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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 9, 2000
Date of Report (Date of earliest event recorded)
BB&T Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 1-10853
North Carolina 56-0939887
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 West Second Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(336) 733-2000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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This Form 8-K has 57 pages.
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Item 5. Other Events
The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is file the Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization ("Agreement") between BB&T Corporation ("BB&T") and
One Valley Bancorp, Inc. ("One Valley"), of Charleston, West Virginia, as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7. Exhibits
99.1 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between One Valley Bancorp, Inc.
and BB&T Corporation
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BB&T CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /S/ SHERRY A. KELLETT
Sherry A. Kellett
Senior Executive Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: February 9, 2000.
Exhibit 99.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
BETWEEN
ONE VALLEY BANCORP, INC.
and
BB&T CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS........................................................1
ARTICLE II THE MERGER........................................................7
2.1 Merger.............................................................7
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2.2 Filing; Plan of Merger.............................................8
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2.3 Effective Time.....................................................8
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2.4 Closing............................................................8
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2.5 Effect of Merger...................................................8
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2.6 Further Assurances.................................................9
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2.7 Merger Consideration...............................................9
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2.8 Conversion of Shares; Payment of Merger Consideration.............10
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2.9 Conversion of Stock Options.......................................11
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2.10 No Right to Dissent...............................................13
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2.11 Merger of Subsidiaries............................................13
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2.12 Anti-Dilution.....................................................13
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ONE VALLEY....................13
3.1 Capital Structure.................................................14
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3.2 Organization, Standing and Authority..............................14
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3.3 Ownership of Subsidiaries.........................................14
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3.4 Organization, Standing and Authority of the Subsidiaries..........15
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3.5 Authorized and Effective Agreement................................15
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3.6 Securities Documents; Financial Statements; Statements True.......16
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3.7 Minute Books......................................................16
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3.8 Adverse Change....................................................17
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3.9 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities................................17
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3.10 Properties........................................................17
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3.11 Environmental Matters.............................................17
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3.12 Loans; Allowance for Loan Losses..................................18
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3.13 Tax Matters.......................................................19
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3.14 Employees; Compensation; Benefit Plans............................20
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3.15 Certain Contracts.................................................23
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3.16 Legal Proceedings; Regulatory Approvals...........................24
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3.17 Compliance with Laws; Filings.....................................25
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3.18 Brokers and Finders...............................................25
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3.19 Repurchase Agreements; Derivatives................................25
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3.20 Deposit Accounts..................................................26
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3.21 Related Party Transactions........................................26
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3.22 Certain Information...............................................26
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3.23 Accounting; Tax and Regulatory Matters............................26
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3.24 State Takeover Laws; No Supermajority Vote Required; Rights Plan..27
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3.25 Labor Relations...................................................27
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3.26 Fairness Opinion..................................................27
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BB&T...........................27
4.1 Capital Structure of BB&T.........................................28
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4.2 Organization, Standing and Authority of BB&T......................28
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4.3 Authorized and Effective Agreement................................28
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4.4 Organization, Standing and Authority of BB&T Subsidiaries.........29
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4.5 Securities Documents; Statements True.............................29
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4.6 Certain Information...............................................30
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4.7 Tax and Regulatory Matters........................................30
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4.8 Share Ownership...................................................30
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4.9 Legal Proceedings; Regulatory Approvals...........................30
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS.........................................................31
5.1 One Valley Shareholder Meeting....................................31
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5.2 Registration Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus................31
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5.3 Plan of Merger; Reservation of Shares.............................32
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5.4 Additional Acts...................................................32
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5.5 Best Efforts......................................................33
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5.6 Certain Accounting Matters........................................33
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5.7 Access to Information.............................................33
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5.8 Press Releases....................................................34
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5.9 Forbearances of One Valley........................................34
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5.10 Employment Agreements.............................................37
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5.11 Affiliates........................................................37
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5.12 Section 401(k) Plan; Other Employee Benefits......................37
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5.13 Directors and Officers Protection.................................40
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5.14 Forbearances of BB&T..............................................40
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5.15 Reports...........................................................41
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5.16 Exchange Listing..................................................41
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5.17 Advisory Boards...................................................41
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5.18 Reserved..........................................................42
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5.19 Board of Directors of BB&T........................................42
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5.20 Treatment as Reorganization for Tax Purposes......................42
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.............................................43
6.1 Conditions Precedent - BB&T and One Valley........................43
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6.2 Conditions Precedent - One Valley.................................43
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6.3 Conditions Precedent - BB&T.......................................44
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ARTICLE VII TERMINATION, DEFAULT, WAIVER AND AMENDMENT......................45
7.1 Termination.......................................................45
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7.2 Effect of Termination.............................................46
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7.3 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.............46
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7.4 Waiver............................................................47
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7.5 Amendment or Supplement...........................................47
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS..................................................47
8.1 Expenses..........................................................47
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8.2 Entire Agreement..................................................47
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8.3 No Assignment.....................................................48
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8.4 Notices...........................................................48
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8.6 Captions..........................................................49
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8.7 Counterparts......................................................49
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8.8 Governing Law.....................................................50
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ANNEXES
Annex A ......... Articles of Merger
Annex B-1, B-3 and B-4 Employment Agreements with J. Holmes
Morrison, Frederick H. Belden and
Laurance G. Jones
Annex B-2 Reserved
Annex C-1 and C-2 Forms of Employment Agreement with
various officers
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION ("Agreement"), dated as of
February 6, 2000 is between ONE VALLEY BANCORP, INC., a West Virginia
corporation having its principal office at One Valley Square, Charleston, West
Virginia ("One Valley"), and BB&T CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation
having its principal office at Winston-Salem, North Carolina ("BB&T");
R E C I T A L S:
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The parties desire that One Valley shall be merged into BB&T (said
transaction being hereinafter referred to as the "Merger") pursuant to a plan of
merger (the "Plan of Merger") substantially in the form attached as Annex A
hereto, and the parties desire to provide for certain undertakings, conditions,
representations, warranties and covenants in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby. The parties intend that the Merger be treated as a
"reorganization" as defined in Section 368 of the Code. As a condition and
inducement to BB&T's willingness to enter into the Agreement, One Valley is
concurrently granting to BB&T an option to acquire, under certain circumstances,
6,700,000 shares of the common stock, par value $10.00 per share, of One Valley.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE IDEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions
When used herein, the capitalized terms set forth below shall have the
following meanings:
"Advisory Board Establishment Date" shall mean, with respect to each
One Valley Subsidiary that is a bank or savings institution, the date determined
by BB&T to be, with respect to each such One Valley Subsidiary, not later than
January 1 following the close of the calendar year in which it is merged into
BB&T or a BB&T Subsidiary.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, includes any executive officer or director of
such Person and any Affiliate of such executive officer or director.
"Articles of Merger" shall mean the Articles of Merger required to be
filed with the office of the Secretary of State of North Carolina, as provided
in Section 55-11-05 of the NCBCA, and with the office of the Secretary of State
of West Virginia, as provided in Sections 31-1-36 and 31-1-118 of the WVCA.
"Bank Holding Company Act" shall mean the Federal Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956, as amended.
"BB&T Common Stock" shall mean the shares of voting common stock, par
value $5.00 per share, of BB&T, with rights attached issued pursuant to Rights
Agreement dated December 17, 1996 between BB&T and Branch Banking and Trust
Company, as Rights Agent, relating to BB&T's Series B Junior Participating
Preferred Stock, $5.00 par value per share.
"BB&T Option Agreement" shall mean the Stock Option Agreement dated as
of even date herewith, as amended from time to time, under which BB&T has an
option to purchase shares of One Valley Common Stock, which shall be executed
immediately following execution of this Agreement.
"BB&T Subsidiaries" shall mean Branch Banking and Trust Company, Branch
Banking and Trust Company of South Carolina and Branch Banking and Trust Company
of Virginia.
"Benefit Plan Determination Date" shall mean, with respect to each
employee pension or welfare benefit plan or program maintained by One Valley at
the Effective Time, the date determined by BB&T, with respect to each such plan
or program.
"Business Day" shall mean all days other than Saturdays, Sundays and
Federal Reserve holidays.
"CERCLA" shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"CRA" shall mean the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended.
"Disclosed" shall mean disclosed in the One Valley Disclosure
Memorandum in a manner that references the Section number herein pursuant to
which such disclosure is being made or so that the Section or Section under
which such disclosure is being made is reasonably apparent.
"Environmental Claim" means any notice from any governmental authority
or third party alleging potential liability (including, without limitation,
potential liability for investigative costs, cleanup or remediation costs,
governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property damages,
personal injuries or penalties) arising out of, based upon, or resulting from a
violation of the Environmental Laws or the presence or release into the
environment of any Hazardous Substances.
"Environmental Laws" means all applicable federal, state and local laws
and regulations, as amended, relating to pollution or protection of human health
or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land
surface, or subsurface strata) and which are administered, interpreted, or
enforced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and state and
local agencies with jurisdiction over and including common law in respect of,
pollution or protection of the environment, including without limitation CERCLA,
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.,
and other laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases, or
threatened releases of any Hazardous Substances, or otherwise relating to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport, or handling of any Hazardous Substances.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"FDIC" shall mean the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
"Federal Reserve Board" shall mean the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
"Financial Advisor" shall mean Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. or another
investment banking firm of national standing.
"Financial Statements" shall mean: (a) with respect to BB&T, (i) the
consolidated balance sheet (including related notes and schedules, if any) of
BB&T as of December 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996, and the related consolidated
statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows (including related
notes and schedules, if any) for each of the three years ended December 31,
1998, 1997, and 1996, as filed by BB&T in Securities Documents, and (ii) the
consolidated balance sheets of BB&T (including related notes and schedules, if
any) and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and
cash flows (including related notes and schedules, if any) included in
Securities Documents filed by BB&T with respect to periods ended subsequent to
December 31, 1998; and (b) with respect to One Valley, (i) the consolidated
statements of financial condition (including related notes and schedules, if
any) of One Valley as of December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, and the related
consolidated statements of income and retained earnings, and cash flows
(including related notes and schedules, if any) for each of the three years
ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 as filed by One Valley in Securities
Documents, and (ii) the consolidated statements of financial condition of One
Valley (including related notes and schedules, if any) and the related
consolidated statements of income and retained earnings, and cash flows
(including related notes and schedules, if any) included in Securities Documents
filed by One Valley with respect to periods ended subsequent to December 31,
1998.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles applicable
to banks and their holding companies and Subsidiaries, as in effect at the
relevant date.
"Hazardous Substances" means any substance or material (i) identified
in CERCLA; (ii) determined to be toxic, a pollutant or a contaminant under any
applicable federal, state or local statutes, law, ordinance, rule or regulation,
including but not limited to petroleum products; (iii) asbestos; (iv) radon; (v)
poly-chlorinated biphiphenyls and (vi) such other materials, substances or waste
which are otherwise dangerous, hazardous, harmful to human health or the
environment.
"IRS" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
"Knowledge" shall mean, as used with respect to a Person, the personal
knowledge, after due inquiry, of the chief executive officer, chief financial
officer, chief operating officer, chief credit officer and general counsel of
such Person.
"Material Adverse Effect" on BB&T or One Valley shall mean an event,
change, or occurrence which, individually or together with one or more other
events, changes or occurrences, (i) has, or is reasonably likely to have, a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations,
business or stockholders' equity of BB&T and the BB&T Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, or One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii)
materially impairs the ability of BB&T or One Valley to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; provided that "Material Adverse Effect" shall
not be deemed to include any effect of (a) actions and omissions of BB&T or One
Valley taken with the prior written consent of the other in contemplation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (b) the direct effects of compliance with this
Agreement on the operating performance of the parties, including expenses
incurred by the parties in consummating the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or relating to any litigation arising as a result of the Merger, or
(c) any change in general economic conditions, including changes in interest
rates, affecting banks and their holding companies generally, except to the
extent that such change affects One Valley or BB&T, as the case may be, in a
manner materially different from the manner in which it affects other banking
organizations or (d) subject to compliance with Section 6.3(e), changes in laws
or accounting requirements affecting banks and their holding companies
generally.
"NCBCA" shall mean the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, as
amended.
"NYSE" shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
"One Valley Common Stock" shall mean the shares of voting common stock,
par value $10.00 per share, of One Valley with rights attached issued pursuant
to Rights Agreement dated October 18, 1995 between One Valley and One Valley
Bank, National Association, as Rights Agent.
"One Valley Disclosure Memorandum" shall mean the written information
in one or more documents, each of which (a) is entitled "One Valley Disclosure
Memorandum," (b) is dated and delivered to BB&T on or before the date of this
Agreement and (c) describes in reasonable detail the matters contained therein.
Each disclosure made therein shall be in existence on the date of this Agreement
and shall specifically reference each Section of this Agreement under which such
disclosure is made or be presented in a manner so that the Section or Sections
under which such disclosure is made shall be reasonably apparent. The inclusion
of a given item in the Disclosure Memorandum shall not be deemed a conclusion or
admission that such item (or any other item) is material or has a Material
Adverse Effect.
"One Valley Preferred Stock" shall mean the shares of nonvoting
Preferred Stock, $10.00 par value, of One Valley.
"One Valley Subsidiaries" shall mean One Valley Bank, National Association,
One Valley Bank of Huntington, Inc., One Valley Bank of Mercer County, Inc., One
Valley Bank-East, N.A., One Valley Bank, Inc., One Valley Bank-South, Inc., One
Valley Bank-North, Inc., One Valley Bank-Central Virginia, N.A., One Valley
Bank-Shenandoah, One Valley Square, Inc., Valley Security Insurance Company,
Inc., One Valley Insurance Corporation, Carson Insurance Agency, Inc. and any
and all other Subsidiaries of One Valley as of the date hereof and any
corporation, bank, savings association, or other organization acquired as a
Subsidiary of One Valley after the date hereof and held as a Subsidiary by One
Valley at the Effective Time.
"Person" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, trust, association, unincorporated
organization, agency, other entity or group of entities, or governmental body.
"Proxy Statement/Prospectus" shall mean the proxy statement and
prospectus, together with any supplements thereto, to be sent to shareholders of
One Valley to solicit their votes in connection with a proposal to approve this
Agreement and the Plan of Merger.
"Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement of BB&T
as declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act, including any
post-effective amendments or supplements thereto as filed with the Commission
under the Securities Act, with respect to the BB&T Common Stock to be issued in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
"Rights" shall mean warrants, options, rights, convertible securities
and other arrangements or commitments which obligate an entity to issue or
dispose of any of its capital stock or other ownership interests (other than
rights pursuant to the Rights Agreements described under the definitions of
"BB&T Common Stock" and "One Valley Common Stock"), and stock appreciation
rights, performance units and similar stock-based rights whether or not they
obligate the issuer thereof to issue stock or other securities or to pay cash.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Securities Documents" shall mean all reports, proxy statements,
registration statements and all similar documents filed, or required to be
filed, pursuant to the Securities Laws, including but not limited to periodic
and other reports filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
"Securities Laws" shall mean the Securities Act; the Exchange Act; the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended; the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as amended; and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Stock Option" shall mean an option to acquire shares of One Valley
Common Stock granted under any of the Stock Option Plans that is outstanding and
unexercised on the date hereof.
"Stock Option Plans" shall mean One Valley's Amended and Restated 1993
Incentive Stock Option Plan, 1983 Incentive Stock Option Plan, Mountaineer
Bankshares Incentive Stock Option Plan, CSB Financial Corporation 1993 Incentive
Stock Option Plan, CSB Financial Corporation 1993 Stock Option Plan for Outside
Directors, and FFVA Financial Corporation Qualified and Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plans for Directors, Senior Officer and Officers.
"Subsidiaries" shall mean all those corporations, associations, or
other business entities of which the entity in question either owns or controls
50% or more of the outstanding equity securities either directly or through an
unbroken chain of entities as to each of which 50% or more of the outstanding
equity securities is owned directly or indirectly by its parent (in determining
whether one entity owns or controls 50% or more of the outstanding equity
securities of another, equity securities owned or controlled in a fiduciary
capacity shall be deemed owned and controlled by the beneficial owner).
"Superior Offer" shall mean a proposal or offer to acquire or purchase
all or a substantial portion of the assets of or a substantial equity interest
in, or to effect any recapitalization, liquidation or dissolution involving or a
business combination or other similar transaction with, One Valley or any One
Valley Subsidiary (including, without limitation, a tender offer or exchange
offer to purchase One Valley Common Stock) other than as contemplated by this
Agreement: (i) that did not arise from or involve a breach or violation by One
Valley of Section 5.9(k) or any other provision of this Agreement; (ii) that the
One Valley Board of Directors determines in its good faith judgment, based,
among other things, on advice of the Financial Advisor, to be more favorable to
the One Valley shareholders than the Merger; and (iii) the financing for the
implementation of which, to the extent required, is then committed or in the
good faith reasonable judgment of the One Valley Board of Directors, based,
among other things, on advice of the Financial Advisor, is capable of being
obtained by the party making the proposal or offer.
"TILA" shall mean the Truth in Lending Act, as amended.
"WVCA" shall mean the West Virginia Corporation Act, as amended.
1.2 Terms Defined Elsewhere
The capitalized terms set forth below are defined in the
following sections:
Agreement Introduction
BB&T .... Introduction
BB&T Option Plan Section 2.9(a)
Closing Section 2.4
Closing Date Section 2.4
Closing Value Section 2.7(b)
Constituent Corporations Section 2.1
Dissenting Shareholder Section 2.10
Dissenting Shares Section 2.10
Effective Time Section 2.3
Employer Entity Section 5.12(a)
Exchange Ratio Section 2.7(a)
Maximum Amount Section 5.13
Merger Recitals
Merger Consideration Section 2.7(a)
One Valley Introduction
PBGC Section 3.14(b)(iv)
Plan Section 3.14(b)(i)
Plan of Merger Recitals
Surviving Corporation Section 2.1(a)
Transferred Employee Section 5.12(a)
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
2.1 Merger
BB&T and One Valley are constituent corporations (the "Constituent
Corporations") to the Merger as contemplated by the NCBCA and the WVCA. At the
Effective Time:
(a) One Valley shall be merged into BB&T in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the NCBCA and the WVCA, with BB&T being the surviving
corporate entity (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Surviving
Corporation").
(b) The separate existence of One Valley shall cease and the Merger
shall in all respects have the effects provided in Section 2.5.
(c) The Articles of Incorporation of BB&T at the Effective Time
shall become the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.
(d) The Bylaws of BB&T at the Effective Time shall become the Bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation.
2.2 Filing; Plan of Merger
The Merger shall not become effective unless this Agreement and the
Plan of Merger are duly approved by shareholders holding at least a majority of
the shares of One Valley Common Stock entitled to vote. Upon fulfillment or
waiver of the conditions specified in Article VI and provided that this
Agreement has not been terminated pursuant to Article VII, the Constituent
Corporations will cause the Articles of Merger to be executed and filed with the
Secretary of State of North Carolina and the Secretary of State of West
Virginia, as provided in Section 55-11-05 of the NCBCA and Section 31-1-36 of
the WVCA, respectively.
2.3 Effective Time
The Merger shall be effective at the day and hour specified in the
Articles of Merger as filed as provided in Section 2.2 (herein sometimes
referred to as the "Effective Time").
2.4 Closing
The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
"Closing") shall take place at the offices of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice,
PLLC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at 10:00 a.m. on the date designated by
BB&T which is within thirty days following the satisfaction of the conditions to
Closing set forth in Article VI (other than the delivery of certificates,
opinions and other instruments and documents to be delivered at the Closing) or
such later date as the parties may otherwise agree (the "Closing Date").
2.5 Effect of Merger
From and after the Effective Time, the separate existence of One Valley
shall cease, and the Surviving Corporation shall thereupon and thereafter, to
the extent consistent with its Articles of Incorporation, possess all of the
rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, of a public as well as a private
nature, of each of the Constituent Corporations; and all property, real,
personal and mixed, and all debts due on whatever account, and all other choses
in action, and each and every other interest of or belonging to or due to each
of the Constituent Corporations shall be taken and deemed to be transferred to
and vested in the Surviving Corporation without further act or deed; and the
title to any real estate or any interest therein vested in either of the
Constituent Corporations shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of
the Merger. The Surviving Corporation shall thenceforth be responsible for all
the liabilities, obligations and penalties of each of the Constituent
Corporations; and any claim, existing action or proceeding, civil or criminal,
pending by or against either of the Constituent Corporations may be prosecuted
as if the Merger had not taken place, or the Surviving Corporation may be
substituted in its place; and any judgment rendered against either of the
Constituent Corporations may be enforced against the Surviving Corporation.
Neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of either of the
Constituent Corporations shall be impaired by reason of the Merger.
2.6 Further Assurances
If, at any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation
shall consider or be advised that any further deeds (including, without
limitation, any confirmatory deeds required by Section 31-1-37(b) of the WVCA),
assignments or assurances in law or any other actions are necessary, desirable
or proper to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise, in the Surviving
Corporation, the title to any property or rights of the Constituent Corporations
acquired or to be acquired by reason of, or as a result of, the Merger, the
Constituent Corporations agree that such Constituent Corporations and their
proper officers and directors shall and will execute and deliver all such proper
deeds, assignments and assurances in law and do all things necessary, desirable
or proper to vest, perfect or confirm title to such property or rights in the
Surviving Corporation and otherwise to carry out the purpose of this Agreement,
and that the proper officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation are
fully authorized and directed in the name of the Constituent Corporations or
otherwise to take any and all such actions.
2.7 Merger Consideration
(a) As used herein, the term "Merger Consideration" shall mean the
number of shares of BB&T Common Stock (to the nearest ten thousandth of a share)
to be exchanged for each share of One Valley Common Stock issued and outstanding
as of the Effective Time and cash (without interest) to be payable in exchange
for any fractional share of BB&T Common Stock that would otherwise be
distributable to a One Valley shareholder as provided in Section 2.7(b). The
number of shares of BB&T Common Stock to be issued for each issued and
outstanding share of One Valley Common Stock (the "Exchange Ratio") shall be
1.28.
(b) The amount of cash payable with respect to any fractional share of
BB&T Common Stock shall be determined by multiplying the fractional part of such
share by the closing price per share of BB&T Common Stock on the NYSE at 4:00
p.m. eastern time on the Closing Date as reported on NYSEnet.com (or, if not
reported thereon, another authoritative source) (the "Closing Value").
2.8 Conversion of Shares; Payment of Merger Consideration
(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part of One Valley or the holders of record of One Valley Common
Stock, each share of One Valley Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and shall represent the
right to receive, upon surrender of the certificate representing such share of
One Valley Common Stock (as provided in subsection (d) below), the Merger
Consideration.
(b) Each share of BB&T Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be issued and outstanding.
(c) Until surrendered, each outstanding certificate which prior to the
Effective Time represented one or more shares of One Valley Common Stock shall
be deemed upon the Effective Time for all purposes to represent only the right
to receive the Merger Consideration and any declared and unpaid dividends
thereon. No interest will be paid or accrued on the Merger Consideration upon
the surrender of the certificate or certificates representing shares of One
Valley Common Stock. With respect to any certificate for One Valley Common Stock
that has been lost or destroyed, BB&T shall pay the Merger Consideration
attributable to such certificate upon receipt of a surety bond or other adequate
indemnity as required in accordance with BB&T's standard policy, and evidence
reasonably satisfactory to BB&T of ownership of the shares represented thereby.
After the Effective Time, One Valley's transfer books shall be closed and no
transfer of the shares of One Valley Common Stock outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall be made on the stock transfer books of the Surviving
Corporation.
(d) Promptly after the Effective Time, BB&T shall cause to be delivered
or mailed to each One Valley shareholder a form of letter of transmittal and
instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the certificates which,
immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented any shares of One Valley
Common Stock. Upon proper surrender of such certificates or other evidence of
ownership meeting the requirements of Section 2.8(c), together with such letter
of transmittal duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions
thereto, and such other documents as may be reasonably requested, BB&T shall
promptly cause the transfer to the persons entitled thereto of the Merger
Consideration and any declared and unpaid dividends thereon.
(e) The Surviving Corporation shall pay any dividends or other
distributions with a record date prior to the Effective Time which have been
declared or made by One Valley in respect of shares of One Valley Common Stock
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and which remain unpaid at the
Effective Time, subject to compliance by One Valley with Section 5.9(b). To the
extent permitted by law, former shareholders of record of One Valley shall be
entitled to vote after the Effective Time at any meeting of BB&T shareholders
the number of whole shares of BB&T Common Stock into which their respective
shares of One Valley Common Stock are converted, regardless of whether such
holders have exchanged their certificates representing One Valley Common Stock
for certificates representing BB&T Common Stock in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. Whenever a dividend or other distribution is
declared by BB&T on the BB&T Common Stock, the record date for which is at or
after the Effective Time, the declaration shall include dividends or other
distributions on all shares of BB&T Common Stock issuable pursuant to this
Agreement, but no dividend or other distribution payable to the holders of
record of BB&T Common Stock as of any time subsequent to the thirtieth day after
the Effective Time shall be delivered to the holder of any certificate
representing One Valley Common Stock until such holder surrenders such
certificate for exchange as provided in this Section 2.8. Upon surrender of such
certificate, both the BB&T Common Stock certificate and any undelivered
dividends and cash payments payable hereunder (without interest) shall be
delivered and paid with respect to the shares of One Valley Common Stock
represented by such certificate.
2.9 Conversion of Stock Options
(a) At the Effective Time, each Stock Option then outstanding (and
which by its terms does not lapse on or before the Effective Time), whether or
not then exercisable, shall be converted into and become rights with respect to
BB&T Common Stock, and BB&T shall assume each Stock Option in accordance with
the terms of the Stock Option Plans, except that from and after the Effective
Time: (i) BB&T and its Compensation Committee shall be substituted for One
Valley and the Compensation Committee of One Valley's Board of Directors
administering the Stock Option Plans; (ii) each Stock Option assumed by BB&T may
be exercised solely for shares of BB&T Common Stock; (iii) the number of shares
of BB&T Common Stock subject to each such Stock Option shall be the number of
whole shares of BB&T (omitting any fractional share) determined by multiplying
the number of shares of One Valley Common Stock subject to such Stock Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio; and (iv) the per
share exercise price under each such Stock Option shall be adjusted by dividing
the per share exercise price under each such Stock Option by the Exchange Ratio
and rounding up to the nearest cent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BB&T may at
its election substitute as of the Effective Time options under the BB&T
Corporation 1995 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan or any other duly adopted
comparable plan (in either case, the "BB&T Option Plan") for all or a part of
the Stock Options, subject to the following conditions: (A) the requirements of
(iii) and (iv) above shall be met; (B) such substitution shall not constitute a
modification, extension or renewal of any of the Stock Options which are
incentive stock options; and (C) the substituted options shall continue in
effect on the same terms and conditions as provided in the Stock Options and the
Stock Option Plans under which they were granted. Each grant of a converted or
substitute option to any individual who subsequent to the Merger will be a
director or officer of BB&T as construed under Commission Rule 16b-3 shall, as a
condition to such conversion or substitution, be approved in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 16b-3. Each Stock Option which is an incentive stock option
shall be adjusted as required by Section 424 of the Code, and the Regulations
promulgated thereunder, so as to continue as an incentive stock option under
Section 424(a) of the Code, and so as not to constitute a modification,
extension, or renewal of the option within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the
Code. BB&T and One Valley agree to take all necessary steps to effectuate the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.9. BB&T has reserved and shall continue
to reserve adequate shares of BB&T Common Stock for delivery upon exercise of
any converted or substitute options. As soon as practicable after the Effective
Time, if it has not already done so, and to the extent One Valley shall have a
registration statement in effect or an obligation to file a registration
statement, BB&T shall file a registration statement on Form S-3 or Form S-8, as
the case may be (or any successor or other appropriate forms), with respect to
the shares of BB&T Common Stock subject to converted or substitute options and
shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such
registration statement (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or
prospectuses contained therein) for so long as such converted or substitute
options remain outstanding. With respect to those individuals, if any, who
subsequent to the Merger may be subject to the reporting requirements under
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, BB&T shall administer the Stock Option Plans
assumed pursuant to this Section 2.9 (or the BB&T Option Plan, if applicable) in
a manner that complies with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act to the
extent necessary to preserve for such individuals the benefits of Rule 16b-3 to
the extent such benefits were available to them prior to the Effective Time. One
Valley hereby represents that the Stock Option Plans in their current forms
comply with Rule 16b-3 to the extent, if any, required as of the date hereof.
(b) As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, BB&T shall
deliver to the participants receiving converted options under the BB&T Option
Plan an appropriate notice setting forth such participant's rights pursuant
thereto.
(c) Eligibility to receive grants of options to purchase BB&T Common
Stock following the Effective Time shall be determined by BB&T in accordance
with its plans and procedures as in effect from time to time, subject to any
contractual obligations.
2.10 Dissenting Shares
Any holder of shares of One Valley Common Stock who shall have properly
exercised rights to dissent with respect to the Merger and to demand payment of
the "fair value" of the shareholder's shares (the "Dissenting Shares") in
accordance with the WVCA (the "Dissenting Shareholder") shall thereafter have
only such rights, if any, as are provided a dissenting shareholder under the
WVCA and shall have no rights to receive the Merger Consideration under Sections
2.7 and 2.8 (provided, that nothing contained herein shall limit such Dissenting
Shareholder's rights to the payment of all accrued and unpaid dividends);
provided, however, that if a Dissenting Shareholder shall withdraw (in
accordance with the WVCA) the demand for such appraisal or shall become
ineligible for such appraisal, then such Dissenting Shareholder's Dissenting
Shares automatically shall cease to be Dissenting Shares and shall be converted
into and represent only the right to receive from the Surviving Corporation,
upon surrender of the certificates representing the Dissenting Shares, the
Merger Consideration provided for in Section 2.7 and accrued and unpaid
dividends as provided in Section 2.8(c) and Section 2.8(e).
2.11 Merger of Subsidiaries
In the event that BB&T shall request, One Valley shall take such
actions, and shall cause the One Valley Subsidiaries to take such actions, as
may reasonably be required in order to effect, at the Effective Time, the merger
of one or more of the One Valley Subsidiaries into, in each case, one of the
BB&T Subsidiaries.
2.12 Anti-Dilution
In the event BB&T changes the number of shares of BB&T Common Stock
issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time as a result of a stock split,
stock dividend or other similar recapitalization, and the record date thereof
(in the case of a stock dividend) or the effective date thereof (in the case of
a stock split or similar recapitalization for which a record date is not
established) shall be prior to the Effective Time, the Exchange Ratio shall be
proportionately adjusted.
ARTICLE IIIREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ONE VALLEY
Except as Disclosed, One Valley represents and warrants to BB&T as
follows (the representations and warranties herein of One Valley are made as of
the date hereof and, as contemplated by Section 6.3(a), will also be evaluated
as of the Closing Date subject to the applicable standard set forth in Section
6.3(a), and no such representation or warranty shall be deemed to be inaccurate
unless the inaccuracy would permit BB&T not to consummate the Merger under such
applicable standard):
3.1 Capital Structure
The authorized capital stock of One Valley consists of 70,000,000
shares of One Valley Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of One Valley Preferred
Stock. As of the date of this Agreement, One Valley has 33,698,223 shares of One
Valley Common Stock issued and outstanding and no shares of One Valley Preferred
Stock issued and outstanding. No other classes of capital stock of One Valley,
common or preferred, are authorized, issued or outstanding. All outstanding
shares of One Valley capital stock have been duly authorized and are validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of capital stock have been
reserved for any purpose, except for (i) shares of One Valley Common Stock
reserved in connection with the Stock Option Plans, and (ii) 6,700,000 shares of
One Valley Common Stock reserved in connection with the BB&T Option Agreement.
As of the date of this Agreement, One Valley has granted options to acquire
1,020,988.77 shares of One Valley Common Stock under the Stock Option Plans or
outstanding agreements and awards, which options remain outstanding as of the
date hereof. Except as set forth in this Section 3.1, there are no Rights
authorized, issued or outstanding with respect to, nor are there any agreements,
understandings or commitments relating to the right of any One Valley
shareholder to own, to vote or to dispose of, the capital stock of One Valley,
except as set forth in the rights described in the definition of One Valley
Common Stock. Holders of One Valley Common Stock do not have preemptive rights.
3.2 Organization, Standing and Authority
One Valley is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of West Virginia, with full corporate
power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own, lease
and operate its properties and assets. One Valley is not required to be
qualified to do business in any other state of the United States or foreign
jurisdiction.
3.3 Ownership of Subsidiaries
Section 3.3 of the One Valley Disclosure Memorandum lists all of the
One Valley Subsidiaries and One Valley's ownership percentage in, and the
business activities of, each such One Valley Subsidiary. The outstanding shares
of capital stock or other equity interests of the One Valley Subsidiaries are
validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable (subject to 12 USC
ss.55 and similar state statutes), and all such shares are directly or
indirectly owned by One Valley free and clear of all liens, claims and
encumbrances or preemptive rights of any person. No Rights are authorized,
issued or outstanding with respect to the capital stock or other equity
interests of the One Valley Subsidiaries, and there are no agreements,
understandings or commitments relating to the right of One Valley to own, to
vote or to dispose of said interests. None of the shares of capital stock or
other equity interests of the One Valley Subsidiaries has been issued in
violation of the preemptive rights of any person. Section 3.3 of the One Valley
Disclosure Memorandum also lists all shares of capital stock or other securities
or ownership interests of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other
organization (other than the One Valley Subsidiaries and stock or other
securities held in a fiduciary capacity) owned directly or indirectly by One
Valley.
3.4 Organization, Standing and Authority of the Subsidiaries
Each One Valley Subsidiary that is a depository institution is a
federally chartered or West Virginia or Virginia chartered bank with its
deposits insured by the FDIC. Each of the One Valley Subsidiaries is validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization. Each of the One Valley Subsidiaries has full power and authority
to carry on its business as now conducted, and is duly qualified to do business
and in good standing in each jurisdiction Disclosed with respect to it. Each One
Valley Subsidiary is qualified to do business in each other state of the United
States or foreign jurisdiction where required to conduct its business and is not
engaged in any type of activities that have not been Disclosed.
3.5 Authorized and Effective Agreement
(a) One Valley has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into and (subject to receipt of all necessary governmental approvals and the
receipt of approval of the One Valley shareholders of this Agreement and the
Plan of Merger) to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, the
Articles of Merger and the BB&T Option Agreement. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the Articles of Merger, and consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, except, in the case of this Agreement and the Plan
of Merger, the approval of the One Valley shareholders pursuant to and to the
extent required by applicable law. This Agreement and the Plan of Merger
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of One Valley, and each is
enforceable against One Valley in accordance with its terms, in each such case
subject to (i) bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization, conservatorship, receivership, or other similar laws from time
to time in effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of the rights of
creditors of FDIC-insured institutions or the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally; and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied in a court of
law or in equity).
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Articles
of Merger or the BB&T Option Agreement, nor consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Articles of Merger, nor compliance by One
Valley with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, shall (i) conflict with or
result in a breach of any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws
of One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary, (ii) constitute or result in a
breach of any term, condition or provision of, or constitute a default under, or
give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration with respect
to, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any
property or asset of One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary pursuant to, any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, permit, contract, agreement or other
instrument or obligation, or (iii) subject to receipt of all required
governmental approvals, violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute,
rule or regulation applicable to One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary.
(c) Other than consents or approvals required from, or notices to,
regulatory authorities as provided in Section 5.4(b), no notice to, filing with,
or consent of, any public body or authority is necessary for the consummation by
One Valley of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated in this
Agreement.
3.6 Securities Documents; Financial Statements; Statements True
(a) One Valley has timely filed all Securities Documents required by
the Securities Laws to be filed since December 31, 1996. One Valley has
Disclosed or made available to BB&T a true and complete copy of each Securities
Document filed by One Valley with the Commission after December 31, 1996 and
prior to the date hereof, which are all of the Securities Documents that One
Valley was required to file during such period. As of their respective dates of
filing, such Securities Documents complied with the Securities Laws as then in
effect and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
(b) The Financial Statements of One Valley fairly present or will
fairly present, as the case may be, the consolidated financial position of One
Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the
consolidated statements of income and retained earnings, changes in
shareholders' equity and statements of cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the absence of notes
and to normal year-end audit adjustments that are not material in amount or
effect) in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
(c) No statement, certificate, instrument or other writing furnished or
to be furnished hereunder by One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary to BB&T
contains or will contain any untrue or misleading statement of a material fact.
3.7 Minute Books
The minute books of One Valley and each of the One Valley Subsidiaries
contain or will contain at Closing accurate records of all meetings and other
corporate actions of their respective shareholders and Boards of Directors
(including committees of the Board of Directors), and the signatures contained
therein are the true signatures of the persons whose signatures they purport to
be.
3.8 Adverse Change
Since September 30, 1999, One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries
have not incurred any liability, whether accrued, absolute or contingent, except
as disclosed in the most recent One Valley Financial Statements, or entered into
any transactions with Affiliates, in each case other than in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practices, nor has there been any adverse
change or any event involving a prospective adverse change in the business,
financial condition, results of operations or stockholders' equity of One Valley
or any of the One Valley Subsidiaries.
3.9 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
All liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of One Valley and
the One Valley Subsidiaries are disclosed in the most recent Financial
Statements of One Valley or are normally recurring business obligations incurred
in the ordinary course of its business since the date of One Valley's most
recent Financial Statements.
3.10 Properties
(a) One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries have good and marketable
title, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, charges, defaults or equitable
interests, to all of the properties and assets, real and personal, tangible and
intangible, reflected on the consolidated balance sheet included in the
Financial Statements of One Valley as of December 31, 1998 or acquired after
such date, except for (i) liens for current taxes not yet due and payable, (ii)
pledges to secure deposits and other liens incurred in the ordinary course of
banking business, (iii) such imperfections of title, easements and encumbrances,
if any, as are not material in character, amount or extent, or (iv) dispositions
and encumbrances for adequate consideration in the ordinary course of business.
(b) All leases and licenses pursuant to which One Valley or any One
Valley Subsidiary, as lessee or licensee, leases or licenses rights to real or
personal property are valid and enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms.
3.11 Environmental Matters
(a) One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries are and at all times
have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws. Neither One Valley nor any
One Valley Subsidiary has received any communication alleging that One Valley or
the One Valley Subsidiary is not in such compliance, and there are no present
circumstances that would prevent or interfere with the continuation of such
compliance.
(b) There are no pending Environmental Claims, neither One Valley nor
any One Valley Subsidiary has received notice of any pending Environmental
Claims, and there are no conditions or facts existing which might reasonably be
expected to result in legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings
asserting Environmental Claims or other claims, causes of action or governmental
investigations of any nature seeking to impose, or that could result in the
imposition of, any liability arising under any Environmental Laws upon (i) One
Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary, (ii) any person or entity whose liability
for any Environmental Claim One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary has or may
have retained or assumed, either contractually or by operation of law, (iii) any
real or personal property owned or leased by One Valley or any One Valley
Subsidiary, or any real or personal property which One Valley or any One Valley
Subsidiary has or is judged to have managed or supervised or participated in the
management of, or (iv) any real or personal property in which One Valley or any
One Valley Subsidiary holds a security interest securing a loan recorded on the
books of One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary. Neither One Valley nor any One
Valley Subsidiary is subject to any agreement, order, judgment, decree or
memorandum by or with any court, governmental authority, regulatory agency or
third party imposing any liability under any Environmental Laws.
(c) One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries are in compliance with
all recommendations contained in any environmental audits, analyses and surveys
received by One Valley relating to all real and personal property owned or
leased by One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary and all real and personal
property of which One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary has or is judged to
have managed or supervised or participated in the management of.
(d) There are no past or present actions, activities, events or
incidents or, to the Knowledge of One Valley, circumstances or conditions that
could reasonably form the basis of any Environmental Claim, or other claim or
action or governmental investigation that could result in the imposition of any
liability arising under any Environmental Laws, against One Valley or any One
Valley Subsidiary or against any person or entity whose liability for any
Environmental Claim One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary has or may have
retained or assumed, either contractually or by operation of law.
3.12 Loans; Allowance for Loan Losses
(a) All of the loans on the books of One Valley and the One Valley
Subsidiaries are valid and properly documented and were made in the ordinary
course of business, and the security therefor, if any, is valid and properly
perfected. Neither the terms of such loans, nor any of the loan documentation,
nor the manner in which such loans have been administered and serviced, nor One
Valley's procedures and practices of approving or rejecting loan applications,
violates any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or ordinance
applicable thereto, including, without limitation, the TILA, Regulations O and Z
of the Federal Reserve Board, the CRA, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, as
amended, and state laws, rules and regulations relating to consumer protection,
installment sales and usury.
(b) The allowances for loan losses reflected on the consolidated
balance sheets included in the Financial Statements of One Valley are, in the
reasonable judgment of One Valley management, adequate as of their respective
dates under the requirements of GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements and
guidelines.
3.13 Tax Matters
(a) One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries and each of their
predecessors have timely filed (or requests for extensions have been timely
filed and any such extensions either are pending or have been granted and have
not expired) all federal, state and local (and, if applicable, foreign) tax
returns required by applicable law to be filed by them (including, without
limitation, estimated tax returns, income tax returns, information returns, and
withholding and employment tax returns) and have paid, or where payment is not
required to have been made, have set up an adequate reserve or accrual for the
payment of, all taxes required to be paid in respect of the periods covered by
such returns and, as of the Effective Time, will have paid, or where payment is
not required to have been made, will have set up an adequate reserve or accrual
for the payment of, all taxes for any subsequent periods ending on or prior to
the Effective Time. Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary has or will
have any liability for any such taxes in excess of the amounts so paid or
reserves or accruals so established. One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries
have paid, or where payment is not required to have been made have set up an
adequate reserve or accrual for payment of, all taxes required to be paid or
accrued for the preceding or current fiscal year for which a return is not yet
due.
(b) All federal, state and local (and, if applicable, foreign) tax
returns filed by One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries are complete and
accurate. Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary is delinquent in the
payment of any tax, assessment or governmental charge. No deficiencies for any
tax, assessment or governmental charge have been proposed, asserted or assessed
(tentatively or otherwise) against One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary which
have not been settled and paid. There are currently no agreements in effect with
respect to One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary to extend the period of
limitations for the assessment or collection of any tax. No audit examination or
deficiency or refund litigation with respect to such returns is pending.
(c) Deferred taxes have been provided for in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied.
(d) Neither One Valley nor any of the One Valley Subsidiaries is a
party to any tax allocation or sharing agreement or has been a member of an
affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income tax return (other than a
group the common parent of which was One Valley or a One Valley subsidiary) or
has any liability for taxes of any person (other than One Valley and the One
Valley Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law) as a transferee or successor or by
contract or otherwise.
(e) Each of One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries is in compliance
with, and its records contain all information and documents (including properly
completed IRS Forms W-9) necessary to comply with, all applicable information
reporting and tax withholding requirements under federal, state, and local tax
laws, and such records identify with specificity all accounts subject to backup
withholding under Section 3406 of the Code.
(f) Neither One Valley nor any of the One Valley Subsidiaries has made
any payments, is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any contract
that could obligate it to make any payments that would be disallowed as a
deduction under Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code.
3.14 Employees; Compensation; Benefit Plans
(a) Compensation. One Valley has Disclosed a complete and correct list
of the name, age, position, rate of compensation and any incentive compensation
arrangements, bonuses or commissions or fringe or other benefits, whether
payable in cash or in kind, of each director, shareholder, independent
contractor, consultant and agent of One Valley and of each One Valley Subsidiary
and each other person (in each case other than as an employee) to whom One
Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary pays or provides, or has an obligation,
agreement (written or unwritten), policy or practice of paying or providing,
retirement, health, welfare or other benefits of any kind or description
whatsoever.
(b) Employee Benefit Plans.
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(i) One Valley has Disclosed an accurate and complete list of
all Plans, as defined below, contributed to, maintained or sponsored by
One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary, to which One Valley or any One
Valley Subsidiary is obligated to contribute or has any liability or
potential liability, whether direct or indirect, including all Plans
contributed to, maintained or sponsored by each member of the
controlled group of corporations, within the meaning of Sections
414(b), 414(c), 414(m) and 414(o) of the Code, of which One Valley or
any One Valley Subsidiary is a member. For purposes of this Agreement,
the term "Plan" shall mean a plan, arrangement, agreement or program
described in the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.14(b)(i) and
which is: (A) a profit-sharing, deferred compensation, bonus, stock
option, stock purchase, pension, retainer, consulting, retirement,
severance, welfare or incentive plan, agreement or arrangement, whether
or not funded and whether or not terminated; (B) an employment
agreement; (C) a personnel policy or fringe benefit plan, policy,
program or arrangement providing for benefits or perquisites to current
or former employees, officers, directors or agents, whether or not
funded, and whether or not terminated, including, without limitation,
benefits relating to automobiles, clubs, vacation, child care,
parenting, sabbatical, sick leave, severance, medical, dental,
hospitalization, life insurance and other types of insurance; or (D)
any other employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA,
whether or not funded and whether or not terminated.
(ii) Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary
contributes to, has an obligation to contribute to or otherwise has any
liability or potential liability with respect to (A) any multiemployer
plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, (B) any plan of the type
described in Sections 4063 and 4064 of ERISA or in Section 413 of the
Code (and regulations promulgated thereunder), or (C) any plan which
provides health, life insurance, accident or other "welfare-type"
benefits to current or future retirees or former employees or
directors, their spouses or dependents, other than in accordance with
Section 4980B of the Code or applicable state continuation coverage
law.
(iii) None of the Plans obligates One Valley or any One Valley
Subsidiary to pay separation, severance, termination or similar-type
benefits solely as a result of any transaction contemplated by this
Agreement or solely as a result of a "change in control," as such term
is used in Section 280G of the Code (and regulations promulgated
thereunder).
(iv) Each Plan, and all related trusts, insurance contracts
and funds, has been maintained, funded and administered in compliance
in all respects with its own terms and in compliance in all respects
with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to
ERISA and the Code. No actions, suits, claims, complaints, charges,
proceedings, hearings, examinations, investigations, audits or demands
with respect to the Plans (other than routine claims for benefits) are
pending or threatened, and there are no facts which could give rise to
or be expected to give rise to any actions, suits, claims, complaints,
charges, proceedings, hearings, examinations, investigations, audits or
demands. No Plan that is subject to the funding requirements of Section
412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA has incurred any "accumulated
funding deficiency" as such term is defined in such Sections of ERISA
and the Code, whether or not waived, and each Plan has always fully met
the funding standards required under Title I of ERISA and Section 412
of the Code. No liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
("PBGC") (except for routine payment of premiums) has been or is
expected to be incurred with respect to any Plan that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA, no reportable event (as such term is defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA) for which the PBGC has not waived notice has
occurred with respect to any such Plan, and the PBGC has not commenced
or threatened the termination of any Plan. None of the assets of One
Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary is the subject of any lien arising
under Section 302(f) of ERISA or Section 412(n) of the Code, neither
One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary has been required to post any
security pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29) of the
Code, and there are no facts which could be expected to give rise to
such lien or such posting of security. No event has occurred and no
condition exists that would subject One Valley or any One Valley
Subsidiary to any tax under Sections 4971, 4972, 4976, 4977 or 4979 of
the Code or to a fine or penalty under Section 502(c) of ERISA.
(v) Each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code, and each trust (if any) forming a part thereof, has
received a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to the
qualification under the Code of such Plan and the tax exempt status of
such related trust, and nothing has occurred since the date of such
determination letter that could adversely affect the qualification of
such Plan or the tax exempt status of such related trust.
(vi) No underfunded "defined benefit plan" (as such term is
defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) has been, during the five years
preceding the Closing Date, transferred out of the controlled group of
corporations (within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o)
of the Code) of which One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary is a
member or was a member during such five-year period.
(vii) As of December 31, 1999, the fair market value of the
assets of each Plan that is a tax qualified defined benefit plan
equaled or exceeded, and as of the Closing Date will equal or exceed,
the present value of all vested and nonvested liabilities thereunder
determined in accordance with reasonable actuarial methods, factors and
assumptions applicable to a defined benefit plan on an ongoing basis.
With respect to each Plan that is subject to the funding requirements
of Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, all required
contributions for all periods ending prior to or as of the Closing Date
(including periods from the first day of the then-current plan year to
the Closing Date and including all quarterly contributions required in
accordance with Section 412(m) of the Code) shall have been made. With
respect to each other Plan, all required payments, premiums,
contributions, reimbursements or accruals for all periods ending prior
to or as of the Closing Date shall have been made. No tax qualified
Plan has any unfunded liabilities.
(viii) No prohibited transaction (which shall mean any
transaction prohibited by Section 406 of ERISA and not exempt under
Section 408 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, whether by statutory,
class or individual exemption) has occurred with respect to any Plan
which would result in the imposition, directly or indirectly, of any
excise tax, penalty or other liability under Section 4975 of the Code
or Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA. Neither One Valley nor, to the
Knowledge of One Valley, any One Valley Subsidiary, any trustee,
administrator or other fiduciary of any Plan, or any agent of any of
the foregoing has engaged in any transaction or acted or failed to act
in a manner that could subject One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary
to any liability for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA or any other
applicable law.
(ix) With respect to each Plan, all reports and information
required to be filed with any government agency or distributed to Plan
participants and their beneficiaries have been duly and timely filed or
distributed.
(x) One Valley and each One Valley Subsidiary has been and is
presently in compliance with all of the requirements of Section 4980B
of the Code.
(xi) Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary has a
liability as of December 31, 1998 under any Plan that, to the extent
disclosure is required under GAAP, is not reflected on the consolidated
balance sheet included in the Financial Statements of One Valley as of
December 31, 1998 or otherwise Disclosed.
(xii) Neither the consideration nor implementation of the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement will increase (A) One
Valley's or any One Valley Subsidiary's obligation to make
contributions or any other payments to fund benefits accrued under the
Plans as of the date of this Agreement or (B) the benefits accrued or
payable with respect to any participant under the Plans (except to the
extent benefits may be deemed increased by accelerated vesting,
accelerated allocation of previously unallocated Plan assets or by the
conversion of all stock options in accordance with Section 2.9).
(xiii) With respect to each Plan, One Valley has Disclosed or
made available to BB&T, true, complete and correct copies of (A) all
documents pursuant to which the Plans are maintained, funded and
administered, including summary plan descriptions, (B) the three most
recent annual reports (Form 5500 series) filed with the IRS (with
attachments), (C) the three most recent actuarial reports, if any, (D)
the three most recent financial statements, (E) all governmental
filings for the last three years, including, without limitation, excise
tax returns and reportable events filings, and (F) all governmental
rulings, determinations, and opinions (and pending requests for
governmental rulings, determinations, and opinions) during the past
three years.
(xiv) Each of the Plans as applied to One Valley and any One
Valley Subsidiary may be amended or terminated at any time by action of
One Valley's Board of Directors, or such One Valley's Subsidiary's
Board of Directors, as the case may be, or a committee of such Board of
Directors or duly authorized officer, in each case subject to the terms
of the Plan and compliance with applicable laws and regulations (and
limited, in the case of multiemployer plans, to termination of the
participation of One Valley or a One Valley Subsidiary thereunder).
3.15 Certain Contracts
(a) Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary is a party to, is
bound or affected by, or receives benefits under (i) any agreement, arrangement
or commitment, written or oral, that would be required to be disclosed pursuant
to Item 601(b)(4) (without regard to clause (ii) thereof) or Item 601(b)(10)
(disregarding the exception therein for contracts entered into in the ordinary
course of business) of Regulation S-K (other than loans or loan commitments made
or certificates or deposits received in the ordinary course of the banking
business), or any agreement restricting its ability to engage in any line of
business, including, without limitation, agreements or memoranda of
understanding with regulatory authorities, (ii) any agreement, indenture or
other instrument, written or oral, relating to the borrowing of money by One
Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary or the guarantee by One Valley or any One
Valley Subsidiary of any such obligation, which cannot be terminated within less
than 60 days after the Closing Date by One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary
(without payment of any material penalty or cost, except with respect to Federal
Home Loan Bank or Federal Reserve Bank advances), (iii) any agreement,
arrangement or commitment, written or oral, relating to the employment of a
consultant, independent contractor or agent, or the employment, election or
retention in office of any present or former director or officer, which cannot
be terminated within less than 60 days after the Closing Date by One Valley or
any One Valley Subsidiary (without payment of any material penalty or cost), or
that provides benefits which are contingent, or the application of which is
altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving One Valley of the nature
contemplated by this Agreement or the BB&T Option Agreement, or (iv) any
agreement or plan, written or oral, including any Stock Option Plans, stock
appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of
the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which
will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the BB&T Option Agreement or the value of any of the
benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the BB&T Option Agreement. Each matter
Disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.15(a) is in full force and effect as of the
date hereof.
(b) Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary is in default
under any agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease, insurance policy, or other
instrument Disclosed or that should be Disclosed in Section 3.15(a) of the One
Valley Disclosure Memorandum, whether entered into in the ordinary course of
business or otherwise and whether written or oral, and there has not occurred
any event that, with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both, would
constitute such a default.
3.16 Legal Proceedings; Regulatory Approvals
There are no actions, suits, claims, governmental investigations or
proceedings instituted, pending or, to the Knowledge of One Valley, threatened
against One Valley, any One Valley Subsidiary or any asset, interest, Plan or
right of One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary, or, to the Knowledge of One
Valley, against any officer, director or employee of any of them in their
capacity as such. There are no actions, suits or proceedings instituted, pending
or, to the Knowledge of One Valley, threatened against any present or former
director or officer of One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary that could
reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim against One Valley or any One
Valley Subsidiary for indemnification. There are no actual or, to the Knowledge
of One Valley, threatened actions, suits or proceedings which present, or could
reasonably be expected to present, a claim to restrain or prohibit the
transactions contemplated herein or in the BB&T Option Agreement. To the
Knowledge of One Valley, no fact or condition relating to One Valley or any One
Valley Subsidiary exists (including, without limitation, noncompliance with the
CRA) that would prevent One Valley or BB&T from obtaining all of the federal and
state regulatory approvals contemplated herein.
3.17 Compliance with Laws; Filings
Each of One Valley and each One Valley Subsidiary is in compliance with
all statutes and regulations (including, but not limited to, the CRA, the TILA
and regulations promulgated thereunder, and other consumer banking laws), and
has obtained and maintained all permits, licenses and registrations applicable
to the conduct of its business, and neither One Valley nor any One Valley
Subsidiary has received written or, to One Valley's Knowledge, oral notification
that has not lapsed, been withdrawn or abandoned by any agency or department of
federal, state or local government (i) asserting a violation or possible
violation of any such statute or regulation, (ii) threatening to revoke any
permit, license, registration, or other government authorization, or (iii)
restricting or in any way limiting its operations. Neither One Valley nor any
One Valley Subsidiary is subject to any regulatory or supervisory cease and
desist order, agreement, directive, memorandum of understanding or commitment,
and none of them has received any written or, to One Valley's Knowledge, oral
communication requesting that it enter into any of the foregoing. Since December
31, 1996, each of One Valley and each One Valley Subsidiary has filed all
reports, registrations, notices and statements, and any amendments thereto, that
it was required to file with federal and state regulatory authorities,
including, without limitation, the Commission, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board and
applicable state regulators. Each such report, registration, notice and
statement, and each amendment thereto, complied with applicable legal
requirements.
3.18 Brokers and Finders
Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary, nor any of their
respective officers, directors or employees, has employed any broker, finder or
financial advisor or incurred any liability for any fees or commissions in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein, in the Plan of Merger or
in the BB&T Option Agreement, except for an obligation to the Financial Advisor
for investment banking services, the nature and extent of which has been
Disclosed, and except for fees to accountants and lawyers.
3.19 Repurchase Agreements; Derivatives
(a) With respect to all agreements currently outstanding pursuant to
which One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary has purchased securities subject
to an agreement to resell, One Valley or the One Valley Subsidiary has a valid,
perfected first lien or security interest in the securities or other collateral
securing such agreement, and the value of such collateral equals or exceeds the
amount of the debt secured thereby. With respect to all agreements currently
outstanding pursuant to which One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary has sold
securities subject to an agreement to repurchase, neither One Valley nor the One
Valley Subsidiary has pledged collateral in excess of the amount of the debt
secured thereby. Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary has pledged
collateral in excess of the amount required under any interest rate swap or
other similar agreement currently outstanding.
(b) Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary is a party to or
has agreed to enter into an exchange-traded or over-the-counter swap, forward,
future, option, cap, floor, or collar financial contract, or any other interest
rate or foreign currency protection contract not included on its balance sheets
in the Financial Statements, which is a financial derivative contract (including
various combinations thereof), except for options and forwards entered into in
the ordinary course of its mortgage lending business consistent with past
practice and current policy.
3.20 Deposit Accounts
The deposit accounts of the One Valley Subsidiaries that are depository
institutions are insured by the FDIC to the maximum extent permitted by federal
law, and the One Valley Subsidiaries have paid all premiums and assessments and
filed all reports required to have been paid or filed under all rules and
regulations applicable to the FDIC.
3.21 Related Party Transactions
All existing transactions, investments and loans, including loan
guarantees existing as of the date hereof to which One Valley or any One Valley
Subsidiary is a party with any director, executive officer or 5% shareholder of
One Valley or any person, corporation, or enterprise controlling, controlled by
or under common control with any of the foregoing are on terms no less favorable
to One Valley than could be obtained from unrelated parties; and no such
transaction, investment or loan, if lost, discontinued or defaulted, would or
could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business
of One Valley.
3.22 Certain Information
When the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is mailed, and at the time of the
meeting of shareholders of One Valley to vote on this Agreement and the Plan of
Merger, information supplied by One Valley for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and all amendments or supplements thereto shall not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
3.23 Accounting; Tax and Regulatory Matters
Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary has taken or agreed to
take any action that would or could reasonably be expected to (i) cause the
Merger not to be accounted for as a pooling of interests or not to constitute a
reorganization under Section 368 of the Code or (ii) impede or delay receipt of
any consents of regulatory authorities referred to in Section 5.4(b) or result
in failure of the condition in Section 6.3(b).
3.24 State Takeover Laws; No Supermajority Vote Required; Rights Plan
One Valley and each One Valley Subsidiary have taken all necessary
action to exempt the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any
applicable moratorium, fair price, business combination, control share or other
anti-takeover laws, and no such law shall be activated or applied as a result of
such transactions. The provisions of Article VI.1 of One Valley's Articles of
Incorporation are not applicable to the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated in this Agreement, and neither the Articles of Incorporation nor
the Bylaws of One Valley contain a provision that requires more than a majority
of the shares of One Valley Common Stock entitled to vote to approve the Merger
or any of the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement. The rights
attached to shares of One Valley Common Stock described in the definition of One
Valley Common Stock are not and will not become exercisable by holders thereof
as a result of execution of this Agreement or consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein.
3.25 Labor Relations
Neither One Valley nor any One Valley Subsidiary is the subject of any
claim or allegation that it has committed an unfair labor practice (within the
meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or comparable state law) or seeking
to compel it to bargain with any labor organization as to wages or conditions of
employment, nor is One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary party to any
collective bargaining agreement. There is no strike or other labor dispute
involving One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary, pending or threatened, or to
the Knowledge of One Valley, is there any activity involving any employees of
One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary seeking to certify a collective
bargaining unit or engaging in any other organization activity.
3.26 Fairness Opinion
One Valley has received from the Financial Advisor an opinion that, as
of the date hereof, the Merger Consideration is fair to the shareholders of One
Valley from a financial point of view.
ARTICLE IVREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIESOF BB&T
BB&T represents and warrants to One Valley as follows (the
representations and warranties herein of BB&T are made as of the date hereof
and, as contemplated by Section 6.2(a), will also be evaluated as of the Closing
Date subject to the applicable standard set forth in Section 6.2(a), and no such
representation or warranty shall be deemed to be inaccurate unless the
inaccuracy would permit One Valley not to consummate the Merger under such
applicable standard):
4.1 Capital Structure of BB&T
The authorized capital stock of BB&T consists of (i) 5,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $5.00 per share, of which 2,000,000 shares have
been designated as Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the
remainder are undesignated, and none of which shares are issued and outstanding,
and (ii) 500,000,000 shares of BB&T Common Stock of which 331,170,260 shares
were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 1999. All outstanding shares of
BB&T Common Stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. The shares of BB&T Common Stock reserved as provided in
Section 5.3 are free of any Rights and have not been reserved for any other
purpose, and such shares are available for issuance as provided pursuant to the
Plan of Merger. Holders of BB&T Common Stock do not have preemptive rights.
4.2 Organization, Standing and Authority of BB&T
BB&T is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, with full corporate
power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own, lease
and operate its assets, and is duly qualified to do business in the states of
the United States where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of
its business requires such qualification. BB&T is registered as a bank holding
company under the Bank Holding Company Act.
4.3 Authorized and Effective Agreement
(a) BB&T has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
and (subject to receipt of all necessary government approvals) perform all of
its obligations under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action in respect thereof
on the part of BB&T. This Agreement and the Plan of Merger attached hereto
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of BB&T, and each is enforceable
against BB&T in accordance with its terms, in each case subject to (i)
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, conservatorship,
receivership or other similar laws in effect from time to time relating to or
affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors; and (ii) general
principles of equity.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Articles of Merger, nor consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
nor compliance by BB&T with any of the provisions hereof or thereof shall (i)
conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or bylaws of BB&T or any BB&T Subsidiary, (ii) constitute or
result in a breach of any term, condition or provision of, or constitute a
default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration with respect to, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any property or asset of BB&T or any BB&T Subsidiary pursuant
to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement or other instrument
or obligation, or (iii) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute,
rule or regulation applicable to BB&T or any BB&T Subsidiary.
(c) Other than consents or approvals required from, or notices to,
regulatory authorities as provided in Section 5.4(b), no notice to, filing with,
or consent of, any public body or authority is necessary for the consummation by
BB&T of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
4.4 Organization, Standing and Authority of BB&T Subsidiaries
Each of the BB&T Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under applicable laws. BB&T owns, directly or indirectly, all
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the BB&T
Subsidiaries. Each of the BB&T Subsidiaries (i) has full power and authority to
carry on its business as now conducted and (ii) is duly qualified to do business
in the states of the United States and foreign jurisdictions where its ownership
or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification.
4.5 Securities Documents; Financial Statements; Statements True
(a) BB&T has timely filed all Securities Documents required by the
Securities Laws to be filed since December 31, 1996. As of their respective
dates of filing, such Securities Documents complied with the Securities Laws as
then in effect, and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(b) The Financial Statements of BB&T fairly present or will fairly
present, as the case may be, the consolidated financial position of BB&T and its
Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated statements of income
and retained earnings, changes in shareholders' equity and statements of cash
flows for the periods then ended (subject in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the absence of notes and to normal year-end audit adjustments
that are not material in amount or effect) in conformity with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis.
(c) No statement, certificate, instrument or other writing furnished or
to be furnished hereunder by BB&T or any other BB&T Subsidiary to One Valley
contains or will contain any untrue or misleading statement of material fact.
4.6 Certain Information
When the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is mailed, and at all times
subsequent to such mailing up to and including the time of the meeting of
shareholders of One Valley to vote on the Merger, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
and all amendments or supplements thereto, with respect to all information set
forth therein relating to BB&T, (i) shall comply with the applicable provisions
of the Securities Laws, and (ii) shall not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
4.7 Accounting; Tax and Regulatory Matters
Neither BB&T nor any BB&T Subsidiary has taken or agreed to take any
action that would or could reasonably be expected to (i) cause the Merger not to
be accounted for as a pooling of interests or not to constitute a reorganization
under Section 368 of the Code, or (ii) impede or delay receipt of any consents
of regulatory authorities referred to in Section 5.4(b) or result in failure of
the condition in Section 6.3(b); provided, that nothing contained herein shall
limit the ability of BB&T to exercise its rights under the BB&T Option
Agreement.
4.8 Share Ownership
As of the date of this Agreement, BB&T does not own (except in a
fiduciary capacity) any shares of One Valley Common Stock.
4.9 Legal Proceedings; Regulatory Approvals
There are no actions, suits, claims, governmental investigations or
proceedings instituted, pending or, to the Knowledge of BB&T, threatened against
BB&T or any BB&T Subsidiary or any asset, interest, Plan or right of BB&T or any
BB&T Subsidiary, or, to the Knowledge of BB&T, against any officer, director or
employee of any of them in their capacity as such. There are no actions, suits
or proceedings instituted, pending or, to the Knowledge of BB&T, threatened
against any present or former director or officer of BB&T or any BB&T Subsidiary
that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim against BB&T or any
BB&T Subsidiary for indemnification. There are no actual or, to the Knowledge of
BB&T, threatened actions, suits or proceedings instituted, which present, or
could reasonably be expected to present, a claim to restrain or prohibit the
transactions contemplated herein. To the Knowledge of BB&T, no fact or condition
relating to BB&T or any BB&T Subsidiary exists (including, without limitation,
noncompliance with the CRA) that would prevent BB&T or One Valley from obtaining
all of the federal and state regulatory approvals contemplated herein.
4.10 Adverse Change
Since September 30, 1999, BB&T and the BB&T Subsidiaries have not
incurred any liability, whether accrued, absolute or contingent, except as
disclosed in the most recent BB&T Financial Statements, or entered into any
transactions with Affiliates, in each case other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices, nor has there been any adverse change
or any event involving a prospective adverse change in the financial condition,
results of operations or stockholders' equity of BB&T or any of the BB&T
Subsidiaries.
4.11 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
All liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of BB&T and the
BB&T Subsidiaries are disclosed in the most recent Financial Statements of BB&T
or are normally recurring business obligations incurred in the ordinary course
of its business since the date of BB&T's most recent Financial Statements.
ARTICLE VCOVENANTS
5.1 One Valley Shareholder Meeting
One Valley shall submit this Agreement and the Plan of Merger to its
shareholders for approval at a meeting to be held as soon as reasonably
practicable following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. By
approving this Agreement and authorizing its execution, the Board of Directors
of One Valley agrees that it shall, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
is mailed to the shareholders of One Valley, recommend that One Valley's
shareholders vote for such approval; provided, that the Board of Directors of
One Valley may withdraw, modify, condition or refuse to make such recommendation
only if the Board of Directors shall determine in good faith, after consultation
with outside legal counsel, that such recommendation should not be made in light
of its fiduciary duty to One Valley's shareholders following (i) a Superior
Offer, or (ii) the withdrawal, or material modification that results in a
revocation, of the opinion referenced in Section 3.26 by the Financial Advisor
or (iii) the delivery to the One Valley Board of Directors of written advice
from the Financial Advisor that the Merger Consideration is either not fair or
is inadequate to the shareholders of One Valley from a financial point of view.
5.2 Registration Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus
As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, BB&T shall prepare
and file the Registration Statement with the Commission. One Valley will furnish
to BB&T the information required to be included in the Registration Statement
with respect to its business and affairs before it is filed with the Commission
and again before any amendments are filed, and shall have the right to review
and consult with BB&T on the form of, and any characterizations of such
information included in, the Registration Statement prior to the filing with the
Commission. BB&T shall prepare such Registration Statement such that, at the
time it becomes effective and at the Effective Time, it shall in all material
respects conform to the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission (provided that no covenant is made by
BB&T as to information provided by One Valley for inclusion in the Registration
Statement). The Registration Statement shall include the form of Proxy
Statement/Prospectus. BB&T and One Valley shall use all reasonable efforts to
cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be cleared by the Commission for mailing
to the One Valley shareholders, and such Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall, on
the date of mailing, conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Securities Laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder. One Valley shall cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed
to shareholders in accordance with all applicable notice requirements under the
Securities Laws, the WVCA and the rules and regulations of the NYSE.
5.3 Plan of Merger; Reservation of Shares
At the Effective Time, the Merger shall be effected in accordance with
the Plan of Merger. In connection therewith, BB&T acknowledges that it (i) has
adopted the Plan of Merger and (ii) will pay or cause to be paid when due the
Merger Consideration. BB&T has reserved for issuance such number of shares of
BB&T Common Stock as shall be necessary to pay the Merger Consideration and
agrees not to take any action that would cause the aggregate number of
authorized shares of BB&T Common Stock available for issuance hereunder not to
be sufficient to effect the Merger. If at any time the aggregate number of
shares of BB&T Common Stock reserved for issuance hereunder is not sufficient to
effect the Merger, BB&T shall take all appropriate action as may be required to
increase the number of shares of BB&T Common Stock reserved for such purpose.
5.4 Additional Acts
(a) One Valley agrees to take such actions requested by BB&T as may be
reasonably necessary to modify the structure of, or to substitute parties to (so
long as such substitute is BB&T or a BB&T Subsidiary) the transactions
contemplated hereby, provided that such modifications do not change the Merger
Consideration (or the tax treatment thereof) or abrogate the covenants and other
agreements contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the
covenant not to take any action that would substantially delay or impair the
prospects of completing the Merger pursuant to this Agreement and the Plan of
Merger.
(b) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, BB&T shall
submit, and, to the extent required, One Valley shall submit, notice or
applications for prior approval of the transactions contemplated herein to the
Federal Reserve Board and any other federal, state or local government agency,
department or body to which notice is required or from which approval is
required for consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby. One Valley and BB&T each represents and warrants to the other that all
information included (or submitted for inclusion) concerning it, its respective
Subsidiaries, and any of its respective directors, officers and shareholders,
shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the date
presented.
5.5 Best Efforts
Each of BB&T and One Valley shall use, and shall cause each of their
respective Subsidiaries to use, its best efforts in good faith to (i) furnish
such information as may be required in connection with and otherwise cooperate
in the preparation and filing of the documents referred to in Sections 5.2 and
5.4 or elsewhere herein, and (ii) take or cause to be taken all action necessary
or desirable on its part to fulfill the conditions in Article VI, including,
without limitation, executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and
delivered, such representations, certificates and other instruments or documents
as may be reasonably requested by BB&T's legal counsel for such counsel to issue
the opinion contemplated by Section 6.1(e), and to consummate the transactions
herein contemplated at the earliest possible date. Neither BB&T nor One Valley
shall take, or cause, or to the best of its ability permit to be taken, any
action that would substantially delay or impair the prospects of completing the
Merger pursuant to this Agreement and the Plan of Merger.
5.6 Certain Accounting Matters
One Valley shall cooperate with BB&T concerning (i) accounting and
financial matters necessary or appropriate to facilitate the Merger (taking into
account BB&T's policies, practices and procedures), including, without
limitation, issues arising in connection with record keeping, loan
classification, valuation adjustments, levels of loan loss reserves and other
accounting practices, and (ii) One Valley's lending, investment or
asset/liability management policies; provided, that any action by One Valley or
a One Valley Subsidiary taken pursuant to this Section 5.6 shall not be deemed
to constitute or result in the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant
or closing condition of One Valley contained in this Agreement. One Valley shall
not be required to modify or change any such policies or practices, however,
until the earlier of (A) such time as BB&T acknowledges that all conditions to
its obligation to consummate the Merger have been waived or satisfied (other
than the delivery of certificates, opinions and other instruments and documents
to be delivered at Closing or otherwise to be dated at the Effective Time, the
delivery of which shall continue to be a condition to BB&T's obligation to
consummate the Merger) or (B) immediately prior to the Effective Time.
5.7 Access to Information
One Valley and BB&T will each keep the other advised of all material
developments relevant to its business and the businesses of its Subsidiaries,
and to consummation of the Merger, and each shall provide to the other, upon
request, reasonable details of any such development. Upon reasonable notice, One
Valley shall afford to representatives of BB&T access, during normal business
hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all of the properties,
books, contracts, commitments and records of One Valley and the One Valley
Subsidiaries and, during such period, shall make available all information
concerning their businesses as may be reasonably requested. No investigation
pursuant to this Section 5.7 shall affect or be deemed to modify any
representation or warranty made by, or the conditions to the obligations
hereunder of, either party hereto. Each party hereto shall, and shall cause each
of its directors, officers, attorneys and advisors to, maintain the
confidentiality of all information obtained hereunder which is not otherwise
publicly disclosed by the other party, said undertakings with respect to
confidentiality to survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section
7.1. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, each party shall return
to the other party upon request all confidential information previously
furnished in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.8 Press Releases
BB&T and One Valley shall agree with each other as to the form and
substance of any press release related to this Agreement and the Plan of Merger
or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and consult with each other
as to the form and substance of other public disclosures related thereto;
provided, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit either party, following
notification to the other party, from making any disclosure which in the opinion
of its counsel is required by law.
5.9 Forbearances of One Valley
Except with the prior written consent of BB&T (which consent shall not
be unreasonably or arbitrarily withheld or delayed), between the date hereof and
the Effective Time, One Valley shall not, and shall cause each of the One Valley
Subsidiaries not to:
(a) carry on its business other than in the usual, regular and
ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore
conducted, or establish or acquire any new Subsidiary or engage in any
new type of activity or expand any existing activities;
(b) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other
distribution in respect of its capital stock, other than regularly
scheduled quarterly dividends of $0.26 (subject to increase at the time
and in an amount consistent with past practices) per share of One
Valley Common Stock payable on record dates and in amounts consistent
with past practices; provided that any dividend declared or payable on
the shares of One Valley Common Stock for the quarterly period during
which the Effective Time occurs shall, unless otherwise agreed upon in
writing by BB&T and One Valley, be declared with a record date prior to
the Effective Time only if the normal record date for payment of the
corresponding quarterly dividend to holders of BB&T Common Stock is
before the Effective Time;
(c) issue any shares of its capital stock (including treasury
shares), except pursuant to the Stock Option Plans with respect to
options outstanding on the date hereof or pursuant to the BB&T Option
Agreement;
(d) issue, grant or authorize any Rights or effect any
recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split or like
change in capitalization other than pursuant to the Stock Option Plans
or Plans in existence on the date hereof, in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices; provided, that in no event
shall Rights to purchase more than 175,000 shares of the capital stock
of One Valley (subject to adjustment for organic changes) be granted
between the date hereof and the Effective Time.
(e) amend its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
(f) impose or permit imposition, of any lien, charge or
encumbrance on any share of stock held by it in any One Valley
Subsidiary, or permit any such lien, charge or encumbrance to exist; or
waive or release any material right or cancel or compromise any debt or
claim, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business;
(g) merge with any other entity or permit any other entity to
merge into it, or consolidate with any other entity; acquire control
over any other entity; or liquidate, sell or otherwise dispose of any
material amount of assets or acquire any material amount of assets
other than in the ordinary course of its business consistent with past
practices;
(h) fail to comply in any material respect with any laws,
regulations, ordinances or governmental actions applicable to it and
to the conduct of its business;
(i) increase the rate of compensation of any of its directors,
officers or employees (excluding increases in compensation resulting
from the exercise of compensatory stock options), or pay or agree to
pay any bonus to, or provide any new employee benefit or incentive to,
any of its directors, officers or employees, except for increases or
payments made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice pursuant to plans or arrangements in effect on the date
hereof;
(j) enter into or substantially modify (except as may be
required by applicable law or regulation) any pension, retirement,
stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, savings, profit
sharing, deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, group insurance or
other employee benefit, incentive or welfare contract, plan or
arrangement, or any trust agreement related thereto, in respect of any
of its directors, officers or other employees; provided, however, that
this subparagraph shall not prevent renewal of any of the foregoing
consistent with past practice;
(k) solicit or encourage inquiries or proposals with respect
to, furnish any information relating to, or participate in any
negotiations or discussions concerning, any acquisition or purchase of
all or a substantial portion of the assets of or a substantial equity
interest in, or any recapitalization, liquidation or dissolution
involving or a business combination or other similar transaction with,
One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary other than as contemplated by
this Agreement; or authorize any officer, director, agent or affiliate
of One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary to do any of the above; or
fail to notify BB&T immediately if any such inquiries or proposals are
received, any such information is requested or required, or any such
negotiations or discussions are sought to be initiated; provided, that
this Section 5.9(k) shall not apply to furnishing information to or
participating in negotiations or discussions with any Person that has
made, or that the One Valley Board of Directors determines in good
faith is reasonably likely to make, a Superior Offer, if the One Valley
Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with
outside legal counsel, that it should take such actions in light of its
fiduciary duty to One Valley's shareholders;
(l) enter into, other than as contemplated in this Agreement,
(i) any material agreement, arrangement or commitment not made in the
ordinary course of business, (ii) any agreement, indenture or other
instrument not made in the ordinary course of business relating to the
borrowing of money by One Valley or a One Valley Subsidiary or
guarantee by One Valley or a One Valley Subsidiary of any obligation,
(iii) any agreement, arrangement or commitment relating to the
employment or severance of a consultant or the employment, severance,
election or retention in office of any present or former director,
officer or employee (this clause shall not apply to the election of
directors by shareholders or the reappointment of officers in the
normal course), or (iv) any contract, agreement or understanding with a
labor union;
(m) change its lending, investment or asset liability
management policies in any material respect, except as may be required
by applicable law, regulation, or directives, and except that after
approval of the Agreement and the Plan of Merger by its shareholders
and after receipt of the requisite regulatory approvals for the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan of Merger, One
Valley shall cooperate in good faith with BB&T to adopt policies,
practices and procedures consistent with those utilized by BB&T,
effective on or before the Closing Date;
(n) change its methods of accounting in effect at December 31,
1998 in any material respect, except as required by changes in GAAP
concurred in by BB&T, which concurrence shall not be unreasonably
withheld, or change any of its methods of reporting income and
deductions for federal income tax purposes from those employed in the
preparation of its federal income tax returns for the year ended
December 31, 1998, except as required by changes in law or regulation;
(o) incur any commitments for capital expenditures or
obligations to make capital expenditures in excess of $250,000 for any
one expenditure, or $1,000,000 in the aggregate; provided that
commitments or obligations in place prior to the date hereof shall not
be counted towards these thresholds.
(p) incur any material indebtedness other than deposits from
customers, advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank or Federal Reserve
Bank and reverse repurchase arrangements in the ordinary course of
business;
(q) take any action which would or could reasonably be
expected to (i) cause the Merger not to be accounted for as a pooling
of interests or not to constitute a reorganization under Section 368 of
the Code as determined by BB&T, (ii) result in any inaccuracy of a
representation or warranty herein which would allow for a termination
of this Agreement, or (iii) cause any of the conditions precedent to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to fail to be
satisfied;
(r) dispose of any material assets other than in the
ordinary course of business; or
(s) agree to do any of the foregoing.
5.10 Employment Agreements
In addition to the Employment Agreements substantially in the form of
Annexes B-1, B-3 and B-4 hereto between BB&T's specified BB&T Subsidiary and J.
Holmes Morrison, Frederick H. Belden and Laurance G. Jones, respectively, which
have been entered into concurrently herewith to become effective at the
Effective Time, BB&T (or its specified BB&T Subsidiary) agrees to enter into
employment agreements substantially in the form of Annex C-1 or C-2 hereto with
up to 16 individuals who are officers of One Valley or a One Valley Subsidiary,
which individuals and the form of agreement applicable to each are to be
specified by One Valley with the consent of BB&T.
5.11 Affiliates
One Valley shall use its best efforts to cause all persons who are
Affiliates of One Valley to deliver to BB&T promptly following execution of this
Agreement a written agreement providing that such person will not dispose of
BB&T Common Stock received in the Merger, except in compliance with the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and as
consistent with qualifying the transactions contemplated hereby for
pooling-of-interests accounting treatment, and in any event shall use its best
efforts to cause such Affiliates to deliver to BB&T such written agreement prior
to the Closing Date.
5.12 Section 401(k) Plan; Other Employee Benefits
(a) Effective on the Benefit Plan Determination Date for the 401(k)
plan of One Valley, BB&T shall, in its sole discretion, cause the 401(k) plan of
One Valley to be (i) merged with the 401(k) plan maintained by BB&T and its
subsidiaries, (ii) frozen or (iii) terminated, in each case subject to the
receipt of all applicable regulatory or governmental approvals. Each employee of
One Valley at the Effective Time who (A) becomes an employee immediately
following the Effective Time of BB&T or any subsidiary of BB&T (a "Transferred
Employee") and is a participant in the 401(k) plan of One Valley, and (B)
continues in the employment of BB&T or any subsidiary of BB&T (an "Employer
Entity") until the Benefit Plan Determination Date for the 401(k) plan of One
Valley, shall be eligible to participate in BB&T's 401(k) plan as of such
Benefit Plan Determination Date. All rights to participate in BB&T's 401(k) plan
are subject to BB&T's rights to amend or to terminate the plan. Until such
Benefit Plan Determination Date, BB&T shall continue in effect for the benefit
of participating employees the Section 401(k) plan of One Valley. For purposes
of administering BB&T's 401(k) plan, service with One Valley and the One Valley
Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be service with BB&T for participation and
vesting purposes, but not for purposes of benefit accrual.
(b) Effective on the Benefit Plan Determination Date for the One Valley
Defined Benefit Pension Plan, BB&T shall, in its sole discretion, cause the One
Valley Defined Benefit Pension Plan to be (i) merged with the defined benefit
pension plan maintained by BB&T and its subsidiaries, (ii) frozen or (iii)
terminated, in each case subject to the receipt of all applicable regulatory or
governmental approvals. Each Transferred Employee who (A) is a participant in
One Valley Defined Benefit Pension Plan at the Effective Time, and (B) continues
in the employment of an Employer Entity until its Benefit Plan Determination
Date, shall be eligible to participate in BB&T's pension plan as of such Benefit
Plan Determination Date. All rights to participate in BB&T's pension plan are
subject to BB&T's right to amend or terminate the plan. As of the close of
business immediately preceding the Benefit Plan Determination Date for the One
Valley Defined Benefit Pension Plan, BB&T shall determine the accrued benefit
thereunder for each participant continuing in the service of an Employer Entity.
Such accrued benefit shall be determined by taking into account service and
compensation following the Effective Time, and the accrued benefit as so
determined shall be the accrued benefit under the BB&T pension plan for service
prior to the Benefit Plan Determination Date (and shall be added to the benefit
accrued under the BB&T pension plan for service and compensation beginning with
the Benefit Plan Determination Date). For purposes of administering BB&T's
pension plan, service with One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries shall be
deemed to be service with BB&T for participation and vesting purposes, but not
for purposes of benefit accrual.
(c) As of the Benefit Plan Determination Date for each group
hospitalization, medical, dental, life, disability and other welfare benefit
plan or program available to employees of the Employer Entity, each Transferred
Employee, together with his or her dependents and beneficiaries, shall generally
be eligible to participate in such plan or program, subject to (i) its
eligibility requirements and other terms and (ii) the Transferred Employee being
employed by an Employer Entity as of its Benefit Plan Determination Date. With
respect to health care coverage, participation in BB&T's plans may be subject to
availability of HMO options. In any case in which HMO coverage is not available,
substitute coverage will be provided which may not be fully comparable to the
HMO coverage. With respect to any welfare benefit plan or program of One Valley
which the Employer Entity determines, in its sole discretion, provides benefits
of the same type or class as a corresponding plan or program maintained by the
Employer Entity, the Employer Entity shall continue such One Valley plan or
program in effect for the benefit of the Transferred Employees so long as they
remain eligible to participate and until they shall become eligible to become
participants in the corresponding plan or program maintained by the Employer
Entity (and, with respect to any such plan or program, subject to complying with
eligibility requirements and subject to the right of the Employer Entity to
terminate such plan or program). For purposes of administering the welfare plans
and programs subject to this Section 5.12(c), (A) service with One Valley shall
be deemed to be service with the Employer Entity for the purpose of determining
eligibility to participate and vesting (if applicable) in such welfare plans and
programs, but not for the purpose of computing benefits, if any, determined in
whole or in part with reference to service (except as otherwise provided in
Section 5.12(d)), and (B) each Transferred Employee shall receive credit for any
co-payment and deductibles paid prior to the Benefit Plan Determination Date (to
the same extent such credit was given under the analogous Plan prior to such
Benefit Plan Determination Date) in satisfying any applicable deductibles,
co-payments or out-of-pocket expenses.
(d) Except to the extent of commitments herein or other contractual
commitments, if any, specifically made or assumed hereunder by BB&T, neither
BB&T nor any Employer Entity shall have any obligation to continue to employ any
Transferred Employee in any specific job, at any specified level of
compensation, incentive payments, benefits or perquisites, or at all. If a
Transferred Employee is terminated by an Employer Entity (other than a transfer
of employment to another Employer Entity), and such Transferred Employee was a
party at the Effective Time to a Change in Control Severance Agreement with One
Valley (a "Severance Agreement") which was not terminated by an agreement
executed by the Transferred Employee as of the Effective Time, such Transferred
Employee shall be entitled to severance pay in accordance with the Severance
Agreement and any additional benefit payable under the One Valley Special
Severance Policy referenced below. A Transferred Employee shall be entitled to
severance pay under the One Valley Special Severance Policy (as amended and
restated 4/27/99) if and to the extent he or she is eligible for severance pay
under such Policy, except that, the Transferred Employee shall be eligible for
severance pay under the Policy if he or she is terminated within eighteen months
following the Effective Time.
(e) BB&T agrees to honor all employment agreements, severance
agreements and deferred compensation agreements that One Valley and the One
Valley Subsidiaries have with their current and former employees and directors
and which have been Disclosed to BB&T pursuant to this Agreement, except to the
extent any such agreements shall be superseded or terminated at the Closing or
following the Closing Date. Except for the agreements described in the preceding
sentence and except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.12, the employee
benefit plans of One Valley shall, in the sole discretion of BB&T, be frozen,
terminated or merged into comparable plans of BB&T as of the Effective Time or
at such time thereafter as BB&T shall determine in its sole discretion; provided
that BB&T agrees that, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and
ending on the first anniversary thereof, the Transferred Employees and former
One Valley employees who retired under the Plans of One Valley will continue to
be provided with benefits under benefit plans (other than stock options or other
stock-based incentive plans) which in the aggregate are substantially comparable
to (i) those provided immediately prior to the Effective Time under the Plans of
One Valley to such Transferred Employees and former employees or (ii) those
provided to similarly situated employees of BB&T; provided, however, that
Transferred Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, if any, need
not be provided with such benefits.
5.13 Directors and Officers Protection
BB&T or a BB&T Subsidiary shall provide and keep in force for a period
of three years after the Effective Time directors' and officers' liability
insurance providing coverage to directors and officers of One Valley for acts or
omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time. Such insurance shall provide at
least the same coverage and amounts as contained in One Valley's policy on the
date hereof; provided, that in no event shall the annual premium on such policy
exceed 175% of the annual premium payments on One Valley's policy in effect as
of the date hereof (the "Maximum Amount"). If the amount of the premiums
necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds the Maximum
Amount, BB&T shall use its reasonable efforts to maintain the most advantageous
policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance obtainable for a
premium equal to the Maximum Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BB&T further
agrees to indemnify all individuals who are or have been officers, directors or
employees of One Valley or any One Valley Subsidiary prior to the Effective Time
from any acts or omissions in such capacities prior to the Effective Time to the
fullest extent lawful. If BB&T or any of its successors or assigns shall
consolidate with or merge into any other entity and shall not be the continuing
or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or shall transfer all or
substantially all of its assets to any entity, then and in each case, proper
provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of BB&T shall assume
the obligations set forth in this Section 5.13.
5.14 Forbearances of BB&T
Except with the prior written consent of One Valley, which consent
shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably withheld or delayed, between the date
hereof and the Effective Time, neither BB&T nor any BB&T Subsidiary shall take
any action (or, in the case of clause (i), fail to take any action) that would
or might be expected to (i) cause the business combination contemplated hereby
not to be accounted for as a pooling of interests or not to constitute a
reorganization under Section 368 of the Code; (ii) result in any inaccuracy of a
representation or warranty herein which would allow for termination of this
Agreement; (iii) cause any of the conditions precedent to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to fail to be satisfied; (iv) exercise the BB&T
Option Agreement other than in accordance with its terms, or dispose of the
shares of One Valley Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the option rights
conferred thereby other than as permitted by the terms thereof; or (v) fail to
comply in any material respect with any laws, regulations, ordinances or
governmental actions applicable to it and to the conduct of its business.
5.15 Reports
Each of One Valley and BB&T shall file (and shall cause the One Valley
Subsidiaries and the BB&T Subsidiaries, respectively, to file), between the date
of this Agreement and the Effective Time, all reports required to be filed by it
with the Commission and any other regulatory authorities having jurisdiction
over such party, and shall deliver to BB&T or One Valley, as the case may be,
copies of all such reports promptly after the same are filed. If financial
statements are contained in any such reports filed with the Commission, such
financial statements will fairly present the consolidated financial position of
the entity filing such statements as of the dates indicated and the consolidated
results of operations, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the
periods then ended in accordance with GAAP (subject in the case of interim
financial statements to the absence of notes and to normal recurring year-end
adjustments that are not material). As of their respective dates, such reports
filed with the Commission will comply in all material respects with the
Securities Laws and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a 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. Any financial statements contained in any other
reports to a regulatory authority other than the Commission shall be prepared in
accordance with requirements applicable to such reports.
5.16 Exchange Listing
BB&T shall use its reasonable best efforts to list, prior to the
Effective Time, on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, the shares
of BB&T Common Stock to be issued to the holders of One Valley Common Stock
pursuant to the Merger, and BB&T shall give all notices and make all filings
with the NYSE required in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.
5.17 Advisory Boards
(a) As of the Effective Time, BB&T shall offer to each of the members
of the One Valley Board of Directors a seat on the BB&T Advisory Board for
West Virginia. Except as provided in Section 5.17(d), the Advisory Board
members appointed pursuant to this Section 5.17(a) and who continue to serve
shall receive, as compensation for service on the Advisory Board, Advisory
Board member fees (annual retainer and attendance fees) equal in amount, for
two years following the Effective Time (prorated for any partial year), to the
annual retainer and schedule of attendance fees for One Valley directors in
effect on January 1, 2000. Following such two-year period, Advisory Board
members who continue to serve shall receive fees in accordance with BB&T's
standard schedule of fees for service thereon as in effect from time to time.
For two years after the Effective Time, no such Advisory Board member shall be
prohibited from serving thereon because he or she shall have attained the
maximum age for service thereon (currently age 70).
(b) As of the Advisory Board Establishment Date for each One Valley
Subsidiary that is a bank or savings institution, BB&T shall offer to the
members of the Board of Directors of such One Valley Subsidiary a seat on the
BB&T Advisory Board for such One Valley Subsidiary's market area. During the
period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the Advisory Board
Establishment Date for each such One Valley Subsidiary, the directors of such
One Valley Subsidiary shall continue to serve as such so long as they continue
to meet the requirements for serving. In addition, as of the Effective Time,
BB&T shall offer to R. Marshall Evans, Jr. a seat on the BB&T Advisory Board for
Georgia. Except as provided in Section 5.17(d), the Advisory Board members
appointed pursuant to this Section 5.17(b) and who continue to serve shall
receive, as compensation for service on the Advisory Board, Advisory Board
member fees (annual retainer and attendance fees) in accordance with BB&T's
standard schedule of fees for service thereon as in effect from time to time.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, membership of any
person on any Advisory Board shall be conditional upon his or her execution of a
noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreement reasonably acceptable to BB&T.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.17, no fees will be
paid to any member of any Advisory Board who is also an employee of BB&T or an
Affiliate of BB&T.
5.18 Reserved
5.19 Board of Directors of BB&T
As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, the BB&T Board of
Directors shall (i) increase the number of directors comprising the Board of
Directors to 23 pursuant to Article III, Section 2 of BB&T's Bylaws and (ii)
elect J. Holmes Morrison and another individual to be selected on or before the
Effective Time by mutual agreement of the Chief Executive Officer of One Valley
and the Chief Executive Officer of BB&T to fill the two vacancies created by
such increase, as permitted by Article III, Section 6 of BB&T's Bylaws. Each of
Mr. Morrison and the selected individual shall serve for so long as he or she is
elected and qualifies, subject to the right of removal for cause. In addition,
as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, BB&T's Chief Executive
Officer shall appoint, and the BB&T Board of Directors shall elect, J. Holmes
Morrison to BB&T's Executive Committee.
5.20 Treatment as Reorganization for Tax Purposes
Each of One Valley and BB&T shall treat the Merger as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code for all federal income tax
purposes.
ARTICLE VICONDITIONS PRECEDENT
6.1 Conditions Precedent - BB&T and One Valley
The respective obligations of BB&T and One Valley to effect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to satisfaction or
waiver of the following conditions at or prior to the Effective Time:
(a) All corporate action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger, and consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, shall have been duly and
validly taken, including, without limitation, the approval of the shareholders
of One Valley of the Agreement and the Plan of Merger;
(b) The Registration Statement (including any post-effective amendments
thereto) shall be effective under the Securities Act, no proceedings shall be
pending or to the Knowledge of BB&T threatened by the Commission to suspend the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement and the BB&T Common Stock to be
issued as contemplated in the Plan of Merger shall have either been registered
or be subject to exemption from registration under applicable state securities
laws;
(c) The parties shall have received all regulatory approvals required
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan
of Merger; all notice periods and waiting periods with respect to such approvals
shall have passed and all such approvals shall be in effect; and
(d) None of BB&T, any of the BB&T Subsidiaries, One Valley or any of
the One Valley Subsidiaries shall be subject to any order, decree or injunction
of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction which enjoins or prohibits
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.2 Conditions Precedent - One Valley
The obligations of One Valley to effect the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following
additional conditions at or prior to the Effective Time, unless waived by One
Valley pursuant to Section 7.4:
(a) All representations and warranties of BB&T shall be evaluated as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as though made on and as
of the Effective Time (or on the date designated in the case of any
representation and warranty which specifically relates to an earlier date),
except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or consented to in writing by
One Valley. There shall not exist inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties of BB&T set forth in this Agreement such that the aggregate effect of
such inaccuracies has, or is reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse
Effect on BB&T;
(b) BB&T shall have performed in all material respects all
obligations and complied in all material respects with all covenants required
by this Agreement;
(c) BB&T shall have delivered to One Valley a certificate, dated the
Closing Date and signed by its Chairman or President or an Executive Vice
President, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1(a),
6.1(b), 6.1(c), 6.1(d), 6.2(a) and 6.2(b), to the extent applicable to BB&T,
have been satisfied;
(d) The shares of BB&T Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Merger
shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of
issuance; and
(e) One Valley shall have received an opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell,
subject to customary assumptions and representations, substantially to the
effect that the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368 of the Code.
6.3 Conditions Precedent - BB&T
The obligations of BB&T to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to satisfaction of the following additional
conditions at or prior to the Effective Time, unless waived by BB&T pursuant to
Section 7.4:
(a) All representations and warranties of One Valley shall be evaluated
as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as though made on
and as of the Effective Time (or on the date designated in the case of any
representation and warranty which specifically relates to an earlier date),
except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or consented to in writing by
BB&T. The representations and warranties of One Valley set forth in Sections 3.3
(solely with respect to the ownership by One Valley of the One Valley
Subsidiaries) and 3.24 shall be true and correct (except for inaccuracies that
are immaterial in amount). There shall not exist inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties of One Valley set forth in this Agreement
(including the representations and warranties set forth in the Sections
designated in the preceding sentence) such that the effect of such inaccuracies
individually or in the aggregate has, or is reasonably likely to have, a
Material Adverse Effect on One Valley and the One Valley Subsidiaries taken as a
whole;
(b) No regulatory approval shall have imposed any condition or
requirement which, in the reasonable opinion of the Board of Directors of BB&T,
would so materially adversely affect the business or economic benefits to BB&T
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as to render consummation of
such transactions inadvisable or unduly burdensome; provided that any such
condition or requirement shall not relate principally to any regulatory
violation or other failure on the part of BB&T or a divestiture requirement that
is consistent with regulatory precedent;
(c) One Valley shall have performed in all material respects all
obligations and complied in all material respects with all covenants required
by this Agreement;
(d) One Valley shall have delivered to BB&T a certificate, dated the
Closing Date and signed by its Chairman or President, to the effect that the
conditions set forth in Sections 6.1(a), 6.1(c), 6.3(a) and 6.3(c), to the
extent applicable to One Valley, have been satisfied;
(e) BB&T shall have received letters, dated as of the date of filing of
the Registration Statement with the Commission and as of the Effective Time,
addressed to BB&T, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to BB&T, from
Arthur Andersen, LLP to the effect that the Merger will qualify for
pooling-of-interests accounting treatment as in effect on the date hereof; and
(f) BB&T shall have received an opinion of BB&T's legal counsel, in
form and substance satisfactory to BB&T, substantially to the effect that the
Merger will constitute one or more reorganizations under Section 368 of the Code
and that the shareholders of One Valley will not recognize any gain or loss to
the extent that such shareholders exchange shares of One Valley Common Stock for
shares of BB&T Common Stock.
ARTICLE VIITERMINATION, DEFAULT, WAIVER AND AMENDMENT
7.1 Termination
This Agreement may be terminated:
(a) At any time prior to the Effective Time, by the mutual consent
in writing of the parties hereto.
(b) At any time prior to the Effective Time, by either party in writing
(i) in the event of a material breach by the other party of any covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement, or (ii) in the event of an inaccuracy of
any representation or warranty of the other party contained in this Agreement,
which inaccuracy would provide the nonbreaching party the ability to refuse to
consummate the Merger under the applicable standard set forth in Section 6.2(a)
in the case of One Valley and Section 6.3(a) in the case of BB&T; and, in the
case of (i) or (ii), if such breach or inaccuracy has not been cured by the
earlier of thirty days following written notice of such breach to the party
committing such breach or the Effective Time.
(c) At any time prior to the Effective Time, by either party hereto in
writing, if any of the conditions precedent to the obligations of the other
party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby cannot be satisfied or
fulfilled prior to the Closing Date, and the party giving the notice is not in
material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or
undertakings herein.
(d) At any time, by either party hereto in writing, if any of the
applications for prior approval referred to in Section 5.4 are denied, and the
time period for appeals and requests for reconsideration has run.
(e) At any time, by either party hereto in writing, if the shareholders
of One Valley disapprove the Agreement and the Plan of Merger at a meeting
called and held for the purpose of voting thereon.
(f) At any time following October 1, 2000, by either party hereto in
writing, if the Effective Time has not occurred by the close of business on such
date, and the party giving the notice is not in material breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings herein.
(g) At any time prior to the Effective Time, by BB&T or One Valley in
writing, if the Board of Directors of One Valley shall have withdrawn, modified,
conditioned or refused to make its recommendation to the shareholders of One
Valley that they vote to approve the Plan of Merger under conditions permitted
by Section 5.1.
(h) At any time prior to the Effective Time, by BB&T or One Valley in
writing, if One Valley's Board of Directors shall have authorized One Valley
management to enter into an agreement, plan or transaction to consummate a
Superior Offer.
7.2 Effect of Termination
In the event this Agreement and the Plan of Merger is terminated
pursuant to Section 7.1, both this Agreement and the Plan of Merger shall become
void and have no effect, except that (i) the provisions hereof relating to
confidentiality and expenses set forth in Sections 5.7 and 8.1, respectively,
shall survive any such termination and (ii) a termination pursuant to Section
7.1(b) shall not relieve the breaching party from liability for a breach of the
covenant, agreement, representation or warranty giving rise to such termination.
The Option Agreement shall be governed by its own terms, and no termination of
this Agreement or the Plan of Merger pursuant to Section 7.1 shall be
interpreted as a consent by BB&T to any action or matter that would have the
effect of diminishing or adversely affecting BB&T's rights under the Option
Agreement.
7.3 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
All representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement or the
Plan of Merger or in any instrument delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall
expire on, and be terminated and extinguished at, the Effective Time, other than
covenants that by their terms are to be performed after the Effective Time
(including Sections 5.13, 5.17 and 5.19); provided that no such representations,
warranties or covenants shall be deemed to be terminated or extinguished so as
to deprive BB&T or One Valley (or any director, officer or controlling person
thereof) of any defense at law or in equity which otherwise would be available
against the claims of any person, including, without limitation, any shareholder
or former shareholder of either BB&T or One Valley, the aforesaid
representations, warranties and covenants being material inducements to
consummation by BB&T and One Valley of the transactions contemplated herein.
7.4 Waiver
Except with respect to any required regulatory approval or other
condition imposed by law, each party hereto, by written instrument signed by an
executive officer of such party, may at any time (whether before or after
approval of the Agreement and the Plan of Merger by the One Valley shareholders)
extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of
the other party hereto and may waive (i) any inaccuracies of the other party in
the representations or warranties contained in this Agreement, the Plan of
Merger or any document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (ii) compliance
with any of the covenants, undertakings or agreements of the other party, or
satisfaction of any of the conditions precedent to its obligations, contained
herein or in the Plan of Merger, or (iii) the performance by the other party of
any of its obligations set out herein or therein; provided that no such
extension or waiver, or amendment or supplement pursuant to this Section 7.4,
executed after approval by the One Valley shareholders of this Agreement and the
Plan of Merger, shall reduce either the Exchange Ratio or the payment terms for
fractional interests.
7.5 Amendment or Supplement
This Agreement or the Plan of Merger may be amended or supplemented at
any time in writing by mutual agreement of BB&T and One Valley, subject to the
proviso to Section 7.4.
ARTICLE VIIIMISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Expenses
Each party hereto shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by
it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, fees and expenses of its own financial
consultants, accountants and counsel; provided, however, that the filing fees
and printing costs incurred in connection with the Registration Statement and
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall be borne 50% by BB&T and 50% by One Valley.
8.2 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including the documents and other writings referenced
herein or delivered pursuant hereto, contains the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder
and supersedes all arrangements or understandings with respect thereto, written
or oral, entered into on or before the date hereof. The terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the BB&T Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors.
Nothing in this Agreement or the BB&T Option Agreement, expressed or implied, is
intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto and thereto,
and their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities, except for the rights of directors and officers of One Valley to
enforce rights in Sections 5.13, 5.17, 5.18 and 5.19 and the rights of
Transferred Employees to enforce rights in the last two sentences of Section
5.12(d).
8.3 No Assignment
Except for a substitution of parties pursuant to Section 5.4(a), none
of the parties hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations under this
Agreement to any other person, except upon the prior written consent of each
other party.
8.4 Notices
All notices or other communications which are required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and sufficient if delivered personally or sent by
nationally recognized overnight express courier or by facsimile transmission,
addressed or directed as follows:
If to One Valley:
Merrell S. McIlwain
One Valley Square
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Telephone: 304-348-1172
Fax: 304-348-7397
With a required copy to:
Mitchell S. Eitel
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004-2498
Telephone: 212-558-4000
Fax: 212-558-3588
If to BB&T:
Scott E. Reed
150 South Stratford Road
4th Floor
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104
Telephone: 336-733-3088
Fax: 336-733-2296
With a required copy to:
William A. Davis, II
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
200 West Second Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102
Telephone: 336-721-3624
Fax: 336-733-8364
Any party may by notice change the address to which notice or other
communications to it are to be delivered.
8.5 Specific Performance
One Valley acknowledges that the One Valley Common Stock and the One
Valley business and assets are unique and that, if One Valley fails to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, such failure will
cause irreparable harm to BB&T for which there will be no adequate remedy at
law. BB&T shall be entitled, in addition to its other remedies at law, to
specific performance of this Agreement if One Valley shall, without cause,
refuse to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This
Section 8.5 shall not be deemed a waiver by One Valley to seek any legally
available remedy in the event of a breach by BB&T.
8.6 Captions
The captions contained in this Agreement are for reference only and are
not part of this Agreement.
8.7 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each
such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such
counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.
8.8 Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of laws, except to the extent federal law may be applicable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, have caused this Agreement to be executed in counterparts by their duly
authorized officers, all as of the day and year first above written.
BB&T CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Title: _____________________________
ONE VALLEY BANCORP, INC.
By: ________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Title:______________________________