Registration of Common Shares
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2007.
Registration
No. 333-[·]
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-4
Registration
Statement
Under
The
Securities Act of 1933
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1st
Source Corporation
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Indiana
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6022
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35-1068133
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification
Code Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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100
North Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana
46601
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(574)
235-2000
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(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant’s principal executive offices)
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John
B. Griffith, Esquire
General
Counsel
1st
Source Corporation
100
North Michigan Street
South
Bend, Indiana 46601
(574)
235-2000
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
agent
for service)
With
copies to:
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Eric
R. Moy, Esquire
Barnes
& Thornburg LLP
11
South Meridian Street
Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204
(317)
231-7298
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John
W. Tanselle, Esquire
Krieg
DeVault LLP
One
Indiana Square, Suite 2800
Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204
(317)
238-6216
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Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As
soon as practicable following the effective date of this Registration Statement
If
the
securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with
the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General
Instruction G, check the following box. ¨
If
this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to
Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering. ¨
If
this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. ¨
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of each class
of
securities
to
be registered
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Amount
to
be registered (1)
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Proposed
maximum offering
price
per share
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Proposed
maximum aggregate
offering
price
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Amount
of
Registration
Fee
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Common
Stock, without par value
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2,145,671
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N/A
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(2)
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$0
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(1)
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This
amount is based upon the maximum number of shares of Registrant that
Registrant may be required to issue at closing of the proposed merger
(determined pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as
of
February 19, 2007, among the Registrant, Hickory Acquisition, Inc.,
FINA
Bancorp, Inc., and Wayne B. Welter, as shareholders’ agent, described in
the proxy statement/prospectus which is a part of this registration
statement, assuming the price adjustment provisions require a price
increase of not more than $1.5 million). Pursuant to Rule 416, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares
of
common stock as may become issuable as a result of stock splits,
stock
dividends or similar transactions.
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(2)
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Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee required
by
Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and computed
pursuant to Rule 457(f)(2) and (f)(3) of the Securities Act. The
proposed maximum offering price is equal to (1) the aggregate book
value of the outstanding common stock of FINA Bancorp, Inc. to be
acquired
by Registrant in the merger of $69,900,000, as of December 31, 2006;
less
(2) the minimum cash portion of the merger consideration to be paid
by the Registrant in the transaction (assuming the price adjustment
provisions require a price decrease of $1.5 million), which will
be
$77,430,000. As this is a negative number, no fee is required to
be paid.
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The
Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates
as
may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file
a
further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said
Section 8(a), may determine.
THE
INFORMATION IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE
CHANGED. WE MAY NOT ISSUE THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT
SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR
SALE
IS NOT PERMITTED.
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED March 9, 2007
FINA
Bancorp, Inc.
Dear
Fellow Shareholders:
You
are
cordially invited to attend a special meeting of shareholders of FINA Bancorp,
Inc. to be held at our corporate offices at 14 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso,
Indiana, at _:00 p.m. local time on [·],
2007.
At
the
special meeting, you will be asked to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
by and among 1st Source Corporation, Hickory Acquisition, Inc., FINA Bancorp,
Inc. and Wayne B. Welter, as shareholders’ agent, pursuant to which FINA Bancorp
will merge with and into Hickory Acquisition, Inc. and the separate existence
of
FINA Bancorp will cease and First National Bank, Valparaiso, will become a
wholly owned subsidiary of 1st Source Corporation.
The
aggregate value of the merger consideration to be paid by 1st Source to FINA
Bancorp shareholders is approximately $135,000,000, which shall consist of
up to
approximately $56,700,000 in 1st Source common stock and the remainder will
be
paid in cash. Based on 42,101 shares of FINA Bancorp common stock issued and
outstanding, upon completion of the merger, FINA Bancorp shareholders are
expected to receive merger consideration equal to approximately $3,206.57 per
share of FINA Bancorp common stock. FINA Bancorp shareholders will be entitled
to elect whether to receive cash or 1st Source common stock or a combination
thereof, in exchange for their FINA Bancorp shares; provided that no more 42%
or
less than 40% of the aggregate consideration will be paid in the form of stock.
To the extent FINA Bancorp shareholders’ elections in aggregate would call for
the payment of less than 58% of the aggregate consideration in cash, the
available 1st Source common stock will be allocated among shareholders electing
to receive common stock on a pro rata basis, based on the amount of 1st Source
common stock they initially elect to receive. Similarly, and subject to the
obligation of 1st Source under certain conditions to pay all of the aggregate
consideration in cash, to the extent FINA Bancorp shareholders’ elections in
aggregate would call for the payment of more than 60% of the aggregate
consideration in cash, the available cash will be allocated among shareholders
electing to receive cash on a pro rata basis, based on the amount of cash they
initially elect to receive.
If
you
elect or become entitled to receive 1st Source common stock in the merger,
the
number of shares you receive will depend in part on the average closing price
of
1st Source common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the ten full
trading days ending on the third full trading day before the anticipated
completion of the merger. The average closing price of 1st Source common stock
for the ten trading days ending on _____, 2007 was $_____.
Because
the amount of cash and shares of 1st Source common stock you will receive in
the
merger is subject to adjustment based on the elections of all FINA Bancorp
shareholders, and the number of shares of 1st Source common stock to be issued
in the merger will be based in part on the average closing price of 1st Source
common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the ten full trading days
ending on the third full trading day before the anticipated completion date
of
the merger, you will not know the exact number of shares of 1st Source common
stock you will receive, or the value of those shares, when you vote on the
agreement and plan of merger.
1st
Source common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the
trading symbol “SRCE.”
After
careful consideration, FINA Bancorp’s board of directors recommends that you
vote “FOR” approval of the agreement and plan of merger.
To
complete the merger, holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares
of
FINA Bancorp common stock must approve the agreement and plan of merger.
This
document provides you with detailed information about the merger. In addition
to
being a proxy statement of FINA Bancorp, this document is also the prospectus
of
1st Source for shares of 1st Source common stock that will be issued in
connection with the merger. We encourage you to read the entire document
carefully. Please
pay particular attention to “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 for a discussion
of the risks related to the merger and owning 1st Source common stock after
the
merger.
I
hope to
see you on [·],
2007
at our offices in Valparaiso, Indiana.
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Sincerely,
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/s/
Wayne B. Welter
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Wayne
B. Welter
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President
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FINA
Bancorp, Inc.
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NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS
HAVE
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED IN THE MERGER OR
DETERMINED IF THIS DOCUMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THE
SHARES OF 1ST SOURCE COMMON STOCK TO BE ISSUED IN THE MERGER ARE NOT DEPOSITS
OR
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BANK OR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, AND
ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
This
proxy statement/prospectus is dated [·],
2007
and is first being mailed to FINA Bancorp’s shareholders on or about
[·],
2007.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
This
proxy statement/prospectus incorporates important business and financial
information about 1st Source Corporation from other documents that are not
included in or delivered with this proxy statement/prospectus. This information
is available to you without charge upon your written or oral request. You can
obtain those documents incorporated by reference in this proxy
statement/prospectus by accessing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
website maintained at www.sec.gov
or by
requesting copies in writing or by telephone from 1st Source at the following
address:
1st
Source Corporation
100
North Michigan Street
South
Bend, Indiana 46601
Attention:
Treasurer
(574)
235-2000
FINA
Bancorp is not subject to the reporting and informational requirements
maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission and does not file reports
or other information with Securities and Exchange Commission.
If
you
would like to request documents incorporated by reference from 1st Source,
please do so by [·],
2007
in order to receive them before the special meeting. If you request any such
documents, 1st Source will mail them to you within one business day by
first-class mail, or similar means.
You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference
in
this document in determining how to vote your shares at the special meeting.
1st
Source and FINA Bancorp have not authorized anyone to provide you with
information that is different from what is contained in this document. This
document is dated [·],
2007.
You should not assume that the information contained in this document is
accurate as of any date other than that date, and neither the mailing of this
document to shareholders nor the issuance of 1st Source’s common stock in the
merger creates any implication to the contrary.
See
“Where You Can Find More Information” on page 65.
FINA
BANCORP, INC.
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
Indiana
46383
NOTICE
OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON [·],
2007
To
the
Shareholders of FINA Bancorp, Inc.:
FINA
Bancorp, Inc. will hold a special meeting of shareholders our corporate offices
at 14 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, Indiana, at _:00 p.m. local time on
[·],
2007,
for the following purposes:
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To
consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the Agreement
and
Plan of Merger, dated as of February 19, 2007, by and between 1st
Source
Corporation, Hickory Acquisition, Inc., FINA Bancorp, Inc. and Wayne
B.
Welter, as shareholders’ agent, which provides for the merger of FINA
Bancorp with and into Hickory Acquisition, Inc. A copy of the agreement
and plan of merger is attached as Appendix
A
to
the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus of which this notice
is a
part. This proposal is described more fully in the proxy
statement/prospectus of which this notice is a part.
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For
the transaction of such other matters as may properly come before
the
special meeting.
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We
have
fixed the close of business on [·],
2007
as the record date for determining those shareholders entitled to vote at the
special meeting. Only FINA Bancorp shareholders of record at the close of
business on that date are entitled to notice of the special meeting, and only
the shareholders of record of FINA Bancorp common stock at the close of business
on that date are entitled to vote at the special meeting. For the agreement
and
plan of merger to be approved by FINA Bancorp’s shareholders, the holders of at
least a majority of the outstanding shares of FINA Bancorp common stock must
vote for approval of the agreement and plan of merger. Abstentions and broker
non-votes will have the same effect as votes against approval of the agreement
and plan of merger and any other proposals being presented. If you wish to
attend the special meeting and your shares are held in the name of a broker,
trust, bank or other nominee, you must bring with you a proxy or letter from
the
broker, trustee, bank or nominee to confirm your beneficial ownership of the
shares. A list of shareholders entitled to vote at the special meeting will
be
available for inspection by any shareholder at the offices of FINA Bancorp
during usual business hours for a period of five business days before the
special meeting. The list of shareholders will also be available for inspection
during the special meeting and any adjournment of the special meeting.
If
you do
not vote in favor of the agreement and plan of merger and you strictly comply
with the procedures set forth in Chapter 44 of the Indiana Business Corporation
Law, you will be entitled to obtain payment in cash of the fair value of your
shares of FINA Bancorp common stock as determined under this statute. A copy
of
these provisions is included as Appendix
D
to this
document, and a summary of these provisions can be found in the section titled
“Rights of Dissenting Shareholders” beginning on page 43 of this document.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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/s/
Wayne B. Welter
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Wayne
B. Welter
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President
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FINA
Bancorp, Inc.
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Valparaiso,
Indiana
[·],
2007
YOUR
VOTE IS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU MAY OWN. FINA BANCORP’S
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SINCERELY WELCOMES YOUR PRESENCE AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.
HOWEVER, SO THAT FINA BANCORP MAY BE SURE THAT YOUR VOTE WILL BE INCLUDED,
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD PROMPTLY. YOU
MAY
REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS VOTED AT THE MEETING. IF YOU ATTEND
THE SPECIAL MEETING, YOU MAY VOTE IN PERSON IF YOU WISH, EVEN IF YOU HAVE
PREVIOUSLY RETURNED YOUR PROXY CARD.
FINA
BANCORP’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF THE
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER AND THE SPECIAL MEETING
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1
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SUMMARY
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3
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Who
We Are
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3
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The
Special Meeting of FINA Bancorp
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4
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The
Merger
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4
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Structure
of the Merger
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4
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FINA
Bancorp’s Board Recommends that You Vote “For” the Agreement and Plan of
Merger; FINA Bancorp’s Reasons for Merger
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1st
Source’s Reasons for Merger
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5
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FINA
Bancorp’s Financial Advisors Have Provided an Opinion as to the Fairness
of the Merger Consideration, from a Financial Point of View, to
FINA
Bancorp’s Shareholders
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5
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FINA
Bancorp’s Shareholders Will Receive Cash and Shares of 1st Source Common
Stock in the Merger Allocated Based on Their Elections and the
Provisions
of the Merger Agreement
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5
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Material
Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger
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5
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FINA
Bancorp Shareholder Vote Required to Approve the Agreement and
Plan of
Merger
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Dissenters’
and Appraisal Rights
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6
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Certain
FINA Bancorp Directors and Executive Officers May Have Interests
in the
Merger that are Different from, or in Addition to, Their Interests
as
Shareholders
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FINA
Bancorp Has Agreed When and How FINA Bancorp and its Subsidiaries
Can
Consider Third-Party Acquisition Proposals
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Accounting
Treatment
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The
Completion of the Merger is Subject to Certain Conditions
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We
Have Not Yet Obtained All Regulatory Approvals
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Termination
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
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8
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Termination
Fee
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8
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Voting
Agreement
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8
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Shareholders’
Agent
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SELECTED
HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
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1st
Source
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FINA
Bancorp
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Comparative
Historical and Pro Forma Per Share Data
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12
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RISK
FACTORS
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Risk
Factors Relating to the Merger
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14
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Risk
Factors Relating to 1st Source
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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FINA
BANCORP SPECIAL MEETING
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General
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Date,
Time and Place of Special Meeting
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Purpose
of the Special Meeting
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Record
Date; Shares Entitled to Vote; Quorum
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Vote
of FINA Bancorp Shareholders Required for Adoption of the Agreement
and
Plan of Merger
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Voting
By Proxy
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Solicitation
of Proxies; Expenses
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THE
MERGER
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General
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Background
of the Merger
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FINA
Bancorp’s Reasons for the Merger and Recommendation of FINA Bancorp’s
Board Of Directors
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1st
Source’s Reasons for the Merger
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Opinion
of FINA Bancorp’s Financial Advisor
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27
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Interests
of Certain Persons in the Merger
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30
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Indemnification
and Insurance
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31
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Completion
and Effectiveness of the Merger
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31
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Merger
Consideration
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31
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Exchange
of FINA Bancorp Stock Certificates for 1st Source Stock Certificates
and
Cash
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34
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Accounting
Treatment
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36
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Management
After the Merger
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36
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Material
Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger
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36
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Governmental
and Regulatory Approvals
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42
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Status
of Applications and Notices
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42
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Restrictions
on Resales by Affiliates
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42
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Listing
on the Nasdaq Global Select Market of 1st Source Common Stock to
be Issued
in the Merger
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43
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RIGHTS
OF DISSENTING SHAREHOLDERS
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43
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Dissenters’
Rights Procedures
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44
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THE
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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47
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Representations
and Warranties
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47
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Conduct
of FINA Bancorp’s Business Pending the Merger
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48
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Additional
Covenants and Agreements
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49
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No
Solicitation of Other Acquisition Proposals
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50
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Conditions
to Completion of the Merger
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51
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Termination
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
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51
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Voting
Agreement
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52
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Shareholders’
Agent
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53
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Amendment
of Agreement and Plan of Merger
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53
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INFORMATION
ABOUT FINA BANCORP
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General
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53
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Facilities
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54
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FINA
Bancorp, Inc. and First National Bank, Valparaiso
Facilities
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54
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Employees
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55
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Legal
Proceedings
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56
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Security
Ownership by Certain Beneficial Owners and Management of FINA
Bancorp
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57
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INFORMATION
ABOUT 1ST SOURCE
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59
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DESCRIPTION
OF 1ST SOURCE CAPITAL STOCK
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59
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Authorized
Capital Stock
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59
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1st
Source Common Stock
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59
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1st
Source Preferred Stock
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59
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COMPARISON
OF RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF FINA BANCORP COMMON STOCK AND 1ST SOURCE
COMMON
STOCK
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60
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COMPARATIVE
MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO 1ST SOURCE
COMMON
STOCK AND FINA BANCORP COMMON STOCK
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64
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Market
Information
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64
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Dividends
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64
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OTHER
MATTERS
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65
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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65
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EXPERTS
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65
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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65
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Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
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65
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PART
II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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II-1
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APPENDIX
A: Agreement and Plan of Merger
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A-1
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APPENDIX
B: Fairness Opinion, dated [·],
2007
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A-2
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APPENDIX
C: Shareholder Voting Agreement
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A-3
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APPENDIX
D: Provisions of Indiana Law Relating to Dissenting
Shareholders
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A-4
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About
the Merger
A:
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1st
Source, Hickory Acquisition, Inc., FINA Bancorp and Wayne B. Welter,
as
shareholders’ agent, have entered into an agreement and plan of merger
pursuant to which 1st Source has agreed to acquire FINA Bancorp.
You are
being asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the agreement
and plan of merger through which FINA Bancorp will merge with and
into
Hickory Acquisition, Inc. As a result of the merger, FINA Bancorp
will
cease to exist and FINA Bancorp shareholders will exchange their
FINA
Bancorp common stock for shares of 1st Source common stock and/or
cash,
based on the election procedures described below.
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Q:
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What
will I receive in exchange for my shares of FINA Bancorp common
stock?
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A:
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Based
on 42,101 shares of FINA Bancorp common stock issued and outstanding,
upon
completion of the merger, FINA Bancorp shareholders are expected
to
receive merger consideration equal to approximately $3,206.57 per
share of
FINA Bancorp common stock in the form of cash and (if you elect to
receive
shares and/or shares are allocated to you pursuant to the merger
agreement) shares of 1st Source common stock. The cash portion of
the
merger consideration will be between 58% and 60% of the aggregate
purchase
consideration. After setting aside between $4 million and $5.5 million
in
escrow for purposes of adjusting the purchase price and providing
indemnity to 1st Source, the balance of the purchase price will be
allocated among the FINA Bancorp shareholders based on their written
elections whether to take cash and 1st Source common stock or all
cash as
consideration for their shares. The amount in the escrow account
will be
paid out after satisfaction of all escrow conditions. Depending on
the
elections by all of the FINA Bancorp shareholders, the cash and stock
consideration may be reallocated among the FINA Bancorp shareholders
to
ensure that the total mix of cash and stock consideration is within
the
parameters required by the merger agreement. If you receive 1st Source
common stock in exchange for your shares of FINA Bancorp, the actual
number of shares that you receive will depend in part on the average
closing price of 1st Source common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select
Market for the ten full trading days ending on the third full trading
day
before the completion of the merger.
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Q:
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Will
I be able to trade the 1st Source common stock that I receive in
the
merger?
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A:
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Yes.
The 1st Source common stock issued in the merger will be quoted on
the
Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SRCE.” You may sell the
shares of 1st Source common stock you receive in the merger without
restriction unless, under United States securities laws, you are
considered an “affiliate” of FINA Bancorp at the time of the special
meeting or become an “affiliate” of 1st Source as a result of the merger.
Affiliates will need to comply with the restrictions described in
the
section titled “The Merger—Restrictions on Resale by Affiliates” beginning
on page 42.
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Q:
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What
is the required vote to approve the agreement and plan of
merger?
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A:
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The
holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of FINA
Bancorp
common stock as of [·],
2007, the record date for the special meeting, must vote to approve
the
agreement and plan of merger in order for the merger to be completed.
Abstentions from voting and “broker non-votes” are not considered
affirmative votes and, therefore, will have the same effect as a
vote
“against” the merger.
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As
of the record date, FINA Bancorp’s executive officers and directors and
their affiliates, as a group, beneficially owned or had the power
to
direct the voting of approximately 82.9% of the common stock of FINA
Bancorp. Individuals who are beneficial owners of and have the power
to
direct the voting of shares equal in the aggregate to approximately
72.3%
of the common stock of FINA Bancorp have agreed to vote in favor
of the
agreement and plan of merger by means of a Shareholder Voting agreement,
the form of which is attached as Appendix
C
to
this proxy statement/prospectus. Included in these shares are 9,396
shares, or approximately 22.3% of the common stock of FINA Bancorp,
held
by the William J. Welter Irrevocable Trust. The provisions of this
trust
are currently the subject of a pending lawsuit which may impact the
method
of voting of these shares. Neither FINA Bancorp nor 1st Source is
a party
to this lawsuit and we offer no assurance as to how or when such
lawsuit
may be resolved.
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Q:
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Are
1st Source shareholders voting on the merger?
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A:
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No
vote of 1st Source shareholders is required under applicable law
to
complete the merger.
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Q:
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What
does the FINA Bancorp board of directors recommend?
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A:
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The
board of directors of FINA Bancorp recommends by a majority vote
that FINA
Bancorp’s shareholders vote “FOR” the agreement and plan of merger.
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Q:
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Do
I have dissenters’ or appraisal rights with respect to the
merger?
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A:
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Yes.
Under Indiana law, you have the right to dissent from the merger.
To
exercise dissenters’ rights of appraisal, or appraisal rights, you must
strictly follow the procedures prescribed by the Indiana Business
Corporation Law, or IBCL. To review these procedures in more detail,
see
“Rights of Dissenting Shareholders” beginning on page 43 of this
proxy statement/prospectus and Appendix
D.
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Q:
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When
do you expect the merger to occur?
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A:
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We
expect to complete the merger promptly after FINA Bancorp’s shareholders
approve the agreement and plan of merger at the special meeting and
after
the receipt of all requisite governmental and regulatory approvals,
the
expiration of applicable waiting periods and the satisfaction or
waiver of
all other conditions to the merger. We currently expect this to occur
in
the second quarter of 2007, although delays may occur.
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Q:
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Are
there any risks I should consider in deciding whether I vote for
the
agreement and plan of merger and the merger?
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A:
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Yes.
Set out under the heading of “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 14 of this
document, a number of risk factors are discussed that you should
consider
carefully.
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About
the Special Meeting
Q:
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When
and where is the FINA Bancorp special shareholders
meeting?
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A:
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The
special meeting will be held at our corporate offices at 14 Indiana
Avenue, Valparaiso, Indiana on [·],
2007, at [·]:00
p.m. local time.
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Q:
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Who
is entitled to vote at the special meeting?
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A:
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Holders
of record of FINA Bancorp common stock at the close of business on
[·],
2007, which is the date FINA Bancorp’s board of directors has fixed as the
record date for the special meeting, are entitled to vote at the
special
meeting.
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Q:
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What
do I need to do now?
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A:
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First,
please mail your signed proxy card in the enclosed return envelope,
as
soon as possible, so your shares will be represented at the special
meeting. In order to be sure that your vote is counted, please vote
now
even if you plan to attend the special meeting in person.
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Your
proxy card will instruct the persons named on the proxy card to vote
your
shares at the special meeting as you direct. If you sign and send
in your
proxy card and do not indicate how you want to vote, your proxy will
be
voted “FOR” the approval of the agreement and plan of
merger.
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Second,
if you wish to make an election regarding whether you will become
entitled
to receive a combination of stock and cash, or only cash, in the
merger,
you must complete the enclosed Letter of Transmittal and Election
and
return it with your original FINA Bancorp stock certificates to which
it
applies, to the exchange agent, on or before ________________, 2007.
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Q:
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May
I change my vote after I have mailed my signed proxy
card?
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A:
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Yes.
You may change your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at
the
special meeting. You may change your vote by submitting a new proxy
with a
later date or by voting in person at the special meeting. Alternatively,
you may revoke your proxy altogether by notifying FINA Bancorp’s President
in writing before the special meeting that you have revoked your
proxy.
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A:
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Yes.
You may attend the special meeting and vote your shares in person
rather
than completing, signing and mailing a proxy card.
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Q:
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Why
is it important for me to vote?
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A:
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We
cannot complete the merger without the holders of at least a majority
of
the outstanding shares of FINA Bancorp common stock as of the record
date
voting in favor of the agreement and plan of merger. If
you do not vote or fail to give instructions to your broker or bank
to
vote on your behalf, it will have the same effect as a vote against
the
merger.
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Q:
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Should
I send in my stock certificates with my proxy card?
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A:
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Yes.
If you wish to make an election regarding whether you will become
entitled
to receive a combination of stock and cash, or only cash, in the
merger,
you must complete the enclosed Letter of Transmittal and Election
and
return it with your original FINA Bancorp stock certificates to which
it
applies, to the exchange agent, on or before _____________, 2007.
If you
do not make such an election and do not submit your stock certificates
by
that date, promptly after the completion of the merger, the exchange
agent
will mail to you a letter of transmittal and instructions for exchanging
your FINA Bancorp stock certificates for the merger consideration.
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How
to Get More Information
Q:
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Who
can help answer my questions?
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A:
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If
you have questions about the merger or about how to vote your shares,
please call Wayne B. Welter at FINA Bancorp at (219)
462-4165.
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Q:
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Where
can I find more information about 1st Source?
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A:
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You
can find more information about 1st Source from the various sources
described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information”
beginning on page 65 of this proxy statement/prospectus.
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SUMMARY
This
summary highlights selected information from this proxy statement/prospectus
and
may not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand
the merger fully and for a more complete description of the legal terms of
the
merger, you should carefully read this entire document and the other documents
to which 1st Source and FINA Bancorp have referred you, including the Appendices
to this proxy statement/prospectus. For more information about 1st Source and
FINA Bancorp see “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 65. We have
included page references in this Summary to direct you to other places in this
proxy statement/prospectus where you can find a more complete description of
the
topics we have summarized.
1st
Source Corporation
100
North Michigan Street
South
Bend, Indiana 46601
(574)
235-2000
1st
Source Corporation, an Indiana corporation incorporated in 1971, is a bank
holding company headquartered in South Bend, Indiana that provides, through
its
subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "1st Source"), a broad array of
financial products and services. 1st Source, through its principal subsidiary
1st Source Bank, offers commercial and consumer banking services, trust and
investment management, and insurance, to individual and business clients through
most of its 67 banking center locations in 16 counties in the Northern
Indiana-Southwestern Michigan regional market area. 1st Source Bank’s Specialty
Finance Group, with 24 locations nationwide, offers specialized financing
services for new and used private and cargo aircraft, automobiles and light
trucks for leasing and rental agencies, medium and heavy duty trucks,
construction equipment, and environmental equipment. 1st Source is not dependent
upon any single industry or client.
At
December 31, 2006, 1st Source had consolidated total assets of $3.81 billion,
loans and leases of $2.70 billion, deposits of $3.05 billion, and total
shareholders' equity of $368.90 million.
FINA
Bancorp, Inc.
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
Indiana 46383
FINA
Bancorp, Inc., an Indiana corporation formed in 1973, is a bank holding company
headquartered in Valparaiso, Indiana. Its principal subsidiary is First National
Bank, Valparaiso, a full service bank founded in 1889 operating 26 banking
facilities located in Porter, LaPorte and Starke County, Indiana, and offering
a
broad complement of personal and business banking services, as well as trust
and
asset management services.
At
December 31, 2006, FINA Bancorp and its subsidiaries had total assets of $607.5
million, loans and leases of $229.8 million, deposits of $509.4 million, and
shareholders’ equity of $69.9 million.
FINA
Bancorp plans to hold a special meeting of its shareholders on [·],
2007,
at _:00 p.m. local time, at our corporate offices at 14 Indiana Avenue,
Valparaiso, Indiana, 46383. At the meeting you will be asked to consider and
vote upon a proposal to approve the agreement and plan of merger.
You
can
vote at the special meeting if you owned FINA Bancorp common stock at the close
of business on [·],
2007.
As of that date, there were 42,101 shares of FINA Bancorp common stock
outstanding and entitled to vote. You can cast one vote for each share of FINA
Bancorp common stock that you own.
The
agreement and plan of merger is attached as Appendix
A
to this
proxy statement/prospectus and is incorporated into this proxy
statement/prospectus by reference. You are encouraged to read the agreement
and
plan of merger as it is the legal document that governs the merger.
FINA
Bancorp will be merged with and into Hickory Acquisition, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of 1st Source, with Hickory Acquisition, Inc. as the surviving
corporation. Promptly following the merger, Hickory Acquisition, Inc. will
be
merged into 1st Source Corporation. The directors and officers of 1st Source
before the merger will continue to serve as the directors and officers of 1st
Source after the merger. First National Bank, Valparaiso will continue its
separate existence as a wholly owned subsidiary of 1st Source.
Based
on
the reasons discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, FINA
Bancorp’s board of directors has determined that the merger is advisable and in
your best interests and recommends that you vote “FOR”
the
agreement and plan of merger. One director voted against the proposal. For
a
discussion
of
the
circumstances surrounding the merger and the factors considered by FINA
Bancorp’s board of directors in approving the agreement and plan of merger, see
page 25.
1st
Source is a locally controlled, regional bank holding company serving
communities in Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan. Acquisition of FINA
Bancorp, and its subsidiary, First National Bank, Valparaiso, provides 1st
Source with an important opportunity to acquire another locally controlled
financial institution with a complementary geographic footprint and valuable
depositary relationships.
ASFI,
LLC
(d/b/a Austin Financial Services) delivered its oral opinion to FINA Bancorp’s
board of directors that, as of February 17, 2007 and based upon and subject
to
the factors and assumptions set forth in the opinion, the aggregate merger
consideration to be received by holders of the outstanding shares of common
stock of FINA Bancorp under the agreement and plan of merger was fair from
a
financial point of view to such holders.
The
full
text of the written opinion of AFSI, dated [·],
2007,
which sets forth assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered
and
limitations on the review undertaken in connection with the opinion, is attached
as Appendix
B
to this
proxy statement/prospectus. FINA Bancorp’s shareholders should read the opinion
in its entirety. AFSI provided its opinion for the information and assistance
of
FINA Bancorp’s board of directors in connection with its consideration of the
transaction. The AFSI opinion is not a recommendation as to how any holder
of
FINA Bancorp common stock should vote or make any election with respect to
the
transaction.
Material
Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger (page 36)
The
merger is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), generally referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the Code.
It is a condition to the closing of the merger that FINA Bancorp receive an
opinion of counsel, dated as of the closing date of the merger, to the effect
that the merger will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code.
Assuming
the merger qualifies as a reorganization, in general, you will not recognize
any
gain or loss for federal income tax purposes on the exchange of your FINA
Bancorp shares for 1st Source shares in the merger. Taxable gain will result,
however, to the extent that you receive cash instead of 1st Source common stock
(including cash received in lieu of fractional shares of 1st Source common
stock) and the cash received exceeds your adjusted basis in the surrendered
stock.
In
the
event that you and all of the other FINA Bancorp shareholders receive solely
cash in exchange for your FINA Bancorp shares, the merger will not be treated
as
a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code and, therefore, taxable gain will result to the extent that you receive
cash and the cash received exceeds your adjusted basis in the surrendered shares
of FINA Bancorp stock.
You
should read “The Merger—Material Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger”
beginning on page 36 for a more complete discussion of the United States
federal income tax consequences of the merger. We urge you to consult with
your
tax advisor for a full understanding of the tax consequences of the merger
to
you.
FINA
Bancorp Shareholder Vote Required to Approve the Agreement and Plan of
Merger (page 22)
Approval
of the agreement and plan of merger requires the affirmative vote of the holders
of at least a majority of the shares of FINA Bancorp common stock outstanding
as
of the close of business on [·],
2007,
the record date for the special meeting of FINA Bancorp shareholders. At the
close of business on the record date, there were 42,101 shares of FINA Bancorp
common stock outstanding held by 80 holders of record. Each holder of record
of
FINA Bancorp common stock on the record date is entitled to one vote for each
share held on all matters to be voted upon at the special meeting.
As
of the
record date, FINA Bancorp’s executive officers and directors and their
affiliates, as a group, beneficially owned approximately 82.9% of the common
stock of FINA Bancorp. Individuals who are beneficial owners of and have the
power to direct the voting of shares equal in the aggregate to approximately
72.3% of the common stock of FINA Bancorp have agreed to vote in favor of the
agreement and plan of merger by means of a Shareholder Voting agreement, the
form of which is attached as Appendix
C
to this
proxy statement/prospectus. Included in these shares are 9,396 shares, or
approximately 22.3% of the common stock of FINA Bancorp, held by the William
J.
Welter Irrevocable Trust. The provisions of this trust are currently the subject
of a pending lawsuit which may impact the method of voting of these shares.
Neither FINA Bancorp nor 1st Source is a party to this lawsuit and we offer
no
assurance as to how or when such lawsuit may be resolved.
The
Indiana Business Corporation Law grants dissenters’ rights in the merger to
holders of FINA Bancorp common stock. Under the Indiana Business Corporation
Law, FINA Bancorp shareholders may dissent from the share exchange and demand
in
writing that FINA Bancorp pay the fair value of their shares. Fair value
excludes any appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of the share exchange
unless the exclusion would be inequitable.
Chapter
44 of the Indiana Business Corporation Law sets forth the required procedures
a
shareholder requesting dissenters’ rights must follow. A copy of Chapter 44 of
the Indiana Business Corporation Law is attached as Appendix
D to
this
proxy statement/prospectus. Shareholders who elect to exercise dissenters’
rights must strictly comply with all of the procedures to preserve those
rights.
Certain
FINA Bancorp Directors and Executive Officers May Have Interests in the Merger
that are Different from, or in Addition to, Their Interests as
Shareholders (page 30)
You
should be aware that certain of FINA Bancorp’s directors and executive officers
may have interests in the merger that are different from, or in addition to,
their interests as shareholders of FINA Bancorp. FINA Bancorp’s board of
directors was aware of these interests and took them into account at the time
they approved the agreement and plan of merger. These interests include
provisions in the merger agreement relating to indemnification of directors
and
officers and insurance for directors and officers of
FINA
Bancorp for events occurring before the merger. These interests are more
fully
described in this proxy statement/prospectus under the heading “The
Merger—Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger” beginning on page 30.
The
agreement and plan of merger contains detailed provisions prohibiting FINA
Bancorp, either directly or indirectly, from seeking or encouraging an
alternative acquisition proposal. The “no solicitation” provisions prohibit FINA
Bancorp and its subsidiaries, as well as their officers, directors, employees
and representatives, from taking any action to solicit an acquisition proposal
as described on page 50. However, the agreement and plan of merger does not
prohibit FINA Bancorp and its subsidiaries, and their respective officers,
directors, employees and representatives from providing confidential information
to third parties, engaging in negotiations with, and potentially recommending
an
alternative acquisition proposal as described on page 50 if FINA Bancorp’s board
of directors concludes in good faith, on the basis of written advice from
outside counsel, that failure to take such actions would be a breach of
fiduciary duties by the board of directors under applicable law.
Even
if
the FINA Bancorp board of directors resolves to change its recommendation in
favor of the agreement and plan of merger, FINA Bancorp must hold the special
meeting of shareholders unless the agreement has been terminated by FINA Bancorp
because it has accepted a third-party acquisition proposal, as discussed above,
or because 1st Source has accepted a third-party acquisition proposal. At any
shareholders’ meeting of FINA Bancorp at which the agreement is considered, the
FINA Bancorp shareholders who are parties to the voting agreement with 1st
Source will be required to honor the voting agreement, under which they have
agreed to vote the shares of FINA Bancorp common stock beneficially owned by
them or over which they have power to direct the vote (aggregating approximately
72.3% of FINA Bancorp’s outstanding shares) in favor of the agreement and plan
of merger.
The
combination of the two companies will be accounted for as an acquisition of
FINA
Bancorp by 1st Source using the purchase method of accounting.
Completion
of the merger is subject to various conditions, including the approval of the
agreement and plan of merger by FINA Bancorp’s shareholders, as well as receipt
of all required banking and other regulatory approvals. However, 1st Source
will
not be required to consummate the merger if any such regulatory approval
contains any condition which, in the reasonable good faith judgment of 1st
Source, adversely impacts the ability of 1st Source to conclude the merger
or
operate any business of 1st Source or FINA Bancorp as currently operated. Other
conditions include the accuracy of the other parties’ representations and
performance of their respective obligations, and receipt by FINA Bancorp of
an
opinion of counsel as to the tax treatment of the merger, unless the aggregate
merger consideration is all cash. There can be no assurance as to whether or
when all of the conditions will be satisfied or, where permissible, waived.
We
cannot
complete the merger unless we receive the prior written approval of the Board
of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (sometimes called the “Federal Reserve”)
and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (sometimes called “IDFI”).
1st Source and FINA Bancorp and their relevant subsidiaries have either filed
or
intend to complete the filing promptly after the date of this proxy
statement/prospectus of all required applications and notices with applicable
regulatory authorities in connection with the merger. There can be no assurance
that all requisite approvals will be obtained or that such approvals will be
received on a timely basis.
Termination
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (page 51)
The
agreement and plan of merger may be terminated at any time prior to the
completion of the merger, whether before or after approval of the agreement
and
plan of merger by FINA Bancorp shareholders:
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by
mutual consent of FINA Bancorp and 1st Source;
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•
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by
either FINA Bancorp or 1st Source, if the merger has not become effective
by August 31, 2007; provided, that the date will be extended for
any
period during which the merger is enjoined;
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•
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by
either FINA Bancorp or 1st Source, if the Federal Reserve or the
Indiana
Department of Financial Institutions has denied approval of the merger
and
such denial has become final and
nonappealable;
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•
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by
either FINA Bancorp or 1st Source, upon 60 days notice to the other
upon a
breach or failure of a representation, warranty or covenant by the
other
that causes a failure of the conditions to the closing of the merger,
which breach or failure has not been cured within the 60-day period
after
written notice of such breach is given, so long as the terminating
party
is not in material breach of any of its obligations under the agreement
and plan of merger; or
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•
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by
the board of directors of FINA Bancorp:
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•
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if
1st Source accepts a proposal from a third party to acquire 51% or
more of
its common stock; or
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•
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if
prior to the effective time of the merger, FINA Bancorp shall have
received an acquisition proposal and the board of directors of FINA
Bancorp determines, in good faith judgment based on the written opinion
of
its legal counsel and after consultation with its investment banking
firm,
that failure to terminate the agreement and plan of merger and accept
such
alternative acquisition proposal would violate the fiduciary duties
of
FINA Bancorp’s board of directors (subject to payment of a termination fee
to 1st Source).
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Termination
Fee
If
FINA
Bancorp determines it is required to terminate the merger agreement in order
to
accept an alternative acquisition proposal, as described in the foregoing
paragraph, FINA Bancorp may only exercise such right of termination if it pays
a
termination fee of $4.5 million to 1st Source.
Voting
Agreement
In
connection with the execution of the agreement and plan of merger, and as a
condition to 1st Source’s willingness to enter into the agreement and plan of
merger, Donna D. Welter, Wendy N. Meyers, Wayne B. Welter and Cyril J. Welter,
who are the beneficial owners of and have the power to direct the voting of
shares equal in the aggregate to approximately 72.3% of FINA Bancorp’s
outstanding common stock, entered into a Shareholders Voting Agreement with
1st
Source. Included in these shares are 9,396 shares, or approximately 22.3% of
the
common stock of FINA Bancorp, held by the William J. Welter Irrevocable Trust.
The provisions of this trust are currently the subject of a pending lawsuit
which may impact the method of voting of these shares. FINA Bancorp is not
a
party to this lawsuit and is offering no assurance as to how or when such
lawsuit may be resolved. The voting agreement is attached to this proxy
statement/prospectus as Appendix
C. Under
the
voting agreement, each such shareholder has agreed (with respect to all shares
of FINA Bancorp common stock beneficially owned by that shareholder, and any
shares held of record by a fiduciary in respect of which such shareholder has
power to direct the vote) that at any meeting of the FINA Bancorp shareholders
or in connection with any written consent of the shareholders of FINA Bancorp
with respect to the merger, the agreement and plan of merger or any other
acquisition proposal, such shareholder will:
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vote
(or direct the voting of) his or her shares in favor of the agreement
and
plan of merger, the merger and any transactions contemplated thereby;
and
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vote
(or direct the voting of) his or her shares against approval of any
other
acquisition proposal.
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The
voting agreement also contains restrictions on:
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the
sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of the shareholder’s
shares;
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•
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the
grant of any proxy, power-of-attorney or other authorization relating
to
the agreement and plan of merger; and
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•
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depositing
of the shareholder’s shares into a voting trust or entrance into a voting
agreement.
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In
the
voting agreement, each signing shareholder agrees not to solicit or respond
to
any other acquisition proposal, and to promptly inform 1st Source of any other
acquisition proposal. The voting agreement will terminate upon the earlier
to
occur of (i) the completion date of the merger, (ii) the termination
of the agreement and plan of merger, or (iii) notification by 1st Source to
the Shareholders’ Agent.
Shareholders’
Agent
Prior
to
the effective time of the merger, the Board of Directors and the officers of
FINA Bancorp will continue to take action on behalf of FINA Bancorp under the
agreement and plan of merger. However, after the effective time of the merger,
since FINA Bancorp will have been merged out of existence and First National
Bank will become a wholly owned subsidiary of 1st Source, Wayne B. Welter has
been designated under the agreement and plan of merger to act as the
“Shareholders’ Agent” from and after the effective time of the merger for the
then former shareholders of FINA Bancorp.
SELECTED
HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
1st
Source is providing the following table to aid you in your analysis of the
financial aspects of the merger. The following selected historical financial
data is derived from 1st Source’s audited consolidated financial statements as
of and for each of the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, and
2002 The selected historical financial data as of December 31, 2006, 2005
and 2004 and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2006 should be
read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and
related notes included in 1st Source’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006 incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/
prospectus. The selected historical consolidated financial data as of
December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for each of the two years ended
December 31, 2003 is derived from 1st Source’s audited consolidated
financial statements and related notes not incorporated herein. See “Where You
Can Find More Information” on page 65.
1ST
SOURCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars
in Thousands Except Per Share Data)
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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Interest
income
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$
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208,994
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$
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168,532
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$
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151,437
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$
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162,322
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$
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199,503
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Interest
expense
|
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102,561
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70,104
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52,749
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59,070
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80,817
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Net
interest income
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106,433
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98,428
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98,688
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103,252
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118,686
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(Recovery
of) provision for loan and lease losses
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(2,736
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)
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(5,855
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)
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229
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17,361
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39,657
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Net
interest income after (recovery of) provision for
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
loan
and lease losses
|
|
|
109,169
|
|
|
104,283
|
|
|
98,459
|
|
|
85,891
|
|
|
79,029
|
|
Noninterest
income
|
|
|
76,585
|
|
|
68,533
|
|
|
62,733
|
|
|
80,196
|
|
|
73,117
|
|
Noninterest
expense
|
|
|
126,211
|
|
|
123,439
|
|
|
127,091
|
|
|
138,904
|
|
|
140,741
|
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
|
59,543
|
|
|
49,377
|
|
|
34,101
|
|
|
27,183
|
|
|
11,405
|
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
20,246
|
|
|
15,626
|
|
|
9,136
|
|
|
8,029
|
|
|
1,366
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
39,297
|
|
$
|
33,751
|
|
$
|
24,965
|
|
$
|
19,154
|
|
$
|
10,039
|
|
Assets
at year-end
|
|
$
|
3,807,315
|
|
$
|
3,511,277
|
|
$
|
3,563,715
|
|
$
|
3,330,153
|
|
$
|
3,407,468
|
|
Long-term
debt and mandatorily redeemable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
securities
at year-end
|
|
|
43,761
|
|
|
23,237
|
|
|
17,964
|
|
|
22,802
|
|
|
16,878
|
|
Shareholders’
equity at year-end
|
|
|
368,904
|
|
|
345,576
|
|
|
326,600
|
|
|
314,691
|
|
|
309,429
|
|
Basic
net income per common share *
|
|
|
1.74
|
|
|
1.48
|
|
|
1.10
|
|
|
0.83
|
|
|
0.44
|
|
Diluted
net income per common share *
|
|
|
1.72
|
|
|
1.46
|
|
|
1.08
|
|
|
0.82
|
|
|
0.43
|
|
Cash
dividends per common share*
|
|
|
.534
|
|
|
.445
|
|
|
.382
|
|
|
.336
|
|
|
.327
|
|
Dividend
payout ratio
|
|
|
31.05
|
%
|
|
30.48
|
%
|
|
35.37
|
%
|
|
40.98
|
%
|
|
76.05
|
%
|
Return
on average assets
|
|
|
1.11
|
%
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
|
0.75
|
%
|
|
0.59
|
%
|
|
0.29
|
%
|
Return
on average common equity
|
|
|
10.98
|
%
|
|
10.12
|
%
|
|
7.81
|
%
|
|
6.12
|
%
|
|
3.23
|
%
|
Average
common equity to average assets
|
|
|
10.07
|
%
|
|
9.89
|
%
|
|
9.55
|
%
|
|
9.60
|
%
|
|
8.95
|
%
|
*
All per share amounts have been restated for stock dividends.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINA
Bancorp
FINA
Bancorp is providing the following information to aid you in your analysis
of
the financial aspects of the merger. The following selected historical financial
data as of and for each of the years in the five year period ended
December 31, 2006 is derived from FINA Bancorp’s audited financial
statements, which are not included in this proxy statement/prospectus. This
information is only a summary.
FINA
BANCORP, INC.
(Dollars
in Thousands Except Per Share Data)
|
|
2006
(Unaudited)
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
2003
|
|
2002
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
$
|
33,675
|
|
$
|
29,395
|
|
$
|
32,688
|
|
$
|
38,284
|
|
$
|
33,180
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
14,073
|
|
|
11,052
|
|
|
8,472
|
|
|
8,966
|
|
|
10,113
|
|
Net
interest income
|
|
|
19,602
|
|
|
18,343
|
|
|
24,216
|
|
|
25,318
|
|
|
23,061
|
|
Provision
for loan and lease losses
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
250
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
545
|
|
Net
interest income after provision for loan and lease losses
|
|
|
19,602
|
|
|
18,093
|
|
|
24,216
|
|
|
25,318
|
|
|
22,522
|
|
Noninterest
income (loss)
|
|
|
(214
|
)
|
|
5,683
|
|
|
(1,067
|
)
|
|
8,950
|
|
|
5,348
|
|
Noninterest
expense
|
|
|
18,529
|
|
|
17,907
|
|
|
16,447
|
|
|
16,190
|
|
|
14,770
|
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
|
859
|
|
|
5,869
|
|
|
6,702
|
|
|
18,078
|
|
|
13,100
|
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
(94
|
)
|
|
1,970
|
|
|
2,365
|
|
|
6,522
|
|
|
4,682
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
953
|
|
|
3,898
|
|
|
4,336
|
|
|
11,556
|
|
|
8,419
|
|
Assets
at year-end
|
|
|
607,532
|
|
|
647,646
|
|
|
648,662
|
|
|
618,433
|
|
|
577,600
|
|
Long-term
debt and mandatorily redeemable securities at year-end
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
Shareholders’
equity at year-end
|
|
|
69,906
|
|
|
69,269
|
|
|
73,210
|
|
|
69,119
|
|
|
67,329
|
|
Basic
net income per common share *
|
|
|
22.63
|
|
|
92.14
|
|
|
101.44
|
|
|
267.19
|
|
|
189.69
|
|
Diluted
net income per common share *
|
|
|
22.63
|
|
|
92.14
|
|
|
101.44
|
|
|
267.19
|
|
|
189.69
|
|
Cash
dividends per common share*
|
|
|
30.00
|
|
|
20.00
|
|
|
24.00
|
|
|
16.00
|
|
|
15.00
|
|
Dividend
payout ratio
|
|
|
133.14
|
%
|
|
21.87
|
%
|
|
25.04
|
%
|
|
6.11
|
%
|
|
7.95
|
%
|
Return
on average assets
|
|
|
.15
|
%
|
|
.60
|
%
|
|
.68
|
%
|
|
1.93
|
%
|
|
1.47
|
%
|
Return
on average common equity
|
|
|
1.37
|
%
|
|
5.47
|
%
|
|
6.09
|
%
|
|
16.94
|
%
|
|
18.91
|
%
|
Average
common equity to average assets
|
|
|
11.09
|
%
|
|
10.99
|
%
|
|
11.23
|
%
|
|
10.53
|
%
|
|
10.56
|
%
|
*
All per share amounts have been restated for stock dividends.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comparative
Historical and Pro Forma Per Share Data
The
following table sets forth for 1st Source
and FINA Bancorp certain historical and pro forma per share financial
information. The pro forma per share information gives effect to the merger
as
if the merger had been effective on the dates presented in the case of the
book
value data, and as if the merger had been effective as of January 1 of the
fiscal year presented in the case of the earnings per share and the cash
dividends data. The pro forma and pro forma equivalent data in the tables assume
that the merger is accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and
represents a current estimate based on available information of the combined
company’s historical results of operations. The pro forma financial adjustments
are subject to change as additional information becomes available and as
additional analyses are performed. The information in the following table is
based on, and should be read together with, the historical financial information
presented in 1st Source’s prior filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The
pro
forma information, while helpful in illustrating the financial characteristics
of the combined company under one set of assumptions, does not reflect the
impact of possible revenue enhancements, expense efficiencies and other factors,
that may result as a consequence of the merger and, accordingly, does not
attempt to predict or suggest future results. It also does not necessarily
reflect the historical results of the combined company that actually would
have
occurred had the merger been in effect for the periods indicated. Upon
completion of the merger, the operating results of FINA Bancorp and its
subsidiaries will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements of
1st
Source on a prospective basis.
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
1st
Source
Historical
|
|
FINA
Bancorp Historical
|
|
Pro Forma
Combined
|
|
FINA
Bancorp ProForma Equivalent
|
|
Net
income per share, basic
|
|
$
|
1.74
|
|
$
|
22.63
|
|
$
|
1.60
|
|
$
|
167.33
|
|
Net
income per share, diluted
|
|
$
|
1.72
|
|
$
|
22.63
|
|
$
|
1.58
|
|
$
|
165.34
|
|
Dividends
declared per share
|
|
$
|
.534
|
|
$
|
30.00
|
|
$
|
.534
|
|
$
|
55.99
|
|
Book
value per common share
|
|
$
|
16.40
|
|
$
|
1,660.37
|
|
$
|
17.26
|
|
$
|
1,809.78
|
|
The
foregoing data are presented on the basis of the following:
(1)
The
historical net book value per 1st Source and FINA Bancorp share is computed
by
dividing shareholders’ equity at the end of the period by the number of shares
of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp common stock outstanding at the same date. The
pro forma combined net book value per share is computed by dividing the pro
forma combined shareholders’ equity at the end of the period by the pro forma
number of shares of 1st Source common stock that would have been outstanding,
assuming the merger had occurred as of that date. For purposes of this
illustration, management assumed (i) a purchase price of $134,228,000 and (ii)
that 1,853,866 shares of 1st Source common stock valued at $29.16 per share
will
be issued for 40% of the merger consideration paid for the shares of FINA
Bancorp common stock. The remainder of the merger consideration is assumed
to be
paid in cash.
(2)
The
pro forma combined amounts for the year ended December 31, 2006 were
derived from (a) the audited consolidated financial statements of 1st
Source contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in this document and
(b) the unaudited financial statements of FINA Bancorp for the year ended
December 31, 2006 after giving effect to pro forma adjustments for the
estimated impact of purchase accounting relating to the merger. Pro forma
adjustments made to net income per share for purposes of this illustration
include estimated amortization expense, net of taxes, totaling $1,323,000 for
the year. Pro forma adjustments for the acquisition related expenses of
$1,328,000 after taxes were included in book value per share, but not net income
per share, for purposes of this illustration. This illustration does not include
adjustment for any efficiencies associated with the combined operation or
changes which may be made after completion of the merger.
(3)
Shares used to calculate pro forma combined income per share (basic and diluted)
were computed by adding the 1,853,866 shares assumed to be issued in the merger
to 1st Source’s weighted average shares (basic and diluted) for the respective
periods.
(4)
The
pro forma combined equivalent data is calculated by multiplying the pro forma
combined data amounts by an exchange ratio averaging in aggregate 104.845 shares
of 1st Source common stock for each outstanding share of FINA Bancorp common
stock.
(5)
The
pro forma combined dividend information incorporates historical dividends of
1st
Source because 1st Source currently has no intention of changing its dividend
policy as a result of the merger.
RISK
FACTORS
In
addition to the other information included or incorporated by reference into
this proxy statement/prospectus, you should carefully read and consider the
following factors in evaluating the proposals to be voted on at the special
meeting and in deciding whether to elect to receive cash or shares of 1st Source
common stock in the merger. Please also refer to the additional risk factors
identified in the periodic reports and other documents of 1st Source
incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus and listed under
“Where You Can Find More Information - Incorporation of Documents by Reference”
on page 65.
The
proportions of cash or 1st Source common stock you will receive as consideration
in the merger is uncertain and will not be known until the merger is effective.
Even
if
you elect to receive cash consideration in exchange for your FINA Bancorp shares
instead of shares of 1st Source common stock, depending on the elections of
other FINA Bancorp shareholders and other factors described in the merger
agreement, shares of 1st Source common stock may nevertheless be allocated
to
you in the merger. Similarly, even if you elect to receive stock consideration
in exchange for your FINA Bancorp shares instead of cash, depending on the
elections of other FINA Bancorp shareholders and other factors described in
the
merger agreement, incremental cash may nevertheless be allocated to you in
the
merger instead of shares of 1st Source common stock. Accordingly, you will
not
know the exact proportions of cash or stock consideration you will become
entitled to receive until the merger is effective.
If
you receive shares of 1st Source common stock in the merger, you will not be
certain of the number of shares you will receive until the effective time of
the
merger.
The
number of shares of 1st Source common stock received by a FINA Bancorp
shareholder who receives 1st Source stock will depend in part on the average
closing price of 1st Source common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
for
the ten full trading days ending on the third full trading day before the
anticipated completion of the merger. In addition, if the value of 1st Source
common stock at closing falls below $25.663, the 1st Source common stock
received by FINA Bancorp shareholders will be initially determined on the basis
of a value of $25.663, but 1st Source will be required to compensate FINA
Bancorp shareholders receiving 1st Source stock for the deficiency in the
closing value of 1st Source common stock below $25.663, in the form of cash
or
stock or both, as 1st Source determines. Accordingly, FINA Bancorp shareholders
will not know the exact number of shares of 1st Source common stock they will
receive in the merger until the effective time of the merger.
FINA
Bancorp will be subject to business uncertainties and contractual restrictions
while the merger is pending.
Uncertainty
about the effect of the merger on employees and customers may have an adverse
effect on FINA Bancorp and consequently on 1st Source. These uncertainties
may
impair FINA Bancorp’s ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel
until the merger is consummated, and could cause customers and others that
deal
with FINA Bancorp to seek to change existing business relationships with FINA
Bancorp. Retention of certain employees may be challenging while the merger
is
pending, as certain employees may experience uncertainty about their future
roles with 1st Source. If key employees depart because of issues relating to
the
uncertainty and difficulty of integration or a desire not to remain with 1st
Source, 1st Source’s business after the merger could be harmed. In addition, the
agreement and plan of merger restricts FINA Bancorp from making acquisitions
and
taking other specified actions until the merger occurs. These restrictions
may
prevent FINA Bancorp from pursuing attractive business opportunities that may
arise before the completion of the merger. Please see the section entitled
“The
Agreement and Plan of Merger—Conduct of FINA Bancorp Business Pending the
Merger” beginning on page 48 of this proxy statement/prospectus for a
description of the restrictive covenants to which FINA Bancorp is subject.
1st
Source may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger.
To
realize the anticipated benefits from the merger, 1st Source must successfully
combine the businesses of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp. The anticipated benefits
of the merger also depend on the continued operating performance of FINA
Bancorp’s businesses after the merger. If 1st Source is not able to successfully
combine the businesses of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp, or if FINA Bancorp’s
businesses do not perform as anticipated after the merger, the anticipated
benefits of the merger may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer
to
realize than expected.
It
is
possible that the introduction of new ownership, or arrangements to coordinate
the operations of FINA Bancorp with 1st Source’s operations could result in the
loss of key employees, the disruption of each company’s ongoing businesses or
inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that could
adversely affect our ability to maintain relationships with clients, customers,
depositors and employees or to achieve the anticipated benefits of the merger.
The
opinion obtained by FINA Bancorp from its financial advisor will not reflect
subsequent changes.
AFSI,
the
financial advisor to FINA Bancorp, has delivered a “fairness opinion” to the
board of directors of FINA Bancorp. The opinion which is dated [·],
2007,
states that, based upon and subject to the assumptions and limitations on review
set forth in the opinion, the merger consideration to be paid to FINA Bancorp
shareholders is fair, from a financial point of view, to those shareholders.
The
opinion does not reflect changes that may occur or may have occurred after
the
date of this opinion, including changes to the operations and prospects of
1st
Source or FINA Bancorp, changes in general market and economic conditions or
regulatory or other factors. Any such changes, or other factors on which the
opinion is based, may alter the relative value of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp.
Some
of the directors and executive officers of FINA Bancorp may have interests
and
arrangements that may have influenced their decisions to support or recommend
that you approve the merger.
The
interests of some of the directors and executive officers of FINA Bancorp may
be
different from those of FINA Bancorp’s shareholders, and directors and officers
of FINA Bancorp may be participants in arrangements that are different from,
or
in addition to, those of FINA Bancorp’s shareholders. These interests are
described in more detail in the section of this proxy statement/prospectus
entitled “The Merger—Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger” beginning on
page 30.
The
agreement and plan of merger limits FINA Bancorp’s ability to pursue
alternatives to the merger.
The
agreement and plan of merger contains provisions that limit FINA Bancorp’s
ability to consider competing third-party proposals to acquire all or a
significant part of FINA Bancorp. It also would required FINA Bancorp to pay
1st
Source a significant termination fee if it determined it was obligated to
terminate the merger agreement in order to accept an alternative proposal.
See
“The Agreement and Plan of Merger—No Solicitation or Other Acquisition
Proposals” beginning on page 50 of this proxy statement/prospectus. These
provisions might discourage a potential competing acquirer that might have
an
interest in acquiring all or a significant part of FINA Bancorp from considering
or proposing an acquisition even if it were prepared to pay consideration with
a
higher per share market price than that proposed in the merger, or might result
in a potential competing acquirer proposing to pay a lower per share price
to
acquire FINA Bancorp than it might otherwise have proposed to pay.
If
the merger is not completed by August 31, 2007, either 1st Source or FINA
Bancorp may choose not to proceed with the merger.
Either
1st Source or FINA Bancorp may terminate the agreement and plan of merger if
the
merger has not been completed by August 31, 2007, unless the failure of the
merger to have been completed has resulted from the failure of the party seeking
to terminate the agreement and plan of merger to have performed its obligations.
See “The Agreement and Plan of Merger—Termination of the Agreement and Plan of
Merger,” beginning at page 51 of this proxy statement/prospectus.
Regulatory
approvals may not be received, may take longer than expected or may impose
conditions which are not presently anticipated.
The
merger must be approved by the Federal Reserve (or that approval must be
waived), and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions. The Federal
Reserve will consider, among other factors, the competitive impact of the
merger, the financial and managerial resources of our companies and their
subsidiary banks and the convenience and needs of the communities to be served.
As part of that consideration, we expect that the Federal Reserve will review
capital position, safety and soundness, and legal and regulatory compliance,
including compliance with anti-money laundering laws.
There
can
be no assurance as to whether this and other regulatory approvals will be
received, the timing of those approvals, or whether any conditions will be
imposed. Moreover, if conditions imposed by regulatory agencies are unduly
burdensome, 1st Source may choose to terminate the merger agreement.
FINA
Bancorp’s shareholders will have less influence as shareholders of 1st Source
than as shareholders of FINA Bancorp.
You
currently have the right to vote in the election of the board of directors
of
FINA Bancorp and on other matters affecting FINA Bancorp. The merger will
transfer control of FINA Bancorp to 1st Source. If the merger occurs and you
receive shares of 1st Source common stock in the merger, you will become a
shareholder of 1st Source with a percentage ownership of 1st Source that is
much
smaller than your percentage ownership of FINA Bancorp. Because of this, you
will no longer be able to influence the management policies of FINA Bancorp’s
operations (to the extent you were able to do so before the merger), and as
a
shareholder of 1st Source with a small ownership percentage you will not be
able
to influence the management policies of 1st Source.
Unanticipated
costs relating to the merger could reduce 1st Source’s future earnings per
share.
1st
Source believes it has reasonably estimated the likely costs of integrating
the
operations of FINA Bancorp into 1st Source and the incremental costs of
operating as a combined company. However, it is possible that unexpected
transaction costs such as taxes, fees or professional expenses or unexpected
future operating expenses such as increased personnel costs or increased taxes,
as well as other types of unanticipated adverse developments, could have a
material adverse effect on the results of operations and financial condition
of
1st Source after the merger. If unexpected costs are incurred, the merger could
have a significant dilutive effect on 1st Source’s earnings per share. In other
words, if the merger is completed and 1st Source incurs unexpected costs and
expenses as a result of the merger, 1st Source believes that the earnings per
share of 1st Source common stock could be less than they would have been if
the
merger had not been completed.
It
is uncertain when you will receive all of the consideration to which you are
entitled in the merger.
Because
of the funds that will be deposited into the escrow account, shareholders of
FINA Bancorp may not receive $3,206.57 per share in consideration for their
shares in the merger. Furthermore, even if the amount is received, the total
price may not be paid to the shareholders for six years following the merger.
The escrow account is described in more detail in the section of the proxy
statement / prospectus entitled “The Merger - Merger Consideration -
Escrow
Arrangements”
beginning at page 31.
Fluctuations
in interest rates could reduce 1st Source’s profitability and affect the value
of its assets.
Like
other financial institutions, 1st Source is subject to interest rate risk.
Its
primary source of income is net interest income, which is the difference between
interest earned on loans and leases and investments, and interest paid on
deposits and borrowings. 1st Source expects to periodically experience
imbalances in the interest rate sensitivities of its assets and liabilities
and
the relationships of various interest rates to each other. Over any defined
period of time, its interest-earning assets may be more sensitive to changes
in
market interest rates than its interest-bearing liabilities, or vice-versa.
In
addition, the individual market interest rates underlying its loan and lease
and
deposit products may not change to the
same
degree over a given time period. In any event, if market interest rates should
move contrary to 1st Source’s position, earnings may be negatively affected. In
addition, loan and lease volume and quality and deposit volume and mix can
be
affected by market interest rates as can the businesses of 1st Source’s clients.
Changes in levels of market interest rates could have a material adverse
affect
on 1st Source’s net interest spread, asset quality, origination volume, and
overall profitability.
Over
the
last two years, the Federal Reserve increased its target for Federal funds
rate
400 basis points. While these short-term market interest rates (which are used
as a guide for pricing deposits) have increased, longer-term market interest
rates (which are used as a guide for pricing longer-term loans and leases)
have
not increased at the same rate. If short-term interest rates continue to rise,
and if rates on 1st Source deposits and borrowings continue to reprice upwards
faster than the rates on long-term loans and leases and investments, 1st Source
could experience continued compression of 1st Source’s interest rate spread and
net interest margin, which could have a negative effect on its
profitability.
1st
Source principally manages interest rate risk by managing the volume and mix
of
its earning assets and funding liabilities. In a changing interest rate
environment, 1st Source may not be able to manage this risk effectively. If
1st
Source is unable to manage interest rate risk effectively, its business,
financial condition and results of operations could be materially
harmed.
Changes
in the level of interest rates also may negatively affect 1st Source’s ability
to originate loans and leases, the value of its assets and its ability to
realize gains from the sale of assets, all of which ultimately could affect
its
earnings.
Future
expansion involves risks.
In
the
future, 1st Source may acquire all or part of other financial institutions
and
may establish de novo branch offices. There could be considerable costs involved
in executing 1st Source’s growth strategy. For instance, new branches generally
require a period of time to generate sufficient revenues to offset their costs,
especially in areas in which 1st Source does not have an established presence.
Accordingly, any new branch expansion could be expected to negatively impact
earnings for some period of time until the branch reaches certain economies
of
scale. Acquisitions and mergers involve a number of risks, including the risk
that:
· 1st
Source may incur substantial costs identifying and evaluating potential
acquisitions and merger partners, or in evaluating new markets, hiring
experienced local managers, and opening new offices;
· 1st
Source’s estimates and judgments used to evaluate credit, operations,
management, and market risks relating to target institutions may not be
accurate;
· There
may
be substantial lag-time between completing an acquisition or opening a new
office and generating sufficient assets and deposits to support costs of the
expansion;
· 1st
Source may not be able to finance an acquisition, or the financing obtained
may
have an adverse effect on its operating results or cause dilution of existing
shareholders;
· The
attention of 1st Source management in negotiating a transaction and integrating
the operations and personnel of the combining businesses may be diverted from
existing business;
· Acquisitions
typically involve the payment of a premium over book and market values and;
therefore, some dilution of tangible book value and net income per common share
may occur in connection with any future transaction;
· 1st
Source may enter new markets where it lacks local experience;
· 1st
Source may incur goodwill in connection with an acquisition, or the goodwill
it
incurs may become impaired, which results in adverse short-term effects on
its
operating results; or
· 1st
Source may lose key employees and clients.
Competition
from other financial services providers could adversely
impact 1st
Source’s
results
of operations.
The
banking and financial services business is highly competitive. 1st Source faces
competition in making loans and leases, attracting deposits and providing
insurance, investment, trust, and other financial services. Increased
competition in the banking and financial services businesses may reduce 1st
Source’s market share, impair 1st Source’s growth or cause the prices it charges
for services to decline. 1st Source’s results of operations may be adversely
impacted in future periods depending upon the level and nature of competition
it
encounters in its various market areas.
1st
Source is dependent upon the services of its management
team.
1st
Source’s future success and profitability is substantially dependent upon its
management and the banking abilities of its senior executives. 1st Source
believes that its future results will also depend in part upon its ability
to
attract and retain highly skilled and qualified management. 1st Source is
especially dependent on a limited number of key management personnel, many
of
whom do not have employment agreements with 1st Source. The loss of the chief
executive officer and other senior management and key personnel could have
a
material adverse impact on 1st Source’s operations because other officers may
not have the experience and expertise to readily replace these individuals.
Many
of these senior officers have primary contact with 1st Source’s clients and are
extremely important in maintaining personalized relationships with 1st Source’s
client base. The unexpected loss of services of one or more of these key
employees could have a material adverse effect on 1st Source’s operations and
possibly result in reduced revenues if 1st Source were unable to find suitable
replacements promptly. Competition for senior personnel is intense, and 1st
Source may not be successful in attracting and retaining such personnel. Changes
in key personnel and their responsibilities may be disruptive to 1st Source’s
businesses and could have a material adverse effect on its businesses, financial
condition, and results of operations.
Technology
security breaches could expose 1st Source to possible liability and damage
its
reputation.
Any
compromise of 1st Source’s security also could deter clients from using 1st
Source’s internet banking services that involve the transmission of confidential
information. 1st Source relies on standard internet security systems to provide
the security and authentication necessary to effect secure transmission of
data.
These precautions may not protect its systems from compromises or breaches
of
its security measures that could result in damage to 1st Source’s reputation and
business.
Planned
conversion of core data processing systems may involve difficulties or delays
that could disrupt 1st Source’s business.
Failure
to successfully implement a pending project 1st Source has undertaken to replace
the majority of its core and ancillary data processing systems, would negatively
impact its business. During 2006, 1st Source continued to work toward the
implementation of a new core system. Complete conversion is slated for 2007.
The
replacement of the core systems has wide-reaching impacts on 1st Source’s
internal operations and business. 1st Source can provide no assurance that
the
amount of this investment will not exceed its expectations and result in
materially increased levels of expense or asset impairment charges. There is
no
assurance that this initiative will achieve the expected cost savings or result
in a positive return on investment. Additionally, if the new core system does
not operate as intended, or is not implemented as planned, there could be
disruptions in 1st Source’s business which could adversely affect its financial
condition and results of operations.
1st
Source is subject to credit risks relating to its loan and lease
portfolios.
If
1st Source’s allowance for credit losses is not sufficient to cover actual loan
losses, 1st Source’s earnings could decrease.
In
the
financial services industry, there is always a risk that certain borrowers
may
not repay borrowings. 1st Source’s reserve for loan and lease losses may not be
sufficient to cover the loan and lease losses that it may actually incur. If
1st
Source experiences defaults by borrowers in any of its businesses, its earnings
could be negatively affected. Changes in local economic conditions could
adversely affect credit
quality,
particularly in 1st Source’s local business loan and lease portfolio. Changes in
national economic conditions could also adversely affect the quality of 1st
Source’s loan and lease portfolio and negate, to some extent, the benefits of
national diversification through its Specialty Finance Group’s portfolio.
Commercial
and commercial real estate loans generally involve higher credit risks than
residential real estate and consumer loans. Because payments on loans secured
by
commercial real estate or equipment are often dependent upon the successful
operation and management of the underlying assets, repayment of such loans
may
be influenced to a great extent by conditions in the market or the economy.
1st
Source offers both fixed-rate and adjustable-rate consumer mortgage loans
secured by properties, substantially all of which are located in its primary
market area. Adjustable-rate mortgage loans help reduce exposure to changes
in
interest rates; however, during periods of rising interest rates, the risk
of
default on adjustable-rate mortgage loans may increase as a result of repricing
and the increased payments required from the borrower.
Consumer
loans can entail risk, particularly in the case of loans that are unsecured
or
secured by rapidly depreciating assets. In these cases, any repossessed
collateral may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding
loan balance. The remaining deficiency often does not warrant further
substantial collection efforts against the borrower beyond obtaining a
deficiency judgment. In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on
the
borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be
adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness, or personal
bankruptcy.
1st
Source’s construction and transportation related lending businesses could be
adversely affected by slow downs in the economy. Clients who rely on the use
of
assets financed through 1st Source’s Specialty Finance Group to produce income
could be negatively affected, and 1st Source could experience substantial loan
and lease losses. By the nature of the businesses these clients operate in,
1st
Source could be adversely affected by continued rapid increases of fuel costs.
Since some of the relationships in these industries are large (up to $15
million), a slow down could have a significant adverse impact on 1st Source’s
performance.
1st
Source’s construction and transportation related businesses could be adversely
impacted by the negative effects caused by high fuel costs, actual or threatened
terrorist attacks, and other destabilizing events. These factors could
contribute to the deterioration of the quality of 1st Source’s loan and lease
portfolio, as they could have a negative impact on the travel sensitive
businesses for which its specialty finance businesses provide
financing.
In
addition, 1st Source’s leasing and equipment financing activity is subject to
the risk of cyclical downturns, industry concentration and clumping, and other
adverse economic developments affecting these industries and markets. This
area
of lending, with transportation in particular, is dependent upon general
economic conditions and the strength of the travel, construction, and
transportation industries.
1st
Source operates in a highly regulated environment and may be adversely affected
by changes in federal and local laws and regulations.
1st
Source is subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by
federal and state banking authorities. Any change in applicable regulations
or
federal or state legislation could have a substantial impact on 1st Source
and
its operations. Additional legislation and regulations may be enacted or adopted
in the future that could significantly affect 1st Source’s powers, authority and
operations, which could have a material adverse effect on its financial
condition and results of operations. Further, regulators have significant
discretion and power to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or
violations of laws by banks and bank holding companies in the performance of
their supervisory and enforcement duties. The exercise of this regulatory
discretion and power may have a negative impact on 1st Source.
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
proxy statement/prospectus and the filings made with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or SEC, that are incorporated by reference into this proxy
statement/prospectus contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking
statements that have been made pursuant to the provisions of, and in reliance
on
the safe harbor under, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to management’s
beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions,
estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond the control of
1st
Source, and which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to
be
materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements.
All
statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could
be
forward-looking statements. Words such as “believe”, “contemplate”, “seek”,
“estimate”, “plan”, “project”, “anticipate”, “assume”, “expect”, “intend”,
“targeted”, “continue”, “remain”, “will”, “should”, “indicate”, “would”, “may”
and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future
events and are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied
upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. The
forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.
All
written or oral forward-looking statements that are made by or attributable
to
1st Source or FINA Bancorp are expressly qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary notice. 1st Source has no obligation and does not undertake to
update, revise, or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the
date
of this prospectus, or after the respective dates on which such statements
otherwise are made. 1st Source has expressed its expectations, beliefs, and
projections in good faith and believes they have a reasonable basis. However,
1st Source makes no assurances that its expectations, beliefs, or projections
will be achieved or accomplished. These forward-looking statements may not
be
realized due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the
following:
· Local,
regional, national, and international economic conditions and the impact they
may have on 1st Source and its clients and its assessment of that
impact.
· Changes
in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs.
· Changes
in estimates of future cash reserve requirements based upon the periodic review
thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements.
· The
effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws,
including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board.
· Inflation,
interest rate, securities market, and monetary fluctuations.
· Political
instability.
· Acts
of
war or terrorism.
· Substantial
increases in the cost of fuel.
· The
timely development and acceptance of new products and services and perceived
overall value of these products and services by others.
· Changes
in consumer spending, borrowings, and savings habits.
· Changes
in the financial performance and/or condition of borrowers.
· Technological
changes.
· Acquisitions
and integration of acquired businesses.
· The
ability to increase market share and control expenses.
· Changes
in the competitive environment among bank holding companies.
· The
effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations
concerning taxes, banking, securities, and insurance) with which 1st Source
and
its subsidiaries must comply.
· The
effect of changes in accounting policies and practices and auditing
requirements, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, and other accounting standard setters.
· Changes
in 1st Source’s organization, compensation, and benefit plans.
· The
costs
and effects of legal and regulatory developments including the resolution of
legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquires and the results
of regulatory examinations or reviews.
· Greater
than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of new products
and lines of business.
· The
factors described above under “Risk Factors”.
Additional
factors that could cause 1st Source’s results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements can be found in 1st Source’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on
Form
8-K filed with the SEC.
FINA
Bancorp is sending you this proxy statement/prospectus to provide you with
information concerning the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February
19, 2007, by and between 1st Source, FINA Bancorp, Hickory Acquisition, Inc.
and
Wayne B. Welter, as the shareholders’ agent. The agreement and plan of merger
provides for the merger of FINA Bancorp with and into Hickory Acquisition,
Inc.
FINA Bancorp’s board of directors is soliciting your proxy for use at the
special meeting for the purpose of approving the merger.
This
proxy statement/prospectus is also being furnished by 1st Source to FINA
Bancorp’s shareholders as a prospectus in connection with the issuance by 1st
Source of shares of 1st Source common stock upon completion of the merger.
This
proxy statement/prospectus is first being furnished to the shareholders of
FINA
Bancorp on or about [·],
2007.
The
special meeting of FINA Bancorp shareholders is to scheduled to be held as
follows:
[·],
2007
_:00
p.m. local time
FINA
Bancorp, Inc.
Valparaiso,
Indiana
46383
Purpose
of the Special Meeting
At
the
special meeting, the shareholders of FINA Bancorp entitled to vote at the
special meeting will consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt
the
agreement and plan of merger and the merger. THE
FINA BANCORP BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY AND RECOMMENDS THAT HOLDERS OF FINA
BANCORP COMMON STOCK VOTE FOR THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND THE MERGER.
SEE “THE MERGER—BACKGROUND OF THE MERGER” BEGINNING ON PAGE
25.
The
FINA
Bancorp board of directors has fixed the close of business on [·],
2007,
as the record date for determining holders entitled to notice of and to vote
at
the special meeting. As of the record date, there were 42,101 shares of FINA
Bancorp common stock issued and outstanding, each of which entitles its holder
to one vote. The presence, either in person or by proxy, of the holders of
a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of FINA Bancorp common stock
is
necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the special
meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes (which are signed proxies returned
by
a broker that indicate that the broker has not received voting instructions
from
the beneficial owner of the shares and does not have discretionary authority
to
vote the shares) will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum
exists.
The
affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares
of FINA Bancorp common stock on the record date is required for approval of
the
agreement and plan of merger. Votes cast by proxy or in person at the special
meeting will be tabulated by the election inspectors appointed for the
meeting
and the election inspectors will determine whether or not a quorum is present
and if the agreement and plan of merger is approved.
As
of the
record date, beneficial owners of FINA Bancorp common stock, with power to
direct the vote of approximately 72.3% of the outstanding shares have signed
a
voting agreement with 1st Source agreeing to vote in favor of the merger. See
“Agreement
and Plan of Merger - Voting Agreement”
on
page
52.
All
properly completed and signed proxies delivered and not properly revoked will
be
voted at the special meeting in the manner specified in those proxies. If you
do
not specify a choice, your shares represented by an authorized proxy will be
voted “FOR” the approval of the agreement and plan of merger. The failure to
submit a vote by proxy or in person at the special meeting, abstentions and
broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” each of the
proposals presented.
Voting
Your Proxy
You
may
vote in person at the special meeting or by proxy. We recommend you vote by
proxy even if you plan to attend the special meeting. You can change your vote
at the special meeting.
You
may
vote by proxy by completing and mailing the enclosed proxy card. If you properly
submit your proxy in time to vote, one of the individuals named as your proxy
will vote your shares of common stock as you have directed. You may vote for
or
against the proposals submitted at the special meeting or you may abstain from
voting.
How
to Vote
If
you are a shareholder of record and you hold shares of FINA Bancorp common
stock
in your name, you may vote by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy
card in the postage-paid envelope provided.
If
you
hold shares of FINA Bancorp common stock through a trustee, custodian or other
fiduciary, please follow the voting instructions that the applicable fiduciary
requires. If you (or, as appropriate, your fiduciary) do not return your proxy
card those shares will not be voted at the special meeting.
If
you
submit your proxy but do not make specific choices, your proxy will be voted
“FOR” each of the proposals presented, and at the discretion of the proxy
holders with respect to any other business properly brought before the meeting.
Revoking
Your Proxy
If
you
hold shares registered in your name and you wish to change any proxy granted
on
the proxy card, you may revoke your proxy before it is voted by:
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a new proxy with a later date;
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notifying
FINA Bancorp’s President, Wayne B. Welter, at FINA Bancorp, Inc., 14
Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383, in writing before the
special
meeting that you have revoked your proxy; or
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voting
in person at the special meeting.
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Voting
in Person
If
you
are a registered holder and plan to attend the special meeting and wish to
vote
in person, you will be permitted to do so at the special meeting.
Solicitation
of Proxies; Expenses
Proxies
will be solicited by mail, and may also be solicited personally, by telephone,
facsimile transmission or other means by the directors, officers and employees
of FINA Bancorp, with no special or extra compensation therefor, although such
officers, directors and employees may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with the solicitation. Arrangements will also be made
with custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for the forwarding of soliciting
material to the beneficial owners of FINA Bancorp common stock held of record
by
such persons, and FINA Bancorp may reimburse such custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that they incur in that
regard. Expenses incurred in connection with the merger, including those
attributable to the solicitation of proxies, will be paid by the party to the
agreement and plan of merger incurring the expense.
THE
MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE
SHAREHOLDERS OF FINA BANCORP. ACCORDINGLY, HOLDERS OF FINA BANCORP COMMON STOCK
ARE URGED TO READ AND CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS
PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AND TO COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE PREPAID ENVELOPE.
This
section of the proxy statement/prospectus describes material aspects of the
proposed merger. While we believe that the description covers the material
terms
of the merger, this summary may not contain all of the information that is
important to you. You should read this entire proxy statement/prospectus and
the
other documents that we refer to carefully for more detailed information
regarding the merger. In addition, 1st Source incorporates by reference into
this proxy statement/prospectus important business and financial information.
You may obtain the information incorporated by reference into this proxy
statement/prospectus by following the instructions in the section entitled
“Where You Can Find More Information” that begins on page 65.
FINA
Bancorp’s board of directors has approved and adopted the agreement and plan of
merger, the merger and the transactions contemplated thereby. The agreement
and
plan of merger provides for the merger of FINA Bancorp with and into Hickory
Acquisition, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1st Source. Hickory Acquisition,
Inc. will be the surviving entity in the merger and the separate existence
of
FINA Bancorp will cease. After the effective time of the merger, the officers
and directors of Hickory Acquisition, Inc. will continue as the officers and
directors of the surviving entity.
Promptly
after the merger of FINA Bancorp into Hickory Acquisition, Inc., Hickory
Acquisition, Inc. will be merged into 1st Source Corporation. First National
Bank, Valparaiso will become a wholly owned subsidiary of 1st Source
Corporation.
FINA
Bancorp’s shareholders will be entitled to receive upon completion of the merger
shares of 1st Source common stock and cash for each share of FINA Bancorp’s
common stock. Shares of 1st Source common stock issued and outstanding at the
time the merger is completed will remain outstanding and those stock
certificates will be unaffected by the merger. 1st Source’s common stock will
continue to be quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the 1st Source
Corporation name with the symbol “SRCE” after the merger.
Please
see “The Agreement and Plan of Merger” beginning on page 47 for additional and
more detailed information regarding the legal documents that govern the merger,
including information about the conditions to the merger and the provisions
for
terminating or amending the agreement and plan of merger.
Background
of the Merger
Members
of the Board of Directors of FINA Bancorp who beneficially own approximately
72.3% of the outstanding shares of FINA Bancorp became interested in liquidating
their investment in FINA Bancorp in a manner which would allow the participation
of all shareholders of FINA Bancorp. On May 15, 2006 the Board of Directors
authorized FINA Bancorp to engage Renninger & Associates as its financial
advisor in connection with its efforts to assess its strategic alternatives
and
to pursue a possible strategic affiliation with other entities, while balancing
the needs of its shareholders with the potential impact on FINA Bancorp’s
employees, customers and communities.
Renninger
& Associates conducted an internal review of FINA Bancorp and, working with
FINA Bancorp, prepared a confidential information memorandum containing
financial and operating information about FINA Bancorp. In early September
2006,
Renninger & Associates, on behalf of FINA Bancorp, began a confidential
inquiry by contacting thirty-seven parties about their interest in pursuing
a
merger. Renninger & Associates developed the list of potential merger
partners based on its assessment of each party’s expected financial ability,
regulatory acceptability, geographic interest and, with the input of FINA
Bancorp, cultural suitability. Twenty of those potential merger partners
executed confidentiality agreements, including 1st Source, and received the
confidential information memorandum. Seven of those twenty potential merger
partners submitted preliminary non-binding indications of interest to acquire
FINA Bancorp.
In
early
October 2006, Renninger & Associates reviewed with the FINA Bancorp board of
directors the pricing and terms of each of the seven non-binding indications
of
interest. After discussion about the merits of the proposals, the FINA Bancorp
board chose to provide four potential merger partners (including 1st Source)
with access to additional information and management of FINA Bancorp and to
answer questions about the operations of FINA Bancorp. Three potential merger
partners ultimately completed due diligence procedures during the month of
November 2006.
In
early
December 2006, two potential merger partners, including 1st Source, elected
to
significantly improve and refine their respective proposals. On December 16,
2006 the board of directors of FINA Bancorp met with Renninger & Associates
and its legal counsel to discuss and analyze financial and non-financial aspects
of the two superior proposals. In addition to engaging AFSI to provide a
fairness opinion, the board of directors directed Renninger & Associates to
have further discussions with and seek clarifications from the two potential
merger partners and to arrange oral presentations. Oral presentations were
conducted in late December 2006.
On
January 6, 2007 the board of directors of FINA Bancorp met again with Renninger
& Associates for further discussion and analysis of the two proposals. FINA
Bancorp’s board of directors determined that 1st Source’s proposal was
acceptable and further discussions commenced on more complete terms. Negotiation
of the merger agreement commenced between the parties and their counsel in
mid-January 2007.
During
January 2007, Renninger & Associates, AFSI, and legal counsel conducted a
review of certain information regarding 1st Source at 1st Source’s headquarters.
FINA Bancorp (represented by Renninger & Associates), 1st Source and their
respective counsel negotiated the terms of the merger agreement and related
documents and FINA Bancorp and 1st Source prepared their disclosure schedules
to
the merger agreement.
On
February 17, 2007, FINA Bancorp’s board of directors met with Renninger &
Associates, AFSI, and legal counsel to review the terms of the merger agreement
in detail. AFSI provided an oral opinion as to the fairness of the proposed
transaction to FINA Bancorp shareholders from a financial point of view.
On
February 19, 2007, FINA Bancorp’s board of directors met again with Renninger
& Associates and legal counsel to discuss the proposed acquisition terms and
voted to approve the agreement and plan of
merger.
They authorized Wayne B. Welter, as president of FINA Bancorp, to execute
the
agreement in the form presented to the board. All but one of the directors
voted
for the merger. The parties executed and publicly announced the agreement
and
plan of merger later that day.
FINA
Bancorp’s Reasons for the Merger and Recommendation of the Board of
Directors
FINA
Bancorp’s board of directors determined that the merger agreement and the merger
consideration were in the best interests of FINA Bancorp and its shareholders
and recommends that FINA Bancorp shareholders vote in favor of the approval
of
the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
One director of FINA Bancorp voted against the merger agreement and
recommendation.
In
its
deliberations and in making its determination, FINA Bancorp’s board of directors
considered many factors including, without limitation, the
following:
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the
business, earnings, operations, financial condition, management,
prospects, capital levels and asset quality of both FINA Bancorp
and 1st
Source;
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1st
Source’s access to capital and managerial resources relative to that of
FINA Bancorp;
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the
premium represented by the value of the merger consideration over
the
current book value of FINA Bancorp common stock and the trading prices
of
the 1st Source Common Stock prior to the announcement of the
merger;
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its
desire to provide shareholders with the prospects for greater future
appreciation on their investments in FINA Bancorp common stock than
the
amount the board of directors believes that FINA Bancorp could achieve
independently;
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the
greater liquidity of 1st Source common stock, which is traded on
the
Nasdaq Global Select Market;
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the
oral opinion delivered by AFSI that the merger consideration is fair,
from
a financial standpoint, to the shareholders of FINA
Bancorp;
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FINA
Bancorp’s potential to better serve its customers and enhance its
competitive position in the communities in which it operates due
to 1st
Source’s more diverse financial products and
services;
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the
effect of the merger on FINA Bancorp’s employees, customers and community;
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1st
Source’s long-term growth strategy.
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The
above
discussion of the information and factors considered by FINA Bancorp’s board of
directors is not intended to be exhaustive, but includes all material factors
considered by the board in arriving at its determination to approve, and to
recommend that the FINA Bancorp shareholders vote to approve the merger
agreement and related transactions. The FINA Bancorp board of directors did
not
assign any relative or specific weights to the above factors, and individual
directors may have given differing weights to different factors.
The
FINA
Bancorp board of directors recommends that FINA Bancorp’s shareholders approve
the merger agreement and the related transactions.
1st
Source’s Reasons for the Merger
1st
Source is a locally controlled, regional bank holding company serving
communities in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. Acquisition of FINA
Bancorp, and its subsidiary, First National Bank,
Valparaiso,
provides 1st Source with an important opportunity to acquire another locally
controlled financial institution with a complementary geographic footprint
and
valuable depositary relationships. 1st Source believes that its culture,
as a
business organization, is consistent with the existing culture of FINA Bancorp
and First National Bank, Valparaiso as a business organization.
FINA
Bancorp retained AFSI, LLC, d/b/a Austin Financial Services (“AFSI”) to act as
its financial advisor for purposes of rendering a fairness opinion. AFSI is
a
nationally recognized investment banking firm specializing in the banking and
financial services industry. In the ordinary course of its investment banking
business, AFSI is regularly engaged in the valuation of financial institutions
and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other
corporate transactions. FINA Bancorp selected AFSI as its financial advisor
based upon AFSI’s qualifications, expertise and reputation in such capacity.
Neither AFSI nor any of its affiliates has a material relationship with FINA
Bancorp or 1st Source or any material financial interest in FINA Bancorp or
1st
Source.
In
connection with AFSI’s engagement, FINA Bancorp asked AFSI to evaluate the
fairness of the merger consideration to FINA Bancorp shareholders from a
financial point of view. At the February 17, 2007 meeting of the board to
evaluate the merger, AFSI delivered to the FINA Bancorp board its oral opinion
that the merger consideration was fair to FINA Bancorp shareholders from a
financial point of view. Subsequently, the FINA Bancorp board voted to approve
the merger and executed the agreement and plan of merger on February 19, 2006.
AFSI provided its written opinion on [·],
2007.
You
should consider the following when reading the discussion of AFSI’s opinion in
this document:
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The
summary of the opinion of AFSI set forth in this proxy statement
is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion
that is attached as Appendix
B
to
this document. You should read the opinion in its entirety for a
full
discussion to the procedures followed, assumptions made, matters
considered and qualification and limitation on the review undertaken
by
AFSI in connection with its opinion.
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AFSI’s
opinion does not address the merits of the merger relative to other
business strategies, whether or not considered by FINA Bancorp’s board,
nor does it address the decision by FINA Bancorp’s board to proceed with
the merger.
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AFSI’s
opinion to FINA Bancorp’s board of directors rendered in connection with
the merger does not constitute a recommendation to any FINA Bancorp
shareholder as to how he or she should vote at the special meeting.
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The
preparation of a financial fairness opinion involves various determinations
as
to the most appropriate methods of financial analysis and the application of
those methods to the particular circumstances. It is therefore not readily
susceptible to partial analysis or summary description. In connection with
rendering its opinion, AFSI performed a variety of financial analyses. AFSI
believes that its analyses must be considered together as a whole and that
selecting portions of its analyses and the facts considered in its analyses,
without considering all other factors and analyses, could create an incomplete
or inaccurate view of the analyses and the process underlying the rendering
of
AFSI’s opinion.
In
performing its analyses, AFSI made numerous assumptions with respect to industry
performance, business and economic conditions, and other matters, many of which
are beyond the control of FINA Bancorp and may not be realized. Any estimates
contained in AFSI’s analyses are not necessarily predictive of future results or
values, which may be significantly more or less favorable than the estimates.
Estimates of values of companies do not purport to be appraisals or necessarily
reflect the prices at which the companies or their securities may actually
be
sold. Except as described below, none of the analyses performed by AFSI was
assigned a greater significance by AFSI than any other. The relative importance
or weight given to these analyses by AFSI is not necessarily reflected by the
order of presentation of the analyses herein (and the corresponding results).
The summaries of financial analyses include information presented in tabular
format. The tables should be read together with the text of those summaries.
AFSI
has
relied, without independent verification, upon the accuracy and completeness
of
the information it reviewed for the purpose of rendering its opinion. AFSI
did
not undertake any independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets and
liabilities of FINA Bancorp or 1st Source nor was it furnished with any
appraisals.
AFSI
is
not an expert in the evaluation of loan portfolios, including under-performing
or non-performing assets, charge-offs or the allowance for loan losses; it
has
not reviewed any individual credit files of FINA Bancorp or 1st Source; and
it
has assumed that the allowances of FINA Bancorp and 1st Source are in the
aggregate adequate to cover potential losses. AFSI’s opinion is necessarily
based on economic, market and other conditions existing on the date of its
opinion and on information as of various earlier dates made available to it
which is not necessarily indicative of current market conditions.
In
rendering its opinion, AFSI made the following assumptions:
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the merger will be accounted for as a purchase in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
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all material governmental, regulatory and other consents and approvals
necessary for the consummation of the merger would be obtained without
any
adverse effect on FINA Bancorp, 1st Source or on the anticipated
benefits
of the merger;
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that
FINA Bancorp had provided it with all of the information prepared
by FINA
Bancorp or its other representatives that might be material to AFSI
in its
review; and
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that
the financial projections it reviewed were reasonably prepared on
a basis
reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgment of
the
management of FINA Bancorp as to the future operating and financial
performance of FINA Bancorp.
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connection with its opinion dated ________, 2007, AFSI reviewed:
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agreement and plan of merger;
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the
audited financial statements of 1st Source for the five years ended
December 31, 2006;
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Consolidated
Reports of Condition and Income of First National Bank, Valparaiso
for the
five years ended December 31, 2006;
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Consolidated
Reports of Condition and Income of 1st Source Bank for the year ended
December 31, 2006;
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the
audited financial statements of FINA Bancorp for the years ended
December 31, 2004 and 2005; and
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financial
and operating information with respect to the business, operations
and
prospects of FINA Bancorp and 1st Source.
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addition, AFSI:
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held
discussions with members of management of FINA Bancorp and 1st Source
regarding the historical and current business operations, financial
condition and future prospects of their respective companies;
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reviewed
the historical market prices and trading activity for the common
stock of
FINA Bancorp and 1st Source;
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compared
the results of operations of FINA Bancorp and 1st Source with those
of
certain financial institutions which it deemed to be relevant;
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compared
the financial terms of the merger with the financial terms, to the
extent
publicly available, of certain other recent business combinations
of
financial institutions; and
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conducted
such other studies, analyses, inquiries and examinations as AFSI
deemed
appropriate.
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As
part
of preparing its fairness opinion, AFSI performed due diligence investigations
in January, 2007 including a visitation to 1st Source on January 25, 2007.
As
part of the due diligence, AFSI requested
information
regarding the financial condition and performance of the 1st Source Corporation
including budgets, an allowance for loan losses reconciliation and delinquent
loans; information regarding pending or potential environmental, shareholder,
regulatory and general litigation or claims; information regarding any
outstanding stock options or planned programs; board and committee minutes;
director meeting information packages; information regarding regulatory
administrative orders or other actions imposed on 1st Source Corporation or
its
affiliates; regulatory exams; and other items.
In
conjunction with the on-site review of these materials, AFSI met with 1st Source
Corporation officers Richard Q. Stifel, Executive Vice President and Chief
Credit Officer; Larry E. Lentych, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer; and John B. Griffith, Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary. In addition, AFSI addressed a series of questions regarding
any
current, known or suspected and undisclosed issues or matters that would have
a
materially adverse impact on the current or future financial condition or
performance of 1st Source Bank to 1st Source Corporation officers Lentych and
Griffith.
Valuation
Methodology
The
following is a summary of all material analyses performed by AFSI in connection
with its written opinion provided to the FINA Bancorp board of directors dated
[·],
2007.
The summary does not purport to be a complete description of the analyses
performed by AFSI.
The
principal step in determining the fair market value of FINA Bancorp is to
evaluate its wholly owned subsidiary, First National Bank, Valparaiso. First
National Bank, Valparaiso represented 96.26% of the total assets (excluding
cash) of FINA Bancorp at December 31, 2006. In evaluating FINA Bancorp, AFSI
considered numerous appraisal methods and eventually determined that two methods
were proper in calculating FINA Bancorp’s fair market value. The two selected
methods were the discounted cash flow and the adjusted book value.
Discounted
Cash Flow.
Using a
discounted future cash flow analysis, AFSI projected cash flows of FINA
Bancorp’s wholly owned subsidiary bank, First National Bank, five years into the
future. The principal behind the discounted future cash flow analysis is that
the worth of a business is equal to the present value of the future expected
cash flows of the business. Besides determining five years of future cash flows,
AFSI also estimated First National Bank’s residual value. The residual value
represents the value of the institution beyond the explicit forecast period.
This value is based on the cash flow during the year following the final
projected year. The steps involved in determining First National Bank’s value
utilizing the discounted future cash flow analysis included the following:
(1)
the projected earnings in excess of the amount necessary to maintain a 6.00%
equity capital to asset ratio were added to book charges such as depreciation
less any projected capital expenditures in order to determine future cash flow;
(2) the future cash flows were then converted to a present value equivalent
using a discount rate of 15.68%, which was determined from the use of the
Capital Asset Pricing Model (“CAPM”); (3) the residual value was then calculated
by dividing the projected cash flows for the 6th
year by
the capitalization rate. The capitalization rate not only includes all aspects
of the CAPM but also reflects the long-term income growth prospects of First
National Bank, as well as specific company risk factors; (4) the present value
equivalent of the projected residual value was calculated using the 15.68%
discount rate; and (5) the present value of the cash flows and the residual
value were added together. The value per share of First National Bank’s common
stock resulting from this analysis was $58.4 million.
Adjusted
Book Value.
AFSI
also determined the fair market value of First National Bank’s utilizing the
adjusted book method as an alternative valuation method. The adjusted book
value
approach requires a three-step process. First, the book value is determined.
This figure, representing the summary measure of stockholders’ claims against
the assets on a historical cost basis, is derived from the December 31, 2006
balance sheet. Second, assets and liabilities are restated to their fair market
values. The adjusted book value calculation considers each major asset and
liability account classification. Finally, additional “off-balance sheet”
adjustments are calculated, if necessary. The value per share of First National
Bank’s common stock resulting from this analysis was $95.5 million.
AFSI
accorded an equal weight to each of the values derived from its analysis in
order to arrive at an aggregate value of First National Bank. The weightings
were based on AFSI’s review of the financial position, history and recent
performance of First National Bank. The sum of the weighted values or $76.9
million equates to the fair market value of First National Bank as of December
31, 2006. The sum of the weighted values equates to the fair market value of
First National Bank as a going concern. Subsequently, AFSI replaced the book
value of First National Bank as represented in FINA Bancorp’s December 31, 2006,
parent company only balance sheet with the fair market value of Fist National
Bank. This substitution results in a fair market value of FINA Bancorp as a
going concern of $80.3 million.
Comparable
Transactions.
AFSI
also analyzed certain other merger/acquisition transactions that have
consummated over the past two years in the Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin) which involved target financial institutions with assets
between $250 million to $1 billion. AFSI compared the median transaction
multiples of book value and earnings for these comparable transactions to FINA
Bancorp’s book value and last 12 months earnings. These multiples, when applied
to FINA Bancorp’s book value and last 12 months earnings as of and for the
twelve months ending December 31, 2006, suggest the purchase consideration
received by FINA Bancorp would be slightly below comparable transaction values
on a book value basis adjusted for the higher ratio of equity to assets
maintained at FINA Bancorp and well in excess of transaction values on an
earnings basis even after adjusting for “normalized” earnings. The results
produced in this analysis do not purport to be indicative of actual value or
expected value of FINA Bancorp shares of common stock.
Summary
of Proposed Merger.
The
aggregate purchase price to be paid by 1st Source in the merger will be
approximately $135 million, subject to adjustment in accordance with the merger
agreement. The cash portion of the merger consideration will be between 58%
and
60% of the aggregate purchase consideration. After setting aside between $4
million and $5.5 million in escrow for purposes of adjusting the purchase price
and providing indemnity to 1st Source, the balance of the purchase price will
be
allocated among the FINA Bancorp shareholders based on their written elections
whether to take cash or 1st Source common stock as consideration for their
shares. Depending on the elections by all of the FINA Bancorp shareholders,
the
cash and stock consideration may be reallocated among the FINA Bancorp
shareholders to ensure that the total mix of cash and stock consideration is
within the parameters required by the merger agreement. The actual number of
shares to be issued by 1st Source in the merger will depend in part on the
average closing price of 1st Source common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select
Market for the ten full trading days ending on the third full trading day before
the completion of the merger.
Based
on
the results of the various analyses described above, AFSI concluded that the
consideration to be received by FINA Bancorp shareholders under the agreement
and plan of merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders
of FINA Bancorp.
The
opinion expressed by AFSI was based upon market, economic and other relevant
considerations as they existed and could be evaluated as of the date of the
opinion. Events occurring after the date of issuance of the opinion, including
but not limited to, changes affecting the securities markets, the results of
operations or material changes in the assets or liabilities of FINA Bancorp
or
1st Source could materially affect the assumptions used in preparing the
opinion.
AFSI
will
receive a fee equal to $50,000.00 plus out-of-pocket expenses incurred for
all
services performed in connection with the rendering of the fairness opinion.
In
addition, FINA Bancorp has agreed to indemnify AFSI and its directors, officers
and employees, from liability in connection with the transaction, and to hold
AFSI harmless from any losses, actions, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities
related to any of AFSI’s acts or decisions made in good faith and in the best
interest of FINA Bancorp.
Certain
of FINA Bancorp’s directors and executive officers may have interests in the
merger that are different from, or in addition to, their interests as
shareholders of FINA Bancorp. FINA Bancorp’s board of directors was aware of
these interests and took them into account at the time they approved the
agreement
and
plan
of merger. These interests are the continued director and officer liability
coverage discussed below under “The Merger - Indemnification and
Insurance.”
Indemnification
and Insurance
For
a
period of six years following the merger, 1st Source will be obligated to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present and former directors and
officers of FINA Bancorp and its subsidiaries, against expenses, claims, or
liabilities as incurred, in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding
or investigation arising out of actions or omissions occurring at or before
the
merger (including the transactions contemplated in the merger agreement), to
the
same extent as such persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement
of
expenses pursuant to the articles of incorporation or by-laws or FINA Bancorp
and its subsidiaries and any indemnification agreements with FINA Bancorp or
its
subsidiaries in effect on the date of the merger agreement.
Certain
potential claims identified by FINA Bancorp to 1st Source, if a claim for
indemnification is made with respect to such matters, will reduce the indemnity
escrow amount. See the “The Merger - Merger Consideration - Escrow
Arrangements”,
below.
FINA Bancorp has undertaken to obtain tail coverage, prior to the merger, in
addition to its existing director and officer liability insurance coverage,
to
provide director’s and officer’s liability insurance through the sixth
anniversary of the merger providing for reimbursement of such officers and
directors with respect to such expenses and claims
The
merger will be completed when all of the conditions to the completion of the
merger are satisfied or waived, including adoption of the agreement and plan
of
merger by the shareholders of FINA Bancorp. The merger will become effective
upon the filing of appropriate articles of merger with the Secretary of State
of
the State of Indiana.
We
intend
to complete the merger as quickly as possible after FINA Bancorp’s special
meeting and plan to complete the merger during the second quarter of 2007,
although delays may occur.
The
aggregate purchase price provided for in the merger agreement is approximately
$135 million, subject to adjustment (up or down), on a dollar for dollar basis,
to the extent that the shareholders' equity of FINA Bancorp is greater than
or
less than a targeted figure of $69,051,000. For purposes of the agreement,
shareholders' equity is defined as shareholders' equity as recorded on the
balance sheet of FINA Bancorp in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles; provided that such figure will be (i) adjusted for unrealized gains
or losses on securities, (ii) reduced by any loss in fair market value of FINA
Bancorp's nonoperating real estate if 1st Source's appraisal of such real estate
is less than 95% of the value of such real estate on FINA Bancorp's books,
and
(iii) reduced by any unrecorded liability for obligations arising upon a change
of control. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, FINA Bancorp
does
not expect the adjustment for shareholders' equity to be material. Therefore
the
aggregate purchase price is expected to be approximately $135 million. There
are
42,101 shares of common stock of FINA Bancorp outstanding on the date hereof,
so
if the aggregate purchase price after adjustment were $135 million, and there
is
no change in the number of outstanding shares before the effective date of
the
merger, FINA Bancorp shareholders would receive $3,206.57 per share in
consideration for their shares in the merger.
Escrow
Arrangements
Of
the
total purchase price, 1st Source will first set aside cash in an escrow account
for two purposes. First, $4 million will be set aside as an indemnity escrow
to
protect 1st Source against certain post-closing contingencies, discussed below.
Second, up to $1.5 million (with the specific amount to be specifically
determined shortly prior to closing depending on FINA Bancorp's estimation
of
its closing date shareholders’ equity) will be set aside for potential
remittance to 1st Source in the event that FINA Bancorp's shareholders equity
as
of closing is less than an estimated amount to be determined prior to closing
of
the merger. Such amount is called the purchase price adjustment escrow. So
if
the full $1.5 million is placed in escrow for the purchase price adjustment
(along with the $4 million indemnity escrow),
a
total
of $5.5 million in cash will be placed in escrow. The balance of the purchase
price (sometimes called the "initial purchase consideration", which would
amount
to $129.5 million, in this example) will become payable to shareholders of
FINA
Bancorp in the form of 1st Source common stock, or cash, or both, based on
the
allocation procedures and provisions of the merger agreement, summarized
below.
You
will
be given the opportunity to elect whether you wish to receive shares of 1st
Source common stock for some or all of your FINA Bancorp shares, or cash for
some or all of your FINA Bancorp shares, as further described below. Each share
of FINA Bancorp stock for which the purchase consideration is paid in cash
will
become entitled to receive an amount equal to the initial purchase consideration
divided by the number of outstanding shares of FINA Bancorp stock as of the
closing. If there continue to be 42,101 shares of FINA Bancorp stock
outstanding, and the initial purchase consideration, as indicated in the
foregoing example, were $129.5 million, then FINA Bancorp shareholders receiving
cash would become entitled to receive $3,075.94 for each share of FINA Bancorp
stock surrendered in the merger.
Each
share of FINA Bancorp stock for which the purchase consideration is paid in
the
form of 1st Source common stock will become entitled to receive the number
of
shares of 1st Source common stock determined by dividing the amount of cash
that
would be paid in respect of FINA Bancorp shares receiving cash (or $3,075.94
in
the foregoing example) by the value per share of 1st Source common stock at
closing, subject to an upper and lower threshold. The value of 1st Source common
stock as of closing will be equal to the average of the closing prices of 1st
Source common stock for a period of 10 full trading days ending three full
trading days before the date of the closing. The lower threshold is $25.663,
so
if the value of 1st Source common stock at closing is in fact less than $25.663,
it will nevertheless be deemed to be $25.663 for purposes of determining the
amount of 1st Source common stock to be issued to holders of FINA Bancorp common
stock receiving 1st Source common stock (subject to 1st Source’s obligation to
provide supplemental consideration as described below). Similarly, the upper
threshold is $32.663, so if the value of 1st Source common stock at closing
is
in fact greater than $32.663, it will nevertheless be deemed to be $32.663
for
purposes of determining the amount of 1st Source common stock to be issued
to
holders of FINA Bancorp common stock receiving 1st Source common stock. The
value of 1st Source common stock, determined based on the foregoing formula,
as
of the date of the merger agreement was $29.163. If the value of 1st Source
common stock at closing were $29.163, then each share of FINA Bancorp common
stock surrendered in exchange for 1st Source common stock would be exchanged
for
105.474 shares of 1st Source common stock. Only a whole number of shares of
1st
Source common stock will be issued to any holder of FINA Bancorp shares and
1st
Source will pay cash in lieu of any fractional shares.
Electing
to Receive Cash or 1st Source Stock in the Merger
A
form of
Letter of Transmittal and Election is included with this proxy
statement/prospectus. If you wish to make an election whether to receive cash
or
1st Source common stock for your shares of FINA Bancorp common stock, you must:
(i) complete your Letter of Transmittal and Election form in accordance with
the
accompanying instructions, and (ii) return your completed, signed, Letter of
Transmittal and Election, together with your original certificates for shares
of
FINA Bancorp common stock covered by the Letter of Transmittal and Election,
to
the exchange agent. You must do so no later than __________, 2007. If you do
not
submit your Letter of Transmittal and Election before such deadline, your FINA
Bancorp shares will be deemed “no election” shares and cash and stock
consideration will be allocated to your shares based on the allocation
procedures described below.
Allocation
Procedures
The
allocation of cash and 1st Source common stock as consideration for shares
of
FINA Bancorp will be made generally with a view to assuring that no less than
40% and no more than 42% of the aggregate purchase consideration (including
the
amounts set aside in escrow) will be paid in the form of 1st Source common
stock
and the balance will be paid in cash. 1st Source Bank, acting as the exchange
agent, will make allocations of cash and stock consideration consistent with
the
following rules.
If
FINA
Bancorp shareholders electing to receive cash for their shares would be entitled
to receive cash exceeding 60% of the total purchase consideration, then all
FINA
Bancorp shareholders electing to receive 1st Source Common Stock, and all FINA
Bancorp shareholders holding shares for which no valid election was made, will
receive shares of 1st Source common stock in exchange for their shares. The
exchange agent will then select a portion of the shares for which holders
elected to receive cash, on a pro rata basis, to instead receive 1st Source
common stock, so that no more than 60% of the total purchase consideration
is
paid in cash.
If
FINA
Bancorp shareholders electing to receive cash for their shares would be entitled
to receive cash amounting to less than 58% of the total purchase consideration,
then all FINA Bancorp shareholders electing to receive cash will receive cash.
Next, the exchange agent will allocate cash to those shares of FINA Bancorp
for
which no valid election was made to the extent necessary to ensure that 58%
of
the total consideration will be paid in cash. If less than all "no election"
shares would need to be allocated cash consideration to ensure the percentage
of
cash purchase consideration is not less than 58%, then the exchange agent will
select among the "no election" shares randomly to determine the "no election"
shares for which cash will be paid. If the exchange agent allocates cash to
all
of the "no election" shares and the percentage of cash purchase consideration
is
still less than 58%, then the exchange agent will select a portion of the shares
for which holders elected to receive 1st Source common stock, on a pro rata
basis, to instead receive cash, so that no less than 58% of the total purchase
consideration is paid in cash.
If
FINA
Bancorp shareholders electing to receive cash for their shares would be entitled
to receive cash amounting to between 58% and 60% of the total purchase
consideration, then all shares of FINA Bancorp common stock the holders of
which
elected to receive 1st Source common stock, and all shares for which no valid
election was made, will receive shares of 1st Source common stock; and all
FINA
Bancorp common stock the holders of which elected to receive cash, will receive
cash.
1st
Source and the FINA Bancorp shareholders who executed the voting agreement
with
1st Source as described herein may agree, in advance of the allocation of cash
or stock consideration described above, that, in lieu of pro rata allocation
by
the exchange agent of consideration to FINA Bancorp shareholders (in cash or
stock) in a form different from what such shareholders elected as contemplated
above, such reallocations will first be made in respect of shares held by
holders who are party to such voting agreement.
Supplemental
Consideration in the Event of a Decline in the Value of 1st Source Common Stock
Notwithstanding
the foregoing allocation rules, if the value of 1st Source common stock at
closing, determined in accordance with the merger agreement, is less than
$25.663, 1st Source will be required to remit additional consideration to FINA
Bancorp shareholders receiving 1st Source common stock, to cover the deficiency
between the value of 1st Source common stock at closing and $25.663. 1st Source
will decide whether to pay such differential in the form of common stock, cash,
or both. If, however, 1st Source's election to allocate this portion of the
consideration under this provision would cause the merger to fail to qualify
as
a tax-free reorganization with respect to the 1st Source common stock being
issued in the merger, then all holders of FINA Bancorp common stock will receive
cash consideration and will not receive any 1st Source common
stock.
Exchange
Process
If
the
exchange agent has not received your Letter of Transmittal and Election prior
to
the effective time of the merger, it will mail an additional letter of
transmittal to you at that time. To become eligible to receive your merger
consideration from 1st Source you will be required to complete and execute
a
Letter of Transmittal and return it to the exchange agent, together with your
original certificates for FINA Bancorp shares you are submitting for
exchange.
The
exchange agent will cause the consideration allocated to your FINA Bancorp
shares to be paid or issued to you approximately 10 business days following
the
effective time (if you submitted a properly
completed
Letter of Transmittal and Election, together with your original FINA Bancorp
share certificates prior to the effective time); or within 10 business days
following its receipt, after the effective time, of your properly completed
Letter of Transmittal together with your original FINA Bancorp share
certificates.
Price
Adjustment
The
merger agreement provides for a mechanism to adjust the purchase price based
on
the amount by which FINA Bancorp's shareholders equity, as described above,
at
the closing, is more or less than $69,051,000. Following closing, 1st Source
will make an initial determination of the total purchase price, based on its
assessment of FINA Bancorp's shareholders' equity at closing. It will provide
this statement to the FINA Bancorp shareholder’s agent for review. If the
shareholder’s agent disagrees with this statement, the agreement provides for a
process to resolve any disagreement through negotiations or, if necessary,
referral to an independent accountant for a neutral, binding determination.
Once
the final purchase price is determined, if a decrease in the price is required,
the escrow agent will release the amount of the deficit to 1st Source from
the
purchase price adjustment escrow amount (described above as an amount up to
$1.5
million set aside for such purpose in connection with the closing) plus 5%
interest from the closing date. If an increase in the purchase price is
required, 1st Source will remit the amount of the increase to the escrow agent,
plus 5% interest from the closing date. The escrow agent will then distribute
any remaining portion of the purchase price adjustment escrow amount (and any
payment made by 1st Source representing a purchase price increase) among the
former holders of FINA Bancorp common stock, ratably according to their
interests.
Indemnity
Escrow
The
escrow agent will retain the escrow indemnity amount of $4 million in the escrow
account in accordance with the escrow agreement. If 1st Source, its subsidiaries
(including the surviving corporation) or certain affiliates suffer damages
or
costs of litigation or investigation due to any of the following claims, 1st
Source will be entitled to compensation for such claims or damages from the
escrow indemnity amount, so long as it provides notice of its claim for
indemnity on or before September 18, 2012. Claims for which 1st Source will
be
entitled to be indemnified are (i) any claim or action (whether pending or
threatened) disclosed by FINA Bancorp in connection with the merger agreement;
or (ii) any claim or action related to dissenting shares. Indemnity of 1st
Source for claims in respect of dissenting shares will be limited to the amount
(if any) the holder of any dissenting shares recovers pursuant to the exercise
of dissenters’ rights in excess of the amount of consideration to which such
holder is otherwise entitled under the merger agreement. 1st Source will also
be
entitled to indemnity in respect of any breach of any representation, warranty
or covenant of FINA Bancorp under the merger agreement; provided that 1st Source
gives notice of such claim before the completion of the purchase price
adjustment procedures under the merger agreement. Any portion of the escrow
indemnity amount remaining in the custody of the escrow agent at September
18,
2012, not required to compensate 1st Source in respect of claims or breaches
for
which it has previously provided notice (and as to which it has not been
released) will be distributed to the former holders of FINA Bancorp common
stock, ratably in accordance with their interests, as promptly as practicable
in
accordance with the escrow agreement.
Exchange
of FINA Bancorp Stock Certificates for 1st Source Stock Certificates and Cash
You
received a Letter of Transmittal and Election form and related instructions
for
use with this proxy statement/prospectus. You may use this form to (i) choose
whether you would prefer to receive 1st Source common stock for some or all
of
your shares of FINA Bancorp, along with cash, or only cash for some or all
of
your shares of FINA Bancorp in the merger (subject to the allocation provisions
of the merger agreement described above), and (ii) submit your certificates
representing your shares of FINA Bancorp common stock for exchange in the
merger.
If
you
wish to make and election whether to receive any 1st Source common stock in
exchange for your shares or cash, you must return this Letter of Transmittal
and
Election form, properly completed, with
your
original stock certificates for FINA Bancorp common stock being exchanged
in the
merger to the exchange agent, and such materials must be received by the
exchange agent by _____________, 2007. The exchange agent is:
1st
Source Bank
P.O.
Box
1602
South
Bend, Indiana 46601
Attention:
Larry Lentych
If
you
desire to change your election, you may do so by submitting a replacement Letter
of Transmittal and Election form, properly completed, to the exchange agent
in
advance of the deadline. If you wish to revoke an earlier election, and not
to
make a different election, you may do so by providing written notice to the
exchange agent, and your certificates for FINA Bancorp stock submitted with
your
original Letter of Transmittal and Election will be returned to you upon
request.
If
you
submit your Letter of Transmittal and Election form, properly completed, with
your original stock certificates for FINA Bancorp common stock being exchanged
in the merger, on or before ___________, 2007, when the merger is completed,
you
will need to take no further action and your FINA Bancorp stock certificates
will be cancelled and you will receive the merger consideration to which you
are
entitled under the merger agreement. If, for any reason, the merger is not
completed and the merger agreement is terminated, your certificates for FINA
Bancorp common stock will be promptly returned to you.
You
are
not required to submit your Letter of Transmittal and Election in advance of
the
above date unless you wish to make an election regarding the form of
consideration you wish to receive for your shares of FINA Bancorp common stock
in the merger. If you do not submit your Letter of Transmittal and Election
by
such date, then, after the merger is completed, the exchange agent will mail
to
you a letter of transmittal and instructions for use in surrendering your FINA
Bancorp stock certificates in exchange for the merger consideration. When you
deliver your FINA Bancorp stock certificates to the exchange agent along with
a
properly executed letter of transmittal and any other required documents, your
FINA Bancorp stock certificates will be cancelled and you will receive the
merger consideration to which you are entitled under the agreement and plan
of
merger.
Dividends
and Distributions
FINA
Bancorp shareholders are not entitled to receive any dividends or other
distributions on 1st Source common stock until the merger is completed and
the
FINA Bancorp shareholder has surrendered its FINA Bancorp stock certificates
in
exchange for 1st Source stock certificates. If there is any dividend or other
distribution on 1st Source common stock with a record date after the merger
and
a payment date prior to the date of surrender of the FINA Bancorp stock
certificates in exchange for 1st Source stock certificates, the FINA Bancorp
shareholder will receive it with respect to the whole shares of 1st Source
common stock issued to such shareholder promptly after they are issued. If
there
is any dividend or other distribution on 1st Source common stock with a record
date after the merger and a payment date after the date of surrender of FINA
Bancorp stock certificates in exchange for 1st Source stock certificates, the
FINA Bancorp shareholder will receive it with respect to the whole shares of
1st
Source common stock issued to the shareholder promptly after the payment date.
Withholding
The
exchange agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold from the merger
consideration payable to any FINA Bancorp shareholder the amounts it is required
to deduct and withhold under any federal, state, local or foreign tax law.
If
the exchange agent withholds any amounts, these amounts will be treated for
all
purposes of the merger as having been paid to the shareholders from whom they
were withheld.
No
Fractional Shares Will Be Issued
1st
Source will not issue fractional shares of 1st Source common stock in the
merger. There will be no dividends or voting rights with respect to any
fractional common shares. For each fractional share of common stock that would
otherwise be issued, 1st Source will pay cash in an amount equal to the fraction
of a whole share that would otherwise have been issued, multiplied by the
average closing sale prices of one share of 1st Source common stock for the
ten
consecutive trading days on the Nasdaq Global Select Market immediately
proceeding the third trading day before the completion date of the merger.
No
interest will be paid or accrued on the cash paid for fractional shares.
Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed FINA Bancorp Stock Certificates
If
you
have lost a certificate representing FINA Bancorp common stock, or it has been
stolen or destroyed, 1st Source will issue to you the common stock or cash
payable under the agreement and plan of merger if you submit an affidavit of
that fact and post a bond in such reasonable amount as 1st Source or the
exchange agent may direct to protect against any claim that may be made against
1st Source or the exchange agent about ownership of the lost, stolen or
destroyed certificate.
1st
Source will account for the merger as a purchase. 1st Source will make a
determination of the fair value of FINA Bancorp’s assets and assumed liabilities
in order to allocate the purchase price of the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed. To the extent that the total purchase price exceeds the fair value
of
the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, 1st Source may record goodwill.
After the merger, 1st Source will include the results of FINA Bancorp’s
operations in its consolidated results of operations.
Neither
the board of directors nor the executive officers of 1st Source will change
as a
result of the merger. Information about 1st Source’s directors and executive
officers, including biographical information, executive compensation and
relationships and related transactions between management and the company,
can
be found in 1st Source’s proxy statement for the 2006 annual meeting of
shareholders and annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006. For more details about how you can obtain copies of 1st
Source’s annual meeting proxy statement and Form 10-K, see “Where You Can Find
More Information” on page 65.
The
following is a summary of the material anticipated United States federal income
tax consequences of the merger to a U.S. holder of FINA Bancorp’s common stock
that surrenders shares of FINA Bancorp common stock for shares of 1st Source
common stock or cash in the merger. This summary does not address any tax
consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction.
The summary represents general information only and is based on the Code, its
legislative history, existing and proposed United States Treasury regulations,
administrative rulings and court decisions in effect as of the date of this
proxy statement/prospectus, and all of which are subject to change or differing
interpretations (possibly with retroactive effect) and any change could affect
the continuing validity of this discussion.
For
purposes of this summary, the term “U.S. holder” means:
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corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for United
States
federal income tax purposes, created or organized under the laws
of the
United States or of any state or the District of Columbia;
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trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court
within the United States and one or more United States persons have
the
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or
(2) was in existence on August 20, 1996 and has a valid election
in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to continue to be
treated
as a United States person; or
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estate that is subject to United States federal income tax on its
income
regardless of its source.
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If
a
partnership (including for this purpose any other entity treated as a
partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) holds FINA Bancorp
common stock, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend on the status
of the partners and the activities of the partnership. If a U.S. holder is
a
partner in a partnership holding FINA Bancorp common stock, such holder should
consult its tax advisor.
This
discussion only addresses FINA Bancorp’s shareholders that hold their shares of
FINA Bancorp common stock as a capital asset within the meaning of
Section 1221 of the Code. Further, this summary does not address all
aspects of United States federal income taxation that may be relevant to a
FINA
Bancorp shareholder in light of such holder’s particular circumstances or that
may be applicable to holders subject to special treatment under United States
federal income tax laws (including, for example, tax-exempt organizations,
mutual funds, a trader in securities who elects to apply a mark to market method
of accounting, brokers or dealers in securities or foreign currencies, banks,
insurance companies, financial institutions or persons that hold their FINA
Bancorp common stock as part of a hedge, straddle, constructive sale or
conversion transaction, an S corporation, partnership or other pass through
entity (or an investor in an S corporation, partnership or other pass through
entity), holders subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code,
holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, holders that exercise
appraisal rights, or holders who acquired their FINA Bancorp common stock
through the exercise of an employee stock option, through a tax qualified
retirement plan or otherwise as compensation). In addition, no information
is
provided in this proxy statement/prospectus with respect to the tax consequences
of the merger under applicable state, local or non-United States laws. No ruling
has been or will be requested by FINA Bancorp or 1st Source from the IRS
regarding the United States federal income tax consequences of the merger.
No
assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would
not
sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax consequences set forth below.
HOLDERS
ARE URGED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES
OF
THE MERGER TO THEM, INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL, FOREIGN AND OTHER TAX LAWS AND OF CHANGES IN THOSE LAWS.
The
merger is intended to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of
the Code for United States federal income tax purposes, but the merger will
not
qualify as a reorganization if the merger consideration consists solely of
cash
(as described below). It is a condition to FINA Bancorp’s obligation to
consummate the merger as a reorganization that it receive an opinion from tax
counsel, dated as of the closing date of the merger, to the effect that the
merger will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code. In addition, the opinion must state that FINA
Bancorp and 1st Source are parties to such reorganization within the meaning
of
Section 368(b) of the Code and that no gain or loss shall be recognized by
the shareholders of FINA Bancorp who receive shares of 1st Source in exchange
for shares of FINA Bancorp common stock except to the extent of any cash
received for such shares of FINA Bancorp common stock. These opinions will
be
based on representation letters provided by FINA Bancorp and 1st Source and
on
customary factual assumptions. If any of the representations or assumptions
upon
which the opinions are based are inconsistent with the actual facts existing
at
the effective time of the merger, the tax consequences of the merger as a
reorganization could be adversely affected.
The
determination by tax advisors as to whether the proposed merger will be treated
as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code will
depend upon the facts and law existing at the effective time of the proposed
merger unless tax counsel determines that such determination may be made as
of
the last business day before the Merger Agreement becomes a binding contract
in
accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.368-1(e). The opinions are not binding on the
IRS or any court and do not preclude the IRS from asserting, or a court from
sustaining, a contrary conclusion.
The
United States federal income tax consequences of the merger depend upon whether
the merger consideration includes shares of 1st Source common stock. (See the
section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “Merger Consideration -
Allocation Procedures” beginning on page 32.) If the merger consideration
consists solely of cash and no 1st Source common stock (an “all-cash
transaction”), the merger will be a taxable transaction for United States
federal income tax purposes as discussed below under the heading “U.S. Federal
Income Tax Consequences - Taxable Transaction.” If
the
merger consideration consists of the requisite combination of 1st Source
common
stock and cash, the merger will qualify as a reorganization for United States
federal income tax purposes, with the result that the receipt of 1st Source
common stock in the merger will be tax free to the FINA Bancorp shareholders
as
discussed below under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences - Code
Section 368(a) Reorganization.”
In
deciding whether to approve and adopt the merger agreement, the merger and
the
related transactions, FINA Bancorp shareholders should consider the possibility
that the merger consideration may consist only of cash, in which case the merger
will be a taxable transaction. FINA Bancorp shareholders will not be entitled
to
change their votes in the event the merger is a taxable
transaction.
U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences -Taxable Transaction
If
the
merger is an all-cash transaction and if 1st Source does not exercise its right
in Section 9.09 of the merger agreement to revise the structure or method of
effecting the merger, the merger will be a taxable forward merger rather than
a
reorganization, and FINA Bancorp and its shareholders will recognize taxable
gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the
merger. If the merger is a taxable forward merger, FINA Bancorp will be deemed
for United States federal income tax purposes to have (1) sold all of its assets
and (2) distributed the sale proceeds to its shareholders in exchange for their
shares of FINA Bancorp common stock in complete liquidation of FINA Bancorp.
As
a result, FINA Bancorp will recognize gain or loss on such deemed asset sale
in
an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash received in the
merger and the FINA Bancorp’s adjusted tax basis in the assets sold. Gain or
loss recognized by FINA Bancorp will be capital gain or ordinary income
depending on the character of the assets sold and FINA Bancorp’s holding period
with respect thereto. Also, each FINA Bancorp shareholder who receives cash
proceeds of the deemed asset sale in exchange for all of its shares of FINA
Bancorp common stock will recognize gain or loss for United States federal
income tax purposes in the manner discussed below under the heading “Exchange of
FINA Bancorp Common Stock Solely for Cash.”
U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences - Code Section 368(a)
Reorganization
Assuming
the merger qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code, FINA Bancorp and 1st Source will not recognize
any gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result
of
the merger, except as described below. Assuming the merger is treated as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, the
material United States federal income tax consequences of the merger to U.S.
holders of FINA Bancorp common stock are, in general, as follows:
Exchange
of FINA Bancorp Common Stock Solely for Cash
A
FINA
Bancorp shareholder who exchanges all of its shares of FINA Bancorp common
stock
solely for cash in the merger will recognize gain or loss on the exchange in
an
amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received
and
the FINA Bancorp shareholder’s aggregate tax basis in the shares surrendered in
exchange therefor. Gain or loss recognized by such a FINA Bancorp shareholder
will be capital gain or loss (unless treated as a dividend under Section 302(b)
of the Code as discussed below).
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Exchange
of FINA Bancorp Common Stock for a Combination of 1st Source Common
Stock
and Cash
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A
FINA
Bancorp shareholder who receives a combination of 1st Source common stock and
cash in exchange for all of its shares of FINA Bancorp common stock will
recognize gain, if any, (but not loss) in an amount equal to the lesser of
(i)
the amount of cash received in the merger (plus the value of the shareholder’s
right to receive escrowed cash if the installment sale rules, open transaction
doctrine or any other applicable gain recognition deferral technique do not
apply as described below); and (ii) the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of the
amount of cash (plus the value of the shareholder’s right to receive escrowed
cash if the installment sale rules do not apply as described below) and the
fair
market value of the 1st Source common stock received in the merger over (b)
the
FINA Bancorp shareholder’s aggregate tax basis in its FINA Bancorp common stock
surrendered in exchange therefor. Such FINA Bancorp shareholder’s aggregate tax
basis in the 1st Source common stock received (including any fractional shares
deemed
received
and exchanged for cash as described below) will be equal to the shareholder’s
aggregate tax basis in its FINA Bancorp common stock surrendered, decreased
by
the amount of any cash received (other than cash received instead of fractional
shares of 1st Source common stock) and increased by the amount of any gain
recognized (other than gain recognized with respect to cash received instead
of
fractional shares of 1st Source common stock). Such FINA Bancorp shareholder’s
holding period for 1st Source common stock received (including any fractional
shares deemed received and exchanged for cash) will include the holding period
of the FINA Bancorp common stock surrendered in the merger.
Possible
Treatment of Exchange of FINA Bancorp Common Stock for Cash as a Dividend
Any
gain
recognized by a FINA Bancorp shareholder will be capital gain unless the FINA
Bancorp shareholder’s receipt of cash has the effect of a distribution of a
dividend, in which case the gain will be treated as dividends to the extent
of
the shareholder’s ratable share of accumulated earnings and profits, as
calculated for United States federal income tax purposes. For purposes of
determining whether a FINA Bancorp shareholder’s receipt of cash has the effect
of a distribution of a dividend, the FINA Bancorp shareholder will be treated
as
if it first exchanged all of its FINA Bancorp common stock solely in exchange
for 1st Source common stock and then 1st Source immediately redeemed a portion
or all of that stock for the cash that the holder actually received in the
merger (referred to herein as the “deemed redemption”). Receipt of cash will
generally not have the effect of a distribution of a dividend of the FINA
Bancorp shareholder if such receipt is, with respect to the FINA Bancorp
shareholder, “not essentially equivalent to a dividend,” “substantially
disproportionate” or a “complete redemption,” each within the meaning of
Section 302(b) of the Code.
The
deemed redemption will not be “essentially equivalent to a dividend” and,
therefore, will not have the effect of a distribution of a dividend with respect
to a FINA Bancorp shareholder if it results in a “meaningful reduction” in the
holder’s proportionate interest in 1st Source. If a holder that has a relatively
minimal stock interest in 1st Source and no right to exercise control over
corporate affairs suffers a reduction in the holder’s proportionate interest in
1st Source, the holder should be regarded as having suffered a meaningful
reduction in the holder’s proportionate interest in 1st Source. For example, the
IRS has held in a published ruling that, in the case of a less than 1%
stockholder who does not have management control over the corporation, any
reduction in the stockholder’s proportionate interest will constitute a
“meaningful reduction.” The IRS has also indicated in rulings that any reduction
in the interest of a minority shareholder that owns a small number of shares
in
a publicly and widely held corporation and that exercises no control over
corporate affairs would result in capital gain (as opposed to dividend)
treatment.
The
deemed redemption will be “substantially disproportionate,” and, therefore, will
not have the effect of a distribution of a dividend with respect to a FINA
Bancorp shareholder who
owns less than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding 1st
Source
common stock
if the
percentage of the outstanding 1st Source common stock that is actually and
constructively owned by the holder immediately after the deemed redemption
is
less than 80% of the percentage of the outstanding 1st Source common stock
that
is considered to be actually and constructively owned by the holder immediately
before the deemed redemption.
The
deemed redemption will be a “complete redemption,” and, therefore, will not have
the effect of a distribution of a dividend with respect to a FINA Bancorp
shareholder, if it results in a complete termination of a shareholder’s interest
in the outstanding 1st Source common stock that is considered to be actually
and
constructively owned by the holder immediately before the deemed
redemption.
For
purposes of applying the foregoing tests, a shareholder will be deemed to own
the stock it actually owns and the stock it constructively owns under the
attribution rules of Section 318 of the Code. Under Section 318 of the Code,
a
shareholder will be deemed to own the shares of stock owned by certain family
members, by certain estates and trusts of which the shareholder is a beneficiary
and by certain affiliated entities, as well as shares of stock subject to an
option actually or constructively owned by the shareholder or such other
persons. In the event of a “complete redemption” within the meaning of Section
302(b) of the Code, a shareholder is may elect to waive the attribution rules
of
Section 318 of the Code pursuant to Section 302(c) of the Code.
If,
after
applying these tests, the deemed redemption results in a capital gain, the
capital gain will be long-term if the FINA Bancorp shareholder’s holding period
for its FINA Bancorp common stock is more than one year as of the date of the
merger. Long-term capital gains recognized by an individual are generally
subject to tax at reduced rates.
If,
after
applying these tests, the deemed redemption results in the gain recognized
by a
FINA Bancorp shareholder being classified as a dividend, such dividend will
be
treated as either ordinary income or qualified dividend income. Any gain treated
as qualified dividend income will be taxable to individual FINA Bancorp
shareholders at the long-term capital gains rate, provided that the shareholder
held the shares giving rise to such income for more than 61 days during the
121
day period beginning 60 days before the closing date. Any gain treated as
ordinary income will be taxable at ordinary income rates.
The
determination as to whether a FINA Bancorp shareholder will recognize a capital
gain or dividend income as a result of its exchange of FINA Bancorp common
stock
for cash in the merger is complex and is determined on a
shareholder-by-shareholder basis. Accordingly,
each FINA Bancorp shareholder is urged to consult its own tax advisor with
respect to this determination.
Cash
Received Due to Exercise of Dissenters’ Rights
A
holder
of FINA Bancorp common stock who receives cash for its FINA Bancorp common
stock
because such shareholder exercised dissenters’ rights pursuant to Chapter 44 of
the Indiana Business Corporation Law will be treated for United States federal
income tax purposes as if the 1st Source common stock had been received and
then
redeemed for cash by 1st Source. Such FINA Bancorp shareholder will recognize
a
capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the cash
received and the tax basis in the 1st Source common stock, unless such payment,
under each such holder’s particular facts and circumstances, is deemed to have
the effect of a dividend distribution and not a redemption treated as an
exchange under the principles of Section 302 of the Code, as discussed
above.
Cash
in Lieu of Fractional Shares
A
holder
of FINA Bancorp common stock who receives cash in lieu of a fractional share
of
1st Source common stock generally will be treated as having received such
fractional share in the merger and then as having received cash in exchange
for
such fractional share. As a result, assuming that the redemption of a fractional
share of FINA Bancorp common stock is treated as a sale or exchange and not
as a
dividend, gain or loss generally will be recognized based on the difference
between the amount of cash received in lieu of the fractional share and the
tax
basis allocated to such fractional share of 1st Source common stock and such
gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if, as of the
effective date of the merger, the holding period for such shares is greater
than
one year.
Treatment
of Escrowed Cash
Although
the law is uncertain with respect to the United States federal income tax
treatment of cash placed in escrow, unless a U.S. holder of FINA Bancorp common
stock elects out of or is otherwise ineligible for the installment method of
reporting gain, a shareholder may take the position that cash placed in escrow
is not taxable to a FINA Bancorp shareholder at the time of the merger. Instead,
the recognition of any gain is deferred until the cash is actually received.
Under the installment method, the amount of the gain recognized will be the
lesser of the cash received (minus the portion of the cash treated as interest,
as discussed below) and the proportionate amount of the total gain realized
in
the merger that was not previously recognized as a result of the cash received
at the effective time of the merger. For this purpose, the total gain realized
in the merger will be the excess of (i) the sum of the fair market value of
1st
Source common stock and the amount of cash that is received or expected to
be
received in the merger (including the holder’s portion of the full amount of
cash placed in escrow) over (ii) the shareholder’s tax basis in the FINA Bancorp
common stock surrendered in the merger. The proportion of the total gain
realized and not previously recognized allocable to any cash received from
the
escrow in a particular tax year will be equal to the proportion of the escrowed
cash received in that year. If less than the full amount of a FINA Bancorp
shareholder’s portion of the escrowed cash is ultimately received by such
holder, the holder will have to make subsequent adjustments to its income tax
returns to reflect such fact. Gain recognized will be capital gain (unless
treated as a dividend under Section 302(b) of the Code as discussed above),
which will
be
long-term capital gain if the holding period for the shares of FINA Bancorp
common stock exchanged in the merger was more than one year as of the effective
time of the merger. As discussed above, long-term capital gains recognized
by an
individual are generally subject to tax at reduced rates.
The
installment method does not apply to FINA Bancorp shareholders who affirmatively
elect out of the installment method. FINA Bancorp shareholders are urged to
consult their own tax advisors with respect to whether they should elect out
of
the installment method and the impact of the installment method or such election
out of the installment method on their particular tax posture. Certain other
rules, including special interest and pledge rules applicable to an installment
obligation arising from the disposition of property with a sales price in excess
of $150,000, may also apply.
If
the
installment method does not apply or in the alternative, a U.S. holder of FINA
Bancorp common stock may take the position that cash placed in escrow is not
taxable to a FINA Bancorp shareholder at the time of the merger based upon
application of the so-called “open transaction” doctrine. Temporary United
States Treasury regulations, however, are intended to limit the use of the
open
transaction doctrine and open-transaction treatment to “rare and extraordinary
cases.”
It
is
possible that the IRS could take the position that the installment method,
open-transaction doctrine or any other applicable gain recognition deferral
technique are unavailable to FINA Bancorp shareholders with respect to the
escrowed cash and, therefore, seek to require the FINA Bancorp shareholders
to
recognize gain immediately on the escrowed cash at the time of the merger.
Such
a position, if sustained, would result in a FINA Bancorp shareholder being
taxed
on its share of the escrowed cash at the time of the merger without actually
receiving such share of cash until the potential distribution of the escrowed
cash at a later date.
The
FINA
Bancorp shareholders should be considered the owners of the escrowed funds
and
should be taxed on their pro rata share of the periodic earnings (including,
but
not limited to, interest income) on the escrowed funds on an annual basis.
A
portion of any escrowed cash and/or earnings thereon may be characterized as
ordinary interest income for United States federal income tax purposes under
the
imputed interest rules of the Code. As a result, a portion of any payments
made
to the FINA Bancorp shareholders from the escrow at a date later than the merger
may be recharacterized as interest income; applicable tax law may allocate
payments between interest and sales proceeds, whether or not the parties have
done so, and, in some cases, in derogation of the parties’ negotiated
allocation. Generally, the amount of imputed interest income, if any, on the
escrowed cash should be determined by a comparison of the actual interest earned
by the FINA Bancorp shareholders with respect to the escrowed cash compared
to
the applicable federal rate in effect for the month in which the effective
time
of the merger occurs.
Backup
Withholding and Information Reporting
In
general, a non-corporate FINA Bancorp shareholder receiving cash in the merger
may be subject to information reporting to the IRS. In addition, backup
withholding at the applicable rate (currently 28%) may apply to cash payments
received unless the exchanging FINA Bancorp shareholder either provides an
accurate taxpayer identification number and certifies that it is not subject
to
backup withholding (generally on a substitute IRS Form W-9) or otherwise
establishes an exemption to the satisfaction of 1st Source and the exchange
agent. Any amount withheld as backup withholding from payments to an exchanging
FINA Bancorp shareholder will be allowed by the IRS as a refund or credit
against the FINA Bancorp shareholder’s federal income tax liability if the
shareholder timely furnishes the required information to the IRS. FINA Bancorp
shareholders should consult their tax advisors as to their qualifications for
exemption from backup withholding and the procedure for establishing an
exemption.
Reporting
Requirements
A
FINA
Bancorp shareholder who receives 1st Source common stock as a result of the
merger will generally be required to retain records pertaining to the merger
and
will be required to file with such shareholder’s United States federal income
tax return for the year in which the merger takes place a statement setting
forth certain facts relating to the merger.
The
preceding summary does not address tax consequences that may vary with, or
are
contingent on, individual circumstances. Holders are urged to consult their
own
tax advisers as to the specific tax
consequences
to them of the merger, including tax return reporting requirements, the
applicability and effect of federal, state, local, foreign and other applicable
tax laws and the effect of any proposed changes in the tax laws.
Governmental
and Regulatory Approvals
Completion
of the merger is subject to prior receipt of all required approvals and consents
by all applicable federal and state regulatory authorities. 1st Source and
FINA
Bancorp have agreed to use all reasonable best efforts to obtain consents of
governmental and regulatory authorities necessary for consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the agreement and plan of merger.
Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act (“BHC Act”) requires the prior approval
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) before a bank
holding company may acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of more
than
5 percent of the voting shares of any bank. The BHC Act requires the FRB to
take
into consideration the financial and managerial resources and future prospects
of the bank holding companies and the banks involved in the transaction, their
compliance with laws intended to detect and combat money laundering, and the
convenience and needs of the communities to be served. In considering financial
resources and future prospects, the FRB will, among other things, evaluate
the
adequacy of the capital levels of 1st Source Bank and First National
Bank. In
determining whether the transaction meets the convenience and needs of the
communities to be served, the FRB must take into account 1st Source Bank’s
record of performance under the Community Reinvestment Act in meeting the credit
needs of the communities it serves, including low- and moderate-income
neighborhoods.
The
BHC
Act prohibits the FRB from approving any proposed merger transaction that would
result in a monopoly, or which would be in furtherance of any combination or
conspiracy to monopolize or to attempt to monopolize the business of banking
in
any part of the United States, or whose effect in any section of the country
may
be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly, or
which in any other manner would be in restraint of trade, unless the FRB finds
that the anticompetitive effects of the proposed merger transaction are clearly
outweighed in the public interest by the probable effect of the transaction
in
meeting the convenience and needs of the communities to be served.
The
merger may not be consummated before the 30th calendar day, or, with the consent
of the relevant agencies, the 15th calendar day, after the date of FRB approval,
during which period the United States Department of Justice may comment
adversely on the merger or challenge the merger on antitrust grounds. The
commencement of an antitrust action would stay the effectiveness of the FRB’s
approval unless a court specifically orders otherwise.
1st
Source must also obtain the prior written approval of the Indiana Department
of
Financial Institutions with regard to the proposed merger pursuant to Indiana
Code section 28-2-14-12. In considering an application for approval of the
transaction, the Department of Financial Institutions will consider factors
similar to those considered by the FRB in its review of the
transaction.
Status
of Applications and Notices
1st
Source intends to complete the filing promptly after the date of this proxy
statement/prospectus of all required applications and notices with the
applicable regulatory authorities in connection with the merger. There can
be no
assurance that all required approvals will be obtained, that such approvals
will
be received on a timely basis or that such approvals will not impose conditions
or restrictions on the operations of 1st Source, 1st Source Bank or First
National Bank. 1st Source shall not be required to consummate the merger if,
any
such regulatory approval contains any condition which, in the reasonable good
faith judgment of 1st Source, adversely impacts the ability of 1st Source to
conclude the merger or operate any business of 1st Source or FINA Bancorp as
currently operated. See “The Agreement and Plan of Merger-Conditions to the
Completion of the Merger” beginning on page 51.
Restrictions
on Resales by Affiliates
All
shares of 1st Source common stock received by FINA Bancorp’s shareholders in the
merger will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
Securities Act, and will be freely transferable, except for shares issued to
any
FINA Bancorp shareholder who, is deemed to be an “affiliate” of FINA Bancorp for
purposes of Rule 145 under the Securities Act, or may be deemed to be an
“affiliate” of 1st Source for purposes of Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Affiliates will include persons (generally
executive
officers, directors and 10% shareholders) who control, are controlled by
or are
under common control with (1) 1st Source or FINA Bancorp at the time of the
special meeting or (2) 1st Source at or after the completion of the merger.
The agreement and plan of merger requires that FINA Bancorp cause its affiliates
to sign a written agreement to the effect that they will not sell, assign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the shares of 1st Source common stock
issued to them in the merger in violation of the Securities Act.
Rule
145
will restrict the sale of 1st Source common stock received in the merger by
affiliates of FINA Bancorp and certain of their family members and related
interests. Generally speaking, during the one-year period after the effective
time of the merger, those persons who are affiliates of FINA Bancorp at the
time
of the special meeting, provided they do not become affiliates of 1st Source
at
or after the completion of the merger, may publicly resell any 1st Source common
stock received by them in the merger, subject to certain limitations as to,
among other things, the amount of 1st Source common stock sold by them in any
three-month period and as to the manner of sale. After the one-year period,
such
affiliates generally may resell their shares without such restrictions. Persons
who are affiliates of 1st Source after the completion of the merger may publicly
resell the 1st Source common stock received by them in the merger subject to
similar limitations (except that the restrictions do not lapse after the
one-year period) and subject to certain filing requirements specified in Rule
144.
The
ability of affiliates to resell shares of 1st Source common stock received
in
the merger under Rules 144 or 145 as summarized in this proxy
statement/prospectus generally will be subject to 1st Source’ having satisfied
its reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, for specified periods before the time of sale. Pursuant to the
agreement and plan of merger, 1st Source has agreed to use its best efforts
to
satisfy its reporting requirements under the Exchange Act in order to satisfy
the public information provisions required to be met in order for affiliates
to
resell shares of 1st Source common stock under Rules 145 and 144 for a period
of
not less than three years. Affiliates also would be permitted to resell 1st
Source common stock received in the merger in accordance with an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act or another available exemption
from the Securities Act registration requirements.
This
proxy statement/prospectus does not cover resales of 1st Source common stock
received by any person who may be deemed to be an affiliate of FINA Bancorp
and/or 1st Source.
1st
Source has agreed to use all reasonable best efforts to have the shares of
1st
Source common stock issuable in the merger included for quotation on the Nasdaq
Global Select Market, subject to official notice of issuance before the
completion of the merger.
The
Indiana Business Corporation Law grants dissenters’ rights in the merger to the
holders of FINA Bancorp common stock. Under the Indiana Business Corporation
Law, FINA Bancorp shareholders may dissent from the merger and demand in writing
that FINA Bancorp pay the fair value of their shares. Fair value excludes any
appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of the merger unless exclusion
would be inequitable.
Chapter
44 of the Indiana Business Corporation Law sets forth the required procedures
a
shareholder requesting dissenters’ rights must follow. Shareholders who elect to
exercise dissenters’ rights must strictly comply with all of the procedures to
preserve those rights. Failure to strictly comply with the procedures may cause
a termination of your dissenter’s rights. A copy of Chapter 44 of the Indiana
Business Corporation Law is attached as Appendix
D
this
proxy statement/prospectus. The following information is qualified in its
entirety by the provisions of Chapter 44. Please review Chapter 44 for the
complete procedures.
Dissenters’
Rights Procedures
If
you
are a FINA Bancorp shareholder and you wish to exercise your dissenters’ rights,
you must satisfy the provisions of Chapter 44 of the Indiana Business
Corporation Law. The following describes some of the requirements of Chapter
44.
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You
must deliver a written notice to FINA Bancorp.
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Before
the shareholder vote is taken, you must deliver to FINA Bancorp a written notice
of your intent to demand payment for your shares pursuant to Chapter 44 if
the
merger is completed. Dissenters’ rights are not available to you unless you
fulfill this notice requirement. The written notice must:
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be
sent before the vote on the merger agreement is taken at the special
meeting of FINA Bancorp shareholders;
and
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FINA
Bancorp, Inc.
Attention:
Wayne B. Welter
President
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
Indiana
46383
2. |
Record
owners may assert dissenters’ rights on behalf of beneficial owners.
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If
you
are a record owner, such as a broker, who holds FINA Bancorp common stock as
a
nominee for others, you may assert dissenters’ rights with respect to the shares
held for one or more beneficial owners, while not exercising such right for
other beneficial owners. You may assert dissenters’ rights as to fewer than all
shares registered in your name only if you dissent (in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 44) with respect to all of the shares beneficially owned
by any one person, and you notify FINA Bancorp in writing of the name and
address of each person on whose behalf you, as record owner, are asserting
dissenters’ rights.
3. |
Beneficial
owners may assert dissenters’ rights only with the record owner’s consent.
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If
you
are the beneficial owner of FINA Bancorp shares but you are not the record
owner
of those shares, you may assert dissenters’ rights as to the shares held on your
behalf only if:
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you
submit to FINA Bancorp the record owner’s written consent to the dissent
no later than the time you assert dissenters’ rights;
and
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you
assert dissenters’ rights with respect to all of your shares or all of
those shares over which you have the power to direct the
vote.
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4. |
You
must refrain from voting “FOR” approval of the merger agreement.
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You
must
not vote “FOR” approval of the merger agreement. If you vote in favor of the
merger agreement, your dissenters’ rights will terminate, even if you previously
filed a written notice of your intent to demand payment for your
shares.
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FINA
Bancorp must notify dissenting shareholders if the merger is approved.
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If
the
merger is approved, FINA Bancorp must send a written notice to each dissenting
shareholder within ten days of the approval. The dissenters’ notice
must:
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supply
a form that includes the date of the first announcement to news media
or
to shareholders of the terms of the merger and require that you certify
whether you were the beneficial owner of your shares before that
date;
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state
where you must send the payment demand and certificates for your
shares;
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set
a date by which FINA Bancorp must receive your payment demand and
certificates representing your shares (the date may not be fewer
than 30
nor more than 60 days after the date FINA Bancorp delivers the dissenters’
notice to you); and
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include
a copy of Chapter 44.
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6. |
FINA
Bancorp must return your shares if the merger is not completed by
a
certain date.
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If
FINA
Bancorp and 1st Source do not complete the merger within 60 days after the
date
set forth in the dissenters’ notice for demanding payment and depositing shares,
FINA Bancorp must return your shares to you. If FINA Bancorp and 1st Source
complete the merger after returning your shares to you, FINA Bancorp must send
you a new dissenters’ notice and repeat the payment demand
procedure.
7. |
You
must demand payment for your shares.
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To
preserve statutory dissenters’ rights, you must send FINA Bancorp a payment
demand, certify whether you were the beneficial owner of your shares prior
to
the date set forth in the dissenters’ notice and deposit the certificates
formerly representing your shares, all in accordance with the terms of the
dissenters’ notice. If you demand payment and deposit stock certificates in
accordance with the terms of the dissenters’ notice, you will retain all other
rights as a shareholder until the rights are cancelled or modified by the
completion of the merger. If you fail to demand payment or deposit stock
certificates as required by the dissenters’ notice by the date set forth in the
notice, you will not be entitled to payment for your shares and will be
considered to have voted in favor of the merger.
8. |
1st
Source, on behalf of FINA Bancorp, will pay you the estimated fair
value
of your shares.
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Upon
the
completion of the merger, if you have met all statutory conditions for
dissenting shareholders, 1st Source, on behalf of FINA Bancorp, will send you
a
payment of the amount FINA Bancorp estimates to be the fair value of your
shares, accompanied by certain information specified in Chapter 44. However,
FINA Bancorp may elect to withhold payment if you acquired beneficial ownership
of your shares after the date set forth in the dissenters’ notice as the date of
the first announcement to news media or shareholders of the terms of the merger.
If FINA Bancorp elects to withhold payment from you and other post-announcement
shareholders, 1st Source, on behalf of FINA Bancorp, will offer to pay you
FINA
Bancorp’s estimate of the fair value of your shares upon your agreement to
accept the payment offered in full satisfaction of your dissenters’
demands.
9. |
You
may make an optional second payment demand.
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Within
30
days after 1st Source, on behalf of FINA Bancorp, pays FINA Bancorp’s estimate
of the fair value of your shares (or, if you are a post-announcement
shareholder, after 1st Source, on behalf of FINA Bancorp, offers to pay you
FINA
Bancorp’s estimate of the fair value of your shares), you may notify FINA
Bancorp of your estimate of the value of your shares and demand payment of
your
estimate of the fair value of the shares less any payment received on behalf
of
FINA Bancorp (or, if you are a post-announcement shareholder, reject the offer
and demand payment of your estimate of the fair value of the shares). You may
exercise this right if:
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you
believe the amount paid or offered on behalf of FINA Bancorp is less
than
the fair value of your shares;
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1st
Source and FINA Bancorp fail to make payment within 60 days after
the date
set for demanding payment; or
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1st
Source and FINA Bancorp have failed to complete the merger and has
not
returned your deposited certificates within 60 days after the date
set for
demanding payment.
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FINA
Bancorp will commence an appraisal proceeding.
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If
a
demand for payment by any dissenting shareholder remains unsettled, FINA Bancorp
or, if the merger has occurred, Hickory Acquisition, Inc., as the surviving
corporation, will commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court or the Superior
Court of Porter County, Indiana to appraise the value of the dissenting shares.
This appraisal proceeding must be commenced within 60 days after the receipt
by
FINA Bancorp of the unsettled demand. All dissenting shareholders whose claims
remain unsettled at that time will be made parties to those proceedings. If
FINA
Bancorp does not commence the proceeding within the 60-day period, FINA Bancorp
(or 1st Source, on behalf of FINA Bancorp) must pay each dissenter whose demand
for payment is unsettled the amount demanded by the dissenter.
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The
court will determine the fair value of your shares.
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If
you
have an unsettled claim, you will be entitled to judgment for the amount, if
any, by which the court finds the fair value of your shares, plus interest,
exceeds any amount paid to you on behalf of FINA Bancorp. In determining the
fair value, in accordance with Chapter 44, the court will not consider any
appreciation or depreciation due to the anticipation or accomplishment of the
merger, unless such exclusion is inequitable. The court could determine that
the
fair value of your shares of FINA Bancorp common stock is more than, the same
as, or less than the consideration paid in the merger. In other words, if you
demand appraisal rights, you could receive less consideration for your shares
than you would have received under the merger agreement.
12. |
The
court may assess the costs of the appraisal proceeding against you,
other
dissenting shareholders and/or FINA Bancorp.
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The
court
in an appraisal proceeding will determine and assess costs against all parties
in such amounts as the court finds equitable. The court may assess fees and
expenses of counsel and experts against FINA Bancorp if the court finds that
FINA Bancorp did not substantially comply with the requirements of Chapter
44 or
against either FINA Bancorp or a dissenting shareholder if the court finds
that
the party against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily,
vexatiously, or not in good faith. In addition, if the court finds that the
services of counsel for any dissenter were of substantial benefit to other
dissenting shareholders similarly situated and that the fees for those services
should not be assessed against FINA Bancorp, the court may award to such counsel
reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded the dissenting
shareholders who were benefited.
13. |
You
will retain your rights as a shareholder until the merger is completed.
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You
will
retain the rights, if any, to vote and receive dividends until the merger is
completed. Upon the completion of the merger, if you have given proper notice
and made a valid demand, you will cease to be a shareholder and will have no
rights with respect to your shares except the right to receive payment of the
fair value.
If
you fail to comply with these procedures, you will lose your dissenters’ rights.
Consequently, if you wish to exercise your dissenters’ rights, you should
consult a legal advisor before attempting to exercise your dissenters’
rights.
THE
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
The
following describes the material provisions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger.
We urge you to read the Agreement and Plan of Merger which is attached as
Appendix
A
and
incorporated by reference in this document, carefully and in its entirety.
The
description of the Agreement and Plan of Merger in this proxy
statement/prospectus has been included to provide you with information regarding
its terms. The Agreement and Plan of Merger contains representations and
warranties made by and to the parties thereto as of specific dates. The
statements embodied in those representations and warranties were made for
purposes of that contract between the parties and are subject to qualifications
and limitations agreed by the parties in connection with negotiating the terms
of that contract. In addition, certain representations and warranties were
made
as of a specified date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality
different from those generally applicable to shareholders, or may have been
used
for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties rather than establishing
matters as facts.
FINA
Bancorp and 1st Source each made a number of representations and warranties
in
the Agreement and Plan of Merger regarding aspects of their respective
businesses, financial condition, structure and other facts pertinent to the
merger. Theses
representations cover the following topics, among others:
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organization,
standing and authority;
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authorization
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and related transactions;
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regulatory
approvals required for the Agreement and Plan of Merger and related
transactions;
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financial
statements and SEC filings;
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absence
of certain changes or events;
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material
contract contracts and the absence of defaults;
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employee
benefit plans;
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accuracy
of books and records;
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the
inapplicability to the merger of state anti-takeover laws;
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required
payments related to the merger to financial advisers;
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labor
and employment matters;
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intellectual
property; and
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tax
treatment of the merger.
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In
addition, 1st Source makes representations as to its organization and ownership
of the merger subsidiary and the availability of cash sufficient to fund the
cash portion of the merger consideration.
The
representations and warranties contained in the agreement and plan of merger
are
not easily summarized. You are urged to carefully read the respective articles
of the agreement and plan of merger
setting
forth the representations and warranties of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp. A
copy
of the agreement and plan of merger is attached hereto as Appendix
A.
FINA
Bancorp has agreed that until the completion of the merger it will, and will
cause each of its subsidiaries to operate and conduct their business in the
usual and ordinary course and use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact
its business organization, assets, licenses, franchises, authorizations, and
existing relationships with customers, suppliers and employees.
FINA
Bancorp has also agreed that until the completion of the merger, FINA Bancorp
will, unless it otherwise receives the written consent of 1st Source, conduct
its business in compliance with specific restrictions relating to the following:
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material
changes to or materially deviations from its lending or investment
policies and practices , provided that on or before May 1, 2007 FINA
Bancorp will transition its current investment portfolio to an agreed
investment portfolio;
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issuance,
sale and redemption of securities;
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adjustments,
splits, combinations or reclassifications of its capital stock and
the
payment of dividends (other than regular quarterly dividends at current
levels) or other distributions;
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transfers
of and liens on FINA Bancorp’s assets;
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acquisition
of property or assets;
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amendment
to FINA Bancorp’s articles of incorporation and bylaws;
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accounting
policies and procedures and tax elections, except as required by
generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States or applicable
regulatory accounting;
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actions
that would adversely affect the tax treatment of the merger or result
in
conditions to the merger failing to be satisfied;
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compensation
and employment agreements, with specified exceptions;
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employee
benefit plans, with specified exceptions;
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maintenance
of regulatory agreements and other regulatory authorizations;
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actions
affecting the tax-free reorganization status of the merger;
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incurring
or guarantying debt;
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settlement
of litigation or claims; or
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any
commitment to take any action described above.
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1st
Source has also agreed that until the completion of the merger 1st Source will,
unless it otherwise receives the written consent of FINA Bancorp, conduct its
business in compliance with specific restrictions relating to the following:
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actions
that would adversely affect the tax treatment of the merger or result
in
conditions to the merger failing to be satisfied;
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amendment
to FINA Bancorp’s articles of incorporation and bylaws; or
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any
commitment to take any action described above.
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The
agreements related to the conduct of FINA Bancorp’s business and 1st Source’s
business in the agreement and plan of merger are not easily summarized. You
are
urged to carefully read the pertinent provisions of the agreement and plan
of
merger, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix
A.
Additional
Covenants and Agreements
Each
of
FINA Bancorp and 1st Source has agreed to cooperate with each other and to
use
its reasonable best efforts to take all actions and do all things necessary
under the agreement and plan of merger to complete the merger. Until the
completion of the merger, FINA Bancorp and 1st Source have, as applicable,
agreed as follows:
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FINA
Bancorp has agreed to hold a special meeting of its shareholders
as soon
as practicable after the registration statement of which this proxy
statement/prospectus is a part is declared effective for purposes
of
adopting the agreement and plan of merger and approving the merger
and to
cooperate with 1st Source in preparing and causing its registration
statement to be declared effective;
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1st
Source has agreed to prepare and file the registration statement
of which
this proxy statement/prospectus is a part and to use its reasonable
best
efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as
promptly
as practicable after filing;
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FINA
Bancorp has agreed to prepare and provide to 1st Source its 2006
audited
annual financial statements; and subsequent quarterly interim financial
statements;
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Each
of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp have agreed to consult with each other
as
to press releases, communications to employees and shareholder
communications;
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Each
of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp has agreed to provide the other with
access
information reasonably related to its operations or financial performance
and to keep confidential any nonpublic information it receives;
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FINA
Bancorp has agreed to provide 1st Source Corporation a list of persons
who
are “affiliates” of FINA Bancorp for purposes of Rule 145 under the
Securities Act and has agreed to cause each affiliate to execute
and
deliver to 1st Source an affiliates letter, in substantially the
form
attached to the agreement and plan of merger;
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Each
of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp have agreed to refrain from taking
any
action that would subject the merger to Indiana’s anti-takeover statutes
(Indiana Code 23-1-42 and 23-1-43)
;
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1st
Source has agreed to use reasonable efforts to have the shares of
1st
Source common stock to be issued in the merger to be listed, as of
the
effective time of the merger, on the Nasdaq Global Select Market;
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•
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Each
of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp have agreed to use all reasonable
best
efforts to prepare and file all documents needed to obtain necessary
regulatory approvals as soon as practicable;
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Each
of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp have agreed to maintain their current
employee stock ownership, profit sharing and 401(k) plans and to
fund
contributions through the merger, FINA Bancorp has agreed that prior
to
the completion of the merger it will terminate its 401(k) plan, pay
any
excise taxes and correct any deficiencies in its plans and 1st Source
has
agreed to either terminate FINA Bancorp’s ESOP plan or merge it into its
current plans;
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•
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Each
of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp have agreed to give prompt notice
to the
other party of any events or facts which either maker any representation
or warranty materially untrue or inaccurate, could result in a failure
of
any condition to the merger, would constitute a material adverse
effect
relating to it, or could result in a change to its investment or
other
policies and procedures;
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•
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Each
of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp have agreed to consult with the other
concerning policies and procedures and restructuring charges in connection
with the merger and FINA Bancorp has agreed not to change its policies
or
practices or take such charges without the consent of 1st
Source;
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•
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FINA
Bancorp has agreed to terminate a series of specified agreements
and use
reasonable commercial efforts to sell specified real estate;
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Each
of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp have agreed not to take actions which
are
intended to manipulate the price of 1st Source common
stock.
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1st
Source has agreed to provide indemnification to the directors, officers,
employees and agents of FINA Bancorp and its subsidiaries for six
years
after the merger and FINA Bancorp has agreed to obtain “tail” coverage
under it’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy for that
six-year period, see “The Merger—Indemnification and Insurance” on page
31;
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•
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FINA
Bancorp has agreed to indemnify 1st Source (and its affiliates) up
to the
amount of the Indemnity Escrow ($4.0 million) against disclosed claims
and
dissenters claims made prior to September 12, 2012 and against breaches
of
the merger agreement if claims are made before the release of the
Purchase
Price Adjustment Escrow;
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1st
Source has agreed, following the merger, to provide compensation
and
employee benefits to the officers and employees of FINA Bancorp on
terms
and conditions which are substantially similar to those provided
by 1st
Source and its subsidiaries to their similarly situated officers
and
employees; and
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•
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1st
Source has agreed, following the merger, to use its best efforts
to meet
the current public information requirements of SEC Rule 144 and cooperate
with former FINA Bancorp shareholders who become “affiliates” of 1st
Source in sale of 1st Source common stock in compliance with SEC
rules 144
and 145.
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No
Solicitation of Other Acquisition Proposals
In
addition to the restrictions on FINA Bancorp outlined above, until the merger
is
completed or the agreement and plan of merger is terminated, FINA Bancorp has
agreed not to take, or allow its subsidiaries to take, any of the following
actions:
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Initiate,
solicit, encourage, or knowingly facilitate any acquisition inquiries
or
proposals; or
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•
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Have
discussions with, engage in negotiation with or furnish nonpublic
information to any person in furtherance of any acquisition proposal.
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However,
FINA Bancorp may furnish information to third parties after execution of a
confidentiality agreement, engage in discussions or negotiations with third
parties and following receipt of an acquisition proposal, present such
acquisition proposal to its shareholders and withdraw or modify its
recommendation of the merger if:
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FINA
Bancorp’s board of directors concludes in good faith, on the basis of
written advice from outside counsel, that failure to take such actions
would be breach of fiduciary duties by the board of directors under
applicable law;
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•
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FINA
Bancorp promptly informs 1st Source of any acquisition proposal or
request
and the substance thereof; and
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•
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FINA
Bancorp shall continue to keep 1st Source apprised of developments
on a
current basis.
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An
“acquisition proposal” includes any proposal, inquiry or offer relating to, any
agreement to engage in, or any public announcement or written notice to FINA
Bancorp of any plan or proposal to do, any of the following:
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a
tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, business combination
or other similar transaction involving 51% or more of the voting
power of
the common stock of FINA Bancorp, other than as contemplated by the
agreement and plan of merger; or
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•
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any
sale of over 51% of the business, assets or deposits FINA Bancorp
or any
of its subsidiaries; other than as contemplated by the agreement
and plan
of merger.
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Conditions
to Completion of the Merger
The
obligations of 1st Source and FINA Bancorp to complete the merger and the other
transactions contemplated by the agreement and plan of merger are dependent
on
the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
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FINA
Bancorp’s shareholders must approve and adopt the agreement and plan of
merger;
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•
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the
merger must be approved, as applicable, by the Federal Reserve, the
FDIC,
the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, or other regulatory
authorities whose approval is required for the merger and all applicable
waiting periods shall have expired, and no required approval or consent
shall contain any conditions which, in the reasonable good faith
judgment
of 1st Source, adversely impacts the ability of 1st Source to conclude
the
merger or operate any business of 1st Source or FINA Bancorp;
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•
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the
absence of any order or injunction prohibiting the consummation of
the
merger or the transactions contemplated by the agreement and plan
of
merger;
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•
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the
registration statement of which this proxy disclosure is a part shall
have
become effective under the Securities Act and no SEC proceeding to
suspend
its effectiveness shall be pending;
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•
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the
1st Source common stock to be issued in the merger to the shareholders
of
FINA Bancorp must be approved for trading on the Nasdaq Global Select
Market;
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•
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FINA
Bancorp must receive an opinion from Krieg DeVault LLP, its counsel,
(or
other counsel acceptable to FINA Bancorp) that the merger will constitute
a “tax-free reorganization” under the Code unless all cash is paid for the
purchase price; and
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•
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Each
of 1st Source and the Shareholders’ Agent must have entered into an escrow
agreement relating to the Purchase Price Adjustment Escrow and the
Indemnity Escrow with an escrow agent designated by 1st Source and
reasonably acceptable to FINA
Bancorp.
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1st
Source’s obligations to complete the merger and other transactions contemplated
by the agreement and plan of merger are further subject to the satisfaction
or
waiver of each of the following additional conditions:
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•
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FINA
Bancorp’s representations and warranties must be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date of the agreement and plan of merger
and
the date of the merger is completed except to the extent any such
representations or warranties are made as of a specified date; and
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•
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FINA
Bancorp must perform or comply in all material respects with all
of its
obligations required to be performed by it under the agreement and
plan of
merger.
|
FINA
Bancorp’s obligations to complete the merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the agreement and plan of merger are further subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of each of the following additional conditions:
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•
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1st
Source’s representations and warranties must be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date of the agreement and plan of merger
and
the date of the merger is completed except to the extent any such
representations or warranties are made as of a specified date;
and
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•
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|
1st
Source must perform or comply in all material respects with all of
its
obligations required to be performed by it under the agreement and
plan of
merger.
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The
agreement and plan of merger may be terminated at any time prior to the
completion of the merger, whether before or after approval of the agreement
and
plan of merger by FINA Bancorp shareholders:
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•
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by
mutual consent of FINA Bancorp and 1st Source;
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•
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by
either FINA Bancorp or 1st Source, if the merger has not become effective
by August 31, 2007; provided, that the date will be extended for
any
period during which the merger is enjoined:
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•
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by
either FINA Bancorp or 1st Source, if the Federal Reserve or the
Indiana
Department of Financial Institutions has denied approval of the merger
and
such denial has become final and
nonappealable;
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•
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by
either FINA Bancorp or 1st Source, upon 60 days notice to the other
upon a
breach or failure of a representation, warranty or covenant by the
other
that causes a failure of the conditions to the closing of the merger,
which breach or failure has not been cured within the 60-day period
after
written notice of such breach is given, so long as the terminating
party
is not in material breach of any of its obligations under the agreement
and plan of merger; or
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•
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|
by
the board of directors of FINA Bancorp:
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|
•
|
|
if
1st Source accepts a proposal from a third party to acquire 51% or
more of
its common stock; or
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|
•
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|
if
prior to the effective time of the merger, FINA Bancorp shall have
received an acquisition proposal and the board of directors of FINA
Bancorp determines, in good faith judgment based on the written opinion
of
its independent legal counsel and after consultation with its investment
banking firm, that failure to terminate the agreement and plan of
merger
and accept such alternative acquisition proposal would violate the
fiduciary duties of FINA Bancorp’s board of directors. FINA Bancorp may
only terminate the Agreement and Plan of Merger under these conditions
if
it pays a termination fee of $4.5 million to 1st Source.
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The
following describes the material provisions of the voting agreement. We urge
you
to read carefully the Shareholder Voting Agreement, the form of which is
attached as Appendix
C
and
is incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, in its
entirety.
In
connection with the execution of the agreement and plan of merger, and as a
condition to 1st Source’s willingness to enter into the agreement and plan of
merger, Donna D. Welter, Wendy N. Meyers, Wayne B. Welter and Cyril J. Welter
who are the beneficial owners of, or have power to direct the voting of, an
aggregate of approximately 72.3% of FINA Bancorp’s outstanding common stock,
entered into a Shareholder Voting Agreement with 1st Source. Included in these
shares are 9,396 shares, or approximately 22.3% of the common stock of FINA
Bancorp, held by the William J. Welter Irrevocable Trust. The provisions of
this
trust are currently the subject of a pending lawsuit which may impact the method
of voting of these shares. Neither FINA Bancorp nor 1st Source is a party to
this lawsuit and we offer no assurance as to how or when such lawsuit may be
resolved.
Under
the
voting agreement, each such shareholder has agreed, with respect to the shares
of FINA Bancorp common stock beneficially owned by that shareholder (and any
shares held of record by a fiduciary in respect of which such shareholder has
power to direct the vote), that at any meeting of the FINA Bancorp shareholders
or in connection with any written consent of the shareholders of FINA Bancorp
with respect to the merger, the agreement and plan of merger or any other
acquisition proposal, such shareholder will:
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•
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vote
(or direct the voting of) his or her shares in favor of the agreement
and
plan of merger, the merger and any transactions contemplated thereby;
and
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•
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vote
(or direct the voting of) his or her shares against approval of any
other
acquisition proposal.
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The
voting agreement also contains restrictions on
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•
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|
the
sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of the shareholder’s
shares;
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•
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the
grant of any proxy, power-of-attorney or other authorization relating
to
the agreement and plan of merger; and
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•
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depositing
of the shareholder’s shares into a voting trust or entrance into a voting
agreement.
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In
the
voting agreement, each signing shareholder agrees not to solicit or respond
to
any other acquisition proposal, and to promptly inform 1st Source of any other
acquisition proposal. The voting agreement will terminate upon the earlier
to
occur of (i) the completion date of the merger, (ii) the termination
of the agreement and plan of merger, or (iii) notification by 1st Source to
the Shareholders’ Agent.
Shareholders’
Agent
Prior
to
the effective time of the merger, the Board of Directors and the officers of
FINA Bancorp will continue to take action on behalf of FINA Bancorp under the
agreement and plan of merger. However, after the effective time of the merger,
since FINA Bancorp would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1st Source, Wayne
B. Welter has been designated under the agreement and plan of merger to act
as
the “Shareholders’ Agent” from and after the effective time of the merger for
the then former shareholders of FINA Bancorp.
Your
vote to Approve the Merger will be a vote authorizing the Shareholders’ Agent to
act as the attorney-in-fact for matters related to the agreement and plan of
merger. The
Shareholders’ Agent would act as attorney-in-fact for all former shareholders of
FINA Bancorp in such matters as executing the Escrow Agreement, receiving notice
of and resolving claims regarding the escrowed funds, the final purchase price
adjustment and all other matters related to the merger and payment of the merger
consideration.
Under
the
agreement and plan of merger, the Shareholder’s Agent may seek direction on any
matter from a committee composed of Donna D. Welter, Wendy N. Meyers, and Cyril
J. Welter. This Committee would also select a successor to the Shareholders’
Agent in the event of his death, disability or resignation. Successors to
members of the Committee would be selected by a vote of a majority of the voting
power of the FINA Bancorp shares that were held by the shareholders of FINA
Bancorp at the effective time of the merger. Any expenses of the Shareholders’
Agent or the Committee will be reimbursed from the escrowed funds.
The
parties may amend the Agreement and Plan of Merger before completion of the
merger. However, after the Agreement and Plan of Merger has been adopted by
the
FINA Bancorp shareholders, the provisions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
relating to the amount of the merger consideration may not be amended without
approval of the Shareholders’ Agent.
FINA
Bancorp, headquartered in Valparaiso, Indiana wholly owns First National Bank,
Valparaiso, a full service bank operating 26 banking facilities located in
Porter, LaPorte and Starke County, Indiana, and offering a broad complement
of
personal and business banking services, as well as trust and asset management
services.
At
December 31, 2006, FINA Bancorp and its subsidiaries had total assets of $607.5
million, deposits of $509.4 million, and shareholders equity of $69.9 million.
The authorized capital stock of the FINA Bancorp consists of 325,000 shares
of
common stock, no value. As of the date hereof, (i) 42,101 shares of FINA
Bancorp common stock were issued and outstanding.
Founded
in 1889 as an Indiana state bank to support local farmers and the developing
community of Valparaiso, First National Bank converted to a national bank
charter in 1959. Its principal offices have been located at 14 Indiana Avenue
in
Valparaiso for 118 years. FINA Bancorp was incorporated in Indiana and became
the holding company for First National Bank in 1973.
Facilities
In
addition to its main office, which also serves as the principal office of FINA
Bancorp, First National operates 26 branch bank locations, of which 23 are
owned
and 3 are leased as indicated below. The following table sets forth the address,
ownership status and deposit balances for each of First National Bank’s banking
centers:
FINA
Bancorp, Inc. and First National Bank, Valparaiso
Facilities
Facility
Location
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Branch
Type
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|
Owned
or Leased
|
|
Deposits
at December 31, 2006
|
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Valparaiso,
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
Main
Branch, 14 Indiana Avenue
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
173,102,936
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
East
Branch, 1806 East Lincolnway
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
11,813,549
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West
Branch, 2356 West Morthland Drive
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
22,701,355
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North
Calumet Branch, 2700 North Calumet Avenue
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
50,545,491
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Napoleon
Branch, 175 West Lincolnway
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
$
|
14,242,223
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
FrosTop
Branch, 2904 John Howell Drive
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
3,060,567
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valparaiso
Street Branch, 2600 Valparaiso Street
|
|
|
Express
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
4,063,760
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hwy
130 & 149 Branch, 401 North Hwy 149
|
|
|
Express
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
579,874
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATM,
Valparaiso University (Student Union Building)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATM,
Porter County Building
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATM,
3201 Evans Avenue (Inside Inman’s
Recreation)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chesterton,
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Chesterton
Branch, 1500 South Calumet
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
41,119,838
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1100
North Branch, 104 West County Road 1100 North
|
|
|
Express
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
89,219
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATM,
8th
and Broadway (at Poco’s)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATM,
US 6 and Meridian Road (Clark’s Mart)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATM,
US 49 and Indian Boundary Road
(Wendy’s)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hamlet,
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hamlet
Branch, 100 East Short Street, Hamlet, IN 46532
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
$
|
7,051,647
|
|
Hebron,
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hebron
Branch, 111 West Sigler Street
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
49,136,099
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patz
Branch, 800 County Square Plaza
|
|
|
Express
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
$
|
2,482,591
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATM,
698 West County Road 900 South
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kouts,
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Kouts
Branch, 221 South Main Street, Kouts, IN 46347
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
25,474,369
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LaCrosse,
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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LaCrosse
Branch, 218 North Washington Street, LaCrosse, IN 46348
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
8,057,659
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
LaPorte
Branch, 2044 West State Road 2
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
7,279,772
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pine
Lake Branch, 1340 Pine Lake Avenue
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
565,529
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Boyd
Branch, 1101 Boyd Boulevard
|
|
|
Full
Service
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
$
|
1,106,517
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michigan
City, Indiana
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Michigan
City Branch, 9856 West County Road 400 North
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Full
Service
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Owned
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$
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3,451,969
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35
& 20 Branch, 5844 N. US Hwy 35
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Full
Service
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Owned
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$
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273,580
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Waterford
Branch, 7007 W Johnson Rd.
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Express
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Owned
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$
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150,066
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North
Judson, Indiana
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North
Judson Branch, 302 Keller Avenue, North Judson, IN 46366
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Full
Service
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Owned
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$
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7,166,752
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Portage,
Indiana
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Portage
Branch, 6043 Central Avenue
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Full
Service
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Owned
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$
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52,248,119
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Swanson
Branch, 5615 US Highway 6
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Full
Service
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Owned
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$
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1,850,561
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ATM,
6045 Robbins Road
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N/A
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Owned
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N/A
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Wanatah,
Indiana
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Wanatah
Branch, 10301 West US 30, Wanatah, IN 46391
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Full
Service
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Owned
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$
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5,822,163
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Westville,
Indiana
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Westville
Branch, 501 North Flynn Road, Valparaiso, IN 46383
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Full
Service
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Owned
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$
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15,963,795
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At
December 31, 2006, First National Bank had 242 employees, including 48
officers. Management of First National Bank considers its relations with its
employees to be good. FINA Bancorp and First National Bank are not party to
any
collective bargaining agreement.
Legal
Proceedings
FINA
Bancorp and First National Bank, Valparaiso are from time to time involved
in
legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Although the amount
of any ultimate liability with respect to such matters cannot be determined,
in
the opinion of FINA Bancorp’s management, any such liability will not have a
material adverse effect upon FINA Bancorp’s financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows. If the merger is effected and subsequent to the
effective time of the merger 1st Source is sued for certain matters as a result
of action taken or not taken by FINA Bancorp or its subsidiaries prior to the
merger, 1st Source is entitled to indemnification out of the escrow account.
See
the discussion of “The
Merger - Merger Consideration - Escrow Arrangements”
on
page
30.
Security
Ownership by Certain Beneficial Owners and Management of FINA Bancorp
The
following table sets forth, as of March [·],
2007,
information with respect to the shares of FINA Bancorp common stock beneficially
owned by (i) each person known to be a beneficial owner of 5% or more of the
common stock of FINA Bancorp, and (ii) each director and executive officer
of
FINA Bancorp, and all directors and executive officers of FINA Bancorp as a
group:
Name,
Title & Address
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Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
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Percent
of Class(1)
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Donna
D. Welter, Chairperson of the Board of Directors (2)
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
IN 46383
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15,289
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36.3
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%
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Wendy
W. Meyers, as Trustee of the
William
J. Welter Irrevocable Trust (3)
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
IN 46383
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9,396
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22.3
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%
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Wendy
W. Meyers, Wayne B. Welter and Cyril Welter as Co-Trustees of the
William
J. Welter Family Trust (4)
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
IN 46383
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3,124
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7.4
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%
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Wendy
W. Meyers, Director and Secretary (5)
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
IN 46383
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2,009
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4.8
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%
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Wayne
B. Welter, Director and President (6)
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
IN 46383
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2,315
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5.5
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%
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Cyril
J. Welter, Director and Treasurer (7)
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
IN 46383
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1,447
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3.4
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%
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Charles
P. Welter, Director and Vice President (8)
153
S. Washington Street
Valparaiso,
IN 46383
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1,332
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3.2
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%
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First
National Bank, Valparaiso, as
Trustee
of the FINA Bancorp, Inc.
Employee
Stock Ownership Plan
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
IN 46383
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3,599
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8.5
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%
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All
Directors and Officers as a group (5 persons)
(9)
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34,912
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82.9
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%
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(1)
Calculated based on 42,101 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding.
(2)
Donna
D. Welter is party to the Shareholder Voting Agreement with 1st Source. Includes
5,607 shares held of record by Welter Estates, Inc. as to which Ms. Welter
votes
in her capacity as the chairperson of the board of directors of Welter Estates,
Inc., and 47 shares held for the benefit of Mrs. Welter in the FINA Bancorp,
Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Excludes the 9,396 shares in the Wayne
J.
Welter Irrevocable Trust as to which Ms. Welter may be deemed to share power
to
direct the vote as a grantor of the trust.
(3)
These
shares are voted by Wendy W. Meyers in her capacity as trustee of this trust.
The provisions of the trust provide that the shares are voted in accordance
with
the directions provided to the trustee by a majority of the grantors of the
trust who contributed a majority of the shares of FINA Bancorp to the trust.
The
voting procedures set forth in the trust and other matters are currently the
subject of a pending lawsuit. Neither FINA Bancorp nor 1st Source is a party
to
this lawsuit and they offer no assurance as to how such lawsuit may be
resolved.
(4)
These
shares are voted by Wendy W. Meyers, Wayne B. Welter and Cyril Welter in their
capacity as co-trustees of this trust. This trust is the subject of a pending
lawsuit, which could result in different voting procedures or the appointment
of
different trustees. Neither FINA Bancorp nor 1st Source is a party to this
lawsuit and they offer no assurance as to how such lawsuit may be
resolved.
(5)
Wendy
W. Meyers is party to the Shareholder Voting Agreement with 1st Source. Includes
2,009 shares which may be deemed beneficially owned by Ms. Meyers as a fiduciary
in various capacities for family members or by virtue of being held in IRA’s for
the benefit of Ms. Meyers or her spouse. Excludes (i) the 9,396 shares held
by
Ms. Meyers of record, as Trustee of the William J. Welter Irrevocable Trust,
as
to which Ms. Meyers might be deemed to share power to direct the vote, and
(ii)
3,124 shares held by Ms. Meyers of record, jointly as Co-Trustee of the William
J. Welter Family Trust, as to which Ms. Meyers shares voting power.
(6)
Wayne
B. Welter is party to the Shareholder Voting Agreement with 1st Source. Includes
396 shares which may be deemed beneficially owned by Mr. Welter as a fiduciary
in various capacities for family members, 470 shares held jointly with Mr.
Welter’s spouse, and 373 shares held for the benefit of Mr. Welter in the FINA
Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Excludes (i) the 9,396 shares
held
by the William J. Welter Irrevocable Trust as to which Mr. Welter might be
deemed to share power to direct the vote, and (ii) 3,124 shares held by Mr.
Welter of record, jointly as Co-Trustee of the William J. Welter Family Trust,
as to which Mr. Welter shares voting power.
(7)
Cyril
Welter is party to the Shareholder Voting Agreement with 1st Source. Includes
428 shares which may be deemed beneficially owned by Mr. Welter as a fiduciary
in various capacities for family members, 35 shares held jointly with Mr.
Welter’s spouse, 8 shares held by Mr. Welter’s spouse and 90 shares held in an
IRA for the benefit of Mr. Welter’s spouse. Excludes (i) the 9,396 shares held
by the William J. Welter Irrevocable Trust as to which Mr. Welter might be
deemed to share power to direct the vote, and (ii) 3,124 shares held by Mr.
Welter of record, jointly as Co-Trustee of the William J. Welter Family Trust,
as to which Mr. Welter shares voting power.
(8)
Includes 243 shares held in an IRA for the benefit of Mr. Welter and 556 shares
held for the benefit of Mr. Welter in the FINA Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock
Ownership Plan. Excludes the 9,396 shares in the Wayne J. Welter Irrevocable
Trust as to which Mr. Welter may be deemed to share power to direct the vote
as
a grantor of the trust.
(9)
Includes the shares held in the William J. Welter Irrevocable Trust and the
William J. Welter Family Trust. See footnote 3 and 4 above.
INFORMATION
ABOUT 1ST SOURCE
Additional
information concerning 1st Source and its subsidiaries can be obtained from
the
documents filed by 1st Source with the SEC including 1st Source’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, which is incorporated in
this document by reference. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page
65.
The
following summary of the current terms of the capital stock of 1st Source and
the terms of capital stock of 1st Source to be in effect after completion of
the
merger is not meant to be complete and is qualified by reference to 1st Source’s
charter documents and amended by-laws. Copies of 1st Source’s charter documents
and amended by-laws are incorporated by reference and will be sent to holders
of
shares of FINA Bancorp common stock upon request. See “Where You Can Find More
Information” on page 65.
1st
Source is authorized to issue up to 40,000,000 shares of common stock and up
to
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of February 20, 2007, 1st Source
has 23,248,940 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock issued
and outstanding.
The
holders of 1st Source common stock are entitled to one vote for each share
held
of record on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Holders of shares
of common stock are not entitled to cumulative voting rights in the election
of
directors. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding
preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratable
dividends which are declared by 1st Source’s board of directors out of funds
legally available for such a purpose. In the event of 1st Source’s liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably
in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and liquidation
preferences, if any, on any outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders
of
common stock have no preemptive rights and have no rights to convert their
common stock into any other securities. The common stock is not redeemable.
All
of the outstanding shares of 1st Source common stock are fully paid and
non-assessable.
The
transfer agent and registrar for 1st Source common stock is 1st Source
Bank.
1st
Source’s board of directors, without any further action by 1st Source’s
shareholders but subject to limits contained in its charter, is authorized
to
issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, in one or more series. The
board may fix by resolution the terms of a series of preferred stock, such
as:
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dividend
rates and preference of dividends, if any,
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terms
of redemption and liquidation preferences, and
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•
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the
number of shares constituting each such series.
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Holders
of preferred stock have no right or power to vote on any matter except as
otherwise as required by law in which case they are entitled to one vote for
each share of preferred stock held. Holders of preferred stock are also not
currently entitled to liquidation preferences in the event of 1st Source’s
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. However, the board of directors of
1st
Source is authorized to determine the liquidation preferences and other rights
of the preferred stock by resolution without shareholder approval. The issuance
of additional shares of 1st Source preferred stock or the issuance of 1st
Source
common stock may adversely affect the interests of 1st Source shareholders
by
diluting their voting and ownership interests.
Provisions
with Potential Anti-takeover Effect
Several
provisions of the Indiana Business Corporation Law, could affect the acquisition
of shares of 1st Source Common Stock, or otherwise affect the control of 1st
Source. The IBCL contains provisions designed to assure that minority
shareholders have some say in their future relationship with Indiana
corporations in the event that a person makes a tender offer for, or otherwise
acquires, shares giving that person more than 20%, 33 1/3%, and 50% of the
outstanding voting securities of corporations having 100 or more shareholders
(the “Control Share Acquisition Statute”). Under the Control Share Acquisition
Statute, if an acquirer purchases those shares at a time when the corporation
is
subject to the Control Share Acquisition Statute, then until each class or
series of shares entitled to vote separately on the proposal, by a majority
of
all votes entitled to be cast by that group (excluding shares held by officers
of the corporation, by employees of the corporation who are directors thereof,
and by the acquirer), approves in a special or annual meeting the rights of
the
acquirer to vote the shares that take the acquirer over each level of ownership
as stated in the statute, the acquirer has no right to vote those shares.
In
addition, Chapter 43 of the IBCL prohibits certain business combinations,
including mergers, sales of assets, recapitalizations, and reverse stock splits,
between corporations such as 1st Source (assuming it has over 100 shareholders)
and an interested shareholder (defined as the beneficial owner of 10% or more
of
the voting power of the outstanding voting shares) for five (5) years following
the date on which the shareholder obtained 10% ownership, unless the acquisition
was approved in advance of that date by the Board of Directors of the respective
companies. If prior approval is not obtained, several price and procedural
requirements must be met before the business combination can be
completed.
1st
Source’s articles of incorporation also contain a provision requiring he
affirmative vote of not less than 80% of the outstanding shares of the Common
Stock of 1st Source to approve a business combination with a “Related Person"
unless 2/3 of the entire Board of Directors not associated with the Related
Person has first approved the transaction. A “Related Person” is generally
defined as a beneficial owner of 5% or more of 1st Source common stock. This
provision may only be amended by an 80% vote of 1st Source’s
shareholders.
COMPARISON
OF RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF
FINA
BANCORP COMMON STOCK AND 1ST SOURCE COMMON STOCK
Both
1st
Source and FINA Bancorp are incorporated in the State of Indiana. If the merger
is completed, holders of FINA Bancorp common stock receiving stock as
consideration in the merger will become holders of 1st Source common stock
and
the rights of former FINA Bancorp shareholders will be governed by Indiana
law
and 1st Source’s restated articles of incorporation and amended by-laws. The
rights of FINA Bancorp shareholders under FINA Bancorp’s amended articles of
incorporation and by-laws differ in limited respects from the rights of 1st
Source shareholders under 1st Source’s restated articles of incorporation and
amended by-laws. The material differences are summarized in the table below.
To
review all provisions and differences of such documents in full detail, please
read these documents and the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as amended (the
“IBCL”). Copies of 1st Source’s restated articles of incorporation and amended
by-laws are on file with the SEC. Copies of FINA Bancorp’s amended articles of
incorporation and by-laws may be obtained from FINA Bancorp’s corporate
secretary upon written request.
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FINA
BANCORP SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
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1ST
SOURCE SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
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Corporate
Governance
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The
rights of FINA Bancorp shareholders are currently governed by Indiana
law
and the amended articles of incorporation and by-laws of FINA
Bancorp.
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The
rights of 1st Source shareholders are currently governed by Indiana
law
and the restated articles of incorporation and amended by-laws of
1st
Source.
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FINA
BANCORP SHAREHOLDER
RIGHTS
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1ST
SOURCE SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
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Upon
consummation of the merger, the rights of FINA Bancorp shareholders
will
be governed by Indiana law and the restated articles of incorporation
and
amended by-laws of 1st Source.
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Upon
consummation of the merger, the rights of 1st Source shareholders
will
remain governed by Indiana law and the restated articles of incorporation
and amended by-laws of 1st Source.
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Authorized
Capital Stock
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The
authorized capital stock of FINA Bancorp consists of 325,000 shares
of
common stock.
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The
authorized capital stock of 1st Source consists of 40 million shares
of
common stock and 10 million shares of preferred stock.
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Number of Directors
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FINA
Bancorp’s Board currently
consists of five directors.
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1st
Source’s amended by-laws state that number of directors comprising the
initial board of directors shall be not fewer than three, nor more
than
twenty-five members, subject to being increased or decreased by resolution
of the board of directors. 1st Source’s board of directors currently
consists of 14 directors.
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Election of Directors
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FINA
Bancorp’s by-laws provide that directors shall be elected by a majority of
votes cast at the annual meeting of shareholders. Cumulative voting
is not
authorized. Holders of its common stock currently elect FINA Bancorp’s
board of directors.
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1st
Source’s amended by-laws provide that the election of directors shall be
by a plurality of votes cast by the shareholders entitled to elect
directors. Cumulative voting is not authorized. Holders of its common
stock currently elect 1st Source’s board of directors.
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Classification
of
Board
of Directors
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FINA
Bancorp’s by-laws do not provide for a classified board of directors. Each
director serves until the annual meeting of the shareholders next
succeeding his election and until his successor shall have been duly
elected and qualified.
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1st
Source’s amended by-laws provide that the board of directors shall be
divided into three classes as nearly equal in number as possible,
with
each class serving a staggered three-year term. This means that only
one-third of the board of directors is elected at each annual meeting
of
shareholders. The classification of the board of directors makes
it more
difficult to change the composition of 1st Source’s board of directors
because at least two annual meetings of shareholders are required
to
change control of the board of directors.
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Removal of Directors
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FINA
Bancorp’s amended articles of incorporation and by-laws are silent with
respect to removal of directors. Under the IBCL, the shareholders
or
directors of FINA Bancorp may remove a director with or without
cause.
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According
to 1st Source’s amended by-laws, any director may be removed, with or
without cause, at any meeting of shareholders or directors called
for that
purpose and if the number of votes to remove the director exceeds
the
number of votes cast not to remove the
director.
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FINA
BANCORP SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
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1ST
SOURCE SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
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Shareholder
Action
Without
a Meeting
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FINA
Bancorp’s amended articles of incorporation and by-laws are silent with
respect to shareholder action without a meeting. Under a provision
of the
IBCL that does not apply to 1st Source, any action required or permitted
to be taken at any meeting of FINA Bancorp shareholders may be taken
without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action
to be
taken, is signed by shareholders having the minimum number of votes
that
would be required to take the action at a meeting at which all
shareholders entitled to vote on the matter were present.
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According
to1st Source’s amended by-laws, any action required or permitted to be
taken at any meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting
if
a consent in writing, setting forth the action to be taken, is signed
by
all shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter
thereof.
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Special
Meetings of
Shareholders
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According
to FINA Bancorp’s by-laws, FINA Bancorp may call a special shareholders’
meeting at the request of the president, forty percent of the directors,
or by FINA Bancorp shareholders owning not less than one-fourth of
the
shares that would be entitled to vote at such a meeting.
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According
to 1st Source’s amended by-laws, a special meeting of the shareholders may
be called by the president, the chairman of the board of directors
or the
board of directors, and shall be called by the president if one-fourth
of
the shareholders entitled to vote sign a written demand for the
meeting.
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Amendment
of
Articles
of
Incorporation
and
By-laws
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FINA
Bancorp’s amended articles of incorporation provide that FINA Bancorp may
amend the articles in the manner provided under Indiana law. Under
the
IBCL, FINA Bancorp may amend its articles of incorporation at any
time.
Such amendments, with few exceptions, require shareholder
approval.
The
power to amend FINA Bancorp’s by-laws is vested exclusively in its board
of directors.
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Under
the IBCL, 1st Source may amend its articles of incorporation at any
time.
Such amendments, with few exceptions, require shareholder approval.
Approval by 2/3 of the 1st Source board, and the favorable vote of
80% of
1st Source shareholders is required to amend the provisions of the
articles of incorporation restricting certain business combinations
with
interested persons.
The
power to amend 1st Source’s by-laws is vested exclusively in its board of
directors.
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Voting
Stock
|
Generally,
the outstanding voting securities of FINA Bancorp are the shares
of FINA
Bancorp common stock. Holders of FINA Bancorp common stock have one
vote
per share held by them.
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Generally,
the outstanding voting securities of 1st Source are the shares of
1st
Source common stock. Holders of 1st Source common stock have one
vote per
share held by them.
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Authorization
and
Issuance
of
Additional
Classes of Capital Stock
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FINA
Bancorp is not authorized to issue any preferred stock.
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1st
Source’s board of directors is authorized to issue ten million shares of
preferred stock, and can determine the class, series and rights attached
to any share of preferred stock. At this time, the board of directors
of
1st Source has not issued any shares of preferred
stock.
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FINA
BANCORP SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
|
1ST
SOURCE SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
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Liquidation
Rights
|
Under
the IBCL, FINA Bancorp shareholders would share ratably in net assets
in
the event of liquidation, after satisfaction of all liabilities of
the
corporation.
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According
to 1st Source’s restated articles of incorporation, holders of common
stock are entitled to share ratably in 1st Source’s assets after the
payment of liabilities and liquidation preferences of preferred stock,
if
any.
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Dividend
Rights
|
Under
the IBCL, holders of FINA Bancorp common stock are treated equally
for the
purpose of dividend rights.
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According
to 1st Source’s restated articles of incorporation, holders of common
stock are treated equally for the purpose of dividend
rights.
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Appraisal
Rights
|
FINA
Bancorp shareholders have dissenters’ rights under Chapter 44 of the IBCL.
Under these provisions, shareholders of FINA Bancorp who follow the
procedures set forth in the IBCL may dissent from certain corporate
actions proposed by FINA Bancorp’s management and may receive the fair
value of their shares of FINA Bancorp common stock immediately prior
to
the effective time of the proposed corporate action. Please read
“Rights
of Dissenting Shareholders” on page __ for a more complete description of
dissenters’ rights.
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Because
the approval of the 1st Source shareholders is not required to complete
the merger, they are not entitled to exercise their dissenters’ rights
under the IBCL in connection with the merger. Generally, so long
as 1st
Source common stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Global Select
Market (or a similar stock exchange) holders of 1st Source common
stock
will not be afforded dissenters’ rights if the provisions of the IBCL
would otherwise provide dissenters rights in respect of a transaction
being undertaken by 1st Source.
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Preemptive
Rights
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FINA
Bancorp’s amended articles of incorporation do not provide FINA Bancorp
shareholders with preemptive rights.
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1st
Source’s restated articles of incorporation do not provide 1st Source
shareholders with preemptive rights.
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Indemnification
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FINA
Bancorp’s amended articles of incorporation and by-laws provide for the
indemnification of FINA Bancorp’s directors and officers, if such director
or officer acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be
in the best interest of FINA Bancorp, and had no reason to believe
his
action was unlawful.
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1st
Source’s restated articles of incorporation provide for the
indemnification of 1st Source’s directors and officers and of any person
serving at the request of 1st Source as a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee, or agent of another employee, to the fullest extent
permitted by Indiana law.
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COMPARATIVE
MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
1ST
SOURCE COMMON STOCK AND FINA BANCORP COMMON STOCK
1st
Source
1st
Source’s stock trades through the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol
“SRCE.” The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices and
end-of-quarter closing prices of 1st Source’s common stock and the dividends
paid thereon for the quarters indicated.
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2006
Sales Price
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Cash
Dividends
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2005
Sales Price
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Cash
Dividends
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Common
Stock Prices* (quarter
ended)
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High
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Low
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Paid
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High
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Low
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Paid
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March
31
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$
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27.26
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$
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22.64
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$
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.127
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$
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23.49
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$
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18.54
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$
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.109
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June
30
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30.81
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24.68
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.127
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21.64
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17.65
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.109
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September
30
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31.33
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28.46
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.140
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23.54
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20.06
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.109
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December
31
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33.46
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29.08
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.140
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23.72
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19.02
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.118
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__________________________
As
of December 31, 2006, there were 1,037 holders of record of 1st Source
common stock
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*
The
computation of per common share data gives retroactive effect to
a 10%
stock dividend declared July 27, 2006.
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The
last
reported sales price per share of 1st Source common stock, as reported on the
Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 16, 2007, the last business day before
public announcement of the signing of the agreement and plan of merger was
$28.27. The last reported sales price per share of 1st Source common stock,
as
reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on _________, 2007, the latest
practicable trading day before the mailing of this document was $___________.
Past
price performance is not necessarily indicative of likely future performance.
Because the market price of 1st Source common stock will continue to fluctuate
between the date of this document and the date on which the merger is completed
and afterwards, you should obtain current market quotations for 1st Source
common stock.
FINA
Bancorp
There
is
no established public trading market for FINA Bancorp common stock, and no
market for FINA Bancorp common stock is expected to develop if the merger does
not occur. No registered broker/dealer makes a market in FINA Bancorp’s common
stock, and FINA Bancorp’s common stock is not listed or quoted on any stock
exchange or automated quotation system. FINA Bancorp acts as the transfer agent
and registrar for its own stock. As of the record date, there were 80 holders
of
the FINA Bancorp common stock.
FINA
Bancorp is not obligated to register its common stock or, upon any registration,
to create a market for its shares. Thus, a holder of FINA Bancorp common stock
may be unable to liquidate his or her investment and must be able to bear the
economic risk of such investment indefinitely.
1st
Source has paid regular quarterly dividends on its common stock during the
last
two years. The payment of dividends is within the discretion of the 1st Source
board of directors. Dividends that may be paid by a subsidiary bank to 1st
Source Corporation are subject to certain legal and regulatory limitations
and
also may be affected by capital needs, as well as other factors. Without
regulatory approval, 1st Source Bank could authorize and pay dividends during
2007 of up to $67.14 million, plus an additional amount equal to its net profits
for 2007, as defined by statute, up to the date of declaration of any such
dividend.
OTHER
MATTERS
FINA
Bancorp’s management is not aware of any other matters to be brought before the
special meeting of the shareholders. However, if other matters are properly
brought before the meeting, the persons named in the enclosed forms of proxy
will have discretionary authority to vote all proxies with respect to such
matters in accordance with their judgment.
The
validity of the shares of 1st Source common stock offered by this proxy
statement/prospectus has been passed upon for 1st Source by John B. Griffith,
General Counsel of 1st Source. Certain legal matters relating to the merger
will
be passed upon for FINA Bancorp by Krieg DeVault LLP. It is a condition to
the
merger that Krieg DeVault LLP (or other counsel acceptable to FINA Bancorp)
will
provide an opinion to FINA Bancorp that the merger will qualify as a tax-free
reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code.
The
consolidated financial statements of 1st Source Corporation appearing in 1st
Source Corporation’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31,
2006, and 1st Source Corporation management's assessment of the effectiveness
of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 included
therein, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered
public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein,
and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements
and
management's assessment are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon
such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
1st
Source is a publicly traded company and is required to file certain reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a web
site on the Internet that contains reports, proxy statements and other
information about public companies, including 1st Source. The address of that
site is http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any materials filed
with
the SEC by 1st Source at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the
Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
1st
Source has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC that
registers the 1st Source common stock to be issued in the merger. This proxy
statement/prospectus is a part of that registration statement and constitutes
a
prospectus of 1st Source and a proxy statement of FINA Bancorp for the special
meeting. 1st Source has supplied all of the information contained in this proxy
statement/prospectus relating to 1st Source. FINA Bancorp has supplied all
of
the information relating to FINA Bancorp.
This
proxy statement/prospectus does not contain all of the information in the
registration statement. Please refer to the registration statement for further
information about 1st Source and the 1st Source common stock to be issued in
the
merger. Statements contained in this proxy statement/prospectus concerning
the
provisions of certain documents included in the registration statement are
not
necessarily complete. A complete copy of each document is filed as an exhibit
to
the registration statement. You may obtain copies of all or any part of the
registration statement, including exhibits thereto, upon payment of the
prescribed fees, at the offices of the SEC listed above.
The
SEC
allows 1st Source to “incorporate by reference” the information it files with
the SEC. This permits 1st Source to disclose important information to you by
referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information
incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this proxy
statement/prospectus, except for any information superseded by information
contained directly in this proxy statement/prospectus. The information
incorporated by reference is an important part of this proxy
statement/prospectus.
The following documents that 1st Source has filed or will file with the SEC
(File No. 0-6233) are incorporated by reference in this proxy
statement/prospectus:
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its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006;
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its
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 25, 2007 and February 20,
2007;
and
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The
information set forth under the caption “Description of Registrant’s
Securities to be Registered” in the registrant’s Registration Statement on
Form S-2, Reg. No. 33-9087, dated December 16, 1986, including any
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.
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1st
Source incorporates by reference additional documents that it might file with
the SEC between the date of this proxy statement/prospectus and the date of
the
special meeting. These include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on
Form
10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Proxy Statements and Current Reports
on
Form 8-K. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus will be deemed
to
be modified or superseded for purposes of this proxy statement/prospectus to
the
extent that a statement contained in this proxy statement/prospectus or any
other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this proxy statement/prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement.
Any
statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified
or
superseded, to constitute a part of this proxy statement/ prospectus.
You
may
request a copy of these filings, in most cases without exhibits, at no cost,
by
writing or telephoning 1st Source at its principal executive offices located
at
the following address:
1st
Source Corporation
100
North Michigan Street
South
Bend, Indiana 46601
(574)
235-2000
Attn:
Treasurer
1st
Source’s periodic filings with the SEC may also be accessed on 1st Source’s
website: www.1stsource.com.
YOU
SHOULD MAKE YOUR REQUEST BEFORE [·],
2007
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION BEFORE THE MEETING.
This
proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase, the securities offered by this proxy
statement/prospectus, or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction to
or
from any person to whom or from it is unlawful to make such offer, solicitation
of an offer or proxy solicitation in such jurisdiction.
APPENDIX
A
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated
as
of February 19, 2007
by
and
among
1st
SOURCE CORPORATION,
FINA
BANCORP, INC.,
SHAREHOLDERS’
AGENT,
(as
named
herein)
and
HICKORY
ACQUISITION, INC.
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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Page
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION
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1
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1.01
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DEFINITIONS.
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1
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1.02
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INTERPRETATION
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9
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ARTICLE
II THE MERGER
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9
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2.01
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THE
MERGER
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9
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2.02
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CLOSING
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10
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2.03
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EFFECTIVE
TIME
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10
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2.04
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EFFECTS
OF THE MERGER.
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10
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2.05
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ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS
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10
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ARTICLE
III CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE PROCEDURE
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10
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3.01
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CONVERSION
OR CANCELLATION OF SHARES
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10
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3.02
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EXCHANGE
OF OLD CERTIFICATES; PAYMENT OF THE CONSIDERATION
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14
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3.03
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ADJUSTMENTS
TO PARENT COMMON STOCK
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15
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3.04
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DISSENTING
SHAREHOLDERS
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16
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3.05
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EFFECT
ON PARENT AND MERGER SUB STOCK
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16
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3.06
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ESCROW
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16
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3.07
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DETERMINATION
OF FINAL PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENT
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16
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3.08
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PAYMENT
OPTIONS
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18
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ARTICLE
IV CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
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19
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4.01
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FORBEARANCES
OF COMPANY
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19
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4.02
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FORBEARANCES
OF PARENT
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21
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4.03
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COORDINATION
OF DIVIDENDS
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21
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ARTICLE
V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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21
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5.01
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULES
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21
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5.02
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STANDARD
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22
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5.03
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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22
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ARTICLE
VI COVENANTS
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32
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6.01
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REASONABLE
BEST EFFORTS
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32
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6.02
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SHAREHOLDER
APPROVALS
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32
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6.03
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SEC
FILINGS
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33
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6.04
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COMPANY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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34
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6.05
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PRESS
RELEASES
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34
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6.06
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ACCESS;
INFORMATION
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34
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6.07
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ACQUISITION
PROPOSALS
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35
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6.08
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AFFILIATE
AGREEMENTS
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35
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6.09
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TAKEOVER
LAWS AND PROVISIONS
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35
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6.10
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EXCHANGE
LISTING
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35
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6.11
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REGULATORY
APPLICATIONS
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36
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6.12
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INDEMNIFICATION
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36
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6.13
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EMPLOYEE
MATTERS
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38
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6.14
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NOTIFICATION
OF CERTAIN MATTERS
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40
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6.15
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CERTAIN
MODIFICATIONS; RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
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40
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6.16
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TERMINATION
OF AGREEMENTS
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40
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6.17
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SALE
OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
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40
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6.18
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SHAREHOLDERS’
AGENT
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40
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6.19
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CURRENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION
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42
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6.20
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PARENT
STOCK
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42
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ARTICLE
VII CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
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42
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7.01
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CONDITIONS
TO EACH PARTY’S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER
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42
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7.02
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CONDITIONS
TO COMPANY’S OBLIGATION
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43
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7.03
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CONDITIONS
TO PARENT’S OBLIGATION
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43
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ARTICLE
VIII TERMINATION
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44
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8.01
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TERMINATION
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44
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8.02
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EFFECT
OF TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT
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45
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ARTICLE
IX MISCELLANEOUS
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45
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9.01
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SURVIVAL
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45
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9.02
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WAIVER;
AMENDMENT
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45
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9.03
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COUNTERPARTS
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46
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9.04
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GOVERNING
LAW
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9.05
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EXPENSES
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9.06
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NOTICES
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9.07
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ENTIRE
UNDERSTANDING; NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
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9.08
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SEVERABILITY
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9.09
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ALTERNATIVE
STRUCTURE
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EXHIBIT
A FORM OF VOTING AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
B FORM OF AFFILIATE LETTER
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SCHEDULE
A TERMS OF SEVERANCE
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER,
dated as
of February 19, 2007 (this “Agreement”),
among
1st
Source
Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“Parent”),
FINA
Bancorp, Inc., an Indiana corporation (“Company”),
Hickory Acquisition, Inc., an Indiana corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of Parent (“Merger
Sub”),
and
Wayne B. Welter, in his capacity as Shareholders’ Agent (as defined
herein).
PREAMBLE
The
Agreement provides for the acquisition of Company by Parent pursuant to the
merger of Company with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”),
with
Merger Sub the surviving corporation (the “Surviving
Corporation”).
The
respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and Company have each
determined that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby
are
consistent with, and will further, their respective business strategies and
goals, and are in the best interests of their respective shareholders and,
therefore, have approved the Merger, this Agreement and the plan of merger
contained in this Agreement.
The
parties intend the Merger to be treated as a reorganization under
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Code”)
and
intend for this Agreement to constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the
meaning of the Code, subject to Section 3.08(b).
Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, as
a condition and inducement to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter
into this Agreement, certain of the holders of the outstanding shares of
Company
Common Stock have executed and delivered to Parent an agreement in substantially
the form of Exhibit
A
(the “Voting
Agreement”),
pursuant to which they have agreed, among other things, subject to the terms
of
such Voting Agreement, to vote the shares of Company Common Stock held of
record
by such persons to approve and adopt this Agreement.
Now,
Therefore,
in
consideration of the premises, and of the mutual representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, Parent, Company,
Shareholders’ Agent and Merger Sub agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Definitions;
Interpretation
1.01 Definitions.
This
Agreement uses the following definitions:
“Acquisition
Proposal”
means
a
tender or exchange offer to acquire more than 51% of the voting power in
Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, a proposal for a merger, consolidation or other
business combination involving Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any
other
proposal or offer to acquire in any manner more than 51% of the voting power
in,
or more than 51% of the business, assets or deposits of, Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries, other than the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Actual
Equity”
means
Stockholders’ Equity as set forth on the Final Purchase Price Adjustment
Statement.
“Actual
Excess Equity Amount”
means
the difference (positive or negative) between (i) Actual Equity, and (ii)
$69,051,000.
“Agreement”
has
the
meaning assigned in the Preamble.
“All
Cash Payment Option”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.08(b).
“Articles
of Merger”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 2.03.
“Assumed
Closing Parent Share Price”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section 3.08(a).
“Benefit
Arrangement” means,
with respect to each of Parent and Company, each of the following (a) under
which any of its employees or current or former directors has any present
or
future right to benefits, (b) that is sponsored or maintained by it or its
Subsidiaries, or (c) under which it or its Subsidiaries has had or has any
present or future liability: each “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of
Section 3(3) of ERISA) and each stock purchase, stock option, severance,
employment, change-in-control, fringe benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred
compensation, paid time off benefits and other employee benefit plan, agreement,
program, policy or other arrangement (with respect to any of preceding, whether
or not subject to ERISA).
“BHC
Act”
means
the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
“Burdensome
Condition”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.11.
“Cash
Designated Shares”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(c).
“Cash
Election Shares”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(c).
“Closing”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 2.02.
“Closing
Date”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 2.02.
“Closing
Parent Share Price”
means
the average of the closing sale price of one share of Parent Common Stock,
as
quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, for the ten full trading days
ending
on the third full trading day immediately preceding the Closing Date;
provided, however,
that in the event that such average is less than or equal to $25.663 (the
“Lower
Threshold”),
the “Closing Parent Share Price” will be deemed to be $25.663, and provided,
further,
that in the event that such average is greater than or equal to $32.663 (the
“Upper
Threshold”),
the “Closing Parent Share Price” will be deemed to be $32.663.
“COBRA”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 5.03(m)(9).
“Code”
has
the
meaning assigned in the Preamble.
“Company”
has
the
meaning assigned in the Preamble.
“Company
Affiliate”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.08.
“Company
Board”
means
the Board of Directors of Company.
“Company
Common Stock”
means
the common stock, no par value, of Company.
“Company
Financial Statements”
means
(x) the following items contained in Section 5.03(g)
of
Company’s Disclosure Schedule: (i) audited consolidated balance sheets of
Company
and
its
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2005, and the related audited
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash
flows for the years then ended, including the notes thereto, together with
the
report thereon of BKD, LLP, independent certified public accountants, and
(ii)
an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Company and its Subsidiaries and
the
related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’
equity and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, including
the notes thereto; (y) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Company
and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and the related audited
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash
flows for the year then ended, including the notes thereto, together with
the
report thereon of BKD, LLP, independent certified public accountants (the
“2006
Financial Statements”);
and
(z) unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Company and its Subsidiaries
and related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each fiscal quarter ended after December
31, 2006, including, in each case, the notes thereto (the “Subsequent
Interim Financial Statements”).
“Company
Meeting”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.02(b).
“Company
Stock”
means
Company Common Stock.
“Confidentiality
Agreement”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.06(b).
“Constituent
Documents”
means
the charter or articles or certificate of incorporation and by-laws of a
corporation or banking organization, the certificate of partnership and
partnership agreement of a general or limited partnership, the certificate
of
formation and limited liability company agreement of a limited liability
company, the trust agreement of a trust and the comparable documents of other
entities.
“Contract”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 5.03(l).
“Covered
Employees”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.13(a).
“D&O
Claims”
has the
meaning assigned in Section 6.12(f).
“Damages”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.12(f).
“Disclosure
Schedule”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 5.01.
“Dissenting
Shares”
means
shares of Company Common Stock the holders of which have perfected and not
withdrawn or lost their right to dissent with respect to such shares under
Section 23-1-44-8 of the IBCL.
“Dissenting
Shareholder”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.04.
“Effective
Time”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 2.03.
“Election
Deadline”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(c).
“Election
Form”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(c).
“Election
Form Record Date”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(c).
“Environmental
Laws”
means
the statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, orders, decrees, and
any
other laws (including common law) of any foreign, federal, state, local,
and any
other governmental authority, regulating, relating to or imposing liability
or
standards of conduct on the Parent or Company concerning pollution, or
protection of human health and safety or of the environment.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 5.03(m).
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
“Escrow
Agent”
means
the escrow agent to be designated by Parent, subject to the approval of Company
pursuant to Section 7.01(g).
“Escrow
Agreement”
means
that certain Escrow Agreement to be entered into dated as of the Closing
Date,
by and among Parent, the Shareholders’ Agent and the Escrow Agent, as
contemplated by this Agreement and agreed to by the parties.
“Escrow
Amount”
means
the sum of (i) the Indemnity Escrow Amount and (ii) the Purchase Price
Adjustment Escrow Amount.
“Escrow
Fund”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.06.
“Estimated
Balance Sheet”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(b).
“Estimated
Equity”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(b).
“Estimated
Excess Equity Amount”
means
the difference (positive or negative) between (i) Estimated Equity and, (ii)
$69,051,000.
“Estimated
Purchase Price”
means
$135,000,000 (i) plus the Estimated Excess Equity Amount if the Estimated
Excess
Equity Amount is a positive number, or (ii) less the Estimated Excess Equity
Amount if the Estimated Excess Equity Amount is a negative number.
“Estimated
Purchase Price Statement”
has the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(b).
“Exception
Shares”
means,
collectively, shares of Company Common Stock that are (i) owned or held,
other than in a bona fide fiduciary or agency capacity or in satisfaction
of a
debt previously contracted in good faith, by Company or by Parent and
(ii) Dissenting Shares.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
“Exchange
Agent”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.02(a).
“Final
Purchase Price Adjustment”
shall
mean a Purchase Price Increase or a Purchase Price Decrease.
“Final
Purchase Price Adjustment Statement”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.07(c).
“GAAP”
means
United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority
or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any industry self-regulatory
authority.
“IBCL”
means
the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as amended.
“Indemnified
Party”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.12(a).
“Indemnity Escrow
Amount”
means
$4,000,000.
“Independent Accountant”
shall
mean an independent accounting firm designated and retained by Parent, subject
to the approval in writing by Company pursuant to Section 3.07(c).
“Initial
Parent Share Price”
means
$29.163, which is the average of the closing sale price of one share of Parent
Common Stock, as quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, for the ten full
trading days ending on the third full trading day immediately prior to the
date
of this Agreement.
“Initial Per
Share Cash Consideration”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(a).
“Initial Per
Share Purchase Consideration”
means
the Initial Purchase Consideration divided by the number of shares of Company
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Initial Per
Share Stock Consideration”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(a).
“Initial
Purchase Consideration”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(b).
“Intellectual
Property”
shall
mean all patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, domain names, database
rights, copyrights, and any applications therefor, mask works, technology,
know-how, trade secrets, inventory, ideas, algorithms, processes, computer
software programs or applications (in both source code and object code form),
and tangible or intangible proprietary information or material and all other
intellectual property or proprietary rights.
“Lien”
means
any charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction, claim, lien,
or
encumbrance.
“Lower
Threshold”
has
the
meaning assigned in the definition of “Closing
Parent Share Price”.
“Mailing
Date”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(c).
“Majority
Holders”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.18(b).
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means,
with respect to any person, any effect, change, event or circumstance
that
(a) is
material and adverse to the financial condition, results of operations,
management, business or prospects of such person and its Subsidiaries, taken
as
a whole, excluding the impact of (1) changes in banking and other laws of
general applicability or changes in the inter-pre-tation thereof by Governmental
Authorities, (2) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements
applicable to U.S. banking or financial services
organizations
generally, (3) changes in prevailing interest rates or other general
economic conditions affecting the U.S. banking industry generally, unless
such
changes have a dis-propor-tion-ate impact on such person as compared to other
companies in the banking industry, and (4) actions or omissions of a party
to this Agreement required by this Agreement or taken with the prior written
consent of the other party to this Agreement in contemplation of the
transactions contemplated hereby; or
(b) would
materially impair the ability of such person to perform its obligations under
this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a
timely
basis.
“Materials
of Environmental Concern”
means
any hazardous or toxic substances, materials, wastes, pollutants, or
contaminants, including without limitation those defined or regulated as
such
under any Environmental Law, and any other substance the presence of which
may
give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
“Maximum
Cash Consideration”
means
the product of (x) 60% and (y) the sum of the Initial Purchase Consideration
and
the Escrow Amount.
“Merger”
has
the
meaning assigned in the Preamble.
“Merger
Sub”
has
the
meaning assigned in the Preamble.
“Minimum
Cash Consideration”
means
the product of (x) 58% and (y) the sum of the Initial Purchase Consideration
and
the Escrow Amount.
“NASDAQ”
means
The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
“New
Certificates”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.02(a).
“No
Election Shares”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(c).
“Non-Operating
Real Estate”
means
the real property identified in Section 6.17 of the Company’s Disclosure
Schedule.
“Old
Certificate”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(a).
“Old
Share”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(a).
“Parent”
has
the
meaning assigned in the Preamble.
“Parent
Common Stock”
means
the common stock, no par value, of Parent.
“Parent
Preferred Stock”
means
the Preferred Stock, no par value, of Parent.
“Parent
Stock”
means,
collectively, the Parent Common Stock and the Parent Preferred
Stock.
“party”
means
Parent, Merger Sub, Company or Shareholder’s Agent.
“Pension
Plan”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 5.03(m).
“Person”
is
to
be interpreted broadly to include any individual, savings association, bank,
trust company, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association,
joint-stock company, business trust or unincorporated organization.
“Previously
Disclosed”
means
information set forth by a party in the paragraph of its Disclosure Schedule
corresponding to the applicable section of this Agreement, or any other
paragraph of its Disclosure Schedule so long as it is reasonably clear from
the
context that the disclosure in such other paragraph of its Disclosure Schedule
(i) applies to the section of this Agreement in question and (ii) contains
sufficient detail to enable a reasonable person to recognize the relevance
of
such disclosure to the section of this Agreement in question.
“Proposed
Purchase Price Adjustment Statement”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.07(a).
“Proxy
Statement”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.02(c).
“Purchase
Price”
means
$135,000,000 (i) plus the Actual Excess Equity Amount if the Actual Excess
Equity Amount is a positive number, or (ii) less the Actual Excess Equity
Amount
if the Actual Excess Equity Amount is a negative number.
“Purchase
Price Adjustment Escrow Amount”
means
an amount to be mutually agreed upon in writing by Parent and Company;
provided,
however,
that in
no event shall such amount exceed $1,500,000.
“Purchase
Price Decrease”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.07(d).
“Purchase
Price Dispute Notice”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.07(b).
“Purchase
Price Increase”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.07(d).
“Registration
Statement”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.03(a).
“Representatives”
means,
with respect to any person, such person’s directors, officers, employees, legal
or financial advisors or any representatives of such legal or financial
advisors.
“Requisite
Regulatory Approvals”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.11.
“Resolution
Period”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.07(b).
“Rights”
means,
with respect to any person, securities or obligations convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any other person any right to
subscribe for or acquire, or any options, calls or commitments relating to,
or
any stock appreciation right or other instrument the value of which is
determined in whole or in part by reference to the market price or value
of,
shares of capital stock of such first person.
“SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC
Filings”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 5.03(g).
“Secretary
of State”
means
the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Shareholders’
Agent”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.18(a).
“Shareholders’
Committee”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 6.18(b).
“Stock
Designated Shares”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(c).
“Stock
Election Shares”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 3.01(c).
“Stockholders’
Equity”
shall
mean the consolidated common stockholders’ equity of Company, after adjusting to
market value all unrealized securities gains and losses (whether or not such
adjustment is required by, or is consistent with, GAAP); provided,
that
Stockholders’ Equity shall (i) not be adjusted with respect to a decrease in the
fair market value of the Non-Operating Real Estate, unless Parent’s appraised
value of the Non-Operating Real Estate is less than 95% of the value of such
Non-Operating Real Estate set forth on the Estimated Balance Sheet and (ii)
be
adjusted to reflect the unrecorded portion of any payments that may become
due
and owing as of or after the Closing pursuant to any change-in-control or
similar type agreements between Company and any of its directors, officers
or
employees.
“Subsidiary”
and
“Significant
Subsidiary”
have
the meanings assigned to those terms in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X
promulgated by the SEC.
“Surviving
Corporation”
has
the
meaning assigned in the Preamble.
“Takeover
Laws”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 5.03(p).
“Takeover
Provisions”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 5.03(p).
“Tax
Returns”
means
any return, amended return or other report (including elections, declarations,
disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be
filed
with respect to any Tax.
“Tax”
and
“Taxes”
means
all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies or other
assessments, however denominated, including all net income, gross income,
gains,
gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, goods and services, capital, production,
transfer, franchise, windfall profits, license, withholding, payroll,
employment, disability, employer health, excise, estimated, severance, stamp,
occupation, property, environmental, unemployment or other taxes, custom
duties,
fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest
and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any
taxing
authority whether arising before, on or after the Effective Time.
“Technology
Systems”
means
the electronic data processing, information, record keeping, communications,
telecommunications, hardware, third party software, networks, peripherals,
portfolio trading and computer systems, including any outsourced systems
and
processes, and Intellectual Property which are used by a party or its
Subsidiaries.
“Termination
Date”
has
the
meaning assigned in Section 8.01(c).
“Upper
Threshold”
has
the
meaning assigned in “Closing
Parent Share Price.”
“Voting
Agreement”
has
the
meaning assigned in the Preamble.
1.02 Interpretation.
(a) In
this
Agreement, except as context may otherwise require, references:
(1) to
the
Preamble, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules are to the Preamble to, or Section
of,
or Exhibits or Schedule to, this Agreement;
(2) to
this
Agreement are to this Agreement, and the Exhibits and Schedules to it, taken
as
a whole;
(3) to
any
agreement (including this Agreement), contract, statute or regulation are
to the
agreement, contract, statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented,
restated or replaced from time to time (in the case of an agreement or contract,
to the extent permitted by the terms thereof); and to any section of any
statute
or regulation include any successor to the section;
(4) to
the “transactions contemplated hereby” includes the transactions provided
for in this Agreement and the Exhibits to it;
(5) to
any
Governmental Authority include any successor to that Governmental Authority;
and
(6) to
the
date of this Agreement are to February 19, 2007.
(b) The
table
of contents and article and section headings are for reference purposes only
and
do not limit or otherwise affect any of the substance of this
Agreement.
(c) The
words
“include,” “includes” or “including” are to be deemed followed by the words
“without limitation” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement
that it follows to the specific or similar items or maters immediately following
it.
(d) The
words
“herein”, “hereof” or “hereunder”, and similar terms are to be deemed to refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any specific Section.
(e) This
Agreement is the product of negotiation by the parties, having the assistance
of
counsel and other advisers. The parties intend that this Agreement not be
construed more strictly with regard to one party than with regard to the
other.
(f) No
provision of this Agreement is to be construed to require, directly or
indirectly, any person to take any action, or omit to take any action, to
the
extent such action or omission would violate applicable law (including statutory
and common law), rule or regulation.
ARTICLE
II
The
Merger
2.01 The
Merger. Upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Company
will
merge with and into Merger
Sub at
the
Effective Time. At the Effective Time, the separate corporate
existence of Company will terminate. Merger
Sub will
be
the Surviving Corporation, and will
continue
its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Indiana and shall
be a
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
2.02 Closing. The
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place in the offices of
Parent located at 100 N. Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana 46601, at
10:00 a.m. on the date (unless the parties agree to another time or date)
that is, subject to Section 3.08, the last day of the month in which each
of the
conditions set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived, other
than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing,
but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions (the “Closing
Date”).
2.03 Effective
Time.
Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, in connection with the Closing,
Merger
Sub will
duly
execute and deliver articles of merger (the “Articles of Merger”) to the
Secretary of State for filing under Section 23-1-40-5 of the IBCL. The parties
will make all other filings or recordings required under the IBCL, and the
Merger will become effective when the Articles of Merger are filed in the
office
of the Secretary of State, or at such later date or time as Parent
and
Company mutually agree (the time the Merger becomes effective being
the “Effective Time”).
2.04 Effects
of the Merger.
The
Merger will have the effects prescribed by the IBCL and other applicable
law.
2.05 Articles
of Incorporation and By-laws.
(a) The
Merger Sub certificate of incorporation, as in effect immediately before
the
Effective Time, will be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation as of the Effective Time.
(b) The
Merger Sub by-laws, as in effect immediately before the Effective Time, will
be
the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation as of the Effective Time.
ARTICLE
III
Consideration;
Exchange Procedure
3.01 Conversion
or Cancellation of Shares.
(a) Company
Common Stock.
At the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of
any shareholder, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than Exception Shares, shall
be
converted into and constitute the right to receive:
(1) at
the
election of the holder thereof as provided in, and subject to the provisions
of
Section 3.01(c)
and
Section 3.08, either:
(A) a
number
of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient, rounded to the nearest
thousandth, obtained by dividing the Initial Per Share Purchase Consideration
by
the Closing Parent Share Price (the “Initial Per
Share Stock Consideration”);
or
(B) cash
in
an amount equal to the Initial Per Share Purchase Consideration (the
“Initial
Per Share Cash Consideration”),
and
(2) the
contingent right to receive additional amounts from the Escrow Fund as provided
in the Escrow Agreement.
Each
share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the
Effective Time, other than Exception Shares, is hereinafter defined as an
“Old
Share.”
Old
Shares shall cease to be outstanding, shall be canceled and retired and shall
cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate (an “Old
Certificate”)
formerly representing Old Shares shall thereafter cease to have any rights
with
respect to such shares, except the right to receive, as applicable, without
interest, upon exchange of such Old Certificate in accordance with this
Article III (i) any dividends with respect to Company Common Stock
with a record date prior to the Effective Time but unpaid as of the Effective
Time and (ii) the consideration to which he or she may be entitled pursuant
to this Article III.
(b) Determination
of Initial Purchase Consideration.
(1) The
Initial Purchase Consideration shall equal (i) the Estimated Purchase Price
minus (ii) the Escrow Amount (the “Initial Purchase Consideration”). Not later
than five business days prior to the Closing Date, Company will deliver to
Parent an estimated balance sheet of Company as of the close of business
on the
Closing Date (the “Estimated Balance Sheet”), including a statement setting
forth its best estimate of Stockholders’ Equity (“Estimated Equity”) as of the
Closing Date and a detailed calculation of the Estimated Purchase Price (taken
together, the “Estimated Purchase Price Statement”). The Company shall deliver
to Parent on the day prior to the Closing Date its updated Estimated Equity
determined as of the close of business two days prior to the Closing Date.
The
Estimated Purchase Price Statement will be prepared using the updated Estimated
Equity and applying GAAP, as modified by the definition of Stockholders’ Equity
contained herein, and, to the extent consistent with GAAP, on the basis of
the
same accounting principles and practices used by Company in the preparation
of
Company Financial Statements delivered prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(2) On
the
day prior to the Closing Date the Company and Parent shall in good faith
agree
in writing to the amount of the Purchase Price Adjustment Escrow Amount.
(c) Election
Procedures.
(1) An
election form and other appropriate and customary transmittal materials in
such
form as Parent and Company shall mutually agree (the “Election
Form”)
shall
be mailed on the date on which proxy materials relating to the Merger are
mailed
to holders of shares of Company Common Stock or such other date as Parent
and
Company shall mutually agree (the “Mailing
Date”)
to
each holder of record of Company Common Stock as of the close of business
on the
same date as the record date for eligibility to vote on the Merger (the
“Election
Form Record Date”).
(2) Each
Election Form shall permit the holder (or the beneficial owner through
appropriate and customary documentation and instructions) to specify
(A) the number of shares of such holder’s Company Common Stock with respect
to which such holder elects to receive the Initial Per Share Stock Consideration
(“Stock
Election Shares”),
(B) the number of shares of such holder’s Company Common Stock with respect
to which such holder elects to receive the Initial Per Share Cash Consideration
(“Cash
Election Shares”)
or
(C) that such holder makes no election with respect to such holder’s
Company Common
Stock (“No
Election Shares”).
Any
Company Common Stock with respect to
which
the
Exchange Agent has not received an effective, properly completed Election
Form
on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time, on the first business day
subsequent to the Company Meeting (or such other time and date as Parent
and
Company may mutually agree) (the “Election
Deadline”)
shall
also be deemed to be No Election Shares.
(3) Parent
shall make available one or more Election Forms as may reasonably be requested
from time to time by any person who becomes a holder (or beneficial owner)
of
Company Common Stock between the Election Form Record Date and the close
of
business on the business day prior to the Election Deadline, and Company
shall
provide to the Exchange Agent all information reasonably necessary for it
to
perform as specified herein.
(4) Any
such
election shall have been properly made only if the Exchange Agent shall have
actually received a properly completed Election Form by the Election Deadline.
An Election Form shall be deemed properly completed only if accompanied by
one
or more Old Certificates (or customary affidavits and indemnification regarding
the loss or destruction of such certificates or the guaranteed delivery of
such
certificates) representing all shares of Company Common Stock covered by
such
Election Form, together with duly executed transmittal materials included
in the
Election Form. Any Election Form may be revoked or changed by the person
submitting such Election Form only by written notice received by the Exchange
Agent prior to the Election Deadline accompanied by a properly completed
and
signed revised Election Form. In the event an Election Form is revoked prior
to
the Election Deadline, unless a subsequent properly completed Election Form
is
submitted and actually received by the Exchange Agent by the Election Deadline,
the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Election Form shall
become No Election Shares and Parent shall cause the Old Certificates to
be
promptly returned without charge to the person submitting the Election Form
upon
written request to that effect from the holder who submitted the Election
Form.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement and of the Election Form, the Exchange
Agent shall have reasonable discretion to determine whether any election,
revocation or change has been properly or timely made and to disregard
immaterial defects in the Election Forms, and any good faith decisions of
Parent
regarding such matters shall be binding and conclusive. Neither Parent nor
the
Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any person of any
defect
in an Election Form.
(5) Within
five business days after the later to occur of the Election Deadline or the
Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to effect the allocation
among the holders of Company Common Stock of rights to receive Parent Common
Stock or cash in the Merger in accordance with the Election Forms as
follows:
(A) Cash
Oversubscribed.
If the
aggregate cash amount that would otherwise be paid upon the conversion in
the
Merger of the Cash Election Shares is greater than the Maximum Cash
Consideration, then:
(I) all
Stock
Election Shares and No Election Shares shall be converted into the right
to
receive the Initial Per Share Stock Consideration,
(II) the
Exchange Agent shall then select from among the Cash Election Shares, by
a pro
rata selection process, a sufficient number of shares to receive the Initial
Per
Share Stock Consideration (“Stock
Designated Shares”)
such
that the aggregate of cash that will be paid in the
Merger
equals an amount as close as practicable but in no event greater than the
Maximum Cash Consideration, and all Stock Designated Shares shall be converted
into the right to receive the Initial Per Share Stock Consideration,
and
(III) the
Cash
Election Shares that are not Stock Designated Shares will be converted into
the
right to receive the Initial Per Share Cash Consideration.
(B) Cash
Undersubscribed.
If the
aggregate cash amount that would be paid upon conversion in the Merger of
the
Cash Election Shares is less than the Minimum Cash Consideration,
then:
(I) all
Cash
Election Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Initial
Per
Share Cash Consideration,
(II) the
Exchange Agent shall then select first from among the No Election Shares,
by a
random selection process, and then (if necessary) from among the Stock Election
Shares, by a pro rata selection process, a sufficient number of shares to
receive the Initial Per Share Cash Consideration (“Cash
Designated Shares”)
such
that the aggregate cash amount that will be paid in the Merger equals as
closely
as practicable but in no event less than the Minimum Cash Consideration,
and all
Cash Designated Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Initial
Per Share Cash Consideration, and
(III) the
Stock
Election Shares and the No Election shares that are not Cash Designated Shares
shall be converted into the right to receive the Initial Per Share Stock
Consideration.
(C) Cash
Subscriptions Sufficient.
If the
aggregate cash amount that would be paid upon conversion in the Merger of
the
Cash Election Shares is equal to or exceeds the Minimum Cash Consideration
and
does not exceed the Maximum Cash Consideration (as determined by the Exchange
Agent), then subparagraphs (A) and (B) above shall not apply and all Cash
Election Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Initial
Per
Share Cash Consideration and all Stock Election Shares and No Election Shares
shall be converted into the right to receive the Initial Per Share Stock
Consideration.
The
pro
rata selection process to be used by the Exchange Agent shall consist of
such
equitable pro ration processes as shall be mutually determined by Parent
and
Company. In addition, the Parent and the shareholders of the Company who
have
executed the Voting Agreements may agree that a specified number of Stock
Designated Shares or Cash Designated Shares, as applicable, may be selected
from
among the shares subject to the Voting Agreements prior to the pro rata
selection process, after which the pro rata selection process will occur,
if
necessary.
For
purposes of the calculations in this Section 3.01(c), but not for any pro
rata
selection process, Dissenting Shares shall be deemed to be Cash Election
Shares.
(d) Exception
Shares.
At the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of
any shareholder, each Exception Share shall cease to be
outstanding,
shall
be
canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall
be
delivered in exchange therefor.
(e) No
Fractional Shares.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither certificates
nor
scrip for fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in the
Merger. Each holder who otherwise would have been entitled to a fraction
of a
share of Parent Common Stock shall receive in lieu thereof cash (without
interest) in an amount determined by multiplying the fractional share interest
to which such holder would otherwise be entitled (after taking into account
all
shares of Company Common Stock owned by such holder at the Effective Time)
by
the Closing Parent Share Price. No such holder shall be entitled to dividends,
voting rights or any other rights in respect of any fractional
share.
3.02 Exchange
of Old Certificates; Payment of the Consideration.
(a) Appointment
of Exchange Agent.
Until
the first anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent shall make available
on a
timely basis or cause to be made available to an exchange agent agreed upon
by
Parent and Company (the “Exchange
Agent”)
(1) cash in an amount sufficient to allow the Exchange Agent to make all
payments that may be required pursuant to this Article III and
(2) certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock
(“New
Certificates”),
each
to be given to the holders of Company Common Stock in exchange for Old
Certificates pursuant to this Article III. Upon such anniversary, any such
cash or New Certificates remaining in the possession of the Exchange Agent
(together with any earnings in respect thereof) shall be delivered to Parent.
Any holder of Old Certificates who has not theretofore exchanged his or her
Old
Certificates pursuant to this Article III shall thereafter be entitled to
look exclusively to Parent, and only as a general creditor thereof, for the
consideration to which he or she may be entitled upon exchange of such Old
Certificates pursuant to this Article III. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
neither the Exchange Agent nor any party hereto shall be liable to any holder
of
Old Certificates for any amount properly delivered to a public official pursuant
to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.
(b) Exchange
Procedures.
Promptly after the Effective Time, but in no event later than five business
days
thereafter, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail or deliver to each
person who was, immediately prior to the Effective Time, a holder of record
of
Company Common Stock and who theretofore has not submitted such holder’s Old
Certificates with an Election Form, a form of letter of transmittal (which
shall
specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to Old
Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of such certificates to
the
Exchange Agent) containing instructions for use in effecting the surrender
of
Old Certificates in exchange for the consideration to which such person may
be
entitled pursuant to this Article III. After completion of the allocation
procedure set forth in Section 3.01(c)
and upon
surrender to the Exchange Agent of an Old Certificate for cancellation together
with such letter of transmittal or Election Form, as the case may be, duly
executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the holder
of such Old Certificate shall promptly be provided in exchange therefor,
but in
no event later than ten business days after due surrender, a New
Certificate and/or a check in the amount to which such holder is entitled
pursuant to this Article III, and the Old Certificate so surrendered shall
forthwith be canceled. Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from
the
Merger consideration such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold
under
the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision
of state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld
by Parent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been paid to Company shareholders in respect to which
such
deduction and withholding
was
made
by Parent. No interest will accrue or be paid with respect to any property
to be
delivered upon surrender of Old Certificates.
(c) Transfer
to Holder other than Existing Holder.
If any
cash payment is to be made in a name other than that in which the Old
Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a
condition of such exchange that the person requesting such exchange shall
pay
any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the making of such payment
of
the Initial Per Share Cash Consideration in a name other than that of the
registered holder of the Old Certificate surrendered, or required for any
other
reason relating to such holder or requesting person, or shall establish to
the
reasonable satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid
or is
not payable. If any New Certificate representing shares of Parent Common
Stock
is to be issued in the name of other than the registered holder of the Old
Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor, it shall be a condition of
the
issuance thereof that the Old Certificate so surrendered shall be properly
endorsed (or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer) and otherwise
in proper form for transfer, and that the person requesting such exchange
shall
pay to the Exchange Agent in advance any transfer or other taxes required
by
reason of the issuance of a certificate representing shares of Parent Common
Stock in a name other than that of the registered holder of the Old Certificate
surrendered, or required for any other reason relating to such holder or
requesting person, or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
(d) Dividends.
No
dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time
with respect to Parent Common Stock shall be paid to the holder of any
unsurrendered Old Certificate until the holder thereof shall surrender such
Old
Certificate in accordance with this Article III. After the surrender of an
Old Certificate in accordance with this Article III, the record holder
thereof shall be entitled to receive any such dividends or other distributions,
without any interest thereon, which theretofore had become payable with respect
to shares of Parent Common Stock represented by the New
Certificate.
(e) Transfers.
At or
after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer
books of Parent of Old Shares.
(f) Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
If any
Old Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making
of an
affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Old Certificate to be
lost,
stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent or the Exchange Agent, the
posting by such person of a bond in such reasonable amount as Parent or the
Exchange Agent may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made
against it with respect to such Old Certificate, Parent or the Exchange Agent
shall, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Old Certificate, pay
or
cause to be paid the consideration deliverable in respect of the Old Shares
formerly represented by such Old Certificate pursuant to this
Article III.
3.03 Adjustments
to Parent Common Stock.
If
Parent changes (or Parent’s Board of Directors sets a related record date that
will occur before the Effective Time for a change in) the number of shares
of
Parent
Common
Stock issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time as a result of a
stock
split, stock dividend, or similar recapitalization with respect to such stock,
the Initial Per Share Stock Consideration (and if appropriate the Upper
Threshold and the Lower Threshold) shall be adjusted appropriately to provide
the holders of the Company Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated
by this Agreement prior to such event.
3.04 Dissenting
Shareholders.
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided herein, each Dissenting Share shall not
be
converted into or represent a right to receive the Initial Per Share Purchase
Consideration hereunder, and the holder thereof shall be entitled only to
such
rights as are granted by Section 23-1-44-8 of the IBCL. Company shall give
Parent prompt notice upon receipt by Company of any demand for payment pursuant
to Sections 23-1-44-8 and 23-1-44-9 of the IBCL and of withdrawals of such
notice and any other instruments provided pursuant to applicable law (any
shareholder duly making such demand being hereinafter called a “Dissenting
Shareholder”),
and
Parent shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to any such demands. Company shall not, without the prior written
consent of Parent, make any payment with respect to, settle, offer to settle
or
otherwise negotiate any such demands. Any payments made in respect of Dissenting
Shares shall be made by Parent.
(b) If
any
Dissenting Shareholder shall effectively withdraw or lose (through failure
to
perfect or otherwise) his or her right to dissent under Section
23-1-44-8 of
the
IBCL at or prior to the Effective Time, each of such holder’s shares of Company
Common Stock shall be converted into a right to receive the Initial Per Share
Purchase Consideration in accordance with the applicable provisions of this
Agreement.
3.05 Effect
on Parent and Merger Sub Stock.
(a) Each
share of Parent
Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will remain
outstanding.
(b) Each
share of Merger
Sub common stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will remain
outstanding.
3.06 Escrow.
On the
Closing Date, Parent, the Escrow Agent and the Shareholders’ Agent shall execute
the Escrow Agreement. By 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time on the day immediately
following the Closing Date, Parent shall deposit, or shall cause to be
deposited, with the Escrow Agent, for the benefit and on behalf of the
shareholders of Company an amount of cash equal to the Escrow Amount (the
“Escrow Fund”) for disbursement in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement. The Escrow Fund constitutes part of the consideration to be paid
to
the holders of Company Common Stock, receipt of which is subject to the terms
and conditions of the Escrow Agreement
3.07 Determination
of Final Purchase Price Adjustment.
The
Initial Purchase Consideration shall be subject to adjustment following the
Closing Date as follows:
(a) As
soon
as practicable after the Closing, but in no event later than 60 days after
the
Closing Date, Parent will prepare (or cause to be prepared) and deliver to
the
Shareholders’ Agent a balance sheet of Company as of the close of business on
the Closing Date, a statement setting forth the actual Stockholders’ Equity as
of such date and a statement setting forth a detailed calculation of the
Purchase Price and Final Purchase Price Adjustment (taken together the
“Proposed
Purchase Price Adjustment Statement”).
The
Proposed Purchase Price Adjustment Statement will be prepared applying GAAP,
as
modified by the definition of Stockholders’ Equity contained herein, and, to the
extent consistent with GAAP, on the basis of the same accounting principles
and
practices used by Company in the preparation of Company Financial Statements
delivered prior to the date of this Agreement.
(b) The
Shareholders’ Agent shall have 15 days from receipt of the Proposed Purchase
Price Adjustment Statement to give Parent written notice of his or her objection
to any item or calculation contained in the Proposed Purchase Price Adjustment
Statement, specifying in reasonable detail all disputed items and the basis
therefore (a “Purchase
Price Dispute Notice”).
If
the Shareholders’ Agent concurs with the Proposed Purchase Price Adjustment
Statement or otherwise does not give Parent a Purchase Price Dispute Notice
within such 15-day period, such Proposed Purchase Price Adjustment Statement
shall be deemed final and conclusive with respect to the determination of
the
Final Purchase Price Adjustment and shall be binding on the parties for all
purposes under this Agreement. If, however, the Shareholders’ Agent delivers a
Purchase Price Dispute Notice objecting to any items or calculations contained
in the Proposed Purchase Price Adjustment Statement within such 15-day period,
Parent and the Shareholders’ Agent shall meet within 15 days following the date
of the Purchase Price Dispute Notice (the “Resolution
Period”)
and
shall attempt in good faith to resolve such objections and any written
resolution by them as to any disputed amount shall be deemed final and
conclusive with respect to the determination of the Final Purchase Price
Adjustment and shall be binding on the parties for all purposes under this
Agreement. Any amounts that were not timely disputed pursuant to a Purchase
Price Dispute Notice (or if so disputed, subsequently resolved) may not be
disputed. In all events the Proposed Purchase Price Adjustment Statement
shall
be final and binding, except to the extent of those amounts timely identified
in
a Purchase Price Dispute Notice in accordance with this paragraph.
(c) If
Parent
and the Shareholders’ Agent are unable to resolve the Shareholders’ Agent’s
objections within the Resolution Period, then Parent shall designate and
retain
the Independent Accountant, subject to the written approval of Company, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Following such approval
by Company, Parent and the Shareholders’ Agent shall submit for review by the
Independent Accountant all amounts and issues remaining in dispute and Parent’s
and the Shareholders’ Agent responses thereto. All parties agree to execute, if
requested by the Independent Accountant, a reasonable engagement letter with
respect to the determination to be made by the Independent Accountant. The
Independent Accountant will determine only those issues still in dispute
at the
end of the Resolution Period and the Independent Accountant’s determination will
be based upon and consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
The determination by the Independent Accountant will be based solely on the
information contained in the presentations with respect to such disputed
items
by Parent and the Shareholders’ Agent to the Independent Accountant and not on
the Independent Accountant’s independent review. Each of Parent and the
Shareholders’ Agent will use its reasonable best efforts to provide its
presentations and related information as promptly as practicable following
submission to the Independent Accountant of the disputed items, and each
such
party will be entitled, as part of its presentation, to respond to the
presentation of the other party and any questions and requests of the
Independent Accountant. Discovery shall be limited to documents designated
by
the Independent Accountant as necessary for it to assess the proper calculation
of the Final Purchase Price Adjustment consistent with this Agreement. The
Independent Accountant’s determination will be made within 30 days after its
engagement (which engagement will be made no later than five business days
after
the end of the Resolution Period), or as soon thereafter as possible, and
will
be set forth in a written statement delivered to the Shareholders’ Agent and
Parent. The Final Purchase Price Adjustment Statement as finalized by the
Independent Accountant shall be deemed final and conclusive with respect
to the
Final Purchase Price Adjustment and shall be binding on Parent and the
shareholders of Company for all purposes under this Agreement. In deciding
any
matter, the Independent Accountant (A) will be bound by the provisions of
this
Agreement and (B) may not assign a value to any item greater than the greatest
value for such item claimed by either Parent or the Shareholders’ Agent or less
than the smallest value for such
item
claimed by Parent or the Shareholders’ Agent. The fees and expenses of the
Independent Accountant in resolving all such objections shall be borne by
(1) Parent in an amount equal to the proportion of the total disputed
amount that the Independent Accountant finds in favor of the Shareholders’ Agent
and (2) the Shareholders’ Agent in an amount equal to the proportion of the
total disputed amount that the Independent Accountant finds in favor of Parent.
The amount of the fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant to be paid
by
the Shareholders’ Agent will be assessed first against the Escrow Fund. Except
as provided in the preceding sentence, all other costs and expenses incurred
by
the parties in connection with resolving any dispute hereunder before the
Independent Accountant will be borne by the party incurring such cost and
expense. The term “Final
Purchase Price Adjustment Statement”
will
mean the definitive Proposed Purchase Price Adjustment Statement agreed to
by
the Shareholders’ Agent and Parent or resulting from the determination made by
the Independent Accountant in accordance with this Section 3.07(c).
(d) In
the
event that the Purchase Price set forth on the Final Purchase Price Adjustment
Statement exceeds the Estimated Purchase Price set forth on the Estimated
Purchase Price Statement (such excess, together with interest thereon at
an
annual rate of five percent (5.00%) from the Closing Date to the date of
payment, the “Purchase
Price Increase”),
then
Parent shall promptly deliver to the Escrow Agent an amount in cash so that
the
sum of such cash and the Purchase Price Adjustment Escrow Amount shall be
equal
to the Purchase Price Increase. The Escrow Agent will promptly distribute
an
amount equal to the Purchase Price Increase from the Escrow Account to the
former holders of Company Common Stock in accordance with the provisions
of the
Escrow Agreement. In the event that the Estimated Purchase Price set forth
on
the Estimated Purchase Price Statement exceeds the Purchase Price set forth
on
the Final Purchase Price Adjustment Statement (such excess, together with
interest thereon at an annual rate of five percent (5.00%) from the Closing
Date
to the date of payment, the “Purchase
Price Decrease”),
then
the Escrow Agent shall promptly disburse to Parent from the Escrow Account
an
amount equal to such Purchase Price Decrease, but in no event an amount greater
than the Purchase Price Adjustment Escrow Amount. Any remaining Escrow Funds
in
excess of the Indemnity Escrow Amount shall be distributed to the former
holders
of Company Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the Escrow
Agreement.
3.08 Payment
Options
(a) In
the
event that the Closing Parent Share Price without regard to the Lower Threshold
is less than $25.663, Parent shall elect to pay to the holders of Stock Election
Shares and Stock Designated Shares (if applicable), for each Stock Election
Share and Stock Designated Share (if applicable), either (i) in addition
to the
Initial Per Share Stock Consideration cash in an amount equal to the difference
between $25.663 and the Closing Parent Share Price without regard to the
Lower
Threshold, (ii) a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to a quotient,
rounded to the nearest thousandth, obtained by dividing the Initial Per Share
Purchase Consideration by the Closing Parent Share Price without regard to
the
Lower Threshold, or (iii) a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal
to a
quotient, rounded to the nearest thousandth, obtained by dividing the Initial
Per Share Purchase Consideration by a figure between the Closing Parent Share
Price without regard to the Lower Threshold and $25.663 (the “Assumed
Closing Parent Share Price”),
plus
cash equal to the difference between $25.663 and the Assumed Closing Parent
Share Price; provided,
that if
any such election by Parent other than pursuant to 3.08(a)(ii) would cause
the
condition of Section 7.01(f) to not be satisfied, then Parent shall offer
the
consideration set forth in Section 3.08(b).
(b) Notwithstanding
anything else to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Closing
Parent Share Price is less than the Lower Threshold and Parent pursuant to
Section 3.08(a) must offer the consideration set forth in this Section 3.08(b),
then Parent shall pay to all holders of Old Certificates in cash in an amount
for each Old Certificate equal to the Initial Per Share Cash consideration,
regardless of any elections made pursuant to Article III (“All Cash Payment
Option”).
(c) If
the
All Cash Payment Option is utilized, then Parent shall cause payment to be
made
to all holders of Old Certificates within the later to occur of (i) thirty
(30)
days following the Closing Date, which payment shall include interest thereon
at
an annual rate of five percent (5.00%) from the Closing Date to the date
of
payment, or (ii) within ten business days after satisfaction of the conditions
of Section 3.02(b) with respect to the surrender by the holder of the Old
Certificate to the Exchange Agent the Old Certificate for cancellation together
with such letter of transmittal or Election Form, as the case may be, duly
executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto, which
payment shall include interest thereon at an annual rate of five percent
(5.00%)
from the Closing Date to the date thirty (30) days subsequent to the Closing
Date.
ARTICLE
IV
Conduct
of Business Pending the Merger
4.01 Forbearances
of Company.
Company
agrees that from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, except
as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as Previously Disclosed, without
the
prior written consent of Parent
(which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), it will not, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:
(a) Ordinary
Course.
Conduct
its business and the business of its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary
and
usual course or fail to use reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their
business organizations and assets and maintain their rights, franchises and
authorizations and their existing relations with customers, suppliers, employees
and business associates, or take any action reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to Company.
(b) Operations.
Enter
into any new line of business or change its lending, investment, underwriting,
risk, asset liability management or other material banking and operating
policies or practices, except as required by applicable law, regulation or
policies imposed by any Governmental Authority; provided,
however,
that on
or before May 1, 2007, Company will structure its investment portfolio as
set
forth on Schedule 4.01(b)(ii).
(c) Capital
Stock.
Issue,
sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or dispose of or encumber
or
pledge, or authorize or propose the creation of, any additional shares of
its
stock, or permit any additional shares of its stock to become subject to
new
grants.
(d) Dividends,
Distributions, Repurchases.
(1) Make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend on or in
respect of, or declare or make any distribution on any shares of its stock,
other
than
(A) dividends from its wholly owned Subsidiaries to it or another of its
wholly owned Subsidiaries and (B) regular quarterly dividends on its common
stock in amounts Previously Disclosed or (2) directly or indirectly adjust,
split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares
of
its stock.
(e) Dispositions.
Sell,
transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of its assets,
deposits, business or properties, except for sales, transfers, mortgages,
encumbrances or other dispositions in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice and in a transaction that, together with other such
transactions, is not material to it and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(f) Acquisitions.
Acquire
(other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions of control in a fiduciary
or
similar capacity or in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good
faith, in each case in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent
with
past practice) all or any portion of the assets, business, deposits, securities
or properties of any other entity.
(g) Constituent
Documents.
Amend
its Constituent Documents or the Constituent Documents (or similar governing
documents) of any of its Subsidiaries.
(h) Accounting
Methods.
Implement or adopt any change in its accounting principles, practices or
methods, other than as may be required by GAAP or applicable regulatory
accounting requirements, or make, change or revoke any material Tax election
or
change any method of Tax accounting.
(i) Adverse
Actions.
Subject
to Section 3.08(b), but otherwise notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, (1) knowingly take, or knowingly omit to take, any action that
would, or is reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or
(2) knowingly take, or knowingly omit to take, any action that is
reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth
in
Article VII not being satisfied in a timely manner, except as may be
required by applicable law or regulation.
(j) Compensation;
Employment Agreements; Etc.
Enter
into, amend, modify, or renew or terminate any employment, consulting,
change-in-control or similar contract, agreement or arrangement with any
director, or employee or consultant, or increase or decrease the cash or
equity
compensation or fringe benefits of, or pay any bonus to, any director, employee
or consultant or grant any salary or wage increase, equity awards or incentive
or bonus payments, except (1) to make changes that are required by applicable
law, (2) with respect to employees who are not executive officers, to grant
merit based or annual salary increases in the ordinary and usual course of
business and in accordance with past practice, or (3) for employment
arrangements for newly hired employees who are not executive officers in
the
ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past
practice.
(k) Benefit
Plans.
Enter
into, establish, adopt, amend, modify, or renew or terminate any pension,
retirement, stock option, stock purchase, savings, profit sharing, deferred
compensation bonus, group insurance or other employee benefit, incentive
or
welfare contract, plan or arrangement or any trust agreement in respect of
any
director, officer or employee or take any action to accelerate the vesting
or
exercisability of stock options, restricted stock or other compensation or
benefits payable thereunder, or take any action to fund the payment of
compensation or benefits under any Benefit Arrangement (other than in the
ordinary and usual course), or materially change any actuarial of other
assumptions used to calculate the funding obligations with respect to any
Benefit Arrangement that is not a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of
the
Code or change the manner in which contributions to any Benefit Arrangement
are
made or the basis on which such contributions are determined, except (1)
as may
be required by applicable law or (2) amendments that do not increase benefits
or
result in increased administrative costs.
(l) Debt.
Other
than in the ordinary course of business, incur any indebtedness for borrowed
money, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become
responsible for the obligations of any person, or make any loan or advance.
(m) Litigation.
Settle
any suit, action, investigation or proceeding, except for any suit, action,
investigation or proceeding involving solely money damages in an amount,
individually or in the aggregate for all such settlements, that is not material
to Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that does not involve
or
create precedent for any suit, action, investigation or proceeding that is
reasonably likely to be material to Company or its Subsidiaries taken as
a
whole.
(n) Commitments.
Enter
into any contract with respect to, or otherwise agree or commit to do, any
of
the foregoing.
4.02 Forbearances
of Parent.
Parent
agrees
that from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as Previously Disclosed, without
the
prior written consent of Company (which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), it will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries
not
to:
(a) Adverse
Actions.
Subject
to Section 3.08(b), but otherwise notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, (1) knowingly take, or knowingly omit to take, any action that
would, or is reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or
(2) knowingly take, or knowingly omit to take, any action that is
reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth
in
Article VII not being satisfied in a timely manner, except as may be
required by applicable law or regulation.
(b) Constituent
Documents.
Amend
its Constituent Documents or the Constituent Documents of Merger Sub in a
way
that is adverse to the holders of Company Stock.
(c) Commitments.
Enter
into any contract with respect to, or otherwise agree or commit to do, any
of
the foregoing.
4.03 Coordination
of Dividends.
Until
the
Effective Time, Parent
and
Company will coordinate on the declaration of any dividends or other
distributions with respect to Parent
Common
Stock and Company Common Stock and the related record dates and payment dates,
it being intended that Company shareholders will not receive more than one
dividend, or fail to receive one dividend, for any single calendar quarter
on
their shares of Company Common Stock (including any shares of Parent
Common
Stock received in exchange therefor in the Merger).
ARTICLE
V
Representations
and Warranties
5.01 Disclosure
Schedules.
Before
entry into this Agreement, Parent
delivered
to Company a schedule and Company delivered to Parent
a
schedule (respectively, each schedule a “Disclosure
Schedule”),
setting forth, among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary
or
appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained
in
a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more representations or
warranties contained in Section 5.03
or to
one or more of its covenants contained in Article IV; provided
that the
inclusion of an item in a Disclosure Schedule as an exception to
a
representation or warranty will not by itself be deemed an admission by a
party
that such item is material or was required to be disclosed therein.
5.02 Standard.
For
all
purposes of this Agreement, no representation or warranty of a party contained
in Section 5.03
(other
than the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.03(b)
and
5.03(c),
which
shall be true in all material respects) will be deemed untrue, and no party
will
be deemed to have breached a representation or warranty, as a consequence
of the
existence of any fact, event or circumstance unless such fact, circumstance
or
event, individually or taken together with all other facts, events or
circumstances inconsistent with any representation or warranty contained
in
Section 5.03,
has had
or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to
such
party.
5.03 Representations
and Warranties.
Except
as
Previously Disclosed, Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent
and Merger Sub,
and
Parent
hereby
represents and warrants to Company, to the extent applicable, as
follows:
(a) Organization,
Standing and Authority.
Each of
it and, in the case of Parent only, Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its
incorporation. It is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
in
all jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or assets or
its
conduct of business requires it to be so qualified.
(b) Capitalization.
(1) In
the
case of Company only: The authorized capital stock of Company consists of
325,000 shares of Company Common Stock. As of the date of this Agreement,
42,101
shares of Company Common Stock were outstanding and are held, as of the date
of
this Agreement, as Previously Disclosed. The outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and nonassessable, and not subject to preemptive rights (and were
not
issued in violation of any preemptive rights). There are no shares of Company
Stock reserved for issuance, Company does not have any Rights outstanding
with
respect to Company Stock, and Company does not have any commitment to authorize,
issue or sell any Company Stock or Rights. Company has no commitment to redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire, or to register with the SEC, any shares
of
Company Stock.
(2) In
the
case of Parent only: The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of
40,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Parent
Preferred Stock. As of February 15, 2007, no more than 22,760,615 shares
of
Parent Common Stock and zero shares of Parent Preferred Stock were outstanding,
no more than 859,662 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to Rights
granted under the stock option and incentive plans of Parent, and no more
than
2,406,620 shares of Parent Common Stock were reserved for issuance under
such
plans. The outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been duly authorized
and are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and
not
subject to preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any preemptive
rights). The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger have
been
duly authorized and, if and when issued in the Merger, will be fully paid
and
nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights. Except as set forth above,
as of the date of this Agreement, there are no shares of Parent Stock reserved
for issuance, Parent does not have any Rights issued or outstanding with
respect
to Parent Stock, and Parent does not have any commitment to authorize, issue
or
sell any Parent Stock or Rights, except pursuant to this Agreement and
outstanding Rights under stock option and other equity incentive plans of
Parent. As of the
date
of
this Agreement, Parent has no commitment to redeem, repurchase or otherwise
acquire any shares of Parent Stock, except pursuant to stock option and other
equity incentive plans of Parent.
(c) Subsidiaries.
(1) In
the
case of Company only, (A) it owns, directly or indirectly, all the outstanding
equity securities of each of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens,
(B) no equity securities of any of its Subsidiaries are or may become
required to be issued (other than to it or its wholly owned Subsidiaries)
by
reason of any Right or otherwise, (C) there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which any of such Subsidiaries is or may
be
bound to sell or otherwise transfer any equity securities of any such
Subsidiaries (other than to it or its wholly owned Subsidiaries), (D) there
are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements relating to
its
rights to vote or to dispose of such securities, (E) all the equity
securities of each Subsidiary held by it or its Subsidiaries have been duly
authorized and are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable
(except as provided in 12 U.S.C. § 55 or comparable state laws in the
case of bank Subsidiaries), and (F) each of its Subsidiaries that is a bank
(as defined in the BHC Act) is an “insured bank” as defined in the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act and applicable regulations thereunder.
(2) Each
of
its Subsidiaries, in the case of Company, and its Significant Subsidiaries,
in
the case of Parent, has been duly organized and is validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is duly
qualified to do business and in good standing in all jurisdictions where
its
ownership or leasing of property or its conduct of business requires it to
be so
qualified.
(d) Power.
It and
each of its Subsidiaries has the corporate (or comparable) power and authority
to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own all its
properties and assets; and it has the corporate (or comparable) power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Authority.
Each of
it and, in the case of Parent only, Merger Sub has duly authorized, executed
and
delivered this Agreement. Subject only, in the case of Company only, to the
receipt of the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock to approve the plan of merger contained in
this
Agreement, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been
authorized by all necessary respective corporate action. This Agreement is
its
and, in the case of Parent only, Merger Sub’s valid and legally binding
obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as enforcement
may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to
or
affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles).
(f) Regulatory
Approvals; No Defaults.
(1) No
consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental
Authority or with any third party are required to be made or obtained by
it or
any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by it of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger, except for
(A) filings of applications and notices with, receipt of approvals or
nonobjections from, and expiration of related waiting
periods
required by federal and state banking authorities, including applications
and
notices under the BHC Act and an application to the Indiana Department of
Financial Institutions as required under the Indiana Financial Institutions
Act,
as amended, (B) filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, and
declaration by the SEC of the Registration Statement’s effectiveness under the
Securities Act, (C) receipt of the applicable shareholder approval
described in Section 5.03(e),
(D) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Indiana Secretary of
State, and (E) such filings with NASDAQ necessary to obtain the
authorizations for listing of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to
the
terms of this Agreement.
(2) Subject
to receipt of the consents and approvals referred to in the preceding paragraph,
and the expiration of related waiting periods, and required filings under
federal and state securities laws, the execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
do
not and will not (A) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default
under, or give rise to any Lien or any acceleration of remedies, penalty,
increase in material benefit payable or right of termination under, any law,
rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or
license, or agreement, indenture or instrument of it or of any of its
Subsidiaries or to which it or any of its Subsidiaries or properties is subject
or bound, (B) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, its
Constituent Documents or (C) require any consent or approval under any such
law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license,
agreement, indenture or instrument.
(3) As
of the
date of this Agreement, it and, in the case of Parent only, Merger Sub is
not
aware of any reason why the necessary regulatory approvals and consents will
not
be received in order to permit consummation of the Merger on a timely
basis.
(g) Financial
Reports and SEC Filings.
(1) In
the
case of Parent only, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005, and all other reports, registration statements,
definitive proxy statements or information statements filed by it or any
of its
Subsidiaries subsequent to December 31, 2005 under the Securities Act, or
under
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in the form filed
(collectively, its “SEC
Filings”)
with
the SEC as of the date filed, (A) complied in all material respects as to
form with the applicable requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act, as the case may be, and (B) did not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; and each of the statements of
financial position contained in or incorporated by reference into any such
SEC
Filing (including the related notes and schedules) fairly presented in all
material respects its financial position and that of its Subsidiaries as
of the
date of such statement, and each of the statements of income and changes
in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows or equivalent statements in such SEC Filings
(including any related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presented in all
material respects, the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity
and changes in cash flows, as the case may be, of it and its Subsidiaries
for
the periods to which those statements relate, in each case in accordance
with
GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except in each case
as
may be noted therein, and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and
as
permitted by Form 10-Q in the case of unaudited statements and (ii) in the
case
of Company only, Company Financial Statements were prepared from the books
and
records of Company and its Subsidiaries and fairly present or, in the case
of
any
Company
Financial Statements delivered after the date hereof, will fairly present,
in
all material respects its financial position and that of its Subsidiaries
as of
the date of such statement, and each of the statements of income and changes
in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows or equivalent statements in such Company
Financial Statements (including any related notes and schedules thereto)
fairly
presented in all material respects, the results of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity and changes in cash flows, as the case may be, of it and
its Subsidiaries for the periods to which those statements relate, in each
case
in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved,
except
in each case as may be noted therein, and subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments. Parent has been in compliance in all material respects with
the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the
SEC
promulgated thereunder and has timely filed all SEC Filings required thereunder,
and it will be in compliance in all material respects with the Securities
Act,
Exchange Act, and all rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder,
and will file all SEC Filings between the date hereof and the Effective
Time.
(2) In
the
case of Company only, it and its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that:
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of Company Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP
and
to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect
to
differences. Company and its Subsidiaries have maintained business records
with
respect to their respective assets, businesses and operations which are true,
accurate and complete in all material respects, and Company is not aware
of any
material deficiencies in such business records. None of Company or its
Subsidiaries has any of their primary records, systems, controls, data or
information which are material to the operation of the businesses of it
recorded, stored, maintained, operated or otherwise wholly or partly dependent
upon or held by any means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic
process, whether or not computerized) which (including all means of access
thereto and therefrom) are not under the exclusive ownership and direct control
of it.
(h) Material
Adverse Effect.
Since
September 30, 2006:
(1) No
event,
state of facts, circumstance, development, change or effect that, individually
or in the aggregate with all other events, states of facts, circumstance,
developments, changes and effects(whether or not described in any other
paragraph of this Section 5.03),
has,
has had or is reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect
with respect to it.
(2) It
and
its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary
and
usual course consistent with past practice.
(3) It
and
its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice.
(4) In
the
case of Company only, it and its Subsidiaries have not taken any action prior
to
the date of this Agreement that, if taken after the date of this Agreement,
would constitute or cause a violation of Section 4.01.
(i) Litigation.
Except,
in the case of Parent, as set forth in its SEC Filings (without giving effect
to
any amendment filed after the date of this Agreement), there is no suit,
action,
investigation or proceeding pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against
or
affecting it or any of its Subsidiaries, nor is there any judgment, decree,
injunction, rule or order of any governmental entity or arbitration outstanding
against it or any of its Subsidiaries.
(j) Regulatory
Matters.
Except,
in the case of Parent, as set forth in its SEC Filings (without giving effect
to
any amendment filed after the date of this Agreement), neither it nor any
of its
Subsidiaries is subject to, has been advised or has reason to believe that
it is
reasonably likely to become subject to, any written order, decree, agreement
(including an agreement under Section 4(m) of the BHC Act), memorandum of
understanding or similar arrangement with, or a commitment letter or similar
submission to, or extraordinary supervisory letter from, or adopted any
extraordinary board resolutions at the request of, any Governmental Authority
charged with the supervision or regulation of financial institutions or issuers
of securities or engaged in the insurance of deposits or the supervision
or
regulation of it or any of its Subsidiaries.
(k) Compliance
with Laws.
Except,
in the case of Parent, as set forth in its SEC Filings (without giving effect
to
any amendment filed after the date of this Agreement), it and each of its
Subsidiaries:
(1) conducts
its business in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and
foreign
statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees
applicable thereto or to the employees conducting such businesses;
(2) has
all
permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has made
all
filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Authorities
that
are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and
to
conduct their businesses as presently conducted; all such permits, licenses,
certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect
and, to its knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is
threatened;
(3) has
received, since December 31, 2004, no written notification from any
Governmental Authority (A) asserting that it or any of its Subsidiaries is
not in compliance with any of the statutes, regulations or ordinances which
such
Governmental Authority enforces or (B) threatening to revoke any license,
franchise, permit or governmental authorization; and
(4)
is in
compliance with the provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA Patriot Act
and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(l) Material
Contracts; Defaults.
(1) In
the
case of Company only, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to,
bound by or subject to any of the following agreements, contracts, arrangements,
commitments or understandings (whether written or oral) (each, a “Contract”):
(A) a
Contract that would be a “direct financial obligation” within the meaning of
Item 2.03(c) of the SEC’s Form 8-K, or an “off-balance sheet arrangement” within
the meaning of Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K;
(B) a
Contract containing obligations or liabilities of any kind to holders of
the
capital stock of it or any of its Subsidiaries as such (including an obligation
to register any of such securities under any federal or state securities
laws);
(C) a
Contract that restricts the conduct of business by it or any of its Subsidiaries
(including exclusivity obligations) or its or their ability to compete in
any
line of business;
(D) a
Contract with any current or former officer, director, shareholder, employee,
consultant, agent or other representative or with an entity in which any
of the
foregoing is a controlling person or has an interest which involve aggregate
payments in excess of $10,000;
(E) a
Contract with any labor union or association representing any employee;
(F) a
Contract that is a partnership or joint venture agreement;
(G) a
Contract relating to the acquisition by it or any of its Subsidiaries of
any
operating business or the capital stock of any other person;
(H) a
Contract under which it or any of its Subsidiaries agrees to indemnify any
party
or to share Tax liability of any person;
(I) a
Contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment
or
assets providing for an annual payment by it or any of its Subsidiaries of
$10,000 or more;
(J) a
Contract granting options or rights of first refusal for the purchase or
lease
of any property for an aggregate purchase price in excess of $10,000 or of
any
real property; or
(K) any
other
Contracts pursuant to the terms of which there is either a current or future
obligation or right of it or any of the Subsidiaries to make payments in
excess
of $10,000 or receive payments in excess of $10,000.
(2) Neither
it nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any material contract,
agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease, insurance policy or other instrument
to which it is a party, by which its respective assets, business, or operations
may be bound or affected, or under which it or its respective assets, business,
or operations receives benefits, and there has not occurred any event that,
with
the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such
a
default.
(m) Employee
Benefit Plans.
(1) All
of
its Benefit Arrangements are Previously Disclosed, other than those Benefit
Arrangements that are not material. True and complete copies of all Benefit
Arrangements, including any trust instruments and insurance contracts forming
a
part of any Benefit Arrangements, and all amendments thereto, have been made
available to the other party. All actuarial reports, Forms 5500 (with all
schedules and attachments), audit reports, summary annual reports, summary
plan
descriptions and compliance tests (including nondiscrimination tests required
under Sections 401(a)(4), 401(k) and 401(m) of the Code and coverage tests
under
Section 410(b) of the Code) for the most recent two years for which such
reports
or documents are available, relating to its Benefit Arrangements have been
made
available to the other party. Any documents related to voluntary or involuntary
correction of any Benefit Arrangement under the IRS Employee Plans Compliance
Resolution System or correction programs offered by the Department of Labor
have
been made available to the other party. With respect to any Benefit Arrangement
that is a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA, it
has made available to the other party a determination of the withdrawal
liability that would be incurred upon withdrawal from such plan as of the
last
day of the most recently completed plan year, or as of a more recent date.
Any
rulings, opinions, information letters, or advisory opinions or similar
documentation issued by or received from the Internal Revenue Service or
Department of Labor with respect to any Benefit Arrangement have been provided.
(2) All
of
its Benefit Arrangements, other than “multiemployer plans” within the meaning of
Section 3(37) of ERISA, are in substantial compliance with ERISA, the Code
and other applicable laws. Each of its Benefit Arrangements which is an
“employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA
(“Pension
Plan”),
and
which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, has
received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service,
and
it is not aware of any circumstances reasonably likely to result in revocation
of any such favorable determination letter. There is no pending or, to the
knowledge of Company or Parent, as the case may be, threatened litigation
relating to its Benefit Arrangements. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries
has
engaged in a transaction with respect to any of its Benefit Arrangements
that,
assuming the taxable period of such transaction expired as of the date hereof,
could subject it or any of its Subsidiaries to a material tax or penalty
imposed
by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of
ERISA.
(3) In
all
material respects, all Benefit Arrangements subject to Title IV and Section
302
of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code are in compliance with such sections
of the
Code and ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder. No liability under
Subtitle C or D of Title IV of ERISA has been or is reasonably
expected to be incurred by it or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to
any
ongoing, frozen or terminated “single-employer plan,” within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained by any of
them, or the single-employer plan of any entity which is considered one employer
with it under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code (an
“ERISA
Affiliate”).
None
of it, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates has contributed
to
a “multiemployer plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA, at
any time within the last six years. No notice of a “reportable event,” within
the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for which the 30-day reporting
requirement has not been waived has been required to be filed for any of
its
Pension Plans or by any of its ERISA Affiliates within the 12-month period
ending on the date hereof. All requirements under the Code and ERISA, the
regulations promulgated under the Code and ERISA, and the PBGC
regulations
have
been
met with respect to any application for a minimum funding waiver under Section
303 of ERISA and Section 412(d) of the Code, such waiver was approved by
the
Internal Revenue Service, and all requirements under Section 303 of ERISA
and
Section 412(d) were met upon approval of such waiver. All applications,
government responses, and communications to participants related to a minimum
funding waiver application have been provided.
(4) All
contributions required to be made under the terms of any of its Benefit
Arrangements have been timely made as required by the Code, ERISA, and other
applicable law and have otherwise been reflected on its consolidated financial
statements included in its SEC Filings. Except as otherwise set forth in
paragraph (3), none of its Benefit Arrangements or its ERISA Affiliates’ Benefit
Arrangements, has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (whether or not waived)
within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA
and none of its ERISA Affiliates has an outstanding funding waiver. Neither
it
nor any of its Subsidiaries has provided, or is required to provide, security
to
any of its Pension Plans or to any single-employer plan of any of its ERISA
Affiliates pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code.
(5) Neither
it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations for post-retirement health,
life, or any other welfare or fringe benefits under any Benefit Arrangement
or
collective bargaining agreement. Either it or its Subsidiaries may amend
or
terminate any such retiree health, life, or fringe benefit plan at any time
without incurring any liability thereunder other than in respect of claims
incurred prior to such amendment or termination.
(6) Neither
its execution of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby nor shareholder approval of the transactions covered
by this
Agreement will (A) entitle any of its employees or any employees of its
Subsidiaries to severance pay or any increase in severance pay,
(B) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or
funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits
under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation
pursuant to, any of its Benefit Arrangements or (C) cause any amounts to be
non-deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
(7) All
Benefit Arrangements that are subject to Section 409A of the Code are in
substantial compliance in all material respects with Section 409A of the
Code
and any regulations or regulatory guidance issued thereunder. It and its
Subsidiaries have not agreed to pay any of the taxes required to be paid
under
section 409A(a)(1) of the Code by reason of a Benefit Arrangement failing
to
comply with Section 409A of the Code and any regulations or regulatory guidance
issued thereunder.
(8) No
oral
or written representation or communication with respect to any aspect of
a
Benefit Arrangement has been made to any employee on or before the Closing
Date
that is not in accordance with the written or otherwise preexisting terms
and
provisions of such Benefit Arrangements.
(9) All
Benefit Arrangements that are subject to the continuation coverage requirements
as set forth in Section 1001 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985, as amended, and Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA (“COBRA”)
are in
all respects in material compliance with COBRA and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(10) There
has
been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether or
not
written) by it or its Subsidiaries relating to Employee participation, coverage
or benefits under any Benefit Arrangement that would increase the expense
to it
or its Subsidiaries maintaining the Benefit Arrangements above the level
of
expenses incurred in respect thereof for the 12-month period ending on December
31, 2006.
(n) Taxes.
(1) All
Tax Returns that are required to be filed (taking into account any extensions
of
time within which to file) by or with respect to it and its Subsidiaries
have
been duly, timely and accurately filed, (2) all Taxes shown to be due on
the Tax
Returns referred to in clause (1) have been paid in full, (3) all
Taxes that it or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to withhold from amounts
owing to any employee, creditor or third party have been paid over to the
proper
Governmental Authority in a timely manner, to the extent due and payable,
and
(4) no extensions or waivers of statutes of limitation have been given by
or requested with respect to any of its U.S. federal income taxes or those
of
its Subsidiaries. In the case of Parent, it has made provision in accordance
with GAAP, in the financial statements included in the SEC Filings filed
on or
before the date hereof, for all Taxes that accrued on or before the end of
the
most recent period covered by its SEC Filings filed before the date hereof.
In
the case of Company, it has made provision in accordance with GAAP, in each
of
Company Financial Statements delivered on or before the date of this Agreement,
for all Taxes that accrued on or before the ending date of such Company
Financial Statement. No Liens for Taxes exist with respect to any of its
assets
or properties or those of its Subsidiaries, except for statutory Liens for
Taxes
not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and reserved
for in accordance with GAAP. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has been
a
party to any distribution occurring during the two-year period prior to the
date
of this Agreement in which the parties to such distribution treated the
distribution as one to which Section 355 of the Code applied, except for
distributions occurring among members of the same group of affiliated
corporations filing a consolidated federal income tax return.
(o) Books
and Records.
Its
books and records and those of its Subsidiaries have been fully, properly
and
accurately reflect in all material respects the transactions and obligations
to
which it or its Subsidiaries is a party, there are no material inaccuracies
or
discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein, and such books
and
records have been and are accurate and comply in all material respects with
applicable legal, regulatory and accounting requirements.
(p) Takeover
Laws and Provisions.
It has
taken all action required to be taken by it in order to exempt this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby from, and this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby are exempt from, the requirements of any
“moratorium,” “interested shareholder,” “control share,” “fair price,”
“affiliate transaction,” “business combination” or other anti-takeover laws and
regulations of any state (collectively, “Takeover
Laws”),
including Chapter 43 of the IBCL. It has taken all action required to be
taken
by it in order to make this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
comply with, and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
do
comply with, the requirements of any Articles, Sections or provisions of
its
Constituent Documents concerning “business combination,” “fair price,” “voting
requirement,” “constituency requirement” or other related provisions
(collectively, “Takeover
Provisions”).
(q) Financial
Advisors.
None of
it, its Subsidiaries or any of their officers, directors or employees has
employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage
fees,
commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein, except that Company has retained Renninger & Associates, LLC as its
financial advisor and Austin
Financial
Services, Inc. to render a fairness opinion, the arrangements with which
have
been disclosed to Parent prior to the date hereof. Company agrees the payment
of
any fee owing to Renninger & Associates, LLC and Austin Financial Services,
Inc. are the responsibility of Company, and that such fees will be paid in
full
prior to the Effective Time. As of the date of this Agreement, Company has
received an oral opinion of Austin Financial Services, Inc., issued to Company,
to the effect that the Merger Consideration is fair from a financial point
of
view to holders of Company Common Stock.
(r) Labor
Matters.
Neither
it nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or is bound by, any collective
bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a
labor
union or labor organization, nor is it or any of its subsidiaries the subject
of
a proceeding asserting that it or any such subsidiary has committed an unfair
labor practice (within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act) or
seeking to compel it or such subsidiary to bargain with any labor organization
as to wages and conditions of employment, nor is there any strike or other
labor
dispute involving it or any of its subsidiaries, pending or, to the best
of its
knowledge, threatened, nor is it aware, as of the date of this Agreement,
of any
activity involving it or any of its subsidiaries’ employees seeking to certify a
collective bargaining unit or engaging in any other organization activity.
There
is no employment-related charge, complaint, grievance, investigation, inquiry
or
obligation of any kind, pending or threatened in any forum, relating to an
alleged violation or breach by Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or its
or
their officers or directors) of any law, regulation or contract; and to the
knowledge of Company, no employee or agent of Company, or any of its
Subsidiaries has committed any act or omission giving rise to material liability
for any such violation or breach.
(s) Environmental
Matters.
There
are no proceedings, claims, actions, or investigations of any kind, pending
or
threatened, in any court, agency, or other governmental authority or in any
arbitral body against it, arising under any Environmental Laws; there is
no
reasonable basis for any such proceeding, claim, action or investigation;
there
are no agreements, orders, judgments or decrees by or with any court, regulatory
agency or other governmental authority, imposing liability or obligation
on it
under or in respect of any Environmental Laws; there are and have been no
Materials of Environmental Concern or other conditions at any property (owned,
operated, or otherwise used by it or any of its subsidiaries); and there
are no
reasonably anticipated future events, conditions, circumstances, practices,
plans, or legal requirements that could give rise to obligations or liabilities
to it under any Environmental Laws.
(t) Intellectual
Property.
In the
case of Company only:
(1) It
and
its Subsidiaries own, or are licensed or otherwise possess sufficient legally
enforceable rights to use, all Intellectual Property (including Technology
Systems) that is used by it and its Subsidiaries in their respective businesses
as currently conducted. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has (A) licensed
any Intellectual Property owned by it or its Subsidiaries in source code
form to
any person or (B) entered into any exclusive agreements relating to Intellectual
Property owned by it or its Subsidiaries.
(2) It
and
its Subsidiaries have not infringed or otherwise violated the Intellectual
Property rights of any third person. There is no claim asserted, or to its
knowledge threatened, against it and its Subsidiaries or any indemnitee thereof
concerning the ownership, validity, registrability, enforceability,
infringement, use or licensed right to use any Intellectual
Property.
(3) No
third
person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated it or its
Subsidiaries' Intellectual Property rights. There are no claims asserted
or
threatened by it or its Subsidiaries, or decided by them to be asserted or
threatened, that (A) a third person infringed or otherwise violated any of
their
Intellectual Property rights or (B) a third person's owned or claimed
Intellectual Property interferes with, infringes, dilutes or otherwise harms
any
of their Intellectual Property rights.
(4) It
and
its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality
of all trade secrets that are owned, used or held by them.
(u) Merger
Sub.
In the
case of Parent only, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Merger
Sub is, and at the Effective Time will be, owned by Parent or a direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Merger Sub has not conducted
any
business prior to the date hereof and has no, and prior to the Effective
Time
will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than
those
incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and the Merger and
the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(v) Tax
Treatment of Merger.
Neither
Parent nor Company has any knowledge of any fact or circumstance relating
to it
that would prevent the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from
qualifying as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.
(w) Availability
of Funds.
Except
as provided in Section 3.08(c), with respect to Parent only, it has or will
have
availability to it at the Effective Time to pay the aggregate Initial Per
Share
Cash Consideration and any cash consideration to be paid pursuant to any
Purchase Price Increase, and to pay any other amounts pursuant to this Agreement
and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
VI
Covenants
6.01 Reasonable
Best Efforts.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent,
Merger Sub
and
Company will use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, in
good
faith, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper
or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation
of the Merger as promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, and each will cooperate fully with,
and
furnish information to, the other party to that end.
6.02 Shareholder
Approvals.
(a) The
Company Board has authorized and approved this Agreement and the plan of
merger
it contains and adopted resolutions recommending as of the date hereof to
Company’s shareholders approval of the plan of merger contained in this
Agreement and any other matters required to be approved or adopted in order
to
effect the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Subject
to the Company’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(a),
(b), (e) or (f), the Company Board will submit to its shareholders the plan
of
merger contained in this Agreement and any other matters required to be approved
or adopted by shareholders in order to carry out the intentions of this
Agreement. In furtherance of that obligation, Company will take, in accordance
with applicable law and its respective Constituent
Documents,
all reasonable action necessary to convene a meeting of its shareholders
(including any adjournment or postponement, the “Company
Meeting”),
as
promptly as reasonably practicable, to consider and vote upon approval of
the
plan of merger as well as any other such matters required to be approved
or
adopted in order to effect the Merger and other transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company Board will use reasonable best efforts to obtain from
its
shareholders the requisite vote approving the plan of merger contained in
this
Agreement, including a recommendation that its respective shareholders vote
in
favor of the Merger.
(c) In
connection with the Company Meeting, Company shall prepare and distribute
to its
shareholders as soon as reasonably practicable a proxy statement and other
proxy
solicitation materials soliciting proxies from the holders of Company Common
Stock in favor of the approval of the Merger (the “Proxy
Statement”)
and
all related documents. Each party will cooperate, and will cause its
Subsidiaries to cooperate, with the other party, its counsel and
representatives, in the preparation of the Proxy Statement. Company shall
cooperate and provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and
comment
on the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto prior to
submitting such to the Company shareholders. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and
Company agrees that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by
it to
be included or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement will at the
date
of mailing to Company’s shareholders or at the time of the meeting of Company’s
shareholders held for the purpose of obtaining the shareholders
approval of the Merger and any other matters required to be approved or adopted
in order to effect the Merger and other transactions contemplated
hereby,
contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.
Parent, Merger Sub and Company each further agrees that if it becomes aware
that
any information furnished by it would cause any of the statements in the
Proxy
Statement to be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or
to
omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein
not
false or misleading, to promptly inform the other party thereof and to take
appropriate steps to correct the Proxy Statement.
6.03 SEC
Filings.
(a) Parent,
Merger Sub and Company will cooperate in ensuring that all filings required
under SEC Rules 165 and 425 are timely and properly made. Parent will
prepare a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form
(the “Registration
Statement”)
to be
filed by Parent with the SEC in connection with the issuance of Parent Common
Stock in the Merger. Each party will cooperate, and will cause its Subsidiaries
to cooperate, with the other party, its counsel and its accountants, in the
preparation of the Registration Statement, and, provided
that the
parties and their respective Subsidiaries have cooperated as required above,
Parent agrees to file the Registration Statement with the SEC as promptly
as
reasonably practicable. Parent will use reasonable best efforts to cause
the
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act
as
promptly as reasonably practicable after filing thereof and to maintain the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement until the Effective Time. Each
party shall cooperate and provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity
to review and comment on any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement prior to filing such with the SEC, and each party will provide
the
other party with a copy of all such filings with the SEC. Parent also agrees
to
use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law
or
“Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby. Company agrees to furnish to Parent all information
concerning Company, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors and shareholders
as
may be reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing.
(b) Parent
and Company each agrees, as to itself and its Subsidiaries, that none of
the
information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation
by
reference in the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration
Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective
under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein not misleading. Parent and Company each further
agrees that if it becomes aware that any information furnished by it would
cause
any of the statements in the Registration Statement to be false or misleading
with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein not false or misleading, to promptly
inform the other party thereof and to take appropriate steps to correct the
Registration Statement.
(c) Parent
will advise Company, promptly after Parent receives notice thereof, of the
time
when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or
amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension
of
the qualification of Parent Common Stock for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such
purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of
the
Registration Statement or for additional information.
6.04 Company
Financial Statements.
As
promptly as practicable after the date hereof, Company shall cause to be
prepared and delivered to Parent the 2006 Audited Financial Statements. As
promptly as practicable after each fiscal quarter end, Company shall cause
to be
prepared and delivered to Parent the relevant Subsequent Interim Financial
Statements.
6.05 Press
Releases.
Parent
and Company will consult with each other before issuing any press release,
written employee communication or other written shareholder communication
with
respect to the Merger or this Agreement and will not issue any such
communication or make any such public statement without the prior consent
of the
other party, which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided,
that
a party may, without the prior consent of the other party (but after prior
consultation, to the extent practicable in the circumstances), issue such
communication or make such public statement as may be required by applicable
law
or securities exchange rules. Parent and Company will cooperate to develop
all
public communications and make appropriate members of management available
at
presentations related to the transactions contemplated hereby as reasonably
requested by the other party.
6.06 Access;
Information.
(a) Each
of
Parent
and
Company agrees that upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws
relating to the exchange of information, it will (and will cause its
Subsidiaries to) afford the other party, and the other party’s officers,
employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized Representatives, such
access during normal business hours throughout the period before the Effective
Time to the books, records (including Tax Returns and work papers of independent
auditors), properties, personnel and to such other information as the other
party may reasonably request and, during such period, it will furnish promptly
to the other party (1) a copy of each report, schedule and other document
filed by it pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities or
banking laws, and (2) all other information concerning the business,
properties and personnel of it as the other may reasonably request. Neither
Parent
nor
Company will be required to afford access or disclose information that would
jeopardize attorney-client privilege, contravene any binding agreement with
any
third party, or violate any law or regulation. The parties will make appropriate
substitute arrangements in circumstances where the previous sentence
applies.
(b) Each
party will hold any information which is nonpublic and confidential to the
extent required by, and in accordance with, the Confidentiality Agreement
between Parent and Company (the “Confidentiality
Agreement”).
(c) No
investigation by Parent or Company of the business and affairs of the other
party, pursuant to this Section 6.06
or
otherwise, will affect or be deemed to modify or waive any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement in this Agreement, or the conditions to any
party’s obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(d) Each
party hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that it will advise its
directors, officers, employees, and agents who are informed as to the matters
which are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities
laws
prohibit any person who has received from an issuer or its affiliates material,
non-public information from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer
or
from communicating such information to any other person.
6.07 Acquisition
Proposals.
Company
will not, and will cause its Subsidiaries and its Subsidiaries’ officers,
directors, agents, advisors and affiliates not to, initiate, solicit, encourage
or knowingly facilitate inquiries or proposals with respect to, or engage
in any
negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential or nonpublic information
or
data to, or have any discussions with, any person relating to, any Acquisition
Proposal, except as otherwise provided herein. Nothing contained in this
Section
6.07 will prohibit Company from engaging in discussions with respect to any
unsolicited Acquisition Proposals if, in the good faith judgment of the Board
of
Directors based upon the written advice of counsel to Company, failure to
engage
in such discussions would be a breach of its fiduciary duties or any other
obligations under applicable law. Company will immediately cease and cause
to be
terminated any activities, discussions or negotiations conducted before the
date
of this Agreement with any persons other than Parent
with
respect to any Acquisition Proposal and will use its reasonable best efforts
to
enforce any confidentiality or similar agreement relating to an Acquisition
Proposal. Company will promptly (within one business day) advise Parent
following
receipt of any Acquisition Proposal and the substance thereof, and will keep
Parent
apprised
of any related developments, discussions and negotiations on a current
basis.
6.08 Affiliate
Agreements.
Not
later than the 15th day before the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement,
Company will deliver to Parent a schedule of each person that, to the best
of
its knowledge, is or is reasonably likely to be, as of the date of the Company
Meeting, deemed to be an “affiliate” of Company (each, a “Company
Affiliate”) as that term is used in Rule 145 under the Securities Act.
Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause each person who may
be
deemed to be a Company Affiliate to execute and deliver to Parent and Company
on
or before the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement an agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
6.09 Takeover
Laws and Provisions.
Neither
party will take any action that would cause the transactions contemplated
hereby
to be subject to requirements imposed by any Takeover Law and each of them
will
take all necessary steps within its control to exempt (or ensure the continued
exemption of) those transactions from, or if necessary challenge the validity
or
applicability of, any applicable Takeover Law, as now or hereafter in effect.
Neither party will take any action that would cause the transactions
contemplated hereby not to comply with any Takeover Provisions and each of
them
will take all necessary steps within its control to make those transactions
comply with (or continue to comply with) the Takeover Provisions.
6.10 Exchange
Listing.
Parent
will
use
all reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Parent
Common
Stock to be issued in the Merger to be approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject
to official notice of issuance, as promptly as practicable, and in any event
before the Effective Time.
6.11 Regulatory
Applications.
Parent
and Company and their respective Subsidiaries will cooperate and use all
reasonable best efforts to prepare as promptly as possible all documentation,
to
effect all filings and to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and
authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary
to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (the “Requisite Regulatory
Approvals”) as promptly as practicable, and will make all necessary filings in
respect of those Requisite Regulatory Approvals as soon as practicable;
provided, that Parent shall not be required to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby if, in the reasonable good faith judgment of Parent,
any
conditions or restrictions imposed in connection with any such Requisite
Regulatory Approval may reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability
of Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or operate any
business operated by Parent, Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries
following the Effective Time in substantially the same manner it has been
operated prior to the date of this Agreement (a “Burdensome Condition”). Parent
and Company will, upon request, furnish the other party with all information
concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders
and
such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection
with any filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such other
party
or any of its Subsidiaries with or to any third party or Governmental Authority
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.12 Indemnification.
(a) Following
the Effective Time and for a period of six years following the Effective
Time,
the Surviving Corporation shall and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation
to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present and former directors
and
officers of Company and its Subsidiaries (each, an “Indemnified
Party”),
against costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments,
fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities as incurred, in connection
with
any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, arising out of actions or omissions occurring
at or before the Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated
hereby), to the same extent as such persons are indemnified or have the right
to
advancement of expenses pursuant to the Constituent Documents and
indemnification agreements, if any, in effect on the date of this Agreement
with
Company and its Subsidiaries.
(b) Prior
to
the Effective Date, Company will obtain tail coverage, in addition to its
existing director and officer liability insurance coverage, to provide
director’s and officer’s liability insurance through the sixth anniversary of
the Effective Date that serves to reimburse the present and former officers
and
directors of Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries (determined
as of
the Effective Time) (as opposed to Company or such Subsidiary) with respect
to
claims against such directors and officers arising from facts or events
occurring before the Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated
hereby), which insurance will contain at least the same coverage and amounts,
and contain terms and conditions no less advantageous to the Indemnified
Party
as that coverage currently provided by Company; provided,
that
officers and directors of Company or any Subsidiary may be required to make
application and provide customary representations and warranties to Company’s
insurance carrier for the purpose of obtaining such insurance.
(c) Any
Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under
Section 6.12(a),
upon
learning of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation described
above, will promptly notify Parent; provided,
that
failure so to notify will not affect the obligations of Parent under
Section 6.12(a)
unless
and to the extent that Parent is actually prejudiced as a
consequence.
(d) If
Parent
or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any
other
entity and is not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation
or
merger or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to any other entity,
then and in each case, Parent will cause proper provision to be made so that
the
successors and assigns of Parent will assume the obligations set forth in
this
Section 6.12.
(e) The
provisions of this Section 6.12
shall
survive the Effective Time and are intended to be for the benefit of, and
will
be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and his or her heirs and
Representatives.
(f) Parent
shall be entitled to recover from, and be reimbursed out of, the Escrow
Account
in an amount up to the Indemnity Escrow Amount for any and all losses,
liabilities (including any liabilities under Section 6.12(a) which are
not
otherwise covered by insurance), claims, expenses (including costs of
investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and
expenses), or damages of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether or not
involving
a third party claim (collectively, the “Damages”) imposed upon, incurred by or
asserted against Parent or any of its subsidiaries (including but not limited
to
the Surviving Corporation), directors, officers, employees, or other agents
or
representatives, or any of their respective successors or assigns (collectively
“Parent Indemnitees”), resulting from, arising out of or based upon (X) any
claim or action (whether pending or threatened) of a type Previously Disclosed
against the Company, or (Y) any claim or action relating to Dissenting
Shares
(D&O Claims, (X) and (Y) collectively, the “Claims”) or (Z) any breach of
any representation, warranty or covenant of Company (collectively, a “Breach”);
provided, however, that any claim by Parent for indemnification pursuant
to this
Section 6.12(f) relating to any Claims must be made by providing notice
thereof
to the Shareholders Agent and the Escrow Agent on or before September 18,
2012,
and any claim by Parent for indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.12(f)
relating to any Breach must be made on or before the date the Escrow Agent
releases the Purchase Price Adjustment Escrow in accordance with Section
3.07(d)
above. The amount of any Claim with respect to the Dissenting Shares shall
be
equal to the difference between the amount per Dissenting Share paid pursuant
to
Section 3.04 of this Agreement and the Initial Per Share Cash Consideration,
as
adjusted for any Purchase Price Increase or Purchase Price Decrease. If
at any
time prior to September 18, 2012 Company or Parent receives a full release
of
all Parent Indemnitees in form reasonably satisfactory to Parent, with
regard to
any Claims made or threatened prior to that date, the Escrow Agent shall
release
to the former shareholders of the Company entitled to receive payments
from the
Escrow Account pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(2) any amount remaining in the
Escrow
Account attributable to the Indemnity Escrow Amount after full payment
to Parent
of any amounts to which it is entitled under this Section 6.12(f). If Company
or
Parent does not receive such a release, then the Escrow Agent may not release
any amount until the date which is thirty (30) days from the date on which
any
Claim is dismissed with prejudice, or determined by judge or jury and such
dismissal or determination has become a final and non-appealable judgment.
If
Parent has not notified the Escrow Agent and the Shareholders Agent of
any Claim
prior to September 18, 2012, the Escrow Agent shall release to the former
shareholders of the Company entitled to receive payments from the Escrow
Account
pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(2) any amount remaining in the Escrow Account
attributable to the Indemnity Escrow Amount after full payment to Parent
of any
amounts to which it is entitled under this Section 6.12(f). The amounts
to be
released pursuant to this Section 6.12(f) shall be set forth in a spreadsheet,
or other form of written notice, provided jointly by Parent and the
Shareholders’ Agent to the Escrow Agent and authorizing the payment of such
specified amounts to Shareholders.
(g) Pursuant
to Section 3.07(d) of this Agreement, in the event that the Estimated Purchase
Price set forth on the Estimated Purchase Price Statement exceeds the Purchase
Price set forth on the Final Purchase Price Adjustment Statement, then Parent
and the Shareholders’ Agent shall execute and deliver a joint written direction
to the Escrow Agent directing the Escrow Agent to (i) distribute to Parent
an amount equal to such Purchase Price Decrease, but in no event shall Parent
be
entitled to recover an amount greater than the Purchase Price Adjustment
Escrow
Amount, and (ii) distribute any remaining Escrow Funds in excess of the
Indemnity Escrow Amount to the former holders of Company Common Stock in
accordance with the provisions of the Escrow Agreement. Upon receipt of such
joint written direction, the Escrow Agent shall make the distributions to
such
accounts as Parent and Shareholders shall have designated to the Escrow Agent
in
writing.
(h) Pursuant
to Section 3.07(d) of this Agreement, in the event that the Purchase Price
set
forth on the Final Purchase Price Adjustment Statement exceeds the Estimated
Purchase Price set forth on the Estimated Purchase Price Statement, then
Parent
and the Shareholders’ Agent shall execute and deliver a joint written direction
to the Escrow Agent directing the Escrow Agent to (i) accept from Parent
the deposit of an amount of cash equal to the Purchase Price Increase, and
(ii) distribute to the Shareholders all Escrow Funds other than the amount
of the Escrow Indemnity Amount, including such additional deposited cash.
Upon
receipt of such joint written direction, the Escrow Agent shall make the
distributions to such accounts as Shareholders shall have designated to the
Escrow Agent in writing.
6.13 Employee
Matters.
(a) As
soon
as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall provide the employees
as
of the Effective Time of Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Covered
Employees”)
with
employee benefits and compensation plans, programs and arrangements (including
base salary, annual bonus opportunities and annual equity grants) that are
substantially similar to those provided to similarly situated employees of
Parent and its Subsidiaries (without regard to grandfathered benefits provided
to limited groups of employees of Parent). In addition, subject to the terms
and
conditions of Schedule
A
hereto,
after the Effective Date, a Covered Employee whose employment is terminated
due
to Merger-related elimination of the Covered Employee’s position and who
executes a valid waiver and release in a form acceptable to Parent (and who
does
not revoke such waiver and release during any applicable revocation period),
shall be entitled to receive severance payments and benefits in accordance
with
Schedule
A.
(b) Parent
shall (1) provide all Covered Employees with service credit for purposes of
eligibility (including eligibility for retirement), participation, vesting,
levels of benefits and benefit accruals, under any employee benefit or
compensation plan, program or arrangement adopted, maintained or contributed
to
by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in which Covered Employees are eligible
to
participate, for all periods of employment with Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (or their predecessor entities) prior to the Effective Time
to the
extent credited by Company for purposes of a comparable plan (provided that
there will be no duplication of benefits) and (2) cause any pre-existing
conditions, limitations, eligibility waiting periods or required physical
examinations under any welfare benefit plans of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries to be waived with respect to the Covered Employees and their
eligible dependents, to the extent waived under the corresponding plan (for
a
comparable level of coverage) in which the applicable Covered Employee
participated immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(c) After
the
date of this Agreement: (i) Company shall, except as otherwise provided in
Section 6.13(d), continue to sponsor, maintain and administer its 401(k)
plan
(the
“401(k)
Plan”) and employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) in accordance with its terms
and conditions as set forth in its plan and trust documents as of the date
of
this Agreement, and in accordance with applicable law; (ii) Parent shall
continue to sponsor and maintain the 1st Source Corporation Employee Stock
Ownership and Profit Sharing Plan (the “Parent Plan”) in accordance with terms
and conditions of the Parent Plan as set forth in its plan and trust documents
as of the date of this Agreement and any amendments thereto, and in accordance
with applicable law; (iii) the Company shall fund all unpaid employee
contributions accrued through the Closing Date and owed to the 401(k) Plan,
as
well as any discretionary employer contributions to the 401(k) Plan or ESOP
(with respect to compensation earned by participants through the Closing
Date)
determined by the Company before the Closing Date (and disclosed to Parent)
in
amounts not in excess of the discretionary employer contributions previously
made by the Company and its affiliates to the 401(k) Plan and ESOP; (iv)
Parent
shall fund all unpaid employee contributions accrued through the Closing
Date
and owed to the Parent Plan, as well as any discretionary employer contributions
(with respect to compensation earned by participants through the Closing
Date)
determined by Parent before the Closing Date in amounts not in excess of
the
discretionary employer contributions previously made by Parent to the Parent
Plan; (v) the Company shall amend the 401(k) Plan and ESOP (after Parent
has
been given the opportunity to review and comment on each such amendment),
to the
extent not amended by the Closing Date, as may be necessary to maintain the
tax-qualification of the 401(k) Plan and ESOP and their related employee
benefit
trusts for favorable income tax treatment under Sections 401(a) and 501(a)
of
the Code, respectively, and to implement the amendments referred to in
subsection (d) of this Section 6.13; (vi) Parent shall amend the Parent Plan
(after the Company has been given the opportunity to review and comment on
each
such amendment), to the extent not amended by the Closing Date, as may be
necessary to maintain the tax-qualification of the Parent Plan and its related
employee benefit trust for favorable income tax treatment under Sections
401(a)
and 501(a) of the Code, respectively; (vii) Company shall do whatever the
Parent
and Company determine is necessary to correct any failures in the administration
of the 401(k) Plan and ESOP that could affect the tax qualification of the
401(k) Plan and ESOP prior to the Closing Date, including a filing under
the
Internal Revenue Service’s Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System or the
Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program; (viii) Company
shall pay any excise taxes due if it is determined that a prohibited transaction
has occurred in the 401(k) Plan or ESOP; and (ix) after the Closing, Parent
shall either terminate the ESOP or merge it into Parent Plan at a time and
in
the manner determined by the Parent.
(d) Immediately
prior to the Closing, the Company Board shall adopt resolutions (which may
include appropriate amendments to the 401(k) Plan, including the full vesting
of
all 401(k) Plan participants upon termination) that terminate the 401(k)
Plan
effective immediately prior to the Closing. If any of the individual fiduciaries
responsible for administering the 401(k) Plan resign from that position upon
or
after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall appoint another individual
to that position (in the manner provided in the 401(k) Plan). Promptly after
the
Closing, Parent shall or shall cause Surviving Corporation to notify the
401(k)
Plan participants and beneficiaries of the name, address and telephone number
of
each of the fiduciaries of the 401(k) Plan to whom questions about benefits
due
under the 401(k) Plan may be directed after the Closing. Parent also shall,
or
cause Surviving Corporation to, file or cause to be filed an application
with
the IRS for a favorable determination letter to the 401(k) Plan. Following
receipt of such letter and the final liquidation of assets under the 401(k)
Plan, such assets (net of any liabilities) shall be (i) distributed to each
participant in accordance with the applicable distribution provisions of
the
401(k) Plan, (ii) if directed by a participant, directly rolled over to an
individual retirement arrangement or to a qualified plan of another employer
that accepts direct rollovers, or (iii) if directed by any such participant,
transferred in a direct
rollover
to the Parent Plan; provided,
however,
that
the Parent Plan will not be obligated to accept any such rollover contributions
prior to the receipt of such favorable determination letter. Parent shall,
or
cause Subsidiary Corporation to, timely file or cause to be filed an annual
return (IRS Form 5500) for the 401(k) Plan for each plan year ending on or
after
the Closing Date for which such a return is required to be filed.
6.14 Notification
of Certain Matters.
Parent
and
Company will give prompt notice to the other of any fact, event or circumstance
known to it that (a) is reasonably likely, individually or taken together
with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, to result in
any
Material Adverse Effect with respect to it, (b) would cause or constitute a
material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements contained herein that reasonably could be expected to give rise,
individually or in the aggregate, to the failure of a condition in
Article VII or (c) could reasonably be expected to result in a change to
the investment securities portfolio policies, procedures, practices,
characteristics or composition of Company or its Subsidiaries.
6.15 Certain
Modifications; Restructuring Charges.
Company
and Parent shall consult with respect to their loan, litigation and real
estate
valuation policies and practices (including loan classifications and levels
of
reserves) and Company shall make such modifications or changes to its policies
and practices, if any, and at such date prior to the Effective Time, as may
be
mutually agreed upon. Company and Parent shall also consult with respect
to the
character, amount and timing of restructuring charges to be taken by each
of
them in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and Company
shall
take such charges in accordance with GAAP, as may be mutually agreed upon.
No
party’s representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement
shall be deemed to be untrue or breached in any respect for any purpose as
a
consequence of any modifications or changes to such policies and practices
which
may be undertaken on account of this Section 6.15.
6.16 Termination
of Agreements.
Company
shall use its commercially reasonably efforts to terminate the agreements
identified in Section 6.16
of
Company’s Disclosure Schedule, on or prior to the Closing Date.
6.17 Sale
of Certain Real Property.
Company
shall use its commercially reasonably efforts to sell in arms-length
transactions at commercially reasonable prices and other commercially reasonable
terms the real property identified in Section 6.17
of
Company’s Disclosure Schedule, on or prior to the Closing Date, subject to the
approval of Parent, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
6.18 Shareholders’
Agent.
(a) Company
has designated Wayne B. Welter as the initial “Shareholders’
Agent”
hereunder, and approval of this Agreement (including the plan of merger
contained herein) by the requisite vote of the holders of Company Common
Stock
shall constitute ratification and approval of the designation of the
Shareholders’ Agent as their true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for them in their
name and on their behalf, (i) to give and accept notice in accordance with
this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement or other agreement or document entered
into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the
Escrow Agreement, whether prior to, on or after the Effective Time, (ii) to
execute the Escrow Agreement and any other agreement or document entered
into in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement, whether prior to, on or after the Effective Time, (iii) to waive
any
provisions of any such agreements, (iv) to authorize delivery to Parent of
any
funds from the Escrow Fund in accordance with the Escrow Agreement, (v) to
settle disputes between the parties and (vi) to perform the other duties
required of the Shareholders’ Agent under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement
and any other agreement or document to which
the
Shareholders’ Agent is a party. This power of attorney shall not be terminated
or otherwise affected by the disability of any holder of Company Common Stock.
This power of attorney shall terminate only when the duties of the Shareholders’
Agent have been fully performed or upon resignation as provided below. From
and
after the Effective Time, Parent
and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to conclusively rely as to
any
obligation they may have hereunder to the former holders of Company Common
Stock
upon any written instruction, waiver, notice, request, demand or other
communication delivered by or on behalf of the shareholders of Company by
the
Shareholders’ Agent.
(b) In
the event of the resignation, death or incapacity of any Shareholders’ Agent, a
new Shareholders’
Agent shall
be appointed by a three (3) person committee consisting of Donna D. Welter,
Wendy N. Meyers, and Cyril J. Welter (the
“Shareholders’
Committee”).
In the event that any individual authorized hereunder as a Shareholders’
Committee member shall die, become incapacitated, resign or otherwise fail
to
act on behalf of the Shareholders for any reason, a new individual shall
be
appointed to the committee by action or written consent of persons who held
immediately prior to the Effective Time no less than a majority of the
outstanding Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) (the “Majority
Holders”),
and if none is so selected within thirty (30) days, then the Shareholders’
Committee shall be reduced by one member. The vote of the majority of the
members of the Shareholders’ Committee members shall constitute the act of the
Shareholders’ Committee. Upon formation, the Shareholders’ Committee shall
designate one member as the notice recipient and furnish such member’s contact
information to Parent. Thereafter, in each case under this Agreement whereby
Parent is required to notify, contact or otherwise provide information or
documents to the Shareholders’
Agent, if there is no person currently serving as a Shareholders’ Agent,
such
requirement shall be satisfied by Parent’s notification, contact or provision of
information or documents to the designated Shareholders’ Committee member.
Notwithstanding the formation of the Shareholders’ Committee, nothing in this
Section 6.18(b)
shall allow any extension or delay in the period of time that the Shareholders’
Agent is
required to respond or otherwise act as set forth in this Agreement or the
Escrow Agreement.
(c) The
Shareholders’ Agent shall have such powers and authority as are necessary to
carry out the functions assigned to it under this Agreement; provided,
however,
that the
Shareholders’ Agent will have no obligation to act on behalf of the holders of
Company Common Stock, except as expressly provided herein. The Shareholders’
Agent will have no liability to Parent, Merger Sub, Company, the Surviving
Corporation or the holders of Company Common Stock with respect to actions
taken
or omitted to be taken in its capacity as Shareholders’ Agent, except with
respect to the Shareholders’ Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Parent shall not be liable in any way to the shareholders of Company or Company
based on any act or omission of the Shareholders’ Agent relating to this
Agreement or the Escrow Agreement. The Shareholders’ Agent will at all times be
entitled to rely on any directions received from the Majority Holders;
provided,
however,
that the
Shareholders’ Agent shall not be required to seek or follow any such direction,
and shall be under no obligation to take any action in its capacity as
Shareholders’ Agent, unless the Shareholders’ Agent is holding funds delivered
to it under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement and/or has been provided
with
other funds, security or indemnities which, in the sole determination of
the
Shareholders’ Agent, are sufficient to protect the Shareholders’ Agent against
the losses which may be incurred by the Shareholders’ Agent in responding to
such direction or taking such action. The Shareholders’ Agent shall be entitled
to engage such counsel, experts and other agents and consultants as it shall
deem necessary in connection with exercising its powers and performing its
function hereunder and (in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Shareholders’ Agent) shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the opinions and
advice of such persons. Any expenses
incurred
by the Shareholders’ Agent with respect to the foregoing shall be reimbursed out
of the Escrow Fund, or if such fund has been depleted, and notwithstanding
any
provision hereof to the contrary, at the instruction of the Shareholders’ Agent
out of and prior to any distributions to be made to the holders of Company
Common Stock (other than holders of Dissenting Shares) pursuant to this
Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, or such other mechanism established by
the
Shareholders’ Agent for the benefit of the holders of Company Common Stock
(other than holders of Dissenting Shares) for such purpose, and in no event
shall the Shareholders’ Agent be entitled to any other reimbursement for any
expenses from the Escrow Fund.
6.19 Current
Public Information.
Parent
agrees that it shall, for a period of three (3) years following the Effective
Time, use its best efforts to meet the current public information requirements
as set forth in paragraph (c) of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act,
and will provide those persons providing affiliate letters pursuant to this
Agreement with such other information as they may reasonably require and
to
otherwise cooperate with such persons to facilitate any sales of Parent Common
Stock issued to such persons pursuant to this Agreement in compliance with
the
provisions of Rule 144 and/or Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
6.20 Parent
Stock.
Parent
and Company each agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its directors,
officers, subsidiaries and affiliates to not, directly or indirectly, take
any
action that is intended to manipulate the Closing Parent Share
Price.
ARTICLE
VII
Conditions
to the Merger
7.01 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.
The
respective obligation of each of Parent,
Merger Sub and
Company to consummate the Merger is subject to the fulfillment or written
waiver
by Parent,
Merger Sub and
Company before the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(b) Regulatory
Approvals.
All
Requisite Regulatory Approvals (1) shall have been obtained and shall
remain in full force and effect and all statutory waiting periods in respect
thereof shall have expired and (2) shall not include or impose a Burdensome
Condition.
(c) No
Injunction.
No
Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, judgment,
decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent)
which is in effect and precludes consummation of the Merger.
(d) Registration
Statement.
The
Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act
and
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
shall
have been issued and be in effect and no proceedings for that purpose shall
have
been initiated by the SEC and not withdrawn.
(e) Exchange
Listing.
The
shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been
approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of
issuance.
(f) Opinion
of Tax Counsel.
Subject
to Section 3.08(b) hereof, Parent
and Company shall have received an opinion of Krieg DeVault LLP (or
another law firm as may be mutually agree upon in writing in good faith by
Parent and Company) dated
the
Closing Date and based on facts, representations and assumptions described
in
such opinion, to the effect that (1) the Merger will be treated as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code,
(2) Parent and Company will each be a party to that reorganization within
the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code and (3) no gain or loss will be
recognized by shareholders of Company who receive shares of Parent Common
Stock
in exchange for their Company Common Stock, except with respect to any cash
received. In rendering such opinion, Krieg DeVault LLP (or such other law
firm)
will be entitled to receive and rely upon customary certificates and
representations of officers of Parent and Company.
(g) Escrow
Agent and Agreement.
Parent
shall have designated the Escrow Agent, subject to the approval of Company
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the Escrow
Agent shall have agreed to serve in such capacity, and Parent, the Shareholders’
Agent and the Escrow Agent will have duly executed and delivered a copy of
the
Escrow Agreement.
7.02 Conditions
to Company’s Obligation.
Company’s
obligation to consummate the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or
written waiver by Company before the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Parent’s
Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Parent in this Agreement shall be true
and
correct as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the extent such
representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date) as of the Closing
Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date subject to the standard
set
forth in Section 5.02;
and
Company shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed
on
behalf of Parent by an authorized officer of Parent to that effect.
(b) Performance
of Parent’s Obligations.
Parent
shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to
be
performed by it under this Agreement at or before the Effective Time; and
Company shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed
on
behalf of Parent by an authorized officer of Parent to that effect.
7.03 Conditions
to Parent’s Obligation.
Parent’s
obligation to consummate the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment, or
written waiver by Parent,
before
the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Company’s
Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Company in this Agreement shall be true
and
correct as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the extent such
representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date) as of the Closing
Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date subject to the standard
set
forth in Section 5.02;
and
Parent shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed
on
behalf of Company by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
of
Company to that effect.
(b) Performance
of Company’s Obligations.
Company
shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to
be
performed by it under this Agreement at or before the Effective Time; and
Parent
shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed on behalf
of
Company by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Company
to
that effect.
ARTICLE
VIII
Termination
8.01 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger may be abandoned, at any time
before
the Effective Time:
(a) Mutual
Agreement.
By
mutual agreement of the parties in writing.
(b) Breach.
By
Parent or Company, upon 60 days’ prior written notice of termination, if
there has occurred and is continuing: (1) a breach by the other party of
any representation or warranty contained herein; or (2) a breach by the
other party of any of the covenants or agreements in this Agreement;
provided,
that
such breach (under either clause (1) or (2)) would entitle the non-breaching
party not to consummate the Merger under Article VII.
(c) Delay.
By
Parent or Company, if the Effective Time has not occurred by the close of
business on August 31, 2007 (the “Termination
Date”);
provided,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.01(c)
shall
not be available to any party whose failure to comply with any provision
of this
Agreement has been the cause of, or materially contributed to, the failure
of
the Effective Time to occur on or before such date; provided,
further,
that
the Termination Date will be tolled for any period of time during which the
Merger is enjoined by way of a temporary restraining order, injunction or
otherwise.
(d) Denial
of Regulatory Approval.
By
Parent or Company, if the approval of any Governmental Authority required
for
consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby
is
denied by final, nonappealable action of such Governmental Authority;
provided,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.01(d) shall not
be available to any party whose failure to comply with any provision of this
Agreement has been the cause of, or materially contributed to, such
action.
(e) Acceptance
of Acquisition Proposal by Company.
By
Company, prior to the approval of the Merger at the Company Meeting, in order
to
concurrently enter into an agreement respecting an Acquisition Proposal that
(i)
has been received by the Company Board in compliance with Section 6.07 hereof,
and (ii) the Company Board, based
upon the written advice of counsel to Company and
after
consultation with its financial advisors and taking
into account all legal, financial, tax, regulatory and other aspects of the
proposal (including, without limitation, any break-up fees, expense
reimbursement provisions, required financing and whether conditions to
consummation are reasonably capable of being completed) has concluded
in
good
faith that
failure to terminate this Agreement and accept the Acquisition Proposal would
be
a breach of the fiduciary duty of the Company Board or any other obligation
under applicable law;
provided,
however, that
this
Agreement may be terminated by the Company pursuant to this Section 8.01(e)
only after the fifteenth calendar day following the Company’s provision of
written notice to Parent advising Parent that the Board of Directors is prepared
to accept an Acquisition Proposal and setting forth the material terms and
conditions of any such Acquisition Proposal, including the amount of
consideration per share of Company Common Stock the stockholders of the Company
will receive (valuing any non-cash consideration at what the Company Board
determines in good faith, after consultation with its independent financial
advisor, to be the fair value of the non-cash consideration) and only if
(i)
during such fifteen-calendar day period, the Company has caused its financial
and legal advisors to negotiate with Parent in good faith to make such
adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that acceptance
of such Acquisition Proposal would no longer be in the best interests of
the
Company,
and (ii)
the Company Board has considered such adjustments in the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement resulting from such negotiations and has concluded in good
faith,
based upon consultation with its financial and legal advisers, that failure
to
terminate this Agreement and accept the Acquisition Proposal, even after
giving
effect to the adjustments proposed by Parent, would be a breach of the fiduciary
duties of the Company Board or any other obligations under applicable laws;
and
provided
further that
such
termination shall not be effective until the Company pays the Termination
Fee in
accordance with Section 8.02(b) hereof.
(f) Acceptance
of Acquisition Proposal by Parent.
By
Company if Parent has entered into an agreement with respect to an Acquisition
Proposal which would result in the acquisition of all Parent Common Stock
by a
person or entity not an affiliate of Parent as of the date hereof.
8.02 Effect
of Termination and Abandonment.
(a) General
Provisions.
If this
Agreement is terminated and the Merger is abandoned, no party will have any
liability or further obligation under this Agreement, except that termination
will not relieve a party from liability for any breach by it of this Agreement
and except that the first sentence of Section 5.03(q),
Section 6.06(b), this Section 8.02 and Article IX will survive
termination of this Agreement.
(b) Termination
Fee to Parent.
If the
Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(e), then the Company
shall pay Parent an amount equal to $4,500,000 in immediately available funds
by
wire-transfer to an account designated by Parent, on or prior to the earlier
of
the date on which an agreement with respect to the Acquisition Proposal is
executed and the date on which the Acquisition Proposal is consummated.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any
payment of the fee pursuant to this Section 8.02(b) shall represent the sole
remedy for any termination of this Agreement requiring such payment and the
Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no further liability under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX
Miscellaneous
9.01 Survival.
All
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made or undertaken
by
Parent or Company in this Agreement are material, have been relied upon by
the
other, shall survive the Effective Time, shall not merge in the performance
of
any obligation by any party, and shall terminate and expire on the date on
which
the Purchase Price Increase or Purchase Price Decrease, as applicable, is
paid
pursuant to Section 3.07. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, this Article IX and the covenant of Parent made pursuant to Section
6.12 will survive the Effective Time.
9.02 Waiver;
Amendment.
Before
the Effective Time, any provision of this Agreement may be (a) waived by
the party benefited by the provision, but only in writing, or (b) amended
or modified at any time, but only by a written agreement executed in the
same
manner as this Agreement, except to the extent that any such amendment would
violate applicable law or, after any approval of the plan of merger contained
in
this Agreement by the shareholders of Parent
or
Company, require submission or resubmission of this Agreement or the plan
of
merger contained herein to the shareholders of Parent
or
Company without the further approval of such shareholders.
9.03 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will
be
deemed to constitute an original.
9.04 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement is governed by, and will be interpreted in accordance with, the
laws
of the State of Indiana applicable to contracts made and to be performed
entirely within that State.
9.05 Expenses.
Except
as
set forth in Section 8.02
or the
Escrow Agreement, each party will bear all expenses incurred by it in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and all such
expenses shall be paid or accrued prior to the Effective Time.
9.06 Notices.
All
notices, requests and other communications given or made under this Agreement
must be in writing and will be deemed given when personally delivered, facsimile
transmitted (with confirmation) or mailed by registered or certified mail
(return receipt requested) to the persons and addresses set forth below or
such
other place as such party may specify by notice.
If
to
Company, to:
FINA
Bancorp, Inc.
14
Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso,
Indiana 46383-5699
Attention:
Wayne B.
Welter, President
Facsimile: (219)
464-3874
with
a copy to:
John
W.
Tanselle
Krieg
DeVault LLP
One
Indiana Square, Suite 2800
Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204
Facsimile: (317)
636-1507
If
to
Parent or Merger Sub, to:
1st
Source
Corporation
100
North
Michigan Street
South
Bend, Indiana 46601
Attention:
Christopher J. Murphy III, President and Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: (574)
235-2033
with
a copy to:
Richard
L. Mintz
Barnes
& Thornburg LLP
100
North
Michigan
600
First
Source Bank Center
South
Bend, Indiana 46601
Facsimile: (574)
237-1125
If
to
the shareholders of Company or the Shareholders’ Agent:
Wayne
B.
Welter
3201
Parker Drive
Valparaiso,
IN 46383
9.07 Entire
Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement represents the entire understanding of Parent
and
Company regarding the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede any
and all
other oral or written agreements previously made or purported to be made,
other
than the Confidentiality Agreements. No representation, warranty, inducement,
promise, understanding or condition not set forth in this Agreement has been
made or relied on by any party in entering into this Agreement. Except for
Section 6.12,
which
is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties to the extent stated, and
the
provisions of the Escrow Agreement, nothing expressed or implied in this
Agreement is intended to confer any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities
upon any person other than Parent
and
Company.
9.08 Severability .
If
any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions, or the application of such
provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has
been
held invalid or unenforceable, will remain in full force and effect and will
in
no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic
or
legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in
any
manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination, the parties
will negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable
substitute provision to effect the original intent of the parties.
9.09 Alternative
Structure.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the Confidentiality
Agreements, before the Effective Time, Parent
may
revise the structure of the Merger or otherwise revise the method of effecting
the Merger and related transactions, provided, that (1) such revision does
not alter or change the kind or amount of consideration to be delivered to
the
shareholders of Company, (2) such revision does not adversely affect the
tax consequences to the shareholders of Company; provided that, if Section
3.08(b) becomes applicable, clause (2) of this Section 9.09 shall not be
applicable, (3) such revised structure or method is reasonably capable of
consummation without significant delay in relation to the structure contemplated
herein, and (4) such revision does not otherwise cause any of the
conditions set forth in Article VII not to be capable of being fulfilled
(unless duly waived by the party entitled to the benefits thereof), other
than
Section 7.01(f) if Section 3.08(b) becomes applicable. This Agreement and
any
related documents will be appropriately amended in order to reflect any such
revised structure or method.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.
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1st
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Christopher
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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HICKORY
ACQUISITION, INC.
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By:
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Christopher J. Murphy III |
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Christopher
J. Murphy III
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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FINA
BANCORP, INC.
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Wayne B. Welter |
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Wayne
B. Welter, President
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WAYNE
B. WELTER, AS SHAREHOLDERS’ AGENT
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Wayne B. Welter |
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Wayne
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APPENDIX
B
FAIRNESS
OPINION
(To
Be Provided with Final Proxy Statement/Prospectus)
APPENDIX
C
SHAREHOLDER
VOTING AGREEMENT
SHAREHOLDER
VOTING AGREEMENT
SHAREHOLDER
VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of February 19, 2007 (this “Agreement”),
among
1st Source Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“Parent”),
and
the persons listed on the signature pages hereof under the heading
“Shareholders” (each, a “Shareholder”
and,
collectively, the “Shareholders”).
Parent and the Shareholders are sometimes collectively referred to herein
as the
“parties”.
W
I T
N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS,
FINA Bancorp, Inc. is a corporation organized under the laws of the State
of
Indiana (“Company”).
Each
Shareholder owns, or has the power to direct a fiduciary to vote any shares
in
which they have a beneficial interest, the number of shares of common stock,
no
par value per share, of Company that have been Previously Disclosed by the
Company (the “Company
Common Stock”)
(such
shares being collectively referred to as the “Subject
Shares”);
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Company,
Parent
and Hickory Acquisition, Inc.,
a
corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Indiana and a wholly owned subsidiary
of Parent (“Merger
Sub”),
are
entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as the same may from time
to time
be modified, amended, supplemented or restated, the “Merger
Agreement”)
providing for the merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub (the
“Merger”),
upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (capitalized terms
used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Merger Agreement); and
WHEREAS,
as a condition to entering into the Merger Agreement, Parent has required
that
the Shareholders enter into this Agreement, and the Shareholders desire to
enter
into this Agreement to induce Parent to enter into the Merger
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties agree as follows:
1. Covenants
of Each Shareholder.
Until
the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7, each
Shareholder, severally and not jointly, agrees as follows:
(a) At
any
meeting of shareholders of Company called to vote upon the Merger and the
Merger
Agreement or at any adjournment thereof or in any other circumstances upon
which
a vote, consent or other approval (including by written consent) with respect
to
the Merger and the Merger Agreement is sought, such Shareholder shall vote
(or
cause to be voted) or direct any fiduciary to vote any shares in which such
Shareholder has a beneficial interest, the Subject Shares in favor of the
adoption by Company of the Merger and the approval of the Merger Agreement
and
each of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
(b) To
the
extent Shareholder has the power to elect (or cause an election to be made
with
respect to) the form of consideration into which any of the Subject Shares
will
be converted in the Merger, the Shareholder agrees to make an irrevocable
election (or to cause an irrevocable election to be made) to receive cash
in
respect of 60 percent of such Subject Shares and shares of Parent Common
Stock
in respect of 40 percent of such Subject Shares.
(c) At
any
meeting of shareholders of Company or at any adjournment thereof or in any
other
circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval of all or some
of the
shareholders
of
Company is sought, such Shareholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) its
Subject Shares against (i) any merger agreement or merger (other than the
Merger Agreement and the Merger), consolidation, combination, sale or transfer
of a material amount of assets, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of or by Company or any Acquisition Proposal, and
(ii) any amendment of the Company’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or
other proposal or transaction involving Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
which amendment or other proposal or transaction would in any manner delay,
impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify the Merger, the Merger Agreement or
any of
the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or change in
any
manner the voting rights of the Company Common Stock.
(d) Except
as
provided in the following sentence of this Section 1(d), such Shareholder
agrees
not to, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, transfer, assign, grant a
participation interest in, option pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose
or
encumber (each, a “Transfer”)
or
enter into any agreement, option or other arrangement (including any profit
sharing arrangement) with respect to the Transfer of any Subject Shares to
any
person, other than in accordance with the Merger Agreement and other than
pursuant to pledge and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course
of
business, or (ii) grant any proxies or deposit any Subject Shares into any
voting trust or enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting
agreement or otherwise, with respect to any Subject Shares, other than pursuant
to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Shareholder shall
have
the right to Transfer its Subject Shares to a Permitted Transferee (as defined
in this Section 1(d)) of such Shareholder if and only if such Permitted
Transferee shall have agreed in writing, in a manner acceptable in form and
substance to Parent, (i) to accept such Subject Shares subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, and (ii) to be bound by this Agreement
and to agree and acknowledge that such person shall constitute a Shareholder
for
all purposes of this Agreement. “Permitted
Transferee”
means,
with respect to any Shareholder, (A) any other person who becomes a
Shareholder hereunder, (B) any charitable organization described in Section
170(c) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (C) any
trust, the trustees of which include only the persons named in clause (A)
or (B)
and the beneficiaries of which include only the persons named in clause (A)
or
(B), (D) any corporation, limited liability company or partnership, the
stockholders, members or general or limited partners of which include only
the
persons named in clause (A) or (B), or (E) if such Shareholder is a trust,
the beneficiary or beneficiaries authorized or entitled to receive distributions
from such trust.
(e) Subject
to the terms of Section 2, such Shareholder shall not, directly or indirectly,
initiate, solicit (including by way of furnishing information), encourage
or
respond to or take any other action knowingly to facilitate, any inquiries
or
the making of any proposal by any person (other than Parent or any Affiliate
of
Parent) with respect to Company that constitutes an Acquisition Proposal,
or
enter into or maintain or continue discussions or negotiate with any person
in
furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain any Acquisition Proposal, or agree
to
or endorse any Acquisition Proposal, or authorize or permit any person acting
on
behalf of such Shareholder to do any of the foregoing, and such Shareholder
shall not, alone or together with any other person, make an Acquisition
Proposal. If such Shareholder receives any inquiry or proposal regarding
any
Acquisition Proposal, such Shareholder shall promptly inform Parent of such
inquiry or proposal and the details thereof.
(f) In
the
event that the Company’s board of directors or management does not call a
special meeting of the shareholders upon which a vote, consent or other approval
of all or some of the shareholders for the Merger by May 1, 2007, unless
the
Company has terminated the Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(e) of the
Agreement, the Shareholders shall themselves call a special meeting of the
shareholders to approve the Merger pursuant to Article 1, Section 2 of the
Company By-laws.
(g) Subject
to the terms of Section 2, such Shareholder further agrees not to commit
or
agrees to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing.
2. Shareholder
Capacity.
No
person executing this Agreement who is or becomes during the term hereof
a
director or officer of Company shall be deemed to make any agreement or
under-stand-ing in this Agreement in such person’s capacity as a director or
officer and nothing herein shall affect the ability of any person to take
action
on behalf of Company or any Subsidiary in its capacity as either a director
or
officer of Company or any Subsidiary thereof that is permissible under
applicable law and not otherwise prohibited under the Merger Agreement or
as
such director in its capacity as such may reasonably determine to be otherwise
necessary to comply with its fiduciary duties as a director of Company or
any
Subsidiary thereof, whether or not such actions are consistent with the
obligations of such person under this Agreement. Each Shareholder is entering
into this Agreement solely in its capacity as the record holder or beneficial
owner of such Shareholder’s Subject Shares.
3. Representations
and Warranties of Each Shareholder.
Each
Shareholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to Parent
as
follows:
(a) Such
Shareholder has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has
been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Shareholder and constitutes
a
valid and binding obligation of such Shareholder enforceable in accordance
with
its terms.
(b) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the terms hereof will
violate, conflict with or result in a breach, or constitute a default (with
or
without notice of lapse of time or both) under any provision of, any trust
agreement, loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease
or
other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment,
order, notice, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable
to
such Shareholder or to such Shareholder’s property or assets, which would
adversely affect such Shareholder’s ability to perform any of its obligations
hereunder.
(c) Such
Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Subject Shares set
forth
opposite such Shareholder’s name on the list Previously Disclosed to Parent and
at the time of any vote or consent pursuant to Section 1(a) or (c) or any
election pursuant to Section 1(b), the Subject Shares will be free and clear
of
any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, security interest or other
adverse claim. Such Shareholder has the sole right to vote, or to dispose,
of
such Subject Shares, and none of such Subject Shares is subject to any
agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting of such
Subject
Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement. Except for this Agreement
and
other than pledge and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course
of
business, (i) there are no agreements or arrangements of any kind,
contingent or otherwise, obligating such Shareholder to Transfer, or cause
to be
Transferred, any of the Subject Shares, and (ii) no person (as defined in
the Merger Agreement) has any contractual or other right or obligation to
purchase or otherwise acquire any of the Subject Shares.
(d) Such
Shareholder understands and acknowledges that Parent is entering into, and
causing the Merger Sub to enter into, the Merger Agreement in reliance upon
such
Shareholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement.
4. Representations
and Warranties of Parent.
Parent
hereby represents and warrants to each Shareholder that Parent has all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
by Parent, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and constitutes
a
valid and binding obligation of Parent enforceable in accordance
with
its
terms. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with
the
terms hereof will violate, conflict with or result in a breach, or constitute
a
default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under any provision
of, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or any trust agreement,
loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other
agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment,
order,
notice, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to
Parent
or to Parent’s property or assets, which would adversely affect Parent’s ability
to perform any of its obligations hereunder.
5. Shareholder
Representative.
(a) Each
Shareholder hereby designates and appoints (and each permitted Transferee
of
each such Shareholder is hereby deemed to have so designated and appointed)
Wayne B. Welter (the “Shareholder
Representative”),
as
its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution, to serve as the
representative of such Shareholder to perform all such acts as are required,
authorized or contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by such Shareholder
(including the voting of the Subject Shares in accordance with Sections 1(a)
and
1(c) and the making of elections with respect to the Subject Shares in
accordance with Section 1(b)), and hereby acknowledges that the Shareholder
Representative shall be authorized to take any action so required, authorized
or
contemplated by this Agreement. Each such Shareholder further acknowledges
that
the foregoing appointment and designation shall be deemed to be coupled with
an
interest. Each such Shareholder hereby authorizes (and each such Permitted
Transferee of such Shareholder shall be deemed to have authorized) the other
parties hereto to disregard any notices or other action taken by such
Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, except for notices and actions taken
by
the Shareholder Representative. Parent is and will be entitled to rely on
any
action so taken or any notice given by the Shareholder Representative and
is and
will be entitled and authorized to give notices only to the Shareholder
Representative for any notice contemplated by this Agreement to be given
to any
such Shareholder. A successor to the Shareholder Representative may be chosen
by
a majority in interest of the Shareholders; provided,
that
notice thereof is given by the new Shareholder Representative to
Parent.
(b) Notwithstanding
the generality of Section 5(a), each Shareholder hereby constitutes and appoints
the Shareholder Representative, with full power of substitution, as the proxy
pursuant to the provisions of the IBCL and attorney of such Shareholder,
and
hereby authorizes and empowers the Shareholder Representative to represent,
vote
and otherwise act (by voting at any meeting of the shareholders of Company,
by
written consent in lieu thereof or otherwise) with respect to the Subject
Shares
owned or held by such Shareholder regarding the matters referred to in Sections
1(a), 1(b), 1(c) and 1(d) until the termination of this Agreement, to the
same
extent and with the same effect as such Shareholder might or could do under
applicable law, rules and regulations. The proxy granted pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence is coupled with an interest and shall be
irrevocable. Each Shareholder hereby revokes any and all previous proxies
or
powers of attorney granted with respect to any of the Subject Shares owned
or
held by such Shareholder regarding the matters referred to in Sections 1(a),
1(b) or 1(c).
6. Specific
Performance.
Each
Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (i) the covenants, obligations and
agreements of such Shareholder contained in this Agreement relate to special,
unique and extraordinary matters, (ii) Parent is and will be relying on
such covenants in connection with entering into the Merger Agreement and
the
performance of its obligations under the Merger Agreement, and (iii) a
violation of any of the terms of such covenants, obligations or agreements
will
cause Parent irreparable injury for which adequate remedies are not available
at
law. Therefore, each Shareholder agrees that Parent shall be entitled to
an
injunction, restraining order or such other equitable relief (without the
requirement to post bond) as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem
necessary or appropriate to
restrain
such Shareholder from committing any violation of such covenants, obligations
or
agreements. These injunctive remedies are cumulative and in addition to any
other rights and remedies Parent may have.
7. Termination.
This
Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (A) the Effective
Time, (B) the date of the termination of the Merger Agreement or
(C) at any time upon notice by Parent to the Shareholder Representative. No
party hereto shall be relieved from any liability for breach of this Agreement
by reason of any such termination.
8. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement of
the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede
any
and all prior understandings or agreements relating to the subject matter
hereof.
9. Amendments;
Waivers; Remedies.
Neither
this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended or otherwise modified other
than by an instrument in writing signed by Parent and the Shareholders
Representative. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, discharged
or
terminated other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against
whom the enforcement of such waiver, discharge or termination is sought;
provided,
that
the Shareholder Representative’s authority under Section 5 hereof shall include
the authority to agree to any such waiver, discharge or termination on behalf
of
any Shareholder. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right,
power
or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall
any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights
and
remedies provided herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights
or
remedies provided by law.
10. Severability.
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of
being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy is held to be invalid
or
unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if
possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties hereto to the maximum
extent possible. In any event, the invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity
or
enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or
the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including that provision, in
any
other jurisdiction.
11. Assignment.
This
Agreement shall not be assignable or otherwise transferable by a party without
the prior consent of the other parties, and any attempt to so assign or
otherwise transfer this Agreement without such consent shall be void and
of no
effect; provided,
that
(i) any Permitted Transferee acquiring any Subject Shares in accordance
with Section 1(d) shall, upon the delivery of the documents contemplated
by
Section 1(d), become a “Shareholder” and (ii) Parent may, in its sole
discretion, assign or transfer all or any of its rights, interests and
obligations under this Agreement to Merger Sub or any direct or indirect
wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent. This Agreement shall be binding upon the respective
heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of the parties
hereto. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as giving any person,
other
than the parties hereto and their heirs, successors, legal representatives
and
permitted assigns, any right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this
Agreement or any provision hereof.
12. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal
laws of the State of Indiana applicable to contracts executed and fully
performed within such state, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions
thereof.
13. Jurisdiction;
Waiver of Venue.
Each of
the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees that any legal
suit, action or proceeding brought by any party hereto arising out
of
or
based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be
brought
in the Courts of the State of Indiana or the United States District Court
for
the Northern District of Indiana located in St. Joseph County (each, a
“Designated
Court”),
(ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection
which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding
brought in any Designated Court, and any claim that any such action or
proceeding brought in any Designated Court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum, and (iii) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of Designated
Courts in any suit, action or proceeding. Each of the parties agrees that
a
judgment in any suit, action or proceeding brought in a Designated Court
shall
be conclusive and binding upon it and may be enforced in any other courts
to
whose jurisdiction it is or may be subject, by suit upon such
judgment.
14. Notices.
All
notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and other communica-tions
given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have
been duly given or made as of the date delivered or mailed if delivered
personally or mailed by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return
receipt requested) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such
other
address for a party as shall be specified by like changes of address which
shall
be effective upon receipt):
If
to
Parent, to:
1st
Source Corporation
100
North Michigan Street
South
Bend, Indiana 46601
Attention: General
Counsel
with
copies to:
Barnes
& Thornburg LLP
600
1st
Source Bank Center
100
North
Michigan Street
South
Bend, Indiana 46601
Attention: Peter
G.
Trybula, Esq.
If
to any
Shareholder, to:
Wayne
Welter
3201
Parker Drive
Valparaiso,
Indiana 46383
with
a copy to:
Krieg
DeVault LLP
One
Indiana Square, Suite 2800
Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204
Attention:
John W. Tanselle, Esq.
15. Headings.
The
headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
16. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall
be
deemed to be an
original,
but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
The
exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile
or
electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery
of
this Agreement by the parties hereto, and may be used in lieu of the original
signature pages to this Agreement for all purposes.
[Signature
page follows.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written
above.
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1ST
SOURCE CORPORATION
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By:
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Christopher
J. Murphy III |
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Christopher
J. Murphy III
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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SHAREHOLDER
REPRESENTATIVE:
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The
undersigned hereby (i) acknowledges and accepts his appointment as
Shareholder Representative pursuant to Section 5(a) and the grant
of the
proxy referred to in Section 5(b), and (ii) agrees and confirms
that he
will vote all Subject Shares in accordance with Sections 1(a) and
1(c) and
make all elections in respect of Subject Shares in accordance with
Section
1(b):
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/s/
Wayne B. Welter |
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Name:
Wayne B. Welter
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SHAREHOLDERS:
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/s/
Donna D. Welter |
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Name:
Donna D. Welter
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/s/
Wendy N. Meyers |
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Name:
Wendy N. Meyers
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/s/
Wayne B. Welter |
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Name:
Wayne B. Welter
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Cyril J. Welter |
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Name:
Cyril J. Welter
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APPENDIX
D
PROVISIONS
OF INDIANA LAW RELATING TO DISSENTING SHAREHOLDERS
Title
23. Business and Other Associations
Article
1. Indiana Business Corporation Law
Chapter
44. Dissenters’ Rights
23-1-44-1
“Corporation” defined
Sec.
1. As used in this chapter, “corporation” means the issuer of the shares
held by a dissenter before the corporate action, or the surviving
or
acquiring corporation by merger or share exchange of that issuer.
23-1-44-2
“Dissenter” defined
Sec.
2. As used in this chapter, “dissenter” means a shareholder who is
entitled to dissent from corporate action under section 8 of this
chapter
and who exercises that right when and in the manner required by
sections
10 through 18 of this chapter.
23-1-44-3
“Fair value” defined
Sec.
3. As used in this chapter, “fair value”, with respect to a dissenter’s
shares, means the value of the shares immediately before the effectuation
of the corporate action to which the dissenter objects, excluding
any
appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of the corporate action
unless exclusion would be inequitable.
23-1-44-4
“Interest” defined
Sec.
4. As used in this chapter, “interest” means interest from the effective
date of the corporate action until the date of payment, at the
average
rate currently paid by the corporation on its principal bank loans
or, if
none, at a rate that is fair and equitable under all the circumstances.
23-1-44-5
“Record shareholder” defined
Sec.
5. As used in this chapter, “record shareholder” means the person in whose
name shares are registered in the records of a corporation or the
beneficial owner of shares to the extent that treatment as a record
shareholder is provided under a recognition procedure or a disclosure
procedure established under IC 23-1-30-4.
23-1-44-6
“Beneficial shareholder” defined
Sec.
6. As used in this chapter, “beneficial shareholder” means the person who
is a beneficial owner of shares held by a nominee as the record
shareholder.
23-1-44-7
“Shareholder” defined
Sec.
7. As used in this chapter, “shareholder” means the record shareholder or
the beneficial shareholder.
23-1-44-8
Right to dissent and obtain payment for shares
Sec.
8. (a) A shareholder is entitled to dissent from, and obtain payment
of
the fair value of the shareholder’s shares in the event of, any of the
following corporate actions:
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(1)
Consummation of a plan of merger to which the corporation is a
party if:
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(A)
shareholder approval is required for the merger by IC 23-1-40-3
or the
articles of incorporation; and
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(B)
the shareholder is entitled to vote on the merger.
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(2)
Consummation of a plan of share exchange to which the corporation
is a
party as the corporation whose shares will be acquired, if the
shareholder
is entitled to vote on the plan.
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(3)
Consummation of a sale or exchange of all, or substantially all,
of the
property of the corporation other than in the usual and regular
course of
business, if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the sale or
exchange,
including a sale in dissolution, but not including a sale pursuant
to
court order or a sale for cash pursuant to a plan by which all
or
substantially all of the net proceeds of the sale will be distributed
to
the shareholders within one (1) year after the date of sale.
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(4)
The approval of a control share acquisition under IC 23-1-42.
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(5)
Any corporate action taken pursuant to a shareholder vote to the
extent
the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board
of
directors provides that voting or nonvoting shareholders are entitled
to
dissent and obtain payment for their shares.
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(b)
This section does not apply to the holders of shares of any class
or
series if, on the date fixed to determine the shareholders entitled
to
receive notice of and vote at the meeting of shareholders at which
the
merger, plan of share exchange, or sale or exchange of property
is to be
acted on, the shares of that class or series were:
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(1)
registered on a United States securities exchange registered under
the
Exchange Act (as defined in IC 23-1-43-9); or
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(2)
traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Automated
Quotations System Over-the-Counter Markets — National Market Issues or a
similar market.
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(1)
who is entitled to dissent and obtain payment for the shareholder’s shares
under this chapter; or
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(2)
who would be so entitled to dissent and obtain payment but for
the
provisions of subsection (b); may not challenge the corporate action
creating (or that, but for the provisions of subsection (b), would
have
created) the shareholder’s entitlement.
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23-1-44-9
Dissenters’ rights of beneficial shareholder
Sec.
9. (a) A record shareholder may assert dissenters’rights as to fewer than
all the shares registered in the shareholder’s name only if the
shareholder dissents with respect to all shares beneficially owned
by any
one (1) person and notifies the corporation in writing of the name
and
address of each person on whose behalf the shareholder asserts
dissenters’
rights. The rights of a partial dissenter under this subsection
are
determined as if the shares as to which the shareholder dissents
and the
shareholder’s other shares were registered in the names of different
shareholders.
(b)
A beneficial shareholder may assert dissenters’ rights as to shares held
on the shareholder’s behalf only if:
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(1)
the beneficial shareholder submits to the corporation the record
shareholder’s written consent to the dissent not later than the time the
beneficial shareholder asserts dissenters’ rights; and
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(2)
the beneficial shareholder does so with respect to all the beneficial
shareholder’s shares or those shares over which the beneficial shareholder
has power to direct the vote.
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23-1-44-10
Proposed action creating dissenters’ rights; notice
Sec.
10. (a) If proposed corporate action creating dissenters’ rights under
section 8 of this chapter is submitted to a vote at a shareholders’
meeting, the meeting notice must state that shareholders are or
may be
entitled to assert dissenters’ rights under this chapter.
(b)
If corporate action creating dissenters’ rights under section 8 of this
chapter is taken without a vote of shareholders, the corporation
shall
notify in writing all shareholders entitled to assert dissenters’ rights
that the action was taken and send them the dissenters’ notice described
in section 12 of this chapter.
23-1-44-11
Proposed action creating dissenters’ rights; assertion of dissenters’
rights
Sec.
11. (a) If proposed corporate action creating dissenters’ rights under
section 8 of this chapter is submitted to a vote at a shareholders’
meeting, a shareholder who wishes to assert dissenters’ rights:
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(1)
must deliver to the corporation before the vote is taken written
notice of
the shareholder’s intent to demand payment for the shareholder’s shares if
the proposed action is effectuated; and
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(2)
must not vote the shareholder’s shares in favor of the proposed action.
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(b)
A shareholder who does not satisfy the requirements of subsection
(a) is
not entitled to payment for the shareholder’s shares under this chapter.
23-1-44-12
Dissenters’ notice; contents
Sec.
12. (a) If proposed corporate action creating dissenters’ rights under
section 8 of this chapter is authorized at a shareholders’ meeting, the
corporation shall deliver a written dissenters’ notice to all shareholders
who satisfied the requirements of section 11 of this chapter.
(b)
The dissenters’ notice must be sent no later than ten (10) days after
approval by the shareholders, or if corporate action is taken without
approval by the shareholders, then ten (10) days after the corporate
action was taken. The dissenters’ notice must:
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(1)
state where the payment demand must be sent and where and when
certificates for certificated shares must be deposited;
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(2)
inform holders of uncertificated shares to what extent transfer
of the
shares will be restricted after the payment demand is received;
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(3)
supply a form for demanding payment that includes the date of the
first
announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the
proposed
corporate action and requires that the person asserting dissenters’ rights
certify whether or not the person acquired beneficial ownership
of the
shares before that date;
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(4)
set a date by which the corporation must receive the payment demand,
which
date may not be fewer than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60)
days after
the date the subsection (a) notice is delivered; and
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(5)
be accompanied by a copy of this chapter.
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23-1-44-13
Demand for payment and deposit of shares by shareholder
Sec.
13. (a) A shareholder sent a dissenters’ notice described in IC 23-
1-42-11 or in section 12 of this chapter must demand payment, certify
whether the shareholder acquired beneficial ownership of the shares
before
the date required to be set forth in the dissenter’s notice under section
12(b)(3) of this chapter, and deposit the shareholder’s certificates in
accordance with the terms of the notice.
(b)
The shareholder who demands payment and deposits the shareholder’s shares
under subsection (a) retains all other rights of a shareholder
until these
rights are cancelled or modified by the taking of the proposed
corporate
action.
(c)
A shareholder who does not demand payment or deposit the shareholder’s
share certificates where required, each by the date set in the
dissenters’
notice, is not entitled to payment for the shareholder’s shares under this
chapter and is considered, for purposes of this article, to have
voted the
shareholder’s shares in favor of the proposed corporate action.
23-1-44-14
Uncertificated shares; restriction on transfer; dissenters’ rights
Sec.
14. (a) The corporation may restrict the transfer of uncertificated
shares
from the date the demand for their payment is received until the
proposed
corporate action is taken or the restrictions released under section
16 of
this chapter.
(b)
The person for whom dissenters’ rights are asserted as to uncertificated
shares retains all other rights of a shareholder until these rights
are
cancelled or modified by the taking of the proposed corporate action.
23-1-44-15
Payment to dissenter
Sec.
15. (a) Except as provided in section 17 of this chapter, as soon
as the
proposed corporate action is taken, or, if the transaction did
not need
shareholder approval and has been completed, upon receipt of a
payment
demand, the corporation shall pay each dissenter who complied with
section
13 of this chapter the amount the corporation estimates to be the
fair
value of the dissenter’s shares.
(b)
The payment must be accompanied by:
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(1)
the corporation’s balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not
more than sixteen (16) months before the date of payment, an income
statement for that year, a statement of changes in shareholders’ equity
for that year, and the latest available interim financial statements,
if
any;
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(2)
a statement of the corporation’s estimate of the fair value of the shares;
and
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(3)
a statement of the dissenter’s right to demand payment under section 18 of
this chapter.
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23-1-44-16
Failure to take action; return of certificates; new action by corporation
Sec.
16. (a) If the corporation does not take the proposed action within
sixty
(60) days after the date set for demanding payment and depositing
share
certificates, the corporation shall return the deposited certificates
and
release the transfer restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares.
(b)
If after returning deposited certificates and releasing transfer
restrictions, the corporation takes the proposed action, it must
send a
new dissenters’ notice under section 12 of this chapter and repeat the
payment demand procedure.
23-1-44-17
Withholding payment by corporation; corporation’s estimate of fair value;
after-acquired shares
Sec.
17. (a) A corporation may elect to withhold payment required by
section 15
of this chapter from a dissenter unless the dissenter was the beneficial
owner of the shares before the date set forth in the dissenters’ notice as
the date of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders
of the
terms of the proposed corporate action.
(b)
To the extent the corporation elects to withhold payment under
subsection
(a), after taking the proposed corporate action, it shall estimate
the
fair value of the shares and shall pay this amount to each dissenter
who
agrees to accept it in full satisfaction of the dissenter’s demand. The
corporation shall send with its offer a statement of its estimate
of the
fair value of the shares and a statement of the dissenter’s right to
demand payment under section 18 of this chapter.
23-1-44-18
Dissenters’ estimate of fair value; demand for payment; waiver
Sec.
18. (a) A dissenter may notify the corporation in writing of the
dissenter’s own estimate of the fair value of the dissenter’s shares and
demand payment of the dissenter’s estimate (less any payment under section
15 of this chapter), or reject the corporation’s offer under section 17 of
this chapter and demand payment of the fair value of the dissenter’s
shares, if:
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(1)
the dissenter believes that the amount paid under section 15 of
this
chapter or offered under section 17 of this chapter is less than
the fair
value of the dissenter’s shares;
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(2)
the corporation fails to make payment under section 15 of this
chapter
within sixty (60) days after the date set for demanding payment;
or
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(3)
the corporation, having failed to take the proposed action, does
not
return the deposited certificates or release the transfer restrictions
imposed on uncertificated shares within sixty (60) days after the
date set
for demanding payment.
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(b)
A dissenter waives the right to demand payment under this section
unless
the dissenter notifies the corporation of the dissenter’s demand in
writing under subsection (a) within thirty (30) days after the
corporation
made or offered payment for the dissenter’s shares.
23-1-44-19
Court proceeding to determine fair value; judicial appraisal
Sec.
19. (a) If a demand for payment under IC 23-1-42-11 or under section
18 of
this chapter remains unsettled, the corporation shall commence
a
proceeding within sixty (60) days after receiving the payment demand
and
petition the court to determine the fair value of the shares. If
the
corporation does not commence the proceeding within the sixty (60)
day
period, it shall pay each dissenter whose demand remains unsettled
the
amount demanded.
(b)
The corporation shall commence the proceeding in the circuit or
superior
court of the county where a corporation’s principal office (or, if none in
Indiana, its registered office) is located. If the corporation
is a
foreign corporation without a registered office in Indiana, it
shall
commence the proceeding in the county in Indiana where the
registered office of the domestic corporation merged with or whose
shares
were acquired by the foreign corporation was located.
(c)
The corporation shall make all dissenters (whether or not residents
of
this state) whose demands remain unsettled parties to the proceeding
as in
an action against their shares and all parties must be served with
a copy
of the petition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified
mail or by publication as provided by law.
(d)
The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced
under
subsection (b) is plenary and exclusive. The court may appoint
one (1) or
more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend decision
on
the question of fair value. The appraisers have the powers described
in
the order appointing them or in any amendment to it. The dissenters
are
entitled to the same discovery rights as parties in other civil
proceedings.
(e)
Each dissenter made a party to the proceeding is entitled to judgment:
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(1)
for the amount, if any, by which the court finds the fair value
of the
dissenter’s shares, plus interest, exceeds the amount paid by the
corporation; or
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(2)
for the fair value, plus accrued interest, of the dissenter’s
after-acquired shares for which the corporation elected to withhold
payment under section 17 of this
chapter.
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23-1-44-20
Costs; fees; attorney fees
Sec.
20. (a) The court in an appraisal proceeding commenced under section
19 of
this chapter shall determine all costs of the proceeding, including
the
reasonable compensation and expenses of appraisers appointed by
the court.
The court shall assess the costs against such parties and in such
amounts
as the court finds equitable.
(b)
The court may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and
experts for
the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:
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(1)
against the corporation and in favor of any or all dissenters if
the court
finds the corporation did not substantially comply with the requirements
of sections 10 through 18 of this chapter; or
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(2)
against either the corporation or a dissenter, in favor of any
other
party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees
and
expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in
good faith
with respect to the rights provided by this chapter.
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(c)
If the court finds that the services of counsel for any dissenter
were of
substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated and
that the
fees for those services should not be assessed against the corporation,
the court may award to these counsel reasonable fees to be paid
out of the
amounts awarded the dissenters who were benefited.
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PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 20.
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The
Indiana Business Corporation Law provides in regard to indemnification of
directors and officers as follows:
23-1-37-8
Indemnification
of director against liability
Sec.
8.(a) A corporation may indemnify an individual made a party to a proceeding
because the individual is or was a director against liability incurred in the
proceeding if;
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the
individual’s conduct was in good faith; and
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(2)
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the
individual reasonably believed;
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(A)
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in
the case of conduct in the individual’s official capacity with the
corporation, that the individual’s conduct was in its best interest;
and
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(B)
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in
all other cases, that the individual’s conduct was at least not opposed to
its best interests; and
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(3)
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in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the individual
either;
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(A)
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had
reasonable cause to believe the individual’s conduct was lawful;
or
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(B)
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had
no reasonable cause to believe the individual’s conduct was
unlawful.
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(b) A
director’s conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose the
director reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants in
and
beneficiaries of the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of
subsection (a)(2)(B).
(c) The
termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon
a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent is not, of itself, determinative
that the director did not meet the standard of conduct described in this
section.
23-1-37-9
Mandatory
indemnification of director against expense
Sec.
9. Unless limited by its articles of incorporation, a corporation shall
indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise,
in
the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because the
director is or was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses
incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
23-1-37-13
Officers,
employees or agents; indemnification and advance of expense
Sec.
13. Unless a corporation’s articles of incorporation provide otherwise:
(1)
an officer of the corporation, whether or not a director, is entitled to
mandatory indemnification under section 9 of this chapter, and is entitled
to
apply for court-ordered indemnification under section 11 of this chapter, in
each case to the same extent as a director;
(2)
the corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this chapter to an
officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, whether or not a director,
to
the same extent as to a director; and
(3)
a corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee,
or agent whether or not a director, to the extent, consistent with public
policy, that may be provided by its articles of incorporation, bylaws, general
or specific action of its board of directors, or contract.
23-1-37-15
Indemnification
rights under articles of incorporation, by-laws or
resolutions
Sec.
15. (a) The indemnification and advance for expenses provided for or
authorized by this chapter does not exclude any other rights to indemnification
and advance for expenses that a person may have under:
(1)
a corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws;
(2)
a resolution of the board of directors or of the shareholders; or
(3)
any other authorization, whenever adopted, after notice, by a majority vote
of
all the voting shares then issued and outstanding.
(b) If
the articles of incorporation, by-laws, resolutions of the board of directors
or
of the shareholders, or other duly adopted authorization of indemnification
or
advance for expenses limit indemnification or advance for expenses,
indemnification and advance for expenses are valid only to the extent consistent
with the articles, by-laws, resolutions of the board of directors or of the
shareholders, or other duly adopted authorization of indemnification or advance
for expenses.
(c) This
chapter does not limit a corporation’s power to pay or reimburse expenses
incurred by a director, officer, employee, or agent in connection with the
person’s appearance as a witness in a proceeding at a time when the person has
not been made a named defendant or respondent to the proceeding.
The
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant provides:
“The
Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted in and in the manner provided
by Chapter 37 of the Act, indemnify every person who is or was a Director
of the Corporation. The Corporation may advance expenses to every person who
is
or was a Director of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted in and
in
the manner provided by Chapter 37 of the Act. The Corporation shall
indemnify and advance expenses to every person who is or was an Officer of
the
Corporation to the same extent as if such person were a Director of the
Corporation. The foregoing indemnification and advance of expenses for Directors
and Officers of the Corporation shall apply when such persons are serving in
their official capacity with the Corporation, when serving at the Corporation’s
request while a Director or Officer of the Corporation as a director, officer,
partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise,
whether for profit or not, and when serving as a director or officer of any
corporation at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting capital stock of which
is owned of record by the Corporation. All references in this paragraph to
Chapter 37 of the Act shall be deemed to include any amendment or successor
thereto. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall limit or preclude the
exercise of any right relating to indemnification or advance of expenses to
any
person who is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation or the ability
of
the Corporation to otherwise indemnify or advance expenses to any such person.
The foregoing provisions shall be binding upon any successor to the Corporation
so that each person who is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation
shall
be in the same position with respect to any resulting, surviving, or succeeding
entity as he or she would have been had the separate legal existence of the
Corporation continued; provided, that unless expressly provided or agreed
otherwise, this sentence shall be applicable only to Directors and Officers
acting in such capacity prior to termination of the separate legal existence
of
the Corporation. If any word, clause, or sentence of the foregoing provisions
regarding indemnification or advancement of expenses shall be held invalid
as
contrary to law or public policy, it shall be severable and the provisions
remaining shall not be otherwise affected. This paragraph shall be interpreted
and enforced so as to give maximum rights to indemnification and advance of
expenses to each person who is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation.
If any Court holds any word, clause, or sentence of this paragraph invalid,
the
Court is authorized and empowered to rewrite these provisions to achieve such
purpose.”
Article
VIII of the Code of By-Laws of the Registrant provides as follows:
Section
8.01 Indemnification:
A. Every
person who is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation shall be
indemnified by the Corporation against all liability, including any obligation
to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, excise tax, or fine, and against
reasonable expenses, including counsel fees, actually incurred by such person
in
his or her Official Capacity, provided that such person is determined in the
manner specified in D below to have met the standard of conduct specified in
E
below. Upon demand for such indemnification, the Corporation shall proceed
as
provided in D below to determine whether such person is so entitled to
indemnification.
B. Every
person who is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation shall be
indemnified by the Corporation against reasonable expenses, including counsel
fees, actually incurred by such person in connection with any Proceeding to
which such person was a party because of such person serving in his or her
Official Capacity if such person was wholly successful, on the merits or
otherwise, in the defense of such Proceeding.
C. The
Corporation may, upon authorization of those entitled to select counsel under
D.(3) below, pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses, including counsel
fees, incurred by any person who is or was a Director or Officer of the
Corporation in connection with any Proceeding to which such person is a Party
because of such person serving in his or her Official Capacity in advance of
final disposition of the Proceeding if:
(1) The
person furnishes the Corporation a written affirmation of the person's good
faith belief that the person has met the standard of conduct specified in E
below;
(2) The
person furnishes the Corporation an unlimited general written undertaking,
executed personally or on the person's behalf, to repay the advance if it is
ultimately determined that the person did not meet such standard of conduct;
and
(3) A
determination is made in the manner specified in D below that the facts then
known to those making the determination would not preclude indemnification
under
A above.
D. The
determination shall be made by any one of the following procedures, as selected
by the Board of Directors by majority vote of the entire Board of
Directors:
(1) By
the
Board of Directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors not
at
the time parties to the proceeding as to which indemnification or advancement
of
expenses is at issue.
(2)
If a
quorum cannot be obtained under Subdivision (1), by majority vote of a committee
duly designated by the Board of Directors (in which designation Directors who
are Parties may participate), consisting solely of two or more Directors not
at
the time Parties to the Proceeding.
(3) By
special legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors or its committee in
the
manner prescribed in Subdivision (1) or (2); or, if a quorum of the Board of
Directors cannot be obtained under Subdivision (1) and a committee cannot be
designated under Subdivision (2), by special legal counsel selected by majority
vote of the full Board of Directors (in which selection Directors who are
Parties may participate).
(4) By
a
majority vote of shareholders excluding shares owned or controlled by Directors
or Officers who at the time of the vote are Parties to the
Proceeding.
E. The
standard of conduct for any act or omission is as follows:
(1) In
the
case of any criminal Proceeding, the person either had reasonable cause to
believe that the person's conduct was lawful, or, had no reasonable cause to
believe the person's conduct was unlawful.
(2) In
all
other cases, either (a)(i) the person's conduct was in good faith, and (ii)
the
person reasonably believed that the person's conduct was in the Corporation's
best interest, or, in the situation described in F.(3)(c) below, the person
reasonably believed that the person's conduct was not opposed to the
Corporation's best interests; or (b) the person's breach of or failure to act
in
accordance with the standard set forth in E.(2)(a) above did not constitute
willful misconduct or recklessness. A person's conduct with respect to an
employee benefit plan for a purpose which the person reasonably believed to
be
in the interests of the participants in and beneficiaries of the plan is conduct
that satisfies the requirements of E.(2)(b).
(3) The
termination of a Proceeding by judgment, order, agreement, or settlement, or
upon conviction or a plea of nolo contendere, or the equivalent of any of the
foregoing, is not, of itself, determinative that the person did not meet the
standard of conduct.
F. As
used
hereinabove with respect to indemnification, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) DIRECTOR
means an individual who is or was a director of the Corporation. "Director"
includes the heirs, estate, executors, administrators, and personal
representatives of a Director.
(2) OFFICER
means an individual who is or was an officer of the Corporation. "Officer"
includes the heirs, estate, executors, administrators, and personal
representatives of an Officer.
(3) OFFICIAL
CAPACITY means: (a) when used with respect to a Director, the position of
Director of the Corporation; (b) when used with respect to an Officer, the
office in the Corporation held by an Officer, and (c) when used with respect
to
a Director or Officer, any service by a person while a Director or Officer
of
the Corporation at the Corporation's specific request, as a Director, Officer,
partner, trustee, employee, or agent of the Corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise, whether for profit
or not. For these purposes, a person is considered to be serving an employee
benefit plan at the Corporation's specific request of the person's duties to
the
Corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, such person
to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan.
(4) PARTIES
means persons who were, are, or are threatened to be named defendant or
respondent in a Proceeding.
(5) PROCEEDING
means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, proceeding, or appeal
therefrom, whether civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory, or
investigative, and whether formal or informal.
G. The
Corporation reserves the right to purchase and maintain insurance for the
matters covered by these provisions and to the extent of such insurance payments
these provisions shall not be effective.
Item 21.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
An
index
to Exhibits appears at pages II-8 hereof.
Item 22.
Undertakings.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(1)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act
of 1933.
(2)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the
effective registration statement.
(3)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.
(b)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the
securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona
fide
offering
thereof.
(c)
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(d)
For
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide
offering
thereof.
(e)
That
prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder through
use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration statement, by any
person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule
145(c), the issuer undertakes that such reoffering prospectus will contain
the
information called for by the applicable registration form with respect to
reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the
information called for by the other items of the applicable form.
(f)
That
every prospectus (1) that is filed pursuant to paragraph
(e) immediately preceding, or (2) that purports to meet the
requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and is used
in connection with an offering of securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed
as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used
until such amendment is effective, and that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona
fide
offering
thereof.
(g)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 20 above, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
(h)
To
respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into
the
prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this form, within one
business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents
by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information
contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the
registration statement through the date of responding to the request.
(i)
To
supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a
transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not
the
subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of South Bend, State of
Indiana, on March 9, 2007.
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1ST
SOURCE CORPORATION (Registrant)
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By:
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Christopher J. Murphy, III |
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Christopher
J. Murphy, III, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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KNOW
ALL
PERSON BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of 1st Source Corporation, and the several
undersigned officers and directors thereof whose signatures appear below, hereby
makes, constitutes and appoints Christopher J. Murphy and John B. Griffith,
and
each of them acting individually, its and his true and lawful attorneys with
power to act without any other and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file in its and his name and on its and his behalf, and in each
of
the undersigned officer’s and director’s capacity or capacities as shown below,
to sign this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement, and any subsequent
registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and the
other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and
purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his
or
her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
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/s/
Christopher J. Murphy,
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of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
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March
9, 2007
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Christopher
J. Murphy III
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/s/
Wellington D. Jones III
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Vice President and
Director
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March
9, 2007
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Wellington
D. Jones III
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/s/
Larry E. Lentych
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Treasurer,
Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer
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9, 2007
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Larry
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John B. Griffith
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Secretary
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General Counsel
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9, 2007
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John
B. Griffith
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David C. Bowers
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Director
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David
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Daniel
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Director
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March
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Daniel
B. Fitzpatrick
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/s/
Terry
L. Gerber
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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Terry
L. Gerber
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/s/
Lawrence
E. Hiler
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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Lawrence
E. Hiler
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/s/
William P. Johnson
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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William
P. Johnson
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/s/
Craig A. Kapson
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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Craig
A. Kapson
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/s/
Rex Martin
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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Rex
Martin
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/s/
Dane A. Miller
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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Dane
A. Miller
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/s/
Timothy K. Ozark
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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Timothy
K. Ozark
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/s/
John T. Phair
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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John
T. Phair
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/s/
Mark D. Schwabero
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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Mark
D. Schwabero
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/s/
Toby S. Wilt
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Director
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March
9, 2007
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Toby
S. Wilt
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Exhibits
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2.1
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated as of February 19, 2007, by and among 1st
Source
Corporation, FINA Bancorp, Inc., Hickory Acquisition, Inc. and Wayne
B.
Welter, as shareholders’ agent, included as Appendix
A
to
the proxy statement/prospectus constituting Part I of this registration
statement. The copy so included does not include the schedules to
the
Agreement and Plan of Merger. The Registrant undertakes to furnish
any
such schedules to the Commission upon its request.
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2.2
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Shareholder
Voting Agreement dated as of February 19, 2007, by and among 1st
Source
Corporation and each of the signatories thereto, included as Appendix
C
to
the proxy statement/prospectus constituting Part I of this registration
statement.
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation of 1st Source Corporation as amended April 30, 1996,
filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K dated December 31, 1996, and
incorporated herein by reference.
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3.2
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By-Laws
of 1st Source, as amended January 29, 2004, and filed as an exhibit
to Form 10-K dated December 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.1
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Form
of Common Stock Certificates of Registrant filed as exhibit to
Registration Statement 2-40481 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.2(a)
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Form
of Floating Rate Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities Indenture,
dated
March 21, 1997, filed as exhibit to Form 10-K, dated December 31,
1997,
and incorporated herein by reference.
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4.2(b)
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Form
of Floating Rate Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities Trust Agreement,
dated March 21, 1997, filed as exhibit to Form 10-K, dated December
31,
1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
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4.2(c)
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Form
of Floating Rate Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities Guarantee
Agreement, dated March 21, 1997, filed as exhibit to Form 10-K, dated
December 31, 1997, and incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.3
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Agreement
to Furnish Long-term Debt Instruments, dated February 11, 2003, filed
as
an exhibit to Form 10-K, dated December 31, 2002, and incorporated
herein
by reference.
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5.1
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Opinion
and consent of John B. Griffith, as to the legality of the securities
being registered.
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8.1
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Opinion
of Krieg DeVault LLP, regarding certain federal income tax consequences
relating to the merger.
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23.1
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Consent
of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm.
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23.2
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Consent
of John B. Griffith (included as part of the opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1).
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23.3
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Consent
of Krieg DeVault LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit
8.1).
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23.4
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Consent
of AFSI, LLC*
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24.1
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Power
of Attorney (included on signature page).
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99.1
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Form
of Proxy for Special Meeting of FINA Bancorp.
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99.2
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Form
of Letter of Transmittal and Election for Shareholders of FINA
Bancorp.*
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99.3
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Form
of Letter of Transmittal for Non-Electing Shareholders of FINA
Bancorp.*
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*
To be filed by amendment
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