Plan of Bank Merger, dated as of January 23, 2020, by and among CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc., CapStar Bank and The Bank of Waynesboro
Exhibit 2.2
PLAN OF BANK MERGER
DATED AS OF January 23, 2020
BY AND AMONG
CAPSTAR FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
CAPSTAR BANK
AND
THE BANK OF WAYNESBORO
Table of Contents
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 2 | |||||
ARTICLE II THE MERGER | 9 | |||||
2.1 | The Merger | 9 | ||||
2.2 | Closing | 10 | ||||
2.3 | Effective Time | 10 | ||||
2.4 | Effects of the Merger | 10 | ||||
2.5 | Effect on Outstanding Shares of BOW Common Stock | 10 | ||||
2.6 | Purchase Price Adjustment | 12 | ||||
2.7 | Dissenters Rights | 15 | ||||
2.8 | Exchange Procedures | 15 | ||||
2.9 | Effect on Outstanding Shares of Purchaser Bank Capital Stock; Surviving Bank Capital Stock | 17 | ||||
2.10 | Directors and Officers of Surviving Bank After Effective Time | 17 | ||||
2.11 | Charter and Bylaws of Surviving Bank | 18 | ||||
2.12 | Alternative Structure | 18 | ||||
2.13 | Absence of Control | 18 | ||||
2.14 | Additional Actions | 18 | ||||
2.15 | Withholding | 19 | ||||
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 19 | |||||
3.1 | Disclosure Letters; Standard | 19 | ||||
3.2 | Representations and Warranties of BOW | 20 | ||||
3.3 | Representations and Warranties of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE IV CONDUCT PENDING THE MERGER | 49 | |||||
4.1 | Forbearances by BOW | 49 | ||||
4.2 | Forbearances by Purchaser and Purchaser Bank | 53 | ||||
ARTICLE V COVENANTS | 54 | |||||
5.1 | Acquisition Proposals | 54 | ||||
5.2 | Advice of Changes | 55 | ||||
5.3 | Access and Information | 56 | ||||
5.4 | Applications; Consents | 57 | ||||
5.5 | Anti-Takeover Provisions | 58 | ||||
5.6 | Additional Agreements | 58 | ||||
5.7 | Publicity | 59 | ||||
5.8 | BOW Shareholder Meeting | 59 | ||||
5.9 | Registration of Purchaser Common Stock | 60 | ||||
5.10 | Notification of Certain Matters | 61 | ||||
5.11 | Reserved | 62 | ||||
5.12 | Indemnification | 62 | ||||
5.13 | Shareholder Litigation | 63 | ||||
5.14 | Special Committee | 63 | ||||
5.15 | Appraisal of Fixed Assets | 64 |
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION | 64 | |||||
6.1 | Conditions to Each Partys Obligations | 64 | ||||
6.2 | Conditions to the Obligations of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank | 65 | ||||
6.3 | Conditions to the Obligations of BOW | 65 | ||||
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION | 66 | |||||
7.1 | Termination | 66 | ||||
7.2 | Termination Fee | 68 | ||||
7.3 | Effect of Termination | 69 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS | 69 | |||||
8.1 | Interpretation | 69 | ||||
8.2 | Survival | 69 | ||||
8.3 | Waiver; Amendment | 69 | ||||
8.4 | Counterparts | 70 | ||||
8.5 | Governing Law | 70 | ||||
8.6 | Expenses | 70 | ||||
8.7 | Notices | 70 | ||||
8.8 | Entire Agreement; etc. | 71 | ||||
8.9 | Successors and Assigns; Assignment | 71 | ||||
8.10 | Severability | 71 | ||||
8.11 | Specific Performance | 71 | ||||
8.12 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 72 | ||||
8.13 | Delivery by Facsimile or Electronic Transmission | 72 |
Exhibit A | Form of BOW Voting Agreement | |
Schedule I | Sample Calculation of the Purchase Price Adjustment | |
Schedule II | Schedule of Book Values | |
Appendix A | BOW and Purchaser Bank Offices | |
Appendix B | Purchaser Bank Director and Officer Names and Residence Addresses |
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Plan of Bank Merger
This is a Plan of Bank Merger (this Agreement), dated as of January 23, 2020, by and among CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (Purchaser), CapStar Bank, a Tennessee chartered bank (Purchaser Bank ) and wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser, and The Bank of Waynesboro, a Tennessee chartered bank (BOW).
Recitals
WHEREAS, FCB Corporation, a Tennessee corporation (FCB), holds 15,168 of the 30,000 issued and outstanding shares, par value $10.00 per share, of common stock of BOW (the BOW Common Stock), which interest represents 50.56% of the issued and outstanding shares of BOW Common Stock, and other shareholders hold the remaining 14,832 shares of BOW Common Stock (the holders of such shares, the BOW Minority Shareholders, and such interest, the BOW Minority Interest);
WHEREAS, the Parties intend that, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, BOW shall merge with and into Purchaser Bank, with Purchaser Bank continuing as the entity surviving the merger (the Merger);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank has unanimously determined that this Agreement and the business combination and related transactions contemplated hereby are advisable and in the respective best interests of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank and in the best interests of their respective shareholders;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of BOW (the BOW Board) established a special committee (the Special Committee), consisting solely of members of the BOW Board not affiliated with FCB, Purchaser or Purchaser Bank, to, among other things, consider and negotiate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and to make a recommendation to the BOW Board as to what action (including approval or rejection thereof, if appropriate), if any, should be taken by BOW with respect thereto;
WHEREAS, Purchaser, in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Purchaser Bank, has approved, authorized and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
WHEREAS, the Special Committee has (i) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are fair to, and in the best interests of, BOW and the BOW Minority Shareholders, (ii) determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of BOW and the BOW Minority Shareholders for BOW to enter into this Agreement and (iii) resolved to recommend that the BOW Board approve and authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
WHEREAS, the BOW Board, based in part on the recommendation of the Special Committee, has (i) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are fair to, and in the best interests of, BOW and its shareholders (including the BOW Minority Shareholders), (ii) determined that it is in the best interests of BOW and its shareholders (including the BOW Minority Shareholders) and declared it advisable for BOW to enter into this Agreement, (iii) approved the execution and delivery by
BOW of this Agreement, the performance by BOW of its covenants and agreements contained herein and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein and (iv) resolved to recommend that the shareholders of BOW vote to approve this Agreement, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the IRC (as defined herein) for federal income tax purposes and that this Agreement be and is hereby adopted as a plan of reorganization for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the IRC;
WHEREAS, Purchaser, the Purchaser Bank and BOW each desires to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the business combination and related transactions provided for herein and to prescribe various conditions to such transactions;
WHEREAS, Purchaser and FCB have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the FCB Merger Agreement), dated as of the date hereof and executed and delivered simultaneously herewith, pursuant to which FCB will merge, immediately prior to the Merger and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the FCB Merger Agreement (which such conditions include the satisfaction or waiver, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, of each of the conditions set forth in Article VI of this Agreement other than Section 6.1(g)), with and into Purchaser, with Purchaser continuing as the corporation surviving the merger (the FCB Merger); and
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Purchasers and Purchaser Banks willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain members of the BOW Board have entered into agreements, dated as of the date hereof and in the form of Exhibit A, pursuant to which he or she will, upon and subject to the terms and conditions therein stated, vote his or her shares of BOW Common Stock in favor of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the BOW Voting Agreements).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises and obligations hereunder, the parties hereto adopt and make this Agreement and prescribe the terms and conditions hereof and the manner and basis of carrying it into effect, which shall be as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following terms are defined in this Agreement in the Section indicated:
Defined Term | Location of Definition | |
Adjustment Amount | Section 2.6(a)(i) | |
Aggregate Stock Consideration | Section 2.5(c) | |
Asset Sale Adjustment | Section 2.6(a)(ii) | |
Audited Financial Statements | Section 3.2(t) | |
BOW | Preamble | |
BOW Benefit Plans | Section 3.2(r)(i) |
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Defined Term | Location of Definition | |
BOW Board | Recitals | |
BOW Common Stock | Recitals | |
BOW Contract | Section 3.2(o)(ii) | |
BOW ERISA Affiliate | Section 3.2(r)(i) | |
BOW Financial Advisor | Section 3.2(t) | |
BOW Insurance Policies | Section 3.2(t) | |
BOW Intellectual Property | Section 3.2(p)(i) | |
BOW IT Systems | Section 3.2(p)(ii) | |
BOW Minority Interest | Recitals | |
BOW Minority Shareholders | Recitals | |
BOW Qualified Plans | Section 3.2(r)(iv) | |
BOW Shareholder Meeting | Section 5.8(a) | |
BOW Voting Agreement | Recitals | |
Burdensome Condition | Section 5.6 | |
Cash Consideration | Section 2.5(a) | |
Change of Recommendation | Section 5.8(b) | |
Closing | Section 2.2 | |
Closing Date | Section 2.2 | |
Confidentiality Agreement | Section 5.3(c) | |
Determination Date | Section 7.1(g)(i) | |
Determination Date Index Price | Section 7.1(g)(iii) | |
Determination Day Average Closing Price | Section 7.1(g)(ii) | |
Disclosure Letter | Section 3.1(a) | |
Dispute Notice | Section 2.6(c) | |
Dissenting Shareholder | Section 2.7 | |
Dissenting Shares | Section 2.7 | |
DOL | Section 3.2(r)(ii) | |
Effective Time | Section 2.3 | |
Election Period | Section 7.1(g) | |
Enforceability Exceptions | Section 3.2(d)(iii) | |
Estimated Closing Statement | Section 2.6(a) | |
Exchange Agent | Section 2.8(a) | |
FCB | Recitals | |
FCB Merger | Recitals | |
FCB Merger Agreement | Recitals | |
Fill Notice | Section 7.1(g) | |
Final Purchase Price Adjustment | Section 2.6(e) | |
Fixed Asset Adjustment | Section 2.6(a)(iii) | |
Fixed Asset Value | Section 5.15(a) | |
Fixed Asset Write Up | Section 2.6(a)(iv) | |
Fixed Assets | Section 5.15(a) | |
Fundamental Representations | Section 3.1(b) | |
Indemnified Party | Section 5.12(a) | |
Independent Accountant | Section 2.6(d) | |
Index Ratio | Section 7.1(g) |
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Defined Term | Location of Definition | |
Initial Index Price | Section 7.1(g)(iv) | |
Letter of Transmittal | Section 2.8(a) | |
Liabilities | Section 3.2(i) | |
Maximum Share Number | Section 2.5(c) | |
Measurement Date | Section 2.6(a) | |
Merger | Recitals | |
Merger Consideration | Section 2.5(a) | |
Articles of Merger | Section 2.3 | |
Minimum Merger Consideration | Section 7.1(g) | |
Mortgage Boutique Net Proceeds | Section 2.6(a)(v) | |
Multiemployer Plan | Section 3.2(r)(vi) | |
Multiple Employer Plan | Section 3.2(r)(vi) | |
Outside Date | Section 7.1(d) | |
Parent Ratio | Section 7.1(g) | |
PBGC | Section 3.2(r)(ii) | |
Per Share Merger Consideration | Section 2.8(b) | |
Plateau Net Proceeds | Section 2.6(a)(vi) | |
Premium Cap | Section 5.12(c) | |
Proxy Statement-Prospectus | Section 5.9(a) | |
Purchase Price Adjustment | Section 2.6(a)(vii) | |
Purchaser | Preamble | |
Purchaser Bank | Preamble | |
Purchaser Bank Common Stock | Section 3.2(c)(iii) | |
Purchaser Bank Preferred Stock | Section 3.2(c)(iii) | |
Purchaser IT Systems | Section 3.3(p)(i) | |
Purchaser Preferred Stock | Section 3.2(c)(i) | |
Purchaser Reports | Section 3.3(h) | |
Representatives | Section 5.1(a) | |
Requisite BOW Shareholder Approval | Section 3.2(d)(i) | |
Resolution Period | Section 2.6(d) | |
Review Period | Section 2.6(b) | |
Shareholder Litigation | Section 5.13 | |
Special Committee | Recitals | |
Stock Consideration | Section 2.5(a) | |
Stock Consideration Reduction Number | Section 2.5(c) | |
Surviving Bank | Section 2.1 | |
Termination Fee | Section 7.2(a) | |
Termination Notice | Section 7.1(g) | |
Transaction Expenses | Section 2.6(a)(viii) | |
Transaction Expenses Adjustment | Section 2.6(a)(ix) |
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For purposes of this Agreement:
Acquisition Proposal means any indication of interest, proposal or offer, whether or not in writing, with respect to any of the following (other than the transactions contemplated hereunder): (i) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, or other similar transaction or series of transactions involving BOW or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of 20% or more of BOWs consolidated assets in a single transaction or series of transactions or 20% or more of any class of equity or voting securities of BOW or its Subsidiaries; (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer for 20% or more of the outstanding voting or equity securities of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act in connection therewith; or (iv) any public announcement, notice or regulatory filing of a proposal, plan or intention to do any of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the foregoing.
Affiliate means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person.
Agreement means this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto, each as amended, modified or restated from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Average Closing Price means the volume-weighted average closing price of Purchaser Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ for the ten (10) consecutive full trading days ending on and including the trading day prior to the Closing Date.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday.
BOW 401(k) Plan means, collectively, any defined contribution retirement plans maintained by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries that is qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC.
Certificate means certificates or book entry shares evidencing shares of BOW Common Stock held by the holders of BOW Common Stock.
COBRA means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
CRA means the Community Reinvestment Act, as amended.
Environmental Law means any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, code, order or regulation relating to (i) the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment (which includes, without limitation, air, water vapor, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, soil, surface land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), or to human health or safety as it relates to Hazardous Materials, or (ii) the exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal of, Hazardous Materials, in each case as amended and as now in effect. The term Environmental Law includes, without limitation, the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 as it relates to Hazardous Materials, each as amended and as now in effect.
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ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Excluded Shares means Dissenting Shares and shares of BOW Common Stock owned or held (including as authorized and unissued shares), other than in a bona fide fiduciary or agency capacity or in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted, by Purchaser, Purchaser Bank, or BOW or by a Subsidiary of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank, or BOW.
FCB Common Stock means the common stock, $10.00 par value per share, of FCB.
FCB Voting Agreements means those agreements, dated as of the date hereof in the form of Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 to the FCB Merger Agreement, entered into by each member of the board of directors of FCB and a certain other shareholder of FCB, pursuant to which he or she will, upon and subject to the terms and conditions therein stated, vote his or her shares of FCB Common Stock in favor of the FCB Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.
FDIC means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Federal Reserve means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
FHLB means the Federal Home Loan Bank.
GAAP means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Governmental Entity means any domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, agency, court, commission, or other administrative entity or SRO.
Hazardous Material means any substance (whether solid, liquid or gas) that is detrimental to human health or safety or to the environment, currently or hereafter listed, defined, designated or classified as hazardous, toxic, radioactive or dangerous, or otherwise regulated, under any Environmental Law, whether by type or by quantity, including any substance containing any such substance as a component. Hazardous Material includes, without limitation, any toxic waste, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, industrial substance, oil or petroleum, or any derivative or by-product thereof, radon, radioactive material, asbestos, asbestos-containing material, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, lead and polychlorinated biphenyl.
IRC means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
IRS means the Internal Revenue Service.
Knowledge means, with respect to Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, the actual knowledge of those senior officers set forth in Purchasers Disclosure Letter and, with respect to BOW, the actual knowledge of those senior officers set forth in BOWs Disclosure Letter.
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Lien means any charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, claim, lien or encumbrance.
Loan means a loan, lease, advance, credit enhancement, guarantee, participation interest in a loan, or other extension of credit.
Loan Property means any property in which the applicable party (or a Subsidiary of it) holds a security interest and, where required by the context, includes the owner or operator of such property, but only with respect to such property.
Material Adverse Effect means an effect, circumstance, occurrence or change that, individually or in the aggregate, (A) has had or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect to the business, financial condition or results of operations of BOW or Purchaser, as the context may dictate, and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) prevents or materially impairs the ability of either BOW or Purchaser, as the context may dictate, to perform its obligations under this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (A) only, any such effect, circumstance, occurrence or change resulting from any (i) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations or GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements or interpretations thereof that apply to financial and/or depository institutions and/or their holding companies generally, (ii) changes, after the date hereof, in economic conditions affecting financial institutions generally, including but not limited to, changes in the general level of market interest rates, (iii) actions and omissions of BOW, Purchaser or Purchaser Bank required under this Agreement, including expenses incurred by the parties in consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the other party, (iv) worsening of national or international political or social conditions including the engagement by the United States in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon or within the United States, (v) natural disaster or other force majeure event, (vi) any failure, in and of itself, to meet internal or other estimates, predictions, projections or forecasts of revenue, net income or any other measure of financial performance (except to the extent that, with respect to this clause (vi), the facts or circumstances giving rise or contributing to failure to meet estimates or projections may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect, except to the extent such facts or circumstances are themselves excepted from the definition of Material Adverse Effect pursuant to any other clause of this definition), (vii) the public announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any pending, potential, or threatened Shareholder Litigation, and (viii) the impact of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby on relationships with customers or employees (including the loss of personnel subsequent to the date of this Agreement) shall not be considered in determining if a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, except, with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iv) and (v), to the extent that the effects of such effect, circumstance, occurrence or change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to comparable U.S. banking organizations.
NASDAQ means the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
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Participation Facility means any facility in which the applicable party (or a Subsidiary of it) participates in the management thereof (including all property held as trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity) and, where required by the context, includes the owner or operator of such property, but only with respect to such property.
Permitted Liens means (i) liens for Taxes not yet delinquent or the amount of which or the liability therefor (or both) is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves for the payment of such Taxes have been established in accordance with GAAP; (b) mechanics, carriers, workers, repairers, and similar inchoate liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves for the payment thereof have been established in accordance with GAAP; (c) zoning, entitlement, building, and other land use regulations imposed by Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over the subject Persons owned or leased real property, which are not violated by the current use and operation of such real property; (d) covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, and other similar non-monetary matters of record affecting title to the subject Persons owned or leased real property, which do not materially impair the occupancy or use of such real property for the purpose(s) for which it is currently used in connection with such Persons business; (e) any right of way or easement related to public roads and highways, which does not materially impair the occupancy or use of such real property for the purpose(s) for which it is currently used in connection with the subject Persons business; and (f) inchoate liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business under workers compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement, and similar legislation for amounts that are not delinquent.
Person means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity.
Purchaser Common Stock means the common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of Purchaser.
Registration Statement means a registration statement on Form S-4 (and any amendments or supplements thereto) with respect to the issuance of Purchaser Common Stock in the Merger.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Significant Subsidiary means as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act, substituting as applicable, BOW or Purchaser as the registrant.
SRO means (i) any self-regulatory organization as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act and (ii) any other United States or foreign securities exchange, futures exchange, commodities exchange or contract market.
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Subsidiary means a corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity in which Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or BOW, as applicable, has, directly or indirectly, an equity interest representing 50% or more of any class of the capital stock thereof or other equity interests therein.
Superior Proposal means an unsolicited bona fide written offer or proposal made by a third party with respect to an Acquisition Proposal that: (i) the BOW Board (based on the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee determines in good faith, after consulting with its outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable to the shareholders of BOW than the transactions contemplated hereby (taking into account all factors relating to such proposed transaction deemed relevant by the BOW Board (based on the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee, respectively including without limitation, the amount and form of consideration, the timing of payment, the risk of consummation of the transaction, the financing thereof and all other conditions thereto (including any adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by Purchaser in response to such Acquisition Proposal)); (ii) is for (x) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of FCB Common Stock or more than 50% of the consolidated assets of FCB and (y) the BOW Minority Interest; and (iii) is reasonably likely to be completed on the terms proposed, in each case taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal.
Taxes means all federal, state, local, and foreign income, excise, franchise, gross receipts, ad valorem, profits, real and personal property, capital, sales, transfer, use, license, and gains, payroll, wage and 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.
Tennessee Secretary means the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee.
TBCA means the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as amended.
Waynesboro Holdings means Waynesboro Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of BOW.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
2.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, BOW will merge with and into Purchaser Bank at the Effective Time, in accordance with the applicable provisions of Title 45 of the Tennessee Code Annotated and the TBCA. At the Effective Time, the separate existence of BOW shall cease, and Purchaser Bank, as the surviving and resulting entity of the Merger (the Surviving Bank), shall continue unaffected and unimpaired by the Merger.
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2.2 Closing. The closing of the Merger (the Closing) will take place as soon as practicable following the FCB Merger or at such other time and date as specified by the parties hereto, but in no case prior to the date on which all of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing) shall have been satisfied or duly waived (subject to applicable law) by the party entitled to satisfaction thereof (the date on which the Closing occurs, the Closing Date), at such place as is agreed by the parties hereto.
2.3 Effective Time. In connection with the Closing, Purchaser Bank and BOW shall deliver or caused to be delivered to the Tennessee Secretary articles of merger (the Articles of Merger). The Merger shall become effective when the Articles of Merger are duly filed or at such later date or time as Purchaser Bank and BOW agree and specify in the Articles of Merger (the date and time the Merger becomes effective being the Effective Time).
2.4 Effects of the Merger. The Merger will have the effects set forth in this Agreement and Title 45 of the Tennessee Code Annotated and the TBCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, all assets of BOW as they exist at the Effective Time of the Merger shall pass to and vest in the Surviving Bank without any conveyance or other transfer. The Surviving Bank shall be responsible for all of the liabilities of every kind and description of each of the merging banks existing as of the Effective Time of the Merger. Immediately following the Effective Time, the Surviving Bank shall continue to operate the main office and each of the branches of BOW existing as of the Effective Time as branches of the Surviving Bank at the officially designated address of each such office or branch (the main office and branches of BOW as of the date of this Agreement being as set forth on Appendix A hereto) and shall continue to operate each of the main office and the branches of Purchaser Bank (as the Surviving Bank) existing at the Effective Time (the main office and branches of Purchaser Bank as of the date of this Agreement being as set forth on Appendix A hereto). The name of the Surviving Bank will be CapStar Bank.
2.5 Effect on Outstanding Shares of BOW Common Stock.
(a) By virtue of the Merger, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, the shares of BOW Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than Excluded Shares, shall collectively be converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate for all shares of BOW Common Stock, the sum of (i) 664,800 shares of Purchaser Common Stock (the Stock Consideration,), and (ii) an amount in cash without interest equal to $4,829,299 (the Cash Consideration), subject to the adjustments in Section 2.5(c), Section 2.5(e) and Section 2.6, and subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 7.1(h) (if elected by Purchaser) (the Stock Consideration and the Cash Consideration collectively, as adjusted, the Merger Consideration).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement other than Section Section 2.5(d), no fraction of a share of Purchaser Common Stock and no certificates or scrip therefor will be issued in the Merger; instead, Purchaser shall pay to each holder of BOW Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Purchaser Common Stock an amount in cash, rounded to the nearest cent, determined by multiplying such fraction by the Average Closing Price.
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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement other than this Section 2.5(c) and Section 2.5(d), if the aggregate number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement and the FCB Merger Agreement (the Aggregate Stock Consideration) would exceed 19.9% of the number of issued and outstanding shares of Purchaser Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (the Maximum Share Number), (i) the Stock Consideration shall be reduced (the amount of such reduction, the Stock Consideration Reduction Number) by the minimum extent necessary (taking into account the reduction of the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued in the FCB Merger pursuant to Section 2.5(c) of the FCB Merger Agreement) such that the Aggregate Stock Consideration does not exceed the Maximum Share Number and (ii) the Cash Consideration for all purposes under this Agreement will be increased by an amount in cash equal to the Stock Consideration Reduction Number multiplied by the Average Closing Price; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Stock Consideration be reduced and the Cash Consideration be increased by such amount as would result in the Merger failing to qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the IRC.
(d) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, all shares of BOW Common Stock held by Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be collectively converted into the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to (i)(x) the dollar value of the Per Share Merger Consideration (calculated using the Average Closing Price where applicable), multiplied by (y) the number of shares of BOW Common Stock held by Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time; divided by (ii) the Average Closing Price. The shares of Purchaser Common Stock to which the BOW Common Stock converts to pursuant to this Section 2.5(d) shall constitute authorized but unissued shares held by Purchaser, and shall not count towards the Maximum Share Number nor be deemed issued and outstanding for the purposes of Section 2.5(c).
(e) If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Purchaser Common Stock or BOW Common Stock shall have been increased, decreased, or changed into or exchanged for a different number of shares or into a different kind of shares or securities by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination, exchange of shares or other similar change in capitalization, or there shall be any extraordinary dividend or distribution (any quarterly cash dividend declared by Purchaser and consistent in amount with past practice shall not be considered an extraordinary dividend or distribution) paid, the Stock Consideration shall be adjusted, subject to Section 2.5(c), appropriately and proportionately to provide the holders of BOW Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement before such event; provided, that nothing in this sentence shall be construed to permit Purchaser or BOW to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.
(f) As of the Effective Time, except for Dissenting Shares (defined below) and all shares of BOW Common Stock held by Purchaser, each Excluded Share shall be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no exchange or payment shall be made with respect thereto. All shares of Purchaser Common Stock that are held by BOW, if any, other than shares held in a fiduciary or agency capacity or in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted, shall be canceled and shall constitute authorized but unissued shares.
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2.6 Purchase Price Adjustment.
(a) Not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date (the Measurement Date), BOW shall provide Purchaser with a good faith estimate (together with reasonable supporting documentation and calculations with respect thereto) of the Purchase Price Adjustment (the Estimated Closing Statement), which shall be accompanied by a notice that sets forth BOWs determination of the Merger Consideration after giving effect to the Purchase Price Adjustment. For illustrative purposes only, Schedule I sets forth a sample calculation of the Purchase Price Adjustment. For purposes of this Section 2.6:
(i) Adjustment Amount shall mean an amount, on an after tax basis, equal to the sum of the Asset Sale Adjustment, the Fixed Asset Adjustment and the Transaction Expenses Adjustment.
(ii) Asset Sale Adjustment shall mean an amount equal to the sum of: (a) the Plateau Net Proceeds and (b) the Mortgage Boutique Net Proceeds.
(iii) Fixed Asset Adjustment shall mean an amount equal to the Fixed Asset Write-Up minus $421,000.
(iv) Fixed Asset Write Up shall mean (x) 49.44% multiplied by (y) an amount equal to the Fixed Asset Value minus the book value of the Fixed Assets as set forth on Schedule II.
(v) Mortgage Boutique Net Proceeds shall mean (x) 49.44% multiplied by (y) an amount equal to the total consideration received by Waynesboro Holdings from the consummation prior to the Measurement Date of the sale or other disposition of 100% of Waynesboro Holdings equity interests in A Mortgage Boutique, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, less the book value of such equity interests as set forth on Schedule II. For the avoidance of doubt, if the sale or other disposition contemplated in the previous sentence is not consummated prior to the Measurement Date, the total consideration received for purposes of the previous sentence will be deemed to be zero and the Mortgage Boutique Net Proceeds will be calculated on that basis.
(vi) Plateau Net Proceeds shall mean (x) 49.44% multiplied by (y) an amount equal to the total consideration received by Waynesboro Holdings from the consummation prior to the Measurement Date of the sale or other disposition of 100% of Waynesboro Holdings equity interests in Plateau Group, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, less the book value of such equity interests as set forth on Schedule II.
(vii) Purchase Price Adjustment shall mean: (i) if the Adjustment Amount is greater than or equal to zero, an amount equal to 50% of the Adjustment Amount and (ii) if the Adjustment Amount is less than zero, an amount equal to the Adjustment Amount.
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(viii) Transaction Expenses shall mean the product of (a) 49.44% and (b) the aggregate amount of all fees and expenses (whether or not yet invoiced and whether payable before, at, or following the Closing) that have been incurred prior to the Closing or will be incurred by Purchaser Bank (as the surviving entity in the Merger) or Purchaser Banks Affiliates after the Closing by or on behalf of BOW (or any of its Subsidiaries) which BOW (or any of its Subsidiaries) prior to the Effective Time has agreed to pay or would otherwise be liable for (whether before, at, or following the Closing) (including, if applicable, fees and expenses of any equity holder of BOW (or any of its Subsidiaries) which BOW (or any of its Subsidiaries) has agreed to pay or is otherwise liable for (whether before, at, or following the Closing), in each case (A) in connection with the consummation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement or otherwise relating to the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement, the FCB Merger Agreement or any other documents or agreements contemplated hereby and thereby and (B) that constitute (w) fees and expenses of third-party counsel, advisors, brokers, finders, consultants, investment bankers, accountants, and auditors and experts, including but not limited to Mercer Capital Management, Inc., (x) costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with the appraisal of the Fixed Assets pursuant to Section 5.15 of this Agreement, (y) any transaction bonus, discretionary bonus, stay bonus, change in control payment, retention payment (whether payable before, at, or following the Closing), severance, payment of accrued and unused paid time off in accordance with Section 5.11(c) of the FCB Merger Agreement or other compensatory payment or benefit made to any current or former employee, officer, director, contractor or consultant of BOW as a result of the consummation or implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement (together with the employer portion of any social security, payroll, unemployment or other similar Taxes payable in connection therewith), which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the items set forth on BOWs Disclosure Letter, or (z) costs and expenses of core system termination and conversion and other technology costs borne or to be borne by BOW (which shall include, for any such costs and expenses to be incurred after the Closing, such costs and expenses the Purchaser Bank (or any of its Affiliates) would be liable for as the surviving entity in the Merger) or any of its Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt and to avoid double counting, no transaction expenses included in the definition of Company Transaction Expenses in the FCB Merger Agreement pursuant to clause (i) of that definition will be included in Transaction Expenses as defined herein.
(ix) Transaction Expenses Adjustment shall mean an amount equal to $1,245,000 minus the Transaction Expenses.
(b) For a five (5) Business Day period (the Review Period) following the delivery to Purchaser of the Estimated Closing Statement, Purchaser and its advisors (including its accounting advisors) shall (i) have access to review the working papers of BOW and its accounting advisors relating to the Estimated Closing Statement (provided that Purchaser and its accounting advisors have executed all release letters reasonably requested by BOWs accounting advisors in connection therewith) and (ii) have access to appropriate employees and representatives of BOW and its accounting advisors and any supporting documentation used to prepare the Estimated Closing Statement.
(c) At any time before the end of the Review Period, Purchaser may deliver a notice to BOW disagreeing with the amount of the Purchase Price Adjustment set forth on the Estimated Closing Statement (Dispute Notice); provided that such notice must (i) set forth Purchasers good-faith calculation (taking into account all adjustments, both positive and negative) of the Purchase Price Adjustment and (ii) specify in reasonable detail those particular items and/or amounts contained in the Estimated Closing Statement as to which Purchaser disagrees or as to which Purchaser believes need to be included to calculate the Purchase Price
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Adjustment. In the event that Purchaser does not provide a Dispute Notice setting forth the information described in clauses (i) through (ii) above prior to the end of the Review Period, the Purchase Price Adjustment set forth in the Estimated Closing Statement shall be the Final Purchase Price Adjustment (defined below).
(d) If a Purchasers Dispute Notice shall be timely delivered pursuant to the paragraph above, BOW and Purchaser shall, during the five (5) Business Days following the date of such delivery (the Resolution Period), negotiate in good faith to determine the Final Purchase Price Adjustment. If during such Resolution Period the parties are unable to reach agreement, BOW and Purchaser shall refer all unresolved disputed Purchase Price Adjustment items to an independent certified public accounting firm in the United States of national reputation mutually acceptable to BOW and Purchaser (the firm selected in accordance with this sentence, the Independent Accountant).
(e) Within ten (10) Business Days after the Independent Accountants engagement, the Independent Accountant shall make a final determination, binding on the parties to this Agreement, of the appropriate amount of each unresolved disputed Purchase Price Adjustment item that remains in dispute based solely on the information that BOW and Purchaser have timely submitted to the Independent Accountant. The Independent Accountant, within such ten (10) Business Day period, shall deliver to BOW and Purchaser a report setting forth its determination of adjustments, if any, to the Estimated Closing Statement and the calculations supporting such adjustments; provided that with respect to each disputed matter, such determination, if not in accordance with the position of either BOW or Purchaser, shall not be in excess of the higher, or less than the lower, of the amounts advocated by BOW in the Estimated Closing Statement or by Purchaser in the Dispute Notice with respect to such disputed matter. The Purchase Price Adjustment as finally determined either through agreement (or deemed agreement) of the parties pursuant to Section 2.6(c) or Section 2.6(d) or through the action of the Independent Accountant pursuant to this Section 2.6(e), shall be the Final Purchase Price Adjustment. Absent bad faith on the part of BOW in the preparation of the Estimated Closing Statement or Purchaser in the delivery of a Dispute Notice, the fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant will be borne and paid equally by Purchaser and BOW.
(f) If the Final Purchase Price Adjustment is less than zero, then:
(i) if the Cash Consideration equals or is greater than the absolute value of the Final Purchase Price Adjustment, the Cash Consideration shall be reduced by an amount of cash equal to the absolute value of the Final Purchase Price Adjustment; and
(ii) if the Cash Consideration is less than the absolute value of the Final Purchase Price Adjustment, (A) the Cash Consideration shall be reduced to zero and (B) the Stock Consideration shall be reduced by a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to (x) the absolute value of the Final Purchase Price Adjustment minus the amount by which the Cash Consideration is reduced pursuant to the preceding clause (A) divided by (y) the Average Closing Price.
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(g) If the Final Purchase Price Adjustment is greater than zero, then the Cash Consideration shall be increased by an amount of cash equal to the Final Purchase Price Adjustment.
(h) If the Final Purchase Price Adjustment is zero, then neither the Cash Consideration nor the Stock Consideration shall be adjusted.
2.7 Dissenters Rights. Each outstanding share of BOW Common Stock, the holder of which has perfected his right to dissent under the TBCA (a Dissenting Shareholder) and has not effectively withdrawn or lost such right as of the Effective Time (the Dissenting Shares) shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration hereunder and shall be entitled only to such rights as are available to such holder pursuant to the applicable provisions of the TBCA. Each holder of a Dissenting Share shall be entitled to receive the value of such Dissenting Share held by him in accordance with the applicable provisions of the TBCA; provided that such holder complies with the procedures contemplated by and set forth in the applicable provisions of the TBCA. If any holder of any Dissenting Share shall effectively withdraw or lose such holders dissenters rights under the applicable provisions of the TBCA, each such Dissenting Share shall be exchangeable for the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.5(a). BOW shall reasonably promptly notify Purchaser of each shareholder who asserts rights as a Dissenting Shareholder following receipt of such shareholders written demand delivered as provided in the TBCA. Prior to the Effective Time, BOW shall not, except with the prior written consent of Purchaser or as required by law, voluntarily make any payment or commit or agree to make any payment to any Dissenting Shareholder or settle or commit or offer to settle any rights of a Dissenting Shareholder asserted under the TBCA.
2.8 Exchange Procedures.
(a) At or before the Effective Time, Purchaser shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a bank or trust company designated by Purchaser and reasonably acceptable to BOW (the Exchange Agent), pursuant to an agreement entered into before the Closing, for the benefit of the holders of record of shares of BOW Common Stock converted into the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, for exchange in accordance with this Section 2.8, (i) the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock and cash sufficient to deliver the Merger Consideration and (ii) any cash payable in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.5(b), and Purchaser shall instruct the Exchange Agent to timely deliver the Merger Consideration. Appropriate transmittal materials (Letter of Transmittal) shall be mailed as soon as practicable (but in any event not more than five (5) Business Days) after the Effective Time to each holder of record of BOW Common Stock. A Letter of Transmittal will be deemed properly completed only if the completed Letter of Transmittal is accompanied by one or more Certificates representing BOW Common Stock (or customary affidavits and, if required by Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.8(h), indemnification regarding the loss or destruction of such Certificates or the guaranteed delivery of such Certificates) representing all shares of BOW Common Stock to be converted thereby.
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(b) At and after the Effective Time, each Certificate shall represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable or issuable in respect of BOW Common Stock represented thereby (the portion of the Merger Consideration payable or issuable in respect of each Share of BOW Common Stock, the Per Share Merger Consideration) together with cash in lieu of any fractional share(s) of Purchaser Common Stock, or as to Dissenting Shares, shall represent only the right to receive applicable payments as set forth in Section 2.7. BOW shall provide to the Exchange Agent all information reasonably necessary for it to perform its obligations as specified herein.
(c) The Letter of Transmittal shall (i) specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss of and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent, (ii) be in a form and contain any other provisions as Purchaser may reasonably determine and (iii) include instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Per Share Merger Consideration, together with cash in lieu of any fractional share(s) of Purchaser Common Stock. Upon the proper surrender of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, the holder of such Certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate, or, at the election of Purchaser, a statement reflecting shares issued in book entry form, representing that number of whole shares of Purchaser Common Stock and such Cash Consideration that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 2.5(a) and a check in the amount equal to any cash in lieu of fractional shares such holder is entitled to pursuant to Section 2.5(b) and any dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled to pursuant to Section 2.8(d). Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. As soon as practicable following receipt of the properly completed Letter of Transmittal and any necessary accompanying documentation, the Exchange Agent shall distribute Purchaser Common Stock, Cash Consideration and cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided herein. The Exchange Agent shall not be entitled to vote or exercise any rights of ownership with respect to the shares of Purchaser Common Stock held by it from time to time hereunder, except that it shall receive and hold all dividends or other distributions paid or distributed with respect to such shares for the account of the Persons entitled thereto. If there is a transfer of ownership of any shares of BOW Common Stock not registered in the transfer records of BOW, the Per Share Merger Consideration, together with cash in lieu of any fractional share(s) of Purchaser Common Stock, shall be issued to the transferee thereof if the Certificates representing such BOW Common Stock are presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required, in the reasonable judgment of Purchaser and the Exchange Agent, to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid.
(d) No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to Purchaser Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be remitted to any Person entitled to receive shares of Purchaser Common Stock hereunder until such Person surrenders his or her Certificates in accordance with this Section 2.8. Upon the surrender of such Persons Certificates, such Person shall be entitled to receive any dividends or other distributions, without interest thereon, which after the Effective Time had become payable but not paid with respect to shares of Purchaser Common Stock represented by such Persons Certificates.
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(e) The stock transfer books of BOW shall be closed immediately upon the Effective Time and from and after the Effective Time there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer records of BOW of any shares of BOW Common Stock. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to Purchaser, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the Per Share Merger Consideration, together with cash in lieu of any fractional share(s) of Purchaser Common Stock, deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.8.
(f) Any portion of the aggregate amount of cash to be paid in lieu of fractions of a share pursuant to Section 2.5, any dividends or other distributions to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.8 or any proceeds from any investments thereof that remains unclaimed by the holders of BOW Common Stock for twelve (12) months after the Effective Time shall be repaid by the Exchange Agent to Purchaser upon the written request of Purchaser. After such request is made, each holder of BOW Common Stock who has not theretofore complied with this Section 2.8 shall look only to Purchaser for the Per Share Merger Consideration deliverable in respect of each share of BOW Common Stock such holder holds, as determined pursuant to Section 2.5, without any interest thereon, and any other amounts to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Article II. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Exchange Agent nor any party to this Agreement (or any Affiliate thereof) shall be liable to any former holder of BOW Common Stock for any amount delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.
(g) Purchaser and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to rely upon BOWs stock transfer books to establish the identity of those Persons entitled to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, which books shall be conclusive with respect thereto. In the event of a dispute with respect to ownership of stock represented by any Certificate, Purchaser and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deposit any Per Share Merger Consideration represented thereby in escrow with an independent third party and thereafter be relieved with respect to any claims thereto.
(h) If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and the posting by such Person of a bond in such amount as the Exchange Agent may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Per Share Merger Consideration and any other amounts deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to Article II.
2.9 Effect on Outstanding Shares of Purchaser Bank Capital Stock; Surviving Bank Capital Stock. Each share of Purchaser Bank capital stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding immediately following and unaffected by the Merger. The authorized capital stock of the Surviving Bank will be comprised of 25,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share. No preferred stock will be issued in connection with, or as a result of, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.10 Directors and Officers of Surviving Bank After Effective Time. Immediately after the Effective Time, until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified, the directors and officers of the Surviving Bank shall consist of the directors and officers of Purchaser Bank serving immediately before the Effective Time (including the Designated Director (as defined in Section 5.4 of the FCB Merger Agreement) appointed to the Purchaser Bank Board of Directors pursuant to Section 5.14 of the FCB Merger Agreement). The names and residence addresses of the members of the board of directors of Purchaser Bank and the executive officers of Purchaser Bank as of the date of this Agreement are set forth on Appendix B hereto.
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2.11 Charter and Bylaws of Surviving Bank. The charter and bylaws of Purchaser Bank in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the charter and the bylaws of the Surviving Bank, in each case until amended in accordance with applicable law and the terms thereof.
2.12 Alternative Structure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, before the Effective Time, Purchaser may specify that the structure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be revised and the parties shall enter into such alternative transaction structure as Purchaser may reasonably determine to effect the purposes of this Agreement; provided, however, that such revised structure shall not (i) alter or change the amount or kind of or the timing of payment of the Merger Consideration, (ii) materially impede or delay consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) adversely affect the Tax treatment of holders of BOW Common Stock in connection with the Merger, including as a result of the Merger failing to qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the IRC, (iv) require submission to or approval of BOWs shareholders after this Agreement has been approved by BOWs shareholders, or submission to or approval by Purchasers shareholders, or (v) require any additional or different consent(s) or approval(s) from, authorization(s) of, or waiver(s) by any Governmental Entity. If Purchaser elects to make such a revision, the parties agree to reasonably cooperate to execute appropriate documents to reflect the revised structure.
2.13 Absence of Control. It is the intent of the parties hereto that neither Purchaser nor Purchaser Bank, by reason of this Agreement, shall be deemed (until consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby) to control, directly or indirectly, BOW or its Subsidiaries or to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of BOW or its Subsidiaries.
2.14 Additional Actions. If, at any time after the Effective Time, Purchaser or Purchaser Bank shall consider or be advised that any further deeds, assignments or assurances in law or any other acts are necessary or desirable to (i) vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in Purchaser or Purchaser Bank its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of BOW, or (ii) otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement, BOW and its respective officers and directors shall be deemed to have granted to Purchaser and Purchaser Bank an irrevocable power of attorney to execute and deliver, in such official corporate capacities, all such deeds, assignments or assurances in law or any other acts as are necessary or desirable to (a) vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in Purchaser or Purchaser Bank its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of BOW or (b) otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement, and the respective officers and directors of Purchaser or Purchaser Bank are authorized in the name of BOW or otherwise to take any and all such action.
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2.15 Withholding. Purchaser and the Exchange Agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby to any holder of BOW Common Stock such amounts as Purchaser (or any Affiliate thereof) or the Exchange Agent are required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the IRC, or any applicable provision of U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax law. To the extent that such amounts are properly withheld by Purchaser or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the BOW Common Stock in respect of whom such deduction and withholding were made by Purchaser or the Exchange Agent.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Disclosure Letters; Standard. (a) Before the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, on the one hand, and BOW, on the other hand, have delivered to the other a letter (each, its Disclosure Letter) setting forth, among other things, facts, circumstances and events the disclosure of which is required or appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more of their respective representations and warranties contained in Section 3.2 or Section 3.3, as applicable, or to one or more of their respective covenants contained in Article IV or V (and making specific reference to the Section of this Agreement to which they relate). Disclosure in any paragraph of the Disclosure Letter shall apply only to the indicated Section of this Agreement, except to the extent that it is reasonably clear on the face of such disclosure (notwithstanding the absence of a specific cross reference) that it is relevant to another paragraph of the Disclosure Letter or another Section of this Agreement.
(b) No representation or warranty of BOW or Purchaser or Purchaser Bank contained in Section 3.2 or 3.3, as applicable (other than (i) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.2(c), 3.2(j)(i)(B), 3.3(c) and 3.3(k)(ii), which shall be true in all respects (other than, in the case of Sections 3.2(c) and 3.3(c) only, inaccuracies which, individually and in the aggregate, are in each case de minimis in both amount and impact), and (ii) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.2(a), 3.2(b)(with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only), 3.2(d), 3.2(e)(ii), 3.2(u), 3.3(a), 3.3(b) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only), 3.3(d), and 3.3(e)(ii), which shall be true in all material respects (such representations and warranties identified in (i) and (ii), collectively, the Fundamental Representations)), will be deemed untrue or incorrect, and no party will be deemed to have breached a representation or warranty, as a consequence of the existence of any fact, event or circumstance unless such fact, event or circumstance, individually or taken together with all other facts, events or circumstances inconsistent with any representation or warranty contained in Section 3.2 or 3.3, has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to BOW, Purchaser or Purchaser Bank, as the case may be (it being understood that, except with respect to the Fundamental Representations, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties, all Material Adverse Effect qualifications and other materiality qualifications contained in such representations and warranties shall be disregarded).
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3.2 Representations and Warranties of BOW. Except (i) as disclosed in BOWs Disclosure Letter, and (ii) for information and documents commonly known as confidential supervisory information to the extent prohibited by applicable law from disclosure (and as to which nothing in this Agreement shall require disclosure), BOW represents and warrants to Purchaser and Purchaser Bank that:
(a) Organization and Qualification. BOW is a Tennessee-chartered state bank. BOWs deposits are insured by the FDIC through the Deposit Insurance Fund to the fullest extent permitted by law. BOW is a member in good standing of the FHLB of Cincinnati and owns the requisite amount of stock therein. BOW has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct the business currently being conducted by it. BOW is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign entity to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on BOW.
(b) Subsidiaries.
(i) BOWs Disclosure Letter sets forth with respect to each of BOWs direct and indirect Subsidiaries its name, its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, BOWs percentage ownership, and the number of shares of stock or other equity interests owned or controlled by BOW. BOW owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of any Liens, other than any restrictions imposed by federal, state or foreign securities laws. There are no contracts, commitments, agreements or understandings relating to BOWs right to vote or dispose of any equity securities of its Subsidiaries. BOWs ownership interest in each of its Subsidiaries complies in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to equity investments by state-chartered non-member banks.
(ii) Each of BOWs Subsidiaries is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, has all requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct the business currently being conducted by it and is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on BOW.
(iii) The outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each BOW Subsidiary have been validly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. No shares of capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary of BOW are or may be required to be issued by virtue of any options, warrants or other rights, no securities exist that are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of such capital stock or other equity interests or any other debt or equity security of any Subsidiary, and there are no contracts, commitments, agreements or understandings of any kind for the issuance of additional shares of capital stock or other equity interests or other debt or equity security of any Subsidiary or options, warrants or other rights with respect to such securities.
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(iv) Except as set forth in BOWs Disclosure Letter, BOW does not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock or other equity interests in any other Person or is obligated to purchase or acquire any such shares or other equity interests.
(c) Capital Structure.
(i) The authorized capital stock of BOW consists of 30,000 shares of BOW Common Stock.
(ii) As of the date of this Agreement, 30,000 shares of BOW Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights and were issued in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws.
(iii) As of the date of this Agreement, FCB directly owns 15,168 shares of BOW Common Stock, free and clear of any Liens, other than any restrictions imposed by federal, state or foreign securities laws.
(iv) No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness, in each case having the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders of BOW may vote, are issued or outstanding.
(v) Except as set forth in this Section 3.2(c), as of the date of this Agreement, (A) no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of BOW are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding, and (B) neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, rights, convertible securities, commitments or agreements of any character obligating BOW or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any additional shares of capital stock of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries (including any rights plan or agreement and including any cash awards where the amount of payment is determined in whole or in part on the price of any capital stock of BOW or its Subsidiaries) or obligating BOW or any of its Subsidiaries to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, put, call, right, convertible security, commitment or agreement. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has or is bound by any rights of any character relating to the purchase, sale or issuance or voting of or right to receive dividends or other distributions on shares of BOW Common Stock, or any other security of BOW or a Subsidiary of BOW or any securities representing the right to vote, purchase or otherwise receive any shares of BOW Common Stock or any other security of BOW or a Subsidiary of BOW. Other than as stated herein, there are no outstanding securities or instruments that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no outstanding contractual obligations of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries.
(vi) There are no voting trusts, shareholder agreements, or similar agreements to which BOW or any of its Subsidiaries has a contractual obligation in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of BOW Common Stock or other voting securities or equity interests of BOW or granting any shareholder or other Person any registration rights. BOW does not have in effect a poison pill or similar shareholder rights plan.
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(d) Authority.
(i) BOW has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the consents, approvals and filings set forth in Section 3.2(f), to perform its obligations hereunder and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by BOW and the consummation by BOW of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions on the part of the BOW Board and the Special Committee, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of BOW are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) other than the approval of this Agreement by (i) the shareholders of BOW by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of BOW Common Stock entitled to vote on this Agreement and (ii) the BOW Minority Shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of BOW Common Stock comprising the BOW Minority Interest entitled to vote on this Agreement (collectively the Requisite BOW Shareholder Approval).
(ii) The Special Committee has (A) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, are fair to, and in the best interests of, BOW and the BOW Minority Shareholders, (B) determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of BOW and the BOW Minority Shareholders for BOW to enter into this Agreement, and (C) resolved to recommend that the BOW Board approve and declare advisable this Agreement.
(iii) The BOW Board, based on the recommendation of the Special Committee, has (A) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are fair to, and in the best interests of, BOW and its shareholders, (B) determined that it is in the best interests of BOW and its shareholders and declared it advisable for BOW to enter into this Agreement, (C) approved the execution and delivery by BOW of this Agreement, the performance by BOW of its covenants and agreements contained herein and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein and (D) resolved to recommend that the shareholders of BOW vote to approve this Agreement, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by BOW and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of BOW, enforceable against BOW in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization and similar laws relating to or affecting insured depository institutions or their holding companies or creditors rights and remedies generally and to general principles of equity, whether applied in a court of law or a court of equity (the Enforceability Exceptions).
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(e) No Violations. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by BOW do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (i) assuming that the consents, approvals and filings referred to in Section 3.2(f) have been obtained and the applicable waiting periods have expired, violate any law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license to which BOW or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their respective properties or assets) is subject, (ii) violate the charter or bylaws of BOW or the similar organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) constitute a breach or violation of, or the loss of any benefit under, or a default under (or an event that, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under), or result in the termination of, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, indenture, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement, instrument or obligation to which BOW or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or to which any of their respective properties or assets may be subject, except, in the case of clause (i) or clause (iii), as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on BOW.
(f) Consents and Approvals. Except for (i) filings of applications and notices with, receipt of approvals or no objections from, and the expiration of related waiting periods required by, federal and state banking authorities, including filings and notices with the Federal Reserve, the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions, and the FDIC (ii) the filing with the SEC of a Proxy Statement-Prospectus relating to the BOW Shareholder Meeting and of the Registration Statement in which such Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus, and declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (iii) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Tennessee Secretary pursuant to TBCA, (iv) the filing with the NASDAQ of a notification or application of the listing of the shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued in the Merger, (v) 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 Purchaser Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, and (vi) the Requisite BOW Shareholder Approval, no consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Entity or any third party are required to be made or obtained by BOW in connection with the execution and delivery by BOW of this Agreement or the consummation by BOW of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. As of the date hereof, BOW has no Knowledge of any reason pertaining to BOW why any of the approvals referred to in this Section 3.2(f) should not be obtained without the imposition of any material condition or restriction described in Section 6.2(e).
(g) Governmental Filings. BOW and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all reports, schedules, registration statements and other documents that it has been required to file since January 1, 2016 with the FDIC, Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions or any other Governmental Entity. As of their respective dates, each of such filings complied in all material respects with all laws or regulations under which it was filed (or was amended to comply promptly following discovery of such noncompliance).
(h) Financial Statements. BOW has previously made available to Purchaser correct and complete copies of (i) the audited consolidated financial statements (including the related notes and schedules thereto) of BOW for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, accompanied by the unqualified audited reports of Blankenship CPA Group, PLLC, independent registered accountants (collectively, the Audited Financial Statements); and (ii) unaudited interim financial statements of BOW for the six (6) months ended June 30, 2019 (such unaudited interim financial statements together with the Audited Financial Statements,
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the Financial Statements). The Financial Statements were prepared from the books and records of BOW and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the subject entity or entities in each case at and as of the dates indicated and the results of operations and, as applicable, cash flows of the subject entity or entities for the periods indicated, and, except as otherwise set forth in the notes thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby; provided, however, that the unaudited financial statements for interim periods are subject to normal year-end adjustments (which will not be material individually or in the aggregate) and lack footnotes to the extent permitted under applicable regulations. The books and records of BOW 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. As of the date of this Agreement, Blankenship CPA Group, PLLC has not resigned (or informed BOW that it intends to resign) or been dismissed as independent auditor of BOW as a result of or in connection with any disagreements with BOW on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.
(i) Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any debt, liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever (whether accrued, contingent, absolute or otherwise and whether due or to become due, Liabilities) other than (i) Liabilities reflected on or reserved against in the Audited Financial Statements, (ii) Liabilities incurred since December 31, 2018 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that, either alone or when combined with all similar Liabilities, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on BOW and (iii) Liabilities incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(j) Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
(i) Except as set forth in BOWs Disclosure Letter, since December 31, 2018, (A) BOW and its Subsidiaries have, in all material respects, conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary and usual course of such businesses consistent with their past practices and (B) there has not been a Material Adverse Effect on BOW.
(ii) Except as set forth in BOWs Disclosure Letter, since December 31, 2018, neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action that would be prohibited by clause (b)(i), (c), (d), (e), (h), (j), (k), (n), (o) or (p) of Section 4.1 if taken after the date hereof.
(k) Litigation. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on BOW, there are no suits, actions or legal, administrative or arbitration or other proceedings, or investigations of any nature pending or, to the Knowledge of BOW, threatened against or affecting BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or any property or asset of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) are seeking damages or declaratory relief against BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) challenge the validity or propriety of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There are no judgments, decrees, injunctions, orders or rulings of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries (or that, upon consummation of the Merger, would apply to Purchaser,
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Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries). Since January 1, 2016, (i) there have been no investigations, subpoenas, written demands, or document requests received by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries from any Governmental Entity (other than in the ordinary course of business or routine regulatory examinations or visitations) and (ii) no Governmental Entity has requested that BOW or any of its Subsidiaries enter into a settlement, negotiation or tolling agreement with respect to any matter related to any such investigation, subpoena, written demand, or document request.
(l) Absence of Regulatory Actions. Since January 1, 2016, neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to any cease and desist order, written agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or has been ordered to pay any civil money penalty by, or has been subject to any action, proceeding, order or directive by any Governmental Entity, or has adopted any board resolutions relating to such matters as are material to the business of BOW or its Subsidiaries at the request of any Governmental Entity, or has been advised by any Governmental Entity that it is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such action, proceeding, order, directive, written agreement, memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, board resolutions or similar undertaking, in each case, except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BOW. To the Knowledge of BOW, there are no material unresolved violations, criticisms or exceptions noted by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations of BOW or its Subsidiaries.
(m) Compliance with Laws. Except as has not had and would not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BOW, BOW and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with and are not in default or violation under any applicable law, statute, order, rule, regulation, policy and/or guideline of any Governmental Entity relating to BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all laws related to data protection or privacy, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B, the Fair Housing 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, 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, and any other law relating to bank secrecy, discriminatory lending, financing or leasing practices, or money laundering prevention, 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. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BOW, BOW and each of its Subsidiaries has, and has had at all times since January 1, 2016, all permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Entities that are required to permit it to carry on its business as it is presently conducted. All such permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect, and no suspension or cancellation of any of them is, to the Knowledge of BOW, threatened. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has been given notice of or been charged with any violation of any law, ordinance, regulation, order, writ, rule, decree or condition to approval of any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BOW.
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(n) Taxes. All federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed by or on behalf of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries have been timely filed or requests for extensions have been timely filed and any such extensions have been granted and have not expired, and all such filed returns are complete and accurate in all material respects. All Taxes shown on such returns, all Taxes required to be shown on returns for which extensions have been granted and all other Taxes required to be paid by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries have been paid in full or adequate provision has been made for any such Taxes in accordance with GAAP. There is no pending, or to the Knowledge of BOW, threatened, audit examination, deficiency assessment, tax investigation or refund litigation with respect to any Taxes of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, and no claim has been made in writing by any authority in a jurisdiction where BOW or any of its Subsidiaries do not file tax returns that BOW or any such Subsidiary is subject to taxation in that jurisdiction. All Taxes and associated interest, additions and penalties due with respect to completed and settled examinations or concluded litigation relating to Taxes of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries have been paid in full or adequate provision has been made for the same in accordance with GAAP. BOW and its Subsidiaries have not executed an extension or waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax due that is currently in effect. BOW and each of its Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party, and BOW and each of its Subsidiaries has timely complied with all applicable information reporting requirements under Part III, Subchapter A of Chapter 61 of the IRC and similar applicable state and local information reporting requirements. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any payments, or is a party to any agreement or maintains any plan, program or arrangement which could require it to make any payments, that would not be fully deductible under Section 162(m) of the IRC. Neither BOW 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 IRC 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 IRC) in a distribution of stock intending to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the IRC.
(o) Agreements.
(i) BOW has previously delivered or made available to Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, and BOWs Disclosure Letter lists, any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) to which BOW or any of its Subsidiaries is a party:
(A) (1) with any director, officer or employee of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving BOW or any of its Subsidiaries of the nature of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (2) with respect to the employment of any directors, officers, employees or consultants; or (3) any of the benefits under which will be increased, or the vesting or payment of the benefits under which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the value of any of the benefits under which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any stock option plan, phantom stock or stock appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan);
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(B) that (1) contains a non-compete or client, customer or employee non-solicit requirement or any other provision that restricts the conduct of, or the manner of conducting, any line of business of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries (or, following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries), (2) obligates BOW or any of its Subsidiaries (or, following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries) to conduct business with any third party on an exclusive or preferential basis, or (3) requires referrals of business or requires BOW or any of its Subsidiaries to make available investment opportunities to any person on a priority or exclusive basis;
(C) pursuant to which BOW or any of its Subsidiaries may become obligated to invest in or contribute capital to any entity;
(D) that relates to borrowings of money (or guarantees thereof) by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries in an amount that exceeds $100,000, other than FHLB of Cincinnati borrowings, customer deposit liabilities and repurchase agreements with customers, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent in all material respects with past practice;
(E) that grants any right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right with respect to any material assets, rights or properties of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries;
(F) that limits the payment of dividends by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries;
(G) that relates to the involvement of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries in a joint venture, partnership, limited liability company agreement or other similar arrangement, or to the formation, creation or operation, management or control of any partnership or joint venture with any third parties;
(H) that relates to an acquisition, divestiture, merger or similar transaction and that contains representations, covenants, indemnities or other obligations (including indemnification, earn-out or other contingent obligations) that are still in effect;
(I) that is a lease or license with respect to any property, real or personal, whether as landlord, tenant, licensor or licensee, involving a liability or obligation as obligor in excess of $100,000 per annum;
(J) that is a consulting agreement or data processing, software programming or licensing contract involving the payment of more than $100,000 per annum; or
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(K) that is not of the type described in clauses (A) through (J) above and that involved payments by, or to, BOW or any of its Subsidiaries in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, or that would reasonably be expected to involve such payments during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, of more than $100,000 (excluding Loans) or the termination of which would require payment by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries of an amount in excess of $100,000.
(ii) Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in Section 3.2(o)(i), whether set forth in BOWs Disclosure Letter or not, is referred to herein as a BOW Contract, and BOW does not have Knowledge of, and has not received written notice of, any material violation of any BOW Contract by any of the other parties thereto. Each BOW Contract is valid and binding on BOW 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 BOW. BOW and each of its Subsidiaries has in all material respects performed all obligations required to be performed by it under each BOW Contract. To BOWs Knowledge, each counterparty to each BOW Contract has in all material respects performed all obligations required to be performed by it under such BOW Contract, and no event or condition exists that constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a material default on the part of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries under any such BOW Contract.
(p) Intellectual Property; BOW IT Systems.
(i) BOW and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses valid and binding licenses and other rights to use (in the manner and the geographic areas in which they are currently used) all intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, service marks and trademarks, material to its business. BOWs Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list of all material patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights owned by or licensed to BOW or any of its Subsidiaries for use in its business, and all licenses and other agreements relating thereto, and all agreements relating to third party intellectual property material to the business of BOW or its Subsidiaries that BOW or any of its Subsidiaries is licensed or authorized to use in its business, including, without limitation, any software licenses but excluding any so-called shrink-wrap license agreements and other similar computer software licensed in the ordinary course of business and/or otherwise resident on desktop computers (collectively, the BOW Intellectual Property). With respect to each item of BOW Intellectual Property owned by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, the owner possesses all right, title and interest in and to the item, free and clear of any Lien. With respect to each item of BOW Intellectual Property that BOW or any of its Subsidiaries is licensed or authorized to use, the license, sublicense or agreement covering such item is legal, valid, binding, enforceable (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions) and in full force and effect as to BOW and its Subsidiaries. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice alleging any interference, infringement, misappropriation or violation with or of any intellectual property rights of a third party (including any claims that BOW or any of its Subsidiaries must license or refrain from using any intellectual property rights of a third party). To the Knowledge of BOW, neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise come into conflict with any intellectual property rights of third parties and no third party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise come into conflict with any intellectual property rights of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(ii) To BOWs Knowledge, all information technology and computer systems (including software, information technology and telecommunication hardware and other equipment) relating to the transmission, storage, maintenance, organization, presentation, generation, processing or analysis of data and information, whether or not in electronic format, used in or necessary to the conduct of the business of BOW or its Subsidiaries (collectively, the BOW IT Systems) have been properly maintained, in accordance with standards set by the manufacturers or otherwise in accordance with standards in the industry, to ensure proper operation, monitoring and use. BOW IT Systems are in good working condition to effectively perform all information technology operations necessary to conduct BOWs consolidated business as currently conducted. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced within the past two years any material disruption to, or material interruption in, the conduct of its business attributable to a defect, bug, breakdown or other failure or deficiency of BOW IT Systems. No Person has gained unauthorized access to any of BOW IT Systems that has had, or is reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on BOW. BOW and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to provide for the back-up and recovery of the data and information necessary to the conduct of their businesses without material disruption to, or material interruption in, the conduct of their respective businesses. BOW and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all data protection and privacy laws and regulations as well as their own policies relating to data protection and the privacy and security of personal data and the non-public personal information of their respective customers and employees.
(q) Labor Matters.
(i) BOW and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws respecting employment, retention of independent contractors, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, and wages and hours. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has ever been a party to, or is or has ever been bound by, any collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or labor organization with respect to its employees, nor is BOW or any of its Subsidiaries the subject of any proceeding asserting that it has committed an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it or any such Subsidiary to bargain with any labor organization as to wages and conditions of employment nor, to the Knowledge of BOW, has any such proceeding been threatened, nor is there any strike, other labor dispute or organizational effort involving BOW or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the Knowledge of BOW, threatened.
(ii) BOWs Disclosure Letter identifies (A) all employees (including any leased or temporary employees) of BOW and its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement; and (B) each employees date of hire and current rate of compensation. BOWs Disclosure Letter also names any employee who is absent from work due to a leave of absence (including, but not limited to, in accordance with the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act or the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act) or a work-related injury, or who is receiving workers compensation or disability compensation. There are no unpaid wages, bonuses or commissions owed to any employee (other than those not yet due).
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(r) Employee Benefit Plans.
(i) BOWs Disclosure Letter lists all BOW Benefit Plans. For purposes of this Agreement, BOW Benefit Plans mean all employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), whether or not subject to ERISA, whether funded or unfunded, and all pension, benefit, retirement, bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, stock-based, performance award, phantom equity, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance, retention, employment, consulting, termination, change in control, salary continuation, accrued leave, sick leave, vacation, paid time off, health, medical, disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, insurance, welfare, fringe benefit and other similar plans, programs, policies, practices or arrangements or other contracts or agreements (and any amendments thereto) with respect to which BOW or any Subsidiary or any trade or business of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not incorporated, all of which together with BOW would be deemed a single employer within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA (a BOW ERISA Affiliate), is a party or has any current or future obligation or liability or that are sponsored, maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or any BOW ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or independent contractor (or any spouse or dependent of such individual) of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or any BOW ERISA Affiliate.
(ii) Except as set forth in Section 3.2(r)(ii) of BOWs Disclosure Letter, BOW has heretofore made available to Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of the following documents with respect to each of BOW Benefit Plans, to the extent applicable, (i) all plans and trust agreements, (ii) all summary plan descriptions, amendments, modifications or material supplements to any BOW Benefit Plan, (iii) where any BOW Benefit Plan has not been reduced to writing, a written summary of all the material plan terms, (iv) the annual report (Form 5500), if any, filed with the IRS for the last three (3) plan years and summary annual reports, with schedules and financial statements attached, (v) the most recently received IRS determination letter, if any, relating to any BOW Benefit Plan, (vi) the most recently prepared actuarial report for each BOW Benefit Plan (if applicable) for each of the last three (3) years and (vii) copies of material notices, letters or other correspondence with the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor (the DOL) or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the PBGC).
(iii) Except as set forth in Section 3.2(r)(iii) of BOWs Disclosure Letter, each BOW 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 IRC. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action to take corrective action or made a filing under any voluntary correction program of the IRS, the DOL or any other Governmental Entity with respect to any BOW Benefit Plan, and neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Knowledge of any plan defect that would qualify for correction under any such program.
(iv) BOWs Disclosure Letter identifies each BOW Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC (the BOW Qualified Plans). Each such plan can rely on an opinion letter from the IRS to the prototype plan or volume submitter plan sponsor to the effect that such plan is so qualified and that the plan and the trust related thereto are exempt from federal income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the IRC, and, to the Knowledge of BOW except as set forth in Section 3.2(r)(iv) of BOWs Disclosure Letter, there are no existing circumstances and no events have occurred that could adversely affect the qualified status of any BOW Qualified Plan or the exempt status of the related trust or increase the costs relating thereto. No trust funding any BOW Benefit Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Section 501(c)(9) of the IRC.
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(v) Except as set forth on Section 3.2(r)(v) of BOWs Disclosure Letter, each BOW Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 409A of the IRC has been administered and documented in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the IRC, except where any non-compliance has not and cannot reasonably be expected to result in material liability to BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or any employee of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries.
(vi) None of BOW, its Subsidiaries nor any BOW ERISA Affiliate has, at any time during the last six years, maintained, contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, any plan that is a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (a Multiemployer Plan) or any plan that has two or more contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA (a Multiple Employer Plan), and none of BOW and its Subsidiaries nor any BOW 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 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA) from a Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan.
(vii) Except as set forth on Section 3.2(r)(vii) of BOWs Disclosure Letter, neither either BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries sponsors has sponsored or has any obligation with respect to any employee benefit plan 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 IRC.
(viii) All contributions required to be made to any BOW 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 BOW Benefit Plan, for any period through the date hereof, have been timely made or paid in full or, to the extent not required to be made or paid on or before the date hereof, have been fully reflected on the books and records of BOW.
(ix) 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 BOWs Knowledge, no set of circumstances exists that may reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim or lawsuit, against BOW Benefit Plans, any fiduciaries thereof with respect to their duties to BOW Benefit Plans or the assets of any of the trusts under any of BOW Benefit Plans, that could reasonably be expected to result in any material liability of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries to the PBGC, the IRS, the DOL, any Multiemployer Plan, a Multiple Employer Plan, any participant in any BOW Benefit Plan, or any other party.
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(x) To the Knowledge of BOW, none of BOW and its Subsidiaries nor any BOW ERISA Affiliate nor any other person, including any fiduciary, has engaged in any prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 4975 of the IRC or Section 406 of ERISA) that could subject any of BOW Benefit Plans or their related trusts, BOW, any of its Subsidiaries, any BOW ERISA Affiliate or any person that BOW or any of its Subsidiaries has an obligation to indemnify, to any material tax or penalty imposed under Section 4975 of the IRC or Section 502 of ERISA.
(xi) Except as set forth in Section 3.2(r)(xi) of BOWs Disclosure Letter, 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 in the amount or value of, any payment, compensation (including stock or stock-based), right or other benefit to any employee, officer, director, independent contractor, consultant or other service provider of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in any limitation on the right of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any BOW 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 BOW 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 IRC. Neither BOW 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 BOW or any of its Affiliates to establish or make any contribution to a rabbi trust or similar funding vehicle.
(xii) No BOW Benefit Plan provides for the gross-up or reimbursement of Taxes under Section 409A or 4999 of the IRC, or otherwise. Section 3.2(r)(xii) of BOWs Disclosure Letter includes true, correct and complete copies of Section 280G calculations (whether final or not) with respect to any disqualified individual in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(xiii) There are no pending or, to BOWs Knowledge, threatened material labor grievances or material unfair labor practice claims or charges against BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any strikes or other material labor disputes against BOW or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries is 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 BOW or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of BOW, there are no organizing efforts by any union or other group seeking to represent any employees of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries and no employees of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries are represented by any labor organization.
(s) Properties.
(i) A list of all real property owned or leased by BOW or a Subsidiary of BOW is set forth in BOWs Disclosure Letter. BOW and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all real property owned by it (including any property acquired in a judicial foreclosure proceeding or by way of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar transfer), in each case free and clear of any Liens, except Permitted Liens. Each lease pursuant to which BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, as lessee, leases real property is valid and in full force and effect as to
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BOW and the Subsidiaries and neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to BOWs Knowledge, any other party to any such lease, is in default or in violation, in each case in any material respect, of any material provisions of any such lease. BOW has previously delivered or made available to Purchaser a complete and correct copy of each such lease of real property. All real property owned or leased by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries is in all material respects in a good state of maintenance and repair (normal wear and tear excepted), conforms in all material respects with all applicable ordinances, regulations and zoning laws and is considered by BOW to be adequate for the current business of BOW and its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of BOW, none of the buildings, structures or other improvements located on any real property owned or leased by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries encroach upon or over any adjoining parcel or real estate or any easement or right-of-way.
(ii) BOW and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all tangible personal property owned by it, free and clear of all Liens, except such Liens, if any, that are not material in character, amount or extent, and that do not materially detract from the value, or materially interfere with the present use of the properties subject thereto or affected thereby. With respect to tangible personal property used in the business of BOW and its Subsidiaries that is leased rather than owned, neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under the terms of any such lease, except where it has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on BOW.
(t) Fairness Opinion. The Special Committee has received the opinion (which, if initially rendered verbally, has been or will be confirmed by a written opinion, dated the same date) of Mercer Capital Management, Inc. (BOW Financial Advisor) to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth therein, the Merger Consideration to be paid to the BOW Minority Shareholders by Purchaser is fair, from a financial point of view, to the BOW Minority Shareholders. Such opinion has not been amended or rescinded as of the date of this Agreement.
(u) Fees. Other than for financial advisory services performed for BOW by BOW Financial Advisor pursuant to an agreement executed by BOW on June 26, 2018, a true and complete copy of which is included in BOWs Disclosure Letter, neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees, and no broker or finder has acted directly or indirectly for BOW or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(v) Environmental Matters.
(i) Each of BOWs and its Subsidiaries owned or leased real properties, Participation Facilities, and, to the Knowledge of BOW, Loan Properties is, and has been during the period of BOWs or its Subsidiaries ownership or operation thereof, in material compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for such non-compliance as has not had a Material Adverse Effect on BOW.
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(ii) There is no suit, claim, action, written demand, executive or administrative order, written directive, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of BOW, threatened, before any court or Governmental Entity against BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or any Participation Facility (A) for alleged noncompliance (including by any predecessor) with, or liability under, any Environmental Law or (B) relating to the presence of or release into the environment of any Hazardous Material, whether or not occurring at or on a site owned, leased or operated by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or any Participation Facility, in each case except as has not had a Material Adverse Effect on BOW.
(iii) Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has received in writing any notice, demand letter, executive or administrative order, directive or request for information from any Governmental Entity or any third party indicating that it may be in violation in any material respect of, or has any material liability under, any Environmental Law.
(iv) To the Knowledge of BOW, there are no underground storage tanks at any properties owned or operated by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or any Participation Facility. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries has closed or removed any underground storage tanks from any properties owned or operated by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or any Participation Facility.
(v) During the period of (A) BOWs or its Subsidiaries ownership or operation of any of their respective current properties or (B) BOWs or its Subsidiaries participation in the management of any Participation Facility, to the Knowledge of BOW, there has been no release of Hazardous Materials in, on, under or affecting such properties, except for releases of Hazardous Materials in quantities below the level at which they were regulated under any Environmental Law in effect at the time of such release.
(w) Loan Matters.
(i) All Loans held by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries were made in all material respects for good, valuable and adequate consideration in the ordinary course of business, and such Loans are not subject to any pending or, to the Knowledge of BOW, threatened defenses, setoffs or counterclaims, including, without limitation, any such as are afforded by usury or truth in lending laws, except as may be provided by the Enforceability Exceptions. The notes or other evidences of indebtedness evidencing such Loans and all forms of pledges, mortgages and other collateral documents and security agreements are, in all material respects, enforceable and valid (except as may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions), and in each case, true, genuine and what they purport to be.
(ii) Neither the terms of any such Loan, any of the documentation for any Loan, the manner in which any such Loans have been administered and serviced, nor BOWs practices of soliciting, originating, approving or rejecting Loan applications, violate in any material respect any federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation applicable thereto, including, without limitation, the Truth In Lending Act, Regulations O and Z of the Federal Reserve, the CRA, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and any state laws, rules and regulations relating to consumer protection, installment sales and usury.
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(iii) The allowances for loan losses reflected in BOWs consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 were, and BOWs allowance for loan losses as of the Closing Date will be, in each case in the opinion of management, adequate, as of such dates thereof, under GAAP.
(iv) None of the agreements pursuant to which BOW 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 because of a payment default by the obligor on any such Loan other than in the case where there has been a breach of a representation or warranty by BOW or its Subsidiaries.
(v) (A) BOWs Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all Loans as of the date hereof by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries to any directors, executive officers, principal shareholders or other insider (as such terms are defined in Regulation O of the Federal Reserve (12 C.F.R. Part 215)) of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) there are no Loans by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries to any executive, officer, director, principal shareholder or other insider (as such terms are defined in Regulation O of the Federal Reserve (12 C.F.R. Part 215)) of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries on which the borrower is paying a rate other than that reflected in the note or other relevant credit or security agreement or on which the borrower is paying a rate that was or is not in compliance with Regulation O and (C) all such Loans described in clause (A) are and were originated in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws.
(vi) Except as such disclosure may be limited by any applicable law, rule or regulation, BOWs Disclosure Letter sets forth a listing, as of December 31, 2019, by account, of: (A) each borrower, customer or other party that has notified BOW or its Subsidiaries during the past twelve (12) months of, or has asserted against BOW or its Subsidiaries, in each case in writing, any lender liability or similar claim; (B) all Loans held by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries (1) that are contractually past due ninety (90) days or more in the payment of principal and/or interest, (2) that are on non-accrual status, (3) that are classified as Pass 5, Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful, Loss, Classified, Criticized, Credit Risk Assets, Concerned Loans, Watch List or words of similar import, (4) that are considered troubled debt restructurings or where the interest rate terms have been reduced and/or the maturity dates have been extended after the origination of the Loan due to concerns regarding the borrowers ability to pay in accordance with the Loans original terms and (5) where a specific reserve allocation exists in connection therewith, in each case of clauses (B)(1) to (B)(4), together with the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on each such Loan and the aggregate principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Loans as of such date; and (C) all assets classified by BOW or its Subsidiaries as real estate acquired through foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure, including in-substance foreclosures, and all other assets currently held that were acquired through foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure.
(x) Anti-takeover Provisions Inapplicable. BOW and its Subsidiaries have taken all actions required to exempt Purchaser, Purchaser Bank, this Agreement, and the Merger from any provisions of an anti-takeover nature contained in their organizational documents, and the provisions of any federal or state anti-takeover, fair price, moratorium, control share acquisition or similar laws or regulations.
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(y) Material Interests of Certain Persons. Except for deposit and loan relationships entered into in the ordinary course of business, no current or former executive officer or director of BOW, or any immediate family member or Affiliate of any such Person, has any material interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or property (real or personal), tangible or intangible, used in or pertaining to the business of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries.
(z) Insurance. BOW and its Subsidiaries are presently insured for amounts deemed reasonable by management of BOW against such risks as companies engaged in a similar business would, in accordance with good business practice, customarily be insured. BOWs Disclosure Letter contains a list of all policies of insurance carried and owned by BOW or any of BOWs Subsidiaries (the BOW Insurance Policies) showing the name of the insurance company, the nature of the coverage, the policy limit, the annual premiums and the expiration date. All of BOW Insurance Policies are in full force and effect, BOW and its Subsidiaries are not in material default thereunder, and all premiums and other payments due under any such policy have been paid. There are as of the date of this Agreement no material claims pending, and no written notices have been given of any such claims, under BOW Insurance Policies (other than with respect to health or disability insurance).
(aa) Investment Securities; Derivatives.
(i) Except for restrictions that exist for securities that are classified as held to maturity, none of the investment securities held by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, including but not limited to FHLB of Cincinnati stock, is subject to any restriction (contractual or statutory) that would materially impair the ability of the entity holding such investment freely to dispose of such investment at any time.
(ii) Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or has agreed to enter into an exchange-traded or over-the-counter equity, interest rate, foreign exchange or other swap, forward, future, option, cap, floor or collar or any other contract that is a derivative contract or other similar risk management arrangements (including various combinations thereof) or owns securities that (A) are referred to generically as structured notes, high risk mortgage derivatives, capped floating rate notes or capped floating rate mortgage derivatives or (B) are likely to have changes in value as a result of interest or exchange rate changes that materially exceed normal changes in value attributable to interest or exchange rate changes.
(bb) Indemnification. Except as provided in the charter or bylaws of BOW and the similar organizational documents of its Subsidiaries, and in employment agreements, change in control agreements and other agreements related to employment or service as a director, officer or employee, as of the date of this Agreement, neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement that provides for the indemnification of any of its present or former directors, officers, employees or shareholders, or other persons who serve or served as a director, officer or employee of another corporation, partnership or other enterprise at the request of BOW, and as of the date of this Agreement, there are no claims pending, or to the Knowledge of BOW threatened, for which any such Person would be entitled to indemnification under the charter or bylaws of BOW or the similar organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries, under any applicable law or regulation or under any such employment-related agreement.
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(cc) Corporate Documents and Records. BOW has previously provided or made available to Purchaser a complete and correct copy of the charter, bylaws and similar organizational documents of BOW and each of BOWs Subsidiaries, as in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Neither BOW nor any of BOWs Subsidiaries is in violation in any material respect of its charter, bylaws or similar organizational documents. The minute books of BOW and each of BOWs Subsidiaries constitute a materially complete and correct record of all material actions taken by their respective boards of directors (and each committee thereof) and their shareholders.
(dd) CRA, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC and Customer Information Security. BOW has received a rating of Satisfactory or better in its most recent examination or interim review with respect to the CRA. BOW does not have Knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would cause either BOW or any other Subsidiary of BOW: (i) to be deemed not to be in satisfactory compliance in any material respect with the CRA, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or to be assigned a rating for CRA purposes by federal bank regulators of lower than Satisfactory; or (ii) to be deemed to be operating in violation in any material respect of the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, any order issued with respect to anti-money laundering by the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control, or any other applicable anti-money laundering statute, rule or regulation; or (iii) to be deemed not to be in satisfactory compliance in any material respect with the applicable privacy of customer information requirements contained in any federal and state privacy laws and regulations, including without limitation, in Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as the provisions of the information security program adopted by BOW. To the Knowledge of BOW, no non-public customer information has been disclosed to or accessed by an unauthorized third party in a manner that would cause either BOW or any of its Subsidiaries to undertake any significant remedial action. The BOW Board (or where appropriate of any Subsidiary of BOW) has adopted, and BOW (or such Subsidiary of BOW) has implemented, an anti-money laundering program that contains customer identification verification procedures that comply with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act and such anti-money laundering program meets the requirements in all material respects of Section 352 of the USA PATRIOT Act and the regulations thereunder, and BOW (or such Subsidiary of BOW) has complied in all material respects with any requirements to file reports and other necessary documents as required by the USA PATRIOT Act and the regulations thereunder.
(ee) Internal Controls. BOW and its Subsidiaries have devised and maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting appropriate for its size and the industry in which it operates, which is designed to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting. There are no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect BOWs ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information. To the Knowledge of BOW, there has occurred no fraud, whether material or not, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in BOWs internal controls over financial reporting. Since January 1, 2016, neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of BOW, any director, officer, or employee of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, has received any material complaint, allegation or assertion regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods (including with respect to loan loss reserves, write-downs, charge-offs and accruals) of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls.
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(ff) Tax Treatment of the Merger. BOW has no Knowledge of any fact or circumstance relating to it that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the IRC.
(gg) Trust Accounts. BOW and each of its Subsidiaries has properly administered in all material respects all accounts, if any, for which it acts as a fiduciary, including, but not limited to, accounts for which it serves as trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment advisor, in accordance in all material respects with the terms of the governing documents and applicable laws and regulations. Neither BOW nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of BOW any of their respective directors, officers or employees, has committed any breach of trust with respect to any such fiduciary account.
(hh) No Other Representations or Warranties.
(i) Except for the representations and warranties made by BOW in this Section 3.2, neither BOW nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to BOW, its Subsidiaries, or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects, and BOW hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, neither BOW nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or representatives with respect to (A) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospective information relating to BOW, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, or (B) except for the representations and warranties made by BOW in this Section 3.2, any oral or written information presented to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of BOW, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(ii) BOW hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither Purchaser nor any other Person has made or is making any express or implied representation or warranty other than those contained in Section 3.3 and that BOW did not rely on any representation or warranty not contained in Section 3.3 when making its decision to enter into this Agreement and will not rely on any such representation or warranty in deciding to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.3 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank. Except (i) as disclosed in (A) Purchasers Disclosure Letter and (B) the Purchaser Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement (including exhibits and other information incorporated by reference therein but excluding any predictive, cautionary or forward looking disclosures contained under the captions risk factors, forward looking statements or any similar precautionary sections and any other disclosures contained therein that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature), and (ii) for information and documents commonly known as confidential supervisory information to the extent prohibited by law from disclosure (and as to which nothing in this Agreement shall require disclosure), Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, as applicable, represent and warrant to BOW that:
(a) Organization and Qualification.
(i) Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Tennessee and is registered with the Federal Reserve as a bank holding company. Purchaser has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct the business currently being conducted by it. Purchaser is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser. Purchaser engages only in activities, and holds properties only of the types, permitted for bank holding companies by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the rules, regulations and interpretations promulgated thereunder.
(ii) Purchaser Bank is a Tennessee-chartered state bank. No Subsidiary of Purchaser other than Purchaser Bank is an insured depository institution as defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, and the applicable regulations thereunder. Purchaser Banks deposits are insured by the FDIC through the Deposit Insurance Fund to the fullest extent permitted by law. Purchaser Bank is a member in good standing of the FHLB of Cincinnati and owns the requisite amount of stock therein.
(b) Subsidiaries.
(i) Each of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens, other than any restrictions imposed by federal, state or foreign securities laws. There are no contracts, commitments, agreements or understandings relating to Purchaser or Purchaser Banks right to vote or dispose of any equity securities of its Subsidiaries. Purchaser and Purchaser Banks ownership interest in each of their Subsidiaries complies in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to equity investments by bank holding companies and state-chartered member banks.
(ii) Each of Purchasers Subsidiaries, including Purchaser Bank, is a legal entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization, as applicable, has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct the business currently being conducted by it and is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser.
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(iii) The outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of Purchaser, including Purchaser Bank, have been validly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. No shares of capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary of Purchaser, including Purchaser Bank, are or may be required to be issued by virtue of any options, warrants or other rights, no securities exist that are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of such capital stock or other equity interests or any other debt or equity security of any Subsidiary, and there are no contracts, commitments, agreements or understandings of any kind for the issuance of additional shares of capital stock or other equity interests or other debt or equity security of any Subsidiary or options, warrants or other rights with respect to such securities.
(c) Capital Structure.
(i) The authorized capital stock of Purchaser consists of 25,000,000 shares of Purchaser Common Stock, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share (Purchaser Preferred Stock).
(ii) As of December 31, 2019:
(A) 18,361,922 shares of Purchaser Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights and were issued in full compliance with all applicable laws;
(B) No shares of Purchaser Common Stock are held in Purchasers treasury;
(C) No shares of Purchaser Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding;
(D) No shares of Purchaser Common Stock are underlying outstanding warrants; and
(E) 362,757 shares of Purchaser Common Stock are reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding grants or awards under Purchasers stock-based benefit plans.
(iii) The authorized capital stock of Purchaser Bank consists of 25,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share (Purchaser Bank Common Stock), and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share (Purchaser Bank Preferred Stock). As of December 31, 2019, 8,625,251 shares of Purchaser Bank Common Stock and 1,609,756 shares of Purchaser Bank Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights and were issued in full compliance with all applicable laws. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Purchaser Bank Common Stock and Purchaser Bank Preferred Stock are owned by Purchaser.
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(iv) The shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued in exchange for shares of BOW Common Stock upon consummation of the Merger in accordance with this Agreement have been duly authorized and when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and subject to no preemptive rights.
(v) No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness, in each case having the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders of Purchaser or Purchaser Bank may vote, are issued or outstanding (except, in the case of Purchaser Bank, where the entity having such rights is Purchaser or an Affiliate of Purchaser).
(vi) Except as set forth in this Section 3.3(c), as of the date of this Agreement, (A) no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Purchaser or Purchaser Bank are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding, and (B) other than options to purchase shares of Purchaser Common Stock, neither Purchaser, Purchaser Bank nor any of their Subsidiaries has or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, rights, convertible securities, commitments or agreements of any character obligating Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any additional shares of capital stock of Purchaser or Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries (including any rights plan or agreement) or obligating Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, puts, calls, rights, convertible securities, commitment or agreement. Neither Purchaser, Purchaser Bank nor any of their Subsidiaries has or is bound by any rights of any character relating to the purchase, sale or issuance or voting of, or right to receive dividends or other distributions on, shares of Purchaser Common Stock, or any other security of Purchaser or any Subsidiary of Purchaser or any securities representing the right to vote, purchase or otherwise receive any shares of Purchaser Common Stock or any other security of Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser. Other than as stated herein, there are no outstanding securities or instruments that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries.
(d) Authority. Each of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to the consents, approvals and filings set forth in Section 3.3(f), to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions on the part of Purchasers and Purchaser Banks Boards of Directors, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Purchaser or Purchaser Bank are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Purchasers Board of Directors has determined that this Agreement is advisable and has unanimously adopted a resolution to the foregoing effect. Purchaser Banks Board of Directors has determined that this Agreement is advisable and has unanimously adopted a resolution to the foregoing effect. Purchaser, in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Purchaser Bank, has approved, authorized and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and Purchaser Bank and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, enforceable against Purchaser and Purchaser Bank in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
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(e) No Violations. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Purchaser and Purchaser Bank do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (i) assuming that the consents, approvals and filings referred to in Section 3.3(f) have been obtained and the applicable waiting periods have expired, violate any law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license to which Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries (or any of their respective properties or assets) is subject, (ii) violate the charter or bylaws of Purchaser Bank or the similar organizational documents of any of their Subsidiaries or (iii) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under (or an event that, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under), or result in the termination of, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, indenture, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement, instrument or obligation to which Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries is a party, or to which any of their respective properties or assets may be subject, except, in the case of clause (i) or clause (iii), as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser or Purchaser Bank.
(f) Consents and Approvals. Except for (i) filings of applications and notices with, receipt of approvals or no objections from, and the expiration of related waiting periods required by, federal and state banking authorities, including filings and notices with the Federal Reserve and the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions, (ii) the filing with the SEC of a Proxy Statement-Prospectus relating to the BOW Shareholder Meeting and of the Registration Statement in which such proxy statement will be included as a prospectus, and declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (iii) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Tennessee Secretary pursuant to the TBCA, (iv) the filing with the NASDAQ of a notification or application of the listing of the shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued in the Merger, and (v) 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 Purchaser Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement , no consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Entity or any third party are required to be made or obtained by Purchaser or Purchaser Bank in connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser and Purchaser Bank of this Agreement or the consummation by Purchaser Bank of the Merger and Purchaser and Purchaser Bank of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. As of the date hereof, Purchaser and Purchaser Bank have no Knowledge of any reason pertaining to Purchaser or Purchaser Bank why any of the approvals referred to in this Section 3.3(f) should not be obtained without the imposition of any material condition or restriction described in Section 6.2(e).
(g) Governmental Filings. Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and each of their Subsidiaries has timely filed all reports, schedules, registration statements and other documents that it has been required to file since January 1, 2016 with the Federal Reserve, the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions or any other Governmental Entity. As of their respective dates, each of such filings complied in all material respects with all laws or regulations under which it was filed (or was amended to comply promptly following discovery of such noncompliance).
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(h) Securities Filings. Purchaser has timely filed with the SEC all reports, schedules, registration statements, definitive proxy statements and other filings and exhibits thereto, that it has been required to file under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, since January 1, 2016 (collectively, the Purchaser Reports). As of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, none of the Purchaser Reports contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, all of the Purchaser Reports complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) of Purchaser included in the Purchaser Reports complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.
(i) Financial Statements. Purchaser has previously made available to BOW copies of (i) the consolidated balance sheets of Purchaser and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, together with the notes thereto, accompanied by the audit report of Purchasers independent registered public accounting firm, as reported in Purchasers Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Purchaser and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2019 and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as reported in Purchasers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 filed with the SEC. Such financial statements were prepared from the books and records of Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, fairly present the consolidated financial position of Purchaser and its Subsidiaries in each case at and as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Purchaser and its Subsidiaries for the periods indicated, and, except as otherwise set forth in the notes thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby; provided, however, that the unaudited financial statements for interim periods are subject to normal year-end adjustments (which will not be material individually or in the aggregate) and lack footnotes to the extent permitted under applicable regulations. The books and records of Purchaser 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.
(j) Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Purchaser, Purchaser Bank nor any of their Subsidiaries has incurred any debt, liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever (whether accrued, contingent, absolute or otherwise and whether due or to become due) other than Liabilities reflected on or reserved against in the consolidated balance sheet of Purchaser as of December 31, 2018, except for (i) Liabilities incurred since December 31, 2018 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that, either alone or when combined with all similar liabilities, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser and (ii) Liabilities incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement.
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(k) Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2018, (i) Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and their Subsidiaries, in all material respects, have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary and usual course of such businesses consistent with their past practices and (ii) there has not been a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser.
(l) Litigation. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser:
(i) there are no suits, actions or legal, administrative or arbitration or other proceedings, or investigations of any nature pending or, to the Knowledge of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, threatened against or affecting Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries or any property or asset of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries that (i) are seeking damages or declaratory relief against Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries or (ii) challenge the validity or propriety of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(ii) there are no judgments, decrees, injunctions, orders or rulings of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries or the assets of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries; and
(iii) since January 1, 2016 (i) there have been no investigations, subpoenas, written demands, or document requests received by Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries from any Governmental Entity (other than in the ordinary course of business or routine regulatory examinations or visitations) and (ii) no Governmental Entity has requested that Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries enter into a settlement, negotiation or tolling agreement with respect to any matter related to any such investigations, subpoena, written demand, or document request.
(m) Absence of Regulatory Actions. Since January 1, 2016, neither Purchaser, Purchaser Bank nor any of their Subsidiaries has been a party to any cease and desist order, written agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or has been ordered to pay any civil money penalty by, or has been subject to any action, proceeding, order or directive by any Governmental Entity, or has adopted any board resolutions relating to such matters as are material to the business of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries at the request of any Governmental Entity, or has been advised by any Governmental Entity that it is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such action, proceeding, order, directive, written agreement, memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, board resolutions or similar undertaking, in each case, except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser. To the Knowledge of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, there are no material unresolved violations, criticisms or exceptions noted by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries.
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(n) Compliance with Laws. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser, Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and each of their Subsidiaries have complied with and are not in default or violation under any applicable law, statute, order, rule, regulation, policy and/or guideline of any Governmental Entity relating to Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries, including without limitation all laws related to data protection or privacy, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B, the Fair Housing 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, 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, and any other law relating to bank secrecy, discriminatory lending, financing or leasing practices, or money laundering prevention, 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. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser, Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and each of their Subsidiaries have, and have had at all times since January 1, 2016, all permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Entities that are required to permit them to carry on their business as it is presently conducted. All such permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect, and no suspension or cancellation of any of them is, to the Knowledge of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, threatened. Neither Purchaser, Purchaser Bank nor any of their Subsidiaries has been given notice of or been charged with any violation of any law, ordinance, regulation, order, writ, rule, decree or condition to approval of any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser.
(o) Taxes. All federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed by or on behalf of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries have been timely filed or requests for extensions have been timely filed and any such extensions have been granted and have not expired, and all such filed returns are complete and accurate in all material respects. All Taxes shown on such returns, all Taxes required to be shown on returns for which extensions have been granted and all other Taxes required to be paid by Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries have been paid in full or adequate provision has been made for any such Taxes. There is no pending, or to the Knowledge of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, threatened, audit examination, deficiency assessment, tax investigation or refund litigation with respect to any Taxes of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries, and no claim has been made in writing by any authority in a jurisdiction where Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries do not file tax returns that Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries are subject to taxation in that jurisdiction. All Taxes and associated interest, additions and penalties due with respect to completed and settled examinations or concluded litigation relating to Taxes of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries have been paid in full or adequate provision has been made for the same. Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and their Subsidiaries have not executed an extension or waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax due that is currently in effect. Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and each of their Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party, and Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and each of their Subsidiaries has timely complied with all applicable information reporting requirements under Part III, Subchapter A of Chapter 61 of the IRC and similar applicable state and local information reporting requirements.
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(p) Purchaser IT Systems.
(i) To Purchasers and Purchaser Banks Knowledge, all information technology and computer systems (including software, information technology and telecommunication hardware and other equipment) relating to the transmission, storage, maintenance, organization, presentation, generation, processing or analysis of data and information, whether or not in electronic format, used in or necessary to the conduct of the business of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries (collectively, the Purchaser IT Systems) have been properly maintained, in accordance with standards set by the manufacturers or otherwise in accordance with standards in the industry, to ensure proper operation, monitoring and use. The Purchaser IT Systems are in good working condition to effectively perform all information technology operations necessary to conduct Purchasers and Purchaser Banks consolidated business as currently conducted. Neither Purchaser, Purchaser Bank nor any of their Subsidiaries has experienced within the past two years any material disruption to, or material interruption in, the conduct of its business attributable to a defect, bug, breakdown or other failure or deficiency of Purchaser IT Systems. No Person has gained unauthorized access to any of Purchaser IT Systems that has had, or is reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser. Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and their Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to provide for the back-up and recovery of the data and information necessary to the conduct of their businesses without material disruption to, or material interruption in, the conduct of their respective businesses.
(q) Purchaser Loan Matters.
(i) All Loans held by Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries were made in all material respects for good, valuable and adequate consideration in the ordinary course of business, and such Loans are not subject to any pending or, to the Knowledge of Purchaser, threatened defenses, setoffs or counterclaims, including without limitation any such as are afforded by usury or truth in lending laws, except as may be provided by the Enforceability Exceptions. The notes or other evidences of indebtedness evidencing such Loans and all forms of pledges, mortgages and other collateral documents and security agreements are, in all material respects, enforceable and valid (except as may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions), and in each case, true, genuine and what they purport to be.
(ii) The allowances for loan losses reflected in Purchasers consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 were, and Purchasers allowances for loan losses as of the Closing Date will be, in each case in the opinion of management, adequate, as of such dates thereof, under GAAP.
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(r) Insurance. Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and their Subsidiaries are presently insured for amounts deemed reasonable by management of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank against such risks as companies engaged in a similar business would, in accordance with good business practice, customarily be insured.
(s) Anti-takeover Provisions Inapplicable. Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and their Subsidiaries have taken all actions required to exempt BOW and its Subsidiaries, this Agreement, and the Merger from any provisions of an anti-takeover nature contained in their organizational documents, and the provisions of any federal or state anti-takeover, fair price, moratorium, control share acquisition or similar laws or regulations.
(t) CRA, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC and Customer Information Security. Purchaser Bank has received a rating of Satisfactory or better in its most recent examination or interim review with respect to the CRA. Purchaser and Purchaser Bank do not have Knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would cause either Purchaser Bank or any other Subsidiary of Purchaser: (i) to be deemed not to be in satisfactory compliance in any material respect with the CRA, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or to be assigned a rating for CRA purposes by federal bank regulators of lower than Satisfactory; (ii) to be deemed to be operating in violation in any material respect of the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, any order issued with respect to anti-money laundering by the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control, or any other applicable anti-money laundering statute, rule or regulation; or (iii) to be deemed not to be in satisfactory compliance in any material respect with the applicable privacy of customer information requirements contained in any federal and state privacy laws and regulations, including without limitation, in Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as the provisions of the information security program adopted by Purchaser Bank. To the Knowledge of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, no non-public customer information has been disclosed to or accessed by an unauthorized third party in a manner that would cause either Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries to undertake any significant remedial action. The Board of Directors of Purchaser Bank (or where appropriate of any other Subsidiary of Purchaser) has adopted, and Purchaser Bank (or such other Subsidiary of Purchaser) has implemented, an anti-money laundering program that contains customer identification verification procedures that comply with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act and such anti-money laundering program meets the requirements in all material respects of Section 352 of the USA PATRIOT Act and the regulations thereunder, and Purchaser Bank (or such other Subsidiary of Purchaser) has complied in all material respects with any requirements to file reports and other necessary documents as required by the USA PATRIOT Act and the regulations thereunder.
(u) Internal Controls. Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and their Subsidiaries have devised and maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, and (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization. There are no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
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controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect Purchasers and Purchaser Banks ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information. To the Knowledge of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, there has occurred no fraud, whether material or not, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Purchasers and Purchaser Banks internal controls over financial reporting. Since January 1, 2016, neither Purchaser, Purchaser Bank nor any of their Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, any Representative of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation or assertion regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods (including with respect to loan loss reserves, write-downs, charge-offs and accruals) of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or any of their Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls.
(v) Tax Treatment of the Merger. Purchaser and Purchaser Bank have no Knowledge of any fact or circumstance relating to them that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the IRC.
(w) Financing. Purchaser has, and will have at Closing, in each case without having to resort to external sources, all funds necessary to satisfy its obligations to pay the Cash Consideration hereunder and sufficient capital and liquidity to otherwise effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(x) No Other Representations or Warranties.
(i) Except for the representations and warranties made by Purchaser and Purchaser Bank in this Section 3.3, neither Purchaser, Purchaser Bank nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Purchaser, Purchaser Bank, their Subsidiaries, or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects, and Purchaser and Purchaser Bank both hereby disclaim any such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, neither Purchaser, Purchaser Bank nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to BOW or any of its Affiliates or representatives with respect to (A) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospective information relating to Purchaser, Purchaser Bank, or any of their Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, or (B) except for the representations and warranties made by Purchaser and Purchaser Bank in this Section 3.3, any oral or written information presented to BOW or any of its Affiliates or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(ii) Purchaser and Purchaser Bank hereby acknowledge and agree that neither BOW nor any other Person has made or is making any express or implied representation or warranty other than those contained in Section 3.2 and that Purchaser and Purchaser Bank did not rely on any representation or warranty not contained in Section 3.2 when making their decisions to enter into this Agreement and will not rely on any such representation or warranty in deciding to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
CONDUCT PENDING THE MERGER
4.1 Forbearances by BOW. Except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, disclosed in BOWs Disclosure Letter, or to the extent required by law, rule or regulation or any Governmental Entity, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, BOW shall not, nor shall BOW permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent (which may include consent via electronic mail) of Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
(a) conduct its business other than in the regular, ordinary and usual course consistent in all material respects with past practice; fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization, properties, leases, and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key employees; or take any action that would reasonably be likely to adversely affect in any material respect or materially delay its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) (i) incur, modify, extend or renegotiate any indebtedness for borrowed money, or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the obligations of any other Person, other than (A) the creation of deposit liabilities in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (B) advances from the FHLB and purchases of federal funds;
(ii) prepay any indebtedness or other similar arrangements if it would cause BOW to incur any prepayment penalty thereunder; or
(iii) purchase any brokered certificates of deposit except in the ordinary course of business consistent in all material respects with past practice;
(c) (i) adjust, split, combine or reclassify any capital stock;
(ii) make, declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution on its capital stock except for (A) dividends and distributions by Subsidiaries of BOW to BOW or another Subsidiary of BOW, in each case, consistent with past practice or to fund the payment by BOW of expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (B) dividend payments by BOW consistent with past practice; provided that the aggregate amount of dividends paid by BOW to the BOW Minority Shareholders plus the aggregate amount of dividends paid by FCB to its shareholders shall not exceed the lesser of $1,700,000 or forty eight percent (48%) of the consolidated earnings of FCB;
(iii) grant any person any right to acquire any shares of its capital stock;
(iv) issue any additional shares of capital stock or any securities or obligations convertible or exercisable for, or valued by reference to, any shares of its capital stock; or
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(v) redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock other than because of the enforcement of a security interest as otherwise provided in this Agreement;
(d) other than in the ordinary course of business, (i) sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of its real property or other assets (including other real estate owned) to any Person other than a Subsidiary, or (ii) cancel, release or assign any material indebtedness to any such Person or any material claims held by any such Person;
(e) make any equity investment, either by purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital, property transfers, or purchase of any property or assets of any other Person (except through foreclosure, deed or conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, or other resolution of a Loan), or form any new Subsidiary;
(f) (i) renew, amend or terminate any BOW Contract or (ii) enter into any contract that would constitute a BOW Contract if it were in effect on the date of this Agreement;
(g) Except for Loans or commitments for Loans that have previously been approved by BOW before the date of this Agreement, make, renegotiate, renew, increase the amount of, extend the term of, modify or purchase any Loans, or make any commitment in respect of any of the foregoing, except with respect to any secured Loan or commitment wherein the total credit exposure is less than $1,500,000 or any unsecured Loan or commitment wherein the total of the unsecured credit exposure is less than $100,000 which is made in conformity with existing lending practices, provided that, with respect to any Loan for which the prior written consent of Purchaser is required by this Section, Purchaser shall approve or reject such Loan, in writing, within three (3) Business Days after the Loan package is delivered to Purchaser, and if such approval or rejection is not given within such three (3) Business Day period, the subject Loan shall be conclusively deemed approved by Purchaser for purposes of this Agreement;
(h) (i) make any new Loan, or commit to make any new Loan, to any director or executive officer of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, or any entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by any of the foregoing or (ii) amend, renew or increase any existing Loan, or commit to amend, renew or increase any such Loan, to any director or executive officer of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries, or any entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by any of the foregoing, in each case except in accordance with Regulation O of the Federal Reserve (12 C.F.R. Part 215);
(i) except as required by any BOW Benefit Plan in effect on the date hereof:
(i) (a) increase in any manner the compensation, bonuses or other fringe benefits of any of its employees or directors, other than increases in annual base salaries and wage rates in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that do not exceed three percent (3%) of the aggregate cost of all employee annual base salaries and wage rates as in effect as of the date hereof, (b) pay, or commit to pay, any bonus, change in control or retention payment, pension, retirement allowance or contribution, except for payment of annual cash bonuses in respect of any fiscal year completed prior to or the fiscal year in effect as of the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice pursuant to the BOW Benefit Plans set forth in BOWs Disclosure Letter, or (c) fund any rabbi trust or similar arrangement;
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(ii) become a party to, amend, renew, extend or commit itself to any BOW Benefit Plan or any pension, retirement, profit-sharing or welfare benefit plan or agreement or employment, severance or change in control agreement with or for the benefit of any employee or director, except for amendments to any plan or agreement that are required by law, rule or regulation;
(iii) make any contributions to any defined contribution plan or BOW Benefit Plan that are not made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(iv) elect to any office with the title of senior vice president or higher any individual who does not hold such office as of the date of this Agreement or elect to its Board of Directors any individual who is not a member of its Board of Directors as of the date of this Agreement; or
(v) hire or terminate any employee with an annualized base salary or wage rate that exceeds $100,000, other than (i) hiring employees to replace departed employees where the compensation of such replacement employee is materially consistent with the compensation of the departed employee and (ii) terminations for cause;
(j) commence any legal action or proceeding, other than to enforce an obligation owed to BOW or any of its Subsidiaries and in accordance with past practice, or settle any claim, action or proceeding (i) involving payment by it of money damages that exceed $100,000 or (ii) that would impose any material restriction on its operations or the operations of any of its Subsidiaries;
(k) amend its charter or bylaws, or similar governing documents of its Subsidiaries;
(l) increase or decrease the rate of interest paid on time deposits or on certificates of deposit, except in the ordinary course of business consistent in all material respects with past practice;
(m) purchase any debt security, including mortgage-backed and mortgage-related securities, other than U.S. government and U.S. government agency and municipal securities;
(n) make, or commit to make, any capital expenditures in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate, other than pursuant to binding commitments existing on the date hereof, which are described in BOWs Disclosure Letter, and except for ordinary course, immaterial expenditures reasonably necessary to maintain existing assets in good repair in prior consultation with Purchaser;
(o) establish or commit to the establishment of any new branch or other office facilities or file any application to relocate or terminate the operation of any banking office;
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(p) enter into any futures contract, option, swap agreement, interest rate cap, interest rate floor, or interest rate exchange agreement, or take any other action for purposes of hedging the exposure of its interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities to changes in market rates of interest, except for interest rate caps and interest rate floors for individual Loans entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(q) make any changes in any material respect in policies in existence on the date hereof with regard to: the extension of credit, or the establishment of reserves with respect to possible loss thereon or the charge off of losses incurred thereon; investments; risk and asset/liability management; deposit pricing or gathering; underwriting, pricing, originating, acquiring, selling, servicing or buying or selling rights to service loans; its hedging practices and policies; or other material banking policies, in each case except as may be required by changes in applicable law, rules or regulations or GAAP, or at the direction of a Governmental Entity;
(r) except as required by law or for communications in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that do not relate to the Merger or other transactions contemplated hereby:
(i) issue any communication of a general nature to employees (including general communications relating to benefits and compensation) without prior consultation with Purchaser and, to the extent relating to employment, benefit or compensation information addressed in this Agreement or related, directly or indirectly, to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior consent of Purchaser (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); or
(ii) issue any communication of a general nature to customers without the prior approval of Purchaser (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);
(s) except with respect to foreclosures in process as of the date hereof, foreclose upon or take a deed or title to any commercial real estate without (i) conducting a Phase I environmental assessment of the property and (ii) if the Phase I environmental assessment referred to in the prior clause reflects the presence of any Hazardous Material or underground storage tank, obtaining the prior consent of Purchaser (which shall not be unreasonably withheld);
(t) make, change or rescind any material election concerning Taxes or Tax returns, change an annual Tax accounting period, adopt or change any material Tax accounting method, file any amended Tax return, enter into any closing agreement with respect to Taxes, settle or compromise any material Tax claim, audit, dispute or assessment, or surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes or obtain any Tax ruling;
(u) knowingly take any action that is intended or would reasonably be likely to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI not being satisfied or in any of the conditions to the FCB Merger set forth in Article VI of the FCB Merger Agreement not being satisfied or in a material violation of any provision of this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement;
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(v) implement or adopt any change in its accounting principles, practices or methods, other than as may be required by GAAP or regulatory guidelines;
(w) enter any new lines of business;
(x) purchase or sell any mortgage loan servicing rights other than in the ordinary course of business consistent in all material respects with past practice;
(y) merge or consolidate any Subsidiary with any other corporation or restructure, reorganize or completely or partially liquidate or dissolve itself or any of its Subsidiaries;
(z) knowingly take action that would prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the IRC; or
(aa) agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of its Board of Directors in support of, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 4.1.
Any request by BOW or response thereto by Purchaser shall be made in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 8.7 and shall note that it is a request pursuant to this Section 4.1.
4.2 Forbearances by Purchaser and Purchaser Bank. Except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or to the extent required by law, rule or regulation or any Governmental Entity, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Purchaser and Purchaser Bank shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries to, maintain its and their rights and franchises in all material respects, and shall not, nor shall Purchaser and Purchaser Bank permit any of their Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent (which may include consent via electronic mail) of BOW (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
(a) conduct its business other than in the regular, ordinary and usual course consistent in all material respects with past practice; fail to use best reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization, properties, employees and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key employees;
(b) take any action that would reasonably be likely to adversely affect in any material respect or materially delay its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis;
(c) knowingly take any action that is intended to or would reasonably be likely to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI not being satisfied or in any of the conditions to the FCB Merger set forth in Article VI of the FCB Merger Agreement not being satisfied or in a material violation of any provision of this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement;
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(d) make, declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution, on any shares of Purchaser Common Stock, other than regular quarterly cash dividends by Purchaser consistent with past practice;
(e) restructure, reorganize, or completely or partially liquidate or dissolve itself or any Significant Subsidiary;
(f) knowingly take action that would prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the IRC;
(g) amend, repeal or modify any provision of its charter or bylaws in a manner that would adversely affect BOW or any BOW shareholder, as a prospective holder of Purchaser Common Stock, relative to other holders of Purchaser Common Stock or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or
(h) agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of its Board of Directors in support of, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 4.2.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
5.1 Acquisition Proposals.
(a) From the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, BOW shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries, and its and its Subsidiaries officers, directors or employees or any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant or other representative retained by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the Representatives) not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, induce or knowingly encourage, or knowingly take any other action to facilitate, any inquiries, offers, discussions or the making of any proposal that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish any confidential or non-public information or data regarding BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or afford access to any such information or data to any Person in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or an inquiry or indication of interest that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations, or otherwise communicate in any way with any Person (other than Purchaser and its Subsidiaries), regarding an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal, (v) knowingly release any Person from, knowingly waive any provisions of, or fail to use its reasonable best efforts to enforce any confidentiality agreement or standstill agreement to which BOW is a party or (vi) enter into or consummate any agreement, agreement in principle, letter of intent, arrangement or understanding contemplating any Acquisition Proposal or requiring BOW to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence by any Representative of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.1 by BOW. Notwithstanding the foregoing, before the adoption and approval of this Agreement by BOWs shareholders at the BOW Shareholder Meeting, this Section 5.1(a) shall not prohibit BOW
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from furnishing confidential or non-public information regarding BOW and its Subsidiaries to, or entering into discussions with, any Person in response to an Acquisition Proposal that is submitted to BOW or its Subsidiaries by such Person (and not withdrawn) if (1) the BOW Board (acting on the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee determines in good faith, after consultation with BOWs outside legal counsel and financial advisors, the Acquisition Proposal constitutes or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal, (2) BOW has not breached any of the covenants set forth in this Section 5.1, (3) the BOW Board (acting on the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors fiduciary obligations to BOWs shareholders under applicable law, and (4) before furnishing any non-public information to, or entering into discussions with, such Person, BOW gives Purchaser written notice of the identity of such Person and of BOWs intention to furnish confidential or non-public information to, or enter into discussions with, such Person and BOW receives from such Person an executed confidentiality agreement on terms no more favorable to such Person than the Confidentiality Agreement is to Purchaser and BOW also provides Purchaser, prior to or substantially concurrently with the time such information is provided or made available to such Person, any non-public information furnished to such other Person that was not previously furnished to Purchaser. During the term of this Agreement, BOW shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives not to on its behalf, enter into any binding acquisition agreement, merger agreement, or other definitive transaction agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to and entered into in accordance with this Section 5.1(a)) relating to any Acquisition Proposal.
(b) BOW will notify Purchaser orally within twenty-four (24) hours and in writing (within two (2) calendar days) of receipt of any Acquisition Proposal, any request for non-public information that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, including, in each case, the identity of the Person making such Acquisition Proposal, the request or the inquiry and the material terms and conditions thereof, and shall provide to Purchaser any written materials received by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith. BOW will keep Purchaser informed of any material developments with respect to any such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry promptly orally (within twenty-four (24) hours) and in writing (within two (2) calendar days) upon the occurrence thereof.
(c) BOW will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted before the date of this Agreement with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, including terminating access to any physical or electronic data rooms relating to a possible Acquisition Proposal by any such Person.
5.2 Advice of Changes. Before the Closing, each party shall promptly advise the other parties orally and in writing to the extent that it has Knowledge of (i) any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement becoming untrue or inaccurate in any material respect or (ii) the failure by it to comply in any material respect with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement.
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5.3 Access and Information.
(a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, each of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, on the one hand, and BOW, on the other hand, for purposes of verifying the representations and warranties of the other and preparing for the Merger and other matters contemplated by this Agreement, shall (and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to) afford to the other party and its representatives (including, without limitation, officers and employees of the other party and its Affiliates and counsel, accountants and other professionals retained by the other party) such reasonable access during normal business hours throughout the period before the Effective Time to the books, records, contracts, properties, personnel, information technology services of and to such other information relating to the other party and its Subsidiaries as may be reasonably requested, except where such materials relate to (i) pending or threatened litigation or investigations if, in the opinion of counsel, such access would or might jeopardize any privilege relating to the matters being discussed or (ii) confidential supervisory information if, in the opinion of counsel, disclosure is prohibited by applicable laws, rules or regulations; provided, however, that no investigation pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made in this Agreement. Neither party nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of its customers, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the entity in possession or control of such information or contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into before the date of this Agreement. The parties will endeavor to make appropriate and reasonable substitute disclosure arrangements, consistent with law, in the case of circumstances where the restrictions in clause (i) or the preceding sentence apply.
(b) From the date hereof until the Effective Time, BOW shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, promptly provide to Purchaser (i) a copy of each report filed with a Governmental Entity, (ii) a copy of each press release made available to the public by it and (iii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as may be reasonably requested; provided that Purchaser shall not be entitled to receive reports or other documents relating to (x) pending or threatened litigation or investigations if, in the opinion of counsel, the disclosure of such information would or might jeopardize any privilege relating to the matters being discussed, or (y) confidential supervisory information if, in the opinion of counsel, disclosure is prohibited by applicable laws, rules or regulations. BOW will endeavor to make appropriate and reasonable substitute disclosure arrangements, consistent with law, in the case of circumstances where the restrictions in clause (x) apply.
(c) BOW, Purchaser and Purchaser Bank will not, and will cause their respective representatives not to, use any information and documents obtained in the course of the consideration of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any information obtained pursuant to this Section 5.3, for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will hold such information and documents subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the confidentiality agreement, dated November 15, 2019, among Purchaser, Purchaser Bank, BOW, FCB and The First National Bank of Manchester (the Confidentiality Agreement).
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(d) From and after the date hereof, representatives of Purchaser and BOW shall meet on a regular basis to discuss and plan for the conversion of BOWs and its Subsidiaries data processing and related electronic informational systems to those used by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries with the goal of conducting such conversion as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Merger.
(e) The information regarding BOW and its Subsidiaries to be supplied by BOW for inclusion in the Registration Statement, any filings or approvals under applicable state securities laws, or any filing pursuant to Rule 165 or Rule 425 under the Securities Act or Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The information supplied, or to be supplied, by BOW for inclusion in applications to Governmental Entities to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects.
(f) The information regarding Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and their Subsidiaries to be supplied by Purchaser and Purchaser Bank for inclusion in the Registration Statement, any filings or approvals under applicable state securities laws, or any filing pursuant to Rule 165 or Rule 425 under the Securities Act or Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Registration Statement (except for such portions thereof supplied by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries) will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The information supplied, or to be supplied, by Purchaser and Purchaser Bank for inclusion in applications to Governmental Entities to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects. The Registration Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
5.4 Applications; Consents.
(a) BOW, Purchaser and Purchaser Bank shall, upon request, furnish each other with all information concerning themselves and their Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement-Prospectus, the Registration Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of BOW, Purchaser and Purchaser Bank or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and shall use their reasonable best efforts to prepare and file as soon as practicable after the date hereof, all necessary applications, notices and filings to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and
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authorizations of all Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Purchaser shall use its reasonable best efforts to file all applications, notices, and/or waiver requests required by the Federal Reserve or the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement within forty-five (45) days after the date of this Agreement. Purchaser and BOW shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult with the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and BOW, as applicable, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any Governmental Entity pursuant to this Section 5.4(a). In exercising the foregoing right, each of the parties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Each of BOW, on the one hand, and Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, on the other, agrees that it will consult with the other party with respect to the obtaining of all consents, approvals, waivers, and authorizations of Governmental Entities and other third parties necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each party shall keep the other party reasonably apprised of the status of material matters relating to the consummation of such transactions.
(b) As soon as practicable after the date hereof, each of the parties hereto shall, and they shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any consent, authorization or approval of any third party that is required to be obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and BOW 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 such consent or approval will not be obtained or that the receipt of any such required consent or approval will be materially delayed.
5.5 Anti-Takeover Provisions. BOW and its Subsidiaries shall take all steps required by any relevant federal or state law or regulation or under any relevant agreement or other document to exempt or continue to exempt Purchaser, Purchaser Bank, this Agreement, and the Merger from any provisions of an anti-takeover nature in BOWs or its Subsidiaries charter and bylaws, or similar organizational documents, and the provisions of any federal or state anti-takeover laws.
5.6 Additional Agreements. Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use reasonable best efforts to take promptly, or cause to be taken promptly, all actions and to do promptly, or cause to be done promptly, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the FCB Merger Agreement as expeditiously as reasonably possible, including using efforts to obtain all necessary actions or non-actions, extensions, waivers, consents and approvals from all applicable Governmental Entities, effecting all necessary registrations, applications and filings (including, without limitation, filings under any applicable state securities laws) and obtaining any required contractual consents and regulatory approvals. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement or
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the FCB Merger Agreement shall require Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or their Affiliates to agree to, and without the prior consent of Purchaser, BOW and its Subsidiaries shall not agree to, in connection with obtaining any actions or non-actions, extensions, waivers, consents or approvals of any Governmental Entity any non-standard condition or requirement that would have or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect to the business, financial condition or results of operations of Purchaser (as the surviving entity of the FCB Merger) and its Subsidiaries, including the Surviving Bank, measured on a scale relative to BOW and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (such condition or requirement, a Burdensome Condition), provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any condition or requirement imposed by a Government Entity which is customarily imposed in published orders or approvals for transactions such as those contemplated by this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a Burdensome Condition.
5.7 Publicity. The initial press release announcing this Agreement shall be a joint press release. Thereafter, BOW, on the one hand, and Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, on the other, shall consult with each other and obtain the advance approval of the other party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) before issuing any press releases or, to the extent practical, otherwise making public statements (including any written communications to shareholders) with respect to the Merger and any other transaction contemplated hereby; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.7 shall be deemed to prohibit any party from making any disclosure (i) that its counsel deems necessary to satisfy such partys disclosure obligations imposed by law, (ii) at the request of a Governmental Entity or (iii) that is substantially similar to communications previously approved pursuant to this Section 5.7.
5.8 BOW Shareholder Meeting.
(a) BOW shall submit to its shareholders for approval this Agreement and any other matters required to be approved or adopted by BOWs shareholders to carry out the intentions of this Agreement. In furtherance of that obligation, BOW will take, in accordance with applicable law and its charter and bylaws, all action necessary to call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (the BOW Shareholder Meeting) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act to consider and vote on approval of this Agreement. Subject to Section 5.8(b), BOW shall, (i) through the BOW Board (based on the recommendation of the Special Committee), recommend to its shareholders the approval of this Agreement, (ii) include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement-Prospectus and (iii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain the Requisite BOW Shareholder Approval.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, at any time before the BOW Shareholder Meeting, the BOW Board (based on the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee may, if it concludes in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal advisors) that the failure to do so would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, withdraw or modify or change in a manner adverse to Purchaser and Purchaser Bank its recommendation that the shareholders of BOW approve this Agreement (a Change of Recommendation) (although the resolutions approving this Agreement as of the date hereof may not be rescinded or amended); provided that before any
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such Change of Recommendation, BOW shall have complied in all material respects with Section 5.1, given Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior written notice advising it of the intention of the BOW Board (based on the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee to take such action and a reasonable description of the event or circumstances giving rise to its determination to take such action and, if the decision relates to an Acquisition Proposal, given Purchaser the material terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal, including the identity of the Person making any such Acquisition Proposal and any written materials received by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith; and provided, further, that if the decision relates to an Acquisition Proposal: (i) BOW shall have given Purchaser three (3) Business Days after delivery of such notice to Purchaser to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement (or make another proposal) and if Purchaser proposes to revise the terms of this Agreement (or make another proposal), throughout such period BOW shall have negotiated in good faith with Purchaser with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal; and (ii) the BOW Board (based on the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with BOWs outside legal counsel and financial advisors and after considering the results of such negotiations and giving effect to any proposals, amendments or modifications made or agreed to by Purchaser, if any, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal. If the BOW Board (based on the recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee does not make the determination that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and thereafter determines to withdraw, modify or change its recommendation that the shareholders of BOW approve this Agreement in connection with a new Acquisition Proposal, the procedures referred to above shall apply anew and shall also apply to any subsequent withdrawal, modification or change. In the event of any material revisions to the Acquisition Proposal, BOW shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Purchaser and to again comply with the requirements of this Section 5.8(b) with respect to such new written notice, except that the three (3) Business Day period referred to above shall be reduced to two (2) Business Days. In addition to the foregoing, BOW shall not submit to the vote of its shareholders any Acquisition Proposal other than the Merger.
5.9 Registration of Purchaser Common Stock.
(a) Within forty-five (45) days following the date hereof, Purchaser shall prepare and file the Registration Statement with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain proxy materials relating to the matters to be submitted to the BOW shareholders at the BOW Shareholder Meeting and shall also constitute the prospectus relating to the shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued in the Merger and the FCB Merger (such proxy statement/prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the Proxy Statement-Prospectus). BOW will furnish to Purchaser the information required to be included in the Registration Statement with respect to its business and affairs and shall have the right to review and consult with Purchaser and approve the form of, and any characterizations of such information included in, the Registration Statement before its being filed with the SEC. Each of Purchaser and BOW shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as needed to consummate the Merger and the FCB Merger, and the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the FCB Merger Agreement. BOW will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement-Prospectus to be mailed to its shareholders as promptly as
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reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Purchaser will advise BOW, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of Purchaser Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger and the FCB Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement-Prospectus or the Registration Statement. If, at any time before the Effective Time, any information relating to Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or BOW, or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Purchaser, Purchaser Bank or BOW that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement-Prospectus so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed by Purchaser or BOW, as applicable, with the SEC and disseminated by BOW to its shareholders.
(b) Purchaser shall also take any action required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the Merger and the FCB Merger and each of BOW and Purchaser shall furnish all information concerning it and the holders of BOW Common Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action.
(c) Before the Effective Time, Purchaser shall notify or file an application with the NASDAQ with respect to the additional shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued by Purchaser in the Merger and the FCB Merger.
5.10 Notification of Certain Matters. Each party shall give prompt notice to the others of: (i) any event or written notice of, or other written communication relating to, a default or event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default, received by it or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement and before the Effective Time, under any contract material to the financial condition, properties, businesses or results of operations of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to which such party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is subject; (ii) any event, condition, change or occurrence which it believes would or would be reasonably likely to cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein or that reasonably could be expected to give rise, individually or in the aggregate, to the failure of a condition in Article VI or a condition in Article VI of the FCB Merger Agreement, and (iii) any event, condition, change or occurrence that individually or in the aggregate has, or that, so far as reasonably can be foreseen at the time of its occurrence, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of BOW, Purchaser and Purchaser Bank shall give prompt notice to the other parties of any notice or other communication from any third party alleging that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the FCB Merger Agreement.
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5.11 Reserved.
5.12 Indemnification.
(a) From and after the Effective Time, Purchaser and the Surviving Bank shall indemnify and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, in each case, subject to the limitations of this Section 5.12(a), each of the current and former directors, officers and employees of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries (each, an Indemnified Party), and any person who becomes an Indemnified Party between the date hereof and the Effective Time, against any costs or expenses (including attorneys fees and expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or before the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed before, at or after the Effective Time, based in whole or in part on, or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to (i) the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer or employee of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors or was before the Effective Time serving at the request of any such party as a director, officer, employee, trustee or partner of another corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, employee benefit plan or other entity or (ii) any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the fullest extent such Person would have been entitled to be indemnified or would have had the right to advancement of expenses pursuant to the charter and bylaws or similar organizational documents of BOW or its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as permitted by applicable law, and Purchaser and the Surviving Bank shall also advance expenses as incurred by such Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, provided, however, that the Person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Person is not entitled to indemnification.
(b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 5.12(a), upon learning of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation described above, shall promptly notify Purchaser thereof. Any failure to so notify shall not affect the obligations of Purchaser and the Surviving Bank under Section 5.12(a) unless and to the extent that Purchaser and the Surviving Bank are actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.
(c) For a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser shall maintain in effect BOWs and its Subsidiaries current directors and officers liability insurance covering each Person currently covered by BOWs and its Subsidiaries directors and officers liability insurance policy or policies with respect to claims against such Persons arising from facts or events occurring at or before the Effective Time (provided that Purchaser or such Subsidiary of Purchaser may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are no less favorable in any material respect to the insured); provided, however, that in no event shall Purchaser or such Subsidiary of Purchaser be required to expend in the aggregate pursuant to this Section 5.12(c) more than 200% of the annual premium currently paid by BOW and its Subsidiaries for such insurance (the Premium Cap) and, if Purchaser or such Subsidiary of Purchaser is unable to maintain such policy as a result of this proviso, Purchaser or such Subsidiary of Purchaser shall obtain as much comparable insurance as is available at a premium equal to the Premium Cap; provided, further, that Purchaser or such Subsidiary of Purchaser may (i) request that BOW and its Subsidiaries obtain an extended reporting period
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endorsement under BOWs and its Subsidiaries existing directors and officers liability insurance policy or policies or (ii) substitute therefor tail policies the material terms of which, including coverage and amount, are no less favorable in any material respect to the insured than BOWs and its Subsidiaries existing insurance policies as of the date hereof if and to the extent that the same may be obtained for an amount that, in the aggregate, does not exceed the Premium Cap.
(d) If Purchaser or the Surviving Bank or any of their successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) liquidates, dissolves, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that such successor and assign of Purchaser, the Surviving Bank and their successors and assigns assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.12.
(e) The provisions of this Section 5.12 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and his or her representatives.
(f) Any indemnification payments made pursuant to this Section 5.12 are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(k)) and the regulations promulgated thereunder by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (12 C.F.R. Part 359).
5.13 Shareholder Litigation. Purchaser shall have the option to participate in, but not control, at Purchasers own expense, the defense or settlement of any shareholder litigation against BOW and/or its directors relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (Shareholder Litigation). No settlement in respect of any such Shareholder Litigation shall be agreed to by BOW without Purchasers prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
5.14 Special Committee. Prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement, neither Purchaser, BOW nor Purchaser Bank shall, and each shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, take any action intended to cause BOW to, without the consent of a majority of the then existing members of the Special Committee, eliminate the Special Committee, revoke or diminish the authority of the Special Committee or remove or cause the removal of any director on the BOW Board that is a member of the Special Committee, either as a director or member of such committee, other than for cause. This Section 5.14 shall not apply to the filling, in accordance with the provisions of the applicable organizational documents of BOW, of any vacancies caused by the death, resignation or incapacity of any such director; provided that the individual appointed to fill any such vacancy is independent and disinterested with respect to the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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5.15 Appraisal of Fixed Assets.
(a) BOW shall retain an independent valuation firm, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, to appraise, on the basis of reasonable assumptions and employing reasonable methodology, the value of the fixed assets of BOW set forth on BOWs Disclosure Letter, which shall include all of the real property owned by BOW or a Subsidiary of BOW (the Fixed Assets) and shall deliver a report by such valuation firm to Purchaser, within forty five (45) calendar days from the date hereof, setting forth such valuation firms calculation of the value of the Fixed Assets (the value of the Fixed Assets, so calculated, the Fixed Asset Value ) together with the assumptions and methodology employed to make such appraisal.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION
6.1 Conditions to Each Partys Obligations. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Shareholder Approval. The Requisite BOW Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(b) Regulatory Approvals. All approvals, consents or waivers of any Governmental Entity required to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect, and all statutory waiting periods shall have expired or been terminated.
(c) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No party hereto shall be subject to any order, decree or injunction of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction that enjoins or prohibits the consummation of the Merger and no Governmental Entity shall have instituted any proceeding to enjoin or prohibit the consummation of the Merger. No statute, rule or regulation shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Entity that prohibits or makes illegal consummation of the Merger.
(d) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and no proceedings shall be pending or threatened by the SEC to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and not withdrawn.
(e) Stock Listing. Purchaser shall have filed with the NASDAQ a notification form or application, as applicable, for the listing of all shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be delivered as Stock Consideration, and the NASDAQ shall not have objected to the listing of such shares of Purchaser Common Stock.
(f) Tax Opinions. Purchaser and BOW shall have received written opinions of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Butler Snow LLP, respectively, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance customary in transactions of the type contemplated hereby, and reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and BOW, as the case may be, substantially to the effect that on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinions, which are consistent with the state of facts existing at the Effective Time, the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the IRC for federal income tax purposes. Such opinions may be based on, in addition to the review of such matters of fact and law as counsel considers appropriate, representations contained in certificates of officers of Purchaser, BOW and others.
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(g) FCB Merger. The FCB Merger shall have been completed in accordance with the terms of the FCB Merger Agreement immediately prior to the Merger.
6.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank. The obligations of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank to effect the Merger shall be further subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Purchaser:
(a) BOWs Representations and Warranties. Subject to the standard set forth in Section 3.1, each of the representations and warranties of BOW contained in Section 3.2 of this Agreement shall be true and correct at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date, except that those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date need only be true and correct as of such date.
(b) Performance of BOWs Obligations. BOW shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or before the Effective Time.
(c) Officers Certificate. Each of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank shall have received a certificate signed by the chief executive officer and the chief financial or principal accounting officer of BOW to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied.
(d) No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect with respect to BOW.
(e) Burdensome Condition. None of the approvals, consents or waivers of any Governmental Entity required to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall contain a Burdensome Condition.
6.3 Conditions to the Obligations of BOW. The obligations of BOW to effect the Merger shall be further subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by BOW:
(a) Purchasers and Purchaser Banks Representations and Warranties. Subject to the standard set forth in Section 3.1, each of the representations and warranties of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank contained in Section 3.3 of this Agreement shall be true and correct at and as of date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date, except that those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date need only be true and correct as of such date.
(b) Performance of Purchasers and Purchaser Banks Obligations. Purchaser and Purchaser Bank shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants required to be performed by them under this Agreement at or before the Effective Time.
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(c) Purchaser and Purchaser Bank Officers Certificate. BOW shall have received a certificate signed by the chief executive officer and the chief financial or principal accounting officer of each of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.3(a) and (b) have been satisfied.
(d) No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect with respect to Purchaser.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
7.1 Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate if the FCB Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the completion of the FCB Merger. In addition, this Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger abandoned, at any time before the Effective Time, by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of the terminating party, either before or after any requisite shareholder approval:
(a) by the mutual written consent of Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and BOW; or
(b) by either Purchaser or BOW, in the event of the failure to obtain the Requisite BOW Shareholder Approval; provided, however, that BOW shall only be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause if it has complied in all material respects with its obligations under Section 5.8 (subject to Section 5.8(b));
(c) by either Purchaser or BOW, if either (i) any approval, consent or waiver of a Governmental Entity required for the Merger shall have been denied and such denial has become final and non-appealable or (ii) any court or other Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final, unappealable order permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger, unless the failure to obtain such required approval, consent or waiver shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein or in the FCB Merger Agreement, as applicable;
(d) by either Purchaser or BOW, if the Merger is not consummated by September 30, 2020 (the Outside Date); provided, that, if on the Outside Date either of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.1(c) shall not have been satisfied, then the Outside Date shall be automatically extended to December 31, 2020 (and in the case of such extension, any reference to the Outside Date in any other provision of this Agreement shall be a reference to the Outside Date, as extended); in each case, unless the failure to so consummate by such time is due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement (or, in the case of termination by Purchaser, Purchaser Bank) to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein;
(e) by either Purchaser or BOW (provided that the party seeking termination or, in the case of termination by Purchaser, Purchaser Bank) is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein), in the event of a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of the other party (or in the case of termination by BOW, by Purchaser Bank) set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation
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or warranty of the other party (or in the case of termination by BOW, by Purchaser Bank) shall have become untrue, which breach or failure to be true, either individually or in the aggregate with all other breaches by such party (or in the case of termination by BOW, by Purchaser Bank) (or failures of such representations or warranties to be true), would constitute, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, the failure of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.2(a) and (b) or Sections 6.3(a) and (b), as the case may be, and such breach or untrue representation or warranty has not been or cannot be cured within the earlier of the Outside Date and thirty (30) days following written notice to the party committing such breach or making such untrue representation or warranty;
(f) by Purchaser, if prior to obtaining the Requisite BOW Shareholder Approval (i) BOW shall have breached its obligations under Section 5.1 or Section 5.8 in any material respect or (ii) if the BOW Board and Special Committee do not publicly recommend in the Proxy Statement-Prospectus that BOWs shareholders approve this Agreement or if the BOW Board or Special Committee effects a Change of Recommendation;
(g) by BOW, upon the recommendation of the Special Committee, at any time during the five-day period commencing with the Determination Date, if both (i) the number obtained by dividing (A) (x) 664,800 multiplied by the Determination Day Average Closing Price plus (y) 4,829,299 by (B) the Minimum Merger Consideration (the Parent Ratio)shall be less than 0.85, and (ii) (1) the Parent Ratio is less than (2) the number obtained by dividing the Determination Date Index Price by the Initial Index Price (the Index Ratio)and subtracting 0.15 from the Index Ratio; provided, however, that BOW must elect to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(g) by written notice (a Termination Notice)given to Purchaser within two (2) Business Days after the Determination Date and that BOWs right of termination shall be subject to the right of Purchaser provided for below to increase the Cash Consideration and/or the Stock Consideration. During the five (5) Business Day period immediately following the day on which Purchaser receives a Termination Notice (the Election Period), Purchaser shall have the right and option, in its sole discretion, to increase the Cash Consideration and/or the Stock Consideration such that, as a result of such adjustment, the sum of (i) the Cash Consideration and (ii) (x) the Stock Consideration multiplied by (y) the Average Closing Price, calculated assuming the Determination Date is the Closing Date, shall be no less than the Minimum Merger Consideration (as defined below); provided that the right of Purchaser to so increase the Cash Consideration shall be subject to the requirement that no such increase in the Cash Consideration can result in the Merger failing to qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the IRC. If Purchaser elects to increase the Cash Consideration and/or the Stock Consideration within such five (5) Business Day period, Purchaser shall give written notice of such election (the Fill Notice) to BOW during the Election Period, which Fill Notice shall specify the amount of any such increase, whereupon no termination of this Agreement shall occur, or be deemed to have occurred, pursuant to this Section 7.1(g) and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms (with the Cash Consideration and/or the Stock Consideration, as applicable, adjusted in accordance with this Section 7.1(g) as set forth in the Fill Notice). If Purchaser does not elect to increase the Cash Consideration and/or the Stock Consideration within such five (5) Business Day period, then BOW may terminate this Agreement at any time after the end of the Election Period. For purposes of this section, the term Minimum Merger Consideration means $15,565,819. For purposes of this Section 7.1(g):
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(i) Determination Date shall mean the fifth (5th) day before the Closing Date; provided that if shares of Purchaser Common Stock are not actually traded on the NASDAQ on such day, the Determination Date shall be the day immediately preceding the fifth (5th) day before the Closing Date on which shares of Purchaser Common Stock actually trade on the NASDAQ.
(ii) Determination Day Average Closing Price means the volume-weighted average closing price of Purchaser Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ for the ten (10) consecutive full trading days ending on and including the trading day prior to the Determination Date.
(iii) Determination Date Index Price shall mean the average of the closing prices of the NASDAQ Bank Index during the ten (10) consecutive full trading days ending on and including the trading day prior to the Determination Date, as reported by Bloomberg LP (symbol: CBNK:IND).
(iv) Initial Index Price shall mean the closing price of the NASDAQ Bank Index on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of the first public announcement of this Agreement, as reported by Bloomberg LP (symbol: CBNK:IND).
7.2 Termination Fee.
(a) If Purchaser terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(f), BOW shall make payment to Purchaser of a termination fee of $625,000 (the Termination Fee).
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated (A) by either party pursuant to Section 7.1(b), or (B) by either party pursuant to Section 7.1(d) without the Requisite BOW Shareholder Approval having been obtained or (C) by Purchaser pursuant to Section 7.1(e), (ii) before BOW Shareholder Meeting (in the case of termination pursuant to Section 7.1(b)) or the date of termination of this Agreement (in the case of termination pursuant to Section 7.1(d) and Section 7.1(e)), an Acquisition Proposal has been publicly announced, disclosed or communicated and not withdrawn and (iii) within twelve (12) months of such termination BOW shall consummate or enter into any definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal (whether or not the same Acquisition Proposal as set forth in clause (ii) of this Section 7.2(b)), then BOW shall make payment to Purchaser of the Termination Fee.
(c) The fees payable pursuant to Section 7.2(a) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds within two (2) Business Days following termination. Any fee payable pursuant to Section 7.2(b) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds within two (2) Business Days after notice of demand for payment. BOW, Purchaser Bank and Purchaser acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 7.2 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, Purchaser and Purchaser Bank would not enter into this Agreement; accordingly, if BOW fails promptly to pay the amount due pursuant to this Section 7.2, and, in order to obtain such payment, Purchaser commences a suit which results in a judgment against BOW
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for such termination fee or any portion thereof, BOW shall pay the costs and expenses of Purchaser (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) in connection with such suit. In addition, if BOW fails to pay the amounts payable pursuant to this Section 7.2, then BOW 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 (as announced by JPMorgan Chase & Co. or any successor thereto) in effect on the date on which such payment was required to be made for the period commencing as of the date that such overdue amount was originally required to be paid. The amount payable by BOW pursuant to Section 7.2(a) or (b) constitutes liquidated damages and not a penalty and shall be the sole remedy of Purchaser and Purchaser Bank, in the event of termination of this Agreement on the bases specified in such sections.
7.3 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated by either Purchaser or BOW as provided in Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and, subject to Section 7.2, have no effect, and there shall be no liability on the part of any party hereto or their respective officers and directors, except that (i) Sections 5.3(c), 7.2 and Article VIII, shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no party 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.
ARTICLE VIII
CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
8.1 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections or Exhibits such reference shall be to an Article or Section of, or Exhibit to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed followed by the words without limitation. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Any reference to gender in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any other gender. As used in this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby and transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall include the Merger.
8.2 Survival. Only those agreements and covenants of the parties that are by their terms applicable in whole or in part after the Effective Time, including Section 5.12 of this Agreement, shall survive the Effective Time. All representations and warranties in this Agreement and all other agreements and covenants herein shall be deemed to be conditions of this Agreement and shall not survive the Effective Time.
8.3 Waiver; Amendment. Before the Effective Time, any provision of this Agreement may be: (i) waived in writing by the party benefited by the provision or (ii) amended or modified at any time (including the structure of the transaction) by an agreement in writing between the parties hereto except that, after the vote by the shareholders of BOW, no amendment or modification may be made that would reduce the amount or alter or change the kind of consideration to be received by holders of BOW Common Stock or that would contravene any provision of applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
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8.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
8.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Tennessee, without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
8.6 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each party hereto will bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.7 Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, sent via facsimile (with confirmation), by email, by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or by commercial overnight delivery service, 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):
If to Purchaser or Purchaser Bank, to:
CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc.
1201 Demonbreun Street, Suite 700
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Attention: Timothy K. Schools
Email:   ***@***
With copies to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 W. 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile:   ###-###-####
Attention: Matthew M. Guest
Email:   ***@***
If to BOW, to:
The Bank of Waynesboro
201 South Main Street
Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485
Facsimile:   ###-###-####
Attention: William B. Bryant
Email:   ***@***
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With copies to:
Butler Snow LLP
150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600
Nashville, TN 37201
Facsimile:   ###-###-####
Attention: Adam G. Smith
Email:   ***@***
8.8 Entire Agreement; etc. This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to herein), together with the FCB Merger Agreement, the BOW Voting Agreements, the FCB Voting Agreements, the Exhibits and Disclosure Letters hereto and thereto and the Confidentiality Agreement, represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede any and all other oral or written agreements heretofore made. Except for Section 5.12, which confers rights on the parties described therein, nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, 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.
8.9 Successors and Assigns; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties.
8.10 Severability. If any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement and the parties shall use their reasonable efforts to substitute a valid, legal and enforceable provision which, insofar as practical, implements the purposes and intents of this Agreement.
8.11 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 seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent 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.
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8.12 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT 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 FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE 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 8.12.
8.13 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 by means 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.
[Signature page immediately follows]
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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Timothy K. Schools | |||
Name: | Timothy K. Schools | |||
Title: | President | |||
CapStar Bank | ||||
By: | /s/ Timothy K. Schools | |||
Name: | Timothy K. Schools | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to BOW Merger Agreement]
The Bank of Waynesboro | ||||
By: | /s/ William B. Bryant | |||
Name: | William B. Bryant | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to BOW Merger Agreement]
Exhibit A Form of BOW Voting Agreement
VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Voting and Support Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of January [●], 2020, is entered into by and among CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (Purchaser), The Bank of Waynesboro, a Tennessee chartered bank (the Bank), and the undersigned shareholder of the Bank (the Shareholder). Each of Purchaser, the Bank and the Shareholder may be referred to in this Agreement as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Bank Merger (as the same may be amended or supplemented, the Merger Agreement), dated as of the date hereof, by and among Purchaser, the Bank, and CapStar Bank, a Tennessee chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (Purchaser Bank), the Bank will be merged with and into Purchaser Bank, with Purchaser Bank as the surviving entity (the Merger);
WHEREAS, the Shareholder beneficially owns with power to vote the number of shares of common stock, $10.00 par value per share, of the Bank (Bank Common Stock) as set forth on Schedule A hereto (the Existing Shares); and
WHEREAS, as an inducement and a condition to Purchaser, Purchaser Bank and the Bank entering into the Merger Agreement, Purchaser and the Bank have required that the Shareholder, solely in his or her capacity as a shareholder of the Bank, enter into this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. | Definitions. Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Merger Agreement. |
2. | Voting Agreement. From the date hereof until the earlier of (a) the Closing Date and (b) the date of termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (the Support Period), the Shareholder irrevocably and unconditionally hereby agrees that, at any meeting (whether annual or special and each adjourned or postponed meeting) of the Banks shareholders, however called, or in connection with any written consent of the Banks shareholders (the applicable record date for such shareholder meeting or consent, the Determination Date), the Shareholder shall (i) appear at such meeting or otherwise cause all of the Covered Shares which he or she owns as of the applicable Determination Date to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum and (ii) vote or cause to be voted (including by proxy or written consent, if applicable) all such Covered Shares (A) in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement, (B) in favor of any proposal to adjourn or postpone such meeting of the Banks shareholders to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Merger Agreement, (C) against any action or proposal in favor of an Acquisition Proposal, without regard to the terms of such Acquisition Proposal, and (D) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be likely to (1) result in a material breach of any covenant, |
representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Bank contained in the Merger Agreement, or of the Shareholder contained in this Agreement, or (2) prevent, materially impede or materially delay the Banks, Purchaser Banks or Purchasers ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger; provided that the foregoing applies solely to the Shareholder in his or her capacity as a shareholder or as a trustee or a limited general partner in any entity holding Covered Shares, and, to the extent the Shareholder serves as a member of the Board of Directors or as an officer of the Bank, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or affect any actions or omissions taken by the Shareholder in the Shareholders capacity as such a director or officer, including in exercising rights under the Merger Agreement, and no such actions or omissions shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement or shall be construed to prohibit, limit or restrict the Shareholder from exercising the Shareholders fiduciary duties as a director or officer to the Bank or its shareholders. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing commitments apply to any Covered Shares held by any trust, limited partnership or other entity holding Covered Shares for which the Shareholder serves as trustee, a partner, shareholder or in a similar capacity. To the extent the Shareholder does not control, by himself or herself, the determinations of any such entity holding Covered Shares, the Shareholder agrees to exercise all voting or other determination rights he or she has in such entity to carry out the intents and purposes of his or her support and voting obligations in this Section 2 and otherwise set forth in this Agreement. The Shareholder covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement, he or she (x) has not entered into, and shall not enter into during the Support Period, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to the Covered Shares and (y) has not granted, and shall not grant during the Support Period, a proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to the Covered Shares except any proxy to carry out the intent of this Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement, (i) Covered Shares means, with respect to any applicable Determination Date, the sum of Existing Shares and New Shares as of the applicable Determinate Date, and (ii) New Shares means shares of Bank Common Stock over which the Shareholder has acquired beneficial ownership with the power to vote after the date hereof (including any shares of Bank Common Stock acquired by means of purchase, dividend or distribution, or issued upon the exercise of any stock options to acquire Bank Common Stock or warrants or the conversion of any convertible securities or otherwise).
3. | GRANT OF IRREVOCABLE PROXY. IN THE EVENT, BUT ONLY IN THE EVENT, OF A FAILURE BY THE SHAREHOLDER TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SHAREHOLDERS OBLIGATIONS AS TO VOTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 DURING THE SUPPORT PERIOD, THE SHAREHOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (DURING THE SUPPORT PERIOD) GRANTS TO AND APPOINTS PURCHASER AS THE SHAREHOLDERS PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT (WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION), FOR AND IN THE NAME, PLACE AND STEAD OF THE SHAREHOLDER, TO REPRESENT, VOTE AND OTHERWISE ACT BY VOTING AT ANY MEETING OF THE BANKS SHAREHOLDERS, HOWEVER CALLED, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE BANKS SHAREHOLDERS, WITH RESPECT TO THE COVERED SHARES REGARDING THE MATTERS REFERRED TO |
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IN SECTION 2 DURING THE SUPPORT PERIOD, TO THE SAME EXTENT AND WITH THE SAME EFFECT AS THE SHAREHOLDER MIGHT OR COULD DO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE PROXY GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 3 IS COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE DURING THE SUPPORT PERIOD. DURING THE SUPPORT PERIOD, THE SHAREHOLDER WILL TAKE SUCH FURTHER ACTION AND WILL EXECUTE SUCH OTHER INSTRUMENTS AS REASONABLY MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS PROXY. THE SHAREHOLDER HEREBY REVOKES ANY AND ALL PREVIOUS PROXIES OR POWERS OF ATTORNEY GRANTED WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE COVERED SHARES THAT MAY HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN APPOINTED OR GRANTED WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 2 AND THIS SECTION 3. |
4. | Transfer Restrictions Prior to Merger. The Shareholder hereby agrees that he or she will not, during the Support Period, sell, transfer, assign, tender in any tender or exchange offer, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (by merger, by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, enter into any swap or other arrangements that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of, enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, lien, hypothecation or other disposition of (by merger, by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise convey or dispose of, any of the Covered Shares, or any interest therein, including the right to vote any Covered Shares, as applicable (a Transfer), except with the prior consent of Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that the Shareholder may Transfer Covered Shares (a) for estate planning, tax planning or philanthropic purposes so long as the transferee, prior to the date of a Transfer, agrees in a signed writing reasonably acceptable to Purchaser to be bound by and comply with the provisions of this Agreement or (b) upon the death of the Shareholder. |
5. | Non-Solicitation. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated, the Shareholder shall not initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate inquiries or proposals with respect to, or engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential or nonpublic information or data to, or have any discussions with, any person other than Purchaser or Purchaser Bank relating to, any Acquisition Proposal. The Shareholder will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any activities, discussions or negotiations conducted before the date of this Agreement with any persons other than Purchaser and Purchaser Bank with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. |
6. | No Exercise of Appraisal Rights. The Shareholder hereby waives and agrees not to exercise any appraisal rights or right to dissent in respect of the Covered Shares that may arise with respect to the Merger. |
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7. | Confidential Information. From and after the date of this Agreement, the Shareholder shall not disclose any confidential information of Purchaser or the Bank obtained by the Shareholder while serving as a director of the Bank, except as required by law or in accordance with a judicial or other governmental order or the Merger Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, confidential information does not include (a) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure by the Shareholder; (b) information that was in the Shareholders possession prior to serving as a director or information received by the Shareholder from another person without any limitations on disclosure, but only if the Shareholder had no reason to believe that the other person was prohibited from using or disclosing such information by a contractual or fiduciary obligation; or (c) information that was independently developed by the Shareholder without using any confidential information of Purchaser or the Bank. |
8. | Representations of the Shareholder. The Shareholder represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows: (a) the Shareholder has full legal right, capacity and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform the Shareholders obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Shareholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Purchaser and the Bank, constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Shareholder, enforceable against the Shareholder in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and no other action is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by the Shareholder of this Agreement or the performance of his or her obligations hereunder; (c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Shareholder does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with or violate in any material respect any agreement or any Laws binding upon the Shareholder or the Existing Shares, nor require any authorization, consent or approval of, or filing with, any Governmental Entity; and (d) as of the date hereof, the Shareholder beneficially owns (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) the Existing Shares free and clear of any proxy, voting restriction, adverse claim or other Lien (other than any restrictions created by this Agreement, under applicable federal or state securities laws or pursuant to any written policies of the Bank with respect to the trading of securities in connection with insider trading restrictions, applicable securities laws and similar considerations), except as would not have the effect of preventing or otherwise materially interfering with the Shareholders obligations under this Agreement. |
9. | Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be effective and irrevocable upon signing and shall remain in effect until the earlier of (i) the Closing Date and (b) the date of termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, at which time it shall automatically terminate. Upon the termination of this Agreement, no Party shall have any further obligations or liabilities hereunder, except that Sections 10 through 15 shall survive termination of this Agreement. |
10. | Entire Agreement; Assignment. The recitals are incorporated as a part of this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject |
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matter hereof. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise and shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party; provided, however, that the rights under this Agreement are assignable by Purchaser to a majority-owned affiliate or any successor-in-interest of Purchaser, but no such assignment shall relieve Purchaser of its obligations hereunder. |
11. | Remedies/Specific Enforcement. Each Party agrees that this Agreement is intended to be legally binding and specifically enforceable pursuant to its terms and that Purchaser would be irreparably harmed if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with its specific terms and that monetary damages would not provide adequate remedy in such event. Accordingly, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Shareholder of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, in addition to any other remedy to which Purchaser may be entitled (including monetary damages), Purchaser shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof. The Shareholder further agrees that neither Purchaser nor any other person or entity shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 11, and the Shareholder irrevocably waives any right he or she may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument. |
12. | Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal law of the State of Tennessee, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Tennessee or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Tennessee. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of Tennessee located in Nashville, Tennessee or the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and each Party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such courts. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (a) any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in this Section 12, and (b) the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. |
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13. | Severability. If any provision of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) or the application of any such provision (or any portion thereof) to any person or circumstance is unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the court construing this Agreement shall add, as a part of this Agreement, a provision as similar in terms and effect to such unenforceable provision as may be enforceable, in lieu of the unenforceable provision. |
14. | Amendments; Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed (a) in the case of an amendment, by Purchaser, the Bank and the Shareholder, and (b) in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. |
15. | Counterparts. The Parties may execute this Agreement in one or more counterparts, including by facsimile, e-mail delivery of a .pdf format data file, or other form of electronic signature. All the counterparts will be construed together and will constitute one Agreement. |
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SIGNED as of the date first set forth above:
CAPSTAR FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: |
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Name: | Timothy K. Schools | |
Title: | President |
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THE BANK OF WAYNESBORO | ||
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Name: | ||
Title: |
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SHAREHOLDER: |
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Schedule A
Number of Existing Shares
Shareholder Name | Existing Shares |