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Title:

Agreement and Plan of Merger

Entities:

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

Date:

2007

Size:

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Price:

$42

ID:

#2967629

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ARTICLE I ?  THE MERGER

1

1.1

The Merger

1

1.2

The Closing; Effective Time

1

1.3

Effect of the Merger

2

1.4

Articles of Incorporation; By-Laws

2

1.5

Directors and Officers

2

1.6

Conversion of Securities

2

1.7

Exchange of Certificates

3

1.8

Stock Transfer Books

5

1.9

Stock Options

5

ARTICLE II ?  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

5

2.1

Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries

5

2.2

Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws

7

2.3

Capitalization

7

2.4

Authority

8

2.5

No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents

9

2.6

Compliance; Permits

9

2.7

Securities and Banking Reports; Financial Statements

10

2.8

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

13

2.9

Absence of Proceedings and Orders

13

2.10

Employee Benefit Plans

14

2.11

Proxy Statement

16

2.12

Title to Property

17

2.13

Environmental Matters

17

2.14

Absence of Agreements

18

2.15

Taxes

18

2.16

Insurance

19

2.17

Brokers

19

2.18

Seller Material Adverse Effect

20

2.19

Material Contracts

20

2.20

Opinion of Financial Advisor

20

2.21

Vote Required

20

2.22

Rights Agreement

20

2.23

No Dissenter?s Rights..

20

ARTICLE III ?  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

20

3.1

Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries

21

3.2

Organizational Documents

22

3.3

Authority

22

3.4

No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents

22

3.5

Absence of Proceedings and Orders

23

3.6

Proxy Statement

23

3.7

Brokers

23

ARTICLE IV ?  COVENANTS OF SELLER

23

4.1

Affirmative Covenants

23

4.2

Negative Covenants

24

4.3

No Solicitation of Transactions

26

4.4

Update Disclosure; Breaches

29

4.5

Delivery of Stockholder and Option Information

29

4.6

Loan and Investment Policies

30

4.7

Access and Information

30

4.8

Confidentiality Agreement

30

4.9

Resignations

31

ARTICLE V ?  COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE MERGER SUB

31

5.1

Affirmative Covenants

31

5.2

Negative Covenants

31

5.3

Breaches

31

5.4

Confidentiality Agreement

31

ARTICLE VI ?  ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

32

6.1

Proxy Statement

32

6.2

Meeting of Seller?s Stockholders

32

6.3

Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings

32

6.4

Employee Benefit Matters

33

6.5

Directors? and Officers? Indemnification and Insurance

33

6.6

Notification of Certain Matters

34

6.7

Public Announcements

34

6.8

Customer Retention

34

6.9

NASDAQ Delisting

35

6.10

Additional Documents

.35

ARTICLE VII ?  CONDITIONS OF MERGER

35

7.1

Conditions to Obligation of Each Party to Effect the Merger

35

7.2

Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company and the Merger Sub

36

7.3

Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Seller

37

ARTICLE VIII ?  TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

38

8.1

Termination

38

8.2

Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination

40

8.3

Fees and Expenses

40

8.4

Waiver

42

ARTICLE IX ?  GENERAL PROVISIONS

42

9.1

Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements

42

9.2

Notices

42

9.3

Certain Definitions

43

9.4

Headings

46

9.5

Severability

46

9.6

Entire Agreement

46

9.7

Assignment

47

9.8

Binding Effect

47

9.9

Parties in Interest

47

9.10

Governing Law

47

9.11

Counterparts

47

9.12

Time is of the Essence

47

9.13

Specific Performance

47

9.14

Interpretation

48

Section

Affiliate

9.3

Acquisition Proposal

9.3

Acquisition Transaction

9.3

Bank Secrecy Act

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