APPENDIX A
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of June 27, 2000
by and between
Queens County Bancorp, Inc.
and
Haven Bancorp, Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER................................................A-1
Section 1.1. Structure of the Merger...................................A-1
Section 1. 2. Effect on Outstanding Shares of Haven Common Stock........A-1
Section 1.3. Exchange Procedures.......................................A-2
Section 1.4. Stock Options.............................................A-3
Section 1.5. Directors and Officers of Queens after Effective Time.....A-4
Section 1.6. Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws..................A-4
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES............................A-4
Section 2.1. Disclosure Letters........................................A-4
Section 2.2. Standards.................................................A-4
Section 2.3. Representations and Warranties of Haven...................A-5
Section 2.4. Representations and Warranties of Queens..................A-13
ARTICLE III CONDUCT PENDING THE MERGER................................A-18
Section 3.1. Conduct of Haven's Business Prior to the Effective Time...A-18
Section 3.2. Forbearance by Haven......................................A-19
Section 3.3. Conduct of Queens' Business Prior to the Effective Time...A-21
Section 3.4. Forbearance by Queens.....................................A-21
ARTICLE IV COVENANTS.................................................A-21
Section 4.1. Acquisition Proposals.....................................A-21
Section 4.2. Certain Policies of Haven.................................A-22
Section 4.3. Access and Information....................................A-22
Section 4.4. Certain Filings, Consents and Arrangements................A-23
Section 4.5. Antitakeover Provisions...................................A-23
Section 4.6. Additional Agreements.....................................A-24
Section 4.7. Publicity.................................................A-24
Section 4.8. Stockholders Meetings.....................................A-24
Section 4.9. Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus; Comfort Letters.........A-24
Section 4.10. Registration of Queens Common Stock.......................A-24
Section 4.11. Affiliate Letters.........................................A-25
Section 4.12. Notification of Certain Matters...........................A-25
Section 4.13. Directors and Officers....................................A-25
Section 4.14. Indemnification; Directors' and Officers' Insurance.......A-25
Section 4.15. Tax-Free Reorganization Treatment.........................A-26
Section 4.16. Employees; Benefit Plans and Programs.....................A-26
Section 4.17. Advisory Board............................................A-27
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION................................A-28
Section 5.1. Conditions to Each Party's Obligations....................A-28
Section 5.2. Conditions to the Obligations of Queens...................A-28
Section 5.3. Conditions to the Obligations of Haven....................A-29
ARTICLE VI TERMINATION...............................................A-30
Section 6.1. Termination...............................................A-30
Section 6.2. Effect of Termination.....................................A-32
ARTICLE VII CLOSING, EFFECTIVE DATE AND EFFECTIVE TIME................A-32
Section 7.1. Effective Date and Effective Time.........................A-32
Section 7.2. Deliveries at the Closing.................................A-33
ARTICLE VIII CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS.....................................A-33
Section 8.1. Certain Definitions; Interpretation.......................A-33
Section 8.2. Survival..................................................A-33
Section 8.3. Waiver; Amendment.........................................A-33
Section 8.4. Counterparts..............................................A-33
Section 8.5. Governing Law.............................................A-33
Section 8.6. Expenses..................................................A-33
Section 8.7. Notices...................................................A-33
Section 8.8. Entire Agreement; etc.....................................A-34
Section 8.9. Assignment................................................A-34
Section 8.10. Waiver of Jury Trial......................................A-34
Exhibits
Exhibit A - Form of Affiliate Letter [Section 4.11]
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
DEFINED TERM SECTION
Advisory Board..............................................................4.17
Acquisition Transaction...................................................3.4(g)
Acquisition Proposal .....................................................Intro
Agreement.................................................................Intro
Average Index Price.......................................................6.1(e)
Average Queens Market Value ..............................................1.2(a)
Bank Regulator............................................................2.3(i)
CFS Bank..................................................................2.2(b)
Closing......................................................................7.1
Closing Date.................................................................7.1
Code............................................................Intro. Statement
Confidentiality Agreement....................................................4.1
Converted Options.........................................................1.4(a)
Costs....................................................................4.14(a)
Covered Agreements...........................................................8.8
Covered Person............................................................2.3(y)
Derivatives Contract..................................................2.3(x)(ii)
DGCL.........................................................................1.1
Disclosure Letter............................................................2.1
Effective Date...............................................................7.1
Effective Termination Date............................................6.1(e)(ii)
Effective Time...............................................................7.1
Employment Agreements.....................................................2.3(y)
Environmental Law.....................................................2.3(q)(ii)
ERISA.....................................................................2.3(m)
ERISA Affiliate...........................................................2.4(n)
Exchange Act...........................................................2.3(f)(i)
Exchange Agent............................................................1.3(a)
Exchange Ratio............................................................1.2(a)
Excluded Shares...........................................................1.2(a)
FDIA.................................................................2.3(a)(iii)
FDIC..................................................................2.3(a)(iv)
FHLB..................................................................2.3(a)(iv)
FRB...................................................................2.4(f)(ii)
GAAP......................................................................2.2(b)
Governmental Entity.......................................................2.3(h)
Haven......................................................................Intro
Haven Certificate.........................................................1.2(a)
Haven Common Stock..............................................Intro. Statement
Haven Employee...........................................................4.16(a)
Haven Employee Plans......................................................2.3(m)
Haven's ESOP........................................................4.16(b)(iii)
Haven Option Agreement..........................................Intro. Statement
Haven Option..............................................................1.4(a)
Haven Option Plans........................................................1.4(a)
Haven Pension Plan........................................................2.3(m)
Haven Preferred Stock..................................................2.3(b)(i)
Haven Preferred Share Purchase Right......................................1.2(a)
Haven Qualified Plan......................................................2.3(m)
Haven Rights Agreement....................................................1.2(a)
Haven's Reports........................................................2.3(f)(i)
Haven RRPs...................................................................1.2
Hazardous Material....................................................2.3(q)(ii)
HOLLA.....................................................................2.3(a)
Indemnified Party........................................................4.14(a)
Index Group...............................................................6.1(e)
Index Price...............................................................6.1(e)
Index Ratio...............................................................6.1(e)
Initial Queens Market Value...............................................6.1(e)
IRS.......................................................................2.3(m)
Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus.......................................2.3(e.e.)
Letter of Transmittal.....................................................1.3(a)
Loan......................................................................2.3(r)
Loan Property.........................................................2.3(q)(ii)
Material Adverse Effect...................................................2.2(b)
Maximum Agreement........................................................4.14(d)
Merger.......................................................................1.1
Merger Consideration......................................................1.2(a)
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NASD..................................................................2.3(f)(ii)
Nasdaq Stock Market......................................................4.10(c)
New Queens Directors.....................................................4.13(a)
New Compensation and Benefits Program................................4.16(a)(ii)
Option Washout Payment....................................................1.7(b)
OREO.................................................................2.3(r)(iii)
OTS.......................................................................2.3(e)
Participation Facility................................................2.3(q)(ii)
PBGC......................................................................2.3(m)
Queens..........................................................Intro. Statement
Queens Bank...............................................................2.2(b)
Queens Common Stock.......................................................1.2(a)
Queens Employee Plan......................................................2.4(n)
Queens Market Value.......................................................6.1(e)
Queens Pension Plan.......................................................2.4(n)
Queens Preferred Stock.................................................2.4(b)(i)
Queens Qualified Plan.....................................................2.4(n)
Queens Ratio................................................................6.16
Queens Rights Agreement ..................................................1.2(a)
Queens' Reports........................................................2.4(f)(i)
Registration Statement...................................................2.3(ee)
Requisite Regulatory Approvals............................................2.3(e)
SAIF..................................................................2.3(a)(iv)
SEC....................................................................2.3(f)(i)
Securities Act...........................................................2.3(ee)
SRO...................................................................2.3(f)(ii)
Significant Subsidiary....................................................2.3(a)
Starting Date.............................................................6.1(e)
Stock Adjustment..........................................................1.2(b)
Stockholder Meeting..........................................................4.8
Subsidiary................................................................2.3(a)
Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal.............................................4.1
Third Party Non-Regulatory Consents.......................................5.1(b)
Valuation Date............................................................6.1(e)
Voting Debt...........................................................2.3(b)(ii)
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This is an AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of the 27th day of
June, 2000 ("Agreement"), by and between QUEENS COUNTY BANCORP, INC., a Delaware
corporation ("Queens"), and HAVEN BANCORP, INC., a Delaware corporation
("Haven").
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
The Board of Directors of each of Queens and Haven (i) has determined
that this Agreement and the business combination and related transactions
contemplated hereby are in the best interests of Queens and Haven, respectively,
and in the best long-term interests of their respective stockholders, (ii) has
determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are
consistent with, and in furtherance of, their respective business strategies and
(iii) has approved, at meetings of each of such Boards of Directors, this
Agreement.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as
a condition and inducement to Queens' willingness to enter into this Agreement,
Queens and Haven have entered into a stock option agreement ("Option
Agreement"), pursuant to which Haven has granted to Queens an option to purchase
shares of Haven's common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Haven Common Stock"),
upon the terms and conditions contained therein.
The parties hereto intend that the Merger shall qualify as a
reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), for federal income tax purposes.
Queens and Haven desire to make certain representations, warranties and
agreements in connection with the business combination and related transactions
provided for herein and to prescribe various conditions to such transactions.
In consideration of their mutual promises and obligations hereunder,
the parties hereto adopt and make this Agreement and prescribe the terms and
conditions hereof and the manner and basis of carrying it into effect, which
shall be as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
Section 1.1. Structure of the Merger. On the Effective Date (as defined
herein), Haven will merge with and into Queens ("Merger"), with Queens being the
surviving entity, pursuant to the provisions of, and with the effect provided
in, the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"). Subject to the receipt of any
necessary clearances, the parties intend that the name of the Surviving
Corporation shall be "New York Community Bancorp, Inc." (or a variation thereof
acceptable to Queens). Upon consummation of the Merger, the separate corporate
existence of Haven shall cease. Queens shall continue to be governed by the laws
of the State of Delaware, and its separate corporate existence, with all of its
rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises, shall continue unaffected
by the Merger. Queens may at any time prior to the Effective Time change the
method of effecting the combination with Haven (including, without limitation,
the provisions of this Article I) if and to the extent it deems such change to
be necessary or appropriate; provided, however, that no such change shall (1)
alter or change the amount or kind of consideration to be issued to holders of
Haven Common Stock as provided for in this Agreement, (2) adversely affect the
tax treatment of Haven or Haven's stockholders as a result of receiving the
Merger Consideration (as defined herein), (3) materially impede or delay
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (4) adversely
effect the obligations of Queens hereunder. In the event of such an election,
the parties agree to execute an appropriate amendment to this Agreement in order
to reflect such election.
Section 1.2. Effect on Outstanding Shares of Haven Common Stock.
(a) By virtue of the Merger, automatically and without any action on
the part of the holders of Haven Common Stock, each share of Haven Common Stock
issued and outstanding at the Effective Time (as defined herein), other than (i)
shares held directly or indirectly by Queens (other than shares held in a
fiduciary capacity or in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted), (ii)
shares held by Haven as treasury stock and (iii) unallocated shares held in the
Amended and Restated Columbia Federal Savings Bank Recognition and Retention
Plan for Officers and Employees and the Amended and Restated Columbia Federal
Savings Bank Recognition and Retention Plan for Outside Directors (collectively,
"Haven RRPs") (such shares referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being
referred to herein as the "Excluded Shares"), together with the related
preferred share purchase right ("Haven Preferred Share Purchase Right") issued
pursuant to the Stockholder Rights Agreement ("Haven Rights Agreement"), dated
as of January 25, 1996, between Haven and Chemical Bank, as Rights Agent, to the
extent that they shall exist, shall become and be converted into the right to
receive 1.04 shares (the "Exchange Ratio") of Queens common stock par value
$0.01 per share ("Queens Common Stock"), together with the related
preferred share purchase right issuable pursuant to any rights agreement entered
into by Queens ("Queens Rights Agreement") provided, however, that
notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no fraction of a share of Queens
Common Stock and no certificates or scrip therefor will be issued in the Merger;
instead Queens shall pay to each holder of Haven Common Stock who would
otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Queens Common Stock an amount
in cash, rounded to the nearest cent, determined by multiplying such fraction by
the last reported sale price of Queens Common Stock on the day immediately
preceding the Effective Time. The shares of Queens Common Stock and any cash for
fractional shares are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the "Merger
Consideration."
At and after the Effective Time, each certificate ("Haven Certificate")
previously representing shares of Haven Common Stock (except as specifically set
forth in this Section 1.2) shall represent only the right to receive the Merger
Consideration. The record holder of such outstanding Haven Certificate shall,
after the Effective Date, be entitled to vote the shares of Queens Common Stock
into which the shares of Haven Common Stock evidenced by such certificate shall
have been so converted on any matters on which the holders of record of Queens
Common Stock, as of any date subsequent to the Effective Date, shall be entitled
to vote.
(b) If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the
outstanding shares of Queens Common Stock shall have been changed into a
different number of shares or into a different class (or a record date for such
a change shall have been determined) by reason of any stock dividend,
subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange
of shares (each, a "Stock Adjustment"), the Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted
correspondingly to the extent appropriate to reflect the Stock Adjustment.
(c) As of the Effective Time, each Excluded Share shall be canceled and
retired and shall cease to exist, and no exchange or payment shall be made with
respect thereto. All shares of Queens Common Stock and Queens Preferred Stock
(as defined herein) that are held by Haven, if any, other than shares held in a
fiduciary capacity or in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted, shall
become treasury stock of Queens.
Section 1.3. Exchange Procedures.
(a) Appropriate transmittal materials (the "Letter of Transmittal")
will be mailed within three business days after the Effective Date to each
holder of record of Haven Common Stock as of the Effective Time. Prior to the
Effective Time, Queens shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a
bank or trust company as shall be selected by Queens and reasonably acceptable
to Haven (the "Exchange Agent"), for the benefit of the holders of shares of
Haven Common Stock, for exchange in accordance with this Section 1.3, an
estimated amount of cash sufficient to pay the aggregate amount of cash in lieu
of fractional shares to be paid pursuant to Section 1.2(a), and Queens shall
reserve for issuance with its transfer agent and registrar a sufficient number
of shares of Queens Common Stock to provide for payment of the Queens Common
Stock.
(b) The Letter of Transmittal shall (i) specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to Haven Certificates shall pass, only upon
delivery of Haven Certificates to the Exchange Agent, (ii) be in a form and
contain any other provisions as Queens may reasonably determine and (iii)
include instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Haven Certificates in
exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon the proper surrender of Haven
Certificates to the Exchange Agent, together with a properly completed and duly
executed Letter of Transmittal, the holder of such Haven Certificates shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor (1) a certificate representing that
number of whole shares of Queens Common Stock that such holder has the right to
receive pursuant to Section 1.2 and (2) a check in the amount equal to the cash
in lieu of fractional shares that such holder has the right to receive pursuant
to Section 1.2(a) and any dividends or other distributions to which such holder
is entitled pursuant to Section 1.3(c). Haven Certificates so surrendered shall
forthwith be canceled. No later than 10 business days following receipt of the
properly completed Letter of Transmittal and the requisite Haven Certificates,
the Exchange Agent shall distribute Queens Common Stock and cash as provided
herein. The Exchange Agent shall not be entitled to vote or exercise any rights
of ownership with respect to the shares of Queens Common Stock held by it from
time to time hereunder, except that it shall receive and hold all dividends or
other distributions paid or distributed with respect to such shares for the
account of the persons entitled thereto. If there is a transfer of ownership of
any shares of Haven Common Stock not registered in the transfer records of
Haven, the Merger Consideration shall be issued to the transferee thereof if
Haven Certificates representing such Haven Common Stock are presented to the
Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required, in the reasonable
judgment of Queens and the Exchange Agent, (x) to evidence and effect such
transfer and (y) to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been
paid.
(c) No interest will be paid on the cash in lieu of fractional shares.
Whenever a dividend or other distribution is declared by Queens on Queens Common
Stock, the record date for which is at or after the Effective Time, the
declaration shall include dividends or other distributions on all shares
issuable pursuant to this Agreement, but no dividends or other distributions
declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to Queens Common Stock
shall be remitted to any person entitled to receive shares of Queens Common
Stock hereunder until such person surrenders his or her Haven Certificates in
accordance with this Section 1.3. Upon the surrender of such person's Haven
Certificates, such person shall be entitled to receive any dividends or other
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distributions, without interest thereon, which theretofore had become payable
with respect to shares of Queens Common Stock represented by such person's Haven
Certificates.
(d) From and after the Effective Time there shall be no transfers on
the stock transfer records of Haven of any shares of Haven Common Stock. If,
after the Effective Time, Haven Certificates are presented to Queens, they shall
be canceled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect
thereof pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the procedures set forth
in this Section 1.3.
(e) Any portion of the aggregate amount of cash to be paid in lieu of
fractional shares pursuant to Section 1.2(a), any dividends or other
distributions to be paid pursuant to this Section 1.3 that remains unclaimed by
the stockholders of Haven for six months after the Effective Time, as well as
any proceeds from any investments, shall be repaid by the Exchange Agent to
Queens upon the written request of Queens. After such request is made, any
stockholders of Haven who have not theretofore complied with this Section 1.3
shall look only to Queens for the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect of
each share of Haven Common Stock such stockholder holds, as determined pursuant
to Section 1.2 of this Agreement, without any interest thereon. If outstanding
Haven Certificates are not surrendered prior to the date on which such payments
would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any governmental unit or
agency, the unclaimed items shall, to the extent permitted by any abandoned
property, escheat or other applicable laws, become the property of Queens (and,
to the extent not in its possession, shall be paid over to it), free and clear
of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled to such claims.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Queens, the Exchange Agent or any other
person shall be liable to any former holder of Haven Common Stock for any amount
delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar laws.
(f) Queens and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to rely upon
Haven's stock transfer books to establish the identity of those persons entitled
to receive the Merger Consideration, which books shall be conclusive with
respect thereto. In the event of a dispute with respect to ownership of stock
represented by any Haven Certificate, Queens and the Exchange Agent shall be
entitled to deposit any Merger Consideration represented thereby in escrow with
an independent third party and thereafter be relieved with respect to any claims
thereto.
(g) If any Haven Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed,
upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Haven
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Exchange
Agent, the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as the Exchange Agent
may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with
respect to such Haven Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for
such lost, stolen or destroyed Haven Certificate the Merger Consideration
deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.2.
Section 1.4. Stock Options.
(a) Subject to Section 1.4(b), each option to purchase shares of Haven
Common Stock that has been issued by Haven and is outstanding at the Effective
Time (each, a "Haven Option") pursuant to the Haven Incentive Stock Option Plan,
the Haven Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors and the Haven Stock Incentive
Plan (collectively, the "Haven Option Plans") shall be converted into an option
to purchase shares of Queens Common Stock as follows:
(i) the aggregate number of shares of Queens Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of each converted Haven Option after the Effective Time shall
be equal to the product of (A) the Exchange Ratio multiplied by (B) the number
of shares of Haven Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Haven Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time, such product to be rounded to the
nearest whole share of Queens Common Stock; and
(ii)the exercise price per share of each converted Haven Option
shall be equal to the quotient of the exercise price of such Haven Option at the
Effective Time divided by the Exchange Ratio, such quotient to be rounded to the
nearest whole cent;
provided, however, that, in the case of any Haven Option that is intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code, the number
of shares of Queens Common Stock issuable upon exercise of and the exercise
price per share for such converted Haven Option determined in the manner
provided above shall be further adjusted in such manner as Queens may determine
to be necessary to conform to the requirements of Section 424(b) of the Code.
Options to purchase shares of Queens Common Stock that arise from the operation
of this Section 1.4 shall be referred to as the "Converted Options." All
Converted Options shall be exercisable for the same period and otherwise have
the same terms and conditions applicable to Haven Options that they replace.
Prior to the Effective Time, Queens shall take, or cause to be taken, all
necessary action to effect the intent of the provisions set forth in this
Section 1.4.
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 1.4(a) and subject to the provisions of
this Section 1.4(b), any Haven Option shall, if so requested by the option
holder, be canceled and shall cease to be exercisable. Any such request shall be
made in writing in the form and manner specified by Haven and reasonably
acceptable to Queens and shall be delivered to Queens at least ten (10) business
days prior to the Effective Time. In consideration for such cancellation, each
holder of a Haven Option making such request shall be paid, with respect to each
Haven Option so canceled, an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the product
of the Queens Market Value (as defined herein) times the Exchange Ratio over the
price at which the holder may acquire a share of Haven Common Stock upon
exercise of such Haven Option (such excess, the "Option Cashout Payment"). Such
payment shall be made as soon as practicable following the Effective Time or, if
later in the case of any holder of a Haven Option, the date on which such holder
delivers to Haven his written acceptance of an Option Cashout Payment as full
and complete consideration for the cancellation of each Haven Option held by
such holder. Haven shall take such action as is necessary or appropriate under
the terms of Haven's Option Plans to convert each Haven Option for which such a
request is timely made as of the Effective Time, into the right to receive an
Option Cashout Payment upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. Such
payment hereunder shall be subject to withholding for applicable federal, state
and local taxes.
(c) Prior to the date of Haven stockholders meeting contemplated by
Section 4.8, Haven shall take, or cause to be taken, appropriate action under
the terms of any stock option plan, agreement or arrangement under which Haven
Options have been granted to provide for the conversion of Haven Options
outstanding at the Effective Time into Converted Options and to effect any other
modifications contemplated by Section 1.4(a).
(d) Concurrently with the reservation of shares of Queens Common Stock
to provide for the payment of the Merger Consideration, Queens shall take all
corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance a sufficient
additional number of shares of Queens Common Stock to provide for the
satisfaction of its obligations with respect to the Converted Options. As soon
as practicable following the Effective Time, Queens shall (i) cause to be
executed and delivered to each holder of a Converted Option an agreement,
certificate or other instrument, in such form and of such substance as Queens
may reasonably determine, evidencing such holder's rights with respect to the
Converted Options; and (ii) file a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any
successor or other appropriate form) and make any state filings or obtain state
exemptions with respect to the Queens Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Converted Options.
Section 1.5. Directors and Officers of Queens after Effective Time. At
the Effective Time, the directors and officers of Queens shall consist of (a)
the directors and officers of Queens serving immediately prior to the Effective
Time and (b) such additional persons who shall become directors or officers of
Queens as contemplated by Section 4.13 and any employment agreements entered
into by and between Queens and any officer of Haven.
Section 1.6. Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws. The Certificate
of Incorporation and By- laws of Queens immediately after the Merger shall be
those of Queens as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except as
may be affected by the proposed change of name of Queens.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1. Disclosure Letters. On or prior to the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, Haven and Queens each shall have delivered to the
other a letter (each, its "Disclosure Letter") setting forth, among other
things, facts, circumstances and events the disclosure of which is required or
appropriate in relation to any or all of their respective representations and
warranties (and making specific reference to the Section of this Agreement to
which they relate); provided that (a) no such fact, circumstance or event is
required to be set forth in the Disclosure Letter as an exception to a
representation or warranty if its absence is not reasonably likely to result in
the related representation or warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect under
the standards established by Section 2.2 and (b) the mere inclusion of a fact,
circumstance or event in a Disclosure Letter shall not be deemed an admission by
a party that such item represents a material exception or that such item is
reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein).
Section 2.2. Standards.
(a) No representation or warranty of Haven or Queens contained in
Sections 2.3 or 2.4, respectively, shall be deemed untrue or incorrect, and no
party hereto shall be deemed to have breached a representation or warranty, on
account of the existence of any fact, circumstance or event unless, as a direct
or indirect consequence of such fact, circumstance or event, individually or
taken together with all other facts, circumstances or events inconsistent with
any paragraph of Sections 2.3 or 2.4, as applicable, there is reasonably likely
to exist a Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein). Haven's representations,
warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed to be
untrue or breached as a result of effects arising solely from actions taken in
compliance with a written request of Queens.
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(b) As used in this Agreement, the term "Material Adverse Effect" means
either (i) an effect which is material and adverse to the business, financial
condition or results of operations of Haven or Queens, as the context may
dictate, and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that any such
effect resulting from any (A) changes in laws, rules or regulations or generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") or interpretations thereof that apply to
both Queens and Queens County Savings Bank, a New York State chartered savings
bank ("Queens Bank") and Haven and CFS Bank, a federally chartered savings
association ("CFS Bank"), as the case may be, or (B) changes in the general
level of market interest rates shall not be considered in determining if a
Material Adverse Effect has occurred; or (ii) the failure of (x) a
representation or warranty contained in Section 2.3(a)(i) and (iv), Section
2.3(d), Section 2.3(g)(iii), Section 2.4(a)(i) and (iv), Section 2.4(d),
2.4(g)(ii) or Section 2.4(l) to be true and correct or (y) a representation or
warranty contained in Section 2.3(a)(v), Section 2.3(b), Section 2.3(c), clause
(ii) of Section 2.3(e), Section 2.3(f)(i), Section 2.3(k)(i)(E), the first
sentence of Section 2.3(m), Section 2.3(p), Section 2.3(u), Section 2.3(aa),
Section 2.4(a)(v), Section 2.4(b), Section 2.4(c), clause (ii) of Section
2.4(e), Section 2.4(f)(i), the first sentence of Section 2.4(n), Section 2.4(q),
Section 2.4(u) and Section 2.4(y) to be true and correct in all material
respects.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, "knowledge" shall mean, with
respect to a party hereto, actual knowledge of the members of the Board of
Directors of that party, its counsel or any officer of that party with the title
ranking not less than senior vice president.
Section 2.3. Representations and Warranties of Haven. Subject to
Sections 2.1 and 2.2, Haven represents and warrants to Queens that, except as
specifically disclosed in Haven's Disclosure Letter:
(a) Organization. (i) Haven is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is
duly registered as a savings and loan holding company under the Home Owners'
Loan Act of 1933, as amended ("HOLA"). CFS Bank is a savings association duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United
States of America and is a wholly-owned Subsidiary (as defined herein) of Haven.
Each Significant Subsidiary (as defined herein) of Haven, other than CFS Bank,
is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization. Each of Haven and its Significant Subsidiaries
has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and unless the context
requires otherwise, the term "Subsidiary" when used with respect to any party
means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or
unincorporated, which is consolidated with such party for financial reporting
purposes or which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by such party, and the
term "Significant Subsidiary" shall mean each Subsidiary that is a "significant
subsidiary" as defined in Regulation S-X, promulgated by the SEC (as defined
herein), as in effect as of the date hereof.
(ii) Haven and each of its Significant Subsidiaries has the
requisite corporate power and authority, and is duly qualified and is in good
standing, to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification
necessary.
(iii) Haven's Disclosure Letter sets forth all of Haven's
Subsidiaries and all entities (whether corporations, partnerships or similar
organizations), including the corresponding percentage ownership, in which Haven
owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the ownership interests as of the
date of this Agreement and indicates for each such Subsidiary, as of such date,
its jurisdiction of organization and the jurisdiction(s) wherein it is qualified
to do business. All such Subsidiaries and ownership interests are in compliance
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to direct investments
in equity ownership interests. Haven owns, either directly or indirectly, all of
the outstanding capital stock of each of its Subsidiaries. No Subsidiary of
Haven other than CFS Bank is an "insured depository institution" as defined in
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended ("FDIA"), and the applicable
regulations thereunder. All of the shares of capital stock of each of the
Subsidiaries held by Haven or any of its other Subsidiaries are duly authorized
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any
preemptive rights and are owned by Haven or a Subsidiary of Haven free and clear
of any claims, liens, encumbrances or restrictions (other than those imposed by
applicable federal and state securities laws), and there are no agreements or
understandings with respect to the voting or disposition of any such shares.
(iv) The deposits of CFS Bank are insured by the Savings Association
Insurance Fund ("SAIF") of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") to
the extent provided in the FDIA. CFS Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan
Bank ("FHLB") of New York.
(v) As of the date of this Agreement, CFS Bank is "well managed" and
"well capitalized" as defined under applicable federal banking law and
regulation.
(b) Capital Structure. (i) As of the date of this Agreement, the
authorized capital stock of Haven consists of 30,000,000 shares of Haven Common
Stock and 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share ("Haven
Preferred Stock"). As of the date of this Agreement, (A) 9,119,219 shares of
Haven
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Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (B) no shares of Haven Preferred
Stock were issued and outstanding, (C) no shares of Haven Common Stock were
reserved for issuance, except that 1,299,962 shares of Haven Common Stock were
reserved for issuance pursuant to Haven Option Plans, which includes 1,299,962
shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options that have already been
granted under Haven Option Plans, (D) no shares of Haven Preferred Stock were
reserved for issuance except pursuant to Haven Rights Agreement and (E) 799,531
shares of Haven Common Stock were held by Haven in its treasury or by its
Subsidiaries. The authorized capital stock of CFS Bank consists of 10,500,000
shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, and 2,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share. As of this date of the Agreement,
1,000 shares of such common stock were outstanding, no shares of such preferred
stock were outstanding and all outstanding shares of such common stock were, and
as of the Effective Time will be, owned by Haven. All outstanding shares of
capital stock of Haven and CFS Bank are duly authorized and validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive rights and, with
respect to shares held by Haven in its treasury or by its Significant
Subsidiaries, are free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or
restrictions (other than those imposed by applicable federal and state
securities laws), and there are no agreements or understandings with respect to
the voting or disposition of any such shares. Haven's Disclosure Letter sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all options to purchase Haven Common Stock
that have been granted pursuant to Haven Option Plans and all restricted stock
grants under Haven Option Plans and Haven RRPs, including the dates of grant,
exercise prices, dates of vesting, dates of termination and shares subject to
each grant.
(ii) No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right
to vote on any matters on which stockholders of Haven may vote ("Voting Debt")
are issued or outstanding.
(iii) Except for the Option Agreement, neither Haven nor any of its
Subsidiaries has or is bound by any outstanding options, warrants, calls,
rights, convertible securities, commitments or agreements of any character
obligating Haven or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause
to be issued, delivered or sold, any additional shares of capital stock of Haven
or any of its Subsidiaries or obligating Haven or any of its Subsidiaries to
grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, convertible
security, commitment or agreement. As of the date hereof, there are no
outstanding contractual obligations of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of Haven or
any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Authority. Haven has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement, and, subject to approval of this Agreement by the
requisite vote of Haven's stockholders and receipt of all required regulatory or
governmental approvals, as contemplated by Section 5.1(b) of this Agreement, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement, and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by Haven's
stockholders, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions on the part of Haven.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Haven and constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Haven, enforceable in accordance with its terms
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
creditors' rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to
general principles of equity, whether applied in a court of law or a court of
equity.
(d) Stockholder Approval; Fairness Opinion. The affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Haven Common Stock entitled
to vote on this Agreement is the only vote of the stockholders of Haven required
for approval of this Agreement by Haven and the consummation by Haven of the
Merger and the related transactions contemplated hereby. Haven has received the
written opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Brothers, Inc. to the effect that, as of the date
hereof, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to
Haven's stockholders.
(e) No Violations. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Option Agreement by Haven do not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, constitute (i) assuming
(in the case of this Agreement only) receipt of all Requisite Regulatory
Approvals (as defined herein) and (in the case of this Agreement only) requisite
stockholder approvals, a breach or violation of, or a default under, any law,
rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or
license, or agreement, indenture or instrument of Haven or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries, or to which Haven or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries (or any of their respective properties) is subject, (ii) a breach
or violation of, or a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws
of Haven or the similar organizational documents of any of its Significant
Subsidiaries or (iii) a breach or violation of, or a default under (or an event
which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default
under), or result in the termination of, accelerate the performance required by,
or result in the creation of any lien, pledge, security interest, charge or
other encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of Haven or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries, under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
any note, bond, indenture, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement,
instrument or obligation to which Haven or any of its Significant Subsidiaries
is a party, or to which any of their respective properties or assets may be
subject; and the consummation of the transactions
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contemplated hereby will not require any approval, consent or waiver under any
such law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or
license or the approval, consent or waiver of any other party to any such
agreement, indenture or instrument, other than (v) the approval of the holders
of a majority of the outstanding shares of Haven Common Stock referred to in
Section 2.3(d), (w) the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS")
under the HOLA, the approval of the FDIC under Section 18(c) of the FDIA, the
approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (including the approval for Queens to
become a financial holding company in connection with the Merger) and the
approval of the NASD for a change in control of any broker-dealers, (x) the
declaration of effectiveness by the SEC (as defined herein) of the Registration
Statement (as defined herein) and the SEC's approval of Haven's and Queens'
proxy materials, (y) approval of the Antitrust Division of the Department of
Justice or the Federal Trade Commission under the antitrust laws, including,
without limitation, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, or the expiration of any required waiting periods thereunder ((w), (x)
and (y) are, collectively, referred to as the "Requisite Regulatory Approvals")
and (z) such approvals, consents or waivers as are required under the federal
and state securities or "blue sky" laws in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or Option Agreement.
(f) Reports. (i) As of their respective dates, none of the reports or
other statements filed by Haven on or subsequent to December 31, 1998 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act")
(collectively, "Haven's Reports"), contained, or will contain, any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each
of the financial statements of Haven included in Haven's Reports complied, as of
its respective date of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of the unaudited financial
statements, as permitted by Form 10- Q of the SEC). Each of the consolidated
statements of condition, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated
statements of cash flows and consolidated statements of changes in stockholders'
equity contained or incorporated by reference in Haven's Reports (including in
each case any related notes and schedules) fairly presented, or will fairly
present, as the case may be, the financial condition, results of operations,
cash flows and stockholders' equity, as the case may be, of the entity or
entities to which it relates for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the
case of unaudited interim statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments that
are not material in amount or effect), in each case in accordance with GAAP,
except as may be noted therein.
(ii) Haven and each of its Subsidiaries have each timely filed all
material reports, registrations and statements, together with any amendments
required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file since
December 31, 1999 with (A) the OTS, (B) the FDIC, (C) the SEC, (D) the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"), and (E) any other
self-regulatory organization ("SRO"), and have paid all fees and assessments due
and payable in connection therewith.
(g) Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since March 31, 2000, (i)
Haven and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability, except in the
ordinary course of their business consistent with past practice, (ii) Haven and
its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses, other than the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and ancillary matters
related thereto, only in the ordinary course of such businesses and (iii) there
has not been any Material Adverse Effect with respect to Haven.
(h) Absence of Claims. No litigation, proceeding, controversy, claim or
action before any court or any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or
regulatory body (each, a "Governmental Entity") is pending against Haven or any
of its Subsidiaries and, to the best of Haven's knowledge, no such litigation,
proceeding, controversy, claim or action has been threatened.
(i) Absence of Regulatory Actions. Neither Haven nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any cease and desist order, written agreement or
memorandum of understanding with, or any commitment letter or similar written
undertaking to, or is subject to any action, proceeding, order or directive by,
or is a recipient of any extraordinary supervisory letter from, any federal or
state governmental authority charged with the supervision or regulation of
depository institutions or depository institution holding companies or engaged
in the insurance of bank and/or savings and loan deposits (each, a "Bank
Regulator"), or has adopted any board resolutions at the request of any Bank
Regulator, nor has it been advised by any Bank Regulator that it is
contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of
issuing or requesting) any such action, proceeding, order, directive, written
agreement, memorandum of understanding, extraordinary supervisory letter,
commitment letter, board resolutions or similar written undertaking.
(j) Taxes. All federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required
to be filed by or on behalf of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries have been timely
filed, or requests for extensions have been timely filed and any such extension
shall have been granted and not have expired, and all such filed returns are
complete and
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accurate in all material respects. All taxes shown on such returns, all taxes
required to be shown on returns for which extensions have been granted and all
other taxes required to be paid by Haven or any of its Subsidiaries have been
paid in full or adequate provision has been made for any such taxes on Haven's
balance sheet (in accordance with GAAP). For purposes of this Section 2.3(j),
the term "taxes" shall include all federal, state, local or foreign taxes,
charges or other assessments, including, without limitation, income, franchise,
gross receipts, real and personal property, real property transfer and gains,
wage and employment taxes. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no audit
examination, deficiency assessment, tax investigation or refund litigation with
respect to any taxes of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries, and no claim has been
made by any authority in a jurisdiction where Haven or any of its Subsidiaries
do not file tax returns that Haven or any such Subsidiary is subject to taxation
in that jurisdiction. All taxes, interest, additions and penalties due with
respect to completed and settled examinations or concluded litigation relating
to Haven or any of its Subsidiaries have been paid in full or adequate provision
has been made for any such taxes on Haven's balance sheet (in accordance with
GAAP). Haven and its Subsidiaries have not executed an extension or waiver of
any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any material tax
due that is currently in effect. Haven and each of its Subsidiaries has withheld
and paid all taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with
amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor,
stockholder or other third party, and Haven and each of its Subsidiaries has
timely complied with all applicable information reporting requirements under
Part III, Subchapter A of Chapter 61 of the Code and similar applicable state
and local information reporting requirements. Neither Haven nor any of its
Subsidiaries (i) has made an election under Section 341(f) of the Code, (ii) has
issued or assumed any obligation under Section 279 of the Code, any high yield
discount obligation as described in Section 163(i) of the Code or any
registration-required obligation within the meaning of Section 163(f)(2) of the
Code that is not in registered form or (iii) is or has been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code.
(k) Agreements. (i) Except for this Agreement, the Option Agreement and
arrangements made in the ordinary course of business, Haven and its Subsidiaries
are not bound by any material contract (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K) to be performed after the date hereof that is required to but
has not been filed with or incorporated by reference in Haven's Reports. Except
as disclosed in Haven's Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement,
neither Haven nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to an oral or written (A)
consulting agreement (other than data processing, software programming and
licensing contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) not
terminable on 60 days' or less notice, (B) agreement with any executive officer
or other key employee of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries the benefits of which
are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the
occurrence of a transaction involving Haven or any of its Subsidiaries of the
nature contemplated by this Agreement or the Option Agreement, (C) agreement
with respect to any employee or director of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries
providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee extending for a
period longer than 60 days or for the payment of in excess of $50,000 per annum,
(D) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, phantom stock or stock
appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of
the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting or payment of the
benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Option Agreement or the value
of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Option Agreement or (E)
agreement containing covenants that limit the ability of Haven or any of its
Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business or with any person, or that
involve any restriction on the geographic area in which, or method by which,
Haven (including any successor thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries may carry on
its business (other than as may be required by law or any regulatory agency).
(ii) Neither Haven nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under
or in violation of any provision of any note, bond, indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement to which it is a party or by
which it is bound or to which any of its respective properties or assets is
subject.
(iii) Haven and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses valid and
binding licenses and other rights to use without payment all patents,
copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, service marks and trademarks used in its
businesses, and neither Haven nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notice of conflict with respect thereto that asserts the right of others. Each
of Haven and its Subsidiaries has performed all the obligations required to be
performed by it and are not in default under any contract, agreement,
arrangement or commitment relating to any of the foregoing.
(l) Labor Matters. Neither Haven nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has
ever been a party to, or is or has ever been bound by, any collective bargaining
agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or
labor organization with respect to its employees, nor is Haven or any of its
Subsidiaries the subject of any proceeding asserting that it has committed an
unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it or any such Subsidiary to bargain
with any labor organization as to wages and conditions of employment, nor is
there any strike, other labor dispute or organizational effort involving Haven
or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to Haven's knowledge, threatened. Haven
and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable laws regarding
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employment of employees and retention of independent contractors and are in
compliance with applicable employment tax laws.
(m) Employee Benefit Plans. Haven's Disclosure Letter contains a
complete and accurate list of all pension, retirement, stock option, stock
purchase, stock ownership, savings, stock appreciation right, profit sharing,
deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, group insurance, severance and other
benefit plans, contracts, agreements and arrangements, including, but not
limited to, "employee benefit plans," as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), incentive and
welfare policies, contracts, plans and arrangements and all trust agreements
related thereto with respect to any present or former directors, officers or
other employees of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the "Haven Employee Plans"). All Haven Employee Plans comply in
all material respects with all applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and
other applicable laws; there has occurred no "prohibited transaction" (as
defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) which is likely to
result in the imposition of any material penalties or taxes under Section 502(i)
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code upon Haven or any of its Subsidiaries. No
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") has been or is
expected by Haven or any of its Subsidiaries to be incurred with respect to any
Haven Employee Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA ("Haven Pension
Plan"), or with respect to any "single-employer plan" (as defined in Section
4001(a) of ERISA) currently or formerly maintained by Haven or any entity which
is considered one employer with Haven under Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or
Section 414 of the Code (an "ERISA Affiliate"). No Haven Pension Plan had an
"accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether
or not waived, as of the last day of the end of the most recent plan year ending
prior to the date hereof; the fair market value of the assets of each Haven
Pension Plan exceeds the present value of the "benefit liabilities" (as defined
in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA) under such Haven Pension Plan as of the end of
the most recent plan year with respect to the respective Haven Pension Plan
ending prior to the date hereof, calculated on the basis of the actuarial
assumptions used in the most recent actuarial valuation for such Haven Pension
Plan as of the date hereof; and no notice of a "reportable event" (as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA) for which the 30-day reporting requirement has not been
waived has been required to be filed for any Haven Pension Plan within the
12-month period ending on the date hereof. Neither Haven nor any of its
Subsidiaries has provided, or is required to provide, security to any Haven
Pension Plan or to any single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to
Section 401(a)(29) of the Code. Neither Haven, its Subsidiaries, nor any ERISA
Affiliate has contributed to any "multiemployer plan," as defined in Section
3(37) of ERISA, on or after September 26, 1980. Each Haven Employee Plan that is
an "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) and
which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (a "Haven
Qualified Plan") has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS"), and Haven and its Subsidiaries are not aware of any
circumstances likely to result in revocation of any such favorable determination
letter. There is no pending or, to Haven's knowledge, threatened litigation,
administrative action or proceeding relating to any Haven Employee Plan. Except
as provided elsewhere in this Agreement, there has been no announcement or
commitment by Haven or any of its Subsidiaries to create an additional Haven
Employee Plan, or to amend any Haven Employee Plan, except for amendments
required by applicable law which do not materially increase the cost of such
Haven Employee Plan; and, Haven and its Subsidiaries do not have any obligations
for post-retirement or post-employment benefits under any Haven Employee Plan
that cannot be amended or terminated upon 60 days' notice or less without
incurring any liability thereunder, except for coverage required by Part 6 of
Title I of ERISA or Section 4980B of the Code, or similar state laws, the cost
of which is borne by the insured individuals. All contributions required to be
made under the terms of any Haven Employee Plan have been timely made or have
been reflected on Haven's Reports. With respect to Haven or any of its
Subsidiaries, for Haven Employee Plans listed in Haven's Disclosure Letter, the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not result in any payment or series of
payments by Haven or any of its Subsidiaries to any person which is an "excess
parachute payment" (as defined in Section 280G of the Code), increase or secure
(by way of a trust or other vehicle) any benefits payable under any Haven
Employee Plan or accelerate the time of payment or vesting of any such benefit.
With respect to each Haven Employee Plan, Haven has supplied to Queens a true
and correct copy of (A) the annual report on the applicable form of the Form
5500 series filed with the IRS for the most recent three plan years, if required
to be filed, (B) such Haven Employee Plan, including amendments thereto, (C)
each trust agreement, insurance contract or other funding arrangement relating
to such Haven Employee Plan, including amendments thereto, (D) the most recent
summary plan description and summary of material modifications thereto for such
Haven Employee Plan, if Haven Employee Plan is subject to Title I of ERISA, (E)
the most recent actuarial report or valuation if such Haven Employee Plan is a
Haven Pension Plan and any subsequent changes to the actuarial assumptions
contained therein and (F) the most recent determination letter issued by the IRS
if such Haven Employee Plan is a Haven Qualified Plan.
(n) Title to Assets. Haven and each of its Subsidiaries has good and
marketable title to its properties and assets (including any intellectual
property asset such as any trademark, service ▇▇▇▇, trade name or copyright) and
property acquired in a judicial foreclosure proceeding or by way of a deed in
lieu of foreclosure or similar transfer, other than property as to which it is
lessee, in which case the related lease is valid and in full force and effect.
Each lease pursuant to which Haven or any of its Subsidiaries is lessor is valid
and in full force
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and effect, and no lessee under any such lease is in default or in violation of
any provisions of any such lease. All material tangible properties of Haven and
each of its Subsidiaries are in a good state of maintenance and repair, conform
with all applicable ordinances, regulations and zoning laws and are considered
by Haven to be adequate for the current business of Haven and its Subsidiaries.
(o) Compliance with Laws. Haven and each of its Subsidiaries has all
permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals of, and has
made all filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Entities
that are required in order to permit it to carry on its business as it is
presently conducted; all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority,
orders and approvals are in full force and effect, and, to the best knowledge of
Haven, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened. Since the
date of its incorporation, the corporate affairs of Haven have not been
conducted in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation, order, writ, rule,
decree or approval of any Governmental Entity. The businesses of Haven and its
Subsidiaries are not being, and have not been conducted in violation of any law,
ordinance, regulation, order, writ, rule, decree or condition to approval of any
Governmental Entity or any policy or procedure.
(p) Fees. Other than financial advisory services performed for Haven by
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Brothers, Inc. pursuant to an agreement dated September 17, 1999, a true
and complete copy of which is set forth in Haven's Disclosure Letter, neither
Haven nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective officers,
directors, employees or agents, has employed any broker or finder or incurred
any liability for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or
finder's fees, and no broker or finder has acted directly or indirectly for
Haven or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(q) Environmental Matters. (i) With respect to Haven and each of its
Subsidiaries:
(A) Each of Haven and its Subsidiaries, the Participation
Facilities (as defined herein), and, to Haven's knowledge, the Loan
Properties (as defined herein) are, and have been, in substantial
compliance with, and are not liable under, all Environmental Laws (as
defined herein);
(B) There is no suit, claim, action, demand, executive or
administrative order, directive, investigation or proceeding pending
or, to Haven's knowledge, threatened, before any court, governmental
agency or board or other forum against Haven or any of its Subsidiaries
or any Participation Facility (x) for alleged noncompliance (including
by any predecessor) with, or liability under, any Environmental Law or
(y) relating to the presence of or release (as defined herein) into the
environment of any Hazardous Material (as defined herein), whether or
not occurring at or on a site owned, leased or operated by it or any of
its Subsidiaries or any Participation Facility;
(C) To Haven's knowledge, there is no suit, claim, action, demand,
executive or administrative order, directive, investigation or
proceeding pending or threatened before any court, governmental agency
or board or other forum relating to or against any Loan Property (or
Haven or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of such Loan Property) (x)
relating to alleged noncompliance (including by any predecessor) with,
or liability under, any Environmental Law or (y) relating to the
presence of or release into the environment of any Hazardous Material,
whether or not occurring at or on a site owned, leased or operated by a
Loan Property;
(D) To Haven's knowledge, the properties currently owned or
operated by Haven or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without
limitation, soil, groundwater or surface water on, under or adjacent to
the properties, and buildings thereon) are not contaminated with and do
not otherwise contain any Hazardous Material other than as permitted
under applicable Environmental Law;
(E) Neither Haven nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notice, demand letter, executive or administrative order, directive or
request for information from any federal, state, local or foreign
governmental entity or any third party indicating that it may be in
violation of, or liable under, any Environmental Law;
(F) To Haven's knowledge, there are (i) no underground storage
tanks on, in or under any properties owned or operated by Haven or any
of its Subsidiaries, any Participation Facility or any Loan Property,
and (ii) no underground storage tanks have been closed or removed from
any properties owned or operated by Haven or any of its Subsidiaries,
any Participation Facility or any Loan Property; and
(G) To Haven's knowledge, during the period of (l) Haven's or any
of its Subsidiaries' ownership or operation of any of their respective
current properties, (m) Haven's or any of its Subsidiaries'
participation in the management of any Participation Facility or (n)
Haven's or any of its Subsidiaries' holding of a security interest in a
Loan Property, there has been no contamination by or release of
Hazardous Materials in, on, under or affecting such properties. To
Haven's knowledge, prior
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to the period of (x) Haven's or any of its Subsidiaries' ownership
or operation of any of their respective current properties, (y) Haven's
or any of its Subsidiaries' participation in the management of any
Participation Facility or (z) Haven's or any of its Subsidiaries'
holding of a security interest in a Loan Property, there was no
contamination by or release of Hazardous Material in, on, under or
affecting such properties.
(ii) The following definitions apply for purposes of this Section
2.3(q) and Section 2.4(r): (w) "Loan Property" means any property in which the
applicable party (or any of its Subsidiaries) holds a security interest, and,
where required by the context, includes the owner or operator of such property,
but only with respect to such property; (x) "Participation Facility" means any
property in which the applicable party (or a Subsidiary of it) participates in
the management thereof (including all property held as trustee or in any other
fiduciary capacity) and, where required by the context, includes the owner or
operator of such property, but only with respect to such property; (y)
"Environmental Law" means (i) any federal, state or local law, statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, code, license, permit, authorization, approval,
consent, legal doctrine, order, directive, executive or administrative order,
judgment, decree, injunction, legal requirement or agreement with any
Governmental Entity relating to (A) the protection, preservation or restoration
of the environment (which includes, without limitation, air, water vapor,
surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, structures, soil, surface
land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), or
to human health or safety as it relates to Hazardous Materials, or (B) the
exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation,
transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal
of, Hazardous Materials, in each case as amended and as now in effect,
including, without limitation, (1) the Federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972,
the Federal Clean Air Act, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Federal Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (including, but not limited to, the
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments thereto and Subtitle I relating to
underground storage tanks), the Federal Solid Waste Disposal and the Federal
Toxic Substances Control Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 as it relates to
Hazardous Materials, the Federal Hazardous Substances Transportation Act, the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act,
the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers
and Harbors Appropriation Act or any so-called "Superfund" or "Superlien" law,
each as amended and as now or hereafter in effect, and (2) any common law or
equitable doctrine (including, without limitation, injunctive relief and tort
doctrines such as negligence, nuisance, trespass and strict liability) that may
impose liability or obligations for injuries or damages due to, or threatened as
a result of, the presence of or exposure to any Hazardous Material; and (z)
"Hazardous Material" means any substance (whether solid, liquid or gas) which is
or could be detrimental to human health or safety or to the environment,
currently or hereafter listed, defined, designated or classified as hazardous,
toxic, radioactive or dangerous, or otherwise regulated, under any Environmental
Law, whether by type or by quantity, including any substance containing any such
substance as a component. Hazardous Material includes, without limitation, any
toxic waste, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous substance, toxic substance,
hazardous waste, special waste, industrial substance, oil or petroleum, or any
derivative or by-product thereof, radon, radioactive material, asbestos,
asbestos-containing material, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, lead and
polychlorinated biphenyl.
(r) Loan Portfolio; Allowance; Asset Quality. (i) With respect to each
loan owned by Haven or its Subsidiaries in whole or in part (each, a "Loan"), to
the best knowledge of Haven:
(A) the note and the related security documents are each legal,
valid and binding obligations of the maker or obligor thereof,
enforceable against such maker or obligor in accordance with their
terms;
(B) neither Haven nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any prior
holder of a Loan, has modified the note or any of the related security
documents in any material respect or satisfied, canceled or
subordinated the note or any of the related security documents except
as otherwise disclosed by documents in the applicable Loan file;
(C) Haven or a Subsidiary is the sole holder of legal and
beneficial title to each Loan (or Haven's applicable participation
interest, as applicable), except as otherwise referenced on the books
and records of Haven;
(D) the note and the related security documents, copies of which
are included in the Loan files, are true and correct copies of the
documents they purport to be and have not been suspended, amended,
modified, canceled or otherwise changed except as otherwise disclosed
by documents in the applicable Loan file;
(E) there is no pending or threatened condemnation proceeding or
similar proceeding affecting the property that serves as security for a
Loan, except as otherwise referenced on the books and records of Haven;
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(F) there is no litigation or proceeding pending or threatened
relating to the property that serves as security for a Loan that would
have a material adverse effect upon the related Loan; and
(G) with respect to a Loan held in the form of a participation,
the participation documentation is legal, valid, binding and
enforceable.
(ii) The allowance for possible losses reflected in Haven's audited
statements of condition at December 31, 1999 and March 31, 2000 (unaudited)
were, and the allowance for possible losses shown on the balance sheets in
Haven's Reports for periods ending after March 31, 2000 will be, adequate, as of
the dates thereof, under GAAP applicable to stock savings banks consistently
applied.
(iii) Haven's Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of May 31, 2000, by
category the amounts of all loans, leases, advances, credit enhancements, other
extensions of credit, commitments and interest-bearing assets of Haven and its
Subsidiaries that have been classified by any bank examiner (whether regulatory
or internal) as "Special Mention," "Substandard," "Doubtful," "Loss" or words of
similar import. The other real estate owned ("OREO") included in any
non-performing assets of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries is carried net of
reserves at the lower of cost or fair value, less estimated selling costs, based
on current management appraisals or evaluations to the extent material;
provided, however, that "current" shall mean within the past 12 months.
(s) Deposits. None of the deposits of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries
is a "brokered" deposit.
(t) Haven Rights Agreement. The Haven Rights Agreement has been amended
(the form of which is set forth in Haven's Disclosure Letter) so as to provide
that Queens will not become an "Acquiring Person" and that no "Shares
Acquisition Date" or "Distribution Date" (as such terms are defined in Haven
Rights Agreement) will occur as a result of the approval, execution or delivery
of the Covered Agreements or any transactions contemplated thereby, as well as
additional purchases by Queens of up to 4.9% of the then outstanding Haven
Common Stock.
(u) Antitakeover Provisions Inapplicable. Haven and its Subsidiaries
have taken all actions required to exempt Haven and Queens and the Covered
Agreements or any transactions contemplated thereby, as well as additional
purchases by Queens of up to 4.9% of the then outstanding Haven Common Stock
from any provisions of an antitakeover nature in their organization certificates
and bylaws and the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL.
(v) Material Interests of Certain Persons. Except as disclosed in
Haven's Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, no officer
or director of Haven, or any "associate" (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2
under the Exchange Act) of any such officer or director, has any material
interest in any material contract or property (real or personal), tangible or
intangible, used in or pertaining to the business of Haven or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(w) Insurance. Haven and its Subsidiaries are presently insured, and
since December 31, 1998, have been insured, for reasonable amounts with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies, against such risks as
companies engaged in a similar business would, in accordance with good business
practice, customarily be insured. All of the insurance policies and bonds
maintained by Haven and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect, Haven and
its Subsidiaries are not in default thereunder and all material claims
thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion.
(x) Investment Securities; Borrowings. (i) Except for investments in
FHLB stock and pledges to secure FHLB borrowings and reverse repurchase
agreements entered into in arm's-length transactions pursuant to customary
commercial terms and conditions and entered into in the ordinary course of
business, and restrictions that exist for securities to be classified as "held
to maturity," none of the investments reflected in the consolidated balance
sheet of Haven included in Haven's Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999, and none of the investment securities held by it or any of
its Subsidiaries since December 31, 1999, is subject to any restriction
(contractual or statutory) that would materially impair the ability of the
entity holding such investment freely to dispose of such investment at any time.
(ii) Neither Haven nor any Subsidiary is a party to or has agreed to
enter into an exchange-traded or over-the-counter equity, interest rate, foreign
exchange or other swap, forward, future, option, cap, floor or collar or any
other contract that is not included on the consolidated statements of condition
and is a derivative contract (including various combinations thereof) (each, a
"Derivatives Contract") or owns securities that (A) are referred to generically
as "structured notes," "high risk mortgage derivatives," "capped floating rate
notes" or "capped floating rate mortgage derivatives" or (B) are likely to have
changes in value as a result of interest or exchange rate changes that
significantly exceed normal changes in value attributable to interest or
exchange rate changes, except for those Derivatives Contracts and other
instruments legally purchased or entered into in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with safe and sound banking practices and regulatory
guidance,
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and listed (as of March 31, 2000) in Haven's Disclosure Letter or disclosed in
Haven's Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof.
(iii) Set forth in Haven's Disclosure Letter is a true and complete
list of Haven's borrowed funds (excluding deposit accounts) as of June 23, 2000.
(y) Indemnification. Neither Haven nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any indemnification agreement with any of its present or future
directors, officers, employees, agents or other persons who serve or have served
as a director or officer of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries or who serve or
have served in any other capacity with any other enterprise at the request of
Haven (a "Covered Person"), except as provided in Haven's employment agreements
with Covered Persons ("Employment Agreements"), the organization certificate or
bylaws of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries, or as required by any applicable law
or regulation, and, to the best knowledge of Haven, there are no claims for
which any Covered Person would be entitled to indemnification under the
organization certificate or bylaws of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries, under
any applicable law or regulation or under any indemnification agreement.
(z) Books and Records. The books and records of Haven and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis have been, and are being, maintained in
accordance with applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect in all
material respects the substance of events and transactions that should be
included therein.
(aa) Corporate Documents. Haven has made available to Queens true and
complete copies of its certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of CFS Bank's
organization certificate and bylaws. The minute books of Haven and each
Significant Subsidiary contain records of all meetings and other corporate
actions taken by their respective boards of directors (and each committee
thereof) and their stockholders and are complete and correct in all material
respects.
(bb) Liquidation Account. The Merger will not result in any payment or
distribution payable out of the liquidation account of CFS Bank established in
connection with CFS Bank's conversion from mutual to stock form.
(cc) Tax Treatment of the Merger. As of the date hereof, Haven has no
knowledge of any fact or circumstance that would prevent the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement from qualifying as a reorganization under the
Code.
(dd) Beneficial Ownership of Queens Common Stock. As of the date
hereof, Haven does not beneficially own any shares of Queens Common Stock and
does not have any option, warrant or right of any kind to acquire the beneficial
ownership of any shares of Queens Common Stock.
(ee) Registration Statement. The information regarding Haven to be
supplied by Haven for inclusion in (i) the Registration Statement (as defined
herein) on Form S-4 and/or such other form(s) as may be appropriate to be filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), with the SEC by
Queens for the purpose of, among other things, registering the Queens Common
Stock to be issued to Haven's stockholders in the Merger (as amended or
supplemented from time to time, the "Registration Statement"), or (ii) the joint
proxy statement to be filed with the SEC by Haven and Queens under the Exchange
Act and distributed in connection with Haven's and Queens' respective meeting of
stockholders to vote upon this Agreement (together with the prospectus included
in the Registration Statement, the "Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus") will not,
at the time such Registration Statement becomes effective, 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 are made, not misleading.
Section 2.4. Representations and Warranties of Queens. Subject to
Sections 2.1 and 2.2, Queens represents and warrants to Haven that, except as
specifically disclosed in Queens' Disclosure Letter:
(a) Organization. (i) Queens is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is
duly registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956, as amended. Queens Bank is a bank duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of New York and is a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Queens. Each Significant Subsidiary of Queens, other than Queens
Bank is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization. Each of Queens and its Significant Subsidiaries
has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
(ii) Queens and each of its Subsidiaries has the requisite corporate
power and authority, and is duly qualified and is in good standing, to do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the
ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification necessary.
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(iii) Queens' Disclosure Letter sets forth all of Queens'
Subsidiaries and all entities (whether corporations, partnerships or similar
organizations), including the corresponding percentage ownership, in which
Queens owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the ownership interests as of
the date of this Agreement and indicates for each such Subsidiary, as of such
date, its jurisdiction of organization and the jurisdiction(s) wherein it is
qualified to do business. All such Subsidiaries and ownership interests are in
compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to direct
investments in equity ownership interests. Queens owns, either directly or
indirectly, all of the outstanding capital stock of each of its Subsidiaries. No
Subsidiary of Queens other than Queens Bank is an "insured depository
institution" as defined in the FDIA and the applicable regulations thereunder.
All of the shares of capital stock of each of the Subsidiaries held by Queens or
any of its other Subsidiaries are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive rights and are owned by
Queens or a Subsidiary of Queens free and clear of any claims, liens,
encumbrances or restrictions (other than those imposed by applicable federal and
state securities laws) and there are no agreements or understandings with
respect to the voting or disposition of any such shares.
(iv) The deposits of Queens Bank are insured by the Bank Insurance
Fund or SAIF of the FDIC to the extent provided in the FDIA.
(b) Capital Structure. (i) As of the date of this Agreement, the
authorized capital stock of Queens consists of 60,000,000 shares of Queens
Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share
("Queens Preferred Stock"). As of the date of this Agreement, (A) 20,764,910
shares of Queens Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (B) no shares of
Queens Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (C) no shares of Queens
Common Stock were reserved for issuance, except that 2,400,290 shares of Queens
Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the Queens County Bancorp,
Inc. 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan, the Queens County Savings Bank 1993
Directors' Stock Option Plan and the Queens County Savings Bank 1997 Stock
Option Plan, (D) no shares of Queens Preferred Stock were reserved for issuance
except pursuant to the Queens Rights Agreement and (E) 10,205,783 shares of
Queens Common Stock were held by Queens in its treasury or by its Subsidiaries.
The authorized capital stock of Queens Bank consists of 30,000,000 shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of the date of this Agreement, 1,000 shares
of such common stock were outstanding, no shares of such preferred stock were
outstanding and all outstanding shares of such common stock were, and as of the
Effective Time will be, owned by Queens. All outstanding shares of capital stock
of Queens and Queens Bank are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive rights and, with respect to
shares held by Queens in its treasury or by its Significant Subsidiaries, are
free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or restrictions (other than
those imposed by applicable federal or state securities laws) and, as of the
date hereof, there are no agreements or understandings with respect to the
voting or disposition of any such shares.
(ii) As of the date of this Agreement, no Voting Debt of Queens is
issued or outstanding.
(iii) As of the date of this Agreement, neither Queens nor any of
its Subsidiaries has or is bound by any outstanding options, warrants, calls,
rights, convertible securities, commitments or agreements of any character
obligating Queens or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause
to be issued, delivered or sold, any additional shares of capital stock of
Queens or any of its Subsidiaries or obligating Queens or any of its
Subsidiaries to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call,
right, convertible security, commitment or agreement. As of the date hereof,
there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Queens or any of its
Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital
stock of Queens or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Authority. Queens has the requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into this Agreement and, subject to approval of this Agreement by the
requisite vote of Queens' stockholders and receipt of all required regulatory or
governmental approvals, as contemplated by Section 5.1(b) of this Agreement, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement, and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by Queens'
stockholders, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions on the part of Queens.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Queens and constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Queens, enforceable in accordance with its terms
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
creditors' rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to
general principles of equity, whether applied in a court of law or a court of
equity.
(d) Stockholder Approval; Fairness Opinion. The affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Queens Common Stock
entitled to vote on this Agreement is the only vote of the stockholders of
Queens required for approval of this Agreement by Queens and the consummation of
the Merger and the related transactions contemplated hereby. Queens has received
the written opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ to the effect that, as of the date
hereof, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to
Queens.
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(e) No Violations. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Queens do not, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not, constitute (i) assuming receipt of all Requisite
Regulatory Approvals and requisite stockholder approvals, a breach or violation
of, or a default under, any law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree,
order, governmental permit or license, or agreement, indenture or instrument of
Queens or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or to which Queens or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries (or any of their respective properties) is subject,
(ii) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of Queens or the similar organizational documents of any
of its Significant Subsidiaries or (iii) a breach or violation of, or a default
under (or an event which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default under), or result in the termination of, accelerate the
performance required by, or result in the creation of any lien, pledge, security
interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of
Queens or any of its Subsidiaries, under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any note, bond, indenture, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement, instrument or obligation to which Queens or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party, or to which any of their respective properties or assets may be
subject; and the consummation of the transactions will not require any approval,
consent or waiver under any such law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order,
governmental permit or license or the approval, consent or waiver of any other
party to any such agreement, indenture or instrument, other than (w) the
approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Queens Common
Stock referred to in Section 2.4(d), (x) the Requisite Regulatory Approvals, (y)
the declaration of effectiveness by the SEC of the Registration Statement and
the SEC's approval of Queens' and Haven's proxy materials and (z) such
approvals, consents or waivers as are required under the federal and state
securities or "blue sky" laws in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(f) Reports. (i) As of their respective dates, none of the reports or
other statements filed by Queens, on or subsequent to December 31, 1998, with
the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(collectively, "Queens' Reports"), contained, or will contain, any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each
of the financial statements of Queens included in Queens' Report complied as of
their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis during the period involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited financial
statements, as permitted by Form 10- Q of the SEC). Each of the consolidated
statements of condition, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated
statements of cash flows and consolidated statements of changes in stockholders'
equity contained or incorporated by reference in Queens' Reports (including in
each case any related notes and schedules) fairly presented, or will fairly
present, as the case may be, the financial condition, results of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows, as the case may be, of the entity or
entities to which it relates for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the
case of unaudited interim statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments that
are not material in amount or effect), in each case in accordance with GAAP,
except as may be noted therein.
(ii) Queens and each of its Subsidiaries have each timely filed all
material reports, registrations and statements, together with any amendments
required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file since
December 31, 1999 with (A) the Federal Reserve Board (the "FRB"), (B) the New
York Banking Department, (C) the SEC, (D) the NASD and (E) any other SRO, and
have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith.
(g) Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in
Queens' Reports filed on or prior to the date of this Agreement, from the date
of March 31, 2000, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect with respect
to Queens.
(h) Absence of Claims. No litigation, proceeding, controversy, claim or
action before any court or Governmental Entity is pending against Queens or any
of its Subsidiaries, and, to the best of Queens' knowledge, no such litigation,
proceeding, controversy, claim or action has been threatened.
(i) Absence of Regulatory Actions. Neither Queens nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any cease and desist order, written agreement or
memorandum of understanding with, or any commitment letter or similar written
undertaking to, or is subject to any action, proceeding, order or directive by,
or is a recipient of any extraordinary supervisory letter from, any Bank
Regulator, or has adopted any board resolutions at the request of any Bank
Regulator, nor has it been advised by any Bank Regulator that it is
contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of
issuing or requesting) any such action, proceeding, order, directive, written
agreement, memorandum of understanding, extraordinary supervisory letter,
commitment letter, board resolutions or similar written undertaking.
(j) Taxes. All federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required
to be filed by or on behalf of Queens or any of its Subsidiaries have been
timely filed or requests for extensions have been timely filed and any such
extension shall have been granted and not have expired, and all such filed
returns are complete and
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accurate in all material respects. All taxes shown on such returns, all taxes
required to be shown on returns for which extensions have been granted and all
other taxes required to be paid by Queens or any of its Subsidiaries have been
paid in full or adequate provision has been made for any such taxes on Queens'
balance sheet (in accordance with GAAP). For purposes of this Section 2.4(j),
the term "taxes" shall include all federal, state, local or foreign taxes,
charges or other assessments, including, without limitation, income, franchise,
gross receipts, real and personal property, real property transfer and gains,
wage and employment taxes.
(k) Agreements. (i) Except for arrangements made in the ordinary course
of business, as of the date hereof Queens and its Subsidiaries are not bound by
any material contract (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K) to be
performed after the date hereof that is required to but has not been filed with
or incorporated by reference in Queens' Report. Except as disclosed in Queens'
Report filed prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date hereof neither
Queens nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to an oral or written agreement
containing covenants that limit the ability of Queens or any of its Subsidiaries
to compete in any line of business or with any person, or that involve any
restriction on the geographic area in which, or method by which, Queens
(including any successor thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries may carry on its
business (other than as may be required by law or any regulatory agency).
(ii) Neither Queens nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under
or in violation of any provision of any note, bond, indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement to which it is a party or by
which it is bound or to which any of its respective properties or assets is
subject.
(iii) Queens and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses valid
and binding licenses and other rights to use without payment all patents,
copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, service marks and trademarks used in its
businesses, and neither Queens nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notice of conflict with respect thereto that asserts the right of others. Each
of Queens and its Subsidiaries has performed all the obligations required to be
performed by it and are not in default under any contact, agreement, arrangement
or commitment relating to any of the foregoing.
(l) Queens Common Stock. The shares of Queens Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to this Agreement, when issued in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive rights.
(m) Labor Matters. Neither Queens nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has
ever been a party to, or is or has ever been bound by, any collective bargaining
agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or
labor organization with respect to its employees, nor is Queens or any of its
Subsidiaries the subject of any proceeding asserting that it has committed an
unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it or any such Subsidiary to bargain
with any labor organization as to wages and conditions of employment, nor is
there any strike, other labor dispute or organizational effort involving Queens
or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to Queens' knowledge, threatened. Queens
and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable laws regarding employment
of employees and retention of independent contractors and are in compliance with
applicable employment tax laws.
(n) Employee Benefit Plans. Queens' Disclosure Letter contains a
complete and accurate list as of the date hereof of all pension, retirement,
stock option, stock purchase, stock ownership, savings, stock appreciation
right, profit sharing, deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, group
insurance, severance and other benefit plans, contracts, agreements and
arrangements, including, but not limited to, "employee benefit plans," as
defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, incentive and welfare policies, contracts,
plans and arrangements and all trust agreements related thereto with respect to
any present or former directors, officers or other employees of Queens or any of
its Subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Queens Employee
Plans"). All of the Queens Employee Plans comply in all respects with all
applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and other applicable laws; there has
occurred no "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code) which is likely to result in the imposition of any
penalties or taxes under Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code
upon Queens or any of its Subsidiaries. No liability to the PBGC has been or is
expected by Queens or any of its Subsidiaries to be incurred with respect to any
Queens Employee Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA ("Queens Pension
Plan"), or with respect to any "single-employer plan" (as defined in Section
4001(a) of ERISA) currently or formerly maintained by Queens or any entity which
is considered one employer with Queens under Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or
Section 414 of the Code (an "ERISA Affiliate"). No Queens Pension Plan had an
"accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether
or not waived, as of the last day of the end of the most recent plan year ending
prior to the date hereof; the fair market value of the assets of each Queens
Pension Plan exceeds the present value of the "benefit liabilities" (as defined
in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA) under such Queens Pension Plan as of the end of
the most recent plan year with respect to the respective Queens Pension Plan
ending prior to the date hereof, calculated on the basis of the actuarial
assumptions used in the most recent actuarial valuation for such Queens Pension
Plan as of the date hereof; and no notice of a "reportable event" (as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA) for which the 30-day reporting requirement has not been
waived has been required to be filed for any Queens Pension Plan within the
12-month period ending on the date hereof. Neither Queens nor any of its
Subsidiaries
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has provided, or is required to provide, security to any Queens Pension Plan or
to any single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 401(a)(29)
of the Code. Neither Queens, its Subsidiaries, nor any ERISA Affiliate has
contributed to any "multiemployer plan," as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA,
on or after September 26, 1980. Each Queens Employee Plan that is an "employee
pension benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) and which is
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (a "Queens Qualified
Plan") has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS, and Queens
and its Subsidiaries are not aware of any circumstances likely to result in
revocation of any such favorable determination letter. Each Queens Qualified
Plan that is an "employee stock ownership plan" (as defined in Section
4975(e)(7) of the Code) has satisfied all of the applicable requirements of
Sections 409 and 4975(e)(7) of the Code and the regulations thereunder in all
respects and any assets of any such Queens Qualified Plan that are not allocated
to participants' individual accounts are pledged as security for, and may be
applied to satisfy, any securities acquisition indebtedness. There is no pending
or, to Queens' knowledge, threatened litigation, administrative action or
proceeding relating to any Queens Employee Plan. As of the date of this
Agreement, there has been no announcement or commitment by Queens or any of its
Subsidiaries to create an additional Queens Employee Plan, or to amend any
Queens Employee Plan, except for amendments required by applicable law which do
not materially increase the cost of such Queens Employee Plan; and, Queens and
its Subsidiaries do not have any obligations for post-retirement or
post-employment benefits under any Queens Employee Plan that cannot be amended
or terminated upon 60 days' notice or less without incurring any liability
thereunder, except for coverage required by Part 6 of Title I of ERISA or
Section 4980B of the Code, or similar state laws, the cost of which is borne by
the insured individuals. With respect to Queens or any of its Subsidiaries, for
the Employee Plans listed in Queens' Disclosure Letter, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not result in any payment or series of payments by Queens or any of
its Subsidiaries to any person which is an "excess parachute payment" (as
defined in Section 280G of the Code), increase or secure (by way of a trust or
other vehicle) any benefits payable under any Queens Employee Plan or accelerate
the time of payment or vesting of any such benefit. All contributions required
to be made under the terms of any Queens Employee Plan have been timely made or
have been reflected on Queens' Reports. With respect to each Queens Employee
Plan, Queens has supplied to Haven a true and correct copy of (A) the annual
report on the applicable form of the Form 5500 series filed with the IRS for the
most recent three plan years, if required to be filed, (B) such Queens Employee
Plan, including amendments thereto, (C) each trust agreement, insurance contract
or other funding arrangement relating to such Queens Employee Plan, including
amendments thereto, (D) the most recent summary plan description and summary of
material modifications thereto for such Queens Employee Plan, if the Queens
Employee Plan is subject to Title I of ERISA, (E) the most recent actuarial
report or valuation if such Queens Employee Plan is a Queens Pension Plan and
any subsequent changes to the actuarial assumptions contained therein and (F)
the most recent determination letter issued by the IRS if such Queens Employee
Plan is a Queens Qualified Plan.
(o) Title to Assets. Queens and each of its Subsidiaries has good and
marketable title to its properties and assets (including any intellectual
property asset such as any trademark, service ▇▇▇▇, trade name or copyright) and
property acquired in a judicial foreclosure proceeding or by way of a deed in
lieu of foreclosure or similar transfer, other than property as to which it is
lessee, in which case the related lease is valid and in full force and effect.
Each lease pursuant to which Queens or any of its Subsidiaries is lessor is
valid and in full force and effect and no lessee under any such lease is in
default or in violation of any provisions of any such lease. All material
tangible properties of Queens and each of its Subsidiaries are in a good state
of maintenance and repair, conform with all applicable ordinances, regulations
and zoning laws and are considered by Queens to be adequate for the current
business of Queens and its Subsidiaries.
(p) Compliance with Laws. Queens and each of its Subsidiaries has all
permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals of, and has
made all filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Entities
that are required in order to permit it to carry on its business as it is
presently conducted; all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority,
orders and approvals are in full force and effect, and, to the best knowledge of
Queens, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened. Since the
date of its incorporation, the corporate affairs of Queens have not been
conducted in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation, order, writ, rule,
decree or approval of any Governmental Entity. The businesses of Queens and its
Subsidiaries are not being, and have not been conducted in violation of any law,
ordinance, regulation, order, writ, rule, decree or condition to approval of any
Governmental Entity or any policy or procedure.
(q) Fees. Other than the financial advisory services performed for
Queens by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Barney, the fee for which is set forth in Queens'
Disclosure Letter, neither Queens nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their
respective officers, directors, employees or agents, has employed any broker or
finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory fees, brokerage
fees, commissions or finder's fees, and no broker or finder has acted directly
or indirectly for Queens or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(r) Environmental Matters. With respect to Queens and each of its
Subsidiaries:
(i) Each of Queens and its Subsidiaries, the Participation
Facilities and, to Queens' knowledge, the Loan Properties are, and have been, in
substantial compliance with, and are not liable under, all Environmental Laws;
(ii) There is no suit, claim, action, demand, executive or
administrative order, directive, investigation or proceeding pending or, to
Queens' knowledge, threatened, before any court, governmental agency or board or
other forum against Queens or any of its Subsidiaries or any Participation
Facility (x) for alleged noncompliance (including by any predecessor) with, or
liability under, any Environmental Law or (y) relating to the presence of or
release into the environment of any Hazardous Material, whether or not occurring
at or on a site owned, leased or operated by it or any of its Subsidiaries or
any Participation Facility;
(iii) To Queens' knowledge, there is no suit, claim, action, demand,
executive or administrative order, directive, investigation or proceeding
pending or threatened before any court, governmental agency or board or other
forum relating to or against any Loan Property (or Queens or any of its
Subsidiaries in respect of such Loan Property) (x) relating to alleged
noncompliance (including by any predecessor) with, or liability under, any
Environmental Law or (y) relating to the presence of or release into the
environment of any Hazardous Material, whether or not occurring at or on a site
owned, leased or operated by a Loan Property;
(iv) To Queens' knowledge, the properties currently owned or
operated by Queens or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation,
soil, groundwater or surface water on, under or adjacent to the properties, and
buildings thereon) are not contaminated with and do not otherwise contain any
Hazardous Material other than as permitted under applicable Environmental Law;
(v) Neither Queens nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notice, demand letter, executive or administrative order, directive or request
for information from any federal, state, local or foreign governmental entity or
any third party indicating that it may be in violation of, or liable under, any
Environmental Law;
(vi) To Queens' knowledge, (A) there are no underground storage
tanks on, in or under any properties owned or operated by Queens or any of its
Subsidiaries, any Participation Facility or any Loan Property, and (B) no
underground storage tanks have been closed or removed from any properties owned
or operated by Queens or any of its Subsidiaries, any Participation Facility or
any Loan Property; and
(vii) To Queens' knowledge, during the period of (l) Queens' or any
of its Subsidiaries' ownership or operation of any of their respective current
properties, (m) Queens' or any of its Subsidiaries' participation in the
management of any Participation Facility or (n) Queens' or any of its
Subsidiaries' holding of a security interest in a Loan Property, there has been
no contamination by or release of Hazardous Materials in, on, under or affecting
such properties. To Queens' knowledge, prior to the period of (x) Queens' or any
of its Subsidiaries' ownership or operation of any of their respective current
properties, (y) Queens' or any of its Subsidiaries' participation in the
management of any Participation Facility or (z) Queens' or any of its
Subsidiaries' holding of a security interest in a Loan Property, there was no
contamination by or release of Hazardous Material in, on, under or affecting
such properties.
(s) Deposits. As of the date hereof, none of the deposits of Queens or
any of its Subsidiaries is a "brokered" deposit.
(t) Insurance. Queens and its Subsidiaries are presently insured, and
since December 31, 1998, have been insured, for reasonable amounts with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies, against such risks as
companies engaged in a similar business would, in accordance with good business
practice, customarily be insured. All of the insurance policies and bonds
maintained by Queens and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect, Queens
and its Subsidiaries are not in default thereunder and all material claims
thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion.
(u) Borrowings. Set forth in Queens' Disclosure Letter is a true and
complete list of Queens' borrowed funds (excluding deposit accounts) as of the
date hereof.
(v) Books and Records. The books and records of Queens and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis have been, and are being, maintained in
accordance with applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect in all
material respects the substance of events and transactions that should be
included therein.
(w) Corporate Documents. Queens has made available to Haven true and
complete copies of its certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Queens
Bank's organization certificate and bylaws. The minute books of Queens and each
Significant Subsidiary contain records of all meetings and other corporate
actions
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taken by their respective boards of directors (and each committee thereof) and
their stockholders and are complete and correct in all material respects.
(x) Tax Treatment of the Merger. As the date hereof, Queens has no
knowledge of any fact or circumstance that would prevent the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement from qualifying as a reorganization under the
Code.
(y) Beneficial Ownership of Haven Common Stock. As of the date hereof,
Queens does not beneficially own any shares of Haven Common Stock and, other
than as contemplated by the Option Agreement, does not have any option, warrant
or right of any kind to acquire the beneficial ownership of any shares of Haven
Common Stock.
(z) Registration Statement. The information to be supplied by Queens
for inclusion in (i) the Registration Statement or (ii) the Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus will not, at the time such Registration Statement becomes
effective, 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 are made, not
misleading.
ARTICLE III
CONDUCT PENDING THE MERGER
Section 3.1. Conduct of Haven's Business Prior to the Effective Time.
Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, during the period from the date
of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Haven shall, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) conduct its business
in the ordinary course consistent with past practice; (ii) maintain and preserve
intact its business organization, properties, leases, employees and advantageous
business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key
employees, (iii) not knowingly take any action which would adversely affect or
delay the ability of Haven, CFS Bank, Queens or Queens Bank to perform their
respective covenants and agreements on a timely basis under this Agreement, (iv)
not knowingly take any action which would adversely affect or delay the ability
of Haven, CFS Bank, Queens or Queens Bank to obtain any necessary approvals,
consents or waivers of any governmental authority required for the transactions
contemplated hereby or which would reasonably be expected to result in any such
approvals, consents or waivers containing any material condition or restriction,
and (v) not knowingly take any action that results in or is reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect on Haven or CFS Bank.
Section 3.2. Forbearance by Haven. Without limiting the covenants set
forth in Section 3.1 hereof, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and
except to the extent required by law or regulation or any Bank Regulator, during
the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Haven shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written
consent of Queens, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(a) change any provisions of the certificate of incorporation or
bylaws of Haven or the similar governing documents of any of its Subsidiaries;
(b) issue any shares of capital stock or change the terms of any
outstanding stock options or warrants, issue, grant or sell any option, warrant,
call, commitment, stock appreciation right, right to purchase or agreement of
any character relating to the authorized or issued capital stock of Haven except
pursuant to (i) the exercise of stock options granted pursuant to the Haven
Option Plans in existence prior to the date hereof, (ii) the exercise of stock
options or warrants as set forth in Haven's Disclosure Letter or consistent with
Section 1.4 of this Agreement, (iii) the Option Agreement or (iv) the terms of
the Haven Rights Agreement; adjust, split, combine or reclassify any capital
stock; make, declare or pay any dividend (except for (A) Haven's regular
quarterly dividend of $0.075, and (B) dividends by wholly- owned Subsidiaries)
or make any other distribution on, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock or any securities or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of its capital
stock. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the
Board of Directors of Haven shall cause its regular quarterly dividend record
dates and payment dates to be the same as Queens' regular quarterly dividend
record dates and payments dates for Queens Common Stock (i.e., Haven's quarterly
dividend expected to have a record date in September or October, 2000 shall be
postponed to conform to the Queens dividend that is expected to have a record
date in November, 2000), and Haven shall not thereafter change its regular
dividend payment dates and record dates.
(c) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and pursuant to policies currently in effect (i) sell, transfer,
mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of its material properties,
leases or assets to any individual, corporation or other entity other than a
direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Haven or (ii) cancel, release or
assign any indebtedness in individual amounts of greater than $100,000 of any
individual, corporation or other entity, except pursuant to contracts or
agreements in force at the date of this Agreement and which have been disclosed
to Queens;
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(d) except to the extent required by law or as disclosed in Section
3.2(d) of Haven's Disclosure Letter or specifically provided for elsewhere
herein, increase the compensation or fringe benefits of any of its employees or
directors other than general increases in compensation to employees having a
title of Vice President and below made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, which increases do not exceed in any individual
case 15% of the annual rate of base salary in effect on the date of this
Agreement for such individual and 6% in the aggregate of the annual rate of base
year salary in effect on the date of this Agreement for such group, or pay any
pension or retirement allowance not required by any existing plan or agreement
to any such employees or directors, or become a party to, amend or commit itself
to fund or otherwise establish any trust or account related to any Haven
Employee Plan (as defined herein) with or for the benefit of any employee or
director; or voluntarily accelerate the vesting of any stock options or other
compensation or benefit;
(e) except as contemplated by Section 4.2, change its method of
accounting as in effect at December 31, 1999, except as required by changes in
GAAP as concurred in by Haven's independent auditors;
(f) except as set forth in Haven's Disclosure Letter, settle any
claim, action or proceeding involving any liability of Haven or any of its
Subsidiaries for money damages in excess of $100,000 or impose material
restrictions upon the operations of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries;
(g) acquire or agree to acquire, by merging or consolidating with,
or by purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a substantial portion of
the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation,
partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof or
otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets, in each case which are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to Haven, except in satisfaction of
debts previously contracted;
(h) except pursuant to commitments existing at the date hereof which
have previously been disclosed to Queens, make any real estate loans secured by
undeveloped land or real estate located outside the States of New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut (other than real estate secured by one-to-four family
homes) or make any construction loan (other than construction loans secured by
one-to-four family homes) outside the States of New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut;
(i) establish or commit to the establishment of any new branch or
other office facilities other than as set forth in Haven's Disclosure Letter;
(j) take any action that would prevent or impede the Merger from
qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;
(k) make any investment in any debt security, including
mortgage-backed and mortgage related securities, other than U.S. government and
U.S. government agency securities with final maturities not greater than two
years or reinvestments of interest on, and prepayments and payments at maturity
of the principal of mortgage-backed or mortgage related securities in
mortgage-backed or mortgage related securities that are purchased in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(l) other than by and among CFS Bank and any of its Subsidiaries,
make any investment either by purchase of stock or securities, contributions to
capital, property transfers, or purchase of any property or assets of any other
individual, corporation or other entity other than (i) in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice in individual amounts not to exceed
$50,000, (ii) investments for Haven's portfolio made in accordance with Section
3.2(k), (iii) the purchase of FHLB stock necessary to maintain Haven's
membership status with the FHLB of New York and (iv) pursuant to contractual
commitments existing as of the date hereof as set forth in Section 3.2(l) of
Haven's Disclosure Letter;
(m) enter into any contract or agreement that is not terminable
within 30 days, or make any change in, or terminate, any of its leases or
contracts, other than with respect to those involving aggregate payments of less
than, or the provision of goods or services with a market value of less than
$100,000 per annum and other than contracts or agreements permitted by other
clauses of this Section 3.2;
(n) make, renegotiate, renew, increase, extend or purchase any (i)
loan, lease (credit equivalent), advance, credit enhancement or other extension
of credit, or make any commitment in respect of any of the foregoing, except (a)
in conformity with existing lending practices in amounts not to exceed $500,000
to any individual borrower (except for commercial real estate loans which shall
be limited to $3.5 million to any individual borrower and except for small
business and commercial loans which shall be limited to $300,000 to any
individual borrower) or (b) loans or advances as to which Haven or any
Subsidiary has a legally binding obligation to make such loan or advances as of
the date hereof; provided, however, that Haven and its Subsidiaries may not
make, renegotiate, renew, increase, extend or purchase any loan that is
underwritten based on no verification of income or loans commonly known or
referred to as "no documentation loans;" or (ii) loans, advances or commitments
to directors, officers or other affiliated parties of Haven or any of its
Subsidiaries;
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(o) incur any additional borrowings beyond those set forth on
Haven's Disclosure Letter other than short-term (two years or less) FHLB
borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements consistent with past practice, or
pledge any of its assets to secure any borrowings other than as required
pursuant to the terms of borrowings of Haven or any Subsidiary in effect at the
date hereof or in connection with borrowings or reverse repurchase agreements
permitted hereunder. Deposits shall not be deemed to be borrowings within the
meaning of this paragraph;
(p) make any capital expenditures in excess of $50,000 per
expenditure other than (i) pursuant to binding commitments existing on the date
hereof, (ii) expenditures necessary to replace or maintain existing assets in
good repair and (iii) expenditures necessary to establish any new branches set
forth in Section 3.2(i) of Haven's Disclosure Letter;
(q) make any investment or commitment to invest in real estate or in
any real estate development project, other than real estate acquired in
satisfaction of defaulted mortgage loans and investments or commitments approved
by the Board of Directors of Haven or CFS Bank prior to the date of this
Agreement and disclosed in writing to Queens in Section 3.2(q) of Haven's
Disclosure Letter;
(r) elect to the Board of Directors of Haven any person who is not a
member of the Board of Directors of Haven as of the date of this Agreement;
(s) make any tax election other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice; or
(t) agree or commit to take any action that is prohibited by this
Section 3.2.
In the event that Queens does not respond in writing to Haven within
four business days of receipt by Queens of a written request for Haven to engage
in any of the actions for which Queens' prior written consent is required
pursuant to this Section 3.2, Queens shall be deemed to have consented to such
action. Any request by Haven or response thereto by Queens shall be made in
accordance with the notice provisions of Section 8.7, shall note that it is a
request pursuant to this Section 3.2 and shall state that a failure to respond
within four business days shall constitute consent.
Section 3.3. Conduct of Queens' Business Prior to the Effective Time.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and except to the extent required
by law or regulation or any Bank Regulator, during the period from the date of
this Agreement to the Effective Time, Queens shall not, and shall not permit
Queens Bank to, materially change the nature of its or Queens Bank's business
plan or eliminate any material business line in existence on the date hereof
without first consulting with the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer or the President of Haven.
Section 3.4. Forbearance by Queens. Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement and except to the extent required by law or regulation or any
Bank Regulator, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the
Effective Time, Queens shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, without the prior written consent of Haven, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(u) change any provisions of the certificate of incorporation or
bylaws of Queens, other than to increase the authorized capital stock of Queens
or issue shares of preferred stock thereunder;
(v) make, declare or pay any dividend (except for Queens' regular
quarterly dividend, which shall not be increased by more than $0.05 from the
prior quarter's dividend, and dividends of Queens' wholly-owned subsidiaries) or
make any other distribution on its capital stock or any securities or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of its capital
stock;
(w) knowingly take any action which (1) would materially adversely
affect its ability to consummate the Merger; (2) is reasonably likely to prevent
or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368 of the Code; or (3) is intended or is reasonably likely to result in
(i) 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, (ii) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article V
not being satisfied or (iii) a material violation of any provision of this
Agreement;
(x) change its method of accounting as in effect at December 31,
1999, except as permitted by GAAP as concurred in by Queens' independent
auditors;
(y) elect to the Board of Directors of Queens any person who is not
a member of the Board of Directors of Queens as of the date of this Agreement
other than to fill a vacancy that arises due to the death, disability,
resignation or retirement of a director and if, within two years after the
Effective Time, a New Queens Director, New Queens Bank Director or Continuing
CFS Bank Director ceases to be a director of Queens, Queens Bank or CFS Bank,
respectively, thereby creating a vacancy on the Queens Board of Directors,
Queens
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Bank Board of Directors or the CFS Bank Board of Directors (so long as it shall
exist), such Board of Directors shall elect a new member, selected by Queens, in
its discretion. Queens shall give first consideration to persons who were
members of the Haven Board as of the date hereof to fill such vacancy;
(z) enter into an agreement with respect to an Acquisition Transaction
(as defined herein) with a third party which is conditioned on Queens not
completing the Merger; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent Queens or
any of its Subsidiaries from acquiring any other assets or businesses or from
discontinuing or disposing of any of its assets or business if such action is,
in the reasonable judgment of Queens desirable in the conduct of the business of
Queens and its Subsidiaries and would not, in the reasonable judgment of Queens,
likely delay the Effective Time to a date subsequent to the date set forth in
Section 7.1 of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "Acquisition
Transaction" shall mean (x) a merger or consolidation, or any similar
transaction, involving Queens, (y) a purchase, lease or other acquisition of all
or substantially all of the assets of Queens or (z) a purchase or other
acquisition (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or
otherwise) of securities representing 15% or more of the voting power of Queens;
provided that the term "Acquisition Transaction" does not include any internal
merger or consolidation involving only Queens and its Subsidiaries; or
(aa) agree or commit to take any action that is prohibited by this
Section 3.4.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Section 4.1. Acquisition Proposals. Haven agrees that neither it nor
any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of the respective officers and directors of
Haven or any of its Subsidiaries, shall, and Haven shall direct and use its best
efforts to cause its employees, agents and representatives (including, without
limitation, any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any
of its Subsidiaries) not to, initiate, solicit or encourage, directly or
indirectly, any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer (including,
without limitation, any proposal or offer to Haven's stockholders) with respect
to a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving, or any purchase of
all or any significant portion of the assets or any equity securities of, Haven
or any of its material Subsidiaries (any such proposal or offer being
hereinafter referred to as an "Acquisition Proposal") or (b) engage in any
negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential information or data to, or
have any discussions with, any person relating to an Acquisition Proposal, or
otherwise facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition
Proposal; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall
prevent Haven or its Board of Directors from (i) complying with Rule 14e-2
promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to an Acquisition Proposal or
(ii) (A) providing information in response to a request therefor by a person who
has made an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (an "Unsolicited
Acquisition Proposal") if the Board of Directors receives from the person so
requesting such information executed confidentiality agreement on terms
substantially equivalent to those contained in such confidentiality agreements
between Queens and Haven, dated as of April 12, 2000 (the "Confidentiality
Agreement"); or (B) engaging in any negotiations or discussions with any person
who has made an Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal, if and only to the extent
that, in each such case referred to in clause (A) or (B) above, (x) the Board of
Directors of Haven, after consultation with outside legal counsel, in good ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ such action to be legally necessary for the proper discharge of its
fiduciary duties under applicable law and (y) the Board of Directors of Haven,
after consultation with its financial advisor, determines in good faith that
such Acquisition Proposal, if accepted, is reasonably likely to be consummated,
taking into account all legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the proposal
and the person making the proposal and would, if consummated, result in a more
favorable transaction than the transaction contemplated by this Agreement,
taking into account the long-term prospects and interests of Haven and its
stockholders. Haven will notify Queens immediately orally (within one business
day) and in writing (within three business days) if any such Acquisition
Proposals are received by, any such information is requested from or any such
negotiations or discussions are sought to be initiated or continued with Haven
after the date hereof, the identity of the person making such inquiry, proposal
or offer and the substance thereof and will keep Queens informed of any
developments with respect thereto immediately upon the occurrence thereof.
Subject to the foregoing, Haven will immediately cease and cause to be
terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties
conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing. Haven will take the
necessary steps to inform the appropriate individuals or entities referred to in
the first sentence hereof of the obligations undertaken in this Section 4.1.
Haven will promptly request each person (other than Queens) that has executed a
confidentiality agreement prior to the date hereof in connection with its
consideration of a business combination with Haven or any of its Subsidiaries to
return or destroy all confidential information previously furnished to such
person by or on behalf of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.2. Certain Policies of Haven.
(a) At the request of Queens, Haven shall cause CFS Bank to modify and
change its loan, litigation and real estate valuation policies and practices
(including loan classifications and levels of reserves) and investment and
asset/liability management policies and practices after the date on which all
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Approvals and stockholder approvals are received, and after receipt of written
confirmation from Queens that it is not aware of any fact or circumstance that
would prevent completion of the Merger, and prior to the Effective Time so as to
be consistent on a mutually satisfactory basis with those of Queens Bank;
provided, however, that Haven shall not be required to take such action more
than 30 days prior to the Effective Date; and provided, further, that such
policies and procedures are not prohibited by GAAP or any applicable laws or
regulations.
(b) Haven's representations, warranties and covenants contained in this
Agreement shall not be deemed to be untrue or breached in any respect for any
purpose as a consequence of any modifications or changes undertaken solely on
account of this Section 4.2. Queens agrees to hold harmless, indemnify and
defend Haven and its Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers and
employees, for any loss, claim, liability or other damage caused by or resulting
from compliance with this Section 4.2.
Section 4.3. Access and Information.
(a) Upon reasonable notice, Haven and Queens shall (and shall cause
their respective Subsidiaries to) afford to the other and their respective
representatives (including, without limitation, directors, officers and
employees of such party and its affiliates and counsel, accountants and other
professionals retained by such party) such reasonable 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
either party may reasonably request; provided, however, that no investigation
pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall affect or be deemed to modify any
representation or warranty made herein. In furtherance, and not in limitation of
the foregoing, Haven shall make available to Queens all information necessary or
appropriate for the preparation and filing of all real property and real estate
transfer tax returns and reports required by reason of the Merger. Queens and
Haven shall not, and shall cause their respective representatives not to, use
any information obtained pursuant to this Section 4.3 for any purpose unrelated
to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Subject
to the requirements of applicable law, each of Queens and Haven will keep
confidential, and will cause their respective representatives to keep
confidential, all information and documents obtained pursuant to this Section
4.3 or otherwise obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement unless such information (i) was already known to such party or an
affiliate of such party, other than pursuant to a confidentiality agreement or
other confidential relationship, (ii) becomes available to such party or an
affiliate of such party from other sources not known by such party to be bound
by a confidentiality agreement or other obligation of secrecy, (iii) is
disclosed with the prior written approval of the other party or (iv) is or
becomes readily ascertainable from published information or trade sources. 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 (or an affiliate of any party hereto) to be
returned to the party that furnished the same or destroyed; provided, however,
that an officer's certificate attesting as to such destruction has been provided
to the other party.
(b) During the period of time beginning on the day application
materials are deemed complete by the OTS, the FDIC and the FRB, to the extent an
application was required to be filed with such regulator, and continuing to the
Effective Time, including weekends and holidays, Haven shall cause CFS Bank to
provide Queens, Queens Bank and their authorized agents and representatives full
access to CFS Bank's offices after normal business hours for the purpose of
installing necessary wiring and equipment to be utilized by Queens Bank after
the Effective Time; provided that:
(i) reasonable advance notice of each entry shall be given to CFS
Bank and CFS Bank approves of each entry, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld;
(ii) CFS Bank shall have the right to have its employees or
contractors present to inspect the work being done;
(iii) to the extent practicable, such work shall be done in a manner
that will not interfere with CFS Bank's business conducted at any affected
branch offices;
(iv) all such work shall be done in compliance with all applicable
laws and government regulations, and Queens shall be responsible for the
procurement, at Queens' expense, of all required governmental or administrative
permits and approvals;
(v) Queens shall maintain appropriate insurance satisfactory to CFS
Bank in connection with any work done by Queens' agents and representatives
pursuant to this Section 4.3;
(vi) Queens shall reimburse CFS Bank for any out-of-pocket costs or
expenses incurred by CFS Bank in connection with this undertaking; and
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(vii) in the event this Agreement is terminated in accordance with
Article VI hereof, Queens, within a reasonable time period and at its sole cost
and expense, will restore such offices to their condition prior to the
commencement of any such installation.
Section 4.4. Certain Filings, Consents and Arrangements. Queens and
Haven shall (a) as soon as practicable (and in any event within 45 days after
the date hereof) make, or cause to be made, any filings and applications and
provide any notices required to be filed or provided in order to obtain all
approvals, consents and waivers of Governmental Entities and third parties
necessary or appropriate for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or by Option Agreement; and (b) cooperate with one another in promptly
(i) determining what filings and notices are required to be made or approvals,
consents or waivers are required to be obtained under any relevant federal or
state law or regulation or under any relevant agreement or other document and
(ii) making any such filings and notices, furnishing information required in
connection therewith and seeking timely to obtain any such approvals, consents
or waivers. Each party shall provide the other party with (i) a copy of all
applications, notices and filings referred to in this Section 4.4 together with
all attachments (other than biographical and financial disclosure forms), no
less than five days before filing such application, notice or filing with the
applicable Governmental Entity and (ii) a copy of all applications, notices and
filings referred to in this Section 4.4 filed with any Governmental Entity. Each
party shall notify the other of the receipt of any comments of any Governmental
Entity with respect to any application, notice or filing in connection with this
Agreement and shall provide the other party with copies of all correspondence
between that party or any representative of that party and the Governmental
Entity and copies of any amendments or supplements to any application, notice or
filing.
Section 4.5. Antitakeover Provisions.
(a) Haven and its Subsidiaries shall take all steps required by any
relevant federal or state law or regulation or under any relevant agreement or
other document (i) to exempt or continue to exempt Queens, the Covered
Agreements and any transactions contemplated thereby, as well as additional
purchases by Queens of up to 4.9% of then outstanding shares of Haven Common
Stock, from any provisions of an antitakeover nature in Haven's or its
Subsidiaries' certificates of incorporation or charters, as the case may be, and
bylaws and the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL and (ii) upon the request
of Queens, to assist in any challenge to the applicability to the foregoing of
Section 203 of the DGCL.
(b) Except for amendments approved in writing by Queens, Haven will
not, following the date hereof, amend or waive any of the provisions of, or take
any action to exempt any other persons from the provisions of, Haven Rights
Agreement in any manner that adversely affects Queens or Queens Bank with
respect to the consummation of the Merger or, except as provided in the next
sentence, redeem the rights thereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall prevent Haven from amending or otherwise taking any action under the Haven
Rights Agreement to delay the Distribution Date (as defined in the Haven Rights
Agreement). If requested by Queens, but not otherwise, Haven will redeem all
outstanding Haven Preferred Share Purchase Rights at a redemption price of not
more than $.01 per Haven Preferred Share Purchase Right effective immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
Section 4.6. Additional Agreements. Subject to the terms and conditions
herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use all reasonable efforts
to take promptly, or cause to be taken promptly, all actions and to do promptly,
or cause to be done promptly, all things necessary, proper or advisable under
applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as expeditiously as possible,
including using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary actions
or non-actions, extensions, waivers, consents and approvals from all applicable
Governmental Entities, effecting all necessary registrations, applications and
filings (including, without limitation, filings under any applicable state
securities laws) and obtaining any required contractual consents and regulatory
approvals.
Section 4.7. Publicity. The initial press release announcing this
Agreement shall be a joint press release and thereafter Haven and Queens shall
consult with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public
statements with respect to the Merger and any other transaction contemplated
hereby and in making any filings with any Governmental Entity or with the Nasdaq
Stock Market or any national securities exchange with respect thereto.
Section 4.8. Stockholders Meetings. Haven and Queens each shall take
all action necessary, in accordance with applicable law and its respective
corporate documents, to convene a meeting of its respective stockholders (each,
a "Stockholder Meeting") as promptly as practicable for the purpose of
considering and voting on approval and adoption of the transactions provided for
in this Agreement. Except to the extent the Board of Directors of each of Haven
or Queens, as the case may be, after consultation with outside legal counsel, in
good ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ such action or inaction to be legally necessary for the proper
discharge of its fiduciary duties under applicable law the Board of Directors of
each of Haven and Queens shall (a) recommend at its Stockholder Meeting that the
stockholders vote in favor of and approve the transactions provided for in this
Agreement and (b) use its commercially reasonable efforts to solicit such
approvals. Haven and Queens, in consultation with the
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other, shall each employ professional proxy solicitors to assist in contacting
stockholders in connection with soliciting favorable votes on the Merger. Haven
and Queens shall coordinate and cooperate with respect to the timing of their
respective Stockholder Meetings.
Section 4.9. Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus; Comfort Letters. (i)
Queens and Haven shall cooperate with respect to the preparation of a
Registration Statement for the shares of Queens Common Stock to be issued in the
Merger and a Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus for the purpose of taking
stockholder action on the Merger and this Agreement and file the Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus with the SEC as soon as practicable after the date hereof,
respond to comments of the staff of the SEC and, promptly after the Registration
Statement is declared effective by the SEC, mail the Joint Proxy Statement-
Prospectus to the respective holders of record (as of the applicable record
date) of shares of voting stock of each of Haven and Queens. Queens and Haven
each represents and covenants to the other that the Joint Proxy
Statement-Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, with respect to
the information pertaining to it or its Subsidiaries at the date of mailing to
its stockholders and the date of its Stockholder Meeting will be in compliance
with the Exchange Act and all relevant rules and regulations of the SEC and will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(ii) Queens shall cause KPMG, LLP, its independent public accounting
firm, to deliver to Haven, and Haven shall cause KPMG, LLP, its independent
public accounting firm, to deliver to Queens and to its officers and directors
who sign the Registration Statement for this transaction, a "comfort letter" or
"agreed upon procedures" letter, in the form customarily issued by such
accountants at such time in transactions of this type, dated (a) the date of the
mailing of the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus for the Stockholders Meeting of
Haven and the date of mailing of the Joint Proxy Statement for the Stockholders
meeting of Queens, respectively, and (b) a date not earlier than five business
days preceding the date of the Closing (as defined herein).
Section 4.10. Registration of Queens Common Stock.
(a) Queens shall, as promptly as practicable following the
preparation thereof, file the Registration Statement (including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments or supplements thereto) with the SEC
under the Securities Act in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, and Queens and Haven shall use all reasonable efforts to have
the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as
promptly as practicable after such filing. Queens will advise Haven promptly
after Queens receives notice 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 the shares of
capital stock issuable pursuant to the Registration Statement, or 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. Queens will provide Haven with as many copies of such Registration
Statement and all amendments thereto promptly upon the filing thereof as Haven
may reasonably request.
(b) Queens shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain,
prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, all necessary state
securities laws or "blue sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Queens shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list,
prior to the Effective Time, on the National Market System of The Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq Stock Market"), or on such other exchange as Queens Common
Stock shall then be trading, subject only to official notice of issuance, the
shares of Queens Common Stock to be issued by Queens in exchange for the shares
of Haven Common Stock.
Section 4.11. Affiliate Letters. Promptly, but in any event within
two weeks after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Haven shall
deliver to Queens a letter identifying all persons who, to the knowledge of
Haven, may be deemed to be "affiliates" of Haven under Rule 145 of the
Securities Act including, without limitation, all directors and executive
officers of Haven. Within two weeks after delivery of such letter, Haven shall
deliver executed letter agreements, each substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A, executed by each such person so identified as an affiliate
of Haven agreeing (i) to comply with Rule 145, and (ii) to be present in person
or by proxy and vote in favor of the Merger at the Haven Stockholders Meeting.
Section 4.12. Notification of Certain Matters. Each party shall give
prompt notice to the other of: (a) any event or notice of, or other
communication relating to, a default or event that, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would become a default, received by it or any of its Subsidiaries
subsequent to the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, under
any contract material to the financial condition, properties, businesses or
results of operations of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to
which such party or any Subsidiary is a party or is subject; and (b) any event,
condition, change or occurrence which individually or in the aggregate has, or
which, so far as reasonably can be foreseen at the time of its occurrence, is
reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Haven and
Queens shall give prompt notice to the other party of any notice or
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other communication from any third party alleging that the consent of such third
party is or may be required in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.13. Directors and Officers.
(a) Queens agrees to cause three persons who are members of the Haven
Board of Directors on the date hereof, selected by Queens in its discretion, who
are willing so to serve ("New Queens Directors"), to be elected or appointed as
directors of Queens and two persons who are currently members of the Haven Board
of Directors, selected by Queens in its discretion, who are willing to so serve
("New Queens Bank Directors") to be elected or appointed to the Board of
Directors of Queens Bank at, or as promptly as practicable after, the Effective
Time (such appointment or election of New Queens Directors and New Queens Bank
Directors, respectively, to be as evenly distributed as possible among the
classes of Queens and Queens Bank directors, respectively). The existing members
of the CFS Bank Board of Directors shall resign as of the Effective Time, and
the Board of Directors of CFS Bank, following the Effective Time, shall include
three members of the Haven Board of Directors as of the date hereof, as selected
by Queens in its discretion, and eight members from among the existing Directors
of Queens and Queens Bank, or otherwise as determined by Queens ("Continuing CFS
Bank Directors"). Queens may, in its discretion, select the same person for more
than one Board position. Queens agrees not to increase the size of the Queens
Board of Directors beyond 11 members for a period of two years following the
Effective Time; provided, however, that Queens may increase the size of the
Queens Board of Directors during such two year period in order to appoint one or
more persons to such board who, immediately prior to such time, were directors
of a financial organization then being acquired by Queens.
(b) Queens shall honor (i) the Employment Agreements and the Change in
Control Agreements between Haven and, respectively, those persons listed in
Section 4.13 of Haven's Disclosure Letter, each as amended and restated as of
the date set forth for such person therein and (ii) the Employment Agreements
and the Change in Control Agreements between CFS Bank and, respectively, those
persons listed in Section 4.13 of Haven's Disclosure Letter, each as amended and
restated as of the date set forth for such person therein.
Section 4.14. Indemnification; Directors' and Officers' Insurance.
(a) From and after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of
the Effective Date, Queens agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each director
and officer of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement
(each, an "Indemnified Party"), against any costs or expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (collectively, "Costs") incurred in connection with any
claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at
or prior to the Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including the entering into the Option Agreement), whether asserted
or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, and to advance any such
Costs to each Indemnified Party as they are from time to time incurred, in each
case to the fullest extent such Indemnified Party would have been indemnified as
a director, officer or employee of Haven or any of its Subsidiaries under the
DGCL.
(b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under
Section 4.14(a), upon learning of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation, shall promptly notify Queens thereof, but the failure to so
notify shall not relieve Queens of any liability it may have hereunder to such
Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the indemnifying
party. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation, (i) Queens shall have the right to assume the defense thereof
with counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, and Queens shall
not be liable to such Indemnified Party for any legal expenses of other counsel
subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense
thereof, except that if Queens does not elect to assume such defense within a
reasonable time or counsel for the Indemnified Party at any time advises that
there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between Queens and the
Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party may retain counsel satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party, and Queens shall remain responsible for the reasonable fees
and expenses of such counsel as set forth above, to be paid promptly as
statements therefor are received; provided, however, that Queens shall be
obligated pursuant to this paragraph (b) to pay for only one firm of counsel for
all Indemnified Parties in any one jurisdiction with respect to any given claim,
action, suit, proceeding or investigation unless the use of one counsel for such
Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii)
the Indemnified Party will reasonably cooperate in the defense of any such
matter; and (iii) Queens shall not be liable for any settlement effected by an
Indemnified Party without its prior written consent, which consent may not be
withheld or delayed unless such settlement is unreasonable in light of such
claims, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations against, or defenses
available to, such Indemnified Party.
(c) Queens shall pay all reasonable Costs, including attorneys' fees,
that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in successfully enforcing the
indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 4.14 to the fullest
extent permitted under applicable law. The rights of each Indemnified Party
hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights such Indemnified Party may
have under applicable law.
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(d) For a period of six years after the Effective Time, Queens shall
cause to be maintained in effect for the former directors and officers of Haven
coverage under Queens' policy of directors and officers liability insurance no
less advantageous to the beneficiaries thereof than the current policies of
directors' and officers' liability insurance maintained by Haven; provided,
however, that in no event shall Queens be obligated to expend, in order to
maintain or provide insurance coverage pursuant to this Subsection 4.14(d), any
premium per annum in excess of 200% of the amount of the annual premiums paid as
of the date hereof by Haven for such insurance ("Maximum Agreement"); provided,
further, that if the amount of the annual premiums necessary to maintain or
procure such insurance coverage exceeds the Maximum Amount, Queens shall obtain
the most advantageous coverage of directors' and officers' insurance obtainable
for an annual premium equal to the Maximum Amount; and provided, further, that
officers and directors of Haven may be required to make application and provide
customary representations and warranties to Queens' insurance carrier for the
purpose of obtaining such insurance.
Section 4.15. Tax-Free Reorganization Treatment. Prior to the Effective
Time, neither Queens nor Haven shall intentionally take, fail to take, or cause
to be taken or not taken, or cause or permit any of their respective
Subsidiaries to take, fail to take, or cause to be taken or not taken, any
action within its control that would disqualify the Merger as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Subsequent to the Effective
Time, Queens shall not take any action within its control that would disqualify
the Merger as a tax-free reorganization under the Code.
Section 4.16. Employees; Benefit Plans and Programs.
(a) Each person who is employed by Haven or CFS Bank immediately prior
to the Effective Time (a "Haven Employee") shall, at the Effective Time, become
an employee of Queens or Queens Bank or shall remain an employee of CFS Bank.
Beginning at the Effective Time, each Haven Employee shall serve Queens, Queens
Bank or CFS Bank in the same capacity in which he or she served immediately
prior to the Effective Time and upon the same terms and conditions generally
applicable to other employees of Queens or Queens Bank with comparable
positions, with the following special provisions:
(i) No Haven Employee shall be, or have or exercise the authority
of, an officer of Queens or Queens Bank unless and until elected or appointed an
officer of Queens or Queens Bank in accordance with Queens' or Queens Bank's
bylaws;
(ii) At or as soon as practicable following the Effective Time,
Queens and Queens Bank shall establish and implement a program of compensation
and benefits designed to cover all similarly situated employees on a uniform
basis ("New Compensation and Benefits Program"). The New Compensation and
Benefits Program may contain any combination of new plans, continuations of
plans maintained by Queens or Queens Bank immediately prior to the Effective
Time and continuation of plans maintained by Haven or CFS Bank immediately prior
to the Effective Time as Queens, in its discretion, may determine. To the extent
that it is not practicable to implement any constituent part of the New
Compensation and Benefits Program at the Effective Time, Queens and Queens Bank
shall continue in effect any comparable plan maintained immediately prior to the
Effective Time for the respective employees of Queens, Haven, Queens Bank and
CFS Bank for a transition period. During the transition period, the persons who
were employees of Haven or CFS Bank immediately prior to the Effective Time who
become employees of Queens or Queens Bank or remain employees of CFS Bank at the
Effective Time shall continue to participate in the plans of Haven and CFS Bank
that are continued for transitional purposes, and all other employees of Queens
or Queens Bank will participate only in the comparable plans of Queens and
Queens Bank that are continued for transitional purposes.
(iii) Each constituent part of the New Compensation and Benefits
Program shall recognize, in the case of persons employed by Queens, Queens Bank,
Haven or CFS Bank immediately prior to the Effective Time who are also employed
by Queens, Queens Bank or CFS Bank immediately after the Effective Time, all
service with Queens, Queens Bank, Haven or CFS Bank as service with Queens,
Queens Bank and CFS Bank for eligibility, participation, vesting and all other
such purposes except for purposes of any post-retirement, health and life
insurance benefits.
(iv) In the case of any constituent part of the New Compensation and
Benefits Program which is a life, health or long-term disability insurance plan:
(A) such plan shall not apply any preexisting condition limitations for
conditions covered under the applicable life, health or long-term disability
insurance plans maintained by Queens, Queens Bank, Haven and CFS Bank as of the
Effective Time, (B) each such plan which is a health insurance plan shall honor
any deductible and out of pocket expenses incurred under the applicable life
health plans maintained by Queens, Queens Bank, Haven and CFS Bank as of the
Effective Time and (C) each such plan which is a life or long-term disability
insurance plan shall waive any medical certification otherwise required in order
to assure the continuation of coverage at a level not less than that in effect
immediately prior to the implementation of such plan (but subject to any overall
limit on the maximum amount of coverage under such plans).
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(b) (i) Queens shall assume the obligations of Haven and CFS Bank with
respect to any severance plans or agreements identified in Haven's Disclosure
Letter, as they may be in effect at the Effective Time, and shall pay amounts
thereunder when due. In the event of the termination of employment of any person
who was an officer or employee of Haven or CFS Bank prior to the Effective Time
prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Time, such person shall only be
eligible for severance benefits under the plans referred to in the preceding
sentence. Thereafter, such person shall be entitled to a severance benefit under
the severance plan maintained by Queens or Queens Bank.
(ii) The amounts payable under the CFS Bank bonus programs shall be
determined for the period from January 1, 2000 through the Closing Date, except
that (A) the adjusted pre-tax net income and target goals shall be adjusted and
pro-rated for the portion of the year from January 1, 2000 through the Closing
Date and (B) payments thereunder, as so adjusted, shall be made as of the
Closing Date.
(iii) Before the Effective Time, Haven may, in its sole and absolute
discretion, in accordance with applicable law, terminate any employee stock
ownership plan maintained by Haven ("Haven's ESOP") and cause Haven's ESOP to
sell unallocated shares held in the ESOP to the extent necessary to pay in full
any outstanding ESOP loan. In such event, any remaining unallocated shares shall
be distributed to the accounts of Haven's ESOP participants as investment
earnings in proportion to the amount held in each participant's account as of
the termination date.
Section 4.17. Advisory Board. Queens shall, promptly following the
Effective Time, cause all of the members of Haven's Board of Directors as of the
date of this Agreement, other than the New Queens Directors, New Queens Bank
Directors and Continuing CFS Bank Directors who are willing to so serve to be
elected or appointed as members of Queens' advisory board ("Advisory Board"),
the function of which shall be to advise Queens with respect to deposit and
lending activities in Haven's former market area and to maintain and develop
customer relationships. The members of the Advisory Board shall be elected to
serve an initial term of three years beginning on the Effective Date. Each
member of the Advisory Board shall receive an annual retainer fee for such
service of $30,000, payable in monthly installments or in one lump sum at any
time in advance at the option of Queens.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION
Section 5.1. Conditions to Each Party's Obligations. The respective
obligations of each party to effect the Merger and any other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
(a) this Agreement shall have been approved by (i) the requisite vote
of Haven's stockholders in accordance with applicable law and regulations and
(ii) the requisite vote of Queens' stockholders in accordance with applicable
law and regulations;
(b) (i) the Requisite Regulatory Approvals and any necessary regulatory
consents and waivers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and
effect, and all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof shall have expired;
and (ii) all other consents, waivers and approvals of any third parties which
are necessary to permit the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby (the "Third Party Non-Regulatory Consents")
shall have been obtained or made except for those Third Party Non-Regulatory
Consents the failure to obtain would not have, or would not be reasonably likely
to have, a Material Adverse Effect (x) on Haven and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole or (y) on Queens and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. None of the
approvals or waivers referred to herein shall contain any term or condition
which (A) would have, or would be reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse
Effect on (x) Haven and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (y) Queens and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (B) which would reduce, or would be reasonably
likely to reduce, the benefits of the transactions contemplated hereby to such a
degree that the Board of Directors of Queens determines, in its reasonable good
faith judgement, that Queens would not have entered into this Agreement had such
term or condition been known at the date hereof.
(c) no party hereto shall be subject to any order, decree or injunction
of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction which enjoins or prohibits the
consummation of the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(d) no statute, rule or regulation shall have been enacted, entered,
promulgated, interpreted, applied or enforced by any Governmental Entity which
prohibits, restricts or makes illegal consummation of the Merger or any other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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(e) the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by
the SEC, and no proceedings shall be pending or threatened by the SEC to suspend
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; all required approvals by state
securities or "blue sky" authorities with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained;
(f) Queens shall have caused to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market,
or on such other market on which shares of Queens Common Stock shall then be
trading, subject only to official notice of issuance, the shares of Queens
Common Stock to be issued by Queens in exchange for the shares of Haven Common
Stock.
Section 5.2. Conditions to the Obligations of Queens. The obligations
of Queens to effect the Merger, and any other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be further subject to the satisfaction of the following
additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Queens:
(a) each of the obligations of Haven required to be performed by it at
or prior to the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall have been
duly performed and complied with in all material respects, and the
representations and warranties of Haven contained in this Agreement shall be
true and correct, subject to Sections 2.1 and 2.2, as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Effective Time as though made at and as of the Effective
Time (except as to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to
an earlier date). Queens shall have received a certificate to the foregoing
effect signed by the chief executive officer and the chief financial or
principal accounting officer of Haven;
(b) all action required to be taken by, or on the part of, Haven to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation by Haven of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been
duly and validly taken by the Board of Directors and stockholders of Haven, as
the case may be, and Queens shall have received certified copies of the
resolutions evidencing such authorization;
(c) Haven shall have obtained the consent or approval of each person
(other than the regulatory approvals or consents referred to in Section 5.1(b))
whose consent or approval shall be required in order to consummate the Merger or
to permit the succession by the surviving corporation pursuant to the Merger to
any obligation, right or interest of Haven or its Subsidiaries under any loan or
credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, license or other agreement
or instrument to which Haven or its Subsidiaries is a party or is otherwise
bound;
(d) Neither a Distribution Date nor a Shares Acquisition Date, as such
terms are defined in Haven Rights Agreement, shall have occurred, and Haven
Preferred Share Purchase Rights shall not have become nonredeemable and shall
not become nonredeemable upon consummation of the Merger, and Haven Preferred
Share Purchase Rights shall not become exercisable for capital stock of Queens
upon consummation of the Merger;
(e) Queens shall have received certificates (such certificates to be
dated as of a day as close as practicable to the Closing Date) from appropriate
authorities as to the corporate existence and good standing of Haven;
(f) Queens shall have received an opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
counsel to Queens, dated as of the Effective Date, in form and substance
customary in transactions of the type contemplated hereby, and reasonably
satisfactory to Queens, substantially to the effect that on the basis of the
facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion which are
consistent with the state of facts existing at the Effective Time, the Merger
will be treated for federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and that accordingly:
(i) no gain or loss will be recognized by Queens, Queens Bank, Haven
or CFS Bank as a result of the Merger; and
(ii) except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of a
fractional share interest in Queens Common Stock, no gain or loss will be
recognized by the stockholders of Haven who exchange their Haven Common Stock
for Queens Common Stock pursuant to the Merger.
Such opinion may be based on, in addition to the review of such matters
of fact and law as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ considers appropriate, (x)
representations made at the request of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ by Queens, Queens
Bank, Haven, CFS Bank, stockholders of Queens or Haven, or any combination of
such persons and (y) certificates provided at the request of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
by officers of Queens, Queens Bank, Haven, CFS Bank and other appropriate
persons.
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Section 5.3. Conditions to the Obligations of Haven. The obligations of
Haven to effect the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be further subject to the satisfaction of the following
additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Haven:
(a) each of the obligations of Queens, required to be performed by it
at or prior to the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall have
been duly performed and complied with in all material respects, and the
representations and warranties of Queens contained in this Agreement shall be
true and correct, subject to Sections 2.1 and 2.2, as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Effective Time as though made at and as of the Effective
Time (except as to any representation or warranty which specifically relates to
an earlier date). Haven shall have received a certificate to the foregoing
effect signed by the chief executive officer and the chief financial or
principal accounting officer of Queens;
(b) all action required to be taken by, or on the part of, Queens to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation by Queens of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been
duly and validly taken by the Board of Directors and stockholders of Queens, as
the case may be, and Haven shall have received certified copies of the
resolutions evidencing such authorization;
(c) Queens shall have obtained the consent or approval of each person
(other than the regulatory approvals or consents referred to in Section 5.1(b))
whose consent or approval shall be required in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby under any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage,
indenture, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Queens or
its Subsidiaries is a party or is otherwise bound, except those for which
failure to obtain such consents and approvals would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Queens (after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby) or upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(d) Haven shall have received certificates (such certificates to be
dated as of a day as close as practicable to the Closing Date) from appropriate
authorities as to the corporate existence and good standing of Queens;
(e) Queens shall have taken such action as is required to assume the
covenants and conditions to be performed or kept by Haven in the Indenture,
dated as of February 12, 1997, in connection with Haven Capital Trust I, and the
Indenture, dated as of May 26, 1999, in connection with Haven Capital Trust II
in supplemental indentures;
(f) Haven shall have received an opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Wood,
counsel to Haven, dated as of the Effective Date, in form and substance
customary in transactions of the type contemplated hereby, and reasonably
satisfactory to Haven, substantially to the effect that on the basis of the
facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion which are
consistent with the state of facts existing at the Effective Time, the Merger
will be treated for federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and that accordingly:
(i) no gain or loss will be recognized by Queens, Queens Bank, Haven
or CFS Bank as a result of the Merger;
(ii) except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of a
fractional share interest in Queens Common Stock, no gain or loss will be
recognized by the stockholders of Haven who exchange their Haven Common Stock
for Queens Common Stock pursuant to the Merger;
(iii) the tax basis of Queens Common Stock received by stockholders
who exchange their Haven Common Stock for Queens Common Stock in the Merger will
be the same as the tax basis of Haven Common Stock surrendered pursuant to the
Merger, reduced by any amount allocable to a fractional share interest for which
cash is received and increased by any gain recognized on the exchange; and
(iv) the holding period of Queens Common Stock received by each
stockholder in the Merger will include the holding period of Haven Common Stock
exchanged therefor, provided that such stockholder held such Haven Common Stock
as a capital asset on the Effective Date.
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Such opinion may be based on, in addition to the review of such matters
of fact and law as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ considers appropriate, (x)
representations made at the request of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Wood by Queens, Queens
Bank, Haven, CFS Bank, stockholders of Queens or Haven, or any combination of
such persons and (y) certificates provided at the request of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ &
▇▇▇▇ by officers of Queens, Queens Bank, Haven, CFS Bank and other appropriate
persons.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.1. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the
Merger abandoned, at or prior to the Effective Time, either before or after its
approval by the stockholders of Haven and Queens:
(a) by the mutual consent of Queens and Haven, if the Board of
Directors of each so determines by vote of a majority of the members of its
entire Board;
(b) by Queens or Haven, if its Board of Directors so determines by vote
of a majority of the members of its entire Board, in the event of (i) the
failure of the stockholders of Haven or Queens to approve the Agreement at its
Stockholder Meeting called to consider such approval; provided, however, that
Haven or Queens, as the case may be, shall only be entitled to terminate the
Agreement pursuant to this clause (i) if it has complied in all material
respects with its obligations under Sections 4.8 and 4.9, or (ii) a material
breach by the other party hereto of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement contained herein which causes the conditions set forth in Section
5.2(a) (in the case of termination by Queens) or Section 5.3(a) (in the case of
the termination by Haven) not to be satisfied and such breach is not cured
within 25 business days after written notice of such breach is given to the
party committing such breach by the other party or which breach is not capable
of being cured by the date set forth in Section 6.1(d) or any extension thereof;
(c) by Queens or Haven, by written notice to the other party, if either
(i) any approval, consent or waiver of a Governmental Entity required to permit
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been denied or
(ii) any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have
issued a final, unappealable order enjoining or otherwise prohibiting
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) by Queens or Haven, if its Board of Directors so determines by vote
of a majority of the members of its entire Board, in the event that the Merger
is not consummated by March 31, 2001 unless the failure to so consummate by such
time is due to the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained
in this Agreement by the party seeking to terminate;
(e) by Haven, if its Board of Directors so determines by a majority
vote of the members of its entire Board, at any time during the five day period
commencing on the Valuation Date, such termination to be effective on the 15th
business day following such Valuation Date, ("Effective Termination Date") if
both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) the Queens Market Value on the Valuation Date is less than an
amount equal to 80% of the Initial Queens Market Value; and
(ii) the Queens Ratio shall be less than 0.80 times the Index Ratio;
subject, however, to the following three sentences. If Haven elects to exercise
its termination right pursuant to this Section 6.1(e), it shall give prompt
written notice thereof to Queens within five business days of the Valuation
Date; provided, that such notice of election to terminate may be withdrawn at
any time prior to the Effective Termination Date. During the five business day
period commencing with its receipt of such notice, Queens shall have the option
to increase the consideration to be received by the holders of Haven Common
Stock hereunder by adjusting the Exchange Ratio to equal the lesser of (x) a
number equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is 0.832 multiplied by the
Initial Queens Market Value and the denominator of which is the Queens Market
Value, and (y) the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the product of the Index
Ratio and the Exchange Ratio (as then in effect) by (2) the Queens Ratio. If
Queens so elects, it shall give, within such five day period, written notice to
Haven of such election and
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the revised Exchange Ratio, whereupon no termination shall be deemed to have
occurred pursuant to this Section 6.1(e) and this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect in accordance with its terms (except as the Merger
Consideration shall have been so modified).
For purposes of Section 6.1(e), the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated below:
"Average Index Price" shall mean the average of the daily Index Prices
for the 15 consecutive full trading days immediately preceding the Valuation
Date.
"Index Group" means the 25 financial institution holding companies
listed below, the common stock of all of which shall be publicly traded and as
to which there shall not have been an Acquisition Transaction involving such
company publicly announced at any time during the period beginning on the date
of this Agreement and ending on the Valuation Date. In the event that the common
stock of any such companies ceases to be publicly traded or an Acquisition
Proposal involving any such companies is announced at any time during the period
beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Valuation Date, such
company will be removed from the Index Group, and the weights attributed to the
remaining companies will be adjusted proportionately for purposes of determining
the Index Price on the relevant dates. The 25 financial institution holding
companies and the weights attributed to them are as follows:
HOLDING COMPANY WEIGHTING
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WASHINGTON FEDERAL, INC. 7.95%
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK CORP. 10.18
COMMERCIAL FEDERAL CORPORATION 8.59
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCIAL CORPORATION 6.45
▇▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCIAL CORP. 4.26
STATEN ISLAND BANCORP, INC. 5.65
RICHMOND COUNTY FINANCIAL CORP. 4.38
AMERICAN FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. 4.37
MAF BANCORP, INC. 3.55
FIRST SENTINEL BANCORP, INC. 5.46
HARBOR FLORIDA BANCSHARES, INC. 3.96
FIRST INDIANA CORPORATION 1.91
FIRSTFED FINANCIAL CORP. 2.63
UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP. 5.72
SEACOAST FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION 3.85
OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP. 1.82
INTERWEST BANCORP, INC. 2.34
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. 1.84
PFF BANCORP, INC. 2.02
FIRST FEDERAL CAPITAL CORP. 2.77
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HOLDING COMPANY WEIGHTING
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PBOC HOLDINGS, INC. 3.01
FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC. 2.02
ANDOVER BANCORP, INC. .96
VIRGINIA CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC. 1.56
CFS BANCORP, INC. 2.75
"Index Price" on a given date shall mean the sum of the following: the
closing sales price of a share of common stock of each company comprising the
Index Group (as reported for such date on the consolidated transaction reporting
system for the stock exchange or market on which such common stock is
principally traded, multiplied by the applicable weighting for such common
stock.
"Initial Queens Market Value" means the average of (i) $18.125 and (ii)
the closing sales price of Queens Common Stock on the Starting Date, as reported
on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Initial Queens Market Value shall be equitably
adjusted to take into effect any stock dividend, reclassification,
recapitalization, split up, combination, exchange of shares, or similar
transaction between the date of this Agreement and the Valuation Date.
"Index Ratio" shall mean the quotient of the Average Index Price
divided by the Index Price on the Starting Date.
"Queens Market Value" shall be the average of the closing sale prices
of a share of Queens Common Stock, as reported on the principal stock exchange
or trading system upon which Queens Common Stock is then trading, for the 15
consecutive trading days immediately preceding the day on which the approval of
the FRB is received (such date being referred to herein as the "Valuation
Date").
"Queens Ratio" shall mean the quotient of the Queens Market Value
divided by the Initial Queens Market Value.
"Starting Date" shall mean June 28, 2000.
"Valuation Date" shall have the meaning set forth in this Section
6.1(e).
If Queens or any company belonging to the Index Group declares or
effects a stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization, split-up,
combination, exchange of shares or similar transaction between the date of this
Agreement and the Valuation Date, the prices for the common stock of such
company shall be appropriately adjusted for the purposes of applying this
Section 6.1(e).
Section 6.2. Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of
this Agreement by either Queens or Haven, as provided above, this Agreement
shall thereafter become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any
party hereto or their respective officers or directors, except that (a) any such
termination shall be without prejudice to the rights of any party hereto arising
out of the willful breach by any other party of any covenant, representation or
obligation contained in this Agreement and (b) the obligations of the parties
under Section 4.3(a) (the last three sentences only), Section 6.2 and Section
8.6 shall survive.
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ARTICLE VII
CLOSING, EFFECTIVE DATE AND EFFECTIVE TIME
Section 7.1. Effective Date and Effective Time. The closing of the
transactions contemplated hereby ("Closing") shall take place at the offices of
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, on a
date ("Closing Date") that is no later than five business days following the
date on which the expiration of the last applicable waiting period in connection
with notices to and approvals of regulatory and governmental authorities shall
occur and all conditions to the consummation of this Agreement are satisfied or
waived, or on such other date as may be agreed to by the parties. Prior to the
Closing Date, Queens and Haven shall execute a Certificate of Merger in
accordance with all appropriate legal requirements, which shall be filed as
required by law on the Closing Date, and the Merger provided for therein shall
become effective upon such filing or at such time as may be specified in such
Certificate of Merger. The date of such filing or such later effective time as
specified in the Certificate of Merger is herein referred to as the "Effective
Date." The "Effective Time" of the Merger shall be as set forth in the
Certificate of Merger.
Section 7.2. Deliveries at the Closing. Subject to the provisions of
Articles V and VI, on the Closing Date there shall be delivered to Queens and
Haven the documents and instruments required to be delivered under Article V.
ARTICLE VIII
CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
Section 8.1. Certain Definitions; Interpretation. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
"business day" means each day except Saturday, Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in New York are authorized or required by
law to remain closed.
"material" means material to Queens or Haven (as the case may
be) and its respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
"person" includes an individual, corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated
organization.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or
Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of, Exhibit or Schedule to, this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings
contained in this Agreement are for ease of reference only and shall not affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words "include,"
"includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed
followed by the words "without limitation." Any singular term in this Agreement
shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Any
reference to gender in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any other
gender.
Section 8.2. Survival. Only those agreements and covenants of the
parties that are by their terms applicable in whole or in part after the
Effective Time, including Sections 4.14, 4.15, and 8.6 of this Agreement, shall
survive the Effective Time. All other representations, warranties, agreements
and covenants shall be deemed to be conditions of the Agreement and shall not
survive the Effective Time. If the Agreement shall be terminated, the agreements
of the parties in the last three sentences of Section 4.3(a), Section 6.2, and
Section 8.6 shall survive such termination.
Section 8.3. Waiver; Amendment. Prior to the Effective Time, any
provision of this Agreement may be: (i) waived in writing by the party
benefitted by the provision or (ii) amended or modified at any time (including
the structure of the transaction) by an agreement in writing between the parties
hereto except that, after the vote by the stockholders of Haven or Queens, no
amendment or modification may be made that would reduce the Merger Consideration
or contravene any provision of the DGCL or federal banking laws, rules and
regulations.
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xxxx Section 8.4. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 8.5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to conflicts of laws principles.
Section 8.6. Expenses. Except as provided in Section 4.3, each party
hereto will bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 8.7. Notices. All notices, requests, acknowledgments and other
communications hereunder to a party shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given when delivered by hand, overnight courier or facsimile
transmission (confirmed in writing) to such party at its address or facsimile
number set forth below or such other address or facsimile transmission as such
party may specify by notice to the other party hereto.
If to Haven, to:
Haven Bancorp, Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, President and Chief
Operating Officer;
With copies to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇, 38th Floor
Two ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: Omer ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
If to Queens, to:
Queens County Bancorp, Inc.
▇▇-▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer
With copies to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Section 8.8. Entire Agreement; etc. This Agreement, the Option
Agreement and the Disclosure Letters together with any ancillary voting
agreements and the affiliate letters described in Section 4.11 hereof (the
"Covered Agreements") represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto
with reference to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede any and all
other oral or written agreements heretofore made. All terms and provisions of
this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except for Sections
4.13 and 4.14, which confer rights on the parties described therein, nothing in
this Agreement is intended to confer upon any other person any rights or
remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. The
confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 4.1 hereof is hereby
terminated. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit Queens from acquiring up
to 4.9% of Haven's then outstanding Common Stock
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Section 8.9. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by either
party hereto without the written consent of the other party.
Section 8.10. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto acknowledges and
agrees that any controversy which may arise under any of the Covered Agreements
is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues, and therefore each party
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right such party may have to a
trial by jury in respect of any litigation, directly or indirectly, arising out
of, or relating to, any of the covered Agreements, or the transactions
contemplated by any of the Covered Agreements. Each party certifies and
acknowledges that (a) no representative, agent or attorney of any other party
has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the
event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (b) such party
understands and has considered the implications of this waiver, (c) such party
makes this waiver voluntarily, and (d) such party has been induced to enter into
this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in
this Section 8.10.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
QUEENS COUNTY BANCORP, INC.
By: /S/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
HAVEN BANCORP, INC.
By: /S/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit A
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[FORM OF AFFILIATE LETTER]
June 27, 2000
Queens County Bancorp, Inc.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June
__, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and between Queens County Bancorp, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Queens") and Haven Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Haven"). The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, for the merger of
Haven with and into Queens, with Queens being the surviving entity (the
"Merger"). Upon consummation of the Merger, each share of Haven common stock,
par value $0.01 per share ("Haven Common Stock") other than Excluded Shares (as
defined in the Merger Agreement) will become and be converted into the right to
receive 1.04 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Queens
("Queens Common Stock") as determined pursuant to Section 1.2 of the Merger
Agreement. This Letter Agreement is being entered into pursuant to Section 4.11
of the Merger Agreement.
I have been advised that (i) the Merger constitutes a transaction
covered by Rule 145 of the Rules and Regulations (the "Regulations") of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and (ii) I may be deemed to be an affiliate of
Haven, as the term "affiliate" is defined for purposes of Rule 145 under the
Act; and that, accordingly, the shares of Queens Common Stock that I may acquire
in connection with the Merger may be disposed of only in conformity with the
provisions hereof.
I hereby represent and warrant to, and covenant with, Queens as
follows:
1. I have full power to execute this Letter Agreement, to make the
representations, warranties and agreements herein and to perform my obligations
hereunder.
2. I have carefully read this Letter Agreement and, to the extent I
felt necessary, discussed its requirements and other applicable limitations upon
my ability to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of Queens Common
Stock with my counsel or counsel for Haven.
3. In the event I receive any shares of Queens Common Stock in exchange
for shares of Haven Common Stock as a result of the consummation of the Merger,
or any securities which may be paid as a dividend or otherwise distributed
thereon or with respect thereto or issued or delivered in exchange or
substitution therefor, or any option, right or other interest (all such shares
and securities being referred to herein as "Restricted Securities"), and with
respect to any such Restricted Securities:
(A) I will not make any sale, transfer or other disposition of
Restricted Securities in violation of the Act or the Regulations.
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(B) I have been advised that the shares of Queens Common Stock
to be issued in the Merger have been registered under the Act by a
Registration Statement of Queens on Form S-4. However, I have also been
advised that because (i) at the time of the submission of the Merger
Agreement to a vote of the stockholders of Haven, I may be deemed an
affiliate of Haven, and (ii) the distribution by me of Queens Common
Stock has not been registered under the Act, that I may not sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of Queens Common Stock issued to me in
the Merger or other Restricted Securities unless (a) such sale,
transfer or other disposition has been registered under the Act, (b)
such sale, transfer or other disposition is made in conformity with the
volume and other limitations imposed by Rule 145 under the Act, or (c)
in the opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to Queens, such sale,
transfer or other disposition is otherwise exempt from registration
under the Act.
(C) I understand that Queens is under no obligation to
register the sale, transfer or other disposition of shares of Queens
Common Stock or other Restricted Securities by me or on my behalf under
the Act or to take any other action necessary in order to make
compliance with an exemption from such registration available.
(D) I also understand that stop transfer instructions will be
given to Queens' transfer agent with respect to my Restricted
Securities and that there will be placed on the certificates for
Restricted Securities issued to me, or any substitutions therefor, a
legend stating in substance:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION TO WHICH RULE 145 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, APPLIES. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF AND
QUEENS COUNTY BANCORP, INC. ("QUEENS"), A COPY OF WHICH
AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF QUEENS. A COPY
OF SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL BE PROVIDED, WITHOUT CHARGE, UPON
RECEIPT BY QUEENS OF A WRITTEN REQUEST.
(E) Unless a transfer of Restricted Securities is a sale made
in conformity with the provisions of Rule 145(d), or made pursuant to
any effective registration statement under the Act, Queens reserves the
right to put an appropriate legend on the certificate issued to my
transferee.
(F) It is understood and agreed that the legends set forth in
paragraphs D and E above shall be removed by delivery of substitute
certificates without such legend, and/or the issuance of a letter to
Queens' transfer agent removing such stop transfer instructions, if I
shall have delivered to Queens (i) a copy of a letter from the staff of
the Commission, or an opinion of counsel in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Queens, or other evidence reasonably
satisfactory to Queens, to the effect that such legend and/or stop
transfer instructions are not required for purposes of the Act or (ii)
reasonably satisfactory evidence or representations that the securities
represented by such certificates are being or have been transferred in
a transaction made in conformity with the provisions of Rule 145 under
the Act.
4. I recognize and agree that the foregoing provisions also apply to
(A) my spouse, (B) any relative of mine or my spouse occupying my home, (C) any
trust or estate in which I, my spouse or any such relative owns at least 10%
beneficial interest or of which any of us serves as trustee, executor or in any
similar capacity and (D) any corporation or other organization in which I, my
spouse or any such relative owns at least 10% of any class of equity securities
or of the equity interest. It is understood that this Letter Agreement shall be
binding upon and enforceable against my administrators, executors,
representatives, heirs, legatees and devisees, and any pledgee holding
securities restricted pursuant to this Letter Agreement.
5. I will (a) vote all shares of Haven Common Stock I then own in favor
of the Merger Agreement and the Merger at any meeting or meetings of Haven's
stockholders called to vote upon the Merger Agreement and the Merger and (b) not
vote such shares (or otherwise provide a proxy or consent or enter into another
voting agreement with respect thereto) in favor of any other Acquisition
Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
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6. Execution of this letter should not be construed as an admission on
my part that I am an "affiliate" of Haven, as described in the second paragraph
of this letter, or as a waiver of any rights I may have to object to any claim
that I am such an affiliate on or after the date of this letter.
7. This Letter Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and
effect if the Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms thereof.
Very truly yours,
Name:
Acknowledged as of the date
first written above
Queens County Bancorp, Inc.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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