No past or present director, executive officer or five percent or greater shareholder of any Old Florida or any of its Subsidiaries has, since December 31, 2004, engaged in any transaction or series of transactions which, if such entity had been subject to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-B of the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Except for Hovde Financial, LLC (“Hovde”), whose fees and right to reimbursement of expenses are as disclosed pursuant to a contract dated January 6, 2006 (a copy of which has been provided to Bancshares) (the “Hovde Agreement”), no agent, broker, investment banker, investment or financial advisor or other person acting on behalf of any of Old Florida or its Subsidiaries is entitled to any commission, broker’s or finder’s fee from any of the Parties hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(a) (i) Each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries has obtained all material permits, licenses and other authorizations that are required to be obtained by it under any applicable Environmental Law Requirements (as hereinafter defined) in connection with the operation of its businesses and ownership of its properties (collectively, the “Subject Properties”), including without limitation, to the knowledge of Old Florida, properties acquired by foreclosure or in settlement of loans;
(ii) Each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all terms and conditions of such permits, licenses and authorizations and with all applicable Environmental Law Requirements, except for such noncompliance as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or business of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iii) To Old Florida’s knowledge, there are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances, activities or plans by any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries related in any manner to any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries or the Subject Properties that did or would violate or prevent compliance or continued compliance with any of the Environmental Law Requirements, or give rise to any Environmental Liability, as hereinafter defined, except for such as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or business of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iv) To Old Florida’s knowledge, there is no civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, order, judgment, hearing, notice or demand letter, notice of violation, investigation or proceeding pending or threatened by any person against any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries, or any prior owner of any of the Subject Properties which relates to the Subject Properties and relates in any way to any Environmental Law Requirement or seeks to impose any Environmental Liability; and
(v) To Old Florida’s knowledge, none of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries is subject to or responsible for any material Environmental Liability which is not set forth and adequately provided for on the Latest Balance Sheet.
(b) “Environmental Law Requirement” means all applicable present and future statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, licenses, permits, orders, approvals, plans, authorizations, concessions, franchises and similar items, of all governmental agencies, departments, commissions, boards, bureaus, or instrumentalities of the United States, states and political subdivisions thereof and all applicable judicial, administrative, and regulatory decrees, judgments and orders relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including without limitation: (i) all requirements, including but not limited to those pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation, and remediation of emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes whether solid, liquid, or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater, or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of Hazardous Materials, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous in nature; (ii) all requirements pertaining to protection of the health and safety of employees or the public; and (iii) all requirements pertaining to the: (1) drilling, production, and abandonment of oil and gas wells; (2) the transportation of produced oil and gas; and (3) the remediation of sites related to that drilling, production or transportation.
(c) “Hazardous Materials” shall mean: (i) any “hazardous substance” as defined by either the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq.) (“CERCLA”) as amended from time to time, or regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) asbestos; (iii) polychlorinated biphenyls; (iv) any “regulated substance” as defined by 40 C.F.R. Section 280.12 or the FL Ad. Code, Title 62, Chapter 62-761 and Sec. 62-761.200; (v) any naturally occurring radioactive material (“NORM”), as defined by applicable federal or state laws or regulations as amended from time to time, irrespective of whether the NORM is located in Florida or another jurisdiction; (vi) any nonhazardous oilfield wastes (“NOW”) defined under applicable federal or state laws or regulations, irrespective of whether those wastes are located in Florida or another jurisdiction; (vii) any substance the presence of which on the Subject Properties is prohibited by any lawful rules and regulations of legally constituted authorities from time to time in force and effect relating to the Subject Properties; and (viii) any other substance which by any such rule or regulation requires special handling in its collection, storage, treatment or disposal.
(d) “Environmental Liability” shall mean: (i) any liability or obligation arising under any Environmental Law Requirement; or (ii) any liability or obligation under any other theory of law or equity (including without limitation any liability for personal injury, property damage or remediation) that results from, or is based upon or related to, the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release into the environment, of any Hazardous Material, pollutant, contaminant, chemical, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substance or waste.
(e) There is currently no contamination of the Subject Properties by stachybotrys chartarum mold or other mold presenting a hazard to human health, and Old Florida has no knowledge of any event or condition that could result in such contamination of the Subject Properties in the future.
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3.19. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments and decrees. There are no governmental investigations pending or, to Old Florida’s knowledge, threatened against any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries. There are no material uncured violations, or violations with respect to which material refunds or restitution may be required, cited in any compliance report to any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries as a result of examination by any bank regulatory authority, bank holding company regulatory authority or other regulatory authority, except those cited in examination reports previously submitted to, and reviewed by, Bancshares.
3.20. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(a) Schedule 3.20 of the Schedule of Exceptions sets forth a complete list of all patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, copyrights, processes, service marks, royalty rights or design rights owned, used or licensed (as licensor or licensee) by any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries in the operation of its business and all applications therefor and registrations thereof, whether foreign or domestic, owned or controlled by any such entity (the “Intellectual Property”), and, in the case of any such rights that are so owned, the jurisdiction in which such rights or applications have been registered, filed or issued, and, in the case of any such rights that are not so owned, the agreements under which such rights arise. Each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries is the sole and exclusive owner of the Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 3.20 of the Schedule of Exceptions as being owned by it, with the sole and exclusive right, except to the extent indicated therein, to use and license such property. No claim has been asserted or threatened seeking cancellation or concurrent use of any registered trademark, tradename or service mark listed on Schedule 3.20 of the Schedule of Exceptions.
(b) There are no claims, demands or suits pending or threatened against any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries claiming an infringement by any such entity of any patents, copyrights, processes, licenses, trademarks, service marks or trade names of others in connection with their business; none of the Intellectual Property or, as the case may be, the rights granted to such entity in respect thereof, infringes on the rights of any person or is being infringed upon by any person, and none is subject to any outstanding order, decree, judgment, stipulation, injunction, restriction or agreement restricting the scope of their use by any such entity.
3.21. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT
OFB has complied in all material respects with the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) and the rules and regulations thereunder, has a CRA rating of not less than “satisfactory,” has received no material criticism from regulators with respect to discriminatory lending practices, and has no knowledge of any conditions or circumstances that are likely to result in a CRA rating of less than “satisfactory” or material criticism from regulators with respect to discriminatory lending practices.
3.22. LOANS TO EXECUTIVES; INTERNAL CONTROLS
Other than disclosed on Schedule 3.22 of the Schedule of Exceptions, none of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, including through OFB or any other Subsidiary, extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed any extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or an equivalent thereof). Old Florida and OFB have devised and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
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3.23. ACCURACY OF STATEMENTS
No warranty or representation made or to be made by any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries in this Agreement or in any document furnished or to be furnished by any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement contains or will contain, as of the date of this Agreement, the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Section 5.14 hereof) and the Closing Date, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein and therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BANCSHARES AND BOF
For purposes of this Section 4, the term “material adverse effect” shall mean, a condition, event, change or occurrence that is likely to have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition, results of operations, loans, securities, deposit accounts, business or properties of Bancshares; provided, however, that in determining whether a material adverse effect has occurred there shall be excluded any effect, to the extent attributable to or resulting from: (i) any changes in the laws, regulations or interpretations of laws or regulations generally affecting the banking business, but not uniquely relating to Bancshares; (ii) any changes in generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting requirements generally affecting the banking or bank holding company businesses, but not uniquely relating to Bancshares; (iii) changes in national or international political or social conditions including the engagement by the Untied States in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon or within the United States, or any of its territories, possessions or diplomatic or consular offices or upon any military installation, equipment or personnel of the United States; (iv) actions or omissions of Bancshares taken with the prior written consent of Old Florida in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (v) any facts existing on the date of this Agreement as fully disclosed in the schedules of exceptions delivered by Bancshares with this Agreement. Bancshares and BOF represent and warrant to Old Florida and OFB that as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date:
4.01. SUBSIDIARIES; ORGANIZATION; QUALIFICATION.
Bancshares’ “Subsidiaries,” as such term is used in this Agreement, consists of BOF, Bank of Florida – Southeast, Bank of Florida – Tampa Bay and Bank of Florida Trust Company. Bancshares is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Florida and is a bank holding company within the meaning of Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. BOF is a state banking corporation duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida. Each of Bancshares and BOF have all requisite corporate power and authority to own and lease its property and to carry on its business as it is currently being conducted and to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and is qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or business of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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4.02. CAPITAL STOCK
As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Bancshares consists of 20,000,000 shares of Bancshares Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of July 31, 2006, 8,871,444 shares of Bancshares Common Stock were issued and outstanding, no shares of Bancshares’ preferred stock were issued and outstanding, and no shares were held in its treasury. All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Bancshares and BOF have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The outstanding capital stock of Bancshares and BOF has been issued in compliance with all legal requirements and any preemptive or similar rights. Bancshares owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of BOF free and clear of all liens, charges, security interests, mortgages, pledges and other encumbrances.
4.03. CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION; NO CONFLICTS
Subject to the approval of this Agreement or the issuance of Bancshares Common Stock in connection with the Company Merger by the shareholders of BOF and Bancshares, respectively, in accordance with the FBCA, FFIC and applicable federal law, all corporate acts and other proceedings required of Bancshares and BOF for the due and valid authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the Mergers have been validly and appropriately taken. Subject to such regulatory approvals as are required by law, this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligations of Bancshares and BOF as the case may be, and are enforceable against them in accordance with the respective terms of such agreements, except that enforcement may be limited by: (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, conservatorship, and other laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or the rights of creditors of insured depository institutions; (ii) general equitable principles; and (iii) laws relating to the safety and soundness of insured depository institutions, and except that no representation is made as to the effect or availability of equitable remedies or injunctive relief (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
With respect to each of Bancshares and BOF, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will: (i) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of; (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under; (iii) result in the termination of or accelerate the performance required by; or (iv) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of its properties or assets under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or its Bylaws (or comparable documents) or any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation to or by which it or any of its assets is bound; or violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation of any governmental body applicable to it or any of its assets.
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4.04. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; REPORTS AND PROXY STATEMENTS
(a) Bancshares has delivered to Old Florida true and complete copies of the: (i) consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005 of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries, the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the respective years then ended, the related notes thereto, and the report of its independent public accountants with respect thereto, as presented in Bancshares’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the SEC (collectively, the “Bancshares Financial Statements”); and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries and the related unaudited statements of income and cash flows for the six-month period then ended, as presented in Bancshares’ quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter then ended filed with the SEC (the “Bancshares Interim Financial Statements”).
(b) The Bancshares Financial Statements and the Bancshares Interim Financial Statements have been (and all financial statements delivered by Bancshares to Old Florida as required by this Agreement will be) prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior periods, and present fairly, in conformity with GAAP, the consolidated results of operations of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries for the respective periods covered thereby and the consolidated financial condition of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof. All call and other regulatory reports have been filed on the appropriate form and prepared in all material respects in accordance with such forms’ instructions and the applicable rules and regulations of the regulating federal agency. As of the date of the latest balance sheet forming part of the Bancshares Interim Financial Statements (the “Bancshares Latest Balance Sheet”), none of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries has had, nor are any of such entity’ assets subject to, any material liability, commitment, indebtedness or obligation (of any kind whatsoever, whether absolute, accrued, contingent, matured or unmatured), which is not reflected and adequately provided for in accordance with GAAP.
4.05. LEGALITY OF BANCSHARES SECURITIES
All shares of Bancshares Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Company Merger have been duly authorized and, when issued pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly and legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be, at the time of their delivery, free and clear of all liens, charges, security interests, mortgages, pledges and other encumbrances and any preemptive or similar rights.
4.06. SEC REPORTS
Bancshares has previously delivered to Old Florida an accurate and complete copy of the following Bancshares reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act: (a) annual reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005; (b) quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006; and (c) proxy statements for the years 2005 and 2006; as of their respective dates, no such report or communication contained (and all such reports and communications delivered by Bancshares to Old Florida as required by this Agreement will not contain) any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted (or will omit) to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Bancshares has timely filed all reports and other documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) and the Exchange Act.
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4.07. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
Since the date of Bancshares’ quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, there has been no event or condition of any character (whether actual or threatened) that has had, or can reasonably be anticipated to have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or business of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
4.08. LEGAL MATTERS
(a) There are no material actions, suits, proceedings, arbitrations or investigations pending or, to Bancshares’ knowledge threatened, against any of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries which would be required to be disclosed in a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q pursuant to Item 103 of Regulation S-K of the SEC’s Rules and Regulations that are not so disclosed.
(b) To Bancshares’ knowledge, there are no material uncured violations of federal banking laws (and as of the date of this Agreement, there are no pending or threatened claims of such violations) or violations with respect to which material refunds or restitution may be required, cited in any compliance report to any of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries as a result of examination by any bank or bank holding company regulatory authority.
(c) None of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries is subject to any written agreement, memorandum or order or decree with or by any bank or bank holding company regulatory authority, nor has any of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries been advised by any regulatory agency that it is considering issuing or requesting any such written agreement, memorandum, letter, order or decree.
4.09. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT
BOF has complied in all material respects with the provisions of the CRA and the rules and regulations thereunder, has CRA ratings of not less than “satisfactory,” and has received no material criticism from regulators with respect to discriminatory lending practices, and has no knowledge of any conditions or circumstances that are likely to result in CRA ratings of less than “satisfactory” or material criticism from regulators with respect to discriminatory lending practices.
4.10. ACCURACY OF STATEMENTS
No warranty or representation made or to be made by any of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries in this Agreement or in any document furnished or to be furnished by any of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement contains or will contain, as of the date of this Agreement, the effective date of the Registration Statement and the Closing Date, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein and therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.
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4.11. PRO FORMA CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS.
Bancshares and BOF are, and on a pro forma basis giving effect for the Mergers and any capital infusion contemplated by Bancshares, will be: (i) “well capitalized,” as defined by the regulations of Bancshares’ and BOF’s respective federal regulators; and (ii) in compliance with all capital requirements, standards and ratios required by each state or federal bank regulator with jurisdiction over Bancshares or BOF, including without limitation, any such higher requirement, standard, or ratio as shall apply to institutions engaging in the acquisition of insured institution deposits, assets or branches. Furthermore, no such regulator has indicated that it will condition any regulatory approval upon an increase in Bancshares’ capital or compliance with any additional capital requirement, standard or ratio that Bancshares is unwilling to accept as a condition of such approval.
SECTION 5. COVENANTS AND CONDUCT OF PARTIES
PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE
The Parties further covenant and agree as follows:
5.01. INVESTIGATIONS; PLANNING
Each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries shall continue to provide to Bancshares and BOF and to their authorized representatives full access during all reasonable times to its premises, properties, books and records (including, without limitation, all corporate minutes and stock transfer records), and to furnish Bancshares and BOF and such representatives with such financial and operating data and other information of any kind respecting its business and properties as Bancshares and BOF shall from time to time reasonably request. Any investigation shall be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the operation of the business of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries. Each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries agrees to cooperate with Bancshares and BOF in connection with planning for the efficient and orderly combination of the Parties and the operation of Bancshares and BOF after consummation of the Mergers. In the event of termination of this Agreement prior to the Effective Date, Bancshares and BOF shall, except to any extent necessary to assert any rights under this Agreement return, without retaining copies thereof, or destroy (and certify to same under penalty of perjury) all confidential or nonpublic documents, work papers and other materials obtained from Old Florida or its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and shall keep such information confidential, not disclose such information to any other person or entity except as may be required by legal process, and not use such information in connection with its business, and shall cause all of its employees, agents and representatives to keep such information confidential and not to disclose such information or to use it in connection with its business, in each case unless and until such information shall come into the public domain through no fault of Bancshares or BOF. Bancshares and BOF shall continue to provide Old Florida’s executive officers with access to Bancshares’ and BOF’s respective executive officers, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to discuss the business and affairs of Bancshares and BOF to the extent customary in transactions of the nature contemplated by this Agreement.
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5.02. COOPERATION AND COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS
Each of the Parties hereto will cooperate with the other Parties and use all commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) procure all necessary consents and approvals of third parties; (ii) complete all necessary filings, registrations, applications, schedules and certificates; (iii) satisfy all requirements prescribed by law for, and all conditions set forth in this Agreement to, the consummation of the Mergers and the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iv) effect the transactions contemplated by this at the earliest practicable date. Old Florida and OFB shall provide Bancshares and BOF full and complete access to all their third party vendors and shall consult Bancshares and BOF prior to negotiating new third party vendor agreements or amendments to or modifications of existing third party agreements.
5.03. INFORMATION FOR, AND PREPARATION OF, REGISTRATION
STATEMENT AND PROXY STATEMENT
Each of the Parties hereto will cooperate in the preparation of the Registration Statement referred to in Section 5.14 and a proxy statement of Old Florida and Bancshares (the “Proxy Statement”) which complies with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and other applicable federal and state laws, for the purpose of submitting this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to Old Florida’s and Bancshares’ shareholders for approval. Each of the Parties will as promptly as practicable after the date hereof furnish all such data and information relating to it and its Subsidiaries as any of the other Parties may reasonably request for the purpose of including such data and information in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement.
5.04. BANCSHARES’ CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
From the date hereof through the Closing, without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of Old Florida or his duly authorized designee, Bancshares shall not take or cause to be taken any action that would disqualify either of the Mergers as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Each of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries shall not commit any act that is intended or reasonably may be expected to result in any of the representations and warranties of Bancshares or BOF set forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect, or in any of the conditions to the Mergers set forth in Section 6 not being satisfied, or in a violation of any provision of this Agreement, except, in every case, as may be required by applicable law.
5.05. PRESS RELEASES
Bancshares and Old Florida will cooperate with each other in the preparation of any press releases announcing the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of the other Party, none of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries or Bancshares and its Subsidiaries will issue any press release or other written statement for general circulation relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, except as may otherwise be required by law in the reasonable judgment of the disclosing Party and, if practical, prior notice of such release is provided to the other Parties. Nothing in this Section 5.05 shall require Bancshares to obtain Old Florida’s or OFB’s consent to make a non-material reference to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby in a press release primarily concerning other matters, such as quarterly results of operations.
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5.06. PRESERVATION OF BUSINESS
Each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries will use its best efforts to preserve the possession and control of all of its assets other than those consumed or disposed of for value in the ordinary course of business to preserve the goodwill of customers and others having business relations with it and to do nothing knowingly to impair its ability to keep and preserve its business as it exists on the date of this Agreement.
5.07. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE ORDINARY COURSE
Each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries shall conduct its business only in the ordinary course consistent with past practices, and shall not, without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of Bancshares or his duly authorized designee:
(a) declare, set aside, or pay any dividend, or declare or make any distribution on, or directly or indirectly combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase, or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock or authorize the creation or issuance of or issue any additional shares of its capital stock or any securities or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for its capital stock other than in connection with the issuance of shares of Old Florida Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Stock Options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement to purchase Old Florida Common Stock.
(b) amend its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or adopt or amend any resolution or agreement concerning indemnification of its directors or officers;
(c) enter into or modify any agreement so as to require the payment, conditionally or otherwise, of any salary, bonus, extra compensation (including payments for unused vacation or sick time), pension or severance payment to any of its present or former directors, officers or employees except such agreements as are terminable at will without any penalty or other payment by it, or increase the compensation (including salaries, fees, bonuses, profit sharing, incentive, pension, retirement or other similar benefits and payments) of any such person in any manner inconsistent with its past practices;
(d) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, place or suffer to exist on any of its assets or properties any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrance, except those of the character described in clauses (i) through (iv) of Subsection 3.09(a) hereof, or cancel any material indebtedness owing to it or any claims which it may have possessed, or waive any right of substantial value or discharge or satisfy any material noncurrent liability;
(e) acquire another business or merge or consolidate with another entity, or sell or otherwise dispose of a material part of its assets or, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(f) commit any act that is intended or reasonably may be expected to result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect, or in any of the conditions to the Mergers set forth in Section 6 not being satisfied, or in a violation of any provision of this Agreement, except, in every case, as may be required by applicable law;
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(g) commit or fail to take any act which act or omission is intended or reasonably may be expected to result in a material breach or violation of any applicable law, statute, rule, governmental regulation or order;
(h) fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in the usual manner on a basis consistent with that heretofore employed;
(i) fail to pay, or to make adequate provision in all material respects for the payment of, all taxes, interest payments and penalties due and payable (for all periods up to the Effective Date, including that portion of its fiscal year to and including the Effective Date) to any city, county, state, the United States or any other taxing authority, except those being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which sufficient reserves have been established;
(j) dispose of investment securities in amounts or in a manner inconsistent with past practices; or make investments in noninvestment grade securities or which are inconsistent with past investment practices;
(k) enter into any new line of banking or nonbanking business in which it is not actively engaged as of the date of this Agreement;
(l) charge off (except as may otherwise be required by law or by regulatory authorities or by GAAP consistently applied) or sell (except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices) any of its portfolio of loans, discounts or financing leases, or sell any asset held as other real estate or other foreclosed assets for an amount materially less than 100% of its book value at the date of the Latest Balance Sheet;
(m) make any extension of credit which, when added to all other extensions of credit to a borrower and its affiliates, would exceed any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries’ applicable regulatory lending limits;
(n) take or cause to be taken any action that would disqualify either of the Mergers as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; or
(o) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.
5.08. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Old Florida will provide Bancshares with prompt written notice of any material adverse change in the financial condition, results of operations, business or prospects of any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries, or any material action taken or proposed to be taken by any regulatory agency. Old Florida will provide Bancshares and Bancshares will provide Old Florida with: (i) prompt written notice of any material breach by any of such Party’s Subsidiaries of any of its warranties, representations or covenants in this Agreement; (ii) as soon as they become available, as to Old Florida and OFB, true and complete copies of any financial statements, reports and other documents of the type referred to in Section 3.04, and quarterly unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries, and the related unaudited statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods then ended, with respect to Old Florida and its Subsidiaries; and, as to Bancshares, true and complete copies of financial statements, reports and other documents of the type referred to in Sections 4.04 and 4.06, with respect to Bancshares and its Subsidiaries; (iii) promptly upon its dissemination, any report disseminated to their respective shareholders. Old Florida shall make available for inspection by Bancshares at Old Florida’s executive offices true and complete copies of any examination reports issued by any bank regulatory authority or any bank holding company regulatory authority.
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5.09. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL
Bancshares’ and Old Florida’s Boards of Directors shall submit this Agreement to, or seek approval to issue Bancshares Common Stock in connection therewith from, their respective shareholders for approval in accordance with applicable law, together with their respective recommendations that such approvals be given, at respective special meetings of the shareholders of Bancshares and of Old Florida duly called and convened for that purpose as soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement. Old Florida, as the sole shareholder of OFB, and Bancshares as the sole shareholder of BOF, shall each take all action to effect shareholder approval of this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of Old Florida and its Board of Directors specified in this Section 5.09 are subject to the proviso in the last sentence of Section 5.12.
5.10. DIRECTORS’ AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS’ AGREEMENTS
(a) Old Florida shall obtain and deliver to Bancshares, within one week of the execution of this Agreement, a written agreement in the form attached as Exhibit 5.10(a) hereto from each person who is a director or executive officer of Old Florida or OFB to the effect that such person: (i) has not disposed of any Old Florida Common Stock; (ii) will not dispose of any Old Florida Common Stock unless the transferee agrees to be bound by such written agreement; (iii) will not dispose of any Bancshares Common Stock received pursuant to the Merger in violation of Rule 145 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder or in a manner that would disqualify the transactions contemplated hereby tax-free reorganization treatment and; (iv) to vote in favor of this Agreement and the Mergers all shares registered in their name individually or as to which they otherwise have sole voting power, and to use their best efforts, subject to any fiduciary duty they may have, to cause all shares as to which they share voting power with others to be voted in favor of this Agreement and the Merger. The foregoing obligations of Old Florida and of Old Florida’s and OFB’s directors and executive officers shall be terminated upon both: (i) the withdrawal of Old Florida’ Board of Directors’ recommendation that Old Florida’s shareholders approve this Agreement and the Mergers as contemplated by Section 5.12; and (ii) the payment of the fee contemplated by Section 7.03.
(b) Bancshares shall obtain and deliver to Old Florida, within one week of the execution of this Agreement, a written agreement in the form attached as Exhibit 5.10(b) hereto from each person who is a director or executive officer of Bancshares or BOF to the effect that such person to vote in favor of authorizing the issuance of shares of Bancshares Common Stock as consideration in the Company Merger all shares registered in their name individually or as to which they otherwise have sole voting power, and to use their best efforts, subject to any fiduciary duty they may have, to cause all shares as to which they share voting power with others to be voted in favor of authorizing the issuance of shares of Bancshares Common Stock as consideration in the Company Merger
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5.11. LOAN POLICY
From the date hereof through the Effective Time, none of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries will make any loans, or enter into any commitments to make loans, which vary other than in immaterial respects from its written loan policies, a true and correct copy of which loan policies has been provided to Bancshares; provided that this covenant shall not prohibit OFB from extending or renewing credit or loans in the ordinary course of business consistent with past lending practices or in connection with the workout or renegotiation of loans currently in its loan portfolio. Concurrent with the execution of this Agreement, Old Florida shall provide Bancshares a calendar of any Board or committee meetings of OFB at which the Board or any committee will vote on proposed new or renewal loans or investments. Old Florida and OFB will allow a representative of Bancshares or BOF to be present at all such meetings for informational purposes only and such representative shall not take part in discussions or voting on any matters presented at such meetings.
5.12. NO SOLICITATIONS
Prior to the Effective Time or until the termination of this Agreement, no director, employee or agent of Old Florida or any of its Subsidiaries shall, without the prior approval of Bancshares, directly or indirectly, solicit or initiate inquiries or proposals with respect to, or, except to the extent determined by the Board of Directors of Old Florida in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and its legal counsel, to be required to discharge properly the directors’ fiduciary duties to Old Florida or any of its Subsidiaries and its shareholders, furnish any information relating to, or participate in any negotiations or discussions concerning, any Acquisition Transaction (as defined in Subsection 7.01[e]) or any other acquisition or purchase of all or a substantial portion of its assets, or of a substantial equity interest in it or withdraw its recommendation to the shareholders of Old Florida of the Company Merger, or make a recommendation of any other Acquisition Transaction, or any other business combination with it, other than as contemplated by this Agreement (and in no event will any such information be supplied except pursuant to a confidentiality agreement in form and substance as to confidentiality substantially the same as the confidentiality agreement between Old Florida and Bancshares); and of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries shall instruct its officers, directors, agents and affiliates to refrain from doing any of the above, and will notify Bancshares immediately if any such inquiries or proposals are received by it, any such information is requested from it, or any such negotiations or discussions are sought to be initiated with it or any of its officers, directors, agents and affiliates; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit any officer or director of Old Florida or OFB from taking any action that the Board of Directors of Old Florida or OFB, as the case may be, determines, in good faith after consultation with and receipt of a written opinion of counsel, is required by law or is required to discharge his fiduciary duties to Old Florida and its shareholders.
5.13. OPERATING FUNCTIONS
Each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries agrees to cooperate in the consolidation of appropriate operating functions with Bancshares to be effective on the Effective Date, provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to require any action that, in the opinion of such entity’s Board of Directors, would adversely affect its operations if the Mergers were not consummated.
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5.14. BANCSHARES REGISTRATION STATEMENT
(a) Bancshares will prepare and file on Form S-4 a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act (which will include the Proxy Statement) complying with all the requirements of the Securities Act (and the rules and regulations thereunder) applicable thereto, for the purpose, among other things, of registering the Bancshares Common Stock which will be issued to the holders of Old Florida Common Stock pursuant to the Company Merger. Subject to the foregoing proviso, Bancshares shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable, to qualify the Bancshares Common Stock under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as may be required and to keep the Registration Statement and such qualifications current and in effect for so long as is necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. As a result of the registration of the Bancshares Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement, such stock shall be freely tradeable by the shareholders of Old Florida except to the extent that the transfer of any shares of Bancshares Common Stock received by shareholders of Old Florida is subject to the provisions of Rule 145 under the Securities Act or restricted under applicable tax rules. Old Florida and its counsel shall have reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement being filed with the SEC and any responses filed with the SEC regarding the Registration Statement.
(b) Bancshares will indemnify and hold harmless each of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and other persons, if any, who control Old Florida within the meaning of the Securities Act from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or judgments (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any state application for qualification, permit, exemption or registration as a broker/dealer, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each such person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim; provided, however, that Bancshares shall not be liable, in any such case, to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or judgment (or action in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or in any such state application, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Bancshares by or on behalf of any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries or any officer, director or affiliate of any such entity for use therein.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under Subsection 5.14(b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against Bancshares under such Subsection, notify Bancshares in writing of the commencement thereof. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify Bancshares of the commencement thereof, Bancshares shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and, after notice from Bancshares to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, Bancshares shall not be
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liable to such indemnified party under such Subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party; provided, however, if Bancshares elects not to assume such defense or if counsel for the indemnified party advises Bancshares in writing that there are material substantive issues which raise conflicts of interest between Bancshares or Old Florida and the indemnified party, such indemnified party may retain counsel satisfactory to it and Bancshares shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the indemnified party promptly as statements therefor are received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bancshares shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by Bancshares in respect of such claim unless in the reasonable judgment of any such indemnified party a conflict of interest exists between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties in respect to such claims.
(d) The provisions of Subsections 5.14(b) and (c) are intended for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the parties entitled to indemnification thereunder and each such party’s heirs, representatives or successors.
5.15. APPLICATION TO REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
Bancshares shall prepare and file, within sixty (60) days from the date this Agreement is signed, all regulatory applications and filings that are required to be made with respect to the Mergers; provided, however, that if Bancshares is unable to prepare and file such applications and filings within the time period specified herein due to the failure of either Old Florida or OFB to timely provide Bancshares any information necessary to complete such applications and filings, or for any other reason outside of Bancshares’ control, then Bancshares’ failure to comply with the provisions of this Section 5.15 shall not be deemed a breach of the Agreement. Bancshares shall provide Old Florida copies of all such regulatory applications and filings at the time of filing with the appropriate regulatory agency. Bancshares shall promptly forward to Old Florida copies of all regulatory applications and filings referred to in this Section 5.15, as well as correspondence to and from the regulatory agencies regarding such applications and filings. Bancshares shall also keep Old Florida apprised of the status of matters related to such applications and filings.
5.16. REVENUE RULING
Bancshares may elect to prepare (and in that event Old Florida shall cooperate in the preparation of) a request for a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to certain tax matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.17. BOND FOR LOST CERTIFICATES
Upon receipt of notice from any of its shareholders that a certificate representing Old Florida Common Stock has been lost or destroyed, and prior to issuing a new certificate, Old Florida shall require such shareholder to post a bond in such amount as is sufficient to support the shareholder’s agreement to indemnify Old Florida against any claim made by the owner of such certificate, unless Bancshares agrees to the waiver of such bond requirement.
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5.18. WITHHOLDING
Bancshares shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any holder of Old Florida Common Stock after the Effective Time such amounts as Bancshares may be required by law to deduct and withhold therefrom. All such deductions and withholdings shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have been paid to the person with respect to whom such deduction and withholding was made.
5.19. DISSENTERS.
Old Florida shall give Bancshares: (i) prompt written notice of, and a copy of, any instrument received by Old Florida with respect to the assertion or perfection of dissenters’ rights; and (ii) the opportunity to participate in any and all negotiations and proceedings with respect to dissenters’ rights, should Bancshares desire to do so.
5.20. NASDAQ STOCK MARKET
Bancshares shall continue to cause the shares of Bancshares Common Stock to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market Global Market System. Bancshares shall cause the shares of Bancshares Common Stock to be issued in the Company Merger to be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free of any preemptive or similar right and to be approved for quotation in the Nasdaq Stock Market Global Market System prior to or at the Effective Time.
5.21. CONTINUING INDEMNITY; INSURANCE
Bancshares covenants and agrees that:
(a) all rights to indemnification (including, without limitation, rights to mandatory advancement of expenses) and all limitations of liability existing in favor of indemnified parties under Old Florida’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of OFB (as the case may be) as in effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior to or at the Effective Time (an “Indemnified Party”) shall survive the Company Merger and shall continue in full force and effect, without any amendment thereto, for a period concurrent with the applicable statute of limitations; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made as to which Bancshares is notified in writing within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim. Without limiting the foregoing, in any case in which approval is required to effectuate any indemnification, the determination of any such approval shall be made, at the election of the Indemnified Party, by independent counsel mutually agreed upon between Bancshares and the Indemnified Party.
(b) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against Bancshares under such Subsection, notify Bancshares in writing of the commencement thereof. In case any such action shall be brought against any Indemnified Party, Bancshares shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and, after notice from Bancshares to such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense thereof,
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Bancshares shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party under such Subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party; provided, however, if Bancshares elects not to assume such defense or if counsel for the Indemnified Party advises Bancshares in writing that there are material substantive issues which raise conflicts of interest between Bancshares or Old Florida and the Indemnified Party, such Indemnified Party may retain counsel satisfactory to it, and Bancshares shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Party promptly as statements therefor are received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bancshares shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all Indemnified Parties in respect of such claim unless in the reasonable judgment of an Indemnified Party a conflict of interest exists between an Indemnified Party and any other Indemnified Parties in respect to such claims.
(c) Old Florida shall cause the persons serving as officers or directors of Old Florida or OFB, immediately prior to the Effective Time to be covered for a period of three years from the Effective Time by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy maintained by Old Florida and OFB with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to or at the respective effective times which were committed by such officers and directors in their capacity as such; provided that the aggregate premium to be paid by Old Florida and OFB for such insurance shall not exceed 125% of the most current annual premium paid by Old Florida and OFB for its directors and officers liability insurance, without Bancshares’ prior approval.
(d) If Bancshares or any of its successors or assigns: (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger; or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, then and in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Bancshares shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.21.
(e) The provisions of this Section 5.21 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and his or her heirs and representatives.
5.22. EMPLOYEES AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
All employees of Old Florida and OFB upon consummation of the Mergers shall become employees of Bancshares or BOF. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at and after the Effective Time, Bancshares and BOF reserve the right to terminate any such employee, and to modify the job duties, compensation and authority of such employee. At the Effective Time, all such employees shall be eligible for such employee benefits as are generally available to employees of BOF or Bancshares having like tenure, officer status and compensation levels except: (i) all executive and senior level management bonuses, stock options, restricted stock and similar benefits shall be at the discretion of Bancshares’ Compensation Committee; (ii) all such employees shall be given full credit for all prior service as employees of Old Florida or OFB to the extent permitted by any of Bancshares’ or BOF’s service providers and (iii) for all such employees who are participants in Old Florida’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ group medical/health insurance plans as of the Effective Time, there shall be no exclusion of coverage for pre-existing conditions, and, if the Effective Time falls within an annual period of coverage under any group health plan of Bancshares or any of its Subsidiaries, each such employee shall be given credit for covered expenses paid by that employee under comparable employee benefit plans of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries during the applicable coverage period through the Effective Time towards satisfaction of any annual deductible limitation and out-of-pocket maximum that may apply under that group health plan of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries.
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SECTION 6. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING
6.01. CONDITIONS OF ALL PARTIES
The obligations of each of the Parties hereto to consummate the Company Merger are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing:
(a) This Agreement and the Company Merger shall have been duly approved by the shareholders of Old Florida and the issuance of Bancshares Common Stock in connection with the Company Merger shall have been duly approved by the shareholders of Bancshares.
(b) The Registration Statement shall have become effective prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued, and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of any Party, shall be contemplated, and Bancshares shall have received all state securities laws permits and authorizations necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) No action or proceeding shall have been threatened or instituted before a court or other governmental body to restrain or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with the execution of such agreements, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; and no governmental agency shall have given notice to any Party hereto to the effect that consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would constitute a violation of any law, or that it intends to commence proceedings to restrain consummation of the Mergers.
(d) All statutory requirements for the valid consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been fulfilled; all appropriate orders, consents and approvals from all regulatory agencies and other governmental authorities whose order, consent or approval is required by law for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been received; and the terms of all requisite orders, consents and approvals shall then permit the effectuation of the Mergers without imposing any material conditions with respect thereto except for any such conditions that are acceptable to Bancshares.
(e) Bancshares and Old Florida shall have received a written opinion from Igler & Dougherty, P.A. customary in scope and opining to the matters set forth on Exhibit 6.01(e), subject to customary qualifications, limitations and assumptions (the “Tax Opinion”), dated the date of the Effective Time.
(f) Bancshares shall have offered seats on its Board of Directors to two current member of Old Florida’s Board of Directors, who shall be jointly selected by Bancshares and Old Florida. Such individual’s service on Bancshares’ Board of Directors shall commence as soon as practicable after the Effective Time.
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(g) The Nasdaq Stock Market Global Market System shall not have issued any objection to, or otherwise prohibited, the listing of the Bancshares Common Stock to be issued in the Company Merger.
6.02. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO BANCSHARES’ OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
The obligations of Bancshares to consummate the Mergers are also subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions at or prior to the Closing:
(a) The representations and warranties of Old Florida and OFB contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct, individually and in the aggregate, on and as of the Closing Date, with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent of changes permitted by the terms of this Agreement, and each of Old Florida and OFB shall have in all material respects performed all obligations and complied with all covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing. In addition, each of Old Florida and OFB shall have delivered to Bancshares and BOF its certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed by its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (or their functional equivalents) to the foregoing effect and to the effect that, except as specified in such certificate, such persons do not know, and have no reasonable grounds to know, of any material failure or breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by it in this Agreement.
(b) There shall not have occurred any material adverse change from the date of the Latest Balance Sheet to the Closing Date in the financial condition, results of operations, or business of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that: (i) the incurrence by Old Florida of reasonable expenses in connection with the Mergers (including fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants or other consultants not to exceed $175,000 in the aggregate and the payment to Hovde of its fees in accordance with the Hovde Agreement [the “Permitted Expenses”]); and (ii) the occurrence of an event specifically permitted under Section 5.07 are expressly deemed not to constitute such a material adverse change.
(c) Bancshares shall have received “comfort” letters from Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA dated, respectively, within three (3) days prior to the date of the Proxy Statement and within three (3) days prior to the Closing Date, in customary form for transactions of this sort and in substance satisfactory to Bancshares.
(d) Bancshares and BOF shall have received from Smith Mackinnon, P.A., counsel to Old Florida, an opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, customary in scope and opining to the matters set forth on Exhibit 6.02(d), subject to customary qualifications, limitations and assumptions. In giving such opinions, such counsel may rely as to questions of fact upon certificates of one or more officers of any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries and governmental officials.
(e) Bancshares shall have received from Larry W. Johnson a signed employment agreement termination and business protection agreement and change in control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bancshares and acknowledging receipt of any and all payments due under such agreements, containing non-competition and non-solicitation clauses and releasing Old Florida, OFB, Bancshares and BOF from any and all obligations. Bancshares shall have received from Nicholas J. Panicaro a signed employment agreement termination and business protection agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bancshares and acknowledging receipt of any and all payments due under such agreements, containing non-competition and non-solicitation clauses and releasing Old Florida, OFB, Bancshares and BOF from any and all obligations.
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(f) Bancshares shall have received the agreement specified on Exhibit 5.10(a) hereto (as contemplated by and within the timeframe specified in Subsection 5.10) from each person who serves as an executive officer or director of Old Florida or OFB; and Bancshares shall have received from each such person a written confirmation dated not earlier than five days prior to the Closing Date to the effect that each representation made in such person’s Director’s and Officer’s Commitment is true and correct as of the date of such confirmation and that such person has complied with all of his or her covenants therein through the date of such confirmation; in each case to the extent necessary to ensure, in the reasonable judgment of Bancshares, compliance with Rule 145 under the Securities Act.
(g) No adverse regulatory action shall be pending or threatened against any of Old Florida and its Subsidiaries, if such action would or could impose any material liability on Bancshares or interfere in any material respect with the conduct of the businesses of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries following the Mergers.
(h) If requested by Bancshares in writing at least five business days prior to the Effective Date, Old Florida shall take such actions as to dissolve Old Florida Capital, Inc. under the FBCA.
6.03. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO OLD FLORIDA’S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
The obligations of Old Florida to consummate the Mergers are also subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions at or prior to the Closing:
(a) The representations and warranties of Bancshares and BOF contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct, individually and in the aggregate, on the Closing Date, with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent of changes permitted by the terms of this Agreement, and each of Bancshares and BOF shall have in all material respects performed all obligations and complied with all covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing. In addition, each of Bancshares and BOF shall have delivered to Old Florida and OFB its certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed by its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to the foregoing effect and to the effect that, except as specified in such certificate, such persons do not know, and have no reasonable grounds to know, of any material failure or breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by it in this Agreement.
(b) Old Florida and OFB shall have received from Igler & Dougherty, P.A., counsel for Bancshares and BOF, an opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, customary in scope and opining to the matters set forth on Exhibit 6.03(b), subject to customary qualifications, limitations and assumptions. In giving such opinion, such counsel may rely as to questions of fact upon certificates of one or more officers of Bancshares or of Bancshares’ Subsidiaries, and governmental officials.
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(c) Old Florida shall have received letters from Hovde dated the date of the Proxy Statement and dated the date of the meeting of the shareholders of Old Florida, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to Old Florida, confirming such financial advisor’s prior opinion to the Board of Directors of Old Florida to the effect that the consideration to be paid in the Company Merger is fair to its shareholders from a financial point of view.
(d) There shall not have occurred any material adverse change from the date of Bancshares’ Latest Balance Sheet to the Closing Date in the financial condition, results of operations or business of Bancshares’ and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(e) No adverse regulatory action shall be pending or threatened against any of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries, if such action would or could impose any material liability on Bancshares or interfere in any material respect with the conduct of the businesses of Bancshares and its Subsidiaries following the Mergers.
(f) Old Florida shall have received the agreement specified on Exhibit 5.10(b) hereto (as contemplated by and within the timeframe specified in Subsection 5.10) from each person who serves as an executive officer or director of Bancshares or BOF.
6.04. WAIVER OF CONDITIONS
Any condition to a Party’s obligations hereunder may be waived by that Party, other than the conditions specified in Subsections 6.01 (a), (b) and (d) and the condition specified in Subsection 6.03(c) hereof. The failure to waive any condition hereunder shall not be deemed a breach of Section 5.02 hereof.
SECTION 7. TERMINATION
7.01. TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated and the Mergers contemplated herein abandoned at any time before the Effective Time, whether before or after approval by the shareholders of Old Florida or Bancshares as follows:
(a) By the mutual consent of the Boards of Directors of Bancshares and Old Florida.
(b) By the Board of Directors of either Bancshares or Old Florida in the event of a breach by any of Bancshares or Old Florida and either of its Subsidiaries of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or of any covenant contained in this Agreement, which in either case cannot be, or has not been, cured within 30 days after written notice of such breach is given to the entity committing such breach, provided that the right to effect such cure shall not extend beyond the date set forth in Subsection 7.01(c)(ii) below.
(c) By the Board of Directors of either Bancshares or Old Florida if: (i) all conditions to Closing required by Section 6 hereof have not been met by or waived by Bancshares or Old Florida by March 31, 2007; or (ii) any such condition cannot be met by March 31, 2007 and has not been waived by each Party in whose favor such condition inures; or (iii) if the Mergers have not been consummated by April 15, 2007, provided that the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby is not caused by the Party electing to terminate pursuant to this clause (iii).
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(d) By Bancshares if this Agreement or the Company Merger fails to receive the requisite vote at any meeting of Old Florida’s shareholders called for the purpose of voting thereon. By Old Florida if this Agreement or the Company Merger fails to receive the requisite vote at any meeting of Bancshares’ shareholders called for the purpose of voting thereon.
(e) By Bancshares if the Board of Directors of Old Florida: (1) shall withdraw, modify or change its recommendation to its shareholders of this Agreement or the Company Merger, or shall have resolved to do any of the foregoing or; (2) either: (x) shall have recommended to the shareholders of Old Florida (or in the case of [iii] affirmatively approved) any of the following (being referred to herein as an “Acquisition Transaction”): (i) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination or other similar transaction (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); (ii) any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Old Florida; or (iii) any acquisition, by any person or group, of the beneficial ownership of 15% or more of any class of Old Florida capital stock; or (y) shall have made any announcement of any agreement to do any of the foregoing.
(f) By Old Florida in the event Old Florida receives a bona fide written offer with respect to an Acquisition Transaction and the Board of Directors of Old Florida determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and counsel, that such Acquisition Transaction is more favorable to Old Florida’s shareholders than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) By Bancshares, if the holders of more than 7.5% in the aggregate of the outstanding Old Florida Common Stock shall have voted such shares against this Agreement or the Company Merger at any meeting called for the purpose of voting thereon and shall have exercised their dissenters’ rights in accordance with Sections 607.1301-1320, Florida Statutes. All such shares being referred to in this Agreement as (“Dissenters’ Shares.”)
(h) By Old Florida if Bancshares’ Board of Directors withdraws, modifies or changes its recommendation to Bancshares’ shareholders regarding the issuance of shares of Bancshares Common Stock as consideration in the Company Merger, or shall have resolved to do any of the foregoing.
(i) Price Protection Termination Right. By Old Florida at any time during the five-day period commencing on the Determination Date, if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
| (1) | the Average Closing Price shall be less than $18.26, and |
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| (2) | (i) the quotient obtained by dividing the Average Closing Price by $21.49 (the “Bancshares Ratio”) shall be less than (ii) the Index Ratio minus 0.15; |
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| (1) | Old Florida must give written notice of its election to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01(i) to Bancshares, which notice may be withdrawn at any time prior to the lapse of the five-day period commencing on the Determination Date; |
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| (2) | During the five-day period commencing upon Bancshares’ receipt of such notice, Bancshares shall have the option of paying additional Merger Consideration in the form of Bancshares Common Stock so that the Per Share Stock Consideration, as adjusted, multiplied by the Average Closing Price shall be no less than $32.72; |
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| (3) | The election contemplated by Subsection 7.01(i)(2) shall be made by Bancshares giving notice to Old Florida of such election and the Per Share Common Stock Consideration as adjusted, whereupon no termination shall be deemed to have occurred pursuant to this 7.01(i), and this Agreement shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms (except as the Per Share Common Stock Consideration shall have been so adjusted), and any references in this Agreement to “Per Share Common Stock Consideration” shall thereafter be deemed to refer to the Per Share Common Stock Consideration, as adjusted pursuant to this Section 7.01(i). |
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| (4) | If the Closing Date shall occur during the five-day period Old Florida’s option to terminate pursuant to this Section 7.01(i) is in effect, the Closing Date shall be extended until a date selected by Bancshares no more than ten calendar days following the close of such five-day period. |
For purposes of this Section 7.1(i), the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Average Closing Price” shall mean the average closing price per share of Bancshares Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market Global Market System for the 20 trading days (determined by excluding days on which the Nasdaq Stock Market Global Market System is closed) ending on the last trading date prior to the Determination Date.
“Determination Date” shall mean the tenth calendar day preceding the Effective Time (the tenth day to be determined by counting the day preceding the Effective Time as the first day).
“Index Group” shall mean the ten bank holding companies listed below (each a “Peer Company”). In the event that: (i) the common stock of any Peer Company is no longer publicly traded on the Determination Date; or (ii) any Peer Company issues a public announcement of a proposal to be acquired by or to acquire another company in a transaction with a value exceeding 25% of the Peer Company’s market capitalization, such Peer Company shall be removed from the Index Group, and the weights (which have been determined based upon market capitalization) shall be redistributed proportionately for purposes of determining the Index Price. The Peer Companies and the weights attributed to them are as follows:
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Peer Company | | Market Capitalization ($M) | | Percent Weighting | |
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GB&T Bancshares, Inc. (GBTB) | | $ | 292 | | | 14.06 | % |
Cardinal Financial Corporation (CFNL) | | $ | 256 | | | 12.33 | % |
CenterState Banks of Florida, Inc. (CSFL) | | $ | 249 | | | 11.95 | % |
FNB Corporation (FNBP) | | $ | 227 | | | 10.94 | % |
Commercial Bankshares, Inc. (CLBK) | | $ | 213 | | | 10.23 | % |
First Security Group, Inc. (FSGI) | | $ | 201 | | | 9.68 | % |
Capital Bank Corporation (CBKN) | | $ | 191 | | | 9.17 | % |
TIB Financial Corp. (TIBB) | | $ | 187 | | | 8.97 | % |
Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc. (GBTS) | | $ | 158 | | | 7.61 | % |
First State Financial Corporation (FSTF) | | $ | 105 | | | 5.07 | % |
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Total | | $ | 2,080 | | | 100.00 | % |
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“Index Price” shall mean the weighted average (weighted in accordance with the Index Group’s “Percent Weighting” listed above) of the closing sales prices of the Peer Companies determined as of the Starting Date or Determination Date, whichever is applicable, based on the closing price per share (as reported by The Wall Street Journal) for the five trading days ending on the last trading date prior to the Starting Date or Determination Date, whichever is applicable.
“Index Ratio” shall be the Index Price as determined on the Determination Date divided by the Index Price as determined on the Starting Date.
“Starting Date” shall mean the date of this Agreement.
If any Peer Company or Bancshares declares or effects a stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares, or similar transaction between the Starting Date and the Determination Date, the price for the common stock of such Peer Company or Bancshares, as the case may be, shall be appropriately adjusted to apply this Section.
7.02. EFFECT OF TERMINATION
In the event of termination of this Agreement by any Party as provided in Section 7.01 above, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the party of any Party except: (i) as set forth in this Section 7.02, Section 7.03, Section 8.03 and Section 8.07, which shall survive any termination of this Agreement; and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Party shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful or intentional breach of any provision of this Agreement.
7.03. TERMINATION PAYMENT
If this Agreement is terminated by Bancshares or Old Florida pursuant to Subsection 7.01(e) or Subsection 7.01(f), then Old Florida (or its successor) shall pay or cause to be paid to Bancshares upon demand a termination payment of $4,000,000.00 payable in same day funds. Any payments to be made pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be made within three business days of the event requiring such payment to be made.
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SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS
8.01. NOTICES
Any notice, communication, request, reply, advice or disclosure (hereinafter severally and collectively “notice”) required or permitted to be given or made by any Party to another in connection with this Agreement or the transactions herein or therein contemplated must be in writing and may be given or served by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, or by delivering the same to the address of the person or entity to be notified, or by sending the same by a national commercial courier service (such as Federal Express, UPS or the like) for next day delivery provided such delivery is confirmed in writing by such courier. Notice deposited in the mail in the manner hereinabove described shall be effective 48 hours after such deposit, and notice delivered in person or by commercial courier shall be effective at the time of delivery. A Party delivering notice shall endeavor to obtain a receipt therefor. For purposes of notice, the addresses of the Parties shall, until changed as hereinafter provided, be as follows:
| If to Bancshares or BOF: |
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| Mr. Michael L. McMullan |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Bancshares of Florida, Inc. |
| 1185 Immokalee Road |
| Naples, Florida 34110 |
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| With copies to: |
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| A. George Igler, Esq. |
| Igler & Dougherty, P.A. |
| Corporate Counsel |
| 2457 Care Drive |
| Tallahassee, FL 32308 |
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| If to Old Florida or OFB: |
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| Mr. Larry W. Johnson |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Old Florida Bankshares, Inc. |
| 6321 Daniels Parkway |
| Ft. Myers, Florida 33912 |
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| With copies to: |
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| John P. Greeley, Esq. |
| Smith Mackinnon, P.A. |
| 255 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 800 |
| Orlando, FL 32801 |
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8.02. WAIVER
The failure by any Party to enforce any of its rights hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such rights, unless such waiver is an express written waiver which has been signed by the waiving Party. Waiver of any one breach shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach of the same or any other provision hereof.
8.03. EXPENSES
Except as otherwise provided herein, regardless of whether the Mergers are consummated, all expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne by the Party incurring them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any dispute or action between the Parties arising out of this Agreement, including any litigation, arbitration, and appellate proceedings (and efforts to enforce the judgment, award or other disposition of any of the same), the prevailing Party shall be entitled to have and recover from the other Party all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such dispute or action (including reasonable attorneys’ fees).
8.04. HEADINGS
The headings in this Agreement have been included solely for reference and shall not be considered in the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
8.05. ANNEXES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
The annexes, exhibits and schedules to this Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference and expressly made a part hereof.
8.06. INTEGRATED AGREEMENT
This Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto and all other documents and instruments delivered in accordance with the terms hereof constitute the entire understanding and agreement among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no agreements, understanding, restrictions, representations or warranties among the Parties other than those set forth herein or therein, all prior agreements and understandings being superseded hereby.
8.07. CHOICE OF LAW
The validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms and the determination of the rights and duties of the Parties hereto in accordance therewith shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and those of the State of Florida applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such State. The Parties hereto mutually consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Florida and agree that any action, suit or proceeding concerning or related to this Agreement must be brought exclusively in the courts located in Collier County. The Parties mutually acknowledge and agree that they will not raise, in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any federal or state court located in the State of Florida, any defense or objections based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, inconvenience of forum or the like.
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8.08. PARTIES IN INTEREST
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that this Agreement may not be transferred or assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto, including any transfer or assignment by operation of law. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or to give any person other than the Parties hereto any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided for herein and therein.
8.09. AMENDMENT
The Parties may, by mutual agreement of their respective Boards of Directors, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement, or any exhibit or schedule of any of them, in such manner as may be agreed upon by the Parties in writing, at any time before or after approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the shareholders of the Parties hereto. This Agreement and any exhibit or schedule to this Agreement may be amended at any time and, as amended, restated by the Chief Executive Officers of the respective Parties (or their respective designees) without the necessity for approval by their respective Boards of Directors or shareholders, to correct typographical errors or to change erroneous references or cross references, or in any other manner which is not material to the substance of the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.10. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.
8.11. NONSURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS
None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the Effective Time. The covenants of the Parties set forth herein shall survive the Effective Time in accordance with their terms and, in the absence of a specified survival term, for the applicable statute of limitations.
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THIS AGREEMENT WAS AGREED TO AND ENTERED INTO AS OF THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE.
BANCSHARES OF FLORIDA, INC. | | OLD FLORIDA BANKSHARES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael L. McMullan | | By: | /s/ Larry W. Johnson |
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| Michael L. McMullan | | | Larry W. Johnson |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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BANK OF FLORIDA - SOUTHWEST | | OLD FLORIDA BANK |
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By: | /s/ David Patrignani | | By: | /s/ Larry W. Johnson |
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| David Patrignani | | | Larry W. Johnson |
| Executive Vice President | | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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