EXHIBIT 2
PULASKI BANCSHARES, M.H.C.
PULASKI BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
AMENDED PLAN OF CONVERSION FROM MUTUAL HOLDING
COMPANY TO STOCK HOLDING COMPANY AND
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
I. General
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For purposes of this section, all capitalized terms have the meanings
ascribed to them in Section II unless otherwise defined herein.
Pulaski Bancshares, M.H.C., St. Louis, Missouri ("MHC") was formed on May
11, 1994 to act as the federally chartered mutual holding company for Pulaski
Bank, A Savings Bank, St. Louis, Missouri ("Savings Bank"), a Missouri chartered
stock savings and loan association. The Savings Bank subsequently converted to a
federally chartered stock savings bank and changed its name to Pulaski Bank, A
Federal Savings Bank. As of the date hereof, the MHC beneficially and of record
owns 1,470,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Savings
Bank ("Savings Bank Common Stock"), representing approximately 69.81% of the
outstanding voting stock of the Savings Bank, and the remaining 635,840 shares
of Savings Bank Common Stock, or 30.19%, are owned by persons other than the MHC
("Public Stockholders").
This Amended Plan of Conversion from Mutual Holding Company to Stock
Holding Company and Agreement and Plan of Reorganization ("Plan") provides for
the conversion of the MHC to the stock form of organization and the
reorganization of the Savings Bank as a wholly owned subsidiary of a newly
formed stock holding company (collectively, "Conversion and Reorganization").
The Boards of Directors of the MHC and the Savings Bank believe that the
Conversion and Reorganization is in the best interests of the MHC, the members
of the MHC, the Savings Bank and its stockholders. As a result of the Conversion
and Reorganization, the Savings Bank will be wholly owned by a stock holding
company, which is a more common structure and form of ownership than a mutual
holding company. The Board of Directors determined that the Plan equitably
provides for the interests of Members through the granting of subscription
rights and the establishment of a liquidation account and that consummation of
the Conversion and Reorganization would not adversely impact the stockholders'
equity of the Savings Bank.
The Conversion and Reorganization will provide the Savings Bank with a
larger capital base which will enhance its ability to pursue lending and
investment opportunities, as well as opportunities for growth and expansion. The
Conversion and Reorganization also will provide a more flexible operating
structure, which will enable the Savings Bank to compete more effectively with
other financial institutions. In addition, the Conversion and Reorganization
will raise additional equity capital for the Savings Bank. Finally, the
Conversion and Reorganization has been structured to reunite the accumulated
earnings and profits retained by the MHC with the retained earnings of the
Savings Bank through a tax-free reorganization.
Pursuant to the Plan, the Savings Bank will form a new first-tier
subsidiary which will be incorporated under state law as a stock corporation
("Holding Company"). The Holding Company will then form an interim federal stock
savings bank ("Interim B") as a wholly owned subsidiary. As described in greater
detail herein, simultaneously with the conversion of the MHC to an interim
federal stock savings bank ("Interim A"), the Savings Bank, MHC and Holding
Company will undergo a reorganization in which Interim A will merge with and
into the Savings Bank, Interim B will merge with and into the Savings Bank, the
Holding Company will become the parent company of the Savings Bank, and the
Holding Company will issue and sell its Conversion Stock pursuant to this Plan.
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On April 15, 1998, after careful study and consideration, the Boards of
Directors of the MHC and the Savings Bank adopted this Plan. On July 21, 1998,
and September 24, 1998, the Boards of Directors of the MHC and the Savings Bank
amended this Plan. The Plan must be approved by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by Members of the MHC
at a special meeting to be called for that purpose and by the holders of at
least two-thirds of the shares of outstanding Savings Bank Common Stock eligible
to vote at an annual meeting of the Savings Bank Stockholders, or at a special
meeting of the Savings Bank Stockholders called for the purpose of submitting
the Plan for approval. Prior to the submission of the Plan to the Members and
the Public Stockholders for consideration, the Plan must be approved by the
Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS").
II. Definitions
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For the purposes of this Plan, the following terms have the following
meanings:
A. Acting in Concert: (i) Knowing participation in a joint activity or
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interdependent conscious parallel action towards a common goal whether or not
pursuant to an express agreement; or (ii) a combination or pooling of voting or
other interests in the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to
any contract, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangement,
whether written or otherwise. A Person (as defined herein) who acts in concert
with another Person ("other party") shall also be deemed to be acting in concert
with any Person who is also acting in concert with that other party, except that
any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan will not be deemed to be acting in
concert with its trustee or a Person who serves in a similar capacity solely for
the purpose of determining whether stock held by the trustee and stock held by
the Tax-Qualified Employee Benefit Plan will be aggregated.
B. Associate: When used to indicate a relationship with any Person, means
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(i) any corporation or organization (other than the Primary Parties or a
majority-owned subsidiary of either thereof) of which such Person is an officer
or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of ten percent or
more of any class of equity securities, (ii) any trust or other estate in which
such Person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such Person
serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity, except that it does not
include a Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan and (iii) any relative or
spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same home as
such Person or who is a director or officer of any of the MHC, Savings Bank or
Holding Company or any of their subsidiaries.
C. Capital Stock: Any and all authorized capital stock of the Savings Bank.
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D. Common Stock: Collectively, Conversion Stock and Exchange Stock.
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E. Conversion and Reorganization: Collectively, (i) the conversion of the
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MHC into an interim federal stock savings bank ("Interim A") and the
simultaneous merger of Interim A with and into the Savings Bank, with the
Savings Bank being the surviving institution; (ii) the merger of an interim
federal stock savings bank subsidiary of the Holding Company ("Interim B") with
and into the Savings Bank, with the Savings Bank being the surviving institution
and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Holding Company; (iii) the
exchange of shares of Savings Bank Common Stock (other than those held by the
MHC which shall be canceled) for shares of Holding Company Common Stock; and
(iv) the issuance of Conversion Stock by the Holding Company as provided for in
this Plan.
F. Conversion Stock: Holding Company Common Stock offered and issued by the
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Holding Company in the Offerings pursuant to this Plan.
G. Direct Community Offering: The offering of Conversion Stock for sale to
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the public.
H. Eligibility Record Date: March 31, 1997.
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I. Eligible Account Holder: Holder of a Qualifying Deposit on the
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Eligibility Record Date.
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J. Exchange Ratio: The ratio (rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth) at which
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shares of Holding Company Common Stock will be exchanged for shares of Savings
Bank Common Stock held by the Public Stockholders upon consummation of the
Conversion and Reorganization. The exact rate shall be determined by the MHC and
the Savings Bank at the time the Purchase Price (as defined in Section XI.B.) is
determined and shall equal the rate that will result in the Public Stockholders
owning in the aggregate approximately the same percentage of shares of common
stock of the Holding Company to be outstanding upon completion of the Conversion
and Reorganization as the percentage of Savings Bank Common Stock owned by them
in the aggregate immediately prior to consummation of the Conversion and
Reorganization, subject to any adjustments required by the OTS and before giving
effect to (i) the payment of cash in lieu of issuing fractional shares of
Holding Company Common Stock, and (ii) any shares of Conversion Stock purchased
by Public Stockholders or any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans.
K. Exchange Stock: Holding Company Common Stock issued to the Public
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Stockholders in exchange for Savings Bank Common Stock.
L. FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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M. Form AC Application: The application submitted by the MHC to the OTS on OTS
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Form AC for approval of the Conversion and Reorganization.
N. H-(e)1 Application: The application submitted to the OTS on OTS Form H-(e)1
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or, if applicable, OTS Form H-(e)1-S, for approval of the Holding Company
acquisition of all of the Capital Stock.
O. Holding Company: The corporation to be formed by the Savings Bank under
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state law initially as a first tier, wholly owned subsidiary of the Savings
Bank. Upon completion of the Conversion, the Holding Company shall hold all of
the outstanding capital stock of the Savings Bank.
P. Holding Company Common Stock: The common stock, $0.01 par value per share,
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of the Holding Company.
Q. Interim A: "Pulaski Interim "A" Bank, A Federal Savings Bank," which will
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be the interim federal stock savings bank resulting from the conversion of the
MHC to stock form immediately prior to the merger of Interim B into the Savings
Bank.
R. Interim B: "Pulaski Interim "B" Bank, A Federal Savings Bank," which will
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be formed as a wholly owned interim federal stock savings bank subsidiary of the
Holding Company, which will merge with and into the Savings Bank immediately
after the merger of Interim A into the Savings Bank.
S. Local Community: St. Louis, Missouri, St. Charles, Jefferson, Franklin and
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St. Louis Counties, Missouri, and Jersey, St. Clair, Monroe and Madison
Counties, Illinois.
T. Market Maker: A dealer (i.e., any Person who engages directly or
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indirectly as agent, broker, or principal in the business of offering, buying,
selling, or otherwise dealing or trading in securities issued by another Person)
who, with respect to a particular security, (i) regularly publishes bona fide,
competitive bid and offer quotations in a recognized inter-dealer quotation
system or furnishes bona fide competitive bid and offer quotations on request
and (ii) is ready, willing and able to effect transactions in reasonable
quantities at its quoted prices with other brokers or dealers.
U. Member: Any Person qualifying as a member of the MHC pursuant to its
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charter and bylaws.
V. MHC: Pulaski Bancshares, M.H.C., St. Louis, Missouri.
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W. Offerings: Collectively, the Subscription Offering, Direct Community
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Offering and Syndicated Community Offering.
X. Officer: An executive officer of any or all of the Primary Parties, which
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includes the Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive Vice President,
Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents in charge of principal business
functions, Secretary, Controller, and any Person performing functions similar to
those performed by the foregoing persons.
Y. Order Form(s): Form(s) to be used to purchase Conversion Stock sent to
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Eligible Account Holders and other parties eligible to purchase Conversion Stock
in the Subscription Offering.
Z. Other Member: A Member (other than an Eligible Account Holder or
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Supplemental Eligible Account Holder) at the close of business on the Voting
Record Date.
AA. Person: An individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a
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joint-stock company, a trust (including Individual Retirement Accounts and KEOGH
Accounts), any unincorporated organization, a government or political
subdivision thereof or any other entity.
BB. Plan: This Plan of Conversion from Mutual Holding Company to Stock
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Holding Company and Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, as originally adopted
by the Boards of Directors of the MHC and the Savings Bank, or as amended in
accordance with its terms.
CC. Primary Parties: Collectively, the MHC, the Savings Bank and the Holding
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Company.
DD. Public Stockholder: Any Person who owns Savings Bank Common Stock, other
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than the MHC, as of the Voting Record Date.
EE. Qualifying Deposit: The deposit balance in any Savings Account as of the
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close of business on the Eligibility Record Date or the Supplemental Eligibility
Record Date, as applicable; provided, however, that no Savings Account with a
deposit balance of less than $50.00 shall constitute a Qualifying Deposit.
FF. Registration Statement: The registration statement on SEC Form S-1, or
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similar form, filed by the Holding Company with the SEC for the purpose of
registering the Conversion Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
GG. Savings Account(s): Withdrawable deposit(s) in the Savings Bank,
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including certificates of deposit, demand deposit accounts and non-interest-
bearing deposit accounts.
HH. Savings Bank: Pulaski Bank, A Federal Savings Bank, St. Louis, Missouri.
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II. Savings Bank Common Stock: The common stock of the Savings Bank, par
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value $1.00 per share.
JJ. SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission.
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KK. Special Meeting of Members: The special meeting of the Members, and any
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adjournments thereof, held to consider and vote upon the Plan.
LL. Meeting of Stockholders: The meeting of the stockholders of the Savings
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Bank, and any adjournments thereof, to be called and held for the purpose of
submitting the Plan for their approval. Such meeting may either be an annual or
special meeting.
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MM. Subscription Offering: The offering of Conversion Stock to Eligible
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Account Holders, Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans, Supplemental
Eligible Account Holders and Other Members under the Plan.
NN. Subscription Rights: Nontransferable, non-negotiable, personal rights
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of Eligible Account Holders, Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans,
Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members to purchase Conversion
Stock.
OO. Supplemental Eligibility Record Date: The last day of the calendar
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quarter preceding the approval of the Plan by the OTS.
PP. Supplemental Eligible Account Holder: Holder of a Qualifying Deposit
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in the Savings Bank (other than an Officer or director of the Savings Bank or
their Associates) on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date.
QQ. Syndicated Community Offering: The offering for sale by a syndicate
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of broker-dealers to the general public of shares of Conversion Stock not
purchased in the Subscription Offering and the Direct Community Offering.
RR. Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan: Any defined benefit plan or
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defined contribution plan of the Savings Bank or Holding Company, such as an
employee stock ownership plan, bonus plan, profit-sharing plan or other plan,
which, with its related trust, meets the requirements to be "qualified" under
section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. A "non-tax-qualified employee stock
benefit plan" is any defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan that is
not so qualified.
SS. Voting Record Date(s): The date(s) fixed by the Boards of Directors of
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the MHC and the Savings Bank according to OTS regulations for determining
eligibility to vote at the Special Meeting of Members and at the Meeting of
Stockholders.
III. General Procedure for Conversion and Reorganization
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A. Conversion of MHC to an Interim Federal Stock Savings Bank and Merger
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of Such Interim Into the Savings Bank. The MHC will convert into Pulaski
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Interim "A" Bank, a Federal Savings Bank (i.e. "Interim A") and Interim A will
simultaneously merge with and into the Savings Bank, with the Savings Bank as
the surviving entity ("MHC Merger") pursuant to the Plan of Merger attached
hereto as Annex A. As a result of the MHC Merger, the Savings Bank Common Stock
held by the MHC will be canceled and Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental
Eligible Account Holders will be granted ratable interests in a liquidation
account, to be established in accordance with the procedures set forth in
Section XIV hereof.
B. Merger of a Second Interim Federal Stock Savings Bank into Savings
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Bank and Exchange of Shares. Immediately after the MHC Merger, Pulaski Interim
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"B" Bank, A Federal Savings Bank (i.e., Interim B) will merge with and into the
Savings Bank pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization attached hereto as Annex B,
and the separate existence of Interim B will cease ("Savings Bank Merger"). The
shares of the Holding Company Common Stock held by the Bank will be canceled.
The shares of common stock of Interim B held by the Holding Company will be
converted, on a one-to-one basis, into shares of Savings Bank Common Stock,
which will result in the Savings Bank becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Holding Company. The Public Stockholders will exchange their shares of Savings
Bank Common Stock for shares of Holding Company Common Stock based upon the
Exchange Ratio. In addition, all options to purchase shares of Savings Bank
Common Stock which are outstanding immediately prior to consummation of the
Conversion and Reorganization shall be converted to options to purchase shares
of Holding Company Common Stock, with the number of shares subject to the option
and the exercise price per share to be adjusted based upon the Exchange Ratio so
that the aggregate exercise price remains unchanged, and with the duration of
the option remaining unchanged. Upon consummation of the Conversion and
Reorganization, all of the Savings Bank Common Stock will be owned by the
Holding Company and the Public Stockholders will own the same percentage of the
Holding Company Common Stock as the percentage of the Savings Bank Common Stock
owned by them prior to the Conversion and
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Reorganization, before giving effect to cash paid in lieu of any fractional
interests of Savings Bank Common Stock and any shares of Conversion Stock
purchased by the Public Stockholders in the Offering or by the Tax-Qualified
Employee Stock Benefit Plans thereafter. The Holding Company will then sell the
Conversion Stock in the Offerings in accordance with this Plan.
Following consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization, voting rights
with respect to the Savings Bank shall be held and exercised exclusively by the
Holding Company as holder of the outstanding Savings Bank Common Stock. Voting
rights with respect to the Holding Company shall be held and exercised
exclusively by holders of the Holding Company Common Stock. As a result of the
MHC Merger, the separate existence of the MHC and the voting rights of Members
will cease.
IV. Steps Prior to Submission of the Plan to the Members and the Savings Bank
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Stockholders for Approval
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Prior to submission of the Plan to the Members and to the stockholders of
the Savings Bank for approval, the Plan must be approved by the OTS. Prior to
such regulatory approval:
A. The Boards of Directors of the MHC and the Savings Bank each shall adopt
the Plan by a vote of not less than two-thirds of their entire membership.
B. The MHC shall publish legal notice of the adoption of the Plan in a
newspaper having a general circulation in each community in which the MHC and
the Savings Bank maintains an office.
C. A press release relating to the proposed Conversion and Reorganization
may be submitted to the local media.
D. Copies of the Plan as adopted by the Boards of Directors of the MHC and
the Savings Bank shall be made available for inspection at each office of the
MHC and the Savings Bank.
E. The Savings Bank shall cause the Holding Company to be incorporated
under state law and the Board of Directors of the Holding Company shall concur
in the Plan by at least a two-thirds vote.
F. As soon as practicable following the adoption of this Plan, the MHC
shall file the Form AC Application, and the Holding Company shall file the
Registration Statement and the H-(e)1 Application. In addition, an application
to merge the MHC (following its conversion into an interim federal stock savings
bank) and the Savings Bank and an application to merge Interim B and the Savings
Bank shall both be filed with the OTS, either as exhibits to the H-(e)1
Application, or separately. Upon filing the Form AC Application, the MHC shall
publish legal notice thereof in a newspaper having a general circulation in each
community in which the MHC and the Savings Bank maintains an office and/or by
mailing a letter to each Member, and also shall publish such other notices of
the Conversion and Reorganization as may be required in connection with the H-
(e)1 Application and by the regulations and policies of the OTS.
G. The MHC and the Savings Bank shall obtain an opinion of their tax
advisors or a favorable ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service which
shall state that the Conversion and Reorganization shall not result in any gain
or loss for federal income tax purposes to the Primary Parties or to Eligible
Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members.
Receipt of a favorable opinion or ruling is a condition precedent to completion
of the Conversion and Reorganization.
V. Special Meeting of Members
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Subsequent to the approval of the Plan by the OTS, the Special Meeting
shall be scheduled in accordance with the MHC's Bylaws. Promptly after receipt
of approval and at least 20 days but not more than 45 days prior to the
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Special Meeting, the MHC shall distribute proxy solicitation materials to all
Members and beneficial owners of accounts held in fiduciary capacities where the
beneficial owners possess voting rights, as of the Voting Record Date. The proxy
solicitation materials shall include a copy of the proxy statement to be used in
connection with such solicitation and other documents authorized for use by the
regulatory authorities and may also include a copy of the Plan and/or a
prospectus ("Prospectus") as provided in Section VIII below. The MHC shall also
advise each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder not
entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of the proposed Conversion and
Reorganization and the scheduled Special Meeting, and provide a postage prepaid
card on which to indicate whether he wishes to receive a Prospectus, if the
Subscription Offering is not held concurrently with the proxy solicitation.
Pursuant to OTS regulations, an affirmative vote of not less than a
majority of the total outstanding votes of the Members is required for approval
of the Plan. Voting may be in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting of
Members. The OTS shall be notified promptly of the actions of the Members at the
Special Meeting of Members.
VI. Meeting of Stockholders
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Subsequent to the approval of the Plan by the OTS, the Meeting of
Stockholders shall be scheduled in accordance with the Savings Bank's Bylaws at
which the Plan will be considered for approval. Promptly after receipt of
approval and at least 20 days but not more than 45 days prior to such meeting,
the Savings Bank shall distribute proxy solicitation materials to Savings Bank
stockholders and beneficial owners of Savings Bank Common Stock held in
fiduciary capacities where the beneficial owners possess voting rights, as of
the Voting Record Date. The proxy solicitation materials shall include a copy of
the proxy statement to be used in connection with such solicitation and other
documents authorized for use by the regulatory authorities and may also include
a copy of the Plan and/or a Prospectus as provided in Paragraph VIII below. The
Savings Bank shall also advise each holder of Savings Bank Common Stock entitled
to vote at the meeting of the proposed Conversion and Reorganization and the
scheduled meeting, and provide a postage prepaid card on which to indicate
whether he wishes to receive the Prospectus, if the Subscription Offering is not
held concurrently with the proxy solicitation.
Pursuant to OTS regulations, an affirmative vote of not less than two-
thirds of the total outstanding votes of the stockholders of the Savings Bank is
required for approval of the Plan. Furthermore, pursuant to OTS policy, the
affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the total outstanding votes of
the stockholders of the Savings Bank (except the MHC) present in person or by
proxy is required for approval of the Plan. Voting may be in person or by proxy
at the Meeting of Stockholders. The OTS shall be notified promptly of the
actions of the stockholders of the Savings Bank at the Meeting of Stockholders.
VII. Summary Proxy Statements
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The Proxy Statements furnished to Members and to stockholders of the
Savings Bank may be in summary form; provided that a statement is made in bold-
face type that a more detailed description of the proposed transaction may be
obtained by returning an enclosed postage prepaid card or other written
communication requesting supplemental information. Without prior approval of the
OTS, the Special Meeting and the meeting of the stockholders of the Savings Bank
shall not be held less than 20 days after the last day on which the supplemental
information statement is mailed to requesting Members or requesting stockholder
of the Savings Bank. The supplemental information statement may be combined with
the Prospectus if the Subscription Offering is commenced concurrently with or
during the proxy solicitation of Members for the Special Meeting or of the
stockholders of the Savings Bank for the Meeting of Stockholders.
VIII. Offering Documents
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The Holding Company may commence the Subscription Offering and, provided
that the Subscription Offering has commenced, may commence the Direct Community
Offering concurrently with or during the proxy solicitation relating to the
Special Meeting of Members and the Meeting of Stockholders. The Holding Company
may close the
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Subscription Offering before such meetings, provided that the offer and sale of
the Conversion Stock shall be conditioned upon approval of the Plan by the
Members at the Special Meeting and by the stockholders of the Savings Bank at
the Meeting of Stockholders. The MHC's and the Savings Bank's proxy solicitation
materials may require Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account
Holders, Other Members and the Savings Bank Stockholder to return to the Savings
Bank by a reasonable certain date a postage prepaid card or other written
communication requesting receipt of a Prospectus with respect to the
Subscription Offering, provided that if the Prospectus is not mailed
concurrently with the proxy solicitation materials, the Subscription Offering
shall not be closed until the expiration of 30 days after the mailing of the
proxy solicitation materials. If the Subscription Offering is not commenced
within 45 days after the Special Meeting, the Savings Bank may transmit, not
more than 30 days prior to the commencement of the Subscription Offering, to
each Eligible Account Holder, Supplemental Eligible Account Holder and other
eligible subscribers who had been furnished with proxy solicitation materials a
notice which shall state that the Savings Bank is not required to furnish a
Prospectus to them unless they return by a reasonable date certain a postage
prepaid card or other written communication requesting the receipt of the
Prospectus.
Prior to commencement of the Subscription Offering, the Direct Community
Offering and the Syndicated Community Offering, the Holding Company shall file
the Registration Statement. The Holding Company shall not distribute the final
Prospectus until the Registration Statement containing same has been declared
effective by the SEC and the Prospectus has been declared effective by the OTS.
IX. Combined Subscription and Direct Community Offering
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Instead of a separate Subscription Offering, all Subscription Rights may be
exercised by delivery of properly completed and executed Order Forms to the
Savings Bank or selling group utilized in connection with the Direct Community
Offering and the Syndicated Community Offering. If a separate Subscription
Offering is not held, orders for Conversion Stock in the Direct Community
Offering shall first be filled pursuant to the priorities and limitations stated
in Paragraph XI.C. below.
X. Consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization
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The effective date of the Conversion and Reorganization shall be the date
upon which the last of the following actions occurs: (i) the filing of Articles
of Combination with the OTS with respect to the MHC Merger, (ii) the filing of
Articles of Combination with the OTS with respect to the Savings Bank Merger and
(iii) the closing of the issuance of the shares of Conversion Stock in the
Offerings. The filing of Articles of Combination relating to the MHC Merger and
the Savings Bank Merger and the closing of the issuance of shares of Conversion
Stock in the Offerings shall not occur until all requisite regulatory, Member
approval and approval of the stockholders of the Savings Bank have been
obtained, all applicable waiting periods have expired and sufficient
subscriptions and orders for the Conversion Stock have been received. It is
intended that the closing of the MHC Merger, the Savings Bank Merger and the
sale of shares of Conversion Stock in the Offerings shall occur consecutively
and substantially simultaneously.
After the Conversion and Reorganization, the Savings Bank will succeed to
all the rights, interests, duties and obligations of the Savings Bank before the
Conversion and Reorganization, including but not limited to all rights and
interests of the Savings Bank in and to its assets and properties, whether real,
personal or mixed. The Savings Bank will continue to be a member of the Federal
Home Loan Bank System and all its insured savings deposits will continue to be
insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by applicable law.
XI. Conversion Stock Offering
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A. Number of Shares
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The number of shares of Conversion Stock to be offered pursuant to the Plan
shall be determined initially by the Boards of Directors of the Primary Parties
in conjunction with the determination of the Purchase Price (as defined in
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Section XI.B. below). The number of shares to be offered may be subsequently
adjusted by the Board of Directors prior to completion of the Offerings.
B. Independent Evaluation and Purchase Price of Conversion Stock
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All shares of Conversion Stock sold in the Conversion and Reorganization,
including shares sold in any Direct Community Offering, shall be sold at a
uniform price per share, and referred to herein as the "Purchase Price." The
Purchase Price shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Primary
Parties immediately prior to the simultaneous completion of all such sales
contemplated by this Plan on the basis of the estimated pro forma market value
of the MHC, as converted, and the Savings Bank at such time. Such estimated pro
forma market value shall be determined for such purpose by an independent
appraiser on the basis of such appropriate factors not inconsistent with the
regulations of the OTS. Immediately prior to the Subscription Offering, a
subscription price range shall be established which shall vary from 15% above to
15% below the average of the minimum and maximum of the estimated price range.
The maximum subscription price (i.e., the per share amount to be remitted when
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subscribing for shares of Conversion Stock) shall then be determined within the
subscription price range by the Board of Directors of the Primary Parties. The
subscription price range and the number of shares to be offered may be revised
after the completion of the Subscription Offering with OTS approval without a
resolicitation of proxies or Order Forms or both.
C. Method of Offering Shares
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Subscription Rights shall be issued at no cost to Eligible Account Holders,
Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans, Supplemental Eligible Account
Holders and Other Members pursuant to priorities established by this Plan and
the regulations of the OTS. In order to effect the Conversion and
Reorganization, all shares of Conversion Stock proposed to be issued in
connection with the Conversion and Reorganization must be sold and, to the
extent that shares are available, no subscriber shall be allowed to purchase
less than 25 shares; provided, however, that if the purchase price is greater
than $20.00 per share, the minimum number of shares which must be subscribed for
shall be adjusted so that the aggregate actual purchase price required to be
paid for such minimum number of shares does not exceed $500.00. The priorities
established for the purchase of shares are as follows:
1. Category 1: Eligible Account Holders
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a. Each Eligible Account Holder shall receive, without payment,
Subscription Rights entitling such Eligible Account Holder to purchase that
number of shares of Conversion Stock which is equal to the greater of the
maximum purchase limitation established for the Direct Community Offering,
one-tenth of one percent of the total offering or 15 times the product
(rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the total
number of shares of Conversion Stock to be issued by a fraction of which
the numerator is the amount of the Qualifying Deposit of the Eligible
Account Holder and the denominator is the total amount of Qualifying
Deposits of all Eligible Account Holders. If the allocation made in this
paragraph results in an oversubscription, shares of Conversion Stock shall
be allocated among subscribing Eligible Account Holders so as to permit
each such account holder, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of
shares of Conversion Stock sufficient to make his total allocation equal to
100 shares of Conversion Stock or the total amount of his subscription,
whichever is less. Any shares of Conversion Stock not so allocated shall
be allocated among the subscribing Eligible Account Holders on an equitable
basis, related to the amounts of their respective Qualifying Deposits as
compared to the total Qualifying Deposits of all subscribing Eligible
Account Holders.
b. Subscription Rights received by Officers and directors of the
Primary Parties and their Associates, as Eligible Account Holders, based on
their increased deposits in the Savings Bank in the one-year period
preceding the Eligibility Record Date shall be subordinated to all other
subscriptions involving the exercise of Subscription Rights pursuant to
this Category.
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2. Category 2: Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans
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a. Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans shall receive,
without payment, nontransferable Subscription Rights to purchase in the
aggregate up to 8% of the Conversion Stock, including shares of Conversion
Stock to be issued in the Conversion as result of an increase in the
estimated price range after commencement of the Subscription Offering and
prior to the completion of the Conversion. The Subscription Rights granted
to Tax-Qualified Stock Benefit Plans shall be subject to the availability
of shares of Conversion Stock after taking into account the shares of
Conversion Stock purchased by Eligible Account Holders; provided, however,
that in the event the number of shares offered in the Conversion is
increased to an amount greater than the maximum of the estimated price
range as set forth in the Prospectus ("Maximum Shares"), the Tax-Qualified
Employee Stock Benefit Plans shall have a priority right to purchase any
such shares exceeding the Maximum Shares up to an aggregate of 8% of the
Conversion Stock. Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans may use funds
contributed or borrowed by the Holding Company or the Association and/or
borrowed from an independent financial institution to exercise such
Subscription Rights, and the Holding Company and the Association may make
scheduled discretionary contributions thereto, provided that such
contributions do not cause the Holding Company or the Association to fail
to meet any applicable capital requirements.
3. Category 3: Supplemental Eligible Account Holders
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a. In the event that the Eligibility Record Date is more than 15
months prior to the date of the latest amendment to the Form AC Application
filed prior to OTS approval, then, and only in that event, each
Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall receive, without payment,
Subscription Rights entitling such Supplemental Eligible Account Holder to
purchase that number of shares of Conversion Stock which is equal to the
greater of the maximum purchase limitation established for the Direct
Community Offering, one-tenth of one percent of the total offering or 15
times the product (rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by
multiplying the total number of shares of Conversion Stock to be issued by
a fraction of which the numerator is the amount of the Qualifying Deposit
of the Supplemental Eligible Account Holder and the denominator is the
total amount of the Qualifying Deposits of all Supplemental Eligible
Account Holders.
b. Subscription Rights received pursuant to this category shall
be subordinated to Subscription Rights granted to Eligible Account Holders
and Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans.
c. Any Subscription Rights to purchase shares of Conversion Stock
received by an Eligible Account Holder in accordance with Category 1 shall
reduce to the extent thereof the Subscription Rights to be distributed
pursuant to this Category.
d. In the event of an oversubscription for shares of Conversion
Stock pursuant to this Category, shares of Conversion Stock shall be
allocated among the subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders as
follows:
(1) Shares of Conversion Stock shall be allocated so as to
permit each such Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, to the extent
possible, to purchase a number of shares of Conversion Stock
sufficient to make his total allocation (including the number of
shares of Conversion Stock, if any, allocated in accordance with
Category Number 1) equal to 100 shares of Conversion Stock or the
total amount of his subscription, whichever is less.
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(2) Any shares of Conversion Stock not allocated in
accordance with subparagraph (1) above shall be allocated among the
subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders on an equitable
basis, related to the amounts of their respective Qualifying Deposits
as compared to the total Qualifying Deposits of all subscribing
Supplemental Eligible Account Holders.
4. Category 4: Other Members
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a. Other Members shall receive, without payment, Subscription
Rights to purchase shares of Conversion Stock, after satisfying the
subscriptions of Eligible Account Holders, Tax-Qualified Employee Stock
Benefit Plans and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders pursuant to
Category Nos. l, 2 and 3 above, subject to the following conditions:
(1) Each such Other Member shall be entitled to subscribe for the
greater of the maximum purchase limitation established for the Direct
Community Offering or one-tenth of one percent of the total offering.
(2) In the event of an oversubscription for shares of Conversion
Stock pursuant to Category 4, the shares of Conversion Stock available
shall be allocated among the subscribing Other Members pro rata on the
basis of the amounts of their respective subscriptions.
D. Direct Community Offering and Syndicated Community Offering
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1. Any shares of Conversion Stock not purchased through the
exercise of Subscription Rights set forth in Category Nos. 1 through 4 above may
be sold by the Holding Company to Persons under such terms and conditions as may
be established by the Savings Bank's Board of Directors with the concurrence of
the OTS. The Direct Community Offering may commence concurrently with or as soon
as possible after the completion of the Subscription Offering and must be
completed within 45 days after completion of the Subscription Offering, unless
extended with the approval of the OTS. No Person may purchase in the Direct
Community Offering more than 40,000 shares of Conversion Stock. The right to
purchase shares of Conversion Stock under this Category is subject to the right
of the Savings Bank or the Holding Company to accept or reject such orders in
whole or in part. In the event of an oversubscription for shares in this
Category, the shares available shall be allocated among prospective purchasers
pro rata on the basis of the amounts of their respective orders. The offering
price for which such shares are sold to the general public in the Direct
Community Offering shall be the Purchase Price.
2. Orders received in the Direct Community Offering first shall be filled
up to a maximum of 2% of the Conversion Stock and thereafter remaining shares
shall be allocated on an equal number of shares basis per order until all orders
have been filled.
3. The Conversion Stock offered in the Direct Community Offering shall be
offered and sold in a manner that will achieve the widest distribution thereof.
Preference shall be given in the Direct Community Offering first to the Public
Stockholders (who are not Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible
Account Holders or Other Members) and then to natural Persons and trusts of
natural Persons residing in the Local Community.
4. Subject to such terms, conditions and procedures as may be determined
by the Savings Bank and the Holding Company, all shares of Conversion Stock not
subscribed for in the Subscription Offering or ordered in the Direct Community
Offering may be sold by a syndicate of broker-dealers to the general public in a
Syndicated Community Offering. No Person may purchase in the Syndicated
Community Offering more
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than 40,000 shares of Conversion Stock. Each order for Conversion Stock in
the Syndicated Community Offering shall be subject to the absolute right of
the Savings Bank and the Holding Company to accept or reject any such order
in whole or in part either at the time of receipt of an order or as soon as
practicable after completion of the Syndicated Community Offering. The
Savings Bank and the Holding Company may commence the Syndicated Community
Offering concurrently with, at any time during, or as soon as practicable
after the end of the Subscription Offering and/or Direct Community Offering,
provided that the Syndicated Community Offering must be completed within 45
days after the completion of the Subscription Offering, unless extended by
the Savings Bank and the Holding Company with the approval of the OTS.
5. If for any reason a Syndicated Community Offering of shares of
Conversion Stock not sold in the Subscription Offering and the Direct
Community Offering cannot be effected, or in the event that any insignificant
residue of shares of Conversion Stock is not sold in the Subscription
Offering, Direct Community Offering or Syndicated Community Offering, the
Savings Bank and the Holding Company shall use their best efforts to obtain
other purchasers for such shares in such manner and upon such conditions as
may be satisfactory to the OTS.
6. In the event a Direct Community Offering or Syndicated Community
Offering do not appear feasible, the Savings Bank will immediately consult
with the OTS to determine the most viable alternative available to effect the
completion of the Conversion. Should no viable alternative exist, the Savings
Bank may terminate the Conversion with the concurrence of the OTS.
E. Limitations Upon Purchases
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The following additional limitations and exceptions shall be imposed upon
purchases of shares of Conversion Stock:
1. No Person may purchase more than 40,000 shares of Conversion Stock
in the Conversion and Reorganization, including purchases in the Direct
Community Offering and the Syndicated Community Offering, except that Tax-
Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans may purchase up to 8% of the total
Conversion Stock issued in the Conversion and Reorganization and shares to be
held by the Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans and attributable to a
Person shall not be aggregated with other shares purchased directly by or
otherwise attributable to such Person.
2. The maximum number of shares of Conversion Stock which may be
subscribed for or purchased in all categories in the Conversion and
Reorganization by any Person together with any Associate or any group or
Persons Acting in Concert, when combined with any Exchange Stock received,
shall not exceed 95,000 shares of Common Stock, except that Tax-Qualified
Employee Stock Benefit Plans may purchase up to 8% of the total Conversion
Stock issued in the Conversion and Reorganization and shares held or to be
held by the Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans and attributable to a
Person shall not be aggregated with other shares purchased directly by or
otherwise attributable to such Person.
3. Officers and directors of the Primary Parties and Associates
thereof may not purchase in the aggregate more than 32% of the shares issued
in the Conversion and Reorganization, including any Exchange Stock received.
4. The Boards of Directors of the Primary Parties will not be deemed
to be Associates or a group of Persons Acting in Concert with other directors
or trustees solely as a result of membership on the Board of Directors.
5. The Boards of Directors of the Primary Parties, with the approval
of the OTS and without further approval of Members or stockholders of the
Savings Bank, may, as a result of market conditions and
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other factors, increase or decrease the purchase limitation described herein
or the number of shares of Conversion Stock to be sold in the Conversion and
Reorganization. The Boards of Directors of the Primary Parties may, in their
sole discretion, increase the maximum purchase limitation set forth above up
to 9.99% of the Conversion Shares sold in the Conversion and Reorganization,
provided that orders for shares which exceed 5% of the Conversion Shares sold
in the Conversion and Reorganization may not exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of
the shares sold in the Conversion and Reorganization. If the Primary Parties
increase the maximum purchase limitations or the number of shares of
Conversion Stock to be sold in the Conversion and Reorganization, the Primary
Parties are only required to resolicit Persons who subscribed for the maximum
purchase amount and may, in the sole discretion of the Primary Parties,
resolicit certain other large subscribers. If the Primary Parties decrease
the maximum purchase limitations or the number of shares of Conversion Stock
to be sold in the Conversion and Reorganization, the orders of any Person who
subscribed for the maximum purchase amount shall be decreased by the minimum
amount necessary so that such Person shall be in compliance with the then
maximum number of shares permitted to be subscribed for by such Person.
Because OTS policy requires the maximum purchase limitation contained in this
Plan to include Exchange Stock received in the Conversion and Reorganization,
certain of the Public Stockholders may be limited in their ability to purchase
Conversion Stock, or may even be prevented from purchasing shares of Conversion
Stock.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, and except
as may be required by the OTS, Public Stockholders will not be required to sell
or divest any Holding Company Common Stock or be limited in receiving Exchange
Stock even if their percentage ownership of the Savings Bank Common Stock when
converted into Exchange Stock would exceed an applicable purchase limitation.
Each Person purchasing Conversion Stock in the Conversion and Reorganization
shall be deemed to confirm that such purchase does not conflict with the
purchase limitations under the Plan or otherwise imposed by law, rule or
regulation. In the event that such purchase limitations are violated by any
Person (including any Associate or group of Persons affiliated or otherwise
Acting in Concert with such Person), the Holding Company shall have the right to
purchase from such Person at the actual Purchase Price per share all shares
acquired by such Person in excess of such purchase limitations or, if such
excess shares have been sold by such Person, to receive from such Person the
difference between the actual Purchase Price per share paid for such excess
shares and the price at which such excess shares were sold by such Person. This
right of the Holding Company to purchase such excess shares shall be assignable
by the Holding Company.
F. Restrictions On and Other Characteristics of the Conversion Stock
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1. Transferability. Conversion Stock purchased by Officers and
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directors of the Primary Parties shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of
for value for a period of one year from the effective date of Conversion and
Reorganization, except for any disposition (i) following the death of the
original purchaser or (ii) resulting from an exchange of securities in a
merger or acquisition approved by the regulatory authorities having
jurisdiction.
The Conversion Stock issued by the Holding Company to such Officers and
directors shall bear a legend giving appropriate notice of the one-year
holding period restriction. Said legend shall state as follows:
"The shares evidenced by this certificate are restricted
as to transfer for a period of one year from the date of
this certificate pursuant to Part 563b of the Rules and
Regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision. These
shares may not be transferred prior thereto without a
legal opinion of counsel that said transfer is permissible
under the provisions of applicable laws and regulations."
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In addition, the Holding Company shall give appropriate instructions
to the transfer agent of the Holding Company Common Stock with respect to
the foregoing restrictions. Any shares of Holding Company Common Stock
subsequently issued as a stock dividend, stock split or otherwise, with
respect to any such restricted stock, shall be subject to the same holding
period restrictions for such Persons as may be then applicable to such
restricted stock.
2. Subsequent Purchases by Officers and Directors. Without
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prior approval of the OTS, if applicable, Officers and directors of the
Savings Bank and officers and directors of the Holding Company, and their
Associates, shall be prohibited for a period of three years following
completion of the Conversion and Reorganization from purchasing outstanding
shares of Holding Company Common Stock, except from a broker or dealer
registered with the SEC. Notwithstanding this restriction, purchases
involving more than 1% of the total outstanding shares of Holding Company
Stock and purchases made and shares held by a Tax-Qualified or non-Tax-
Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan which may be attributable to such
directors and Officers may be made in negotiated transactions without OTS
permission or the use of a broker or dealer.
3. Repurchase and Dividend Rights. For a period of three years
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following the consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization, any
repurchases of Holding Company Stock by the Holding Company from any Person
shall be subject to the then applicable rules and regulations and policies
of the OTS. The Savings Bank may not declare or pay a cash dividend on or
repurchase any of its Capital Stock if the result thereof would be to
reduce the regulatory capital of the Savings Bank below the amount required
for the liquidation account described in Paragraph XIV. Further, any
dividend declared or paid on the Capital Stock shall comply with the then
applicable rules and regulations of the OTS.
4. Voting Rights. After the Conversion and Reorganization, holders
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of Savings Accounts in and obligors on loans of the Savings Bank will not
have voting rights in the MHC. Exclusive voting rights with respect to the
Holding Company shall be vested in the holders of Holding Company Stock;
holders of Savings Accounts in and obligors on loans of the Savings Bank
will not have any voting rights in the Holding Company except and to the
extent that such Persons become stockholders of the Holding Company, and
the Holding Company will have exclusive voting rights with respect to the
Savings Bank's Capital Stock.
G. Mailing of Offering Materials and Collation of Subscriptions
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The sale of all shares of Conversion Stock offered pursuant to the Plan
must be completed within 24 months after approval of the Plan at the Special
Meeting. After approval of the Plan by the OTS and the declaration of the
effectiveness of the Prospectus, the Holding Company shall distribute
Prospectuses and Order Forms for the purchase of shares of Conversion Stock in
accordance with the terms of the Plan.
The recipient of an Order Form shall be provided not less than 20 days nor
more than 45 days from the date of mailing, unless extended, properly to
complete, execute and return the Order Form to the Holding Company or the
Savings Bank. Self-addressed, postage prepaid, return envelopes shall accompany
all Order Forms when they are mailed. Failure of any eligible subscriber to
return a properly completed and executed Order Form within the prescribed time
limits shall be deemed a waiver and a release by such eligible subscriber of any
rights to purchase shares of Conversion Stock under the Plan.
The sale of all shares of Conversion Stock proposed to be issued in
connection with the Conversion and Reorganization must be completed within 45
days after the last day of the Subscription Offering, unless extended by the
Holding Company with the approval of the OTS.
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H. Method of Payment
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Payment for all shares of Conversion Stock may be made in cash, by check or
by money order, or if a subscriber has a Savings Account(s), such subscriber may
authorize the Savings Bank to charge the subscriber's Savings Account(s). The
Savings Bank shall pay interest at not less than the passbook rate on all
amounts paid in cash or by check or money order to purchase shares of Conversion
Stock in the Subscription Offering from the date payment is received until the
Conversion and Reorganization is completed or terminated. The Savings Bank is
not permitted knowingly to loan funds or otherwise extend any credit to any
Person for the purpose of purchasing Conversion Stock.
If a subscriber authorizes the Savings Bank to charge the subscriber's
Savings Account(s), the funds shall remain in the subscriber's Savings
Account(s) and shall continue to earn interest, but may not be used by such
subscriber until the Conversion and Reorganization is completed or terminated,
whichever is earlier. The withdrawal shall be given effect only concurrently
with the sale of all shares of Conversion Stock proposed to be sold in the
Conversion and Reorganization and only to the extent necessary to satisfy the
subscription at a price equal to the aggregate Purchase Price. The Savings Bank
shall allow subscribers to purchase shares of Conversion Stock by withdrawing
funds from certificate accounts held with the Savings Bank without the
assessment of early withdrawal penalties. In the case of early withdrawal of
only a portion of such account, the certificate evidencing such account shall be
canceled if the remaining balance of the account is less than the applicable
minimum balance requirement. In that event, the remaining balance shall earn
interest at the passbook rate.
I. Undelivered, Defective or Late Order Forms; Insufficient Payment
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If an Order Form (i) is not delivered and is returned to the Holding
Company or the Savings Bank by the United States Postal Service (or the Holding
Company or Savings Bank is unable to locate the addressee); (ii) is not returned
to the Holding Company or Savings Bank, or is returned to the Holding Company or
Savings Bank after expiration of the date specified thereon; (iii) is
defectively completed or executed; or (iv) is not accompanied by the total
required payment for the shares of Conversion Stock subscribed for (including
cases in which the subscribers' Savings Accounts are insufficient to cover the
authorized withdrawal for the required payment), the Subscription Rights of the
Person to whom such rights have been granted shall not be honored and shall be
treated as though such Person failed to return the completed Order Form within
the time period specified therein. Alternatively, the Holding Company or Savings
Bank may, but shall not be required to, waive any irregularity relating to any
Order Form or require the submission of a corrected Order Form or the remittance
of full payment for the shares of Conversion Stock subscribed for by such date
as the Holding Company or Savings Bank may specify. Subscription orders, once
tendered, shall not be revocable. The Holding Company's and Savings Bank's
interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Plan and of the Order Forms
shall be final.
J. Members in Non-Qualified States or in Foreign Countries
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The Primary Parties will make reasonable efforts to comply with the
securities laws of all states in the United States in which persons entitled to
subscribe for stock pursuant to the Plan reside. However, the Primary Parties
are not required to offer stock in the Subscription Offering to any person who
resides in a foreign country or resides in a state of the United States with
respect to which (i) a small number of persons otherwise eligible to subscribe
for shares of Common Stock reside in such state; or (ii) the Primary Parties
determine that compliance with the securities laws of such state would be
impracticable for reasons of cost or otherwise, including but not limited to a
request or requirement that the Primary Parties or their officers, directors or
trustees register as a broker, dealer, salesman or selling agent, under the
securities laws of such state, or a request or requirement to register or
otherwise qualify the Subscription Rights or Common Stock for sale or submit any
filing with respect thereto in such state. Where the number of persons eligible
to subscribe for shares in one state is small relative to other states, the
Primary Parties will base their decision as to whether or not to offer the
Common Stock in such state on a number of factors, including the size of
accounts held by account holders in the state, the cost of reviewing the
registration and qualification requirements of the state (and of
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actually registering or qualifying the shares) or the need to register the
Holding Company, its officers, directors or employees as brokers, dealers or
salesmen.
XII. Post Conversion and Reorganization Filing and Market Making
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In connection with the Conversion and Reorganization, the Holding Company
shall register the Common Stock with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and shall undertake not to deregister such Conversion
Stock for a period of three years thereafter.
The Holding Company shall use its best efforts to encourage and assist
Market Makers to establish and maintain a market for the shares of its stock.
The Holding Company shall also use its best efforts to list its stock on The
Nasdaq Stock Market or on a national or regional securities exchange.
XIII. Status of Savings Accounts and Loans Subsequent to Conversion and
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Reorganization
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All Savings Accounts shall retain the same status after Conversion and
Reorganization as these accounts had prior to Conversion and Reorganization.
Each Savings Account holder shall retain, without payment, a withdrawable
Savings Account(s) after the Conversion and Reorganization, equal in amount to
the withdrawable value of such holder's Savings Account(s) prior to Conversion
and Reorganization. All Savings Accounts will continue to be insured by the
Savings Association Insurance Fund of the FDIC up to the applicable limits of
insurance coverage. All loans granted by the Savings Bank shall retain the same
status after the Conversion and Reorganization as they had prior to the
Conversion and Reorganization. See Paragraph III.B. with respect to the
termination of voting rights of Members.
XIV. Liquidation Account
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After the Conversion and Reorganization, holders of Savings Accounts shall
not be entitled to share in any residual assets in the event of liquidation of
the Savings Bank. However, the Savings Bank shall, at the time of the Conversion
and Reorganization, establish a liquidation account in an amount equal to the
amount of dividends with respect to the Savings Bank Common Stock waived by the
MHC plus the greater of (i) the Savings Bank's total retained earnings as of the
date of the latest statement of financial condition contained in the final
offering circular used in connection with the Savings Bank's reorganization as a
majority owned subsidiary of the MHC, or (ii) 69.87% of the Savings Bank's total
stockholders' equity as of the date of the latest statement of financial
condition contained in the final Prospectus used in connection with the
Conversion and Reorganization. The function of the liquidation account shall be
to establish a priority on liquidation and, except as provided in Section
XI.F.3. above, the existence of the liquidation account shall not operate to
restrict the use or application of any of the net worth accounts of the Savings
Bank.
The liquidation account shall be maintained by the Savings Bank subsequent
to the Conversion and reorganization for the benefit of Eligible Account Holders
and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders who retain their Savings Accounts in
the Savings Bank. Each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account
Holder shall, with respect to each Savings Account held, have a related inchoate
interest in a portion of the liquidation account balance ("subaccount").
The initial subaccount balance for a Savings Account held by an Eligible
Account Holder and/or a Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall be determined
by multiplying the opening balance in the liquidation account by a fraction of
which the numerator is the amount of such holder's Qualifying Deposit in the
Savings Account and the denominator is the total amount of the Qualifying
Deposits of all Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account
Holders. Such initial subaccount balance shall not be increased, and it shall
be subject to downward adjustment as provided below.
If the deposit balance in any Savings Account of an Eligible Account
Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder at the close of business on any
annual closing date subsequent to the Eligibility Record Date is less than the
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lesser of (i) the deposit balance in such Savings Account at the close of
business on any other annual closing date subsequent to the Eligibility Record
Date or the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date or (ii) the amount of the
Qualifying Deposit in such Savings Account on the Eligibility Record Date or the
Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, then the subaccount balance for such
Savings Account shall be adjusted by reducing such subaccount balance in an
amount proportionate to the reduction in such deposit balance. In the event of a
downward adjustment, such subaccount balance shall not be subsequently
increased, notwithstanding any increase in the deposit balance of the related
Savings Account. If any such Savings Account is closed, the related subaccount
balance shall be reduced to zero.
In the event of a complete liquidation of the Savings Bank, each Eligible
Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall be entitled to
receive a liquidation distribution from the liquidation account in the amount of
the then current adjusted subaccount balance(s) for Savings Account(s) then held
by such holder before any liquidation distribution may be made to stockholders.
No merger, consolidation, bulk purchase of assets with assumptions of Savings
Accounts and other liabilities or similar transactions with another Federally-
insured institution in which the Savings Bank is not the surviving institution
shall be considered to be a complete liquidation. In any such transaction, the
liquidation account shall be assumed by the surviving institution.
XV. Regulatory Restrictions on Acquisition of Holding Company
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A. OTS regulations provide that for a period of three years following
completion of the Conversion and Reorganization, no Person (i.e, individual, a
group Acting in Concert, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint
stock company, a trust, or any unincorporated organization or similar company, a
syndicate or any other group formed for the purpose of acquiring, holding or
disposing of securities of an insured institution or its holding company) shall
directly, or indirectly, offer to purchase or actually acquire the beneficial
ownership of more than 10% of any class of equity security of the Holding
Company without the prior approval of the OTS. However, approval is not
required for purchases directly from the Holding Company or the underwriters or
selling group acting on its behalf with a view towards public resale, or for
purchases not exceeding 1% per annum of the shares outstanding. Civil penalties
may be imposed by the OTS for willful violation or assistance of any violation.
Where any Person, directly or indirectly, acquires beneficial ownership of more
than 10% of any class of equity security of the Holding Company within such
three-year period, without the prior approval of the OTS, stock of the Holding
Company beneficially owned by such Person in excess of 10% shall not be counted
as shares entitled to vote and shall not be voted by any Person or counted as
voting shares in connection with any matter submitted to the stockholders for a
vote. The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to the acquisition of
securities by Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans provided that such
plans do not have beneficial ownership of more than 25% of any class of equity
security of the Holding Company.
B. The Holding Company may provide in its articles of incorporation, or
similar document, a provision that, for a specified period of up to five years
following the date of the completion of the Conversion and Reorganization, no
Person shall directly or indirectly offer to acquire or actually acquire the
beneficial ownership of more than 10% of any class of equity security of the
Holding Company. Such provisions would not apply to acquisition of securities
by Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans provided that such plans do not
have beneficial ownership of more than 25% of any class of equity security of
the Holding Company. The Holding Company may provide in its articles of
incorporation, or similar document, for such other provisions affecting the
acquisition of its stock as shall be determined by its Board of Directors.
XVI. Directors and Officers of the Savings Bank
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The Conversion and Reorganization is not intended to result in any change
in the directors or Officers of the Savings Bank. Each Person serving as a
director of the Savings Bank at the time of Conversion and Reorganization shall
continue to serve as a member of the Savings Bank's Board of Directors, subject
to the Savings Bank's Federal Stock Charter and Bylaws. The Persons serving as
Officers immediately prior to the Conversion and Reorganization will continue to
serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors in their respective capacities
as Officers of the Savings Bank. In connection with the Conversion and
Reorganization, the Savings Bank and the Holding Company may enter
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into employment agreements on such terms and with such officers as shall be
determined by the Boards of Directors of the Savings Bank and the Holding
Company.
XVII. Executive Compensation
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The Savings Bank and the Holding Company may adopt, subject to any
required approvals, executive compensation or other benefit programs, including
but not limited to compensation plans involving stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock grants, employee recognition programs and
the like.
XVIII. Amendment or Termination of Plan
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If necessary or desirable, the Plan may be amended by a two-thirds vote
of the Savings Bank's Board of Directors or the MHC's Board of Directors, at any
time prior to the Special Meeting of Members and the Meeting of Stockholders. At
any time thereafter, the Plan may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the
respective Boards of Directors only with the concurrence of the OTS. The Plan
may be terminated by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors at any time
prior to the Special Meeting of Members or the Meeting of Stockholders, and at
any time following such meetings with the concurrence of the OTS. In its
discretion, the Boards of Directors of the MHC and the Savings Bank may modify
or terminate the Plan upon the order of the regulatory authorities without a
resolicitation of proxies or another Special Meeting of Members or Meeting of
Stockholders.
In the event that mandatory new regulations pertaining to conversions are
adopted by the OTS prior to the completion of the Conversion and Reorganization,
the Plan shall be amended to conform to the new mandatory regulations without a
resolicitation of proxies or another Special Meeting of Members or another
Meeting of Stockholders. In the event that new conversion regulations adopted
by the OTS prior to completion of the Conversion and Reorganization contain
optional provisions, the Plan may be amended to utilize such optional provisions
at the discretion of the Board of Directors without a resolicitation of proxies
or another Special Meeting of Members or another Meeting of Stockholders.
By adoption of the Plan, the Members and the Savings Bank stockholders
authorize the Boards of Directors of the MHC and the Savings Bank to amend
and/or terminate the Plan under the circumstances set forth above.
XIX. Expenses of the Conversion and Reorganization
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The Primary Parties shall use their best efforts to assure that expenses
incurred in connection with the Conversion and Reorganization are reasonable.
XX. Contributions to Tax-Qualified Plans
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The Holding Company and/or the Savings Bank may make discretionary
contributions to the Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans, provided such
contributions do not cause the Savings Bank to fail to meet its regulatory
capital requirements.
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ANNEX A
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PLAN OF MERGER
This Plan of Merger, dated as of __________ ___, 1998, is made by and between
Pulaski Bancshares, M.H.C. ("MHC"), a federally chartered mutual holding
company, and Pulaski Bank, A Federal Savings Bank ("Savings Bank" or "Surviving
Corporation"), a federally chartered savings bank (collectively, the
"Constituent Corporations").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the MHC and the Savings Bank have adopted a Plan of Conversion from
Mutual Holding Company to Stock Holding Company and Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization ("Plan of Conversion") pursuant to which (i) the MHC will convert
to a federally-chartered interim stock savings bank and simultaneously merge
with and into the Savings Bank, with the Savings Bank as the surviving entity
("MHC Merger"), (ii) the Savings Bank and a newly-formed interim federal savings
bank will merge, pursuant to which the Savings Bank will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of a newly formed stock corporation ("Holding Company") ("Savings
Bank Merger"), and (iii) the Holding Company will offer shares of its common
stock in the manner set forth in the Plan of Conversion (collectively, the
"Conversion and Reorganization"); and
WHEREAS, the MHC and the Savings Bank desire to provide for the terms and
conditions of the MHC Merger;
NOW, THEREFORE, the MHC and the Savings Bank hereby agree as follows:
1. EFFECTIVE DATE. The MHC Merger shall become effective on the date
specified in the endorsement of the Articles of Combination relating to the MHC
Merger by the Secretary of the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") pursuant to
12 C.F.R. 552.13(k), or any successor thereto ("Effective Date").
2. THE MHC MERGER AND EFFECT THEREOF. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein and the prior approval of the OTS of the Conversion and
Reorganization, as defined in the Plan of Conversion, and the expiration of all
applicable waiting periods, the MHC shall convert from the mutual form to a
federal interim stock savings bank and simultaneously merge with and into the
Savings Bank, which shall be the Surviving Corporation. Upon consummation of
the MHC Merger, the Surviving Corporation shall be considered the same business
and corporate entity as each of the Constituent Corporations and the Surviving
Corporation shall be subject to and be deemed to have assumed all of the
property, rights, privileges, powers, franchises, debts, liabilities,
obligations, duties and relationships of each of the Constituent Corporations
and shall have succeeded to all of each of their relationships, fiduciary or
otherwise, as fully and to the same extent as if such property, rights,
privileges, powers, franchises, debts, obligations, duties and relationships had
been originally acquired, incurred or entered into by the Surviving Corporation.
In addition, any reference to either of the Constituent Corporations in any
contract or document, whether executed or taking effect before or after the
Effective Date, shall be considered a reference to the Surviving Corporation if
not inconsistent with the other provisions of the contract or document; and any
pending action or other judicial proceeding to which either of the Constituent
Corporations is a party shall not be deemed to have abated or to have been
discontinued by reason of the MHC Merger, but may be prosecuted to final
judgment, order or decree in the same manner as if the MHC Merger had not
occurred or the Surviving Corporation may be substituted as a party to such
action or proceeding, and any judgment, order or decree may be rendered for or
against it that might have been rendered for or against either of the
Constituent Corporations if the MHC Merger had not occurred.
3. CANCELLATION OF SAVINGS BANK COMMON STOCK HELD BY THE MUTUAL HOLDING
COMPANY AND MEMBER INTERESTS; LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT.
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(a) On the Effective Date: (i) each share of common stock, $1.00 par value
per share, of the Savings Bank ("Savings Bank Common Stock") issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date and held by the MHC shall,
by virtue of the MHC Merger and without any action on the part of the holder
thereof, be canceled, (ii) the interests in the MHC of any person, firm or
entity who or which qualified as a member of the MHC in accordance with its
mutual charter and bylaws and the laws of the United States prior to the MHC's
conversion from mutual to stock form ("Members") shall, by virtue of the MHC
Merger and without any action on the part of any Member, be canceled, and (iii)
the Savings Bank shall establish a liquidation account on behalf of each
depositor member of the MHC as provided for in the Plan of Conversion.
(b) At or after the Effective Date and prior to the Savings Bank Merger,
each certificate or certificates theretofore, evidencing issued and outstanding
shares of Savings Bank Common Stock, other than any such certificate or
certificates held by the MHC, which shall be canceled, shall continue to
represent issued and outstanding shares of Savings Bank Common Stock.
4. RIGHTS OF DISSENT AND APPRAISAL ABSENT. No holder of Savings Bank
Common Stock shall have any dissenter or appraisal rights in connection with the
MHC Merger.
5. NAME OF SURVIVING CORPORATION. The name of the Surviving Corporation
shall be "Pulaski Bank, A Federal Savings Bank."
6. DIRECTORS OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION. Upon and after the Effective
Date, until changed in accordance with the Charter and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation and applicable law, the number of directors of the Surviving
Corporation shall be seven. The names of those persons who, upon and after the
Effective Date, shall be directors of the Surviving Corporation are set forth
below. Each such director shall serve for the term which expires at the annual
meeting of stockholders of the Surviving Corporation in the year set forth after
his respective name, and until a successor is elected and qualified.
Name Term Expires
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William A. Donius 1998
Robert A. Ebel 1998
Michael J. Donius 1999
E. Douglas Britt 1999
Garland A. Dorn 1999
Thomas F. Hack 2000
Dr. Edward J. Howenstein 2000
The address of each director is 12300 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri
63141.
7. OFFICERS OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION. Upon and after the Effective
Date, until changed in accordance with the Federal Stock Charter and Bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation and applicable law, the officers of the Savings Bank
immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be the officers of the Surviving
Corporation.
8. OFFICES. Upon the Effective Date, all offices of the Savings Bank
shall be offices of the Surviving Corporation. As of the Effective Date, the
home office of the Surviving Corporation shall remain at 12300 Olive Boulevard,
St. Louis, Missouri, and the locations of the branch offices of the Surviving
Corporation shall be as follows:
4225 Bayless, St. Louis, Missouri 63123
6955 Parker Road, Florissant, Missouri 63033
3760 S. Grand, St. Louis, Missouri 63118
10756 Sunset Hills Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri 63127
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9. CHARTER AND BYLAWS. On and after the Effective Date, the Charter of
the Savings Bank as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be
the Federal Stock Charter of the Surviving Corporation until amended in
accordance with the terms thereof and applicable law, except that the Federal
Stock Charter shall be amended to provide for the establishment of a liquidation
account in accordance with applicable the Plan of Conversion. On and after the
Effective Date, the Bylaws of the Savings Bank as in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Date shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until
amended in accordance with the terms thereof and applicable law.
10. STOCKHOLDER AND MEMBER APPROVALS. The affirmative votes of the holders
of Savings Bank Common Stock and of the Members as set forth in the Plan of
Conversion shall be required to approve the Plan of Conversion, of which this
Plan of Merger is a part, on behalf of the Savings Bank and the MHC,
respectively.
11. ABANDONMENT OF PLAN. This Plan of Merger may be abandoned by either
the MHC or the Savings Bank at any time before the Effective Date in the manner
set forth in the Plan of Conversion.
12. AMENDMENTS. This Plan of Merger may be amended in the manner set forth
in the Plan of Conversion by a subsequent writing signed by the parties hereto
upon the approval of the Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations.
13. SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall be binding on the successors of the
Constituent Corporations.
14. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri, except to the extent
superseded by the laws of the United States.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the MHC and the Savings Bank have caused this Plan of
Merger to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
Attest: PULASKI BANCSHARES, M.H.C.
_____________________ By: _____________
Corporate Secretary President
Attest: PULASKI BANK,
A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
_____________________ By: _____________
Corporate Secretary President
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ANNEX B
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PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This Plan of Reorganization, dated as of _____________ ___, 1998, is made
by and among Pulaski Bank, A Federal Savings Bank ("Savings Bank" or the
"Surviving Corporation"), a federally chartered savings bank and majority owned
subsidiary of Pulaski Bancshares, M.H.C. ("MHC"), a federally chartered mutual
holding company; _______ _______________ ("Holding Company"), a Delaware
corporation organized by the Savings Bank; and Pulaski Interim "B" Bank, A
Federal Savings Bank ("Interim B"); a to-be formed interim federal stock savings
bank.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Savings Bank has organized the Holding Company as a first-
tier, wholly owned subsidiary for the purpose of becoming the stock holding
company of the Savings Bank upon completion of the Conversion and Reorganization
as defined in the Plan of Conversion from Mutual Holding Company to Stock
Holding Company and Agreement and Plan of Reorganization ("Plan of Conversion")
adopted by the Boards of Directors of the MHC and the Savings Bank; and
WHEREAS, the MHC owns as of the date hereof _____% of the outstanding
common stock of the Savings Bank, par value $1.00 per share ("Savings Bank
Common Stock), will convert to a federally-chartered interim stock savings bank
and simultaneously merge with and into the Savings Bank pursuant to the Plan of
Conversion and the Plan of Merger included as Annex A thereto ("MHC Merger"),
pursuant to which all shares of Savings Bank Common Stock held by the MHC will
be canceled; and
WHEREAS, the formation of a stock holding company by the Savings Bank will
be facilitated by causing the Holding Company to become the sole stockholder of
a newly-formed interim stock savings bank ("Interim B") and then merge Interim B
with and into the Savings Bank, pursuant to which the Savings Bank will
reorganize as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Holding Company
("Reorganization") and, in connection therewith, all outstanding shares of
Savings Bank Common Stock will be converted automatically into and become shares
of common stock of the Holding Company, par value $0.01 per share ("Holding
Company Common Stock"); and
WHEREAS, Interim B is being organized by the officers of the Savings Bank
as an interim Federal stock savings bank with the Holding Company as its sole
stockholder in order to effect the Reorganization; and
WHEREAS, the Savings Bank and Interim B ("Constituent Corporations") and
the Holding Company desire to provide for the terms and conditions of the
Reorganization.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Savings Bank, Interim B and the Holding Company hereby
agree as follows:
1. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Reorganization shall become effective on the date
specified in the endorsement of the articles of combination relating to the
Reorganization by the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") pursuant to 12 C.F.R.
(S)552.13(k), or any successor thereto ("Effective Date").
2. THE MERGER AND EFFECT THEREOF. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein and the prior approval of the OTS of the Conversion and the
Reorganization, as defined in the Plan of Conversion, and the expiration of all
applicable waiting periods, Interim B shall merge with and into the Savings
Bank, with the Savings Bank as the Surviving Corporation. Upon consummation of
the Reorganization, the Surviving Corporation shall be considered the same
business and corporate entity as each of the Constituent Corporations and
thereupon and thereafter all the property, rights, powers and franchises of each
of the Constituent Corporations shall vest in the Surviving Corporation and the
Surviving Corporation shall be subject to and be deemed to have assumed all of
the property, rights, privileges, powers, franchises, debts, liabilities,
obligations and duties of each of the Constituent Corporations and shall
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have succeeded to all of each of their relationships, fiduciary or otherwise,
fully and to the same extent as if such property, rights, privileges, powers,
franchises, debts, obligations, duties and relationships had been (originally
acquired, incurred or entered into by the Surviving Corporation. In addition
any reference to either of the Constituent Corporations in any contract or
document, whether executed or taking effect before or after the Effective Date,
shall be considered a reference to the Savings Bank if not inconsistent with
the other provisions of the contract or document; and any pending action or
other judicial proceeding of which either of the Constituent Corporations is a
party shall not be deemed to have abated or to have been discontinued by reason
of the Reorganization, but may be prosecuted to final judgment, order or decree
in the same manner as if the Reorganization had not occurred or the Surviving
Corporation may be substituted as a party to such action or proceeding, and any
judgment, order or decree may be rendered for or against it that might have
been rendered for or against either of the Constituent Corporations if the
Reorganization had not occurred.
3. CONVERSION OF STOCK.
(a) On the Effective Date, (i) each share of Savings Bank Common Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date shall, by virtue
of the Reorganization and without any action on the part of the holder thereof,
be converted into the right to receive Holding Company Common Stock based on the
Exchange Ratio, as defined in the Plan of Conversion, plus the right to receive
cash in lieu of any fractional share interest, as determined in accordance with
Section 3(c) hereof, (ii) each share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share,
of Interim B ("Interim B Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Date shall, by virtue of the Reorganization and without any
action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into one share of Savings
Bank Common Stock, and (ii) each share of Holding Company Common Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date shall, by virtue of the
Reorganization and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be
canceled. By voting in favor of this Plan of Reorganization, the Holding
Company, as the sole stockholder of Interim B, shall have agreed (i) to issue
shares of Holding Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof and
(ii) to cancel all previously issued and outstanding shares of Holding Company
Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the Reorganization.
(b) On and after the Effective Date, there shall be no registrations of
transfers on the stock transfer books of Interim B or the Savings Bank of shares
of Interim B Common Stock or Savings Bank Common Stock which were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Date.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no fractional shares of
Holding Company Common Stock shall be issued to holders of Savings Bank Common
Stock. In lieu thereof, the holder of shares of Savings Bank Common Stock
entitled to a fraction of a share of Holding Company Common Stock shall, at the
time of surrender of the certificate or certificates representing such holder
shares, receive an amount of cash equal to the product arrived at by multiplying
such fraction of a share of Holding Company Common Stock by the Purchase Price,
as defined in the Plan of Conversion. No such holder shall be entitled to
dividends, voting rights or any other rights in respect of any fractional share.
4. EXCHANGE OF SHARES.
(a) At or after the Effective Date, each holder of a certificate or
certificates theretofore evidencing issued and outstanding shares of Savings
Bank Common Stock, upon surrender of the same to an agent, duly appointed by the
Holding Company ("Exchange Agent"), shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor certificate(s) representing the number full shares of Holding Company
Common Stock for which the shares of Savings Bank Common Stock theretofore
represented by the certificate or certificates so surrendered shall have been
converted as provided in Section 3(a) hereof. The Exchange Agent shall mail to
each holder of record of an outstanding certificate which immediately prior to
the Effective Date evidenced shares of Savings Bank Common Stock, and which is
to be exchanged for Holding Company Common Stock as provided in Section 3(a)
hereof, a form of letter of transmittal which shall specify that delivery shall
be effected, and risk of loss and title to such certificate shall pass, only
upon delivery of such certificate
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to the Exchange Agent advising such holder of the terms of the exchange effected
by the Reorganization and of the procedure for surrendering to the Exchange
Agent such certificate in exchange for certificate or certificates evidencing
Holding Company Common Stock.
(b) No holder of a certificate theretofore represent shares of Savings
Bank Common Stock shall be entitled to receive any dividends in respect of the
Holding Company Common Stock into which such shares shall have been converted by
virtue of the Bank Merger until the certificate representing such shares of
Savings Bank Common Stock is surrendered in exchange for certificates
representing shares of Holding Company Common Stock. In the event that dividends
are declared and paid by the Holding Company in respect of Holding Company
Common Stock after the Effective Date but prior to surrender of certificates
representing shares of Savings Bank Common Stock, dividends payable in respect
of shares of Holding Company Common Stock not then issued shall accrue (without
interest). Any such dividends shall be paid (without interest) upon surrender of
the certificates representing such shares of Savings Bank Common Stock. The
Holding Company shall be entitled, after the Effective Date, to treat
certificates representing shares of Savings Bank Common Stock as evidencing
ownership of the number of full shares of Holding Company Common Stock into
which the shares of Savings Bank Common Stock represented by such certificates
shall have been converted, notwithstanding the failure on the part of the holder
thereof to surrender such certificates.
(c) The Holding Company shall not be obligated to deliver a certificate or
certificates representing shares of Holding Company Common Stock to which a
holder of Savings Bank Common Stock would otherwise be entitled as a result of
the Reorganization until such holder surrenders the certificate or certificates
representing the shares of Savings Bank Common Stock for exchange as provided in
this Section 4, or, in default thereof, an appropriate Affidavit of Loss and
Indemnification Agreement and/or an indemnity bond as may be required in each
case by the Holding Company. If any certificate evidencing shares of Holding
Company Common Stock is to be issued in a name other than that in which the
Certificate evidencing Savings Bank Common Stock surrendered in exchanged
therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of the issuance thereof that the
certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper
form for transfer and that the person requesting such exchange pay to the
Exchange Agent any transfer or other tax required by reason of the issuance of a
certificate for shares of Holding Company Common Stock in any name other than
that of the registered holder of the certificate surrendered or otherwise
establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid
or is not payable.
(d) If, between the date hereof and the Effective Date, the shares of
Savings Bank Common Stock shall be changed into a different number or class of
shares by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, split-up,
combination, exchange of shares or readjustment or a stock dividend thereon
shall be declared with a record date within said period, the Exchange Ratio
specified in Section 3(a) hereof shall be adjusted accordingly.
5. RIGHTS OF DISSENT AND APPRAISAL ABSENT. No holders of Savings Bank
Common Stock shall have any dissenter or appraisal rights in connection with the
Reorganization.
6. NAME OF SURVIVING CORPORATION. The name of the Surviving Corporation
shall be "Pulaski Bank, A Federal Savings Bank."
7. DIRECTORS OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION. Upon and after the Effective
Date, until changed in accordance with the Charter and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation and applicable law, the number of directors of the Surviving
Corporation shall be seven. The names of those persons who, upon and after the
Effective Date, shall be directors of the Surviving Corporation are set forth
below. Each such director shall serve for the term which expires at the annual
meeting of stockholders of the Surviving Corporation in the year set forth after
his respective name, and until a successor is elected and qualified.
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Name Term Expires
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William A. Donius 1998
Robert A. Ebel 1998
Michael J. Donius 1999
E. Douglas Britt 1999
Garland A. Dorn 1999
Thomas F. Hack 2000
Dr. Edward J. Howenstein 2000
The address of each director is 12300 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri
63141.
8. OFFICERS OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION. Upon and after the Effective
Date, until changed in accordance with the Charter and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation and applicable law, the officers of the Savings Bank immediately
prior to the Effective Date shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation.
9. OFFICES. Upon the Effective Date, all offices of the Savings Bank
shall be offices of the Surviving Corporation. As of the Effective Date, the
home office of the Surviving Corporation shall remain at 12300 Olive Street, St.
Louis, Missouri, and the locations of the branch offices of the Surviving
Corporation shall be as follows:
4225 Bayless, St. Louis, Missouri 63123
6955 Parker Road, Florissant, Missouri 63033
3760 S. Grand, St. Louis, Missouri 63118
10756 Sunset Hills Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri 63127
10. CHARTER AND BYLAWS. On and after the Effective Date, the Charter and
Bylaws of the Savings Bank as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date
shall be the Charter and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended in
accordance with the terms thereof and applicable law.
11. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. Upon the Effective Date, any savings accounts of
Interim, without reissue, shall be and become savings accounts of the Surviving
Corporation without change in their respective terms, including, without
limitation, maturity minimum required balances or withdrawal value.
12. STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS. By voting in favor of this Agreement, the
Holding Company shall have approved adoption of the Savings Bank's 1994 Stock
Option Plan and 1994 Management Development and Recognition Plan (collectively,
the "Plans") as plans of the Holding Company and shall have agreed to issue
Holding Company Common Stock in lieu of Savings Bank Common Stock pursuant to
the terms of such Plans. As of the Effective Date, rights outstanding under the
Plans shall be assumed by the Holding Company and thereafter shall be rights
only for shares of Holding Company Common Stock, with each such right being for
a number of shares of Holding Company Common Stock equal to the number of shares
of Savings Bank Common Stack that were available thereunder immediately prior to
the Effective Date times the Exchange Ratio, as defined in the plan of
conversion, and the price of each such right shall be adjusted to reflect the
Exchange Ratio and so that the aggregate purchase price of the right is
unaffected, but with no change in any other term or condition of such right. The
Holding Company shall make appropriate amendments to the Plans to reflect the
adoption of the Plans by the Holding Company without adverse effect upon the
rights outstanding thereunder.
13. STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The affirmative votes of the holders of Savings
Bank Common Stock set forth in the Plan of Conversion shall be required to
approve the Plan of Conversion and Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, of
which this Plan of Reorganization is a part, on behalf of the Savings Bank. The
approval of the Holding Company, as the sole holder of the Interim B Common
Stock, shall be required to approve the Plan of Conversion, of which this Plan
of Reorganization is a part, on behalf of Interim B.
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14. REGISTRATION; OTHER APPROVALS. In addition to the approvals set forth
in Sections 1 and 13 hereof and in the Plan of Conversion, the obligations of
the parties hereto to consummate the Reorganization shall be subject to the
Holding Company Common Stock to be issued hereunder in exchange for Savings Bank
Common Stock being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
registered or qualified under applicable state securities laws, as well as the
receipt of all other approvals, consents or waivers as the parties may deem
necessary or advisable.
15. ABANDONMENT OF PLAN. This Plan of Reorganization may be abandoned by
either the Savings Bank or Interim B at any time before the Effective Date in
the manner set forth in the Plan of Conversion.
16. AMENDMENTS. This Plan of Reorganization may be amended in the manner
set forth in the Plan of Conversion by a subsequent writing signed by the
parties hereto upon the approval of the Board of Directors of each of the
parties hereto.
17. SUCCESSORS. This Plan of Reorganization shall be binding on the
successors of the parties hereto.
18. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri, except to the extent
superseded by the laws of the United States.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have cause this Plan of
Reorganization to be duly executed on its behalf by its officers thereunto duly
authorized, all as of the date first above written.
Attest: PULASKI BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
_____________________ By: __________________
Corporate Secretary President
Attest: PULASKI FINANCIAL CORP.
_____________________ By: __________________
Corporate Secretary President
Attest: PULASKI INTERIM "B" BANK,
A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
_____________________ By: __________________
Corporate Secretary President
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