AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION dated as of April 27, 2007 by and among SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND KELLY INSURANCE AGENCY, INC AND KELLY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INC.
Exhibit
2.1
dated
as of
April
27,
2007
by
and
among
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
AND
▇▇▇▇▇
INSURANCE AGENCY, INC
AND
▇▇▇▇▇
PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I
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CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
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1.01
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Certain
Definitions
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ARTICLE
II
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THE
MERGER
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2.01
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The
Merger
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2.02
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Effective
Date and Effective Time
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ARTICLE
III
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CONSIDERATION;
EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
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3.01 | Merger Consideration | 5 | ||
3.02
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Rights
as Stockholders; Stock Transfers
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3.03
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Fractional
Shares
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3.04
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Adjustment
of Purchase Price
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ARTICLE
IV
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ACTIONS
PENDING THE EFFECTIVE TIME
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4.01
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Forebearances
of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C
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ARTICLE
V
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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5.01
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Disclosure
Schedules
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5.02
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Standard
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5.03
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Representations
and Warranties of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C
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5.04
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Representations
and Warranties of Summit
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ARTICLE
VI
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COVENANTS
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6.01
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Reasonable
Best Efforts
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6.02 | Stockholder Approvals | 16 | ||
6.03
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Private
Placement
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6.04
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Press
Releases
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6.05
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Access;
Information
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6.06
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Acquisition
Proposals
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6.07
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Regulatory
Applications
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6.08
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Indemnification
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6.09
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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ARTICLE
VII
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CONDITIONS
TO CONSUMMATION OF THE
MERGER
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7.01
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Conditions
to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger
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7.02
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Conditions
to Obligation of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C
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7.03
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Conditions
to Obligation of
Summit
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ARTICLE
VIII
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TERMINATION
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8.01
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Termination
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8.02
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Effect
of Termination and Abandonment
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ARTICLE
IX
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MISCELLANEOUS
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9.01
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Survival
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9.02
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Waiver;
Amendment
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9.03
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Counterparts
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9.04
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Governing
Law
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9.05
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Expenses
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9.06
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Notices
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9.07
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Entire
Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries
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9.08
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Interpretation;
Effect
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ii
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION,
dated as
of April 27, 2007 (this “Agreement”), by and among ▇▇▇▇▇ INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
(“▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance”) and ▇▇▇▇▇ PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INC. (“▇▇▇▇▇ P & C”) and
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (“Summit”).
RECITALS
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance.
▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance is a Virginia corporation, having its principal place of business
in
Leesburg, Virginia.
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
P
& ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇ P
& C is a Virginia corporation, having its principal place of business in
Leesburg, Virginia.
C. Summit.
Summit is
a West Virginia corporation, having its principal place of business in
Moorefield, West ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
D. Intentions
of the Parties.
It is the
intention of the parties to this Agreement that the business combination
contemplated hereby be treated as a “reorganization” under Section 368 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).
E. Board
Action.
The
respective Boards of Directors of each of Summit and ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance have
determined that it is in the best interests of their respective companies and
their stockholders to consummate the strategic business combination transaction
provided for herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants, representations,
warranties and agreements contained herein the parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Certain
Definitions. The
following terms are used in this Agreement with the meanings set forth
below:
“Acquisition
Proposal”
means any
tender or exchange offer, proposal for a merger, consolidation or other business
combination involving ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C or any proposal or
offer to acquire in any manner a substantial equity interest in, or a
substantial portion of the assets or deposits of, ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇
P
& C, other than the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
“Agreement”
means this
Agreement, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with Section
9.02.
“Average
Closing Price”
shall mean
the average closing prices of a share of Summit Common Stock on the NASDAQ
Reporting System during the period of five (5) consecutive full trading days
prior to the Closing.
“Code”
means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Compensation
and Benefit Plans”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(l).
“Consultants”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(l).
“Costs”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.08(a).
“Determination
Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.01(f).
“Directors”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(l).
“Disclosure
Schedule”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
“DOL”
means the
United States Department of Labor.
“Effective
Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Effective
Time”
means the
effective time of the Merger, as provided for in Section 2.02.
“Employees”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(l).
“Environmental
Laws”
means all
applicable local, state and federal environmental, health and safety laws and
regulations, including, without limitation, the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, and the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, each as amended, regulations promulgated
thereunder, and state counterparts.
“ERISA”
means
the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(l).
“Governmental
Authority”
means any
court, administrative agency or commission or other federal, state or local
governmental authority or instrumentality.
“IRS”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(l).
“Indemnified
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.08(a).
“Insurance
Amount”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.08(b).
“▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance”
has the
meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Affiliate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.07(a).
“▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Agency Incorporated Common Stock” means
the
common stock, par value $10.00 per share, of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Agency
Incorporated.
“▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Board”
means the
Board of Directors of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance.
“▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance By-Laws”
means the
By-laws of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance.
“▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Certificate”
means the
Certificate of Incorporation of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance, as amended.
“▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Meeting”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
“▇▇▇▇▇
P
& C” has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“▇▇▇▇▇
P
& C Meeting”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
“▇▇▇▇▇
P
& C Stock” means
the
common stock, no par value per share of ▇▇▇▇▇ Property & Casualty Insurance
Corp.
“Lien”
means any
charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction, claim, lien, or
encumbrance.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means, with
respect to Summit or ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance, any effect that (i) is material and
adverse to the financial position, results of operations or business of Summit
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance taken as a whole,
respectively, or (ii) would materially impair the ability of either Summit
or
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided,
however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact
of (a) changes in banking insurance and/or similar laws of general
applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or governmental authorities,
(b) changes in generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting
requirements applicable to banks and their holding companies generally,
(c) any modifications or changes to valuation policies and practices in
connection with the Merger or restructuring charges taken in connection with
the
Merger, in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, or (d) actions and omissions of Summit or ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance taken
with the prior written consent of the other in contemplation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
“Merger
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).
“Merger
Consideration”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).
“NASDAQ”
means
The
NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.’s National Market System.
“PBGC”
means the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
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“Person”
means any
individual, bank, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association, joint-stock company, business trust or unincorporated
organization.
“Previously
Disclosed”
by a party
shall mean information set forth in its Disclosure Schedule or in Summit’s SEC
Documents.
“Regulatory
Authorities”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(l).
“Representative”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.02(b).
“Secretary
of State”
means the
Secretary of State of the State of West Virginia.
“Subsidiary”
and “Significant
Subsidiary” have
the
meanings ascribed to them in Rule 1-02 Section 210.1-(2)(w) of Regulation S-X
of
the SEC.
“Summit”
has the
meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Summit
Board”
means the
Board of Directors of Summit.
“Summit
Common Stock”
means the
common stock, par value $2.50 per share, of Summit.
“Summit
Ratio”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.01(f).
“Tax”
and
“Taxes”
means all
federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies or other
assessments, however denominated, including, without limitation, all net income,
gross income, gains, gross receipts, sales, use, ad
valorem,
goods and
services, capital, production, transfer, franchise, windfall profits, license,
withholding, payroll, employment, disability, employer health, excise,
estimated, severance, stamp, occupation, property, environmental, unemployment
or other taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments or charges of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax
or
additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority whether arising before,
on or
after the Effective Date.
“Tax
Returns”
means any
return, amended return or other report (including elections, declarations,
disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be filed
with respect to any Tax.
“Treasury
Stock”
shall mean
shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common Stock
held by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C in each case other than in a
fiduciary capacity or as a result of debts previously contracted in good
faith.
“WVCA”
means
the
West Virginia Corporation Act.
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ARTICLE II
THE
MERGER
2.01 The
Merger.
(a) At
the
Effective Time, ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C shall each merge with and
into Summit Insurance Services, LLC (“Agency”) (the “Merger”). The separate
existence of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C shall cease and Agency shall
survive and continue to exist as a subsidiary of Summit. Summit may at any
time
prior to the Effective Time, change the method of effecting the combination
with
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C (including without limitation the provisions
of this Article II) if and to the extent it deems such changes necessary,
appropriate or desirable; provided, however that no such change shall (i) alter
or change the amount or kind of Merger Consideration, or the relative
proportions of each and Summit Common Stock included therein,
(ii) adversely affect the tax treatment of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance’s or ▇▇▇▇▇ P
& C’s stockholders as a result of receiving the Merger Consideration or
(iii) materially impede or delay consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and provided further, that Summit shall provide ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C with prior written notice of such change and the
reasons therefore.
(b) Subject
to
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII, the
Merger shall become effective upon the filing in the office of the Secretary
of
State of a Certificate of Merger in accordance with Section 31D-11-1103 of
the
WVCA or such later date and time as may be set forth in such Articles of Merger.
The Merger shall have the effects prescribed in the WVCA.
2.02 Effective
Date and Effective Time.
Subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the
parties shall cause the effective date of the Merger (the “Merger
Effective Date”)
to occur
on the Effective Date of such later date to which the parties may agree in
writing.
ARTICLE
III
CONSIDERATION;
EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
3.01 Merger
Consideration. Subject
to
the provisions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, automatically by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Person:
(a) Stock
Consideration.
Each
holder of a share of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common
Stock (other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C or Summit and its
subsidiaries and Dissenters’ Shares, except for shares held by them in a
fiduciary capacity) shall receive in respect thereof, subject to any adjustment
pursuant to section 3.04, below, the number of shares of Summit Common Stock
equal to:(i) for ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance shareholders, the number of shares of ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Common Stock held by them divided by the total number of shares of
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock outstanding multiplied by t the quotient of Six
Million Dollars ($6,000,000) divided by the Average Closing Price; and (ii)
for
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C shareholders, the number of shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common
Stock held by them divided by the total number of shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C
Common Stock outstanding multiplied by the quotient of Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($200,000) divided by the Average Closing Price. The Stock Consideration
shall be paid no later than five (5) days after the determination of any
Purchase Price Adjustment described in Section 3.04 below.
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(b) Outstanding
Summit Stock.
Each share
of Summit Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall remain issued and outstanding and unaffected by the
Merger.
(c) Treasury
Shares.
Each share
of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C held as Treasury Stock
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and retired at the
Effective Time and no consideration shall be issued in exchange
therefore.
3.02 Rights
as Stockholders; Stock Transfers. At
the
Effective Time, holders of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C
Common Stock shall cease to be, and shall have no rights as, stockholders of
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C, other than to receive the Merger
Consideration and any dividend or other distribution with respect to such ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Common Stock and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common Stock with a record date
occurring prior to the Effective Time, and the consideration provided under
this
Article IV. After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock
transfer books of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common
Stock.
3.03 Fractional
Shares. Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof, no fractional shares of Summit Common Stock and
no
certificates or scrip therefore, or other evidence of ownership thereof, will
be
issued in the Merger; instead, Summit shall pay to each holder of ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Common Stock or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common Stock who would otherwise be
entitled to a fractional share of Summit Common Stock (after taking into account
all Old Certificates registered in the name of such holder) an amount in cash
(without interest) determined by multiplying such fraction by the closing price
of Summit Common Stock as reported by NASDAQ reporting system (as reported
in the Wall
Street Journal)
on the
Effective Date.
3.04 Adjustment
of Purchase Price.
(a)Within
fifteen (15) days after the Closing Date, a representative of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance
and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C (the “Seller Representative”) shall cause to be prepared and
delivered to Summit a draft statement of the working capital of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance
and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C as of the Closing Date (“Working Capital Statement”). The
working capital set forth on the Working Capital Statement shall be determined
by subtracting current liabilities from current assets as of the Closing Date
as
calculated in accordance with the internal format and accounting policies and
practices used by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C, consistent with past
practice, in connection with the regular monthly financial statements prepared
by the Company’s management for distribution to the Board of
Directors.
(b) If
the
working capital shown on the Working Capital Statement (the “Working Capital”),
of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance is greater than $100,000 (the “▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Working
Capital Requirement”) and (ii) ▇▇▇▇▇ P&C is greater than $35,000 (the ▇▇▇▇▇
P&C Working Capital Requirement”) the Stock Consideration shall be increased
by one dollar for every dollar by which the Working Capital exceeds the ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Working Capital Requirement or the ▇▇▇▇▇ P&C Working Capital (the
“Purchase Price Increase”).
To the
extent the Final Working Capital of the Company is less than the Working Capital
Requirement, the Stock Consideration shall be reduced by one dollar for every
dollar by which the Working Capital Requirement exceeds the Working Capital
(the
“Purchase Price Reduction”). Whichever shall be applicable of the Purchase Price
Increase and the Purchase Price Reduction is referred to herein as the “Purchase
Price Adjustment”. The Purchase Price Adjustment, if any, shall be paid in
stock, within five Business Days of the delivery of the Working Capital
Statement.
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ARTICLE IV
ACTIONS
PENDING THE EFFECTIVE TIME
4.01 Forebearances
of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C. From
the
date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or Previously Disclosed, without the prior written consent of Summit,
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C will not:
(a) Ordinary
Course.
Conduct
the business of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C other than in the ordinary
and usual course or fail to use reasonable efforts to preserve intact their
business organizations and assets and maintain their rights, franchises and
existing relations with customers, suppliers, employees and business associates,
or take any action reasonably likely to have an adverse affect upon ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance’s or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C’s ability to perform any of its material
obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Capital
Stock.
Other than
pursuant to Rights Previously Disclosed and outstanding on the date hereof,
(i)
issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or authorize the creation
of, any additional shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C
Common Stock or any Rights, (ii) enter into any agreement with respect to the
foregoing, or (iii) permit any additional shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common
Stock
or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common Stock to become subject to new grants of employee or
director stock options, other Rights or similar stock-based employee
rights.
(c) Dividends,
Etc.
(a) Make,
declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend on or in respect of, or
declare or make any distribution on any shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common
Stock or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly adjust,
split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares
of
its capital stock.
(d) Compensation;
Employment Agreements; Etc.
Enter into
or amend or renew any employment, consulting, severance or similar agreements
or
arrangements with any director, officer or employee of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇
P & C, or grant any salary or wage increase or increase any employee benefit
(including incentive or bonus payments), except (i) for normal individual
payments of incentives and bonuses to employees in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, , (ii) for normal individual increases
in compensation to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice, (iii) for other changes that are required by applicable law,
(iv)
to satisfy Previously Disclosed contractual obligations existing as of the
date
hereof, or (v) for grants of awards to newly hired employees consistent with
past practice. Notwithstanding the foregoing any issuance of shares by ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance to certain employees in the form of a stock bonus shall not be deemed
a violation of this section.
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(e) Benefit
Plans.
Enter
into, establish, adopt or amend (except (i) as may be required by applicable
law
or (ii) to satisfy Previously Disclosed contractual obligations existing as
of
the date hereof) any pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, savings,
profit sharing, deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, group insurance or
other employee benefit, incentive or welfare contract, plan or arrangement,
or
any trust agreement (or similar arrangement) related thereto, in respect of
any
director, officer or employee of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance, ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C, or take any
action to accelerate the vesting or exercisability of stock options, restricted
stock or other compensation or benefits payable thereunder.
(f) Dispositions.
Except as
Previously Disclosed, sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose
of
or discontinue any of its assets, deposits, business or properties except in
the
ordinary course of business and in a transaction that is not material to it
and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(g) Acquisitions.
Except as
Previously Disclosed, acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions
of control in a bona fide fiduciary capacity or in satisfaction of debts
previously contracted in good faith, in each case in the ordinary and usual
course of business consistent with past practice) all or any portion of, the
assets, business, deposits or properties of any other entity.
(h) Governing
Documents.
Amend the
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Certificate, ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance By-laws or the ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C
Certificate or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Bylaws.
(i) Accounting
Methods.
Implement
or adopt any change in its accounting principles, practices or methods, other
than as may be required by generally accepted accounting
principles.
(j) Contracts.
Except in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, enter into or
terminate any material contract (as defined in Section 6.03(k)) or amend or
modify in any material respect any of its existing material
contracts.
(k) Claims.
Except in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, settle any claim,
action or proceeding, except for any claim, action or proceeding which does
not
involve precedent for other material claims, actions or proceedings and which
involve solely money damages in an amount, individually or in the aggregate
for
all such settlements, that is not material to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance, taken as a
whole.
(l) Adverse
Actions.
(a) Take
any action while knowing that such action would, or is reasonably likely to,
prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368 of the Code; or (b) knowingly take any action that 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 VIII not being satisfied or (iii)
a material violation of any provision of this Agreement except, in each case,
as
may be required by applicable law or regulation.
(m) Indebtedness.
Incur any
indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of
business.
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(n) Commitments.
Agree or
commit to do any of the foregoing.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
5.01 Disclosure
Schedules. On
or prior
to the date hereof, Summit has delivered to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C
a schedule and ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C have delivered to Summit a
schedule (respectively, its “Disclosure
Schedule”)
setting
forth, among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary or
appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained
in
a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more representations or
warranties contained in Section 5.03 or 5.04 or to one or more of its covenants
contained in Article V; provided, that (a) no such item is required to be
set forth in a Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or
warranty if its absence could not be reasonably likely to result in the related
representation or warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect under the standard
established by Section 5.02, and (b) the mere inclusion of an item in a
Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not
be
deemed an admission by a party that such item represents a material exception
or
fact, event or circumstance or that such item is reasonably likely to result
in
a Material Adverse Effect on the party making the representation. All of
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance’s and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C’s representations, warranties and
covenants contained in this Agreement are qualified by reference to the
Disclosure Schedule and none thereof shall be deemed to be untrue or breached
as
a result of effects arising solely from actions taken in compliance with a
written request of Summit.
5.02 Standard.
No
representation or warranty of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or Summit contained in Section
5.03 or 5.04 shall be deemed untrue or incorrect, and no party hereto shall
be
deemed to have breached a representation or warranty, as a consequence of the
existence of any fact, event or circumstance unless such fact, circumstance
or
event, individually or taken together with all other facts, events or
circumstances inconsistent with any representation or warranty contained in
Section 5.03 or 5.04 has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “knowledge” shall mean (i) with
respect to Summit, actual knowledge of H. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, III and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
Tissue, and (ii) with respect to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C, actual
knowledge of E. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sink, and ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇.
5.03 Representations
and Warranties of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C.
Subject
to
Sections 5.01 and 5.02 and except as Previously Disclosed, ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance
and
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C hereby represent and warrant to Summit:
(a) Organization
and Standing.
▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C are each a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C are each duly qualified to do business
and is in good standing in the states of the United States and any foreign
jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or assets or the
conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified.
(b) Capitalization.
As of the
date hereof, the authorized capital stock of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance consists of
5000 shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock, of which as of March 31,2007,
1000
shares were outstanding. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock
of
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C consists of (i) 5,000 shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common Stock, of
which as of March 31, 2007, 300 shares were outstanding.. As of March 31, 2007,
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance has no shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock which are issuable
and reserved for issuance upon the exercise of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Stock
Options. The outstanding shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock and ▇▇▇▇▇ P
& C Common Stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights
(and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights.
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(c) Corporate
Power.
Each of
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C has the corporate power and authority to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own all its properties
and assets; and ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C each have the corporate
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Corporate
Authority.
Subject to
receipt of the requisite approval of this Agreement (including the agreement
of
merger set forth herein) by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares
of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Common Stock and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Common Stock entitled to
vote thereon (which is the only vote of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance stockholders or ▇▇▇▇▇
P
& C stockholders required thereon), the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been authorized by
all
necessary corporate action of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Board
and
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C and the ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Board. Assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by Summit, this Agreement is a valid and legally binding
obligation of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C, enforceable in accordance
with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
or by general equity principles).
(e) Consents
and Approvals; No Defaults.
(i) No
consents
or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority
or
with any third party are required to be made or obtained by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance
or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger
except for (A) filings of applications or notices with federal and state banking
and insurance authorities and (B) the filing of a certificate of merger
with the Secretary of State pursuant to the VGCA and the issuance of a
certificate of merger in connection therewith. As of the date hereof,
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C are not aware of any reason why the
approvals set forth in Section 7.01(b) will not be received without the
imposition of a condition, restriction or requirement of the type described
in
Section 7.01(b).
(ii) Subject
to
receipt of the regulatory approvals referred to in the preceding paragraph,
and
expiration of related waiting periods, the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
do not and will not (A) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under,
or give rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies or any right of
termination under, any law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order,
governmental permit or license, or any agreement, indenture or instrument of
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C or to which ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P &
C or properties is subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach or violation
of, or a default under, the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Certificate or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance
By-Laws or the ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Certificate or the ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C By-Laws, or
(C) require any consent or approval under any such law, rule, regulation,
judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license or any agreement,
indenture or instrument.
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(f) Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
(i) Since
December 31, 2005, ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C have not incurred any
liability other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice or for legal, accounting, and financial advisory fees and out-of-pocket
expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(ii) Since
December 31, 2005, (A) ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C have conducted their
respective businesses in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past
practice (excluding matters related to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby) and (B) no event has occurred or circumstance arisen that,
individually or taken together with all other facts, circumstances and events
(described in any paragraph of Section 6.03 or otherwise), is reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇
P&C.
(g) Litigation.
No
litigation, claim or other proceeding before any court or governmental agency
is
pending against ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C and, to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance’s or
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C’s knowledge, no such litigation, claim or other proceeding has
been threatened.
(h) Regulatory
Matters.
(i) Neither
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C are a party to or are subject to any order,
decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement with,
or a
commitment letter or similar submission to, or extraordinary supervisory letter
from, any federal or state governmental agency or authority charged with the
supervision or regulation of insurance agencies (collectively, the “Regulatory
Authorities”).
(ii) Neither
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C has been advised by any Regulatory Authority
that such Regulatory Authority is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is
considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such order,
decree, agreement, memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, supervisory
letter or similar submission.
(i) Compliance
with Laws.
Each of
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C:
(i) has
all
permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has made all
filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Authorities
that
are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and to
conduct their businesses as presently conducted; all such permits, licenses,
certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect
and, to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance’s and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C’s knowledge, no suspension or
cancellation of any of them is threatened;
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(ii) has
received, since December 31, 2005, no notification or communication from any
Governmental Authority (A) asserting that ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C is
not in compliance with any of the statutes, regulations, or ordinances which
such Governmental Authority enforces or (B) threatening to revoke any
license, franchise, permit, or governmental authorization (nor, to ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance’s or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C’s knowledge, do any grounds for any of
the foregoing exist);
(iii) Since
July
1, 2001, is in compliance with the privacy provisions of the ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇
Act, and all other applicable laws relating to consumer privacy;
and
(j) Material
Contracts; Defaults.
Except for
this Agreement, ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C is a party to, bound by
or subject to any agreement, contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding
(whether written or oral) (i) that is a material contract of the SEC’s
Regulation S-K or (ii) that restricts or limits in any way the conduct of
business by it or (including without limitation a non-compete or similar
provision). Neither ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C is in default under any
contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease, insurance policy or other
instrument to which it is a party, by which its respective assets, business,
or
operations may be bound or affected, or under which it or its respective assets,
business, or operations receive benefits, and there has not occurred any event
that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute
such a default.
(k) No
Brokers.
No action
has been taken by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C that would give rise to any
valid claim against any party hereto for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or
other like payment with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(l) Employee
Benefit Plans.
(i) ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C have Previously Disclosed a complete and accurate
list of all existing bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, pension,
retirement, profit-sharing, thrift, savings, employee stock ownership, stock
bonus, stock purchase, restricted stock, stock option, severance, welfare and
fringe benefit plans, employment or severance agreements and all similar
practices, policies and arrangements in which any current or former employee
(the “Employees”),
current
or former consultant (the “Consultants”)
or current
or former director (the “Directors”)
of ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C participates or to which any such Employees,
Consultants or Directors are a party (the “Compensation
and Benefit Plans”).
Neither
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C has any commitment to create any additional
Compensation and Benefit Plan or to modify or change any existing Compensation
and Benefit Plan.
(ii) Neither
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C has any obligations to provide
retiree health and life insurance or other retiree death benefits under any
Compensation and Benefit Plan, other than benefits mandated by Section 4980B
of
the Code, and each such Compensation and Benefit Plan may be amended or
terminated without incurring liability thereunder. There has been no
communication to Employees by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C that would
reasonably be expected to promise or guarantee such Employees retiree health
or
life insurance or other retiree death benefits on a permanent
basis.
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(iii) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would not,
directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, as a result of any
termination of employment prior to or following the Effective Time) reasonably
be expected to (A) entitle any Employee, Consultant or Director to any payment
(including severance pay or similar compensation) or any increase in
compensation, (B) result in the vesting or acceleration of any benefits under
any Compensation and Benefit Plan or (C) result in any material increase in
benefits payable under any Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(m) Environmental
Matters.
To ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance’s and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C’s knowledge, neither the conduct nor operation
of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance, nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C nor any condition of any property
presently or previously owned, leased or operated by any of them (including,
without limitation, in a fiduciary or agency capacity), or on which any of
them
holds a Lien, violates or violated Environmental Laws and to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance’s
and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C’s knowledge, no condition has existed or event has occurred
with respect to any of them or any such property that, with notice or the
passage of time, or both, is reasonably likely to result in liability under
Environmental Laws. To ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance’s and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C’s knowledge,
neither ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C has received any notice from any
person or entity that ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C or the operation or
condition of any property ever owned, leased, operated, or held as collateral
or
in a fiduciary capacity by any of them are or were in violation of or otherwise
are alleged to have liability under any Environmental Law, including, but not
limited to, responsibility (or potential responsibility) for the cleanup or
other remediation of any pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic wastes,
substances or materials at, on, beneath, or originating from any such
property.
(n) Tax
Matters.
(i) All
Tax
Returns that are required to be filed by or with respect to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance
and
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C have been duly filed, (ii) all Taxes shown to be due on the Tax
Returns referred to in clause (i) have been paid in full, (iii) the Tax Returns
referred to in clause (i) have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service
or
the appropriate state, local or foreign taxing authority or the period for
assessment of the Taxes in respect of which such Tax Returns were required
to be
filed has expired, (iv) all deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a
result of such examinations have been paid in full, (v) no issues that have
been
raised by the relevant taxing authority in connection with the examination
of
any of the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are currently pending, and
(vi)
no waivers of statutes of limitation have been given by or requested with
respect to any Taxes of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance has
made available to Summit true and correct copies of the United States Federal
Income Tax Returns filed by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance for each of the three most recent
fiscal years ended on or before December 31, 2005. As of the date hereof,
neither ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C has any reason to believe that any
conditions exist that might prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as
a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(ii) No
Tax is
required to be withheld pursuant to Section 1445 of the Code as a result of
the
transfer contemplated by this Agreement.
(o) Books
and
Records.
The books
and records of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C have been fully, properly and
accurately maintained in all material respects, and there are no material
inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein and
they fairly reflect the substance of events and transactions included
therein.
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(p) Insurance.
▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Previously Disclosed all of the insurance
policies, binders, or bonds maintained by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C are insured with insurers believed to be
reputable against such risks and in such amounts as the management of ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance reasonably has determined to be prudent in accordance with industry
practices. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect; ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C are not in material default thereunder; and all
claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion.
(q) Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 6.03 do not contain
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements and information contained in this Section 6.03,
in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading.
5.04 Representations
and Warranties of Summit.
Subject to
Sections 6.01 and 6.02 and except as Previously Disclosed, Summit hereby
represents and warrants to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance:
(a) Organization
and Standing.
Summit is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of West Virginia. Summit is duly qualified to do business
and
is in good standing in the states of the Summit States and foreign jurisdictions
where its ownership or leasing of property or assets or the conduct of its
business requires it to be so qualified.
(b) Capitalization.
(i) As
of
December 31, 2006, the authorized capital stock of Summit consists solely of
20,000,000 shares of Summit Common Stock, of which as of April 9, 2007,
7,084,980 shares, and 250,000 shares of Summit Preferred Stock of which none
are
outstanding. As of the date hereof, except as set forth in its Disclosure
Schedule, Summit does not have and is not bound by any outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any
character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of Summit Common
Stock or any other equity securities of Summit or any of its Subsidiaries or
any
securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares
of
Summit Common Stock or other equity securities of Summit or any of its
Subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2006, Summit has 349,080 shares of Summit
Common Stock which are issuable and reserved for issuance upon exercise of
Summit Stock Options. The outstanding shares of Summit Common Stock have been
duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights (and were not issued in
violation of any preemptive rights).
(ii) The
shares
of Summit Common Stock to be issued in exchange for shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance
Common Stock in the Merger, when issued in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof,
subject to no preemptive rights and authorized for trading on the NASDAQ
National Market System.
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(c) Subsidiaries.
Each of
Summit’s Subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing in the jurisdictions where
its
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it
to
be so qualified and it owns, directly or indirectly, all the issued and
outstanding equity securities of each of its Significant
Subsidiaries.
(d) Corporate
Power.
Each of
Summit and its Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority to carry
on
its business as it is now being conducted and to own all its properties and
assets; and Summit has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(e) Corporate
Authority.
This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been authorized by
all
necessary corporate action of Summit and the Summit Board. Shareholder approval
of the transactions contemplated hereby is not required. Assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C,
this Agreement is a valid and legally binding agreement of Summit, enforceable
in accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights or by general equity principles).
(f) No
Brokers.
No action
has been taken by Summit that would give rise to any valid claim against any
party hereto for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) Books
and
Records.
The books
and records of Summit and its Subsidiaries have been fully, properly and
accurately maintained in all material respects, and there are no material
inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein, and
they fairly present the substance of events and transactions included
therein.
(h) Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 6.04 do not contain
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements and information contained in this Section 6.04,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
6.01 Reasonable
Best Efforts.
Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance, ▇▇▇▇▇
P
& C and Summit agrees to use its reasonable best efforts in good faith to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws,
so as
to permit consummation of the Merger as promptly as practicable and otherwise
to
enable consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall cooperate
fully with the other party hereto to that end.
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6.02 Stockholder
Approvals.
▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C each agree to take, in accordance with applicable
law and the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Certificate and ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance By-laws and the
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Certificate and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Bylaws, all action necessary to
convene an appropriate meeting of its stockholders to consider and vote upon
the
approval of this Agreement and any other matters required to be approved by
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance’s stockholders for consummation of the Merger (including any
adjournment or postponement, the “▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Meeting” and the “▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Meeting”,
respectively),
as
promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective.
The ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Boards will recommend that the ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance stockholders and the ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C stockholders approve and adopt
the Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.03 Private
Placement.
(a) Summit
agrees to prepare private placement materials (the “Private
Placement”)
in
connection with the issuance of Summit Common Stock in the Merger (the
“Private
Placement Materials”)
and all
related documents). ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C and Summit agree to
cooperate with the other and its counsel and its accountants in the preparation
of the Private Placement Materials. ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C
acknowledge that shares of Summit Common Stock issued in the Merger will contain
a legend on the certificate restricting their transfer for a period of one
(1)
year as required under federal securities laws.
6.04 Press
Releases.
Each of
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C and Summit agrees that it will not, without
the prior approval of the other party, file any material pursuant to SEC Rules
165 or 425, or issue any press release or written statement for general
circulation relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, except as
otherwise required by applicable law or regulation or NASDAQ rules.
6.05 Access;
Information.
(a) Each
of
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C agrees that upon reasonable notice and
subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, it shall
afford Summit and Summit’s officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other
authorized representatives, such access during normal business hours throughout
the period prior to the Effective Time to the books, records (including, without
limitation, tax returns and work papers of independent auditors), properties,
personnel and to such other information as any party may reasonably request
and,
during such period, it shall furnish promptly to such other party (i) a copy
of
each material report, schedule and other document filed by it pursuant to the
requirements of federal or state securities or banking laws, and (ii) all other
information concerning the business, properties and personnel of it as the
other
may reasonably request.
(b) Each
agrees
that it will not, and will cause its representatives not to, use any information
obtained pursuant to this Agreement (as well as any other information obtained
prior to the date hereof in connection with the entering into of this Agreement)
for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Subject to the requirements of law, each party will keep
confidential, and will cause its representatives to keep confidential, all
information and documents obtained pursuant to this Section 6.05 (as well as
any
other information obtained prior to the date hereof in connection with the
entering into of this Agreement) unless such information (i) was already known
to such party, (ii) becomes available to such party from other sources not
known
by such party to be bound by a confidentiality obligation, (iii) is disclosed
with the prior written approval of the party to which such information pertains
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 to be returned to
the
party which furnished the same. No investigation by either party of the business
and affairs of the other shall affect or be deemed to modify or waive any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in this Agreement, or the
conditions to either party’s obligation to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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(c) During
the
period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, each party shall
promptly furnish the other with copies of all monthly and other interim
financial statements produced in the ordinary course of business as, the same
shall become available.
6.06 Acquisition
Proposals.
▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C each agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries and its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors, agents, advisors and
affiliates not to, solicit or encourage inquiries or proposals with respect
to,
or engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential
information to, or have any discussions with any person relating to, any
Acquisition Proposal. It shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated
any
activities, discussions or negotiations conducted prior to the date of this
Agreement with any parties other than Summit with respect to any of the
foregoing and shall use its reasonable best efforts to enforce any
confidentiality or similar agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Board and
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Board determine in good faith, after consultation with outside
counsel, that failure to do so would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach
of its fiduciary duties under applicable law, ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P &
C, in response to a written Acquisition Proposal that was unsolicited or that
did not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 6.06, may furnish
non-public information with respect to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C to
the Person who made such Acquisition Proposal and participate in negotiations
regarding such Acquisition Proposal.
6.07 Regulatory
Applications.
(a) Summit
and
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance shall cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts
to prepare all documentation, to effect all filings and to obtain all permits,
consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental
Authorities necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Each of Summit, ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C shall have the
right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult
with
the other, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange
of
information, with respect to, all material written information submitted to
any
third party or any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of
the
parties hereto agrees to act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Each
party hereto agrees that it will consult with the other party hereto with
respect to the obtaining of all material permits, consents, approvals and
authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary
or
advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
each
party will keep the other party apprised of the status of material matters
relating to completion of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(b) Each
party
agrees, upon request, to furnish the other party with all information concerning
itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other
matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with any
filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such other party or any
of
its Subsidiaries to any third party or Governmental Authority.
6.08 Indemnification.
(a) Following
the Effective Date and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, Summit shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present directors, officers and
employees of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C (each, an “Indemnified
Party”)
against
all costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), 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 actions or
omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without
limitation, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the fullest
extent that ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance is permitted or required to indemnify (and advance
expenses to) its directors and officers under the laws of the Commonwealth
of
Virginia, the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Certificate, the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance By-Laws, the
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Certificate, the ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Bylaws and any agreement as in
effect on the date hereof; provided
that any
determination required to be made with respect to whether an officer’s,
director’s or employee’s conduct complies with the standards set forth under
Delaware law, the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Certificate, the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance By-Laws
and
any agreement shall be made by independent counsel (which shall not be counsel
that provides material services to Summit) selected by Summit and reasonably
acceptable to such officer or director.
(b) For
a period
of two (2) years from the Effective Time, Summit shall use its reasonable best
efforts to provide that portion of director's and officer's liability insurance
that serves to reimburse the present and former officers and directors of ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C (determined as of the Effective
Time) (as opposed to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C) with respect to claims
against such directors and officers arising from facts or events which occurred
before the Effective Time, which insurance shall contain at least the same
coverage and amounts, and contain terms and conditions no less advantageous,
as
that coverage currently provided by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance; provided, however, that
in
no event shall Summit be required to expend more than 200 percent of the current
amount expended by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C (the “Insurance
Amount”)
to
maintain or procure such errors and omissions insurance coverage; provided,
further, that if Summit is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called
for
by this Section 6.08, Summit shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain
as
much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount; provided,
further, that officers and directors of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C may
be required to make application and provide customary representations and
warranties to Summit’s insurance carrier for the purpose of obtaining such
insurance.
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(c) Any
Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 6.08, upon
learning of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation described
above, shall promptly notify Summit thereof; provided
that the
failure so to notify shall not affect the obligations of Summit under Section
6.08 unless and to the extent that Summit is actually prejudiced as a result
of
such failure.
(d) If
Summit or
any of its successors or assigns shall consolidate with or merge into any other
entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation
or merger or shall transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any
entity, then and in each case, proper provision shall be made so that the
successors and assigns of Summit shall assume the obligations set forth in
this
Section 6.08.
(e) The
provisions of this Section 6.08 shall survive the Effective Time and are
intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified
Party and his or her heirs and representatives.
6.09 Notification
of Certain Matters.
Each of
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance, ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C and Summit shall give prompt notice to the
other of any fact, event or circumstance known to it that (i) is reasonably
likely, individually or taken together with all other facts, events and
circumstances known to it, to result in any Material Adverse Effect with respect
to it or (ii) would cause or constitute a material breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained
herein.
ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER
7.01 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.
The
respective obligation of each of Summit and ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance to consummate the
Merger is subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by Summit and ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance prior to the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Stockholder
Approval.
This
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization shall have been duly approved by the
requisite vote of the stockholders of both ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P &
C.
(b) Regulatory
Approvals.
All
regulatory approvals required to consummate 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 no such
approvals shall contain any conditions, restrictions or requirements which
the
Summit Board reasonably determines in good faith would either before or after
the Effective Time have a Material Adverse Effect on the Surviving Corporation
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(c) No
Injunction.
No
Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, judgment,
decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent)
which is in effect and prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
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(d) Blue
Sky
Approvals.
All
permits and other authorizations under state securities laws necessary to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to issue the shares of
Summit Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been received and
be
in full force and effect.
(e) Listing.
To the
extent required, the shares of Summit Common Stock to be issued in the Merger
shall have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ National Market System,
subject to official notice of issuance.
7.02 Conditions
to Obligation of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C.
The
obligation of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C to consummate the Merger is
also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇
P
& C prior to the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Summit set forth in this Agreement shall
be
true and correct, subject to Section 5.02, as of the date of this Agreement
and
as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except
that representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of the date
of
this Agreement or some other date shall be true and correct as of such date),
and ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective
Date,
signed on behalf of Summit by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer of Summit to such effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Summit.
Summit
shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be
performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date,
signed on behalf of Summit by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer of Summit to such effect.
(c) Opinion
of Summit’s Counsel.
▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C shall have received a closing opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & Love LLP, counsel to Summit, dated the Effective
Date.
7.03 Conditions
to Obligation of Summit.
The
obligation of Summit to consummate the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment
or written waiver by Summit prior to the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance set forth in this Agreement
shall be true and correct, subject to Section 5.02, as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of the Effective
Date (except that representations and warranties that by their terms speak
as of
the date of this Agreement or some other date shall be true and correct as
of
such date) and Summit shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective
Date, signed on behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance by the Chief Executive Officer and
the
Chief Financial Officer of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance to such effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C shall have performed in all material respects all
obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior
to
the Effective Time, and Summit shall have received a certificate, dated the
Effective Date, signed on behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C by the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance
and
▇▇▇▇▇ P & C to such effect.
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(c) Opinion
Of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance’s Counsel.
Summit
shall have received a closing opinion of Moyes &Levay, P.L.L.C. counsel to
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C, dated the Effective Date.
(d) Summit
Due Diligence.
Summit has
completed to its satisfaction all appropriate legal, accounting or other due
diligence and has received all reports and information requested by
it.
(e) Execution
of Insurance Agent Agreements.
Each of
the following individuals shall have entered into an insurance agent agreement
with Summit:
E.
▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance Agents:
▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇’▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
P&C Agents:
▇▇▇▇▇
Self
▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇
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(f) At
the
Effective Time, neither ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance nor ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C have failed to
retain the business of any single customer or group of customers which represent
either singly or in the aggregate greater than 5% of the respective combined
gross revenue of ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
8.01 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger may be abandoned if:
(a) Mutual
Consent.
At any
time prior to the Effective Time, by the mutual consent of Summit and ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C, if the Board of Directors of each so determines
by vote of a majority of the members of its entire Board.
(b) Breach.
At any
time prior to the Effective Time, by Summit or ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P &
C (provided that the party seeking termination is not then in material breach
of
any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein),
if
its Board of Directors so determines by vote of a majority of the members of
its
entire Board, in the event of either: (i) a breach by the other party of any
representation or warranty contained herein (subject to the standard set forth
in Section 5.02), which breach cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days
after the giving of written notice to the breaching party of such breach; or
(ii) a breach by the other party of any of the covenants or agreements contained
herein, which breach cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days after the
giving of written notice to the breaching party of such breach, provided that
such breach (whether under (i) or (ii)) would be reasonably likely, individually
or in the aggregate with other breaches, to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) Delay.
At any
time prior to the Effective Time, by Summit or ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P &
C, 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 December
31, 2007, except to the extent that the failure of the Merger then to be
consummated arises out of or results from the knowing action or inaction of
the
party seeking to terminate pursuant to this Section 8.01(c).
(d) No
Approval.
By ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C or Summit, if its Board of Directors so determines
by a vote of a majority of the members of its entire Board, in the event (i)
the
approval of any Governmental Authority required for consummation of the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been denied
by final nonappealable action of such Governmental Authority or (ii) any
stockholder approval required by Section 8.01(a) herein is not obtained at
the
▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Meeting or the ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Meeting.
(e) Failure
to Recommend, Etc.
At any
time prior to the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Meeting and the ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Meeting, by
Summit if the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Board or the ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C Board shall have
failed to make its recommendation referred to in Section 6.02, withdrawn such
recommendation or modified or changed such recommendation in a manner adverse
in
any respect to the interests of Summit.
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(f) Decline
in Summit Common Stock Price.
By Summit,
if the Summit Board so determines by a vote of the majority of the members
of
its entire board, at any time during the five-day period commencing with the
Determination Date (as defined below) the number obtained by dividing the
Average Closing Price by the Starting Price (each as defined below) (the
“Summit
Ratio”)
shall be
less than .85. If Summit elects to exercise its termination right pursuant
to
this Section, it shall give written notice to ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance and ▇▇▇▇▇ P &
C (provided that such notice of election to terminate may be withdrawn at any
time within the aforementioned five-day period).
For
purposes
of this Section 8.01(f), the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
“Average
Closing Price” shall mean the average of the closing prices of a share of Summit
Common Stock on the NASDAQ reporting system (as reported in The
Wall
Street Journal,
or if not
reported therein, in another authoritative source) during the period of five
(5)
consecutive full trading days ending on the trading day prior to the
Determination Date, rounded to the nearest whole cent.
“Determination
Date” shall mean the date on which the last required approval of a Governmental
Entity is obtained with respect to the Merger and the Bank Merger, without
regard to any requisite waiting period in respect thereof.
“Starting
Date” shall mean the last trading day immediately following the date of the
first public announcement of entry into this Agreement.
“Starting
Price” shall mean the closing price of a share of Summit Common Stock on the
NASDAQ reporting system (as reported in The
Wall
Street Journal, or
if not
reported therein, in another authoritative source) on the Starting
Date.
8.02 Effect
of Termination and Abandonment.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement and the abandonment of the Merger
pursuant to this Article VIII, no party to this Agreement shall have any
liability or further obligation to any other party hereunder except that
termination will not relieve a breaching party from liability for any willful
breach of this Agreement giving rise to such termination.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.01 Survival.
No
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this
Agreement shall survive the Effective Time (other than Sections 6.08, and this
Article IX which shall survive the Effective Time) or the termination of
this Agreement if this Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time
(other than Sections 6.03(a), 6.05(b), 8.02, this Article IX which shall survive
such termination).
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9.02 Waiver;
Amendment.
Prior to
the Effective Time, any provision of this Agreement may be (i) waived by the
party benefited by the provision, or (ii) amended or modified at any time,
by an
agreement in writing between the parties hereto executed in the same manner
as
this Agreement, except that after the ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Meeting and the ▇▇▇▇▇
P
& C Meeting, this Agreement may not be amended if it would violate the
WVCA.
9.03 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to constitute an original.
9.04 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of West Virginia applicable to contracts made and to be performed
entirely within such State (except to the extent that mandatory provisions
of
Federal law are applicable).
9.05 Expenses.
Each
party
hereto will bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, except that printing expenses shall
be
shared equally between ▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance, ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C and Summit.
9.06 Notices.
All
notices, requests and other communications hereunder to a party shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given if personally delivered, telecopied (with
confirmation) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) to such party at its address set forth below or such other address
as
such party may specify by notice to the parties hereto.
If
to ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance or ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C, to:
▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn:
E.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
With
a copy
to:
Moyes
&
▇▇▇▇▇, P.L.L.C.
▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn:
▇▇▇▇▇
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
If
to
Summit, to:
Summit
Financial Group, Inc.
▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Post
▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: H.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, III
President
and Chief Executive Officer
▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇.
Tissue, Chief Financial Officer
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With
a copy
to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & Love LLP
▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇
Post
Office
Box 1386
Charleston,
West Virginia 25325-1386
Facsimile: (▇▇▇)
▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esquire
9.07 Entire
Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement represents the entire understanding of the parties hereto with
reference to the transactions contemplated hereby and this Agreement supersedes
any and all other oral or written agreements heretofore made. Except for
Sections 6.11 and 6.12, nothing in this Agreement expressed or implied, is
intended to confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto or their
respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under
or
by reason of this Agreement.
9.08 Interpretation;
Effect.
When a
reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such
reference shall be to a Section of, or Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement
unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in
this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement.
Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this
Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation.” No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to require ▇▇▇▇▇
Insurance, ▇▇▇▇▇ P & C, Summit or any of their respective Subsidiaries,
affiliates or directors to take any action which would violate applicable law
(whether statutory or common law), rule or regulation.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in counterparts by
their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first above
written.
▇▇▇▇▇
INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
By:
________________________________
Title: Chairman
and
Chief Executive Officer
▇▇▇▇▇
PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INC.
By:
________________________________
Title: Chairman
and
Chief Executive Officer
SUMMIT
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By:
________________________________
H.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, III
Title: President
and Chief Executive Officer