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424B3 Filing
Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC) 424B3Prospectus supplement
Filed: 12 May 21, 4:28pm
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1. | To approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of February 25, 2021, by and among Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc., NEPA Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC, The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, Landmark Bancorp, Inc. and Landmark Community Bank which provides, among other things, for the merger of Landmark with and into NEPA Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC, and the conversion of each share of Landmark common stock immediately outstanding prior to the merger into 0.272 shares of Fidelity common stock and $3.26 in cash, all as described in the accompanying documents, and the transactions in connection therewith; |
2. | To consider and vote upon a proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting of shareholders, if more time is needed, to allow Landmark to solicit additional votes in favor of the reorganization agreement; and |
3. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
| | By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
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| | Santo A. Insalaco | |
| | Chairman of the Board |
Q: | WHY AM I RECEIVING THIS DOCUMENT? |
A: | You are receiving this document because Fidelity and Landmark signed an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of February 25, 2021, which provides, among other things, for the merger of Landmark with and into a subsidiary of Fidelity, the conversion of each share of Landmark common stock outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the merger into 0.272 shares of Fidelity common stock and $3.26 in cash. A copy of the reorganization agreement is included in this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A. |
Q: | WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT? |
A: | This document serves as both a proxy statement of Landmark and a prospectus of Fidelity. This document serves as a proxy statement because the Landmark board of directors is soliciting your proxy for use at the special meeting called to consider and vote on the reorganization agreement and the merger. This document serves as a prospectus because Fidelity is issuing shares of Fidelity common stock and cash to the shareholders of Landmark in exchange for their shares of Landmark common stock. |
Q: | WHO IS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE SPECIAL MEETING? |
A: | Holders of Landmark common stock at the close of business on May 3, 2021, the record date for the special meeting, are entitled to receive notice of the special meeting and to vote their shares at the special meeting and any related adjournment or postponement. |
Q: | WHAT ITEMS OF BUSINESS WILL LANDMARK ASK ITS SHAREHOLDERS TO CONSIDER AT THE SPECIAL MEETING? |
A: | At the special meeting, shareholders are asked to vote in favor of approval and adoption of the reorganization agreement and the merger with Fidelity. In addition, shareholders will be asked to vote in favor of a proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if Landmark has not received sufficient votes to approve and adopt the reorganization agreement. |
Q: | WHY IS MY VOTE IMPORTANT? |
A: | The reorganization agreement and the merger must be approved and adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the outstanding shares of Landmark common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. The failure of a Landmark shareholder to vote, by proxy or virtually at the special meeting, will have the same effect as a vote against the reorganization agreement and the merger. |
Q: | WHY ARE FIDELITY AND LANDMARK PROPOSING TO MERGE? |
A: | Landmark believes that the proposed merger will provide Landmark shareholders with substantial benefits, and Fidelity believes that the merger will further its strategic growth plans. As a larger company, Fidelity can provide the capital and resources that Landmark needs to compete more effectively and to offer a broader array of products and services to better serve its customers. See “Proposal 1: The Merger – Landmark’s Reasons for the Merger” beginning on page 49 and “Proposal 1: The Merger – Fidelity’s Reasons for the Merger” beginning on page 61. The merger also involves certain risks, which are described under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 22. |
Q: | WHAT DOES THE LANDMARK BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMEND? |
A: | The Landmark board of directors has unanimously approved the reorganization agreement and the merger and believes that the merger is in the best interests of Landmark and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Landmark board of directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the proposal to approve and adopt the reorganization agreement and the merger and “FOR” the approval of the proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting, if necessary. |
Q: | WHEN IS THE MERGER EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED? |
A: | Landmark and Fidelity expect to complete the merger shortly after all of the conditions to the merger are fulfilled, including obtaining the approval of Landmark shareholders, and the approval of the applicable regulatory agencies. Fidelity and Landmark anticipate this will occur in the third quarter of 2021. Fidelity and Landmark cannot assure you that they will obtain the necessary Landmark shareholder approval and regulatory approvals or that the other conditions precedent to the merger can or will be satisfied. |
Q: | WHAT WILL LANDMARK SHAREHOLDERS RECEIVE IN THE MERGER? |
A: | Under the reorganization agreement, each share of Landmark common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.272 shares of Fidelity common stock and $3.26 in cash. The exchange ratio will be appropriately adjusted if there is a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or common stock reclassification event regarding Fidelity common stock before completion of the merger. |
Q: | ARE THERE REGULATORY OR OTHER CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER OCCURRING? |
A: | Yes. The merger must be approved, or have approval waived, by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”) and approved by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, appropriate applications have been or will be filed with these regulatory authorities. |
Q: | WHAT VOTE IS REQUIRED BY LANDMARK SHAREHOLDERS TO APPROVE THE MERGER? |
A: | Landmark shareholders must approve and adopt the reorganization agreement in accordance with Pennsylvania law and its articles of incorporation and bylaws. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the outstanding shares of Landmark common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting on the record date is necessary to approve and adopt the reorganization agreement. |
ARE LANDMARK SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS? |
A: | Yes. Under Pennsylvania law, Landmark shareholders have the right to dissent from the merger and receive a payment in cash for the “fair value” of their shares of Landmark common stock as determined by an appraisal process. This value may be more or less than the value you would receive in the merger if you do not dissent. If you dissent and receive a cash payment for the value of your shares it will be fully taxable to you. Pennsylvania law requires dissenting shareholders to follow certain statutory procedures in order to perfect your dissenters’ rights. Please see “Proposal 1: The Merger — Dissenters’ Rights” beginning on page 84 and the Pennsylvania statutory provisions included in Annex C. |
Q: | WHAT DO I NEED TO DO NOW? |
A: | After you have carefully read these materials, you can submit your proxy by following the internet or telephone instructions included in the following materials and on your proxy card. Alternatively, indicate on the enclosed proxy card how you want to vote your shares. Then sign, date and mail the proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope as soon as possible so your shares will be represented and voted at the special meeting. |
Q: | SHOULD I SEND IN MY STOCK CERTIFICATES NOW? |
A: | No. You should not send in your stock certificates at this time. You will receive instructions from the exchange agent in the future. See “Proposal 1: The Merger —Issuance of Fidelity Common Stock and the Merger—Terms of the Merger—Exchange Procedures” beginning on page 65. |
Q: | HOW WILL MY SHARES BE VOTED? |
A: | If you are a holder of record and submit a valid proxy, the persons named as proxies will vote your shares of Landmark common stock at the special meeting as you direct. If a Landmark shareholder submits a valid proxy but does not indicate how he or she wants the shares voted, the persons named as proxies will vote such shares (i) “FOR” approval and adoption of the reorganization agreement and the merger and (ii) “FOR” the proposal, if necessary, to adjourn or postpone the special meeting to solicit additional votes in favor of the reorganization agreement. |
Q: | CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE AFTER I HAVE SUBMITTED MY PROXY? |
A: | Yes. There are three ways for you to revoke your proxy and change your vote: |
1. | You may submit a later dated proxy before the special meeting. |
2. | You may revoke your proxy by written notice delivered at any time prior to the votes relating to the merger including delivery at the special meeting of shareholders. You should deliver this notice to the Secretary of Landmark. |
3. | You may attend the special meeting if you own Landmark common stock and vote virtually. |
Q: | WHAT ARE THE MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER TO LANDMARK SHAREHOLDERS? |
A: | The merger is intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Accordingly, we expect the merger generally to be tax-free to Landmark shareholders for United States federal income tax purposes with respect to the shares of Fidelity common stock that they receive pursuant to the merger. A Landmark shareholder generally will recognize gain, but not loss, in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the amount of gain realized (i.e., the excess, if any, of the sum of the cash received and the fair market value of the Landmark common stock received pursuant to the merger over that holder’s adjusted tax basis in its shares of Landmark common stock surrendered) and (2) the amount of cash received pursuant to the merger. Landmark shareholders will recognize a gain or loss in connection with cash received in lieu of fractional shares of Fidelity common stock. This tax treatment may not apply to all Landmark shareholders. |
Q: | WHAT HAPPENS IF MY STOCK CERTIFICATES ARE HELD IN “STREET NAME” BY MY BROKER, BANK, OR OTHER NOMINEE? |
A: | Your broker, bank, or other nominee will not vote your shares unless you provide instructions to your broker, bank, or other nominee on how to vote. You should fill out the voter instruction form sent to you by your broker, bank, or other nominee with this document. |
Q: | WHOM SHOULD I CALL WITH QUESTIONS OR TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT? |
A: | If you have questions about your special meeting or if you need additional copies of this document, you should contact: |
• | the appointment of Paul C. Woelkers to Fidelity’s and The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank’s boards of directors following completion of the merger, and any related compensation for such service; |
• | Santo A. Insalaco will be appointed as Director Emeritus to serve in accordance with Fidelity’s bylaws; |
• | Michael J. Sowinski, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, will receive cash severance under his employment agreement with Landmark and will receive a retention bonus as a result of the merger; |
• | Landmark may award retention bonuses to certain employees; |
• | the right to continued indemnification and liability insurance coverage for Landmark’s current directors by Fidelity after the merger for acts or omissions occurring before the merger; and, |
• | Thomas V. Amico, the former president and chief executive officer, will receive cash severance under his severance agreement with Landmark as a result of the merger. |
| | February 25, 2021 | | | May 7, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| | High | | | Low | | | Closing | | | High | | | Low | | | Closing | |
Fidelity Common Stock | | | $59.87 | | | $55.81 | | | $55.81 | | | $56.50 | | | $56.10 | | | $56.50 |
| | February 25, 2021 | | | May 7, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| | High | | | Low | | | Closing | | | High | | | Low | | | Closing | |
Landmark Common Stock | | | $13.50 | | | $13.50 | | | $13.50 | | | $17.80 | | | $17.80 | | | $17.80 |
| | Fidelity Historical | | | Landmark Historical | | | Landmark Equivalent Market Value | |
February 25, 2021 | | | $55.81 | | | $13.50 | | | $18.44 |
May 7, 2021 | | | $56.50 | | | $17.80 | | | $18.63 |
| | Fidelity Historical | | | Landmark Historical | | | Pro Forma Combined(1)(2)(3) | | | Pro Forma Equivalent Landmark Share(4) | |
For The Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Earnings per share | | | | | | | | | ||||
Net income per share (Basic) | | | $2.84 | | | $0.57 | | | $3.26 | | | $0.89 |
Net income per share (Diluted) | | | $2.82 | | | $0.57 | | | $3.24 | | | $0.88 |
Cash Dividends Per Share | | | $1.14 | | | $0.08 | | | $1.14 | | | $0.31 |
Book Value per common share as of December 31, 2020 | | | $33.48 | | | $15.19 | | | $36.50 | | | $9.93 |
Tangible Book Value per common share as of December 31, 2020 | | | $31.72 | | | $15.19 | | | $31.45 | | | $8.55 |
(1) | The pro forma combined basic and diluted earnings per share of Fidelity common stock are based on the pro forma combined net income for Fidelity and Landmark divided by the pro forma basic or diluted common shares of the combined entities. The pro forma information includes adjustments related to the fair value of assets and liabilities of Landmark and is subject to adjustment as additional information becomes available and as a final merger date analyses are performed. |
(2) | The pro forma earnings per share do not include anticipated cost savings or revenue enhancements, nor do they include one-time merger-related charges (primarily professional fees, salaries and employee benefits and data processing fees) which will be expensed against income. Pro forma earnings per share are also adjusted to exclude Fidelity’s 2020 merger expenses of $2.5 million ($2.0 million after-tax) related to its May 1, 2020 acquisition of MNB Corporation. |
(3) | The pro forma combined book value and tangible book value per share data does include the impact of merger-related expenses. Such expenses are currently estimated to consist of Landmark after-tax charges currently of $1.5 million and Fidelity after-tax estimated charges of $3.0 million. The pro forma combined book value and tangible book value per share of Fidelity common stock is based on the pro forma combined common stockholders’ equity of Fidelity and Landmark divided by total pro forma common shares of the combined entity. |
(4) | Pro forma equivalent Landmark per share amount is calculated by multiplying the pro forma combined per share amount by the exchange ratio of 0.272 in accordance with the reorganization agreement. |
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Balance sheet data: | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 |
Total assets | | | $1,699,510 | | | $1,009,927 | | | $981,102 | | | $863,637 | | | $792,944 |
Total investment securities | | | 392,420 | | | 185,117 | | | 182,810 | | | 157,385 | | | 130,037 |
Net loans and leases | | | 1,105,450 | | | 743,663 | | | 718,317 | | | 638,172 | | | 595,541 |
Loans held-for-sale | | | 29,786 | | | 1,643 | | | 5,707 | | | 2,181 | | | 2,854 |
Total deposits | | | 1,509,505 | | | 835,737 | | | 770,183 | | | 730,146 | | | 703,459 |
Short-term borrowings | | | — | | | 37,839 | | | 76,366 | | | 18,502 | | | 4,223 |
FHLB advances | | | 5,000 | | | 15,000 | | | 31,704 | | | 21,204 | | | — |
Total shareholders' equity | | | 166,670 | | | 106,835 | | | 93,557 | | | 87,383 | | | 80,631 |
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Operating data for the year ended: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Total interest income | | | $49,496 | | | $39,269 | | | $35,330 | | | $31,064 | | | $27,495 |
Total interest expense | | | 5,311 | | | 7,554 | | | 4,873 | | | 3,223 | | | 2,358 |
Net interest income | | | 44,185 | | | 31,715 | | | 30,457 | | | 27,841 | | | 25,137 |
Provision for loan losses | | | 5,250 | | | 1,085 | | | 1,450 | | | 1,450 | | | 1,025 |
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | | | 38,935 | | | 30,630 | | | 29,007 | | | 26,391 | | | 24,112 |
Other income | | | 14,668 | | | 10,193 | | | 9,200 | | | 8,367 | | | 8,005 |
Other operating expense | | | 38,319 | | | 26,921 | | | 25,072 | | | 24,836 | | | 21,655 |
Income before income taxes | | | 15,284 | | | 13,902 | | | 13,135 | | | 9,922 | | | 10,462 |
Provision for income taxes | | | 2,249 | | | 2,326 | | | 2,129 | | | 1,206 | | | 2,769 |
Net income | | | $13,035 | | | $11,576 | | | $11,006 | | | $8,716 | | | $7,693 |
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Per share data: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Net income per share, basic | | | $2.84 | | | $3.06 | | | $2.93 | | | $2.35 | | | $2.09 |
Net income per share, diluted | | | $2.82 | | | $3.03 | | | $2.90 | | | $2.33 | | | $2.09 |
Dividends declared | | | $5,378 | | | $4,037 | | | $3,708 | | | $3,285 | | | $3,061 |
Dividends per share | | | $1.14 | | | $1.06 | | | $0.98 | | | $0.88 | | | $0.83 |
Book value per share | | | $33.48 | | | $28.25 | | | $24.89 | | | $23.40 | | | $21.91 |
Tangible common book value per share(1) | | | $31.72 | | | $28.20 | | | $24.83 | | | $23.34 | | | $21.91 |
Weighted-average shares outstanding | | | 4,586,224 | | | 3,779,582 | | | 3,752,704 | | | 3,711,490 | | | 3,679,507 |
Shares outstanding | | | 4,977,750 | | | 3,781,500 | | | 3,759,426 | | | 3,734,478 | | | 3,680,707 |
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Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Return on average assets | | | 0.87% | | | 1.18% | | | 1.20% | | | 1.03% | | | 1.02% |
Return on average equity | | | 9.06% | | | 11.49% | | | 12.36% | | | 10.34% | | | 9.64% |
Net interest margin(1)(2) | | | 3.30% | | | 3.52% | | | 3.59% | | | 3.66% | | | 3.68% |
Efficiency ratio(1) | | | 63.92% | | | 63.11% | | | 62.10% | | | 66.25% | | | 63.20% |
Expense ratio | | | 1.58% | | | 1.70% | | | 1.73% | | | 1.95% | | | 1.81% |
Allowance for loan losses to loans | | | 1.27% | | | 1.29% | | | 1.34% | | | 1.42% | | | 1.55% |
Dividend payout ratio | | | 41.26% | | | 34.88% | | | 33.69% | | | 37.69% | | | 39.79% |
Equity to assets | | | 9.81% | | | 10.58% | | | 9.54% | | | 10.12% | | | 10.17% |
Equity to deposits | | | 11.04% | | | 12.78% | | | 12.15% | | | 11.97% | | | 11.46% |
(1) | Non-GAAP disclosure – For a discussion of these ratios refer to the “Fidelity Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. |
(2) | Net interest margin is calculated using the fully-taxable equivalent (FTE) yield on tax-exempt securities and loans. See the “Fidelity Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for the FTE adjustments. |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 |
Interest income (GAAP) | | | $49,496 | | | $39,269 | | | $35,330 | | | $31,064 | | | $27,495 |
Adjustment to FTE | | | 1,095 | | | 750 | | | 718 | | | 1,281 | | | 1,124 |
Interest income adjusted to FTE (non-GAAP) | | | 50,591 | | | 40,019 | | | 36,048 | | | 32,345 | | | 28,619 |
Interest expense (GAAP) | | | 5,311 | | | 7,554 | | | 4,873 | | | 3,223 | | | 2,358 |
Net interest income adjusted to FTE (non-GAAP) | | | $45,280 | | | $32,465 | | | $31,175 | | | $29,122 | | | $26,261 |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 |
Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP) | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Non-interest expenses (GAAP) | | | $ 38,319 | | | $ 26,921 | | | $ 25,072 | | | $ 24,836 | | | $ 21,655 |
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Net interest income (GAAP) | | | 44,185 | | | 31,715 | | | 30,457 | | | 27,841 | | | 25,137 |
Plus: taxable equivalent adjustment | | | 1,095 | | | 750 | | | 718 | | | 1,281 | | | 1,124 |
Non-interest income (GAAP) | | | 14,668 | | | 10,193 | | | 9,200 | | | 8,367 | | | 8,005 |
Net interest income (FTE) plus non-interest income (non-GAAP) | | | $ 59,948 | | | $ 42,658 | | | $ 40,375 | | | $ 37,489 | | | $ 34,266 |
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) | | | 63.92% | | | 63.11% | | | 62.10% | | | 66.25% | | | 63.20% |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 |
Tangible Book Value per Share (non-GAAP) | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Total assets (GAAP) | | | $ 1,699,510 | | | $1,009,927 | | | $981,102 | | | $863,637 | | | $792,944 |
Less: Intangible assets, primarily goodwill | | | (8,787) | | | (209) | | | (209) | | | (209) | | | — |
Tangible assets | | | 1,690,724 | | | 1,009,718 | | | 980,893 | | | 863,428 | | | 792,944 |
Total shareholders' equity (GAAP) | | | 166,670 | | | 106,835 | | | 93,557 | | | 87,383 | | | 80,631 |
Less: Intangible assets, primarily goodwill | | | (8,787) | | | (209) | | | (209) | | | (209) | | | — |
Tangible common equity | | | $157,883 | | | $106,626 | | | $93,348 | | | $87,174 | | | $80,631 |
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Common shares outstanding, end of period | | | 4,977,750 | | | 3,781,500 | | | 3,759,426 | | | 3,734,478 | | | 3,680,707 |
Tangible Common Book Value per Share | | | $31.72 | | | $28.20 | | | $24.83 | | | $23.34 | | | $21.91 |
(dollars in thousands except per share data) | | | Years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
Balance sheet data: | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 |
Total assets | | | $353,708 | | | $326,790 | | | $335,558 | | | $344,449 | | | $316,933 |
Total investments | | | 57,565 | | | 59,342 | | | 57,462 | | | 53,605 | | | 57,320 |
Net loans and leases | | | 276,480 | | | 244,644 | | | 248,302 | | | 261,885 | | | 239,805 |
Loans held-for-sale | | | — | | | — | | | 1,040 | | | — | | | — |
Total deposits | | | 286,593 | | | 278,281 | | | 289,287 | | | 297,770 | | | 259,194 |
Short-term borrowings | | | 22,987 | | | 3,534 | | | 3,330 | | | 6,954 | | | 18,305 |
Obligation under capital lease | | | 1,058 | | | 1,144 | | | 1,222 | | | 1,295 | | | 1,365 |
FHLB advances | | | 4,500 | | | 7,500 | | | 7,491 | | | 7,491 | | | 7,491 |
Total shareholders’ equity | | | 36,187 | | | 33,352 | | | 32,118 | | | 28,842 | | | 28,577 |
Operating data for the period ended: | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 |
Total interest income | | | $12,989 | | | $13,200 | | | $14,057 | | | $13,254 | | | $12,066 |
Total interest expense | | | 2,275 | | | 3,407 | | | 2,868 | | | 2,135 | | | 1,603 |
Net interest income | | | 10,714 | | | 9,793 | | | 11,189 | | | 11,119 | | | 10,463 |
Provision (credit) for loan losses | | | 817 | | | (80) | | | 2,333 | | | 397 | | | 369 |
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | | | 9,897 | | | 9,873 | | | 8,856 | | | 10,722 | | | 10,094 |
Other income | | | 1,310 | | | 1,730 | | | 1,192 | | | 1,222 | | | 1,150 |
Other operating expenses | | | 9,867 | | | 10,363 | | | 10,797 | | | 10,386 | | | 8,664 |
Income (loss) before income taxes | | | 1,340 | | | 1,240 | | | (749) | | | 1,558 | | | 2,580 |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | | | (6) | | | 182 | | | (297) | | | 859 | | | 507 |
Net income (loss) | | | $1,346 | | | $1,058 | | | $(452) | | | $699 | | | $2,073 |
Less preferred stock dividends | | | — | | | — | | | 80 | | | 60 | | | 62 |
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | | | $1,346 | | | $1,058 | | | $(532) | | | $639 | | | $2,011 |
Per common share data: | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 |
Earnings per share, basic | | | $0.57 | | | $0.45 | | | $(0.27) | | | $0.33 | | | $1.07 |
Earnings per share, diluted | | | $0.57 | | | $0.45 | | | $(0.27) | | | $0.33 | | | $1.05 |
Cash dividends declared | | | $189 | | | $753 | | | $619 | | | $609 | | | $603 |
Dividends per share | | | $0.08 | | | $0.32 | | | $0.32 | | | $0.32 | | | $0.32 |
Book value per share | | | $15.19 | | | $14.14 | | | $13.70 | | | $14.23 | | | $14.35 |
Shares outstanding | | | 2,381,695 | | | 2,358,288 | | | 2,343,779 | | | 1,920,748 | | | 1,886,698 |
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic | | | 2,372,214 | | | 2,352,622 | | | 1,985,524 | | | 1,908,454 | | | 1,885,691 |
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted | | | 2,376,327 | | | 2,359,219 | | | 1,998,411 | | | 1,935,542 | | | 1,908,321 |
Ratios: | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 |
Return on average assets | | | 0.38% | | | 0.32% | | | (0.13)% | | | 0.21% | | | 0.69% |
Return on average equity | | | 3.85% | | | 3.22% | | | (1.56)% | | | 2.39% | | | 7.23% |
Net interest margin(1) | | | 3.22% | | | 3.18% | | | 3.49% | | | 3.54% | | | 3.68% |
Efficiency ratio(2) | | | 81.78% | | | 89.48% | | | 86.17% | | | 81.99% | | | 71.41% |
Expense ratio | | | 2.43% | | | 2.64% | | | 2.83% | | | 2.78% | | | 2.51% |
Allowance for loan losses to loans | | | 1.34% | | | 1.22% | | | 1.30% | | | 1.25% | | | 1.27% |
Dividend payout ratio | | | 14.04% | | | 71.11% | | | (118.52)% | | | 96.97% | | | 29.91% |
Equity to assets | | | 10.23% | | | 10.21% | | | 9.57% | | | 8.37% | | | 9.02% |
Equity to deposits | | | 12.63% | | | 11.99% | | | 11.10% | | | 9.69% | | | 11.03% |
(1) | Net interest margin is calculated using the fully-taxable equivalent (FTE) yield on tax-exempt securities and loans. See the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Landmark - Non-GAAP Financial Measures” beginning on page 104 for the FTE adjustments. |
(2) | Non-GAAP disclosure - For a discussion on these ratios, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Landmark - Non-GAAP Financial Measures” beginning on page 104. |
| | Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc. | | | Landmark Bancorp, Inc. | | | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | | | Pro Forma Combined | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | ||||
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Cash and due from banks | | | $19,408 | | | $3,514 | | | $— | | | $22,922 |
Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions | | | 49,938 | | | 7 | | | (7,833)(1) | | | 42,112 |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | 69,346 | | | 3,521 | | | (7,833) | | | 65,034 |
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value | | | 392,420 | | | 57,565 | | | —(3) | | | 449,985 |
Restricted investments in bank stock | | | 2,813 | | | 1,319 | | | — | | | 4,132 |
Loans receivable | | | 1,119,652 | | | 280,245 | | | (7,616)(4) | | | 1,392,281 |
Allowance for loan losses | | | (14,202) | | | (3,765) | | | 3,765(5) | | | (14,202) |
Loans held for sale | | | 29,786 | | | — | | | — | | | 29,786 |
Foreclosed assets held-for-sale | | | 256 | | | 637 | | | — | | | 893 |
Bank premises and equipment, net | | | 27,626 | | | 3,911 | | | (1,202)(6) | | | 30,335 |
Leased property under finance leases, net | | | 283 | | | 668 | | | (668)(6) | | | 283 |
Right-of-use assets | | | 7,082 | | | 331 | | | — | | | 7,413 |
Cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance | | | 44,285 | | | 7,163 | | | — | | | 51,448 |
Accrued interest receivable | | | 5,712 | | | — | | | — | | | 5,712 |
Goodwill | | | 7,053 | | | — | | | 19,302(1) | | | 26,355 |
Core deposit intangible, net | | | 1,734 | | | — | | | 350(7) | | | 2,084 |
Other assets | | | 5,664 | | | 2,113 | | | 2,123(8)(10) | | | 9,900 |
Total assets | | | $1,699,510 | | | $353,708 | | | $8,221 | | | $2,061,439 |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Deposits: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Interest-bearing | | | $1,102,009 | | | $207,187 | | | $— | | | $1,309,196 |
Demand, non-interest-bearing | | | 407,496 | | | 79,406 | | | 111(9) | | | 487,013 |
Total deposits | | | 1,509,505 | | | 286,593 | | | 111 | | | 1,796,209 |
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Accrued interest payable and other liabilities | | | 10,400 | | | 2,052 | | | 5,449(10) | | | 17,901 |
Finance lease obligation | | | 291 | | | 1,058 | | | — | | | 1,349 |
Operating lease liabilities | | | 7,644 | | | 331 | | | — | | | 7,975 |
Short-term borrowings | | | — | | | 7,245 | | | — | | | 7,245 |
FHLB advances | | | 5,000 | | | 20,242 | | | 157(11) | | | 25,399 |
Total liabilities | | | 1,532,840 | | | 317,521 | | | 5,717 | | | 1,856,078 |
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Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Capital stock | | | 77,676 | | | 27,110 | | | 14,584(1)(2) | | | 119,370 |
Retained earnings | | | 80,042 | | | 7,341 | | | (10,344)(2)(10) | | | 77,039 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 8,952 | | | 1,736 | | | (1,736)(2) | | | 8,952 |
Total shareholders’ equity | | | 166,670 | | | 36,187 | | | 2,504 | | | 205,361 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | | $1,699,510 | | | $353,708 | | | $8,221 | | | $2,061,439 |
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Per share data: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Common shares outstanding | | | 4,977,750 | | | 2,381,695 | | | (1,733,874)(1) | | | 5,625,571 |
Book value per share | | | $33.48 | | | $15.19 | | | | | $36.50 | |
Tangible book value per share | | | $31.72 | | | $15.19 | | | | | $31.45 |
| | Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc. | | | Landmark Bancorp, Inc. | | | Transaction Acccounting Adjustments | | | Pro Forma Combined | |
Interest income: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Loans receivable, including fees | | | $43,241 | | | $11,600 | | | $1,376(4) | | | $56,217 |
Investment securities | | | 5,971 | | | 1,313 | | | (500)(3) | | | 6,784 |
Other | | | 284 | | | 76 | | | (6)(3) | | | 354 |
Total interest income | | | 49,496 | | | 12,989 | | | 870 | | | 63,355 |
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Interest expense: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Deposits | | | 4,756 | | | 2,031 | | | (65)(9) | | | 6,722 |
Borrowings | | | 555 | | | 244 | | | (58)(11) | | | 741 |
Total interest expense | | | 5,311 | | | 2,275 | | | (123) | | | 7,463 |
Net interest income | | | 44,185 | | | 10,714 | | | 993 | | | 55,892 |
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Provision for loan losses | | | 5,250 | | | 817 | | | — | | | 6,067 |
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses | | | 38,935 | | | 9,897 | | | 993 | | | 49,825 |
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Other income: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Service charges on deposit accounts | | | 2,117 | | | 246 | | | — | | | 2,363 |
Interchange fees | | | 3,153 | | | 37 | | | — | | | 3,190 |
Service charges on loans | | | 1,681 | | | 209 | | | — | | | 1,890 |
Fees from trust fiduciary activities | | | 1,785 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,785 |
Fees from financial services | | | 749 | | | 335 | | | — | | | 1,084 |
Fees and other revenue | | | 813 | | | 191 | | | — | | | 1,004 |
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance | | | 794 | | | 143 | | | — | | | 937 |
Gain (loss) on write-down, sale or disposal of: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Loans | | | 3,603 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,603 |
Available-for-sale debt securities | | | 115 | | | 87 | | | — | | | 202 |
Equity securities | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Premises and equipment | | | (142) | | | 62 | | | — | | | (80) |
Total other income | | | 14,668 | | | 1,310 | | | — | | | 15,978 |
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Other expenses: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Salaries and employee benefits | | | 19,831 | | | 5,353 | | | — | | | 25,184 |
Premises and equipment | | | 5,623 | | | 1,622 | | | — | | | 7,245 |
Data processing and communication | | | 2,246 | | | 573 | | | — | | | 2,819 |
Advertising and marketing | | | 2,269 | | | 191 | | | — | | | 2,460 |
Professional services | | | 2,869 | | | 710 | | | — | | | 3,579 |
Merger-related expenses | | | 2,452 | | | — | | | (2,452)(10) | | | — |
Automated transaction processing | | | 1,158 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,158 |
Office supplies and postage | | | 541 | | | 105 | | | — | | | 646 |
PA shares tax | | | 381 | | | 232 | | | — | | | 613 |
Loan collection | | | 131 | | | 60 | | | — | | | 191 |
Other real estate owned | | | 28 | | | 249 | | | — | | | 277 |
FDIC assessment | | | 280 | | | 103 | | | — | | | 383 |
FHLB prepayment fee | | | 481 | | | — | | | — | | | 481 |
Other | | | 29 | | | 669 | | | 64(7) | | | 762 |
Total other expenses | | | 38,319 | | | 9,867 | | | (2,388) | | | 45,798 |
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Income before income taxes | | | 15,284 | | | 1,340 | | | 3,381 | | | 20,005 |
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Provision for income taxes | | | 2,249 | | | (6) | | | (231)(8) | | | 2,012 |
Net income | | | $13,035 | | | $1,346 | | | $3,612 | | | $17,993 |
| | Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc. | | | Landmark Bancorp, Inc. | | | Transaction Acccounting Adjustments | | | Pro Forma Combined | |
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Earnings per common share: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Basic | | | $2.84 | | | $0.57 | | | $(2.09) | | | $3.44 |
Diluted | | | $2.82 | | | $0.57 | | | $(2.09) | | | $3.42 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Basic | | | 4,586,224 | | | 2,372,214 | | | (1,724,393)(1) | | | 5,234,045 |
Diluted | | | 4,616,364 | | | 2,376,327 | | | (1,728,506)(1) | | | 5,264,185 |
(1) | The acquisition will be effected by the issuance of shares of Fidelity common stock to Landmark’s shareholders. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, each share of Landmark common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.272 shares of Fidelity common stock and $3.26 in cash. The shares of Fidelity common stock issued for the merger in the pro forma data were assumed to be recorded at $64.36 per share, which represents Fidelity’s common stock closing price per share as of December 31, 2020. Holders of Landmark stock options that are not exercised at or prior to the closing date will be redeemed for cash. An adjustment was made for 10,000 Landmark outstanding options at December 31, 2020 being cashed out for the in-the-money value of $69,000, which represents the excess of $18.05 less the average exercise price per share of $11.12 times the options outstanding. The final accounting purchase price assigned to record the shares issued in the acquisition will be the fair value on the closing price of Fidelity common stock on the closing date of the acquisition. Fidelity and Landmark cannot predict what the value or price of Fidelity’s common stock will be at the closing of the transaction or how the value or price of Fidelity’s stock may trade at any time, including the date hereof. |
| | 12/31/2020 | ||||
Purchase Price Consideration in Common Stock | | | | | ||
Landmark common shares settled for stock | | | 2,381,695 | | | |
Exchange Ratio | | | 0.2720 | | | |
Fidelity shares to be issued | | | 647,821 | | | |
Value assigned to Fidelity common shares (closing price as of 12/31/2020) | | | $64.36 | | | |
Purchase price assigned to Fidelity common shares exchanged for Landmark stock | | | | | $41,694 | |
Purchase Price Consideration in Cash | | | | | ||
Landmark common shares outstanding | | | 2,381,695 | | | |
Purchase price assigned to cash consideration | | | $3.26 | | | |
Cash consideration | | | | | 7,764 | |
Purchase Price Consideration - Cash for Outstanding Options | | | | | ||
Landmark stock options outstanding | | | 10,000 | | | |
In-the-money value for Landmark stock options cashed out | | | $6.93 | | | |
Purchase price assigned to Landmark stock options settled for cash | | | | | 69 | |
Total Purchase Price For Accounting Purposes | | | | | 49,527 | |
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Net Assets Acquired: | | | | | ||
Landmark stockholders’ equity | | | $36,187 | | | |
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Estimated adjustments to reflect assets acquired at fair value: | | | | | ||
Loan - ASC 310-20 interest rate fair value | | | 1,694 | | | |
Loan - ASC 310-20 general credit fair value | | | (7,228) | | | |
Loan - ASC 310-30 acquired with deteriorated credit quality | | | (1,832) | | | |
ASC 310-20 deferred loan expense, net | | | (250) | | | |
Allowance for loan losses | | | 3,765 | | | |
Core deposit intangible | | | 350 | | | |
Premises and equipment | | | (1,870) | | | |
Deferred tax assets | | | 1,447 | | | |
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| | 12/31/2020 | ||||
Estimated adjustments to reflect liabilities acquired at fair value: | | | | | ||
Time and brokered deposits | | | (111) | | | |
FHLB borrowings | | | (157) | | | |
Seller transaction merger liabilities accrued at closing | | | (1,770) | | | |
Net assets acquired | | | | | 30,225 | |
Goodwill resulting from merger | | | | | $19,302 | |
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Reconcilement of Pro Forma Shares Outstanding | | | ||||
Landmark shares outstanding at 12/31/2020 | | | 2,381,695 | | | |
Exchange ratio | | | 0.2720 | | | |
Fidelity shares to be issued to Landmark shareholders | | | 647,821 | | | |
Fidelity shares outstanding at 12/31/2020 | | | 4,977,750 | | | |
Pro Forma Fidelity shares oustanding | | | 5,625,571 | | | |
Percentage ownership by Fidelity historical shareholders | | | 88.48% | | | |
Percentage ownership by Landmark historical shareholders | | | 11.52% | | |
(dollars in thousands except per share data) | | | 12/31/2020 | | | 10% Increase | | | 10% Decrease |
Shares of Landmark | | | 2,382 | | | 2,382 | | | 2,382 |
Exchange ratio | | | 0.272 | | | 0.272 | | | 0.272 |
Fidelity shares to be issued | | | 648 | | | 648 | | | 648 |
Price per share of Fidelity common stock on December 31, 2020 | | | $64.36 | | | $70.80 | | | $57.92 |
Pro forma consideration for common stock | | | $41,694 | | | $45,863 | | | $37,524 |
Cash consideration | | | 7,833 | | | 7,833 | | | 7,833 |
Total pro forma purchase price consideration | | | $49,527 | | | $53,696 | | | $45,357 |
Pro forma goodwill | | | $19,302 | | | $23,471 | | | $15,132 |
(2) | Reflects the issuance of shares of Fidelity common stock with no par value in connection with the acquisition and the adjustments to shareholders’ equity for the reclassification of Landmark historical equity accounts (common stock, accumulated other comprehensive income, and undivided profits) into capital stock. |
(3) | Securities available-for-sale were recorded at fair value at December 31, 2020 therefore no balance sheet adjustment is necessary. Income statement adjustment includes prospective reclassification of existing available-for-sale securities fair value adjustment to an amortizing premium which will be amortized into income based on the expected life, which is expected to decrease investment securities interest income by $500 thousand in the first year following consummation. An additional other interest income adjustment was made to reflect lost interest income related to the payment of the cash consideration of $7.8 million at a rate of 0.09%, the December 31, 2020 federal funds rate. |
(4) | Loan receivable adjustment includes ASC 310-20 fair value premium of $1.7 million based on current discount rates of similar loans, ASC 310-20 $7.2 million fair value general credit risk loan discount, ASC 310-30 $1.8 million fair value specific credit discount and $250 thousand ASC 310-20 deferred loan expenses net reversal. The interest rate and general credit adjustments and the ASC 310-30 accretable yield will be substantially recognized over the expected life of the loans and is expected to increase loan receivable interest income by $1.4 million in the first year following consummation. No earnings impact was assumed from the ASC 310-30 non-accretable discount or ASC 310-20 loan fee reversals. |
(5) | Reversal of the Landmark allowance for loan losses in accordance with acquisition method of accounting for the acquisition to reflect acquired loans at fair value. |
(6) | Reflects a fair value adjustment of $1.1 million for premise and equipment, $0.1 million for obsolete equipment and $668 thousand related to lease property under finance leases. No earnings impact was assumed for these adjustments. |
(7) | Adjustment to core deposit intangible assets to reflect the fair value of $350 thousand for acquired core deposit intangible asset and the related amortization adjustment based upon an expected life of 10 years. The amortization of the new core deposit intangible is expected to increase other expense by $64 thousand in the first year following consummation. |
(8) | Reflects the net deferred tax asset, at a rate of 21.0%, of $1.4 million related to fair value adjustments and a $0.7 million tax benefit applied to other assets related to one-time merger charges. Provision for income taxes was applied on income statement adjustments using an effective tax rate of 21.0%. |
(9) | Adjustments to reflect a fair value discount of $111 thousand for Landmark’s certificates of deposit. This adjustment will be recognized using an amortization method based upon the maturities of the deposit liabilities. These adjustments are expected to decrease deposit interest expense by $65 thousand in the first year following consummation. |
(10) | Balance sheet adjustments to reflect the accrual of one-time merger-related charges (primarily professional fees, salaries and employee benefits and data processing fees) for Fidelity and Landmark: (a) Landmark pre-tax charges are estimated at $1.8 million ($1.5 million after-tax) and are included as a fair value adjustment to accrued other liabilities, and (b) Fidelity pre-tax charges are estimated at $3.7 million ($3.0 million after-tax) and are included as an adjustment to accrued other liabilities with the after-tax cost as reduction to retained earnings. The pro forma income statement does not include the Fidelity and Landmark acquisition one-time merger-related expenses which will be expensed against income when incurred. Pro forma earnings are also adjusted for Fidelity’s 2020 merger expenses of $2.5 million ($2.0 million after-tax) related to its May 1, 2020 acquisition of MNB Corporation. It is noted that a tax benefit was not taken for certain merger obligations and costs that were not considered to be tax deductible. |
(11) | Adjustment to reflect a $157 thousand fair value premium for FHLB advances. This adjustment will be recognized using an amortization method based upon the term of the FHLB advances and is expected to increase borrowings interest expense by $58 thousand in the first year following consummation. |
• | the appointment of Paul C. Woelkers to Fidelity’s and The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank’s boards of directors following completion of the merger, and any related compensation for such service; |
• | Santo A. Insalaco will be appointed as Director Emeritus to serve in accordance with Fidelity’s bylaws; |
• | Michael J. Sowinski, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, will receive cash severance under his employment agreement with Landmark and will receive a retention bonus as a result of the merger; |
• | Landmark may award retention bonuses to certain employees; |
• | the right to continued indemnification and liability insurance coverage for Landmark’s current directors by Fidelity after the merger for acts or omissions occurring before the merger; and, |
• | Thomas V. Amico, the former president and chief executive officer, will receive cash severance under his severance agreement with Landmark as a result of the merger. |
• | the market price of its common stock may decline to the extent that the current market price of its shares reflect a market assumption that the merger will be completed; |
• | costs relating to the merger, such as legal, accounting and financial advisory fees, and, in specified circumstances, termination fees, must be paid even if the merger is not completed; |
• | the diversion of management’s attention from the day-to-day business operations and the potential disruption to Landmark’s employees and business relationships during the period before the completion of the merger may make it difficult to regain financial and market positions if the merger does not occur; and, |
• | if Landmark’s board of directors seeks another merger or business combination, Landmark’s shareholders cannot be certain that Landmark will be able to find a party willing to pay an equivalent or greater consideration than that which Fidelity has agreed to pay in the merger. |
• | Actual or anticipated variations in quarterly results of operations. |
• | Recommendations by securities analysts. |
• | Operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to Fidelity. |
• | News reports relating to trends, concerns and other issues in the financial services industry. |
• | Perceptions in the marketplace regarding Fidelity and/or its competitors. |
• | New technology used, or services offered, by competitors. |
• | Significant acquisitions or business combinations, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by or involving Fidelity or its competitors. |
• | Failure to integrate acquisitions or realize anticipated benefits from acquisitions. |
• | Changes in government regulations. |
• | Geopolitical conditions such as acts or threats of terrorism or military conflicts. |
• | the ability to obtain required regulatory and shareholder approvals and meet other closing conditions to the transaction; |
• | the ability to complete the merger as expected and within the expected timeframe; |
• | disruptions to customer and employee relationships and business operations caused by the merger; |
• | the ability to implement integration plans associated with the transaction, which integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; |
• | the ability to achieve the cost savings and synergies contemplated by the merger within the expected timeframe, or at all; |
• | the effects of economic conditions particularly with regard to the negative impact of severe, wide-ranging and continuing disruptions caused by the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and responses thereto on current customers and the operations, specifically the effect of the economy on loan customers’ ability to repay loans; |
• | changes in local and national economies, or market conditions; |
• | changes in interest rates; |
• | regulations and accounting principles; |
• | changes in accounting policies or accounting standards, including the new authoritative accounting guidance (known as the current expected credit loss (CECL) model) which may increase the required level of our allowance for credit losses after adoption; |
• | changes in policies or guidelines; |
• | loan demand and asset quality, including real estate values and collateral values; |
• | deposit flow; and |
• | the impact of competition from traditional or new sources. |
• | Proposal 1—a proposal to approve and adopt the reorganization agreement which is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus and incorporated herein by reference, and the transactions contemplated thereby; and |
• | Proposal 2—a proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the proposal to approve and adopt the reorganization agreement and the merger. |
• | FOR the proposal to approve and adopt the reorganization agreement and the merger; and |
• | FOR the proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies. |
1. | Delivering a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy at any time prior to the vote at the special meeting to the Secretary of Landmark; |
2. | Submitting a later-dated proxy prior to the vote at the special meeting; or |
3. | Attending the special meeting and voting virtually after giving written notice to the Secretary of Landmark. |
| | For the year ending December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2024 | | | 2025 | | | 2026 | | | 2027 | |
Landmark ($000s) | | | 2,943 | | | 3,178 | | | 3,433 | | | 3,707 | | | 4,004 | | | 4,324 | | | 4,670 |
Fidelity ($000s) | | | 17,081 | | | 18,091 | | | 18,905 | | | 19,756 | | | 20,645 | | | 21,574 | | | 22,545 |
• | the Landmark board’s and management’s knowledge of Landmark’s business, operations, properties, assets, financial condition, operating results, historical market prices and prospects, and its and their understanding of Fidelity’s business, operations, properties, assets, financial condition, operating results, historical market prices and prospects, including the information obtained through due diligence; |
• | Landmark’s business and financial prospects if it were to remain an independent banking institution, including local economic conditions, the historically low interest rate environment, the expense and uncertainties associated with growing the bank organically, the expense required to attract and retain the necessary personnel to grow the bank organically, the increasing operating costs resulting from the addition of two new branch offices, changes in technology, regulatory initiatives and compliance mandates, and the competitive environment for financial institutions generally, all of which would likely impede Landmark’s ability to develop the scale necessary to achieve the premium to Landmark’s trading price implied by the merger consideration; |
• | the understanding of Landmark’s board of directors of the strategic options potentially available to Landmark and the board of directors’ assessment of those options taking into account a number of |
• | the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental and societal responses to the pandemic, including the impact of a prolonged low interest rate environment and governmental programs, such as the Paycheck Protection Program, on the anticipated availability of high quality, reasonably priced commercial loans in Landmark’s markets; |
• | the intense competition for deposits within Landmark’s markets, particularly from larger financial institutions, requiring Landmark to pay above-market rates in order to attract the deposits necessary to grow organically; |
• | the fact that a significant portion of the merger consideration consists of registered shares of Fidelity common stock and the Landmark board’s understanding of the upside potential in the value of Fidelity common stock; |
• | the fact that the exchange ratio is fixed, so that if the market price of Fidelity common stock is higher at the time of closing of the merger, the economic value of the merger consideration to be received by Landmark shareholders in exchange for their Landmark shares will also be higher; |
• | the attractiveness of the premium being offered by Fidelity relative to the premium that could reasonably be expected from any other likely potential acquiror of Landmark; |
• | the February 25, 2021 financial presentation of PNC to the Landmark board of directors and the written opinion of PNC, dated February 25, 2021, to the Landmark board of directors regarding the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of the date of the opinion, to the holders of Landmark common stock of the merger consideration, as more fully described under “The Merger - Opinion of Landmark’s Financial Advisor”; |
• | the efforts made to negotiate a reorganization agreement favorable to Landmark and its shareholders and the terms and conditions of the reorganization agreement, including the termination fees and circumstances under which such fees are payable by Landmark; |
• | the ability of Landmark under the terms of the reorganization agreement to negotiate with third parties concerning certain unsolicited competing acquisition proposals if Landmark were to receive such a proposal prior to the adoption of the reorganization agreement by Landmark shareholders, and of the Landmark board of directors to change its recommendation that Landmark’s shareholders adopt the reorganization agreement under certain circumstances, subject to payment to Fidelity of a termination fee of $1,750,000; |
• | the right of Landmark to terminate the reorganization agreement if, subject to Fidelity’s ability to make a compensating adjustment to the merger consideration, the arithmetic average trading price of Fidelity common stock for the ten trading days prior to the seventh calendar day immediately preceding the closing date is less than $44.02 per share and Fidelity common stock underperforms the KBW NASDAQ Bank Index by more than 20%; |
• | the stock/cash consideration mix payable to Landmark shareholders in the transaction; |
• | the fact that the merger is expected to be tax-free to Landmark shareholders to the extent that they receive Fidelity common stock in exchange for their shares of Landmark common stock based upon the expected tax treatment of the merger as a “reorganization” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as more fully described under “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger”; |
• | the increased liquidity for Landmark shareholders who receive Fidelity common stock in the transaction, particularly in light of the fact that many of Landmark’s largest shareholders have held their Landmark common stock for over a decade with little opportunity to exit their investment on favorable terms; |
• | the cash dividend rate on Fidelity common stock and the ability for Landmark shareholders to participate in cash dividends declared in the future; |
• | the strong reputation of Fidelity within the markets currently served by Landmark; |
• | the results of the due diligence investigation on Fidelity performed by or on behalf of Landmark received by the Landmark board on February 25, 2021; |
• | the corporate governance provisions of the reorganization agreement, which include the addition of one Landmark director to the Fidelity board, the appointment of Landmark’s Chairman as a director emeritus of the Fidelity board, and the appointment of the remaining Landmark directors to Fidelity’s Luzerne County Advisory Board, ensuring that legacy Landmark shareholders, customers and employees will have adequate representation with respect to the future conduct of the combined organization; |
• | the immediate challenges to growing the commercial loan portfolio attributable to the relatively low legal lending limit of Landmark, coupled with the opportunity to expand relationships with Landmark’s existing customer base through the increased lending capacity and variety of product offerings afforded by the combined institution; |
• | the anticipated impact on employees of Landmark, including the fact that a merger with Fidelity will result in greater opportunities for advancement, and better benefits being offered, for continuing employees; |
• | the fact that the employment agreement of Landmark’s President and Chief Executive Officer was due to expire in April 2021 and the Landmark board’s understanding of the challenges confronted by smaller financial institutions in attracting and retaining new executive talent at a cost and on terms that the Landmark board would find acceptable; |
• | the Landmark board’s understanding of the challenges associated with growing organically following the adoption and ultimate lack of success in growing the organization as outlined in its 2016 strategic plan, and the Landmark’s board’s understanding of the execution risk associated with remaining independent and attempting to grow through such a strategy; |
• | the Fidelity management team’s previous acquisition experience, leading the Landmark board to believe integration risk associated with this merger is manageable; and |
• | the discussions between Landmark’s financial advisors and other potential strategic partners prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and those parties’ lack of interest in pursuing a transaction with Landmark at a price that Landmark’s board would find acceptable. |
• | the fact that the exchange ratio is fixed, which means that Landmark shareholders could be adversely affected by a decrease in the trading price of Fidelity common stock following the signing of the reorganization agreement; |
• | the trading price of Fidelity common stock relative to its earnings per share as compared to those of Fidelity’s peers, suggesting that Fidelity’s common stock may be overvalued; |
• | the possibility of costs and delays resulting from seeking the regulatory approvals necessary to complete the transactions contemplated by the reorganization agreement, the possibility that the merger may not be completed if such approvals are not obtained, and the potential negative impacts on Landmark, its business and the price of Landmark common stock if such approvals are not obtained; |
• | the fact that the integration of Landmark and Fidelity may be complex and time consuming and may require substantial resources and effort, and the risk that if the combined bank is not successfully integrated, the anticipated benefits of the merger may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than expected; |
• | the possibility that the anticipated strategic and other benefits to Landmark and the combined bank following the completion of the merger will not be realized or will take longer to realize than expected; |
• | the potential for diversion of management and employee attention and for increased employee attrition during the period prior to the completion of the merger, and the potential effect of the merger on Landmark’s customers and business relationships; |
• | the restrictions on the conduct of Landmark’s business prior to the completion of the merger, requiring Landmark to conduct its business only in the ordinary course, subject to specific limitations, which could delay or prevent Landmark from undertaking business opportunities that may arise pending completion of the merger and could negatively impact Landmark’s customers and business relationships; |
• | the fact that the reorganization agreement contains certain restrictions on the ability of Landmark to solicit proposals for alternative transactions or engage in discussions regarding such proposals, including the requirement for Landmark to pay Fidelity a termination fee of $1,750,000 in certain circumstances; |
• | the transaction costs to be incurred by Landmark in connection with the merger; |
• | the fact that Landmark will lose the autonomy associated with being an independent financial institution, and the various other applicable risks associated with Landmark, Fidelity and the merger, including the risks described in “Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” beginning on page 37 and 22, respectively. |
• | Reviewed a draft dated February 25, 2021 of the reorganization agreement; |
• | Reviewed Landmark’s audited financial statements as of or for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and Landmark’s preliminary financial statements as of or for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020; |
• | Reviewed Fidelity’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, including the financial statements contained therein; |
• | Reviewed Fidelity’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, including the financial statements contained therein; |
• | Reviewed Landmark Community Bank’s and The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank’s respective quarterly call reports for December 31, 2020, September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019; |
• | Reviewed other publicly available information regarding Landmark and Fidelity; |
• | Reviewed certain non-public information provided to PNC FIG Advisory by or on behalf of Landmark and Fidelity, regarding Landmark and Fidelity (including financial projections and forecasts for Landmark provided to PNC FIG Advisory by the management of Landmark and for Fidelity provided to PNC FIG Advisory by the management of Fidelity) and projected cost savings anticipated by the management of Fidelity to be realized from the merger; |
• | Reviewed recently reported stock prices and trading activity of Landmark common stock and Fidelity common stock; |
• | Discussed the past and current operations, financial condition and future prospects of Landmark and Fidelity with senior executives of Landmark and Fidelity, respectively; |
• | Reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available financial and stock market data of banking companies that PNC FIG Advisory selected as relevant to PNC FIG Advisory’s analysis of Landmark and Fidelity; |
• | Reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available financial data of transactions that PNC FIG Advisory selected as relevant to PNC FIG Advisory’s analysis of Landmark; |
• | Considered Fidelity’s financial and capital position and certain potential pro forma financial effects of the merger on Fidelity; |
• | Conducted other analyses and reviewed other information PNC FIG Advisory considered necessary or appropriate; and |
• | Incorporated PNC FIG Advisory’s assessment of the overall economic environment and market conditions, as well as PNC’s experience in mergers and acquisitions, bank stock valuations and other transactions. |
Transaction value / tangible book value | | | 130% |
Transaction value / last twelve months earnings per share | | | 34.6x |
Core deposit premium2 | | | 4.2% |
Market premium to most recent closing price | | | 46.0% |
1 | Based on Fidelity’s closing price of $60.48 on February 24, 2021. |
2 | Calculated as follows: (implied transaction value – tangible equity) / core deposits; where core deposits are defined as: total deposits, less time deposit accounts with balances over $100,000, foreign deposits, and unclassified deposits. |
Institution | | | City, State | | | Ticker | | | Exchange |
Brunswick Bancorp | | | New Brunswick, NJ | | | BRBW | | | OTCPK |
Commercial National Financial Corp | | | Latrobe, PA | | | CNAF | | | OTCQX |
Elmer Bancorp, Inc. | | | Elmer, NJ | | | ELMA | | | OTCPK |
First Resource Bank | | | Exton, PA | | | FRSB | | | OTCQX |
LINKBANCORP, Inc. | | | Camp Hill, PA | | | LNKB | | | OTCPK |
Quaint Oak Bancorp, Inc. | | | Southampton, PA | | | QNTO | | | OTCQB |
Victory Bancorp, Inc. | | | Limerick, PA | | | VTYB | | | OTCQX |
Woodlands Financial Services Co. | | | Williamsport, PA | | | WDFN | | | OTCPK |
WVS Financial Corp. | | | Pittsburgh, PA | | | WVFC | | | NASDAQGM |
| | Total Assets (in thousands) | | | Tangible Equity/ Tang. Assets | | | Net Income (in thousands) | | | NPAs/ Assets | | | Return On Average Assets | | | Return On Average Equity | |
High | | | $502,463 | | | 16.32% | | | $5,713 | | | 2.67% | | | 1.38% | | | 12.06% |
75th Percentile | | | 429,425 | | | 10.34 | | | 3,251 | | | 1.27 | | | 0.96 | | | 10.98 |
Median | | | 424,434 | | | 9.21 | | | 2,705 | | | 0.31 | | | 0.83 | | | 8.73 |
25th Percentile | | | 357,101 | | | 7.41 | | | 2,275 | | | 0.04 | | | 0.61 | | | 6.90 |
Low | | | 315,966 | | | 5.13 | | | -1,764 | | | 0.00 | | | -0.55 | | | -4.93 |
Landmark | | | $353,708 | | | 10.23% | | | $1,346 | | | 0.40% | | | 0.38% | | | 3.86% |
| | Stock Price/ | | | Dividend Yield | | | Shares Traded Daily | ||||||||||
| | Earnings per Share | | | Tang. Book Per Share | | | Assets Per Share | | |||||||||
| | LTM | | | MRQ (annualized) | | ||||||||||||
High | | | 13.1x | | | 18.9x | | | 152% | | | 14.0% | | | 5.78% | | | 2,221 |
75th Percentile | | | 10.8 | | | 12.7 | | | 107 | | | 10.3 | | | 2.65 | | | 1,180 |
Median | | | 9.7 | | | 6.6 | | | 82 | | | 8.0 | | | 1.91 | | | 924 |
25th Percentile | | | 9.2 | | | 5.3 | | | 74 | | | 6.0 | | | 0.00 | | | 627 |
3 | Financial data was as of or for December 31, 2020, or if not available, as of or for the 9 months ended September 30, 2020. |
4 | Financial data was as of December 31, 2020 or for the 12 or three months ended December 31, 2020; or if not available, as of September 30, 2020 or for the nine or three months ended September 30, 2020. Market data is as of February 24. 2021. |
| | Stock Price/ | | | Dividend Yield | | | Shares Traded Daily | ||||||||||
| | Earnings per Share | | | Tang. Book Per Share | | | Assets Per Share | | |||||||||
| | LTM | | | MRQ (annualized) | | ||||||||||||
Low | | | 7.9 | | | 3.4 | | | 60 | | | 4.9 | | | 0.00 | | | 213 |
Landmark | | | 23.7x | | | 14.9x | | | 89% | | | 9.1% | | | 0.59% | | | 279 |
| | One-Year Stock Performance | ||||||||||
Date | | | Landmark (LDKB) | | | Comparable Institutions | | | S&P 500 | | | NASDAQ Bank Index |
February 24, 2021 | | | 90% | | | 94% | | | 122% | | | 121% |
February 24, 2020 | | | 100 | | | 100 | | | 100 | | | 100 |
| | Three-Year Stock Performance | ||||||||||
Date | | | Landmark (LDKB) | | | Comparable Institutions | | | S&P 500 | | | NASDAQ Bank Index |
February 24, 2021 | | | 79% | | | 102% | | | 143% | | | 108% |
February 23, 2018 | | | 100 | | | 100 | | | 100 | | | 100 |
• | Publicly available acquisition metrics of selected transactions in the United States that were announced from January 1, 2017 through February 24, 2021 with announced deal values of $10 million or more and publicly announced transaction price to tangible common book data, excluding mergers of equals (“U.S. M&A Transactions”). |
• | Publicly available acquisition metrics of selected transactions in which the selling bank was located in Pennsylvania or New Jersey that were announced from January 1, 2015 through February 24, 2021 with seller assets between $250 million and $500 million (“Regional Transactions”). |
| | Year | | | Number of Deals | | | Median Price/ Last 12 Months Earnings | | | Median Price/ Tangible Common Book (%) | |
Highest 3rd by Announced Price-to-Tangible Book | | | 2021 (through Feb. 24, 2021) | | | 3 | | | 16.3x | | | 165% |
| | 2020 | | | 12 | | | 16.6 | | | 167 | |
| | 2019 | | | 41 | | | 16.6 | | | 194 | |
| | 2018 | | | 46 | | | 23.6 | | | 217 | |
| | 2017 | | | 48 | | | 21.7 | | | 209 | |
Middle 3rd by Announced Price-to-Tangible Book | | | 2021 (through Feb. 24, 2021) | | | 3 | | | 19.9x | | | 121% |
| | 2020 | | | 11 | | | 25.4 | | | 141 | |
| | 2019 | | | 41 | | | 15.2 | | | 162 | |
| | 2018 | | | 46 | | | 23.7 | | | 170 | |
| | 2017 | | | 48 | | | 20.4 | | | 166 | |
Lowest 3rd by Announced Price-to-Tangible Book | | | 2021 (through Feb. 24, 2021) | | | 2 | | | 22.4x | | | 107% |
| | 2020 | | | 11 | | | 15.6 | | | 112 | |
| | 2019 | | | 40 | | | 16.7 | | | 128 | |
| | 2018 | | | 46 | | | 24.9 | | | 133 | |
| | 2017 | | | 48 | �� | | 20.6 | | | 135 | |
| | Fidelity / Landmark | | | | | 34.6x | | | 130% |
Acquirer/Seller | | | Deal Value (in mill.) | | | Deal Value/ Last 12 Months Earnings | | | Deal Value/ Common Tangible Book |
Fidelity D & D/MNB Corp | | | $79 | | | 21.0x | | | 200% |
OceanFirst Financial/Capital Bank | | | 77 | | | 13.2 | | | 167 |
Citizens & Northern/Monument | | | 43 | | | 16.7 | | | 164 |
1st Constitution/Shore Community | | | 52 | | | 13.2 | | | 162 |
DNB Financial Corporation/East River | | | 49 | | | 21.7 | | | 158 |
Sussex/Community Bank of Bergen | | | 47 | | | 28.0 | | | 158 |
Northfield Bancorp/Hopewell Valley | | | 54 | | | 23.1 | | | 154 |
WSFS Financial/Alliance Bancorp | | | 91 | | | 35.8 | | | 137 |
Mid Penn Bancorp/Scottdale | | | 59 | | | NM | | | 130 |
Lakeland Bancorp/Harmony Bank | | | 32 | | | 20.8 | | | 127 |
Lakeland Bancorp/Pascack Bancorp | | | 42 | | | 20.0 | | | 125 |
Prudential Bancorp/Polonia Bancorp | | | 38 | | | NM | | | 101 |
Median | | | $50 | | | 20.9x | | | 156% |
Fidelity / Landmark | | | $47 | | | 34.6x | | | 130% |
5 | Median pricing data of the selected transactions in the sub-group indicated are shown. |
Institution | | | City, State | | | Ticker | | | Exchange |
Altabancorp | | | American Fork, UT | | | ALTA | | | NASDAQCM |
CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | Nashville, TN | | | CSTR | | | NASDAQGS |
Coastal Financial Corporation | | | Everett, WA | | | CCB | | | NASDAQGS |
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. | | | Addison, TX | | | GNTY | | | NASDAQGS |
HBT Financial, Inc. | | | Bloomington, IL | | | HBT | | | NASDAQGS |
Hingham Institution for Savings | | | Hingham, MA | | | HIFS | | | NASDAQGM |
Macatawa Bank Corporation | | | Holland, MI | | | MCBC | | | NASDAQGS |
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. | | | Doraville, GA | | | MCBS | | | NASDAQGS |
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. | | | Huntington, WV | | | PFBI | | | NASDAQGM |
Red River Bancshares, Inc. | | | Alexandria, LA | | | RRBI | | | NASDAQGS |
Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc. | | | Conroe, TX | | | STXB | | | NASDAQGS |
| | Assets (in thousands) | | | Efficiency Ratio | | | Tangible Comm. Equity/ Tang. Assets | | | Insider Ownership | | | NPAs/ Assets | | | Return on Average Assets | | | Return on Average Equity | |
High | | | $3,666,567 | | | 58.1% | | | 12.47% | | | 65.2% | | | 1.16% | | | 2.17% | | | 18.96% |
75th Percentile | | | 3,034,783 | | | 57.6 | | | 10.51 | | | 34.2 | | | 0.64 | | | 1.39 | | | 12.81 |
Median | | | 2,740,832 | | | 55.1 | | | 10.01 | | | 25.5 | | | 0.33 | | | 1.20 | | | 10.51 |
25th Percentile | | | 2,293,924 | | | 53.0 | | | 9.08 | | | 23.3 | | | 0.27 | | | 1.07 | | | 9.68 |
Low | | | 1,766,122 | | | 24.9 | | | 7.94 | | | 21.9 | | | 0.04 | | | 0.94 | | | 8.08 |
Fidelity | | | $1,699,510 | | | 58.6% | | | 9.34% | | | 22.6% | | | 0.39% | | | 0.87% | | | 9.06% |
6 | Financial data was as of or for the 12 months ended December 31, 2020, or if not available as of or for the 9 months ended September 30, 2020. |
| | Stock Price/ | | | Dividend Yield | | | Shares Traded Daily8 | ||||||||||
| | Earnings per Share | | | Tang. Book Per Share | | | Assets Per Share | | |||||||||
| | LTM | | | MRQ (annualized) | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
High | | | 21.4x | | | 17.4x | | | 226% | | | 20.3% | | | 3.80% | | | 91,131 |
75th Percentile | | | 13.7 | | | 11.6 | | | 172 | | | 18.2 | | | 3.07 | | | 47,669 |
Median | | | 12.3 | | | 9.5 | | | 135 | | | 13.6 | | | 1.67 | | | 41,395 |
25th Percentile | | | 10.7 | | | 8.9 | | | 132 | | | 11.9 | | | 0.99 | | | 21,443 |
Low | | | 10.4 | | | 7.5 | | | 111 | | | 11.9 | | | 0.00 | | | 5,148 |
Fidelity | | | 21.4x | | | 14.7x | | | 191% | | | 17.7% | | | 1.98% | | | 6,470 |
| | One-Year Stock Performance | ||||||||||
Date | | | Fidelity (FDBC) | | | Comparable Institutions | | | S&P 500 | | | NASDAQ Bank Index |
February 24, 2021 | | | 104% | | | 108% | | | 122% | | | 121% |
February 24, 2020 | | | 100 | | | 100 | | | 100 | | | 100 |
| | Three-Year Stock Performance | ||||||||||
Date | | | Fidelity (FDBC) | | | Comparable Institutions | | | S&P 500 | | | NASDAQ Bank Index |
February 24, 2021 | | | 122% | | | 109% | | | 143% | | | 108% |
February 23, 2018 | | | 100 | | | 100 | | | 100 | | | 100 |
7 | Financial data was as of December 31, 2020 or for the 12 or three months ended December 31, 2020; or if not available, as of September 30, 2020 or for the nine or three months ended September 30, 2020. Market data is as of February 24, 2021. |
8 | Average volume of shares traded daily over the past year. |
• | Fidelity’s board of directors reviewed its own strategic opportunities, business, operations, financial condition, earnings, and prospects and also reviewed Landmark’s business, operations, financial condition, earnings, and prospects, including geographic positions. After concluding its review, Fidelity concluded that the merger would enhance its competitive strategic position, potential prospective business opportunities, operations, prospective financial condition, future earnings and business prospects. Specifically, Fidelity believes that the merger will enhance its business opportunities in Luzerne County due to the combined company having a greater market share, market presence and the ability to offer more diverse (i.e. wealth management) and more profitable products, as well as a broader based and geographically diversified branch system to enhance deposit collection and potentially improve funding costs. The greater market share, market diversity and enhanced products and services in the target’s market should lead to prospects of enhancing customer relationships, lower operating costs, increased earnings, and enhanced profitability from better and more diversified sources |
• | Its understanding of the current and prospective environment in which Fidelity and Landmark operate, including regional and local economic conditions, the competitive environment for financial institutions generally, and continuing prospects for mergers in the financial services industry, and the likely effect of these factors on Fidelity and Landmark, in light of, and in absence of, the proposed business combination; |
• | The board’s review with its legal and financial advisors of the structure of the merger, the financial and other terms of the merger and related documents including the board’s assessment of merger consideration and the impact thereof on the combined company; |
• | The acquisition is expected to lead to earnings per share accretion of greater than 4.9% in 2021 and 13.6% in 2022, which is above Fidelity’s expected ordinary earnings per share growth rate; |
• | The combination could result in potential annualized cost savings of nearly 45%, as well as the potential for incremental revenue opportunities enabling a potential material increase in long-term future earnings accretion, improving long-term investor value, and creating a stronger franchise. The potential cost savings are expected to be derived from the reconfiguration of duplicate internal operations and administrative functions and the elimination of redundant external contractual services. The board of directors of Fidelity viewed these items as favorable factors, supporting the decision to proceed with the merger; |
• | The review by the Fidelity board of directors of the structure and terms of the merger, including the merger consideration and the expectation that the merger would qualify as a type of transaction that is generally tax-free to Fidelity for United States federal income tax purposes. The board of directors of Fidelity reviewed the tax-free treatment for federal income tax purposes as favorable; |
• | The fact that certain provisions of the reorganization agreement prohibit or limit Landmark from soliciting or responding to proposals for alternative transactions, Landmark’s obligation to pay a termination fee if the reorganization agreement is terminated due to Landmark accepting another offer, and Landmark’s obligation to pay damages in the event that the reorganization agreement is terminated due to Landmark’s breach; |
• | The merger aligns with Fidelity’s acquisition strategy of prudent and selective growth into markets with similar or better demographics and with companies with similar philosophies, culture and business models; |
• | The fact that, pursuant to the reorganization agreement, Landmark must generally conduct its business in the ordinary course and Landmark is subject to a variety of other restrictions on the conduct of its business prior to the completion of the merger or termination of the reorganization agreement; |
• | The financial information and analyses presented by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC to the board of directors, and the presentation and opinion of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth in such opinion, the merger consideration in the proposed merger was fair from a financial point of view to Fidelity; and |
• | The likelihood that the regulatory approvals necessary to complete the merger would be obtained. |
• | Strengthens and expands Fidelity’s Luzerne County presence; |
• | Achieves strategic goal of further expansion in Luzerne County; |
• | Avoids costly de novo growth and allocation of capital and resources in Luzerne County; |
• | Defends against additional competitors entering market; |
• | Significantly increases earnings per share in year 2 with fully integrated cost savings; |
• | Slightly dilutive to tangible book value, earn back in less than 1 year; |
• | Does not jeopardize well-capitalized regulatory status; |
• | Leverages management integration experience gained in Merchant’s transaction; and |
• | Permits potential expansion of Landmark’s pick-up & delivery deposit service. |
• | The fact that Fidelity shares to be issued to holders of Landmark stock to complete the merger will result in ownership dilution to existing Fidelity shareholders; |
• | The addition of one representative of Landmark to the Fidelity board following consummation of the merger; |
• | The potential challenges associated with obtaining regulatory approvals required to complete the transaction in a timely manner; |
• | The fact that, pursuant to the reorganization agreement, Fidelity must generally conduct its business in the ordinary course and will commit sufficient resources to the merger and subsequent integration, which may delay or prevent Fidelity undertaking business opportunities which may arise pending completion of the merger; |
• | The risk that integration of Fidelity and Landmark will not occur as desired and the potential impact of integration if not successful on the expected benefits of the merger; |
• | The risk that potential benefits (strategic, operational, financial) and other synergies sought in the merger may not be realized or may not be realized within the expected time period and the risks associated with the integration of Fidelity and Landmark; |
• | The risk that certain tax attributes of Fidelity and Landmark may be affected by the transaction; and |
• | The potential for diversion of management and employee attention during the period prior to the completion of the merger and the potential effect on Fidelity’s business and relations with customers, service providers and other stakeholders whether or not the merger is consummated. |
• | Require significant use of management resources; |
• | Uses some level of excess capital via the use of cash in transaction (about 20% cash); |
• | 45% cost savings needs to be handled appropriately to avoid reputation risk; |
• | High percentage of Pass/Watch and worse loans, more than double peers at approximately 40% loans per selected peer groups which may result in unexpected losses; and |
• | $18.7 million in loans to gas stations with convenience stores requires environmental follow-up and attention. |
• | Organization, valid existence and good standing of Fidelity and Landmark and their respective subsidiaries; |
• | Capital structures of Fidelity, The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, Landmark and Landmark Community Bank; |
• | Due authorization, execution, delivery, performance, and enforceability of the reorganization agreement; |
• | Receipt of consents or approvals of governmental entities or third parties necessary to complete the merger; |
• | The delivery and preparation of regulatory reports consistent with regulatory accounting principles and financial statements consistent with GAAP by Fidelity and Landmark; |
• | Fidelity and Landmark having no liabilities other than those disclosed in the regulatory reports or financial statements; |
• | Filing of tax returns, payment of taxes, no action, audit, dispute or claim relating to taxes, and other tax matters; |
• | Absence of a material adverse effect (as defined in the reorganization agreement) since December 31, 2017, for Landmark and since December 31, 2019, for Fidelity; |
• | Material contracts; |
• | Quality of title to assets and properties, and validity of leases; |
• | Maintenance of adequate insurance; |
• | Absence of undisclosed material pending or threatened litigation involving Fidelity, Landmark, or their respective subsidiaries; |
• | Compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
• | Employee and director benefit plans; |
• | Labor matters; |
• | Brokers, finders and financial advisors; |
• | Environmental matters; |
• | Allowance for loan losses; |
• | Absence of certain related party transactions; |
• | Validity and binding nature of loans reflected as assets in the financial statements of Fidelity and Landmark; |
• | Deposits of The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank and Landmark Community Bank; |
• | Quality of information regarding Fidelity and Landmark for the registration statement and regulatory applications; |
• | The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank and Landmark Community Bank as “well capitalized;” |
• | Fidelity having sufficient merger consideration; |
• | Quality of investment securities; |
• | Absence of undisclosed equity plans and agreements; |
• | Opinions of Fidelity’s and Landmark’s financial advisors; |
• | Fidelity’s securities documents; |
• | Fidelity’s acquisition subsidiary; |
• | Intellectual property of Fidelity, Landmark, and their respective subsidiaries; |
• | Administration of trust accounts; |
• | Anti-takeover laws and required vote; |
• | Compliance with Bank Secrecy Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and USA PATRIOT Act; and |
• | Quality of representations. |
• | Amend or change any provision of its articles of incorporation or bylaws; |
• | Sell or otherwise dispose of any capital stock, change the number of authorized, issued, or outstanding shares of its capital stock or issue any shares or securities; |
• | Issue or grant any option, warrant, call, commitment, subscription, right or agreement of any character relating to its authorized or issued capital stock or any securities convertible into shares of such stock, or split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock; |
• | Declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of capital stock, or redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock, except Landmark may pay a regular quarterly cash dividend not in excess of $0.08 per share; |
• | Except with respect to certain retention payments, grant any severance or termination pay or benefits to, or enter into any new, renew, change, modify or amend any offer, employment, consulting, severance, “change in control,” “change in control termination” or termination agreement, retention agreement, contract or other arrangement with any present or former officer, director, employee, independent contractor, consultant, agent or other person associated with Landmark, or grant or increase any employee benefit, including discretionary or other incentive or bonus payments or discretionary or matching contributions to any deferred compensation plan, make any grants of awards to newly hired employees or accelerate the vesting of any unvested stock options or stock awards, including phantom units, except as required under the terms of any Landmark benefit plan; |
• | Increase the compensation of any employee, officer or director or pay any bonus to any director, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant; provided, however, that Landmark may pay (A) stay bonuses for noncontract employees to such persons and in such amounts as mutually agreed to with Fidelity, (B) salary or wage increases for noncontract employees not to exceed 2.0% in the aggregate, and (C) aggregate bonus payments (including formulaic incentive bonus payments, the discretionary portion of incentive bonuses and profit sharing, but not including 401(k) matching contributions not exceeding those made in connection with the prior year) not in excess of $120,000 in the aggregate; |
• | Merge or consolidate any subsidiary with any other corporation; |
• | Sell or lease all or any substantial portion of the assets or business; |
• | Make any acquisition of all or any substantial portion of the business or assets of any other person, firm, association, corporation or business organization other than in connection with the collection of any loan or credit arrangement; |
• | Enter into a purchase and assumption transaction with respect to deposits and liabilities; |
• | Permit the revocation or surrender by any subsidiary of its certificate of authority to maintain, or file an application for the relocation of, any existing branch office; |
• | Sell, lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien, or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets other than transactions (A) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) liens in favor of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and (C) to transactions involving investment securities, that do not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate; |
• | Sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of interest in any loan, other than residential mortgage loans originated for the purpose of sale consistent with past practice, without first offering such loan or interest in a loan for purchase to Fidelity on the same terms it would offer such loan or interest in a loan to a third party; |
• | Take any action which would result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in the reorganization agreement becoming untrue, or in any of the conditions to closing not being satisfied, except in each case as may be required by applicable law; |
• | Change any method, practice or principle of accounting or tax accounting, except as may be required from time to time by any governmental entity or to comply with GAAP; |
• | Waive, release, grant or transfer any rights of value or modify or change in any material respect any existing material agreement to which it or any subsidiary is a party; |
• | Implement any new pension, retirement, profit sharing, bonus, incentive compensation, welfare benefit or similar plan or arrangement, except as required by applicable law, or materially amend any existing plan or arrangement, except in accordance with the reorganization agreement or applicable law; |
• | Materially amend or otherwise modify the underwriting and other lending guidelines and policies or otherwise fail to conduct its lending activities in accordance with the law, rules and regulations of the applicable bank regulator and Landmark Community Bank’s lending policy, except as otherwise required by the applicable bank regulator or pursuant to a regulatory agreement; |
• | Enter into, renew, extend or modify any other transaction with any affiliate other than (i) deposit transactions in the ordinary course of business on terms no less favorable to Landmark Community Bank than the terms offered to similarly situated non-affiliates, or (ii) loans or other extension of credit made in compliance with Federal Reserve Board Regulation O; |
• | Change deposit or loan rates other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; |
• | Enter into any interest rate swap, floor or cap or similar commitment, agreement or arrangement; |
• | Take any action that would give rise to a right of a continuing payment to any individual under any agreement, except with respect to contracts existing as of February 25, 2021; |
• | Make, change or revoke any material tax election or enter into any material agreement or arrangement with respect to taxes; |
• | Enter into any non-loan or non-depository contract or agreement that the term or obligations of such contract or agreement would exceed the earlier of the effective time or June 30, 2021; |
• | Enter into, grant, approve or extend any loan, credit facility, line of credit, letter of credit or other extension of credit (A) which is in excess of $1,000,000 or (B) which is not in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and Landmark Community Bank’s lending policies and in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice except that Landmark Community Bank may renew or make reasonable modifications to any credit facility in excess of $1,000,000 outstanding as of February 25, 2021 which is rated as “pass” or higher (such credit facility rating being unconditional and the credit facility not identified on any watch list), following reasonable notice to Fidelity; |
• | Take any action or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent the merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; |
• | Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for the obligations of any person, other than Landmark except for (A) borrowings having a maturity of not more than one year under existing credit facilities, (B) renewals, extensions or replacements of such existing credit facilities that (1) are incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (2) do not increase the aggregate amount available thereunder, (3) do not provide for any termination fees or pre-payment penalties, (4) do not contain any new provisions limiting or otherwise affecting the ability of Landmark or successors from terminating or pre-paying such facilities, (5) relate to the issuance of standby letters of credit in the ordinary course of Landmark Community Bank’s business, and (6) do not contain financial terms materially less advantageous than existing credit facilities, (C) ordinary advances and reimbursements to employees and endorsements of banking instruments made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (D) borrowings having maturities of less than one year from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh or Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia made in the ordinary course of business and (E) borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia having a maximum maturity of five years, the proceeds of which are used to fund loans issued by Landmark Community Bank pursuant to the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; |
• | Make any capital contributions to, or investments in, any person other than its wholly owned subsidiaries; |
• | Incur any capital expenditures in excess of $75,000 individually or $150,000 in the aggregate; |
• | Pay, discharge, settle or compromise any claim, action, litigation, arbitration, suit, investigation or proceeding, other than any such payment, discharge, settlement or compromise in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that involves solely money damages in an amount payable by Landmark (taking into account applicable insurance) not in excess of $100,000 individually or $200,000 in the aggregate; |
• | Issue any broadly distributed communication regarding the merger to employees, including general communications relating to benefits and compensation, or customers without the prior approval of Fidelity (which approval will not be unreasonably delayed or withheld); |
• | Take any action that would be reasonably likely to materially impede or delay the ability of the parties to obtain any necessary approvals of any bank regulator or other governmental entity required for the transactions the reorganization agreement contemplates; |
• | Purchase any equity securities or purchase any debt securities other than in accordance with the investment policy of Landmark as in effect as of February 25, 2021 consistent with past practice; |
• | Convert the data processing and related information and/or accounting systems of Landmark before the earlier of (i) the consummation of the merger or (ii) the termination of the reorganization agreement in accordance with its terms; or |
• | Agree to do any of the foregoing. |
• | To provide Fidelity with reasonable access to its properties, assets, books and records, and personnel subject to certain confidentiality provisions and limitations; |
• | To promptly inform Fidelity upon receiving notice of any legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings, demands, notices, audits or investigations by any federal, state or local commission, agency or board relating to the alleged liability of Landmark under any labor or employment law, or related to any claims made by or threatened by any current or former employee or applicant; |
• | To permit a representative of Fidelity to attend any meeting of its loan review or other loan committee as an observer; provided, however, that Landmark and Landmark Community Bank shall not be required to permit the Fidelity representative to remain present during any confidential discussion of |
• | To use its best efforts to cause each person who may be deemed to be an affiliate of Landmark, to execute and deliver to Fidelity an affiliate’s letter; |
• | To perform and cause its officers and employees to perform all actions necessary and appropriate to permit a timely, orderly, and cost effective conversion of computer, data processing, core operations, and platform systems at the effective time or as soon as practicable thereafter, including but not limited to undertaking and performing team meetings, data mapping, preparation of test files, and payment of any and all reasonable upfront conversion fees or expenses, in connection therewith such amount shall be mutually agreed upon with Fidelity; and |
• | Immediately prior to closing establish and take such accruals and expenses as Fidelity reasonably shall request. Prior to the effective time, at the request of Fidelity, Landmark shall (a) accrue and expense all expenses not previously reflected on the financial statements related to payment obligations under Landmark or Landmark Community Bank contractual obligations, including termination fees, deferred compensation plans, change in control plans, employment contracts and termination agreements and (b) pay any outstanding and unpaid penalties, fines, levies, or costs imposed, issued, levied, adjudicated, or pronounced against Landmark or Landmark Community Bank. |
• | Take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent the merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; |
• | Take any action that is intended or may reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to closing not being satisfied; |
• | Take any action that would be reasonably expected to prevent, materially impede, materially impact or materially delay the ability of the parties to obtain any necessary approvals of any governmental entity required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the reorganization agreement; |
• | Take any action or fail to take any action that is intended or may reasonably be expected to result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in the reorganization agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect; |
• | Amend its articles of incorporation or bylaws in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the holders of Landmark common stock, or adversely affect the holders of Landmark common stock relative to other holders of Fidelity common stock; |
• | Conduct its business other than in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practice or fail to use its reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact their business organizations, assets and employees and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, and business associates; or |
• | 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 above. |
• | As of the effective time, all members of the board of directors of Landmark in office as of the effective time, will be offered the opportunity to serve for a period of not less than two (2) years on the currently existing Luzerne County market advisory board, subject to such compensation, authority, and policies established by The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank from time to time; |
• | It shall take all commercially reasonable actions necessary for the shares of Fidelity common stock to be issued to the holders of Landmark common stock upon consummation of the merger to have been authorized for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance, provided Fidelity shall have used its reasonable best efforts to cause such authorization of listing on Nasdaq. Fidelity shall take all steps necessary for the shareholders of Fidelity to vote on the approval of the issuance of Fidelity’s shares of common stock under the Nasdaq Listing Agreement and Listing Rules; and |
• | Prepare and provide accurate information for this proxy statement/prospectus and various regulatory filings, including the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Fidelity covering the securities to be issued in the merger; |
• | Cooperate with each other and use their commercially reasonable best efforts to promptly obtain and comply with all governmental approvals required for the merger, provided that such efforts do not require it to take any action that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, as defined in the reorganization agreement; |
• | Use their reasonable best efforts to take all action necessary or desirable to permit completion of the merger as soon as practicable; |
• | Not to take, or cause, or to the best of its ability permit to be taken, any action that would substantially impair the prospects of completing the merger; |
• | Advise the other of any change or event having a material adverse effect on it (as defined in the reorganization agreement) or which it believes would or would be reasonably likely to cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties, or covenants set forth in the reorganization agreement; |
• | Cause one or more of its designated representatives to confer on a weekly or such other basis as mutually determined, regarding their financial conditions, operations and business and matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated by the reorganization agreement; |
• | Within 120 days of the date of the reorganization agreement, permit Fidelity, at its own expense, to cause a “Phase I Environmental Audit” to be performed at any physical location owned or occupied by Landmark and Landmark shall take commercially reasonable steps to assist Fidelity in conducting any such Phase I Environmental Audit. |
• | To the extent required by law, regulation, or by Landmark’s or Landmark Community Bank’s policies and procedures, Landmark and Landmark Community Bank shall obtain any environmental audit, report or study not previously obtained at Landmark’s or Landmark Community Bank’s expense. |
• | Landmark will take all action necessary to properly call, convene and hold a special meeting of its shareholders to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the reorganization agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; |
• | That Landmark’s boards of directors will recommend that its shareholders approve and adopt the reorganization agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and not withdraw, modify or change in any manner adverse to the other party such favorable recommendation. However, Landmark’s board of directors may withdraw, modify or qualify such recommendation if it determines, in good faith after consultation with its legal and financial advisers, that the failure to do so may constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties; |
• | Cooperate in the preparation and distribution of any press release related to the reorganization agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and any other public disclosures. However, nothing shall prohibit either party from making any disclosure which its counsel deems necessary under applicable law; |
• | Maintain, and cause its subsidiaries to maintain, insurance in such amounts as are reasonable to cover such risks as are customary in relation to the character and location of its properties and the nature of its business; |
• | Maintain, and cause its subsidiaries to maintain, books of account and records in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with those principles used in preparing the financial statements heretofore delivered in accordance with the reorganization agreement; |
• | Timely file all federal, state, and local tax returns required to be filed by it or its respective subsidiaries and timely pay all taxes due, and Landmark shall terminate all tax sharing agreements or arrangements among it and its subsidiaries as of the effective time of the merger; |
• | In the event of the imposition of any materially burdensome regulatory condition in connection with the regulatory approvals, Fidelity shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain the removal of any such condition and Landmark shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to assist Fidelity in this regard; and |
• | Landmark may adopt, in consultation with and approval of Fidelity, a retention plan in an amount not to exceed $250,000. Landmark and Fidelity shall mutually agree with respect to the identification of such employees and the timing and amount of the payment of any such retention bonus. |
1. | solicit, initiate or encourage any inquiries relating to, or the making of any proposal which relates to, an acquisition proposal; |
2. | recommend or endorse an acquisition proposal; |
3. | participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding an acquisition proposal; |
4. | provide any third party (other than Fidelity) with any nonpublic information in connection with any inquiry or proposal relating to an acquisition proposal; or |
5. | enter into an agreement with any other party with respect to an acquisition proposal. |
1. | merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving Landmark or any of its subsidiaries, where the assets, revenue or income of such subsidiary constitutes more than 20% of the consolidated assets, net revenue or net income of Landmark; |
2. | sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of assets (including for this purpose the outstanding capital stock of any Landmark subsidiary and the capital stock of any entity surviving any merger or business combination involving any Landmark subsidiary) and/or liabilities where the assets being disposed of constitute 20% or more of the consolidated assets or revenue of Landmark or any of its subsidiaries taken as a whole, either in a single transaction or series of transactions; or |
3. | direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition or tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in a person or group of persons acting in concert beneficially owning 20% or more (excluding any person or group of persons beneficially owning 20% on the date of the reorganization agreement, but only in connection with shares beneficially owned as of such date and not shares that may be acquired after such date, when added to shares previously held, the total shares would exceed the 20% beneficial ownership amount) of the outstanding shares of the common stock of Landmark or any of its subsidiaries where the subsidiary represents more than 20% of the consolidated assets or revenue of Landmark. |
• | Landmark’s shareholders must approve and adopt the reorganization agreement; |
• | The representations and warranties of each party to the reorganization agreement must be true and correct in all material respects as of February 25, 2021, and as of the closing date of the merger; |
• | All obligations required to be performed by each party under the reorganization agreement have been performed in all material respects at or prior to the closing date of the merger; |
• | All requisite approvals and consents must be obtained, and any related regulatory waiting periods must have expired, and no such approval or consent shall have imposed any materially burdensome regulatory condition; |
• | There must be no order, decree, or injunction in effect preventing the completion of the transactions contemplated by the reorganization agreement, and no statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree which prohibits or makes illegal the completion the merger; |
• | Opinions from Fidelity’s and Landmark’s respective special legal counsels that the merger will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the Code have been received. See “Proposal 1: The Merger - Terms of the Merger – Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger;” |
• | The registration statement must be effective, and any required approvals of state securities agencies must have been obtained and no proceedings shall be pending or threatened by the SEC to suspend the effectiveness of the registration statement; |
• | The shares of Fidelity common stock to be issued in the merger shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq and shall have received the requisite approval for issuance by the shareholders of Fidelity; |
• | All requisite corporate action shall have been taken by Fidelity such that the Landmark nominee can commence as a director of Fidelity immediately after the effective time of the merger; |
• | All consents and authorizations of landlords and other third parties that are necessary to permit the merger to be consummated without the violation of any lease or other material agreement must have been received; |
• | No penalties, fines, levies or costs shall have been imposed, levied, issued against, or pronounced by any bank regulator upon Landmark, Landmark Community Bank or their directors or officers that has not been paid in full and all terms and conditions thereof satisfied; |
• | Fidelity shall have received an affiliate letter from the Landmark nominee, which letter shall be in customary form and have such other provisions as Fidelity may reasonably require; |
• | The holders of no more than 5% of Landmark’s issued and outstanding shares seek to perfect their dissenters’ rights; and |
• | No change in the business, property, assets (including loan portfolios), liabilities (whether absolute, contingent, or otherwise), operations, business prospects, liquidity, income or financial condition of Fidelity and Landmark or either’s subsidiaries, which has had or would reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect must have occurred. |
1. | has or would be reasonably expected to be material and adverse to the business, operations, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, or business prospects of such party on a consolidated basis, or |
2. | would materially impair the ability of such party or its subsidiary to perform its respective obligations under the reorganization agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the merger and other transactions contemplated hereby by the reorganization agreement, other than any change, circumstance, event, effect, condition, occurrence, action or omission relating to: |
a. | changes in general economic or political conditions affecting banking institutions generally, including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, and price levels or trading volumes in securities markets, but not if such changes disproportionally affect Landmark or Fidelity when compared to other banking institutions; |
b. | any change in GAAP or applicable law, regulation or the interpretation thereof by courts or governmental entities that does not disproportionately affect such party and its subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to other participants (including the other party) in the industry; |
c. | any action or omission of a party (or any of its subsidiaries) taken pursuant to the terms of the reorganization agreement or taken or omitted to be taken with the express written permission of the other party; |
d. | any effect with respect to a party hereto caused, in whole or in substantial part, by the other party or as a result of compliance with the requirements of the reorganization agreement; |
e. | reasonable expenses, including expenses associated with the retention of legal, financial, or other advisors, incurred by Landmark or Fidelity in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of the reorganization agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and |
f. | changes in national or international political or social conditions, including any outbreak or escalation of major hostilities or any act of terrorism, war (whether or not declared), national |
1. | amend the reorganization agreement; |
2. | extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of either Fidelity or Landmark; |
3. | waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in the reorganization agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to the reorganization agreement; or |
4. | waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in the provisions of the reorganization agreement relating to the covenants of Fidelity and Landmark. |
1. | by the mutual written consent of the parties to the reorganization agreement; |
2. | by Fidelity or Landmark: |
a. | if the merger has not occurred on or before December 31, 2021, unless the failure of the merger to occur is due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate the reorganization agreement to perform its covenants and agreements required by the reorganization agreement; or |
b. | if any governmental agency issues a final unappealable administrative order which would not permit satisfaction of the closing conditions to the merger under the reorganization agreement, unless it is due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate the reorganization agreement to perform its covenants and agreements required by the reorganization agreement; |
3. | by Landmark if Fidelity has, or by Fidelity if Landmark has, breached (i) any covenant or undertaking contained in the reorganization agreement or (ii) any representation or warranty contained in the reorganization agreement, which would have a material adverse effect (as defined in the reorganization agreement) on the breaching party, and such breach has not been substantially cured by the earlier of 30 days after the written notice of the breach is given to the breaching party or the effective time of the merger unless the breach no longer causes a material adverse effect; |
4. | by either party if Landmark’s shareholders did not approve and adopt the reorganization agreement at the Landmark special meeting unless prior to such shareholder vote, the board of directors of Landmark withdrew, modified or changed in a manner adverse to Fidelity its approval or recommendation of the reorganization agreement, in which event only Fidelity would be able to terminate under this provision; |
5. | by either party, subject to certain conditions, if Landmark’s board of directors shall have determined in good faith after consultation with its legal and financial advisers, taking into account, all relevant factors including, without limitation all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of an unsolicited acquisition proposal and the person making the proposal, including any break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions and conditions to consummation, that failure to agree to or endorse the acquisition proposal and terminate the reorganization agreement would, or would reasonably likely, result in a breach of the fiduciary duties of Landmark’s board of directors under applicable law. However, the reorganization agreement may only be terminated by Landmark after giving notice to Fidelity and negotiating with Fidelity in good faith to make adjustments to the reorganization agreement so that the Landmark board of directors no longer believes that it has to terminate the reorganization agreement in order to comply with its fiduciary duties; or |
6. | by Landmark, if at any time during the five (5) business day period commencing with the determination date (the seventh calendar day immediately preceding the closing date), if both of the following conditions are satisfied: |
a. | the number obtained by dividing the average closing per share price of Fidelity’s common stock for the 10 trading days immediately preceding and including the determination date (the seventh calendar day immediately preceding the closing date) by $55.031 (the “Fidelity ratio”) is less than $44.025 (which is 80% of $55.031); and |
b. | the Fidelity ratio is less than the number obtained by dividing (A) the average closing prices of the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index for the 10 trading days immediately preceding and including the determination date, by (B) 112.509, the average closing prices of the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index for the 10 trading days immediately preceding February 25, 2021 (the “index ratio”), and subtracting (C) 0.20 from the result. |
1. | Landmark concludes in good faith, after consultation with its legal and financial advisers, that it must agree to or endorse an acquisition proposal (as defined in the reorganization agreement) and terminate the reorganization agreement in order to comply with its fiduciary responsibilities; |
2. | another person, other than Fidelity, enters into an agreement, letter of intent, or memorandum of understanding with Landmark which relates to an acquisition proposal; |
3. | Landmark authorizes, recommends or publicly proposes, or publicly announces an intention to authorize, recommend, or propose an agreement to enter into an acquisition proposal with another party; |
4. | Landmark’s shareholders fail to approve and adopt the reorganization agreement, or the special meeting of shareholders is cancelled, if prior to the shareholder vote or cancellation: |
a. | Landmark’s board of directors recommends that the Landmark shareholders approve or accept an acquisition proposal with any other person other than Fidelity; or |
b. | Landmark’s board of directors fails to call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of shareholders to vote on the merger and reorganization agreement; and |
Name/Title | | | Agreement | | | Cash ($)(1) | | | Pension/ NQDC ($) | | | Perquisites/ Benefits ($)(2) | | | Tax Reimbursements ($) | | | Other ($) | | | Total ($)(3) |
Michael J. Sowinski Interim President and Chief Executive Officer | | | Employment Agreement | | | $164,862 | | | — | | | $13,981 | | | — | | | — | | | $178,843 |
| Retention Payment | | | $100,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | $100,000 | ||
| Stock Options | | | $30,975 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | $30,975 |
(1) | The estimated payment for Mr. Sowinski is based upon his employment agreement under which the payment is made under circumstances meeting the requirements of the employment agreement. Pursuant to his employment agreement, he is entitled to an amount equal to one (1) time his annual base salary paid in 12 equal monthly installments following his termination of employment following a change in control. The estimated payment of Mr. Sowinski’s retention payment in one lump sum is predicated on him being employed with Landmark at the effective time of the merger. The estimated retention payment for Mr. Sowinski is in addition to his current salary. The estimated cash payable to Mr. Sowinski’s for his stock options to purchase Landmark common stock is based on his current holdings of 1,500 vested stock options with an exercise price of $12.00 per share and 3,000 vested options with an exercise price of $10.75 per share. |
(2) | Amounts represent estimated premiums for continuation of all life, disability, medial insurance and other normal health and welfare benefits for a period of one year as provided by his employment agreement following his termination of employment following a change in control. |
(3) | Amounts payable under the employment agreements are subject to reduction, if necessary, to limit the payment to the maximum amount payable under 280G of the Code without the imposition of an excise tax under section 4999 of the Code. |
• | The directors and executive officers agreed, among other things, to vote, or cause to be voted, (a) for approval and adoption of the reorganization agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (b) against any action that is intended, or could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, or adversely affect the transaction contemplated in the reorganization agreement, all shares over which they exercise sole or shared voting power, including those held in a voting trust jointly with other persons, to be voted in the same manner; and |
• | The directors and executive officers agreed not to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of their Landmark common stock, as applicable, subject to certain exceptions. |
• | an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States for federal income tax purposes; |
• | a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized under the laws of the United States or any of its political subdivisions; |
• | a trust, if (i) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) the trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person; or |
• | an estate that is subject to U.S. federal income tax on its income regardless of its source. |
• | file a written notice with Landmark of your intention to demand payment of the fair value of your shares if the merger is completed, prior to the vote of shareholders on the merger at the meeting; |
• | make no change in your beneficial ownership of stock from the date you give notice through the day of completion of the merger; and |
• | refrain from voting your shares to approve and adopt the reorganization agreement (a failure to vote against approval and adoption of the reorganization agreement, however, will not constitute a waiver of dissenters’ rights). |
• | a closing balance sheet and statement of income of Landmark for a fiscal year ending not more than 16 months before the date of remittance or notice together with the latest available interim financial statements; |
• | a statement of Fidelity’s estimate of the fair value of the Landmark stock; and |
• | a notice of the right of the dissenter to demand supplemental payment, accompanied by a copy of the law. |
• | the effective date of the merger; |
• | timely receipt by Fidelity, as Landmark’s successor, of any demands for payment; or |
• | timely receipt by Fidelity, as Landmark’s successor, of any estimates by dissenters of the fair value, then Fidelity may file an application in court requesting that the court determine the fair value of the stock. If this happens, all dissenters, no matter where they reside, whose demands have not been settled, shall be made parties to the proceeding. In addition, a copy of the application will be delivered to each dissenter. |
| | Address | | | Leased or Owned | | | Use | |
1. | | | 2 South Main Street, Pittston, PA | | | Owned | | | Main office |
2. | | | 781 Airport Road, Hazle Township, PA | | | Owned | | | Full service branch office |
3. | | | 383 South Poplar Street, Hazleton, PA | | | Owned | | | Full service branch office |
4. | | | 3016 Pittston Avenue, Scranton, PA | | | Leased | | | Full service branch office |
5. | | | 1000 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA | | | Leased | | | Full service branch office |
Capital Category | | | Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio | | | Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio | | | Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio | | | Leverage Ratio | | | Tangible Equity to Assets | | | Supplemental Leverage Ratio |
Well-capitalized | | | 10% or greater | | | 8% or greater | | | 6.5% or greater | | | 5% or greater | | | N/A | | | N/A |
Adequately Capitalized | | | 8% or greater | | | 6% or greater | | | 4.5% or greater | | | 4% or greater | | | N/A | | | 3% or greater |
Undercapitalized | | | Less than 8% | | | Less than 6% | | | Less than 4.5% | | | Less than 4% | | | N/A | | | Less than 3% |
Significantly Undercapitalized | | | Less than 6% | | | Less than 4% | | | Less than 3% | | | Less than 3% | | | N/A | | | N/A |
Critically Undercapitalized | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | Less than 2% | | | N/A |
• | Expands the authority of the Federal Reserve to examine bank holding companies and their subsidiaries, including insured depository institutions. |
• | Requires a bank holding company to be well-capitalized and well managed to receive approval of an interstate bank acquisition. |
• | Provides mortgage reform provisions regarding a customer’s ability to pay and making more loans subject to provisions for higher-cost loans and new disclosures. |
• | Creates the CFPB, which has rulemaking authority for a wide range of consumer protection laws that apply to all banks, and has broad powers to supervise and enforce consumer protection laws. |
• | Creates the Financial Stability Oversight Council with authority to identify institutions and practices that might pose a systemic risk. |
• | Introduces additional corporate governance and executive compensation requirements on companies subject to the 1934 Act, as amended. |
• | Permits FDIC-insured banks to pay interest on business demand deposits. |
• | Codifies the requirement that holding companies and other companies that directly or indirectly control an insured depository institution to serve as a source of financial strength. |
• | Makes permanent the $250 thousand limit for federal deposit insurance. |
• | Permits national and state banks to establish interstate branches to the same extent as the branch host state allows establishment of in-state branches. |
2019: | | | | | 2020: | | | ||
First Quarter: | | | $0.08 | | | First Quarter: | | | $0.08 |
Second Quarter: | | | $0.08 | | | Second Quarter: | | | N/A |
Third Quarter: | | | $0.08 | | | Third Quarter: | | | N/A |
Fourth Quarter: | | | $0.08 | | | Fourth Quarter: | | | N/A |
Name | | | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(1) | | | Shares Subject to Stock Options | | | Total Shares Beneficially Owned | | | Percentage of Class Beneficially Owned(2) |
Directors | | | | | | | | | ||||
Donna DelBlaso Amato | | | 147,971 | | | 0 | | | 147,971 | | | 6.21% |
Frank E. Apostolico | | | 169,937 | | | 0 | | | 169,937 | | | 7.13% |
Eugene A. Bartoli | | | 94,318 | | | 0 | | | 92,068 | | | 3.96% |
Eugene S. Cosklo | | | 93,584 | | | 0 | | | 93,584 | | | 3.93% |
Christopher Hackett | | | 27,613 | | | 0 | | | 27,613 | | | 1.16% |
Michael J. Hirthler | | | 6,809 | | | 0 | | | 6,809 | | | 0.29% |
Santo A. Insalaco | | | 165,373 | | | 0 | | | 165,373 | | | 6.94% |
Kenneth J. Krogulski | | | 22,563 | | | 0 | | | 22,563 | | | 0.95% |
John D. McCarthy, Jr. | | | 44,231 | | | 0 | | | 44,231 | | | 1.86% |
Richard A. Rose, Jr. | | | 67,539 | | | 0 | | | 67,539 | | | 2.83% |
Ross M. Wezmar | | | 107,368 | | | 0 | | | 107,368 | | | 4.51% |
Paul C. Woelkers | | | 251,356 | | | 0 | | | 251,356 | | | 10.55% |
Executive Officers Who are Not Directors | | | | | | | | | ||||
Michael J. Sowinski | | | 11,000 | | | 4,500 | | | 15,500 | | | 0.65% |
All directors and current executive officers as a group (13 persons) | | | 1,209,662 | | | 4,500 | | | 1,214,162 | | | 50.96% |
(1) | Landmark determined beneficial ownership by applying the regulations of the SEC, which state that a person may be credited with the ownership of common stock (i) owned by or for the person’s spouse, minor children or any other relative sharing the person’s home; (ii) of which the person shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the stock; and (iii) of which the person has investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the stock. Pursuant to the SEC rules, the number of shares of common stock deemed outstanding includes shares issuable pursuant to options held by the respective person or group that are currently exercisable or may be exercised within 60 days of May 3, 2021. |
(2) | Based on 2,382,695 shares of Landmark common stock outstanding as of the record date for the special meeting, and all directors and officers as a group which represents percentage of shares outstanding. |
Name | | | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash | | | Option Awards(1) | | | Stock Awards(1) | | | All Other Compensation | | | Total |
Paul C. Woelkers | | | $39 | | | $— | | | $21,061 | | | $— | | | $21,100 |
(1) | At December 31, 2020, Mr. Woelkers had no outstanding options or unvested restricted stock awards. |
• | Level 1 - Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 - Valuation is determined from quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; |
• | Level 3 - Valuation is derived from model-based and other techniques in which at least one significant input is unobservable and which may require significant management judgment or estimation, which may be internally developed. |
• | Improved net interest income of $921 thousand primarily due to reduced interest expense in the deposit portfolio. Net interest margin expanded 4 basis points to 3.22% on a fully tax-equivalent basis, which is a non-GAAP measurement, for the year ended December 31, 2020 from 3.18% in 2019. |
• | A decline in noninterest expense in 2020 primarily due to a $315 thousand decrease in salaries and employee benefits and lower asset quality related expenses of $302 thousand which were offset by a $152 thousand loss on the termination of a branch lease agreement. |
• | A decline in noninterest income in 2020 primarily due to gains on the sale of credit card and purchased manufactured home loan portfolios totaling $387 thousand in 2019. |
• | The provision for loan losses of $817 thousand in 2020 increased $897 thousand, or 1,129% over 2019 as certain qualitative factors were increased in the allowance for loan losses model due to the economic disruption and uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 |
Interest income (GAAP) | | | $12,989 | | | $13,200 | | | $14,057 |
Adjustment to FTE | | | 41 | | | 58 | | | 149 |
Interest income adjusted to FTE (non-GAAP) | | | 13,030 | | | 13,258 | | | 14,206 |
Interest expense | | | 2,275 | | | 3,407 | | | 2,868 |
Net interest income adjusted to FTE (non-GAAP) | | | $10,755 | | | $9,851 | | | $11,338 |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 |
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP): | | | | | | | |||
Noninterest expenses (GAAP) | | | $9,867 | | | $10,363 | | | $10,797 |
Net interest income (GAAP) | | | 10,714 | | | 9,793 | | | 11,189 |
Plus: taxable equivalent adjustment | | | 41 | | | 58 | | | 149 |
Noninterest income (GAAP) | | | 1,310 | | | 1,730 | | | 1,192 |
Net interest income (FTE) plus noninterest income (non-GAAP) | | | $12,065 | | | $11,581 | | | $12,530 |
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) | | | 81.78% | | | 89.48% | | | 86.17% |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | ||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | | | Amount | | | % of Portfolio | | | Amount | | | % of Portfolio | | | Amount | | | % of Portfolio |
Available-for-sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
State and municipal | | | $29,265 | | | 50% | | | $20,342 | | | 34% | | | $24,951 | | | 43% |
Mortgage-backed securities - GSE - residential | | | 18,974 | | | 33% | | | 26,386 | | | 45% | | | 20,140 | | | 35% |
U.S. government sponsored enterprises | | | 6,369 | | | 11% | | | 10,200 | | | 17% | | | 11,916 | | | 21% |
U.S. Treasury | | | 2,109 | | | 4% | | | 2,026 | | | 3% | | | — | | | 0% |
Corporate securities | | | 508 | | | 1% | | | — | | | 0% | | | — | | | 0% |
U.S. government agency | | | 340 | | | 1% | | | 388 | | | 1% | | | 455 | | | 1% |
Total available-for-sale securities | | | $57,565 | | | 100% | | | $59,342 | | | 100% | | | $57,462 | | | 100% |
| | 1 Year or Less | | | Over 1-5 Years | | | Over 5-10 Years | | | Over 10 Years | |||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | | | Amount | | | Yield | | | Amount | | | Yield | | | Amount | | | Yield | | | Amount | | | Yield |
Available-for-sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
State and municipal | | | $501 | | | 3.25% | | | $6,978 | | | 2.04% | | | $6,501 | | | 2.53% | | | $15,285 | | | 2.50% |
Mortgage-backed securities - GSE - residential | | | — | | | — | | | 1,114 | | | 3.11% | | | 7,221 | | | 1.34% | | | 10,639 | | | 1.40% |
U.S. government sponsored enterprises | | | 3,524 | | | 2.01% | | | — | | | — | | | 2,845 | | | 2.71% | | | — | | | — |
U.S. Treasury | | | — | | | — | | | 2,109 | | | 2.40% | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Corporate securities | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 508 | | | 5.75% | | | — | | | — |
U.S. government agency | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 340 | | | 2.41% |
Total available-for-sale securities | | | $4,025 | | | 2.16% | | | $10,201 | | | 2.23% | | | $17,075 | | | 2.15% | | | $26,264 | | | 2.05% |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | % of Total | | | 2019 | | | % of Total | | | 2018 | | | % of Total | | | 2017 | | | % of Total | | | 2016 | | | % of Total |
Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
Real estate | | | $155,623 | | | 56% | | | $152,416 | | | 62% | | | $155,340 | | | 61% | | | $164,568 | | | 62% | | | $153,316 | | | 63% |
Commercial and industrial | | | 39,450 | | | 14% | | | 24,795 | | | 10% | | | 24,501 | | | 10% | | | 21,362 | | | 8% | | | 16,436 | | | 7% |
Municipal and other | | | 11,554 | | | 4% | | | 13,319 | | | 5% | | | 13,511 | | | 5% | | | 16,000 | | | 6% | | | 18,385 | | | 7% |
Residential mortgage | | | 43,136 | | | 15% | | | 25,293 | | | 10% | | | 16,261 | | | 6% | | | 14,420 | | | 5% | | | 13,993 | | | 6% |
Consumer | | | 30,780 | | | 11% | | | 31,562 | | | 13% | | | 29,834 | | | 12% | | | 25,753 | | | 10% | | | 16,121 | | | 6% |
Credit cards | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9,298 | | | 3% | | | 9,011 | | | 4% |
Purchased manufactured homes | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 13,202 | | | 6% | | | 14,978 | | | 6% | | | 16,922 | | | 7% |
Total | | | $280,543 | | | 100% | | | $247,385 | | | 100% | | | $252,649 | | | 100% | | | $266,379 | | | 100% | | | $244,184 | | | 100% |
| | Due in | ||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | | | Less than 1 Year | | | 1 - 5 Years | | | Over 5 Years | | | Total |
Commercial: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Real estate | | | $4,317 | | | $14,455 | | | $136,851 | | | $155,623 |
Commercial and industrial | | | 3,618 | | | 25,541 | | | 10,291 | | | 39,450 |
Municipal and other | | | 568 | | | 2,065 | | | 8,921 | | | 11,554 |
Residential mortgage | | | 47 | | | 534 | | | 42,555 | | | 43,136 |
Consumer | | | 304 | | | 20,854 | | | 9,622 | | | 30,780 |
Total | | | $8,854 | | | $63,449 | | | $208,240 | | | $280,543 |
| | Repricing in | ||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | | | Less than 1 Year | | | 1 - 5 Years | | | Over 5 Years | | | Total |
Commercial: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Real estate | | | $70,220 | | | $61,157 | | | $24,246 | | | $155,623 |
Commercial and industrial | | | 6,771 | | | 30,780 | | | 1,899 | | | 39,450 |
Municipal and other | | | 3,165 | | | 1,725 | | | 6,664 | | | 11,554 |
Residential mortgage | | | 4 | | | 534 | | | 42,598 | | | 43,136 |
Consumer | | | 2,641 | | | 20,819 | | | 7,320 | | | 30,780 |
Total | | | $82,801 | | | $115,015 | | | $82,727 | | | $280,543 |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 |
Allowance balance, beginning | | | $3,014 | | | $3,284 | | | $3,303 | | | $3,077 | | | $2,965 |
Recoveries: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Real estate | | | 1 | | | 158 | | | 34 | | | 465 | | | 2 |
Municipal and other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 535 |
Commercial and industrial | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | — | | | — |
Residential mortgage | | | — | | | 24 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Consumer | | | 131 | | | 105 | | | 63 | | | 1 | | | — |
Credit cards | | | — | | | — | | | 91 | | | 36 | | | 40 |
Purchased manufactured home loans | | | — | | | — | | | 12 | | | — | | | — |
Total gross recoveries | | | 135 | | | 290 | | | 202 | | | 502 | | | 577 |
Charge-offs: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Real estate | | | (79) | | | (126) | | | (564) | | | (99) | | | (257) |
Municipal and other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Commercial and industrial | | | — | | | — | | | (930) | | | — | | | (4) |
Residential mortgage | | | — | | | (289) | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Consumer | | | (123) | | | (66) | | | (80) | | | (5) | | | (1) |
Credit cards | | | — | | | — | | | (850) | | | (475) | | | (562) |
Purchased manufactured home loans | | | — | | | — | | | (130) | | | (94) | | | (11) |
Total gross charge-offs | | | (202) | | | (481) | | | (2,554) | | | (673) | | | (835) |
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | | | (67) | | | (191) | | | (2,352) | | | (171) | | | (258) |
Provision (credit) for loan losses | | | 818 | | | (79) | | | 2,333 | | | 397 | | | 370 |
Allowance balance, ending | | | $3,765 | | | $3,014 | | | $3,284 | | | $3,303 | | | $3,077 |
Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans outstanding | | | 0.02% | | | 0.08% | | | 0.90% | | | 0.07% | | | 0.11% |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | % of Total | | | 2019 | | | % of Total | | | 2018 | | | % of Total | | | 2017 | | | % of Total | | | 2016 | | | % of Total |
Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
Real estate | | | $2,408 | | | 64% | | | $2,090 | | | 69% | | | $2,247 | | | 68% | | | $1,465 | | | 44% | | | $1,545 | | | 50% |
Municipal and other | | | 46 | | | 1% | | | 37 | | | 1% | | | 42 | | | 1% | | | 81 | | | 3% | | | 109 | | | 4% |
Commercial and industrial | | | 205 | | | 5% | | | 231 | | | 8% | | | 215 | | | 7% | | | 198 | | | 6% | | | 144 | | | 5% |
Residential mortgage | | | 381 | | | 10% | | | 214 | | | 7% | | | 108 | | | 3% | | | 125 | | | 4% | | | 139 | | | 5% |
Consumer | | | 395 | | | 11% | | | 370 | | | 12% | | | 316 | | | 10% | | | 265 | | | 8% | | | 134 | | | 4% |
Credit cards | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 538 | | | 16% | | | 537 | | | 17% |
Purchased manufactured home | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 331 | | | 10% | | | 354 | | | 11% | | | 340 | | | 11% |
Unallocated | | | 330 | | | 9% | | | 72 | | | 3% | | | 25 | | | 1% | | | 277 | | | 8% | | | 129 | | | 4% |
Total | | | $3,765 | | | 100% | | | $3,014 | | | 100% | | | $3,284 | | | 100% | | | $3,303 | | | 100% | | | $3,077 | | | 100% |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing | | | $8 | | | $9 | | | $— | | | $518 | | | $702 |
Nonaccrual loans: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Commercial real estate | | | 82 | | | 288 | | | 2,272 | | | 5,009 | | | 6,445 |
Commercial and industrial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 553 |
Residential mortgage | | | 245 | | | 449 | | | 104 | | | 356 | | | 221 |
Consumer | | | 37 | | | 47 | | | 421 | | | 496 | | | 505 |
Purchased manufactured home | | | — | | | — | | | 624 | | | 610 | | | 425 |
Credit cards | | | — | | | — | | | 11 | | | 105 | | | 99 |
Total nonaccrual loans | | | 364 | | | 784 | | | 3,432 | | | 6,576 | | | 8,248 |
Total nonperforming loans | | | 372 | | | 793 | | | 3,432 | | | 7,094 | | | 8,950 |
Accruing troubled debt restructurings | | | 422 | | | 173 | | | 192 | | | 199 | | | 205 |
Other real estate owned | | | 637 | | | 1,113 | | | 614 | | | 757 | | | 852 |
Total nonperforming assets | | | $1,431 | | | $2,079 | | | $4,238 | | | $8,050 | | | $10,007 |
Nonperforming loans to total loans | | | 0.13% | | | 0.32% | | | 1.36% | | | 2.68% | | | 3.68% |
Nonperforming assets to total assets | | | 0.40% | | | 0.64% | | | 1.26% | | | 2.34% | | | 3.16% |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | % of Total | | | 2019 | | | % of Total | | | 2018 | | | % of Total |
Noninterest-bearing demand | | | $79,406 | | | 28% | | | $58,750 | | | 21% | | | $54,530 | | | 19% |
Interest-bearing demand: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Checking accounts | | | 52,003 | | | 18% | | | 42,513 | | | 15% | | | 31,891 | | | 11% |
Money market accounts | | | 69,020 | | | 24% | | | 69,562 | | | 25% | | | 79,164 | | | 27% |
Savings accounts | | | 11,881 | | | 4% | | | 9,374 | | | 4% | | | 9,084 | | | 3% |
Time deposits | | | 74,283 | | | 26% | | | 98,082 | | | 35% | | | 114,618 | | | 40% |
Total deposits | | | $286,593 | | | 100% | | | $278,281 | | | 100% | | | $289,287 | | | 100% |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | ||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | | | Average Balance | | | Average Rate | | | Average Balance | | | Average Rate | | | Average Balance | | | Average Rate |
Noninterest-bearing demand | | | $76,606 | | | | | $59,330 | | | | | $55,977 | | | |||
Interest-bearing demand: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Checking accounts | | | 49,316 | | | 0.52% | | | 40,189 | | | 0.83% | | | 33,024 | | | 0.72% |
Money market accounts | | | 64,090 | | | 0.51% | | | 62,506 | | | 1.07% | | | 71,984 | | | 0.79% |
Savings accounts | | | 10,274 | | | 0.11% | | | 9,012 | | | 0.13% | | | 9,981 | | | 0.11% |
Time deposits | | | 85,561 | | | 1.69% | | | 108,183 | | | 2.04% | | | 122,281 | | | 1.50% |
Total | | | $285,847 | | | 0.71% | | | $279,220 | | | 1.15% | | | $293,247 | | | 0.90% |
(dollars in thousands) | | | |
Three months or less | | | $962 |
Over three through twelve months | | | 5,168 |
Over one year through three years | | | 1,572 |
Total | | | $7,702 |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 |
Total outstanding at year-end | | | $5,734 | | | $— | | | $289 |
Average amount outstanding during the year | | | $2,148 | | | $160 | | | $1,054 |
Maximum amount outstanding at any month-end | | | $6,350 | | | $2,543 | | | $4,952 |
Weighted-average interest rate at year-end | | | 0.41% | | | — | | | 2.75% |
Weighted-average interest rate during the year | | | 0.68% | | | 2.76% | | | 2.34% |
(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 |
Total outstanding at year-end | | | $4,500 | | | $7,500 | | | $7,491 |
Average amount outstanding during the year | | | $6,709 | | | $7,374 | | | $7,491 |
Maximum amount outstanding at any month-end | | | $7,500 | | | $7,500 | | | $7,591 |
Weighted-average interest rate at year-end | | | 1.61% | | | 1.53% | | | 1.39% |
Weighted-average interest rate during the year | | | 1.57% | | | 1.44% | | | 1.41% |
(dollars in thousands) Maturity Year | | | 2020 Interest Rate | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 |
2019 | | | — | | | $— | | | $— | | | $2,991 |
2020 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,000 | | | 3,000 |
2021 | | | 1.36% | | | 1,500 | | | 1,500 | | | 1,500 |
2022 | | | 1.69% | | | 1,500 | | | 1,500 | | | — |
2023 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
2024 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
2025 | | | 1.79% | | | 1,500 | | | 1,500 | | | — |
Total | | | 1.61% | | | $4,500 | | | $7,500 | | | $7,491 |
| | Net Interest Income | ||||||||||
Rate Shock(1) | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | ||||||
(dollars in thousands) | | | Amount | | | % change | | | Amount | | | % change |
+ 400 | | | $9,936 | | | -6.63% | | | $8,881 | | | -10.39% |
+ 300 | | | $10,149 | | | -4.63% | | | $9,174 | | | -7.43% |
+ 200 | | | $10,338 | | | -2.85% | | | $9,445 | | | -4.70% |
+ 100 | | | $10,509 | | | -1.24% | | | $9,695 | | | -2.18% |
+ 0 (static) | | | $10,641 | | | —% | | | $9,991 | | | —% |
- 100 | | | $10,691 | | | 0.47% | | | $10,274 | | | 3.67% |
- 200 | | | $10,704 | | | 0.59% | | | $10,080 | | | 1.71% |
- 300 | | | $10,705 | | | 0.59% | | | $10,044 | | | 1.35% |
(1) | Change in interest rates in basis points |
| | Economic Value of Equity | ||||||||||
Rate Shock(1) | | | December 31, 2020 | | | December 31, 2019 | ||||||
(dollars in thousands) | | | Amount | | | % change | | | Amount | | | % change |
+ 400 | | | $42,647 | | | -7.04% | | | $30,484 | | | -9.41% |
+ 300 | | | $44,049 | | | -3.98% | | | $32,064 | | | -4.71% |
+ 200 | | | $45,854 | | | -0.05% | | | $33,694 | | | 0.13% |
+ 100 | | | $46,363 | | | 1.06% | | | $34,247 | | | 1.77% |
+ 0 (static) | | | $45,876 | | | —% | | | $33,651 | | | —% |
- 100 | | | $41,211 | | | -10.17% | | | $32,125 | | | -4.53% |
- 200 | | | $39,961 | | | -12.89% | | | $27,788 | | | -17.42% |
- 300 | | | $39,910 | | | -13.00% | | | $27,195 | | | -19.18% |
(1) | Change in interest rates in basis points |
| | Actual | | | For Capital Adequacy Purposes | | | Minimum To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions | ||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | | | Amount | | | Ratio | | | Amount | | | Ratio | | | Amount | | | Ratio |
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | $37,427 | | | 14.61% | | | $20,489 | | | 8.00% | | | $25,612 | | | 10.00% |
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | $34,219 | | | 13.36% | | | $11,525 | | | 4.50% | | | $16,648 | | | 6.50% |
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | $34,219 | | | 13.36% | | | $15,367 | | | 6.00% | | | $20,489 | | | 8.00% |
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets) | | | $34,219 | | | 10.09% | | | $14,462 | | | 4.00% | | | $18,078 | | | 5.00% |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
| | Average daily balance | | | Interest income/ expense | | | Average yield/ rate | | | Average daily balance | | | Interest income/ expense | | | Average yield/ rate | | | Average daily balance | | | Interest income/ expense | | | Average yield/ rate | |
(in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits in banks | | | $2,121 | | | $6 | | | 0.26% | | | $7,791 | | | $173 | | | 2.23% | | | $4,289 | | | $76 | | | 1.78% |
Investment securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Available-for-sale | | | 57,383 | | | 1,313 | | | 2.29% | | | 54,489 | | | 1,385 | | | 2.54% | | | 56,668 | | | 1,420 | | | 2.51% |
Restricted equity securities | | | 1,288 | | | 71 | | | 5.53% | | | 1,140 | | | 72 | | | 6.30% | | | 1,180 | | | 72 | | | 6.08% |
Loans | | | 273,306 | | | 11,640 | | | 4.26% | | | 246,788 | | | 11,628 | | | 4.71% | | | 262,507 | | | 12,638 | | | 4.81% |
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Total interest-earning assets | | | 334,098 | | | 13,030 | | | 3.90% | | | 310,208 | | | 13,258 | | | 4.27% | | | 324,644 | | | 14,206 | | | 4.38% |
Non-earning assets | | | 17,982 | | | | | | | 16,998 | | | | | | | 14,988 | | | | | ||||||
Total assets | | | $352,080 | | | | | | | $327,206 | | | | | | | $339,632 | | | | | ||||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Checking deposits | | | $49,316 | | | $255 | | | 0.52% | | | $40,189 | | | $335 | | | 0.83% | | | $33,025 | | | $236 | | | 0.72% |
Savings deposits | | | 10,274 | | | 11 | | | 0.11% | | | 9,012 | | | 11 | | | 0.13% | | | 9,981 | | | 11 | | | 0.11% |
Money market deposits | | | 64,090 | | | 324 | | | 0.51% | | | 62,506 | | | 670 | | | 1.07% | | | 71,984 | | | 571 | | | 0.79% |
Time deposits | | | 85,560 | | | 1,442 | | | 1.69% | | | 108,184 | | | 2,203 | | | 2.04% | | | 122,281 | | | 1,834 | | | 1.50% |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | | | 4,034 | | | 11 | | | 0.27% | | | 3,816 | | | 12 | | | 0.30% | | | 5,729 | | | 17 | | | 0.30% |
Short-term borrowings | | | 2,149 | | | 14 | | | 0.68% | | | 160 | | | 5 | | | 2.76% | | | 1,054 | | | 25 | | | 2.34% |
Short-term borrowings - PPPLF | | | 14,731 | | | 52 | | | 0.35% | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
FHLB advances | | | 6,709 | | | 105 | | | 1.57% | | | 7,374 | | | 106 | | | 1.44% | | | 7,491 | | | 105 | | | 1.41% |
Obligation under capital lease | | | 1,098 | | | 61 | | | 5.53% | | | 1,180 | | | 65 | | | 5.53% | | | 1,256 | | | 69 | | | 5.53% |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | | | 237,961 | | | 2,275 | | | 0.96% | | | 232,421 | | | 3,407 | | | 1.47% | | | 252,801 | | | 2,868 | | | 1.13% |
Noninterest-bearing deposits | | | 76,606 | | | | | | | 59,330 | | | | | | | 55,977 | | | | | ||||||
Noninterest liabilities | | | 2,550 | | | | | | | 2,588 | | | | | | | 1,913 | | | | | ||||||
Total liabilities | | | 317,117 | | | | | | | 294,339 | | | | | | | 310,691 | | | | | ||||||
Shareholders’ equity | | | 34,963 | | | | | | | 32,867 | | | | | | | 28,941 | | | | | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | | $352,080 | | | | | | | $327,206 | | | | | | | $339,632 | | | | | ||||||
Net interest income | | | | | $10,755 | | | | | | | $9,851 | | | | | | | $11,338 | | | ||||||
Net interest spread | | | | | | | 2.94% | | | | | | | 2.80% | | | | | | | 3.25% | ||||||
Net interest margin | | | | | | | 3.22% | | | | | | | 3.18% | | | | | | | 3.49% |
• | The yield on interest earning assets declined 37 basis points between 2019 and 2020, including a 45 basis point decline in loans. In 2020, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) reduced the federal funds target rate 150 basis points in two emergency actions in response to the global pandemic and COVID-19. These actions resulted in a corresponding decline in the national prime rate by 150 basis points. As a result, Landmark experienced decreased loan yields in 2020. Loan yields were also impacted by the origination of low-yielding PPP loans which carried a rate of 1%. These low-rate loans were offset by origination fees, net of costs, paid by the SBA and recognized over the life of the loan. In 2019, the FOMC had lowered rates by 75 basis points which negatively affected loan rates. In addition, competition for deposits resulted in an increase of 34 basis points in interest-bearing liabilities from 2018 to 2019, driven by rates on time deposits. |
• | Interest-bearing deposits in banks average balance declined $5.7 million during 2020 as excess cash was utilized to fund loan growth and rates paid on these funds declined 197 basis points due to the FOMC rate decrease. In 2019, these deposits increased $3.5 million over 2018 and the yield increased 45 basis points. |
• | Average investment securities increased $2.9 million from 2019 while yields declined 25 basis points to 2.29% at December 31, 2020 due to the lower interest rate environment. In 2019, the average balance declined $2.2 million but the yield increased 3 basis points. |
• | The rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 51 basis points in 2020 compared to 2019 following an increase of 34 basis points from 2018 to 2019. This decline reflected growth in noninterest-bearing deposits as well as repricing of interest-bearing deposits, the effect of changes in market rates resulting from the FOMC rate cuts in 2019 and 2020 and the effect of increased competition in 2019 for deposits. |
| | 2020 Compared to 2019 | | | 2019 Compared to 2018 | |||||||||||||
| | Due to change in | | | Net increase/ (decrease) | | | Due to change in | | | Net increase/ (decrease) | |||||||
(dollars in thousands) | | | Volume | | | Rate | | | Volume | | | Rate | | |||||
Interest income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Interest-bearing deposits in banks | | | $(14) | | | $(153) | | | $(167) | | | $78 | | | $19 | | | $97 |
Restricted equity securities | | | 8 | | | (9) | | | (1) | | | (3) | | | 3 | | | — |
Investment securities | | | 66 | | | (138) | | | (72) | | | (55) | | | 20 | | | (35) |
Loans | | | 1,129 | | | (1,117) | | | 12 | | | (740) | | | (270) | | | (1,010) |
Total interest income | | | $1,189 | | | $(1,417) | | | $(228) | | | $(720) | | | $(228) | | | $(948) |
Interest expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Checking deposits | | | $47 | | | $(127) | | | $(80) | | | $60 | | | $39 | | | $99 |
Money market deposits | | | 8 | | | (354) | | | (346) | | | (102) | | | 201 | | | 99 |
Savings deposits | | | 1 | | | (1) | | | — | | | (1) | | | 1 | | | — |
Time deposits | | | (381) | | | (380) | | | (761) | | | (287) | | | 656 | | | 369 |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | | | 0 | | | (1) | | | (1) | | | (5) | | | — | | | (5) |
Short-term borrowings | | | 12 | | | (3) | | | 9 | | | (24) | | | 4 | | | (20) |
Short-term borrowings - PPPLF | | | 52 | | | — | | | 52 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
FHLB advances | | | (10) | | | 9 | | | (1) | | | (2) | | | 3 | | | 1 |
Obligation under capital lease | | | (4) | | | — | | | (4) | | | (4) | | | — | | | (4) |
Total interest expense | | | (275) | | | (857) | | | (1,132) | | | (365) | | | 904 | | | 539 |
Net interest income | | | $1,464 | | | $(560) | | | $904 | | | $(355) | | | $(1,132) | | | $(1,487) |
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(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2020 vs. 2019 | | | 2019 vs. 2018 |
Credit card interchange and fee income | | | $37 | | | $69 | | | $377 | | | -46.4% | | | -81.7% |
Mortgage fee income | | | 335 | | | 276 | | | 296 | | | 21.4% | | | -6.8% |
Service charges on deposit accounts | | | 246 | | | 216 | | | 198 | | | 13.9% | | | 9.1% |
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance | | | 143 | | | 132 | | | 132 | | | 8.3% | | | 0.0% |
Other loan fee income | | | 209 | | | 289 | | | 24 | | | -27.7% | | | 1,104.2% |
Other income | | | 191 | | | 200 | | | 163 | | | -4.5% | | | 22.7% |
Gain (loss) on sales or disposals of: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Securities-available-for-sale | | | 87 | | | 153 | | | — | | | -43.1% | | | —% |
Loans | | | — | | | 387 | | | — | | | -100.0% | | | —% |
Equipment | | | (47) | | | 30 | | | — | | | -256.7% | | | —% |
Foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 109 | | | (22) | | | 2 | | | -595.4% | | | -1,200.0% |
Total noninterest income | | | $1,310 | | | $1,730 | | | $1,192 | | | -24.3% | | | 45.1% |
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(dollars in thousands) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2020 vs. 2019 | | | 2019 vs. 2018 |
Salaries and employee benefits | | | $5,353 | | | $5,668 | | | $5,300 | | | -5.6% | | | 6.9% |
Bank premises and equipment | | | 1,470 | | | 1,357 | | | 1,435 | | | 8.3% | | | -5.4% |
Professional fees and outside services | | | 710 | | | 836 | | | 1,002 | | | -15.1% | | | -16.6% |
Data processing and communication | | | 573 | | | 581 | | | 735 | | | -1.4% | | | -21.0% |
Business development | | | 191 | | | 196 | | | 349 | | | -2.6% | | | -43.8% |
FDIC insurance | | | 103 | | | 89 | | | 257 | | | 15.7% | | | -65.4% |
Directors’ fees | | | 234 | | | 228 | | | 241 | | | 2.6% | | | -5.4% |
Write downs on foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 179 | | | 125 | | | 231 | | | 43.2% | | | -45.9% |
Loss on lease termination | | | 152 | | | — | | | — | | | —% | | | —% |
Loan collection | | | 130 | | | 432 | | | 206 | | | -69.9% | | | 109.7% |
Pennsylvania shares and other taxes | | | 232 | | | 177 | | | 193 | | | 31.1% | | | -8.3% |
Correspondent fees | | | 160 | | | 172 | | | 176 | | | -7.0% | | | -2.3% |
Other operating expenses | | | 380 | | | 502 | | | 672 | | | -24.3% | | | -25.3% |
Total noninterest expense | | | $9,867 | | | $10,363 | | | $10,797 | | | -4.8% | | | -4.0% |
• | Require that 75% of the outstanding shares of Fidelity common stock approve a merger, consolidation, liquidation, or dissolution of Fidelity, which has not received prior board approval; |
• | Empower Fidelity’s board of directors, without shareholder approval, to issue shares of Fidelity preferred stock the terms of which, including voting power, are set by Fidelity’s board of directors; |
• | Divide Fidelity’s board of directors into three classes serving staggered three-year terms; |
• | Require that shares with at least 75% of total voting power approve the repeal or amendment of certain provisions of Fidelity’s articles of incorporation; |
• | Require advance notice of nominations for the election of directors and the presentation of shareholder proposals at meetings of shareholders; |
• | Restrict the ability of shareholders to call a special meeting; |
• | Eliminate cumulative voting in the election of directors; and, |
• | Permit the board to consider pertinent issues when opposing a tender, or other offer, for Fidelity’s securities. |
• | Fidelity’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2021. |
• | Fidelity’s Proxy Statement for its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders, filed with the SEC on March 24, 2021, to the extent incorporated by reference into its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. |
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| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Assets | | | | | ||
Cash and due from banks | | | $3,521,183 | | | $5,268,310 |
Securities available-for-sale | | | 57,565,451 | | | 59,342,013 |
Loans, net | | | 276,480,041 | | | 244,644,171 |
Bank premises and equipment, net | | | 4,579,239 | | | 4,868,444 |
Accrued interest receivable | | | 1,060,148 | | | 863,487 |
Restricted equity investments | | | 1,319,000 | | | 1,175,000 |
Deferred tax asset | | | 377,946 | | | 867,426 |
Bank owned life insurance | | | 7,163,312 | | | 7,020,489 |
Foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 636,547 | | | 1,113,303 |
Other assets | | | 1,004,791 | | | 1,627,726 |
Total assets | | | $353,707,658 | | | $326,790,369 |
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | | | | | ||
Liabilities | | | | | ||
Deposits: | | | | | ||
Noninterest-bearing | | | $79,406,277 | | | $58,749,612 |
Interest-bearing: | | | | | ||
Checking | | | 52,003,089 | | | 42,513,045 |
Savings | | | 80,900,933 | | | 78,936,276 |
Time | | | 74,283,045 | | | 98,081,611 |
Total deposits | | | 286,593,344 | | | 278,280,544 |
Short-term borrowings - FHLB | | | 5,734,400 | | | — |
Borrowings under PPPLF | | | 15,741,289 | | | — |
Long-term borrowings - FHLB | | | 4,500,000 | | | 7,500,000 |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | | | 1,511,044 | | | 3,533,973 |
Accrued interest payable | | | 81,899 | | | 120,502 |
Obligation under finance lease | | | 1,058,006 | | | 1,143,600 |
Other liabilities | | | 2,300,360 | | | 2,859,737 |
Total liabilities | | | 317,520,342 | | | 293,438,356 |
Shareholders' Equity | | | | | ||
Preferred stock, $1 par value, authorized 4,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding | | | — | | | — |
Common stock, $1 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; 2,381,695 and 2,359,568 shares issued in 2020 and 2019, respectively | | | 2,381,695 | | | 2,359,568 |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 24,728,430 | | | 24,479,290 |
Retained earnings | | | 7,341,069 | | | 6,184,666 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 1,736,122 | | | 345,129 |
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,280 shares in 2019 | | | — | | | (16,640) |
Total shareholders' equity | | | 36,187,316 | | | 33,352,013 |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | | $353,707,658 | | | $326,790,369 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Interest Income | | | | | ||
Interest and fees on loans | | | $11,599,578 | | | $11,586,735 |
Interest and dividends on investments | | | 1,389,567 | | | 1,613,485 |
Total interest income | | | 12,989,145 | | | 13,200,220 |
Interest Expense | | | | | ||
Interest on deposits | | | 2,031,413 | | | 3,219,345 |
Interest on other borrowings | | | 182,788 | | | 122,131 |
Interest on finance lease obligation | | | 60,762 | | | 65,259 |
Total interest expense | | | 2,274,963 | | | 3,406,735 |
Net Interest Income | | | 10,714,182 | | | 9,793,485 |
Provision (Credit) for Loan Losses | | | 817,461 | | | (79,419) |
Net Interest Income After Provision (Credit) for Loan Losses | | | 9,896,721 | | | 9,872,904 |
Noninterest Income | | | | | ||
Credit card interchange and fee income | | | 37,017 | | | 69,327 |
Mortgage fee income | | | 334,570 | | | 275,972 |
Service charges on deposit accounts | | | 246,154 | | | 215,523 |
Earnings on bank owned life insurance | | | 142,823 | | | 132,161 |
Other loan fee income | | | 208,907 | | | 289,206 |
Other income | | | 190,695 | | | 199,828 |
Gain (loss) on sale of: | | | | | ||
Securities available-for-sale | | | 87,353 | | | 153,150 |
Loans | | | — | | | 387,126 |
Equipment | | | (46,594) | | | 29,921 |
Foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 108,792 | | | (21,877) |
Total noninterest income | | | 1,309,717 | | | 1,730,337 |
Noninterest Expenses | | | | | ||
Salaries and employee benefits | | | 5,353,129 | | | 5,668,006 |
Bank premises and equipment expenses | | | 1,469,753 | | | 1,357,327 |
Professional fees and outside services | | | 709,796 | | | 836,260 |
Data processing and communication | | | 573,368 | | | 580,879 |
Business development | | | 191,334 | | | 195,576 |
FDIC insurance | | | 102,683 | | | 89,105 |
Director fees | | | 234,500 | | | 228,350 |
Write downs on foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 178,683 | | | 124,844 |
Loss on lease termination | | | 152,077 | | | — |
Loan collection | | | 129,991 | | | 431,534 |
Pennsylvania shares and other taxes | | | 231,518 | | | 177,440 |
Correspondent fees | | | 160,530 | | | 171,812 |
Other operating expenses | | | 379,608 | | | 501,570 |
Total noninterest expenses | | | 9,866,970 | | | 10,362,703 |
Income Before (Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes | | | 1,339,468 | | | 1,240,538 |
(Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes | | | (6,211) | | | 182,056 |
Net Income | | | $1,345,679 | | | $1,058,482 |
Earnings Per Share | | | | | ||
Basic | | | $0.57 | | | $0.45 |
Diluted | | | $0.57 | | | $0.45 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Net Income | | | $1,345,679 | | | $1,058,482 |
Other Comprehensive Income | | | | | ||
Unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale | | | 1,848,104 | | | 1,042,263 |
Less reclassifications included in gain on sale of securities available-for-sale on the consolidated statements of income | | | 87,353 | | | 153,150 |
Net unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale | | | 1,760,751 | | | 889,113 |
Tax effect(a) | | | (369,758) | | | (186,714) |
Total other comprehensive income | | | 1,390,993 | | | 702,399 |
Total Comprehensive Income | | | $2,736,672 | | | $1,760,881 |
(a) | - includes provision for income taxes of $18,344 in 2020 and $32,162 in 2019 related to realized gains on sale of securities available-for-sale |
| | Common Stock | | | Treasury Stock | | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | | Retained Earnings | | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | | Total | |||||||
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | ||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2019 | | | 2,348,379 | | | $2,348,379 | | | (4,600) | | | $(59,800) | | | $24,307,137 | | | $5,879,128 | | | $(357,270) | | | $32,117,574 |
Net income | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,058,482 | | | — | | | 1,058,482 |
Other comprehensive income | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 702,399 | | | 702,399 |
Options exercised | | | 2,000 | | | 2,000 | | | — | | | — | | | 20,150 | | | — | | | — | | | 22,150 |
Share-based compensation | | | 9,189 | | | 9,189 | | | 3,320 | | | 43,160 | | | 152,003 | | | — | | | — | | | 204,352 |
Dividends on common stock ($.32 per share) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (752,944) | | | — | | | (752,944) |
Balance, December 31, 2019 | | | 2,359,568 | | | 2,359,568 | | | (1,280) | | | (16,640) | | | 24,479,290 | | | 6,184,666 | | | 345,129 | | | 33,352,013 |
Net income | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,345,679 | | | — | | | 1,345,679 |
Other comprehensive income | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,390,993 | | | 1,390,993 |
Options exercised | | | 5,000 | | | 5,000 | | | — | | | — | | | 46,900 | | | — | | | — | | | 51,900 |
Share-based compensation | | | 17,127 | | | 17,127 | | | 1,280 | | | 16,640 | | | 202,240 | | | — | | | — | | | 236,007 |
Dividends on common stock ($.08 per share) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (189,276) | | | — | | | (189,276) |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | | | 2,381,695 | | | $2,381,695 | | | — | | | $— | | | $24,728,430 | | | $7,341,069 | | | $1,736,122 | | | $36,187,316 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Cash Flows From Operating Activities | | | | | ||
Net income | | | $1,345,679 | | | $1,058,482 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | ||
Provision (credit) for loan losses | | | 817,461 | | | (79,419) |
Depreciation | | | 533,065 | | | 491,543 |
Share based compensation | | | 236,007 | | | 204,352 |
Amortization and accretion of investment securities, net | | | 310,608 | | | 279,042 |
Gain on sale of securities available-for-sale | | | (87,353) | | | (153,150) |
Gain on sale of loans | | | — | | | (387,126) |
(Gain) loss on sale of foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | (108,792) | | | 21,877 |
Write-downs on foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 178,683 | | | 124,844 |
Loss (gain) on sale of equipment | | | 46,594 | | | (29,921) |
Loss on lease termination | | | 152,077 | | | — |
Deferred income taxes | | | 119,722 | | | 202,861 |
Earnings on bank owned life insurance | | | (142,823) | | | (132,161) |
Change in: | | | | | ||
Accrued interest receivable | | | (196,661) | | | 109,900 |
Other assets | | | 470,858 | | | 188,146 |
Accrued interest payable | | | (38,603) | | | 11,166 |
Other liabilities | | | (559,377) | | | 281,290 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 3,077,145 | | | 2,191,726 |
Cash Flows From Investing Activities | | | | | ||
Securities available-for-sale: | | | | | ||
Proceeds from principal paydowns, calls and maturities | | | 14,563,069 | | | 10,436,988 |
Proceeds from sales | | | 4,368,828 | | | 22,349,492 |
Purchases | | | (15,617,839) | | | (33,903,383) |
Net change in loans | | | (32,780,372) | | | 3,662,288 |
Net change in restricted equity investments | | | (144,000) | | | (82,200) |
Purchase of bank owned life insurance | | | — | | | (370,000) |
Purchase of bank premises and equipment | | | (301,863) | | | (178,538) |
Proceeds from sale of equipment | | | 11,409 | | | 30,894 |
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 533,906 | | | 857,042 |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | | | (29,366,862) | | | 2,802,583 |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities | | | | | ||
Net change in deposit accounts | | | 8,312,800 | | | (11,006,223) |
Net change in short-term borrowings | | | 5,734,400 | | | (289,000) |
Proceeds from PPPLF | | | 29,070,700 | | | — |
Repayment of PPPLF | | | (13,329,411) | | | — |
Net change in securities sold under agreements to repurchase | | | (2,022,929) | | | 492,961 |
Proceeds from long-term borrowings | | | — | | | 3,000,000 |
Repayment of long-term borrowings | | | (3,000,000) | | | (2,991,000) |
Repayment of obligation under capital lease | | | (85,594) | | | (78,120) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | | | 51,900 | | | 22,150 |
Cash dividends to shareholders, common stock | | | (189,276) | | | (752,944) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | 24,542,590 | | | (11,602,176) |
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents | | | (1,747,127) | | | (6,607,867) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning | | | 5,268,310 | | | 11,876,177 |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending | | | $3,521,183 | | | $5,268,310 |
1. | Changes in lending policies and procedures, including underwriting standards and collection, charge-off and recovery practices. |
2. | Changes in international, national, regional and local economic and business conditions as well as the condition of various market segments. |
3. | Changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio and terms of loans. |
4. | Changes in experience, ability and depth of lending management and staff. |
5. | Changes in volume and severity of past due, classified and nonaccrual loans as well as other loan modifications. |
6. | Existence and effect of any concentrations of credit and changes in the level of such concentrations. |
7. | Changes in the quality of the Company's loan review system and the degree of oversight of the Company's Board of Directors. |
8. | The effect of external factors such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements on the level of estimated credit losses in the Company's current loan portfolio. |
| | 2020 | ||||||||||
| | Amortized Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Gains | | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. government sponsored enterprises (GSE) | | | $6,040,339 | | | $328,907 | | | $— | | | $6,369,246 |
U.S. Treasury | | | 1,976,632 | | | 132,118 | | | — | | | 2,108,750 |
U.S. government agency | | | 327,485 | | | 12,952 | | | — | | | 340,437 |
Mortgage-backed, GSE-residential | | | 18,353,982 | | | 626,439 | | | 6,321 | | | 18,974,100 |
State and political subdivisions | | | 28,169,390 | | | 1,108,217 | | | 12,228 | | | 29,265,379 |
Corporate bond | | | 500,000 | | | 7,539 | | | — | | | 507,539 |
Total | | | $55,367,828 | | | $2,216,172 | | | $18,549 | | | $57,565,451 |
| | 2019 | ||||||||||
| | Amortized Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Gains | | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. GSE | | | $10,050,154 | | | $155,727 | | | $5,585 | | | $10,200,296 |
U.S. Treasury | | | 1,968,617 | | | 57,008 | | | — | | | 2,025,625 |
U.S. government agency | | | 392,479 | | | — | | | 4,459 | | | 388,020 |
Mortgage-backed, GSE-residential | | | 26,122,660 | | | 299,972 | | | 36,390 | | | 26,386,242 |
State and political subdivisions | | | 20,371,230 | | | 180,147 | | | 209,547 | | | 20,341,830 |
Total | | | $58,905,140 | | | $692,854 | | | $255,981 | | | $59,342,013 |
| | Amortized Cost | | | Fair Value | |
Due in less than one year | | | $3,997,431 | | | $4,025,648 |
Due in one to five years | | | 8,742,626 | | | 9,086,892 |
Due in five to ten years | | | 9,204,084 | | | 9,853,417 |
Due after ten years | | | 15,069,705 | | | 15,625,394 |
Mortgage-backed, GSE-residential | | | 18,353,982 | | | 18,974,100 |
Total | | | $55,367,828 | | | $57,565,451 |
| | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| | Less Than 12 Months | | | 12 Months or More | | | Total | ||||||||||
| | Fair Value | | | Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value | | | Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value | | | Unrealized Losses | |
Mortgage-backed, GSE-residential | | | $882,790 | | | $6,321 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $882,790 | | | $6,321 |
State and political subdivisions | | | 3,500,920 | | | 12,228 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,500,920 | | | 12,228 |
Total | | | $4,383,710 | | | $18,549 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $4,383,710 | | | $18,549 |
| | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. GSE | | | $— | | | $— | | | $992,516 | | | $5,585 | | | $992,516 | | | $5,585 |
U.S. government agency | | | 388,020 | | | 4,459 | | | — | | | — | | | 388,020 | | | 4,459 |
Mortgage-backed, GSE-residential | | | 5,456,086 | | | 22,165 | | | 2,349,031 | | | 14,225 | | | 7,805,117 | | | 36,390 |
State and political subdivisions | | | 8,726,192 | | | 209,547 | | | — | | | — | | | 8,726,192 | | | 209,547 |
Total | | | $14,570,298 | | | $236,171 | | | $3,341,547 | | | $19,810 | | | $17,911,845 | | | $255,981 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Commercial loans: | | | | | ||
Real estate | | | $155,623,362 | | | $152,415,542 |
Commercial and industrial | | | 39,449,771 | | | 24,794,769 |
Municipal and other | | | 11,554,381 | | | 13,319,240 |
Residential mortgage | | | 43,135,979 | | | 25,293,206 |
Consumer | | | 30,779,871 | | | 31,562,035 |
Total gross loans | | | 280,543,364 | | | 247,384,792 |
Deferred loan (fees) costs, net | | | (298,451) | | | 274,211 |
Allowance for loan losses | | | (3,764,872) | | | (3,014,832) |
Loans, net | | | $276,480,041 | | | $244,644,171 |
| | Commercial | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
| | Real Estate | | | Industrial | | | Municipal and Other | | | Residential Mortgage | | | Consumer | | | Un- allocated | | | Total | |
Allowance for loan losses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Beginning balance, January 1, 2020 | | | $2,090 | | | $231 | | | $37 | | | $214 | | | $370 | | | $72 | | | $3,014 |
Charge-offs | | | (79) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (123) | | | — | | | (202) |
Recoveries | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | — | | | — | | | 131 | | | — | | | 135 |
Provision for loan losses | | | 396 | | | (29) | | | 9 | | | 167 | | | 17 | | | 258 | | | 818 |
Ending balance, December 31, 2020 | | | $2,408 | | | $205 | | | $46 | | | $381 | | | $395 | | | $330 | | | $3,765 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | | | $2 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $2 |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | | | $2,406 | | | $205 | | | $46 | | | $381 | | | $395 | | | $330 | | | $3,763 |
Total loans receivable | | | $155,623 | | | $39,450 | | | $11,554 | | | $43,136 | | | $30,780 | | | $— | | | $280,543 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | | | $505 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $244 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $749 |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | | | $155,118 | | | $39,450 | | | $11,554 | | | $42,892 | | | $30,763 | | | $— | | | $279,794 |
| | Commercial | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
| | Real Estate | | | Industrial | | | Municipal and Other | | | Residential Mortgage | | | Consumer | | | Un- allocated | | | Total | |
Allowance for loan losses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Beginning balance, January 1, 2019 | | | $2,247 | | | $215 | | | $42 | | | $439 | | | $316 | | | $25 | | | $3,284 |
Charge-offs | | | (126) | | | — | | | — | | | (289) | | | (66) | | | — | | | (481) |
Recoveries | | | 158 | | | 3 | | | — | | | 24 | | | 105 | | | — | | | 290 |
Credit for loan losses | | | (189) | | | 13 | | | (5) | | | 40 | | | 15 | | | 47 | | | (79) |
Ending balance, December 31, 2019 | | | $2,090 | | | $231 | | | $37 | | | $214 | | | $370 | | | $ 72 | | | $3,014 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | | | $2 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $2 |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | | | $2,088 | | | $231 | | | $37 | | | $214 | | | $370 | | | $ 72 | | | $3,012 |
Total loans receivable | | | $152,416 | | | $24,795 | | | $13,319 | | | $25,293 | | | $31,562 | | | $— | | | $247,385 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | | | $615 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $60 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $675 |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | | | $151,801 | | | $24,795 | | | $13,319 | | | $25,233 | | | $31,562 | | | $— | | | $246,710 |
| | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| | Recorded Investment | | | Unpaid Principal Balance | | | Related Allowance | | | Average Recorded Investment | | | Interest Income Recognized | |
With no related allowance recorded: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Commercial real estate | | | $464,199 | | | $488,939 | | | $— | | | $448,188 | | | $22,419 |
Residential mortgage | | | 244,761 | | | 406,793 | | | — | | | 262,645 | | | 34,442 |
Total | | | $708,960 | | | $895,732 | | | $— | | | $710,833 | | | $56,861 |
With related allowance recorded: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Commercial real estate | | | $40,215 | | | $40,215 | | | $2,132 | | | $42,355 | | | $2,673 |
| | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| | Recorded Investment | | | Unpaid Principal Balance | | | Related Allowance | | | Average Recorded Investment | | | Interest Income Recognized | |
With no related allowance recorded: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Commercial real estate | | | $602,444 | | | $732,400 | | | $— | | | $573,887 | | | $29,614 |
Residential mortgage | | | 60,345 | | | 142,518 | | | — | | | 74,617 | | | 13,215 |
Total | | | $662,789 | | | $874,918 | | | $— | | | $648,504 | | | $42,829 |
With related allowance recorded: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Commercial real estate | | | $12,666 | | | $12,666 | | | $2,305 | | | $13,724 | | | $903 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Commercial real estate | | | $81,929 | | | $288,565 |
Residential mortgage | | | 244,761 | | | 448,559 |
Consumer | | | 37,214 | | | 47,271 |
Total | | | $363,904 | | | $784,395 |
| | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| | Pass | | | Special Mention | | | Substandard | | | Doubtful | | | Loss | | | Total | |
Commercial loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Real estate | | | $145,349,348 | | | $5,817,636 | | | $4,456,378 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $155,623,362 |
Commercial and industrial | | | 38,860,348 | | | 308,971 | | | 280,452 | | | — | | | — | | | 39,449,771 |
Municipal and other | | | 11,554,381 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 11,554,381 |
Residential mortgage | | | 42,891,218 | | | 244,761 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 43,135,979 |
Consumer | | | 30,742,657 | | | 37,214 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 30,779,871 |
Total | | | $269,397,952 | | | $6,408,582 | | | $4,736,830 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $280,543,364 |
| | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| | Pass | | | Special Mention | | | Substandard | | | Doubtful | | | Loss | | | Total | |
Commercial loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Real estate | | | $144,822,368 | | | $6,165,985 | | | $1,427,189 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $152,415,542 |
Commercial and industrial | | | 24,462,387 | | | 7,076 | | | 325,306 | | | — | | | — | | | 24,794,769 |
Municipal and other | | | 13,319,240 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 13,319,240 |
Residential mortgage | | | 24,998,398 | | | — | | | 294,808 | | | — | | | — | | | 25,293,206 |
Consumer | | | 31,485,432 | | | — | | | 76,603 | | | — | | | — | | | 31,562,035 |
Total | | | $239,087,825 | | | $6,173,061 | | | $2,123,906 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $247,384,792 |
| | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
| | 30-59 Days Past Due | | | 60-89 Days Past Due | | | Greater Than 90 Days Past Due | | | Total Past Due | | | Current | | | Total Financing Receivables | | | Recorded Investment≥ 90 Days and Accruing | |
Commercial loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Real estate | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $155,623,362 | | | $155,623,362 | | | $— |
Commercial and industrial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 39,449,771 | | | 39,449,771 | | | — |
Municipal and other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 11,554,381 | | | 11,554,381 | | | — |
Residential mortgage | | | 37,515 | | | — | | | 130,961 | | | 168,476 | | | 42,967,503 | | | 43,135,979 | | | — |
Consumer | | | 400,684 | | | 91,460 | | | 32,307 | | | 524,451 | | | 30,255,420 | | | 30,779,871 | | | 8,494 |
Total | | | $438,199 | | | $91,460 | | | $163,268 | | | $692,927 | | | $279,850,437 | | | $280,543,364 | | | $8,494 |
| | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| | 30-59 Days Past Due | | | 60-89 Days Past Due | | | Greater Than 90 Days Past Due | | | Total Past Due | | | Current | | | Total Financing Receivables | | | Recorded Investment≥ 90 Days and Accruing | |
Commercial loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Real estate | | | $— | | | $— | | | $348,056 | | | $348,056 | | | $152,067,486 | | | $152,415,542 | | | $— |
Commercial and industrial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 24,794,769 | | | 24,794,769 | | | — |
Municipal and other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 13,319,240 | | | 13,319,240 | | | — |
Residential mortgage | | | — | | | 41,805 | | | 253,004 | | | 294,809 | | | 24,998,397 | | | 25,293,206 | | | — |
Consumer | | | 331,488 | | | 95,614 | | | 19,028 | | | 446,130 | | | 31,115,905 | | | 31,562,035 | | | 8,765 |
Total | | | $331,488 | | | $137,419 | | | $620,088 | | | $1,088,995 | | | $246,295,797 | | | $247,384,792 | | | $8,765 |
Troubled Debt Restructuring | | | Number of Contracts | | | Recorded Investment at Time of Modification |
2020 - Commercial real estate | | | 1 | | | $384,724 |
2019 - Commercial real estate | | | 2 | | | $48,565 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Land | | | $857,187 | | | $857,187 |
Buildings | | | 3,300,952 | | | 3,293,932 |
Leasehold improvements | | | 893,963 | | | 922,593 |
Equipment, furniture and fixtures | | | 1,774,000 | | | 1,540,427 |
Right-of-use asset under finance lease, Note 7 | | | 1,890,333 | | | 1,890,333 |
Total | | | 8,716,435 | | | 8,504,472 |
Less accumulated depreciation | | | 4,137,196 | | | 3,636,028 |
Total | | | $4,579,239 | | | $4,868,444 |
Years ending December 31: | | | |
2021 | | | $63,303,425 |
2022 | | | 8,120,407 |
2023 | | | 1,715,007 |
2024 | | | 833,549 |
2025 | | | 271,991 |
Thereafter | | | 38,666 |
Total | | | $74,283,045 |
Years ending December 31: | | | |
2021 | | | $1,500,000 |
2022 | | | 1,500,000 |
2025 | | | 1,500,000 |
Total | | | $4,500,000 |
Years ending December 31: | | | |
2021 | | | $146,356 |
2022 | | | 146,356 |
2023 | | | 146,356 |
2024 | | | 146,966 |
2025 | | | 150,015 |
Thereafter | | | 612,561 |
Total minimum lease payments | | | 1,348,610 |
Amount representing interest | | | 290,604 |
Obligation under finance lease | | | $1,058,006 |
Years ending December 31: | | | |
2021 | | | $53,000 |
2022 | | | 53,000 |
2023 | | | 53,000 |
2024 | | | 53,000 |
2025 | | | 53,000 |
Thereafter | | | 106,000 |
Total lease payments | | | 371,000 |
Present value discount | | | 40,137 |
Operating lease liability – included in other liabilities | | | $330,863 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Current | | | $(125,933) | | | $(20,805) |
Deferred | | | 119,722 | | | 202,861 |
Total | | | $(6,211) | | | $182,056 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |||||||
| | Amount | | | Percent | | | Amount | | | Percent | |
Amount at statutory rate | | | $281,288 | | | 21.0% | | | $260,513 | | | 21.0% |
Tax-exempt income, net | | | (60,350) | | | (4.5) | | | (69,309) | | | (5.6) |
Benefit of NOL carryback | | | (231,389) | | | (17.3) | | | | | ||
Other, net | | | 4,240 | | | 0.3 | | | (9,148) | | | (0.7) |
Actual amount | | | $(6,211) | | | (0.5)% | | | $182,056 | | | 14.7% |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Allowance for loan losses | | | $575,386 | | | $404,255 |
Employee benefits | | | 228,705 | | | 234,293 |
Nonaccrual loan interest | | | 17,727 | | | 14,639 |
Net operating loss (NOL) carryforward | | | — | | | 296,018 |
Right-of-use asset – operating lease | | | 69,481 | | | 121,096 |
Net unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale | | | (461,501) | | | (91,743) |
Foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 12,600 | | | 25,673 |
Other | | | 41,133 | | | 9,188 |
Lease liability – operating lease | | | (69,481) | | | (121,096) |
Depreciation | | | (36,104) | | | (24,897) |
Net deferred tax asset | | | $377,946 | | | $867,426 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale | | | $2,197,623 | | | $436,872 |
Tax effect | | | (461,501) | | | (91,743) |
Total | | | $1,736,122 | | | $345,129 |
| | 2020 | |||||||
| | Income (Loss) Numerator | | | Common Shares Denominator | | | EPS | |
Basic EPS | | | | | | | |||
Net income | | | $1,345,679 | | | 2,372,214 | | | $.57 |
Dilutive effect of potential common stock | | | | | | | |||
Exercise of options and warrants | | | — | | | 11,915 | | | — |
Hypothetical share repurchase at $16.59 | | | — | | | (7,802) | | | — |
Diluted EPS | | | $1,345,679 | | | 2,376,327 | | | $.57 |
| | 2019 | |||||||
| | Income (Loss) Numerator | | | Common Shares Denominator | | | EPS | |
Basic EPS | | | | | | | |||
Net income | | | $1,058,482 | | | 2,352,622 | | | $.45 |
Dilutive effect of potential common stock | | | | | | | |||
Exercise of options and warrants | | | — | | | 18,860 | | | — |
Hypothetical share repurchase at $16.64 | | | — | | | (12,263) | | | — |
Diluted EPS | | | $1,058,482 | | | 2,359,219 | | | $.45 |
| | Number | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
Balance, January 1, 2019 | | | 6,000 | | | $9.83 |
Exercised | | | (1,000) | | | (10.15) |
Balance, December 31, 2019 | | | 5,000 | | | 9.76 |
Exercised | | | (3,000) | | | (9.72) |
Forfeited | | | (1,000) | | | (10.15) |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | | | 1,000 | | | $9.50 |
| | Number | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
Balance, January 1, 2019 | | | 13,000 | | | $11.35 |
Forfeited | | | (1,000) | | | (12.00) |
Balance, December 31, 2019 | | | 12,000 | | | 11.17 |
Exercised | | | (2,000) | | | (11.38) |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | | | 10,000 | | | $11.13 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Balance, beginning | | | $20,542,109 | | | $23,927,739 |
Additions | | | 3,509,610 | | | 5,888,207 |
Repayments | | | (2,091,381) | | | (3,637,313) |
Other changes | | | (485,415) | | | (5,636,524) |
Balance, ending | | | $21,474,923 | | | $20,542,109 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Goods or services provided: | | | | | ||
Construction | | | $74,833 | | | $79,880 |
| | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Commitments to extend credit | | | $34,305,000 | | | $26,122,000 |
Standby letters of credit | | | $2,069,000 | | | $3,816,000 |
| | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| | Actual | | | For Capital Adequacy Purposes | | | To be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions | ||||||||||
| | Amount | | | Ratio | | | Amount | | | Ratio | | | Amount | | | Ratio | |
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | $37,427,000 | | | 14.61% | | | $≥20,489,440 | | | 8.00% | | | $≥25,611,800 | | | 10.00% |
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | 34,219,000 | | | 13.36 | | | ≥15,367,080 | | | 6.00 | | | ≥20,489,440 | | | 8.00 |
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | 34,219,000 | | | 13.36 | | | ≥11,525,310 | | | 4.50 | | | ≥16,647,670 | | | 6.50 |
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) | | | 34,219,000 | | | 10.09 | | | ≥14,462,000 | | | 4.00 | | | ≥18,077,500 | | | 5.00 |
| | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| | Actual | | | For Capital Adequacy Purposes | | | To be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions | ||||||||||
| | Amount | | | Ratio | | | Amount | | | Ratio | | | Amount | | | Ratio | |
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | $34,888,000 | | | 13.86% | | | $≥20,135,200 | | | 8.00% | | | $≥25,169,000 | | | 10.00% |
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | 31,873,000 | | | 12.66 | | | ≥15,101,400 | | | 6.00 | | | ≥20,135,200 | | | 8.00 |
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | 31,873,000 | | | 12.66 | | | ≥11,326,050 | | | 4.50 | | | ≥16,359,850 | | | 6.50 |
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) | | | 31,873,000 | | | 9.81 | | | ≥13,001,040 | | | 4.00 | | | ≥16,251,300 | | | 5.00 |
| | December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||
| | Total | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
U.S. Treasury | | | $2,108,750 | | | $— | | | $2,108,750 | | | $— |
U.S. GSE | | | 6,369,246 | | | — | | | 6,369,246 | | | — |
U.S. government agency | | | 340,437 | | | — | | | 340,437 | | | — |
Mortgage-backed, | | | | | | | | | ||||
GSE residential | | | 18,974,100 | | | — | | | 18,974,100 | | | — |
State and political subdivisions | | | 29,265,379 | | | — | | | 29,265,379 | | | — |
Corporate | | | 507,539 | | | — | | | 507,539 | | | — |
Total | | | $57,565,451 | | | $— | | | $57,565,451 | | | $— |
| | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
| | Total | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
U.S. Treasury | | | $2,025,625 | | | $— | | | $2,025,625 | | | $— |
U.S. GSE | | | 10,200,296 | | | — | | | 10,200,296 | | | — |
U.S. government agency | | | 388,020 | | | — | | | 388,020 | | | — |
Mortgage-backed, GSE residential | | | 26,386,242 | | | — | | | 26,386,242 | | | — |
State and political subdivisions | | | 20,341,830 | | | — | | | 20,341,830 | | | — |
Total | | | $59,342,013 | | | $— | | | $59,342,013 | | | $— |
| | Total | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Impaired loans, discounted cash flows | | | $61,810 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $61,810 |
Foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 603,892 | | | — | | | — | | | 603,892 |
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Impaired loans, discounted cash flows | | | $70,705 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $70,705 |
Foreclosed and repossessed assets | | | 94,054 | | | — | | | — | | | 94,054 |
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| | Carrying Amount | | | Estimated Fair Value | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Financial assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Cash and due from banks | | | $3,521 | | | $3,521 | | | $3,521 | | | $— | | | $— |
Securities available-for-sale | | | 57,565 | | | 57,565 | | | — | | | 57,565 | | | — |
Restricted equity investments | | | 1,319 | | | 1,319 | | | — | | | 1,319 | | | — |
Loans | | | 276,480 | | | 280,531 | | | — | | | — | | | 280,531 |
Accrued interest receivable | | | 1,060 | | | 1,060 | | | — | | | 1,060 | | | — |
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Financial liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Deposits | | | 286,593 | | | 278,652 | | | — | | | 278,652 | | | — |
Short-term borrowings - FHLB | | | 5,734 | | | 5,734 | | | — | | | 5,734 | | | — |
Borrowings under PPPLF | | | 15,741 | | | 15,741 | | | — | | | 15,741 | | | — |
Long-term borrowings - FHLB | | | 4,500 | | | 4,652 | | | — | | | 4,652 | | | — |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | | | 1,511 | | | 1,511 | | | — | | | 1,511 | | | — |
Accrued interest payable | | | 82 | | | 82 | | | — | | | 82 | | | — |
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| | Carrying Amount | | | Estimated Fair Value | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Financial assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Cash and due from banks | | | $5,268 | | | $5,268 | | | $5,268 | | | $— | | | $— |
Securities available-for-sale | | | 59,342 | | | 59,342 | | | — | | | 59,342 | | | — |
Restricted equity investments | | | 1,175 | | | 1,175 | | | — | | | 1,175 | | | — |
Loans | | | 244,644 | | | 244,737 | | | — | | | — | | | 244,737 |
Accrued interest receivable | | | 863 | | | 863 | | | — | | | 863 | | | — |
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Financial liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Deposits | | | 278,281 | | | 278,525 | | | — | | | 278,525 | | | — |
Long-term borrowings | | | 7,500 | | | 7,487 | | | — | | | 7,487 | | | — |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | | | 3,534 | | | 3,534 | | | — | | | 3,534 | | | — |
Accrued interest payable | | | 121 | | | 121 | | | — | | | 121 | | | — |
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EXHIBIT A | | | Form of Landmark Letter Agreement |
EXHIBIT B | | | Form of Bank Plan of Merger |
EXHIBIT C | | | Form of Affiliate Agreement |
1. | The board of directors or sole members of each of Fidelity, Acquisition Subsidiary, Fidelity Bank, Landmark and Landmark Bank deems it advisable and in each of their respective best interests and consistent with and in furtherance of their respective business strategies and goals for Landmark to merge with and into Acquisition Subsidiary (the “Merger”), with Acquisition Subsidiary surviving such Merger, in accordance with this Agreement and the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and such boards of directors or sole members have unanimously approved this Agreement, declared it advisable, and recommended that this Agreement be adopted by the shareholders of Landmark and sole member of Acquisition Subsidiary. |
2. | Fidelity, Acquisition Subsidiary and Landmark intend for federal income tax purposes that the Merger qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the IRC (as hereafter defined) and that this Agreement be and is adopted as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g). |
3. | Fidelity is the sole member of Acquisition Subsidiary and the parent bank holding company and sole shareholder of Fidelity Bank. Landmark is the parent bank holding company and sole shareholder of Landmark Bank. |
4. | As an inducement to Fidelity’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the directors of Landmark, Landmark’s President & Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and certain other executive officers of Landmark Bank have executed a Landmark Letter Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (“Voting Agreement”). |
5. | Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the parties’ desire to merge Landmark Bank with and into Fidelity Bank, as soon as practicable after the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined) and in accordance with the Bank Plan of Merger in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. |
6. | The respective boards of directors or sole members of the parties have determined that it is in the best interests of their respective companies and their shareholders and members, respectively, to consummate the Merger provided for herein. |
7. | The parties desire to set forth in this Agreement the terms and conditions governing the transactions contemplated herein. |
(a) | Closing. The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place immediately prior to the Effective Time at the offices of Bybel Rutledge LLP, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, or such other time and place as mutually agreed to by the parties hereto; provided, in any case, that such date shall not be later than fifteen (15) business days after the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable law) of all conditions to closing set forth in Article VI (other than delivery of certificates, opinions, and other instruments and documents to be delivered at the Closing) (such date, the “Closing Date”). |
(b) | The Merger. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with Article III of the PAC, also known as the ETL, as required, at the Effective Time, Landmark shall merge with and |
(c) | Effective Time; Effects of the Merger. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Statement of Merger shall be duly prepared, executed and delivered for filing with the PDS, as required, on the Closing Date. The Merger shall become effective at such time, on such date, as the Statement of Merger is filed with the PDS, as required, or at such date and time as may be specified in the Statement of Merger (such time being the “Effective Time”). At and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 336 of the ETL, and this Agreement. |
(d) | Fidelity’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. On and after the Effective Time, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Fidelity, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall automatically be and remain the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Fidelity, until thereafter altered, amended, or replaced. |
(e) | Acquisition Subsidiary’s Certificate of Organization and Operating Agreement. On and after the Effective Time, the Certificate of Organization and Operating Agreement of Acquisition Subsidiary, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be and remain the Certificate of Organization and Operating Agreement of Acquisition Subsidiary, as the surviving limited liability company in the Merger, until thereafter altered, amended, or replaced in accordance with law and the Operating Agreement. |
(f) | Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Fidelity and Fidelity Bank. Subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, the total number of persons serving on the board of directors of Fidelity and Fidelity Bank, respectively, shall be increased by one (1). The directors of Fidelity and Fidelity Bank serving immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to serve and continue in their capacity as directors in accordance with the Articles and Bylaws of Fidelity and Fidelity Bank, respectively, and one (1) of the directors shall be the Landmark Nominee as provided in Section 5.18 hereof. |
(g) | Liquidation and Dissolution. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Fidelity shall cause Acquisition Subsidiary to be liquidated and dissolved and all of its assets and liabilities distributed to and assumed by Fidelity. |
(h) | Bank Merger. |
(i) | Fidelity, Acquisition Subsidiary, and Landmark shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to cause Landmark Bank to merge with and into Fidelity Bank, with Fidelity Bank surviving such merger, as soon as immediately practicable after the Effective Time. It is intended by the parties that the Bank Merger be effected immediately after the Merger. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Fidelity shall cause Fidelity Bank, and Landmark shall cause Landmark Bank, to execute and deliver the Bank Plan of Merger in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. |
(ii) | Notwithstanding Section 1.02(h)(i), if the parties mutually agree that the Bank Merger be delayed, the parties shall cooperate to permit the Bank Merger to occur at such later time as the parties mutually agree, and any provisions of this Agreement inconsistent with such timing shall be deemed amended as appropriate to reflect such timing. |
(i) | Effect on Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Fidelity, Landmark or the holders of any of the following securities, the following shall occur: |
(i) | Outstanding Fidelity Common Stock. Each share of Fidelity Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be issued and outstanding as an identical share of Fidelity Common Stock, except that shares of Fidelity |
(ii) | Cancellation of Certain Common Stock. Each share of Landmark Common Stock that is owned by Fidelity, or by any of its respective Subsidiaries (other than shares that are held in trust, managed, custodial or nominee accounts and the like and that are beneficially owned by third parties and other than shares acquired in respect of debts previously contracted) shall be canceled and cease to be issued and outstanding, and no consideration shall be delivered therefor. |
(iii) | Conversion of Landmark Common Stock. Each share of Landmark Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares canceled pursuant to Section 1.02(i)(ii) and Dissenting Landmark Shares) shall be converted into the right to receive (A) 0.272 shares of Fidelity Common Stock (the “Exchange Ratio”), subject to anti-dilution adjustment as provided in Section 1.02(l) below (the “Stock Consideration”) and (B) $3.26 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”). The Stock Consideration and Cash Consideration are collectively referred to as the “Merger Consideration.” |
(iv) | Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no fraction of a whole share of Fidelity Common Stock and no scrip or certificate therefor shall be issued in connection with the Merger. Any former Landmark shareholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Fidelity Common Stock shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the Fidelity Determination Date Market Share Price and (b) the fractional share, calculated to the nearest ten-thousandth of the share of Fidelity Common Stock, to which the holder would otherwise be entitled. For purposes of determining any fractional share interest, all shares of Landmark Common Stock owned by a Landmark shareholder shall be combined so as to calculate the maximum number of whole shares of Fidelity Common Stock issuable to such Landmark shareholders, to the extent permissible. |
(v) | Dissenting Landmark Shares. The Dissenting Landmark Shares that have not effectively withdrawn or lost their dissenters’ rights under the ETL, shall not be converted into or represent a right to receive the Merger Consideration under this Agreement, and the holders thereof shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted by the ETL. If any such holder of Landmark Common Stock shall have failed to perfect or shall have withdrawn or lost such right, the Dissenting Landmark Shares held by such holder shall receive Merger Consideration as set forth above. |
(j) | Treatment of Outstanding Landmark Options. |
(i) | At the Effective Time, each option to purchase shares of Landmark Common Stock (“Landmark Options”) issued under the Landmark Bank 2001 Stock Award and Stock Option Plan (as assumed by Landmark) or the Landmark 2012 Stock Award and Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Landmark Stock Option Plans”) that is outstanding and unexercised at the Effective Time, whether or not then exercisable, shall be redeemed for cash in an amount equal to the number of shares of Landmark Common Stock covered by such Landmark Option multiplied by the amount in excess, if any, of $18.05 less the exercise price per share of such Landmark Option (the “Landmark Option Consideration”). |
(ii) | Landmark shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to cause each holder of a Landmark Option to execute an agreement documenting such holder’s agreement to accept cash in substitution for the Landmark Option as of the Effective Time. Such agreement shall be executed in such form as Fidelity may reasonably require as a condition to Fidelity’s obligation to deliver any cash to such individual pursuant to this Section. |
(iii) | Schedule 1.02(j) sets forth a listing of each Landmark Option grant outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (copies of which have been provided to Fidelity), including the name of |
(k) | Surrender and Exchange of Landmark Stock Certificates and Redemption of Landmark Options. |
(i) | Agent. Prior to the Effective Time, Fidelity shall appoint its transfer agent, Computershare Shareholder Services, or another agent experienced in providing such services, and which is independent of and unaffiliated with Fidelity and Landmark, as an exchange and paying agent (the “Exchange Agent”) for the payment and exchange of the Merger Consideration. |
(ii) | Exchange Fund. Three (3) days prior to the Effective Time, Fidelity shall deposit with the Exchange Agent, in trust for the benefit of holders of shares of Landmark Common Stock, sufficient cash and certificates representing shares of Fidelity Common Stock to make all payments and deliveries to shareholders of Landmark pursuant to Sections 1.02(i)(iii) and (iv). Any cash and certificates for Fidelity Common Stock deposited with the Exchange Agent shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Exchange Fund.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, Fidelity may, at its election, deliver the required shares of Fidelity Common Stock in book entry form via direct registration in lieu of delivery of Fidelity Common Stock certificates. |
(iii) | Exchange Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time (and in any case no later than five (5) business days thereafter), Fidelity shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each record holder of a certificate representing shares of Landmark Common Stock (a “Landmark Certificate”) a letter of transmittal which shall specify that delivery of the Landmark Certificates shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Landmark Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Landmark Certificates to the Exchange Agent, and which letter shall be in customary form and have such other provisions as Fidelity may reasonably specify and instructions for effecting the surrender of such Landmark Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon surrender of a Landmark Certificate to the Exchange Agent together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such Landmark Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (A) a certificate or electronic book entry to their account representing, in the aggregate, the whole number of shares of Fidelity Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 1.02(i)(iii) and/or (B) a check in the amount equal to the aggregate amount of cash that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Sections 1.02(i)(iii) and (iv). No interest will be paid or will accrue on any cash payment pursuant to Sections 1.02(i)(iii) and (iv). In the event of a transfer of ownership of Landmark Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of Landmark, a certificate representing, in the aggregate, the proper number of shares of Fidelity Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.02(i)(iii) and/or a check in the proper amount pursuant to Sections 1.02(i)(iii) and (iv) may be issued with respect to such Landmark Common Stock, as the case may be, to such a transferee if the Landmark Certificate formerly representing such shares of Landmark Common Stock is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid. |
(iv) | Redemption of Landmark Options. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time and subject to the prior receipt of any agreement that may be required pursuant to Section 1.02(j) of this Agreement, Fidelity shall, or Fidelity shall cause the Exchange Agent to, deliver the Landmark Option Consideration to the holders of Landmark Options that remain unexercised as of the Effective Time. |
(v) | Distributions with Respect to Un-exchanged Shares. No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to shares of Fidelity Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any un-surrendered Landmark Certificate with respect to the shares of Fidelity Common Stock that such Landmark Certificate holder |
(vi) | No Further Ownership Rights. All shares of Fidelity Common Stock issued and cash paid upon conversion of shares of Landmark Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been issued or paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Landmark Common Stock. |
(vii) | Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the holders of Landmark Certificates for twelve (12) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Fidelity or otherwise on the instructions of Fidelity, and any holders of the Landmark Certificates who have not previously complied with this Section 1.02(k) shall thereafter look only to Fidelity for the Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of Landmark Common Stock formerly represented thereby to which such holders are entitled pursuant to Section 1.02(i)(iii), any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Fidelity Common Stock to which such holders are entitled pursuant to Section 1.02(i)(iv) and any dividends or distributions with respect to shares of Fidelity Common Stock to which such holders are entitled pursuant to Section 1.02(k)(v). |
(viii) | No Liability. None of Fidelity, Landmark, any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any Person in respect of any Merger Consideration from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law. |
(ix) | Investment of the Exchange Fund. The Exchange Agent shall invest any cash included in the Exchange Fund as reasonably directed by Fidelity; provided, however, that no holder of shares of Landmark Common Stock shall suffer or incur any loss in connection with any such investment of the Exchange Fund. Any interest and other income resulting from such investments shall be payable to Fidelity. |
(x) | Lost Certificates. If any Landmark Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Landmark Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Fidelity, the posting by such Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as Fidelity may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Landmark Certificate, the Exchange Agent will deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen, or destroyed Landmark Certificate the applicable Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of Landmark Common Stock formerly represented thereby, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Fidelity Common Stock to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 1.02(i)(iv), and any dividends or other distributions on shares of Fidelity Common Stock to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 1.02(k)(v). |
(xi) | Withholding Rights. Fidelity shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Landmark Common Stock such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the IRC and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provisions of any Taxing Authority. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Fidelity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the shares of Landmark Common Stock in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Fidelity. |
(xii) | Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of Landmark with respect to Landmark Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time shall be closed and, thereafter, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the records of Landmark of shares of Landmark Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, the holders of Landmark Certificates shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares of Landmark Common Stock, formerly represented thereby, except as otherwise provided herein or by law. At or after the Effective Time, any Landmark Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or Fidelity for any reason shall be exchanged for the applicable Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of Landmark Common Stock, formerly represented thereby, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Fidelity Common Stock to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 1.02(i)(iv), and any dividends or other distributions on shares of Fidelity Common Stock to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 1.02(k)(v). |
(l) | Anti-Dilution Provisions. If Fidelity shall, at any time before the Effective Time, (A) declare a dividend in shares of Fidelity Common Stock payable to shareholders of record before the Effective Time, (B) combine the outstanding shares of Fidelity Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, (C) subdivide or split the outstanding shares of Fidelity Common Stock, or (D) reclassify the shares of Fidelity Common Stock, then, in any such event, the number of shares of Fidelity Common Stock to be delivered to Landmark shareholders who are entitled to receive shares of Fidelity Common Stock in exchange for shares of Landmark Common Stock shall be adjusted so that each Landmark shareholder shall be entitled to receive such number of shares of Fidelity Common Stock as such shareholder would have been entitled to receive if the Effective Time had occurred immediately prior to the happening of such event. In addition, in the event that, prior to the Effective Time, Fidelity enters into an agreement pursuant to which shares of Fidelity Common Stock would be converted into shares or other securities or obligations of another corporation, proper provision shall be made in such agreement so that each Landmark shareholder entitled to receive shares of Fidelity Common Stock in the Merger shall be entitled to receive such number of shares or other securities or amount of obligations of such other corporation as such shareholder would be entitled to receive if the Effective Time had occurred immediately prior to the happening of such event. |
(m) | Possible Alternative Structures. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, prior to the Effective Time, Fidelity, Acquisition Subsidiary or Fidelity Bank shall be entitled to revise the structure of the Merger and the Bank Merger, including without limitation, by merging Landmark with and into Fidelity or by merging Landmark Bank with and into another Subsidiary of Fidelity or Fidelity Bank, provided that (i) any such Subsidiary shall become party to, and shall agree to be bound by, the terms of this Agreement; (ii) there are no adverse federal or state income Tax or other adverse Tax consequences to Landmark shareholders as a result of the modification; (iii) the consideration to be paid to the holders of Landmark Common Stock under this Agreement is not thereby changed in kind or value or reduced in amount; and (iv) such modification will not delay or jeopardize the receipt of approvals from Governmental Entities or jeopardize the satisfaction of any condition to Closing set forth in Article VI or otherwise adversely affect Landmark or the holders of Landmark Common Stock. The parties hereto agree to appropriately amend this Agreement and any related documents in order to reflect any such revised structure. |
(a) | Landmark is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Landmark is a bank holding company duly registered under the BHCA. Landmark has the corporate power and authority to carry on its business and operations as now being conducted and to own and operate the properties and assets now owned and being operated by it. Landmark is not qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation in any other jurisdiction and is not required to be so qualified or licensed as the result of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark. |
(b) | Landmark Bank is a Pennsylvania state-chartered commercial bank and a member bank of the Federal Reserve System and is regulated by the FRB and the PDB. Landmark Bank is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Landmark Bank has the corporate power and authority to carry on its business and operations as now being conducted and to own and operate the properties and assets now owned and being operated by it. The location of the principal office and each branch of Landmark Bank is set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.02(b). |
(c) | Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.02(c) sets forth each Landmark Subsidiary. Each of Landmark’s Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized, (ii) is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to do business in, and in good standing under the laws of, all jurisdictions, whether federal, state, local or foreign, where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark or Landmark Bank and (iv) has all requisite corporate power and authority, and has all licenses, permits and authorizations of applicable Governmental Entities required to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. The articles of incorporation, bylaws and similar governing documents of each Landmark Subsidiary, copies of which have been delivered to Fidelity, are true and correct copies of such documents as amended, supplemented, restated and/or otherwise modified and in effect on the date of this Agreement. |
(d) | The respective minute books of Landmark, Landmark Bank, and each other Landmark Subsidiary accurately record, in all material respects, all material corporate actions of their respective shareholders and boards of directors and trustees (including committees), in each case in accordance with the normal business practice of Landmark and each such Landmark Subsidiary. |
(e) | Prior to the date of this Agreement, Landmark and Landmark Bank have delivered to Fidelity true and correct copies of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Landmark and Landmark Bank. |
(f) | Landmark Bank is a member in good standing of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and owns the requisite amount of stock therein. |
(g) | Landmark Bank has been operated in compliance with its policies and procedures and all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, rules, and orders, except to the extent that it is not reasonably likely to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark or Landmark Bank. |
(a) | The authorized capital stock of Landmark consists of (i) ten million (10,000,000) shares of common stock, one dollar ($1.00) par value (“Landmark Common Stock”), of which two million three hundred eighty-two thousand six hundred ninety-five (2,382,695) shares are outstanding, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) four million (4,000,000) shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value, none of which are outstanding. There are no shares of Landmark Common Stock held by Landmark as treasury stock. Except as disclosed in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.03(a), no trust preferred or subordinated debt securities of Landmark are issued or outstanding. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which Landmark’s shareholders may vote have been issued by Landmark and are outstanding. Except as disclosed in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.03(a), neither Landmark nor any Landmark Subsidiary 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 any shares of Landmark Common Stock, or any other security of Landmark or any securities representing the right to vote, purchase or otherwise receive any shares of Landmark Common Stock or any other security of Landmark. |
(b) | The authorized capital stock of Landmark Bank consists of (i) ten million (10,000,000) shares of common stock, one dollar ($1.00) par value, of which one million five hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred nineteen (1,537,519) shares are outstanding, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable, free of preemptive rights and owned by Landmark and (ii) four million (4,000,000) shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value, none of which are outstanding. Neither Landmark Bank nor any Landmark Subsidiary has or is bound by any subscription, option, warrant, call, commitment, agreement or other Right of any character relating to the purchase, sale or issuance or voting of, or right to receive dividends or other distributions on any shares of the capital stock of any Landmark Subsidiary or any other security of any Landmark Subsidiary or any securities representing the right to vote, purchase or otherwise receive any shares of the capital stock or any other security of any Landmark Subsidiary. Either Landmark or Landmark Bank owns all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Landmark Subsidiary free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, charges, encumbrances, agreements and restrictions of any kind or nature. |
(c) | Except as set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.03(c), neither Landmark nor any other Landmark Subsidiary, owns any equity interest, directly or indirectly, in any other company or controls any other company, except for equity interests held in the investment portfolios of Landmark and Landmark Subsidiaries, and equity interests held by Landmark Subsidiaries in a fiduciary capacity and equity investments held in connection with commercial loan activities of Landmark’s Subsidiaries. There are no subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, agreements or other Rights outstanding and held by Landmark or Landmark Bank with respect to any other company’s capital stock or the equity of any other person. |
(d) | To the Knowledge of Landmark, except as disclosed in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.03(d), no person or “group” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), is the beneficial owner (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of Landmark Common Stock. |
(a) | Landmark has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the receipt of the Regulatory Approvals and the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger by the affirmative vote required of the shareholders of Landmark pursuant to the ETL and Landmark’s articles of incorporation and bylaws (the “Landmark Shareholder Approval”), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Landmark Bank has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Bank Plan of Merger and, subject to the receipt of any required Regulatory Approvals, to consummate the Bank Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement |
(b) | The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Landmark, subject to (i) the execution and delivery of the Bank Plan of Merger by Landmark Bank, (ii) receipt of approvals from the Bank Regulators and Landmark’s and Fidelity’s compliance with any conditions contained therein, (iii) the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iv) compliance by Landmark or Landmark Bank with any of the terms or provisions hereof or of the Bank Plan of Merger, will not (A) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the articles of incorporation or other organizational document or bylaws of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary; (B) violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets; or (C) except as set forth in the Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.04, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provisions of, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of, accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration or the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement, commitment or other instrument or obligation to which Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected, except in the case of clause (C) above, for violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary. |
(a) | The Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank are insured by the FDIC through the Deposit Insurance Fund to the fullest extent permitted by law, and all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due and Landmark Bank is authorized to hold the Deposit Liabilities. Except for such liens as set forth on the Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.05(a), the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank are not subject to any lien, including without limitation any liens in favor of Landmark Bank and are not, as of the close of business on the Closing Date, subject to court order, legal restraint, automatic stay in bankruptcy, other legal process or stop payment orders. |
(b) | All of the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank have been administered and originated, in compliance in all material respects with the documents governing the relevant type of deposit account and all applicable laws and regulations. The Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank were opened, extended or made, and have been maintained, in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, rules and orders, including the Bank Secrecy Act and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (“USA PATRIOT Act”), and have been operated in compliance with Landmark Bank’s policies and procedures. Except as set forth |
(c) | Landmark Bank has properly accrued interest on the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank and the records respecting the Deposit Liabilities accounts accurately reflect such accruals of interest. |
(d) | Landmark Bank has made available to Fidelity a true and complete copy of each of the documents governing the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank for each of the types of Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank offered at Landmark Bank. |
(e) | Except as set forth on the Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.05(e), none of the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank are “brokered deposits” within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the FDIC; and none of the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank were obtained through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service or similar reciprocal placement network or through an internet listing service. None of the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank are held by Federal, State, county or other municipal governments or governmental or quasi-governmental agencies or are subject to escheat. |
(f) | With respect to the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank, Landmark Bank is in material compliance with the law and Treasury Regulations relating to (i) obtaining from depositors of the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank executed IRS Forms W-8 and W-9 when appropriate and (ii) reporting of interest. With respect to the Deposit Liabilities of Landmark Bank opened, Landmark Bank has either obtained a properly completed Form W-8 or W-9 when appropriate (and renewals of such forms, where required) or is back-up withholding on such account. |
(a) | Landmark has previously made available to Fidelity the Landmark Regulatory Reports through December 31, 2020. The Landmark Regulatory Reports have been, or will be, prepared in all material respects in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles and practices including but not limited to, all applicable rules, regulations and pronouncements of applicable Bank Regulators throughout the periods covered by such statements, and fairly present, or will fairly present in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and changes in shareholders’ equity of Landmark or Landmark Bank, as the case may be, as of and for the periods ended on the dates thereof, in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles including but not limited to, all applicable rules, regulations and pronouncements of applicable Bank Regulators applied on a consistent basis. |
(b) | Landmark has previously delivered to Fidelity the Landmark Financials as of the date hereof. The Landmark Financials as of the date hereof have been, or will be, prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered by such statements, except as noted therein, and fairly present, or will fairly present, the consolidated financial position, results of |
(c) | At the date of each balance sheet included in the Landmark Financials or the Landmark Regulatory Reports, neither Landmark nor Landmark Bank (as the case may be) had, or will have any liabilities, obligations or loss contingencies of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a type required to be reflected in such Landmark Financials or Landmark Regulatory Reports or in the footnotes thereto which are not fully reflected or reserved against therein or fully disclosed in a footnote thereto, except for liabilities, obligations and loss contingencies which are not material in the aggregate to Landmark or which are incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, and subject, in the case of any unaudited statements, to normal recurring audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. |
(d) | The records, systems, controls, data and information of Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary or accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the system of internal accounting controls described in this Section 2.07(d). Landmark (i) has implemented and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of its financial statements for external purposes, (ii) to the extent required by applicable law, has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to Landmark, including its consolidated Landmark Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of Landmark by others within those entities, and (iii) has disclosed to the Landmark or Landmark Bank board of directors (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Landmark’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Landmark’s internal control over financial reporting. These disclosures (if any) were made in writing by management to Landmark’s auditors and audit committee and a copy has previously been made available to Fidelity. |
(e) | Since December 31, 2017, (i) neither Landmark nor any of the Landmark Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of Landmark or Landmark Bank, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained Knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries has engaged in illegal accounting practices, and (ii) no attorney representing Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Landmark or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the board of directors of Landmark or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of Landmark. |
(f) | No agreement pursuant to which any loans or other assets have been or shall be sold by Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries entitle the buyer of such loans or other assets, unless there is a material breach of representation or covenant by Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries, to cause Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries to repurchase such loan or other assets or the buyer to pursue any other form of recourse against Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries, and there has been no material breach by Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries of a representation or covenant in any such agreement. The Landmark Regulatory Reports have disclosed, since December 31, 2017, any cash, stock or other dividend or any other distribution with respect to the capital stock of Landmark that has been declared, set aside or paid. |
(g) | Except as set forth in the Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.07(g), since December 31, 2017, each of Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries have timely filed all Landmark Regulatory Reports, schedules, forms, registrations and other documents, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that any of them were required to file with any Governmental Entity, and have timely paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. There is no material unresolved violation or exception by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries. Landmark has made available to Fidelity the Landmark Regulatory Reports and the Landmark Regulatory Reports have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles and practices throughout the periods covered by such statements. |
(a) | All income and other material or material in the aggregate Tax Returns required to have been filed by Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries have been duly and timely filed (taking into account extensions of time to file), and each such Tax Return is true, correct and complete in all material respects. All income and other material Taxes due and payable by Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid. |
(b) | There is no action, audit, dispute or claim now pending or proposed or threatened in writing against Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries in respect of Taxes. Except as set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.08, neither Landmark nor any of the Landmark Subsidiaries is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any income or other material Tax Return which Tax Return has not been filed. No written claim has been made by a Taxing Authority in the last five (5) years in a jurisdiction where any of Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no liens on any of the assets of Landmark with respect to Taxes other than for Taxes not yet due and payable. |
(c) | Each of Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries has withheld and timely paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid and has complied with all information reporting and backup withholding requirements in all material respects. |
(d) | Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.08 lists all Tax Returns filed by Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries for taxable periods ended on or after December 31, 2013 that have been or are currently the subject of audit. Except as set forth on Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.08, neither Landmark nor any of the Landmark Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency which waiver or extension is still in effect. |
(e) | No foreign, federal, state, or local tax audits or administrative or judicial Tax proceedings are being conducted or to the Knowledge of Landmark are pending with respect to Landmark. Landmark has not received from any foreign, federal, state, or local taxing authority (including jurisdictions where Landmark has not filed Tax Returns) any (i) notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review, (ii) request for information related to Tax matters, or (iii) notice of deficiency or proposed adjustment for any amount of Tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any taxing authority against Landmark. |
(f) | Landmark is not a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the IRC. None of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries has been a member of a Relevant Group other than a Relevant Group of which Landmark is the parent. |
(g) | None of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries has agreed to, nor are any required to, make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the IRC. None of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary has been the “distributing corporation” or the “controlled corporation” with respect to a transaction described in Section 355 of the IRC within the five (5) year period ending as of the date of this Agreement. None of Landmark nor any of the Landmark Subsidiaries is subject to a private ruling from or agreement with any Taxing Authority. Landmark has disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all |
(h) | Except as set forth on Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.08(h), none of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries is a party to an agreement the principal purpose of which is Tax allocation or sharing. None of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary has liability for the Taxes of any Person under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), other than as a result of being a member of a Relevant Group of which Landmark is the parent, or as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise. |
(i) | None of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of (i) any installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date, (iii) intercompany transactions or excess loss accounts described in the Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the IRC (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Tax law) or (iv) cancellation of indebtedness arising on or prior to the Closing Date. |
(j) | No bad debt reserve of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries must be recaptured for federal income Tax purposes as a result of the Merger. |
(a) | Except for matters that have not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark (i) none of Landmark nor any of the Landmark Subsidiaries is, with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, in breach or default in any material respect under any material contract, lease, license or other agreement or instrument, (ii) to the Knowledge of Landmark, none of the other parties to any such material contract, lease, license or other agreement or instrument (excluding instruments or agreements relating to Loans) is, with or without the lapse of time or giving of notice, or both, in breach or default in any material respect thereunder, and (iii) neither Landmark nor any of the Landmark Subsidiaries has received any written notice of the intention of any party to terminate or cancel any such material contract, lease, license or other agreement or instrument, whether as a termination or cancellation for convenience or for default of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries. |
(b) | Except as described in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.10, neither Landmark nor any Landmark Subsidiary is a party to or subject to: (i) any employment, consulting, termination or severance contract or arrangement in effect as of the date of this Agreement with any past or present officer, director or employee of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary or any other Person, except for “at will” arrangements; (ii) any plan, arrangement or contract providing for bonuses, pensions, options, deferred compensation, retirement payments, profit sharing, benefits, or similar arrangements for or with any past or present officers, directors or employees of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary or any other Person; (iii) any collective bargaining agreement with any labor union relating to employees of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary; (iv) any agreement which by its terms limits the payment of dividends by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary; (v) any instrument evidencing or related to indebtedness for borrowed money whether directly or indirectly, by way of purchase money obligation, conditional sale, lease purchase, guaranty or otherwise, in respect of which Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary is an obligor to any person, which instrument evidences or relates to indebtedness other than deposits, repurchase agreements, Federal Home Loan Bank advances, bankers acceptances and “treasury tax and loan” accounts established in the ordinary course of business and transactions in “federal funds” or which contains financial covenants or other restrictions (other than those relating to |
(c) | True and correct copies of agreements, plans, arrangements and instruments referred to in Section 2.10(a) and (b) have been delivered to Fidelity on or before the date hereof, are listed on Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.10 and are in full force and effect on the date hereof and neither Landmark nor any Landmark Subsidiary (nor, to the Knowledge of Landmark, any other party to any such contract, plan, arrangement or instrument) has breached any provision of, or is in default in any respect under any term of, any such contract, plan, arrangement or instrument which breach or default has resulted in or is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Landmark. Except as set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.10, no party to any material contract, plan, arrangement or instrument will have the right to terminate any or all of the provisions of any such contract, plan, arrangement or instrument as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.10, no employee (including any officer) of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary possess the right to terminate their employment as a result of the execution of this Agreement. Except as set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.10, no plan, employment agreement, termination agreement, or similar agreement or arrangement to which Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary is a party or under which Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary may be liable contains provisions which permit an employee or independent contractor to terminate it and continue to accrue future benefits thereunder. Except as set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.10, no such agreement, plan or arrangement (i) provides for acceleration in the vesting of benefits or payments due thereunder upon the occurrence of a change in ownership or control of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary; (ii) provides for benefits which may cause the disallowance of a federal income tax deduction under IRC Section 280G; or (iii) requires Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary to provide a benefit in the form of Landmark Common Stock or determined by reference to the value of Landmark Common Stock. |
(a) | Landmark and each of the Landmark Subsidiaries has, or will have as to property acquired after the date hereof, good and, as to real property, marketable title to all assets and properties owned by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary in the conduct of their businesses (“Owned Properties”), whether such assets and properties are real or personal, tangible or intangible, including assets and property reflected in the balance sheets contained in the Landmark Regulatory Reports and in the Landmark Financials or acquired subsequent thereto (except to the extent that such assets and properties have been disposed of for fair value, in the ordinary course of business, since the date of such balance sheets), subject to no encumbrances, liens, mortgages, security interests or pledges, except (i) those items which secure repurchase agreements and liabilities for borrowed money from a Federal Home Loan Bank, (ii) inter-bank credit facilities, or any transaction by a Landmark Subsidiary acting in a fiduciary capacity, (iii) those reflected in the notes to the Landmark Financials, (iv) statutory liens for amounts not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith, and (v) the items disclosed in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.11. Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries, as lessee, have the right under valid and subsisting leases of real and personal properties used by Landmark and its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their businesses to occupy or use all such properties as presently occupied and used by each of them. Except as disclosed in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.11, such existing leases and commitments to lease constitute or will constitute operating leases for both tax and financial accounting purposes and the lease expense and minimum rental commitments with respect to such leases and lease commitments are as disclosed in the notes to the Landmark Financials. |
(b) | With respect to all agreements pursuant to which Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary has purchased securities subject to an agreement to resell, if any, Landmark or such Landmark Subsidiary, as the case may be, has a valid, perfected first lien or security interest in the securities or other collateral securing the repurchase agreement, and the value of such collateral equals or exceeds the amount of the debt secured thereby. |
(c) | A true and complete copy of each agreement pursuant to which Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries leases any real property (such agreements, together with any amendments, modifications |
(d) | The Owned Properties and the properties leased pursuant to the Leases (the “Leased Properties”) constitute all of the real estate on which Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries maintain their facilities or conduct their business as of the date of this Agreement, except for locations the loss of which would not result in a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark. |
(e) | A true and complete copy of each agreement pursuant to which Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries leases real property to a third party (such agreements, together with any amendments, modifications and other supplements thereto, collectively, the “Third Party Leases”) has heretofore been delivered to Fidelity. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the counterparty thereto, each Third Party Lease is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies. To the Knowledge of Landmark, there are no existing defaults by the tenant under any Third Party Lease, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default or which individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark. |
(f) | Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries currently maintain insurance considered by Landmark to be reasonable for their respective operations and similar in scope and coverage to that maintained by other businesses similarly engaged. Neither Landmark nor any Landmark Subsidiary has received notice from any insurance carrier that (i) such insurance will be cancelled or that coverage thereunder will be reduced or eliminated, or (ii) premium costs with respect to such policies of insurance will be substantially increased. There are presently no material claims pending under such policies of insurance and no notices have been given by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary under such policies. All such insurance is valid and enforceable and in full force and effect, and within the last five (5) years Landmark has received each type of insurance coverage for which it has applied and during such periods has not been denied indemnification for any material claims submitted under any of its insurance policies. |
(a) | Except as set forth on Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.13, each of Landmark and each Landmark |
(b) | Landmark and each of its Subsidiaries holds all licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of their businesses under, and have complied in all material respects with, applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules or regulations of any federal, state or local governmental authority relating to them, including, without limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Regulation O, applicable limits on loans to one borrower, and all other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating to discriminatory business practice, other than where such failure to hold or such noncompliance will neither result in a limitation in any material respect on the conduct of its businesses or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark. Landmark and each Landmark Subsidiary is, in all material respects, in compliance with all COVID-19 Measures enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have used commercially reasonable efforts to implement health and safety protocols at all worksites under the control of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary, consistent with guidance issued by applicable United States federal, state and local health authorities. |
(c) | Except as set forth on Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.13, since January 1, 2016, neither Landmark nor any Landmark Subsidiary has received any notification or communication from any Governmental Entity: (i) asserting that Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary is not in compliance with any of the statutes, regulations or ordinances which such Governmental Entity enforces; (ii) threatening to revoke any license, franchise, permit or governmental authorization which is material to Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary; (iii) requiring or threatening to require Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary, or indicating that Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary may be required, to enter into a cease and desist order, agreement or memorandum of understanding or any other agreement restricting or limiting, or purporting to restrict or limit, in any manner the operations of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary, including without limitation any restriction on the payment of dividends; (iv) directing, restricting or limiting, or purporting to direct, restrict or limit, in any manner the operations of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary, including without limitation any restriction on the payment of dividends; or (v) imposing any civil monetary penalties on Landmark, any Landmark Subsidiary, or any directors of Landmark (any such notice, communication, memorandum, agreement or order described in this sentence is hereinafter referred to as a “Regulatory Agreement”). Neither Landmark nor any Landmark Subsidiary is currently subject to any Regulatory Agreement. |
(a) | Landmark has previously made available to Fidelity true and complete copies of all employee or director benefit plans which Landmark, Landmark Bank or any Landmark Subsidiary currently maintains, including but not limited to bonus plans; employee benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(3); profit sharing plans; stock purchase plans; stock ownership plans; stock option plans; phantom stock plans; deferred compensation; supplemental income plans; supplemental executive retirement plans; termination agreements; employment agreements; annual, long term or other incentive plans; severance plans; reimbursement arrangements; policies and agreements; group insurance plans; vacation pay; sick leave; life insurance; retiree life insurance plans; short-term disability; long-term disability; and medical plans or arrangements; and all other benefit plans, policies, agreements and arrangements, all of which are set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.14, maintained or contributed to for the benefit of the employees, former employees (including retired employees), directors, or former directors of Landmark, Landmark Bank or any Landmark Subsidiary and any beneficiaries thereof or other person, or with respect to which Landmark, Landmark Bank or any Landmark Subsidiary has or may have any obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent (the “Landmark Benefit Plans”), together with, as applicable, (i) the most recent actuarial (if any) and financial reports relating to those plans which constitute “qualified plans” under IRC Section 401(a), (ii) the most recent annual reports relating to such plans filed by them, respectively, with any government agency, (iii) all rulings and determination letters which pertain to any such plans, (iv) all contracts currently in force with third party administrators, actuaries, investment managers and other service providers to such plans, and (v) the non-discrimination testing results for the three (3) most recent plan years. |
(b) | Neither Landmark, Landmark Bank, any Landmark Subsidiary nor any pension plan maintained by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary, has incurred, directly or indirectly, within the past six (6) years any liability under Title IV of ERISA (including to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation) or to the IRS with respect to any pension plan qualified under IRC Section 401(a) which liability has resulted in or is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Landmark, Landmark Bank, or Landmark Subsidiary, except liabilities to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation pursuant to ERISA Section 4007, all of which have been fully paid, nor has any reportable event under ERISA Section 4043 occurred with respect to any such pension plan. Except as set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.14, with respect to each of such plans that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or any Landmark Benefit Plans, the fair market value of the assets under such plan exceeds the present value of the accrued benefits liability as of the end of the most recent plan year with respect to such plan calculated on the basis of the actuarial assumptions used in the most recent actuarial valuation for such plan. There is not currently pending with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation any filing with respect to any reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA nor has any reportable event occurred as to which a filing is required and has not been made (other than as might be required with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby) with respect to any plan subject to Title IV of ERISA and to which Landmark or any of its ERISA Affiliates has any liability. Landmark has not provided nor is required to provide security to any plan maintained by Landmark or any of its ERISA Affiliates to which the requirements of Section 412 of the IRC apply pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the IRC. Neither Landmark nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred or is subject to any liability under ERISA Section 4201 for a complete or partial withdrawal from a multiemployer plan. |
(c) | All Landmark Benefit Plans that are “employee benefit plans,” as defined in ERISA Section 3(3), comply and within the past six (6) years have complied in all material respects with (i) relevant provisions of ERISA and (ii) in the case of plans intended to qualify for favorable income tax treatment, provisions of the IRC. All Landmark Benefit Plans comply and have complied with and have been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with their terms and with applicable law. |
(d) | To the Knowledge of Landmark, no prohibited transaction (which shall mean any transaction prohibited by ERISA Section 406 and not exempt under ERISA Section 408 or any transaction prohibited under IRC Section 4975) has occurred within the past six (6) years with respect to any employee benefit plan |
(e) | Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries provide continuation coverage under existing group health plans for separating employees and “qualified beneficiaries” of covered employees (as defined in IRC Section 4980B(g)) in accordance with the provisions of IRC Section 4980B(f) or 40 P.S. § 756.2 et seq. |
(f) | There are no current or pending or, to the Knowledge of Landmark, threatened audits or investigations by any governmental entity involving any Landmark Benefit Plan, and there are no current or pending or, to the Knowledge of Landmark, threatened claims (except for individual claims for benefits payable in the ordinary course of operation of the Landmark Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings involving any Landmark Benefit Plan and, to the Knowledge of Landmark, no set of circumstances exists which may reasonably be expected to give rise to any such audits, investigations, claims, suits or proceedings. |
(g) | Landmark and Landmark Bank have not contributed to any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA. |
(h) | All contributions required to be made under the terms of any Landmark Benefit Plan have been timely made and all anticipated contributions and binding obligations are accrued monthly on Landmark’s consolidated financial statements to the extent required and in accordance with GAAP. Landmark has expensed and accrued as a liability the present value of future benefits in accordance with applicable laws and GAAP. To Landmark’s Knowledge, neither any pension plan nor any single-employer plan of Landmark nor an ERISA Affiliate has an “accumulated funding deficiency,” whether or not waived, within the meaning of Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA and neither Landmark nor an ERISA Affiliate has an outstanding funding waiver. |
(i) | None of the execution of this Agreement, shareholder approval of this Agreement or consummation of the Merger will, except as set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.14, (i) entitle any current or former employee, consultant or director of Landmark, Landmark Bank, or Landmark Subsidiary to severance pay or other payments or any increase in severance pay or other payments upon any termination of employment or otherwise after the date hereof, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding, through a grantor trust or otherwise, of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable to or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the Landmark Benefit Plans, (iii) result in any breach or violation of, or a default under, any of the Landmark Benefit Plans or (iv) result in any payment that would be a “parachute payment” to a “disqualified individual” as those terms are defined in Section 280G of the IRC. |
(j) | All required reports and descriptions, including but not limited to Form 5500 annual reports and required attachments, Forms 1099-R, summary annual reports, Forms PBGC-1 and summary plan descriptions, have been filed or distributed appropriately with respect to each Landmark Benefit Plan. All required Tax Returns with respect to each Landmark Benefit Plan have been made, and any Taxes due in connection with such filings have been paid. |
(k) | Landmark does not maintain any Landmark Benefit Plan or other compensation program or arrangement under which payment is reasonably likely to become non-deductible, in whole or in part, for tax reporting purposes as a result of the limitations under Section 162(m) of the IRC and the regulations issued thereunder. |
(l) | Except as set forth in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.14, to the Knowledge of Landmark, each Landmark Benefit Plan that constitutes a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the IRC complies or will comply in both form and operation with the requirements of Section 409A of the IRC. |
(a) | Neither Landmark nor any Landmark Subsidiary, nor any properties owned or occupied by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary is or has been in violation of or liable under any Environmental Law which violation or liability, individually or in the aggregate, resulted in, or will result, in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Landmark. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, or demands, claims or notices, including without limitation, demand letters or requests for information from any Governmental Entity, instituted or pending, or to the Knowledge of Landmark threatened or any investigation pending relating to the liability of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary with respect to any property owned or operated by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary under any Environmental Law. |
(b) | (i) No property, now or formerly owned or operated by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary or on which Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary holds or held a mortgage or other security interest or has foreclosed or taken a deed in lieu of foreclosure, has been listed or proposed for listing on the National Priority List (“NPL”) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”), is listed on the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liabilities Information System (“CERCLIS”), or is listed or proposed to be listed on any state list similar to the NPL or the CERCLIS, or is the subject of federal, state or local enforcement actions or other investigations and (ii) no property, formerly owned or operated by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary or on which Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary previously held a mortgage or other security interest, was, at the time Landmark or Landmark Bank owned, operated or held a mortgage or security interest was listed or proposed for listing on the NPL, was listed on the CERCLIS, or is listed or proposed to be listed on any state list similar to the NPL or the CERCLIS, or is the subject of federal, state or local enforcement actions or other investigations; in the case of each of (i) and (ii) which may lead to claims against Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary for response costs, remedial work, investigation, damage to natural resources or for personal injury or property damage, including, but not limited to, claims under CERCLA, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(c) | (i) Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) no Contamination exceeding applicable cleanup standards or remediation thresholds under any Environmental Law exists at any real property, including buildings or other structures, currently or formerly owned or operated by Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries, or on any property in which Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries has held a loan, security interest, lien, mortgage or a fiduciary or management role (“Landmark Loan Property”) that would reasonably be likely to result in a material Environmental Liability for Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries, (iii) no Contamination exists at any real property owned by a third party that would reasonably be likely to result in a material Environmental Liability for Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries, (iv) neither Landmark nor any of the Landmark Subsidiaries has received any written notice, demand letter, or claim alleging any material violation of, or liability under, any Environmental Law, (v) neither Landmark nor any of the Landmark Subsidiaries is subject to any order, decree, injunction or other agreement with any Governmental Entity or any third party under any Environmental Law that would reasonably be expected to result in a material Environmental Liability |
(a) | Each loan reflected as an asset in the Landmark Financial Statements (i) is evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness which are true, genuine and correct (ii) to the extent secured, has been secured by valid liens and security interests which have been perfected, in accordance with applicable law, and (iii) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles, in each case other than loans as to which the failure to satisfy the foregoing standards would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark. |
(b) | Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.20 sets forth a listing, as of December 31, 2020, by account, of: (i) all loans (including loan participations) of Landmark Bank or any other Landmark Subsidiary that have been accelerated during the past twelve months; (ii) all loan commitments or lines of credit of Landmark Bank or any other Landmark Subsidiary which have been terminated by Landmark Bank or any other Landmark Subsidiary during the past twelve months by reason of a default or adverse |
(c) | All loans receivable (including discounts) and accrued interest entered on the books of Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries arose out of bona fide arm’s-length transactions, were made for good and valuable consideration in the ordinary course of Landmark’s or the appropriate Landmark Subsidiary’s respective business, and the notes or other evidences of indebtedness with respect to such loans (including discounts) are true and genuine and are what they purport to be. The loans, discounts and the accrued interest reflected on the books of Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries are subject to no defenses, set-offs or counterclaims (including, without limitation, those afforded by usury or truth-in-lending laws), except as may be provided by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity. All such loans are owned by Landmark or the appropriate Landmark Subsidiary free and clear of any and all liens, security interests, pledges, charges, encumbrances, agreements and restrictions of any kind or nature. |
(d) | The notes and other evidences of indebtedness evidencing the loans described above, and all pledges, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents or security instruments relating thereto are, in all material respects, valid, true and genuine, and what they purport to be. |
(e) | Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.20 sets forth, as of December 31, 2020, a schedule of all executive officers and directors of Landmark who have outstanding loans from Landmark or Landmark Bank, and there has been no default on, or forgiveness or waiver of, in whole or in part, any such loan during the two years immediately preceding the date hereof. |
(f) | To the Knowledge of Landmark, no shares of Landmark Common Stock were purchased with the proceeds of a loan made by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary. |
(g) | All loans owned by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary, or in which Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary has an interest, comply in all material respects with applicable laws, including applicable usury statutes, underwriting and recordkeeping requirements and the truth in Leading Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures, Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. |
(h) | Landmark and each Landmark Subsidiary hold the mortgages contained in its loan portfolio for its own benefit to the extent of its interest shown therein; such mortgages evidence liens having the priority indicated by the terms of such mortgages, including the associated loan documents, subject, as of the |
(i) | Each outstanding loan participation sold by Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary was sold with the risk of non-payment of all or any portion of that underlying loan to be shared by each participant proportionately to the share of such loan represented by such participation without any recourse of such other lender or participant to Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary for payment or repurchase of the amount of such loan represented by the participation or liability under any yield maintenance or similar obligation. |
(a) | The information relating to Landmark and Landmark Subsidiaries to be provided by Landmark in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Registration Statement, any filing by Fidelity pursuant to Rule 165 or Rule 425 under the Securities Act or Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act, or in any other document filed with any other Governmental Entity in connection herewith (except for such portions thereof as relate only to Fidelity or the Fidelity Subsidiaries), will comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and rules and regulations thereunder, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. |
(b) | The information, relating to Landmark and Landmark’s Subsidiaries to be provided by Landmark for inclusion in the Applications will, at the time each such document is filed with any Bank Regulator and up to and including the dates of any required Regulatory Approvals or consents, as such Applications may be amended by subsequent filings, be accurate in all material respects. |
(a) | Landmark and each Landmark Subsidiary owns or possesses valid and binding licenses and other rights (subject to expirations in accordance with their terms) to use all patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade or fictitious names, service marks and trademarks, which are material to the conduct of their business as currently conducted, each without payment, except for all license agreements under which license fees or other payments are due in the ordinary course of Landmark’s or each of the Landmark Subsidiaries’ business, and neither Landmark nor any Landmark Subsidiary has received any notice of conflict with respect thereto that asserts the rights of others. Landmark and each Landmark Subsidiary has performed all the material obligations required to be performed, and are not in default in any material respect, under any contract, agreement, arrangement or commitment relating to any of the foregoing. To Landmark’s Knowledge, the conduct of the business of Landmark and each Landmark Subsidiary as currently conducted or proposed to be conducted does not, in any material respect, infringe upon, dilute, misappropriate or otherwise violate any intellectual property owned or controlled by any third party. |
(b) | At all times, (i) Landmark and each of the Landmark Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions to protect and maintain (A) all Landmark intellectual property and (B) the security and integrity of their software, databases, networks, systems, equipment and hardware and protect same against unauthorized use, modification, or access thereto, or the introduction of any viruses or other unauthorized or damaging or corrupting elements, (ii) Landmark’s and the Landmark Subsidiaries’ computers, computer software, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communication lines and all other information technology equipment and all associated documents (the “IT Assets”) operate and perform in all material respects in accordance with their documentation and functional specifications and otherwise as required by Landmark in connection with its business and have not materially malfunctioned or failed within the past two (2) years, (iii) to Landmark’s Knowledge, no Person has gained unauthorized access to the IT Assets and (iv) Landmark has implemented commercially reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry practices. |
(c) | Landmark Bank obtains its material data processing services, ATM and other information technology services exclusively through the contracts or agreements with the Persons described in Landmark Disclosure Schedule 2.27(c) (“DP Contracts”). A true and correct executed copy of each DP Contract, as in effect on the date hereof, has been made available to Fidelity. Other than the DP Contracts, Landmark has no agreement with any other Person for data processing, ATM or other technology services. |
(a) | Fidelity is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Fidelity is a bank holding company duly registered under the BHCA. |
(b) | Fidelity Bank is a Pennsylvania state-chartered bank and trust company and is regulated by the FDIC and the PDS. Fidelity is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Fidelity Bank has the corporate power and authority to carry on its business and operations as now being conducted and to own and operate the properties and assets now owned and being operated by it. |
(c) | There are no Fidelity Subsidiaries other than Fidelity Bank, and those identified on Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.02. Each of Fidelity’s Subsidiaries (i) was duly organized, (ii) is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to do business in, and in good standing under the laws of, all jurisdictions, whether federal, state, local or foreign, where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Fidelity or Fidelity Bank and (iv) has all requisite corporate power and authority, and has all licenses, permits and authorizations of applicable Governmental Entities required to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, except for purposes of clause (iii) only, as would not be reasonably likely to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Fidelity. The articles of incorporation, bylaws and similar governing documents of each Subsidiary of Fidelity, copies of which have been made available to Landmark, are true and correct copies of such documents as amended, supplemented, restated and/or otherwise modified and in effect on the date of this Agreement. |
(d) | The respective minute books of Fidelity and Fidelity Bank and each other Fidelity Subsidiary accurately record, in all material respects, all corporate actions of their respective shareholders and boards of directors and trustees, (including committees) in each case in accordance with the normal business practice of Fidelity and each such Fidelity Subsidiary. |
(e) | Prior to the date of this Agreement, Fidelity has delivered to Landmark true and correct copies of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Fidelity and the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Fidelity Bank, each as in effect on the date hereof. |
(f) | Fidelity Bank is a member in good standing of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and owns the requisite amount of stock therein. |
(a) | As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Fidelity consists of fifteen million (15,000,000) shares of without par value divided into (i) ten million (10,000,000) shares common stock, no par value (“Fidelity Common Stock”), of which four million nine hundred seventy seven thousand seven hundred fifty (4,977,750) shares are outstanding, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable as of the date of this Agreement and free of preemptive rights and (ii) five million (5,000,000) shares of preferred stock, no par value, of which no shares are outstanding. There are no shares of Fidelity Common Stock held by Fidelity as treasury stock. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which Fidelity’s shareholders may vote has been issued by Fidelity and are outstanding. Except as disclosed in Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.03(a), neither Fidelity nor any Fidelity Subsidiary 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 any shares of Fidelity Common Stock, or any other security of Fidelity or any securities representing the right to vote, purchase or otherwise receive any shares of Fidelity Common Stock or any other security of Fidelity. |
(b) | The authorized capital stock of Fidelity Bank consists of five million (5,000,000) shares of common stock, par value of $1.5625 per share (“Fidelity Bank Common Stock”), of which five million |
(c) | Except as set forth in Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.03, neither (i) Fidelity, nor (ii) any other Fidelity Subsidiary, owns any equity interest, directly or indirectly, other than treasury stock, in any other company or controls any other company, except for equity interests held in the investment portfolios of Fidelity, Fidelity Bank and Fidelity Subsidiaries, equity interests held by Fidelity Subsidiaries in a fiduciary capacity, and equity interests held in connection with the commercial loan activities of Fidelity Subsidiaries. There are no subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, agreements or other Rights outstanding and held by Fidelity or Fidelity Bank with respect to any other company’s capital stock or the equity of any other person. |
(a) | Fidelity has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and subject to the receipt of the Regulatory Approvals, and, if required, the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger by the affirmative vote required of shareholders pursuant to the PAC and Fidelity’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and NASDAQ Listing Agreement and Listing Rules (the “Fidelity Shareholder Approval”), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Fidelity Bank has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Bank Plan of Merger and, subject to the receipt of any required Regulatory Approvals, to consummate the Bank Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Fidelity and the completion by Fidelity of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the board of directors of Fidelity. Except for Fidelity Shareholder Approval as required under the PAC, Fidelity’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and NASDAQ Listing Agreement and Listing Rules, no other corporate proceedings on the part of Fidelity are necessary to complete the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Fidelity and, subject to (i) Fidelity Shareholder Approval as required and under the PAC, and Fidelity’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and NASDAQ Listing Agreement and Listing Rules, (ii) approval and adoption by Fidelity as the sole shareholder of Fidelity Bank, (iii) the approval and adoption by Fidelity as the sole member of Acquisition Subsidiary, (iv) the receipt of the required approvals of Bank Regulators described in Section 3.04 hereof, (v) the due and valid execution and delivery of this Agreement by Landmark, (vi) the filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Registration Statement, and the declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (vii) the filing of a Statement of Merger with, and its acceptance for record by, the PDS pursuant to the ETL and the filings required by the PDB for the Bank Merger, (viii) 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 the shares of Fidelity Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, and (ix) approval of the listing on NASDAQ of such shares of Fidelity Common Stock issuable in the Merger, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Fidelity enforceable against Fidelity in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity. |
(b) | The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Fidelity subject to, (i) the execution and delivery of the Bank Plan of Merger by Fidelity Bank, (ii) receipt of approvals from the Bank Regulators referred to in Section 3.04 hereof and Landmark’s and Fidelity’s compliance with any conditions contained therein, (iii) the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) compliance by Fidelity with any of the terms or provisions hereof, and (v) making the filings listed in Section 3.04(a), will not (A) conflict with or result in a material breach of any provision of the articles of incorporation or other organizational document or bylaws of Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary; (B) violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets; or (C) except as set forth on Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.04, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provisions of, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default), under, result in the termination of, accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration or the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other investment or obligation to which Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected, except in the case of clause (C) above, for violations which, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect on Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary. |
(a) | Fidelity has previously made available to Landmark the Fidelity Regulatory Reports through September 30, 2020. Except as set forth on Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.06, the Fidelity Regulatory Reports have been, or will be, prepared in all material respects in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles and practices including but not limited to, all applicable rules, regulations and pronouncements of applicable Bank Regulators throughout the periods covered by such statements, and fairly present, or will fairly present in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations, and changes in shareholders’ equity of Fidelity or Fidelity Bank as the case may be, as of and for the periods ended on the dates thereof, in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles including but not limited to, all applicable rules, regulations and pronouncements of applicable Bank Regulators applied on a consistent basis. |
(b) | Fidelity has previously delivered to Landmark the Fidelity Financials as of the date hereof and will deliver all the Fidelity Financials after the date hereof. Except as set forth on Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.06, the Fidelity Financials have been, or will be, prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered by such statements, except as noted therein, and fairly present, or will fairly present, the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Fidelity as of and for the periods ending on the dates thereof, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, except as noted therein and except as indicated in the case of unaudited statements to normal recurring audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. |
(c) | At the date of each balance sheet included in the Fidelity Financials or Fidelity Regulatory Reports, |
(d) | Except as set forth on Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.06, the records, systems, controls, data and information of Fidelity and the Fidelity Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary or accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the system of internal accounting controls described in this Section 3.06(d). Fidelity (i) has implemented and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of its financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, as consistently applied to Fidelity, (ii) to the extent required by applicable law, has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to Fidelity, including its consolidated Fidelity Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer and the controller of Fidelity by others within those entities, and (iii) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to Fidelity’s outside auditors and the audit committee of Fidelity’s board of directors (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Fidelity’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Fidelity’s internal control over financial reporting. These disclosures (if any) were made in writing by management to Fidelity’s auditors and audit committee and a copy has previously been made available to Landmark. |
(e) | Except as set forth in the Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.06, since December 31, 2017, each of Fidelity and the Fidelity Subsidiaries have timely filed all Fidelity Regulatory Reports, schedules, forms, registrations and other documents, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that any of them were required to file with any Governmental Entity, and have timely paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. There is no material unresolved violation or exception by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations of Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries. Fidelity has made available to Fidelity Bank the Fidelity Regulatory Reports and the Fidelity Regulatory Reports have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles and practices throughout the periods covered by such statements. |
(f) | Since December 31, 2017, (i) neither Fidelity nor any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of Fidelity, Fidelity Bank, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained Knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries has engaged in illegal accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney representing Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of law or regulation, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Fidelity or Fidelity Bank, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the boards of directors of Fidelity or Fidelity Bank or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of Fidelity or Fidelity Bank. |
(g) | No agreement pursuant to which any loans or other assets have been or shall be sold by Fidelity or the Fidelity Subsidiaries entitle the buyer of such loans or other assets, unless there is a material breach of |
(a) | All income and other material or material in the aggregate Tax Returns required to have been filed by Fidelity and the Fidelity Subsidiaries have been duly and timely filed (taking into account extensions of time to file), and each such Tax Return is true, correct and complete in all material respects. All income and other material Taxes due and payable by Fidelity and the Fidelity Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid. |
(b) | There is no action, audit, dispute or claim now pending or proposed or threatened in writing against Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries in respect of Taxes. Except as set forth in Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.07, neither Fidelity nor any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any income or other material Tax Return which Tax Return has not been filed. No written claim has been made by a Taxing Authority in the last five (5) years in a jurisdiction where any of Fidelity or the Fidelity Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no liens on any of the assets of Fidelity with respect to Taxes other than for Taxes not yet due and payable. |
(c) | Each of Fidelity and the Fidelity Subsidiaries has withheld and timely paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid and has complied with all information reporting and backup withholding requirements in all material respects. |
(d) | Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.07 lists all Tax Returns filed by Fidelity or the Fidelity Subsidiaries for taxable periods ended on or after December 31, 2017 that have been or are currently the subject of audit. Except as set forth on Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.07, neither Fidelity nor any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency which waiver or extension is still in effect. |
(e) | No foreign, federal, state, or local tax audits or administrative or judicial Tax proceedings are being conducted or to the Knowledge of Fidelity are pending with respect to Fidelity. Fidelity has not received from any foreign, federal, state, or local taxing authority (including jurisdictions where Fidelity has not filed Tax Returns) any (i) notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review, (ii) request for information related to Tax matters, or (iii) notice of deficiency or proposed adjustment for any amount of Tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any taxing authority against Fidelity. |
(a) | Fidelity and each of the Fidelity Subsidiaries has, or will have as to property acquired after the date hereof, good and, as to real property, marketable title to all assets and properties owned by Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary in the conduct of their businesses, whether such assets and properties are real or personal, tangible or intangible, including assets and property reflected in the balance sheets contained in the Fidelity Regulatory Reports and in the Fidelity Financials or acquired subsequent thereto (except to the extent that such assets and properties have been disposed of for fair value, in the ordinary course of business, since the date of such balance sheets), subject to no encumbrances, liens, mortgages, security interests or pledges, except (i) those items which secure repurchase agreements and liabilities for borrowed money from a Federal Home Loan Bank, (ii) inter-bank credit facilities, or any transaction by a Fidelity Subsidiary acting in a fiduciary capacity, (iii) those reflected in the notes to the Fidelity Financials, (iv) statutory liens for amounts not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith, and (v) the items disclosed in Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.10. Fidelity and the Fidelity Subsidiaries, as lessee, have the right under valid and subsisting leases of real and personal properties used by Fidelity and its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their businesses to occupy or use all such properties as presently occupied and used by each of them. Except as disclosed in Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.10, such existing leases and commitments to lease constitute or will constitute operating leases for both tax and financial accounting purposes and the lease expense and minimum rental commitments with respect to such leases and lease commitments are as disclosed in the notes to the Fidelity Financials. |
(b) | Fidelity and the Fidelity Subsidiaries currently maintain insurance considered by Fidelity to be reasonable for their respective operations and similar in scope and coverage to that maintained by other businesses similarly engaged. Neither Fidelity nor any Fidelity Subsidiary has received notice from any insurance carrier that (i) such insurance will be cancelled or that coverage thereunder will be reduced or eliminated, or (ii) premium costs with respect to such policies of insurance will be substantially increased. There are presently no material claims pending under such policies of insurance and no notices have been given by Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary under such policies. |
(a) | Each of Fidelity and each Fidelity Subsidiary is, and since January 1, 2017 has been, in compliance in all material respects with all, and is not in default in any material respect under any, applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable to it, its properties, assets and deposits, its business, and its conduct of business and its relationship with its customers and employees, and neither Fidelity nor any Fidelity Subsidiary has received any written notice to the contrary since January 1, 2017. |
(b) | Fidelity and each of its Subsidiaries holds all licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of their businesses under, and have complied in all material respects with, applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules or regulations of any federal, state or local governmental authority relating to them, including, without limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Regulation O, applicable limits on loans to one borrower, and all other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating to discriminatory business practice, other than where such failure to hold or such noncompliance will neither result in a limitation in any material respect on the conduct of its businesses or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect on Fidelity. |
(c) | Except as disclosed on Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.11, since January 1, 2017, neither Fidelity nor any Fidelity Subsidiary has received any notification or communication from any Governmental Entity (i) asserting that Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary is not in compliance with any of the statutes, regulations or ordinances which such Governmental Entity enforces; (ii) threatening to revoke any license, franchise, permit or governmental authorization which is material to Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary; (iii) requiring or threatening to require Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary, or indicating that Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary may be required, to enter into a cease and desist order, agreement or memorandum of understanding or any other agreement restricting or limiting, or purporting to restrict or limit, in any manner the operations of Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary, including without limitation any restriction on the payment of dividends; or (iv) directing, restricting or limiting, or |
(a) | Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.12 sets forth all employee or director benefit plans which Fidelity, Fidelity Bank or any Fidelity Subsidiary currently maintains, including but not limited to bonus plans; employee benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(3); profit sharing plans; stock purchase plans; stock ownership plans; stock option plans; phantom stock plans; deferred compensation; supplemental income plans; supplemental executive retirement plans; termination agreements; employment agreements; annual, long term or other incentive plans; severance plans; reimbursement arrangements; policies and agreements; group insurance plans; vacation pay; sick leave; life insurance; retiree life insurance plans; short-term disability; long-term disability; and medical plans or arrangements; and all other benefit plans, policies, agreements and arrangements, maintained or contributed to for the benefit of the employees, former employees (including retired employees), directors, or former directors of Fidelity, Fidelity Bank or any Fidelity Subsidiary and any beneficiaries thereof or other person, or with respect to which Fidelity, Fidelity Bank or any Fidelity Subsidiary has or may have any obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent (the “Fidelity Benefit Plans”). |
(b) | Neither Fidelity, Fidelity Bank, any Fidelity Subsidiary nor any pension plan maintained by Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary, has incurred, directly or indirectly, within the past six (6) years any liability under Title IV of ERISA (including to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation) or to the IRS with respect to any pension plan qualified under IRC Section 401(a) which liability has resulted in or is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Fidelity, Fidelity Bank, or any Fidelity Subsidiary, except liabilities to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation pursuant to ERISA Section 4007, all of which have been fully paid, nor has any reportable event under ERISA Section 4043 occurred with respect to any such pension plan. Except as set forth in Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.12, with respect to each of such plans that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or any Fidelity Benefit Plans, the fair market value of the assets under such plan exceeds the present value of the accrued benefits liability as of the end of the most recent plan year with respect to such plan calculated on the basis of the actuarial assumptions used in the most recent actuarial valuation for such plan. There is not currently pending with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation any filing with respect to any reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA nor has any reportable event occurred as to which a filing is required and has not been made (other than as might be required with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby) with respect to any plan subject to Title IV of ERISA and to which Fidelity or any of its ERISA Affiliates has any liability. Fidelity has not provided nor is required to provide security to any plan maintained by Fidelity or any of its ERISA Affiliates to which the requirements of Section 412 of the IRC apply pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the IRC. Neither Fidelity nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred or is subject to any liability under ERISA Section 4201 for a complete or partial withdrawal from a multiemployer plan. |
(c) | All Fidelity Benefit Plans that are “employee benefit plans,” as defined in ERISA Section 3(3), comply and within the past six (6) years have complied in all material respects with (i) relevant provisions of ERISA and (ii) in the case of plans intended to qualify for favorable income tax treatment, provisions of the IRC. Except as set forth in Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.12, all Fidelity Benefit Plans comply and have complied with and have been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with their terms and with applicable law. |
(d) | To the Knowledge of Fidelity, no prohibited transaction (which shall mean any transaction prohibited by ERISA Section 406 and not exempt under ERISA Section 408 or any transaction prohibited under IRC Section 4975) has occurred within the past six (6) years with respect to any employee benefit plan maintained by Fidelity or any of its ERISA Affiliates which would result in the imposition, directly or indirectly, of an excise tax under IRC Section 4975 or other penalty under ERISA or the IRC, which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in or is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Fidelity. |
(e) | Fidelity and the Fidelity Subsidiaries provide continuation coverage under existing group health plans for separating employees and “qualified beneficiaries” of covered employees (as defined in IRC Section 4980B(g)) in accordance with the provisions of IRC Section 4980B(f) or 40 P.S. § 756.2 et seq. |
(f) | There are no current or pending or, to the Knowledge of Fidelity, threatened audits or investigations by any governmental entity involving any Fidelity Benefit Plan, and there are no current or pending or, to the Knowledge of Fidelity, threatened claims (except for individual claims for benefits payable in the ordinary course of operation of the Fidelity Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings involving any Fidelity Benefit Plan and, to the Knowledge of Fidelity, no set of circumstances exists which may reasonably be expected to give rise to any such audits, investigations, claims, suits or proceedings. |
(g) | Fidelity has not contributed to any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA. |
(h) | All contributions required to be made under the terms of any Fidelity Benefit Plan have been timely made and all anticipated contributions and binding obligations are accrued monthly on Fidelity’s consolidated financial statements to the extent required and in accordance with GAAP. Fidelity has expensed and accrued as a liability the present value of future benefits in accordance with applicable laws and GAAP. To Fidelity’s Knowledge, neither any pension plan nor any single-employer plan of Fidelity nor an ERISA Affiliate has an “accumulated funding deficiency,” whether or not waived, within the meaning of Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA and neither Fidelity nor an ERISA Affiliate has an outstanding funding waiver. |
(a) | Neither Fidelity nor any Fidelity Subsidiary, nor any properties owned or occupied by Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary is or has been in violation of or liable under any Environmental Law which violation or liability, individually or in the aggregate, resulted in, or will result, in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Fidelity. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, or demands, claims or notices, including without limitation, demand letters or requests for information from any Governmental Entity, instituted or pending, or to the Knowledge of Fidelity threatened or any investigation pending relating to the liability of Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary with respect to any property owned or operated by Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary under any Environmental Law. |
(b) | No property, now or, to the Knowledge of Fidelity, formerly owned or operated by Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary or on which Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary holds or, to the Knowledge of Fidelity, held a mortgage or other security interest or has foreclosed or taken a deed in lieu of foreclosure, has been listed or proposed for listing on the NPL under CERCLA, is listed on the CERCLIS, or is listed or proposed to be listed on any state list similar to the NPL or the CERCLIS, or is the subject of federal, state or local enforcement actions or other investigations which may lead to |
(c) | (i) Fidelity and the Fidelity Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) no Contamination exceeding applicable cleanup standards or remediation thresholds under any Environmental Law exists at any real property, including buildings or other structures, currently or formerly owned or operated by Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries, or on any property in which Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries has held a security interest, lien or a fiduciary or management role (“Fidelity Loan Property”) that would reasonably be likely to result in a material Environmental Liability for Fidelity or the Fidelity Subsidiaries, (iii) no Contamination exists at any real property owned by a third party that would reasonably be likely to result in a material Environmental Liability for Fidelity or the Fidelity Subsidiaries, (iv) neither Fidelity nor any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries has received any written notice, demand letter, or claim alleging any material violation of, or liability under, any Environmental Law, (v) neither Fidelity nor any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries is subject to any order, decree, injunction or other agreement with any Governmental Entity or any third party under any Environmental Law that would reasonably be expected to result in a material Environmental Liability of Fidelity or the Fidelity Subsidiaries, (vi) there are no circumstances or conditions (including the presence of un-encapsulated friable asbestos, underground storage tanks, lead products, polychlorinated biphenyls, prior manufacturing operations, dry-cleaning or automotive services) involving Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries, on any currently or formerly owned or operated property, or any Fidelity Loan Property, that could reasonably be expected to result in any material claims, liability or investigations against Fidelity or any of the Fidelity Subsidiaries, or result in any material restrictions on the ownership, use or transfer of any property pursuant to any Environmental Law or materially and adversely affect the value of any Fidelity Loan Property, and (vii) Fidelity has listed in Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.15 and made available to Fidelity copies of all environmental reports or studies, sampling data, correspondence and filings in its possession relating to Fidelity, the Fidelity Subsidiaries and any owned properties, leased properties or Fidelity Loan Property, which were prepared in the last five (5) years, and, solely with respect to Fidelity Loan Properties, are material to Fidelity. |
(a) | Each loan reflected as an asset in the Fidelity Financial Statements (i) is evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness which are true, genuine and correct (ii) to the extent secured, has been secured by valid liens and security interests which have been perfected, and (iii) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles, in each case other than loans as to which the failure to satisfy the foregoing standards would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Fidelity. |
(b) | The notes and other evidences of indebtedness evidencing the loans described above, and all pledges, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents or security instruments relating thereto are, in all material respects, valid, true and genuine, and what they purport to be. |
(c) | All loans owned by Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary, or in which Fidelity or any Fidelity Subsidiary has an interest, comply in all material respects with applicable laws, including applicable usury statutes, underwriting and recordkeeping requirements and the truth in Leading Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures, Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. |
(a) | The Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank are insured by the FDIC through the Deposit Insurance Fund to the fullest extent permitted by law, and all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due and Fidelity Bank is authorized to hold the Deposit Liabilities. Except for such liens as set forth on the Fidelity Disclosure Schedule 3.18, the Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank are not subject to any lien, including without limitation any liens in favor of Fidelity Bank and are not, as of the close of business on the Closing Date, subject to court order, legal restraint, automatic stay in bankruptcy, other legal process or stop payment orders. |
(b) | All of the Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank have been administered and originated, in compliance in all material respects with the documents governing the relevant type of deposit account and all applicable laws and regulations. The Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank were opened, extended or made, and have been maintained, in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, rules and orders, and has been operated in compliance with Fidelity Bank’s policies and procedures. No Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank are maintained by a “money service business” within the meaning of regulations promulgated under the USA PATRIOT Act. None of the Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank account holders are on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons of the Office of Foreign Assets Control. |
(c) | Fidelity Bank has properly accrued interest on the Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank and the records respecting the Deposit Liabilities accounts accurately reflect such accruals of interest. |
(d) | None of the Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank are “brokered deposits” within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the FDIC; none of the Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank were obtained through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service or similar reciprocal placement network or through an internet listing service. None of the Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank are held by Federal, State, county or other municipal governments or governmental or quasi-governmental agencies or are subject to escheat. |
(e) | With respect to the Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank, Fidelity Bank is in material compliance with the law and Treasury Regulations relating to (i) obtaining from depositors of the Deposit Liabilities of Fidelity Bank executed IRS Forms W-8 and W-9 when appropriate and (ii) reporting of interest. |
(a) | The information relating to Fidelity and Fidelity Subsidiaries to be provided by Fidelity in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Registration Statement, any filing by Fidelity pursuant to Rule 165 or Rule 425 under the Securities Act or Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act, or in any other document filed with any other Governmental Entity in connection herewith (except for such portions thereof as relate only to Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries), will comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and rules and regulations thereunder, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. |
(b) | The information, relating to Fidelity and Fidelity’s Subsidiaries to be provided by Fidelity for inclusion |
(a) | From the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, Landmark and its Subsidiaries will conduct their business and engage in transactions, including extensions of credit, only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and policies, except as otherwise required or contemplated by this Agreement or with the written consent of Fidelity (such written consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Landmark will use its commercially reasonable efforts, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to use its commercially reasonable efforts, to (i) preserve its business organizations intact, (ii) maintain good relationships with employees, and (iii) preserve the goodwill of its customers and others with whom business relationships exist. |
(b) | From the date hereof to the Closing Date, except as otherwise consented to or approved by Fidelity in writing, which consent or approval consideration shall be undertaken and communicated by Fidelity in a commercially reasonable manner, or as permitted, or required, by this Agreement, Landmark will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to: |
(i) | amend or change any provision of its articles of incorporation or bylaws; |
(ii) | sell or otherwise dispose of any capital stock, change the number of authorized, issued, or outstanding shares of its capital stock or issue any shares or securities, except for the exercise of Landmark Options outstanding on the date hereof as disclosed on Schedule 1.02(j). |
(iii) | issue or grant any option, warrant, call, commitment, subscription, Right or agreement of any character relating to its authorized or issued capital stock or any securities convertible into shares of such stock, or split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock; |
(iv) | declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of capital stock or redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock, except (x) Landmark Bank may declare, set aside and pay dividends to Landmark only to the extent required to satisfy the financial requirements of clause (y) hereof; and (y) Landmark may pay a regular quarterly cash dividend not in excess of $0.08 per share; |
(v) | except in connection with the payment of retention payments in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.24, grant any severance or termination pay or benefits to, or enter into any new, renew, change, modify or amend any offer, employment, consulting, severance, “change in control,” “change in control termination,” termination agreement, retention agreement, contract or other arrangement with any present or former officer, director, employee, independent contractor, consultant, agent or other Person associated with Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary, or grant or increase any employee benefit, including discretionary or other incentive or bonus payments or discretionary or matching contributions to any deferred compensation plan, make any grants of awards to newly hired employees or accelerate the vesting of any unvested stock options or stock awards, including phantom units, except as required under the terms of any Landmark Benefit Plan existing as of the date hereof and as disclosed on Landmark Disclosure Schedule 5.01(b)(v); |
(vi) | increase the compensation of any employee, officer or director or pay any bonus to any director, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant; provided, however, that Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary may pay (x) as of or prior to the Effective Time, stay bonuses for noncontract employees to such persons and in such amounts as mutually agreed to with Fidelity, Acquisition Subsidiary, and Fidelity Bank; (y) after the date of this Agreement, salary or wage increases for noncontract employees not to exceed 2.0% in the |
(vii) | merge or consolidate any Subsidiary with any other corporation; sell or lease all or any substantial portion of the assets or business; make any acquisition of all or any substantial portion of the business or assets of any other person, firm, association, corporation or business organization other than in connection with the collection of any loan or credit arrangement; enter into a purchase and assumption transaction with respect to deposits and liabilities; permit the revocation or surrender by any Subsidiary of its certificate of authority to maintain, or file an application for the relocation of, any existing branch office; |
(viii) | sell, lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien, or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets other than transactions (A) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (B) liens in favor of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; and (C) transactions involving investment securities that do not exceed $100,000.00 in the aggregate; or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of interest in any Loan, other than residential mortgage loans originated for the purpose of sale consistent with past practice, without first offering such Loan or interest in a Loan for purchase to Fidelity on the same terms it would offer such Loan or interest in such Loan to a third party; |
(ix) | take any action which would result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue except as otherwise contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, or in any of the conditions set forth in Article VI hereof not being satisfied, except in each case as may be required by applicable law; |
(x) | change any method, practice or principle of accounting or Tax accounting, except as may be required from time to time by any Governmental Entity or to comply with GAAP; |
(xi) | waive, release, grant or transfer any rights of value or modify or change in any material respect any existing material agreement to which it or any Subsidiary is a party; |
(xii) | implement any pension, retirement, profit sharing, bonus, incentive compensation, welfare benefit or similar plan or arrangement that was not in effect on the date of this Agreement; |
(xiii) | materially amend any existing plan or arrangement, except in accordance with this Agreement or as required by law or regulation; |
(xiv) | materially amend or otherwise modify the underwriting and other lending guidelines and policies in effect as of the date hereof or otherwise fail to conduct its lending activities in accordance with the law, rules and regulations of the applicable Bank Regulator and Landmark lending policy, except as otherwise required by the applicable Bank Regulator or pursuant to a Regulatory Agreement; |
(xv) | enter into, renew, extend or modify any other transaction with any Affiliate, other than (i) deposit transactions in the ordinary course of business on terms no less favorable to Landmark Bank than the terms offered to similarly situated non-Affiliates, or (ii) loans or other extension of credit made in compliance with Regulation O; |
(xvi) | change deposit or loan rates, other than in the ordinary course of business and except in a manner and pursuant to policies consistent with past practice and competitive factors in the marketplace; |
(xvii) | enter into any interest rate swap, floor or cap or similar commitment, agreement or arrangement; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to restrict the ability of Landmark Bank’s customers to participate in hedging transactions for their own account; |
(xviii) | except for the execution of this Agreement and contracts existing as of the date of this Agreement and disclosed on Landmark Disclosure Schedule 5.01(b), take any action that would give rise to a right of a continuing payment to any individual under any agreement; |
(xix) | make, change or revoke any material Tax election or enter into any material agreement or arrangement with respect to Taxes; |
(xx) | enter into any non-loan or non-depository contract or agreement that the term or obligations of such contract or agreement would exceed the earlier of the Effective Time or June 30, 2021; |
(xxi) | enter into, grant, approve or extend any loan, credit facility, line of credit, letter of credit or other extension of credit (“Loan”) (a) which would cause the loans to any borrower to exceed, in the aggregate, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) or (b) which is not in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and Landmark Bank’s lending policies as in effect on the date hereof and in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; provided, however, that Landmark Bank shall be authorized to renew or to make reasonable modifications to any credit facility in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) which is outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and which is rated as “pass” or higher (such credit facility rating being unconditional and the credit facility not identified on any watch list), following reasonable notice to Fidelity Bank; |
(xxii) | take any action or knowingly failing to take any action, which action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization with the meaning of Section 368(a) of IRC; |
(xxiii) | incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for the obligations of any Person, other than Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary, except for (A) borrowings having a maturity of not more than one year under existing credit facilities, (B) renewals, extensions or replacements of such existing credit facilities that (1) are incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (2) do not increase the aggregate amount available thereunder, (3) do not provide for any termination fees or pre-payment penalties, (4) do not contain any new provisions limiting or otherwise affecting the ability of Landmark or any of the Landmark Subsidiaries or successors from terminating or pre-paying such facilities, (5) relate to the issuance of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh standby letters of credit in the ordinary course of Landmark Bank’s business with a maturity not to exceed one year, and (6) do not contain financial terms materially less advantageous than existing credit facilities, (C) ordinary advances and reimbursements to employees and endorsements of banking instruments made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (D) borrowings having maturities of less than one year from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh or Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia made in the ordinary course of business, and (E) borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia having a maximum maturity of five years, the proceeds of which are used to fund loans issued by Landmark Bank pursuant to the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; |
(xxiv) | make any capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person other than its wholly owned Subsidiaries; |
(xxv) | incur any capital expenditures in excess of $75,000.00 individually or $150,000.00 in the aggregate; |
(xxvi) | pay, discharge, settle or compromise any claim, action, litigation, arbitration, suit, investigation or proceeding, other than any such payment, discharge, settlement or compromise in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that involves |
(xxvii) | issue any broadly distributed communication regarding the Merger to employees, including general communications relating to benefits and compensation, or customers without the prior review and written approval of Fidelity (which approval will not be unreasonably delayed or withheld); |
(xxviii) | take any action that would be reasonably likely to materially impede or delay the ability of the Parties to obtain any necessary approvals of any Bank Regulator or other Governmental Entity required for the transactions this Agreement contemplates; |
(xxix) | purchase any equity securities or purchase any debt securities other than in accordance with the investment policy of Landmark as in effect as of the date hereof, consistent with past practice; |
(xxx) | convert the data processing and related information and/or accounting systems of Landmark or any of its Subsidiaries before the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Merger or (ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; or |
(xxxi) | agree to do any of the foregoing. |
(a) | From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, to the extent permitted by law, Landmark shall afford to, and shall cause each Landmark Subsidiary to afford to, Fidelity and its authorized agents and representatives, reasonable access to their respective properties, assets, books and records and personnel, at reasonable hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of Landmark will furnish any person making such investigation on behalf of the other party with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as the person making such investigation shall from time to time reasonably request. |
(b) | Fidelity agrees to conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a manner so as not to |
(c) | Landmark shall promptly inform Fidelity upon receiving notice of any legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings, demands, notices, audits or investigations by any federal, state or local commission, agency or board relating to the alleged liability of Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary under any labor or employment law, or related to any claims made by or threatened by any current or former employee or applicant, and Landmark shall promptly provide Fidelity with copies of such notices and related materials. |
(d) | Landmark and Landmark Bank shall permit a representative of Fidelity to attend any meeting of their respective loan review or other loan committee as an observer; provided, however, that Landmark and Landmark Bank shall not be required to permit the Fidelity representative to remain present during any confidential discussion of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or any third party proposal to acquire control of Landmark or during any other matter that the respective Board of Directors or committee thereof has reasonably determined to be confidential with respect to Fidelity’s participation. |
(e) | Except as specifically set forth herein, Landmark and Fidelity mutually agree to be bound by the terms of the Confidentiality Agreements previously executed by the parties hereto, which Confidentiality Agreements are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The parties hereto agree that such Confidentiality Agreements shall continue in accordance with their terms, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. |
(a) | For the purposes of (x) registering Fidelity Common Stock to be offered to holders of Landmark Common Stock in connection with the Merger with the SEC under the Securities Act and (y) soliciting proxies for use at the Landmark shareholder meeting, Fidelity shall prepare the Registration Statement, and Fidelity and Landmark shall jointly draft and prepare a Proxy Statement/Prospectus satisfying all applicable requirements of applicable state securities and banking laws, and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Fidelity and Landmark shall obtain Landmark Financial Statements and Fidelity Financial Statements that meet the requirements of the Securities Act for use in the Registration Statement. The parties shall use their reasonable efforts to file the Registration Statement, including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, with the SEC as soon as practicable after the date hereof. Fidelity and Landmark shall use their reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and Landmark shall thereafter promptly mail the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its shareholders. Fidelity and Landmark shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each party shall furnish all information concerning itself and the holders of its common stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. |
(b) | Each party shall provide the other with any information concerning itself that the other may reasonably request in connection with the drafting and preparation of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and each party shall notify the other promptly of the receipt of any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and of any requests by the SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for additional information and shall provide to the other promptly copies of all correspondence between such party or any of their representatives and the SEC. No filing of the Registration Statement, including any amendment thereto shall be made without the parties each having the opportunity to review, comment on and revise the Registration Statement. Fidelity and Landmark agree to use commercially reasonable best efforts, after consultation with the other party hereto, to respond promptly to all such comments of and requests by the SEC and to cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and all required amendments and supplements thereto to be mailed to the holders of Landmark Common Stock entitled to vote at its shareholders meetings at the earliest practicable time. |
(c) | Fidelity and Landmark shall promptly notify the other party if at any time it has Knowledge that the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In such event, the parties shall cooperate in the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such Proxy Statement/Prospectus that corrects such misstatement or omission, and Fidelity shall file an amended Registration Statement with the SEC, and the parties shall mail an amended Proxy Statement/Prospectus to their respective shareholders. |
(d) | In addition to, and not by way of limitation of, the covenants of the parties set forth in this Section 5.04, the parties shall cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, publications and filings (the “Regulatory Materials”), to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Bank Merger), and to comply with the terms and conditions of all such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all such Governmental Entities. Fidelity and Landmark shall have the right to review in advance, and, to the extent practicable, each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the confidentiality of information, all the information relating to Fidelity and Landmark, as the case may be, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the parties shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties shall consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
(e) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.04(d), in no event shall Fidelity and Landmark be required to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition or restriction, in connection with obtaining any necessary permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of any Governmental Entities, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Fidelity and Landmark (any of which, a “Materially Burdensome Regulatory Condition”). |
(f) | Fidelity and Landmark will use their commercially reasonable best efforts to ensure that the information relating to Fidelity and Landmark that is provided by Fidelity and Landmark, as applicable, for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or in any Regulatory Materials will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. |
(a) | Indemnification. For a period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, Fidelity shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law or statute (and except as may otherwise be limited by 12 CFR Part 359), indemnify each Person entitled to indemnification under the charter or bylaws of Landmark and/or Landmark Bank (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and of Landmark and/or Landmark Bank against all indemnifiable liabilities arising out of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time; provided however, (i) Fidelity shall not be required to indemnify such Persons against civil monetary penalties, or fines, imposed or levied by any Bank Regulator, including but not limited to payments prohibited under 12 CFR Part 359, (ii) if the indemnified Person whose expenses are advanced provides an undertaking (in reasonably and customary form) to repay to Fidelity such advances if it is ultimately determined that such indemnified Person is not entitled to indemnification, Fidelity shall advance expenses to the fullest extent permitted in accordance with Landmark and/or Landmark Bank’s articles of incorporation and bylaws; and (iii) all rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses asserted within such six-year period shall continue until the final disposition of the underlying claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding. |
(b) | Insurance. Prior to the Effective Time, Fidelity shall make an application for and purchase, to the extent a policy can be obtained, a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy providing coverage amounts not less than the coverage amounts provided under the Landmark directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy in effect as of the date of this Agreement and on terms generally no less favorable. Such policy shall cover persons who are currently covered by the Landmark insurance policies for a period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to claims against the present and former directors and officers of Landmark or any Subsidiary of Landmark arising from facts or events which occurred at or before the Effective Time; provided, however, that Fidelity shall not be obligated to make annual premium payments for such six (6) year period which exceed 200% of the annual premium payment as of the date of this Agreement (the “Maximum Amount”). If the amount of the premiums necessary to procure such insurance coverage exceeds the Maximum Amount, Fidelity shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the most advantageous policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance obtainable for a premium equal to the Maximum Amount. |
(c) | Prevailing Party. The rights of indemnification and advancement as provided by this Section 5.06 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the Indemnified Party may at any time be entitled under the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Landmark and/or Landmark Bank or as provided in applicable law as in effect on the date hereof (subject to change as required by law), any agreement, a vote of shareholders, a resolution of directors of Landmark or Landmark Bank, or otherwise. In the event that an Indemnified Party, pursuant to this Section 5.06 seeks an adjudication of such Person’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Section 5.06 or to recover under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage maintained by Landmark or Fidelity, the indemnifying party shall pay on such Indemnified Party’s behalf any and all reasonable costs, expenses and fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such Indemnified Party in such judicial adjudication, to the fullest extent permitted by law, but only to the extent that the Indemnified Party prevails in such judicial adjudication. |
(d) | Assumption. In the event that at or after the Effective Time, Fidelity or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.06. |
(a) | Ongoing Communications. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Landmark and Fidelity shall, cause one or more of its designated representatives to confer on a weekly or such other basis with a representative of the other party, as mutually determined, regarding their respective representations to each other regarding their financial conditions, operations and business and matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby. Not later than the third Tuesday after the end of each month, Landmark shall provide to Fidelity a Landmark Bank balance sheet and statement of operations, without related notes, and a Landmark general ledger for the immediately preceding month. As soon as reasonably available, but in no event more than thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter ending after the date of this Agreement, Landmark will deliver to Fidelity its quarterly report, and, as soon as reasonably available, but in no event more than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, Landmark will deliver to Fidelity its annual report. |
(b) | Board Minutes. Landmark shall provide to Fidelity a copy of the minutes (including supporting documentation and schedules) of any meeting of the board of directors or any Subsidiary, or any committee thereof, or any senior management committee, except to the extent the exclusion may be required for the board of directors to exercise its fiduciary duties under law or as may be required by applicable Bank Regulators, but in any event within fifteen (15) days of the meeting of such board or committee to which such minutes relate, except that with respect to any meeting held within fifteen (15) days of the Closing Date, such minutes shall be provided prior to the Closing Date. |
(c) | During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time, Landmark, not later than the third Tuesday after the end of each calendar month, shall provide to Fidelity, in such electronic format as reasonably requested, investment, loan, deposit and borrowing information, in account and deposit level detail. |
(d) | During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time, Landmark, not later than the third Tuesday after the end of each month, shall provide to Fidelity a written list of (i) all loans classified by it or any regulatory authority as “Other Loans Specially Mentioned,” “Special Mention,” “Substandard,” “Doubtful,” “Loss,” “Classified,” “Criticized,” “Watch List,” or any other classification of similar import (ii) all commercial and mortgage loans classified as “non-accrual,” and (iii) all commercial loans classified as “in substance foreclosed.” |
(a) | Landmark shall promptly take all actions necessary to properly call, convene and hold a special meeting of its shareholders as soon as practicable after the date on which the Registration Statement containing the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is declared effective, to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Landmark board of directors will recommend that the shareholders of Landmark approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and not withdraw, modify or change in any manner adverse to Fidelity hereto such favorable recommendation; provided, however, that the board of directors of Landmark may withdraw, modify or qualify such recommendation if it shall have determined, in good faith after consultation with Landmark’s legal counsel and (as to financial matters) Landmark’s financial adviser, that the failure to do so would, or would reasonably likely, result in a breach of its fiduciary duties and, in such event, may communicate the basis for its withdrawn, modified or qualified recommendation to its shareholders in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or an appropriate amendment or supplement thereto to the extent required by law. |
(b) | Landmark may postpone or adjourn its shareholders meeting to the extent it reasonably believes is necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is provided sufficiently in advance of a shareholder vote on this Agreement and the Merger. |
(a) | Fidelity or its Subsidiaries shall: (i) provide Landmark’s and Landmark Bank’s employees who become employees of Fidelity or its Subsidiaries credit for all years of service with Landmark or any of its Subsidiaries and predecessors, prior to the Effective Time, for the purpose of eligibility to participate and vesting in employee benefit plans of Fidelity or its Subsidiaries; and (ii) to the extent such information is provided to Fidelity by Landmark, cause to be credited any deductibles incurred by Landmark and Landmark Bank employees and their beneficiaries and dependents during the portion of the calendar year prior to their participation in the benefit plans of Fidelity after the Effective Time with the objective that there be no double counting during the year in which the Effective Time occurs of such deductible. Fidelity and its Subsidiaries agree to honor, or to cause to be honored, in accordance with their terms and to the extent allowed by law, all vested or accrued benefit obligations to, and contractual rights of Landmark’s current and former employees, including, without limitation, any benefits or rights arising as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in combination with any other event). At such time as employees of Landmark and the Landmark Subsidiaries become eligible to participate in the benefit plans of Fidelity, Fidelity shall, to the extent permitted by its insurers, cause each such plan to (i) waive any preexisting condition limitations to the extent such conditions are covered under the applicable benefit plans of Fidelity and (ii) waive any waiting period limitation or evidence of insurability requirement that would otherwise be applicable to such employee or dependent on or after the Effective Time to the extent such employee or dependent had satisfied any similar limitation or requirement under an analogous Landmark Benefit Plan prior to the Effective Time. Landmark or its subsidiary shall ensure that all wages earned by Landmark employees, including accrued but unused paid time off (for example, accrued but unpaid vacation or other paid time off), is paid to its employees prior to the Effective Time and provide a summary of the same to Fidelity prior to Closing. Landmark or its Subsidiary shall amend, freeze, merge or terminate any Landmark Benefit Plan effective before the Effective Time at the request of Fidelity, provided any such action shall be in compliance with applicable laws and the terms of the applicable Landmark Benefit Plan. To protect health insurance continuation rights of any current and former employees of Landmark who may prefer to elect, or who otherwise continue to be entitled to COBRA continuation coverage as of the Effective Time, Landmark shall not terminate its health insurance plan without the prior review and approval of Fidelity. |
(b) | To the extent Fidelity has not requested Landmark or its Subsidiary to amend, freeze, merge or terminate any of the Landmark Benefit Plans before the Effective Time, Fidelity agrees to assume and honor such benefit plans in accordance with their terms as of the Effective Time, it being understood that this shall not be construed to limit Fidelity or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to thereafter amend, freeze, merge or terminate any of the Landmark Benefit Plans to the extent permitted by the applicable plan. |
(c) | Nothing in this Section 5.16, express or implied shall require Fidelity to maintain any specific benefit plan of Landmark or to guarantee employment of any employee for any period of time after the Effective Time. |
(a) | Fidelity Board. No later than seven (7) days prior to the initial filing date of the Registration Statement by Fidelity with the SEC, Fidelity shall take all action necessary to (a) cause its board of directors to be increased by one member, effective as of the Effective Time, and (b) elect or appoint, effective as of the Effective Time, Paul C. Woelkers (the “Landmark Nominee”) to serve as a Class A director of Fidelity. Such Landmark Nominee shall have agreed to execute any consent required to be filed with the Registration Statement. On the Closing Date, the Landmark Nominee shall be appointed as a director of Fidelity, effective as of immediately following the Effective Time, to hold office until his successor is elected and qualified or otherwise in accordance with applicable law and Fidelity’s articles |
(b) | Fidelity Bank Board. On the Closing Date, the Landmark Nominee, subject to (a) compliance with Fidelity Bank’s articles of incorporation and bylaws, (b) such Person meeting the eligibility requirements for a director of Fidelity Bank or any Regulatory Authority relating to Fidelity and Fidelity Bank, (c) approval of such Person by Fidelity (which approval will not otherwise be unreasonable withheld, determined in Fidelity’s discretion), and (d) such Person meeting any NASDAQ listing and independence requirements, shall be appointed as a director of Fidelity Bank, to hold office until his successor is elected and qualified or otherwise in accordance with applicable law, and Fidelity Bank’s articles of incorporation and bylaws. |
(a) | Approval by Shareholders. This Agreement shall have been approved and adopted by the shareholders of Landmark by such vote as is required by the ETL and Landmark’s articles of incorporation and bylaws. |
(b) | Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Fidelity set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date) and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date. Landmark shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Fidelity by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity to the foregoing effect. |
(c) | Performance of Obligations of Fidelity, Acquisition Subsidiary and Fidelity Bank. Fidelity shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Landmark shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Fidelity by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity to the foregoing effect. |
(d) | Approvals of Governmental Entities. Procurement by Landmark, Landmark Bank, Fidelity, Acquisition Subsidiary and Fidelity Bank of all requisite approvals and consents of all Governmental Entities and the expiration of the statutory waiting period or periods relating thereto for all requisite approvals and consents for the transactions contemplated hereby remain in full force and effect, and no such approval or consent shall have imposed any condition, restriction, or requirement which the board of directors of Landmark determines in good faith would individually or in the aggregate materially and adversely affect the business, operations, financial conditions, property or assets projected to be operated by the combined enterprise of Landmark, Fidelity, Landmark Bank, and Fidelity Bank. |
(e) | No Injunction. There shall not be in effect any order, decree or injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction which enjoins or prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Entity which prohibits or makes illegal the completion of either of the transactions contemplated hereby. |
(f) | No Material Adverse Change. No change in the business, property, assets (including loan portfolios), liabilities (whether absolute, contingent, or otherwise), operations, business prospects, liquidity, income or financial condition of Fidelity or the Fidelity Subsidiaries shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement, which has had or would reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Fidelity. |
(g) | Tax Opinion. Landmark shall have received an opinion of Pillar Aught LLC, special tax counsel to Landmark, dated as of the Closing Date to the effect that the Merger constitutes a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the IRC. In rendering its opinion, such counsel may require and rely upon customary representations contained in certificates of officers of Landmark, Fidelity and their respective Subsidiaries, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such counsel. |
(h) | Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall be effective under the Securities Act, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings shall be pending or threatened by the SEC to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all approvals deemed necessary by Landmark’s counsel from state securities or “blue sky” authorities with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained. |
(i) | NASDAQ Listing. The shares of Fidelity Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall be approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time. |
(j) | Landmark Nominee. All requisite corporate action shall have been taken by Fidelity such that the Landmark Nominee can commence as a director of Fidelity immediately after the Effective Time. |
(a) | Approval by Shareholders. This Agreement shall have been approved and adopted by the shareholders of Landmark by such vote as is required by the ETL and Landmark’s articles of incorporation and bylaws. |
(b) | Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Landmark set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date) and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date. Fidelity shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Fidelity by the Chairman of the Board and Treasurer of Landmark to the foregoing effect. |
(c) | Performance of Obligations of Landmark. Landmark shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Fidelity shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Landmark by the Chairman of the Board and Treasurer of Landmark to the foregoing effect. |
(d) | Approvals of Governmental Entities. Procurement by Fidelity, Acquisition Subsidiary, Fidelity Bank, Landmark and Landmark Bank of all requisite approvals and consents of all Governmental Entities, and the expiration of the statutory waiting period or periods relating thereto for the transactions contemplated hereby; all requisite approvals and consents for the transactions contemplated hereby remain in full force and effect; and no such approval or consent shall have imposed any condition, restriction, or requirement which the board of directors of Fidelity determines in good faith would individually or in the aggregate materially and adversely affect the economic or business benefits to Fidelity of the transactions contemplated hereby, the business or financial conditions of Fidelity on a consolidated basis, or the business presently operated by or projected to be operated by or business prospects of the combined enterprise of Landmark, Fidelity, Landmark Bank, Fidelity Bank, and any other Fidelity or Landmark Subsidiary. |
(e) | No Injunction. There shall not be in effect any order, decree or injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction which enjoins or prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Entity which prohibits or makes illegal the completion of either of the transactions contemplated hereby or individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affects the business, operations, financial conditions, property or assets projected to be operated by the combined enterprise of Landmark, Fidelity, Landmark Bank, and Fidelity Bank. |
(f) | Third Party Consents. Fidelity and Fidelity Bank shall have received all consents and authorizations of any Persons, including landlords, that are necessary to permit the Merger be consummated without the violation of any material agreement, except to the extent that the failure to receive any such consent would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Fidelity. |
(g) | No Material Adverse Change. No change in the business, property, assets (including loan portfolios), liabilities (whether absolute, contingent, or otherwise), operations, business prospects, liquidity, income or financial condition of Landmark or the Landmark Subsidiaries shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement, which has had or would reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. |
(h) | Tax Opinion. Fidelity shall have received an opinion of Bybel Rutledge LLP, special counsel to Fidelity, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the Merger constitutes a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the IRC. In rendering its opinion such counsel may require and rely upon customary representations contained in certificates of officers of Landmark, Fidelity, and their respective Subsidiaries, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such counsel. |
(i) | Dissenting Shares. No more than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Landmark Common Stock shall be Dissenting Shares. |
(j) | Penalties, Costs and Fines. No penalties, fines, levies or costs shall have been imposed, levied, issued against, or pronounced by any Bank Regulator upon Landmark, Landmark Bank or their directors or officers that has not been paid in full and all terms and conditions thereof satisfied. |
(k) | Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall be effective under the Securities Act, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings shall be pending or threatened by the SEC to suspend the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and all approvals deemed necessary by Fidelity’s counsel from state securities or “blue sky” authorities with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained. |
(l) | Affiliate Letter. Fidelity shall have received an Affiliate letter from the Landmark Nominee, which letter shall be in customary form and have such other provisions as Fidelity may reasonably require, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. |
(m) | NASDAQ Listing. The shares of Fidelity Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall be approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time. |
(a) | By the mutual consent, in writing, of Fidelity and Landmark hereto if the Board of Directors of each party so determines by vote of the majority of its entire Board; |
(b) | By Fidelity or Landmark: |
(i) | If the Closing Date shall not have occurred on or before December 31, 2021, unless the failure of such occurrence shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe in any material respect its agreements set forth in this Agreement required to be performed or observed by such party on or before the Closing Date; or |
(ii) | If either party has received a final un-appealable administrative order from a Governmental Entity whose approval or consent has been requested that such approval or consent will not be granted, or will not be granted absent the imposition of terms and conditions which would not permit satisfaction of the conditions set forth at Section 6.01 or 6.02 hereof, unless the failure of such occurrence shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe in any material respect its agreements set forth herein required to be performed or observed by such party on or before the Closing Date; |
(c) | by Landmark in writing if Fidelity has, or by Fidelity in writing if Landmark has, breached (i) any covenant or undertaking contained herein or (ii) any representation or warranty contained herein, which in the case of a breach by Fidelity would have a Material Adverse Effect on Fidelity or in the case of a breach by Landmark would have a Material Adverse Effect on Landmark, in any case, if such breach has not been substantially cured by the earlier of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such breach is given to the party committing such breach or the Effective Time unless on such date such breach no longer causes a Material Adverse Effect; |
(d) | by either Fidelity or Landmark if the Landmark’s shareholder meeting shall have occurred and the Landmark’s shareholders shall have not approved and adopted this Agreement by the requisite vote; provided, however, that no termination right shall exist hereunder if prior to such shareholder vote the board of directors of Landmark shall have withdrawn, modified or changed in a manner adverse to Fidelity its approval or recommendation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; or |
(e) | by either Fidelity or Landmark if Landmark’s Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith after consultation with its legal and financial advisers, taking into account, all relevant factors, including, without limitation all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal and the Person making the proposal, including any break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions and conditions to consummation, that failure to agree to or endorse the Acquisition Proposal and terminate this Agreement would, or would reasonably likely, result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable law; provided however, that this Agreement may be terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(e) only after the fifth business day following written notice to Fidelity (which notice shall specify the material terms and conditions of any such Acquisition Proposal, including the identity of the party making such Acquisition Proposal, and such notice shall also include a copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreements with the party making such Acquisition Proposal and other material documents) advising Fidelity that Landmark is prepared to accept such Acquisition Proposal (it being agreed that the delivery of such notice shall not entitle Landmark to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01(e) or any other provision of this Agreement) and only if (i) during such five (5) business day period, Landmark has caused its financial and legal advisors to negotiate with Fidelity in good faith (to the extent Fidelity chooses to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that the board of directors of Landmark no longer believes it has to terminate this Agreement in order to comply with its fiduciary duties, and (ii) Landmark has considered such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement resulting from such negotiations and has concluded in good faith, after consultation with its |
(f) | by Landmark, if the Landmark board of directors so determines by a majority vote of its members, at any time during the five (5) business day period commencing with the Determination Date, (“Five Day Period”) if both of the following conditions are satisfied: |
(i) | the Fidelity Ratio shall be less than 0.80; and |
(ii) | the Fidelity Ratio shall be less than the number obtained by subtracting 0.20 from the Index Ratio; |
(a) | Except as set forth in Section 8.01(b) and (c), each party hereto shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including fees and expenses of its own financial consultants, accountants and legal counsel. |
(b) | If (i) this Agreement is terminated by either party pursuant to Section 7.01(c), then the non-terminating party shall be liable to the other for actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of financial consultants, accountants, and legal counsel, incurred by such other party in connection with the entering into of this Agreement and the carrying out of any and all acts contemplated hereunder (“Expenses”); provided, however, liability of the non-terminating party for Expenses pursuant to this Section 8.01(b) shall not exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00). Except in the event of a willful or fraudulent breach of a representation or covenant by the non-terminating party, the payment of Expenses shall constitute an exclusive remedy and upon delivery of such payment, the non-terminating party shall have no further obligations to the terminating party pursuant to the Agreement. |
(c) | If Landmark fails to complete the Merger after the occurrence of one of the following events, and Fidelity shall not be in material breach of this Agreement, Landmark shall within one (1) business day of the event, pay Fidelity by wire transfer of immediately available funds a fee of $1,750,000 (the “Landmark Termination Fee”): |
(i) | Landmark terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(e) hereof; |
(ii) | a Person or group (as that term is defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder), other than Fidelity, Fidelity Bank, or an Affiliate of Fidelity, enters into an agreement, letter of intent or memorandum of understanding with Landmark or any Landmark Subsidiary which relates to an Acquisition Proposal; |
(iii) | Landmark authorizes, recommends or publicly proposes, or publicly announces an intention to authorize, recommend, or propose an agreement to enter into an Acquisition Proposal; |
(iv) | the Landmark shareholders vote but fail to approve and adopt this Agreement at the Landmark meeting of shareholders or the Landmark meeting of shareholders is cancelled, if prior to the shareholder vote or cancellation: |
(A) | the Landmark Board of Directors shall have recommended that the shareholders of Landmark approve or accept an Acquisition Proposal with any Person other than Fidelity, Acquisition Subsidiary, Fidelity Bank or an Affiliate of Fidelity; or |
(B) | Landmark shall have materially breached its obligation under Section 5.11 by failing to call, give notice of, convene and hold the Landmark meeting of shareholders in accordance with Section 5.11; |
(a) | If to Fidelity, Fidelity Bank, or Acquisition Subsidiary to: |
| | Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. | ||||
| | 101 North Blakely Street | ||||
| | Dunmore, PA 18512 | ||||
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| | Attention: | | | Daniel J. Santaniello, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| | Telecopy No.: | | | ||
| | E-mail: | | | Dan.Santaniello@fddbank.com | |
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| | With copy to: | | | ||
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| | Bybel Rutledge LLP | ||||
| | 1017 Mumma Road, Suite 302 | ||||
| | Lemoyne, PA 17043 | ||||
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| | Attention: | | | Erik Gerhard, Esquire | |
| | Telecopy No.: | | | 717-731-8205 | |
| | E-mail: | | | gerhard@bybelrutledge.com |
(b) | If to Landmark or Landmark Bank, to: |
| | Landmark Bancorp, Inc. | ||||
| | 2 South Main Street | ||||
| | Pittston, PA 18640 | ||||
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| | Attention: | | | Santo A. Insalaco, Chairman of the Board |
| | Telecopy No.: | | | ||
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| | Pillar Aught LLC | ||||
| | 4201 E. Park Circle | ||||
| | Harrisburg, PA 17111 | ||||
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| | Attention: Kenneth J. Rollins, Esquire | ||||
| | Telecopy No.: | | | 717-308-9633 | |
| | E-mail: | | | krollins@pilleraught.com |
ATTEST: | | | FIDELITY D & D BANCORP, INC. | | |||||
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/s/ Felicity Chee | | | BY: | | | /s/ Daniel J. Santaniello | | ||
| | | | Daniel J. Santaniello | | ||||
| | | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | ||||
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ATTEST: | | | | | NEPA ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY, LLC | ||||
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/s/ Felicity Chee | | | BY: | | | /s/ Daniel J. Santaniello | | ||
| | | | Daniel J. Santaniello | | ||||
| | | | Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc., Member | | ||||
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ATTEST: | | | | | THE FIDELITY DEPOSIT AND DISCOUNT BANK | ||||
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/s/ Felicity Chee | | | BY: | | | /s/ Daniel J. Santaniello | | ||
| | | | Daniel J. Santaniello | | ||||
| | | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | ||||
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ATTEST: | | | | | LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. | ||||
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/s/ Richard A. Rose, Jr. | | | BY: | | | /s/ Santo A. Insalaco | | ||
| | | | Santo A. Insalaco | | ||||
| | | | Chairman of the Board | | ||||
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ATTEST: | | | | | LANDMARK COMMUNITY BANK | ||||
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/s/ Richard A. Rose, Jr. | | | BY: | | | /s/ Santo A. Insalaco | | ||
| | | | Santo A. Insalaco | | ||||
| | | | Chairman of the Board | |
1. | I agree to be present (in person or by proxy) at all meetings of shareholders of Landmark called to vote for approval and adoption of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, so that all shares of Landmark common stock over which I have or exercise sole or shared voting power, including those held in a voting trust, individually or, to the extent of my proportionate interest, jointly with other persons, (collectively, my “Covered Shares”) will be counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum at such meetings. |
2. | I agree to vote, or cause to be voted, (a) for approval and adoption of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (b) against any action that is intended, or could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, or adversely affect the transaction contemplated in the Agreement, all Covered Shares over which I exercise voting power, and I will use my best efforts to cause all Covered Shares over which I share voting power, including those held in a voting trust jointly with other persons, to be voted for in the same manner. |
3. | I hereby revoke any and all previous proxies granted with respect to the Covered Shares. |
4. | Through the earlier of (a) the receipt of the requisite approval and adoption of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby by the shareholders of Landmark, or (b) termination of the Agreement in accordance with its terms, I agree not to directly or indirectly offer, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Covered Shares; provided, however, that I may make a bona fide gift of shares or transfer of shares for estate planning or similar purposes prior to that date as long as the recipient agrees to vote such shares for approval and adoption of the Agreement and agrees, in writing, to be bound by all the terms hereof as if an original signatory hereto. |
5. | I hereby agree that any shares of Landmark common stock or other voting securities of Landmark with respect to which beneficial ownership is acquired by the undersigned, including, without limitation, by purchase, as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such Landmark common stock or upon exercise or conversion of any securities of Landmark, if any, after the date hereof shall automatically become subject to the terms of this Letter Agreement. |
6. | I hereby represent that I own of record or beneficially, good and valid title to the Covered Shares free and clear of any and all mortgages, liens, encumbrances, charges, claims, restrictions, pledges, security interests, voting trusts or agreements, or impositions, except as expressly disclosed herein. |
7. | Fidelity recognizes that, with respect to any Covered Shares which have been pledged to a third party (as specifically identified below), I may not be able to control the voting or disposition of such shares if contrary to the terms of such pledge, and that any act or failure to act on my part which is required by such pledge shall not be deemed a violation hereof. |
8. | I represent that I have the capacity to enter into this Letter Agreement and that it is a valid and binding obligation enforceable against me in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting creditors’ rights and general equitable principles. |
9. | Irreparable damage would occur in the event any of the provisions of this Letter Agreement are not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and therefore Fidelity shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity to which it may be entitled. |
| | Sincerely, | |
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FIDELITY D & D BANCORP, INC. | | | ||||
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BY: | | | | | ||
| | Daniel J. Santaniello President and Chief Executive Officer | | |
| | President: | | | Daniel J. Santaniello | |
| | Secretary: | | | John T. Cognetti | |
| | Treasurer: | | | Salvatore R. DeFranceso, Jr. |
ATTEST: | | | THE FIDELITY DEPOSIT AND DISCOUNT BANK | |||
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| | BY: | | | ||
| | | | Daniel J. Santaniello President and Chief Executive Officer |
ATTEST: | | | LANDMARK COMMUNITY BANK | |||
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| | | | Santo A. Insalaco Chairman of the Board |
(i) | any shares of the Fidelity Common Stock are sold within the limits, and in accordance with the applicable provisions, of SEC Rule 144 under the Securities Act or upon expiration of all restrictions set forth in SEC Rule 144 applicable to me; or |
(ii) | Fidelity shall have received a “no action” letter from the staff of the SEC, or an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to Fidelity, to the effect that the restrictions imposed by SEC Rule 144 are no longer applicable to me. |
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Witness: | | | [Name] |
❖ | Reviewed a draft dated February 25, 2021 of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to be entered into by Landmark, Landmark Community Bank, Fidelity, Acquisition Sub and The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank (the “Merger Agreement”); |
❖ | Reviewed Landmark’s audited financial statements as of or for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and Landmark’s preliminary financial statements as of or for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020; |
❖ | Reviewed Fidelity’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, including the financial statements contained therein; |
❖ | Reviewed Fidelity’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, including the financial statements contained therein; |
❖ | Reviewed Landmark Community Bank’s and The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank’s respective quarterly call reports for December 31, 2020, September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019; |
❖ | Reviewed other publicly available information regarding Landmark and Fidelity; |
❖ | Reviewed certain non-public information provided to us by or on behalf of Landmark and Fidelity, regarding Landmark and Fidelity (including financial projections and forecasts for Landmark provided to us by the management of Landmark and for Fidelity provided to us by the management of Fidelity) and projected cost savings anticipated by the management of Fidelity to be realized from the Merger; |
❖ | Reviewed recently reported stock prices and trading activity of Landmark Common Stock and Fidelity Common Stock; |
❖ | Discussed the past and current operations, financial condition and future prospects of Landmark and Fidelity with senior executives of Landmark and Fidelity, respectively; |
❖ | Reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available financial and stock market data of banking companies that we selected as relevant to our analysis of Landmark and Fidelity; |
❖ | Reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available financial data of transactions that we selected as relevant to our analysis of Landmark; |
❖ | Considered Fidelity’s financial and capital position and certain potential pro forma financial effects of the Merger on Fidelity; |
❖ | Conducted other analyses and reviewed other information we considered necessary or appropriate; and |
❖ | Incorporated our assessment of the overall economic environment and market conditions, as well as our experience in mergers and acquisitions, bank stock valuations and other transactions. |
(a) | Approval by domestic entities.–A plan of merger shall not be effective unless it has been approved in both of the following ways: |
(1) | The plan is approved by a domestic entity that is a merging association in accordance with the applicable provisions of Subchapter B (relating to approval of entity transactions). |
(2) | The plan is approved in record form by each interest holder, if any, of a domestic entity that is a merging association that will have interest holder liability for debts, obligations and other liabilities that arise after the merger becomes effective, unless, as to an interest holder that does not approve the plan, both of the following apply: |
(i) | The organic rules of the domestic entity provide in record form for the approval of a merger in which some or all of its interest holders become subject to interest holder liability by the vote or consent of fewer than all the interest holders. |
(ii) | The interest holder consented in record form to or voted for that provision of the organic rules or became an interest holder after the adoption of that provision. |
(b) | Approval by foreign associations.–A merger under this subchapter in which a foreign association is a merging association is not effective unless the merger is approved by the foreign association in accordance with the laws of its jurisdiction of formation. |
(c) | Approval by domestic banking institutions.–A merger under this subchapter in which a domestic banking institution that is not a domestic entity is a merging association is not effective unless the merger is approved by the domestic banking institution in accordance with the requirements in its organic laws and organic rules for approval of a merger. |
(d) | Dissenters rights.– |
(1) | Except as provided in paragraph (2), if a shareholder of a domestic business corporation that is to be a merging association objects to the plan of merger and complies with Subchapter D of Chapter 15 (relating to dissenters rights), the shareholder shall be entitled to dissenters rights to the extent provided in that subchapter. |
(2) | Except as provided under section 317 (relating to contractual dissenters rights in entity transactions), dissenters rights shall not be available to shareholders of a domestic business corporation that is a merging association in a merger described in section 321(d)(1)(i) or (4) (relating to approval by business corporation). |
(3) | If a shareholder of a domestic banking institution that is to be a merging association objects to the plan of merger and complies with section 1222 of the act of November 30, 1965 (P.L. 847, No. 356), known as the Banking Code of 1965, the shareholder shall be entitled to the rights provided in that section. |
(4) | See section 329 (relating to special treatment of interest holders). |
(a) | General rule.–Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), any shareholder (as defined in section 1572 (relating to definitions)) of a business corporation shall have the rights and remedies provided in this subchapter in connection with a transaction under this title only where this title expressly provides that a shareholder shall have the rights and remedies provided in this subchapter. See: |
(b) | Exceptions.– |
(1) | Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), the holders of the shares of any class or series of shares shall not have the right to dissent and obtain payment of the fair value of the shares under this subchapter if, on the record date fixed to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting at which a plan specified in any of section 333, 343, 353, 363 or 1932(c) is to be voted on or on the date of the first public announcement that such a plan has been approved by the shareholders by consent without a meeting, the shares are either: |
(i) | listed on a national securities exchange registered under section 6 of the Exchange Act; or |
(ii) | held beneficially or of record by more than 2,000 persons. |
(2) | Paragraph (1) shall not apply to and dissenters rights shall be available without regard to the exception provided in that paragraph in the case of: |
(i) | (Repealed). |
(ii) | Shares of any preferred or special class or series unless the articles, the plan or the terms of the transaction entitle all shareholders of the class or series to vote thereon and require for the adoption of the plan or the effectuation of the transaction the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders of the class or series. |
(iii) | Shares entitled to dissenters rights under section 329(d) or 1906(c) (relating to dissenters rights upon special treatment). |
(3) | The shareholders of a corporation that acquires by purchase, lease, exchange or other disposition all or substantially all of the shares, property or assets of another corporation by the issuance of shares, obligations or otherwise, with or without assuming the liabilities of the other corporation and with or without the intervention of another corporation or other person, shall not be entitled to the rights and remedies of dissenting shareholders provided in this subchapter regardless of the fact, if it be the case, that the acquisition was accomplished by the issuance of voting shares of the corporation to be outstanding immediately after the acquisition sufficient to elect a majority or more of the directors of the corporation. |
(c) | Grant of optional dissenters rights.–The bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors may direct that all or a part of the shareholders shall have dissenters rights in connection with any corporate action or other transaction that would otherwise not entitle such shareholders to dissenters rights. See section 317 (relating to contractual dissenters rights in entity transactions). |
(d) | Notice of dissenters rights.–Unless otherwise provided by statute, if a proposed corporate action that would give rise to dissenters rights under this subpart is submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders, there shall be included in or enclosed with the notice of meeting: |
(1) | a statement of the proposed action and a statement that the shareholders have a right to dissent and obtain payment of the fair value of their shares by complying with the terms of this subchapter; and |
(2) | a copy of this subchapter. |
(e) | Other statutes.–The procedures of this subchapter shall also be applicable to any transaction described in any statute other than this part that makes reference to this subchapter for the purpose of granting dissenters rights. |
(f) | Certain provisions of articles ineffective.–This subchapter may not be relaxed by any provision of the articles. |
(g) | Computation of beneficial ownership.--For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(ii), shares that are held beneficially as joint tenants, tenants by the entireties, tenants in common or in trust by two or more persons, as fiduciaries or otherwise, shall be deemed to be held beneficially by one person. |
(h) | Cross references.–See: |
(a) | Record holders of shares.–A record holder of shares of a business corporation may assert dissenters rights as to fewer than all of the shares registered in his name only if he dissents with respect to all the shares of |
(b) | Beneficial owners of shares.–A beneficial owner of shares of a business corporation who is not the record holder may assert dissenters rights with respect to shares held on his behalf and shall be treated as a dissenting shareholder under the terms of this subchapter if he submits to the corporation not later than the time of the assertion of dissenters rights a written consent of the record holder. A beneficial owner may not dissent with respect to some but less than all shares of the same class or series owned by the owner, whether or not the shares so owned by him are registered in his name. |
(a) | General rule.–If the proposed corporate action is approved by the required vote at a meeting of shareholders of a business corporation, the corporation shall deliver a further notice to all dissenters who gave due notice of intention to demand payment of the fair value of their shares and who refrained from voting in favor of the proposed action. If the proposed corporate action is approved by the shareholders by less than unanimous consent without a meeting or is taken without the need for approval by the shareholders, the corporation shall deliver to all shareholders who are entitled to dissent and demand payment of the fair value of their shares a notice of the adoption of the plan or other corporate action. In either case, the notice shall: |
(1) | State where and when a demand for payment must be sent and certificates for certificated shares must be deposited in order to obtain payment. |
(2) | Inform holders of uncertificated shares to what extent transfer of shares will be restricted from the time that demand for payment is received. |
(3) | Supply a form for demanding payment that includes a request for certification of the date on which the shareholder, or the person on whose behalf the shareholder dissents, acquired beneficial ownership of the shares. |
(4) | Be accompanied by a copy of this subchapter. |
(b) | Time for receipt of demand for payment.–The time set for receipt of the demand and deposit of certificated shares shall be not less than 30 days from the delivery of the notice. |
(a) | Effect of failure of shareholder to act.–A shareholder who fails to timely demand payment, or fails (in the case of certificated shares) to timely deposit certificates, as required by a notice pursuant to section 1575 (relating to notice to demand payment) shall not have any right under this subchapter to receive payment of the fair value of his shares. |
(b) | Restriction on uncertificated shares.–If the shares are not represented by certificates, the business corporation may restrict their transfer from the time of receipt of demand for payment until effectuation of the proposed corporate action or the release of restrictions under the terms of section 1577(a) (relating to failure to effectuate corporate action). |
(c) | Rights retained by shareholder.–The dissenter shall retain all other rights of a shareholder until those rights are modified by effectuation of the proposed corporate action. |
(a) | Failure to effectuate corporate action.–Within 60 days after the date set for demanding payment and depositing certificates, if the business corporation has not effectuated the proposed corporate action, it shall return any certificates that have been deposited and release uncertificated shares from any transfer restrictions imposed by reason of the demand for payment. |
(b) | Renewal of notice to demand payment.–When uncertificated shares have been released from transfer restrictions and deposited certificates have been returned, the corporation may at any later time send a new notice conforming to the requirements of section 1575 (relating to notice to demand payment), with like effect. |
(c) | Payment of fair value of shares.–Promptly after effectuation of the proposed corporate action, or upon timely receipt of demand for payment if the corporate action has already been effectuated, the corporation shall either remit to dissenters who have made demand and (if their shares are certificated) have deposited their certificates the amount that the corporation estimates to be the fair value of the shares, or give written notice that no remittance under this section will be made. The remittance or notice shall be accompanied by: |
(1) | The closing balance sheet and statement of income of the issuer of the shares held or owned by the dissenter for a fiscal year ending not more than 16 months before the date of remittance or notice together with the latest available interim financial statements. |
(2) | A statement of the corporation’s estimate of the fair value of the shares. |
(3) | A notice of the right of the dissenter to demand payment or supplemental payment, as the case may be, accompanied by a copy of this subchapter. |
(d) | Failure to make payment.–If the corporation does not remit the amount of its estimate of the fair value of the shares as provided by subsection (c), it shall return any certificates that have been deposited and release uncertificated shares from any transfer restrictions imposed by reason of the demand for payment. The corporation may make a notation on any such certificate or on the records of the corporation relating to any such uncertificated shares that such demand has been made. If shares with respect to which notation has been so made shall be transferred, each new certificate issued therefor or the records relating to any transferred uncertificated shares shall bear a similar notation, together with the name of the original dissenting holder or owner of such shares. A transferee of such shares shall not acquire by such transfer any rights in the corporation other than those that the original dissenter had after making demand for payment of their fair value. |
(a) | General rule.–If the business corporation gives notice of its estimate of the fair value of the shares, without remitting such amount, or remits payment of its estimate of the fair value of a dissenter’s shares as permitted by section 1577(c) (relating to payment of fair value of shares) and the dissenter believes that the amount stated or remitted is less than the fair value of his shares, he may send to the corporation his own estimate of the fair value of the shares, which shall be deemed a demand for payment of the amount or the deficiency. |
(b) | Effect of failure to file estimate.–Where the dissenter does not file his own estimate under subsection (a) within 30 days after the mailing by the corporation of its remittance or notice, the dissenter shall be entitled to no more than the amount stated in the notice or remitted to him by the corporation. |
(a) | General rule.–Within 60 days after the latest of: |
(1) | effectuation of the proposed corporate action; |
(2) | timely receipt of any demands for payment under section 1575 (relating to notice to demand payment); or |
(3) | timely receipt of any estimates pursuant to section 1578 (relating to estimate by dissenter of fair value of shares); |
(b) | Mandatory joinder of dissenters.–All dissenters, wherever residing, whose demands have not been settled shall be made parties to the proceeding as in an action against their shares. A copy of the application shall be served on each such dissenter. If a dissenter is a nonresident, the copy may be served on him in the manner provided or prescribed by or pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53 (relating to bases of jurisdiction and interstate and international procedure). |
(c) | Jurisdiction of the court.–The jurisdiction of the court shall be plenary and exclusive. The court may appoint an appraiser to receive evidence and recommend a decision on the issue of fair value. The appraiser shall have such power and authority as may be specified in the order of appointment or in any amendment thereof. |
(d) | Measure of recovery.–Each dissenter who is made a party shall be entitled to recover the amount by which the fair value of his shares is found to exceed the amount, if any, previously remitted, plus interest. |
(e) | Effect of corporation’s failure to file application.–If the corporation fails to file an application as provided in subsection (a), any dissenter who made a demand and who has not already settled his claim against the corporation may do so in the name of the corporation at any time within 30 days after the expiration of the 60-day period. If a dissenter does not file an application within the 30-day period, each dissenter entitled to file an application shall be paid the corporation’s estimate of the fair value of the shares and no more, and may bring an action to recover any amount not previously remitted. |
(a) | General rule.–The costs and expenses of any proceeding under section 1579 (relating to valuation proceedings generally), including the reasonable compensation and expenses of the appraiser appointed by the court, shall be determined by the court and assessed against the business corporation except that any part of the costs and expenses may be apportioned and assessed as the court deems appropriate against all or some of the dissenters who are parties and whose action in demanding supplemental payment under section 1578 (relating to estimate by dissenter of fair value of shares) the court finds to be dilatory, obdurate, arbitrary, vexatious or in bad faith. |
(b) | Assessment of counsel fees and expert fees where lack of good faith appears.–Fees and expenses of counsel and of experts for the respective parties may be assessed as the court deems appropriate against the corporation and in favor of any or all dissenters if the corporation failed to comply substantially with the requirements of this subchapter and may be assessed against either the corporation or a dissenter, in favor of any other party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted in bad faith or in a dilatory, obdurate, arbitrary or vexatious manner in respect to the rights provided by this subchapter. |
(c) | Award of fees for benefits to other dissenters.–If the court finds that the services of counsel for any dissenter were of substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated and should not be assessed against the corporation, it may award to those counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded to the dissenters who were benefited. |