Common use of Further Action; Instruments of Transfer Clause in Contracts

Further Action; Instruments of Transfer. 1st Financial covenants and agrees with AB&T that it (i) will use its best efforts in good faith to take or cause to be taken all action required of it under this Agreement as promptly as practicable so as to permit the consummation of the transaction described herein at the earliest possible date; (ii) shall perform all acts and execute and deliver to AB&T all documents or instruments required herein, or as otherwise shall be reasonably necessary or useful to or requested by AB&T, in consummating such transactions; (iii) will cooperate with AB&T in every reasonable way in carrying out, and will pursue diligently the expeditious completion of, such transactions; and (iv) shall take such corporate action as is necessary to authorize the issuance of additional shares of 1st Financial Stock as necessary to complete the Merger.