(e) No Acquired Company has received (i) any refusal of coverage or any notice that a defense will be afforded with reservation of rights, or (ii) any notice of cancellation or any other indication that any insurance policy is no longer in full force or effect or will not be renewed or that the issuer of any policy is not willing or able to perform its obligations thereunder.
(f) The Acquired Companies have paid all premiums due, and have otherwise performed all of their respective obligations, under each policy to which any Acquired Company is a party or that provides coverage to any Acquired Company or director thereof.
(g) The Acquired Companies have given notice to the insurer of all claims that may be insured thereby.
(a) Each Acquired Company is, and at all times has been, in full compliance with, and has not been and is not in violation of or liable under, any Environmental Law. No Acquired Company has any basis to expect, nor has any of them or any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held to be responsible received, any actual or Threatened order, notice, or other communication from (i) any Governmental Body or private citizen acting in the public interest, or (ii) the current or prior owner or operator of any Facilities, of any actual or potential violation or failure to comply with any Environmental Law, or of any actual or Threatened obligation to undertake or bear the cost of any Environmental, Health, and Safety Liabilities with respect to any of the Facilities or any other properties or assets (whether real, personal, or mixed) in which any Acquired Company has had an interest, or with respect to any property or Facility at or to which Hazardous Materials were generated, manufactured, refined, transferred, imported, used, or processed by any Acquired Company or any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible or from which Hazardous Materials have been transported, treated, stored, handled, transferred, disposed, recycled, or received.
(b) There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Acquired Companies, Threatened claims, Encumbrances, or other restrictions of any nature, resulting from any Environmental, Health, and Safety Liabilities or arising under or pursuant to any Environmental Law, with respect to or affecting any of the Facilities or any other properties and assets (whether real, personal, or mixed) in which any Acquired Company has or had an interest.
(c) No Acquired Company has any basis to expect, nor has any of them or any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible, received, any citation, directive, inquiry, notice, Order, summons, warning, or other communication that relates to Hazardous Activity, Hazardous Materials, or any alleged, actual, or potential violation or failure to comply with any Environmental Law, or of any alleged, actual, or potential obligation to
undertake or bear the cost of any Environmental, Health, and Safety Liabilities with respect to any of the Facilities or any other properties or assets (whether real, personal, or mixed) in which any Acquired Company had an interest, or with respect to any property or facility to which Hazardous Materials generated, manufactured, refined, transferred, imported, used, or processed by any Acquired Company, or any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible, have been transported, treated, stored, handled, transferred, disposed, recycled, or received.
(d) No Acquired Company, or any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible, has any Environmental, Health, and Safety Liabilities with respect to the Facilities or with respect to any other properties and assets (whether real, personal, or mixed) in which any Acquired Company (or any predecessor) has or had an interest, or at any property geologically or hydrologically adjoining the Facilities or any such other property or assets.
(e) There are no Hazardous Materials present on or in the Environment at the Facilities or, to the Knowledge of the Acquired Companies, at any geologically or hydrologically adjoining property, including any Hazardous Materials contained in barrels, above or underground storage tanks, landfills, land deposits, dumps, equipment (whether moveable or fixed) or other containers, either temporary or permanent, and deposited or located in land, water, sumps, or any other part of the Facilities or such adjoining property, or incorporated into any structure therein or thereon, except for de minimis amounts of substances used at any property for maintenance or other like or similar purposes. No Acquired Company, any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible, or to the Knowledge of the Acquired Companies, any other Person has permitted or conducted, or is aware of, any Hazardous Activity conducted with respect to the Facilities or any other properties or assets (whether real, personal, or mixed) in which any Acquired Company has or had an interest except in full compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(f) There has been no Release or, to the Knowledge of the Acquired Companies, Threat of Release, of any Hazardous Materials at or from the Facilities or at any other locations where any Hazardous Materials were generated, manufactured, refined, transferred, produced, imported, used, or processed from or by the Facilities, or from or by any other properties and assets (whether real, personal, or mixed) in which any Acquired Company has or had an interest or, to the Knowledge of the Acquired Companies, any geologically or hydrologically adjoining property, whether by any Acquired Company or any other Person.
(g) Clayco and the Bank have delivered to Buyer true and complete copies and results of any reports, studies, analyses, tests, or monitoring possessed or initiated by any Acquired Company pertaining to Hazardous Materials or Hazardous Activities in, on, about, under, or from the Facilities, or concerning compliance by any Acquired Company, or any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible, with Environmental Laws.
3.20 EMPLOYEES
(a) Part 3.20 of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of the following information for each full-time employee and director of the Acquired Companies as of the date of this Agreement, including each employee on leave of absence or layoff status:
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employer; name; job title; current compensation paid or payable and any change in compensation since January 1, 2006; vacation accrued; and service credited for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under any Acquired Company’s profit-sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, cash bonus, insurance, medical, welfare, or vacation plan, other employee welfare benefit plan, or any other employee benefit plan or any director plan.
(b) No employee or director of any Acquired Company is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any agreement or arrangement, including any confidentiality, noncompetition, or proprietary rights agreement, between such employee or director and any other Person (a “Proprietary Rights Agreement”) that in any way adversely affects or will affect (i) the performance of his duties as an employee or director of the Acquired Companies, or (ii) the ability of any Acquired Company to conduct its business, including any Proprietary Rights Agreement with the Acquired Companies by any such employee or director. To the Acquired Companies’ Knowledge, no director, officer, or other key employee of any Acquired Company intends to terminate his employment with such Acquired Company, except, in the case of directors, in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
(c) Part 3.20 of the Disclosure Letter also contains a complete and accurate list of the name and a description of benefits for each retired employee and director of the Acquired Companies, or their dependents, receiving benefits or scheduled to receive benefits in the future.
3.21 LABOR RELATIONS; COMPLIANCE
No Acquired Company has been or is a party to any collective bargaining or other labor contract or agreement, and there has not been, there is not presently pending or existing, and there is not Threatened, (a) any strike, slowdown, picketing, work stoppage, or employee grievance process, (b) any Proceeding against or affecting any Acquired Company relating to the alleged violation of any Legal Requirement pertaining to labor relations or employment matters, including any charge or complaint filed by an employee or union with the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any comparable Governmental Body, organizational activity, or other labor or employment dispute against or affecting any of the Acquired Companies or their premises, except as described in Part 3.21 of the Disclosure Letter, or (c) any application for certification of a collective bargaining agent. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that could provide the basis for any work stoppage or other labor dispute. There is no lockout of any employees by any Acquired Company, and no such action is contemplated by any Acquired Company. Each Acquired Company has complied in all respects with all Legal Requirements relating to employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security and similar taxes, occupational safety and health, and plant closing. No Acquired Company is liable for the payment of any compensation, damages, Taxes, fines, penalties, or other amounts, however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing Legal Requirements.
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3.22 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(a) Intellectual Property Assets. The term “Intellectual Property Assets” includes:
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| (iii) all copyrights in both published works and unpublished works that are currently used by the Acquired Companies in the conduct of the business as currently conducted (collectively, “Copyrights”); and |
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(b) Agreements. Part 3.22(b) of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list and summary description, including any royalties paid or received by the Acquired Companies, of all Applicable Contracts relating to the Intellectual Property Assets to which any Acquired Company is a party or by which any Acquired Company is bound, except for any license implied by the sale of a product and perpetual, paid-up licenses for commonly available software programs with a value of less than $500 under which an Acquired Company is the licensee. There are no outstanding and, to the Acquired Companies’ Knowledge, no Threatened disputes or disagreements with respect to any such agreement.
(c) Know-How Necessary for the Business.
| (i) The Intellectual Property Assets are all those reasonably necessary for the operation of the Acquired Companies’ businesses as they are currently conducted. One or more of the Acquired Companies is the owner of all right, title, and interest in, or holds a perpetual, fully-paid license to, each of the Intellectual Property Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and has the right to use without payment to a third party all of the Intellectual Property Assets. |
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(d) Patents.
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(e) Service Marks.
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| (iv) To the Acquired Companies’ Knowledge, there is no potentially interfering trademark or trademark application of any third party. |
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| (v) No Mark is infringed or, to the Acquired Companies’ Knowledge, has been challenged or threatened in any way. None of the Marks used by any Acquired Company infringes or is alleged to infringe any trade name, trademark, or service mark of any third party. |
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(f) Copyrights. The Acquired Companies do not own any Copyrights, except with respect to unregistered copyrights in connection with written materials used in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(g) Trade Secrets.
| (i) With respect to each Trade Secret, the documentation relating to such Trade Secret is current, accurate, and sufficient in detail and content to identify and explain it and to allow its full and proper use without reliance on the knowledge or memory of any individual. |
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| (ii) The Acquired Companies have taken all reasonable precautions consistent with prevailing industry practice to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of their Trade Secrets. |
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| (iii) One or more of the Acquired Companies has good title and an absolute (but not necessarily exclusive) right to use the Trade Secrets. The Trade Secrets are not part of the public knowledge or literature, and, to the Acquired Companies’ Knowledge, have not been used, divulged, or appropriated either for the benefit of any Person (other than one or more of the Acquired Companies) or to the detriment of the Acquired Companies. No Trade Secret is subject to any adverse claim or has been challenged or threatened in any way. |
3.23 CERTAIN PAYMENTS
No Acquired Company or director, executive officer, agent, or employee of any Acquired Company, or any other Person associated with or acting for or on behalf of any Acquired Company, has directly or indirectly (a) made any contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback, or other payment to any Person, private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, property, or services (i) to obtain favorable treatment in securing business, (ii) to pay for favorable treatment for business secured, (iii) to obtain special concessions or for special concessions already obtained, for or in respect of any Acquired Company or any Related Person of an Acquired Company, or (iv) in violation of any Legal Requirement, or (b) established or maintained any fund or asset that has not been recorded in the books and records of the Acquired Companies.
3.24 DISCLOSURE; MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT
(a) No representation or warranty of Clayco or the Bank in this Agreement and no statement in the Disclosure Letter, when taken together, omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(b) No notice given pursuant to Section 5.5 will contain any untrue statement or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein or in this Agreement, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(c) There is no fact known to any Acquired Company that has specific application to any Acquired Company (other than general economic or industry conditions) and that has a Material Adverse Effect or, as far as any Acquired Company can reasonably foresee, materially threatens, the assets, business, prospects, financial condition, or results of operations of the Acquired Companies (on a consolidated basis) that has not been set forth in this Agreement or the Disclosure Letter.
3.25 RELATIONSHIPS WITH RELATED PERSONS
Except as set forth in Part 3.17 of the Disclosure Letter, no current director, executive officer or 5% shareholder of any Acquired Company or any of their Related Persons has, or since February 14, 2001 has had, any interest in any property (whether real, personal, or mixed and
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whether tangible or intangible) used in or pertaining to the Acquired Companies’ businesses. Except as set forth in Part 3.25 of the Disclosure Letter, no current director, executive officer or 5% shareholder (or any of their Related Persons) of any Acquired Company has, since February 14, 2001, owned (of record or as a beneficial owner) a material interest in, a Person that has (a) had business dealings or a material financial interest in any transaction with any Acquired Company other than business dealings or transactions conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business with the Acquired Companies at substantially prevailing market prices and on substantially prevailing market terms, or (b) engaged in competition with any Acquired Company with respect to any services of such Acquired Company (a “Competing Business”) in any market presently served by such Acquired Company except for less than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of any Competing Business that is publicly traded on any recognized exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Except as set forth in Part 3.17 of the Disclosure Letter, no current director, executive officer or 5% shareholder of Clayco or any Acquired Company or any of their Related Persons is a party to any Applicable Contract with, or has any claim or right against, any Acquired Company.
3.26 BROKERS OR FINDERS
Clayco, the Bank, and their agents have incurred no obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or other similar payment in connection with this Agreement.
3.27 DERIVATIVES
All interest rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, futures, and forward contracts and other similar risk management arrangements, whether entered into for an Acquired Company’s own account or for the account of any Acquired Company’s customers, were entered into in accordance with prudent business practices and all applicable Legal Requirements and with counterparties believed to be financially responsible.
3.28 COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT
The Bank has complied with the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act and the Legal Requirements related thereto (collectively, the “CRA”), has received a CRA rating of not less than “satisfactory,” has not received criticism from a Governmental Body with respect to discriminatory lending practices, and has no Knowledge of any conditions or circumstances that are likely to result in a CRA rating of less than “satisfactory” or criticism from a Governmental Body with respect to discriminatory lending practices.
3.29 SECURITIES LAW MATTERS AND RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE
(a) No Acquiring Company or anyone acting on its behalf will take any action that would cause the loss of the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws relied upon by the Buyer.
(b) All record and beneficial owners of Shares are, and at the Closing will be, “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act. Each record or beneficial owner of Shares is acquiring Buyer Common Stock in the Merger
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for investment, and not with a view to selling or otherwise distributing such securities, other than pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act or in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or as otherwise specifically permitted under this Agreement.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Clayco and the Bank as follows:
4.1 ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING
Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, a registered bank holding company under the BHCA, and a financial holding company under the GLB Act.
4.2 AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT
(a) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms. Upon the execution and delivery by Buyer of the Escrow Agreement, the Balsbaugh Escrow Agreement and the Employment Agreements (collectively, the “Buyer’s Closing Documents”), the Buyer’s Closing Documents will constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, arrangement, moratorium or other laws affecting or relating to the rights of creditors generally, or (ii) the rules governing the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Assuming the filings and approvals described in Sections 5.4 and 6.1 are made and obtained (as the case may be), and the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1(b), 7.1(c) and 7.1(d) are satisfied. Buyer has the absolute and unrestricted right, power, and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Buyer’s Closing Documents and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Buyer’s Closing Documents.
(b) Assuming the filings and approvals described in Sections 5.4 and 6.1 are made and obtained (as the case may be), and the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1(b), 7.1(c) and 7.1(d) are satisfied, except for the consent of one lender, U.S. Bank National Association, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer nor the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions by Buyer will give any Person the right to prevent, delay, or otherwise interfere with any of the Contemplated Transactions pursuant to:
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Except for the Consent of U.S. Bank National Association, or as contemplated by this Agreement, Buyer is not and will not be required to obtain any Consent from any Person in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.
4.3 CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
There is no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against Buyer and that challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated Transactions. To Buyer’s Knowledge, no such Proceeding has been Threatened.
4.4 BROKERS OR FINDERS
Buyer and its officers and agents have incurred no obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or other similar fees in connection with this Agreement.
4.5 SEC DOCUMENTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Buyer has made available via EDGAR to the Acquired Companies each statement, report, registration statement, definitive proxy statement, and other filings (including exhibits, supplements and schedules thereto) filed electronically with the SEC by Buyer (or its predecessors) (collectively, the “Buyer SEC Documents”), since January 1, 1997. As of their respective filing dates, the Buyer SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, and none of the Buyer SEC Documents 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 in which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected by a subsequently filed Buyer SEC Document.
5. COVENANTS OF ACQUIRED COMPANIES
5.1 ACCESS AND INVESTIGATION
Until the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies will, and will cause their Representatives (all of whom will have signed a confidentiality agreement in favor of the Acquired Companies) to, (a) afford Buyer and its Representatives and prospective lenders and their Representatives (collectively, “Buyer’s Advisors”) reasonable access upon reasonable notice and during regular business hours, to each Acquired Company’s personnel, properties (including subsurface testing), contracts, books and records, and other documents and data, as each of the foregoing relate to the Acquired Companies (such rights of access to be exercised in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the operation of the Acquired Companies) and (b) furnish Buyer and Buyer’s Advisors with copies of all such contracts, books and records, and other existing documents and data as Buyer may reasonably request.
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5.2 OPERATION OF THE ACQUIRED COMPANIES’ BUSINESSES
Until the Closing Date, each Acquired Company will:
(a) conduct the business of such Acquired Company only in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) pay obligations and recognize revenue and expenses in accordance with GAAP and consistent with past practice;
(c) use its Best Efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep available the services of its current officers, employees, and agents, and maintain the relations and goodwill with suppliers, customers, landlords, creditors, employees, agents, and others having business relationships with such Acquired Company;
(d) maintain the regulatory capital of the Bank such that the Bank is at all times “well-capitalized,” as that term is defined in 12 U.S.C. 1131o(b) and related FDIC regulations;
(e) upon Buyer’s request, discuss with Buyer concerning operational matters of a material nature;
(f) maintain such insurance in such amounts as are reasonable to cover such risks its management has reasonably determined to be prudent and as are customary in relation to the character and locations of its properties and the nature of its businesses consistent with past practices; and
(g) otherwise report periodically to Buyer, upon request, concerning the status of the business, operations, and finances of such Acquired Company.
5.3 NEGATIVE COVENANT
Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, until the Closing Date, without the prior consent of Buyer, the Acquired Companies will not:
(a) purchase any whole loans, mortgages, or loan participations or agented credits or other interests therein;
(b) renew or renegotiate any loans or credits that are on any watch list and/or are classified;
(c) take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within their control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Section 3.16 is reasonably likely to occur;
(d) enter into any lease or other contract, agreement or arrangement (oral or written) with any shareholder, officer or director of an Acquired Company or any of their affiliates or family members; or
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(e) declare or pay any dividends or other distributions to shareholders without the Buyer’s prior written consent, except as specifically permitted in Section 2.11, except that the Bank may make cash dividends to Clayco so long as, after the payment of such dividend, the Bank remains “well-capitalized” as that term is defined in 12 U.S.C. 1831o(b) and related FDIC regulations.
5.4 REQUIRED APPROVALS
As promptly as practicable, the Buyer and the Acquired Companies will make all filings required by Legal Requirements to be made by them in order to consummate the Contemplated Transactions (including all filings with the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the Kansas or Missouri banking authorities and the Department of Justice). Until the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies will (a) cooperate with Buyer with respect to all filings that Buyer elects to make or is required by Legal Requirements to make in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, and (b) cooperate with Buyer in obtaining Consent from one of its lenders. The Acquired Companies shall promptly furnish Buyer with copies of any written communications from Governmental Bodies with respect to the Contemplated Transactions.
5.5 NOTIFICATION
(a) Until the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies will promptly notify Buyer in writing if any Acquired Company becomes aware of any fact or condition that causes or constitutes a Breach of any of Acquired Company’s representations and warranties as of the date of this Agreement, or if any Acquired Company becomes aware of the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of any fact or condition that would (except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement) cause or constitute a Breach of any such representation or warranty had such representation or warranty been made as of the time of occurrence or discovery of such fact or condition. Until the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies will promptly notify Buyer of the occurrence of any Breach of any covenant of any Acquired Company in this Section 5 or of the occurrence of any event that may make the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 7 impossible or unlikely.
(b) Until the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies shall update the Disclosure Letter to reflect changes in the items listed therein occurring after the date of this Agreement and on or before the Closing Date. The Acquired Companies may update the Disclosure Letter by delivering the updated provisions of the Disclosure Letter to Buyer with instructions to substitute the updated provisions of the Disclosure Letter in place of the appropriate original provisions of the Disclosure Letter. Any updated provisions of the Disclosure Letter that the Acquired Companies deliver to Buyer under this Section 5.5 will be substituted in place of the appropriate original provisions of the Disclosure Letter and thereafter be part of this Agreement; provided, that, if the changes reflected in the updated provisions of the Disclosure Letter are necessary to satisfy the condition set out in Section 7.2(b), then Buyer may either (i) accept the updated provisions of the Disclosure Letter (in which case it will be substituted in place of the appropriate original provisions of the Disclosure Letter and thereafter be part of this Agreement) or (ii) reject the updated provisions of the Disclosure Letter by written notice to the Acquired Companies (in which case either Buyer or the Acquired Companies may terminate this Agreement under Section 8.1).
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5.6 PAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS BY RELATED PERSONS
All indebtedness owed to an Acquired Company by any Related Person of an Acquired Company shall be paid in full prior to Closing, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
5.7 NO NEGOTIATION
Until such time, if any, as this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8, the Acquired Companies will not, and will cause each of their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly solicit, initiate, or encourage any inquiries or proposals from, discuss or negotiate with, provide any non-public information to, or consider the merits of any unsolicited inquiries or proposals from, any Person (other than Buyer) relating to any transaction involving the sale of the business or assets (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business) of any Acquired Company, or any of the capital stock of any Acquired Company, or any merger, consolidation, business combination, or similar transaction involving any Acquired Company.
5.8 BEST EFFORTS
Until the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies will use their Best Efforts to cause the conditions in Section 7 to be satisfied, to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, and to cause the Merger to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1) of the IRC.
5.9 SHAREHOLDER MEETING
Clayco shall take all action necessary to properly call and convene a meeting of its shareholders as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement to consider and vote upon this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, or obtain the written consent of all of its shareholders in lieu of conducting a meeting. Such shareholder vote or unanimous written consent shall include an approval and ratification of all prior actions by the Acquired Companies, including any actions that may be subject to challenge as the result of the failure of an Acquired Company to comply with all provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or applicable law. The Clayco Board of Directors shall recommend that the shareholders of Clayco approve of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, unless the Clayco Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith based on advice of counsel that such actions would result in violation of its fiduciary duty to Clayco shareholders under applicable Legal Requirements.
5.10 LOAN RESERVES
The Acquired Companies shall establish and take such reserves and accruals effective prior to the Closing as Buyer shall request to conform the Acquired Companies’ loan, accrual, and reserves policies to Buyer’s policies; provided, that such reserves and accruals shall not, for purposes of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions, (A) reduce Clayco’s consolidated shareholders’ equity, or (B) reduce the amount that Clayco can dividend or distribute to its shareholders before the Closing.
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6. COVENANTS OF BUYER
6.1 APPROVALS OF GOVERNMENTAL BODIES
As promptly as practicable, Buyer will, and will cause each of its Related Persons to, make all filings required by Legal Requirements to be made by them to consummate the Contemplated Transactions (including all required filings with the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the Kansas or Missouri banking authorities and the Department of Justice). Until the Closing Date, Buyer will, and will cause each Related Person to, cooperate with the Acquired Companies with respect to all filings that the Acquired Companies are required by Legal Requirements to make in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, and (ii) cooperate with the Acquired Companies in obtaining all Consents identified in Part 3.2 of the Disclosure Letter; provided that this Agreement will not require Buyer to dispose of or make any change in any portion of its business or to incur any other burden to obtain a Governmental Authorization. Upon request, Buyer shall furnish the Acquired Companies with copies of any filings made with Governmental Bodies and written communications from Governmental Bodies with respect to the Contemplated Transactions.
6.2 BEST EFFORTS
Except as set forth in the proviso to Section 6.1, until the Closing Date, Buyer will use its Best Efforts to cause the conditions in Section 7 to be satisfied and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions.
6.3 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS INSURANCE
Buyer will promptly after the Closing prepay the premium necessary to maintain for a period of four (4) years the Acquired Companies’ existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time in an aggregate amount not to exceed $12,000.
6.4 NOTIFICATION
Until the Closing Date, Buyer will promptly notify the Acquired Companies in writing if Buyer becomes aware of any fact or condition that causes or constitutes a Breach of any of Buyer’s representations and warranties as of the date of this Agreement, or if Buyer becomes aware of the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of any fact or condition that would (except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement) cause or constitute a Breach of any such representation or warranty had such representation or warranty been made as of the time of occurrence or discovery of such fact or condition. Until the Closing Date, Buyer will promptly notify the Acquired Companies of the occurrence of any Breach of any covenant of Buyer in this Section 6 or of the occurrence of any event that may make the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 7 impossible or unlikely.
6.5 SEC DOCUMENTS
Buyer will continue to file all required statements, reports, and other filings (including exhibits, supplements and schedules thereto) with the SEC for at least two (2) years after the Closing.
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6.6 TRUST PREFERRED
Prior to Closing, Buyer will execute and deliver to U.S. Bank National Association and Wilmington Trust Company, as the case may be, a supplemental indenture providing for the Buyer’s assumption of Clayco’s obligations under that certain Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2003, between Clayco and U.S. Bank National Association, and that certain Indenture dated as of September 15, 2005, between Clayco and Wilmington Trust Company, and will take such other reasonable actions as may be required to satisfy the conditions in such Indentures related to a merger or change in control of Clayco.
7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
7.1 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES TO EFFECT THE MERGER
The respective obligations of the parties to effect the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following conditions:
(a) Shareholder Approval. This Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions shall have been approved and adopted by the requisite vote of the shareholders of Clayco on or before January 15, 2007.
(b) Federal Reserve Board. The Contemplated Transactions shall have been approved by the Federal Reserve Board, which approval shall not contain any condition that is unacceptable to Buyer, in its sole discretion. All conditions required to be satisfied prior to the Effective Time imposed by the terms of such approval shall have been satisfied, and all waiting periods relating to such approval shall have expired.
(c) State Approval. If required, the Contemplated Transactions shall have been approved by the Kansas and Missouri banking authorities, which approval shall not contain any condition that is unacceptable to Buyer, in its sole discretion. All conditions required to be satisfied prior to the Effective Time imposed by the terms of such approval shall have been satisfied, and all waiting periods relating to such approval shall have expired.
(d) No Order or Proceeding. No Governmental Body shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced, or entered any Legal Requirement or Order which in effect prevents or prohibits consummation of the Contemplated Transactions or restricts the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions in a manner that would have a Material Adverse Effect on a party. No Proceeding shall have been commenced or Threatened against any party (i) involving any challenge to, or seeking damages or other relief in connection with, any Contemplated Transaction or (ii) that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, prohibiting, or otherwise interfering with any Contemplated Transaction.
(e) No Material Adverse Change. Since June 30, 2006, no change has occurred in the business, financial, or other condition of the Acquired Companies, the banking industry, the assets of the Acquired Companies, or the prospects or projections of the Acquired Companies, in each case which would materially adversely impact the economic or business benefits of the Contemplated Transactions.
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7.2 ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER
Buyer’s obligations to effect the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following conditions:
(a) Exemption from Registration. The requirements of an applicable exemption from registration of Buyer Common Stock issued in exchange for the Shares under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws shall be satisfied as of the Closing Date. Buyer shall have received all other Consents of Governmental Bodies necessary to issue Buyer Common Stock in exchange for the Shares and to consummate the Merger.
(b) Accuracy of Representations. All of the Acquired Companies’ representations and warranties in this Agreement (considered collectively), and each of these representations and warranties (considered individually), must have been accurate in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement, and must be accurate in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date. The contents of the Disclosure Letter and any supplements to the Disclosure Letter accepted by the Buyer in accordance with Section 5.5 will be included in the representations and warranties for purposes of satisfying this condition.
(c) Acquired Companies’ Performance. All of the covenants and obligations that the Acquired Companies are required to perform or to comply with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing (considered collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations (considered individually), must have been duly performed and complied with in all material respects.
(d) Documents. Each of the following documents must have been delivered to Buyer:
| (i) an opinion of Lathrop & Gage, L.C., counsel to the Acquired Companies, dated the Closing Date and in form and substance acceptable to Buyer and its counsel; |
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| (ii) employment agreements in the form attached as Exhibit 7.2(d)(ii), executed by Jeffrey J. Kieffer and Michael D. Balsbaugh (collectively, the “Employment Agreements”); |
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| (iii) an escrow agreement in the form of Exhibit 7.2(d)(iii), executed by the Escrow Agent and Seller’s Representative (the “Escrow Agreement”); |
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| (iv) a certificate executed on behalf of Clayco by Clayco’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.2(b) and 7.2(c) are true to their Knowledge. |
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| (v) certified copies of the Acquired Companies’ Organizational Documents and resolutions of the Acquired Companies’ Boards of Directors and shareholders evidencing the authorization and approval of all corporate action necessary to consummate the Contemplated Transactions; |
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| (vi) an escrow agreement in the form of Exhibit 7.2(d)(vi), executed by the Escrow Agrent and Michael Balsbaugh (the “Balsbaugh Escrow Agreement”); |
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| (vii) at Clayco’s cost, a Title Policy from the Title Company for all Real Property owned by any Acquired Company; |
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| (viii) such other documents as Buyer may reasonably request for the purpose of (A) evidencing the accuracy of any of the Acquired Companies’ representations and warranties, (B) evidencing the performance by the Acquired Companies of, or the compliance by the Acquired Companies with, any covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by them, (C) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred to in this Section 7, or (D) otherwise facilitating the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions. |
(e) Consents. Each of the Consents identified in Part 3.2 of the Disclosure Letter and the Consent from Buyer’s lender must have been obtained and must be in full force and effect.
(f) Dissenting Shares. The holders of no more than 3% of the Shares shall have asserted dissenters’ rights.
(g) Phase I and Phase II Reports. Clayco and the Bank will cooperate with the Buyer in connection with (i) obtaining a new Phase I study (or an update to an existing Phase I study) on each item of Real Property owned by an Acquired Company, in each case that complies with current CERCLA regulations, such Phase I studies to be at Buyer’s expense, and (ii) if requested by Buyer, with Phase II environmental studies of such Real Property prior to Closing, performed at Clayco’s expense.
(h) Due Diligence. The results of the Phase I (and Phase II, if any,) environmental studies, shall have been satisfactory to the Buyer in its sole discretion.
(i) Title Policies. On or before December 7, 2006, at Clayco’s cost, Clayco shall deliver to the Buyer a preliminary title report from the Title Company with respect to all Real Property owned by any Acquired Company (“Preliminary Title Report”). The condition of title to the Real Property as disclosed by the Preliminary Title Report shall be referred to as the “Condition of Title”, unless Buyer notifies Clayco in writing of objections to the Preliminary Title Report (the “Title Objections”) within 10 Business Days after Buyer’s receipt of the Preliminary Title Report. The Acquired Companies shall have 10 Business Days after delivery of such notice by Buyer to give notice that the Acquired Companies are willing to cause the Title Objections to be removed or cured. If any Encumbrance arises or is discovered after the delivery of the Preliminary Title Report, the party discovering such Encumbrance shall promptly give written notice to the other parties. No later than five (5) days after delivery of the notice of such additional Encumbrance, Buyer may deliver a new Buyer’s notice to Clayco specifying that such additional Encumbrance is a Title Objection. If Buyer delivers such notice, the parties shall proceed in the manner as set forth above for Title Objections arising from the Preliminary Title Report.
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(j) Seller Representative. Each Clayco shareholder shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer an Appointment of Representative to act as such shareholder’s representative (“Seller Representative”) in the form attached as Exhibit 7.2(j).
(k) Mechanics’ Liens. On or before the Closing, the Acquired Companies shall (a) pay for all materials, supplies, and work provided or ordered for the Real Property owned by any of them for which a labor, materialman’s, or mechanics’ lien may be claimed under applicable law and (b) if required by the Title Company, provide the Title Company with such indemnifications or security as it may require to insure title to the owned Real Property at the Closing with coverage over any unrecorded labor, materialman’s, or mechanics’ claim of lien.
7.3 ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF ACQUIRED COMPANIES
The Acquired Companies’ obligations to effect the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following conditions:
(a) Accuracy of Representations. The representations and warranties of Buyer in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (ignoring for this purpose all materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications in such representations and warranties when made and as of the Closing (taking into consideration any supplements to the Disclosure Letter) as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of such time (other than (i) representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall have been true and correct as of such earlier date, and (ii) failures to be true and correct that do not, in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect on the Buyer).
(b) Buyer’s Performance. All of the covenants and obligations that the Buyer is required to perform or to comply with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing (considered collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations (considered individually), must have been duly performed and complied with in all material respects.
(c) Consents. Each of the Consents identified in Part 3.2 of the Disclosure Letter and the Consent of Buyer’s lender referenced in Section 4.2 must have been obtained and must be in full force and effect.
(d) Consideration. Buyer must have delivered the amount of the Escrow and the shares of Buyer Common Stock required to be escrowed under the Balsbaugh Escrow Agreement to the Escrow Agent. In addition, Buyer must have delivered to the Exchange Agent the Consideration, net of the Escrow and the shares of Buyer Common Stock required to be escrowed under the Balsbaugh Escrow Agreement.
(e) Documents. Each of the following documents must have been delivered to the Acquired Companies:
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| (i) an opinion of Husch & Eppenberger, LLC, counsel to Buyer, dated the Closing Date and in form and substance acceptable to the Acquired Companies and their counsel; |
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| (ii) a certificate executed on behalf of Buyer by Buyer’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.3(a) and 7.3(b) are true to their Knowledge, except as otherwise stated in such certificate; |
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| (iii) the Employment Agreements, executed by Buyer; |
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| (iv) the Escrow Agreement, executed by Buyer; and |
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| (v) such other documents as the Acquired Companies may reasonably request for the purpose of (A) enabling their counsel to provide the opinion referred to in Section 7.2(d)(i), (B) evidencing the accuracy of any representation or warranty of Buyer, (C) evidencing the performance by Buyer of, or the compliance by Buyer with, any covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by Buyer, (D) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred to in this Section 7, or (E) otherwise facilitating the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions. |
8. TERMINATION
8.1 TERMINATION EVENTS
This Agreement may be terminated, by notice given prior to or at the Closing:
(a) by either Buyer or the Acquired Companies if a material Breach of any provision of this Agreement has been committed by the other party and such Breach has not been waived, (or, if such Breach is subject to cure, if such Breach has not been cured) within 10 Business Days after the date of written notice of such Breach from the other party.
(b) by Buyer if:
(i) any condition in Section 7.1 or 7.2 has not been satisfied as of the Closing Date (other than through the failure of the Buyer to comply with its obligations under this Agreement),
(ii) on or before February 28, 2007, the Acquired Companies have not delivered the audited consolidated balance sheets of Clayco as at December 31, 2005 and the related audited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flow for the fiscal years then ended, together with the unqualified report thereon of KPMG, independent certified public accountants, in accordance with GAAP,
(iii) the Market Price is less than $24.00 or greater than $36.00,
(iv) the Audit Adjustment is more than $150,000,
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(v) the Acquired Companies fail to deliver timely notice that they are willing to cause the Title Objections to be removed or cured or fail to remove or cure the Title Objections prior to the Closing, or
(vi) satisfaction of any condition in Section 7.1 or 7.2 is or becomes impossible (other than through the failure of Buyer to comply with its obligations under this Agreement) and Buyer has not waived such condition on or before the Closing Date;
(c) by the Acquired Companies if (i) the Market Price is less than $24.00 or more than $36.00, (ii) any condition in Section 7.1 or 7.3 has not been satisfied as of the Closing Date (other than through the failure of any of the Acquired Companies to comply with its or their obligations under this Agreement), or (iii) satisfaction of such a condition is or becomes impossible (other than through the failure of any Acquired Company to comply with its obligations under this Agreement) and the Acquired Companies have not waived such condition on or before the Closing Date;
(d) by mutual consent of Buyer and the Acquired Companies; or
(e) by either Buyer or the Acquired Companies if the Closing has not occurred (other than through the failure of any party seeking to terminate this Agreement to comply fully with its obligations under this Agreement) on or before March 31, 2007, or such later date as the parties may agree upon; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(e) shall not be available to any party whose action or failure to act has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a Breach of this Agreement.
8.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION
Each party’s right of termination under Section 8.1 is in addition to any other rights it may have under this Agreement or otherwise, and the exercise of a right of termination will not be an election of remedies. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement will terminate, except that the obligations in Sections 10.1 and 10.3 will survive; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by a party because of the Breach of this Agreement by the other party or because one or more of the conditions to the terminating party’s obligations under this Agreement is not satisfied as a result of the other party’s failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, the terminating party’s right to pursue the legal remedies set forth in Section 9.1(b)(i) will survive such termination unimpaired.
9. INDEMNIFICATION; REMEDIES
9.1 SURVIVAL; RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION NOT AFFECTED BY KNOWLEDGE
(a) All representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations in this Agreement, the Disclosure Letter, the supplements to the Disclosure Letter, the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(d)(iv), and any other certificate or document delivered pursuant to this Agreement will survive the Closing. The right to indemnification, payment of Damages,
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or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations will not be affected by any investigation conducted by, or any Knowledge capable of being acquired by, Buyer, or its affiliates or representatives at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such representation, warranty, covenant, or obligation. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not affect the right to indemnification, payment of Damages, or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations.
(b) The parties shall have, as their sole and exclusive remedies relating to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions, the following:
| (i) For claims made before Closing, the parties shall have any remedy available at law or in equity provided, however, in no event shall any party be entitled to any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages or loss, including without limitation, loss of profits, income or business opportunities by the other party or any party claiming through such other party. |
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| (ii) For claims asserted after Closing under this Agreement, except for claims based upon fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the parties shall have the indemnification remedies as provided in this Article 9. |
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| (iii) For claims made at any time based upon fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the parties shall have any remedy available at law or in equity. |
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| (iv) For claims made under any agreement related to this Agreement, the parties shall have any remedy at law or equity, except as expressly limited in such agreement. |
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| (v) Nothing in this Agreement or any other Seller Closing Document is intended to waive or limit any remedies available to the Clayco shareholders under applicable federal or state securities laws. |
9.2 INDEMNIFICATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES
Upon the effectiveness of the Merger, the Clayco shareholders, jointly and severally, shall be deemed to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, the Acquired Companies, and their respective Representatives, stockholders, controlling persons, and affiliates (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”) for, and will pay to the Indemnified Persons the amount of, any loss, liability, claim, damage (including incidental and consequential damages), expense (including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value, whether or not involving a third-party claim (collectively, “Damages”), arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with:
(a) any Breach of any representation or warranty made by the Acquired Companies in this Agreement, the Disclosure Letter, the supplements to the Disclosure Letter, or any other certificate or document delivered by the Acquired Companies pursuant to this
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Agreement, at the time such representation or warranty was made, except for any such Breach waived by the Buyer in writing prior to the Closing, pursuant to the acceptance of a supplement to the Disclosure Letter pursuant to Section 5.5 or otherwise;
(b) any Breach of any representation or warranty made by the Acquired Companies in this Agreement as if such representation or warranty were made on and as of the Closing Date without giving effect to any supplement to the Disclosure Letter, other than any such Breach that is disclosed in a supplement to the Disclosure Letter accepted by the Buyer pursuant to Section 5.5;
(c) any Breach by any Acquired Company of any covenant or obligation of such Acquired Company in this Agreement (other than a Breach as to which the Acquired Companies provided the Buyer with written notice at least 10 Business Days prior to the Closing);
(d) any Breach by Seller Representative of any covenant or obligation of Seller Representative in this Agreement or any Clayco Closing Document (other than a Breach as to which the Acquired Companies or the Seller Representative provided the Buyer with written notice at least 10 Business Days prior to the Closing);
(e) any services provided by any Acquired Company prior to the Closing Date (other than with respect to a Breach covered by subsections 9.2(c) or (d));
(f) the amount by which Clayco’s consolidated shareholders’ equity as of the Closing is less than $13.1 million, if any;
(g) the amount of capital needed to make the Bank “well-capitalized,” (as that term is defined in 12 U.S.C. 1131o(b) and related FDIC regulations) as of the Closing, if any;
(h) any matter disclosed in Part 3.7, 3.10 and 3.18(e) of the Disclosure Letter or related to the enforcement of the rights of Clayco or the Bank in connection with trust preferred securities outstanding as of the Closing;
(i) any claim by any Person for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by any such Person with any Acquired Company (or any Person acting on their behalf) in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions;
(j) any “Especially Reserved Credit” as defined in the Escrow Agreement which the Seller Representative purchases in accordance with the Escrow Agreement; and
(k) the repurchase by Clayco of any of its Shares prior to the Closing.
To the extent of cash and stock available in the Escrow, all payment of Damages to Buyer shall be made from the Escrow Fund, pro-rata based on the interests of all Clayco shareholders therein. Damages related to a breach of warranty of Section 3.3 regarding ownership of Shares and the absence of Encumbrances thereon shall be paid first from the portion of the Escrow Fund attributable to the individual Clayco shareholder to whom the breach
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of Section 3.3 relates, and only thereafter from the Escrow Fund for the accounts of the other Clayco shareholders. Nothing in this Agreement shall bar or adversely affect the rights of such other Clayco shareholders to claim indemnity or subrogation rights against any Clayco shareholder to whom the breach of Section 3.3 relates.
For purposes of this Section 9, in determining the amount of any Damages, any qualifications or limitations as to materiality (whether by reference to a material adverse change or otherwise) contained in any representation, warranty, covenant, or obligation shall be disregarded, as it is the parties’ intention that the $100,000 threshold amount for indemnification set forth in Section 9.5 be the sole measure of materiality for all representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations in the aggregate.
9.3 INDEMNIFICATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES —ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
In addition to the provisions of Section 9.2, the Clayco shareholders, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, the Acquired Companies, and the other Indemnified Persons for, and will pay to Buyer, the Acquired Companies, and the other Indemnified Persons the amount of, any Damages (including costs of cleanup, containment, or other remediation) arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with:
(a) any Environmental, Health, and Safety Liabilities arising out of or relating to: (i)(A) the ownership, operation, or condition at any time on or prior to the Closing Date of the Facilities or any other properties and assets (whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible) in which any Acquired Company has or had an interest, or (B) any Hazardous Materials or other contaminants that were present on the Facilities or such other properties and assets at any time on or prior to the Closing Date; or (ii)(A) any Hazardous Materials or other contaminants, wherever located, that were, or were allegedly, generated, transported, stored, treated, Released, or otherwise handled by any Acquired Company or by any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, or (B) any Hazardous Activities that were, or were allegedly, conducted by any Acquired Company or by any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible; or
(b) any bodily injury (including illness, disability, and death, and regardless of when any such bodily injury occurred, was incurred, or manifested itself), personal injury, property damage (including trespass, nuisance, wrongful eviction, and deprivation of the use of Real Property), or other damage of or to any Person, including any employee or former employee of any Acquired Company or any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible, in any way arising from or allegedly arising from any Hazardous Activity conducted or allegedly conducted with respect to the Facilities or the operation of the Acquired Companies prior to the Closing Date, or from Hazardous Material that was (i) present or suspected to be present on or before the Closing Date on or at the Facilities (or present or suspected to be present on any other property, if such Hazardous Material emanated or allegedly emanated from any of the Facilities and was present or suspected to be present on any of the Facilities on or prior to the Closing Date) or (ii) Released or allegedly Released by any Acquired Company or any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held responsible, at any time on or prior to the Closing Date.
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To the extent set forth in Section 9.6, the Clayco shareholders, acting solely through the Seller’s Representative, may control any Cleanup, any related Proceeding, and any other Proceeding with respect to which indemnity may be sought under this Section 9.3.
9.4 TIME LIMITATIONS
If the Closing occurs, the Clayco shareholders will have no liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any representation or warranty, or covenant or obligation to be performed and complied with prior to the Closing Date, unless on or before the second anniversary of the Closing Date, Buyer notifies the Escrow Agent and Seller Representative of a claim specifying the factual basis of that claim in reasonable detail to the extent then known by Buyer, except that each Clayco shareholder will have continuing liability with respect to fraud or intentional misrepresentation by such shareholder, but not with respect to any other Clayco shareholder.
9.5 LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT
The Clayco shareholders will have no liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to the matters described in Sections 9.2 (other than subsection 9.2(f), (g), (i), (j) and (k)) and 9.3 (a) until the total of all Damages with respect to such matters exceeds $100,000, and then only for the amount by which such Damages exceed $100,000, and (b) to the extent such Damages exceed the Escrow (including any interest, dividends, and distributions on the Cash Amount held in the Escrow, but excluding any interest, dividends, and distributions on the Stock Amount held in Escrow) unless such Damages arise from or in connection with fraud or intentional misrepresentation by such shareholder.
9.6 PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION
(a) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of the commencement of any Proceeding against it or the discovery by an Indemnified Person of a claim for Damages, such Indemnified Person will give notice to the Escrow Agent and Seller Representative of such claim, but the failure to notify the Escrow Agent and Seller Representative promptly will not relieve the Clayco shareholders of any liability that they may have to any Indemnified Person (subject to the provisions of Section 9.4). Such notice by an Indemnified Person will describe the claim in reasonable detail to the extent such information is known by the Indemnified Person, will include copies of all available material written evidence thereof and will indicate the estimated amount, if reasonably estimable, of the Damages that have been or may be sustained by an Indemnified Person. The Escrow Agent shall promptly reimburse an Indemnified Person in accordance with the Escrow Agreement.
(b) In the event of a third-party claim, the Seller Representative, on behalf of the Clayco shareholders will have the right to participate in the defense of such third-party claim and, to the extent that the Seller Representative elects (unless (i) a Clayco shareholder is also a person against whom the third-party claim is made and the Indemnified Person determines in
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good faith that joint representation would be inappropriate or (ii) the Seller Representative fails to provide reasonable assurance to the Indemnified Person of the financial capacity to defend such third-party claim and provide indemnification with respect to such third-party claim), to assume the defense of such third-party claim with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from the Seller Representative to the Indemnified Person of the election to assume the defense of such third-party claim, the Clayco shareholders shall not, so long as the Seller Representative diligently conducts such defense, be liable to the Indemnified Person under this Article 9 for any fees of other counsel or any other expenses with respect to the defense of such third-party claim, in each case subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense of such third-party claim, other than reasonable costs of investigation. If the Seller Representative assumes the defense of a third-party claim, (i) such assumption will conclusively establish for purposes of this Agreement that the claims made in that third-party claim are within the scope of and subject to indemnification, and (ii) no compromise or settlement of such third-party claims may be effected by the Seller Representative without the Indemnified Person’s prior written consent unless (A) there is no finding or admission of any violation of Legal Requirement or any violation of the rights of any person, (B) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the Clayco shareholders, and (C) the Indemnified Person shall have no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such third-party claims effected without its prior written consent. If notice is given to the Seller Representative of the assertion of any third-party claim and the Seller Representative does not, within ten (10) days after the Indemnified Person’s notice is given, give notice to the Indemnified Person of his election to assume the defense of such third-party claim, the Clayco shareholders will be bound by any determination made in such third-party claim or any compromise or settlement effected by the Indemnified Person.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Indemnified Person determines in good faith that there is a reasonable probability that a third-party claim may adversely affect it or its affiliates other than as a result of monetary damages for which it would be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnified Person may, by notice to the Seller Representative, assume the exclusive right to defend, compromise or settle such third-party claim, but the Clayco shareholders will not be bound by any determination of any third-party claim so defended for the purposes of this Agreement or any compromise or settlement effected with the prior written consent of the Seller Representative (which may not be unreasonably withheld).
(d) The Seller Representative hereby consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any court in which a Proceeding in respect of a third-party claim is brought against any Indemnified Person for purposes of any claim that an Indemnified Person may have under this Agreement with respect to such Proceeding or the matters alleged therein and agrees that process may be served on the Seller Representative with respect to such a claim anywhere in the world.
(e) With respect to any third-party claim subject to indemnification under this Section 9.6: (i) both the Indemnified Person and the Clayco shareholders, as the case may be, shall keep the other party fully informed of the status of such third-party claim and any related Proceedings at all stages thereof where such person is not represented by his or her own counsel, and (ii) the parties agree (each at its own expense) to render to each other such assistance as they may reasonably require of each other and to cooperate in good faith with each other in order to ensure the property and adequate defense of any third-party claim.
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(f) The Escrow Agent shall promptly reimburse an Indemnified Person after receipt of the required notice in accordance with the Escrow Agreement.
10. GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 EXPENSES
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including all fees and expenses of agents, representatives, counsel, and accountants. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the obligation of each party to pay its own expenses will be subject to any rights of such party arising from a Breach of this Agreement by another party.
10.2 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Any public announcement or similar publicity with respect to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions will be issued, if at all, at such time and in such manner as Buyer determines. Unless consented to by Buyer in advance, the Acquired Companies shall keep this Agreement strictly confidential and may not make any disclosure of this Agreement to any Person. Clayco and Buyer will mutually agree upon the means by which the Acquired Companies’ employees, customers, and suppliers and others having dealings with the Acquired Companies will be informed of the Contemplated Transactions, and Buyer will have the right to be present for any such communication.
10.3 CONFIDENTIALITY
(a) Until the Closing Date, except to the extent disclosure is required by Buyer under applicable federal securities laws, Buyer and the Acquired Companies will maintain in confidence, and will cause the directors, officers, employees, agents, and advisors of Buyer and the Acquired Companies to maintain in confidence, and not use to the detriment of another party any written, oral, or other information obtained in confidence from another party in connection with this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions, unless (a) such information is already known to such party or to others not bound by a duty of confidentiality or such information becomes publicly available through no fault of such party, (b) the use of such information is necessary or appropriate in making any filing or obtaining any Consent required for the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, or (c) the furnishing or use of such information is required by or necessary or appropriate in connection with Proceedings. If the Contemplated Transactions are not consummated, each party will return or destroy as much of such written information as the other party may reasonably request and will maintain the confidentiality of such information for a period of five (5) years after the date hereof.
(b) If the Closing does not occur, for a period of one year after termination of this Agreement, Buyer will not, directly or indirectly, solicit, employ, retain as a consultant, interfere with or attempt to entice away from the Acquired Companies any individual who is, has agreed to be or within one year of solicitation, employment, retention, interference or enticement has been employed or retained by any of the Acquired Companies in any capacity.
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(c) Upon the Breach of any of the provision of this Section 10.3, the non-breaching party, in addition to other rights and remedies, may apply to any court of law or equity for specific performance or injunctive relief, without the requirement to post bond or any other security.
10.4 NOTICES
All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by telecopier (with written confirmation of receipt), provided that a copy is mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or (c) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested), in each case to the appropriate addresses and telecopier numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and telecopier numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):
| Acquired Companies: |
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| | Jeffrey J. Kieffer |
| | 33050 West 83rd Street |
| | PO Box 429 |
| | De Soto, Kansas 66018 |
| | Facsimile No. 913-585-3266 |
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| with a copy to: |
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| | Mark A. Bluhm |
| | Lathrop & Gage L.C. |
| | 2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 2800 |
| | Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2612 |
| | Facsimile No. 816-292-2001 |
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| Buyer: |
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| | Enterprise Bank & Trust |
| | 150 North Meramec Avenue, Suite 300 |
| | St. Louis, Missouri 63105-3753 |
| | Attention: Peter F. Benoist |
| | Facsimile No.: 314-812-4045 |
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| with a copy to: |
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| | Mary Anne O’Connell |
| | Husch & Eppenberger, LLC |
| | 190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 600 |
| | St. Louis, Missouri 63105-3441 |
| | Facsimile No.: 314-480-1505 |
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| Seller Representative: |
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| | Jeffrey J. Kieffer |
| | 33050 West 83rd Street |
| | PO Box 429 |
| | De Soto, Kansas 66018 |
| | Facsimile No. 913-585-3266 |
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| with a copy to: |
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| | Mark A. Bluhm |
| | Lathrop & Gage L.C. |
| | 2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 2800 |
| | Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2612 |
| | Facsimile No. 816-292-2001 |
10.5 JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS
Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any right arising out of, this Agreement, if brought by or on behalf of Buyer shall be brought against the other parties in the courts of the State of Missouri, County of Jackson, or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any right arising out of, this Agreement, if brought by or on behalf of Clayco, the Bank, the Seller Representative or Clayco’s shareholders shall be brought against the other parties in the courts of the State of Kansas, Johnson County, or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kansas. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of all such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein. Process in any action or proceeding referred to in the preceding sentence may be served on any party anywhere in the world.
10.6 FURTHER ASSURANCES
The parties agree (a) to furnish upon request to each other such further information, (b) to execute and deliver to each other such other documents, and (c) to do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement and the documents referred to in this Agreement.
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10.7 WAIVER
The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
10.8 ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATION
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the parties with respect to its subject matter and constitutes (along with the documents referred to in this Agreement) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended except by a written agreement executed by the party to be charged with the amendment.
10.9 DISCLOSURE LETTER
The disclosures in the Disclosure Letter, and those in any supplement thereto, must relate only to the representations and warranties in the Section of this Agreement to which they expressly relate and not to any other representation or warranty in this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the Disclosure Letter (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Disclosure Letter with respect to a specifically identified representation or warranty), the statements in the body of this Agreement will control.
10.10 ASSIGNMENTS, SUCCESSORS, AND NO THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS
Neither party may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties. Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their successors and assigns.
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10.11 SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
10.12 SECTION HEADINGS, CONSTRUCTION
The headings of Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references to “Section” or “Sections” refer to the corresponding Section or Sections of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or terms.
10.13 TIME OF ESSENCE
With regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement, time is of the essence.
10.14 GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Missouri without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
10.15 COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first written above.
Enterprise Financial Services Corp | | Seller Representative |
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By: | /s/ Peter F. Benoist | | | /s/ Jeffrey J. Kieffer |
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| Peter F. Benoist | | | Jeffrey J. Kieffer* |
| Chairman and Executive Vice-President | | | |
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Clayco Banc Corporation | | Great American Bank |
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By: | /s/ Jeffrey J. Kieffer | | By: | /s/ Jeffrey J. Kieffer |
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| Jeffrey J. Kieffer, President and CEO | | | Jeffrey J. Kieffer, President and CEO |
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* Jeffrey J. Kieffer’s execution of this Agreement, as Seller Representative, will become effective on the date all of the Clayco shareholders have executed and delivered to Mr. Kieffer their respective Appointments of Representative. |
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