CASH 2018 Special Proxy Statement
“ Superior Proposal ” means a bona fide, unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal (i) that if consummated would result in a third party (or, in the case of a direct merger between such third party and Company, Company Bank or any other Subsidiary of Company, the stockholders of such third party) acquiring, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding Company Common Shares or more than 50% of the assets of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, for consideration consisting of cash and/or securities and (ii) that Company Board reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisor and outside legal counsel, (A) is reasonably capable of being completed on a timely basis, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal, including all conditions contained therein and the Person making such Acquisition Proposal, and (B) taking into account any changes to this Agreement proposed by Buyer in response to such Acquisition Proposal, as contemplated by paragraph (c) of Section 5.10, and all financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal, including all conditions contained therein and the Person making such proposal, is more favorable to the shareholders of Company from a financial point of view than the Merger. “ Surviving Entity ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01. “ Takeover Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.36. “ Tax ” and “ Taxes ” mean all (a) taxes, charges, withholdings, fees, levies, imposts, duties and governmental fees or other like assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever in the nature of taxes imposed by any federal, state, local or foreign or other Governmental Authority (including those related to income, net income, gross income, receipts, capital, windfall profit, severance, property (real and personal), production, sales, goods and services, use, business and occupation, license, excise, registration, franchise, employment, payroll (including social security contributions), deductions at source, withholding, alternative or add-on minimum, intangibles, ad valorem, transfer, gains, stamp, customs, duties, estimated, transaction, title, capital, paid-up capital, profits, premium, value added, recording, inventory and merchandise, business privilege, federal highway use, commercial rent or environmental tax, and any liability under unclaimed property, escheat, or similar Laws), (b) interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Authority in connection with (i) any item described in clause (a) or (ii) the failure to comply with any requirement imposed with respect to any Tax Return, and (c) liability in respect of any items described in clause (a) and/or (b) payable by reason of contract, assumption, transferee, successor or similar liability, operation of Law (including pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any predecessor or successor thereof or any analogous or similar state, local, or foreign Law)) or otherwise. “ Tax Returns ” means any return, declaration, form (including Form TD F 90-22.1 and FinCEN Form 114 and any predecessor or successor forms), report, claim, informational return (including all Forms 1099) or statement filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto or amendment thereof. “ Termination Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a). “ The date hereof ” or “ the date of this Agreement ” means the date first set forth above in the preamble to this Agreement. “ Three Percent Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(iii). “ Transaction Expenses ” means all amounts paid, to be paid or reasonably expected to be paid by the Company Parties (or by the Surviving Entity or Buyer Bank, as successors to the Company Parties) that arise out of or in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the performance and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (whether arising before, at or after the Effective Time), including without limitation (a) Company’s or ESOP trustee’s legal, accounting and financial advisory fees or commissions, (b) Severance Costs, (c) termination fees or other expenses incurred in connection with the termination of any contract of any of the Company Parties or their Subsidiaries, (d) payments made in connection with the A-72
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