The Merger Agreement The following is a summary of material terms of the Merger Agreement. This summary is not a complete description of the terms and conditions thereof and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, which is incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which has been filed with the SEC as an exhibit to Schedule TO. The Merger Agreement may be examined, and copies thereof may be obtained, as set forth in Section 8 above.
Termination of Merger Agreement Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing, this Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.
Merger Agreement The term "Merger Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preface.
Amendments to the Merger Agreement The Merger Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Amendment to Merger Agreement The Merger Agreement shall be amended as follows:
Amendments to Merger Agreement The Merger Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement The board of directors of the Company and each committee thereof shall not:
Effective Date of Merger Upon satisfaction or waiver (in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) of each of the conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto shall execute and cause to be filed Articles of Combination, and/or such certificates or further documents as shall be required by the OTS, the Office of the Secretary of the OTS, and with such other federal or state regulatory agencies as may be required. Upon approval by the OTS, and endorsement of such certificates, the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall become effective. The Effective Date for all purposes hereunder shall be the date of such endorsement.
of the Merger Agreement Section 3.5 of the Merger Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of May 15, 1997, by and between XXXXX BANKCORP, INC. ("TARGET"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with its principal office located in Ocilla, Georgia, and ABC BANCORP ("PURCHASER"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with its principal office located in Moultrie, Georgia. PREAMBLE -------- Certain terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 10.1 hereof. The Boards of Directors of TARGET and PURCHASER are of the opinion that the transactions described herein are in the best interests of TARGET and PURCHASER and their respective shareholders. This Agreement provides for the combination of TARGET with PURCHASER pursuant to the merger of TARGET with and into PURCHASER, as a result of which the outstanding shares of the capital stock of TARGET shall be converted into the right to receive shares of common stock of PURCHASER (except as provided herein), and the shareholders of TARGET shall become shareholders of PURCHASER (except as provided herein). The transactions described in this Agreement are subject to the approvals of the shareholders of TARGET, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and the satisfaction of certain other conditions described in this Agreement. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that the Merger for federal income tax purposes shall qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Simultaneous with the Closing of the Merger, The Bank of Ocilla, a wholly- owned Georgia state bank subsidiary of TARGET, will be merged with and into The Citizens Bank of Tifton ("Citizens Bank"), a wholly-owned Georgia state bank subsidiary of PURCHASER, and will thereafter be operated as a branch of Citizens Bank.
