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VOTING AGREEMENT
This Voting Agreement dated as of January 10, 1998, is entered into
between Mercantile Bancorporation Inc. ("Mercantile"), and the undersigned
director and shareholder ("Shareholder") of CBT Corporation ("CBT").
WHEREAS, CBT, Mercantile and Ameribanc, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Mercantile ("Ameribanc"), have proposed to enter into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the "Agreement"), dated as of today, which contemplates the
acquisition by Mercantile of 100% of the capital stock of CBT (collectively,
the "CBT Stock") by means of a merger between CBT and Ameribanc; and
WHEREAS, Mercantile is willing to expend the substantial time, effort
and expense necessary to implement the Merger, only if Shareholder enters
into this Voting Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned shareholder of CBT believes that the Merger is
in his best interest and the best interest of CBT.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, Shareholder hereby
agrees as follows:
1. Voting Agreement. Shareholder shall vote all of the shares
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of CBT Stock he now owns of record or has voting control with respect to or
hereafter acquires, in favor of the Merger at the meeting of shareholders of
CBT to be called for the purpose of approving the Merger (the "Meeting").
2. No Competing Transaction. Shareholder shall not vote any
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of his shares of CBT Stock in favor of any other merger or sale of all or
substantially all the assets of CBT to any person other than Mercantile or
its affiliates until the Effective Time of the Merger, termination of the
Agreement or abandonment of the Merger by the mutual agreement of CBT and
Mercantile, whichever comes first.
3. Transfers Subject to Agreement. Shareholder shall not
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transfer his shares of CBT Stock unless the transferee, prior to such
transfer, executes a voting agreement with respect to the transferred shares
substantially to the effect of this Voting Agreement and satisfactory to
Mercantile.
4. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Voting
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Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Mercantile any direct or indirect
ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any shares of CBT
Stock. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the
shares of CBT Stock shall remain and belong to Shareholder and Mercantile
shall have no authority to manage,
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direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the
policies or operations of CBT or exercise any power or authority to direct
Shareholder in the voting of any of his shares of CBT Stock, except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, or the performance of his duties or
responsibilities as a director of CBT.
5. Evaluation of Investment. Shareholder, by reason of his
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knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in his
capacity as a director of a financial institution, believes himself capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of the potential investment in common
stock of Mercantile, $0.01 par value ("Mercantile Common Stock"),
contemplated by the Agreement.
6. Documents Delivered. Shareholder acknowledges having
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reviewed the Agreement and its attachments and that reports, proxy statements
and other information with respect to Mercantile filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") were, prior to his execution of
this Voting Agreement, available for inspection and copying at the Offices of
the Commission and that Mercantile delivered the following such documents to
CBT:
(a) Mercantile's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, as amended by Form 10-K/A;
(b) Mercantile's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 1997, June 30, 1997 and
September 30, 1997; and
(c) Mercantile's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated April
25, 1997, May 13, 1997, July 1, 1997, two dated
September 25, 1997 and Current Report on Form 8-K/A
dated May 22, 1997.
7. Amendment and Modification. This Voting Agreement may be
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amended, modified or supplemented at any time by the written approval of such
amendment, modification or supplement by Shareholder and Mercantile.
8. Entire Agreement. This Voting Agreement evidences the
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entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the matters
provided for herein and there are no agreements, representations or
warranties with respect to the matters provided for herein other than those
set forth herein and in the Agreement.
9. Severability. The parties agree that if any provision of
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this Voting Agreement shall under any circumstances be deemed invalid or
inoperative, this
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Voting Agreement shall be construed with the invalid or inoperative
provisions deleted and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be
construed and enforced accordingly.
10. Counterparts. This Voting Agreement may be executed in two
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11. Governing Law. The validity, construction, enforcement and
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effect of this Voting Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the
State of Missouri, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
12. Headings. The headings for the paragraphs of this Voting
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Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not constitute a part
hereof or affect the meaning or interpretation of this Voting Agreement.
13. Termination. This Voting Agreement shall terminate upon
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the consummation of the Merger or upon termination of the Agreement,
whichever comes first.
14. Successors. This Voting Agreement shall be binding upon
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and inure to the benefit of Mercantile and its successors, and Shareholder
and Shareholder's spouse and their respective executors, personal
representatives, administrators, heirs, legatees, guardians and other legal
representatives. This Voting Agreement shall survive the death or incapacity
of Shareholder. This Agreement may be assigned by Mercantile only to an
affiliate of Mercantile.
MERCANTILE BANCORPORATION INC.
By:
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Xxxx X. Xxxx, Executive Vice President
Mercantile Bank National Association
Authorized Officer
SHAREHOLDER
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