EXHIBIT 99.2
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
ARGENTUM CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, LLC, AND ASSIGNS;
MAINSTREET
BANKSHARES, INC.; AND
SMITH RIVER
COMMUNITY BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered
into as of January 13, 2005 by and among MainStreet BankShares,
Inc., a Virginia bank holding company (the "Seller"); Smith River
Community Bank, National Association, a national banking
association (the "Bank"), and Argentum Capital Management, LLC, a
North Carolina limited liability company, and its assigns (the
"Purchaser").
WHEREAS, the Seller owns 600,000 shares of the issued and
outstanding common stock, par value $5.00 per share, of the Bank
(collectively, the "Existing Shares"), which represents all of the
issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Bank as
of the date hereof;
WHEREAS, the Bank desires to issue, and the Purchaser desires to
acquire, up to 300,000 additional shares of common stock of the
Bank, par value $5.00, per share (the "Issued Shares"; collectively
with the Existing Shares, the "Shares");
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to acquire the Bank through the
purchase of all of the Shares and the Seller desires to transfer
the Existing Shares for the consideration set forth below and upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Purchaser, Bank
and Seller have approved this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated herein substantially on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the parties' respective
representations, warranties and covenants hereinafter set forth and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties
agree as follows:
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DEFINITIONS
"Administrative Services Agreement"
shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 5.14.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set
forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
"Affiliate" or "affiliate" shall mean,
with respect to any person, any person that, directly or
indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with such person.
"Affiliated Group" shall have the
meaning given such term in Section 4.15(d).
"Bank" shall have the meaning set forth
in the preamble of this Agreement.
"Benefit Arrangement" shall mean, other
than base-salary and base wages, any form of current or deferred
compensation, bonus, stock option, stock appreciation right,
severance pay, salary continuation, retirement or incentive plan or
arrangement for the benefit of any director, officer or employee of
the Bank, whether active or retired.
"BHCA" shall mean the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended.
"Business Day" shall mean any day,
other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, on which national
banks are open for substantially all their banking business in
Virginia.
"Claim" shall have the meaning given
such term in Section 8.04(a).
"Classified Credits" shall mean loans,
leases or other extensions of credit that have been classified by
any bank regulatory authority or by the Bank as "Specially
Mentioned," "Renegotiated," "Substandard," "Doubtful," "Loss" or
any comparable classification.
"Closing" shall have the meaning given
such term in Section 2.02.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning
given such term in Section 2.02.
"Closing Date Employees" shall have the
meaning given such term in Section 5.08(a).
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
"Controlled Group Liability" shall have
the meaning given such term in Section 4.20(c).
"Disclosure Schedule" shall have the
meaning given such term in Section 4.01.
"Employee Plan" shall mean any
"employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which
is subject to any provisions of ERISA and covers any employee of
the Bank, whether active or retired.
"Environmental Laws" shall mean and
include any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, decrees, rules,
regulations, orders, or determinations of any Governmental Entity,
including common law and decisional law, that (i) regulate air,
water, soil and solid waste management, including the generation,
discharge, emission, manufacture, use, recycling, treatment,
control, release, containment, storage, handling, transportation,
disposition or management of any Hazardous Substances; (ii)
regulate or prescribe requirements for air, water or soil quality;
(iii) are intended to protect public health or the environment; or
(iv) establish responsibility or liability for the investigation,
removal, remediation, reporting, or cleanup of, or damage caused
by, any Hazardous Substances, including, without limitation, the
Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
("CERCLA"), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments, the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended
("RCRA"), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975, as
amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, and the Toxic
Substances Control Act, as amended, and any similar or implementing
law.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
"ERISA Affiliate" shall mean, with
respect to any other person, any person that is a member of a
controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section
414(b) of the Code, a group of corporations or entities under
common control under Section 414(c) of the Code, an affiliated
service group under Section 414(m) of the Code, or is otherwise
aggregated under Section 414(o) of the Code with such person.
"Expenses" shall mean all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel,
accountants, investment bankers, experts and consultants to a party
and its affiliates) incurred by such party or on its behalf in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
"FDIC" shall mean the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
"Federal Reserve Board" shall mean the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
"Filings" shall have the meaning given
such term in Section 4.07.
"Financial Statements" shall have the
meaning given such term in Section 4.08.
"Governmental Entity" shall mean any
court, federal, state, local or foreign government or any
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority
or instrumentality.
"Hazardous Substances" shall mean (i)
any petroleum or petroleum products, flammable explosives,
radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become
friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and transformers or
other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); (ii) any chemicals or other
materials or substances which are defined, governed or regulated as
or included in the definition of "hazardous substances," "hazardous
wastes," "hazardous materials," "extremely hazardous wastes,"
"restricted hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," "toxic
pollutants" or words of similar import, under any Environmental
Law; and (iii) any other chemical or other material or substance,
exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any
Governmental Entity under any Environmental Laws.
"Indemnity Agreement" shall mean an
agreement between Seller and Bank whereby Seller agrees to acquire
from Bank certain loans after the Closing Date, upon the occurrence
of certain events, subject to mutually agreed terms and
conditions.
"Indemnified Party" shall have the
meaning given such term in Section 8.04.
"Indemnifying Party" shall have the
meaning given such term in Section 8.04.
"Intellectual Property" shall mean all
(i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and
inventions, (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade
names, logos and corporate names and registrations and applications
for registration thereof together with all of the goodwill
associated therewith, (iii) copyrights (registered or unregistered)
and copyrightable works and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, (iv) mask works and registrations and
applications for registration thereof, (v) computer software, data,
databases and documentation thereof, (vi) trade secrets and other
confidential information (including, without limitation, ideas,
formulas, compositions, inventions (whether patentable or
unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), know-how,
manufacturing and production processes and techniques, research and
development information, drawings, specifications, designs, plans,
proposals, technical data, copyrightable works, financial and
marketing plans), (vii) other intellectual property rights, and
(viii) copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or
medium).
"Knowledge" shall mean, with respect to
any representation or warranty of Seller contained in this
Agreement, the actual knowledge, without duty of inquiry, of the
following individuals of Seller: Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer; and with respect to any representation and
warranty of Purchaser contained in this Agreement, the actual
knowledge, without duty of inquiry, of the following individuals of
Purchaser: Hunter H. Bost and Edwyn A. Tiryakian.
"Lien" shall mean with respect to any
property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind in respect
of such property or asset. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person
shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property or asset that
it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or
lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other
title retention agreement relating to such property or asset.
"Loss" or "Losses" shall have the
meaning given such term in Section 8.01.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean
with respect to any Person, a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, business, assets or results of operations of
such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except in the
case of the Seller and the Bank, as the case may be, any such
effect resulting from or arising in connection with (i) this
Agreement or its consummation and actions taken with respect
thereto or the transactions contemplated hereby or the announcement
hereof, (ii) changes in circumstances or conditions affecting
financial institutions in general, and not specifically relating to
the Bank, (iii) changes in general economic, regulatory or
political conditions or in financial markets in the United States
or (iv) changes in generally accepted accounting principles.
"Multiemployer Plans" shall have the
meaning given such term in Section 4.20(b).
"New Investment" shall have the meaning
given such term in Section 2.01.
"OCC" shall mean the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency.
"OREO" shall have the meaning given
such term in Section 4.17(b).
"Permitted Liens" shall mean: (i) liens
for current Taxes not yet due or being contested in good faith and
for which appropriate reserves have been established on the books
and records of the taxpayer; (ii) liens imposed by law and incurred
in the ordinary course of business for obligations not yet due to
carriers, warehousemen, laborers, materialmen and the like; (iii)
liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workers' compensation
laws or similar legislation; (iv) minor defects in title which do
not, individually or in the aggregate, interfere with the use,
transferability or value of the property subject thereto; and (v)
liens reflected on the face of the instrument evidencing title to
such assets.
"Person" or "person" shall mean an
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization, Governmental
Entity or any other legal entity whatsoever.
"Purchase Price" shall have the meaning
given such term in Section 2.01.
"Purchaser" shall have the meaning set
forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
"Real Property" shall have the meaning
given such term in Section 4.14.
"Representatives" shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a).
"Requisite Regulatory Approvals" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
"SEC" shall mean the Securities
Exchange Commission.
"Seller" shall have the meaning set
forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
"Seller Plans" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 4.20(b).
"Shares" shall have the meaning set
forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
"Subsidiary" or "subsidiary" shall
mean, with respect to any corporation (the "parent"), any other
corporation, association or other business entity of which more
than 50% of the shares of the voting stock or other equity interest
are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the parent or
by one or more Subsidiaries of the parent, or by the parent and one
or more of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing MainStreet Title, LLC shall be deemed
a subsidiary of Bank for purposes hereof.
"Tax Return" means any return,
declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment
thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
"Tax" or "Taxes" shall mean all
federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes, including without
limitation net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad
valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service,
service use, withholding, payroll, employment, estimated, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits,
customs, duties, or other taxes, together with any interest and any
penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with respect
thereto, and any liability for Taxes of another person (i) as a
transferee, (ii) as a member of an affiliated or combined group,
(iii) by contract, or (iv) otherwise.
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF
BANK STOCK
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Purchase and Sale of
Bank Stock .
Subject to the conditions expressly
set forth herein, on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined),
Seller shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to
Purchaser or its assignees as directed by Purchaser in writing, and
Purchaser shall purchase, accept and acquire from Seller, the
Existing Shares, for an aggregate purchase price of Six Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00) (the "Purchase
Price").
Not less than ten days prior to the
Closing Date, the Purchaser shall notify the Bank of the number of
Issued Shares that it desires to Purchase at the Closing and the
price at which it desires to purchase them. At Closing, the
Purchaser shall acquire from the Bank newly Issued Shares at the
price designated by the Purchaser ("New Investment"), which price
shall not be less than $5.00 per share.
Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price
to Seller, and the New Investment to the Bank, respectively, by
wire transfer at the Closing (as hereinafter defined).
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Closing.
The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at
LeClair Ryan Flippin Densmore, 10 South Jefferson Street, Suite
1800, Roanoke, Virginia 24011, or such other place as the parties
may mutually agree upon, as soon as practicable following
satisfaction of all closing conditions set forth herein or at such
other date and time as the parties shall mutually agree (the
"Closing Date").
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Actions and Deliveries by Seller at Closing .
At the Closing, Seller shall deliver
to Purchaser the following agreements, documents and instruments,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and its
counsel:
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a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Seller
certifying copies of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of
Directors of Seller, authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated
hereby and attesting that such resolutions are in full force and
effect without amendment or modification at Closing;
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a certificate or certificates representing the Existing Shares,
registered in the name of Seller, duly endorsed by Seller for
transfer or accompanied by an assignment of the Shares duly
executed by Seller or endorsed in blank, together with the stock
transfer records, blank certificates and corporate minute book;
certified resolutions authorizing the issuance of the Issued
Shares, together with a certificate or certificates issued in the
name of the Purchaser;
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a legal opinion in a form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser;
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an officer's certificate of Seller pursuant to Section
6.02(a);
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consents or approvals in writing of each Person whose consent or
approval shall be required in order to permit the succession by
Purchaser pursuant hereto to any obligation, right or interest of
Bank under any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture,
lease, zoning variance, trust agreement or other contract,
agreement, license, or instrument;
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evidence of action taken by Seller and the Bank with respect to
employees and employee benefit plan matters pursuant to Section
5.08 in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser;
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most recent FDIC certified quarterly statement;
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certified Articles of Association, and a certificate of good
standing, or other similar document, from the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency;
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Estoppel certificates from each landlord from whom the Bank leases
property; and
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Indemnity Agreement on the form as mutually agreed to by the
parties.
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Actions and Deliveries
by Purchaser at Closing .
At the Closing, Purchaser shall
deliver to Seller the following agreements, documents and
instruments, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Seller and its counsel:
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the Purchase Price and New Investment by wire transfer as required
by Section 2.01;
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a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Purchaser certifying (i) a copy of resolutions duly adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Purchaser authorizing the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, the obtainment of all
Requisite Regulatory Approvals, and the transactions contemplated
hereby and that such resolutions are in full force and effect
without amendment or modification at Closing;
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an officer's certificate pursuant to Section 6.03(a);
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a legal opinion in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller;
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a copy of all Requisite Regulatory Approvals, if any; and
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Indemnity Agreement in the form as mutually agreed to by the
parties.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser represents and warrants to
the Seller as follows:
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Organization; Corporate
Power; Etc .
Purchaser is a limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of North Carolina and has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its
properties and to carry on its business substantially as currently
conducted. Purchaser has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the
obtaining of all Requisite Regulatory Approvals, to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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Authorization of
Agreement; No Conflicts .
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The execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of Purchaser. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Purchaser,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and by general equitable principles.
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The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not
conflict with, or result in any violation of or default under, any
provision of the Articles of Organization or Operating Agreement of
Purchaser or, except for the necessity of obtaining the Requisite
Regulatory Approvals, any mortgage, indenture, lease, agreement or
other instrument or any permit, concession, grant, franchise,
license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or
regulation applicable to Purchaser or its properties. No consent,
approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser or
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby,
except for filings required in order to obtain the Requisite
Regulatory Approvals.
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Licenses and Permits
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To Purchaser's knowledge, Purchaser
has all licenses, certificates, franchises, rights and permits that
are necessary from Governmental Entities for the conduct of its
business, and such licenses are in full force and effect. To
Purchaser's knowledge, the properties, assets, operations and
business of Purchaser are and have been maintained and conducted,
in all material respects, in compliance with all applicable
licenses, zoning variances, certificates, franchises, rights and
permits.
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Litigation
.
Purchaser is not a party to any
litigation, action, suit or other legal, administrative or
arbitration proceeding or investigation of a legal nature or group
of related such proceedings or investigations in any court or
before any governmental or regulatory body pending or, to the best
knowledge of Purchaser, threatened, which, if determined adversely
to Purchaser, would prohibit the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or prevent the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms hereof.
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Financing.
Purchaser has contingent financial
arrangements such that at the Closing, Purchaser is highly
confident that it will have funds sufficient to enable it to carry
out its obligations under this Agreement but Purchaser's
obligations under this Agreement are not contingent on the
successful completion of such financial arrangements in any
event.
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Brokerage Fees
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Except as set forth on Exhibit 3.06,
Purchaser is not a party to, nor obligated under, any agreement
with any broker, finder or other intermediary who might be entitled
to any fee or commission upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule (defined below), Seller represents and warrants to
Purchaser as follows:
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Disclosure
Schedule.
Prior to the execution and delivery
hereof, Seller has delivered to Purchaser, a schedule (the
"Disclosure Schedule") setting forth, among other things, items the
disclosure of which are necessary or appropriate either in response
to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision
hereof or as an exception to one or more of Seller's
representations or warranties contained in Article IV or to one or
more of Seller's covenants contained in Article V. While an item
may be included under one or more Sections of this Agreement such
inclusion shall be for convenience of reference only and all such
disclosures in the Disclosure Schedule shall apply generally.
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Organization; Corporate
Power; Etc .
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Seller is a Virginia corporation and a bank holding company
registered under the BHCA. Seller is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on
its business substantially as currently conducted. Seller has all
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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The Bank is a bank duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws applicable to national banks and the
regulations of the OCC, and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on
its business substantially as currently conducted. The deposit
accounts of the Bank are insured by the FDIC through the Bank
Insurance Fund to the extent required by law and all premiums and
assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been
paid by the Bank. Neither the scope of business of the Bank nor the
location of any of its properties requires that the Bank be
licensed to conduct business in any jurisdiction other than those
jurisdictions in which it is licensed or qualified to do business
as a foreign banking corporation. The Bank does not conduct trust
activities and does not possess trust powers.
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Authorization of
Agreement; No Conflicts .
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The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of Seller and
the Bank. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Seller and the Bank and constitutes a valid and binding obligation
of Seller and the Bank, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the rights
of creditors generally and by general equitable principles.
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The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not
conflict with, or result in any violation of or default under, any
provision of the Articles of Incorporation, bylaws or other
constituent documents of the Seller or the Bank or (except for the
necessity of obtaining the Requisite Regulatory Approvals) any
mortgage, indenture, lease, agreement or other instrument or any
permit, concession, grant, franchise, license, judgment, order,
decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to
the Seller or the Bank or their respective properties material to
the business or operations of Bank. No consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Seller or the
Bank in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Seller and the Bank or the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) filings required
to obtain any Requisite Regulatory Approvals; and (ii) filings
required under the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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Licenses and Permits
.
The Bank has all licenses,
certificates, franchises, rights and permits that are necessary
from Governmental Entities for the conduct of its business, and
such licenses are in full force and effect. The properties, assets,
operations and business of the Bank are and have been maintained
and conducted in compliance with all applicable licenses, zoning
variances, certificates, franchises, rights and permits.
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Subsidiaries
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Except as disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule, the Bank does not own, directly or indirectly, any
Subsidiary (except as pledgee pursuant to loans or stock or other
interest held as the result of or in lieu of foreclosure pursuant
to pledge or other security arrangement), or any equity position or
other voting interest in any Person.
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Capital Structure
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The authorized capital stock of the
Bank consists solely of 10,000,000 shares of common stock, par
value $5.00 per share, of which 600,000 are issued and outstanding
as of the date of this Agreement. Seller owns all of the issued and
outstanding Existing Shares free and clear of all Liens. All Shares
are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and do not
possess any preemptive rights. There are no options, warrants,
calls, rights, commitments, securities or agreements of any
character to which the Seller or the Bank is a party or by which
either is bound obligating the Seller or the Bank to issue, deliver
or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional
shares of capital stock of the Bank, or by which it is bound
obligating the Seller or the Bank to grant, extend or enter into
any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement.
There are no obligations, contingent or otherwise, of the Seller or
the Bank to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Shares of
the Bank or of the Bank to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
any shares of capital stock of any Person or to provide funds or
make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in the Bank or any other Person (other than pursuant to
commercial loan arrangements and similar obligations arising in the
ordinary course of business of the Bank).
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Filings
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Except for Tax Returns as provided in
Section 4.15, the Bank has filed all material reports,
registrations and statements, together with any amendments required
to be made with respect thereto, that were required to be filed by
the Bank with any Governmental Entity (collectively, the
"Filings"). To the Knowledge of Seller, as of their respective
filing dates, each of such Filings complied with all of the
statutes, rules and regulations enforced or promulgated by the
Governmental Entity with which it was filed.
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Financial Statements
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Attached to the Disclosure Schedule
are copies of reports of condition and income filed by the Bank as
of and for September 30, 2004 (the "Financial Statements"). The
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with
applicable regulatory accounting principles consistently followed
throughout the periods covered by such statements, and present
fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Bank
as of the date indicated and the results of its operations and
changes in financial position at such date and for the period
covered by such Financial Statements.
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Compliance with
Applicable Laws .
To the Knowledge of Seller, the Bank
has complied with all applicable, material laws, regulations and
ordinances. Except for examinations conducted by a Governmental
Entity in the regular course of the Bank's business, no
Governmental Entity has initiated any proceeding against the Bank
or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, formal investigation into the
business or operations of the Bank.
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Litigation
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Except as listed in the Disclosure
Schedule, there are no suits, actions or proceedings pending or, to
Seller's Knowledge, threatened against or affecting, as of the date
of this Agreement, the Bank or any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Bank in his or her capacity as such, and there are no
judgments, decrees, injunctions, rules or orders of any
Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Bank as
to which there is a reasonable likelihood of a determination
materially adverse to the Bank.
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Agreements with Banking
Authorities .
Neither the Seller nor the Bank is a
party to any written agreement, memorandum of understanding, order
or directive with any Governmental Entity which restricts any
conduct of the Bank's business or which relates to the Bank's
capital adequacy, credit policies, operations or management or
otherwise.
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Insurance
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The Bank, through the Seller, has, and
has continuously maintained since its incorporation, in full force
and effect policies of insurance with respect to its assets and
business against such casualties and contingencies, including
directors' and officers' indemnification, and in such amounts,
types and forms as are reasonable and customarily appropriate for
its businesses, operations, properties and assets. The Bank is not
in default under any such policy of insurance or bond such that it
can be canceled and all material claims thereunder have been filed
in timely fashion. Neither Seller nor the Bank has received any
written notice of termination, nor has cancellation been made with
respect to any such policy. Purchaser understands that on and after
the Closing Date, it will be Purchaser's responsibility to insure
that the Bank has all necessary or desired insurance and that Bank
will no longer be insured under, by, or through Seller.
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Assets Other Than Real
Property .
Except as disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule and Permitted Liens, the Bank has good and valid title to
all its personal properties reflected in the Financial Statements,
except such personal property which has been disposed of in the
ordinary course of business, and such personal properties are owned
by the Bank, free and clear of all Liens. Except as disclosed in
the Disclosure Schedule, there is no personal property leased by
Bank. Any leases so disclosed are to Knowledge of Seller in good
standing and not in default. To the Knowledge of Seller,
substantially all of the Bank's personal property in regular use
has been well maintained and is in good and serviceable condition,
reasonable wear and tear excepted. The Bank does not own any single
item of tangible personalty with a value of more than $10,000
except for its proof machine, vault lockers, modular branch
facility in Stuart, Virginia and internet banking software. The
Disclosure Schedule identifies property of Bank that Seller intends
to retain and sets forth the amounts which Seller shall pay to Bank
for such retained property.
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Real Property
.
The Disclosure Schedule contains an
accurate list and general description of all real property leased
by the Bank (the "Real Property"). The Bank owns no real estate and
has no OREO. Other than as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule,
the Bank has good and valid leasehold interests in the leaseholds.
To Seller's Knowledge, the Bank enjoys peaceful and undisturbed
possession under all leases to which it is the lessee and all of
such leases are valid and in full force and effect absent, to the
Knowledge of Seller any existing defaults.
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Taxes.
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(i) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the Bank has
timely filed (or has had filed on its behalf) all Tax Returns
required to be filed and each such Tax Return is accurate and
complete in all material respects, and all Taxes shown as due and
owing on such Tax Returns have been paid; (ii) all Taxes of the
Bank attributable to all periods ending before the Closing Date, to
the extent not due and owing, whether or not disputed, will be
fully and adequately reserved for in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; (iii) the Bank is not delinquent in
the payment of any Tax; and (iv) Seller has no Knowledge of any
deficiencies for any Taxes that have been proposed, asserted or
assessed against the Bank that have not been resolved or settled
and no requests for waivers of the time to assess any such Tax are
pending or have been agreed to.
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There are no Tax audits of any Tax Returns of the Bank that are in
progress. The income Tax Returns of the Bank have not been audited
by either the Internal Revenue Service or any state or local taxing
authorities, for any of the last five (5) years. The Bank is not
currently a party to any action or proceeding by any Governmental
Entity for the assessment or the collection of Taxes.
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The Bank has not filed any consolidated federal income Tax Return
with an "affiliated group" (within the meaning of Section 1504 of
the Code) where Seller was not the common parent of the group. The
Bank is not a party to any tax allocation agreement or arrangement
pursuant to which it has any contingent or outstanding liability to
anyone other than Seller.
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Each member of the "affiliated group" (within the meaning of
Section 1504 of the Code) of which Seller is the common parent (the
"Affiliated Group") has filed all federal income Tax Returns that
it was required to file for each taxable period during which the
Bank was a member of such Affiliated Group. To the Knowledge of
Seller, all such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all
material respects. All federal income Taxes owed by any member of
the Affiliated Group (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have
been paid for each taxable period during which the Bank was a
member of the Affiliated Group.
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Except to the extent not having a Material Adverse Effect on the
Bank, the Bank has withheld amounts from its employees,
shareholders, holders of deposit accounts, and others in compliance
with the Tax withholding provisions of applicable federal, state
and local laws, filed all Tax Returns and reports for all years for
which any such Tax Return or report would be due with respect to
employee income Tax withholding, social security, and unemployment
Taxes, and all payments or deposits with respect to such Taxes,
other than those not yet due, have been timely made.
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Certain Contracts
.
The Disclosure Schedule sets forth as
of the date hereof all contracts to which the Bank is a party which
are executory material contracts (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC) to be performed after the
date of this Agreement, all contracts to which the Bank is a party
which are executory material contracts which relate to the Bank or
the provision of services under the Services Agreement, and any
other written, or to the Knowledge of Seller, oral, (i) consulting
agreement or employment agreement or other agreement providing any
term of employment, compensation guarantee, or severance or
supplemental retirement benefit, (ii) union, guild or collective
bargaining agreement, (iii) agreement or plan, including any stock
option plan, stock appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan
or stock purchase plan, the cost of any of the benefits of which
will be incurred by Bank, and any of the benefits of which will be
increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be
accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits
of which will be calculated on the basis of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) contract other than the
Administrative Services Agreement containing covenants which limit
the ability of the Bank to compete in any line of business or with
any person or which involve any restriction of the geographical
area in which, or method by which, the Bank may carry on its
business (other than as may be required by law or applicable
regulatory authorities), and (v) any contract, agreement or other
instrument or undertaking which is not terminable by the Bank
without additional payment or penalty within ninety (90) days and
obligates the Bank for payments or other consideration with a value
in excess of $10,000. The Bank has performed in all material
respects and, except to the extent not having a Material Adverse
Effect on the Bank, is not in default under or in breach of, any
material term or provision of any agreement listed on the
Disclosure Schedule.
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Loans and
Investments .
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Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, or where the
failure to be true does not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Bank, as of the date hereof, no loans or investments held by the
Bank are (i) more than sixty (60) days past due with respect to any
scheduled payment of principal or interest; (ii) Classified
Credits; (iii) on a non-accrual status in accordance with the
Bank's loan review procedures; or (iv) to the Knowledge of the
Seller, are in default for any reason (other than a monetary
default of less than 60 days).
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Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, each loan
reflected as an asset on the Financial Statements (except for any
such loan where the failure to be true does not have Material
Adverse Effect on the Bank) is evidenced by appropriate and
sufficient documentation and constitutes, to the Knowledge of
Seller, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor
named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms except to
the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
or equitable principles or doctrines. Set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule is a complete list of the Bank's Other Real Estate Owned
("OREO").
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All guarantees of indebtedness owed to the Bank, including, but not
limited to, those of the Federal Housing Administration, the Small
Business Administration, and other state and federal agencies, are,
to the Knowledge of Seller, legal, valid and enforceable, except to
the extent enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
or equitable principles or doctrines and except as does not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Bank.
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The Bank has and maintains materially complete loan files on all
loans held by the Bank. There are no books, records or files
relating to the Bank's loans and to which the Bank is entitled that
are not on the premises of the Bank, except to the extent in the
custody of Seller pursuant to the Administrative Services
Agreement.
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Seller's management believes that the allowances for loan losses
set forth in the Bank's most recent Financial Statements are
adequate as of the date thereof, to absorb reasonably anticipated
losses in the loan and lease portfolios of the Bank in view of the
size and character of such portfolios, current economic conditions,
and other pertinent factors.
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Undisclosed
Liabilities .
Except (a) as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule, (b) for those liabilities of the Bank that are
specifically itemized and reflected or reserved against as such on
the Financial Statements, and (c) for liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, to
Seller's Knowledge, the Bank has incurred no material liability of
any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise and whether due or to become due).
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Labor Matters
.
Neither Seller nor Bank has received
any notice of any controversies with, or organizational efforts or
other pending actions by, representatives of its employees. To the
Knowledge of Seller, the Bank has complied with all material laws
relating to the employment of its employees, including any
provisions thereof relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining
and the payment of worker's compensation insurance and social
security and similar taxes, and, except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule, no person has asserted that the Bank is liable
for any arrearages of wages, worker's compensation insurance
premiums or any taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any
of the foregoing.
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Employee Benefit
Plans .
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The Disclosure Schedule lists all Employee Plans and Benefit
Arrangements providing benefits to any employees or former
employees of the Bank that are sponsored or maintained by the Bank
or Seller (with the plans sponsored or maintained by the Bank
identified as such) to which Seller or the Bank contributes or is
obligated to contribute on behalf of employees or former employees
of the Bank, including without limitation any employee welfare
benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA, any
employee pension plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA
or any collective bargaining, bonus, incentive, deferred
compensation, stock purchase, stock option, severance, change of
control or fringe benefit plan. Employees of the Bank shall not be
eligible for continued participation in any of the Employee Plans
and Benefit Arrangements maintained or sponsored by Seller for any
period of employment on or after the Closing Date.
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No Employee Plans of Seller or its ERISA Affiliates (the "Seller
Plans") are "multiemployer plans" within the meaning of Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA ("Multiemployer Plans"). The Bank has not at
any time during the last six years contributed to or been obligated
to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan, and the Bank has not
incurred any withdrawal liability under Part I of Subtitle E of
Title IV of ERISA that has not been satisfied in full.
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There does not now exist, nor, to the best Knowledge of Seller, do
any circumstances exist that could result in, any Controlled Group
Liability that would be a material liability of the Bank following
the Closing. "Controlled Group Liability" means (i) any and all
liabilities (A) under Title IV of ERISA, (B) under Section 302 of
ERISA, (C) under Section 412 and 4971 of the Code, or (D) as a
result of a failure to comply with the continuation coverage
requirements of Section 601 et. seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of
the Code; (ii) with respect to any Seller Plan any other material
liability under Title I of ERISA or Chapter 43 or 68 of the Code,
and (iii) except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, material
unfunded liabilities under any non-qualified deferred compensation
plan for the benefit of any employee or former employee of the
Bank.
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There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement covering any
employee or former employee of the Bank that, individually or in
the aggregate, could give rise to the payment by the Bank of any
amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of
Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code. Except as required by
the continuation of coverage requirements of Section 601 et. seq.
of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code, the Bank has no liability
to provide post-retirement health or life benefits to any employee
or former employee of the Bank.
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Environmental
Matters .
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To the Knowledge of Seller, the Real Property and all operations
and facilities at the Real Property are in material compliance with
all Environmental Laws.
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Neither Seller nor the Bank has received in writing any
governmental complaint, notice of violation or alleged violation,
or investigation or notice of potential liability or of potential
responsibility regarding matters arising under or relating to
Environmental Laws.
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There are no governmental or administrative actions or judicial
proceedings pending under any Environmental Laws to which Seller or
the Bank is named as a party, nor are there any consent decrees or
other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other
orders, under any Environmental Law which names the Bank or the
Seller as a party.
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Intellectual Property
Rights .
Neither Seller nor the Bank has
received any written notice that the Bank's Intellectual Property
infringes on the rights of a third party. The Bank has all rights,
title and interest in and to the name "Smith River Community Bank"
as presently used by Bank and has not assigned nor licensed it in
any manner. On and after the Closing Date the Seller will have no
rights, title or interest in and to the name "Smith River Community
Bank", in the domain name smithriverbank.com or in the logo used by
Bank as depicted in the Disclosure Schedule, none of which has been
licensed for use to any third party.
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Examinations
.
The Bank has not been examined by the
Federal Reserve Board or FDIC. The last examination of the Bank by
the OCC was performed as of the dates described in the Disclosure
Schedule, and true, correct and complete copies of the report of
examination related thereto is maintained in the Bank's examination
files. If the Bank or Seller were notified of any deficiencies as a
result of said examination, the Bank has taken action to correct
each such deficiency, which action the Bank to its Knowledge
believes is to the satisfaction of the appropriate agency, and the
Bank has not received notice of any kind that such action is
inadequate, and if any changes in operating methods or organization
were required by reason of such examinations, or other
examinations, such changes have been made.
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Approvals
.
As of the date of this Agreement,
neither Seller nor the Bank knows of any reason why all Requisite
Regulatory Approvals should not be obtained.
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Absence of Certain Developments .
Since September 30, 2004, and prior to
the date hereof there has been (i) no material adverse change in
the financial condition or results of operations of the Bank; (ii)
no declarations, setting aside, or payment of any special dividend
or other distribution with respect to any class of capital stock of
the Bank; (iii) no material loss, destruction, or damage to any
material property of the Bank, which loss, destruction, or damage
is not adequately covered by insurance; and (iv) no material
acquisition or disposition of any asset or contract nor any other
transaction by the Bank other than for fair value in the ordinary
course of business. Since such date and prior to the date hereof,
Bank has conducted its business in all material respects in the
ordinary course.
Other Documents. Prior to the execution of this Agreement Purchaser
has been given access to: (i) any regulatory approvals relating to
all acquisitions or the engagement by the Bank in new business
activities; (ii) the Bank's Articles of Association and bylaws and
any amendments thereto as well as the complete corporate minute
book of the Bank which include all written minutes of the meetings
or actions taken in lieu thereof of the Bank's shareholders, Board
of Directors and committees; (iii) any pending application,
including any documents or materials used as exhibits or supporting
documentation thereto, which has been filed with any federal or
state regulatory agency with respect to the establishment of a new
branch office or the acquisition or establishment of an additional
regulated activity or subsidiary; and (iv) all information relevant
to Bank's federal and state taxes for the years 2001, 2002, and
2003 (if available), but not to the consolidated Tax returns of
Seller for such years.
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Brokerage Fees
.
Except as disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule, Seller is not a party to, or obligated under, any
agreement with any broker, finder or other intermediary who might
be entitled to any fee or commission upon consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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Best Efforts; Further
Assurances.
During the period from the date of
execution of this Agreement through Closing, both parties agree to
use its respective best efforts, or cooperate with others, to
expeditiously bring about the satisfaction of the conditions
specified in Article VI hereof at the earliest practical time.
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Conduct of the Bank's
Business Pending Closing .
During the period from the date of
execution of this Agreement through Closing, Seller agrees to cause
the Bank to carry on its business in the ordinary course in
substantially the manner in which heretofore conducted and in
accordance with safe and sound banking practices, subject to
changes in law applicable