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Agreement and Plan of Merger |
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Northern States Financial Corp.; Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz P.C.; Round Lake Bankcorp, Inc.; Northern States Financial Corp /de/ |
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2003 |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of September 11, 2003
by and between
ROUND LAKE BANKCORP, INC.
and
NORTHERN STATES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS......................................1
1.01 Certain Definitions..........................................1
ARTICLE II THE MERGER...............................................6
2.01 The Merger...................................................6
2.02 Effective Date and Effective Time............................7
ARTICLE III CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE PROCEDURES.......................7
3.01 Effect on Capital Stock......................................7
3.02 Rights as Shareholders; Stock Transfers......................8
3.03 Exchange Procedures..........................................8
3.04 Anti-Dilution Provisions.....................................9
3.05 Dissenters' Rights...........................................9
ARTICLE IV ACTIONS PENDING ACQUISITION.............................10
4.01 Forbearances of RLBI........................................10
4.02 Forbearances of the Company.................................13
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..........................13
5.01 Disclosure Schedules........................................13
5.02 Representations and Warranties of RLBI......................13
5.03 Representations and Warranties of the Company...............24
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS...............................................26
6.01 Best Efforts................................................26
6.02 Shareholder Approval........................................26
6.03 Proxy Statement.............................................27
6.04 Press Releases..............................................27
6.05 Access; Information.........................................27
6.06 Acquisition Proposals.......................................29
6.07 Certain Policies............................................30
6.08 Regulatory Applications.....................................31
6.09 Indemnification.............................................31
6.10 Benefit Plans...............................................32
6.11 Notification of Certain Matters.............................32
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6.12 Covenant Relating to the Tax Status of the Agreement........33
6.13 Human Resources Issues......................................33
6.14 Assistance with Third-Party Agreements......................33
6.15 Additional Agreements.......................................34
6.16 Pre-Closing Adjustments.....................................34
6.17 Voting Agreements...........................................34
6.18 Bank Merger.................................................35
6.19 Delivery of Supplements to Disclosure Schedules.............35
6.20 Environmental Investigation.................................35
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER................36
7.01 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect
the Merger.............................................36
7.02 Conditions to Obligation of RLBI............................37
7.03 Conditions to Obligation of the Company
and Merger Subsidiary....................................37
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION............................................39
8.01 Termination.................................................39
8.02 Effect of Termination and Abandonment.......................40
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS...........................................41
9.01 Survival....................................................41
9.02 Waiver; Amendment...........................................41
9.03 Counterparts................................................41
9.04 Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue.......................41
9.05 Expenses....................................................42
9.06 Notices.....................................................42
9.07 Entire Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries..........43
9.08 Effect......................................................43
9.09 Severability................................................43
9.10 Enforcement of the Agreement................................43
9.11 Consequential Damages.......................................43
9.12 Interpretation..............................................44
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SCHEDULES TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER BY AND BETWEEN ROUND LAKE BANKCORP,
INC. AND NORTHERN STATES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
1. Schedule 4.01(b): Rights
2. Schedule 4.01(d): Compensation; Employment Agreements; Etc.
3. Schedule 4.01(f): Benefit Plans
4. Schedule 5.02(a)(i): Organization, Standing and Authority
5. Schedule 5.02(a)(ii): Organization, Standing and Authority
6. Schedule 5.02(f): Regulatory Approvals; No Violations
7. Schedule 5.02(g)(i): Financial Reports; Undisclosed Liabilities
8. Schedule 5.02(g)(iv): Financial Reports; Undisclosed Liabilities
9. Schedule 5.02(h): Litigation
10. Schedule 5.02(i): Regulatory Matters
11. Schedule 5.02(k): Material Contracts
12. Schedule 5.02(n): Employee Benefit Plans
13. Schedule 5.02(p): Environmental Matters
14. Section 5.02(q): Tax Matters
15. Schedule 5.02(r): Risk Management Instruments
16. Schedule 5.02(t): Insurance
17. Schedule 5.02(v): Transactions with Affiliates
18. Schedule 5.02(w): Real Property
19. Schedule 5.02(z): Loans
20. Schedule 6.10(d): Benefit Plans
21. Schedule 6.17: Voting Agreements
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A: Stockholder Voting Agreement
Exhibit B: Agreement Of Merger By And Between First State Bank of Round Lake
And Bank Of Waukegan
Exhibit C: Legal Opinion
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of September 11, 2003 (this
"Agreement"), by and between Round Lake Bankcorp, Inc. ("RLBI"), an Illinois
corporation and Northern States Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company").
RECITALS
A. RLBI. RLBI is an Illinois corporation having its principal
place of business in Round Lake, Illinois. RLBI is a bank holding company duly
registered as such with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(the "Federal Reserve Board") under the Federal Bank Holding Company Act of
1956, as amended (the "Federal Bank Holding Company Act").
B. The Company. The Company is a Delaware corporation having its
principal place of business in Waukegan, Illinois. The Company is a bank holding
company duly registered as such with the Federal Reserve Board under the Federal
Bank Holding Company Act.
C. Merger Subsidiary. Upon execution of this Agreement, the
Company shall form, or shall cause one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries to form,
a merger subsidiary ("Merger Subsidiary"), all of the outstanding capital stock
of which shall be owned by the Company or the Company's wholly owned Subsidiary,
as the case may be.
D. Bank Merger. In connection with the transactions described
herein, RLBI and the Company intend that Merger Subsidiary will be merged into
RLBI, and that First State Bank of Round Lake (the "Bank"), a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of RLBI, shall merge (the "Bank Merger") with and into Bank of
Waukegan, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company.
E. Intentions of the Parties. Pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Company will acquire RLBI by causing the
Merger Subsidiary to merge with and into RLBI and RLBI shall survive and
continue to exist as the surviving entity. It is the intention of the parties to
this Agreement that the business combination contemplated hereby be treated as a
purchase of all of the stock of RLBI by the Company for U.S. federal income tax
purposes and that for such purposes the transitory existence of Merger
Subsidiary be ignored.
F. Board Action. The respective Boards of Directors of the
Company and RLBI have determined that it is in the best interests of their
respective companies and their shareholders 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 shall have the meanings
set forth below:
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