PURCHASE AND ASSUMPTION
AGREEMENT
dated as of
June 23, 2009
between
AMTRUST BANK
and
FIRST PLACE BANK
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
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CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
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1.1
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Certain
Definitions
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1.2
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Accounting
Terms
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13
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1.3
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Interpretation
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ARTICLE
2
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THE P&A
TRANSACTIONS
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2.1
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Purchase and
Sale of Assets
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14
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2.2
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Assumption of
Liabilities
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14
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2.3
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Purchase
Price
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16
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2.4
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Assumption of
IRAs
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16
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ARTICLE
3
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CLOSING
PROCEDURES; ADJUSTMENTS
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3.1
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Closing
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3.2
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Payment at
Closing
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3.3
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Adjustment of
Purchase Price
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3.4
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Proration;
Other Closing Date Adjustments
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3.5
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Seller
Deliveries
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3.6
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Purchaser
Deliveries
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3.7
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Delivery of the
Loan Documents
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20
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3.8
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Collateral
Assignments and Filing
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20
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3.9
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Owned Real
Property Filings
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20
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3.10
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Allocation of
Purchase Price
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20
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ARTICLE
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TRANSITIONAL
MATTERS
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4.1
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Transitional
Arrangements
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4.2
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Customers
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21
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4.3
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Direct
Deposits
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4.4
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Direct
Debits
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23
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4.5
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Escheat
Deposits
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23
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4.6
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Access to
Records
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23
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4.7
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Interest
Reporting and Withholding
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23
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4.8
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Negotiable
Instruments
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24
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4.9
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ATM/Debit
Cards; POS Cards
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24
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4.10
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Data Processing
Conversion for the Branches and Handling of Certain
Items
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24
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4.11
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Employee
Training
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25
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4.12
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Suspicious
Activity Notices
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26
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ARTICLE
5
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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5.1
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Corporate
Organization and Authority
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5.2
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No
Conflicts
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26
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5.3
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Approvals and
Consents
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26
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5.4
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Tenants
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5.5
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Leases
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27
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5.6
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Litigation and
Undisclosed Liabilities
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27
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5.7
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Regulatory
Matters
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5.8
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Compliance with
Laws
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5.9
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Records
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5.10
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Title to
Assets
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28
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5.11
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Deposits
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5.12
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Environmental
Laws; Hazardous Substances
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5.13
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Brokers’
Fees
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29
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5.14
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Owned Real
Property
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29
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5.15
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Labor
Relations
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5.16
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Personal
Property
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5.17
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Tax
Matters
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5.18
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No Insolvency
Proceeding
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5.19
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Limitations on
Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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6.1
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Corporate
Organization and Authority
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6.2
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No
Conflicts
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6.3
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Approvals and
Consents
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6.4
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Regulatory
Matters
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6.5
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Litigation and
Undisclosed Liabilities
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6.6
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Operation of
the Branches
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6.7
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Brokers’
Fees
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ARTICLE
7
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COVENANTS OF
THE PARTIES
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7.1
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Activity in the
Ordinary Course
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7.2
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Access and
Confidentiality
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7.3
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Regulatory
Approvals
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7.4
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Consents
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7.5
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Efforts to
Consummate; Further Assurances
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35
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7.6
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Solicitation of
Accounts
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7.7
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Insurance
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7.8
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Change of Name,
Etc.
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7.9
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Non-Solicitation; No Hire
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7.10
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Owned Real
Property and the Shoregate Ground Lease
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ARTICLE
8
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TAXES AND
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
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8.1
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Proration of
Taxes
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8.2
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Sales and
Transfer Taxes
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39
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8.3
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Assistance and
Cooperation
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8.4
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Transferred
Employees
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ARTICLE
9
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CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING
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9.1
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Conditions to
Obligations of Purchaser
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9.2
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Conditions to
Obligations of Seller
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ARTICLE
10
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EXCLUSIVITY
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10.1
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Exclusive
Dealing
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ARTICLE
11
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TERMINATION
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11.1
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Termination
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11.2
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Effect of
Termination
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ARTICLE
12
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INDEMNIFICATION
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12.1
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Indemnification
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12.2
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Exclusivity
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ARTICLE
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MISCELLANEOUS
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13.1
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Survival
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13.2
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Assignment
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13.3
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Binding
Effect
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13.4
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Public
Notice
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13.5
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Notices
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13.6
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Parent
Financial Corporation Obligation
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13.7
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Expenses
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13.8
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Governing
Law
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13.9
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment
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13.10
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Third Party
Beneficiaries
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50
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13.11
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Counterparts
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13.12
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Headings
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13.13
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Severability
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13.14
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Specific
Performance
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13.15
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Seller
Contingency
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This PURCHASE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT ,
dated as of June 23, 2009 (“ Agreement ”),
between AmTrust Bank (“ Seller ”) and First
Place Bank (“ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
A.
Seller . Seller is a federal savings bank with
its principal office located in Cleveland, Ohio.
B.
Purchaser . Purchaser is a federal savings
association with its principal office located in Warren,
Ohio.
C.
Branch Purchase . Seller is willing to sell, and
Purchaser is willing to purchase, certain of the assets of Seller
located at Seller’s branch offices in Lake County, Ohio
(“ Branches ” as hereinafter defined), and
Purchaser is willing to assume and discharge the deposit
liabilities and certain other obligations and liabilities of Seller
on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement.
D.
Continuation of Service . Purchaser and Seller
each intend to continue providing retail and business
banking and other services in the geographic regions served by the
Branches (as defined below) to be acquired by Purchaser under this
Agreement, subject to certain restrictions agreed to by Seller and
set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
mutual promises and obligations set forth herein, the parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE 1
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Certain Definitions . The terms set forth below
are used in this Agreement with the following meanings:
“ Accrued Interest ” means,
as of any date, (a) with respect to a Deposit, interest that is
accrued on such Deposit to but excluding such date and not yet
posted to the relevant deposit account and (b) with respect to an
Overdraft Loan, interest that is accrued on such Overdraft Loan to
but excluding such date and not yet paid.
“ ACH ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.3.
“ ACH Direct Deposit Cut-Off Date
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“ Adjusted Payment Amount ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“ Adjustment Date ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“ Affiliate ” means any
person that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with such person. As used in this definition,
the term “person” shall be broadly interpreted to
include, without limitation, any corporation, company, partnership,
trust, association, individual, group or other entity or
organization.
“ Affiliated Group ” means
any affiliated group within the meaning of Code § 1504(a)
or any similar group defined under a similar provision of state,
local, or foreign law.
“ Agreement ” means this
Purchase and Assumption Agreement, including all schedules,
exhibits and addenda, each as amended from time to time in
accordance with Section 13.9(b).
“ Allocation ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a).
“ Alternative Transaction ”
means any direct or indirect merger, acquisition, stock purchase or
asset purchase, consolidation or other similar business combination
transaction of Seller that includes primarily the Branches, the
Assets and/or the Liabilities, in each case, other than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however,
solely for purposes of determining whether a Break-Up Fee is
payable, such Alternative Transaction must have been entered into
or consummated within six (6) months of the date of termination of
this Agreement.
“ Assets ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“ Assignment and Assumption
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.5(d).
“ Branch Employees ” means
the employees of Seller working at the Branches at the Closing
Date, subject to any transfers permitted pursuant to Section 7.1,
any new hires and any replacement in the ordinary course of
business of employees who may leave Seller’s employ between
the date hereof and the Closing Date.
“ Branches ” means each of
the banking offices of Seller at the locations identified as 8810
Mentor Ave., Mentor, Ohio (“ Mentor Branch ”),
29950 Lakeshore Blvd., Willowick, Ohio (“ Shoregate
Branch ”), and 29169 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe, Ohio
(“ Wickliffe Branch ”).
“ Break-Up Fee ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 11.2(b).
“ Business Day ” means a day
on which banks are generally open for business in Ohio and that is
not a Saturday or Sunday.
“ Cash on Hand ” means, as of
any date, all petty cash, vault cash, teller cash, on-premises ATM
cash, prepaid postage and cash equivalents held at a
Branch.
“ Cease and Desist Order ”
means that certain Order to Cease and Desist issued by the OTS to
Seller and effective on November 19, 2008, as the same may be
amended or modified from time to time.
“ Closing ” and “
Closing Date ” refer to the closing of the P&A
Transaction, which is to be held at such time and date as provided
in Article 3 hereof.
“ Code ” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, together with the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Core Deposits ” means
Deposits that are held in passbook savings, statement savings,
money market, and checking accounts.
“ Consent Fees ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.4(c).
“ Deposit(s) ” means (a)
deposit liabilities with respect to all deposit accounts booked by
Seller at any of the Branches for any customer whose address is
within the boundaries of Lake County, Ohio or the 44132 United
States Postal Service Zip Code in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, (b)
deposit liabilities with respect to all deposit accounts booked by
Seller at any of the Branches for any customer with a Core Deposit
account booked at any of the Branches and whose address is within
the boundaries of the 44119 or 44123 United States Postal Service
Zip Codes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, (c) deposit liabilities with
respect to all deposit accounts booked by Seller elsewhere
(including online accounts) for customers identified under (a) and
(b) above, and (d) deposit liabilities with respect to any other
deposit accounts mutually agreed upon by the Purchaser and Seller;
all such deposit liabilities to be as of the close of business on
the Closing Date, and which constitute “deposits” for
purposes of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. §
1813, including collected and uncollected deposits and Accrued
Interest, but excluding (i) deposit liabilities with respect to
accounts booked by Seller under or pursuant to any judgment, decree
or order of any court; (ii) deposit liabilities with respect to
accounts registered in the name of a trust for which Seller serves
as trustee, including all Keogh Accounts (other than IRA Account
deposit liabilities); (iii) deposit liabilities with respect to
accounts booked by Seller for which Seller serves as guardian or
custodian, including all Keogh Accounts (other than IRA Account
deposit liabilities); (iv) Excluded IRA Account Deposits; (v)
deposit accounts of any employees of Seller (or any Affiliate of
Seller) who are not employed at one of the Branches as of the close
of business on the Closing Date; and (vi) any deposit account of
any Branch customer for whom a SAR has been filed in the past
twelve months. A summary of estimated Deposits is set
forth in Schedule 1.1(a).
“ Draft Closing Statement ”
means a draft closing statement, prepared by Seller, as of the
close of business on the third (3 rd )
Business Day preceding the Closing Date setting forth
an estimated calculation of both the Purchase Price and the
Estimated Payment Amount, which closing statement shall be in
substantially the form of Schedule 1.1(b).
“ Effective Time ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“ Encumbrances ” means (a)
all mortgages, claims, charges, liens, encumbrances, commitments,
security interests, and liens in favor of mechanics and
materialmen, but not including statutory liens securing taxes or
assessments that are not yet due and that were incurred in the
ordinary course of business and do not secure indebtedness for
borrowed money and except for obligations pursuant to applicable
escheat and unclaimed property laws relating to the Escheat
Deposits, and (b) all easements, limitations, and restrictions
which materially detract from the value or materially and adversely
affect the current use of the properties or assets subject thereto
or affected thereby.
“ Environmental Hazard ”
means the presence of any Hazardous Substance, Petroleum, or
friable Asbestos-Containing Material (ACM) constituting either a
“Recognized Environmental Condition” as defined in ASTM
Standard 1527-05, including section 3.2.74, or a material violation
of applicable Environmental Laws, or a material hazard to the
health or safety of employees or customers regulated by applicable
Environmental Law.
“ Environmental Law ” means
any Federal, state, or local law, statute, rule, regulation, code,
rule of common law, order, judgment, decree, injunction or
agreement with any Federal, state, or local governmental authority,
(a) relating to the protection, preservation or restoration of the
environment (including, without limitation, air, water vapor,
surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land,
subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural
resource) or to human health or safety, including worker safety, as
the same relate to any Hazardous Substances, or (b) the exposure
to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation,
transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release
or disposal of any Hazardous Substances, in each case as amended
and now in effect. Environmental Laws include, without
limitation, the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7401 et
seq .); the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. §9601
et seq .); the Superfund Amendment and
Reauthorization Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42
U.S.C. §6901 et seq .); the Solid Waste Disposal
Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Insecticide Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. §1251 et seq .); and the Occupational
Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §651 et seq .),
as the same relate to any Hazardous Substances.
“ ERISA ” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ Escheat Deposits ” means,
as of any date, Deposits and safe deposit box contents, in each
case held on such date at the Branches which become subject to
escheat, in the calendar year in which the Closing occurs, to any
governmental authority pursuant to applicable escheat and unclaimed
property laws.
“ ESOP ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 8.4(c).
“ Estimated Payment Amount ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“ Estimated Purchase Price ”
means the Purchase Price as set forth on the Draft Closing
Statement.
“ Excluded IRA Account Deposits
” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2.4(b).
“ Excluded Liabilities ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“ FDIA ” means the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act, as amended.
“ FDIC ” means the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“ FDIC Special Assessment ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“ Fair Market Value ” means
the amount of an external appraisal conducted by an independent
appraiser who is acceptable to Purchaser and Seller.
“ 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 Business Day, the previous Business Day, by
federal funds brokers computed and released by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York (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.
“ Federal Reserve Board ”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
“ FedWire Direct Deposit Cut-off
Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.3.
“ Final Closing Statement ”
means a final closing statement, in substantially the form of
Schedule 1.1(b), prepared by Seller, on or before the fifteenth
(15 th
) calendar day following the Closing
Date setting forth both the Purchase Price and the Adjusted Payment
Amount.
“ GAAP ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 1.2.
“ Hazardous Substance ” means
any substance, whether liquid, solid or gas (a) listed, identified,
designated or classified as hazardous, toxic, radioactive or
dangerous or otherwise regulated under Environmental Law;
(b) that, applying criteria specified in any Environmental
Law, is hazardous or toxic; or (c) the use or disposal, or any
manner or aspect of management or handling, of which is regulated
under Environmental Law. Such definition shall include
Asbestos Containing Material (greater than one percent asbestos)
and petroleum and petroleum products.
“ Indemnity Threshold ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(e).
“ Information ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b).
“ Insolvency Proceeding ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.18.
“ IRA ” means an
“individual retirement account” or similar account
created by a trust for the exclusive benefit of any individual or
his beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of Section 408
of the Code.
“ IRS ” means the Internal
Revenue Service.
“ Keogh Account ” means a
trust account created for the benefit of employees (some or all of
whom are owner-employees) and that complies with the provisions of
Section 401 of the Code.
“ Liabilities ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“ Loans ” means the
“Mortgage Loans” constituting the “Mortgage Loan
Package” to be purchased and sold on the Closing Date as set
forth in the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement.
“ Loss ” means the amount of
losses, liabilities, damages (including forgiveness or cancellation
of obligations) and reasonable expenses (including reasonable
expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses in connection with any action, suit or proceeding not
involving the parties hereto or their Affiliates) incurred or
suffered by the indemnified party or its Affiliates in connection
with the matters described in Section 11.1, reduced by (a) any
amounts actually recovered by the indemnified party under third
party insurance policies or third party indemnification obligations
or other rights of recovery with respect to such Losses, net of any
deductible or any other expense incurred by the party entitled to
indemnification for the applicable in obtaining such recovery, and
(b) the amount of any net Tax benefit actually realized resulting
from the incurrence or payment of such Losses, and increased by the
amount of any net Tax cost incurred as a result of the receipt of
such indemnity payments (grossed up for such increase).
“ Material Adverse Effect ”
means any development, change or event (a) with respect to Seller,
that is materially adverse to the banking business, financial
condition or results of operations of the banking business
represented by the Branches, the Assets and Liabilities, taken as a
whole (excluding any effect arising out of or resulting from (i)
changes, after the date hereof, in generally accepted accounting
principles or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to
banks or savings associations and their holding companies
generally, (ii) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or
regulations of general applicability or interpretations thereof by
courts or governmental agencies or authorities, (iii) changes,
after the date hereof, in global, local or national political
conditions or in general global, local or national economic or
market conditions affecting banks or their holding companies
generally (including changes in interest or exchange rates) except
to the extent that any such changes have a disproportionate adverse
effect on such business and operations, (iv) public disclosure or
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
impact thereof on customers, suppliers, licensors and employees, or
(v) the commencement, occurrence, continuation or intensification
of any war, sabotage, armed hostilities or acts of terrorism not
directly involving the Assets), or which would prevent, impair or
delay the ability of Seller to timely consummate the P&A
Transaction as contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its
obligations hereunder, and (b) with respect to Purchaser, which
would have a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to
perform any of its financial or other obligations under this
Agreement, including the ability of Purchaser to timely consummate
the P&A Transaction as contemplated by this Agreement or to
perform its obligations hereunder.
“ Materially Burdensome Regulatory
Condition ” shall mean any condition or restriction set
forth in a Regulatory Approval which would reasonably be expected
to materially and adversely affect Purchaser.
“ Material Defect ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.10(b).
“ Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
” means the agreement entered into between Seller and
Purchaser concurrently herewith which provides for Purchaser to
purchase certain specified mortgage loans from Seller.
“ Order ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 9.1(b).
“ OTS ” means the U.S. Office
of Thrift Supervision.
“ Overdrafts ” means all
overdrafts associated with the Deposits.
“ Overdraft Loans ” means all
overdraft protection loans associated with the Deposits, and all
outstanding balances under such loans.
“ Owned Real Property ” means
Real Property where Seller owns both the real property and
improvements thereon that are used for Branches.
“ P&A Transaction ” means
the purchase and sale of Assets and the assumption of Liabilities
described in Sections 2.1 and 2.2.
“ Personal Property ” means
all of the personal property of Seller located in the Branches
consisting of the trade fixtures, shelving, other leasehold
improvements, furnishings (including furniture), on-premises ATMs
(excluding Seller licensed software), equipment, security systems,
safe deposit boxes (exclusive of contents), vaults, sign structures
(exclusive of signage containing any trade name, trademark or
service mark, if any, of Seller or any of its Affiliates), supplies
and other personal property which are owned by Seller and located
at the Branches, excluding any items consumed or disposed of in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, but
including new items acquired or obtained, in the ordinary course of
the operation of the Branches through the Closing Date; provided,
however, that the foregoing shall not include any such property
subject to a Personal Property Lease.
“ Personal Property Leases ”
means the leases under which Seller leases certain property in the
Branches that would be “Personal Property” but for the
proviso to such defined term, and which lease agreement relates
only to one or more of the Branches and not to any other facilities
of Seller or its Affiliates and are listed on Schedule
1.1(c).
“ POS ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.9.
“ Prepaid Expenses ” means
any operating costs or other expenses relating to the operation of
the Branches after the Closing Date which were paid by Seller on or
prior to the Closing Date, except as otherwise provided
herein.
“ Property Taxes ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“ Purchase Price ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“ Purchaser ” has the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of the Agreement.
“ Real Property ” means the
parcels of real property on which the Branches are located,
including any improvements thereon.
“ Records ” means all records
and original documents, or where reasonable and appropriate copies
thereof, in Seller’s possession that pertain to and are used
by Seller to administer, reflect, monitor, evidence or record
information respecting the banking business or conduct of the
Branches and all such records and original documents, or where
reasonable and appropriate copies thereof, regarding the Assets, or
the Deposits, including all such records maintained on electronic
or magnetic media in the electronic database system of Seller
reasonably accessible by Branch, or to comply with the applicable
laws and governmental regulations to which the Deposits are
subject, including but not limited to applicable unclaimed property
and escheat laws.
“ Regulatory Approvals ”
means all material approvals, authorizations, waivers or consents
of, or notices to, any governmental agencies or authorities
required to consummate the P&A Transaction, including the
following: (i) approvals under Section 18(c) and 18(d)
of the FDIA; (ii) all required approvals of the OTS; and (iii)
expiration of the waiting period provided for in Section 18(c) of
the FDIA.
“ Returned Items ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.10(c).
“ Safe Deposit Agreements ”
means the agreements relating to safe deposit boxes located in the
Branches.
“SAR” means a suspicious activity
report filed by Seller for: (i) any known or suspected violation of
law; (ii) a suspicious transaction related to a money laundering
activity; or (iii) a violation of the Bank Secrecy Act.
“ Seller ” has the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of the Agreement.
“ Seller’s Knowledge ”
or other similar phrases means information that is (a) actually
known to any executive officer of Seller (after reasonable inquiry)
with respect to the Branches, the Assets, Liabilities and the
Seller Employees or (b) as to a particular Branch, actually known
to the manager directly responsible for the Branch in
question.
“ Shoregate Building ” means
the improvements owned by Seller and used for the Shoregate Branch,
consisting of an approximately 4,300 square foot building and other
site improvements located at 29950 Lakeshore Blvd., Willowick,
Ohio, which improvements are subject to the Shoregate Ground
Lease.
“ Shoregate Ground Lease ”
means the ground lease dated December 28, 2005, under which Seller
leases the land used for the Shoregate Branch.
“ Shoregate Lease Assignment
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(e).
“ Tax Returns ” means any
return or other report required to be filed with a taxing authority
with respect to any Tax, including any declaration of estimated Tax
and information returns.
“ Taxes ” means any federal,
state, local, or foreign taxes, including but not limited to taxes
on or measured by income, estimated income, franchise, capital
stock, employee’s withholding, non-resident alien
withholding, backup withholding, social security, occupation,
unemployment, disability, value added taxes, taxes on services,
real property, personal property, sales, use, excise, transfer,
gross receipts, inventory and merchandise, business privilege, and
other taxes imposed by any taxing authority, including any
interest, penalties, or additions to tax imposed with respect
thereto.
“ Termination Fee ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 11.2(a).
“ Transaction Account ” means
any account at a Branch in respect of which deposits therein are
withdrawable in practice upon demand or upon which third party
drafts may be drawn by the depositor, including checking accounts,
negotiable order of withdrawal accounts and money market deposit
accounts.
“ Transfer Taxes ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
“ Transferred Employees ”
means Branch Employees who accept offers of employment from
Purchaser or an Affiliate of Purchaser as contemplated in Section
8.4.
“ Wickliffe Space Lease ”
means the long-term lease for the portion of the building used by
Seller for the Wickliffe Branch (as distinct from the disaster
recovery facility and the separate office spaces), located at 29169
Euclid Ave., Wickliffe, Ohio 44092, to be entered into
between Seller and Purchaser in substantially the form of Schedule
3.5(f).
1.2
Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
assigned to them in accordance with consistently applied generally
accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in
the United States of America (“ GAAP
”).
1.3
Interpretation . All references in this Agreement
to Articles or Sections are references to Articles or Sections of
this Agreement, unless some other reference is clearly
indicated. The definition of a term expressed in the
singular also applies to that term as used in the plural and vice
versa. The word “including” as used herein
shall mean “including without
limitation.” The rule of construction against the
draftsman shall not be applied in interpreting and construing this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
THE P&A
TRANSACTION
2.1
Purchase and Sale of Assets
. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall grant, sell,
convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser
shall purchase and accept from Seller, all of Seller’s right,
title and interest, as of the Closing Date, in and to the following
(collectively, the “ Assets ”):
(ii) The
Owned Real Property;
(iii) The
Shoregate Building;
(iv) The
Personal Property set forth on Schedule 2.1(a)(iv), subject to
Section 9.1(e), and the Personal Property Leases set forth on
Schedule 1.1(c);
(v) The
rights of tenant (but not the landlord) arising under the Shoregate
Ground Lease;
(vi) The
rights of tenant (but not the landlord) arising under the Wickliffe
Space Lease;
(vii) The
Safe Deposit Agreements;
(ix) The
Overdrafts, and outstanding balances under the Overdraft Loans;
and
(x)
The rights of action and claims related to the Assets, except to
the extent relating to Excluded Liabilities.
(b) Purchaser
understands and agrees that it is purchasing only the Assets (and
assuming only the Liabilities) specified in this Agreement and,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement or in any other
agreement between the parties, Purchaser has no interest in or
right to any other business relationship which Seller or its
Affiliates may have with any customer of the
Branches. No credit card relationships are being
sold. No right to the use of any sign, trade name,
trademark or service mark, if any, of Seller or any of its
Affiliates is being sold. Purchaser shall cooperate with
Seller after Closing in the return of any assets not purchased by
Purchaser.
2.2
Assumption of Liabilities . (a) Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
Purchaser agrees to assume and thereafter pay, perform and
discharge the duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities
of Seller (whether accrued, contingent or otherwise) that are
incurred after the Closing, only with respect to the following
(collectively, the “ Liabilities ”):
(i) The
Deposits, including IRA Accounts to the extent contemplated by
Section 2.4;
(ii) The
obligations of tenant (but not the landlord) arising under the
Shoregate Ground Lease;
(iii) The
obligations of tenant (but not the landlord) arising under the
Wickliffe Space Lease;
(iv)
The Personal Property Leases;
(v)
The Safe Deposit
Agreements;
(vi) The
Overdraft Loans;
(vii) The
fees and other items for which Purchaser is responsible under
Sections 3.4 and 8.2, and any Taxes with respect to the Assets or
the Branches for any taxable period (or portion thereof) that
begins after the Closing Date; and
(viii) The
obligations assumed by Purchaser under Section 8.4 of this
Agreement, which under no circumstance shall include any liability
for any employment, change-in-control or other severance agreement
or any payments under any Seller bonus or incentive
program.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except as expressly set
forth herein, Purchaser shall not assume or be bound by any duties,
responsibilities, obligations or liabilities of Seller, or of any
of Seller’s Affiliates or subsidiaries, of any kind or
nature, known, unknown, contingent or otherwise, including, without
limitation, those (i) that do not relate to the Assets or the
Liabilities; (ii) attributable to any acts or omissions to act
taken or omitted to be taken by Seller (or any of its Affiliates)
prior to the Closing Date in violation of any applicable laws,
contracts or fiduciary duties; (iii) attributable to any causes of
action, claims, suits or proceedings or violations of law or
regulation attributable to any acts or omissions to act taken or
omitted to be taken by Seller (or any of its Affiliates) prior to
the Closing Date; (iv) for any Liability of Seller for Taxes other
than the items set forth in Section 2.2(a)(vii); (v) for any
Transfer Taxes or other costs and expenses arising in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby for
which Seller is responsible, including Sections 3.4 and 8.2; (vi)
for any Liability of Seller for income Taxes arising in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including any income Taxes arising because Seller is transferring
the Assets); (vii) for any Liability of Seller for the unpaid Taxes
of any Person under Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee
or successor, by contract, or otherwise; (viii) any obligation of
Seller to indemnify any person or entity by reason of the fact that
such person or entity was a director, officer, employee, or agent
of Seller or any of its Affiliates or was serving at the request of
any such entity as a partner, trustee, director, officer, employee,
or agent of another entity (whether such indemnification is for
judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in
settlement, losses, expenses, or otherwise and whether such
indemnification is pursuant to any statute, charter document,
bylaw, agreement, or otherwise); (ix) for any Liability of Seller
or any Affiliate for costs and expenses incurred in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (x) for
any Liability or obligation of Seller under this Agreement; (xi)
any matters excluded pursuant to Section 7.10; (xii) relating or
arising out of any deposit excluded under the definition of
Deposit, including Keogh Account deposits; (xiii) the special
FDIC premium assessment effective as of June 30, 2009 and payable
on September 30, 2009 (“ FDIC Special Assessment
”); or (xiv) arising from circumstances, events or conditions
prior to the Closing Date and not expressly assumed hereunder
(collectively the “ Excluded Liabilities
”).
2.3
Purchase Price . Subject to Section 7.10, the
purchase price (“ Purchase Price ”) for the
Assets shall be the sum of:
(a) An
amount equal to 3.00% of the Deposits as of the Closing Date
subject to Section 9.1(d);
(b) The
aggregate amount of Cash on Hand as of the Closing Date;
(c) The
aggregate net book value of the Personal Property, as reflected on
the books of Seller as of the close of business of the month-end
day most recently preceding the Closing Date, subject to Section
9.1(e);
(d) The
lesser of $800,000 or the Fair Market Value of the Mentor
Branch;
(e) The
lesser of the Fair Market Value or net book value of the Shoregate
Building, as reflected on the books of Seller as of the close of
business of the month-end day most recently preceding the Closing
Date, but in no event less than $1,000,000.00 for such Shoregate
Building; and
(f) An
amount equal to the Overdrafts and the outstanding balances under
the Overdraft Loans as of the Closing Date.
2.4
Assumption of IRAs . (a) With respect
to Deposits in IRAs, Seller will use reasonable efforts to
cooperate with Purchaser in taking any action reasonably necessary
to accomplish either the appointment of Purchaser as successor
custodian or the delegation to Purchaser (or to an Affiliate of
Purchaser) of Seller’s authority and responsibility as
custodian of all such IRA deposits (except self-directed IRA
deposits), including, but not limited to, sending to the depositors
thereof appropriate notices, cooperating with Purchaser (or such
Affiliate) in soliciting consents from such depositors, and filing
any appropriate applications with applicable regulatory
authorities. If any such delegation is made to Purchaser
(or such Affiliate), Purchaser (or such Affiliate) will assume and
perform all of the duties so delegated and comply with the terms of
Seller’s agreement with the depositor of the IRA 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, such deposit
liabilities, which shall be set forth on Schedule 2.4(b), shall be
excluded from Deposits for purposes of this Agreement and shall
constitute “ Excluded IRA Account Deposits
.” All Keogh Accounts and deposits related thereto
shall remain the obligation of Seller after the Closing.
ARTICLE 3
CLOSING PROCEDURES;
ADJUSTMENTS
3.1
Closing . (a) The Closing will be held
at the offices of Seller, or such other place as may be agreed to
by the parties.
(b) Subject to the satisfaction or,
where legally permitted, the waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article 9, the Closing Date shall be held on the later of (i)
August 28, 2009, and (ii) a date agreed to by Seller and Purchaser
that is within 10 Business Days following the receipt of all
Regulatory Approvals and the expiration of all related statutory
waiting periods, except as otherwise provided in the next sentence
of this Section 3.1(b). Unless the parties agree
pursuant to Section 4.10(a) that the conversion of the data
processing with respect to the Branches and the Assets and
Liabilities will be performed other than on the weekend immediately
following the Closing Date, the Closing Date shall be a Friday and
the conversion will be completed prior to the opening of business
on the following Monday.
3.2
Payment at Closing . (a) At Closing,
Seller shall pay to Purchaser the amount by which the aggregate
balance (including Accrued Interest) of the Deposits exceeds the
Estimated Purchase Price, plus or minus prorations and other
allocated expenses or adjustments to be paid or reimbursed by one
party to the other in accordance with this Agreement (the “
Estimated Payment Amount ”) as set forth on the Draft
Closing Statement as reasonably agreed upon between Seller and
Purchaser prior to Closing. The purchase price to be
paid by Purchaser to Seller for the Loans (such purchase price to
be determined in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement) shall be a credit against the Estimated Payment Amount
paid by Seller to Purchaser.
(b) All
payments to be made hereunder by Seller to Purchaser shall be made
by wire transfer of immediately available funds (in all cases to an
account specified in writing by Purchaser not later than the third
(3 rd
) Business Day prior to the Closing
Date) on or before 12:00 noon Eastern Time on the date of
payment.
(c) If
any instrument of transfer contemplated herein shall be recorded in
any public record before the Closing and thereafter the Closing
does not occur, then at the request of such transferring party the
other party will deliver (or execute and deliver) such instruments
and take such other action as such transferring party shall
reasonably request to revoke such purported transfer.
3.3
Adjustment of Purchase Price . (a) On
or before 12:00 noon Eastern Time on the fifteenth (15
th ) calendar day following the Closing Date (the
“ Adjustment Date ”), Seller shall deliver to
Purchaser the Final Closing Statement and shall make available such
work papers, schedules and other supporting data used to calculate
and prepare the Final Closing Statement and as may be reasonably
requested by Purchaser to enable it to verify the amounts set forth
in the Final Closing Statement. The Final Closing
Statement shall also set forth the amount (the “ Adjusted
Payment Amount ”) by which the aggregate amount of
Deposits (including Accrued Interest) shown on the Final Closing
Statement differs from the Estimated Purchase Price.
(b) The
determination of the Adjusted Payment Amount shall be final and
binding on the parties hereto on the fifteenth (15
th ) calendar day after receipt by Purchaser of the
Final Closing Statement, unless Purchaser shall notify Seller in
writing of its disagreement with any amount included therein or
omitted therefrom, in which case, if the parties are unable to
resolve the disputed items within ten (10) Business Days of the
receipt by Seller of notice of such disagreement, such items shall
be determined by a nationally recognized independent accounting
firm selected by mutual agreement between Seller and Purchaser;
provided, however, that in the event the fees of such firm,
as estimated by such firm, would exceed fifty percent (50%) of the
net amount in dispute, the parties agree that such firm will not be
engaged by either party and that such net amount in dispute will be
equally apportioned between Seller and Purchaser. Such
accounting firm shall be instructed to resolve the disputed items
within ten (10) Business Days of engagement, to the extent
reasonably practicable. The determination of such
accounting firm shall be final and binding on the parties
hereto. The fees of any such accounting firm shall be
divided equally between Seller and Purchaser. Seller and
Purchaser agree to fully cooperate with and provide any information
requested by such accounting firm.
(c) On
or before 12:00 noon Eastern time on the fifth (5
th ) Business Day after the Adjusted Payment Amount
shall have become final and binding or, in the case of a dispute,
the date of the resolution of the dispute pursuant to subsection
3.3(b) above, Seller shall pay to Purchaser an amount equal to the
amount by which the Adjusted Payment Amount exceeds the Estimated
Payment Amount, plus interest on such excess amount from the
Closing Date to but excluding the payment date, at the Federal
Funds Rate or, if the Estimated Payment Amount exceeds the Adjusted
Payment Amount, Purchaser shall pay to Seller an amount equal to
such excess, plus interest on such excess amount from the Closing
Date to but excluding the payment date, at the Federal Funds
Rate. Any payments required by Section 3.4 shall be made
contemporaneously with the foregoing payment.
3.4
Proration; Other Closing Date Adjustments
. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement, it is the intention of the parties that Seller will
operate the Branches for its own account until 11:59 p.m., Eastern
Time, on the Closing Date (the “ Effective Time
”), and that Purchaser shall operate the Branches, hold the
Assets and assume the Liabilities for its own account after the
Closing Date, provided, however, that the Buyer and Seller shall
conduct a joint audit of the cash in the drawers and vault at each
of the Branches as of the close of business on the Closing
Date. For purposes of this Agreement, certain items of
income and credits will be prorated between the parties as provided
below. The items that will be prorated at Closing
include, without limitation: (i) rental payments and
security deposit under the Shoregate Ground Lease; (ii) Property
Taxes; (iii) FDIC deposit insurance assessments (other than the
FDIC Special Assessment); (iv) trustee or custodian fees on IRA
Accounts; (v) pre-paid expenses and items and accrued but unpaid
liabilities and expenses, as of the close of business on the
Closing Date; (vi) safe deposit rental payments previously received
by Seller; and (vii) utility, water and sewer charges, assessments
and maintenance, shall be prorated between Purchaser and Seller as
of the close of business on the Closing Date such that as of the
Effective Time all such items related to the operation of the
Branches on and prior to the Closing Date shall be paid by Seller
and all such items related to the operation of the Branches after
the Closing Date shall be paid by Purchaser. Items of
proration will be handled by the parties at Closing as an
adjustment to the Purchase Price, unless otherwise agreed to by the
parties.
3.5
Seller Deliveries . At the Closing (or, in the
case of the items referenced in clauses (l), (m), (n), (o) and (q)
below, within twenty-four (24) hours of the Closing Date, but in
each case effective as of the Effective Time), Seller
shall deliver to Purchaser:
(a) The
limited warranty deed, in recordable form, and all other
instruments of conveyance as may be necessary to sell, transfer and
convey all right, title and interest in and to the Owned Real
Property to Purchaser free and clear of all
Encumbrances;
(b)
Intentionally deleted ;
(c) A
bill of sale in substantially the form of Schedule 3.5(c) pursuant
to which the Personal Property shall be transferred to
Purchaser;
(d) An
assignment and assumption agreement in substantially the form of
Schedule 3.5(d), with respect to the Liabilities (the “
Assignment and Assumption Agreement ”);
(e) Subject
to Section 7.4, the lease assignment and assumption agreement and
conveyance of improvements (free and clear of all Encumbrances) in
substantially the form of Schedule 3.5(e), with respect to the
Shoregate Ground Lease and Shoregate Building (the “ Lease
Assignment ”);
(f) The
Wickliffe Space Lease in substantially the form of Schedule
3.5(f);
(g) An
Officer’s Certificate in substantially the form of Schedule
3.5(g);
(h) Subject
to Section 7.4, a copy of the consent of the landlord/lessor to the
assignment of the Shoregate Ground Lease by Seller to
Purchaser;
(i) The
Draft Closing Statement;
(j) Seller’s
resignation as trustee or custodian, as applicable, with respect to
each IRA included in the Deposits and designation of Purchaser as
successor trustee or custodian with respect thereto, as
contemplated by Section 2.4;
(k) A
certification of non-foreign status meeting the requirements of
Treasury Regulation 1.1445-2(b)(2), duly executed and acknowledged,
substantially in the form of the sample certificates set forth in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iv);
(l) Seller’s
keys to the safe deposit boxes and all other records as exist and
are in Seller’s possession or control related to the safe
deposit box business at the Branches;
(m)
Seller’s files and records related to the
Overdraft Loans;
(n) Seller’s
records related to the Deposits assumed by Purchaser as exist and
are in the possession or control of Seller;
(o) The
contracts, agreements, leases and other documentation related to
the Assets and Liabilities;
(q) Such
other Assets to be purchased as shall be capable of physical
delivery;
(r) A
certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of Seller
approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
(s) Such
other documents as the parties determine are reasonably necessary
to consummate the P&A Transaction as contemplated
hereby. All of the foregoing documents requiring
execution by Seller shall be duly executed by Seller, and duly
acknowledged by Seller if required for recording or other
reasons.
3.6
Purchaser Deliveries . At the Closing, Purchaser
shall deliver to Seller:
(a) The
Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
(b) Purchaser’s
acceptance of its appointment as successor trustee or custodian, as
applicable, of the IRAs included in the Deposits and assumption of
the fiduciary obligations of the trustee or custodian with respect
thereto, as contemplated by Section 2.4;
(c) The
Shoregate Lease Assignment and such other instruments and documents
as the landlord under the Shoregate Ground Lease may reasonably
require as necessary or desirable for providing for the assumption
by Purchaser of the Shoregate Ground Lease, each such instrument
and document in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
parties and dated as of the Closing Date;
(d) The
Wickliffe Space Lease in substantially the form of Schedule
3.5(f);
(e) An
Officer’s Certificate in substantially the form of Schedule
3.6(e);
(f) A
certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of
Purchaser approving the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; and
(g) Such
other documents as the parties determine are reasonably necessary
to consummate the P&A Transaction as contemplated
hereby. All of the foregoing documents requiring
execution by Purchaser shall be duly executed by Purchaser, and
duly acknowledged by Purchaser if required for recording or other
reasons.
3.7
Delivery of the Loan Documents .
Intentionally deleted .
3.8
Collateral Assignments and Filing .
Intentionally deleted .
3.9
Owned Real Property Filings . On or prior to the
Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser shall file or record, or cause
to be filed or recorded, any and all documents necessary in order
that the legal and equitable title to Owned Real Property as
provided herein be duly vested in Purchaser. Any
Transfer Taxes shall be paid as provided in Section 8.2 and all
escrow closing costs shall be borne one-half by Seller and one-half
by Purchaser.
3.10
Allocation of Purchase Price .
(a) No
later than sixty (60) calendar days after the Closing Date,
Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a statement setting forth an
allocation of the Purchase Price paid in respect of the Assets (for
federal, state and local Tax purposes) in accordance with the rules
under Section 1060 of the Code (the “ Allocation
”). Seller shall timely deliver all such
documents, forms and other information as Purchaser may reasonably
request to prepare such Allocation. Purchaser and Seller
shall comply with all substantive and procedural requirements of
Section 1060 and any regulations thereunder, and the allocation
shall be adjusted if and to the extent necessary to comply with the
requirements of Section 1060. Seller shall have a
period of ten (10) Business Days following receipt of the
Allocation in which to review the Allocation and raise any
objections that Seller may have. Unless Seller timely
objects, the Allocation shall become binding on the parties without
further adjustment. If Seller timely objects, Seller and
Purchaser shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the disagreement
during the ten-day period following Seller’s
notice. If the disagreement is not resolved during such
ten-day period, the dispute shall be referred to an independent
accounting firm selected mutually by Purchaser and Seller and such
Allocation shall be modified by any resolution and thereupon such
Allocation shall become final and binding. Purchaser and
Seller shall jointly bear the costs of such independent accounting
firm.
(b) The
parties agree to file their federal income Tax Returns and their
other Tax Returns (including any forms or reports required to be
filed pursuant to Section 1060 of the Code or any provisions of
state and local law) reflecting such allocation and shall take no
position contrary thereto unless required to do so pursuant to a
determination (as defined in Section 1313(a) of the
Code). Purchaser and Seller shall promptly inform each
other of any challenge by any governmental authority to the
Allocation and agree to consult with and keep each other reasonably
informed with respect to the status of and any material discussion,
proposal or submission with respect to, any challenge.
ARTICLE 4
TRANSITIONAL
MATTERS
4.1
Transitional Arrangements . Seller and Purchaser
agree to cooperate and to proceed as follows to effect the transfer
of account record responsibility for the Branches:
(a) Not
later than five (5) calendar days after the date of this Agreement,
Seller shall deliver to Purchaser the mapping specifications and
data deconversion sample files.
(b) Not
later than five (5) calendar days after the date of this Agreement,
Seller will meet with Purchaser to investigate, confirm and agree
upon mutually acceptable transaction settlement procedures and
specifications, files, procedures and schedules, for the transfer
of account record responsibility; provided, however,
that Seller shall not be obligated under this Agreement to provide
Purchaser any information regarding Seller’s relationship
with other customers outside of the relevant Branch.
(c) From
time to time prior to the Closing, after Purchaser has tested and
confirmed the conversion sample files, Purchaser may request and
Seller shall provide standard core system de-conversion files,
including, without limitation, complete name and address, account
master file, ATM account number information, internet banking
information, applicable bill pay files, applicable transaction and
stop/hold/caution information, account-to-account relationship
information and any other related information with respect to the
Deposits and Overdraft Loans.
(d) Upon
the reasonable request of Purchaser, Seller will use its reasonable
efforts to cooperate with Purchaser and will make available at
Purchaser’s reasonable request prior to the Closing Date a
reasonable number of technical personnel for consultation with
Purchaser concerning matters other than the matters referred to in
this Section 4.1.
4.2
Customers . (a) Not later than thirty
(30) calendar days nor earlier than sixty (60) calendar days prior
to the Closing Date (except as otherwise required by applicable
law):
(i) Seller
and Purchaser will jointly notify the holders of Deposits to be
transferred on the Closing Date that, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser will be assuming liability
for such Deposits; and
(ii) each
of Seller and Purchaser shall provide, or join in providing where
appropriate, all notices to customers of the Branches and other
persons that Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, is required
to give under applicable law or the terms of any other agreement
between Seller and any customer in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
A party
proposing to send or publish any notice or communication pursuant
to this Section 4.2 shall furnish to the other party a copy of the
proposed form of such notice or communication at least five (5)
calendar days in advance of the date of the first mailing, posting,
or other dissemination thereof to customers, and shall not
unreasonably refuse to amend such notice to incorporate any changes
that the other such party proposes as necessary to comply with
applicable law. All costs and expenses of any notice or
communication sent or published by Purchaser or Seller shall be the
responsibility of the party sending such notice or communication
and all costs and expenses of any joint notice or communication
shall be shared equally by Seller and Purchaser. As soon
as reasonably practicable and in any event within fifteen (15)
calendar days after the date hereof, Seller shall provide to
Purchaser a report of the names and addresses of the owners of the
Deposits, the borrowers on the Overdraft Loans and the lessees of
the safe deposit boxes as of the date hereof in connection with the
mailing of such materials. No communications by
Purchaser, and no communications by Seller outside the ordinary
course of business, to any such owners, borrowers or lessees shall
be made prior to the Closing Date except as provided in this
Agreement or otherwise agreed to by the parties in
writing.
(b) Following
the giving of any notice described in paragraph (a) above,
Purchaser and Seller shall deliver to each new customer at any of
the Branches such notice or notices as may be reasonably necessary
to notify such new customers of Purchaser’s pending
assumption of liability for the Deposits and to comply with
applicable law. As soon as reasonably practicable after
the date of this Agreement, Seller will provide Purchaser with
account information, including complete mailing addresses for each
of the depositors of the Deposits, as of a recent date, and upon
reasonable request shall provide an updated version of such
records.
(c) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 7.8, neither Purchaser nor Seller shall
object to the use by depositors of the Deposits of payment orders
issued to or ordered by such depositors on or prior to the Closing
Date, which payment orders bear the name, or any logo, trademark,
service mark or proprietary mark, of Seller or any of its
Affiliates.
4.3
Direct Deposits . Seller will transfer to
Purchaser on the Closing Date all of those automated clearing house
(“ ACH ”) and FedWire direct deposit
arrangements related (by agreement or other standing arrangement)
to the Deposits that are in Seller’s ACH warehouse system and
will use its reasonable efforts to so transfer all other such
arrangements. All warehoused ACH transactions shall be
posted by Seller on the day prior to the Closing
Date. For a period of three (3) months following the
Closing Date, in the case of ACH direct deposits to accounts
containing Deposits (the final Business Day of such period being
the “ ACH Direct Deposit Cut-Off Date ”), Seller
shall transfer to Purchaser all received ACH Direct Deposits at
7:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time each Business Day and ACH warehouse
transaction information will be provided to Purchaser no later than
7:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day following the date of
Seller’s receipt of the applicable
information. Such transfers shall contain Direct
Deposits effective for that Business Day only. All ACH
files shall be in an acceptable NACHA format with the
Purchaser’s RTN in the file header (1) record. On
each Business Day, for a period of thirty (30) calendar days
following the Closing Date (the final Business Day of such period
being the “ FedWire Direct Deposit Cut-Off Date
”), Seller shall forward to Purchaser any and all FedWires
(to accounts containing Deposits) received by
Seller. Compensation for ACH direct deposits or FedWire
direct deposits not forwarded to Purchaser on the same Business Day
as that on which Seller has received such deposits will be handled
in accordance with the applicable rules established by the United
States Council on International Banking. After the
respective ACH Direct Deposit Cut-Off Date or FedWire Direct
Deposit Cut-Off Date, Seller may discontinue accepting and
forwarding ACH and FedWire entries and funds and return such direct
deposits to the originators marked “Account
Closed.” Seller and its Affiliates shall not be
liable for any overdrafts that may thereby be
created. Commencing August 21, 2009, Seller will no
longer be obligated to accept new direct deposit arrangements
related to the Branches. Seller shall be responsible for
sending appropriate NOCs for all ACH transactions received by the
Seller after the Closing Date for a period of ninety (90)
days. After the Closing Date, Purchaser will provide ACH
originators with account numbers relating to the
Deposits.
4.4
Direct Debits . As soon as practicable after
execution of this Agreement and after the notice provided in
Section 4.2(a), Purchaser shall send appropriate notice to all
customers having accounts constituting Deposits, the terms of which
provide for direct debit of such accounts by third parties,
instructing such customers concerning the transfer of customer
direct debit authorizations from Seller to
Purchaser. Such notice shall be in a form reasonably
agreed to by the parties hereto. For a period of three
(3) months following the Closing, Seller shall transfer to
Purchaser all received direct debits on accounts constituting
Deposits at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time each Business
Day. Such transfers shall contain direct debits
effective for that Business Day only. Thereafter, Seller
may discontinue forwarding such direct debits and return them to
the originators marked “Account
Closed.” Commencing August 21, 2009, Seller will
no longer be obligated to accept new direct debit arrangements
related to the Branches. Seller shall be responsible for
sending appropriate NOCs for all ACH debits received by Seller
after the Closing Date for a period of ninety (90)
days. After said date, Purchaser shall provide ACH
originators of such direct debits with account numbers relating to
the Deposits. Purchaser shall fax information to Seller
for items being returned so Seller can create the return file to
the Federal Reserve Bank in a timely manner. In lieu of
any fax, Seller may use secure email as a means of transmitting
information.
4.5
Escheat Deposits . No currently escheated
deposits are being sold. After Closing, Purchaser shall
be solely responsible for the proper reporting and transmission to
the appropriate governmental authority of Escheat
Deposits.
4.6
Access to Records . From and after the Closing
Date, each of the parties shall permit the other reasonable access
to any applicable Records in its possession relating to matters
arising on or before the Closing Date and reasonably necessary in
connection with any claim, action, litigation or other proceeding
involving the party requesting access to such Records or in
connection with any legal obligation owed by such party to any
present or former depositor or other customer. All
Records, whether held by Purchaser or Seller, shall be maintained
for such periods as are required by law, unless the parties shall
agree in writing to a longer period. Nothing in this
Section 4.6 shall be deemed to require Purchaser or Seller to
breach any obligation of confidentiality, reveal any proprietary
information, trade secrets or marketing or strategic plans, violate
or prejudice the legal rights of any customer or employee or
attorney-client privilege or contravene any law, rule, regulation
or any legal or regulatory order or process.
4.7
Interest Reporting and Withholding
. (a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the
parties, Seller will report to applicable taxing authorities and
holders of Deposits, with respect to the period from January 1
of the year in which the Closing occurs through the Closing Date,
all interest (including dividends and other distributions with
respect to money market accounts) credited to, withheld from and
any early withdrawal penalties imposed upon the
Deposits. Purchaser will report to the applicable taxing
authorities and holders of Deposits, with respect to all periods
from the day after the Closing Date, all such interest credited to,
withheld from and any early withdrawal penalties imposed upon the
Deposits. Any amounts required by any governmental
agencies to be withheld from any of the Deposits through the
Closing Date will be withheld by Seller in accordance with
applicable law or appropriate notice from any taxing authority and
will be remitted by Seller to the appropriate agency on or prior to
the applicable due date. Any such withholding required
to be made subsequent to the Closing Date will be withheld by
Purchaser in accordance with applicable law or appropriate notice
from any taxing authority and will be remitted by Purchaser to the
appropriate authority on or prior to the applicable due
date.
(b) Unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, Seller shall be responsible for
delivering to payees all IRS notices and forms with respect to
information reporting and tax identification numbers required to be
delivered through the Closing Date with respect to the Deposits,
and Purchaser shall be responsible for delivering to payees all
such notices and forms required to be delivered following the
Closing Date with respect to the Deposits.
(c) Unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, Seller will make all required
reports to applicable taxing authorities and to obligors on
Overdraft Loans purchased on the Closing Date, with respect to the
period from January 1 of the year in which the Closing occurs
through the Closing Date, concerning all interest and points
received by Seller. Purchaser will make all required
reports to applicable taxing authorities and to obligors on
Overdraft Loans purchased on the Closing Date, with respect to all
periods from the day after the Closing Date, concerning all such
interest and points received.
4.8
Negotiable Instruments . Seller will remove any
supply of Seller’s money orders, official checks, gift
checks, travelers’ checks or any other negotiable instruments
located at each of the Branches on the Closing Date. If
Purchaser shall discover that any such instruments have
inadvertently been left at any of the Branches following the
Closing Date, Purchaser shall promptly return the same to
Seller.
4.9
ATM/Debit Cards; POS Cards . Seller will provide
Purchaser with a list of ATM access/debit cards and Point-of-Sale
(“ POS ”) cards issued by Seller to depositors
of any Deposits, and a record thereof in a format reasonably agreed
to by the parties containing all addresses therefor, as soon as
practicable and in no event later than fifteen (15) calendar days
after the date of this Agreement and Seller will provide Purchaser
with an updated record not late