, or
revocation.
SECTION 3.03 Approvals and
Consents . Except as required to obtain the
Regulatory Approvals, no notices, reports, or other filings are
required to be made by Seller with, nor are any consents,
registrations, approvals, permits, or authorizations required to be
obtained by Seller from, any governmental or regulatory authorities
in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
by Seller.
SECTION 3.04 Title to Assets
. As of the Closing, Seller will have good, valid and
marketable title to, or the legal right to use, each of the Assets,
except for Assets that are leases under which Seller is the lessee,
in each case subject to no Encumbrance or restriction on transfer,
except for Permitted Liens. With respect to Assets that
are leases under which Seller is the lessee, including the Real
Property Leases, as of the Closing, Seller will ha
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