TERMINATION AGREEMENT
THIS
TERMINATION AGREEMENT (the “Termination Agreement”)
is made this 10 th day of February, 2005 by and among
Blue River Bancshares, Inc. (“Blue River”), Shelby
County Bank (“Shelby County”), Heartland Bancshares,
Inc. (“Heartland”), and Heartland Community Bank
(“Heartland Bank”). Blue River, Shelby County,
Heartland, and Heartland Bank are sometimes referred to herein
individually as a “Party” and collectively as the
“Parties”.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS
, Blue River, Shelby County, Heartland and Heartland Bank are
parties to that certain Agreement of Affiliation and Merger (the
“Company Merger Agreement”), dated as of August 31,
2004;
WHEREAS
, Shelby County and Heartland Bank are parties to that certain Plan
of Reorganization and Merger (the “Bank Merger
Agreement”), dated as of August 31, 2004;
WHEREAS
, Blue River and Heartland are parties to those certain reciprocal
Stock Option Agreements (the “Heartland Stock Option
Agreement” and the “Blue River Stock Option
Agreement”), each dated as of August 31, 2004;
WHEREAS
, each member of the Board of Directors of Blue River is a party to
that certain Voting Agreement (the “Blue River Voting
Agreement”), dated as of August 31, 2004;
WHEREAS
, each member of the Board of Directors of Heartland is a party to
that certain Voting Agreement (the “Heartland Voting
Agreement”), dated as of August 31, 2004;
WHEREAS
, Blue River and certain shareholders of Heartland who are deemed
to be affiliates of Heartland are parties to those certain
Affiliate Agreements (each, an “Affiliate Agreement”,
collectively, the “Affiliate Agreements”), dated as of
August 31, 2004;
WHEREAS
, Blue River, Heartland and certain persons identified as the
Breeden 13D Group are parties to that certain Confidentiality
Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), dated as
of April 26, 2004; and
WHEREAS
, the Parties have agreed that the Company Merger Agreement, the
Bank Merger Agreement, the Heartland Stock Option Agreement, the
Blue River Stock Option Agreement, the Blue River Voting Agreement,
the Heartland Voting Agreement and the Affiliate Agreements should
be terminated.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing premises, the
mutual obligations herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS
1.01.
Termination of Company Merger Agreement
. Pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(i) of the
Company Merger Agreement, Blue River, Shelby County, Heartland and
Heartland Bank agree that, as of the date hereof, the Company
Merger Agreement shall be terminated and shall be of no further
force or effect, and there shall be no further obligations or
restrictions on future activities on the part of Blue River, Shelby
County, Heartland, or Heartland Bank under the Company Merger
Agreement, except as provided in compliance with: (i) the
confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 6.10 and 7.09 of
the Company Merger Agreement; (ii) the payment of expenses set
forth in Section 11.10 of the Company Merger Agreement; and (iii)
the payment of equal portions of certain fees of Crowe Chizek and
Company LLC, as set forth in a letter that the parties have
executed and delivered concurrently with this Termination
Agreement. The obligations described in subparts (i), (ii) and
(iii) above shall survive the termination of the Company Merger
Agreement.
1.02.
Termination of Bank Merger Agreement
. Shelby County and Heartland Bank agree
that, as of the date hereof, the Bank Merger Agreement shall be
terminated and shall be of no further force or effect, and there
shall be no further obligations or restrictions on future
activities on the part of Shelby County or Heartland
thereunder.
1.03.
Termination of Blue River Stock Option Agreement
. Blue River hereby represents that, as of
the date hereof, there has not been an “Initial Triggering
Event” (as defined in section 2(c) of the Blue River Stock
Option Agreement). Blue River and Heartland agree that, as of the
date hereof: (i) the termination of the Company Merger Agreement
constitutes an “Exercise Termination Event” (as defined
in Section 2(b) of the Blue River Stock Option Agreement); and (ii)
the Blue River Stock Option Agreement shall be terminated and shall
be of no further force or effect, and there shall be no further
obligations or restrictions on future activities on the part of
Blue River or Heartland thereunder.
1.04.
Termination of Heartland Stock Option Agreement
. Heartland hereby represents that, as of
the date hereof, there has not been an “Initial Triggering
Event” (as defined in section 2(c) of the Heartland Stock
Option Agreement). Blue River and Heartland agree that, as of the
date hereof: (i) the termination of the Company Merger Agreement
constitutes an “Exercise Termination Event” (as defined
in Section 2(b) of the Heartland Stock Option Agreement); and (ii)
that the Heartland Stock Option Agreement shall be terminated and
shall be of no further force or effect, and there shall be no
further obligations or restrictions on future activities on the
part of Blue River or Heartland thereunder.
1.05.
Termination of Blue River Voting Agreement
. Each of the Parties agree that, as of the
date hereof, by virtue of the termination of the Company Merger
Agreement, the Blue River Voting Agreement shall be terminated and
shall be of no further force or effect, and th
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