AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERAgreement and Plan of Merger • January 21st, 2014 • ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. • State commercial banks • New Jersey
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 20, 2014, is by and between Center Bancorp, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (“Parent”), and ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Company”). Parent and the Company are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Constituent Corporations” or the “Parties” or individually referred to herein as a “Constituent Corporation” or a “Party.” Defined terms are described in Section 9.11 of this Agreement.
VOTING AND SELL-DOWN AGREEMENTVoting and Sell-Down Agreement • January 21st, 2014 • ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. • State commercial banks • New Jersey
VOTING and SELL-DOWN AGREEMENT, dated as of January 20, 2014 (this “Agreement”), by and between ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., a New Jersey corporation and registered bank holding company (the “Company”) and Mr. Lawrence B. Seidman (the “Shareholder”), in his capacity as the Beneficial Owner (as defined below) of shares of common stock of Center Bancorp, Inc., a New Jersey corporation and registered bank holding company (the “Parent”), as set forth on Schedule 1 to this Agreement.
VOTING AGREEMENTVoting Agreement • January 21st, 2014 • ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. • State commercial banks • New Jersey
This Voting Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of January 20, 2014, by and between ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., a New Jersey corporation and registered bank holding company (the “Company”), and the shareholder of Center Bancorp, Inc., a New Jersey corporation and registered bank holding company (“Parent”), executing this Agreement on the signature page hereto (the “Shareholder”).
