Exhibit 2
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
among
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION,
UNION COMMUNITY BANCORP,
and
UNION FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
July 23, 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article I The Company Merger ........................................ 1
1.01 The Company Merger ............................... 1
1.02 Reservation of Right to Revise Structure ......... 2
1.03 Effective Time ................................... 3
1.04 Accounting Treatment ............................. 3
Article II The Subsidiary Merger ..................................... 3
2.01 The Subsidiary Merger ............................ 3
2.02 Effective Time ................................... 4
Article III Consideration ............................................. 4
3.01 Consideration .................................... 4
3.02 Rights as Shareholders; Stock Transfers .......... 7
3.03 Fractional Shares ................................ 7
3.04 Exchange Procedures .............................. 8
3.05 Anti-Dilution Adjustments ........................ 9
Article IV Actions Pending the Merger ................................ 9
4.01 Forbearances of MFC .............................. 9
4.02. Forbearances of UCB ............................. 13
Article V Representations and Warranties ........................... 14
5.01 Disclosure Schedules ............................ 14
5.02 Representations and Warranties of MFC ........... 14
5.03 Representations and Warranties of UCB ........... 24
Article VI Covenants ................................................ 31
6.01 Reasonable Best Efforts ......................... 31
6.02 Shareholder Approvals ........................... 31
6.03 Registration Statement .......................... 32
6.04 Press Releases .................................. 33
6.05 Access; Information ............................. 33
6.06 Acquisition Proposals ........................... 34
6.07 Affiliate Agreements ............................ 34
6.08 NASDAQ Listing .................................. 34
6.09 Regulatory Applications ......................... 34
6.10 Title Insurance ................................. 35
6.11 Environmental Reports ........................... 35
6.12. Conforming Accounting and Reserve Policies;
Restructuring Expenses ........................ 36
6.13 D & O Insurance ................................. 37
6.14 Notification of Certain Matters ................. 38
6.15 Stock Option Plan ............................... 38
6.16 Recognition and Retention Plan .................. 38
6.17 ESOP ............................................ 38
6.18 Defined Contribution Plans ...................... 39
6.19 Deferred Compensation Agreement ................. 39
6.20 Employee Matters ................................ 39
6.21 Severance ....................................... 41
6.22 Directors ....................................... 41
Article VII Conditions to Consummation of the Merger ................. 41
7.01 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to
Effect the Company Merger ..................... 41
7.02 Conditions to Obligation of MFC ................. 43
7.03 Conditions to Obligation of UCB ................. 43
Article VIII Closing .................................................. 45
8.01 Deliveries by MFC at Closing .................... 45
8.02 Deliveries by UCB at the Closing ................ 45
Article IX Termination .............................................. 46
9.01 Termination ..................................... 46
9.02 Effect of Termination and Abandonment ........... 47
9.03 Liquidated Damages .............................. 48
Article X Miscellaneous ............................................ 48
10.01 Survival ........................................ 48
10.02 Waiver; Amendment ............................... 49
10.03 Counterparts .................................... 49
10.04 Governing Law ................................... 49
10.05 Expenses ........................................ 49
10.06 Notices ......................................... 49
10.07 Entire Understanding; No Third Party
Beneficiaries ................................. 50
List of Exhibits .......................................................... 54
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the "Agreement") is dated as
of July 23, 2001, by and among ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation, an Indiana
corporation with its headquarters in Crawfordsville, Indiana ("MFC"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Savings, A Federal Association, a federal savings association based in
Crawfordsville, Indiana ("▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"), Union Community Bancorp, an Indiana
corporation with its principal place of business in Crawfordsville, Indiana
("UCB"), and Union Federal Savings and Loan Association, a federal savings
association based in Crawfordsville, Indiana ("Union Federal").
W I T N E S S E T H :
A. Each of the parties desire to effect a merger of MFC with and into UCB,
with UCB being the surviving entity in the merger (the "Company Merger").
B. MFC owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. UCB owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock
of Union Federal. In addition to the Company Merger, the parties desire to
effect a merger of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ with and into Union Federal, with Union Federal
being the surviving entity in the merger (the "Subsidiary Merger").
C. The Boards of Directors of MFC and UCB, respectively, each have
determined that it is in the best interests of their respective corporations,
shareholders, customers, and employees to effect the Company Merger and the
Subsidiary Merger.
D. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that the business
combinations contemplated hereby each be treated as a "reorganization" under
Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the mutual
covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, the
parties agree as follows:
Article I
The Company Merger
1.01 The Company Merger. At the date and time at which the Company Merger
becomes effective (the "Effective Time"), the Company Merger contemplated by
this Agreement shall occur and in furtherance thereof:
(a) Structure and Effects of the Company Merger. MFC shall merge with
and into UCB, and the separate corporate existence of MFC shall thereupon cease.
UCB shall be the surviving corporation in the Company Merger (sometimes
hereinafter referred to as the "Surviving Corporation") and shall continue to be
governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, and the separate corporate
existence of UCB with all its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and
franchises shall continue unaffected by the Company Merger. The Company Merger
shall have the effects specified in the Indiana Business Corporation Law, IND.
CODE ss. 23-1-17-1, et seq. (the "IBCL").
(b) Name and Offices. The name of the Surviving Corporation shall be
Union Community Bancorp. Its principal office shall be located at ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
(c) Articles of Incorporation. The UCB Articles of Incorporation as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be the articles
of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation following the Company Merger,
until duly amended in accordance with the terms thereof and the IBCL.
(d) By-Laws. The UCB Code of By-laws as in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall continue to be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation
following the Company Merger, until duly amended in accordance with the terms
thereof, the Articles of Incorporation of UCB, and the IBCL.
(e) Directors. The directors of UCB immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall continue to hold such positions following the Company Merger, and
such directors shall hold office until such time as their successors shall be
duly elected and qualified. In addition, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, C. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (or in the event one or more of such persons is not able to
serve, another director or directors of MFC selected by agreement between MFC
and UCB prior to the Effective Time) shall be appointed to the Board of
Directors of UCB effective as of the Effective Time. Two of such new directors
shall serve for two-year terms ending in 2003, and the other shall serve for a
three-year term ending in 2004.
(f) Officers. The officers of UCB holding such positions immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be the officers of the Surviving
Corporation following the Company Merger. In addition, J. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be
appointed Chief Financial Officer of UCB at the Effective Time.
1.02 Reservation of Right to Revise Structure. At UCB's election, the
Company Merger may alternatively be structured so that (a) MFC is merged with
and into any other direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of UCB or (b) any
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of UCB is merged with and into MFC;
provided, however, that no such change shall (x) alter or change the amount or
kind of the consideration payable in the Company Merger (the "Consideration") or
the treatment of the holders of MFC Common Stock, $.01 par value per share ("MFC
Common Stock"), or holders of options for MFC Common Stock, (y) prevent the
parties from obtaining the opinions of Silver, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ &
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ referred to in Sections 7.02(d)and (e) and 7.03(d) and (e) or (z)
materially impede or delay consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. In the event of such an election, the parties agree to execute an
appropriate amendment to this Agreement in order to reflect such election.
1.03 Effective Time. The Company Merger shall become effective upon the
filing, in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, of
Articles of Merger in accordance with IND. CODE ss.23-1-40-5, which shall
include the Plan of Merger attached hereto as Exhibit A, or at such later date
and time as may be set forth in such articles. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, the parties shall cause the Company Merger to become effective (a) on
the date that is the fifth full National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") trading day to occur after the last of the
conditions set forth in Article VII shall have been satisfied or waived in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or (b) on such date as the parties
may agree in writing (the "Effective Date").
1.04 Accounting Treatment. The combination of UCB and MFC effected by the
Company Merger will be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.
Article II
The Subsidiary Merger
2.01 The Subsidiary Merger. At the Effective Time, the Subsidiary Merger
contemplated by this Agreement shall occur and in furtherance thereof:
(a) Structure and Effects of the Subsidiary Merger. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall
merge with and into Union Federal on the terms set forth in Exhibit B (which
shall be executed by Union Federal and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ simultaneously with the
execution of this Agreement), and the separate corporate existence of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
shall thereupon cease. Union Federal shall be the surviving bank in the
Subsidiary Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "Surviving Bank")
and shall continue to be governed by federal law, and the separate corporate
existence of Union Federal with all its rights, privileges, immunities, powers
and franchises shall continue unaffected by the Subsidiary Merger. The
Subsidiary Merger shall have the effects specified in 12 C.F.R. ss. 552.13(e).
(b) Name and Offices. The name of the Surviving Bank shall be Union
Federal Savings and Loan Association. Its principal office shall be located at
▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. However, subject to
applicable legal requirements, it will conduct business at the offices of
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ located outside of Crawfordsville under the name "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Savings,
a division of Union Federal Savings and Loan Association."
(c) Articles of Incorporation. The Union Federal Stock Charter, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall continue to be the charter
of the Surviving Bank following the Subsidiary Merger, until duly amended in
accordance with the terms thereof and the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as
amended ("HOLA").
(d) Bylaws. The Union Federal Stock Bylaws, as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time, shall continue to be the bylaws of the Surviving
Bank following the Subsidiary Merger, until duly amended in accordance with the
terms thereof, the Stock Charter of Union Federal, and HOLA.
(e) Directors. The directors of Union Federal, immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall continue to hold such positions following the Subsidiary
Merger, and such directors shall hold office until such time as their successors
shall be duly elected and qualified. In addition, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, C. ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (or in the event one or more of such persons is not
able to serve, another director or directors of MFC selected by agreement
between MFC and UCB prior to the Effective Time) shall be appointed to the Board
of Directors of Union Federal effective as of the Effective Time. Two of such
new directors shall serve for two-year terms ending in 2003 and the other shall
serve for a three-year term ending in 2004.
(f) Officers. The officers of Union Federal holding such positions
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be the officers of the
Surviving Bank following the Subsidiary Merger. In addition, J. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall
be appointed Chief Financial Officer of Union Federal at the Effective Time.
2.02 Effective Time. The Subsidiary Merger shall become effective upon the
filing, in the Office of Thrift Supervision (the "OTS"), of Articles of
Combination in accordance with 12 C.F.R. ss. 552.13(j), or at such later date
and time as may be set forth in such articles. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, the parties shall cause the Subsidiary Merger to become effective on
the same date that the Company Merger becomes effective.
Article III
Consideration
3.01 Consideration.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the
Effective Time:
(1) Each share of MFC Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares held as
treasury stock of MFC and shares held directly or indirectly by UCB,
except shares held in a fiduciary capacity or in satisfaction of a debt
previously contracted, if any) shall become and be converted into the
right to receive, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 3.05:
(A) 1.1244 shares (the "Exchange Ratio") of Common
Stock, without par value, of UCB ("UCB Common Stock") (the "Per
Share Stock Consideration"), or
(B) $15.00 in cash (such sum, the "Per Share Cash
Consideration" and together with the Per Share Stock
Consideration, the "Consideration");
provided that the aggregate number of shares of UCB Common Stock that
shall be issued in the Company Merger shall equal the product of (a)
fifty percent (50%), and (b) the Exchange Ratio, times (c) the number of
shares of MFC Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (the "Stock Number").
(2) Each share of MFC Common Stock that, immediately prior to
the Effective Time, is held as treasury stock of MFC or held directly or
indirectly by UCB, other than shares held in a fiduciary capacity or in
satisfaction of a debt previously contracted, shall by virtue of the
Company Merger be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no
exchange or payment shall be made therefor.
(3) Each share of UCB Common Stock which is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be
an issued and outstanding share of UCB Common Stock at and after the
Effective Time.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any holders of MFC Common
Stock dissent from the Company Merger and demand dissenters' rights
under the IBCL, any issued and outstanding shares of MFC Common Stock
held by such dissenting holders shall not be converted as described in
this Section 3.01(a) but shall from and after the Effective Time
represent only the right to receive such consideration as may be
determined to be due to such dissenting holders pursuant to the IBCL;
provided, however, that each share of MFC Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a dissenting holder
who shall, after the Effective Time, withdraw his or her demand for
dissenters' rights or lose his or her right to exercise dissenters'
rights shall have only the right to receive the consideration as
No-Election Shares (as hereinafter defined).
(b) Subject to the allocation procedures set forth in Section 3.01(c),
each record holder of MFC Common Stock will be entitled (1) to elect to receive
UCB Common Stock for all or some of the shares of MFC Common Stock ("Stock
Election Shares") held by such record holder, (2) to elect to receive cash for
all or some of the shares of MFC Common Stock ("Cash Election Shares") held by
such record holder or (3) to indicate that such holder makes no such election
for all or some of the shares of MFC Common Stock ("No-Election Shares") held by
such record holder. All such elections (each, an "Election") shall be made on a
form designed for that purpose by UCB and reasonably acceptable to MFC (an
"Election Form"). Any shares of MFC Common Stock with respect to which the
record holder thereof shall not, as of the Election Deadline (as defined below),
have properly submitted to the Exchange Agent (as defined below) a properly
completed Election Form shall be deemed to be No-Election Shares. A record
holder acting in different capacities or acting on behalf of other persons in
any way shall be entitled to submit an Election Form for each capacity in which
such record holder so acts with respect to each person for which it so acts.
(c) Not later than the 5th day after the Election Deadline, UCB shall
cause the Exchange Agent to effect the allocation among the holders of MFC
Common Stock of rights to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration or the Per
Share Cash Consideration in the Company Merger as follows:
(1) Number of Stock Elections Less Than Stock Number. If the
number of Stock Election Shares (on the basis of Election Forms received
as of the Election Deadline) is less than the Stock Number, then
(A) all Stock Election Shares shall be, as of the
Effective Time, converted into the right to receive the Per
Share Stock Consideration,
(B) the Exchange Agent shall allocate pro rata from
among the No-Election Shares a sufficient number of No-Election
Shares such that the sum of such number and the number of Stock
Election Shares shall equal as closely as practicable the Stock
Number, and all such selected shares ("Stock-Selected
No-Election Shares") shall be, as of the Effective Time,
converted into the right to receive the Per Share Stock
Consideration; provided that if the sum of all No-Election
Shares and Stock Election Shares is less than the Stock Number,
all No-Election Shares shall be Stock-Selected No-Election
Shares,
(C) if the sum of Stock Election Shares and No-Election
Shares is less than the Stock Number, the Exchange Agent shall
allocate pro rata from among the Cash Election Shares a number
of Cash Election Shares such that the sum of such number, plus
the number of Stock Election Shares and the number of
Stock-Selected No-Election Shares, shall equal as closely as
practicable the Stock Number, and all such selected shares
("Converted Cash Election Shares") shall be, as of the Effective
Time, converted into the right to receive the Per Share Stock
Consideration, and
(D) the No-Election Shares and Cash Election Shares that
are not Stock-Selected No-Election Shares or Converted Cash
Election Shares (as the case may be) shall be, as of the
Effective Time, converted into the right to receive the Per
Share Cash Consideration; or
(2) Number of Stock Elections Greater Than Stock Number. If the
number of Stock Election Shares (on the basis of Election Forms received
by the Election Deadline) is greater than the Stock Number, then:
(A) all Cash Election Shares shall be, as of the
Effective Time, converted into the right to receive the Per
Share Cash Consideration;
(B) all No-Election Shares shall be, as of the Effective
Time, converted into the right to receive the Per Share Cash
Consideration (the "Cash-Selected No-Election Shares");
(C) the Exchange Agent shall allocate pro rata from
among the Stock Election Shares a number of Stock Election
Shares such that after converting such Stock Election Shares to
Cash Election Shares, the number of remaining Stock Election
Shares shall equal as closely as practicable the Stock Number,
and all such selected shares ("Converted Stock Election Shares")
shall be, as of the Effective Time, converted into the right to
receive the Per Share Cash Consideration, and
(D) the Stock Election Shares that are not Converted
Stock Election Shares shall be, as of the Effective Time,
converted into the right to receive the Per Share Stock
Consideration; or
(3) Number of Stock Elections Equal to Stock Number. If the
number of Stock Election Shares (on the basis of Election Forms received
by the Election Deadline) is equal to the Stock Number, then:
(A) all Stock Election Shares shall be, as of the
Effective Time, converted into the right to receive the Per
Share Stock Consideration, and
(B) all No-Election Shares and all Cash Election Shares
shall be, as of the Effective Time, converted into the right to
receive the Per Share Cash Consideration.
(d) Subject to any consents required by law and Section 6.15 hereof, at
the Effective Time, each outstanding option for MFC Common Stock ("MFC Stock
Option") without any action on the part of any holder thereof, shall be
converted into the right to receive from MFC, at the Effective Time, an amount
in cash equal to the excess of $15.00 over the per share exercise price for each
share of MFC Common Stock subject to such MFC Stock Option; provided, however,
that the payer shall withhold from such cash payment any taxes required to be
withheld by applicable law. Each MFC Stock Option to which this paragraph
applies will be cancelled and shall cease to exist by virtue of such payment.
3.02 Rights as Shareholders; Stock Transfers. At the Effective Time, (a)
holders of MFC Common Stock shall cease to be, and shall have no rights as,
shareholders of MFC, other than the right to receive (1) any dividend or other
distribution with respect to such MFC Common Stock with a record date occurring
prior to the Effective Time, (2) the Consideration provided under this Article
III, and (3) any dissenters' rights to which they may be entitled under the IBCL
if such holders have dissented to the Company Merger, and (b) holders of MFC
Stock Options shall have no further or continuing right to receive MFC Common
Stock, UCB Common Stock or any form of consideration other than the
consideration provided in Section 3.01(d) hereof. After the Effective Time,
there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of MFC or the Surviving
Corporation of shares of MFC Common Stock.
3.03 Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Agreement, no fractional shares of UCB Common Stock and no certificates or scrip
therefor, or other evidence of ownership thereof, will be issued in the Company
Merger; instead, UCB shall pay to each holder of MFC Common Stock who otherwise
would be entitled to a fractional share of UCB Common Stock an amount in cash
(without interest) determined by multiplying such fraction by the quotient of
the Per Share Cash Consideration and the Exchange Ratio.
3.04 Exchange Procedures.
(a) Not later than the 20th business day prior to the anticipated
Effective Date or such other date as the parties may agree in writing (the
"Mailing Date"), UCB shall mail an Election Form and a letter of transmittal to
each holder of record of MFC Common Stock. To be effective, an Election Form
must be properly completed, signed and actually received by The Fifth Third
Bank, as Exchange Agent (the "Exchange Agent"), no later than 5:00 p.m.,
Cincinnati time, on the 20th calendar day after the Mailing Date (the "Election
Deadline") or such other time and date as the parties may agree in writing, and
in order to be deemed properly completed the Election Form must be accompanied
by one or more certificates (the "Old Certificates") (or an indemnity
satisfactory to the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent, if any of such
certificates are lost, stolen or destroyed ) representing all shares of MFC
Common Stock covered by such Election Form, together with duly executed
transmittal materials included in or required by the Election Form. UCB shall
have reasonable discretion, which it may delegate in whole or in part to the
Exchange Agent, to determine whether Election Forms (and the accompanying
certificates and material) have been properly completed, signed and timely
submitted or to disregard defects in Election Forms; such decisions of UCB (or
of the Exchange Agent) shall be conclusive and binding. Neither UCB nor the
Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any person of any defect
in an Election Form submitted to the Exchange Agent. The Exchange Agent and UCB
shall also make all computations contemplated by Section 3.01 hereof, and, after
consultation with MFC, all such computations shall be conclusive and binding on
the former holders of MFC Common Stock absent manifest error. Shares of MFC
Common Stock covered by an Election Form which is not effective shall be treated
as if no Election had been made with respect to such shares of MFC Common Stock.
Once an Election is made it may be amended at any time prior to the Election
Deadline, but thereafter it may not be amended or revoked.
(b) At or prior to the Effective Time, UCB shall deposit, or shall cause
to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, certificates representing the shares
of UCB Common Stock ("New Certificates") and an estimated amount of cash to be
issued as Consideration (such cash and New Certificates, together with any
dividends or distributions with a record date occurring after the Effective Date
with respect thereto (without any interest on any such cash, dividends or
distributions), being hereinafter referred to as the "Exchange Fund").
(c) The Surviving Corporation shall cause the New Certificates into
which shares of a shareholder's MFC Common Stock are converted on the Effective
Date and/or any check in respect of any Per Share Cash Consideration, fractional
share amounts or dividends or distributions which such person shall be entitled
to receive to be delivered to such shareholder no later than the later of (i) 15
days following delivery to the Exchange Agent of certificates representing such
shares of MFC Common Stock ("Old Certificates") (or indemnity satisfactory to
the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent, if any of such certificates
are lost, stolen or destroyed) owned by such shareholder, or (ii) 15 days
following the Effective Date. No interest will be paid on any Consideration that
any such person shall be entitled to receive pursuant to this Article III upon
such delivery.
(d) No dividends or other distributions on UCB Common Stock with a
record date occurring on or after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder
of any unsurrendered Old Certificate representing shares of MFC Common Stock
converted in the Company Merger into the right to receive shares of such UCB
Common Stock until the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive New
Certificates in exchange therefor in accordance with this Article III. After
becoming so entitled in accordance with this Article III, the record holder
thereof also shall be entitled to receive any such dividends or other
distributions, without any interest thereon, which theretofore had become
payable with respect to shares of UCB Common Stock such holder had the right to
receive upon surrender of the Old Certificate.
(e) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the
shareholders of MFC for six months after the Effective Time shall be returned to
UCB. Any shareholders of MFC who have not theretofore complied with this Article
III shall thereafter look only to UCB for payment of Per Share Stock
Consideration, Per Share Cash Consideration, cash in lieu of any fractional
shares and unpaid dividends and distributions on UCB Common Stock deliverable in
respect of each share of MFC Common Stock such shareholder holds as determined
pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, without any interest thereon.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Exchange Agent nor any
party hereto shall be liable to any former holder of MFC Common Stock for any
amount properly delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar laws.
3.05 Anti-Dilution Adjustments. Should UCB change (or establish a record date
for changing) the number of shares of UCB Common Stock issued and outstanding
prior to the Effective Time by way of a stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to the outstanding UCB
Common Stock, and the record date therefor shall be prior to the Effective Time,
the Exchange Ratio shall be proportionately adjusted.
Article IV
Actions Pending the Merger
4.01 Forbearances of MFC. From the date hereof until the earlier of the
termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule (as hereinafter
defined in Section 5.01), without the prior written consent of UCB (which shall
not be unreasonably delayed or withheld with respect to subsections (g), (n) or
(p)), MFC will not, and will cause each of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Subsidiaries") not to:
(a) Ordinary Course. Conduct the business of MFC and its Subsidiaries
other than in the ordinary and usual course or, to the extent consistent
therewith, fail to use reasonable efforts to preserve intact their business
organizations and assets and maintain their rights, franchises and existing
relations with customers, suppliers, employees and business associates.
(b) Capital Stock. Except for the valid exercise of MFC Stock Options,
issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or authorize the creation
of, any additional shares of MFC Common Stock or any rights to subscribe for or
purchase MFC Common Stock or any other capital stock, or securities convertible
into or exchangeable for any capital stock, of MFC or its Subsidiaries, (2)
permit any additional shares of MFC Common Stock or capital stock of MFC's
Subsidiaries to become subject to new grants of employee or director stock
options, restricted stock grants, or similar stock-based employee or director
rights, (3) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any
shares of MFC Common Stock or capital stock of MFC's Subsidiaries except
pursuant to the exercise of MFC Stock Options as to which MFC has been unable to
obtain the consents required by Section 6.15 hereof, (4) effect any
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split or like change in
capitalization, or (5) enter into, or take any action to cause any holders of
MFC Common Stock to enter into, any agreement, understanding or commitment
relating to the right of holders of MFC Common Stock to vote any shares of MFC
Common Stock, or cooperate in any formation of any voting trust relating to such
shares.
(c) Dividends, Etc. Make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any
dividend, other than (1) regular quarterly cash dividends on MFC Common Stock in
an amount not to exceed $.055 per share paid with record and payment dates
consistent with past practice (provided the declaration of the last quarterly
dividend by MFC prior to the Effective Time and the payment thereof shall be
coordinated with UCB so that holders of MFC Common Stock do not receive
dividends on both MFC Common Stock and UCB Common Stock received in the Company
Merger in respect of such quarter or fail to receive a dividend on at least one
of the MFC Common Stock or UCB Common Stock received in the Company Merger in
respect of such quarter) and (2) dividends from wholly-owned Subsidiaries to MFC
or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of MFC, as applicable (in each case
consistent with past practice), on or in respect of, any shares of its capital
stock.
(d) Compensation; Employment Contracts; Etc. Enter into, amend, modify,
renew or terminate any employment, consulting, severance or similar contracts
with any directors, officers or employees of, or independent contractors with
respect to, MFC or its Subsidiaries, or grant any salary, wage or other increase
or increase any employee benefit (including incentive or bonus payments), except
(1) for normal general increases in salary to individual employees in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (2) for other changes
that are required by applicable law, (3) to satisfy contracts described in the
Disclosure Schedule existing on the date hereof, (4) the mere extension of
employment contracts for J. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at the times
contemplated thereby; or (5) for benefit increases or changes contemplated in
Section 3.01(d) above or Sections 6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18, 6.19 and 6.20 hereof.
(e) Benefit Plans. Enter into, establish, adopt, amend, modify or
terminate any pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, savings, profit
sharing, employee stock ownership, deferred compensation, consulting, bonus,
group insurance or other employee or director benefit, incentive or welfare
contract, plan or arrangement, or any trust agreement (or similar arrangement)
related thereto, or make any new or increase any outstanding grants or awards
under any such contract, plan or arrangement, in respect of any current or
former directors, officers or employees of, or independent contractors with
respect to, MFC or its Subsidiaries (or any dependent or beneficiary of any of
the foregoing persons), including taking any action that accelerates the vesting
or exercisability of or the payment or distribution with respect to, stock
options, restricted stock or other compensation or benefits payable thereunder,
except, in each such case, (1) as may be required by applicable law or to
satisfy contracts existing on the date hereof and described in the Disclosure
Schedule or (2) as are provided for in Section 3.01(d) above or in Section 6.15,
6.16, 6.17. 6.18, 6.19 or 6.20 hereof.
(f) Dispositions. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, sell,
transfer, mortgage, lease, encumber or otherwise dispose of or discontinue any
material portion of its assets, business or properties.
(g) Acquisitions. Except (1) pursuant to contracts existing on the date
hereof and described in the Disclosure Schedule, (2) for short-term investments
for cash management purposes, (3) pursuant to bona fide hedging transactions, or
(4) by way of foreclosures or otherwise in satisfaction of debts previously
contracted in good faith, in each case in the ordinary and usual course of
business consistent with past practice, neither MFC nor any of its Subsidiaries
will acquire any assets or properties of another person in any one transaction
or a series of related transactions, other than readily marketable securities in
the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice.
(h) Governing Documents. Amend the MFC Articles of Incorporation, MFC
By-laws or the charter, articles of incorporation, or by-laws (or similar
governing documents) of any of MFC's Subsidiaries.
(i) Accounting Methods. Implement or adopt any change in the accounting
principles, practices or methods used by MFC and its Subsidiaries, other than as
may be required by generally accepted accounting principles, as concurred with
by MFC's independent auditors, or as required by Section 6.12 hereof.
(j) Contracts. Except in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, enter into or terminate any material contract or amend or modify
in any material respect any of its existing material contracts.
(k) Claims. Settle any claim, action or proceeding, except for any
claim, action or proceeding involving solely money damages in an amount,
individually or in the aggregate, that is not material to MFC and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(l) Risk Management. Except as required by applicable law or regulation:
(1) implement or adopt any material change in its interest rate risk management
and hedging policies, procedures or practices; (2) fail to follow its existing
policies or practices with respect to managing its exposure to interest rate
risk; or (3) fail to use commercially reasonable means to avoid any material
increase in its aggregate exposure to interest rate risk.
(m) Indebtedness. Other than in the ordinary course of business
(including creation of deposit liabilities, entry into repurchase agreements,
purchases or sales of federal funds, Federal Home Loan Bank advances, and sales
of certificates of deposit) consistent with past practice, (1) incur any
indebtedness for borrowed money, (2) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as
an accommodation become responsible for the obligations of any other person or
(3) cancel, release, assign or modify any material amount of indebtedness of any
other person.
(n) Loans. Without the prior consultation with UCB, make any loan or
advance in excess of $100,000 other than residential mortgage loans in the
ordinary course of business consistent with lending policies as in effect on the
date hereof, provided that in the case of any loan for which consultation is
required, MFC or any of its Subsidiaries may make any such loan in the event (A)
MFC or any of its Subsidiaries has delivered to UCB or its designated
representative a notice of its intention to make such loan and such additional
information as UCB or its designated representative may reasonably require and
(B) UCB or its designated representative shall not have reasonably objected to
such loan by giving notice of such objection within three business days
following the delivery to UCB of the applicable notice of intention.
(o) Adverse Actions. (1) Take any action reasonably likely to prevent or
impede the Company Merger or the Subsidiary Merger from qualifying as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code; or (2) take any
action that is intended or is reasonably likely to result in (A) any of its
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming
untrue in any material respect at any time at or prior to the Effective Time,
(B) any of the conditions to the Company Merger set forth in Article VII not
being satisfied or (C) a material breach of any provision of this Agreement;
except, in each case, as may be required by applicable law.
(p) Interest Rates. Increase or decrease the rate of interest paid by
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on any deposit product, including without limitation on certificates
of deposit, except in a manner and pursuant to policies consistent with past
practices; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event
shall ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ pay a rate of interest on any deposit product which is more
than the greater of (i) one-quarter of one percent (0.0025) above the average of
the rates paid on comparable deposit products by the five (5) highest deposit
interest paying banks or other thrifts located in the market in which such
deposit product is offered by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (or, if fewer than five (5) banks and
other thrifts are located in such market, the average of the rates paid by all
banks and other thrifts located in such market) or (ii) the rate paid by Union
Federal.
(q) Commitments. Agree or commit to do, or enter into any contract
regarding, anything that would be precluded by clauses (a) through (p) without
first obtaining UCB's consent.
4.02. Forbearances of UCB. From the date hereof until the Effective Time,
except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written
consent of MFC, UCB will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:
(a) Ordinary Course. Conduct the business of UCB and its Subsidiaries
other than in the ordinary and usual course or, to the extent consistent
herewith, fail to use reasonable efforts to preserve intact their business
organizations and assets and maintain their rights, franchises and existing
relations with customers, suppliers, employees and business associates.
(b) Dividends, Etc. Make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any
dividend, other than (1) regular quarterly cash dividends on UCB Common Stock in
an amount not to exceed $.15 per share paid with record and payment dates
consistent with past practice (provided the declaration of the last quarterly
dividend by UCB prior to the Effective Time and the payment thereof shall be
coordinated with MFC so that holders of UCB Common Stock do not receive
dividends on both UCB Common Stock and MFC Common Stock received in the Company
Merger in respect of such quarter or fail to receive a dividend on at least one
of the UCB Common Stock or MFC Common Stock received in the Company Merger in
respect of such quarter) and (2) dividends from wholly-owned Subsidiaries to UCB
or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of UCB, as applicable (in each case
consistent with past practice), on or in respect of, any shares of its capital
stock.
(c) Accounting Methods. Implement or adopt any change in the accounting
principles, practices or methods used by UCB and its Subsidiaries, other than as
may be required by generally accepted accounting principles, as concurred with
by UCB's independent auditors.
(d) Adverse Actions. (1) Take any action reasonably likely to prevent or
impede the Company Merger or the Subsidiary Merger from qualifying as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code; or (2) take any
action that is intended or is reasonably likely to result in (A) any of its
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming
untrue in any material respect at any time at or prior to the Effective Time,
(B) any of the conditions to the Company Merger set forth in Article VII not
being satisfied or (C) a material breach of any provision of this Agreement;
except, in each case, as may be required by applicable law.
(e) Governing Documents. Amend the UCB Articles of Incorporation or the
UCB Code of By-Laws in a manner that would be materially adverse to the holders
of UCB Common Stock.
(f) Commitments. Agree or commit to do, or enter into any contract
regarding, anything that would be precluded by clauses (a) through (c) without
first obtaining MFC's consent.
Article V
Representations and Warranties
5.01 Disclosure Schedules. On or prior to the date hereof, MFC has delivered
to UCB and UCB has delivered to MFC a schedule (respectively, each party's
"Disclosure Schedule") setting forth, among other things, items the disclosure
of which is necessary or appropriate either (1) in response to an express
disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or (2) as an exception to
one or more representations or warranties contained in Section 5.02 or 5.03,
respectively, or to one or more of its covenants contained in Article IV.
5.02 Representations and Warranties of MFC. Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule, MFC and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ hereby represent and warrant, jointly
and severally, to UCB:
(a) Organization and Capital Stock.
(1) MFC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Indiana and has the
corporate power to own all of its property and assets, to incur all of
its liabilities, and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is a savings and loan holding company registered with the OTS
under HOLA.
(2) The authorized capital stock of MFC consists of (i)
8,000,000 shares of MFC Common Stock, of which, as of the date hereof,
1,207,698 shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 2,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, of which no shares are
issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of MFC
Common are duly and validly issued and outstanding and are fully paid
and non-assessable. None of the outstanding shares of MFC Common Stock
has been issued in violation of any preemptive rights of the current or
past shareholders of MFC. As of the date hereof, MFC had outstanding
employee and director stock options representing the right to acquire
not more than 31,618 shares of MFC Stock Common pursuant to MFC's three
stock option plans (the "MFC Stock Options"). The Disclosure Schedule
lists the name, number of options, and option price of each MFC Stock
Option held by each holder of MFC Stock Options.
(3) Except as set forth in subsection (2) above, there are no
shares of MFC Common or other capital stock or other equity securities
of MFC outstanding and no outstanding options, warrants, rights to
subscribe for, calls, or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable
for, shares of MFC Common Stock or other capital stock of MFC or
contacts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which MFC is or
may be obligated to issue additional shares of its capital stock or
options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire any additional shares
of its capital stock.
(4) Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, each
certificate representing shares of MFC Common Stock issued by MFC in
replacement of any certificate theretofore issued by it which was
claimed by the record holder thereof to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed was issued by MFC only upon receipt of an Affidavit of lost
stock certificate and indemnity agreement of such shareholder
indemnifying MFC against any claim that may be made against it on
account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such
certificate or the issuance of such replacement certificate.
(b) Authorization and No Default. MFC's Board of Directors has, by all
appropriate action, approved this Agreement and the Company Merger and
authorized the execution of this Agreement on its behalf by its duly authorized
officers and the performance by MFC of its obligations hereunder. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇
Board of Directors has, by all appropriate action, approved this Agreement,
Exhibit B, and the Subsidiary Merger and authorized the execution hereof and of
Exhibit B on its behalf by its duly authorized officers and the performance by
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of its obligations hereunder and under Exhibit B. Nothing in the
articles of incorporation, charter or bylaws of MFC or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as amended,
or any other agreement, instrument, decree, proceeding, law or regulation
(except as specifically referred to in or contemplated by this Agreement) by or
to which MFC or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or any of its Subsidiaries are bound or subject which
is material to MFC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or to the Company
Merger or the Subsidiary Merger would prohibit or inhibit MFC or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ from
consummating this Agreement, the Company Merger or the Subsidiary Merger on the
terms and conditions herein contained. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by MFC and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of MFC and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, enforceable against MFC and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally and by
judicial discretion in applying principles of equity. No other corporate acts or
proceedings are required to be taken by MFC or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (except for approvals
by their respective shareholders) to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and Exhibit B. Except for the requisite approvals
of the OTS, no notice to, filing with, or authorization by, or consent or
approval of, any federal or state bank regulatory authority is necessary for the
execution of this Agreement or consummation of the Company Merger by MFC or the
Subsidiary Merger by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. MFC and its Subsidiaries are neither in default
under nor in violation of any provision of their articles of incorporation or
charter, bylaws, or any promissory note, indenture or any evidence of
indebtedness or security therefor, lease, contract, purchase or other commitment
or any other agreement, except for defaults and violations which will not have a
Material Adverse Effect on MFC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. For
purposes of this Agreement, "Material Adverse Effect" means with respect to UCB
or MFC, any effect that (1) is both material and adverse to the financial
position, results of operation or business of UCB and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole, or MFC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, respectively, other than
(A) the effects of any change attributable to or resulting from changes in
economic conditions, laws, regulations or accounting guidelines (generally
accepted accounting principles or otherwise) applicable to depository
institutions generally, or in general levels of interest rates, (B) payments
associated with the Company Merger or the Subsidiary Merger, (C) charges
required under Section 6.12 hereof, or (D) actions or omissions of either UCB or
MFC, or any of their Subsidiaries, taken with the prior informed written consent
of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; or (2) would materially impair the ability of either UCB or MFC to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or
materially impede the consummation of the Company Merger or the Subsidiary
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Subsidiaries. Each of MFC's Subsidiaries the name and jurisdiction
of incorporation of which is disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the corporate power to own its
respective properties and assets, to incur its respective liabilities and to
carry on its respective business as now being conducted. The number of issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of each such Subsidiary is set forth in
the Disclosure Schedule, all of which shares are owned by MFC or MFC's
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
rights of first refusal, options or other restrictions of any nature whatsoever.
There are no options, warrants or rights outstanding to acquire any capital
stock of any of MFC's Subsidiaries and no person or entity has any other right
to purchase or acquire any unissued shares of stock of any of MFC's
Subsidiaries, nor does any such Subsidiary have any obligation of any nature
with respect to its unissued shares of stock. Except for the ownership of
readily marketable securities, FHLB stock and as may be disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, neither MFC nor any of MFC's Subsidiaries is a party to any
partnership or joint venture or owns an equity interest in any other business or
enterprise.
(d) Financial Information. The consolidated balance sheets of MFC and
its Subsidiaries as of June 30, 1999 and June 30, 2000, and related consolidated
income statements and statements of changes in shareholders' equity and of cash
flows for the three (3) years ended June 30, 2000, together with the notes
thereto, included in MFC's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000, as
currently on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and
the periodic financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended September 30,
2000, December 31, 2000 and March 31, 2001, together with the notes thereto,
included in MFC's Forms 10-Q for such quarters as currently on file with the SEC
(together, the "MFC Financial Statements"), copies of which have been provided
to UCB, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis (except as may be disclosed therein and
for the absence of footnotes and normal year end adjustments in the quarterly
MFC Financial Statements) and fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations,
changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows of MFC and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated.
(e) Absence of Changes. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule,
since June 30, 2000, there has not been any material adverse change in the
financial condition, the results of operations or the business of MFC and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, nor have there been any events or transactions
having a Material Adverse Effect on MFC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any changes for which MFC or its Subsidiaries,
make provisions or other adjustments solely pursuant to Section 6.12 hereof,
shall not be deemed to be a material adverse change.
(f) Regulatory Enforcement Matters. Except as may be disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, neither MFC nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to, or
has received any notice or advice that it may become subject to, any order,
agreement or memorandum of understanding with any federal or state agency
charged with the supervision or regulation of thrifts or thrift holding
companies or engaged in the insurance of thrift deposits or any other
governmental agency having supervisory or regulatory authority with respect to
MFC or any of its Subsidiaries.
(g) Tax Matters. Each of MFC and its Subsidiaries has filed with the
appropriate governmental agencies all federal, state and local income,
franchise, excise, sales, use, real and personal property and other tax returns
and reports required to be filed by it. Except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule, neither MFC nor its Subsidiaries are (a) delinquent in the payment of
any taxes shown on such returns or reports or on any assessments received by it
for such taxes; (b) aware of any pending or threatened examination for income
taxes for any year by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") or any state tax
agency; (c) subject to any agreement extending the period for assessment or
collection of any federal or state tax; or (d) a party to any action or
proceeding with, nor has any claim been asserted against it by, any court,
administrative agency or commission or other federal, state or local
governmental authority or instrumentality ("Governmental Authority") for
assessment or collection of taxes. None of the tax returns of MFC or its
Subsidiaries has been audited by the IRS or any state tax agency for any period
since 1985. Neither MFC nor its Subsidiaries are, to the knowledge of MFC, the
subject of any threatened action or proceeding by any governmental authority for
assessment or collection of taxes. The reserve for taxes in the unaudited
financial statements of MFC for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, is, in the
opinion of management, adequate to cover all of the tax liabilities of MFC and
its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, income taxes and franchise
fees) as of such date in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP").
(h) Litigation. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule
and except for foreclosure and other collection proceedings commenced in the
ordinary course of business by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ with respect to loans in default with
respect to which no claims have been asserted against ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, there is no
litigation, claim or other proceeding before any arbitrator or Governmental
Authority pending or, to the knowledge of MFC, threatened, against MFC or any of
its Subsidiaries, or of which the property of MFC or any of its Subsidiaries is
or would be subject involving a monetary amount, singly or in the aggregate, in
excess of $25,000, or a request for specific performance, injunctive relief, or
other equitable relief. No litigation, claim or other proceeding disclosed in
the Disclosure Schedule is material to MFC and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
(i) Employment Agreements. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule, neither MFC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any
contract for the employment, retention or engagement, or with respect to the
severance, of any officer, employee, agent, consultant or other person or entity
which, by its terms, is not terminable by MFC or such Subsidiary on thirty (30)
days written notice or less without the payment of any amount by reason of such
termination. A description of each such agreement which is in writing is
included in the Disclosure Schedule.
(j) Reports. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, MFC
and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all reports and statements, together with
any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, if any, that it was
required to file with (i) the OTS, (ii) the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (the "FDIC"), (iii) the SEC, (iv) any state securities authorities,
and (v) any other Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over MFC or any of
its Subsidiaries. As of their respective dates, each of such reports and
documents, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto,
complied in all material respects with the relevant statutes, rules and
regulations enforced or promulgated by the regulatory authority with which they
were filed, and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
(k) Loans and Investments.
(1) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, as of June
30, 2001, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and its Subsidiaries have no loan in excess of
$10,000 that has been classified by regulatory examiners or management
of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ as "Substandard," "Doubtful" or "Loss" or in excess of
$10,000 that has been identified by accountants or auditors (internal or
external) as having a significant risk of uncollectability. As of the
date hereof, the most recent loan watch list of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and a list of
all loans in excess of $10,000 that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has determined to be
ninety (90) days or more past due with respect to principal or interest
payments or has placed on nonaccrual status are set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule.
(2) All loans reflected in the MFC Financial Statements as of
March 31, 2001, and which have been made, extended, renewed,
restructured, approved, amended or acquired since March 31, 2001, (i)
have been made for good, valuable and adequate consideration in the
ordinary course of business; (ii) to the best of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ knowledge,
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor and
any guarantor named therein, except to the extent limited by general
principles of equity and public policy or by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium,
readjustment of debt or other laws of general application relative to or
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights; (iii) are evidenced by
notes, instruments or other evidences of indebtedness which are true,
genuine and what they purport to be; and (iv) are secured, to the extent
that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has a security interest in collateral or a mortgage
securing such loans, by perfected security interests or recorded
mortgages naming ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or its Subsidiary as the secured party or
mortgagee.
(3) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the
reserves, the allowance for possible loan and lease losses and the
carrying value for real estate owned which are shown on the MFC
Financial Statements are, in the opinion of management of MFC, adequate
in all respects under the requirements of generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis to provide for possible losses
on items for which reserves were made, on loans and leases outstanding
and real estate owned as of the respective dates. To the best knowledge
of MFC, the aggregate loan balances outstanding as of March 31, 2001, in
excess of the reserve for loan losses as of such date, were, as of March
31, 2001, collectible in accordance with their respective terms.
(4) None of the investments reflected in the MFC Financial
Statements as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, and none of
the investments made by MFC or its Subsidiaries since March 31, 2001,
are subject to any restriction, whether contractual or statutory, which
materially impairs the ability of MFC or any of its Subsidiaries to
dispose freely of such investment at any time.
(5) Set forth in the Disclosure Schedule is a true, accurate and
complete list of all loans in which MFC has any participation interest
or which have been made with or through another financial institution on
a recourse basis against ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(l) Employee Matters and ERISA.
(1) Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule,
neither MFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any collective
bargaining agreement with any labor organization with respect to any
group of employees of MFC or any of its Subsidiaries and to the
knowledge of MFC there is no present effort nor existing proposal to
attempt to unionize any group of employees of MFC or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(2) Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, (i)
MFC and its Subsidiaries are and have been in material compliance with
all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, including,
without limitation, any such laws respecting employment discrimination
and occupational safety and health requirements, and neither MFC nor any
of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice; (ii) there
is no unfair labor practice complaint against MFC or any Subsidiary
pending or, to the knowledge of MFC, threatened before the National
Labor Relations Board; (iii) there is no labor dispute, strike, slowdown
or stoppage actually pending or, to the knowledge of MFC, threatened
against or directly affecting MFC or any Subsidiary; and (iv) neither
MFC nor any Subsidiary has experienced any work stoppage or other such
labor difficulty during the past five (5) years.
(3) Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule,
neither MFC nor any Subsidiary maintains, contributes to or participates
in or has any liability under any employee benefit plans, as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"), including (without limitation) any multiemployer plan
(as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or any nonqualified employee
benefit plans or deferred compensation, bonus, stock or incentive plans,
or other employee benefit or fringe benefit programs for the benefit of
former or current employees or directors (or their beneficiaries or
dependents) of MFC or any Subsidiary (the "MFC Employee Plans"). To the
knowledge of MFC, no present or former employee of MFC or any Subsidiary
has been charged with breaching nor has breached a fiduciary duty under
any of the MFC Employee Plans. Except as may be disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, neither MFC nor any of its Subsidiaries
participates in, nor has it in the past five (5) years participated in,
nor has it any present or future obligation or liability under, any
multiemployer plan. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule, neither MFC nor any Subsidiary maintains, contributes to, or
participates in, any plan that provides health, major medical,
disability or life insurance benefits to former employees or directors
of MFC or any Subsidiary. MFC has provided to UCB a true, accurate and
complete copy of each written plan or program disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule or a summary plan description therefor. MFC has also
provided to UCB, with respect to each such plan or program to the extent
available to MFC, all (i) amendments or supplements thereto, (ii)
summary plan descriptions, (iii) descriptions of all current
participants in such plans and programs and all participants with
benefit entitlements under such plans and programs, (iv) contracts
relating to plan documents, (v) actuarial valuations for any defined
benefit plan, (vi) valuations for any plan as of the most recent date,
(vii) determination letters from the IRS, (viii) the most recent annual
report filed with the IRS, (ix) registration statements on Form S-8 and
prospectuses, and (x) trust agreements.
(4) All liabilities of the MFC Employee Plans have been funded
on the basis of consistent methods in accordance with sound actuarial
assumptions and practices, and no MFC Employee Plan, at the end of any
plan year, or at March 31, 2001, had or has had an accumulated funding
deficiency. No actuarial assumptions have been changed since the last
written report of actuaries on such MFC Employee Plans. All insurance
premiums (including premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation) have been paid in full, subject only to normal
retrospective adjustments in the ordinary course. Except as may be noted
on the MFC Financial Statements, MFC and its Subsidiaries have no
contingent or actual liabilities under Title IV of ERISA as of March 31,
2001. No accumulated funding deficiency (within the meaning of Section
302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code has been incurred with respect
to any of the MFC Employee Plans, whether or not waived, nor does MFC or
any of its affiliates have any liability or potential liability as a
result of the underfunding of, or termination of, or withdrawal from,
any plan by MFC or by any person which may be aggregated with MFC for
purposes of Section 412 of the Code. No reportable event (as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA) has occurred with respect to any of the MFC
Employee Plans as to which a notice would be required to be filed with
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. No claim is pending, or to the
knowledge of MFC threatened or imminent with respect to any MFC Employee
Plan (other than a routine claim for benefits for which plan
administrative review procedures have not been exhausted) for which MFC
or any of its Subsidiaries would be liable after March 31, 2001, except
as is reflected on the MFC Financial Statements. As of March 31, 2001,
MFC and its Subsidiaries had no liability for excise taxes under
Sections 4971, 4975, 4976, 4977, 4979 or 4980B of the Code or for a fine
under Section 502 of ERISA with respect to any MFC Employee Plan. All
MFC Employee Plans have been operated, administered and maintained in
accordance with the terms thereof and in compliance with the
requirements of all applicable laws, including, without limitation,
ERISA.
(n) Title to Properties; Insurance. Except as may be disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) MFC and its Subsidiaries have marketable title, free
and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances (except taxes which are a lien
but not yet payable and liens, charges or encumbrances reflected in the MFC
Financial Statements and easements, rights-of-way, and other restrictions which
do not have a Material Adverse Effect on MFC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, and further excepting in the case of other real estate owned ("OREO"), as
such real estate is internally classified on the books of MFC or its
Subsidiaries, rights of redemption under applicable law) to all of their owned
real properties; (ii) all leasehold interests for real property and any material
personal property used by MFC and its Subsidiaries in their businesses are held
pursuant to lease agreements which are valid and enforceable in accordance with
their terms; (iii) to our knowledge, all such properties comply in all material
respects with all applicable private agreements, zoning requirements and other
governmental laws and regulations relating thereto and there are no condemnation
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of MFC, threatened with respect to such
properties; and (iv) MFC and its Subsidiaries have valid title or other
ownership rights under licenses to all material intangible personal or
intellectual property used by MFC or its Subsidiaries in their respective
businesses, free and clear of any claim, defense or right of any other person or
entity which is material to such property, subject only to rights of the
licensors pursuant to applicable license agreements and, in the case of
non-exclusive licenses, of other licensees, which rights do not materially
adversely interfere with the use of such property. All material insurable
properties owned or held by MFC and its Subsidiaries are adequately insured by
financially sound and reputable insurers in such amounts and against fire and
other risks insured against by extended coverage and public liability insurance,
as is customary with thrift holding companies of similar size. The Disclosure
Schedule sets forth, for each policy of insurance maintained by MFC and its
Subsidiaries, the amount and type of insurance, the name of the insurer and the
amount of the annual premium.
(o) Environmental Matters.
(1) As used in this Agreement, "Environmental Laws" means all
local, state and federal environmental, health and safety laws and
regulations in all jurisdictions in which MFC, UCB and their
Subsidiaries have done business or owned, leased or operated property,
including, without limitation, the Federal Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Federal
Clean Air Act, and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act.
(2) Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule and
based on the best knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of MFC,
neither the conduct nor operation of MFC or its Subsidiaries nor any
condition of any property presently or previously owned, leased or
operated by any of them violates or violated Environmental Laws in any
respect material to the business of MFC and its Subsidiaries and no
condition has existed or event has occurred with respect to any of them
or any such property that, with notice or the passage of time, or both,
would constitute a violation material to the business of MFC and its
Subsidiaries of Environmental Laws or obligate (or potentially obligate)
MFC or its Subsidiaries to remedy, stabilize, neutralize or otherwise
alter the environmental condition of any such property where the
aggregate cost of such actions would be material to MFC and its
Subsidiaries. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule and
based on the best knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of MFC,
neither MFC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice from any
person or entity that MFC or its Subsidiaries or the operation or
condition of any property ever owned, leased or operated by any of them
are or were in violation of any Environmental Laws or that any of them
are responsible (or potentially responsible) for the cleanup or other
remediation of any pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic
wastes, substances or materials at, on or beneath any such property.
(p) Compliance with Law. MFC and its Subsidiaries have all licenses,
franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations that are legally
required to enable them to conduct their respective businesses in all material
respects and conduct and have conducted their businesses in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable federal, state and local statutes, laws,
regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable thereto
or to the employees conducting such businesses.
(q) Brokerage. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule and
with the exception of fees payable to ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇, Inc., there are
no existing claims or agreements for brokerage commissions, finders' fees, or
similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement payable by MFC or its Subsidiaries.
(r) No Undisclosed Liabilities. MFC and its Subsidiaries do not have any
material liability, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or
contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated,
and whether due or to become due (and there is no past or present fact,
situation, circumstance, condition or other basis for any present or future
action, suit or proceeding, hearing, charge, complaint, claim or demand against
MFC or its Subsidiaries giving rise to any such liability) required in
accordance with GAAP to be reflected in an audited consolidated balance sheet of
MFC or the notes thereto, except (i) for liabilities set forth or reserved
against in the MFC Financial Statements, (ii) for normal fluctuations in the
amount of the liabilities referred to in clause (i) above or other liabilities
occurring in the ordinary course of business of MFC and its Subsidiaries since
the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the MFC Financial
Statements, which such fluctuations in the aggregate are not material to MFC and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iii) liabilities relating to the possible
sale of MFC or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) as
may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule.
(s) Properties, Contracts and Other Agreements. The Disclosure Schedule
lists or describes the following:
(1) Each parcel of real property owned by MFC or its
Subsidiaries and the principal buildings and structures located thereon;
(2) Each lease of real property to which MFC or its Subsidiaries
is a party, identifying the parties thereto, the annual rental payable,
the term and expiration date thereof and a brief description of the
property covered;
(3) Each loan and credit agreement, conditional sales contract,
indenture or other title retention agreement or security agreement
relating to money borrowed by MFC or its Subsidiaries other than
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇;
(4) Each guaranty by MFC or any of its Subsidiaries of any
obligation for the borrowing of money or otherwise (excluding any
endorsements and guarantees in the ordinary course of business and
letters of credit issued by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in the ordinary course of its
business) or any warranty or indemnification agreement;
(5) Each agreement between MFC or any of its Subsidiaries and
any present or former officer, director or shareholder of MFC or any of
its Subsidiaries (except for deposit or loan agreements entered into in
the ordinary course of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ business);
(6) Each lease or license where MFC has an annual payment in
excess of $10,000 with respect to personal property involving MFC or any
of its Subsidiaries, whether as lessee or lessor or licensee or
licensor;
(7) The name and annual salary as of June 30, 2000, of each
director or employee of MFC or its Subsidiaries and any employment
agreement or arrangement with respect to each such person; and
(8) Each agreement, loan, contract, lease, guaranty, letter of
credit, line of credit or commitment of MFC or its Subsidiaries not
referred to elsewhere in this Section which (i) involves payment by MFC
or its Subsidiaries (other than as disbursement of loan proceeds to
customers) of more than $50,000 annually or in the aggregate unless, in
the latter case, such is terminable within one (1) year without premium
or penalty; (ii) involves payments based on profits of MFC or its
Subsidiaries; (iii) relates to the future purchase of goods or services
in excess of the requirements of its respective business at current
levels or for normal operating purposes; or (iv) were not made in the
ordinary course of business.
Copies of each document, plan or contract listed and described in the Disclosure
Schedule have been provided to UCB. Neither MFC nor any of its Subsidiaries nor,
to MFC's knowledge, any other party thereof, is in default under any such
contracts and there has not occurred any event that with the lapse of time or
the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a default.
(t) Interim Events. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule,
since March 31, 2001, neither MFC nor its Subsidiaries has paid or declared any
dividend or made any other distribution to shareholders or taken any action
which if taken after the date of this Agreement would require the prior written
consent of UCB pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof.
(u) Statements True and Correct. None of the information supplied or to
be supplied by MFC or its Subsidiaries for inclusion in (i) the Proxy Statements
(as defined in Section 6.03 hereof), and (ii) any other documents to be filed
with the SEC or any banking or other regulatory authority in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, will, at the respective times such documents
are filed, and with respect to the Proxy Statements, when first mailed to the
shareholders of MFC and at the time of the MFC shareholders' meeting referred to
in 6.02 hereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. All
documents that MFC is responsible for filing with the SEC or any other
regulatory authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of
applicable law and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
(v) Books and Records. The books and records of MFC and its Subsidiaries
have been fully, properly and accurately maintained in all material respects,
there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or
reflected therein, and they fairly present the financial position of MFC and its
Subsidiaries.
(w) Deposit Insurance. The deposits of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ are insured by the
FDIC up to applicable limits and in accordance with the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation Act, as amended, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has paid or properly
reserved or accrued for all current premiums and assessments with respect to
such deposit insurance.
5.03 Representations and Warranties of UCB. Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the relevant paragraph below, UCB and Union
Federal hereby represent and warrant, jointly and severally, to MFC as follows:
(a) Organization and Capital Stock.
(1) UCB is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Indiana and has the
corporate power to own all of its property and assets, to incur all of
its liabilities, and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
Union Federal is a savings and loan holding company registered with the
OTS under HOLA.
(2) The authorized capital stock of UCB consists of (i)
5,000,000 shares of UCB Common Stock, of which, as of the date hereof,
2,270,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 2,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, without par value, of which no shares are issued and
outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of UCB Common
Stock are duly and validly issued and outstanding and are fully paid and
non-assessable. None of the outstanding shares of UCB Common Stock has
been issued in violation of any preemptive rights of the current or past
shareholders of UCB.
(b) Authorization and No Default. UCB's Board of Directors has, by all
appropriate action, approved this Agreement and the Company Merger and
authorized the execution of this Agreement on its behalf by its duly authorized
officers and the performance by UCB of its obligations hereunder. Union
Federal's Board of Directors has, by all appropriate action, approved this
Agreement, Exhibit B, and the Subsidiary Merger and authorized the execution
hereof and of Exhibit B on its behalf by its duly authorized officers and the
performance by Union Federal of its obligations hereunder and under Exhibit B.
Nothing in the articles of incorporation, charter or bylaws of UCB or Union
Federal, as amended, or any other agreement, instrument, decree, proceeding, law
or regulation (except as specifically referred to in or contemplated by this
Agreement) by or to which UCB or Union Federal or any of its Subsidiaries are
bound or subject which is material to UCB and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole
or to the Company Merger or the Subsidiary Merger would prohibit or inhibit UCB
or Union Federal from consummating this Agreement, the Company Merger or the
Subsidiary Merger on the terms and conditions herein contained. This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by UCB and Union Federal and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of UCB and Union Federal,
enforceable against UCB and Union Federal in accordance with its terms, except
as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforceability of creditors' rights generally and by judicial discretion in
applying principles of equity. No other corporate acts or proceedings are
required to be taken by UCB or Union Federal (except for approvals by their
respective shareholders) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and Exhibit B. Except for the requisite approvals of the OTS, no
notice to, filing with, or authorization by, or consent or approval of, any
federal or state bank regulatory authority is necessary for the execution of
this Agreement or consummation of the Company Merger by UCB or the Subsidiary
Merger by Union Federal. UCB and its Subsidiaries are neither in default under
nor in violation of any provision of their articles of incorporation or charter,
bylaws, or any promissory note, indenture or any evidence of indebtedness or
security therefor, lease, contract, purchase or other commitment or any other
agreement, except for defaults and violations which will not have a Material
Adverse Effect on UCB and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c) Subsidiaries. Each of UCB's Subsidiaries the name and jurisdiction
of incorporation of which is disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the corporate power to own its
respective properties and assets, to incur its respective liabilities and to
carry on its respective business as now being conducted. The number of issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of each such Subsidiary is set forth in
the Disclosure Schedule, all of which shares are owned by UCB or UCB's
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
rights of first refusal, options or other restrictions of any nature whatsoever.
There are no options, warrants or rights outstanding to acquire any capital
stock of any of UCB's Subsidiaries and no person or entity has any other right
to purchase or acquire any unissued shares of stock of any of UCB's
Subsidiaries, nor does any such Subsidiary have any obligation of any nature
with respect to its unissued shares of stock. Except for the ownership of
readily marketable securities, FHLB stock and as may be disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, neither UCB nor any of UCB's Subsidiaries is a party to any
partnership or joint venture or owns an equity interest in any other business or
enterprise.
(d) Financial Information. The consolidated balance sheets of UCB and
its Subsidiaries as of December 30, 1999 and December 30, 2000, and related
consolidated income statements and statements of changes in shareholders' equity
and of cash flows for the three (3) years ended December 31, 2000, together with
the notes thereto, included in UCB's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, as currently on file with the SEC, and the periodic financial
statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001, together with the notes
thereto, included in UCB's Form 10-Q for that quarter as currently on file with
the SEC (together, the "UCB Financial Statements"), copies of which have been
provided to MFC, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (except as may be disclosed
therein and for the absence of footnotes and normal year end adjustments in the
quarterly UCB Financial Statements) and fairly present in all material respects
the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations,
changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows of UCB and its Subsidiaries as of
the dates and for the periods indicated.
(e) Absence of Changes. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule,
since December 31, 2000, there has not been any material adverse change in the
financial condition, the results of operations or the business of UCB and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, nor have there been any events or transactions
having a Material Adverse Effect on UCB and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(f) Regulatory Enforcement Matters. Except as may be disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, neither UCB nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to, or
has received any notice or advice that it may become subject to, any order,
agreement or memorandum of understanding with any federal or state agency
charged with the supervision or regulation of thrifts or thrift holding
companies or engaged in the insurance of thrift deposits or any other
governmental agency having supervisory or regulatory authority with respect to
UCB or any of its Subsidiaries.
(g) Tax Matters. Each of UCB and its Subsidiaries has filed with the
appropriate governmental agencies all federal, state and local income,
franchise, excise, sales, use, real and personal property and other tax returns
and reports required to be filed by it. Except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule, neither UCB nor its Subsidiaries are (a) delinquent in the payment of
any taxes shown on such returns or reports or on any assessments received by it
for such taxes; (b) aware of any pending or threatened examination for income
taxes for any year by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") or any state tax
agency; (c) subject to any agreement extending the period for assessment or
collection of any federal or state tax; or (d) a party to any action or
proceeding with, nor has any claim been asserted against it by, any court,
administrative agency or commission or other federal, state or local
governmental authority or instrumentality ("Governmental Authority") for
assessment or collection of taxes. None of the tax returns of UCB or its
Subsidiaries has been audited by the IRS or any state tax agency during the past
ten years. Neither UCB nor its Subsidiaries are, to the knowledge of UCB, the
subject of any threatened action or proceeding by any governmental authority for
assessment or collection of taxes. The reserve for taxes in the unaudited
financial statements of UCB for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, is, in the
opinion of management, adequate to cover all of the tax liabilities of UCB and
its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, income taxes and franchise
fees) as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
(h) Litigation. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule
and except for foreclosure and other collection proceedings commenced in the
ordinary course of business by Union Federal with respect to loans in default
with respect to which no claims have been asserted against Union Federal, there
is no litigation, claim or other proceeding before any arbitrator or
Governmental Authority pending or, to the knowledge of UCB, threatened, against
UCB or any of its Subsidiaries, or of which the property of UCB or any of its
Subsidiaries is or would be subject involving a monetary amount, singly or in
the aggregate in excess of $25,000, or a request for specific performance,
injunctive relief, or other equitable relief. No litigation, claim or other
proceeding disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule is material to UCB and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(i) Loans and Investments.
(1) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, as of June
30, ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and its Subsidiaries have no loan in excess of
$10,000 that has been classified by regulatory examiners or management
of Union Federal as "Substandard," "Doubtful" or "Loss" or in excess of
$10,000 that has been identified by accountants or auditors (internal or
external) as having a significant risk of uncollectability. As of the
date hereof, the most recent loan watch list of Union Federal and a list
of all loans in excess of $10,000 that Union Federal has determined to
be ninety (90) days or more past due with respect to principal or
interest payments or has placed on nonaccrual status are set forth in
the Disclosure Schedule.
(2) All loans reflected in the UCB Financial Statements as of
March 31, 2001, and which have been made, extended, renewed,
restructured, approved, amended or acquired since March 31, 2001, (i)
have been made for good, valuable and adequate consideration in the
ordinary course of business; (ii) to the best of Union Federal's
knowledge, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
obligor and any guarantor named therein, except to the extent limited by
general principles of equity and public policy or by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, liquidation,
moratorium, readjustment of debt or other laws of general application
relative to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights; (iii) are
evidenced by notes, instruments or other evidences of indebtedness which
are true, genuine and what they purport to be; and (iv) are secured, to
the extent that Union Federal has a security interest in collateral or a
mortgage securing such loans, by perfected security interests or
recorded mortgages naming Union Federal or its Subsidiary as the secured
party or mortgagee.
(3) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the
reserves, the allowance for possible loan and lease losses and the
carrying value for real estate owned which are shown on the UCB
Financial Statements are, in the opinion of management of UCB, adequate
in all respects under the requirements of generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis to provide for possible losses
on items for which reserves were made, on loans and leases outstanding
and real estate owned as of the respective dates. To the best knowledge
of UCB, the aggregate loan balances outstanding as of March 31, 2001, in
excess of the reserve for loan losses as of such date, were, as of March
31, 2001, collectible in accordance with their respective terms.
(4) None of the investments reflected in the UCB Financial
Statements as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, and none of
the investments made by UCB or its Subsidiaries since March 31, 2001,
are subject to any restriction, whether contractual or statutory, which
materially impairs the ability of UCB or any of its Subsidiaries to
dispose freely of such investment at any time.
(5) Set forth in the Disclosure Schedule is a true, accurate and
complete list of all loans in which UCB has any participation interest
or which have been made with or through another financial institution on
a recourse basis against Union Federal.
(j) Employee Matters and ERISA.
(1) Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule,
neither UCB nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any collective
bargaining agreement with any labor organization with respect to any
group of employees of UCB or any of its Subsidiaries and to the
knowledge of UCB there is no present effort nor existing proposal to
attempt to unionize any group of employees of UCB or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(2) Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, (i)
UCB and its Subsidiaries are and have been in material compliance with
all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, including,
without limitation, any such laws respecting employment discrimination
and occupational safety and health requirements, and neither UCB nor any
of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice; (ii) there
is no unfair labor practice complaint against MFC or any Subsidiary
pending or, to the knowledge of UCB, threatened before the National
Labor Relations Board; (iii) there is no labor dispute, strike, slowdown
or stoppage actually pending or, to the knowledge of UCB, threatened
against or directly affecting UCB or any Subsidiary; and (iv) neither
UCB nor any Subsidiary has experienced any work stoppage or other such
labor difficulty during the past five (5) years.
(3) Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule,
neither UCB nor any Subsidiary maintains, contributes to or participates
in or has any liability under any employee benefit plans, as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"), including (without limitation) any multiemployer plan
(as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or any nonqualified employee
benefit plans or deferred compensation, bonus, stock or incentive plans,
or other employee benefit or fringe benefit programs for the benefit of
former or current employees or directors (or their beneficiaries or
dependents) of UCB or any Subsidiary (the "UCB Employee Plans"). To the
knowledge of UCB, no present or former employee of UCB or any Subsidiary
has been charged with breaching nor has breached a fiduciary duty under
any of the UCB Employee Plans. Except as may be disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, neither UCB nor any of its Subsidiaries
participates in, nor has it in the past five (5) years participated in,
nor has it any present or future obligation or liability under, any
multiemployer plan. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule, neither UCB nor any Subsidiary maintains, contributes to, or
participates in, any plan that provides health, major medical,
disability or life insurance benefits to former employees or directors
of UCB or any Subsidiary.
(4) All liabilities of the UCB Employee Plans have been funded
on the basis of consistent methods in accordance with sound actuarial
assumptions and practices, and no UCB Employee Plan, at the end of any
plan year, or at March 31, 2001, had or has had an accumulated funding
deficiency. No actuarial assumptions have been changed since the last
written report of actuaries on such UCB Employee Plans. All insurance
premiums (including premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation) have been paid in full, subject only to normal
retrospective adjustments in the ordinary course. Except as may be noted
on the UCB Financial Statements, UCB and its Subsidiaries have no
contingent or actual liabilities under Title IV of ERISA as of March 31,
2001. No accumulated funding deficiency (within the meaning of Section
302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) has been incurred with respect
to any of the UCB Employee Plans, whether or not waived, nor does UCB or
any of its affiliates have any liability or potential liability as a
result of the underfunding of, or termination of, or withdrawal from,
any plan by UCB or by any person which may be aggregated with UCB for
purposes of Section 412 of the Code. No reportable event (as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA) has occurred with respect to any of the UCB
Employee Plans as to which a notice would be required to be filed with
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. No claim is pending, or to the
knowledge of UCB threatened or imminent with respect to any UCB Employee
Plan (other than a routine claim for benefits for which plan
administrative review procedures have not been exhausted) for which UCB
or any of its Subsidiaries would be liable after March 31, 2001, except
as is reflected on the UCB Financial Statements. As of March 31, 2001,
UCB and its Subsidiaries had no liability for excise taxes under
Sections 4971, 4975, 4976, 4977, 4979 or 4980B of the Code or for a fine
under Section 502 of ERISA with respect to any UCB Employee Plan. All
UCB Employee Plans have been operated, administered and maintained in
accordance with the terms thereof and in compliance with the
requirements of all applicable laws, including, without limitation,
ERISA.
(k) Title to Properties; Insurance. Except as may be disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) UCB and its Subsidiaries have marketable title, free
and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances (except taxes which are a lien
but not yet payable and liens, charges or encumbrances reflected in the UCB
Financial Statements and easements, rights-of-way, and other restrictions which
do not have a Material Adverse Effect on UCB and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, and further excepting in the case of other real estate owned ("OREO"), as
such real estate is internally classified on the books of UCB or its
Subsidiaries, rights of redemption under applicable law) to all of their owned
real properties; (ii) all leasehold interests for real property and any material
personal property used by UCB and its Subsidiaries in their businesses are held
pursuant to lease agreements which are valid and enforceable in accordance with
their terms; (iii) to our knowledge, all such properties comply in all material
respects with all applicable private agreements, zoning requirements and other
governmental laws and regulations relating thereto and there are no condemnation
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of UCB, threatened with respect to such
properties; and (iv) UCB and its Subsidiaries have valid title or other
ownership rights under licenses to all material intangible personal or
intellectual property used by UCB or its Subsidiaries in their respective
businesses, free and clear of any claim, defense or right of any other person or
entity which is material to such property, subject only to rights of the
licensors pursuant to applicable license agreements and, in the case of
non-exclusive licenses, of other licensees, which rights do not materially
adversely interfere with the use of such property. All material insurable
properties owned or held by UCB and its Subsidiaries are adequately insured by
financially sound and reputable insurers in such amounts and against fire and
other risks insured against by extended coverage and public liability insurance,
as is customary with thrift holding companies of similar size. The Disclosure
Schedule sets forth, for each policy of insurance maintained by UCB and its
Subsidiaries, the amount and type of insurance, the name of the insurer and the
amount of the annual premium.
(l) Environmental Matters. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule and based on the best knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of
UCB, neither the conduct nor operation of UCB or its Subsidiaries nor any
condition of any property presently or previously owned, leased or operated by
any of them violates or violated Environmental Laws in any respect material to
the business of UCB and its Subsidiaries and no condition has existed or event
has occurred with respect to any of them or any such property that, with notice
or the passage of time, or both, would constitute a violation material to the
business of UCB and its Subsidiaries of Environmental Laws or obligate (or
potentially obligate) UCB or its Subsidiaries to remedy, stabilize, neutralize
or otherwise alter the environmental condition of any such property where the
aggregate cost of such actions would be material to UCB and its Subsidiaries.
Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule and based on the best
knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of UCB, neither UCB nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any notice from any person or entity that UCB or its
Subsidiaries or the operation or condition of any property ever owned, leased or
operated by any of them are or were in violation of any Environmental Laws or
that any of them are responsible (or potentially responsible) for the cleanup or
other remediation of any pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic wastes,
substances or materials at, on or beneath any such property.
(m) Compliance with Law. UCB and its Subsidiaries have all licenses,
franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations that are legally
required to enable them to conduct their respective businesses in all material
respects and are in compliance in all material respects and conduct and have
conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable federal, state and local statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances,
rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable thereto or to the employees
conducting such businesses.
(n) Brokerage. Except as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule and
with the exception of fees payable to Edelman & Co., Ltd., there are no existing
claims or agreements for brokerage commissions, finders' fees, or similar
compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
payable by UCB or its Subsidiaries.
(o) No Undisclosed Liabilities. UCB and its Subsidiaries do not have any
material liability, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or
contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated,
and whether due or to become due (and there is no past or present fact,
situation, circumstance, condition or other basis for any present or future
action, suit or proceeding, hearing, charge, complaint, claim or demand against
UCB or its Subsidiaries giving rise to any such liability) required in
accordance with GAAP to be reflected in an audited consolidated balance sheet of
UCB or the notes thereto, except (i) for liabilities set forth in or reserved
against the UCB Financial Statements, (ii) for normal fluctuations in the amount
of the liabilities referred to in clause (i) above or other liabilities
occurring in the ordinary course of business of UCB and its Subsidiaries since
the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the UCB Financial
Statements, which such fluctuations in the aggregate are not material to UCB and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iii) liabilities relating to the possible
acquisition of MFC or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
(iv) as may be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule.
(p) Statements True and Correct. None of the information supplied or to
be supplied by UCB or its Subsidiaries for inclusion in (i) the Proxy Statements
(as defined in Section 6.03 hereof), and (ii) any other documents to be filed
with the SEC or any banking or other regulatory authority in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, will, at the respective times such documents
are filed, and with respect to the Proxy Statements, when first mailed to the
shareholders of UCB and at the time of the UCB shareholders' meeting (referred
to in Section 6.02 hereof), contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading. All documents that UCB is responsible for filing with the SEC or any
other regulatory authority in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of
applicable law and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
Article VI
Covenants
6.01 Reasonable Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each of MFC, UCB, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Union Federal agrees to use its
reasonable best efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
desirable, or advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of
the Company Merger and the Subsidiary Merger as promptly as practicable and
otherwise to enable consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
shall cooperate fully with the other party hereto to that end.
6.02 Shareholder Approvals.
(a) Each of UCB and MFC agrees to take, in accordance with applicable
law, applicable rules of NASDAQ, and its articles of incorporation and by-laws,
all action necessary to convene an appropriate meeting of its shareholders to
consider and vote upon the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the
consummation of the actions and transactions contemplated hereby, and to solicit
shareholder approval and adoption, as promptly as practicable after the
Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined) is declared effective. The UCB
Board of Directors and the MFC Board of Directors each is recommending and,
unless either Board of Directors, after having consulted with and considered the
advice of outside counsel and its financial advisor, has determined in good
faith that to do so would result in a failure by the directors to discharge
properly their fiduciary duties in accordance with Indiana law, the MFC Board of
Directors and the UCB Board of Directors will continue to recommend to the
shareholders of MFC and UCB, respectively, that it approves this Agreement and
the Company Merger, and take any other action required to permit consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Each of MFC and UCB agree to take all action necessary in their
respective capacities as sole shareholder of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Union Federal to
approve and adopt the Merger Agreement for Subsidiary Merger set forth in
Exhibit B hereto and the transactions contemplated thereby.
6.03 Registration Statement.
(a) UCB agrees to prepare a registration statement on Form S-4 (the
"Registration Statement"), to be filed by UCB with the SEC in connection with
the issuance of UCB Common Stock in the Company Merger (including the proxy
statements and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials of MFC and UCB
constituting a part thereof (the "Proxy Statements") and all related documents).
The Proxy Statements shall fully disclose that MFC's shareholders have
dissenters' rights under IND. CODE ss. 23-1-44 et. seq.. MFC shall advise UCB
promptly of any exercise of such rights by an MFC shareholder. Both MFC and the
Surviving Corporation agree to comply with the requirements contained in IND.
CODE ss. 23-1-44 et. seq. applicable to them. MFC agrees to cooperate, and to
cause its Subsidiaries to cooperate, with UCB, its counsel and its accountants,
in preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statements; and,
provided that MFC and its Subsidiaries have cooperated as required above, UCB
agrees to file the Registration Statement with the SEC as promptly as reasonably
practicable after the date hereof. Each of MFC and UCB agrees to use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared
effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after
filing thereof. UCB also agrees to use all reasonable best efforts to obtain all
necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to
carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. MFC agrees to furnish
to UCB all information concerning MFC, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors and
shareholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing.
(b) Each of MFC and UCB agrees, as to itself and its Subsidiaries, that
none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in (1) the Registration Statement will, at the time
the Registration Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any,
becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (2) the Proxy
Statements and any amendment or supplement thereto will, at the date of mailing
to shareholders and at the time of the shareholders meetings for the respective
corporations, contain any untrue statement which, at the time and in the light
of the circumstances under which such statement is made, is false or misleading
with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading or necessary to
correct any statement in any earlier statement in the Proxy Statements or any
amendment or supplement thereto. Each of MFC and UCB further agrees that if it
shall become aware prior to the Effective Date of any information furnished by
it that would cause any of the statements in the Proxy Statements to be false or
misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material
fact necessary to make the statements therein not false or misleading, to
promptly inform the other party thereof and to take the necessary steps to
correct the Proxy Statements.
(c) UCB agrees to advise MFC, promptly after UCB receives notice
thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any
supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the
suspension of the qualification of UCB Common Stock for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such
purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the
Registration Statement or for additional information.
6.04 Press Releases. Each of MFC and UCB agrees that it will not, without the
prior approval of the other party, issue any press release or written statement
for general circulation relating to the transactions contemplated hereby (except
for any release or statement that, in the written opinion of outside counsel to
such party, is required by law or regulation and as to which such party has used
its best efforts to discuss with the other party in advance, provided that such
release or statement has not been caused by, or is not the result of, a previous
disclosure by or at the direction of such party or any of its representatives
that was not permitted by this Agreement).
6.05 Access; Information.
(a) Each of MFC and UCB agrees that upon reasonable notice and subject
to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, it shall afford the
other party and the other party's officers, employees, counsel, accountants and
other authorized representatives, such access during normal business hours
throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to the books, records
(including, without limitation, tax returns and work papers of independent
auditors), properties, personnel and to such other information as any party may
reasonably request and, during such period, it shall furnish promptly to such
other party (1) a copy of each material report, schedule and other document
filed by it pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities or
banking laws, and (2) all other information concerning the business, properties
and personnel of it as the other may reasonably request.
(b) Each of MFC and UCB agrees that it will not, and will cause its
representatives not to, use any information obtained pursuant to this Section
6.05 for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Subject to the requirements of law, each party
will keep confidential, and will cause its representatives to keep confidential,
all information and documents obtained pursuant to this Section 6.05 in
accordance with that certain Confidentiality Agreement dated as of March 20,
2001, by and between UCB and MFC. In the event that this Agreement is terminated
or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall otherwise fail to be
consummated, each party shall promptly cause all copies of documents or extracts
thereof containing information and data as to another party hereto to be
returned to the party which furnished the same.
(c) No investigation by either party of the business and affairs of the
other shall affect or be deemed to modify or waive any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement in this Agreement, or the conditions to either party's
obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.06 Acquisition Proposals. MFC and UCB each agrees that it shall not, and
shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and its Subsidiaries' officers, directors,
agents, advisors and affiliates not to, solicit or encourage inquiries or
proposals with respect to, or engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide
any confidential information to, or have any discussions with, any person
relating to, any tender or exchange offer, proposal for a merger, consolidation
or other business combination involving MFC or UCB, respectively, or any of its
Subsidiaries or any proposal or offer to acquire in any manner a substantial
equity interest in, or a substantial portion of the assets or deposits of, MFC
or UCB, respectively, or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (any of the foregoing, an "Acquisition
Proposal"); provided however, that if MFC or UCB is not otherwise in violation
of this Section 6.06, the MFC or UCB Board of Directors may provide information
to, and may engage in such negotiations or discussions with, a person with
respect to an Acquisition Proposal, directly or through representatives, if the
MFC or UCB Board of Directors, after consulting with and considering the advice
of its financial advisor and its outside counsel, determines in good faith that
its failure to engage in any such negotiations or discussions would constitute a
failure to discharge properly the fiduciary duties of such directors in
accordance with Indiana law. MFC or UCB shall promptly (within 24 hours) advise
the other party following the receipt by it of any Acquisition Proposal and the
substance thereof (including the identity of the person making such Acquisition
Proposal and a copy of such Acquisition Proposal), and advise the other party of
any developments with respect to such Acquisition Proposal immediately upon the
occurrence thereof.
6.07 Affiliate Agreements. Not later than the 15th day prior to the mailing
of the Proxy Statements, MFC shall deliver to UCB a schedule of each person
that, to MFC's knowledge, is or is reasonably likely to be, as of the date of
MFC shareholders' meeting, deemed to be an "affiliate" of it (each, a "MFC
Affiliate") as that term is used in Rule 145 under the Securities Act. MFC
agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause each person who may be deemed
to be an MFC Affiliate to execute and deliver to MFC and UCB on or before the
date of mailing of the Proxy Statements an agreement in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C.
6.08 NASDAQ Listing. UCB agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to list,
prior to the Effective Date, on the National Market System of NASDAQ, subject to
official notice of issuance, the shares of UCB Common Stock to be issued to the
holders of MFC Common Stock in the Company Merger.
6.09 Regulatory Applications.
(a) UCB and MFC and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and
use their respective reasonable best efforts to prepare all documentation, to
effect all filings and to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and
authorizations of all third parties and any Governmental Authority necessary to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any
authorizations from the OTS to approve dividend distributions to UCB or MFC
deemed advisable by the parties to carry out the terms of this Agreement and to
permit the repurchase by UCB of shares of UCB Common Stock issued in the Company
Merger). Each of UCB, MFC, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Union Federal agrees that it will
consult with the other party hereto with respect to the obtaining of all
material permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties
and Governmental Authorities necessary or advisable to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each party will keep the other
party appraised of the status of material matters relating to completion of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Copies of applications and correspondence with
such Governmental Authorities promptly shall be provided to the other party.
(b) Each of UCB and MFC agrees, upon request, to furnish the other party
with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers
and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or
advisable in connection with any filing, notice or application made by or on
behalf of such other party or any of its Subsidiaries to any third party or
Governmental Authority.
6.10 Title Insurance. MFC shall deliver to UCB prior to the Effective Date
copies of its most recent owner's closing title insurance binder or abstract on
each parcel of real estate described in the Disclosure Schedule, or such other
evidence of title reasonably acceptable to UCB. MFC will also provide to UCB
upon request any updates or new policies or abstracts on any such real estate as
UCB shall reasonably request. UCB shall make any such requests for new policies
or abstracts within 20 days after the date hereof, and agrees to pay the costs
of any such policies or abstracts so requested.
6.11 Environmental Reports. MFC shall provide UCB copies of any environmental
reports it has obtained or received with respect to real property owned, leased
or operated by MFC or its Subsidiaries within 5 days after the date hereof. UCB,
within 20 days after the date hereof, shall order a phase one environmental
report of real property owned by MFC or its Subsidiaries as to which UCB has not
been provided reports pursuant to the foregoing sentence for which UCB desires a
phase one environmental investigation. No such reports shall be requested with
respect to single family non-agricultural residential property of one acre or
less unless UCB has reason to believe that such property might contain any such
waste materials or otherwise might be contaminated. If required by any phase one
investigation or similar environmental report provided to or obtained by UCB
pursuant to this Section 6.11 in UCB's reasonable opinion, and within 10 days
after learning of such requirement, UCB shall order a report of a phase two
investigation on properties requiring such additional study. UCB shall have
fifteen (15) business days from the receipt of any such phase two investigation
report to notify MFC of any dissatisfaction with the contents of such report.
Should the cost of taking all remedial or other corrective actions and measures
(i) required by applicable law, or (ii) recommended or suggested by such report
or reports or prudent in light of serious life, health or safety concerns, in
the aggregate, exceed the sum of $250,000 as reasonably estimated by an
environmental expert retained for such purpose by UCB and reasonably acceptable
to MFC, or if the cost of such actions and measures cannot be so reasonably
estimated by such expert to be such amount or less with any reasonable degree of
certainty, then UCB shall have the right pursuant to Section 7.03(f) hereof, for
a period of fifteen (15) business days following receipt of such estimate or
indication that the cost of such actions and measures cannot be so reasonably
estimated, to terminate this Agreement, which shall be UCB's sole remedy in such
event. UCB agrees to pay the costs of any phase one investigation or
environmental report requested pursuant to this section and the cost of any
phase two investigation prepared or conducted at UCB's request pursuant to this
section which does not recommend or suggest as being appropriate the taking of
any remedial or corrective actions. MFC agrees to pay the costs of any phase two
investigation prepared or conducted at UCB's request pursuant to this section
which recommends or suggests as being appropriate the taking of any remedial or
corrective action.
6.12. Conforming Accounting and Reserve Policies; Restructuring Expenses.
(a) Notwithstanding that MFC believes that it and its Subsidiaries have
established all reserves and taken all provisions for possible loan losses
required by generally accepted accounting principles and applicable laws, rules
and regulations, MFC recognizes that UCB may have adopted different loan,
accrual and reserve policies (including loan classifications and levels of
reserves for possible loan losses). From and after the date of this Agreement to
the Effective Time, UCB and MFC shall consult and cooperate with each other with
respect to conforming, based upon such consultation, as specified in each case
in writing to MFC by UCB, and subject to the conditions in Section 6.12(d) below
and as hereinafter provided, the loan, accrual and reserve policies of MFC and
its Subsidiaries to those policies of UCB.
(b) In addition, from and after the date of this Agreement to the
Effective Time, MFC and UCB shall consult and cooperate with each other with
respect to determining, as specified in a written notice from UCB to MFC, based
upon such consultation, subject to the conditions in Section 6.12(d) below and
as hereinafter provided, appropriate and reasonable accruals, reserves and
charges to establish and take in respect of severance costs and other
appropriate and reasonable charges and accounting adjustments taking into
account the parties' business plans following the Company Merger.
(c) MFC and UCB shall consult and cooperate with each other with respect
to determining, as specified in a written notice from UCB to MFC, based upon
such consultation, subject to the conditions in Section 6.12(d) below and as
hereinafter provided, the amount and the timing for recognizing for financial
accounting purposes the expenses of the Company Merger and the Subsidiary Merger
to be incurred in connection with the Company Merger and the Subsidiary Merger.
(d) Subject to applicable laws, MFC shall (i) establish and take such
reserves and accruals at such time as UCB shall reasonably request to conform
MFC's loan, accrual and reserve policies to UCB's policies, and (ii) establish
and take such accruals, reserves and charges in order to implement such policies
and to recognize for financial accounting purposes such expenses of the Company
Merger and the Subsidiary Merger and restructuring charges related to or to be
incurred in connection with the Company Merger and the Subsidiary Merger, in
each case at such times as are reasonably requested by UCB, but in no event
prior to two business days before the Effective Date; provided, however, that on
the date such reserves, accruals and charges are to be taken, UCB shall certify
to MFC that all conditions to UCB's obligation to consummate the Company Merger
set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.03 hereof (other than the delivery of
certificates, opinions and other instruments and documents to be delivered at
the Closing or otherwise to be dated at the Effective Time, the delivery of
which shall continue to be conditions to UCB's obligation to consummate the
Company Merger) have been satisfied or waived; and provided, further, that MFC
shall not be required to take any such action that is not consistent with GAAP
and regulatory accounting principles.
(e) No reserves, accruals or charges taken in accordance with this
Section 6.12 may be a basis to assert a violation of a breach of a
representation, warranty or covenant of MFC herein or a basis to assert that MFC
has suffered a Material Adverse Effect.
6.13 D & O Insurance.
(a) For a period of three years from the Effective Time, UCB shall use
its reasonable best efforts to obtain an endorsement to its director's and
officer's liability insurance policy to cover the present and former officers
and directors of MFC or any of its Subsidiaries (determined as of the Effective
Time) with respect to claims against such directors and officers arising from
facts or events which occurred before the Effective Time, which insurance shall
contain at least the same coverage and amounts, and contain terms and conditions
no less advantageous, as that coverage currently provided by MFC; provided
however, that if UCB is unable to obtain such endorsement, then MFC may purchase
tail coverage under its existing director and officer liability insurance policy
for such claims; provided further that in no event shall UCB be required to
expend in the aggregate during such three-year period more than three times the
current annual amount spent by MFC (the "Insurance Amount") to maintain or
procure its current directors' and officers' insurance coverage; provided
further, that if UCB is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for by
this Section 6.13(a), UCB shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain as
much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount; provided,
further, that officers and directors of MFC or any Subsidiary may be required to
make application and provide customary representations and warranties to UCB's
insurance carrier for the purpose of obtaining such insurance.
(b) For six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present and former officers and
directors of MFC and its Subsidiaries against all losses, expenses (including
attorneys' fees), claims, damages or liabilities arising out of actions or
omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without
limitation, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the full extent
then permitted under the IBCL and by UCB's or MFC's Articles of Incorporation as
in effect on the date hereof (whichever is more favorable to the officers and
directors of MFC and its Subsidiaries), including provisions relating to
advances of expenses incurred in the defense of any action or suit.
(c) If UCB shall consolidate with or merge into any other entity and
shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger
or shall transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any entity (a
"Change of Control"), then and in each case, proper provision shall be made so
that the successors and assigns of UCB shall assume the obligations set forth in
this Section 6.13.
6.14 Notification of Certain Matters. Each of MFC and UCB shall give prompt
notice to the other of any fact, event or circumstance known to it that (1) is
reasonably likely, individually or taken together with all other facts, events
and circumstances known to it, to result in any Material Adverse Effect with
respect to it or (2) would cause or constitute a material breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein.
6.15 Stock Option Plan. Within 45 days of the date as of which this Agreement
is dated, MFC will use its best efforts to obtain written consents from each
holder to whom a MFC Stock Option is outstanding consenting to the disposition
of such option in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 above, and
agreeing not to exercise such option on or before the Effective Date unless (A)
this Agreement is terminated and the Company Merger is abandoned pursuant to
Article IX or (B) such exercise is made not more than one week before the date
on which the option otherwise would cease to be exercisable; provided, however,
that MFC shall obtain such consents from the members of the Board of Directors
of MFC who hold such MFC Stock Options.
6.16 Recognition and Retention Plan. Prior to the Effective Time, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
and MFC will take all necessary steps to provide that the awards of restricted
stock made under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation 1997 Recognition and
Retention Plan (the "1997 RRP") and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Savings Management
Recognition Plan and Trust Agreement (the "MRP") shall become fully vested,
subject to any applicable bank regulatory requirements, automatically no later
than the Effective Time. Such steps shall include any necessary amendments to
the 1997 RRP to so provide. To the extent that recipients of awards under the
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ need to consent to any such actions, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall obtain such
consents from the MFC directors who are recipients of those awards. Shares of
MFC Common Stock held in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or the MRP which vest at the Effective
Time shall be converted into the Consideration to the extent provided in Article
III and pursuant to Elections made by or on behalf of the recipients of awards
of such shares.
6.17 ESOP. As of the Effective Date, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "MFC ESOP") shall be terminated, all shares
of MFC Common Stock held by the MFC ESOP shall be converted into rights to
receive the Consideration in respect thereof, all outstanding indebtedness of
the MFC ESOP shall be repaid, any assets remaining in the suspense fund under
the MFC ESOP shall be allocated to Participants' account as earnings as of the
Effective Date, under the MFC ESOP, and the net assets of the MFC ESOP shall be
distributed to Participants under the MFC ESOP and their beneficiaries, subject
to the receipt of a favorable determination letter from the IRS and except as
otherwise required by applicable law. Prior to the Effective Time, MFC shall be
entitled to make payments when due on the MFC ESOP loan to the extent such
payments (i) are fully deductible for tax purposes as contributions to the ESOP,
(ii) do not adversely affect the qualified status of the MFC ESOP, and (iii)
reflect a contribution level consistent with past practice calculated on a pro
rata basis for the partial plan year period (which contribution shall only apply
to the taxable cash compensation of employee/participants excluding any
severance payments arising from any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement). MFC and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall make all amendments to the MFC ESOP
required to permit the actions described in this Section 6.19. MFC, through its
counsel, after consultation with UCB and its counsel, shall file the
notifications or applications with the IRS necessary to comply with the
provisions of this Section 6.19. If for any reason the IRS will not permit the
MFC ESOP to be terminated or distributions be made to employees of MFC and its
Subsidiaries as provided above unless the MFC ESOP is amended, MFC may make such
required amendment; provided, however, that (i) no such amendment shall require
or have the effect of requiring UCB or its Subsidiaries to make any
contributions to the MFC ESOP at or after the Effective Time, (ii) no such
amendment shall require or have the effect of requiring MFC or its Subsidiaries
to make any additional contributions to the MFC ESOP at or prior to the
Effective Time, (iii) any such amendment shall be conditioned upon its not
having an adverse effect upon the qualified status of the MFC ESOP under Section
401(a) of the Code, and (iv) no such amendment shall require or have the effect
of requiring the continuation of the MFC ESOP after the Effective Date except to
the extent and for so long as the MFC ESOP may be so continued without having an
adverse effect on the qualified status under Section 401(a) of the Code of any
other employee pension benefit plan of UCB or a Subsidiary of UCB that is
intended to be so qualified.
6.18 Defined Contribution Plans. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ maintains a Cash or Deferred
Profit Sharing Plan ("MFC 401(k) Plan") and Union Federal maintains a Financial
Institutions Thrift Plan ("Union Federal 401(k) Plan"). MFC shall make
contributions to the MFC 401(k) Plan between the date hereof and the Effective
Date consistent with the terms of the MFC 401(k) Plan and past practices. At the
Effective Time, subject to applicable law and the requirements of the Union
Federal 401(k) Plan, Union Federal shall assume the MFC 401(k) Plan, merge such
plan into its own Union Federal 401(k) Plan, and amend as necessary the
participation agreement of such merged plan so that, (i) from and after the
Effective Time, employees of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who become employees of Union Federal
will accrue benefits pursuant to the Union Federal 401(k) Plan as adopted by
Union Federal resulting from the merger of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 401(k) Plan with the
Union Federal 401(k) Plan, and (ii) from and after the merger of those plans,
former MFC employees participating in the merged plan shall receive credit for
eligibility and vesting purposes, for the service of such employees with MFC and
its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time as if such service were with UCB
and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the benefit of any such former MFC
employee in respect of service prior to the Effective Time shall be determined
under the contribution formulae under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 401(k) Plan as in effect
from time to time prior to the Effective Time and the benefit of any such former
MFC employee in respect of service from and to the Effective Time shall be
determined under the contribution formulae under the Union Federal 401(k) Plan
as in effect from time to time from and after the Effective Time.
6.19 Deferred Compensation Agreement. Upon the consummation of the Merger,
Union Federal shall assume ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ obligations under the Deferred
Compensation Agreement entered into by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; provided,
however, that prior to the Effective Time, such Agreement shall be amended to
provide for a lump sum cash payment to ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on January 1, 2003, of the
amount accrued on the books and records of Union Federal under such Agreement as
of such date.
6.20 Employee Matters.
(a) UCB agrees that those employees of MFC or its Subsidiaries who
become employees of UCB or its Subsidiaries on the Effective Date ("Former MFC
Employees"), while they remain employees of UCB or its Subsidiaries after the
Effective Date will be provided with benefits under employee benefit plans
during their period of employment which are no less favorable in the aggregate
than those provided by UCB to similarly situated employees of UCB and its
Subsidiaries, except as otherwise provided herein. At the Effective Time, except
as provided below with respect to the UCB ESOP and Union Federal's Financial
Institutions Retirement Fund, UCB will amend or cause to be amended each
employee benefit and welfare plan of UCB and its Subsidiaries in which Former
MFC Employees are eligible to participate, to the extent necessary, so that as
of the Effective Time (i) such plans take into account for purposes of
eligibility, participation, vesting, and benefit accrual (except that there
shall not be any benefit accrual for past service under any qualified defined
benefit pension plan), the service of such employees with MFC and its
Subsidiaries as if such service were with UCB and its Subsidiaries, (ii) Former
MFC Employees are not subject to any waiting periods or pre-existing condition
limitations under the medical, dental and health plans of UCB or its
Subsidiaries in which they are eligible to participate and may commence
participation in such plans on the Effective Date, (iii) Former MFC Employees
will retain credit for unused sick leave and vacation pay which has been accrued
as of the Effective Time, and (iv) for purposes of determining the entitlement
of Former MFC Employees to sick leave and vacation pay following the Effective
Time, the service of such employees with MFC and its Subsidiaries shall be
treated as if such service were with UCB and its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, UCB is not required to permit Former MFC Employees who
participated in the MFC ESOP to participate in UCB's ESOP until January 1, 2004,
and no Former MFC Employees shall be eligible to participate in Union Federal's
Financial Institutions Retirement Fund. UCB and Union Federal agree to make no
further contributions to Union Federal's Financial Institution Retirement Fund
and to terminate it as soon as practicable after the excess of plan assets over
plan liabilities has been eliminated.
(b) MFC and its Subsidiaries will comply with applicable law and the
terms of the relevant Employee Plan with respect to the voting of any MFC Common
Stock held by any such plan.
(c) ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is retiring and will cease to be an employee of MFC
or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or their respective successors as of the Effective Time. Prior to
the Effective Time, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will continue to be paid the compensation
provided for in his employment agreement with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and will continue
participating in the employee benefit, retirement, and compensation plans and
other perquisites provided for in such agreement. Any benefits payable under
insurance, health, retirement and bonus plans through the Effective Date will be
paid when due under those plans. At the Effective Time, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ employment
agreement with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall terminate, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall pay to ▇▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, in consideration of such termination, a cash sum (the "Cash Sum") equal
to $340,160, less the value at the Effective Date for purposes of ss.280G of the
Code, of any restricted stock or stock options which vest as a result of the
Company Merger. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will use its best efforts to obtain from ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
within 30 days after the date as of which this Agreement is dated, a binding
written commitment, in the event the Company Merger is consummated, to accept
the amounts payable under this Section 6.22(c) in lieu of any amounts that
otherwise would be payable under his employment agreement.
(d) Union Federal agrees to employ J. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ as its Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit D, and agrees to use its best efforts to negotiate and enter into with
▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ an agreement on the terms set forth in Exhibit D or on such alternate
terms as ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and UCB may agree. Prior to the Effective Time, J. ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ will continue to be paid the compensation provided for in his employment
agreement with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and will continue participating in the employee
benefit, retirement, and compensation plans and other perquisites provided for
in such Agreement. Any benefits payable under insurance, health, retirement and
bonus plans through the Effective Date will be paid when due under those plans.
At the Effective Time, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ employment agreement with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall
terminate, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall pay to ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, in consideration of such
termination, a cash sum (the "Cash Sum") equal to $254,789, less the value at
the Effective Date for purposes of ss.280G of the Code, of any restricted stock
or stock options which vest as a result of the Company Merger. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will
use its best efforts to obtain from ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, within 30 days after the date as
of which this Agreement is dated, a binding written commitment, in the event the
Company Merger is consummated, to accept the amounts payable under this Section
6.22(d) in lieu of any amounts that otherwise would be payable under his
employment agreement.
6.21 Severance. With the exception of ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and J. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
those employees of MFC or its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time (i) who UCB
or its Subsidiaries elect not to employ after the Effective Time or who are
terminated other than for cause within nine months after the Effective Date, and
(ii) who sign and deliver a termination and release agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E, shall be entitled to severance pay equal to one
week of pay, at their rate of pay in effect at the Effective Time, for each full
year of continuous service with MFC or its Subsidiaries or their successors not
in excess of 20 years completed prior to the Effective Time or, in the case of
employees who continue as employees of UCB or its Subsidiaries after the
Effective Time, prior to their termination as such. Nothing in this Section 6.23
shall be deemed to limit or modify UCB's at will employment policy.
6.22 Directors. UCB agrees that its directors will use their best efforts,
subject to their fiduciary duties, to cause each of the directors appointed to
the UCB board pursuant to Section 1.01(e) of this Agreement to be included in
management's slate of directors for an additional three-year term on the Board
when their terms expire in 2003 or 2004, as applicable; and that the directors
of Union Federal will do the same for the directors appointed pursuant to
Section 2.01(e) of this Agreement hereof.
Article VII
Conditions to Consummation of the Merger
7.01 Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Company Merger. The
respective obligation of each of UCB and MFC to consummate the Company Merger is
subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by UCB and MFC prior to the
Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Shareholder Approvals. This Agreement and the actions and
transactions contemplated hereby shall have been duly adopted by the affirmative
vote of the holders of the requisite number of the outstanding shares of MFC
Common Stock and UCB Common Stock entitled to vote thereon in accordance with
applicable law, the MFC Articles of Incorporation, the MFC Bylaws, the UCB
Articles of Incorporation and the UCB Code of By-laws, and the actions and
transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement for Subsidiary Merger shall
have been duly adopted by MFC and UCB, acting in their respective capacities as
sole shareholders of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Union Federal.
(b) Governmental and Regulatory Consents. All approvals and
authorizations of, filings and registrations with, and notifications to, all
Governmental Authorities required for the consummation of the Company Merger and
the Subsidiary Merger, and for the prevention of any termination of any material
right, privilege, license or agreement of either UCB or MFC or their respective
Subsidiaries, shall have been obtained or made and shall be in full force and
effect and all waiting periods required by law shall have expired; provided,
however, that none of the preceding shall be deemed obtained or made if it shall
be subject to any condition or restriction the effect of which would have been
such that UCB would not reasonably have entered into this Agreement had such
condition or restriction been known as of the date hereof.
(c) Third Party Consents. All consents or approvals of all persons,
other than Governmental Authorities, required for or in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Company Merger and the Subsidiary Merger shall have been obtained and shall
be in full force and effect, unless the failure to obtain any such consent or
approval is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole.
(d) No Injunction. No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction
shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule,
regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary,
preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and prohibits consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become
effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.
(f) Blue Sky Approvals. All permits and other authorizations under the
state securities laws necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and to issue the shares of UCB Common Stock to be issued in the Company
Merger shall have been received and be in full force and effect.
(g) Listing. The shares of UCB Common Stock to be issued in the Company
Merger shall have been approved for listing on the National Market System of
NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance.
7.02 Conditions to Obligation of MFC. The obligation of MFC to consummate the
Company Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by MFC prior
to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
of UCB set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement and, except for any failures,
noncompliances, facts, events or circumstances, which when aggregated with all
other failures, non-compliances, facts, events or circumstances would not have a
Material Adverse Effect, as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of
the Effective Date (except that representations and warranties that by their
terms speak as of the date of this Agreement or some other date shall be true
and correct only as of such date), and MFC shall have received a certificate,
dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of UCB by the Chief Executive Officer
and the Chief Financial Officer of UCB to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of UCB. UCB shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and MFC shall have received a
certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of UCB by the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of UCB to such effect.
(c) Opinion of Counsel. MFC shall have received an opinion, dated the
Effective Date, of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, counsel to UCB, in substantially the same
form as that attached hereto as Exhibit F.
(d) Tax Opinion of UCB's Counsel. MFC shall have received an opinion of
▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, counsel to UCB, to the effect that (1) the Company Merger
constitutes a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and
(2) no gain or loss will be recognized by shareholders of MFC to the extent they
receive shares of UCB Common Stock as Consideration in exchange for shares of
MFC Common Stock.
(e) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fairness Opinion. MFC shall have received the opinion
of ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇, Inc. ("▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"), dated the date of this
Agreement and the date of the Proxy Statements (which shall be appended as an
exhibit thereto), that the Consideration to be received in the Company Merger by
the shareholders of MFC is fair to the shareholders of MFC from a financial
point of view.
7.03 Conditions to Obligation of UCB. The obligation of UCB to consummate the
Company Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by UCB prior
to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
of MFC set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement and, except for any failures,
non-compliances, facts, events or circumstances, which when aggregated with all
other failures, non-compliances, facts, events or circumstances would not have a
Material Adverse Effect, as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of
the Effective Date (except that representations and warranties that by their
terms speak as of the date of this Agreement or some other date shall be true
and correct only as of such date) and MFC shall have received a certificate,
dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of MFC by the Chief Executive Officer
and the Chief Financial Officer of MFC to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of MFC. MFC shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and UCB shall have received a
certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of MFC by the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of MFC to such effect.
(c) Opinion of Counsel. UCB shall have received an opinion, dated the
Effective Date, of Silver, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇, Counsel to MFC, in substantially the
same form as that attached hereto as Exhibit G; provided that matters of Indiana
law may be opined to by C. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as counsel to MFC.
(d) Tax Opinion of UCB's Counsel. UCB shall have received an opinion of
▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, counsel to UCB, dated the Effective Date, to the effect that
the Company Merger constitutes a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section
368 of the Code.
(e) Edelman & Co., Ltd. Fairness Opinion. MFC shall have received the
opinion of Edelman & Co., Ltd. ("Edelman") dated the date of this Agreement and
the date of the Proxy Statements (which shall be appended as an exhibit
thereto), that the Consideration to be received in the Company Merger by the
shareholders of MFC is fair to the shareholders of MFC from a financial point of
view.
(f) Environmental Report. UCB shall have received the environmental
reports required by Section 6.11 hereof, and shall not have elected, pursuant
thereto and pursuant to Section 9.01(e) hereof, to terminate and cancel this
Agreement.
(g) Closing Book Value. The Closing Book Value of MFC shall not be less
than the consolidated stockholders' equity of MFC as of March 31, 2001. As used
in the preceding sentence, the term "Closing Book Value" shall mean the amount
of the consolidated stockholders' equity of MFC, as of the end of the month
immediately preceding the Closing Date, determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, plus (i) the amount of any decrease in the
consolidated stockholders' equity of MFC resulting from or attributable to
expenses of the Company Merger or the Subsidiary Merger, plus (ii) any reduction
of consolidated stockholders' equity theretofore recorded solely as a result of
accruals, reserves or charges taken by MFC at the request of UCB pursuant to
Section 6.12 hereof.
Article VIII
Closing
8.01 Deliveries by MFC at Closing. At the Closing, MFC shall deliver to UCB:
(a) certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation, Charter and
Bylaws of MFC and each of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the officers' certificates required by Sections 7.03(a) and
7.03(b) hereof;
(c) a certified copy of the resolutions of MFC's Board of Directors
and shareholders, as required for valid approval of the
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Company
Merger;
(d) a certified copy of the resolutions of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Board of
Directors and sole shareholder, as required for valid approval
of the execution of this Agreement and Exhibit B and the
consummation of the Subsidiary Merger;
(e) a Certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana,
dated a recent date, stating that MFC is validly existing;
(f) Certificates of the OTS, the Federal Home Loan Bank of
Indianapolis ("FHLB of Indianapolis"), and the FDIC, dated
recent dates, relating to the valid existence, membership in the
FHLB of Indianapolis, and the FDIC insurance of deposits of
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇;
(g) Articles of Merger executed by the proper parties thereto
reflecting the terms and provisions of this Agreement and
including as an exhibit thereto the Plan of Merger attached
hereto as Exhibit A in proper form for filing with the Secretary
of State of the State of Indiana in order to cause the Company
Merger to become effective pursuant to the IBCL;
(h) Articles of Combination executed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ reflecting the
terms and provisions of this Agreement and Exhibit B in proper
form for filing with the OTS in order to cause the Subsidiary
Merger to become effective under federal law;
(i) a legal opinion from counsel for MFC in form reasonably
acceptable to UCB counsel, opining with respect to the matters
required by Section 7.03(c) hereto; and
(j) such other documents as UCB or its counsel may reasonably
request.
8.02 Deliveries by UCB at the Closing. At the Closing, UCB shall deliver to
MFC:
(a) the officers' certificates required by Section 7.02(a) and (b)
hereof;
(b) a certified copy of the resolutions of MFC's Board of Directors
authorizing the execution of this Agreement and the consummation
of the Company Merger;
(c) a certified copy of the resolutions of Union Federal's Board of
Directors and its sole shareholder authorizing the execution of
this Agreement and the consummation of the Subsidiary merger;
(d) Articles of Merger executed by the proper parties thereto
reflecting the terms and provisions of this Agreement and
including as an exhibit thereto the Plan of Merger attached
hereto as Exhibit A in proper form for filing with the Secretary
of State of the State of Indiana in order to cause the Company
Merger to become effective pursuant to the IBCL;
(e) Articles of Combination executed by Union Federal reflecting the
terms and provisions of this Agreement and Exhibit B in proper
from for filing with the OTS in order to cause the Subsidiary
Merger to become effective under federal law;
(f) a legal opinion from counsel for UCB, in form reasonably
acceptable to MFC's counsel, opining with respect to the matters
required by Section 7.02(c) hereto; and
(g) such other documents as MFC or its counsel may reasonably
request.
Article IX
Termination
9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Company Merger may
be abandoned:
(a) Mutual Consent. At any time prior to the Effective Time, by the
mutual consent of UCB and MFC, if the Board of Directors of each so determines
by vote of a majority of the members of its entire Board.
(b) Breach. At any time prior to the Effective Time, by UCB or MFC, in
each case if its Board of Directors so determines by vote of a majority of the
members of its entire Board, in the event of either: (1) a breach by the other
party of any representation or warranty contained herein, which breach cannot be
or has not been cured within 30 days after the giving of written notice to the
breaching party of such breach; or (2) a breach by the other party of any of the
covenants or agreements contained herein, which breach cannot be or has not been
cured within 30 days after the giving of written notice to the breaching party
of such breach.
(c) Delay. At any time prior to the Effective Time, by UCB or MFC, in
each case if its Board of Directors so determines by vote of a majority of the
members of its entire Board of Directors, in the event that the Company Merger
is not consummated by March 31, 2002, except to the extent that the failure of
the Company Merger then to be consummated arises out of or results from the
action or inaction of the party seeking to terminate pursuant to this Section
9.01(c).
(d) No Approval. By MFC or UCB, in each case if its Board of Directors
so determines by a vote of a majority of the members of its entire Board, in the
event (1) the approval of any Governmental Authority required for consummation
of the Company Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall have been denied by final non-appealable action of such Governmental
Authority or (2) any shareholder approval contemplated by Section 6.02 herein is
not obtained.
(e) Environmental Reports. MFC may terminate this Agreement to the
extent provided by Section 6.11 hereof by giving written notice thereof to MFC.
(f) Failure to Recommend, Etc. By either party if (1) prior to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Board of Directors of the other
party shall not have recommended adoption and approval of this Agreement to its
shareholders, or (2) at any time prior to the receipt of the approval of the
other party's shareholders contemplated by Section 7.01(a), the other party's
Board of Directors shall have withdrawn such recommendation or modified or
changed such recommendation in a manner adverse to the interests of the other
party (whether in accordance with Section 6.02 or otherwise).
(g) Acceptance of Superior Proposal. By MFC, if, without breaching
Section 6.06, MFC shall contemporaneously enter into a definitive agreement with
a third party providing for an Acquisition Proposal on terms determined in good
faith by the MFC Board, after consulting with and considering the advice of
MFC's outside counsel and financial advisors, to constitute a Superior Proposal;
provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(g)
shall not be available to MFC unless it delivers to UCB (1) written notice of
MFC's intention to terminate at least five days prior to termination and (2)
simultaneously with such termination, the Fee referred to in Section 9.03. For
purposes of this Section 9.01(g), "Superior Proposal" means an Acquisition
Proposal made by a third party after the date hereof which, in the good faith
judgment of the Board of Directors of MFC receiving the Acquisition Proposal,
taking into account the various legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the
proposal and the person making such proposal, (1) if accepted, is significantly
more likely than not to be consummated, and (2) if consummated, is reasonably
likely to result in a materially more favorable transaction than the Company
Merger for MFC and its shareholders and other relevant constituencies.
9.02 Effect of Termination and Abandonment. In the event of termination of
this Agreement and the abandonment of the Company Merger pursuant to this
Article IX, no party to this Agreement shall have any liability or further
obligation to any other party hereunder except (a) as set forth in Sections 9.03
and 10.01 and (b) that termination will not relieve a breaching party from
liability for any willful breach of this Agreement giving rise to such
termination.
9.03 Liquidated Damages. If (1) UCB terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 9.01(f) (at a time when MFC could not also terminate pursuant to Section
9.01(f)) or (2) MFC terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(g), then,
within five business days of such termination, MFC shall pay UCB by wire
transfer in immediately available fund, as agreed upon liquidated damages and
not as a penalty and as the sole and exclusive remedy, $750,000 (the "Fee"). If
MFC terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(f) (at a time when UCB
could not also terminate pursuant to Section 9.01(f)), then within five business
days of such termination, UCB shall pay the Fee to MFC by wire transfer in
immediately available funds. If this Agreement is terminated solely by reason of
the failure of a party to this Agreement to receive shareholder approval of the
Company Merger, and if, and only if, an Acquisition Proposal for the party was
publicly announced (or otherwise disseminated to the shareholders of the party),
prior to the date that the party's shareholders voted against the adoption of
this Agreement) and if, twelve months of the date of such termination, a change
in control of the party is consummated, then the acquired party shall pay the
Fee to the other party by wire transfer in immediately available funds. (For
purposes of this Section 9.03, a "change in control" of a party to this
Agreement shall be deemed to have taken place if: (w) any person or entity,
including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, other than the party itself, a Subsidiary thereof, or any employee
benefit plan of the party or any of its Subsidiaries, is or becomes the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities representing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the then-issued and outstanding common stock of the
party or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the
party, whether through a tender offer or otherwise; (x) there occurs any
consolidation or merger in which the party is not the continuing or surviving
corporation (except for a merger in which the holders of the party's common
stock and/or other voting stock immediately prior to the merger have the same
proportionate ownership of common and/or other voting stock of the surviving
corporation immediately after the merger); (y) there occurs any consolidation or
merger in which the party is the surviving corporation but in which shares of
its common and/or other voting stock would be converted into cash or securities
of any other corporation or other property or if its shareholders own less than
50% of the outstanding common stock immediately after the transaction; or (z)
there occurs any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or
a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of
the party.) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Fee shall be required to be paid
if UCB or MFC terminates this Agreement solely because of the failure of either
party to obtain the shareholder approval of this Agreement and the actions and
transactions contemplated hereby.
Article X
Miscellaneous
10.01 Survival. None of the representations, warranties, covenants and other
agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, other than those contained in Sections 6.05(b), 9.02, and 9.03 and in
this Article X, shall survive the termination of this Agreement if this
Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time. None of the
representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements in this Agreement or
in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights
arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants and
other agreements, shall survive the Effective Time, except for those covenants
and agreements contained in Section 6.13 which by their terms apply or are to be
performed in whole or in part after the Effective Time and this Article X.
10.02 Waiver; Amendment. Prior to the Effective Time, any provision of this
Agreement may be (a) waived by the party benefitted by the provision, or (b)
amended or modified at any time, by an agreement in writing executed by both
parties, except that, after approval of the Company Merger by the shareholders
of MFC or of UCB, no amendment may be made which under applicable law requires
further approval of such shareholders without obtaining such required further
approval.
10.03 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original.
10.04 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana applicable to contracts made
and to be performed entirely within such State.
10.05 Expenses. Subject to Sections 9.03, each party hereto will bear all
expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, except that printing and postage expenses relating to the
MFC and the UCB shareholder meeting shall be shared equally between MFC and UCB.
10.06 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder to a
party shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) on the date of delivery,
if personally delivered or telecopied (with confirmation), (b) on the first
business day following the date of dispatch, if delivered by a recognized
next-day courier service, or (c) on the third business day following the date of
mailing, if mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested),
in each case to such party at its address or telecopy number set forth below or
such other address or numbers as such party may specify by notice to the parties
hereto.
If to UCB, to:
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Union Community Bancorp
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With a copy to:
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If to MFC, to:
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With a copy to:
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Silver, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇, L.L.P.
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10.07 Entire Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
(together with the Disclosure Schedules and the Exhibits hereto) represents the
entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the transactions
contemplated hereby and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or
written agreements heretofore made. Except for Section 6.13 hereof (which is
intended to be for the benefit of those present and former officers and
directors of MFC and its Subsidiaries affected thereby and may be enforced by
such persons), nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to
confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto or their respective
successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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CORPORATION "UCB"
("MFC")
By: /s/ J. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Printed: J. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Printed: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President Title: President
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SAVINGS, A FEDERAL UNION FEDERAL SAVINGS AND
ASSOCIATION LOAN ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ J. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Printed: J. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Printed: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President Title: President
Each of the undersigned directors of MFC hereby (a) agrees in his
capacity as a director to recommend to MFC's shareholders the approval of this
Agreement and the Merger, except as otherwise provided in Sections 6.02 and 6.06
of this Agreement, (b) agrees in his individual capacity to vote his shares of
MFC Common Stock that are registered in his personal name (and agrees to use his
best efforts to cause all additional shares of MFC Common Stock owned jointly
with any other person or by his spouse or over which he has voting influence or
control to be voted) in favor of this Agreement and the Company Merger, and (c)
agrees to provide any consents required from such director contemplated by
Sections 6.15 and 6.16 hereof. In addition, each of the undersigned directors
hereby agrees not to make any transfers of shares of MFC Common Stock with the
purpose of avoiding his agreements set forth in the preceding sentence.
Dated this 23rd day of July, 2001.
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Each of the undersigned directors of UCB hereby (a) agrees in his
capacity as a director to recommend to UCB's shareholders the approval of this
Agreement and the Merger, except as otherwise provided in Sections 6.02 and 6.06
of this Agreement, and (b) agrees in his individual capacity to vote his shares
of UCB Common Stock that are registered in his personal name (and agrees to use
his best efforts to cause all additional shares of UCB Common Stock owned
jointly with any other person or by his spouse or over which he has voting
influence or control to be voted) in favor of this Agreement and the Company
Merger. In addition, each of the undersigned directors hereby agrees not to make
any transfers of shares of UCB Common Stock with the purpose of avoiding his
agreements set forth in the preceding sentence.
Dated this 23rd day of July, 2001.
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List of Exhibits
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Exhibit Title
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A Plan of Merger
B Form of Merger Agreement for Subsidiary Merger
C Form of Affiliate Agreement
D Form of Employment Agreement
E Form of Termination and Release Agreement
F Form of Opinion of UCB's Counsel
G Form of Opinion of MFC's Counsel