Exhibit (j)(5)
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
among
AMERICAN GENERAL ASSURANCE COMPANY,
an Illinois insurance company,
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Tennessee insurance company,
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF DELAWARE,
a Delaware insurance company,
SUNAMERICA ANNUITY AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
an Arizona insurance company,
SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
an Arizona insurance company,
WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
a Texas insurance company,
and
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
a Texas insurance company
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CONTENTS
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RECITALS.................................................................... 1
SECTION 1... Effective Date................................................. 2
SECTION 2... Capital Stock.................................................. 2
2.1 Capital Stock of SAAL...................................... 2
2.2 AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SAAL, SALIC and WNL....................... 2
2.3 Capital Stock of AGL....................................... 3
2.4 Common Stock Held by AGCL upon Effectiveness of the Merger. 3
SECTION 3... Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws........................... 3
SECTION 4... Board of Directors and Officers of Surviving Corporation....... 3
4.1 Board of Directors......................................... 3
4.2 Officers................................................... 3
SECTION 5... Governing Law and Name of Surviving Corporation................ 3
5.1 Governing Law of Surviving Corporation..................... 3
5.2 Governing Law Regarding Maintenance of Separate Accounts... 3
5.3 Name of Surviving Corporation.............................. 3
SECTION 6... Effect of the Merger........................................... 4
SECTION 7... Approval of Sole Shareholders.................................. 4
SECTION 8... Access......................................................... 4
SECTION 9... Termination.................................................... 4
9.1 Circumstances of Termination............................... 4
9.2 Effect of Termination...................................... 4
SECTION 10.. General Provisions............................................. 4
10.1 Further Assurances........................................ 4
10.2 Waiver.................................................... 5
10.3 Entire Agreement.......................................... 5
10.4 Headings.................................................. 5
10.5 Governing Law............................................. 5
10.6 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures........................ 5
10.7 No Additional Compensation................................ 5
SIGNATORIES................................................................. 6
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement"), dated as of __________,
2012 is by and among AMERICAN GENERAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois insurance
company, incorporated on November 21, 1929, and formerly known as USLIFE Credit
Life Insurance Company ("AGAC"), AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
COMPANY, a Tennessee insurance company, incorporated on February 28, 1900, and
formerly known as The National Life and Accident Insurance Company ("AGLA"),
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF DELAWARE, a Delaware insurance
company, incorporated on June 18, 1962, and formerly known as AIG Life
Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of New Hampshire, and National Union
Life Insurance Company of Pittsburgh ("AGD"); SUNAMERICA ANNUITY AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY, an Arizona insurance company, incorporated on April 12,
1965, and formerly known as AIG SunAmerica Life Insurance Company, SunAmerica
National Life Insurance Company, Anchor National Life Insurance Company, Anchor
Life Insurance Company, and Sierra-Nevada Life Insurance Company ("SAAL");
SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Arizona insurance company, incorporated
on January 12, 1897, and formerly known as Sun Life Insurance Company of
America, Immediate Benefit Life Insurance Company of Baltimore City, Maryland,
and The Immediate Benefit Association of Baltimore City ("SALIC"); WESTERN
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Texas insurance company, incorporated on
June 9, 1944, and formerly known as AIG Annuity Insurance Company, American
General Annuity Insurance Company, and Palo Duro Life Insurance Company
("WNL"); and AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Texas insurance
company, incorporated on April 11, 1960, and formerly known as American General
Life Insurance Company of Delaware and Knights Life Insurance Company ("AGL").
AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SAAL, SALIC, WNL and AGL are sometimes referred to herein as
each, the "Constituent Corporation," and collectively, the "Constituent
Corporations."
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of SAAL and SALIC determined that it is
advisable for the general welfare of SAAL and SALIC and their respective sole
shareholders, that SAAL and SALIC merge into a single corporation pursuant to
this Agreement and the applicable laws of the State of Arizona, in a
transaction intended to qualify as a reorganization pursuant to Section 368 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SALIC, WNL and
AGL determined that it is advisable for the general welfare of AGAC, AGLA, AGD,
SALIC, WNL and AGL and their respective sole shareholders, that the AGAC, AGLA,
AGD, SALIC, WNL and AGL merge into a single corporation pursuant to this
Agreement and the applicable laws of the States of Tennessee, Illinois,
Tennessee, Delaware, Arizona and Texas, in a transaction intended to qualify as
a reorganization pursuant to Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended; and
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement: (i) SALIC is the sole shareholder of
SAAL; (ii) SunAmerica Financial Group, Inc. ("SAFGI"), a Texas corporation, is
the sole shareholder of AGAC and SALIC; and (iii) AGC Life Insurance Company
("AGCL"), a Missouri corporation, is the sole shareholder of AGLA, AGD, WNL and
AGL; and
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WHEREAS, as of the Effective Date (defined below), pursuant to a proposed
reorganization consisting of the respective contribution of the capital stock
of AGAC and SALIC to AGCL by AGCL's immediate parent, SAFGI, to occur on or
before the Effective Date, AGCL will be the sole shareholder of AGAC, AGLA,
AGD, SALIC, WNL and AGL, respectively.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each Constituent Corporation has approved
this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereunder.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises and subject to
the conditions contained herein, the Constituent Corporations agree that in
accordance with the applicable laws of the States of Illinois, Tennessee,
Arizona, Delaware, and Texas, (i) SAAL shall be merged with and into SALIC,
with SALIC being the surviving corporation; and, concurrently with the merger
of SAAL with and into SALIC, (ii) AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SALIC, and WNL shall be
merged with and into AGL, with AGL being the surviving corporation (which in
its capacity as the ultimate surviving corporation, AGL may be referred to as
the "Surviving Corporation").
In this regard, the terms and conditions of the mergers described above and the
mode of carrying it into effect shall be as follows:
SECTION 1. EFFECTIVE DATE
The mergers provided for in this Agreement shall become effective as of 11:59
p.m., Central Time, on December 31, 2012, or such other time and date as may be
agreed to in writing by the Constituent Corporations (the "Effective Date"),
assuming: (i) all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals have been
obtained; and (ii) this Agreement and/or related articles or certificates of
merger have been executed, acknowledged, verified and filed as may be required
under the applicable laws of the States of Illinois, Tennessee, Delaware,
Arizona, and Texas, or as directed by the Commissioners of Insurance (or
similar authority) of such applicable States.
SECTION 2. CAPITAL STOCK
2.1Capital Stock of SAAL. Each share of capital stock of SAAL ($1,000 par
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value per share) and all other authorized stock of SAAL, whether issued and
outstanding or held in the treasury of SAAL, shall be canceled upon the
effectiveness of the merger.
2.2Capital Stock of AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SALIC and WNL. The following shares of
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capital stock of AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SALIC, and WNL respectively, shall be
canceled upon the effectiveness of the merger: (i) each share of common
stock of AGAC ($1.25 par value per share), and all other authorized stock of
AGAC, whether issued and outstanding or held in the treasury of AGAC;
(ii) each share of the common stock of AGLA ($5.00 par value per share), and
all other authorized stock of AGLA, whether issued and outstanding or held
in the treasury of AGLA; (iii) each share of the capital stock of AGD ($5.00
par value per share), and all other authorized stock of AGD, whether issued
and outstanding or held in the treasury of AGD; (iv) each share of capital
stock of SALIC ($2.50 par value per share), and all other authorized stock
of SALIC, whether issued and outstanding or held in the treasury of SALIC;
and (v) each share of capital stock of WNL ($50.00 par value per share), and
all other authorized stock of WNL, whether issued and outstanding or held in
the treasury of WNL.
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2.3Capital Stock of AGL. Each share of all issued and outstanding capital stock
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of AGL, consisting of (i) eight thousand five hundred (8500) shares of
preferred stock ($100.00 par value per share), and (ii) six hundred thousand
(600,000) shares of common stock ($10.00 par value per share), on the
Effective Date, shall continue to evidence the same number of shares of the
capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.
2.4Common Stock held by AGCL upon Effectiveness of the Merger. As a result of
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the foregoing, AGCL, the parent company of AGL, will continue to hold the
same number of issued and outstanding shares of the common stock of the
Surviving Corporation upon the effectiveness of the merger as it did in AGL
prior to the merger.
SECTION 3. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
The Articles and Bylaws of AGL shall remain the Articles and Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation.
SECTION 4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF SURVIVING CORPORATION
4.1Board of Directors. Until the election and qualification of their
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successors, the members of the Board of Directors of the Surviving
Corporation shall be the Board of Directors of AGL in office on the
Effective Date.
4.2Officers. The elected officers of the Surviving Corporation, who shall
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continue to serve in office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the
Surviving Corporation, shall be the elected officers of AGL on the Effective
Date.
SECTION 5. GOVERNING LAW AND NAME OF SURVIVING CORPORATION
5.1Governing Law of Surviving Corporation. Following the effectiveness of the
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merger, the Surviving Corporation shall be governed by the laws of the State
of Texas.
5.2Governing Law Regarding the Maintenance of Separate Accounts. The separate
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accounts of AGD, SAAL, and WNL, each of which is a unit investment trust
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, and each of which will be transferred to AGL upon the
effectiveness of the merger proposed herein, will be maintained by AGL in
accordance with the applicable federal and Texas insurance laws and
regulations.
5.3Name of Surviving Corporation. The name of the Surviving Corporation shall
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continue to be "American General Life Insurance Company," and the Surviving
Corporation will conduct business as authorized by its charter, as amended.
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SECTION 6. EFFECT OF THE MERGER
On the Effective Date, the existence of AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SALIC, SAAL, and WNL
as distinct corporate entities shall cease. Accordingly, under the applicable
laws of the State of Arizona, SAAL is treated as if it transferred all of its
net assets to SALIC in deemed cancellation of all its shares. Under the
applicable laws of the States of Illinois, Tennessee, Delaware, Arizona, and
Texas, AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SALIC, and WNL are treated as if they transferred all
of their net assets to AGL in deemed exchange for AGL common shares which, in
turn, are deemed distributed to AGCL in deemed exchange for cancellation of all
the AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SALIC, and WNL shares. On the Effective Date, the
Surviving Corporation shall succeed, without other deed or transfer, to all the
respective rights, franchises, interests, and property, real, personal or
mixed, AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SALIC, and WNL, and the Surviving Corporation shall be
subject to all the debts and liabilities of AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SALIC, and WNL, in
the same manner as if the Surviving Corporation had itself incurred the debts
and liabilities.
SECTION 7. APPROVAL OF SOLE SHAREHOLDERS
This Agreement has been approved as provided by the applicable laws of the
States of Illinois, Tennessee, Delaware, Arizona and Texas, by the respective
shareholders of each of the Constituent Corporations.
SECTION 8. ACCESS
From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Date, each Constituent
Corporation shall provide the other Constituent Corporation with such
information and permit the other's officers and representatives such access to
its properties and books and records as the other may from time to time
reasonably request.
SECTION 9 TERMINATION
9.1Circumstances of Termination. This Agreement may be terminated
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(notwithstanding approval by the sole shareholders of each of the parties
hereto) by the Board of Directors of any of the Constituent Corporations at
any time prior to the Effective Date, or as may otherwise be permitted by
applicable law.
9.2Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement
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pursuant to Section 9.1 above, each party to this Agreement shall pay the
costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and no
party (or any officer, director or shareholder of such party) shall be
liable to any other party for any costs, expenses, damages, or loss of
anticipated profits hereunder.
SECTION 10. GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1Further Assurances. At any time, and from time to time, prior to or after
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the Effective Date, each party shall execute such additional instruments
and take such additional actions as may be reasonably requested by the
other party to confirm title to any property vested in the Surviving
Corporation hereunder or otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of
this Agreement.
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10.2Waiver. Any failure on the part of either party hereto to comply with any
of its obligations, agreements, or conditions hereunder may only be waived
in writing by the party to whom such compliance is owed.
10.3Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
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the parties and supersedes and cancels any other agreement, representation,
or communication, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto
relating to the transactions contemplated herein or the subject matter
hereof.
10.4Headings. The section and subsection headings in this Agreement are
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inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning
or interpretation of this Agreement.
10.5Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
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enforced in accordance with the laws of the States of Texas.
10.6Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed
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simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. Each of the parties agree to the use of facsimile or otherwise
electronically transmitted or digital signatures in order to expedite the
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
10.7No Additional Compensation. No director, officer, agent, or employee of
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AGAC, AGLA, AGD, SAAL, SALIC, WNL or AGL shall receive any fee, commission,
compensation, or other valuable consideration whatsoever for aiding,
promoting, or assisting in the merger or in the adoption or approval of
this Agreement, other than normal and routine fees, commissions,
compensation, bonuses, and employee benefits currently being paid to such
directors, officers, agents, and employees in their usual capacity as such.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Constituent Companies pursuant to authority duly given
by their respective Boards of Directors, and consistent with the approvals of
the merger by their respective sole shareholders, have caused this Agreement to
be executed as of the day and year first above written.
AMERICAN GENERAL ASSURANCE COMPANY
(Corporate Seal)
By: -----------------------------
ATTEST:
By: ------------------------
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT
INSURANCE COMPANY
(Corporate Seal)
By: -----------------------------
ATTEST:
By: ------------------------
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF DELAWARE
(Corporate Seal)
By: -----------------------------
ATTEST:
By: ------------------------
SUNAMERICA ANNUITY AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY
(Corporate Seal)
By: -----------------------------
ATTEST:
By: ------------------------
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SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Corporate Seal)
By: ----------------------------------
ATTEST:
By: -------------------------------
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
(Corporate Seal)
By: ----------------------------------
ATTEST:
By: -------------------------------
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