Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 25, 2018, by and between Skagit Bancorp, Inc. and Banner Corporation

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Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and between

SKAGIT BANCORP, INC.

and

BANNER CORPORATION

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Dated as of July 25, 2018

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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

              AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of July 25, 2018 (this "Agreement"), by and between Skagit Bancorp, Inc., a Washington corporation (the "Company"), and Banner Corporation, a Washington corporation ("Parent").

W I T N E S S E T H:

              WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Parent and the Company have determined that it is in the best interests of their respective companies and their shareholders to consummate the strategic business combination transaction provided for herein, pursuant to which the Company will, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, merge with and into Parent (the "Merger"), so that Parent is the surviving corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to in such capacity as the "Surviving Corporation") in the Merger;

              WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Parent and the Company have adopted and approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and the Board of Directors of the Company has resolved to recommend that the shareholders of the Company approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger;

              WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger shall qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and this Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a "plan of reorganization" for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code;

              WHEREAS, this Agreement constitutes a "plan of merger" within the meaning of the Washington Business Corporation Act ("WBCA");

              WHEREAS, as an inducement for each party to enter into this Agreement, certain directors, officers and shareholders of the Company have simultaneously herewith entered into voting and support agreements (collectively, the "Voting Agreements") in connection with the Merger; and

              WHEREAS, the parties desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements specified in this Agreement in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger.

              NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER

                             1.1        The Merger.   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in accordance with the WBCA, at the Effective Time, the Company shall merge with and into

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Parent. Parent shall be the Surviving Corporation in the Merger, and shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Washington. Upon consummation of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of the Company shall terminate.

                             1.2        Closing.   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the "Closing") will take place at 10:00 a.m. Seattle time, at the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on a date which shall be no later than three (3) business days after the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable law) of all of the conditions set forth in Article VII hereof (other than those conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof), unless another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the "Closing Date."

                             1.3        Effective Time.   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the parties shall execute, and Parent and the Company shall cause to be filed articles of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington (the "Washington Secretary") and a plan of merger, as provided in the relevant provisions of the WBCA (collectively, the "Articles of Merger"). The Merger shall become effective at such time as designated in the Articles of Merger, or if no time is designated, at the time of filing of the Articles of Merger. The term "Effective Time" shall be the date and time when the Merger becomes effective, as set forth in the Articles of Merger (or if no time is designated, at the time of filing of the Articles of Merger).

                             1.4        Effects of the Merger.   At and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the WBCA.

                             1.5        Conversion of Company Common Stock.   At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder of any of the following securities:

                             (a)          Subject to Section 2.2(e), each share of the common stock, no par value, of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (the "Company Common Stock"), except for the Cancelled Shares and Dissenting Shares, shall be converted into the right to receive, without interest, 5.6664 shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 1.13 (as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.13, the "Exchange Ratio"), of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent (the "Parent Common Stock") (the "Merger Consideration"); it being understood that upon the Effective Time, pursuant to Section 1.6, the Parent Common Stock, including the shares issued to former holders of Company Common Stock, shall be the common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

                             (b)         All of the shares of Company Common Stock converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article I shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist as of the Effective Time, and each certificate (each, an "Old Certificate," it being understood that any reference herein to "Old Certificate" shall be deemed to include reference to book-entry account statements relating to the ownership of shares of Company Common Stock) previously representing any such shares of Company Common Stock shall thereafter represent only the right to receive (i) the Merger

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Consideration, including without duplication, cash in lieu of fractional shares which the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Old Certificate have been converted into the right to receive pursuant to this Section 1.5 and Section 2.2(e) and (ii) any dividends or distributions which the holder thereof has the right to receive pursuant to Section 2.2(b) upon the surrender of such Old Certificates in accordance with Section 2.2, in each case without any interest thereon. If, prior to the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock or Company Common Stock shall have been increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or securities as a result of a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made to the Exchange Ratio and the Merger Consideration to give holders of Company Common Stock and Parent the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event; provided, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit Parent or the Company to take any action with respect to its securities or otherwise that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

                             (c)           At the Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock that are directly owned by the Company or Parent (in each case, other than (i) shares of Company Common Stock held in trust accounts, managed accounts, mutual funds and the like, or otherwise held in a fiduciary or agency capacity, that are beneficially owned by third parties or (ii) shares of Company Common Stock held, directly or indirectly, by Parent or the Company in respect of a debt previously contracted) shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist and no Merger Consideration or other consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor (such cancelled shares, the "Cancelled Shares").

                             (d)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all shares of Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by a holder of Company Common Stock who did not vote in favor of this Agreement or the Merger (or consent thereto in writing) and who exercises dissenters' rights when and in the manner required under Chapter 23B.13 of the WBCA (the "Dissenting Shares"), shall not be converted into or be exchangeable for the right to receive the Merger Consideration, but instead such holder shall be entitled to only such rights as are granted with respect to the payment of the fair value of such shares under the applicable provisions of Chapter 23B.13 of the WBCA (and at the Effective Time, such Dissenting Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and such holder shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the rights provided for pursuant to the applicable provisions of Chapter 23B.13 of the WBCA and this Section 1.5(d)), unless and until such holder shall have failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost rights to demand or receive the fair value of such shares of Company Common Stock under the WBCA. If any shareholder dissenting pursuant to Chapter 23B.13 of the WBCA and this Section 1.5(d) shall have failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost any such right, such holder's shares of Company Common Stock shall thereupon be treated as if they had been converted into and become exchangeable for the right to receive, as of the Effective Time, the Merger Consideration for each such share of Company Common Stock, in accordance with Section 1.5(a), without any interest thereon. The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any written notices the Company receives from or on behalf of its shareholders to exercise dissenters' rights in respect of any shares of Company Common Stock, attempted withdrawals of such notices and any other instruments served pursuant to Chapter 23B.13 of the WBCA and received by the Company

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relating to shareholders' dissenters' rights and (ii) the opportunity to participate in negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for fair value under Chapter 23B.13 of the WBCA. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, make any payment with respect to, or settle, or offer or agree to settle, any such demand. Any Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent to exchange for shares of Company Common Stock for which dissenters' rights have been perfected shall be returned to Parent upon demand.

                             1.6        Parent Common Stock.   At and after the Effective Time, each share of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain an issued and outstanding share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation and shall not be affected by the Merger.

                             1.7        Treatment of Company Equity Awards.   

                             (a)         Company Stock Options.  At the Effective Time, each compensatory option to purchase Company Common Stock granted by the Company (a "Company Option") that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall fully vest (to the extent unvested) and shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes, equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration Value over the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option as of the Effective Time. If the per share exercise price of a Company Option that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time is equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration Value, then such Company Option shall be cancelled at the Effective Time for no consideration. For purposes of this Agreement, "Merger Consideration Value" means the product of (A) the Exchange Ratio and (B) the Parent Share Closing Price.

                             (b)         At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company and its Compensation Committee, as applicable, shall adopt any resolutions and take any actions that are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section 1.7, including providing notice to the holders of Company Options in accordance with Section 6(l) of the Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Stock Plan of the Company (which notice shall be in a form mutually agreed by the Company and Parent).

                             1.8        Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.   At the Effective Time, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Parent (the "Parent Articles"), as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter duly amended in accordance with the terms thereof and applicable law.

                             1.9        Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.   At the Effective Time, the Bylaws of Parent (the "Parent Bylaws"), as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter duly amended in accordance with the terms thereof and applicable law.

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                             1.10      Tax Consequences.   It is intended that the Merger shall qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a "plan of reorganization" for the purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.

                             1.11      Bank Merger.   Immediately following the Merger, Skagit Bank ("Company Bank"), a Washington state-chartered commercial bank and a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, will merge (the "Bank Merger") with and into Banner Bank ("Parent Bank"), a Washington state-chartered commercial bank and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent. Parent Bank shall be the surviving entity in the Bank Merger and, following the Bank Merger, the separate corporate existence of Company Bank shall cease. The parties agree that the Bank Merger shall become effective immediately after the Effective Time. Promptly after the date of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall cause Parent Bank and Company Bank, respectively, to enter into an agreement and plan of merger in form and substance agreed to by Parent and the Company, which shall be customary for mergers similar to the Bank Merger (the "Bank Merger Agreement"), and Parent, as the sole shareholder of Parent Bank, and the Company, as the sole shareholder of Company Bank, shall each approve and adopt the Bank Merger Agreement. The Company shall cause Company Bank, and Parent shall cause Parent Bank, to execute such articles of merger and such other documents and certificates as are necessary to make the Bank Merger effective ("Bank Merger Articles") immediately following the Effective Time.

                             1.12      Determination of Adjusted Shareholders' Equity.   

                             (a)         For purposes of this Agreement, "Adjusted Shareholders' Equity" means the consolidated stockholders' equity of the Company as set forth in the Final Closing Statement prepared in accordance with, and subject to adjustment as set forth in, Section 1.12, minus any declared but unpaid dividends as of the Shareholders' Equity Measuring Date (or thereafter declared), plus the sum of (i) all fees and expenses of all attorneys, accountants, investment bankers and other advisors and agents for the Company for services rendered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) any employee severance, retention or change-in-control payments or expenses consistent with the terms of this Agreement, (iii) any payment made or expense accrued for the purchase of a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy pursuant to Section 6.7(b), and (iv) other third-party costs, fees and expenses in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000, in each case of clauses (i)-(iv) specifically incurred or accrued by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (as outlined in the example Interim Closing Statement set forth in Section 1.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules) (collectively, "Transaction Costs"), and in each case, paid by the Company or payable by the Company prior to the Effective Time to the extent reflected as accrued liabilities in the Final Closing Statement.

                             (b)         Not later than five (5) days after each month-end during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Final Closing Statement is delivered to Parent, the Company shall, in consultation with Parent and consistent with past practice, prepare in good faith and deliver to Parent (i) the Company's consolidated financial statements presenting (x) the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the close of business on the last day of such month-end and (y) the Company's and its Subsidiaries' consolidated

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results of operations for the period from January 1, 2018 through the close of business on the last day of such month-end and (ii) a statement setting forth Adjusted Shareholders' Equity as if such month-end were the Shareholders' Equity Measuring Date (each such statement, an "Interim Closing Statement"). Each Interim Closing Statement shall have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and other applicable legal and accounting requirements, and reflect all period-end accruals and other adjustments and shall also reflect accruals for all Transaction Costs or other liabilities incurred or expected to be incurred at any time at or prior to the Closing, including in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether or not doing so is in accordance with GAAP). An example Interim Closing Statement for the month ended June 30, 2018 that satisfies the foregoing requirements (including a proper calculation of Adjusted Shareholders' Equity) is set forth in Section 1.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules. In the event Parent notifies the Company that it disputes any part of any Interim Closing Statement (including Adjusted Shareholders' Equity stated therein), the Company shall cooperate with Parent in good faith to resolve such dispute as promptly as possible.

                             (c)           Not later than five (5) days after the end of the month preceding the month that includes the Anticipated Closing Date, the Company shall, in consultation with Parent, prepare in good faith and deliver to Parent an updated Interim Closing Statement as of and through the close of business on the last day of the month-end immediately preceding the Anticipated Closing Date (such statement as it may be adjusted in accordance with Section 1.12(f), the "Final Closing Statement"); provided, however, that if the Anticipated Closing Date is in the first eight (8) days of a calendar month, then the Final Closing Statement shall be prepared as of the month-end of the second month preceding the Anticipated Closing Date (i.e., if the Anticipated Closing Date is on October 1, then the Final Closing Statement shall be prepared as of and through August 31) (the date which the Final Closing Statement is as of and through, the "Shareholders' Equity Measuring Date"). Such Final Closing Statement shall be prepared in a manner consistent with the Interim Closing Statements, and for the avoidance of doubt, shall set forth Adjusted Shareholders' Equity as of the Shareholders' Equity Measuring Date. The Company shall also deliver to Parent a certificate of the Company's chief financial officer, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the financial statements set forth in the Final Closing Statement continue to reflect accurately, as of the Closing Date, the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries in all material respects and meet the requirements of this Section 1.12(c). For purposes of this Agreement, "Anticipated Closing Date" means the date on which the Closing is expected to occur based on the provisions of Section 1.2, as reasonably agreed in good faith and confirmed in writing by Parent and Company as promptly as practicable.

                             (d)          Parent shall have the right to review, and shall have reasonable access to, all relevant books and records, work papers, schedules, memoranda and other documents prepared by the Company or its Subsidiaries or its and their respective accountants in connection with the Company's preparation of the Interim Closing Statements and the Final Closing Statement, as well as to executive, finance and accounting personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries and any other information which Parent may reasonably request in connection with its review of the Interim Closing Statements and the Final Closing Statement. The Company will, and will cause its Subsidiaries and its and their accountants and other representatives to, cooperate with and assist Parent and its accountants and other representatives in the review of the Interim Closing Statements and the Final Closing Statement.

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                             (e)         In the event Parent disputes the Final Closing Statement (including Adjusted Shareholders' Equity set forth therein), Parent shall, no later than the later of (i) three (3) days after receiving the Final Closing Statement and (ii) two (2) days prior to the Anticipated Closing Date, give the Company written notice of its objections thereto (the "Objection Notice"), describing the nature of the dispute in reasonable detail and specifying those items and amounts as to which Parent disagrees and, based on the information at its disposal, specifying Parent's proposed calculation of Adjusted Shareholders' Equity. If Parent does not timely deliver an Objection Notice prior to the date specified in the previous sentence, Adjusted Shareholders' Equity set forth in the Final Closing Statement delivered by the Company shall be utilized for the calculation of the adjustment to the Exchange Ratio pursuant to Section 1.13 and shall be final and binding on all the parties. Any items or amounts set forth in the Final Closing Statement as to which Parent does not disagree in the Objection Notice shall be final and binding on all the parties.

                             (f)           If Parent timely delivers an Objection Notice, Parent and the Company shall cooperate in good faith to resolve such dispute, and if resolved, the Final Closing Statement and Adjusted Shareholders' Equity as determined by Parent and the Company in writing shall be utilized for calculation of the adjustment to the Exchange Ratio pursuant to Section 1.13 and shall be final and binding on all the parties. If Parent and the Company cannot resolve the dispute within five (5) days after the date of the Objection Notice (the "Negotiation Period"), Parent and the Company shall appoint a mutually acceptable independent accounting firm of national or regional reputation (the "Independent Accounting Firm") to promptly review this Agreement and the disputed items in the Objection Notice and arbitrate the dispute and determine the Final Closing Statement and Adjusted Shareholders' Equity. The Independent Accounting Firm shall be given reasonable access to all records, work papers, schedules, memoranda and other documents relevant to such dispute. The Independent Accounting Firm shall be limited to addressing only the particular disputes referred to in the Objection Notice that have not been resolved by Parent and the Company and shall determine such disputed amounts, the Final Closing Statement, and Adjusted Shareholders' Equity in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Upon reaching its determination of the Final Closing Statement and Adjusted Shareholders' Equity based on its determination of the disputed items, the Independent Accounting Firm shall deliver a copy of its calculation of the Final Closing Statement and Adjusted Shareholders' Equity to Parent and the Company. The determination of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be made within twenty (20) days after its engagement (which engagement shall be made no later than five (5) days after the end of the Negotiation Period) and shall be final and binding on all the parties. No party or its affiliates shall seek further recourse to courts, other tribunals or otherwise, other than to enforce the final decision of the Independent Accounting Firm as to the determination of the Final Closing Statement and Adjusted Shareholders' Equity. The aggregate fees, expenses and costs of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne (i) by Parent, if the difference, in absolute value terms, between Adjusted Shareholders' Equity as finally determined and Adjusted Shareholders' Equity set forth in the Objection Notice is greater than the difference, in absolute value terms, between Adjusted Shareholders' Equity as finally determined and Adjusted Shareholders' Equity set forth in the Final Closing Statement as delivered by the Company to Parent and (ii) otherwise by the Company, in the form of a reduction to Adjusted Shareholders' Equity for purposes of calculating the adjustment to the Exchange Ratio pursuant to Section 1.13. For the avoidance of doubt, the dispute resolution process contemplated by Section 1.12(e) and Section 1.12(f) shall

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be only to determine the disputed items reflected on the Final Closing Statement and necessary to the calculation of Adjusted Shareholders' Equity as of the Shareholders' Equity Measuring Date, regardless of the date on which the Independent Accounting Firm delivers its calculation.

                             1.13      Exchange Ratio Adjustment.   

                             (a)         If Adjusted Shareholders' Equity, as finally determined pursuant to Section 1.12, is greater than or equal to $80,000,000, there shall be no adjustment to the Exchange Ratio, and to the extent Adjusted Shareholders' Equity, as finally determined pursuant to Section 1.12, exceeds $80,000,000, the Company may, in accordance with Section 6.17, declare and pay a special cash dividend immediately prior to the Closing, in an amount not to exceed such excess.

                             (b)         If Adjusted Shareholders' Equity, as finally determined pursuant to Section 1.12, is less than $80,000,000, the Exchange Ratio shall be reduced by the Exchange Ratio Reduction Amount.

                             (c)           For purposes of this Agreement (i) the term "Exchange Ratio Reduction Amount" shall mean an amount, rounded to the ten-thousandth decimal point, equal to (A) the Shareholders' Equity Shortfall, divided by (B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Cancelled Shares), divided by (C) the Parent Share Closing Price and (ii) the term "Shareholders' Equity Shortfall" shall mean the absolute value of the amount by which Adjusted Shareholders' Equity, as finally determined pursuant to Section 1.12, is less than $80,000,000.

ARTICLE II

EXCHANGE OF SHARES

                             2.1        Parent to Make Merger Consideration Available.   At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with an exchange agent designated by Parent and reasonably acceptable to the Company (the "Exchange Agent"), for the benefit of the holders of Old Certificates, for exchange in accordance with this Article II, (a) certificates or, at Parent's option, evidence of shares in book-entry form, representing the shares of Parent Common Stock (collectively, referred to herein as "New Certificates"), to be delivered to the holders of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.5, and (b) any cash in lieu of fractional shares required to be paid to holders of Company Common Stock pursuant to this Article II (such New Certificates and cash, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto, being hereinafter referred to as the "Exchange Fund").

                             2.2        Exchange of Shares.   

                             (a)         As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, but in no event later than five (5) business days thereafter, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of one or more Old Certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time that have been converted at the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Article I, (i) a letter of transmittal, which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Old Certificates shall

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pass, only upon proper delivery of the Old Certificates to the Exchange Agent (the "Letter of Transmittal") and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Old Certificates in exchange for New Certificates representing the number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock and any cash in lieu of fractional shares which the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Old Certificates shall have been converted into the right to receive pursuant to this Agreement, as well as any dividends or distributions to be paid in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.2(b). Upon proper surrender of an Old Certificate or Old Certificates for exchange and cancellation to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by a properly completed Letter of Transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Old Certificate or Old Certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, as applicable, (i) a New Certificate representing that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder of Company Common Stock shall have become entitled pursuant to the provisions of Article I and (ii) a check representing the amount of (A) any cash in lieu of fractional shares that such holder has the right to receive in respect of the Old Certificate or Old Certificates surrendered pursuant to the provisions of this Article II and (B) any dividends or distributions that the holder presenting such Old Certificate or Old Certificates has the right to receive pursuant to this Section 2.2, and the Old Certificate or Old Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued on any Merger Consideration, dividends or distributions or cash in lieu of fractional shares payable to holders of Old Certificates. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2, each Old Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive, upon surrender, the Merger Consideration and any cash in lieu of fractional shares or in respect of dividends or distributions as contemplated by this Section 2.2.

                             (b)         No dividends or other distributions declared with respect to Parent Common Stock shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Old Certificate until such holder shall surrender such Old Certificate in accordance with this Article II. After the surrender of an Old Certificate in accordance with this Article II, the record holder thereof shall be entitled to receive any such dividends or other distributions, without any interest thereon, which theretofore had become payable with respect to the whole shares of Parent Common Stock that the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Old Certificate have been converted into the right to receive.

                             (c)           If any New Certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock is to be issued in a name other than that in which the Old Certificate or Old Certificates surrendered in exchange therefor is or are registered, it shall be a condition of the issuance thereof that the Old Certificate or Old Certificates so surrendered shall be properly endorsed (or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer) and otherwise in proper form for transfer, and that the person requesting such exchange shall pay in advance any transfer or other similar Taxes required by reason of the issuance of a New Certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock in any name other than that of the registered holder of the Old Certificate or Old Certificates surrendered, or required for any other reason, or shall establish to the satisfaction of Parent and the Exchange Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.

                             (d)          After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company of the shares of Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Old

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Certificates representing such shares are presented for transfer to the Exchange Agent, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration as provided in this Article II.

                             (e)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no New Certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Old Certificates, no dividend or distribution with respect to Parent Common Stock shall be payable on or with respect to any fractional share, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a shareholder of Parent. In lieu of the issuance of any such fractional share, Parent shall pay to each former holder of Company Common Stock who otherwise would be entitled to receive such fractional share an amount in cash (rounded to the nearest cent) determined by multiplying (i) the average of the closing price per share of Parent Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (the "NASDAQ") as reported by www.nasdaq.com for the consecutive period of five (5) full trading days immediately preceding (but not including) the date that is the second (2nd) business day prior to the Closing Date (or, if not reported therein, in another authoritative source mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company) (the "Parent Share Closing Price") by (ii) the fraction of a share (after taking into account all shares of Company Common Stock held by such holder immediately prior to the Effective Time and rounded to the nearest one-thousandth when expressed in decimal form) of Parent Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to Section 1.5. The parties acknowledge that payment of such cash consideration in lieu of issuing fractional shares is not separately bargained-for consideration, but merely represents a mechanical rounding off for purposes of avoiding the expense and inconvenience that would otherwise be caused by the issuance of fractional shares.

                             (f)           Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the holders of Company Common Stock for six (6) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Corporation. Any former holders of Company Common Stock who have not theretofore exchanged their Old Certificates in compliance with this Article II shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment of the Merger Consideration, cash in lieu of any fractional shares and any unpaid dividends and distributions on the Parent Common Stock deliverable in respect of each former share of Company Common Stock such shareholder holds as determined pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Parent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation, the Exchange Agent or any other person shall be liable to any former holder of Company Common Stock for any amount delivered in good faith to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.

                             (g)          Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause the Exchange Agent to deduct and withhold, from any Merger Consideration, cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock, cash dividends or distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.2(b) or any other amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Company Common Stock or Company Equity Awards such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Parent or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be, and paid over to the appropriate governmental authority, the withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder in

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respect of which the deduction and withholding was made by Parent or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be.

                             (h)         In the event any Old Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Old Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if reasonably required by Parent or the Exchange Agent, the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as Parent or the Exchange Agent may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Old Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Old Certificate the Merger Consideration and any cash in lieu of fractional shares, deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement, and any dividends or distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(b).

                             (i)           Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Parent, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, shall have the right to make all determinations, not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, governing (i) the validity of any Letter of Transmittal and compliance by any holder of Company Common Stock with the procedures and instructions set forth herein and therein, (ii) the issuance and delivery of the whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which shares of Company Common Stock are converted in the Merger and (iii) the method of payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

              Except as disclosed in the applicable section of the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent concurrently herewith (the "Company Disclosure Schedules"); provided that (i) no such item is required to be set forth as an exception to a representation or warranty if its absence would not result in the related representation or warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect, (ii) the mere inclusion of an item in the Company Disclosure Schedules as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission by the Company that such item represents a material exception or fact, event or circumstance or that such item is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) any disclosures made with respect to a section of Article III shall be deemed to qualify (a) any other section of Article III specifically referenced or cross-referenced and (b) other sections of Article III to the extent it is reasonably apparent on its face (notwithstanding the absence of a specific cross reference) from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure applies to such other sections, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

                             3.1        Corporate Organization.   

                             (a)         The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Washington, and is a bank holding company duly registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended ("BHC Act"). The Company has the corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the

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business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified or to be in good standing would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. As used in this Agreement, the term "Material Adverse Effect" means, with respect to Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") or applicable regulatory accounting requirements or the enforcement, implementation or interpretation thereof, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries, including any disruption in any financial, banking or securities markets in general and any decline in the price of any market index or any change in prevailing interest rates, (D) changes relating to or arising out of the public disclosure of this Agreement or of the transactions contemplated hereby (provided that this exception shall not apply for purposes of the representations and warranties in Section 3.3(b) or Section 4.3(b)), (E) a failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts, but not including any underlying causes thereof, or changes in the trading price of Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock (as applicable), in and of itself, but not including any underlying causes thereof or (F) actions that are taken with the express prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby; except, with respect to subclauses (A), (B), or (C), to the extent that the effects of such change are disproportionately adverse to such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate) or (ii) the ability of such party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. As used in this Agreement, the word "Subsidiary" when used with respect to any person, means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, bank, trust, association, joint venture or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or person of which (i) such first person directly or indirectly owns or controls at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions or (ii) such first person is or directly or indirectly has the power to appoint a general partner, manager or managing member or others performing similar functions. True and complete copies of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the "Company Articles") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the "Company Bylaws"), as in effect as of the date of this Agreement, have previously been made available by the Company to Parent. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Company Articles or the Company Bylaws.

                             (b)          Each Subsidiary of the Company (a "Company Subsidiary") (i) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) is duly licensed or qualified to do business and, where such concept is recognized under applicable law,

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in good standing in all jurisdictions (whether federal, state, local or foreign) in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary and in which the failure to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing would reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and (iii) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. There are no restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company to pay dividends or distributions, except in the case of a Subsidiary that is a regulated entity, for restrictions on dividends or distributions generally applicable to all such regulated entities. The deposit accounts of each Subsidiary of the Company that is an insured depository institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") through the Deposit Insurance Fund (as defined in Section 3(y) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act of 1950) to the fullest extent permitted by law, all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due, and no proceedings for the termination of such insurance are pending or threatened. No Company Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of the articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of such Company Subsidiary.

                            3.2        Capitalization.

                             (a)         The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 5,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, without par value. As of the date of this Agreement, there are (i) 544,257 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding, which number includes 528 shares of Company Common Stock granted in respect of outstanding awards of Company Common Stock subject to vesting, repurchase or other lapse restriction ("Company Restricted Stock Awards") (all of which will vest by the terms thereof in September 2018 or upon a change in control, subject to continued employment), (ii) no shares of Company Common Stock held in treasury, (iii) 6,935 shares of Company Common Stock subject to and reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding Company Options (which Company Options have a weighted average exercise price of $190.13 per share of Company Common Stock), and (iv) no other shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests of the Company issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness or instruments that have the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders of the Company may vote, and no trust preferred or debt securities of the Company are issued or outstanding. Other than the Company Options and Company Restricted Stock Awards (collectively, the "Company Equity Awards") issued prior to the date of this Agreement and set forth in this Section 3.2(a), there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, stock appreciation rights, phantom units, scrip, rights to subscribe to, preemptive rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights, puts, calls, commitments or agreements of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of capital stock or other voting or equity securities of or ownership interests in the Company, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company may become bound to issue additional shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting securities of or ownership interests in the Company, or otherwise obligating the Company to issue, transfer, sell, purchase, redeem or

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otherwise acquire, or register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), any of the foregoing (collectively, "Company Securities"). Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all Company Equity Awards outstanding as of the date hereof specifying, on a holder-by-holder basis, as applicable, (A) the name of each holder, (B) the number of shares subject to each such Company Equity Award, (C) the grant date of each such Company Equity Award, (D) the Company Benefit Plan under which such Company Equity Award was granted, (E) the exercise price for each such Company Equity Award that is a Company Option, and (F) the expiration date for each such Company Equity Award that is a Company Option. Other than the Company Equity Awards, no equity-based awards (including any cash awards where the amount of payment is determined, in whole or in part, based on the price of any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) are outstanding. No Subsidiary of the Company owns any capital stock of the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to file with or furnish to the SEC any reports.

                             (b)          Other than the Voting Agreements, there are no voting trusts, shareholder agreements, proxies or other agreements in effect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company Common Stock, capital stock or other voting or equity securities or ownership interests of the Company or granting any shareholder or other person any registration rights. The Company does not have in effect a "poison pill" or similar shareholder rights plan.

                             (c)           Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all Subsidiaries of the Company. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity ownership interests of each of the Company Subsidiaries, free and clear of any liens, claims, title defects, mortgages, pledges, charges, encumbrances and security interests whatsoever ("Liens"), and all of such shares or equity ownership interests are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable (except, with respect to bank Subsidiaries, as provided under 12 U.S.C. §55 or any comparable provision of applicable state law) and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. Other than the shares of capital stock or other equity ownership interests described in the previous sentence, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, stock appreciation rights, phantom units, scrip, rights to subscribe to, preemptive rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights, puts, calls, commitments or agreements of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of capital stock or other voting or equity securities of or ownership interests in any Company Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any Company Subsidiary may become bound to issue additional shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting securities or ownership interests in such Company Subsidiary, or otherwise obligating any Company Subsidiary to issue, transfer, sell, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or register under the Securities Act, any of the foregoing (collectively, "Company Subsidiary Securities"). Except for its interests in the Company Subsidiaries, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any person.

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                             3.3        Authority; No Violation.   

                             (a)         The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Merger, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and has directed that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby be submitted to the shareholders of the Company for approval at a meeting of such shareholders and has adopted a resolution to the foregoing effect and recommending that the shareholders of the Company approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Except for the adoption and approval of this Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the "Requisite Company Vote"), and the adoption and approval of the Bank Merger Agreement by the Board of Directors of Company Bank and the Company as its sole shareholder, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (except in all cases as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting insured depository institutions or the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies (the "Enforceability Exceptions")).

                             (b)          Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (i) violate any provision of the Company Articles or the Company Bylaws or the articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of any Company Subsidiary or (ii) assuming that the consents and approvals referred to in Section 3.4 are duly obtained, (x) violate any law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or (y) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by or rights or obligations under, require consent under or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected, except (in the case of clause (y) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults that, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

                             3.4        Consents and Approvals.   Except for (a) the filing of any required applications, filings and notices, as applicable, with the Board of Governors of the Federal

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Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board") under the BHC Act and approval of such applications, filings and notices, (b) the filing of any required applications, filings or notices, as applicable, with the FDIC and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks (the "DFI") and any state banking authorities listed on Section 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedules or Section 4.4 of the Parent Disclosure Schedules, and approval of such applications, filings and notices, (c) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") of a registration statement on Form S-4 (including any amendments and supplements thereto, the "S-4") in which a proxy statement in definitive form relating to the Company Meeting to be held in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendments or supplements thereto, the "Proxy Statement") will be included as a prospectus, to be filed with the SEC by Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and declaration of effectiveness of the S-4, (d) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Washington Secretary pursuant to the WBCA, and the filing of the Bank Merger Articles, (e) if required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"), the filing of any notices or other filings under the HSR Act, (f) such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of various states in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and (g) the approval of the listing of such shares of Parent Common Stock on the NASDAQ, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory authority or instrumentality or SRO (each, a "Governmental Entity") are necessary in connection with (A) the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or (B) the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (including the Bank Merger). As of the date hereof, the Company is not aware of any reason why the necessary regulatory approvals and consents will not be received to permit consummation of the Merger, the Bank Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement on a timely basis.

                             3.5        Reports.   The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed (or furnished) all reports, forms, correspondence, registrations and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file (or furnish, as applicable) since January 1, 2015 with (i) any state regulatory authority, including the DFI, (ii) the Federal Reserve Board, (iii) the FDIC, (iv) any foreign regulatory authority and (v) any self-regulatory organization (an "SRO") ((i) through (v), collectively, "Regulatory Agencies"), including any report, form, correspondence, registration or statement required to be filed (or furnished, as applicable) pursuant to the laws, rules or regulations of the United States, any state, any foreign entity, or any Regulatory Agency, and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith, except where the failure to file (or furnish, as applicable) such report, form, correspondence, registration or statement or to pay such fees and assessments, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Each such report, form, correspondence, registration or statement filed with (or furnished to, as applicable) any Regulatory Agency since January 1, 2015, as of the date of its filing (or furnishing, as applicable) complied in all material respects with relevant legal requirements, including as to content. Except for normal examinations conducted by a Regulatory Agency in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, no Regulatory Agency has initiated or has pending any proceeding or, to the knowledge of the Company, investigation into the business or operations of the Company or any

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of its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2015. There (i) is no unresolved violation, criticism, or exception by any Regulatory Agency with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations or inspections of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) has been no formal or informal inquiries by, or disagreements or disputes with, any Regulatory Agency with respect to the business, operations, policies or procedures of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2015, in each case, which would reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

                             3.6        Financial Statements.   

                             (a)         Set forth in Section 3.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules are complete and correct copies of (x) the audited balance sheet and statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows (including any related notes and schedules thereto and the signed, unqualified opinion of Moss Adams LLP, the Company's independent auditor) for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, in each case for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (collectively, the "Audited Company Financial Statements") and (y) the unaudited balance sheet and statement of income for the Company and its Subsidiaries, as of and for the six (6) months ended June 30, 2018, in each case for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (such unaudited financial statements, together with the Audited Company Financial Statements, the "Company Financial Statements"). The Company Financial Statements (i) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated results of operations, cash flows, changes in stockholders' equity and consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates therein set forth (subject in the case of unaudited statements to year-end audit adjustments normal and not material in nature and amount), (iii) complied, as of their respective dates of preparation, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and (iv) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto. The books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions. No independent public accounting firm of the Company has resigned (or informed the Company that it intends to resign) or been dismissed as independent public accountants of the Company as a result of or in connection with any disagreements with the Company on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.

                             (b)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due), except for those liabilities that are reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2018 included in the Company Financial Statements and for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since June 30, 2018, or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, which would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

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                             (c)           The records, systems, controls, data and information of the Company and its Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of the Company or its Subsidiaries or accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to comply with all legal and accounting requirements applicable to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company has not identified any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting. Since January 1, 2015, the Company has not experienced or effected any material change in internal control over financial reporting.

                             (d)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar contract or arrangement (including any contract or arrangement relating to any transaction or relationship between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or person, on the other hand, or any "off-balance sheet arrangement"), where the result, purpose or intended effect of such contract or arrangement is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Company Financial Statements.

                             (e)          Since January 1, 2015, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise has had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods (including with respect to loan loss reserves, write-downs, charge-offs and accruals) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no employee of or attorney (whether or not employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof or the Board of Directors or similar governing body of any Company Subsidiary or any committee thereof, or to the knowledge of the Company, to any director or officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

                             3.7        Broker's Fees.   With the exception of the engagement of Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor any of their respective officers or directors has employed any broker, finder or financial advisor or incurred any liability for any broker's fees, commissions or finder's fees in connection with the Merger or related transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company has disclosed to Parent as of the date hereof the aggregate fees provided for in connection with the engagement by Sandler

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O'Neill & Partners, L.P. related to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereunder.

                             3.8        Absence of Certain Changes or Events.   

                             (a)          Since December 31, 2017, there has not been any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

                             (b)          Since December 31, 2017, the Company and its Subsidiaries have carried on their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice.

                             3.9        Legal Proceedings.   

                             (a)          Except as set forth in Section 3.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no outstanding or pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any nature against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their current or former directors or executive officers or challenging the validity or propriety of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                             (b)          Each matter set forth or required to be set forth in Section 3.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules is insured under Insurance Policies with reputable insurers in such amounts as constitute reasonably adequate coverage with respect to each such matter.

                             (c)           There is no material injunction, order, judgment, decree, or regulatory restriction imposed upon the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or that, upon consummation of the Merger, would apply to the Surviving Corporation or any of its affiliates).

                             3.10      Taxes and Tax Returns.   

                             (a)          Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has duly and timely filed (including all applicable extensions) all material Tax Returns in all jurisdictions in which Tax Returns are required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct, and complete in all material respects. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any material Tax Return (other than extensions to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course). All material Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Returns) that are due have been fully and timely paid. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, creditor, shareholder, independent contractor or other third party. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material Tax that remains in effect. Neither the Company nor any of its

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Subsidiaries has received written notice of assessment or proposed assessment in connection with any material amount of Taxes, and there are no threatened in writing or pending disputes, claims, audits, examinations or other proceedings regarding any material Tax of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of any private letter ruling requests, closing agreements or gain recognition agreements with respect to Taxes requested or executed in the last six (6) years. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any Tax sharing, allocation or indemnification agreement or arrangement (other than such an agreement or arrangement exclusively between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been, within the past two (2) years or otherwise as part of a "plan (or series of related transactions)" within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code of which the Merger is also a part, a "distributing corporation" or a "controlled corporation" (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in a "listed transaction" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.6011-4(b)(2). At no time during the past five (5) years has the Company been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.

                             (b)         As used in this Agreement, the term "Tax" or "Taxes" means all federal, state, local, and foreign income, excise, gross receipts, ad valorem, profits, gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, license, payroll, employment, social security, severance, unemployment, withholding, duties, excise, windfall profits, intangibles, franchise, backup withholding, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated and other taxes, charges, fees, levies or like assessments together with all penalties and additions to tax and interest thereon.

                             (c)           As used in this Agreement, the term "Tax Return" means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, estimate or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof, supplied or required to be supplied to a Governmental Entity.

                             3.11      Employees and Employee Benefit Plans.   

                             (a)          Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and correct list of each material Company Benefit Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, "Company Benefit Plan" means each employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")), whether or not subject to ERISA, and each bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, phantom stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance or other benefit plan, program or arrangement, and each retention, bonus, employment, change of control, termination or severance plan, program or arrangement or other contract or agreement (i) to or with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary or any trade or business of the

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Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not incorporated, all of which together with the Company would be deemed a "single employer" within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA (a "Company ERISA Affiliate"), is a party or has or, would reasonably be expected to have, any current or future obligation or (ii) that is maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Company ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Company ERISA Affiliate.

                             (b)         The Company has heretofore made available to Parent a true and complete copy of (i) each material Company Benefit Plan (or, with respect to any unwritten material Company Benefit Plan, a written description thereof), and (ii) to the extent applicable: (A) all summary plan descriptions, amendments, modifications or material supplements relating to such Company Benefit Plan, (B) the most recent annual report (Form 5500), if any, filed with the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, (C) the most recently received IRS determination letter, if any, with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, and (D) the most recently prepared actuarial report (if applicable) with respect to such Company Benefit Plan.

                             (c)           Each Company Benefit Plan has been established, operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all applicable laws, including ERISA and the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action to take corrective action or make a filing under any voluntary correction program of the IRS, Department of Labor or any other Governmental Entity with respect to any Company Benefit Plan, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any plan defect that would qualify for correction under any such program.

                             (d)          Section 3.11(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules identifies each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (each, a "Company Qualified Plan"). The IRS has issued a favorable determination letter with respect to each Company Qualified Plan and the related trust, which letter has not been revoked (nor has revocation been threatened), and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no existing circumstances and no events have occurred that could adversely affect the qualified status of any Company Qualified Plan or the related trust or increase the costs relating thereto. No trust funding any the Company Benefit Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.

                             (e)          Each Company Benefit Plan that is a "nonqualified deferred compensation plan" (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) and any award thereunder, in each case, that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, has (i) since January 1, 2005, been maintained and operated, in all material respects, in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code and IRS Notice 2005-1 and (ii) since January 1, 2009, been, in all material respects, in documentary and operational compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

                             (f)           None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Company ERISA Affiliate has, at any time during the last six (6) years, sponsored, maintained or contributed to or been obligated to contribute to (i) any plan that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412, 430 or 4971 of the Code, (ii) any plan that is a "multiemployer plan" within the

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meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (a "Multiemployer Plan") or (iii) any plan that has two (2) or more contributing sponsors at least two (2) of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA (a "Multiple Employer Plan"). None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Company ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to a Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal (as those terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA) from a Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan.

                             (g)          Except as provided in Section 3.11(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries sponsors, has sponsored or has any obligation with respect to, any employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement that provides for any post-employment or post-retirement health or medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees or beneficiaries or dependents thereof, except as required by Section 4980B of the Code.

                             (h)         All contributions required to be made to any Company Benefit Plan by applicable law or by any plan document or other contractual undertaking, and all premiums due or payable with respect to insurance policies funding any Company Benefit Plan have been timely made or paid in full or, to the extent not required to be made or paid, have been fully reflected on the books and records of the Company.

                             (i)           There are no pending or threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations that have been asserted or instituted, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no set of circumstances exists that may reasonably give rise to a claim or lawsuit, against the Company Benefit Plans, any fiduciaries thereof with respect to their duties to the Company Benefit Plans or the assets of any of the trusts under any of the Company Benefit Plans that could reasonably be expected to result in any material liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the IRS, the Department of Labor, any Multiemployer Plan, any Multiple Employer Plan, any participant in a Company Benefit Plan or any other party.

                             (j)           None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any Company ERISA Affiliate or any other person, including any fiduciary, has engaged in any "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA), which could subject any of the Company Benefit Plans or their related trusts, the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any Company ERISA Affiliate or any person that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an obligation to indemnify, to any material tax or penalty imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA.

                             (k)          Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) result in, cause the vesting, exercisability or delivery of, or increase the amount or value of, any payment, right or other benefit to any employee, officer, director or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in any limitation on the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any Company Benefit Plan or related trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no amount paid or payable (whether in cash, in property, or in the form of benefits) by

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the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (either solely as a result thereof or as a result of such transactions in conjunction with any other event) will be an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains or contributes to a rabbi trust or similar funding vehicle, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause or require the Company or any of its affiliates to establish or make any contribution to a rabbi trust or similar funding vehicle.

                             (l)           No Company Benefit Plan provides for the gross-up or reimbursement of Taxes under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code, or otherwise. The Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of Section 280G calculations (whether or not final) with respect to any disqualified individual in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

                             (m)        There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened material labor grievances or material unfair labor practice claims or charges against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any strikes or other material labor disputes against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement with any labor organization, or work rules or practices agreed to with any labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no organizing efforts by any union or other group seeking to represent any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all laws regarding employment and employment practices (including anti-discrimination) and terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours (including classification of employees and equitable pay practices), and no claims relating to non-compliance with the foregoing are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

                             3.12      Compliance with Applicable Law.   The Company and each of its Subsidiaries hold, and have at all times since January 1, 2015, held, and been in compliance with, all licenses, registrations, franchises, certificates, variances, permits, charters and authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses and ownership of their respective properties, rights and assets under and pursuant to each (and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith), except where neither the cost of failure to hold or be in compliance with nor the cost of obtaining and holding such license, registration, franchise, certificate, variance, permit, charter or authorization (nor the failure to pay any fees or assessments) would, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, and to the knowledge of the Company, no suspension or cancellation of any such necessary license, franchise, permit, charter or authorization is threatened. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with and are not in material default or violation under any applicable law, statute, order, rule, regulation, policy and/or guideline of any Governmental Entity relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including all laws related to data protection or privacy, the USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform

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and Consumer Protection Act, any regulations promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Interagency Policy Statement on Retail Sales of Nondeposit Investment Products, the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Regulation X, Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and any other law, policy or guideline relating to bank secrecy, discriminatory lending, financing or leasing practices, consumer protection, money laundering prevention, foreign assets control, U.S. sanctions laws and regulations, Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, and all agency requirements relating to the origination, sale and servicing of mortgage and consumer loans. Company Bank has a Community Reinvestment Act rating of "satisfactory" or better. Without limitation, none of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, (i) used any funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for unlawful contributions, unlawful gifts, unlawful entertainment or other expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any similar law, (iv) established or maintained any unlawful fund of monies or other assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) made any fraudulent entry on the books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi) made any unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment, unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment to any person, private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, property or services, to obtain favorable treatment in securing business to obtain special concessions for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to pay for favorable treatment for business secured or to pay for special concessions already obtained for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or is currently subject to any United States sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Treasury Department. Except as would not be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since January 1, 2015, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have properly administered all accounts for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as a fiduciary, including accounts for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries serves as a trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment adviser, in compliance with the terms of the applicable governing documents and applicable law. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer or employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has committed any breach of trust with respect to any such fiduciary account that would be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the accountings for each such fiduciary account are true and correct in all material respects and accurately reflect in all material respects the assets of such fiduciary account. As of the date hereof, the Company, Company Bank and each other insured depositary Subsidiary of the Company is "well-capitalized" (as that term is defined in the relevant regulation of the institution's primary bank regulatory) and, as of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any indication from a Governmental Entity that its status as "well-capitalized" or that Company Bank's Community Reinvestment Act rating will change within one (1) year from the date of this Agreement.

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                             3.13      Certain Contracts.   

                             (a)          Except as set forth in Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, as of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral):

                             (i)           that would be a "material contract" (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC, excluding any Company Benefit Plan), assuming for these purposes that the Company were required to file periodic reports with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");

                             (ii)          that contains a non-compete or client, employee or customer non-solicit requirement or any other provision that restricts the conduct of any line of business by the Company or any of its affiliates or upon consummation of the Merger would restrict the ability of the Surviving Corporation or any of its affiliates to engage in any line of business or in any geographic region;

                             (iii)        any of the benefits or obligations of or under which will arise or be increased or accelerated by the occurrence of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, shareholder approval of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional acts or events), or under which a right of cancellation or termination will arise as a result thereof, or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

                             (iv)        that relates to the incurrence of indebtedness by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including any sale-leaseback transactions, capitalized leases and other similar financing transactions, or provides for the guarantee, support, indemnification, assumption or endorsement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of, or any similar commitment by the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to, the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any other person, in each case in the principal amount of $100,000 or more;

                             (v)           that grants any right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right with respect to any assets, rights or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries or that limits or purports to limit the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or that following consummation of the Merger would purport to limit the Surviving Corporation or any of its affiliates) to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any assets or business;

                             (vi)        that obligates the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or upon consummation of the Merger would obligate the Surviving Corporation or any of its affiliates, to conduct business with any third party on a preferential or exclusive basis, that contains any "most favored nation" or similar covenants or that provides for a "clawback" or similar undertaking requiring the reimbursement or refund of any fees;

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                             (vii)       that is an alliance, cooperation, limited liability company, joint venture, shareholders, partnership or similar agreement or any agreement involving a sharing of profits or losses relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

                             (viii)      that involves the performance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Loan servicing with any outstanding obligations that are material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

                             (ix)        that involves the payment of more than $100,000 per annum;

                             (x)           that relates to the acquisition or disposition of any person, business or asset and under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or may have a material obligation or liability;

                             (xi)        that provides any third party the right to acquire, use or have access to, any assets or properties, or any interest therein, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in connection with the sale of Loans, Loan participations or investment securities in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice;

                             (xii)       that is a Derivative Contract;

                             (xiii)      that is a settlement, consent or similar agreement and contains any continuing obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

                             (xiv)       that is an agreement with a federal or state Governmental Entity that insures or guarantees mortgage Loans or mortgage backed securities;

                             (xv)        that (A) grants the company or any of its Subsidiaries any right to use any Intellectual Property (other than "shrink-wrap," "click-wrap" or "web-wrap" licenses in respect of commercially available software) and that provides for annual payments in excess of $50,000, (B) permits any person to use, enforce or register any Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including any license agreements, coexistence agreements and covenants not to sue or (C) restricts the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to use or register any Intellectual Property;

                             (xvi)       that provides for any earn-out, contingent purchase price or similar payment obligation, or a put, call or similar right pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could be required to purchase or sell any equity securities of any person; or

                             (xvii)      that is not of the type listed above but that is material to the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or business of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this Section 3.13(a), whether or not set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules, is referred to herein as a "Company Contract." The Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of each Company Contract in effect as of the date hereof.

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                             (b)         (i) Each Company Contract is valid and binding on the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and in full force and effect, except as, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has performed and complied with all obligations required to be performed by it under each Company Contract, except where such noncompliance, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, each third-party counterparty to each Company Contract has performed and complied with all obligations required to be performed by it under such Company Contract, except where such noncompliance, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of, or has received notice of, any violation of any Company Contract by any of the parties thereto which would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, and (v) no event or condition exists that constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a breach or default on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, of or under any such Company Contract, except where such default, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

                             3.14      Agreements with Regulatory Agencies.   Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any cease-and-desist or other order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is subject to any order or directive by, or has been ordered to pay any civil money penalty by, or is subject to any policies, procedures or board resolutions at the request or suggestion of any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity that restricts in any material respect the conduct of its business or that in any material manner relates to its capital adequacy, its ability to pay dividends, its credit or risk management policies, its management or its business (each, whether or not set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules, a "Company Regulatory Agreement"), nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries been advised by any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity that it is currently considering issuing, initiating, ordering, or requesting any such Company Regulatory Agreement.

                             3.15      Risk Management Instruments.   All interest rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, collars, futures and forward contracts and other similar derivative transactions and risk management arrangements (including any collateralized debt or equity instruments evidencing or embedding any such types of transactions, and any related credit support, collateral or other similar arrangements related to such transactions) ("Derivative Contracts"), whether entered into for the account of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or for the account of a customer of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, were entered into in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with prudent banking practice, applicable rules, regulations and policies of any Regulatory Agency and with counterparties reasonably believed to be financially responsible at the time and are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries enforceable in accordance with their terms (except as may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions), and are in full force and effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have duly performed in all material respects all of their obligations thereunder to the extent that such obligations to perform have accrued, and, to the knowledge of

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the Company, there are no material breaches, violations or defaults or allegations or assertions of such by any party thereunder. The financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis under any such Derivative Contracts has been reflected in the books and records of the Company and such Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

                             3.16      Environmental Matters.   Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance, and have complied, with all federal, state or local laws, regulations, orders, decrees, permits, authorizations, common law and agency requirements relating to: (i) the protection or restoration of the environment, health and safety as it relates to hazardous substance exposure or natural resource damages, (ii) the handling, use, transportation, treatment, storage, presence, disposal, release or threatened release of, or exposure to, any hazardous substance, or (iii) noise, odor, wetlands, indoor air quality, pollution, contamination or any injury to persons or property from exposure to any hazardous substance (collectively, "Environmental Laws"). There are no legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims or actions, or to the knowledge of the Company, any private environmental investigations or remediation activities or governmental investigations of any nature seeking to impose, or that could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition, on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any liability or obligation arising under any Environmental Law, pending or threatened against the Company, which liability or obligation would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no reasonable basis for any such proceeding, claim, action or governmental investigation that would impose any liability or obligation that would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company is not subject to any agreement, order, judgment, decree, letter agreement or memorandum of agreement by or with any court, Governmental Entity, Regulatory Agency or third party imposing any liability or obligation with respect to the foregoing environmental matters that would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. There has been no written third-party environmental site assessment conducted since January 1, 2015 assessing the presence of hazardous materials located on any property owned or leased by the Company or any Company Subsidiary that is within the possession or control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement that has not been delivered to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement.

                             3.17        Investment Securities and Commodities.   

                             (a)          Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all securities and commodities owned by it (except those sold under repurchase agreements), free and clear of any Lien, except to the extent such securities or commodities are pledged in the ordinary course of business consistent with prudent business practices to secure obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Such securities and commodities are valued on the books of the Company in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

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and its Subsidiaries have, since January 1, 2015, been in material compliance with the terms of such policies, practices and procedures. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has made available to Parent the material terms of such policies, practices and procedures.

                             3.18      Real Property; Personal Property.   

                             (a)          Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a complete and accurate list of all of the real properties owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement (the "Company Owned Properties").

                             (b)          Section 3.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a complete and accurate list of all of the leases, subleases, licenses or other occupancies to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party as lessee or tenant for real property (the "Company Leased Properties" and, collectively with the Company Owned Properties, the "Company Real Property"), true and correct copies of which have previously been made available to Parent.

                             (c)           The Company or a Company Subsidiary (x) has good and marketable title to all the Company Owned Properties, free and clear of all Liens, except (i) statutory Liens securing payments not yet due, (ii) Liens for real property Taxes not yet due and payable, (iii) easements, rights of way, and other similar encumbrances that do not materially affect the value or use of the properties or assets subject thereto or affected thereby or otherwise materially impair business operations at such properties and (iv) Liens identified in Section 3.18(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules (collectively, "Permitted Encumbrances"), and (y) is the lessee of and has a valid leasehold interest in all the Company Leased Properties, free and clear of all Liens of any nature whatsoever, except for Permitted Encumbrances, and is in possession of the properties purported to be leased thereunder, and each such lease is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and in full force and effect, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, each lessor, has performed all obligations required to be performed by it under each such lease, and no event or condition exists that constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a default on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any lessor, under any such lease. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened condemnation proceedings against the Company Real Property. No person other than the Company and its Subsidiaries has any right in any of the Company Owned Properties or any right to use or occupy any portion of the Company Owned Properties or any right to use or occupy any portion of the Company Leased Properties.

                             (d)         (i) The Company or a Company Subsidiary has good, valid and marketable title to all of the personal property of the Company and its Subsidiaries consisting of the trade fixtures, shelving, furniture, on-premises ATMs, equipment, security systems, safe deposit boxes (exclusive of contents), vaults, sign structures and supplies excluding any items consumed or disposed of, but including new items acquired or obtained, in the ordinary course of the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries ("Personal Property") and (ii) each of the leases under which the Company or its Subsidiaries lease Personal Property is valid, and in full force and effect, without default thereunder by the lessee or, to the knowledge of the Company, the lessor.

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                             (e)         The properties and assets of the Company and its subsidiaries (including the Company Real Property and the Personal Property) are in good condition and are sufficient for the continued conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries after the Closing in substantially the same manner as conducted prior to the Closing and constitute all of the property and assets necessary to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted.

                             3.19      Intellectual Property.   The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use (in each case, free and clear of any Liens), all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company: (i) (A) the use of any Intellectual Property by the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe, misappropriate, interfere with or otherwise violate the rights of any person and is in accordance with any applicable license pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquired the right to use any Intellectual Property, and (B) no person has asserted to the Company that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated, interfered with or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property rights of such person, (ii) no person is challenging, infringing on or otherwise violating or interfering with any right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Intellectual Property owned by and/or licensed to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received or sent any notice of any pending claim with respect to any Intellectual Property owned by and/or licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions to avoid the abandonment, cancellation or unenforceability of all Intellectual Property owned or licensed, respectively, by the Company and its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owes any material royalties or payments to any third party (including any affiliates of the Company) for using or licensing to others any Intellectual Property. For purposes of this Agreement, "Intellectual Property" means any or all of the following and all rights in, arising out of or associated with the following: trademarks, service marks, brand names, internet domain names, logos, symbols, certification marks, trade dress and other indications of origin, the goodwill associated with the foregoing and registrations in any jurisdiction of, and applications in any jurisdiction to register, the foregoing, including any extension, modification or renewal of any such registration or application; inventions, discoveries and ideas, whether patentable or not, in any jurisdiction; patents, applications for patents (including divisions, continuations, continuations in part and renewal applications), all improvements thereto, and any renewals, extensions, reexaminations, post-grant reviews, inter partes review, or reissues thereof, in any jurisdiction; nonpublic information, trade secrets and know-how, including processes, technologies, protocols, formulae, prototypes and confidential information and rights in any jurisdiction to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any person; writings and other works, whether copyrightable or not and whether in published or unpublished works, in any jurisdiction; and registrations or applications for registration of copyrights in any jurisdiction, and any renewals or extensions thereof; and any similar intellectual property or proprietary rights.

                             3.20      Related Party Transactions.   Except as set forth in Section 3.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (i) there are no transactions or series of related transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings, nor are there any currently proposed transactions or series of related transactions, between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand,

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and any current or former director or "executive officer" (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any person who beneficially owns (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock (or any of such person's immediate family members or affiliates) (other than Subsidiaries of the Company), on the other hand, except those of a type available to employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries generally, and (ii) there are no properties, rights or assets that are used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and owned by any current or former director or "executive officer" (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any person who beneficially owns (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock (or any of such person's immediate family members or affiliates) (other than Subsidiaries of the Company).

                             3.21      State Takeover Laws.   The Board of Directors of the Company has approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and has taken all such other necessary actions as required to render inapplicable to such agreements and transactions, the provisions of any potentially applicable takeover laws of any state, including any "moratorium," "control share," "fair price," "takeover" or "interested shareholder" law or any similar provisions of the Company Articles or Company Bylaws (collectively, "Takeover Statutes").

                             3.22      Reorganization.   The Company has not taken any action and is not aware of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

                             3.23      Opinion.  Pri or to the execution of this Agreement, the Company has received an opinion (which if initially rendered verbally, has been or will be confirmed by a written opinion as of the same date) from Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., to the effect that, as of the date thereof and based upon and subject to the matters set forth therein, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Company Common Stock. Such opinion has not been amended or rescinded as of the date of this Agreement.

                             3.24      Company Information.   The information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries or that is provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries or representatives for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and the S-4, or in any other application, notification or other document filed with any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity in connection herewith, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement (except for such portions thereof that relate only to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) will comply in all material respects with applicable law.

                             3.25      Loan Portfolio.   

                             (a)         As of the date hereof, except as set forth in Section 3.25(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any written or oral (i) loan, loan agreement, note, extension of credit or borrowing arrangement (including leases, credit enhancements, commitments, guarantees and interest-bearing assets) (collectively, "Loans") in which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a creditor

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which as of June 30, 2018, had an outstanding balance of $350,000 or more and under the terms of which the obligor was, as of June 30, 2018, over 90 days or more delinquent in payment of principal or interest, or (ii) Loans with any director, executive officer or five percent (5%) or greater shareholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Company, any affiliate of any of the foregoing. Set forth in Section 3.25(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules is a true, correct and complete list of (A) all of the Loans of the Company and its Subsidiaries that, as of June 30, 2018, had an outstanding balance of $350,000 or more and (i) were on non-accrual status, (ii) were classified by the Company as "Other Loans Specially Mentioned," "Special Mention," "Substandard," "Doubtful," "Loss," "Classified," "Criticized," "Credit Risk Assets," "Concerned Loans," "Watch List" or words of similar import, together with the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on each such Loan, (iii) where the principal or interest rate terms had been reduced and/or the maturity dates had been extended subsequent to the agreement under which the Loan was originally created (provided that this clause (iii) does not refer to Loans that are rolled over or renewed in the ordinary course of business on terms similar to the agreements under which such Loans were originally issued and where the ability of the applicable borrowers to repay such Loans is not in doubt and has not adversely changed in any material respect since such Loans were originally issued), (iv) where a specific reserve allocation existed in connection therewith or (v) that was required to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring in accordance with ASC 310-40, together with the identity of the borrower thereunder, category of Loan (e.g., commercial, consumer, etc.), and the aggregate principal amount of such Loans by category and (B) each asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, as of June 30, 2018, is classified as "Other Real Estate Owned" or classified as an asset to satisfy Loans, including repossessed equipment, and with respect to each item on such list, the book value thereof.

                             (b)          Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (i) each Loan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) is evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness that are true, genuine and what they purport to be, (B) to the extent carried on the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries as secured Loans, has been secured by valid charges, mortgages, pledges, security interests, restrictions, claims, liens or encumbrances, as applicable, which have been perfected and (C) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, (ii) no Loan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or servicing agreement relating to any such Loan requires the consent or approval of any third party which has not previously been obtained, in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) no Loan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any participation interest or similar rights by any third party. The notes or other credit or security documents with respect to each outstanding Loan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries were in compliance in all material respects with applicable laws at the time of origination or purchase by the Company or such Company Subsidiary and remain in such compliance and are complete and correct.

                             (c)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, each outstanding Loan of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including Loans held for resale to investors) was solicited and

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originated, and is and has been administered and, where applicable, serviced, and the relevant Loan files are being maintained in accordance with the relevant notes or other credit or security documents, the written underwriting standards of the Company and its Subsidiaries (and, in the case of Loans held for resale to investors, the underwriting standards, if any, of the applicable investors), customary industry practices and with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and rules.

                             (d)          None of the agreements pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has sold Loans or pools of Loans or participations in Loans or pools of Loans contains any obligation to repurchase such Loans or interests therein solely on account of a payment default by the obligor on any such Loan, and to the knowledge of the Company, there are no such claims for any such repurchase.

                             (e)          There are no outstanding Loans made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any "executive officer" or other "insider" or "principal shareholder" (as each such term is defined in Regulation O promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than Loans that are subject to and that were made and continue to be in compliance with Regulation O or that are exempt therefrom.

                             (f)           Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is now nor has it ever been since January 1, 2015, subject to any fine, suspension, settlement or other contract or other administrative agreement or sanction by, or any reduction in any loan purchase commitment from, any Governmental Entity or Regulatory Agency relating to the origination, sale or servicing of mortgage or consumer Loans or (ii) has knowledge of any claim, proceeding or investigation with respect thereto.

                             (g)         The Company's allowance for loan and lease losses is, and will be as of the Effective Time, in compliance with its existing methodology for determining the adequacy of its allowance for loan and lease losses as well as standards established by applicable Governmental Entities and the Financial Accounting Standards Board and is, and will be as of the Effective Time, adequate under such standards.

                             3.26      Insurance.  T rue and correct copies of all policies ("Insurance Policies") of liability, property, fire, casualty, business interruption, product liability, and other forms of insurance owned or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a beneficiary have previously been made available to Parent. Except as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (a) the Company and its Subsidiaries are insured with reputable insurers against such risks and in such amounts as the management of the Company reasonably has determined to be prudent and consistent with industry practice, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with their Insurance Policies and are not in default under any of the terms thereof, (b) each such policy is outstanding and in full force and effect and, except for policies insuring against potential liabilities of officers, directors and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Company or the relevant Subsidiary thereof is the sole beneficiary of such policies and (c) all premiums and other payments due under any such policy have been paid, and all claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion. There is no claim for coverage by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending under any

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Insurance Policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such Insurance Policies or in respect of which such underwriters have reserved their rights. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any threatened termination of, material premium increase with respect to, or material alteration of coverage under, any Insurance Policies.

                             3.27      Broker-Dealer, Investment Advisory and Insurance Matters.   

                             (a)          None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective officers and employees are required to be registered, licensed or qualified with the SEC or any securities or insurance commission or other Governmental Entity as a broker-dealer, investment adviser, futures commission merchant, municipal securities dealer, registered principal, registered representative, agent, salesperson or investment adviser representative. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to any obligation to be so registered, licensed or qualified.

                             (b)          Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company serves in a capacity described in Section 9(a) or 9(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor acts as an "investment adviser" required to register as such under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

                             (c)           Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is required to be registered, licensed or qualified as an insurance agency or broker.

                             3.28      No Other Representations or Warranties.   

                             (a)          Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article III, neither the Company nor any other person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, or condition (financial or otherwise), and the Company hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties.

                             (b)         The Company acknowledges and agrees that neither Parent nor any other person has made or is making any express or implied representation or warranty other than those contained in Article IV.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

              Except (A) as disclosed in the applicable section of the disclosure schedule delivered by Parent to the Company concurrently herewith (the "Parent Disclosure Schedules"); provided that (i) no such item is required to be set forth as an exception to a representation or warranty if its absence would not result in the related representation or warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect, (ii) the mere inclusion of an item in the Parent Disclosure Schedules as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission by Parent that such item represents a material exception or fact, event or circumstance or that such item is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) any disclosures made with respect to a

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section of this Article IV shall be deemed to qualify (a) any other section of this Article IV specifically referenced or cross-referenced and (b) other sections of this Article IV to the extent it is reasonably apparent on its face (notwithstanding the absence of a specific cross reference) from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure applies to such other sections, or (B) as disclosed in any Parent Reports filed by Parent since December 31, 2015, and prior to the date hereof (but disregarding risk factor disclosures contained under the heading "Risk Factors," or disclosures of risks set forth in any "forward-looking statements" disclaimer), Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

                             4.1        Corporate Organization.   

                             (a)          Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Washington and is a bank holding company duly registered under the BHC Act. Parent has the corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified or to be in good standing would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. True and complete copies of the Parent Articles and Parent Bylaws, as in effect as of the date of this Agreement, have previously been made available by Parent to the Company. Parent is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Parent Articles or Parent Bylaws

                             (b)          Each Subsidiary of Parent (a "Parent Subsidiary") (i) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) is duly licensed or qualified to do business and, where such concept is recognized under applicable law, in good standing in all jurisdictions (whether federal, state, local or foreign) in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary and in which the failure to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing would reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, and (iii) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. There are no restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary of Parent to pay dividends or distributions, except in the case of a Subsidiary that is a regulated entity, for restrictions on dividends or distributions generally applicable to all such regulated entities. The deposit accounts of each Subsidiary of Parent that is an insured depository institution are insured by the FDIC through the Deposit Insurance Fund (as defined in Section 3(y) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act of 1950) to the fullest extent permitted by law, all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due, and no proceedings for the termination of such insurance are pending or threatened. Section 4.1(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all Subsidiaries of Parent as of the date hereof. No Parent Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of the articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of such Parent Subsidiary.

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                            4.2        Capitalization.

                             (a)         As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 50,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, 5,000,000 shares of nonvoting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 500,000 shares of serial preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which no shares of preferred stock are issued or outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, there are (i) 32,328,149 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding (which number includes 104,123 shares of Parent Common Stock subject to outstanding awards of restricted Parent Common Stock (together with the shares of Parent nonvoting common stock issued and outstanding described in clause (ii) below, "Parent Restricted Stock Awards")), (ii) 74,933 shares of Parent nonvoting common stock issued and outstanding, (iii) no shares of Parent Common Stock held in treasury, (iv) 179,167 shares of Parent Common Stock subject to outstanding restricted stock unit awards ("Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards") (assuming applicable performance conditions are satisfied at target levels), and (v) no other shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests of Parent issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness or instruments that have the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders of Parent may vote. Other than Parent Restricted Stock Awards and Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards issued on or prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, stock appreciation rights, phantom units, scrip, rights to subscribe to, preemptive rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights, puts, calls, commitments or agreements of any character whatsoever relating to or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of capital stock or other voting or equity securities of or ownership interests in Parent, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Parent may become bound to issue additional shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting securities of or ownership interests in Parent, or otherwise obligating Parent to issue, transfer, sell, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such securities. There are no voting trusts, shareholder agreements, proxies or other agreements in effect to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting or transfer of the Parent Common Stock, capital stock or other voting or equity securities or ownership interests of Parent.

                             (b)          Except as set forth on Section 4.2(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedules, Parent owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity ownership interests of each of the Parent Subsidiaries, free and clear of any Liens, and all of such shares or equity ownership interests are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable (except, with respect to bank Subsidiaries, as provided under 12 U.S.C. § 55 or any comparable provision of applicable state law) and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. Other than the shares of capital stock or other equity ownership interests described in the previous sentence or set forth on Section 4.2(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedules, as of the date of this Agreement there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, stock appreciation rights, phantom units, scrip, rights to subscribe to, preemptive rights, anti-dilutive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights, puts, calls, commitments or agreements of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of capital stock or

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other voting or equity securities of or ownership interests in any Parent Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any Parent Subsidiary may become bound to issue additional shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting securities or ownership interests in such Parent Subsidiary, or otherwise obligating any Parent Subsidiary to issue, transfer, sell, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire an such securities.

                             4.3        Authority; No Violation.   

                             (a)          Parent has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of Parent. The Board of Directors of Parent has determined that the Merger, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, is in the best interests of Parent and its shareholders. Except for the adoption and approval of the Bank Merger Agreement by the Board of Directors of Parent Bank and Parent as its sole shareholder and the adoption of resolutions to give effect to the provisions of Section 6.11 in connection with the Closing, no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms (except in all cases as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions). The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger have been validly authorized, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and no current or past shareholder of Parent will have any preemptive right or similar rights in respect thereof.

                             (b)          Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent, nor the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Parent with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (i) violate any provision of the Parent Articles or the Parent Bylaws or the articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of any Parent Subsidiary, or (ii) assuming that the consents and approvals referred to in Section 4.4 are duly obtained, (x) violate any law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or (y) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by or rights or obligations under, require consent under or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, contract agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected, except (in the case of clause (y) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults that, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.

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                             4.4        Consents and Approvals.   Except for (a) the filing of any required applications, filings and notices, as applicable, with the Federal Reserve Board under the BHC Act and approval of such applications, filings and notices, (b) the filing of any required applications, filings or notices, as applicable, with the FDIC, the DFI and any state banking authorities listed on Section 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedules or Section 4.4 of the Parent Disclosure Schedules, and approval of such applications, filings and notices, (c) the filing with the SEC of the S-4 in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus, and declaration of effectiveness of the S-4, (d) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Washington Secretary pursuant to the WBCA and the filing of the Bank Merger Articles, (e) if required by the HSR Act, the filing of any notices or other filings under the HSR Act, (f) such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of various states in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and (g) the approval of the listing of such shares of Parent Common Stock on the NASDAQ, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity are necessary in connection with (A) the execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement or (B) the consummation by Parent of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (including the Bank Merger). As of the date hereof, Parent is not aware of any reason why the necessary regulatory approvals and consents will not be received to permit consummation of the Merger, the Bank Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement on a timely basis.

                             4.5        Reports.   Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed (or furnished) all reports, forms, correspondence, registrations and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file (or furnish, as applicable) since January 1, 2015 with any Regulatory Agencies, including any report, form, correspondence, registration or statement required to be filed (or furnished, as applicable) pursuant to the laws, rules or regulations of the United States, any state, any foreign entity, or any Regulatory Agency, and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith, except where the failure to file (or furnish, as applicable) such report, form, correspondence, registration or statement or to pay such fees and assessments, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Each such report, form, correspondence, registration or statement filed with (or furnished to, as applicable) any Regulatory Agency since January 1, 2015, as of the date of its filing (or furnishing, as applicable) complied in all material respects with relevant legal requirements, including as to content. Except for normal examinations conducted by a Regulatory Agency in the ordinary course of business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, no Regulatory Agency has initiated or has pending any proceeding or, to the knowledge of Parent, investigation into the business or operations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2015. There (i) is no unresolved violation, criticism, or exception by any Regulatory Agency with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations or inspections of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) has been no formal or informal inquiries by, or disagreements or disputes with, any Regulatory Agency with respect to the business, operations, policies or procedures of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2015, in each case, which would reasonably be expected to be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

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                             4.6        Financial Statements.   

                             (a)         The financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries included (or incorporated by reference) in the Parent Reports (including the related notes, where applicable) (i) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of Parent and its Subsidiaries, (ii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated results of operations, cash flows, changes in shareholders' equity and consolidated financial position of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates therein set forth (subject in the case of unaudited statements to year-end audit adjustments normal and not material in nature and amount), (iii) complied, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and (iv) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto. The books and records of Parent and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions. No independent public accounting firm of Parent has resigned (or informed Parent that it intends to resign) or been dismissed as independent public accountants of Parent as a result of or in connection with any disagreements with Parent on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.

                             (b)          Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due), except for those liabilities that are reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of Parent included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 and for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since March 31, 2018, or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, which would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.

                             (c)           The records, systems, controls, data and information of Parent and its Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of Parent or its Subsidiaries or accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Parent (x) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information relating to Parent, including its Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of Parent by others within those entities as reasonably appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures and to make the certifications required by the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act"), and (y) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to Parent's outside auditors and the audit committee of Parent's Board of Directors (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Parent's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves

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management or other employees who have a significant role in Parent's internal controls over financial reporting.

                             (d)          Since January 1, 2015, (i) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise has had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods (including with respect to loan loss reserves, write-downs, charge-offs and accruals) of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no employee of or attorney (whether or not employed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) representing Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of Parent or any committee thereof or the Board of Directors or similar governing body of any Parent Subsidiary or any committee thereof, or to the knowledge of Parent, to any director or officer of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.

                             4.7        Broker's Fees.   With the exception of the engagement of D.A. Davidson & Co., neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary nor any of their respective officers or directors has employed any broker, finder or financial advisor or incurred any liability for any broker's fees, commissions or finder's fees in connection with the Merger or related transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                             4.8        Absence of Certain Changes or Events.   

                             (a)          Since December 31, 2017, there has not been any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.

                             (b)          Since December 31, 2017 through the date of this Agreement, Parent and its Subsidiaries have carried on their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice.

                             4.9        Legal Proceedings.   

                             (a)          Except as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no outstanding or pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any nature against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their current or former directors or executive officers or challenging the validity or propriety of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                             (b)          There is no material injunction, order, judgment, decree, or regulatory restriction imposed upon Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

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                             4.10      SEC Reports.   Parent has previously made available to the Company an accurate and complete copy of each registration statement, prospectus, report, schedule and proxy statement filed with or furnished to the SEC since December 31, 2015 by Parent pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (the "Parent Reports"), and no such Parent Report, as of the date thereof (and, in the case of registration statements and proxy statements, on the dates of effectiveness and the dates of the relevant meetings, respectively), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, except that information filed or furnished as of a later date (but before the date of this Agreement) shall be deemed to modify information as of an earlier date. Since December 31, 2015, as of their respective dates, all Parent Reports filed under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.

                             4.11      Compliance with Applicable Law.   Parent and each of its Subsidiaries hold, and have at all times since January 1, 2015, held, and been in compliance with, all licenses, registrations, franchises, certificates, variances, permits, charters and authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses and ownership of their respective properties, rights and assets under and pursuant to each (and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith), except where neither the cost of failure to hold or be in compliance with, nor the cost of obtaining and holding such license, registration, franchise, certificate, variance, permit, charter or authorization (nor the failure to pay any fees or assessments) would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, and to the knowledge of Parent no suspension or cancellation of any such necessary license, franchise, permit, charter or authorization is threatened. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with and are not in material default or violation under any, applicable law, statute, order, rule, regulation, policy and/or guideline of any Governmental Entity relating to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, including all laws related to data protection or privacy, the USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, any regulations promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Interagency Policy Statement on Retail Sales of Nondeposit Investment Products, the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Regulation X, Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and any other law, policy or guideline relating to bank secrecy, discriminatory lending, financing or leasing practices, consumer protection, money laundering prevention, foreign assets control, U.S. sanctions laws and regulations, Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and all agency requirements relating to the origination, sale and servicing of mortgage and consumer loans. Parent Bank has a Community Reinvestment Act rating of "satisfactory" or better. Without limitation, none of Parent, or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, employee, agent or other person acting on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, (i) used any funds of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for unlawful contributions, unlawful gifts, unlawful entertainment or other expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or

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campaigns from funds of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any similar law, (iv) established or maintained any unlawful fund of monies or other assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) made any fraudulent entry on the books or records of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi) made any unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment, unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment to any person, private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, property or services, to obtain favorable treatment in securing business to obtain special concessions for Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, to pay for favorable treatment for business secured or to pay for special concessions already obtained for Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or is currently subject to any United States sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Treasury Department. Except as would not be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since January 1, 2015, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have properly administered all accounts for which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries acts as a fiduciary, including accounts for which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries serves as a trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment adviser, in compliance with the terms of the applicable governing documents and applicable law. None of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer or employee of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, has committed any breach of trust with respect to any such fiduciary account that would be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the accountings for each such fiduciary account are true and correct in all material respects and accurately reflect in all material respects the assets of such fiduciary account. As of the date hereof, Parent, Parent Bank and each other insured depositary Subsidiary of Parent is "well-capitalized" (as that term is defined in the relevant regulation of the institution's primary bank regulatory) and, as of the date hereof, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any indication from a Governmental Entity that its status as "well-capitalized" or that Parent Bank's Community Reinvestment Act rating will change within one (1) year from the date of this Agreement.

                             4.12      Certain Contracts.   

                             (a)          Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) which is a "material contract" (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) to which Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is bound as of the date hereof has been filed as an exhibit to the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Parent, or a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K subsequent thereto (each, a "Parent Contract").

                             (b)         (i) Each Parent Contract is valid and binding on Parent or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and in full force and effect, except as, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, (ii) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has performed and complied with all obligations required to be performed by it under each Parent Contract, except where such noncompliance, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, (iii) to the knowledge of Parent, each third-party counterparty to each Parent Contract has performed and complied with all obligations required to be performed by it under such Parent Contract, except where such noncompliance, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, (iv) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of, or has received notice of, any violation of any Parent

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Contract by any of the parties thereto which would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent, and (v) no event or condition exists that constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a breach or default on the part of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto, of or under any such Parent Contract, except where such default, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.

                             4.13      Agreements with Regulatory Agencies.   Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any cease-and-desist or other order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is subject to any order or directive by, or has been ordered to pay any civil money penalty by, or is subject to any policies, procedures or board resolutions at the request or suggestion of any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity that restricts in any material respect the conduct of its business or that in any material manner relates to its capital adequacy, its ability to pay dividends, its credit or risk management policies, its management or its business (each, whether or not set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedules, a "Parent Regulatory Agreement"), nor has Parent or any of its Subsidiaries been advised by any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity that it is currently considering issuing, initiating, ordering or requesting any such Parent Regulatory Agreement.

                             4.14      Reorganization.   Parent has not taken any action and is not aware of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

                             4.15      Opinion.  Pri or to the execution of this Agreement, Parent has received an opinion from D.A. Davidson & Co., to the effect that, as of the date thereof and based upon and subject to the matters set forth therein, the Merger Consideration is fair from a financial point of view to Parent. Such opinion has not been amended or rescinded as of the date of this Agreement.

                             4.16      Parent Information.   The information relating to Parent and its Subsidiaries to be contained in the Proxy Statement and the S-4, and the information relating to Parent and its Subsidiaries or that is provided by Parent or its Subsidiaries or representatives for inclusion in any other application, notification or document filed with any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity in connection herewith, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The S-4 (except for such portions thereof that relate only to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

                             4.17        No Other Representations or Warranties.   

                             (a)          Except for the representations and warranties made by Parent in this Article IV, neither Parent nor any other person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Parent, its Subsidiaries, or their respective businesses, operations,

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assets, liabilities, or condition (financial or otherwise), and Parent hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties.

                             (b)          Parent acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor any other person has made or is making any express or implied representation or warranty other than those contained in Article III.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

                             5.1        Conduct of Business of the Company Prior to the Effective Time.   During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement (including as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedules), required by law or as consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in all material respects, (b) use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization, employees and business relationships with customers, regulators and other persons, and (c) take no action that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect or materially delay the ability to obtain any necessary approvals of any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity required for the transactions contemplated hereby or to perform the Company's covenants and agreements under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.

                             5.2        Company Forbearances.   Without limiting the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by law, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

                             (a)          other than (i) federal funds borrowings and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings, in each case with a maturity not in excess of six (6) months, and (ii) deposits, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, incur any indebtedness, or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the obligations of any other person, corporation or other entity;

                             (b)         (i)            adjust, split, combine or reclassify any capital stock or other equity interest;

                             (ii)          make, declare or pay or set a record date for any dividend, or any other distribution on, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or register under the Securities Act any shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting securities or any securities or obligations convertible (whether currently convertible or convertible only after the passage of time or the occurrence of certain events) or exchangeable into, or exercisable for, any shares of its capital stock or other equity or

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voting securities, including any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities (except (A) dividends paid by any of the Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, (B) quarterly dividends at a rate not in excess of $1.50 per share of Company Common Stock, (C) a special cash dividend declared and paid in accordance with Section 1.13(a) and 6.17, and (D) the acceptance of shares of Company Common Stock as payment for the exercise price of Company Options or for withholding taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of Company Options or the vesting or settlement of Company Equity Awards outstanding as of the date hereof, in each case, in accordance with past practice and the terms of the applicable award agreements as in effect on the date hereof);

                             (iii)        grant any Company Equity Awards or any stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, restricted stock units, restricted shares or other equity or equity-based awards or interests, or grant any person, corporation or other entity any right to acquire any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities;

                             (iv)        issue, sell, transfer, dispose of, mortgage, encumber or otherwise permit to become outstanding any shares of capital stock, voting securities or equity interests, or securities convertible (whether currently convertible or convertible only after the passage of time or the occurrence of certain events) or exchangeable into, or exercisable for, any shares of its capital stock or other equity or voting securities, including any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, or any options, warrants, or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of capital stock or other equity or voting securities, including any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, except pursuant to the exercise, vesting or settlement of Company Equity Awards outstanding as of the date hereof in accordance with their terms as in effect on the date hereof;

                             (c)           sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to any individual, corporation or other entity other than a wholly owned Subsidiary, or cancel, release or assign any indebtedness to any such person or any claims held by any such person, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

                             (d)          except for foreclosure or acquisitions of control in a fiduciary or similar capacity or in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good faith in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (i) acquire (whether by merger or consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or by formation of a joint venture or otherwise) any other person or business or any material assets, deposits or properties of any other person, or (ii) make any material investment either by purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital, property transfers, or purchase of any property or assets of any other person, corporation or other entity;

                             (e)          terminate, amend, or waive any provision of, any Company Contract, or make any change in any instrument or agreement governing the terms of any of its securities, or material lease or contract, other than normal renewals of contracts and leases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice without material changes of terms with respect to

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the Company and in consultation with Parent, or enter into any contract that would constitute a Company Contract if it were in effect on the date of this Agreement;

                             (f)           except as required under the terms of any Company Benefit Plan existing as of the date hereof, (i) enter into, adopt, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement, any Company Benefit Plan or any employee benefit or compensation plan, program, policy or arrangement that would be a Company Benefit Plan if in effect on the date hereof, (ii) increase the compensation or benefits payable to any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant, (iii) pay or award, or commit to pay or award, any bonuses or incentive compensation, other than the payment of bonuses based on actual performance in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Benefit Plans as in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which have been made available to Parent) in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, (iv) grant or accelerate the vesting of any equity or equity-based awards, (v) grant any rights with respect to severance, change in control, retention, or similar compensation, (vi) fund any rabbi trust or similar arrangement, (vii) terminate the employment or services of any officer or any employee whose annual base salary is greater than $150,000, other than for cause, or (viii) hire any officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant whose annual base salary would be greater than $150,000;

                             (g)          settle any claim, suit, action or proceeding, except in the ordinary course of business involving solely monetary remedies in an amount and for consideration not in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate and which would not impose any material restriction on, or create any adverse precedent that would be material to, the business of it or its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation;

                             (h)          take any action or knowingly fail to take any action where such action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;

                             (i)           amend its articles of incorporation, its bylaws or comparable governing documents of its Subsidiaries;

                             (j)           merge or consolidate itself or any of its Subsidiaries with any other person, or restructure, reorganize or completely or partially liquidate or dissolve it or any of its Subsidiaries;

                             (k)          materially restructure or materially change its investment securities or derivatives portfolio or its interest rate exposure, through purchases, sales or otherwise, or the manner in which the portfolio is classified or reported or purchase any security rated below investment grade;

                             (l)           implement or adopt any change in its accounting principles, practices or methods, other than as may be required by law or GAAP as concurred in by its independent auditors;

                             (m)        (i) enter into any new line of business or change in any material respect its lending, investment, underwriting, risk and asset liability management, interest rate, fee pricing and other banking and operating, securitization and servicing policies, except as required by

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applicable law, regulation or policies imposed by any Governmental Entity or (ii) make or acquire any Loans or extensions of credit outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and the Company's lending policies and procedures in effect as of the date of this Agreement or that exceed the Company's internal lending limits such that the Loan or extension of credit would require approval by the Company's Directors Loan Committee, unless in the case of this clause (ii) the Company has notified and provided the relevant Loan package to Parent (through Parent's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Credit Officer or such other representative as may be designated by Parent) and thereafter has consulted with Parent for at least two (2) business days after the relevant Loan package is provided to Parent;

                             (n)          make any material changes in its policies and practices with respect to (i) underwriting, pricing, originating, acquiring, selling, servicing, or buying or selling rights to service, Loans or (ii) its hedging practices and policies, in each case except as required by law or requested by a Regulatory Agency;

                             (o)          make, or commit to make, any capital expenditures that exceed by more than 5% in the aggregate the capital expenditures budget of the Company in effect on the date hereof (a copy of which has been previously made available to Parent);

                             (p)          make, change or revoke any Tax election, change an annual Tax accounting period, adopt or change any Tax accounting method, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement with respect to Taxes, or settle any Tax claim, audit, assessment or dispute or surrender any right to claim a refund of Taxes;

                             (q)          make application for the opening, relocation or closing of any, or open, relocate or close any, branch office, loan production office or other significant office or operations facility of it or its Subsidiaries;

                             (r)           materially reduce the amount of its insurance coverage;

                             (s)           amend in a manner that adversely impacts in any material respect the ability to conduct its business, terminate or allow to lapse any material permits; or

                             (t)           agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of its board of directors or similar governing body authorizing any of the actions prohibited by this Section 5.2.

                             5.3        Parent Forbearances.   During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as set forth in Section 5.3 of the Parent Disclosure Schedules, as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by law, Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

                             (a)          amend the Parent Articles or Parent Bylaws in a manner that would adversely affect the holders of Company Common Stock disproportionately relative to other holders of Parent Common Stock;

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                             (b)          adjust, split, combine or reclassify any capital stock of Parent;

                             (c)           take any action that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect or materially delay the ability to obtain any necessary approvals of any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity required for the transactions contemplated hereby or to perform Parent's covenants and agreements under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis;

                             (d)          take any action or knowingly fail to take any action where such action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; or

                             (e)          agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of its board of directors or similar governing body authorizing any of the actions prohibited by this Section 5.3.

ARTICLE VI

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

                             6.1        Regulatory Matters.   

                             (a)          Parent and the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and Parent shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the S-4, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus. Each of Parent and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to have the S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and the Company shall thereafter mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to its shareholders. Parent shall also use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of Company Common Stock as may be reasonably requested by Parent in connection with any of the foregoing.

                             (b)         The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use their reasonable best efforts to promptly (and in the case of the applications, notices, petitions and filings in respect of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals, within thirty (30) business days of the date of this Agreement) prepare and file all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Bank Merger), and to comply with the terms and conditions of all such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all such Governmental Entities. Parent and the Company shall have the right to review in advance, and, to the extent practicable, each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to the Company or Parent, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, which appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this

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Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the parties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated herein, subject to applicable law.

                             (c)           Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve any objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, under no circumstances shall Parent or any of its Subsidiaries be required, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be permitted (without Parent's written consent), to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition or restriction, in connection with obtaining the foregoing permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of Governmental Entities that would reasonably be expected to be materially burdensome on, or impair in any material respect the benefits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or their Subsidiaries, or have a material and adverse effect on Parent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in each case, measured on a scale relative to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), after giving effect to the Merger (any of the foregoing, a "Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition").

                             (d)          Parent and the Company shall, upon request, promptly furnish each other with all information concerning themselves, their Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement, the S-4 or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the Bank Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                             (e)          Parent and the Company shall promptly advise each other upon receiving any communication from any Governmental Entity whose consent or approval is required for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that causes such party to believe that there is a reasonable likelihood that any Requisite Regulatory Approval will not be obtained, or will be obtained subject to a Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition, or that the receipt of any such approval will be materially delayed.

                             6.2        Access to Information; Confidentiality.   

                             (a)          Without limiting Parent's rights pursuant to Section 1.12(d), upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws, each of Parent and the Company, for the purposes of verifying the representations and warranties of the other and preparing for the Merger and the other matters contemplated by this Agreement, shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel, advisors and other representatives of the other party, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel, information technology systems, and records, and each shall cooperate with the other

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party in preparing to execute after the Effective Time conversion or consolidation of systems and business operations generally, and, during such period, each of Parent and the Company shall, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to, make available to the other party (i) a copy of each report, schedule and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state banking laws (other than reports or documents which Parent or the Company, as the case may be, is not permitted to disclose under applicable law), and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such party may reasonably request. Neither Parent nor the Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of Parent's or the Company's, as the case may be, customers, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the institution in possession or control of such information (after giving due consideration to the existence of any common interest, joint defense or similar agreement between the parties) or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply.

                             (b)          Each of Parent and the Company shall hold all information furnished by or on behalf of the other party or any of such party's Subsidiaries or representatives pursuant to Section 6.2(a) in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the confidentiality agreement, dated March 29, 2018, between Parent and the Company (the "Confidentiality Agreement").

                             (c)           No investigation by either of the parties or their respective representatives shall affect or be deemed to modify or waive the representations and warranties of the other set forth herein. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give either party, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the other party prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each party shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries' respective operations.

                             6.3        Shareholder Approval.   

                             (a)         The Company shall call a meeting of its shareholders (the "Company Meeting") to be held as soon as reasonably practicable after the S-4 is declared effective, for the purpose of obtaining the Requisite Company Vote required in connection with this Agreement and the Merger, and, if so desired and mutually agreed, upon other matters of the type customarily brought before a meeting of shareholders to approve a merger agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Company Meeting to occur as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company and its Board of Directors shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain from the shareholders of the Company the Requisite Company Vote, including by communicating to its shareholders its recommendation (and including such recommendation in the Proxy Statement) that they adopt and approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Company Board Recommendation"), and shall not (i) withhold, withdraw, modify or qualify in a manner adverse to Parent the Company Board Recommendation, (ii) fail to make the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement, (iii) adopt, approve, recommend or endorse an Acquisition Proposal or publicly announce an intention to adopt, approve, recommend or endorse

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an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) fail to publicly, finally and without qualification (A) recommend against any Acquisition Proposal or (B) reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation, in each case within ten (10) business days after such Acquisition Proposal is made public or any request by Parent to do so (which request may be made once per Acquisition Proposal, and any material change thereto) (or such fewer number of days as remains prior to Company Meeting), or (v) publicly propose to do any of the foregoing (any of the foregoing, a "Recommendation Change").

                             (b)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the time the Requisite Company Vote is obtained, the Board of Directors of the Company may make a Recommendation Change if and only if (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries and Representatives have complied with their obligations under Section 6.12, (ii) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal is made to the Company after the date of this Agreement by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (iii) the Board of Directors of the Company has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (iv) the Board of Directors of the Company has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that failure to make a Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the directors' fiduciary duties under applicable law, (v) prior to effecting the Recommendation Change, three (3) business days shall have elapsed since the Company has given written notice to Parent advising Parent that the Company intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of, and the identity of the person making, any such Acquisition Proposal that is the basis of the Recommendation Change (it being understood that any amendment or change to any material term of such Acquisition Proposal shall require a new notice and the provisions of this Section 6.3(b) shall apply anew), (vi) during such three (3) business day period, the Company has considered, and engaged in good-faith discussions with Parent regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent and (vii) the Board of Directors of the Company, following such three (3)-business day period, again reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent and delivered to the Company in writing) that such Acquisition Proposal nonetheless continues to constitute a Superior Proposal and that failure to make a Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the directors' fiduciary duties under applicable law.

                             (c)           The Company shall adjourn or postpone the Company Meeting if, as of the time for which such meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, or if on the date of such meeting the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares necessary to obtain the Requisite Company Vote; provided, that no such adjournment or postponement shall delay the Company Meeting by more than ten (10) days from the prior-scheduled date or to a date on or after the fifth (5th) business day preceding the Termination Date. Except as described in the preceding sentence, the Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Meeting without Parent's written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

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                             (d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms (i) the Company Meeting shall be convened and this Agreement shall be submitted to the shareholders of the Company at the Company Meeting for the purpose of voting on the approval of this Agreement, and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to relieve the Company of such obligations, and (ii) the Company shall not submit to the vote of its shareholders any Acquisition Proposal or any transaction contemplated thereby.

                             6.4        Legal Conditions to Merger.   Subject in all respects to Section 6.1 of this Agreement, each of Parent and the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their reasonable best efforts (a) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements that may be imposed on such party or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Merger and the Bank Merger and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII hereof, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) to obtain (and to cooperate with the other party to obtain) any consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity and any other third party that is advisable or required to be obtained by the Company or Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger, the Bank Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                             6.5        Stock Exchange Listing.   Parent shall file with the NASDAQ a notification form for the listing of all shares of Parent Common Stock to be delivered as Merger Consideration prior to the Effective Time and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such shares of Parent Common Stock to be listed on the NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time.

                             6.6        Employee Benefit Plans.   

                             (a)          During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the first anniversary thereof, Parent shall provide, or cause to be provided, to each employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries who continues to be employed by Parent or its Subsidiaries immediately following the Effective Time (collectively, the "Continuing Employees"), while employed by Parent and its Subsidiaries after the Effective Time, (i) a base salary or wage rate that is no less favorable than the base salary or wage rate provided by the Company or any such Subsidiary, as applicable, to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) an annual cash incentive compensation opportunity that is no less favorable than that provided to similarly situated employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) employee benefits that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to the employee benefits provided to similarly situated employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries; provided that Parent may satisfy its obligation under Section 6.6(a)(iii) by providing such Continuing Employees with employee benefits that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to the employee benefits provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries to such Continuing Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time until such time as such Continuing Employees commence participation in the applicable employee benefit plans of Parent and its Subsidiaries. Parent shall honor all change-in-control or severance agreements set forth in Section 6.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules in accordance with their respective terms. In addition, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries to, provide to each Continuing Employee whose employment terminates during the 12-month period following the Closing Date and who is not

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party to an individual change-in-control or severance agreement with severance benefits equal to the severance benefits for which such Continuing Employee would be eligible under the severance plans or policies of Parent or its affiliates after providing recognition of service to the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 6.6(b).

                             (b)          Following the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, cause any employee benefit plans sponsored or maintained by Parent or the Surviving Corporation or their Subsidiaries in which the Continuing Employees are eligible to participate following the Effective Time (collectively, the "Parent Plans") to recognize and provide credit for the service of each Continuing Employee with the Company and its Subsidiaries (and any predecessor thereto) prior to the Effective Time for purposes of eligibility, vesting and level of benefits under such Parent Plans; provided that such recognition of and credit for service shall not (i) apply for purposes of any Parent Plan that is a defined benefit retirement plan or any Parent Plan that provides retiree welfare benefits, (ii) operate to duplicate any benefits of a Continuing Employee with respect to the same period of service, or (iii) apply for purposes of any plan, program or arrangement (A) under which similarly situated employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries do not receive recognition or credit for prior service or (B) that is grandfathered or frozen, either with respect to level of benefits or participation. With respect to any Parent Plan that provides medical, dental or vision insurance benefits, for the plan year in which such Continuing Employee is first eligible to participate, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (1) cause any preexisting condition limitations or eligibility waiting periods under such plan to be waived with respect to such Continuing Employee to the extent such limitation would have been waived or satisfied under the Company Benefit Plan in which such Continuing Employee participated immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (2) credit each Continuing Employee for any co-payments, deductibles or out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Continuing Employee and his or her eligible dependents in such plan year for purposes of any applicable co-payment, deductible and annual out-of-pocket expense requirements under any such Parent Plan. Parent and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall assume and honor, under the sick leave and vacation policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries as set forth on Section 6.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the accrued but unused sick leave and vacation time of the Continuing Employees prior to the Effective Time.

                             (c)           If requested by Parent at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall cause any 401(k) plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a "Company 401(k) Plan") to be terminated effective as of the day immediately prior to the Closing Date and contingent upon the occurrence of the Closing. In the event that Parent so requests that any Company 401(k) Plan be terminated, (i) the Company shall provide Parent with evidence that such plan has been terminated (the form and substance of which shall be subject to reasonable review and approval by Parent) not later than two (2) days immediately preceding the Closing Date; and (ii) Parent shall permit (and, to the extent necessary, shall amend Parent's existing 401(k) Plan(s) to permit) the Continuing Employees who are participants in such Company 401(k) Plan and then actively employed to make rollover contributions of "eligible rollover distributions" (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the Code, inclusive of loans but excluding any shares of Parent Common Stock) in cash or notes (in the case of loans) in an amount equal to the full account balance distributed to any such Company Employee from the Company 401(k) Plan(s) to Parent's existing 401(k) plan(s).

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                             (d)          Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates any right to continue in the employ or service of the Surviving Corporation, the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Surviving Corporation, the Company, Parent or any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof to discharge or terminate the services of any employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to (i) establish, amend, or modify any Company Benefit Plan, Parent Plan or any other employee benefit or employment plan, program, agreement or arrangement, or (ii) alter or limit the ability of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any particular Company Benefit Plan, Parent Plan or any other employee benefit or employment plan, program, agreement or arrangement after the Effective Time. Without limiting the generality of Section 9.9, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person other than the parties hereto, including any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

                             6.7        Indemnification; Directors' and Officers' Insurance.   

                             (a)         For a period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent such persons are indemnified as of the date of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to the Company Articles and the Company Bylaws, or pursuant to any other agreements in effect on the date hereof and disclosed in Section 6.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules (and shall also advance expenses as incurred to the extent provided under the Company Articles and Company Bylaws (or such agreements listed in Section 6.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules) as in effect as of the date of this Agreement), each present and former director and officer of the Company and its Subsidiaries (in each case, when acting in such capacity) (collectively, the "Company Indemnified Parties") against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, whether arising before or after the Effective Time, arising out of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that the Company Indemnified Party to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such Company Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification.

                             (b)         For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be maintained in effect the current policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance maintained by the Company (provided, that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies with substantially comparable insurer of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are no less advantageous to the insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events which occurred at or before the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be obligated to

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expend, on an annual basis, an amount in excess of 250% of the current annual premium paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such insurance (the "Premium Cap"), and if such premiums for such insurance would at any time exceed the Premium Cap, then the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be maintained policies of insurance which, in the Surviving Corporation's good faith determination, provide the maximum coverage available at an annual premium not exceeding the Premium Cap. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent or the Company, in consultation with, but only upon the consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), may (and at the request of Parent, the Company shall) obtain at or prior to the Effective Time a six-year "tail" policy under the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy providing equivalent coverage to that described in the preceding sentence, if and to the extent that the same may be obtained for an amount that, in the aggregate, does not exceed the Premium Cap.

                             (c)           The provisions of this Section 6.7 shall survive the Effective Time and are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Company Indemnified Party and his or her heirs and representatives. In the event the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any person, then, and in each such case, the Surviving Corporation shall cause proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation will expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.

                             6.8        Additional Agreements.   In case at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement (including any merger between a Subsidiary of Parent, on the one hand, and a Subsidiary of the Company, on the other hand) or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full title to all properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of any of the parties to the Merger, the proper officers and directors of each party to this Agreement and their respective Subsidiaries shall take all such necessary action as may be required or reasonably requested by Parent or the Company.

                             6.9        Advice of Changes.   Parent and the Company shall each promptly advise the other party of any fact, effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that (i) has had or is reasonably likely, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect on it or (ii) would or would be reasonably likely to cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein or that reasonably could be expected to give rise, individually or in the aggregate, to the failure of a condition in Article VII; provided, that any failure to give notice in accordance with the foregoing with respect to any breach shall not be deemed to constitute a violation of this Section 6.9 or the failure of any condition set forth in Section 7.2 or 7.3 to be satisfied, or otherwise constitute a breach of this Agreement by the party failing to give such notice, in each case unless the underlying breach would independently result in a failure of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 or 7.3 to be satisfied; and provided, further, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.9 shall not cure any breach of, or noncompliance with, any other provision of this Agreement or limit the remedies available to the party receiving such notice.

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                             6.10      Shareholder Litigation.  The Company shall give Parent prompt notice of any shareholder litigation against the Company and/or its directors or officers relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall give Parent an opportunity to participate in the defense or settlement of any such litigation. The Company shall give Parent the right to review and comment on all filings or responses to be made by the Company in connection with any such litigation, and the Company will in good faith take such comments into account, and no settlement of any such shareholder litigation shall be offered or agreed to without Parent's prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

                             6.11      Governance Matters.  

                             (a)         The directors of Parent at the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time until their successors are duly elected or appointed; provided, that effective immediately following the Effective Time, Parent shall take such action as is necessary to appoint Cheryl Bishop to the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation.

                             (b)         The officers of Parent at the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time until their successors are duly elected or appointed, together with such additional persons as may thereafter be elected or appointed.

                             6.12      Acquisition Proposals.  Except as expressly permitted by this Section 6.12, the Company agrees that it will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, financing sources, investment bankers, attorneys and other representatives (collectively, "Representatives") not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiries or proposals regarding, or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) engage or participate in any negotiations with any person concerning any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) disclose or provide any confidential or nonpublic information to, have or participate in any discussions with or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any person in connection with or relating to any Acquisition Proposal (including by affording access to the personnel, properties, books, records or assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries) or (iv) unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms, approve or enter into any term sheet, letter of intent, commitment, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, or other agreement (whether written or oral, binding or nonbinding) (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to and entered into in accordance with this Section 6.12) in connection with or relating to any Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the receipt of the Requisite Company Vote and subject to compliance with this Section 6.12, in the event the Company receives an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal after the date of this Agreement that did not result from a breach of this Section 6.12, it may, and may permit its Subsidiaries and its and its Subsidiaries' Representatives to, furnish or cause to be furnished confidential or nonpublic information or data and participate in such negotiations or discussions with the person making the Acquisition Proposal if and only if its Board of Directors determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal and that the failure to take such actions would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the

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directors' fiduciary duties under applicable law; provided, further, that prior to providing any confidential or nonpublic information permitted to be provided pursuant to the foregoing proviso or participating in such negotiations or discussions, the Company shall have given Parent at least five (5) business days' prior written notice and shall have entered into a confidentiality agreement with such third party on terms no less favorable to it than the Confidentiality Agreement, which confidentiality agreement shall not provide such person with any exclusive right to negotiate with the Company. The Company shall provide Parent with a copy of any confidential or nonpublic information provided to any person pursuant to the prior sentence prior to or simultaneously with furnishing such information to such person (to the extent not previously provided). The Company will, and will cause its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any activities, discussions or negotiations conducted before the date of this Agreement with any person other than Parent with respect to any Acquisition Proposal and will request the return or destruction of any information provided to any such person in connection therewith. The Company will promptly (and within twenty-four (24) hours) advise Parent following receipt of any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry which could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, and the substance thereof (including the terms and conditions of and the identity of the person making such inquiry or Acquisition Proposal) and will provide Parent an unredacted copy of such Acquisition Proposal and any draft agreements, proposals or other materials or correspondence received in connection with such inquiry or Acquisition Proposal, and will keep Parent apprised of any related developments, discussions and negotiations on a current basis, including any amendments to or revisions of the terms of such inquiry or Acquisition Proposal (including providing an unredacted copy of such amended or revised Acquisition Proposal and any further or revised draft agreements, proposals or other materials or correspondence received in connection with such inquiry or Acquisition Proposal). The Company shall enforce any existing confidentiality agreements to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party in accordance with the terms thereof and will not release any third party from, or waive any provisions of, any such agreements. As used in this Agreement, "Acquisition Proposal" shall mean, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any offer, proposal or inquiry relating to, or any third party indication of interest in, (i) any acquisition or purchase, direct or indirect, of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or fifteen percent (15%) or more of any class of equity or voting securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute fifteen percent (15%) or more of the consolidated assets of the Company, (ii) any tender offer (including a self-tender offer), exchange offer or other acquisition of equity or voting securities that, if consummated, would result in such third party beneficially owning fifteen percent (15%) or more of any class of equity or voting securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute fifteen percent (15%) or more of the consolidated assets of the Company or (iii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving the Company or its Subsidiaries. As used in this Agreement, "Superior Proposal" means an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal made by a third party to acquire, directly or indirectly, pursuant to a tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation or other business combination or acquisition transaction, all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, and which the Board of Directors of the Company has in good faith determined (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, and taking

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into account the terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal and this Agreement (as it may be proposed to be amended by Parent) and all legal, financial, timing, regulatory and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal and the person making the proposal), to be more favorable, from a financial point of view, to the Company's shareholders than the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (as it may be proposed to be amended by Parent) and to be reasonably likely to be consummated on a timely basis on the terms proposed.

                             6.13      Public Announcements.  The parties hereto agree that the initial press release with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall be a release mutually agreed to by Parent and the Company. Thereafter, each of the parties agrees that no public release or announcement or statement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by any party without the prior written consent of the other party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as required by applicable law or the rules or regulations of any applicable Governmental Entity or stock exchange to which the relevant party is subject, in which case the party required to make the release or announcement shall consult with the other party about, and allow the other party reasonable time to comment on, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance.

                             6.14      Change of Method.  Parent shall be empowered, at any time prior to the Effective Time, to change the method or structure of effecting the combination of the Company and Parent (including the provisions of Article I), and the Company agrees to enter into such amendments to this Agreement as Parent may reasonably request to give effect to such restructuring; provided, however, that no such change or amendment shall (i) alter or change the amount or kind of the Merger Consideration provided for in this Agreement, (ii) adversely affect the Tax treatment of the Merger with respect to either party or its shareholders or (iii) impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the receipt of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals.

                             6.15      Restructuring Efforts.  If the Company shall have failed to obtain the Requisite Company Vote at the duly convened Company Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, unless this Agreement has been validly terminated in accordance with Section 8.1, each of the parties shall in good faith use its reasonable best efforts to negotiate a restructuring of the transactions provided for herein (it being understood that neither party shall have any obligation to alter or change any material terms, including the amount or kind of the Merger Consideration, in a manner adverse to such party or its shareholders or to agree to any change that would adversely affect the Tax treatment of the Merger with respect to such party or its shareholders) and/or resubmit this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (or as restructured pursuant to this Section 6.15) to the Company's shareholders for approval.

                             6.16      Takeover Statutes.  None of the Company, Parent or their respective Boards of Directors shall take any action that would cause any Takeover Statute to become applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby, and each shall take all necessary steps to exempt (or ensure the continued exemption of) the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby from any applicable Takeover Statute now or hereafter in effect. If any Takeover Statute may become, or may purport to be, applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby, each party and their respective Boards of Directors will grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that the transactions contemplated

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by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and thereby and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of any Takeover Statute on any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, if necessary, challenging the validity or applicability of any such Takeover Statute.

                             6.17      Special Dividend.  After Adjusted Shareholders' Equity has been finally determined pursuant to Section 1.12, to the extent Adjusted Shareholders' Equity, as so determined, exceeds $80,000,000, the Board of Directors of the Company may, upon written notice to Parent and effective immediately prior to the Closing, declare and pay a special dividend in an amount not to exceed such excess.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

                             7.1        Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger.   The respective obligations of the parties to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver (subject to applicable law) by Parent and the Company, at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

                             (a)         Shareholder Approval.  This Agreement shall have been approved by the shareholders of the Company by the Requisite Company Vote.

                             (b)        NASDAQ Listing.  Parent shall have filed with the NASDAQ a notification form for the listing of all shares of Parent Common Stock to be delivered as Merger Consideration, and the NASDAQ shall not have objected to the listing of such shares of Parent Common Stock.

                             (c)         Regulatory Approvals.  All regulatory authorizations, consents, orders or approvals required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Bank Merger) from the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the DFI and, if required by the HSR Act, under the HSR Act, and any other authorizations, consents, orders or approvals from Governmental Entities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Bank Merger) shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect, and all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof shall have expired or been terminated (such authorizations, consents, orders or approvals and the expiration of such waiting periods being referred to herein as the "Requisite Regulatory Approvals") and (ii) in the case of the obligation of Parent to effect the Merger, no such Requisite Regulatory Approval shall contain or shall have resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, the imposition of any Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition.

                             (d)         S-4.  The S-4 shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the S-4 shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC and not withdrawn.

                             (e)        No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality.  No order, injunction or decree issued by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger, the Bank Merger or any of the other

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transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect. No law, statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Entity which prohibits or makes illegal consummation of the Merger, the Bank Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                             (f)         Finally Determined Adjusted Shareholders' Equity.  Adjusted Shareholders' Equity shall have been finally determined pursuant to Section 1.12.

                             7.2        Conditions to Obligations of Parent.  The obligation of Parent to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction, or waiver (subject to applicable law) by Parent, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following conditions:

                             (a)         Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 3.2, 3.3(a), 3.7, 3.8(a) and 3.23 (in each case after giving effect to the lead in to Article III) shall be true and correct (other than, in the case of Section 3.2, such failures to be true and correct as are de minimis), in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.1 (in each case, after giving effect to the lead in to Article III) shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date). All other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (read without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect set forth in such representations or warranties but, in each case, after giving effect to the lead in to Article III) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date); provided, however, that for purposes of this sentence, such representations and warranties shall be deemed to be true and correct unless the failure or failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, either individually or in the aggregate, and without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect set forth in such representations or warranties, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the Surviving Corporation. Parent shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to the foregoing effect.

                             (b)         Performance of Obligations of the Company.  The Company shall have performed and complied with in all material respects the obligations, covenants and agreements required to be performed and complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and Parent shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to such effect.

                             (c)         Federal Tax Opinion.  Parent shall have received the opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of facts, representations and assumptions set forth or

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referred to in such opinion, the Merger shall qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering such opinion, counsel may require and rely upon representations contained in certificates of officers of Parent and the Company, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such counsel.

                             (d)         Dissenting Shares.  Holders of not more than 10% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall have exercised their dissenters' rights pursuant to the WBCA.

                             7.3        Conditions to Obligations of the Company.  The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable law) by the Company at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

                             (a)         Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of Parent set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.3(a), 4.7, 4.8(a) and 4.15 (in each case, after giving effect to the lead in to Article IV) shall be true and correct (other than, in the case of Section 4.2, such failures to be true and correct as are de minimis), in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), and the representations and warranties of Parent set forth in Section 4.1 (in each case, after giving effect to the lead in to Article IV) shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date). All other representations and warranties of Parent set forth in this Agreement (read without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect set forth in such representations or warranties but, in each case, after giving effect to the lead in to Article IV) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), provided, however, that for purposes of this sentence, such representations and warranties shall be deemed to be true and correct unless the failure or failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, either individually or in the aggregate, and without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect set forth in such representations or warranties, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. The Company shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of Parent by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of Parent to the foregoing effect.

                             (b)         Performance of Obligations of Parent.  Parent shall have performed and complied with in all material respects the obligations, covenants and agreements required to be performed and complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and the Company shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of Parent by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of Parent to such effect.

                             (c)         Federal Tax Opinion.  The Company shall have received the opinion of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of facts, representations

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and assumptions set forth or referred to in such opinion, the Merger shall qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering such opinion, counsel may require and rely upon representations contained in certificates of officers of Parent and the Company, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such counsel.

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

                             8.1        Termination.   This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after receipt of the Requisite Company Vote:

                             (a)         by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;

                             (b)         by either Parent or the Company, if any Governmental Entity that must grant a Requisite Regulatory Approval has denied approval of the Merger or the Bank Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such denial has become final and nonappealable or any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final nonappealable order, injunction, decree, or other legal restraint or prohibition permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the Merger or the Bank Merger, or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

                             (c)           by either Parent or the Company, if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before April 25, 2019 (the "Termination Date"), unless the failure of the Closing to occur by such date shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or comply with the obligations, covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein;

                             (d)         by either Parent or the Company (provided, that the terminating party is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, obligation, covenant or other agreement contained herein), if there shall have been a breach of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements or any of the representations or warranties (or any such representation or warranty shall cease to be true) set forth in this Agreement on the part of the Company, in the case of a termination by Parent, or Parent, in the case of a termination by the Company, which breach or failure to be true, either individually or in the aggregate with all other breaches by such party (or failures of such representations or warranties to be true), would constitute, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.2, in the case of a termination by Parent, or Section 7.3, in the case of a termination by the Company, and which is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notice to the Company, in the case of a termination by Parent, or Parent, in the case of a termination by the Company, or by its nature or timing cannot be cured during such period (or such fewer days as remain prior to the Termination Date);

                             (e)         by the Company if (i) the Company shall have complied in all material respects with its obligations under Section 6.3 (including with respect to any requested adjournment or postponement requested under Section 6.3(c)) and Section 6.12, (ii) the Company Meeting (including any postponements or adjournments thereof) shall have concluded

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with the vote contemplated by Section 6.3(a) having been taken and the Requisite Company Vote shall not have been obtained and (iii) prior to the Company Meeting, the Company shall have received a Superior Proposal which did not result from a breach of Section 6.3 or Section 6.12 and the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined to enter into a definitive agreement providing for such Superior Proposal upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 8.1(e) and shall have entered into such agreement concurrently with such termination; provided, that (x) following such Company Meeting (including any postponements or adjournments thereof) and prior to such termination, the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company shall have complied with their respective obligations pursuant to Sections 6.3(b)(v), 6.3(b)(vi) and 6.3(b)(vii), which shall be deemed to apply to a termination pursuant to this Section 8.1(e) mutatis mutandis (it being understood that references to "Recommendation Change" therein shall, for purposes of this clause (x), be deemed to be references to a termination pursuant to this Section 8.1(e)) and (y) concurrently with and as a condition to the effectiveness of such termination the Company shall pay Parent the Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.2(d);

                             (f)           by Parent if the Company Meeting (including any postponements or adjournments thereof) shall have concluded with the vote contemplated by Section 6.3(a) having been taken and the Requisite Company Vote shall not have been obtained; or

                             (g)         by Parent, prior to the Requisite Company Vote having been obtained, if the Company or the Board of Directors of the Company shall have (i) made a Recommendation Change or (ii) breached its obligations under Section 6.3 or 6.12 in any material respect.

                             8.2        Effect of Termination.  

                             (a)         In the event of termination of this Agreement by either Parent or the Company as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, and none of Parent, the Company, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of the officers or directors of any of them shall have any liability of any nature whatsoever hereunder, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, except that (i) Section 6.2(b) (Access to Information; Confidentiality), Section 6.13 (Public Announcements), Section 8.1 (Termination), this Section 8.2 (Effect of Termination) and Article IX (General Provisions) shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Company shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its fraud or willful and material breach of any provision of this Agreement.

                             (b)         In the event that, after the date of this Agreement and prior to the termination of this Agreement, (i) a bona fide Acquisition Proposal shall have been communicated to or otherwise made known to the Board of Directors or senior management of the Company or shall have been made directly to the shareholders of the Company, or any person shall have publicly announced an Acquisition Proposal, with respect to the Company, (ii) thereafter this Agreement is terminated (A) by either Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(c) (if the Requisite Company Vote has not theretofore been obtained but all other conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.3 had been satisfied or were capable of being satisfied prior to such termination) or (B) by Parent (x) pursuant to Section 8.1(d) or (y) pursuant to Section

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8.1(f), and (iii) prior to the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, the Company enters into a definitive agreement or consummates a transaction with respect to an Acquisition Proposal (whether or not the same Acquisition Proposal as that referred to above), then the Company shall, on the earlier of the date it enters into such definitive agreement and the date of consummation of such transaction, pay Parent, by wire transfer of same-day funds, a fee equal to $7,750,000 (the "Termination Fee"); provided, that for purposes of this Section 8.2(b), all references in the definition of Acquisition Proposal to "fifteen percent (15%)" shall instead refer to "fifty percent (50%)."

                             (c)           In the event that this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(g), then the Company shall pay Parent, by wire transfer of same day funds, the Termination Fee within two business days of the date of termination.

                             (d)         In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(e), then the Company shall, concurrently with and as a condition to such termination, pay Parent the Termination Fee by wire transfer of same day funds.

                             (e)         The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 8.2 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, Parent would not enter into this Agreement; accordingly, if the Company fails to pay the amount due pursuant to this Section 8.2 when required, and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent commences a suit which results in a judgment against the Company for the Termination Fee or any portion thereof, the Company shall pay the costs and expenses of Parent (including attorneys' fees and expenses) in connection with such suit. In addition, if the Company fails to pay the amounts payable pursuant to this Section 8.2 when required, then the Company shall pay interest on such overdue amounts (for the period commencing as of the date that such overdue amount was originally required to be paid and ending on the date that such overdue amount is actually paid in full) at a rate per annum equal to the "prime rate" published in The Wall Street Journal on the date such payment was required to be made plus 300 basis points for the period commencing as of the date that such overdue amount was originally required to be paid. The amounts payable by the Company pursuant to this Section 8.2 constitute liquidated damages and not a penalty, and, except in the case of fraud or willful and material breach of this Agreement, shall be the sole monetary remedy of Parent in the event of a termination of this Agreement specified in such section. In no event shall the Company be required to pay the Termination Fee more than once.

                             8.3        Amendment.   Subject to compliance with applicable law, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto, at any time before or after receipt of the Requisite Company Vote; provided, however, that after the receipt of the Requisite Company Vote, there may not be, without further approval of such shareholders, any amendment of this Agreement that requires such further approval under applicable law. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

                             8.4        Extension; Waiver.  At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other party contained herein or in any document delivered

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by such other party pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or satisfaction of any conditions for its benefit contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS

                             9.1        Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements.  None of the representations, warranties, obligations, covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time, except for those obligations, covenants and agreements contained herein which by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Effective Time.

                             9.2        Expenses.   Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expense.

                             9.3        Notices.   All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by e-mail or facsimile transmission (with confirmation), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

                             (a)         if to the Company, to:

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                             (b)         if to Parent, to:

                            9.4        Interpretation.   The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." The word "or" shall not be exclusive. References to "the date hereof" shall mean the date of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the "knowledge" of the Company means the actual knowledge of any of the officers of the Company listed on Section 9.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, and the "knowledge" of Parent means the actual knowledge of any of the officers of Parent listed on Section 9.4 of the Parent Disclosure Schedules. As used herein, (i) the term "person" means any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Entity or other entity of any kind or nature, (ii) an "affiliate" of a specified person is any person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person and (iii) the term "made available" means any document or other information that was (a) provided by one party or its representatives to the other party and its representatives at least one business day prior to the date hereof, (b) included in the virtual data room of a party at least one business day prior to the date hereof or (c) filed by a party with the SEC and publicly available on EDGAR at least one business day prior to the date hereof. The Company Disclosure Schedules and the Parent Disclosure Schedules, as well as all other

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schedules and all exhibits hereto, shall be deemed part of this Agreement and included in any reference to this Agreement.

                             9.5        Counterparts ..  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

                             9.6        Entire Agreement.   This Agreement (including the Voting Agreements and the other documents and instruments referred to herein) together with the Confidentiality Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

                             9.7        Governing Law; Jurisdiction.   

                             (a)          This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law.

                             (b)          Each party agrees that it will bring any action or proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby exclusively in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located in the State of Washington (the "Chosen Courts"), and, solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the transactions that are the subject of this Agreement, (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding will be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 9.3.

                             9.8        Waiver of Jury Trial.   EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AT THE TIME OF INSTITUTION OF THE APPLICABLE LITIGATION, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT: (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.8.

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                             9.9        Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries.   Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in contravention hereof shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 6.7, this Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein. The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the parties hereto and are for the sole benefit of the parties. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the parties hereto in accordance herewith without notice or liability to any other person. In some instances, the representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent an allocation among the parties hereto of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the parties hereto. Consequently, persons other than the parties may not rely upon the representations and warranties in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date of this Agreement or as of any other date.

                             9.10      Specific Performance.   The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and, accordingly, that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof (including the parties' obligation to consummate the Merger), in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

                             9.11      Severability.   Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction such that the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

                             9.12      Confidential Supervisory Information.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no disclosure, representation or warranty shall be made (or other action taken) pursuant to this Agreement that would involve the disclosure of confidential supervisory information (including confidential supervisory information as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 261.2(c) and as identified in 12 C.F.R. § 309.5(g)(8)) of a Governmental Entity by any party to this Agreement to the extent prohibited by applicable law. To the extent legally permissible, appropriate substitute disclosures or actions shall be made or taken under circumstances in which the limitations of the preceding sentence apply.

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                             9.13      Delivery by Facsimile or Electronic Transmission.   This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments or waivers hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by e-mail delivery of a ".pdf" format data file, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a ".pdf" format data file to deliver a signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a ".pdf" format data file as a defense to the formation of a contract and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.

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              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

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