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February 10, 1995
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend a Special Meeting of the
Shareholders of North Bay Bancorp ("North Bay") to be held at 350 Ignacio
Boulevard, Novato, California 94949, at 5:00 p.m., local time, on Thursday,
March 23, 1995 (the "Meeting").
At the Meeting, North Bay shareholders will be asked to consider and
vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization dated as of December 8, 1994 (the "Agreement"), by and among
Westamerica Bancorporation ("Westamerica"), North Bay and Novato National Bank
("Novato National Bank"), an Agreement of Merger between Westamerica and North
Bay (collectively, the "Agreements") and the transactions contemplated thereby,
including without limitation, certain provisions benefitting directors,
executive officers and employees of North Bay and the amendment of the North
Bay Bancorp 1985 Stock Option Plan, as more fully described in the accompanying
Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Copies of the Agreements are attached to the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus as Annex A. As more fully described therein, pursuant to
the Agreements, North Bay will merge with and into Westamerica (the "Merger").
Shortly after the Merger, it is anticipated that Novato National Bank will be
merged with and into Westamerica Bank, a wholly-owned banking subsidiary of
Westamerica. No other business is expected to be transacted at the Meeting
other than matters incidental to the conduct of the Meeting.
As a result of the Merger, each share of North Bay common stock, no par
value ("North Bay Common Stock"), outstanding at the effective time of the
Merger (other than shares with respect to which dissenters' rights are
perfected) will be converted into .3600 of a share of Westamerica common
stock, without par value ("Westamerica Common Stock"), subject to certain
potential downward adjustments described in the Agreement and the accompanying
Proxy Statement/Prospectus. As of the date hereof, Westamerica and North Bay
have identified certain circumstances which if the Merger were to close without
any changes in those circumstances the .3600 exchange ratio would be adjusted
downward to .3337. No fractional shares of Westamerica Common Stock will be
issued to holders of shares of North Bay Common Stock, and, in lieu thereof,
cash will be paid to North Bay shareholders in accordance with the Agreement.
Under the California General Corporation Law, the approval and adoption
of the Agreements, the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby
requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of North Bay Common Stock. The proposed Merger is also subject to
certain regulatory approvals and satisfaction of the conditions contained in
the Agreement. Your Board of Directors has determined that the Agreements, the
Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby are in the best interests of
North Bay and its shareholders.
THE NORTH BAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF ALL DIRECTORS,
HAS APPROVED THE AGREEMENTS, THE MERGER AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
THEREBY AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF
THE AGREEMENTS, THE MERGER AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY AT THE
MEETING.
The accompanying Notice and Proxy Statement/Prospectus describe the
matters to be acted upon at the Meeting. Shareholders are urged to review
carefully the attached Proxy Statement/Prospectus, including the
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annexes thereto. Such documents contain a detailed description of the Merger,
its terms and conditions and the transactions contemplated by the Agreements.
Your continuing interest in the business of North Bay and Novato
National Bank is appreciated, and we hope you will attend the Meeting in
person. It is important that your shares be represented at the Meeting.
Accordingly, whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, please sign, date
and return the enclosed Proxy promptly in the postage-paid envelope that has
been provided to you for your convenience. If you wish to vote in accordance
with the recommendations of your Board of Directors, it is not necessary to
specify your choices; you may merely sign, date and return the enclosed Proxy.
Sincerely,
Thomas R. Bales, D.D.S.
Chairman of the Board
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NORTH BAY BANCORP
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MARCH 23, 1995
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of North
Bay Bancorp ("North Bay") will be held at 350 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato,
California 94949, on Thursday, March 23, 1995 at 5:00 p.m., local time (the
"Meeting"), for the following purposes, all of which are more fully described
in the accompanying Proxy Statement/Prospectus:
To consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt and approve the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of December 8, 1994 (the
"Agreement"), by and among Westamerica Bancorporation ("Westamerica"),
North Bay and Novato National Bank, an Agreement of Merger between
Westamerica and North Bay (collectively, the "Agreements") and the
transactions contemplated thereby, including without limitation,
certain provisions benefitting directors, executive officers and
employees of North Bay, the proposed merger of North Bay with and into
Westamerica (the "Merger") and the amendment of the North Bay Bancorp
1985 Stock Option Plan.
The Agreements are set forth in Annex A to the accompanying Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.
No other business will be transacted at the Meeting, other than matters
incidental to the conduct of the Meeting.
The North Bay Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
February 1, 1995 as the record date for the Meeting. Only North Bay
shareholders of record at the close of business on such date are entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Meeting. Approval of the Merger requires the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
North Bay common stock.
Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own. Each
shareholder, even though he or she may now plan to attend the Meeting in
person, is requested to sign, date and return the enclosed Proxy without delay
in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. You may revoke your Proxy at any time
prior to its exercise. Any shareholder present in person at the Meeting or at
any adjournments or postponements thereof may revoke his or her Proxy and vote
personally on each matter brought before the Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Nancy R. DeSousa
Secretary
February 10, 1995
Novato, California
THE NORTH BAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE
FOR APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE AGREEMENTS, THE MERGER AND THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.
PLEASE DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND
RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
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NORTH BAY BANCORP
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MARCH 23, 1995
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WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
PROSPECTUS
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus (the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus") is
being furnished to shareholders of North Bay Bancorp ("North Bay") in
connection with the solicitation of Proxies by the North Bay Board of Directors
for use at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of North Bay to be held at 350
Ignacio Boulevard, Novato, California 94949, on Thursday, March 23, 1995, at
5:00 p.m., local time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the
"Meeting").
At the Meeting, the shareholders of record of North Bay common stock,
no par value ("North Bay Common Stock" or "North Bay Shares"), as of the close
of business on February 1, 1995 (the "Record Date"), will consider and vote
upon a proposal to approve and adopt an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of December 8, 1994 (the "Agreement") by and among Westamerica
Bancorporation ("Westamerica"), North Bay and Novato National Bank ("Novato
National Bank"), an Agreement of Merger between Westamerica and North Bay
(collectively, the "Agreements") and the transactions contemplated thereby,
including without limitation, certain provisions benefitting directors,
executive officers and employees of North Bay and the amendment of the North
Bay Bancorp 1985 Stock Option Plan, as more fully described herein. Copies of
the Agreements are attached to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus as Annex A. As
more fully described herein, pursuant to the Agreements, North Bay will merge
with and into Westamerica with Westamerica as the surviving entity (the
"Merger"), and each share of North Bay Common Stock outstanding at the
effective time of the Merger (other than fractional shares and shares with
respect to which dissenters' rights have been perfected) will be converted into
.3600 shares (the "Exchange Ratio") of the common stock, without par value, of
Westamerica (the "Westamerica Common Stock" or "Westamerica Shares"), subject
to potential downward adjustments under certain circumstances. Shortly
thereafter, it is anticipated that Novato National Bank will be merged with and
into Westamerica's principal banking subsidiary, Westamerica Bank with
Westamerica Bank as the surviving entity. The Exchange Ratio will be adjusted
downward pursuant to formulas set forth in the Agreement if (i) the average of
the closing price per share of Westamerica Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market (the "NNM") for the 20 consecutive trading days prior to two
business days prior to the effective date of the Merger (the "Determination
Date") (such average price, the "Average Price") is more than $33.60; or (ii)
certain Significant Liabilities (as defined herein and in the Agreement) arise
prior to the Determination Date, in which case a maximum adjustment not to
exceed .0500 of a Westamerica Share could result, as more fully described
herein. As of the date hereof, Westamerica and North Bay have identified
certain Significant Liabilities which if the Merger were to close without any
changes in the circumstances related to such Significant Liabilities the
Exchange Ratio would be adjusted downward by .0263 to .3337. Certain other
circumstances have been identified which based on the occurence of future
events not within the control of North Bay might become additional Significant
Liabilities. If the Average Price on the Determination Date is less than
$30.40, North Bay may accept the Exchange Ratio, as adjusted for Significant
Liabilities, if any, or the parties have the right, but not the obligation, to
renegotiate the Exchange Ratio. Should North Bay fail to accept the Exchange
Ratio as adjusted for Significant Liabilities, if any, or should the parties
fail to renegotiate the Exchange Ratio, the Agreement may be terminated by
North Bay.
Based on the closing price on the NNM of Westamerica Common Stock on
February 7, 1995, of $31.50 per share, each holder of North Bay Common Stock
would receive the equivalent of $11.34 per share for each share of North Bay
Common Stock, assuming the Average Price on the Determination Date is $31.50
per share if there is no adjustment for Significant Liabilities and $9.77 per
share if the maximum Significant Liabilities adjustment occurs.
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the accompanying letter of the
Chairman of the North Bay Board of Directors, Notice of Special Meeting and
Proxy are first being mailed to shareholders of North Bay on or about
February 13, 1995.
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus also serves as a prospectus for
Westamerica under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), for the issuance of shares of Westamerica Common Stock (including the
associated Westamerica Common Stock purchase rights described under
"Description of Westamerica Capital Stock and Indebtedness--Shareholder Rights
Plan" with respect to such shares) in the Merger. On February 7, 1995, the
closing price of Westamerica Common Stock on the NNM was $31.50 and the
average of the last bid and asked price of North Bay Common Stock as quoted on
the "pink sheets" published by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. (the "Pink
Sheets"), was $9.06.
THE ABOVE MATTERS ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS.
THE PROPOSED MERGER IS A COMPLEX TRANSACTION. SHAREHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY URGED
TO READ AND CONSIDER CAREFULLY THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IN ITS ENTIRETY.
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THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED IN THE MERGER HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED
BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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THE DATE OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS FEBRUARY 7, 1995
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION............................................................................. 1
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE................................................... 2
SUMMARY........................................................................................... 4
Information about the Parties............................................................... 4
The Meeting and Vote Required............................................................... 5
Certain Considerations...................................................................... 5
Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of Directors............................ 5
Opinion of North Bay's Financial Advisor.................................................... 6
Effective Date of the Merger................................................................ 6
Exchange Ratio; Possible Adjustments to Exchange Ratio...................................... 6
Treatment of Stock Options.................................................................. 8
Conditions and Regulatory Approvals......................................................... 8
Noncompetition Agreements................................................................... 9
Certain Tax Consequences.................................................................... 9
Amendment and Termination................................................................... 9
Expenses ................................................................................... 10
Accounting Treatment ....................................................................... 10
Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger ................................................. 11
Dissenters' Rights of Appraisal ............................................................ 11
Market Price and Dividend Data ............................................................. 11
Differences in Charter Documents ........................................................... 12
Westamerica Unaudited Summary of Results for the Year Ended December 31, 1994 .............. 12
Selected Historical and Pro Forma Financial Data ........................................... 12
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 18
INFORMATION ABOUT WESTAMERICA .................................................................... 18
Recent and Pending Acquisitions ............................................................ 19
INFORMATION ABOUT NORTH BAY AND NOVATO NATIONAL BANK ............................................ 20
North Bay .................................................................................. 20
Novato National Bank ....................................................................... 21
THE MEETING ...................................................................................... 22
Matters to be Considered at the Meeting .................................................... 22
Certain Agreements ......................................................................... 23
CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................................... 23
Shares Eligible for Future Sale; Dilution .................................................. 23
Interests of North Bay Officers and Directors in the Merger ................................ 24
Real Estate Lending Activities; Nonperforming Assets ....................................... 24
Organizational Structure and Operations After the Merger ................................... 25
Effect of Shareholder Rights Plan .......................................................... 25
Legislative and Regulatory Environment ..................................................... 26
THE MERGER ....................................................................................... 26
Background of the Merger ................................................................... 26
Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of Directors ........................... 27
Opinion of North Bay's Financial Advisor ................................................... 28
Effective Date of the Merger ............................................................... 38
Exchange Ratio; Conversion of Shares of North Bay Common Stock ............................. 38
Possible Adjustments to Exchange Ratio or Termination of the Agreement ..................... 38
Exchange of North Bay Stock Certificates; Fractional Interests ............................. 40
Treatment of Stock Options ................................................................. 41
Covenants of Westamerica and North Bay; Conduct of Business Prior to the Merger ............ 42
Management and Operations Following the Merger ............................................. 43
Representations and Warranties; Conditions to the Merger.................................... 44
Required Regulatory Approvals .............................................................. 45
Trading Markets for Stock .................................................................. 46
Noncompetition Agreements .................................................................. 46
Certain Tax Consequences ................................................................... 47
Amendment; Termination ..................................................................... 48
Expenses ................................................................................... 49
Accounting Treatment ....................................................................... 50
Resales of Westamerica Common Stock ........................................................ 50
DISSENTERS' RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL .................................................................. 50
PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ......................................................... 52
SUPPLEMENTAL HISTORICAL INFORMATION .............................................................. 61
MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION ............................................................ 63
Market Quotations .......................................................................... 63
Dividends and Dividend Policy .............................................................. 65
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF
NORTH BAY .................................................................................. 65
Results of Operations ...................................................................... 66
Net Interest Margin ........................................................................ 66
Provision for Loan Losses .................................................................. 70
Noninterest Income ......................................................................... 71
Noninterest Expense ........................................................................ 71
Provision for Income Taxes ................................................................. 72
Loans ...................................................................................... 73
Commitments and Letters of Credit .......................................................... 77
Liquidity .................................................................................. 77
Interest Rate Sensitivity .................................................................. 78
Capital .................................................................................... 79
Investment Securities ...................................................................... 79
Deposits ................................................................................... 80
Impact of Inflation ........................................................................ 80
Selected Ratios ............................................................................ 81
CERTAIN DIFFERENCES IN RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS .................................................... 82
General .................................................................................... 82
Certain Anti-Takeover Measures ............................................................. 82
Quorum Requirements ........................................................................ 82
Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers......................................... 82
Shareholder Meetings and Action by Written Consent.......................................... 84
Amendment of Bylaws ........................................................................ 84
Filling Vacancies on the Board of Directors ................................................ 84
Notice of Shareholder Business ............................................................. 85
Notice of Director Nominations ............................................................. 85
Westamerica "Interested Person" Provision .................................................. 86
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DESCRIPTION OF WESTAMERICA CAPITAL STOCK
AND INDEBTEDNESS .................................... 86
Common Stock ........................................ 86
Preferred Stock and Class B Common Stock ............ 87
Debt Agreements ..................................... 87
Shareholder Rights Plan ............................. 87
DESCRIPTION OF NORTH BAY CAPITAL STOCK .................... 89
Common Stock ........................................ 89
Serial Preferred Stock .............................. 89
EXPERTS ................................................... 89
LEGAL MATTERS ............................................. 90
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES ................................... 90
PROPOSALS OF SECURITY HOLDERS ............................. 90
INDEX TO NORTH BAY BANCORP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ........... F-1
Annex A Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Agreement of
Merger
Annex B Fairness Opinion of Hoefer & Arnett Incorporated
Annex C California General Corporation Law Chapter
13--Dissenters' Rights
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NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED BY WESTAMERICA OR NORTH BAY TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION, OTHER THAN ANY INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, IN CONNECTION WITH
THE SOLICITATION AND THE OFFERING MADE BY THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND,
IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON
AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
THE SOLICITATION OF A PROXY OR AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER
TO PURCHASE, ANY SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH A SOLICITATION OR
OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS NOR ANY
DISTRIBUTION OF SECURITIES MADE HEREUNDER SHALL IMPLY THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO
CHANGE IN THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN THE AFFAIRS OF WESTAMERICA OR
NORTH BAY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Westamerica and North Bay are each subject to the informational
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"). In accordance therewith, Westamerica files reports, proxy statements and
other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"), and North Bay files reports and other information with the
Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and other information filed by
Westamerica and North Bay with the Commission can be inspected and copied at
the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C., the Chicago Regional Office,
Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois, and the New York Regional Office, Seven World Trade Center, 13th
Floor, New York, New York. Copies of such material also can be obtained from
the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C., at prescribed rates. Westamerica Common Stock is listed on
the NNM. Reports, proxy statements and other information concerning Westamerica
can also be inspected at the offices of the National Association of Securities
Dealers at 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Westamerica, PV Financial, a bank holding company that was
headquartered in Modesto, California ("PV Financial"), and PV Financial's
wholly-owned subsidiary, Pacific Valley National Bank, a national banking
association ("PVNB"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (as
amended) dated as of July 25, 1994, whereby the parties thereto agreed to merge
PV Financial with and into Westamerica, with Westamerica being the surviving
entity (the "PV Financial Merger"). The PV Financial Merger was effective
January 31, 1995 and it is anticipated that PVNB will merge with and into
Westamerica Bank with Westamerica Bank as the surviving entity in February or
March of 1995. PV Financial was subject to the informational requirements of
the Exchange Act and, in accordance therewith, filed reports, proxy statements
and other information with the Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and
other information filed by PV Financial with the Commission can be inspected
and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at
the above addresses at prescribed rates.
Westamerica, CapitolBank Sacramento, a California state-chartered bank
headquartered in Sacramento, California ("CapitolBank"), and Westamerica Merger
Subsidiary, a wholly-owned banking Subsidiary of Westamerica ("Westamerica
Merger Sub"), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as
of November 17, 1994, whereby the parties thereto agreed to merge Westamerica
Merger Sub with and into CapitolBank with CapitolBank as the surviving entity
(the "CapitolBank Merger"). It is anticipated that the CapitolBank Merger will
be consummated in the first half of 1995 upon the receipt of regulatory and
shareholder approval and the satisfaction of certain other conditions. It is
anticipated that shortly after the CapitolBank Merger CapitolBank will merge
with and into Westamerica Bank with Westamerica Bank as the surviving entity.
CapitolBank is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act as
administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"). In
accordance therewith, CapitolBank files reports, proxy statements and other
information with the FDIC. Such reports, proxy statements and other information
can be inspected and copies obtained from the Registration and Disclosure
Section of the FDIC, 1176 F Street N.W., Room 643, Washington, D.C., at
prescribed rates. These documents may also be inspected at the Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco, 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California.
Westamerica has filed with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K which
contains reports, proxy
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statements and other information about CapitolBank, including its articles of
incorporation, as amended, and bylaws, as amended. Such reports, proxy
statements and other information may be inspected and copied at the public
reference facilities of the Commission listed above. Although to Westamerica's
knowledge, information concerning CapitolBank included in such Current Report
on Form 8-K is accurate, Westamerica has not verified either its accuracy or
its completeness. Westamerica does not warrant that there have not occurred
events, not yet publicly disclosed by CapitolBank, which would affect either
the accuracy or the completeness of the information concerning CapitolBank
included in such Current Report on Form 8-K.
Westamerica has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on
Form S-4 under the Securities Act relating to the shares of Westamerica Common
Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger (together with any amendments
thereto, the "Registration Statement"). This Proxy Statement/Prospectus also
constitutes the Prospectus of Westamerica filed as part of the Registration
Statement and does not contain all of the information set forth in the
Registration Statement and exhibits thereto. The Registration Statement and the
exhibits thereto may be inspected and copied, at prescribed rates, at the
public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at the addresses set
forth above.
Statements contained in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus or in any
document incorporated by reference herein relating to the contents of any
contract or other document referred to herein or therein are not necessarily
complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such contract
or other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or such
other document, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such
reference.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
WHICH ARE NOT PRESENTED HEREIN OR DELIVERED HEREWITH. THE DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE BY WESTAMERICA (OTHER THAN CERTAIN EXHIBITS TO
SUCH DOCUMENTS) ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST FROM MARY ANNE BELL,
ASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRETARY, WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION, 1108 FIFTH AVENUE,
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA 94901 (TELEPHONE (415) 257-8000). THE DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE BY NORTH BAY (OTHER THAN CERTAIN EXHIBITS TO
SUCH DOCUMENTS) ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST FROM NANCY R.
DESOUSA, CORPORATE SECRETARY, NORTH BAY BANCORP, 350 IGNACIO BOULEVARD, NOVATO,
CALIFORNIA 94949 (TELEPHONE (415) 883-2265). THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE BY CAPITOLBANK (OTHER THAN CERTAIN EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS) ARE
AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST FROM LAWRENCE D. MCGOVERN, CORPORATE
SECRETARY, CAPITOLBANK, SACRAMENTO, 300 CAPITOL MALL, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
95814 (TELEPHONE (916) 449-8300). THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE BY PV
FINANCIAL (OTHER THAN CERTAIN EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS) ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT
CHARGE UPON REQUEST FROM SYLVIA J. RUDY, CORPORATE SECRETARY, PACIFIC VALLEY
NATIONAL BANK, 1524 MCHENRY AVENUE, MODESTO, CALIFORNIA 95350 (TELEPHONE (209)
575-2900). IN ORDER TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY OF THE DOCUMENTS IN ADVANCE
OF THE MEETING TO WHICH THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS RELATES, ANY REQUEST
SHOULD BE MADE BY MARCH 16, 1995.
The following documents of Westamerica are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and shall be deemed to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of those documents: Westamerica's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993; Westamerica's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1994;
Westamerica's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
1994; Westamerica's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1994; Westamerica's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 29,
1994; Westamerica's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 23, 1994;
Westamerica's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 12, 1994; Westamerica's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 19, 1994; Westamerica's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated February 6, 1995; the financial statements
of PV Financial as contained in
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Westamerica's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (33-55417); the financial
statements of CapitolBank Sacramento as contained in Westamerica's Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (33-57033); and all other reports and documents filed by
Westamerica pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
subsequent to the date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and prior to the
termination of the offering of Westamerica Common Stock to which this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus relates.
The following documents of CapitolBank, filed with the Commission by
Westamerica under cover of a Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 19,
1994, are hereby incorporated by reference in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus
and shall be deemed to be a part hereof: CapitolBank's Annual Report on Form
F-2 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993; CapitolBank's Quarterly Report
on Form F-4 for the quarter ended March 31, 1994; CapitolBank's Quarterly
Report on Form F-4 for the quarter ended June 30, 1994; CapitolBank's Quarterly
Report on Form F-4 for the quarter ended September 30, 1994; CapitolBank's
Proxy Statement, dated May 25, 1994; and all other reports and documents filed
by CapitolBank with the FDIC pursuant to 12 C.F.R. Part 335 et seq., and
subsequently filed by Westamerica pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and
prior to the termination of the offering of Westamerica Common Stock to which
this Proxy Statement/Prospectus relates.
The following documents of North Bay are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and shall be deemed to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of those documents: North Bay's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993; North Bay's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1994; North Bay's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994; North Bay's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1994; North Bay's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 21, 1994.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus to the extent that such
statement is modified or replaced by a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated
by reference into this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or replaced,
to constitute a part of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS RELATING
TO WESTAMERICA HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY WESTAMERICA, AND ALL INFORMATION RELATING
TO NORTH BAY HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY NORTH BAY. NEITHER WESTAMERICA NOR NORTH BAY
WARRANTS THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OTHER
PARTY.
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SUMMARY
The following is a summary of certain information contained elsewhere
in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Reference is made to, and this Summary is
qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information contained elsewhere
in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, in the attached Annexes and in the
documents incorporated herein by reference. Shareholders are urged to read
carefully this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the attached Annexes in their
entirety. Certain capitalized terms which are used but not defined in this
Summary are defined elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTIES
Westamerica is a bank holding company, headquartered in San Rafael,
California, incorporated under the laws of the State of California and
registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHC
Act"). Westamerica's banking subsidiaries, Westamerica Bank, Napa Valley Bank,
Pacific Valley National Bank ("PVNB") and Bank of Lake County, are California
state-chartered banks (except for PVNB which is a national banking association)
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"). Westamerica
Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System. Westamerica's subsidiary banks
presently operate 53 banking offices in twelve counties in Northern
California. Westamerica's subsidiary, Community Banker Services Corporation
("CBSC"), provides centralized services to Westamerica's banking subsidiaries.
CBSC's subsidiary, Weststar Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation,
also conducts mortgage servicing activities. Westamerica also owns all of the
capital stock of Westcore, an inactive California company ("Westcore"). The
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco recently approved Westamerica's
application to commence an employee benefit consulting business through
Westcore.
Westamerica, PV Financial, a bank holding company that was
headquartered in Modesto, California, with approximately $173 million in assets
at September 30, 1994 ("PV Financial"), and PV Financial's banking subsidiary,
PVNB, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (as amended) dated
as of July 25, 1994, whereby the parties thereto agreed to merge PV Financial
with and into Westamerica with Westamerica as the the surviving entity (the "PV
Financial Merger") and subsequently to merge PVNB with and into Westamerica
Bank with Westamerica Bank as the surviving entity. The PV Financial Merger was
effective January 31, 1994.
Westamerica, CapitolBank, a California state-chartered bank,
headquartered in Sacramento, California, with approximately $138 million in
assets at September 30, 1994 ("CapitolBank") and Westamerica Merger Subsidiary,
a wholly-owned banking subsidiary of Westamerica ("Westamerica Merger Sub"),
have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of November
17, 1994, whereby the parties thereto agreed to merge Westamerica Merger Sub
with and into CapitolBank with CapitolBank as the surviving entity (the
"CapitolBank Merger"). The CapitolBank Merger is subject to regulatory and
shareholder approval, and the satisfaction of certain other conditions. It is
anticipated that the CapitolBank Merger will be consummated in the first half
of 1995. It is also anticipated that shortly after the completion of the
CapitolBank Merger, CapitolBank will merge with and into Westamerica Bank with
Westamerica Bank as the surviving entity.
At September 30, 1994, Westamerica had consolidated assets of
approximately $2.05 billion, deposits of approximately $1.71 billion, and
shareholders' equity of approximately $163 million. Westamerica's principal
executive offices are located at 1108 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, California
94901, and Westamerica's telephone number at that location is (415) 257-8000.
North Bay is a bank holding company, headquartered in Novato,
California, incorporated under the laws of the State of California and
registered under the BHC Act. North Bay owns all of the outstanding shares of
both Novato National Bank, a national banking association ("Novato National
Bank"), and North Bay Bancorp Properties, a California corporation. Novato
National Bank presently operates three banking offices, two in Novato and one
in Santa Rosa, California. At September 30, 1994, North Bay had consolidated
assets of approximately $107.6 million, deposits of approximately $92.4 million
and shareholders' equity of approximately $9.8 million.
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North Bay's principal executive offices are located at 350 Ignacio Boulevard,
Novato, California 94949, and North Bay's telephone number at that location is
(415) 883-2265.
THE MEETING AND VOTE REQUIRED
The Meeting (including any adjournments or postponements thereof) will
be held at 350 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato, California 94949, on Thursday, March
23, 1995, at 5:00 p.m., local time. At the Meeting, holders of North Bay Common
Stock will consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt and approve the
Agreements, the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, including
without limitation, certain provisions benefitting directors, executive
officers and employees of North Bay and the amendment of the North Bay Bancorp
1985 Stock Option Plan (the "North Bay Stock Option Plan"). Only holders of
record of North Bay Common Stock at the close of business on February 1, 1995
(the "Record Date") will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the
Meeting. See "The Meeting."
The approval of the Merger by the North Bay shareholders will
constitute approval and adoption of the Agreements, the Merger and each of the
transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, certain
provisions benefitting directors, executive officers and employees of North Bay
and the amendment of the North Bay Stock Option Plan, as more fully described
herein. See "Certain Considerations--Interests of North Bay Officers and
Directors in the Merger." The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of North Bay Common Stock entitled to vote at the
Meeting is required to approve and adopt the Agreements, the Merger and the
transactions contemplated thereby, including the amendment of the North Bay
Stock Option Plan. Such approval is a condition to, and required for,
consummation of the Merger. See "The Meeting" and "The Merger--Representations
and Warranties; Conditions to the Merger" and "-Treatment of Stock Options."
As of the Record Date, there were 1,128,548 shares of North Bay Common
Stock outstanding, of which 273,750 shares were beneficially owned by executive
officers and directors of North Bay and their respective affiliates. The
directors of North Bay have agreed to vote the shares of North Bay Common Stock
held by them for the approval of the Merger. To Westamerica's knowledge, as of
the Record Date, directors and executive officers of Westamerica did not
beneficially own any shares of North Bay Common Stock. Accordingly, approval of
the Merger at the Meeting is expected to require the affirmative vote of an
additional 290,525 shares of North Bay Common Stock outstanding on the Record
Date to be voted by the remaining shareholders of North Bay.
Approval of the Agreements and the Merger by Westamerica's shareholders
is not required.
A North Bay shareholder giving a Proxy has the power to revoke that
Proxy prior to exercise. See "The Meeting--Matters to be Considered at the
Meeting."
CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS
See "Certain Considerations" for a discussion of certain factors which
should be carefully considered by North Bay shareholders in deciding whether to
vote for approval of the Agreements and the Merger. Such section discusses the
Westamerica Shares eligible for future sale which may have a dilutive effect,
interests of North Bay officers and directors in the Merger, real estate
lending activities, organizational structure and operations after the Merger,
the effect of the Westamerica shareholder rights plan and the legislative and
regulatory environment.
REASONS FOR THE MERGER; RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Westamerica is proposing to acquire North Bay to add to its community
banking franchise in Marin and Sonoma counties. See "Information about
Westamerica--Recent and Pending Acquisitions."
The North Bay Board of Directors has determined that the Merger is
fair to and in the best interest of shareholders of North Bay, and recommends
that the shareholders of North Bay vote "FOR" the proposal to approve and adopt
the Agreements, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Agreements,
including the amendment of the North Bay Stock Option Plan. The terms of the
Agreements are the result of arm's-length negotiations between the
representatives of North Bay, Novato National Bank and Westamerica. The North
Bay Board of Directors has carefully considered the terms and conditions of the
Agreements. After consideration of various factors, including a review of
strategic
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alternatives; the business, financial condition, and earnings of North Bay and
Novato National Bank; historical and current market prices for North Bay
Common Stock; and the expansion opportunities and constraints and projections of
future performance and earnings of North Bay and Novato National Bank on a
stand alone basis, the North Bay Board of Directors unanimously approved the
Merger and the Agreements. In addition, and as stated in the Agreement, the
North Bay Board of Directors conditioned the consummation of the Merger on
receipt of an opinion of its financial advisor, Hoefer & Arnett Incorporated
("Hoefer") that the Exchange Ratio is fair from a financial point of view to
the holders of North Bay Common Stock even as adjusted for maximum Significant
Liabilities. See "The Merger--Opinion of North Bay's Financial Advisor," and
"--Possible Adjustments to Exchange Ratio."
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In evaluating the recommendations of the North Bay Board of Directors
summarized above, shareholders should carefully consider the matters described
under "Certain Considerations" and "The Merger--Background of the Merger" and
"--Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of Directors."
OPINION OF NORTH BAY'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Hoefer has rendered its written opinion, dated January 24, 1995,
confirming its earlier verbal opinion (the "Fairness Opinion"), to the North
Bay Board of Directors that the Exchange Ratio, including any adjustments
thereto pursuant to the Agreements, is fair from a financial point of view to
the holders of North Bay Common Stock.
The text of the Fairness Opinion, which sets forth certain assumptions
made, matters considered and limits on the review undertaken by Hoefer, is
attached to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus as Annex B. North Bay shareholders
are urged to read the Fairness Opinion in its entirety. The Agreement does not
require that such Fairness Opinion be updated prior to the Effective Date. See
"The Merger--Opinion of North Bay's Financial Advisor," which also contains a
discussion of the fees to be paid to Hoefer. The fees to be paid to Hoefer are
generally contingent upon consummation of the Merger.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MERGER
The Merger will be effective upon the date of the filing with the
California Secretary of State of a duly executed Merger Agreement and the
officers' certificates prescribed by Section 1103 of the California General
Corporation Law (the "GCL") or upon any subsequent date specified in the Merger
Agreement (the "Effective Time"). The date on which the Effective Date occurs
as specified in the Merger Agreement is referred to herein as the "Effective
Date." It is presently anticipated that the Merger will be consummated in the
third quarter of 1995.
EXCHANGE RATIO; POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO EXCHANGE RATIO
On the Effective Date, each issued and outstanding share of North Bay
Common Stock (except for fractional shares and shares as to which dissenters'
rights have been perfected) shall be converted into .3600 of a share (the
"Exchange Ratio") of Westamerica Common Stock, subject to potential downward
adjustments under certain circumstances. As of the date hereof, Westamerica and
North Bay have identified certain possible liabilities or expenses which if
the Merger were to close without any changes, would result in Significant
Liabilities to the extent that the .3600 Exchange Ratio would be adjusted
downward to .3337. Certain other circumstances have been identified which based
on the occurrence of future events not within the control of North Bay might
become additional Significant Liabilities.
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The Exchange Ratio will be adjusted downward for any Significant
Liabilities (regardless of whether the price of Westamerica Common Stock
changes) if in the aggregate these Significant Liabilities total more than
$150,000. "Significant Liabilities", as defined in the Agreement, means those
liabilities or expenses (whether operating or capital in nature) relating to
those categories and events described in the next sentence which have not been
reflected as reductions to North Bay's consolidated book value pursuant to
generally accepted accounting principles as of September 30, 1994, provided,
however, that any individual component of said aggregate amount of Significant
Liabilities must reasonably be estimated to exceed $25,000. Significant
Liabilities shall include the following categories or events, provided that
Significant Liabilities shall not include any of the following to which
Westamerica has consented in writing: (i) new or extended contractual
obligations; (ii) new or extended leases of real or personal property; (iii)
acquisition of capital assets (or commitments to do so); (iv) contingent
liabilities based upon threatened or pending litigation, arbitrations or other
proceedings or hazardous or toxic substances and legal fees and costs (whether
actual or estimated) related thereto; (v) any expenses, fines, fees, penalties
or similar obligations, except those which arose in the Ordinary Course of
Business (as defined in Section 3.2(h)(i) of the Agreement); (vi) any new,
expanded or accelerated pension or other benefits including employment
contracts and severance payments, whether or not vested; (vii) the aggregate
amount of the difference between the per share exercise price of any stock
options or stock appreciation rights granted after June 30, 1994, by North Bay
and $11.52; and (viii) an amount which would equal the amount necessary to
bring North Bay's allowance for loan losses to one hundred percent (100%) of
North Bay's nonperforming assets (including any loans more than 90 days past
due as to principal or interest) as of the calendar quarter preceding the
Effective Date.
The amount of the Significant Liabilities in the case of the
arrangements described in (i), (ii), and (vi) above, will (a) equal any payment
that could be made as of the Effective Date that would terminate the
arrangement without further liability or expense to North Bay or Westamerica,
or (b) if the arrangement does not provide for such a payment, the present
value of the amount of the remaining payments payable pursuant to the
arrangement after the Effective Date using a discount rate equivalent to
Westamerica's then current cost of funds. The amount of Significant Liabilities
in the case of (iii) above will equal the amount expended or required to be
expended under binding commitments for a capital asset, minus the amount for
which the capital asset could actually be sold on a liquidation basis.
Significant Liabilities will not include fees of North Bay's financial advisor
or North Bay's legal fees directly attributable to the Merger. Significant
Liabilities will not include any severance payments made to Ms. Penny Hershman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Novato National Bank, provided said
severance payments do not exceed the cost of her current annual base salary,
the cost of comparable medical benefits continued for one year and the cost of
purchasing or writing down the value of the automobile currently provided for
her benefit. As a result of any Significant Liabilities through the close of
business on the day preceding the Effective Date, the Exchange Ratio shall be
reduced by an amount calculated as follows, provided that not more than
$1,500,000 of such Significant Liabilities shall be taken into account (the
"Adjusted Exchange Ratio"):
Significant Liabilities
Exchange Ratio - ------------------------- = Adjusted Exchange Ratio
$30 Million
As of the date hereof, the parties have identified the following
categories or events as possible Significant Liabilities: an expense in the
amount of up to $593,000 related to a Novato National Bank lease; possible
severance payments to certain employees of North Bay of approximately $32,000;
and proposed payments to Ms. Penny Hershman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Novato National Bank, which would cause an expense of up to $163,000
subsequent to September 30, 1994. Such expenses, if they actually occur, would
result in a downward adjustment of .0263 to the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the
above formula. Certain other circumstances have been identified which based on
the occurrence of future events not within the control of North Bay might
become additional Significant Liabilities including two litigation matters
where, expenses or liabilities might arise which could be deemed Significant
Liabilities. There can be no assurance that there will be no additional
categories or events which would be Significant Liabilities such that the full
Significant Liability adjustment of .0500 might result. The North Bay Board of
Directors is exploring whether there are actions which can be taken by North
Bay which would reduce the potential adjustments to the Exchange Ratio
described above.
If, as of two business days preceding the Effective Date,
the average of the closing price of Westamerica Common Stock quoted on the NNM
(calculated by taking an average of the closing prices quoted on the NNM as
reported in The Wall Street Journal on each of the twenty consecutice trading
days prior to two business days prior to the Effective Date, rounded to four
decimal places, whether or not trades occurred on those days) (the "Average
Price") is below $30.40. North Bay may accept the Exchange Ratio or the
Adjusted Exchange Ratio or Westamerica and North Bay shall have the right, but
not the obligation, to renegotiate the Exchange Ratio. Should North Bay fail to
accept the Exchange Ratio or the Adjusted Exchange Ratio or should the parties
fail to renegotiate the Exchange Ratio, North Bay may terminate the Agreement.
To the extent required by applicable law, if the Average Price is below $30.40
and North Bay accepts the Exchange Ratio (.3600) or the Adjusted Exchange Ratio
or renegotiates the Exchange Ratio, North Bay will seek approval from its
shareholders at a new meeting of shareholders.
If the Average Price is above $33.60, the Exchange Ratio or the Adjusted
Exchange Ratio will also be adjusted downward by one-half of the amount by
which the Average Price is above $33.60, according to a formula provided in
the Agreement. There is no limit to the downward adjustment of the Exchange
Ratio where the Average Price exceeds $33.60. There will be no adjustment to
the Exchange Ratio (except for Significant Liabilities) if the Average Price
is between $30.40 and $33.60. Based on the closing price of Westamerica Common
Stock on February 3, 1995 (and assuming this is the Average Price), the
Exchange Ratio would be .3600 if there is not an adjustment for Significant
Liabilities and .3100 if the maximum Significant Liabilities adjustment occurs.
Shareholders are urged to carefully review the description of the Merger under
the captions "The Merger--Exchange Ratio; Conversion of Shares of North Bay
Common Stock" and "--Possible Adjustments to Exchange Ratio or Termination of
the Agreement" and the Agreements attached as Annex A hereto.
Immediately following consummation of the Merger, based on the number
of shares of Westamerica Common Stock and North Bay Common Stock outstanding on
the Record Date, the former shareholders of North
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Bay will hold approximately 4.4% of the shares of the issued and outstanding
common stock of Westamerica assuming the Exchange Ratio remains at .3600. Each
share of Westamerica Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to
consummation of the Merger will remain outstanding and unchanged as a result of
the Merger. See "The Merger--Exchange Ratio; Conversion of Shares of North Bay
Common Stock."
TREATMENT OF STOCK OPTIONS
As of the Record Date, options to purchase 70,012 shares of North Bay
Common Stock were outstanding under the North Bay Stock Option Plan. Following
the Effective Date, any then outstanding and unexercised options under the
North Bay Stock Option Plan will be replaced by options for shares of
Westamerica Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. The
Agreement provides that, following the Effective Date, all outstanding options
under the North Bay Stock Option Plan will be replaced by options for an
equivalent number of shares of Westamerica Common Stock with an equivalent
exercise price, calculated in accordance with the Exchange Ratio, but otherwise
on terms and conditions that are consistent with the terms and conditions of
the existing North Bay Stock Option Plan options.
Subject to shareholder approval, the North Bay Board of Directors
has approved the adoption of an amendment to the North Bay Stock Option Plan.
The North Bay Stock Option Plan, as amended, will provide that a non officer
director's service will not terminate (for purposes of the North Bay Stock
Option Plan only) as long as he or she remains a director or advisory director
of Novato National Bank, or a successor in interest of Novato National Bank, on
and after the Effective Date. See "The Merger--Treatment of Stock Options."
CONDITIONS AND REGULATORY APPROVALS
The respective obligations of Westamerica and North Bay to effect the
Merger are subject to various conditions described in "The
Merger--Representations and Warranties; Conditions to the Merger."
The Merger will occur only if all required government approvals are
in effect or have been obtained (without the imposition of any materially
burdensome conditions as determined by Westamerica in its reasonable judgment),
the Agreements are approved by the majority of the outstanding shares of North
Bay Common Stock, the representations and warranties of the parties are
true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date and
certain other conditions are satisfied.
Consummation of the Merger is subject to satisfaction of certain
other conditions or the waiver of such conditions by the party entitled to do
so. Such conditions include, among other things, the following: (i) the absence
of a material adverse change since September 30, 1994, in the business,
financial condition or results of operations of either party; (ii) the absence
of legal impediments to the Merger; (iii) the effectiveness of a registration
statement with respect to the Westamerica Shares to be issued to North Bay
shareholders as a result of the Merger; (iv) the receipt of a tax ruling or
opinion of legal counsel to Westamerica to the effect that, among other
things, under federal and state tax laws, the Merger will not result in any
recognized gain or loss to Westamerica or North Bay and, except for cash
received in lieu of fractional shares, no gain or loss will be recognized by
holders of North Bay Common Stock who receive Westamerica Common Stock in
exchange for the North Bay Common Stock which they hold; (v) receipt by
Westamerica of letters and reports from North Bay's independent public
accountants relating to the registration statement and North Bay's unaudited
financial statements; (vi) receipt by North Bay of a fairness opinion from its
financial advisor; and (vii) receipt of a letter from Westamerica's
independent public accountants to the effect that the Merger will qualify for
the pooling of interests method of accounting in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
In addition, certain other conditions must be satisfied, or must be
waived by Westamerica, in order for Westamerica to be obligated to consummate
the Merger, including but not limited to the conditions that: (i) the aggregate
number of shares of North Bay's Common Stock held by persons who have taken all
of the steps required to perfect their right (if any) to be paid the fair
market value of such shares as dissenting shares under
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the GCL shall not exceed 9% of the outstanding shares of North Bay Common Stock;
(ii) Westamerica has received noncompetition agreements (which contain certain
noncompetition provisions for a period of two years following the Merger, with
the exception of the noncompetition agreement of Ms. Hershman, which contains
noncompetition provisions for a period of one year following the Merger) from
each director of North Bay and Novato National Bank; and (iii) North Bay has
received all consents of third parties which are required to be received by it,
if any.
NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENTS
As a condition to consummation of the Merger under the Agreement, the
directors of North Bay and Novato National Bank, excluding Ms. Penny Hershman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Novato National Bank (collectively,
the "Directors"), have entered into noncompetition agreements (the
"Noncompetition Agreements") with Westamerica. As of the date hereof, Ms.
Hershman, a director of Novato National Bank, has not entered into a
noncompetition agreement (the "Hershman Noncompetition Agreement") with
Westamerica and Westamerica Bank, however, as of the date hereof, it is a
condition to Westamerica's obligation to consummate the Merger that Ms.
Hershman execute the Hershman Noncompetition Agreement. Pursuant to the
Noncompetition Agreements and the proposed Hershman Noncompetition Agreement,
the Directors and Ms. Hershman will not be permitted, without Westamerica's
written consent, to engage in activities within Marin or Sonoma counties in the
State of California which are similar to or competitive with the activities of
Westamerica, Westamerica Bank, North Bay or Novato National Bank. The
Noncompetition Agreements expire two years after (and the Hershman
Noncompetition Agreement will expire one year after) the Effective Date. See
"Certain Considerations--Interests of North Bay Officers and Directors in the
Merger."
In addition, the Noncompetition Agreements and the Hershman
Noncompetition Agreement require the Directors and Ms. Hershman to treat as
confidential all information concerning the records, properties, books,
contracts, commitments and affairs of Westamerica, North Bay or their
respective subsidiaries, even if a Noncompetition Agreement or the Hershman
Noncompetition Agreement is terminated or expires. See "The Merger--
Noncompetition Agreements."
CERTAIN TAX CONSEQUENCES
It is anticipated that the principal federal income tax consequences of
the Merger for North Bay shareholders will be as follows: (i) the Merger will
constitute a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a)(1)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (ii) no gain or loss will be
recognized by the shareholders of North Bay who receive Westamerica Shares in
exchange for the North Bay Common Stock which they hold, except in respect of
cash received in lieu of fractional shares or pursuant to the exercise of
dissenters' rights; (iii) the holding period of the Westamerica Shares in the
hands of the former North Bay shareholders will generally include the holding
period of their exchanged North Bay Common Stock; and (iv) the tax basis of the
Westamerica Shares received by the shareholders of North Bay will be the same
as the tax basis of their exchanged North Bay Common Stock, less any basis
attributable to fractional shares for which cash is received. As a condition to
the consummation of the Merger, Westamerica and North Bay each expects to
receive either a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") under federal
income tax law and an equivalent ruling from the California Franchise Tax Board
or, to the extent such rulings have not been received on or before the
Effective Date, an opinion of Westamerica's legal counsel, Pillsbury Madison &
Sutro, to the effect that the Merger will have the foregoing and certain other
tax consequences. For a detailed discussion of the income tax consequences of
the Merger, see "The Merger--Certain Tax Consequences." Shareholders should
consult their personal tax advisors as to the consequences of the Merger to
them under United States federal, state or local law, or applicable foreign tax
laws.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
The Agreements may be amended by Westamerica and North Bay at any
time prior to the Effective Date without the approval of the shareholders of
Westamerica or the shareholders of North Bay with respect to any of their
terms except the terms relating to the form or amount of consideration to be
delivered to the North Bay
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shareholders in the Merger. The Agreements may be terminated by the mutual
consent of the Boards of Directors of both Westamerica and North Bay at any
time prior to the consummation of the Merger.
The Agreements may be terminated by Westamerica as follows: (i) on or
after September 30, 1995, if (A) any of the conditions to which the obligations
of Westamerica are subject has not been fulfilled, or (B) such conditions have
been fulfilled or waived by Westamerica and North Bay shall have failed to
complete the Merger; (ii) if (A) Westamerica has become aware of any facts or
circumstances of which it was not aware on the date of the Agreement and which
materially adversely affect North Bay and Novato National Bank taken as a whole
or their respective properties, operations, or financial condition, (B) a
materially adverse change shall have occurred since September 30, 1994, in the
business, financial condition, results of operations or properties of North Bay
and Novato National Bank taken as a whole, (C) there has been failure on the
part of North Bay or Novato National Bank to comply with their respective
obligations under the Agreement, or any failure (including any anticipatory
breach) to comply with any of the conditions set forth in Section 7 of the
Agreement, or (D) North Bay fails to act or refrains from doing any act
required of North Bay in connection with a bona fide offer for a Business
Combination (as such term is defined in the Agreement) based on the continuing
fiduciary duties of the North Bay Board of Directors to the shareholders of
North Bay; (iii) if Westamerica determines that it would be inadvisable or
inexpedient to continue to carry out the terms of, or to attempt to consummate,
the Merger by reason of any material legal impediment to the Merger having
arisen, or any material pending or threatened litigation, investigation or
proceeding; or (iv) if any person (other than Westamerica or any subsidiary
thereof) shall become the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the then
outstanding shares of North Bay or any person (other than Westamerica or a
subsidiary thereof) shall have commenced a bona fide tender offer or exchange
offer to acquire at least 20% of the then outstanding shares of North Bay.
The Agreements may be terminated by North Bay as follows: (i) on or
after September 30, 1995, if (A) any of the conditions to which the obligations
of North Bay are subject has not been fulfilled, or (B) such conditions have
been fulfilled or waived but Westamerica shall have failed to complete the
Merger; provided, however, that if Westamerica is engaged at the time in
litigation (including an administrative appeal procedure) relating to an
attempt to obtain one or more of the governmental approvals which are required
to consummate the Merger or if Westamerica shall be contesting in good faith
any litigation which seeks to prevent consummation of the Merger, such
nonfulfillment shall not give North Bay the right to terminate the Agreements
until the earlier of (x) 15 months after the date of the Agreement or (y) 60
days after the completion of such litigation and of any further regulatory or
judicial action pursuant thereto; (ii) if on or before the Effective Date (A)
North Bay has become aware of any facts or circumstances of which it was not
aware on December 8, 1994 and which can or do materially adversely affect
Westamerica or its properties, operations or financial condition, (B) a
materially adverse change shall have occurred since September 30, 1994, in the
business, financial condition, results of operations or assets of Westamerica,
or (C) there has been failure or prospective failure on the part of Westamerica
to comply with its obligations under the Agreement or any failure (including
anticipatory breach) to comply with any condition set forth in Section 8 of the
Agreement; (iii) the Average Price of Westamerica Common Stock is less than
$30.40 and North Bay has not accepted the Exchange Ratio, as adjusted for
Significant Liabilities, if any, or the parties have failed to renegotiate the
Exchange Ratio; or (iv) Westamerica fails to comply with the provisions of
Section 3.1(f) of the Agreement.
EXPENSES
Westamerica and North Bay have each agreed to pay their own costs
incurred incident to the performance of their obligations under the Agreements.
See "The Merger--Expenses" and "--Amendment; Termination."
The following table reflects all remaining nonrecurring Westamerica and
North Bay estimated merger related expenses not accrued as of September 30,
1994. These expenses are not included in the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined
Statements of Income but are included on the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined
Balance Sheet as a reduction to shareholders' equity. Such estimated merger
related expenses are summarized below on an after tax basis (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA NORTH BAY TOTAL
----------- --------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Financial advisory ......... $ 0 $200 $200
Professional fees .......... 110 120 230
Printing and other ......... 20 10 30
---- ---- ----
Total ..................... $130 $330 $460
---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
The Merger is expected to be accounted for as a pooling of interests,
and it is a condition to Westamerica's obligation to consummate the Merger that
Westamerica shall have received a letter from KPMG Peat Marwick LLP,
Westamerica's independent public accountants ("KPMG"), to the effect that the
Merger will qualify for such accounting treatment. Among other things, the
Agreement provides in the event the holders of 9% or more
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of the shares of North Bay Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Date have taken all of the steps required to perfect dissenters'
rights under the GCL with respect to such shares, the Merger will not be
consummated if Westamerica is unable to receive, as a result of such action, a
letter from KPMG to the effect that the Merger will qualify for
pooling of interests accounting treatment. See "The Merger--Representations and
Warranties; Conditions to the Merger" and "--Accounting Treatment."
INTERESTS OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE MERGER
Pursuant to an agreement in principal which has not yet been finalized,
it is currently expected that Ms. Penny Hershman will receive a severance
package including $130,000 payable in monthly installments over the one year
period commencing on the Effective Date, continuation of comparable medical
benefits for one year after the Effective Date, and the automobile and computer
equipment currently provided to her by Novato National Bank upon consummation
of the Merger (the "Severance and Settlement Agreement"). Ms. Hershman's
current Salary Continuation Plan, pursuant to which she would not be entitled
to any payment prior to 1996, terminates on the Effective Date. Moreover, the
proposed Severance and Settlement Agreement would provide that in lieu of any
further retirement benefits and in settlement of certain employment issues, Ms.
Hershman will also receive a one time payment of $225,000, subject to
consummation of the Merger and termination of employment. The proposed Severance
and Settlement Agreement would result in a Significant Liability of up to
$163,000. There is no assurance that the proposed agreement in principal with
Ms. Hershman will be finalized. Accordingly, a dispute might arise, in which
case no assurance can be given that additional Significant Liabilities will not
result. Further, if such a dispute is not resolved prior to the Effective Date,
it might give Westamerica the right to terminate the Agreement.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Westamerica has agreed to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless each person who is a director or executive officer of
North Bay with respect to all reasonable expenses arising out of claims and
legal proceedings against said persons as a result of actions by said directors
and officers after December 8, 1994, to the extent such claims are not covered
by insurance. See "Certain Considerations--Interests of North Bay
Officers and Directors in the Merger."
For purposes of the North Bay Stock Option Plan, Westamerica will offer
each current nonofficer director of North Bay a position as director or
advisory director of Novato National Bank and a position as advisory director
to any successor-in-interest to Novato National Bank. See "The
Merger--Treatment of Stock Options" and "Certain Considerations--Interests of
North Bay Officers and Directors in the Merger."
As of the Record Date, the directors and executive officers of North
Bay beneficially owned an aggregate of 273,750 shares of North Bay Common Stock
and held options to acquire an additional 24,762 shares of North Bay Common
Stock. See "The Merger--Treatment of Stock Options."
DISSENTERS' RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL
Shareholders of North Bay Common Stock who exercise dissenters' rights
with respect to the Merger in accordance with the statutory procedures
prescribed in the GCL may be entitled to receive cash for their North Bay
Common Stock if such shareholders did not vote "FOR" the approval and adoption
of the Agreements, the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby and
otherwise act to perfect their rights as dissenting shareholders pursuant to
the GCL. If a holder of North Bay Common Stock votes "FOR" the approval and
adoption of the Agreements, the Merger and the transactions contemplated
thereby, (including executing and returning a signed proxy to North Bay with no
voting instructions indicated thereon) such holder will lose any dissenters'
rights that may exist with respect to the subject shares. For a description of
dissenters' rights under the GCL and the method of perfecting such rights, see
"The Meeting" and "Dissenters' Rights of Appraisal."
MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND DATA
Westamerica Common Stock is listed and traded on the NNM under the
symbol "WABC." There is a limited trading market for North Bay Common Stock
which is traded on the over-the-counter market and quoted on the "pink sheets"
published by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. (the "Pink Sheets").
The following table sets forth the average of the last reported bid and
asked price per share for North Bay Common Stock as quoted on the Pink Sheets
and the last reported sales price per share for Westamerica Common Stock as
reported on the NNM on December 9, 1994, the trading date prior to the public
announcement of the Merger, and on February 7, 1995 the latest practicable
trading day before the printing of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and
equivalent per share prices for North Bay Common Stock based on the prices of
Westamerica Common Stock:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
HISTORICAL EQUIVALENT
MARKET VALUE PRO FORMA
PER SHARE MARKET VALUE(1)
------------------------- ---------------
NORTH BAY WESTAMERICA NORTH BAY
Last Trade: --------- ----------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
December 10, 1994 $ 7.50 $ 30.50 $ 10.98
February 7, 1995 9.06 31.50 11.34
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</TABLE>
(1) The equivalent pro forma market value per share of North Bay Common Stock
represents the last reported sales price per share of Westamerica Common
Stock multiplied by the Exchange Ratio of .3600. The Exchange Ratio is
subject to potential downward adjustments as provided in the Agreement.
As of the date hereof Westamerica and North Bay have identified certain
circumstances, which if the Merger were to close without any changes in
those circumstances the Exchange Ratio of .3600 would be adjusted
downward to .3337. See "The Merger--Possible Adjustments to Exchange
Ratio or Termination of the Agreement."
Following the Merger, no shares of North Bay Common Stock will be
outstanding and Westamerica Common Stock will continue to be traded on the NNM.
Westamerica has paid quarterly cash dividends since it commenced
operations on January 1, 1973. The Westamerica Board of Directors considers
the advisability and amount of proposed dividends each quarter. Westamerica's
primary source of funds for the payment of dividends is its principal banking
subsidiary, Westamerica Bank, whose ability to pay dividends to Westamerica is
subject to various legal and regulatory restrictions. See "Market Price and
Dividend Information--Dividends and Dividend Policy." Westamerica is subject to
certain restrictions on its ability to pay dividends under the terms of certain
of its debt agreements. See "Description of Westamerica Capital Stock and
Indebtedness--Debt Agreements."
North Bay was incorporated in 1984 and its primary source of funds for
the payment of dividends is Novato National Bank, its wholly-owned banking
subsidiary. The ability of Novato National Bank and North Bay to pay dividends
is subject to various legal and regulatory restrictions. See "Market Price and
Dividend Information--Dividends and Dividend Policy." From time to time, the
North Bay Board of Directors considers the payment of dividends, but has paid
only one dividend of $0.05 per share since inception.
DIFFERENCES IN CHARTER DOCUMENTS
Westamerica and North Bay are both organized under the GCL and,
accordingly, similarities in rights exist for shareholders of Westamerica and
North Bay. Nevertheless, there are differences in their respective charter
documents. See "Certain Differences in Rights of Shareholders."
WESTAMERICA UNAUDITED SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
During the year ended December 31, 1994, on an unaudited basis,
Westamerica generated net income of $24.7 million, or $3.06 per share, a 161%
increase over 1993 net income of $9.5 million, or $1.17 per share. Earnings in
1993 were impaired due to charges related to the April 15, 1993 acquisition of
Napa Valley Bancorp. Return on assets for 1994 increased to 1.21% from 0.48% in
1993. Return on equity in 1994 increased to 15.6% from 6.5% in 1993. Net
interest income increased to $98.4 million, or a margin of 5.31%, compared
to $97.5 million in 1993, or a margin of 5.48%. The loan loss provision was
reduced 38% to $5.9 million in 1994 compared to $9.5 million in 1993.
Noninterest income and noninterest expense declined to $19.4 million and $71.1
million in 1994 compared to $23.9 million and $96.7 million in 1993,
respectively. The 1993 loan loss provision, noninterest income and noninterest
expense include charges, income and costs related to the Napa Valley Bancorp
acquisition.
Nonperforming assets were reduced to $14.9 million at December 31, 1994
down 45% from $27.3 million at December 31, 1993. Net loan losses totaled $3.9
million during 1994, equal to 0.36% of average loans. At December 31, 1994, the
reserve for loan losses totaled $27.6 million, or 2.5% of loans, compared to
$25.6 million, or 2.3% of loans, at December 31, 1993.
Total assets at December 31, 1994 were $2.0 billion, up 1% from December
31, 1993. At December 31, 1994, deposits totaled $1.7 billion and loans totaled
$1.1 billion. Shareholders' equity was $166.2 million at December 31, 1994, up
9% from $152.4 million at December 31, 1993. Westamerica's risk-based total
capital ratio was 15.3% at December 31, 1994 compared to 14.4% at December
31, 1993.
SELECTED HISTORICAL AND PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA
The following tables present selected historical and pro forma combined
consolidated financial information for Westamerica (including its recent
acquisition of PV Financial and its pending acquisition of CapitolBank) and
North Bay. The following financial data should be read in conjunction with the
historical consolidated financial statements, the unaudited interim historical
consolidated financial statements, and the unaudited pro forma combined
consolidated financial information and the notes to such statements, certain of
which are included elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The unaudited
pro forma combined financial information presents selected financial information
based on the historical financial statements of the parties, giving effect to
the proposed Merger under the pooling of interests method of accounting and the
assumptions and adjustments described in the notes thereto. See "Pro Forma
Combined Financial Information." The unaudited pro forma combined and pro forma
equivalent financial statements do not indicate the results or financial
position that would have occurred if the Merger had been in effect on the dates
or for the periods indicated or that may occur in the future.
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WESTAMERICA, PV FINANCIAL AND CAPITOLBANK
UNAUDITED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------------- -----------------------
1994(1) 1993(1) 1993(1) 1992(1)
------- ------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Results of operations:
Interest income ........................... $ 117,635 $ 119,151 $ 158,155 $ 175,686
Interest expense .......................... 34,900 37,451 48,671 66,764
Net interest income ....................... 82,735 81,700 109,484 108,922
Provision for loan losses ................. 5,149 8,567 10,431 8,015
Noninterest income ........................ 16,571 20,929 26,829 26,713
Noninterest expense ....................... 64,246 86,891 109,755 103,660
Net income ................................ 20,285 5,512 11,728 14,993
Balance sheet (end of period):
Total assets .............................. $2,363,042 $2,301,416 $2,304,969 $2,261,331
Net loans ................................. 1,283,538 1,290,381 1,294,340 1,340,721
Deposits .................................. 1,993,432 2,000,144 2,000,338 2,040,633
Other borrowed funds ...................... 135,373 73,533 71,798 14,559
Shareholders' equity ...................... 189,866 171,664 179,144 168,451
Financial ratios:
Total capital to
risk-adjusted assets ................... 14.81% 12.27% 14.19% 12.25%
Tier 1 capital to average
total assets ........................... 8.20 7.64 7.80 7.64
Reserve for loan losses to
total loans ............................ 2.37 2.15 2.18 2.01
Return on average assets .................. 1.15 0.33 0.52 0.67
Return on average equity .................. 14.78 4.37 6.88 9.36
Nonperforming assets to
total assets ........................... 1.03 1.61 1.31 2.42
Per share:(2)
Net income ................................ $ 2.11 $ 0.58 $ 1.22 $ 1.58
Dividends declared......................... $ 0.44 $ 0.39 $ 0.54 $ 0.36
Book value ................................ $ 19.81 $ 17.82 $ 18.58 $ 17.73
Average shares outstanding ................ 9,621 9,583 9,633 9,464
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------
1991(1) 1990(1) 1989(1)
------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Results of operations:
Interest income ........................... $ 202,589 $ 214,036 $ 205,059
Interest expense .......................... 98,587 111,154 105,153
Net interest income ....................... 104,002 102,882 99,906
Provision for loan losses ................. 11,578 8,663 8,588
Noninterest income ........................ 26,454 25,258 21,466
Noninterest expense ....................... 98,041 93,559 92,530
Net income ................................ 13,806 18,010 14,111
Balance sheet (end of period):
Total assets .............................. $2,262,481 $2,204,474 $2,147,032
Net loans ................................. 1,420,029 1,452,186 1,419,006
Deposits .................................. 2,053,357 1,976,076 1,949,953
Other borrowed funds ...................... 13,375 38,589 24,853
Shareholders' equity ...................... 154,443 143,169 128,171
Financial ratios:
Total capital to
risk-adjusted assets ................... 11.10% 10.79% 9.52%
Tier 1 capital to average
total assets ........................... 7.01 6.59 6.33
Reserve for loan losses to
total loans ............................ 1.84 1.47 1.27
Return on average assets .................. 0.63 0.83 0.70
Return on average equity .................. 9.20 13.37 12.22
Nonperforming assets to
total assets ........................... 2.54 1.94 1.43
Per share:(2)
Net income ................................ $ 1.47 $ 1.95 $ 1.54
Dividends declared......................... $ 0.37 $ 0.41 $ 0.36
Book value ................................ $ 16.70 $ 15.63 $ 14.08
Average shares outstanding ................ 9,362 9,242 9,134
</TABLE>
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WESTAMERICA
UNAUDITED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
1994 1993 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Results of operations:
Interest income ................. $ 99,866 $ 103,453 $ 136,916 $ 154,753 $ 176,552 $ 187,550 $ 181,645
Interest expense ................ 30,288 32,586 42,271 58,892 87,357 98,653 94,021
Net interest income ............. 69,578 70,867 94,645 95,861 89,195 88,897 87,624
Provision for loan losses ....... 4,680 7,847 9,452 7,005 10,418 8,138 7,958
Noninterest income .............. 14,752 18,937 23,946 23,827 23,976 22,339 19,121
Noninterest expense ............. 53,110 77,153 96,645 89,604 84,943 81,641 82,242
Net income ...................... 18,303 4,074 9,455 15,222 11,977 14,619 11,542
Balance sheet (end of period):
Total assets .................... $2,052,084 $2,012,699 $2,004,419 $1,981,349 $1,966,081 $1,920,405 $1,903,758
Net loans ....................... 1,063,123 1,089,955 1,089,152 1,166,205 1,242,108 1,277,417 1,274,900
Deposits ........................ 1,714,977 1,741,003 1,731,228 1,789,918 1,789,301 1,723,099 1,734,713
Other borrowed funds ............ 133,654 71,195 69,064 12,038 9,570 35,099 21,982
Shareholders' equity ............ 163,023 145,735 152,447 143,674 129,420 119,811 107,726
Financial ratios:
Total capital to
risk-adjusted assets ......... 15.17% 12.16% 14.40% 12.01% 10.82% 10.55% 9.24%
Tier 1 capital to average
total assets ................. 8.04 7.41 7.57 7.43 6.69 6.26 5.98
Reserve for loan losses to
total loans .................. 2.53 2.25 2.30 2.08 1.88 1.47 1.24
Return on average assets ........ 1.20 0.28 0.48 0.77 0.62 0.77 0.64
Return on average equity ........ 15.68 3.77 6.51 11.16 9.52 12.87 12.02
Nonperforming assets to
total assets ................. 0.98 1.69 1.36 2.55 2.69 2.09 1.46
Per share:(2)
Net income ...................... $ 2.27 $ 0.51 $ 1.17 $ 1.92 $ 1.52 $ 1.89 $ 1.51
Dividends declared............... $ 0.47 $ 0.42 $ 0.57 $ 0.38 $ 0.39 $ 0.43 $ 0.38
Book value ...................... $ 20.19 $ 18.04 $ 18.87 $ 17.96 $ 16.49 $ 15.44 $ 13.98
Average shares outstanding ...... 8,075 8,051 8,054 7,933 7,855 7,736 7,633
</TABLE>
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NORTH BAY
UNAUDITED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------------- -----------------------
1994 1993 1993 1992
---- ---- ---- ----
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Results of operations:
Interest income .............................. $ 5,147 $ 5,109 $ 6,788 $ 8,414
Interest expense ............................. 1,763 1,877 2,487 3,187
Net interest income .......................... 3,383 3,232 4,302 5,227
Provision for loan losses .................... 80 150 150 395
Noninterest income ........................... 3,759 5,304 8,035 4,997
Noninterest expense .......................... 6,611 8,243 11,711 8,106
Net income before cumulative
effect of change in
accounting principle ........................ 282 100 295 1,047
Balance sheet (end of period):
Total assets ................................. $107,560 $115,855 $123,879 $115,697
Net loans .................................... 55,437 72,666 69,203 66,891
Deposits ..................................... 92,396 102,130 109,176 101,167
Other borrowed funds ......................... 4,770 3,878 4,499 4,497
Shareholders' equity ......................... 9,811 9,305 9,500 9,188
Financial ratios:
Total capital to
risk-adjusted assets ...................... 16.54% 13.16% 12.96% 13.34%
Tier 1 capital to average
total assets .............................. 8.72 8.10 8.32 8.26
Reserve for loan losses to
total loans ............................... 1.98 1.80 1.68 2.46
Return on average assets ..................... 0.33 0.20 0.32 0.94
Return on average equity ..................... 3.82 2.50 3.91 11.97
Nonperforming assets to
total assets .............................. 1.25 1.11 1.01 1.44
Per share:
Net income before cumulative effect
of change in accounting principle......... $ 0.26 $ 0.09 $ 0.34 $ 0.96
Dividends declared ........................... $ 0.00 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.00
Book value ................................... $ 9.16 $ 8.74 $ 8.92 $ 8.63
Average shares outstanding ................... 1,087 1,089 1,089 1,086
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------
1991 1990 1989
---- ---- ----
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Results of operations:
Interest income .............................. $ 9,582 $ 9,695 $ 8,258
Interest expense ............................. 4,646 5,095 4,362
Net interest income .......................... 4,936 4,600 3,896
Provision for loan losses .................... 623 360 219
Noninterest income ........................... 2,829 1,021 772
Noninterest expense .......................... 5,475 3,983 3,612
Net income ................................... 956 770 527
Balance sheet (end of period):
Total assets ................................. $104,349 $ 94,742 $ 83,848
Net loans .................................... 67,662 73,833 62,198
Deposits ..................................... 91,634 85,140 76,184
Other borrowed funds ......................... 3,598 1,049 1,005
Shareholders' equity ......................... 8,140 7,173 6,356
Financial ratios:
Total capital to
risk-adjusted assets ...................... 13.10% 10.33% 10.03%
Tier 1 capital to average
total assets .............................. 8.11 7.94 8.53
Reserve for loan losses to
total loans ............................... 2.17 1.27 1.03
Return on average assets ..................... 0.95 0.85 0.71
Return on average equity ..................... 12.48 11.21 8.77
Nonperforming assets to
total assets .............................. 2.14 0.03 0.07
Per share:
Net income before cumulative effect
of change in accounting principle.......... $ 0.88 $ 0.71 $ 0.49
Dividends declared ........................... $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Book value ................................... $ 7.64 $ 6.30 $ 6.04
Average shares outstanding ................... 1,089 1,084 1,079
</TABLE>
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WESTAMERICA, PV FINANCIAL, CAPITOLBANK AND NORTH BAY
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------------- -----------------------
1994(1) 1993(1) 1993(1) 1992(1)
------- ------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Results of operations:
Interest income ................................ $ 122,782 $ 124,260 $ 164,943 $ 184,100
Interest expense ............................... 36,664 39,328 51,157 69,951
Net interest income ............................ 86,118 84,932 113,786 114,149
Provision for loan losses ...................... 5,229 8,717 10,581 8,410
Noninterest income ............................. 20,330 26,233 34,862 31,710
Noninterest expense ............................ 70,857 95,134 121,466 111,765
Net income ..................................... 20,567 5,612 12,023 16,040
Balance sheet (end of period):
Total assets ................................... $2,470,602 $2,417,271 $2,428,848 $2,377,028
Net loans ...................................... 1,338,975 1,363,047 1,363,543 1,407,612
Deposits ....................................... 2,085,828 2,112,274 2,109,514 2,141,800
Other borrowed funds ........................... 140,143 77,411 76,297 19,056
Shareholders' equity ........................... 199,217 180,969 188,644 177,639
Financial ratios:
Total capital to
risk-adjusted assets ........................ 14.88% 12.32% 14.13% 12.30%
Tier 1 capital to average
total assets ................................ 8.18 7.66 7.83 7.67
Reserve for loan losses
to total loans .............................. 2.36 2.13 2.15 2.03
Return on average assets ....................... 1.11 0.32 0.51 0.68
Return on average equity ....................... 14.23 4.27 6.72 9.49
Nonperforming assets to
total assets ................................ 1.03 1.58 1.29 2.38
Per share:(2)(3)
Net income ..................................... $ 2.05 $ 0.56 $ 1.20 $ 1.63
Dividends declared ............................. $ 0.42 $ 0.38 $ 0.52 $ 0.34
Book value ..................................... $ 20.03 $ 18.06 $ 18.81 $ 17.97
Average shares outstanding ..................... 10,012 9,975 10,026 9,855
Equivalent pro forma
North Bay per share:(4)
Net income ..................................... $ 0.74 $ 0.20 $ 0.43 $ 0.59
Dividends declared ............................. $ 0.15 $ 0.14 $ 0.19 $ 0.12
Book value ..................................... $ 7.21 $ 6.50 $ 6.77 $ 6.47
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------
1991(1) 1990(1) 1989(1)
------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Results of operations:
Interest income ................................ $ 212,171 $ 223,731 $ 213,317
Interest expense ............................... 103,233 116,249 109,515
Net interest income ............................ 108,938 107,482 103,802
Provision for loan losses ...................... 12,201 9,023 8,807
Noninterest income ............................. 29,283 26,279 22,238
Noninterest expense ............................ 103,516 97,542 96,142
Net income ..................................... 14,762 18,780 14,638
Balance sheet (end of period):
Total assets ................................... $2,366,830 $2,299,216 $2,230,880
Net loans ...................................... 1,487,691 1,526,019 1,481,204
Deposits ....................................... 2,144,991 2,061,216 2,026,137
Other borrowed funds ........................... 16,973 39,638 25,848
Shareholders' equity ........................... 162,583 150,342 134,527
Financial ratios:
Total capital to
risk-adjusted assets ........................ 11.18% !0.78% 9.54%
Tier 1 capital to average
total assets ................................ 7.05 6.64 6.41
Reserve for loan losses
to total loans .............................. 1.85 1.46 1.26
Return on average assets ....................... 0.64 0.83 0.70
Return on average equity ....................... 9.35 13.26 12.05
Nonperforming assets to
total assets ................................ 2.52 1.86 1.38
Per share:(2)(3)
Net income ..................................... $ 1.51 $ 1.95 $ 1.54
Dividends declared ............................. $ 0.36 $ 0.39 $ 0.34
Book value ..................................... $ 16.88 $ 15.81 $ 14.24
Average shares outstanding ..................... 9,754 9,633 9,523
Equivalent pro forma
North Bay per share:(4)
Net income ..................................... $ 0.54 $ 0.70 $ 0.55
Dividends declared ............................. $ 0.13 $ 0.14 $ 0.12
Book value ..................................... $ 6.08 $ 5.69 $ 5.13
</TABLE>
(1) The financial data for Westamerica, PV Financial and CapitolBank and
for Westamerica, PV Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay (pro forma
combined) reflects restatements for Westamerica's acquisition of PV
Financial which was effective January 31, 1995 and its pending
acquisition of CapitolBank, which is expected to be completed in the
first half of 1995, both on a pooling of interests basis.
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(2) The pro forma combined per share data for net income has been
calculated using pro forma combined average shares outstanding.
Westamerica, PV Financial and CapitolBank pro forma combined
average shares outstanding has been calculated using the average
number of shares of Westamerica Common Stock outstanding during
the periods presented increased by the maximum number of shares
of Westamerica Common Stock issuable to PV Financial and
CapitolBank shareholders using exchange ratios of .5348 and
.0938 of a share of Westamerica Common Stock, respectively, for
each of the average shares of PV Financial and CapitolBank
common stock outstanding during each of the periods presented as
if these shares were outstanding during each of the periods
presented. Such Westamerica, PV Financial and CapitolBank pro
forma per share data assumes no dissenting PV Financial or
CapitolBank shareholders and no exercise of outstanding
Westamerica, PV Financial or CapitolBank stock options or stock
appreciation rights. The exchange ratio used in connection with
the CapitolBank Merger is subject to potential downward
adjustments in certain circumstances as provided in the
CapitolBank agreement.
See "The Merger--Exchange Ratio; Conversion of Shares of North
Bay Common Stock" and "--Possible Adjustments to Exchange Ratio
or Termination of the Agreement." See also "Pro Forma Combined
Financial Information."
(3) The pro forma combined per share data for net income has been
calculated using pro forma combined average shares outstanding.
Westamerica, PV Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay pro forma
combined average shares outstanding has been calculated using
the average number of Westamerica, PV Financial and CapitolBank
pro forma combined average shares outstanding (assuming the same
exchange ratios as stated in footnote (2)) during the periods
presented, increased by the maximum number of shares of
Westamerica Common Stock expected to be issued to North Bay
shareholders using an Exchange Ratio of .3600 of a share of
Westamerica Common Stock for each of the average shares of North
Bay Common Stock outstanding during each of the periods
presented as if these shares were outstanding during each of the
periods presented. Such pro forma per share data assumes no
dissenting North Bay shareholders and no exercise of outstanding
North Bay stock options. The Exchange Ratio is subject to
potential downward adjustments in certain circumstances as
provided in the Agreement. Certain other circumstances have been
identified whch based on the occurence of future events not
within the control of North Bay might become additional
Significant Liabilities.
See "The Merger--Exchange Ratio; Conversion of Shares of North
Bay Common Stock" and "--Possible Adjustments to Exchange Ratio
or Termination of the Agreement." See also "Pro Forma Combined
Financial Information."
(4) The equivalent pro forma North Bay per share information has
been calculated by multiplying the pro forma combined per share
data by the Exchange Ratio of .3600. As of the date hereof,
Westamerica and North Bay have identified certain circumstances
which if the Merger were to close without any changes in those
circumstances the .3600 exchange ratio would be adjusted
downward to .3337. Certain other circumstances have been
identified which based on the occurence of future events not
within the control of North Bay might become additional
Significant Liabilities.
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INTRODUCTION
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is being furnished to shareholders of
North Bay Bancorp ("North Bay") in connection with the solicitation of Proxies
by the North Bay Board of Directors for use at the special meeting of
shareholders of North Bay to be held at 350 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato,
California 94949, on Thursday, March 23, 1995, at 5:00 p.m., local time, and at
any adjournments or postponements thereof (the "Meeting").
At the Meeting, the shareholders of record of North Bay common stock, no
par value per share ("North Bay Common Stock" or "North Bay Shares"), as of the
close of business on February 1, 1995 (the "Record Date") will consider and vote
upon a proposal to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization,
dated as of December 8, 1994 (the "Agreement"), by and among Westamerica
Bancorporation ("Westamerica"), North Bay and Novato National Bank ("Novato
National Bank"), and an Agreement of Merger between Westamerica and North Bay
(the "Merger Agreement" and, collectively with the Agreement, the "Agreements")
and the transactions contemplated thereby, including but not limited to, the
Merger (as defined below) and the amendment of the North Bay Bancorp 1985 Stock
Option Plan (the "North Bay Stock Option Plan"). Copies of the Agreements are
attached as Annex A hereto and more fully described herein. The Agreements
provide, among other things, that North Bay will merge with and into Westamerica
with Westamerica as the surviving entity (the "Merger") and, except as
described herein, each share of North Bay Common Stock will be converted into a
right to receive up to .3600 (the "Exchange Ratio") of a fully paid and
nonassessable share of Westamerica common stock, without par value ("Westamerica
Common Stock" or "Westamerica Shares"), subject to certain potential downward
adjustments as set forth in the Agreement. As of the date hereof, Westamerica
and North Bay have identified certain circumstances which if the Merger were to
close without any changes in those circumstances the .3600 Exchange Ratio would
be adjusted downward to .3337. Certain other circumstances have been identified
which based on the occurence of future events not within the control of North
Bay might become additional Significant Liabilities. See "The Merger--Exchange
Ratio; Conversion of Shares of North Bay Common Stock," "--Possible Adjustments
to Exchange Ratio or Termination of the Agreement" and "--Treatment of Stock
Options." Shortly after the Merger, it is anticipated that Novato National Bank
will merge with and into Westamerica Bank, a wholly-owned banking subsidiary of
Westamerica with Westamerica Bank as the surviving entity. The date on which
this Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first being sent to shareholders of North Bay
is on or about February 13, 1995.
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus also serves as a prospectus for
Westamerica under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), for the Westamerica Common Stock and certain common stock purchase
rights associated therewith to be issued in connection with the consummation of
the Merger.
INFORMATION ABOUT WESTAMERICA
Westamerica is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended ("BHC Act"), and was incorporated in the State
of California in 1972. At September 30, 1994, Westamerica had total consolidated
assets of approximately $2.05 billion, deposits of approximately $1.71 billion
and shareholders' equity of approximately $163 million. Westamerica's
wholly-owned banking subsidiaries, Westamerica Bank, Napa Valley Bank, Pacific
Valley National Bank ("PVNB") and Bank of Lake County, are California
state-chartered banks (except PVNB which is a national banking association)
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"), with 53
banking offices throughout Northern California and in the Central California
cities of Modesto, Ceres and Turlock. Westamerica currently expects to merge
PVNB with and into Westamerica Bank during the first quarter of 1995.
Westamerica was formed pursuant to a plan of reorganization among three
previously unaffiliated banks: Bank of Marin, Bank of Sonoma County and First
National Bank of Mendocino County (formerly First National Bank of Cloverdale).
Subsequent to its incorporation, Westamerica acquired the Bank of Lake County
(1974), Gold Country Bank (1979) and Vaca Valley Bank (1981). In 1983,
Westamerica merged all of its banking subsidiaries into a single commercial
bank known as "Westamerica Bank, N.A." In 1988, Westamerica created a new
national bank called Bank of Lake County, N.A., which it promptly sold to Napa
Valley Bancorp, a bank holding company headquartered in Napa, California ("Napa
Valley Bancorp"). In 1992, Westamerica acquired John Muir National Bank and
merged it with and into Westamerica Bank. In 1993, Westamerica acquired by
merger Napa Valley Bancorp and its wholly-owned banking subsidiaries, Napa
Valley Bank and Suisun Valley Bank, and Napa Valley Development, a California
corporation which owned, developed and marketed real estate and provided real
estate consulting services to Napa Valley Bancorp. Napa Valley Development's
activities have been discontinued. Suisun Valley Bank was subsequently merged
with and into Westamerica Bank. In addition, as part of the Napa Valley Bancorp
merger, Westamerica reacquired Bank of Lake County, N.A., and acquired a
majority
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interest in Sonoma Valley Bank, which was subsequently sold. In 1993,
Westamerica Bank, N.A., was converted to a California state-chartered bank and
became a member of the Federal Reserve System. In 1994, Bank of Lake County,
N.A., was converted to a California state-chartered bank.
Westamerica's subsidiary, Community Banker Services Corporation
("CBSC"), provides centralized services to Westamerica's banking subsidiaries.
Through its subsidiary, Weststar Mortgage Corporation, CBSC conducts mortgage
servicing activities. Westamerica also owns all of the capital stock of
Westcore, an inactive California corporation ("Westcore"). The Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco (the "FRBSF") has recently approved Westamerica's
application to commence an employee benefit consulting business through
Westcore. It is anticipated that Westcore will commence business during 1995.
Westamerica, through its banking subsidiaries, provides checking and
savings deposit services as well as commercial, real estate and personal loans.
In addition, most branches offer safe deposit facilities, automated teller
units, collection services and other investment services.
Westamerica's principal executive offices are located at 1108 Fifth
Avenue, San Rafael, California 94901, and its telephone number at that location
is (415) 257-8000.
RECENT AND PENDING ACQUISITIONS
Westamerica, PV Financial, a bank holding company that was
headquartered in Modesto, California ("PV Financial"), and PV Financial's
wholly-owned subsidiary, PVNB entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (as amended) dated as of July 25, 1994, whereby the parties
thereto agreed to merge PV Financial with and into Westamerica with
Westamerica as the surviving entity (the "PV Financial Merger"). The PV
Financial Merger was effective on January 31, 1995. It is currently
contemplated that PVNB will be merged with and into Westamerica Bank with
Westamerica Bank as the surviving entity during February or March of 1995.
At September 30, 1994, PV Financial had approximately $173 million in assets,
$152 million in deposits and $19 million of shareholders' equity. PVNB
operates five branches in the Central California cities of Modesto, Ceres and
Turlock. As a result of the PV Financial Merger, Westamerica will be issuing
approximately 1.18 million new shares of Westamerica Common Stock during the
first quarter of 1995.
PVNB, one of its directors and an employee thereof are defendants in a
lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District of
California, which claims that they and certain other defendants violated the
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, as amended (the "Sherman Antitrust Act"), and
the federal RICO statute. PVNB (and its director and employee) has denied all
allegations by the plaintiffs and has advised Westamerica that it will
vigorously defend against the claims. A motion by PVNB to dismiss the Sherman
Antitrust Act and RICO claims was denied by order dated April 14, 1993;
however, by stipulation, in June of 1993 the parties dismissed state common law
claims for fraud, intentional interference with a contractual relationship,
unfair and deceptive trade practices and civil conspiracy. The plaintiffs are
seeking compensatory damages, treble and punitive damages and attorneys' fees
and costs. PVNB has filed a motion for summary judgment and the plaintiffs have
filed a motion seeking court approval to file a second amended complaint
alleging new state law claims for negligence, conversion and an accounting. The
motion for summary judgment and the motion by the plaintiffs to introduce the
new state law claims is scheduled to be heard by the court in May of 1995. Upon
the merger of PVNB with and into Westamerica Bank, as the successor to PVNB,
Westamerica Bank would be responsible for any liabilities awarded by a court to
the plaintiffs. Westamerica intends to vigorously defend against all claims and
to exercise any and all rights available to it in defense of this action.
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Westamerica, CapitolBank Sacramento, a California state-chartered
bank, headquartered in Sacramento, California ("CapitolBank") and Westamerica
Merger Subsidiary, a wholly-owned banking subsidiary of Westamerica
("Westamerica Merger Sub"), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (as amended) dated as of November 17, 1994, whereby the
parties thereto agreed to merge Westamerica Merger Sub with and into
CapitolBank with CapitolBank as the surviving entity (the "CapitolBank Merger").
At September 30, 1994, CapitolBank had approximately $138 million in assets,
$126 million in deposits and $9 million of shareholders' equity. The CapitolBank
Merger is expected to result in the issuance of approximately 383,000 new
shares of Westamerica Common Stock. The CapitolBank Merger is subject to
regulatory and shareholder approval and the satisfaction of certain other
conditions. Upon such approvals and satisfaction of conditions, the CapitolBank
Merger will be completed when the shares of CapitolBank Common Stock are
exchanged for shares of Westamerica Common Stock. No approval of Westamerica's
shareholders is required. It is anticipated that the CapitolBank Merger will
be consummated in the first half of 1995. It is currently contemplated that
shortly after the CapitolBank Merger is completed, CapitolBank will be merged
with and into Westamerica Bank with Westamerica Bank as the surviving entity.
Three directors of CapitolBank are defendants in a lawsuit, pending
in the Sacramento County Superior Court, by shareholders of CapitolBank
claiming, among other things, that such directors breached their fiduciary
duties by failing to approve an alleged cash offer to purchase CapitolBank in
1991 for approximately $3.50 per share of CapitolBank Common Stock. The three
directors have denied all allegations of wrongdoing and have denied liability.
Although CapitolBank is not a defendant in such litigation, pursuant to the
CapitolBank bylaws and indemnification agreements between CapitolBank and the
defendant directors entered into prior to the filing of the lawsuit,
CapitolBank is obligated to indemnify such directors with respect to legal
fees, expenses (including amounts paid in settlement) and judgments related to
the claims made in the lawsuit, subject to certain limitations in the
indemnification agreements and under applicable law, including but not limited
to circumstances under which the directors are found to have acted in bad
faith, engaged in intentional or reckless misconduct or derived an improper
personal benefit. CapitolBank has made a claim under its directors' and
officers' liability insurance policy for reimbursement for any payments made by
it to the directors under its bylaws and the relevant indemnification
agreements arising out of the alleged acts that gave rise to the claims in the
lawsuit. The insurer is investigating the claim and has reserved its rights
with regard thereto. Based on information currently available to CapitolBank,
it believes that it will be reimbursed by the insurer for payments made to the
directors pursuant to its bylaws and the relevant indemnification agrements. If
CapitolBank is not reimbursed by the insurer pursuant to the directors' and
officers' liability insurance policy for payments it makes to the directors
pursuant to its bylaws and the indemnification agreements, Westamerica may have
the right to terminate the CapitolBank Merger.
Westamerica is proposing to acquire North Bay to add to its community
banking franchise in Marin and Sonoma Counties. For additional information
relating to Westamerica and the combined company that would result from the
Merger and its recent and pending acquisitions, see "The Merger--Management and
Operations Following the Merger" and "Pro Forma Combined Financial
Information."
INFORMATION ABOUT NORTH BAY AND NOVATO NATIONAL BANK
NORTH BAY
North Bay was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on
January 9, 1984. North Bay filed an application with the Federal Reserve Board
for prior approval authorizing North Bay to become a bank holding company and
to purchase 100% of the shares of common stock to be issued by Novato National
Bank. Such approval was granted by the Federal Reserve Board on January 16,
1985. Novato National Bank opened for operation on April 1, 1985.
During 1987, North Bay formed North Bay Bancorp Properties, a
California corporation, for the sole purpose of acquiring, renovating and
holding a building located at 1525 Grant Avenue, Novato, California.
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North Bay's primary source of income (other than interest income earned
on North Bay capital) is the receipt of dividends and management fees from
Novato National Bank. At September 30, 1994, North Bay had consolidated assets
of approximately $107.6 million, deposits of approximately $92.4 million and
shareholders' equity of approximately $9.8 million.
North Bay's principal executive offices are located at 350 Ignacio
Boulevard, Novato, California 94949, and its telephone number at that location
is (415) 883-2265.
NOVATO NATIONAL BANK
Novato National Bank engages in the general commercial banking business.
Novato National Bank offers a full range of commercial services to its
business, professional and personal customers including: interest bearing and
non-interest bearing checking, savings and time deposit accounts; commercial,
installment and real estate loans; safe deposit boxes; night depository, bank
by mail, note and collection services; issuance of drafts; sale of travelers
checks; direct deposit of governmental checks; and other customary banking
services. Novato National Bank also provides some specialized services to its
customers including drive-up banking, 24-hour automated teller service and
payroll and other bookkeeping functions. Novato National Bank has established a
Mortgage Banking Division, participates in Small Business Administration
("SBA") lending, and provides its customers the ability to purchase alternative
non-FDIC insured products from a third party source. Management of Novato
National Bank intends to discontinue the origination operations of its Mortgage
Division in the first quarter of 1995. It is not presently anticipated that
Novato National Bank will apply to regulatory authorities for permission to
establish a trust department, although it is possible that it may do so in the
future.
As a national bank, the deposits of each of Novato National Bank's
depositors are insured by the FDIC up to $100,000, and, as with all national
banks, Novato National Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System.
Novato National Bank's main branch is located at 1525 Grant Avenue in
downtown Novato, California. The site is centrally located, with easy access to
and from commercial establishments, residential districts, city government
offices and major arterials. Novato National Bank's primary service area
includes the City of Novato, plus large portions of the unincorporated area
surrounding the city. It also serves the balance of Marin County and the
southern portion of Sonoma County.
Ignacio, a large section of southern Novato, is presently within Novato
National Bank's service area and a significant portion of Novato National
Bank's business emanates from this area. To better serve this area, including
the sections of Bel Marin Keys and Hamilton Air Force Base, Novato National
Bank established a branch at 300 Ignacio Boulevard on April 1, 1989. With the
more convenient location, Novato National Bank solicits additional customer
relationships from this commercial and residential area. To better serve
customers at this location, a drive-up teller was installed in 1990.
On July 1, 1992, Novato National Bank acquired an additional branch in
Santa Rosa at 1591 Farmers Lane.
In November 1992, Novato National Bank established administrative
headquarters at 350 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato. The building is also occupied by
Novato National Bank's loan division, mortgage division, SBA loan center and
central operations. The site is located two buildings away from Novato National
Bank's Ignacio Branch and is conveniently located to serve Novato National
Bank's customers.
At September 30, 1994, Novato National Bank had 70 full-time equivalent
employees.
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THE MEETING
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING
At the Meeting, holders of record of North Bay Common Stock will
consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the Agreements, the
Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the amendment of
the North Bay Stock Option Plan.
THE NORTH BAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE
AGREEMENTS, THE MERGER AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, INCLUDING THE
AMENDMENT OF THE NORTH BAY STOCK OPTION PLAN, AND RECOMMENDS THAT NORTH BAY
SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE AGREEMENTS, THE MERGER
AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY INCLUDING THE AMENDMENT OF THE NORTH
BAY STOCK OPTION PLAN.
Only holders of record of North Bay Common Stock at the close of
business on February 1, 1995 (the "Record Date") will be entitled to notice of,
and to vote at, the Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 1,128,548 shares
of North Bay Common Stock outstanding. Each North Bay Share will entitle the
holder thereof to one vote per share held.
Under the California General Corporation Law (the "GCL"), the approval
and adoption of the Agreements, the Merger and the transactions contemplated
thereby requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of North Bay Common Stock. Holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of North Bay Common Stock must be represented, either in
person or by proxy, at the Meeting for a quorum to be present.
Each properly completed Proxy returned in time for voting at the
Meeting, unless revoked by the North Bay shareholder, will be voted in
accordance with the instructions indicated on the Proxy, or, if no instructions
are provided, will be voted "FOR" the approval and adoption of the Agreements,
the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the amendment
of the North Bay Stock Option Plan. No matters other than those referred to in
this Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be brought before the Meeting, except for
matters incidental to the conduct of the Meeting. Pursuant to the Agreement,
neither North Bay nor any member of its Board of Directors will submit any
other matters for approval at the Meeting, except with Westamerica's prior
approval. The grant of a Proxy will also confer discretionary authority on the
persons named in the Proxy to vote on matters incident to the conduct of the
Meeting, including any adjournment or postponement thereof.
A North Bay shareholder may revoke a Proxy at any time before it is
voted by (i) filing with Nancy R. DeSousa, Corporate Secretary of North Bay,
350 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato, California 94949, a written instrument revoking
the Proxy; (ii) by submitting a duly executed Proxy bearing a later date; or
(iii) by attending the Meeting and voting in person.
North Bay Shares which abstain from voting and "broker non-votes"
(shares as to which brokerage firms have not received voting instructions from
their clients and therefore do not have the authority to vote the shares at the
Meeting) will be counted for purposes of determining a quorum. Because the
affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of North Bay Common
Stock is required to approve the Merger, both abstentions and broker non-votes
will have the same legal effect as votes against the Merger. See "Dissenters'
Rights of Appraisal."
NORTH BAY SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD NOT SEND STOCK CERTIFICATES WITH THEIR
PROXIES. A TRANSMITTAL FORM WITH INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SURRENDER OF
NORTH BAY STOCK CERTIFICATES WILL BE MAILED TO EACH NORTH BAY SHAREHOLDER AS
SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MERGER.
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On the Record Date, the directors and executive officers of North Bay
and their respective affiliates as a group beneficially owned an aggregate of
273,750 shares of the then outstanding shares of North Bay Common Stock, or
approximately 24.25% of the shares of North Bay Common Stock then outstanding
and entitled to vote at the Meeting. To Westamerica's knowledge, as of the
Record Date, directors and executive officers of Westamerica did not
beneficially own any shares of North Bay Common Stock. Accordingly, approval
and adoption of the Agreements, the Merger and the transactions contemplated
thereby at the Meeting is expected to require the affirmative vote of an
additional 290,525 shares of North Bay Common Stock or approximately 25.74% of
the shares of North Bay Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date, to be
voted by the remaining shareholders of North Bay.
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS
Pursuant to the Agreement, the members of North Bay's Board of
Directors each have entered into agreements with Westamerica in which they have
confirmed to Westamerica that they have voted in favor of the Agreements in
their capacities as directors, agreed to use their reasonable efforts to cause
the shareholders of North Bay to approve the transactions contemplated by the
Agreements and agreed to vote all North Bay Shares as to which such director
has sole or shared voting power in favor of the Merger.
Westamerica has the right to terminate the Agreement and not complete
the Merger if any of the directors of North Bay who signed such agreements
fails to perform and comply in all material respects with all of the terms and
conditions contained in such agreements. See "The Merger--Amendment;
Termination."
CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS
In deciding whether to approve the Merger, North Bay shareholders
should consider the following factors, in addition to the other matters set
forth or incorporated by reference herein:
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE; DILUTION
Shares of Westamerica Common Stock eligible for future sale could have a
dilutive effect on the market for Westamerica Common Stock and could adversely
affect the market price. The Articles of Incorporation of Westamerica authorize
the issuance of 20,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 8,074,857 shares
were outstanding at September 30, 1994. Pursuant to its stock option plans, at
September 30, 1994, Westamerica had outstanding restricted performance shares
and options to purchase an aggregate of 492,993 shares of Westamerica Common
Stock. Additionally, upon consummation of the PV Financial Merger on January
31, 1995 Westamerica substituted 182,618 of its options for stock options which
had been previously awarded to employees, officers and directors of PV
Financial. All such options have exercise prices of between $6.85 and $28.06
per share. As of September 30, 1994, 167,209 shares of Westamerica Common Stock
remained available for option grants under Westamerica's stock option plans.
Sales of substantial amounts of Westamerica Common Stock in the public market
following the Merger could adversely affect the market price of Westamerica
Common Stock. There are no restrictions in the Agreement preventing Westamerica
from issuing additional shares.
Westamerica has previously announced its intention to pursue
acquisitions of other financial institutions from time to time where such
acquisitions are believed by Westamerica to enhance shareholder value or
satisfy other strategic objectives of Westamerica, including its recent
acquisition of PV Financial and its recently announced proposed acquisition of
CapitolBank. Westamerica is also engaged in active discussions with several
potential financial institution targets. Other acquisitions, if any, could be
accomplished by the issuance of additional shares of Westamerica Common Stock
or other securities convertible into or exercisable for such Westamerica Common
Stock. See "Pro Forma Combined Financial Information" and "Description of
Westamerica Capital Stock and Indebtedness."
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Westamerica intends to seek shareholder approval at its upcoming
annual meeting of shareholders, currently expected to be held in April 1995,
(the "1995 Annual Meeting") to substantially increase the authorized number of
shares of Westamerica Common Stock to 50,000,000 or more. Westamerica also
expects to adopt a new stock option plan at its 1995 Annual Meeting which
would authorize Westamerica to grant additional stock options, stock
appreciation rights and restricted performance shares ("Awards") with the
maximum annual amount of Awards issuable under said plan to equal 2% of the
issued and outstanding shares of Westamerica Common Stock on the January 1 of
the year in question.
There can be no assurance given as to the market value of Westamerica
Common Stock after the Merger based on future acquisitions, if any, or other
factors, including but not limited to, general economic conditions or
fluctuating interest rates.
INTERESTS OF NORTH BAY OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS IN THE MERGER
The Agreement provides that, from and after the Effective Time,
Westamerica will indemnify, defend and hold harmless each person who is a
director or executive officer of North Bay on December 8, 1994 with respect to
all reasonable expenses arising out of claims and legal proceedings against
said persons as a result of actions by said directors or officers after said
date, in each case to the extent North Bay would have been permitted under
Section 317 of the GCL and its articles of incorporation and bylaws (subject,
however, to any applicable provisions of federal law or regulation), but only
to the extent not otherwise covered by any insurance policy of North Bay or
Novato National Bank. For a discussion of the indemnification currently
permitted to directors and executive officers of North Bay and Novato National
Bank, see "Certain Differences in Rights of Shareholders--Indemnification of
Directors and Executive Officers." Upon the Effective Date, any former North
Bay officers or Novato National Bank officers who become officers of
Westamerica (including any subsidiaries thereof) shall be included under
Westamerica's director and officer insurance policy.
The Agreement does not prevent North Bay from purchasing tail insurance
coverage under its current policies of directors' and officers' liability
insurance with respect to claims arising from facts or events which occurred
prior to the Effective Date; provided, however, that the total premium payment
for such insurance shall not exceed an amount which is reasonably acceptable to
Westamerica.
As of the Record Date, directors and executive officers of North Bay
beneficially owned an aggregate of 273,750 shares of North Bay Common Stock. In
addition, as of the Record Date, the nonofficer directors of North Bay held
options to acquire an aggregate of 24,762 shares of North Bay Common Stock
pursuant to the North Bay Stock Option Plan, all of which shares were fully
vested as of the date the Agreement was executed. The Agreement provides that
each person holding one or more options to purchase North Bay Shares pursuant
to the North Bay Stock Option Plan may exercise any options held that were
vested prior to the Effective Date. This general right to exercise vested
options is subject to certain limitations set forth in the Agreement regarding
options granted to non-officer directors of North Bay. The Agreement also
provides that certain unvested options held by employees of North Bay who were
employed on December 8, 1994 may be exercised on an accelerated basis prior to
the Effective Date as set forth in the Agreement and in the North Bay Stock
Option Plan.
Unexercised options may be converted into an option to purchase shares
of Westamerica Common Stock. Under the general conversion rules set forth in
the Agreement, options shall be deemed to continue as an option to purchase the
number of shares of Westamerica Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio or the
Adjusted Exchange Ratio multiplied by the number of North Bay Shares previously
covered by such option at an option exercise price for each such share of
Westamerica Common Stock equal to the previous option exercise price for each
North Bay Share divided by the Exchange Ratio or the Adjusted Exchange Ratio.
See "The Merger--Treatment of Stock Options."
Pursuant to an agreement in principal which has not yet been
finalized, it is currently expected that Ms. Penny Hershman will receive a
severance package including $130,000 payable in monthly installments over the
one year period commencing on the Effective Date, continuation of comparable
medical benefits for one year after the Effective Date, and the automobile and
computer equipment currently provided to her by Novato National Bank upon
consummation of the Merger (the "Severance and Settlement Agreement"). Ms.
Hershman's current Salary Continuation Plan, pursuant to which she would not be
entitled to any payment prior to 1996, terminates on the Effective Date.
Moreover, the proposed Severance and Settlement Agreement would provide that in
lieu of any further retirement benefits and in settlement of certain employment
issues, Ms. Hershman will also receive a one time payment of $225,000, subject
to consummation of the Merger and termination of employment. The proposed
Severance and Settlement Agreement would result in a Significant Liability of
up to $163,000. There is no assurance that the proposed agreement in principal
with Ms. Hershman will be finalized. Accordingly, a dispute might arise, in
which case no assurance can be given that additional Significant Liabilities
will not result. Further, if such a dispute is not resolved prior to the
Effective Date, it might give Westamerica the right to terminate the
Agreement.
REAL ESTATE LENDING ACTIVITIES; NONPERFORMING ASSETS
The loan portfolios of Westamerica and North Bay are dependent on
real estate. At September 30, 1994, real estate served as the principal source
of collateral with respect to approximately 64% of North Bay's loan
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portfolio, 58% of Westamerica's loan portfolio, as combined with PV Financial
and CapitolBank's loan portfolio, and 58% of pro forma combined Westamerica, PV
Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay's loan portfolio. A worsening of current
economic conditions and rising interest rates could have an adverse effect on
the demand for new loans, the ability of borrowers to repay outstanding loans
and the value of real estate and other collateral securing loans, as well as
Westamerica's financial condition in general and the market value for
Westamerica Common Stock. Acts of nature, including earthquakes, which may
cause uninsured damage and other loss of value to real estate that secure these
loans, may also negatively impact Westamerica's financial condition.
North Bay's nonperforming assets were $1.3 million, or 1.25% of total
assets, at September 30, 1994, as compared to $1.2 million, or 1.01% of total
assets, at December 31, 1993, $1.7 million, or 1.44% of total assets, at
December 31, 1992, and $2.2 million, or 2.14% of total assets, at December 31,
1991. Westamerica's nonperforming assets were $20.2 million, or 0.98% of total
assets, at September 30, 1994, as compared to $27.3 million, or 1.36% of total
assets, at December 31, 1993, $50.6 million, or 2.55% of total assets, at
December 31, 1992, and $52.9 million, or 2.69% of total assets, at December 31,
1991. There are no assurances that nonperforming assets will not increase and
adversely affect the financial condition of North Bay and/or Westamerica. The
Agreement provides that a condition to Westamerica's obligation to consummate
the Merger is that at December 31, 1994, at the month end immediately preceding
the Effective Date and two business days prior to the Effective Date, the
percentage determined by dividing Classified Loans (as defined in the
Agreement) by the sum of equity capital (excluding adjustments required by
Financial Accounting Standards Board Bulletin No. 115 ("FASB No. 115")) plus
reserves for loan losses shall be no greater than 40%. At December 31, 1994,
such percentage was 35.6%, however, there are no assurances that North Bay will
be successful in satisfying this condition prior to the Effective Date. See
"The Merger--Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of Directors,"
"--Representations and Warranties; Conditions to the Merger," "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of
North Bay," and "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference."
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS AFTER THE MERGER
Upon the consummation of the Merger, the separate corporate existence
of North Bay will cease and North Bay will be merged with and into Westamerica,
and Novato National Bank will be a subsidiary of Westamerica. Subject to
receipt of regulatory approvals, subsequent to the Effective Date, Novato
National Bank will be merged with and into Westamerica Bank, Westamerica's
primary banking subsidiary with Westamerica Bank as the surviving entity.
It is anticipated that Novato National Bank's three branch offices will be
consolidated with three existing, nearby Westamerica Bank branches. The two
Marin County branches of Novato National Bank will be part of the Marin Region
of Westamerica Bank, managed by Regional Market Manager Mary Healy, and the
Santa Rosa branch of Novato National Bank will be managed by Westamerica Bank
Regional Market Manager Howard Daulton.
Westamerica anticipates that after the Effective Date, a significant
percentage of Novato National Bank's existing employees and customers will be
retained. There are no assurances, however, that Novato National Bank customers
will not move their banking relationships to other financial institutions and
that a greater than anticipated number of Novato National Bank employees will
not remain employed by Westamerica after the Merger. In addition, while
Westamerica expects to achieve operating cost savings through the consolidation
of certain operations, the elimination of duplicative corporate and
administrative expenses and the elimination of certain positions at Novato
National Bank, there can be no assurance that Westamerica will be able to
realize such cost savings. See "The Merger--Covenants of Westamerica and North
Bay; Conduct of Business Prior to the Merger" and "--Management and Operations
Following the Merger."
EFFECT OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
Westamerica has a Shareholder Rights Plan which is implemented pursuant
to an Amended and Restated Rights Agreement (the "Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement") that could discourage potential takeover attempts and which could
eliminate the possibility that Westamerica shareholders might realize a premium
of the kind which often results from actual or rumored takeover attempts. The
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement entitles the holders of each share of
Westamerica Common Stock to the right (each, a "Right") to purchase from
Westamerica one share of Westamerica Common Stock at a price of $65 per share,
subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. A Right is attached to each
share of Westamerica Common Stock. The Rights only become exercisable and trade
separately from Westamerica Common Stock following the earlier of (i) a public
announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has
become the beneficial owner of Westamerica securities having 15% or more of
Westamerica's voting power (an "Acquiring Person") or (ii) ten days following
the commencement of, or a public announcement of an intention to make, a tender
or exchange offer which would result in any person having beneficial ownership
of securities having 15% or more of such voting power. Upon becoming
exercisable, each holder of a Right (other than an Acquiring Person whose
rights will become null and void) will, for at least a 60-day period
thereafter, have the right, upon payment of the exercise price of $65, to
receive upon exercise that number of shares of Westamerica Common Stock having
a market value of twice the exercise price of the Right, to the extent
available. See "Description of Westamerica Capital Stock and Indebtedness--
Shareholder Rights Plan."
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LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
The banking and financial services businesses in which Westamerica,
North Bay and Novato National Bank engage are highly regulated. The laws and
regulations affecting such businesses are under constant review by Congress and
applicable regulatory agencies and may be changed dramatically in the future.
Such changes could affect the business of bank holding companies and banks. For
example, in September 1994, the President signed legislation amending the BHC
Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for interstate banking and
branching. Such changes may affect the competitive environment in which
Westamerica Bank and Novato National Bank operate and may affect the amount of
capital that banks and bank holding companies are required to maintain, the
premiums paid for or the availability of deposit insurance or other matters
directly affecting earnings. It is not certain what changes will occur or the
effect that any such changes would have on the profitability of the combined
company, its ability to achieve certain cost savings or compete effectively or
its ability to take advantage of new opportunities after the Merger. See "The
Merger--Management and Operations Following the Merger," "Supplemental
Historical Information," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations of North Bay--Results of Operations" and
"Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference."
Westamerica and North Bay are both organized under the corporate law of
California. While similarities in rights exist for shareholders of Westamerica
and North Bay, there are significant differences in the laws applicable to each
company and in their respective charter documents. See "--Effect of Shareholder
Rights Plan" and "Certain Differences in Rights of Shareholders."
THE MERGER
BACKGROUND OF THE MERGER
The following is a brief description of the events that resulted in the
execution of the Agreement among North Bay, Novato National Bank and
Westamerica dated as of December 8, 1994.
The North Bay Board of Directors has, in recent years, considered
various business issues related to the economic, competitive and regulatory
environment for financial institution holding companies and their bank
subsidiaries, such as North Bay and Novato National Bank, and the costs and
difficulties of increasing profits, raising capital and expanding operations
under such circumstances. In the course of its deliberations, the North Bay
Board of Directors, in addition to analyzing issues involved with respect to
the continued profitable operation of Novato National Bank, also considered the
potential of merging with another financial institution. During 1993 and 1994,
mergers of financial institutions similar to North Bay and Novato National Bank
in Northern California were becoming more common.
With this background, during meetings held in June 1994, the North
Bay Executive Committee met to discuss the fact that Westamerica had expressed
an interest in purchasing, or merging with, Novato National Bank and met with
Hoefer & Arnett Incorporated ("Hoefer"), a financial advisor, with respect to
engaging Hoefer to advise North Bay and Novato National Bank with respect to
identifying potential merger/purchase candidates and providing the financial
analysis to evaluate any proposal, including any proposal presented by
Westamerica.
During June and July of 1994, the North Bay Executive Committee
negotiated an agreement with Hoefer, and provided Hoefer with the financial
information concerning North Bay and Novato National Bank to enable Hoefer to
analyze a potential pooling of interests with Westamerica and other potential
candidates. During this period, members of the North Bay Executive Committee
had general discussions with the president of another financial institution
concerning the terms of a possible purchase of North Bay and Novato National
Bank. It was determined, however, that such a transaction was not viable for
either party.
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At a special meeting held on September 8, 1994, the full North Bay
Board of Directors was informed of Westamerica's interest in merging and Hoefer
was formally retained to render financial advisory and investment banking
services to North Bay and Novato National Bank. At this meeting, Hoefer
presented a preliminary analysis of a pooling of interests with Westamerica, of
recent mergers and acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies and of
other potential candidates.
At a special meeting of the North Bay Board of Directors held on
October 4, 1994, the North Bay Board of Directors determined, with the analysis
and advice of Hoefer regarding various financial factors, that the Westamerica
proposal should be further considered and authorized the North Bay Executive
Committee to enter into negotiations with representatives of Westamerica for a
possible merger transaction. At this meeting, the North Bay Board of Directors
also approved a proposal from an independent bank research firm to provide a
valuation of North Bay.
From the beginning of October to December 1994, negotiations of a
definitive agreement and plan of reorganization ensued. With the assistance of
Hoefer, Lillick & Charles, North Bay's legal counsel, and after reviewing the
valuation of the independent bank research firm, the members of the North Bay
Executive Committee evaluated in detail and commented on various drafts of an
agreement and plan of reorganization which had been prepared by Westamerica and
submitted to North Bay for the purpose of progressing to a definitive
agreement.
On November 4, 1994, representatives of the North Bay Executive
Committee met with legal counsel and a representative of Arthur Andersen & Co.
LLP ("Arthur Andersen"), North Bay's independent certified public accountants,
and reviewed a revised draft of the agreement and plan of reorganization.
Thereafter, the North Bay Executive Committee, with the advice of Hoefer and
legal counsel, engaged in further negotiations with Westamerica regarding the
terms of such an agreement.
On December 2, 1994, the North Bay Board of Directors met with its
legal counsel and Hoefer to discuss the agreement and plan of reorganization.
The North Bay Board of Directors again met with Hoefer and legal counsel on
December 8, 1994. Hoefer presented to the meeting an analysis of the financial
factors related to the Agreement and rendered the verbal opinion of Hoefer that
the Exchange Ratio, including any downward adjustments thereto pursuant to the
Agreement, was fair from a financial point of view to shareholders of
North Bay. The North Bay Board of Directors, after review of the proposed final
terms and conditions of the Agreement, and with the advice of Hoefer and North
Bay's legal advisors regarding such terms and conditions, approved the Merger
and authorized the execution and delivery of the Agreement. On December 12,
1994, the Novato National Bank Board of Directors similarly ratified the
Agreement. Hoefer confirmed its verbal opinion by a letter to the North Bay
Board of Directors dated December 9, 1994. Annex B to this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus contains the updated fairness opinion of Hoefer, dated
January 24, 1995.
Annex A to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus contains copies of the
Agreements. The Agreements are described herein under "The Merger."
See "--Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of
Directors" and "--Opinion of North Bay's Financial Advisor" below.
REASONS FOR THE MERGER; RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The terms of the Agreement are the result of arm's-length negotiations
between the representatives of North Bay, Novato National Bank and Westamerica.
The North Bay Board of Directors believes that the Merger is fair to, and in the
best interest of the shareholders of North Bay. In reaching its conclusion to
approve the Merger, the North Bay Board of Directors considered a number of
factors. The North Bay Board of Directors did not assign any relative or
specific weights to the factors considered. Among other things, the North Bay
Board of Directors considered the following:
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(1) the opinion of Hoefer that the Exchange Ratio is fair from a
financial point of view to the shareholders of North Bay. In this regard, the
North Bay Board of Directors also took into account the premium presented by
the consideration offered to shareholders in relation to the book value per
share of North Bay Common Stock. The North Bay Board of Directors was of the
view that the Exchange Ratio represented a fair multiple of North Bay's per
share book value and historical and projected earnings. The North Bay Board of
Directors also considered the financial terms of other recent business
combinations in the banking industry and determined that the financial terms of
the Merger compared favorably to other transactions;
(2) the North Bay Board of Directors' review with Hoefer and North
Bay's legal advisors of the Agreement;
(3) the fact that the Merger will be tax-free for federal tax
purposes for the holders of North Bay Common Stock (other than in respect to
cash paid in lieu of fractional shares and for dissenters' rights);
(4) the fact that the due diligence examination of Westamerica
conducted by representatives of North Bay, including Hoefer, indicated to them
that Westamerica has strong management, capital and earnings;
(5) The North Bay Board of Directors' belief that holders of North
Bay Common Stock who exchange their shares may have a greater potential to
receive cash dividends from Westamerica Common Stock after the Merger, although
no assurance can be given that this will occur;
(6) the market liquidity of Westamerica Common Stock;
(7) the financial condition, results of operations, current
business and expansion opportunities and constraints, and projections of future
performance and earnings of North Bay and Novato National Bank on a stand-alone
basis; and
(8) the current and prospective economic and regulatory
environment and the burdens and constraints affecting banking organizations and
commercial banks such as North Bay and Novato National Bank, and the constantly
changing competitive environment in which banking services are now marketed in
the areas served by North Bay and Westamerica.
THE NORTH BAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE
AGREEMENTS, THE MERGER AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE AGREEMENTS BE
ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF NORTH BAY.
OPINION OF NORTH BAY'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR
The North Bay Board of Directors retained Hoefer to render financial
advisory and investment banking services in connection with the Merger. Hoefer
has rendered a written opinion (the "Fairness Opinion") to the North Bay Board
of Directors confirming its earlier verbal opinion, to the effect that the
Exchange Ratio, which definition includes certain possible downward
adjustments, is fair to the holders of North Bay Common Stock from a financial
point of view. No limitations were imposed by the North Bay Board of Directors
upon Hoefer with respect to the investigations made or procedures followed in
rendering the Fairness Opinion.
A COPY OF THE FAIRNESS OPINION OF HOEFER, DATED AS OF JANUARY 24,
1995, WHICH SETS FORTH CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS MADE, MATTERS CONSIDERED AND LIMITS
ON THE REVIEW UNDERTAKEN BY HOEFER, IS ATTACHED HERETO AS ANNEX B. NORTH BAY
SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE FAIRNESS OPINION IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE
FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURES AND ANALYSIS PERFORMED, AND ASSUMPTIONS
USED BY HOEFER IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE TEXT OF SUCH
FAIRNESS OPINION. HOEFER'S FAIRNESS OPINION IS ADDRESSED TO THE NORTH BAY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ONLY AND IS DIRECTED ONLY TO THE EXCHANGE RATIO AND DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE A RECOMMENDATION TO ANY NORTH BAY SHAREHOLDER AS TO HOW SUCH
SHAREHOLDER SHOULD VOTE AT THE MEETING.
The financial projections and underlying assumptions included in this
Proxy Statement/Prospectus herein were derived by Hoefer based partially upon
information provided by North Bay and Westamerica as well as Hoefer's own
assessment of general economic and market conditions. No other experts named
elsewhere herein have been involved in or consulted with respect to said
projections and assumptions.
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In arriving at its Fairness Opinion, Hoefer reviewed and analyzed, among
other things, the following: (i) the Agreement; (ii) Annual Reports to
Shareholders of North Bay and Westamerica and Annual Reports on Form 10-K of
North Bay and Westamerica for the three years ended December 31, 1993;
(iii) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of North Bay and Westamerica for the
quarters ended March 31, 1994, June 30, 1994, and September 30, 1994;
(iv) certain other publicly available financial and other information
concerning North Bay and Westamerica and the trading markets for the publicly
traded securities of North Bay and Westamerica; (v) publicly available
information concerning other banks and holding companies, the trading markets
for their securities and the nature and terms of certain other merger
transactions Hoefer believed relevant to its inquiry; and (vi) evaluations
and analyses prepared and presented to the North Bay Board of Directors or a
committee thereof in connection with the business combination with Westamerica.
Hoefer held discussions with senior management of North Bay and of Westamerica
concerning their past and current operations, financial condition and
prospects, as well as the results of regulatory examinations.
Hoefer reviewed with senior management of North Bay earnings
projections for 1994 through 1998, prepared by North Bay for North Bay as a
stand-alone entity, assuming the Merger does not occur, prepared by North Bay.
Hoefer reviewed with the senior management of Westamerica earnings projections
for 1994 through 1998 for Westamerica as a stand-alone entity, assuming the
Merger does not occur, as well as possible operating cost savings potentially
attainable in each such year resulting from the Merger. Such projections were
prepared by Hoefer based partially upon discussions with Westamerica's senior
management and Hoefer's own assessment of the operating costs savings
realizable in the Merger. Certain pro forma financial projections for the years
1994 through 1998 for the combined entity were derived by Hoefer based upon the
information discussed above, as well as Hoefer's assessment of general
economic, market and financial conditions. In certain cases, such combined pro
forma financial projections included the possible operating cost savings
believed by Hoefer to be realizable in the Merger.
In conducting its review and in arriving at its Fairness Opinion,
Hoefer relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of the financial
and other information provided to it or publicly available and has not assumed
any responsibility for independent verification of such information or any
independent valuation or appraisal of any of the assets of North Bay. For
purposes of its Fairness Opinion, Hoefer assumed that the Merger will have
the tax, accounting and legal effects (including, without limitation, that
the Merger will be accounted for as a pooling of interests) described in the
Agreement. Hoefer's opinion is limited to the fairness, from a financial point
of view, to the holders of North Bay Common Stock of the Exchange Ratio and
the Adjusted Exchange Ratio in the Merger and does not address North Bay's
underlying business decision to proceed with the Merger.
As more fully discussed below, Hoefer considered such financial and
other factors as Hoefer deemed appropriate under the circumstances, including
among others the following: (i) the historical and current financial position
and results of operations of North Bay and Westamerica, including interest
income, interest expense, net interest income, net interest margin, provision
for loan losses, noninterest income, noninterest expense, earnings, dividends,
internal capital generation, book value, intangible assets, return on assets,
return on shareholders' equity, capitalization, the amount and type of
nonperforming assets, loan losses and the allowance for loan losses, all as set
forth in the financial statements for North Bay and for Westamerica; (ii) the
assets and liabilities of North Bay and Westamerica, including the loan,
investment and mortgage portfolios, deposits, other liabilities, historical and
current liability sources and costs and liquidity; and (iii) the nature and
terms of certain other merger transactions involving banks and bank holding
companies. Hoefer also took into account its assessment of general economic,
market and financial conditions and its experience in other transactions, as
well as its experience in securities valuation and its knowledge of the banking
industry generally. Hoefer's Fairness Opinion is necessarily based upon
conditions as they existed and could be evaluated on the date of its Fairness
Opinion and the information made available to it through that date.
In connection with rendering its Fairness Opinion to the North Bay
Board of Directors, Hoefer performed certain financial analyses, which are
summarized below. Hoefer believes that its analysis must be considered as
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a whole and that selecting portions of such analysis and the factors considered
therein, without considering all factors and analysis, could create an
incomplete view of the analysis and the processes underlying the Fairness
Opinion. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process involving
subjective judgments and is not necessarily susceptible to partial analysis or
summary description. In its analyses, Hoefer made numerous assumptions with
respect to industry performance, business and economic conditions, and other
matters, many of which are beyond the control of North Bay and Westamerica. Any
estimates contained in Hoefer's analysis are not necessarily indicative of
future results or values, which may be significantly more or less favorable
than such estimates. Estimates of values of companies do not purport to be
appraisals or necessarily reflect the prices at which companies or their
securities may actually be sold. None of the financial analyses performed by
Hoefer was assigned a greater significance by Hoefer than any other.
The financial forecasts and projections of North Bay and Westamerica
prepared by Hoefer were based on information provided by the respective
companies as well as Hoefer's own assessment of general economic, market and
financial conditions. All such information was reviewed with the respective
managements of North Bay and Westamerica. Neither North Bay nor Westamerica
publicly discloses internal management financial forecasts and projections of
the type provided to Hoefer in connection with its review of the proposed
Merger. Such forecasts and projections were not prepared with a view towards
public disclosure. The forecasts, projections and possible operating cost
savings prepared by Hoefer were based on numerous variables and assumptions
which are inherently uncertain, including, without limitation, factors related
to general economic and market conditions. Accordingly, actual results could
vary significantly from those set forth in such forecasts and projections.
Set forth below is a brief summary of the analyses performed by Hoefer
in rendering the Fairness Opinion. The Exchange Ratio and possible downward
adjustments to the Exchange Ratio were developed pursuant to extensive
negotiations between North Bay and Westamerica. Hoefer analyzed certain effects
of the merger assuming Exchange Ratios, among others of .3600 and .3100, the
latter representing the fully adjusted Exchange Ratio assuming the maximum
adjustment for Significant Liabilities. An Exchange Ratio of .3100 does not
necessarily reflect the lowest possible Exchange Ratio under the terms of the
Agreement, and there can be no assurance that the Exchange Ratio as finally
determined in accordance with the Agreement will not be lower than .3100.
Unless otherwise noted in this summary, Hoefer used the .3600 Exchange Ratio at
which North Bay Common Stock would be exchanged if the Effective Date were the
same as the date of the Fairness Opinion. The analysis also focused on core
financial and operating projections and statistics which were not specifically
adjusted for nonrecurring charges, unless otherwise stated.
Pro Forma Merger and Contribution Analysis. Hoefer compared the changes
in the amount of earnings, book value and dividends attributable to one share
of North Bay Common Stock before the Merger with the amounts attributable to
the shares of Westamerica Common Stock for which such shares of North Bay would
be exchanged under the Agreement. The following assumptions regarding earnings
and dividends underlie the pro forma results.
The analysis assumes, unless otherwise stated, Merger-related operating
cost savings projected by Hoefer based partially upon discussions with the
senior management of Westamerica and Hoefer's own assessment of the cost
savings realizable in the Merger to phase in during 1995, assuming the Merger
is completed during the second quarter of 1995. These possible operating cost
savings represent approximately 1.48%, 2.66%, 2.38%, and 2.14% of the combined
entity's projected noninterest expense in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998,
respectively, on a pre-tax basis. This level of possible operating cost
savings, expressed as a percentage of the combined institutions' projected
noninterest expense, is within the range of the level of operating cost
savings, expressed as a percentage of the combined institution's projected
noninterest expense, announced in similar transactions reviewed by Hoefer.
After reviewing earnings projections for Westamerica and North Bay and
Merger-related possible operating cost savings, Hoefer performed a pro forma
Merger analysis. In addition, Hoefer analyzed certain pro forma merger
scenarios in order to assess the impact on North Bay of some levels of
volatility in Westamerica's and North Bay's projected earnings as well as
volatility of the possible levels of Merger-related operating cost savings and
adjustments of the Exchange Ratio for Significant Liabilities.
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The impact on North Bay of volatility in Westamerica's earnings and the
level of Merger-related operating cost savings was shown by calculating pro
forma results assuming Westamerica's earnings as projected, as well as 75% and
125% of Westamerica's projected earnings. In order to measure the impact on
North Bay of volatility of North Bay's earnings to the pro forma results,
Hoefer also examined the earnings impact on North Bay resulting at those levels
of Westamerica earnings if North Bay achieved 75% and 125% of its projected
earnings. The Exchange Ratio was used to make the calculations in each case,
unless otherwise stated.
In order to assess the impact on North Bay shareholders of
variability of the possible operating cost savings projected by Hoefer to be
realizable in the Merger, Hoefer compared the earnings, book value and
dividends attributable to one share of North Bay Common Stock before the Merger
with the earnings, book value and dividends attributable to the shares of
Westamerica Common Stock for which such shares of North Bay Common Stock would
be exchanged, assuming 75% and 50% of the possible operating cost savings are
realized. In general, failure to fully realize the projected operating cost
savings in the Merger does not significantly affect the conclusions of the
analysis, although the changes in earnings, book value and indicated dividends
attributable to one share of North Bay Common Stock as a result of the Merger
are less favorable than those shown for the analysis assuming full realization
of the possible operating cost savings.
In order to assess the impact on North Bay shareholders resulting from
potential variability of the Exchange Ratio, Hoefer performed an analysis of
the changes in earnings, book value and indicated dividends attributable to one
share of North Bay Common Stock before the Merger to one share of North Bay
Common Stock after the Merger assuming an Exchange Ratio of .3600 as well as an
Exchange Ratio adjusted to .3100. The latter Exchange Ratio was derived by
Hoefer using the maximum potential downward adjustment of the Exchange Ratio
for Significant Liabilities as defined in Section 2.1(b) of the Agreement.
Hoefer determined that variability of the Exchange Ratio does not affect the
conclusions of the analysis, although changes in earnings, book value and
indicated dividends attributable to one share of North Bay Common Stock as a
result of the Merger are less favorable using an Exchange Ratio adjusted to
.3100 than those shown for the analysis assuming an Exchange Ratio of .3600.
Hoefer concluded that changes in earnings per share, dividends and book
value attributable to ownership of shares of Westamerica Common Stock as a
result of the Merger are more favorable than the comparable attributes of
ownership of shares of North Bay Common Stock as a stand-alone entity.
The following table presents the results of an analysis of differences
in earnings, book value and dividends attributable to one share of North Bay
Common Stock before the Merger and the portion of a share of Westamerica Common
Stock for which such shares of North Bay Common Stock would be exchanged, under
the above described methodologies:
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PROJECTED CHANGES IN BOOK VALUES AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
(EXCHANGE RATIO .3600)
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COMPARATIVE CHANGES IN PROJECTED EARNINGS
PERCENTAGE OF PROJECTED (STAND-ALONE COMPARED TO PRO-FORMA)
EARNINGS ACHIEVED BY: ------------------------------------------------------------
NORTH BAY/WESTAMERICA 1995 1996 1997 1998
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100% / 100%
Change in book value ........................... (8.22)% (1.99)% 4.57 % 11.48 %
Change in earnings per share ................... 198.51 212.70 223.47 235.53
Change in dividends ............................ $ 0.22 $ 0.24 $ 0.28 $ 0.31
75% / 125%
Change in book value ........................... (0.87)% (10.07)% 22.17 % 35.52 %
Change in earnings per share ................... 414.55 463.16 508.40 556.52
Change in dividends ............................ $ 0.22 $ 0.26 $ 0.30 $ 0.35
125% / 75%
Change in book value ........................... (15.18)% (13.00)% (10.86)% (8.76)%
Change in earnings per share ................... 75.51 77.86 76.76 76.15
Change in dividends ............................ $ 0.22 $ 0.24 $ 0.25 $ 0.28
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PROJECTED CHANGES IN BOOK VALUES AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
(EXCHANGE RATIO .3100)
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COMPARATIVE CHANGES IN PROJECTED EARNINGS
PERCENTAGE OF PROJECTED (STAND-ALONE COMPARED TO PRO-FORMA)
EARNINGS ACHIEVED BY: -----------------------------------------------------------------
NORTH BAY/WESTAMERICA 1995 1996 1997 1998
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100% / 100%
Change in book value ........................... (20.54)% (15.15)% (9.47)% (3.48)%
Change in earnings per share ................... 158.17 170.18 179.25 190.08
Change in dividends ............................ $ 0.18 $ 0.20 $ 0.23 $ 0.25
75% / 125%
Change in book value ........................... (14.18)% (4.70)% 5.77 % 17.33 %
Change in earnings per share ................... 345.22 387.15 426.63 466.71
Change in dividends ............................ $ 0.19 $ 0.21 $ 0.25 $ 0.30
125% / 75%
Change in book value ........................... (26.57)% (24.68)% (22.82)% (21.01)%
Change in earnings per share ................... 52.25 52.73 52.01 51.91
Change in dividends ............................ $ 0.18 $ 0.20 $ 0.21 $ 0.23
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Analysis of Other Merger Transactions. Hoefer analyzed other bank and
bank holding company merger and acquisition transactions in California for the
periods January 1, 1988 to December 31, 1994 where the total consideration paid
had a value between $5 million and $100 million. Hoefer compared price/earnings,
price to book value and price/tangible book value multiples of the Exchange
Ratio to the high, median and low multiples of all transactions. California
transactions were reviewed exclusively due to the difference in the economic
climate between California and the rest of the country. Hoefer assumed a
Westamerica Common Stock price of $30.50,
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the closing market price at December 12, 1994, and North Bay's annualized
earnings and book value for or at the period ended September 30, 1994.
Set forth below is certain information relating to the Exchange Ratio
described above, and the high, median and low transaction multiples summarized
above:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CALIFORNIA TRANSACTIONS GREATER
THAN $5 MILLION AND LESS THAN
$100 MILLION FROM JANUARY 1, PROPOSED WESTAMERICA/
1988 TO DECEMBER 31, 1994 NORTH BAY MERGER
------------------------------- ------------------------------
EXCHANGE EXCHANGE
HIGH MEDIAN LOW RATIO .3600x* RATIO .3100x**
------------------------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Price to Earnings 48.35x 16.57x (2.94)x 26.53x 18.55x
Price to Book Value 2.98 1.62 0.61 1.19 1.03
Price to Tangible Book
Value to Total Deposits 14.82% 6.16% 5.38% 2.11% 0.35%
</TABLE>
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* Not adjusted for potential Significant Liabilities as set forth in the
Agreement.
** As adjusted for maximum potential Significant Liabilities as set forth in
the Agreement.
The bank merger and acquisition transactions for the period from January 1, 1988
to December 31, 1994 included in the above multiples are set forth below. Except
as otherwise noted, the acquiror and the acquiree are both located in the State
of California.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
ACQUIROR ACQUIREE
- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
Westamerica Bancorp CapitolBank Sacramento
First Banks, Inc. CCB Bancorp, Inc.
First Banks, Inc. HNB Financial Group
Comerica Inc. (Michigan) University Bank & Trust
MetroBank Aktiv Bank Holding Company
First Interstate Bancorp Levy Bancorp
Business & Professional Bank Sacramento First National
ValliCorp Holdings, Inc. Bank One Fresno
National Bank of the Redwoods Codding Bank of Rohnert Park
ValliCorp Holdings, Inc. Mineral King Bancorp
SJNB Financial Corp Business Bancorp
Mid Peninsula Bancorp San Mateo County Bancorp
California Bancshares Bank of Livermore
California State Bank Bank of Anaheim
CVB Financial Western Industrial National Bank
Trico Bancshares Country National Bank
California Bancshares MBC Corp
First Interstate Bancorp First State Bank of the Oaks
First Interstate Bancorp Cal Rep Bancorp
Westamerica Bancorporation Napa Valley Bancorp
CVB Financial Fontana First National Bank
ValliCorp Holdings, Inc. Pacific Bancorporation
Westamerica Bancorporation John Muir National Bank
Eldorado Bancorp San Clemente Bancorp
Wells Fargo & Co. Citizens Holdings
Bank of Fresno Madera Valley Bank
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Home Interstate Bancorp Torrance National Bank
Citicorp DeAnza Bank
California State Bank Empire Bancorp
Comerica Inc. (Michigan) InBancshares
Security Pacific Santa Clarita National Bank
City National Warner Center Bank
Pacific Capital Bancorp Pajaro Valley Bancorp
Security Pacific La Jolla Bancorp
Bank of the West Central Banking System
Wells Fargo & Co. Torrey Pines Group, Inc.
Wells Fargo & Co. Valley National Bank
Alameda Bancorp Westside Bank
Commerce Bancorp California City Bank
Security Pacific Southwest Bank
Commercial Bank of Pasadena Bank of Redlands
First Interstate Bancorp Alex Brown Financial
Mission Valley Bancorp Lamorinda National Bank
</TABLE>
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Hoefer examined the results of a
discounted cash flow analysis designed to compare the present value, under
certain assumptions, of cash flows that would be attained if North Bay remained
independent through 1998, with the present value of the earnings projected to be
achieved by the combined entities during the same period. The results produced
in the analysis did not purport to be indicative of actual values or expected
values of North Bay or the shares of the North Bay Common Stock.
In calculating the present values through the discounted cash flow
analysis, Hoefer analyzed the effect of possible earnings variability and
possible Merger-related operating cost savings variability, among other items,
by assuming varying levels of projected earnings for North Bay and Westamerica.
The three cases examined were: (i) North Bay earnings as projected and
Westamerica earnings as projected; (ii) North Bay earnings at 75% of projected
earnings and Westamerica earnings at 125% of projected earnings; and (iii)
North Bay earnings at 125% of projected earnings and Westamerica earnings at
75% of projected earnings. Pro forma combined cash flows were calculated
assuming the combinations of the cash flows in each of these cases, and were
compared to the cash flows of North Bay on a stand-alone basis as well as to
the cash flows of North Bay acquired in 1998 by a larger financial institution.
All cases were analyzed assuming realization of the possible operating cost
savings, projected by Hoefer, in the amounts and time periods previously
indicated, unless otherwise stated.
The discount rates used ranged from 10.0% to 18.0%, which Hoefer
believes to be the range of investor return for an investment having the risk
profile associated with this type. For the North Bay stand-alone analyses, the
terminal price multiples applied to 1998 estimated book value ranged from 1.00x
to 2.00x. The lower levels of the price to book value multiples range reflected
an estimated future trading range of North Bay, while the higher levels of the
price to book value multiples range were more indicative of a future sale of
North Bay's stock to a larger financial institution. For the pro forma combined
analyses, the terminal price to book multiples also ranged from 1.00x to 2.00x.
For the North Bay stand-alone analyses, the cash flows were comprised
of the projected stand alone dividends per share in years 1994 through 1998 plus
the terminal value of North Bay's Common Stock at year-end 1998 (calculated by
applying each one of the assumed terminal price to book value multiples as
stated above to 1998 projected North Bay book value per share). For the pro
forma combined analyses, the cash flows were comprised of the projected pro
forma combined dividends per share in years 1994 through 1998 plus the terminal
value of the pro forma combined entity's stock at year-end 1998 (calculated by
applying each one of the assumed terminal price to book value multiples as
stated above to 1998 projected pro forma combined book value per share). The
discount rates described above were then applied to these cash flows to obtain
the present values per share of North Bay Common Stock.
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Hoefer also calculated the present value that would be attained if 50%
and 75% of the possible operating cost savings were realized. The North Bay
stand-alone analysis would not change under this scenario; however, the present
values attributable to one share of North Bay Common Stock in the Merger would
be lower than those shown for the analysis assuming full realization of the
possible operating cost savings. Despite these lower values, failure to realize
the possible operating cost savings in the Merger would not significantly affect
the conclusions of the analysis.
The following tables present the results of the discounted cash flow
analysis described above using a discount rate of 14%, the mid-point of the
range of discount rates employed in the analysis and the Exchange Ratios of
.3600 and .3100:
Projected Present Value of Discounted Cash Flows
(.3600 Exchange Ratio)*
<TABLE>
<CAPTION> Percentage of Possible
Percentage of Projected Cost Savings Realized
Earnings Achieved by ------------------------------------
North Bay/Westamerica 1.50X Book Value 2.00X Book Value
- ----------------------- ---------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
100% / 100%
North Bay stand alone ....................... $ 8.66 $11.49
Pro forma combined .......................... 10.39 13.55
Percentage change in North Bay .............. 19.98 % 17.93 %
75% / 125%
North Bay stand alone ....................... $ 8.23 $10.91
Pro forma combined .......................... 11.90 15.54
Percentage change in North Bay .............. 44.59 % 42.44 %
125% / 75%
North Bay stand alone ....................... $ 9.13 $12.12
Pro forma combined .......................... 9.06 11.78
Percentage change in North Bay .............. (0.77)% (2.81)%
</TABLE>
* Not adjusted for Potential Significant Liabilities as set forth in the
Agreement.
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Projected Present Value of Discounted Cash Flows
(.3100 Exchange Ratio)*
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percentage of Possible
Percentage of Projected Cost Savings Realized
Earnings Achieved by ------------------------------------
North Bay/Westamerica 1.50X Book Value 2.00X Book Value
- ----------------------- ---------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
100% / 100%
North Bay stand alone ................... $ 8.66 $ 11.49
Pro forma combined ...................... 9.00 11.73
Percentage change in North Bay .......... 3.93 % 2.09 %
75% / 125%
North Bay stand alone ................... $ 8.23 $ 10.91
Pro forma combined ...................... 10.30 13.45
Percentage change in North Bay .......... 25.15 % 23.28 %
125% / 75%
North Bay stand alone ................... $ 9.13 $ 12.12
Pro forma combined ...................... 7.84 10.20
Percentage change in North Bay .......... (14.13)% (15.84)%
</TABLE>
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* As adjusted for maximum potential Significant Liabilities as set forth
in the Agreement.
The analysis showed that use of a higher (lower) level of projected
Westamerica earnings raised (lowered) the resulting present value for a given
level of North Bay earnings, on a pro forma combined basis. The analysis also
showed that use of a lower (higher) discount rate or a higher (lower) terminal
price to book value multiple raised (lowered) the calculated present values. In
all cases, for a given discount rate and a given price to book value multiple,
the analysis showed that the financial terms of the Merger offered a higher
present value per share of North Bay Common Stock than if North Bay remained
independent through 1998 or was acquired in 1998 by a larger financial
institution. However, the examples shown above do not necessarily indicate that
a direct comparison of the present values obtained using the same terminal price
to book value multiple and/or discount rate for the North Bay stand-alone, North
Bay acquired in 1998 by a larger financial institution, and pro forma combined
entity cash flows is the only comparison which can be made.
Comparable Company Analysis. Hoefer examined recent historical data on
North Bay and Westamerica based upon information from each company's 1993 Annual
Report to Shareholders and subsequent quarterly information through September
30, 1994. Hoefer analyzed certain credit and operating statistics for North Bay
and Westamerica, comparing these statistics to data for a peer group of
California banks and bank holding companies using the publicly published Hoefer
& Arnett California Independent Bank Index (the "Index"), comprised of 50
institutions. Both Westamerica and North Bay are participants in the Index. The
comparisons made are as of or for the period ending September 30, 1994, unless
otherwise noted. The following table presents the results of the comparable
company analysis described above:
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Comparable Company Analysis
(as of September 30, 1994)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Westamerica North Bay Index Median
-------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Total assets $ 2,052,084 $ 107,560 $ 230,517
Market capitalization 244,269 8,153 16,436
Price to tangible equity per share 1.5x 0.83x 0.95x
Tangible equity to tangible assets 7.94% 9.12% 8.31%
Risk based capital ratio 15.17 16.54 13.55
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.98 1.25 1.69
Loan loss reserve to nonperforming assets 136.75 83.38 69.79
Return on average assets 1.23 0.33 0.99
Return on average equity 15.65 3.89 11.45
Net interest margin 4.95 4.44 6.11
Noninterest expense to average earning assets 3.43 5.71 4.73
</TABLE>
Hoefer concluded based on the comparable company analysis that the
attributes of ownership of shares of Westamerica Common Stock as a result of the
Merger are more favorable than the attributes of ownership of shares of North
Bay Common Stock as a stand-alone entity.
Hoefer is an investment banking firm continually engaged in the
valuation of businesses and securities, including financial institutions and
their securities, in connection with mergers and acquisitions, underwritings,
private offerings of securities, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted
securities and valuations for estate, corporate and other purposes.
As a normal part of its business, Hoefer also analyzes securities of
financial institutions for the purposes of providing, among other things,
transactional advice and assistance, investment research and capital financing
activities. Hoefer currently conducts dealer markets in the shares of more than
120 independent financial institutions, including Westamerica and North Bay. In
that regard, Hoefer and its principals owned less than 1% of the outstanding
shares of Westamerica Common Stock as of the date of this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus. In addition, the principals of Hoefer have substantial
experience in investment and commercial banking, some of which may be deemed
applicable to the Fairness Opinion. Although Hoefer has not previously provided
services to either Westamerica or North Bay, it has provided services to Bank of
Lake County and Napa Valley Bancorp (prior to acquisition by Westamerica).
Financial Advisory Fees. North Bay has agreed to pay Hoefer for
merger advisory and other services, including its Fairness Opinion, as follows:
(a) $30,000 payable upon the public announcement by North Bay of
its execution and delivery of a definitive written agreement to enter into a
combination transaction; plus
(b) An additional fee equal to 1.25% of the aggregate
consideration paid.
North Bay also has agreed to reimburse Hoefer for certain of its
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses not to exceed $20,000 and to indemnify Hoefer
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities
laws.
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MERGER
The Agreement provides that the Merger will be effective upon the date
of the filing with the California Secretary of State of a duly executed Merger
Agreement and officers' certificates prescribed by Section 1103 of the GCL or
upon any subsequent date set forth in the Merger Agreement (the "Effective
Time"). The date on which the Merger is effective as specified in the Merger
Agreement is referred to herein as the Effective Date. Although the parties have
not adopted any formal timetable, it is presently anticipated that the Merger
will be consummated during the third quarter of 1995 assuming all of the
conditions set forth in the Agreement are theretofore satisfied or waived.
EXCHANGE RATIO; CONVERSION OF SHARES OF NORTH BAY COMMON STOCK
At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of the holders of North Bay Common Stock, each issued and
outstanding North Bay Share (other than fractional shares or any shares as to
which dissenters' rights have been perfected) will be converted into .3600 of
a fully paid, nonassessable and registered share of Westamerica Common Stock,
subject to certain potential downward adjustments. As of the date hereof,
Westamerica and North Bay have identified certain circumstances which if the
Merger were to close without any changes in those circumstances, the Exchange
Ratio of .3600 would be adjusted downward to .3337. Certain other circumstances
have been identified which based on the occurence of future events not within
the control of North Bay might become additional Subsequent Liabilities. See
"--Possible Adjustments to Exchange Ratio or Termination of the Agreement." All
such North Bay Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be
canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each certificate previously
representing any such shares shall thereafter represent the Westamerica Shares
into which such North Bay Shares have been converted. Certificates previously
representing North Bay Shares shall be exchanged for certificates representing
whole shares of Westamerica Common Stock issued in consideration therefor upon
the surrender of such certificates. Cash will be paid in lieu of any fractional
share of Westamerica Common Stock. See "--Exchange of North Bay Stock
Certificates; Fractional Interests." From and after the Effective Date, the
holders of certificates formerly representing North Bay Shares shall cease to
have any rights with respect thereto other than any dissenters' rights they
have perfected pursuant to Chapter 13 of the GCL. See "Dissenters' Rights of
Appraisal."
POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO EXCHANGE RATIO OR TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT
The Agreement provides that the Exchange Ratio may be adjusted
downward as more fully described below. The effect of the adjustments would be
to reduce the Exchange Ratio below .3600.
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The Exchange Ratio will be adjusted downward for any Significant
Liabilities (as defined below) if in the aggregate Significant Liabilities total
more than $150,000. "Significant Liabilities," as used in the Agreement, means
those liabilities or expenses (whether operating or capital in nature) relating
to categories and events described in the next sentence which have not been
reflected as reductions to North Bay's consolidated book value pursuant to
generally accepted accounting principles as of September 30, 1994. Significant
Liabilities consist of the following categories or events, provided that
Significant Liabilities will not include any of the following to which
Westamerica has consented to in writing: (i) new or extended contractual
obligations; (ii) new or extended leases of real or personal property; (iii)
acquisition of capital assets (or commitments to do so); (iv) contingent
liabilities based upon threatened or pending litigation, arbitrations or other
proceedings or hazardous or toxic substances and legal fees and costs (whether
actual or estimated) related thereto; (v) any expenses, fines, fees, penalties
or similar obligations except those arising in the Ordinary Course of Business
of North Bay; (vi) any new, expanded or accelerated pension or other benefits
including employment contracts and severance payments, whether or not vested;
(vii) the aggregate amount of the difference between the exercise price of any
stock options or stock appreciation rights granted after June 30, 1994, by North
Bay and $11.52 per share; and (viii) an amount which would equal the amount
necessary to bring North Bay's allowance for loan losses to one hundred percent
(100%) of North Bay's nonperforming assets (including any loans more than 90
days past due as to principal and interest) as of the calendar quarter preceding
the Effective Date.
The amount of the Significant Liabilities in the case of the
arrangements described in (i), (ii), and (vi) above shall (a) equal any payment
that could be made as of the Effective Date that would terminate the
arrangement without further liability or expense to North Bay or Westamerica,
or (b) if the arrangement does not provide for such a payment, the present
value of the amount of the remaining payments payable pursuant to the
arrangement after the Effective Date using a discount rate equivalent to
Westamerica's then current cost of funds. The amount of Significant Liabilities
in the case of (iii) above shall equal the amount expended or required to be
expended under binding commitments for a capital asset, minus the amount for
which the capital asset could actually be sold on a liquidation basis.
Significant Liabilities shall not include fees of North Bay's financial
advisors or North Bay's legal fees directly attributable to the Merger.
Significant Liabilities shall not include any severance payments made to Ms.
Hershman provided said severance payments do not exceed the cost of her current
annual base salary, the cost of comparable medical benefits continued for one
year and the cost of purchasing or writing down the value of the automobile
currently provided for her benefit. As a result of any Significant Liabilities
through the close of business on the day preceding the Effective Date, the
Exchange Ratio shall be reduced by an amount calculated as follows, provided
that not more than $1,500,000 of such Significant Liabilities shall be taken
into account (the "Adjusted Exchange Ratio"):
Significant Liabilities
Exchange Ratio - ------------------------- = Adjusted Exchange Ratio
$30 Million
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As of the date hereof, the parties have identified the following
categories or events as possible Significant Liabilities: an expense in the
amount of up to $593,000 related to a Novato National Bank lease; possible
severance payments to certain employees of North Bay of approximately $32,000;
and the payment of $225,000 to Ms. Hershman pursuant to a proposed Severance
and Settlement Agreement which would create a Significant Liability of up to
$163,000 subsequent to September 30, 1994. Such expenses, if they actually
occur, would result in a downward adjustment of .0263 to the Exchange Ratio
pursuant to the above formula. Certain other circumstances have been identified
which based on the occurence of future events not within the control of North
Bay might become additional Significant Liabilities including two litigation
matters where expenses or liabilities might arise which could be deemed
Significant Liabilities. There can be no assurance that there will be no
additional categories or events which would be Significant Liabilities such
that the full Significant Liability adjustment of .0500 might result. The North
Bay Board of Directors is exploring whether there are actions which can be
taken by North Bay which would reduce the potential downward adjustments to the
Exchange Ratio described above.
The following table illustrates a range of possible Adjusted Exchange
Ratios if Significant Liabilities are between $150,000 and $1,500,000. The top
line of the table assumes that the Average Price (as defined below) is between
$30.40 and $33.60 and that the Exchange Ratio remains at .3600. The remainder
of the table illustrates the combined impact of Significant Liabilities with
Average Prices between $33.625 and $36.50:
Level of Significant Liabilities
Certain Possible --------------------------------------------------------
Exchange Ratios $150,000 $487,500 $825,000 $1,162,500 $1,500,000
- ---------------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- ----------
.3600 .3550 .3438 .3325 .3213 .3100
.3599 .3549 .3436 .3324 .3211 .3099
.3592 .3542 .3430 .3317 .3205 .3092
.3585 .3535 .3423 .3310 .3198 .3085
.3579 .3529 .3416 .3304 .3191 .3079
.3566 .3516 .3403 .3291 .3178 .3066
.3553 .3503 .3391 .3278 .3166 .3053
.3540 .3490 .3378 .3265 .3153 .3040
.3528 .3478 .3366 .3253 .3141 .3028
.3516 .3466 .3353 .3241 .3128 .3016
.3504 .3454 .3341 .3229 .3116 .3004
.3492 .3442 .3329 .3217 .3104 .2992
.3480 .3430 .3318 .3205 .3092 .2980
.3468 .3418 .3306 .3193 .3081 .2968
.3457 .3407 .3294 .3182 .3069 .2957
If the average of the closing price of Westamerica Common Stock quoted
on the Nasdaq National Market (the "NNM") (calculated by taking an average of
the closing prices quoted on the NNM as reported in The Wall Street Journal for
each of the twenty consecutive trading days prior to two business days prior to
the Effective Date, rounded to four decimal places, whether or not trades
occurred on those days (the "Average Price")) is above $33.60 (with no
adjustment if the Average Price is between $30.40 and $33.60), the Exchange
Ratio or the Adjusted Exchange Ratio will be adjusted downward by the fraction
obtained by dividing one-half of the amount by which the Average Price is above
$33.60 by the Average Price according to the following formula:
(Average Price + $33.60)/2
--------------------------
Average Price
There is no ceiling in the Agreement which would limit the amount of
the Average Price in the above formula nor is there any limit to the downward
adjustment of the Exchange Ratio where the Average Price exceeds $33.60. The
following table illustrates a range of possible Exchange Ratios assuming
Average Prices of Westamerica Common Stock between $33.625 and $36.50 per
share and no adjustment for Significant Liabilities.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Price of Adjusted
Westamerica Common Stock Exchange Ratio
------------------------ --------------
<S> <C>
33.625 .3599
33.750 .3592
33.875 .3585
34.000 .3579
34.250 .3566
34.500 .3553
34.750 .3540
35.000 .3528
35.250 .3516
35.500 .3504
35.750 .3492
36.000 .3480
36.250 .3468
36.500 .3457
</TABLE>
If the Average Price is below $30.40 as of two business days preceding
the Effective Date, North Bay may accept the Exchange Ratio or the Adjusted
Exchange Ratio, or Westamerica and North Bay will have the right, but not the
obligation, to renegotiate the Exchange Ratio. To the extent required by
applicable law, if the Average Price is below $30.40 and North Bay accepts the
Exchange Ratio (.3600) or the Adjusted Exchange Ratio or renegotiates the
Exchange Ratio, North Bay will seek approval from its shareholders at a new
meeting of shareholders. Should North Bay fail to accept the Exchange Ratio as
described in the preceding sentence or should the parties fail to renegotiate
the Exchange Ratio, North Bay may terminate the Agreement. See "--Amendment;
Termination."
EXCHANGE OF NORTH BAY STOCK CERTIFICATES; FRACTIONAL INTERESTS
Prior to the Effective Date, Westamerica has agreed to appoint
Chemical Trust Company of California or its successor, or any other bank or
trust company (having capital of at least $50 million) mutually acceptable to
North Bay and Westamerica, as exchange agent (the "Exchange Agent") for the
purpose of exchanging certificates representing the Westamerica Shares, and at
and after the Effective Date, Westamerica will issue and deliver to the Exchange
Agent certificates representing the Westamerica Shares, to be delivered to
holders of North Bay Shares. As soon as practicable after the Effective Date,
each holder of North Bay Shares, upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of one or
more certificates for such North Bay Shares for cancellation, will be entitled
to receive a certificate representing the number of Westamerica Shares into
which such number of North Bay Shares will have been converted and a payment in
cash with respect to fractional shares, if any. Each certificate representing
Westamerica Shares will bear a notation incorporating the terms of the Amended
and Restated Rights Agreement by reference and will evidence the Rights as set
forth in and subject to the terms of the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement.
Certificates issued for the Westamerica Shares shall be deemed to be
certificates for said Rights. For a discussion of the Amended and Restated
Rights Agreement see "Description of Westamerica Capital Stock and
Indebtedness--Shareholder Rights Plan."
No dividends or other distributions of any kind which are declared
payable to shareholders of record of the Westamerica Shares on or after the
Effective Date will be paid to persons entitled to receive such certificates for
Westamerica Shares until such persons surrender their certificates representing
North Bay Shares. Upon surrender of certificates representing North Bay Shares,
the holder thereof shall be paid, without interest, any dividends or other
distributions with respect to the Westamerica Shares as to which the record date
and payment date occurred on or after the Effective Date and on or before the
date of surrender.
If any certificate for Westamerica Shares is to be issued in a name
other than that in which the certificate for North Bay Shares surrendered in
exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of such exchange that
the person requesting such exchange shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer
costs, taxes or other expenses required by reason of the issuance of
certificates for such Westamerica Shares in a name other than the registered
holder of the certificate surrendered, or such persons shall establish to the
satisfaction of Westamerica and the Exchange Agent that such costs, taxes or
other expenses have been paid or are not applicable.
All dividends or distributions, and any cash to be paid in lieu of
fractional shares, if held by the Exchange Agent for payment or delivery to the
holders of unsurrendered certificates representing North Bay Shares and
unclaimed at the end of one year from the Effective Date, shall (together with
any interest earned thereon) at such time be paid or redelivered by the Exchange
Agent to Westamerica, and after such time any holder of a certificate
representing North Bay Shares who has not surrendered such certificate to the
Exchange Agent shall, subject to applicable law, look as a general creditor only
to Westamerica for payment or delivery of such Westamerica Shares and dividends
or distributions or cash, as the case may be.
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No fractional shares of Westamerica Common Stock shall be issued to
holders of North Bay Shares. In lieu thereof, each such holder entitled to a
fraction of a share of Westamerica Common Stock shall receive, at the time of
surrender of the certificate or certificates representing such holder's North
Bay Shares, an amount in cash equal to the Average Price multiplied by the
fraction of a share of Westamerica Common Stock to which such holder otherwise
would be entitled. No such holder shall be entitled to dividends, voting rights,
interest on the value of, or any other rights in respect of, a fractional share.
TREATMENT OF STOCK OPTIONS
Each person holding one or more options to purchase North Bay Shares
pursuant to the North Bay Stock Option Plan will have the right, in his or her
discretion, to:
(i) Exercise any options granted under the North Bay Stock Option Plan
that were vested prior to the Effective Date; provided, however, all options
granted to non-officer directors of North Bay or Novato National Bank may not be
exercised until after the Effective Date, unless they would otherwise expire
before the Effective Date, in which case those options may be exercised before
the Effective Date following notice by North Bay. North Bay will facilitate the
exercise of options before the Effective Date by allowing the options to be
exercised and taxes to be paid by North Bay withholding the appropriate number
of shares from the shares subject to the options. If an optionee with respect to
the North Bay Stock Option Plan has not terminated his or her employment with
North Bay or Novato National Bank before the date the Merger Agreement was
executed, his or her options that are not vested on that date shall become fully
exercisable prior to the Effective Date following notice by North Bay in
accordance with the terms of the North Bay Stock Option Plan; provided, however,
the right to exercise these unvested options on an accelerated basis shall
terminate on the Effective Date; and/or
(ii) Have any options that are not exercised converted into an option
to purchase shares of Westamerica Common Stock.
As of the Record Date, options to acquire 70,012 shares of North Bay
Common Stock were outstanding under the North Bay Stock Option Plan. See
"Certain Considerations--Interests of North Bay Officers and Directors in the
Merger."
General Conversion Rules. Following the Effective Date, shares of
Westamerica Common Stock will be substituted under the options for North Bay
Shares based on the Exchange Ratio (as may be further adjusted for any
Significant Liabilities) in a form acceptable to Westamerica. Specifically, each
option will be deemed to continue as an option to purchase the number of shares
of Westamerica Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio, as adjusted, multiplied
by the number of North Bay Shares previously covered by such option at an option
exercise price for each such share of Westamerica Common Stock equal to the
previous option exercise price for each North Bay Share divided by the Exchange
Ratio, as adjusted. Except as noted below, each North Bay stock option will
otherwise continue on terms and conditions that are consistent with those that
were applicable on the Effective Date.
Conversion Rules for North Bay Stock Option Plan. The options under the
North Bay Stock Option Plan that were granted to non-officer directors and that
will not expire before the Effective Date, will be amended by North Bay to
state that no such option may be exercised until after the Effective Date. In
addition, the North Bay Stock Option Plan will be amended by North Bay to
provide that for purposes of the North Bay Stock Option Plan, a non-officer
director's service does not terminate as long as he remains a director or
advisory director of Novato National Bank or the successor in interest to
Novato National Bank on and after the Effective Date. Westamerica has agreed
that it will, for purposes of the North Bay Stock Option Plan, at or
immediately following the Effective Date, offer each current non-officer
director of North Bay a position as director or advisory director of Novato
National Bank and that should Novato National Bank be merged into any other
subsidiary of Westamerica each current non-officer director will be offered a
position, for purposes of the North Bay Stock Option Plan, as an
advisory director of the successor in interest to Novato National Bank.
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Subsequent to the Effective Date, Westamerica intends to register the
North Bay Stock Option Plan under the Securities Act by filing a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 with the Commission. The North Bay Stock Option Plan
terminated on December 15, 1994 but options granted pursuant to the North Bay
Stock Option Plan and outstanding on or prior to the Effective Date which are
converted into options to purchase Westamerica Shares will continue to be
governed by terms and conditions consistent with the North Bay Stock Option
Plan. Shares of North Bay or Westamerica Common Stock issued pursuant to the
exercise of options under the North Bay Stock Option Plan to affiliates of
Westamerica or North Bay will be delivered to such persons with legends affixed
with the resale restrictions of Rule 145 of the Securities Act.
The amendment of the North Bay Stock Option Plan is subject to approval
by the shareholders of North Bay and is also subject to consummation of the
Merger. Assuming the shareholders of North Bay approve the amendment, it would
become effective on the Effective Date.
As stated in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the caption "The
Meeting--Matters to be Considered at the Meeting," the proposal to approve and
adopt the Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby includes the
amendment of the North Bay Stock Option Plan. A vote in favor of the Merger
proposal will also constitute a vote to adopt and approve the amendment of the
North Bay Stock Option Plan.
COVENANTS OF WESTAMERICA AND NORTH BAY; CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO THE MERGER
The Agreement contains covenants of Westamerica and North Bay
concerning, among other things, (i) the cooperation of each party to obtain all
necessary or appropriate government approvals in order to cause the Merger to be
consummated; (ii) the prompt notification by either party of any event which
would cause or constitute a breach of any of the representations, warranties or
covenants of that party; (iii) the right of Westamerica to review North Bay's
books and records and the delivery of financial statements to both parties; (iv)
the cooperation by both parties in the issuance of any press releases; (v)
restrictions on either party to enter into a merger, consolidation, or other
takeover proposal involving any third party; (vi) restrictions on the payment of
dividends by North Bay; and (vii) the termination, modification or merger of
North Bay's employee welfare benefits plan into Westamerica's employee welfare
benefits plan.
The Agreement provides that North Bay and Novato National Bank shall
conduct their respective business in the ordinary course as such was conducted
prior to entering into the Agreement. The Agreement further provides that North
Bay and Novato National Bank will not without the prior written consent of
Westamerica, among other things, (i) commit to any loan with a principal amount
in excess of $50,000; (ii) purchase any investment security with a maturity in
excess of two years, or sell any investment security in which a gain is
recognized; (iii) issue any certificate of deposit with a rate of interest in
excess of 6%; (iv) commit to new capital commitments or expenditures in excess
of $25,000; (v) commit to any new contract or extend any existing contract
(including, but not limited to, data processing) that would obligate North Bay
and Novato National Bank for an aggregate amount over time in excess of $25,000;
(vi) accelerate the vesting of pension or other benefits except as contractually
obligated as of December 8, 1994; (vii) grant any new stock options or
accelerate the vesting of any existing stock options except as contractually
obligated as of December 8, 1994; and (viii) make or approve any increase in the
compensation or benefits payable to any director, officer, employee or agent
with an annual salary in excess of $40,000.
Except with the prior written consent of Westamerica, neither North Bay
nor Novato National Bank will amend its Articles of Incorporation or Articles of
Association, as the case may be, or Bylaws; make any change in its respective
authorized, issued or outstanding capital stock or any other equity security;
issue, sell, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber or dispose of, or purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire, any of its respective stock or other equity
securities or enter into any agreement, call or commitment of any character so
to do; grant or issue any stock option relating to, or right to acquire, or
security convertible into, shares of its respective capital stock or other
equity security; purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire (other than in a
fiduciary capacity) any shares
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of, or any security convertible into, capital stock or other equity security of
its respective company, or agree to do any of the foregoing.
North Bay shall promptly notify Westamerica in writing upon becoming
aware of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the classification of any
loan as substandard, doubtful or loss; (ii) the filing or commencement of any
legal action or other proceeding or investigation against North Bay or Novato
National Bank, or any director or executive officer of either; or (iii) the
monthly pretax earnings of North Bay are less than $50,000.
Business Combination. Subject to the continuing fiduciary duty of the
North Bay Board of Directors to the shareholders of North Bay, prior to the
Effective Time, North Bay and Novato National Bank have agreed that they will
not make any offer to any third party or accept any offer from any third party
regarding a business combination ("Business Combination"), acquire or agree to
acquire any of their respective capital stock or the capital stock (except in a
fiduciary capacity) or assets (except in the Ordinary Course of Business or
except pursuant to its 401(k) Plan or Employee Stock Purchase Plan as consistent
with past practice) of any other entity, or commence any proceedings for winding
up and dissolution affecting either of them other than the transactions
explicitly contemplated by the Agreements. In addition, neither North Bay nor
Novato National Bank, nor any officer, director or affiliate thereof, nor any
investment banker, attorney, accountant or other agent, advisor or
representative retained by North Bay or Novato National Bank, will prior to the
Effective Date (i) solicit or encourage or take any other actions to facilitate
or enter into any Business Combination; (ii) disclose any nonpublic information
to any corporation or entity, other than federal or state bank regulatory
authorities, or, consultants, advisors, or agents of North Bay or Novato
National Bank who need to know such information and are subject to comparable
confidentiality provisions, concerning the business and properties of North Bay
or Novato National Bank or afford any such party access to the properties, books
or records of North Bay or Novato National Bank; or (iii) furnish or cause to be
furnished any information concerning the business, financial condition,
operations, properties or prospects of North Bay or Novato National Bank to
another person having any actual or prospective role with respect to any such
transaction. The Agreement also requires North Bay to notify Westamerica
immediately of the receipt by it of any indication of interest in any Business
Combination, as such term is defined in the Agreement.
In the event the Board of Directors of North Bay or Novato National
Bank receives a bona fide offer for a Business Combination of North Bay or
Novato National Bank with another entity, and reasonably determines, upon advice
of counsel, that as a result of such offer, any duty to act or to refrain from
doing any act pursuant to the Agreement is inconsistent with the continuing
fiduciary duties of said Board of Directors to the shareholders of North Bay,
such failure to act or refrain from doing any act shall not constitute the
failure of any condition, breach of the Agreement, or create any claim or cause
of action asserting any liability against any member of the Board of Directors
of North Bay or Novato National Bank. In the event North Bay or Novato National
Bank fails to act or refrain from doing any act as contemplated by the
Agreement, Westamerica is entitled to terminate the Agreement without any
liability to North Bay or Novato National Bank, and North Bay shall pay to
Westamerica, on demand, the sum of $600,000.
North Bay has also agreed to make available to Westamerica, upon
request, a list of its shareholders and their addresses, a list showing all
transfers of North Bay Common Stock and such other information as Westamerica
reasonably requests regarding both ownership and prior transfers of such stock.
In addition, North Bay must use its best efforts to satisfy any such request for
similar information relating to stock ownership and prior stock transfers
involving Novato National Bank.
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS FOLLOWING THE MERGER
On the Effective Date, North Bay will be merged with and into
Westamerica with Westamerica as the surviving entity, at which time Novato
National Bank will become a wholly-owned subsidiary bank of Westamerica. Upon
consummation of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of North Bay will
cease. All rights, franchises and interests of North Bay will be assumed by and
vested in Westamerica. The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Westamerica
in effect immediately prior
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to the Effective Date shall be and continue to be the Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws of Westamerica following the Merger, and the directors and officers
of Westamerica prior to the Effective Date will be the directors and officers of
Westamerica following the Merger.
As soon as practical following the Effective Date, Westamerica intends
to merge Novato National Bank with and into Westamerica Bank with Westamerica
Bank as the surviving entity. Subject to regulatory approval, the branches of
Novato National Bank will be consolidated with branches of Westamerica Bank,
with the two Marin County branches of Novato National Bank being part of the
Marin Region of Westamerica Bank and the Santa Rosa branch of Novato National
Bank being part of the Sonoma Region of Westamerica Bank. In furtherance of
this objective, Westamerica Bank intends to file applications with the
Superintendent of Banks of the State of California (the "Superintendent") and
the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco seeking permission to merge Novato
National Bank into Westamerica Bank. Westamerica Bank is a California state
chartered member of the Federal Reserve System.
North Bay has agreed that North Bay's employee benefit plans, as
defined in section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended, may be terminated, modified or merged into Westamerica's employee
benefit plans before, on or after the Effective Date, as determined by
Westamerica in its sole discretion, subject to compliance with applicable law.
North Bay has also agreed that the Novato National Bank Profit Sharing and
Employees Savings Plan may be terminated, frozen, modified or merged into the
Westamerica Bancorporation Tax Deferred Savings/Retirement Plan (ESOP)
immediately before, on or after the Effective Date, as determined by
Westamerica in its sole discretion. North Bay will continue to pay all
administrative and termination expenses for the North Bay plans prior to the
Effective Date.
It is expected that all data processing, check processing,bookkeeping,
consumer lending, residential real estate lending, accounting, and all other
administrative functions of Novato National Bank, except for the branch
functions described above, will be centralized with Westamerica Bank's other
similar functions.
Each current non-officer director of North Bay will be offered a
position as a director or advisory director of Novato National Bank at or
immediately following the Effective Date, and upon the merger of Novato National
Bank into Westamerica Bank, each such director will be offered a position as an
advisory director of Westamerica Bank.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
The Agreement contains representations and warranties by Westamerica
and North Bay regarding, among other things, their respective organization,
authorization to enter into the Agreements, corporate power to carry out the
terms of the Agreements, capitalization and the accuracy of their respective
financial statements. North Bay has made further representations and warranties
to Westamerica regarding regulatory proceedings, the timely filing of tax
returns, title to its real property, certain environmental liabilities,
employment contracts and benefits and various aspects of its loans and other
assets.
The Merger will occur only if all required government approvals are in
effect or have been obtained (without the imposition of any materially
burdensome conditions as determined by Westamerica in its reasonable judgment)
(see "--Required Regulatory Approvals"), the Agreements are approved by the
majority of the outstanding shares of North Bay Common Stock and the
representations and warranties of the parties are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Effective Date.
Consummation of the Merger is subject to satisfaction of certain other
conditions or the waiver of such conditions by the party entitled to do so. Such
conditions include, among other things, the following: (i) the absence of a
material adverse change since September 30, 1994, in the business, financial
condition or results of operations of either party; (ii) the absence of legal
impediments to the Merger; (iii) the effectiveness of a registration statement
with respect to the Westamerica Shares to be issued to North Bay
shareholders as a result of the Merger; (iv) the receipt of a tax ruling or
opinion of legal counsel to Westamerica to the effect that, among other
things, under federal and state tax laws, the Merger will not result in any
recognized
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gain or loss to Westamerica or North Bay and, except for any cash received in
lieu of any fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters' rights, no gain or
loss will be recognized by holders of North Bay Common Stock who receive
Westamerica Common Stock in exchange for the North Bay Common Stock which they
hold (see "--Certain Tax Consequences"); (v) receipt by Westamerica of letters
and reports from North Bay's independent public accountants relating to the
Registration Statement and North Bay's unaudited financial statements; (vi)
receipt by North Bay of a fairness opinion from its financial advisor; and
(vii) receipt of a letter from Westamerica's independent public accountants to
the effect that the Merger will qualify for the pooling of interests method of
accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (see
"--Accounting Treatment").
In addition, certain other conditions must be satisfied, or be waived
by Westamerica, in order for Westamerica to be obligated to consummate the
Merger, including, but not limited to, the conditions that (i) the aggregate
number of shares of North Bay Common Stock held by persons who have taken all
of the steps required to perfect their right (if any) to be paid the value of
such shares as dissenting shares under the GCL shall not exceed 9% of the
outstanding shares of North Bay Common Stock; (ii) Westamerica has received
noncompetition agreements from each director of North Bay and Novato National
Bank (which contain certain noncompetition provisions for a period of two (2)
years following the Merger, except for the noncompetition agreement with Ms.
Penny Hershman which contains certain noncompetition provisions for a period of
one year); (iii) North Bay shall (a) use its best efforts to have delivered to
Westamerica an opinion of its loan review examiner, which opinion shall be
acceptable to Westamerica and be to the effect that all loan losses in excess
of $25,000 have been identified with respect to loans and related assets on the
books of North Bay and its subsidiaries, and (b) use its best efforts to have
said opinion dated as of a date no earlier than four months preceding the
Effective Date; and (iv) North Bay has received all consents of third parties
which are required to be received by it, if any.
REQUIRED REGULATORY APPROVALS
The Merger must be approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board") pursuant to the provisions of the
BHC Act. This federal statute provides that no transaction may be approved which
would result in a monopoly or (i) 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 (ii) 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 manner would be in restraint of
trade, unless the Federal Reserve Board finds that the anticompetitive effects
of the proposed transaction are clearly outweighed in the public interest by the
probable effect of the transaction in meeting the convenience and needs of the
community to be served. In conducting a review of any application for a merger,
the Federal Reserve Board is required to consider the financial and managerial
resources and future prospects of the companies and the banks concerned and the
convenience and needs of the community to be served. The Federal Reserve Board
has the authority to deny an application if it concludes that the requirements
of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended, are not satisfied.
Westamerica expects to file a final application to merge North Bay with
and into Westamerica in the first quarter of 1995. Receipt of final regulatory
approval by the Federal Reserve Board is a pre-condition to the consummation of
the Merger under the terms of the Agreement. See "--Representations and
Warranties; Conditions to the Merger." Westamerica expects that the Federal
Reserve Board will act on and approve its application in the first half of
1995.
A transaction approved by the Federal Reserve Board may not be
consummated for at least 30 days (in some circumstances a 15-day waiting period
is allowed) after such approval. During such period, the Department of Justice
may commence a legal action challenging the transaction under federal antitrust
laws. If the Department of Justice does not commence a legal action during such
30-day period (in some circumstances a 15-day waiting period is allowed), it
may not thereafter challenge the transaction except in an action commenced
under the antimonopoly provisions of Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
The BHC Act provides for the publication of notice and the opportunity
for administrative hearings relating to an application for approval under the
BHC Act and authorizes the Federal Reserve Board to permit
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interested parties to intervene in the proceedings. If an interested party is
permitted to intervene, such intervention could substantially delay the
regulatory approval required for consummation of the Merger.
Based on current precedents, the respective managements of Westamerica
and North Bay believe that the Merger will be approved by the Federal Reserve
Board and the Merger will not be subject to challenge by the Department of
Justice under federal antitrust laws. However, no assurance can be provided that
the Federal Reserve Board or the Department of Justice will concur in this
assessment or that, in connection with the grant of any approval by the Federal
Reserve Board, any action taken, or statute, rule, regulation or order enacted,
entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger, will not contain
conditions which are materially burdensome to Westamerica within the meaning of
the Agreement. If a materially burdensome condition is imposed in connection
with a government approval, a condition to Westamerica's obligation to
consummate the Merger will be deemed not to have occurred and Westamerica would
have the right to terminate the Agreement.
TRADING MARKETS FOR STOCK
The Westamerica Common Stock is listed on the NNM. Westamerica intends
to cause the shares of Westamerica Common Stock to be issued in the Merger and
the shares of Westamerica Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of existing North Bay stock options to be approved for listing on the
NNM, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Date.
The North Bay Common Stock is currently traded in the over-the-counter
market and quoted on the "pink sheets" published by the National Quotation
Bureau, Inc. (the "Pink Sheets"). If the Merger is consummated, Westamerica will
take action to cause such shares to cease to be quoted on the Pink Sheets and
public trading of such shares will cease.
NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENTS
The directors of North Bay and Novato National Bank, excluding Ms.
Penny Hershman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novato National Bank
(collectively, the "Directors"), have entered into noncompetition agreements
(the "Noncompetition Agreements") with Westamerica. As of the date hereof, Ms.
Hershman, a director of Novato National Bank, has not entered into a
noncompetition agreement (the "Hershman Noncompetition Agreement") with
Westamerica and Westamerica Bank, however, as of the date hereof, it is a
condition to Westamerica's obligation to consummate the Merger that Ms.
Hershman execute the Hershman Noncompetition Agreement. Pursuant to the
Noncompetition Agreements and the proposed Hershman Noncompetition Agreement,
as of the Effective Time, except as a director, officer or employee of
Westamerica or any subsidiary thereof, the Directors and Ms. Hershman will not
be permitted to, without the prior written consent of Westamerica, (i) directly
or indirectly, within Sonoma or Marin Counties (the "Counties") in the State
of California, whether or not for compensation, engage in, or have any
material interest in, any person, firm, corporation, or business (whether as
an employee, officer, director, agent, shareholder holding, directly or
indirectly, 5% or more of the voting securities thereof, partner, consultant,
adviser, holder of any substantial beneficial ownership interest or otherwise)
that engages in any activity within any of the Counties which is the same as,
similar to, or competitive with any activity now engaged in by North Bay or
Novato National Bank or any activity which will be engaged in by Westamerica
or its subsidiaries as long as North Bay, Novato National Bank, Westamerica,
or any transferee of all or substantially all of the assets of Westamerica,
North Bay or their subsidiaries or any other successor thereof shall engage in
such activity (except that nothing in the Noncompetition Agreements shall
prohibit any of the Directors from providing professional services, such as
legal or accounting advice, to clients); or (ii) induce any employee of North
Bay, Novato National Bank or Westamerica or its subsidiaries to leave the
employ of North Bay, Novato National Bank or Westamerica or any subsidiary
thereof. The Noncompetition Agreements expire two years from the Effective
Date and the proposed Hershman Noncompetition Agreement will expire one year
from the Effective Date.
The Noncompetition Agreements and the proposed Hershman Agreement
require the Directors and Ms. Hershman to treat as confidential all information
concerning the records, properties, books, contracts, commitments and affairs
of Westamerica (which includes but is not limited to, in the case of the
Noncompetition Agreements, information regarding accounts, shareholders,
finances,
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strategies, marketing, customers, and potential customers (their identities,
preferences, likes and dislikes) and other information of a similar nature not
available to the public), of North Bay or their respective subsidiaries. If a
Noncompetition Agreement or the proposed Hershman Noncompetition Agreement is
terminated or expires, the Directors and Ms. Hershman will continue to treat
all such information as confidential and will return such documents and any
electronic storage media containing such information as will reasonably be
requested by Westamerica.
CERTAIN TAX CONSEQUENCES
As a condition to consummation of the Merger, North Bay and Westamerica
must each receive, with respect to United States federal income tax law and
California state tax law, either a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service
("IRS") under federal income tax law and an equivalent ruling from the
California Franchise Tax Board, or, to the extent such rulings have not been
received on or before the Effective Date, an opinion from Westamerica's
counsel, based upon the assumptions and understandings contained in such
opinion, to the effect that the Merger will constitute a reorganization
within the meaning of section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "IRC"), and that, accordingly, for United States federal
income tax and for California personal income and franchise tax purposes:
(i) the Merger will not result in any recognized gain or
loss to Westamerica or North Bay;
(ii) no gain or loss will be recognized by holders of North
Bay Common Stock who receive solely Westamerica common stock in
exchange for the North Bay Common Stock which they hold;
(iii) the holding period of Westamerica Common Stock exchanged
for North Bay Common Stock will include the holding period of the North
Bay Common Stock for which it is exchanged, assuming the shares of
North Bay Common Stock are capital assets in the hands of the holder
thereof at the Effective Date; and
(iv) the basis of the Westamerica Common Stock received in the
exchange will be the same as the basis of the North Bay Common Stock
for which it was exchanged, less any basis attributable to fractional
shares for which cash is received.
Westamerica and North Bay believe that each person who, on the
Effective Date, holds an unexercised option to acquire North Bay Common Stock
pursuant to the North Bay Stock Option Plan and who receives an option to
acquire Westamerica Common Stock in exchange therefor will not recognize any
gain or loss at the time of the exchange. In addition, Westamerica and North
Bay believe that any such unexercised option to acquire North Bay Common Stock
which was an "incentive stock option" prior to the Merger should remain an
"incentive stock option" after its conversion into an option to acquire
Westamerica Common Stock.
A shareholder who perfects dissenters' rights and receives payment for
such shareholder's North Bay Common Stock will be treated as if such shares were
redeemed. In general, if the North Bay Common Stock is held as a capital asset
on the Effective Date, a dissenting shareholder will recognize a capital gain or
loss measured by the difference between the amount of cash received and the
basis of the North Bay Common Stock. However, if such dissenting shareholder
owns, directly or constructively through application of section 318 of the IRC,
any shares of North Bay Common Stock as to which dissenters' rights are not
exercised and perfected, or otherwise directly or constructively holds
Westamerica Common Stock, such shareholder may be treated as having received
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a dividend in the amount of cash paid to the shareholder in exchange for the
shares as to which dissenters' rights are perfected. The constructive ownership
rules of section 318 of the IRC apply in certain specified circumstances to
attribute ownership of stock of a corporation from the shareholder actually
owning the stock, whether an individual, a trust, a partnership or a
corporation, to certain members of the individual's family or to certain
individuals, trusts, partnerships or corporations in which that shareholder has
an ownership or beneficial interest, or which have an ownership or beneficial
interest in that shareholder; a shareholder is also considered under these rules
to own any stock with respect to which that shareholder holds exercisable
options. Each shareholder who intends to dissent from the Merger should consult
such shareholder's own tax advisor with respect to the application of the
constructive ownership rules to the shareholder's particular circumstances.
THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX, CALIFORNIA PERSONAL INCOME TAX
AND CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX DISCUSSION SET FORTH ABOVE IS BASED UPON CURRENT
LAW AND IS INTENDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. EACH NORTH BAY SHAREHOLDER IS
URGED TO CONSULT HIS OR HER OWN TAX ADVISOR CONCERNING THE SPECIFIC TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER TO SUCH SHAREHOLDER, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND
EFFECT OF STATE, LOCAL AND OTHER TAX LAWS.
AMENDMENT; TERMINATION
The Agreements may be amended by Westamerica and North Bay at any time
prior to the Effective Time without the approval of the shareholders of
Westamerica and the shareholders of North Bay with respect to any of their terms
except the terms relating to the form or amount of consideration to be delivered
to the North Bay shareholders in the Merger. The Agreements may be terminated by
the mutual consent of the Boards of Directors of both Westamerica and North Bay
at any time prior to the consummation of the Merger.
The Agreements may be terminated by Westamerica as follows: (i) on or
after September 30, 1995, if (A) any of the conditions to which the obligations
of Westamerica are subject has not been fulfilled, or (B) such conditions have
been fulfilled or waived by Westamerica and North Bay shall have failed to
complete the Merger; (ii) if (A) Westamerica has become aware of any facts or
circumstances of which it was not aware on the date of the Agreement and which
materially adversely affect North Bay and Novato National Bank taken as a whole
or their respective properties, operations or financial condition taken as a
whole, (B) a materially adverse change shall have occurred since September 30,
1994, in the business, financial condition taken as a whole, results of
operations or properties of North Bay or Novato National Bank taken as a whole,
(C) there has been failure or prospective failure on the part of North Bay to
comply with its obligations under the Agreements, or any failure or prospective
failure to comply with any of the conditions set forth in Section 7 of the
Agreement, or (D) North Bay fails to act or refrains from doing any act required
of North Bay in connection with a bona fide offer for a Business Combination
based on the continuing fiduciary duties of the North Bay Board of Directors to
the shareholders of North Bay; (iii) if Westamerica determines that it would be
inadvisable or inexpedient to continue to carry out the terms of, or to attempt
to consummate the transactions contemplated in the Agreement, by reason of any
material legal impediment to the Merger having arisen, or any material pending
or threatened litigation, investigation or proceeding; or (iv) if any person
(other than Westamerica or any subsidiary thereof) shall become the beneficial
owner of 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of North Bay or any person
(other than Westamerica or a subsidiary thereof) shall have commenced a bona
fide tender offer or exchange offer to acquire at least 20% of the then
outstanding shares of North Bay.
The Agreements may be terminated by North Bay as follows: (i) on or
after September 30, 1995, if (A) any of the conditions to which the obligations
of North Bay are subject has not been fulfilled, or (B) such conditions have
been fulfilled or waived but Westamerica shall have failed to complete the
Merger; provided, however, that if Westamerica is engaged at the time in
litigation relating to an attempt to obtain one or more of the government
approvals or if Westamerica shall be contesting in good faith any litigation
which seeks to prevent consummation of the Merger, such nonfulfillment shall not
give North Bay the right to terminate the Agreements until the earlier of (x)
fifteen (15) months after the date of the Agreement or (y) sixty (60) days after
the
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completion of such litigation and of any further regulatory or judicial action
pursuant thereto; (ii) if on or before the Effective Date (A) North Bay has
become aware of any facts or circumstances of which it was not aware on the date
of the Agreement and which can or do materially adversely affect Westamerica or
its properties, operations or financial condition, (B) a materially adverse
change shall have occurred since September 30, 1994, in the business, financial
condition, results of operations or assets of Westamerica, or (C) there has
been failure or prospective failure on the part of Westamerica to comply with
its obligations under the Agreement or any failure or prospective failure to
comply with any condition set forth in Section 8 of the Agreement; (iii) the
Average Price of Westamerica Common Stock is less than $30.40 and North Bay has
not accepted the Exchange Ratio, as adjusted for Significant Liabilities, if
any, or the parties have failed to renegotiate the Exchange Ratio, all as
provided for in Section 2.1(c) of the Agreement; or (iv) Westamerica fails to
comply with the provisions of Section 3.1(f) of the Agreement.
The right to terminate the Agreement may be exercised by Westamerica or
North Bay, as the case may be, only by giving written notice, signed on behalf
of such party by its Chairman of the Board or President, to the other party.
If there has been a material breach by either party in the performance
of any obligations under the Agreement, which shall not have been cured within
ten business days after written notice thereof has been given to the defaulting
party, the nondefaulting party shall have the right to terminate the Agreement
upon written notice to the other party. In any event, the nondefaulting party
shall have no obligation to consummate any transaction or take any further steps
toward such consummation contemplated under the Agreement until such breach is
cured.
Termination of the Agreement does not terminate or affect the
obligations of Westamerica or North Bay to pay expenses (see "--Expenses") or to
maintain the confidentiality of the other party's information pursuant to the
Agreement.
North Bay shall pay to Westamerica, on demand, the sum of $600,000 if
the Agreement is terminated by Westamerica pursuant to Section 3.2(j)(iv) or
Section 12(b)(iv) of the Agreement, or if any of the events specified in Section
12(b)(iv) of the Agreement occurs within 12 months following termination of the
Agreement for any of the reasons stated in Section 12(b) of the Agreement
(provided that such termination for a reason stated in Section 12(b) results
from the interference of a third party or group who thereafter attempts to
acquire North Bay).
Westamerica shall pay to North Bay, on demand, the sum of $600,000 if
the Agreement is terminated by North Bay pursuant to Section 12(b)(vii) of the
Agreement by reason of a Business Combination.
EXPENSES
Westamerica and North Bay have each agreed to pay, without right of
reimbursement from the other party and whether or not the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements shall be consummated, their own costs incurred
incident to the performance of their obligations under the Agreements, including
without limitation, costs incident to the preparation of the Agreements, to make
certain termination payments as described below, or to comply with the notice,
attorneys' fees, governing law and third party beneficiary provisions of the
Agreement and this Proxy Statement/Prospectus (including the audited financial
statements of North Bay contained therein) and incident to the consummation of
the Merger and of the other transactions contemplated in the Agreements,
including the fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants, consultants and
financial advisors employed by such party in connection therewith.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Westamerica shall be solely responsible for all
fees payable pursuant to state securities laws, fees related to obtaining a
revenue ruling or tax opinion and the fee required to be paid to the Commission
to register the Westamerica Shares.
North Bay shall bear its own costs of distributing (including postage)
this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other information relating to these
transactions to its shareholders.
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ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
North Bay and Westamerica expect that the Merger will qualify for
pooling of interests accounting treatment. Under this method of accounting,
Westamerica's prior period financial statements will be restated on a combined
basis with those of North Bay, with all intercompany accounts being eliminated
and all expenses relating to the Merger being deducted from combined income.
It is a condition to Westamerica's obligation to consummate the Merger
that, among other things, Westamerica receive a letter from KPMG Peat Marwick
LLP ("KPMG"), its independent public accountants, to the effect that KPMG
believes that the Merger will qualify for the pooling of interests method of
accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and all
applicable rules, regulations and policies of the Commission. In addition, it
also is a condition to such obligation of Westamerica that no determination
will have been made by any court, tribunal, regulatory agency or other
governmental entity that the Merger fails or will fail to qualify for pooling
of interests accounting treatment and holders of no more than 9% of the shares
of North Bay Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Date have taken
all of the steps required to perfect dissenters' rights under the GCL with
respect to their shares of North Bay Common Stock.
North Bay's independent public accountants for the most recently
completed fiscal year are Arthur Andersen LLP ("Arthur Andersen").
Representatives of Arthur Andersen are expected to be at the Meeting and
available to respond to questions.
RESALES OF WESTAMERICA COMMON STOCK
The Westamerica Common Stock issued pursuant to the Merger will be
freely transferable under the Securities Act, except for shares issued to any
North Bay shareholder who may be deemed to be an "affiliate" of Westamerica or
North Bay for purposes of Rule 145 under the Securities Act. Each director and
executive officer of North Bay is deemed to be such an affiliate. It is expected
that each such director and each other person deemed to be an affiliate will
enter into an agreement with Westamerica providing that such person will not
transfer any Westamerica Common Stock received in the Merger, except in
compliance with the Securities Act and applicable rules thereunder. See
"--Representations and Warranties; Conditions to the Merger."
DISSENTERS' RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL
If the Agreement is approved by the required vote of North Bay
shareholders and is not abandoned or terminated, shareholders of North Bay who
abstain or did not vote "FOR" the approval of the Agreements, the Merger and the
transactions contemplated thereby, may be entitled to certain dissenters'
appraisal rights under Chapter 13 of the GCL.
The following discussion is not a complete statement of the GCL
relating to dissenters' rights, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
sections 1300 through 1312 of the GCL attached to this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus as Annex C and incorporated herein by reference. This
discussion and sections 1300 through 1312 of the GCL should be reviewed
carefully by any North Bay shareholder who wishes to exercise statutory
dissenters' rights or wishes to preserve the right to do so, since failure to
comply with the required procedures will result in the loss of such rights.
If the Merger is consummated, those shareholders of North Bay who elect
to exercise their dissenters' rights and who in a timely and proper fashion
perfect such rights will be entitled to receive the "fair market value" of their
shares in cash. Pursuant to section 1300(a) of the GCL, such "fair market value"
would be determined as of the day before the first announcement of the terms of
the Merger, excluding any appreciation or depreciation in consequence of the
proposed Merger, but adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, or share
dividend which becomes effective thereafter. North Bay believes that such "fair
market value" is equal to the average of the last bid and asked price of North
Bay Common Stock.
Shares of North Bay Common Stock must satisfy each of the following
requirements to qualify as dissenting shares ("Dissenting Shares") under the
GCL: (i) the shares of North Bay Common Stock must have been outstanding on the
Record Date (and, therefore, shares acquired after such Record Date upon
exercise of
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options to purchase North Bay Common Stock may not constitute Dissenting
Shares); (ii) the shares of North Bay Common Stock must not have been voted
"FOR" approval and adoption of the Agreements, the Merger and the transactions
contemplated thereby; and (iii) the holder of such shares of North Bay Common
Stock must submit certificates for endorsement (as described below). IF A HOLDER
OF NORTH BAY COMMON STOCK VOTES "FOR" THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE
AGREEMENTS, THE MERGER AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (INCLUDING BY
EXECUTING AND RETURNING A PROXY TO NORTH BAY WITH NO VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
INDICATED THEREON) SUCH HOLDER WILL LOSE ANY DISSENTERS' RIGHTS THAT MAY EXIST
WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT SHARES.
If the Merger is approved at the Meeting, North Bay will, within ten
days after such approval, mail to any shareholder who may have a right to
require North Bay to purchase his or her shares for cash as a result of making
such a demand (as described below), a notice that the required shareholder
approval and adoption of the Agreements, the Merger and the transactions
contemplated thereby was obtained (the "Notice of Approval") accompanied by a
copy of sections 1300 through 1304 of the GCL. The Notice of Approval will set
forth the price determined by North Bay to represent the "fair market value" of
any Dissenting Shares (which shall constitute an offer by North Bay to purchase
such Dissenting Shares at such stated price) and will set forth a brief
description of the procedures to be followed by such shareholders who wish to
exercise their dissenters' rights.
Within 30 days after the date on which the Notice of Approval was
mailed: (i) North Bay or its transfer agent must receive the demand of the
dissenting shareholder which is required by law to contain a statement
concerning the number and class of shares of North Bay Common Stock held of
record by such dissenting shareholder which the dissenting shareholder demands
that North Bay purchase and a statement of what such dissenting shareholder
claims to be the fair market value of the Dissenting Shares as of the close of
business on December 9, 1994, immediately prior to the announcement of the
proposed Merger (the statement of fair market value in such demand by the
dissenting shareholder constitutes an offer by the dissenting shareholder to
sell the Dissenting Shares at such price); and (ii) the dissenting shareholder
must submit share certificate(s) representing the Dissenting Shares to North Bay
at North Bay's principal office or at the office of its transfer agent. The
certificate(s) will be stamped or endorsed with a statement that the shares are
Dissenting Shares or will be exchanged for certificates of appropriate
denomination so stamped or endorsed. If the price contained in the Notice of
Approval is acceptable to the dissenting shareholder, the dissenting shareholder
may demand the same price. THIS WOULD CONSTITUTE AN ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFER BY
NORTH BAY TO PURCHASE THE DISSENTING SHAREHOLDER'S STOCK AT THE PRICE STATED IN
THE NOTICE OF APPROVAL.
If North Bay and a dissenting shareholder agree upon the price to be
paid for the Dissenting Shares, upon the dissenting shareholder's surrender of
the certificates representing the Dissenting Shares, such price (together with
interest thereon at the legal rate on judgments from the date of the agreement
between North Bay and the dissenting shareholder) is required by law to be paid
to the dissenting shareholder within 30 days after such agreement or within 30
days after any statutory or contractual conditions to the Merger are satisfied,
whichever is later, subject to the surrender of the certificates therefor.
If North Bay and a dissenting shareholder disagree as to the price for
such Dissenting Shares or disagree as to whether such Dissenting Shares are
entitled to be classified as Dissenting Shares, such holder may, within six
months after the Notice of Approval is mailed, file a complaint in the Superior
Court of the proper county requesting the court to make such determinations or,
alternatively, may intervene in any pending action brought by any other
dissenting shareholder. Costs of such an action (including compensation of
appraisers) are required to be assessed as the court considers equitable, but
must be assessed against North Bay if the appraised value as determined by the
court exceeds the price offered by North Bay.
The court action to determine the fair market value of the shares will
be suspended if litigation is instituted to test the sufficiency or regularity
of the votes of the shareholders in authorizing the Merger. Furthermore, no
shareholder who has appraisal rights under Chapter 13 of the GCL shall have any
right to attack the validity of the Merger or to have the Merger set aside or
rescinded except in an action to test whether the number of shares required to
authorize or approve the Merger has been legally voted in favor of the Merger.
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Dissenting Shares may lose their status as such and the right to
demand payment will terminate if (i) the Merger is abandoned (in which case
North Bay shall pay on demand to any dissenting shareholder who has initiated
proceedings in good faith as provided under Chapter 13 of the GCL all necessary
expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in such proceedings); (ii) the
shares are transferred before being submitted for endorsement or are
surrendered for conversion into shares of another class; (iii) the dissenting
shareholder and North Bay do not agree upon the status of the shares as
Dissenting Shares or upon the price of such shares and the dissenting
shareholder fails to file suit against North Bay or intervene in a pending
action within six months following the date on which the Notice of Approval was
mailed to the shareholder; or (iv) the dissenting shareholder withdraws his or
her demand for the purchase of the Dissenting Shares with the consent of North
Bay.
PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements give
effect to the Merger on a pooling of interests basis. Additionally, the
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements give effect to Westamerica's
recent acquisition of PV Financial and its pending acquisitions of CapitolBank,
both on a pooling of interests basis. See "Information about Westamerica-
- -Recent and Pending Acquisitions." The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statements
of Income assume the Merger and Westamerica's recent and pending acquisitions
were effective as of the beginning of each of the nine months ended
September 30, 1994 and 1993 and each of the years ended December 31, 1993,
1992 and 1991. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet assumes the
Merger and Westamerica's recent and pending acquisitions were effective
September 30, 1994. For a description of the pooling of interests accounting
with respect to the Merger, see "The Merger--Accounting Treatment." This pro
forma financial data and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction
with and are qualified in their entirety by the historical consolidated
financial statements of Westamerica, PV Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay,
including the respective notes thereto, and the unaudited condensed
consolidated historical and other pro forma financial information, including
the notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus or
incorporated herein by reference.
As described in the Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial
Statements, the effect of expenses incurred or expected to be incurred by
Westamerica, PV Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay in connection with the
Merger and Westamerica's other recent and pending acquisitions has been
reflected in the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet; however, since
such expenses are nonrecurring, they have not been reflected in the Unaudited
Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Income. The pro forma financial data do
not give effect to any cost savings which might result from the Merger and
Westamerica's other recent and pending acquisitions.
The pro forma financial data are presented for illustrative purposes
only and are not necessarily indicative of the future operating results or
future financial position that would have occurred had the Merger and
Westamerica's other recent and pending acquisitions been consummated as of the
date or the beginning of the periods indicated or that may be obtained in the
future.
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SUMMARY UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1994(1)(3)(4)(5) 1993(1)(3)(4)(5) 1993(1)(3)(4)(5) 1992(1)(3)(4)(5) 1991(1)(3)(4)(5)
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans .......... $ 88,619 $ 93,171 $123,028 $139,453 $167,071
Interest and dividends on
investment securities ............ 33,384 30,126 40,623 41,676 41,214
Trading account interest ............ 1 6 6 4 54
Other interest income ............... 778 957 1,286 2,967 3,832
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total interest income ............ 122,782 124,260 164,943 184,100 212,171
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits ................ 30,933 36,584 47,115 66,749 98,625
Interest on funds purchased and
other short-term borrowings ...... 3,670 1,248 2,026 840 1,997
Interest on long-term debt .......... 2,061 1,496 2,016 2,362 2,611
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total interest expense ........... 36,664 39,328 51,157 69,951 103,233
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net Interest Income ..................... 86,118 84,932 113,786 114,149 108,938
Loan loss provision ..................... 5,229 8,717 10,581 8,410 12,201
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net Interest Income After Loan
Loss Provision ...................... 80,889 76,215 103,205 105,739 96,737
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit .......... 9,775 10,458 13,939 13,562 13,094
Net investment securities gains ..... 500 351 351 1,385 2,083
Other ............................... 10,055 15,424 20,572 16,763 14,106
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total noninterest income ......... 20,330 26,233 34,862 31,710 29,283
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and related benefits ....... 34,353 37,689 49,322 50,358 48,913
Premises and equipment .............. 12,015 14,863 19,377 17,731 17,388
FDIC insurance and other
assessments ...................... 3,639 3,780 5,001 4,796 4,259
Other ............................... 20,850 38,802 47,766 38,880 32,956
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total noninterest expense ........ 70,857 95,134 121,466 111,765 103,516
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income Before
Income Taxes ........................ 30,362 7,314 16,601 25,684 22,504
Provision for income taxes .......... 9,795 1,702 4,578 9,661 7,872
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net Income Before
Extraordinary Item .................. 20,567 5,612 12,023 16,023 14,632
Extraordinary item tax
benefit on net operating loss
carryforward ..................... 0 0 0 17 130
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net Income .............................. $ 20,567 $ 5,612 $ 12,023 $ 16,040 $ 14,762
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Average shares outstanding(2)............ 10,012 9,975 10,026 9,855 9,754
Net income per share(2) ................. $ 2.05 $ 0.56 $ 1.20 $ 1.63 $ 1.51
</TABLE>
See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994(3)(4)(5)
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WESTAMERICA, WESTAMERICA,
WESTAMERICA PV FINANCIAL PV FINANCIAL,
AND PV AND CAPITOLBANK
FINANCIAL CAPITOLBANK AND NORTH BAY
PV PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
WESTAMERICA FINANCIAL(1) COMBINED(1) CAPITOLBANK(1) COMBINED(1) NORTH BAY COMBINED(1)
----------- ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------ --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans. . . $ 69,189 $ 9,500 $ 78,689 $ 6,032 $ 84,721 $ 3,898 $ 88,619
Interest and dividends on
investment securities . . . 30,676 478 31,154 1,275 32,429 955 33,384
Trading account interest . . . 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Other interest income . . . . 0 291 291 193 484 294 778
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Total interest income . . . 99,866 10,269 110,135 7,500 117,635 5,147 122,782
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits . . . . . 24,659 2,744 27,403 1,827 29,230 1,703 30,933
Interest on funds purchased
and other short-term
borrowings . . . . . . . . . 3,568 0 3,568 41 3,609 61 3,670
Interest on long-term debt. . . 2,061 0 2,061 0 2,061 0 2,061
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Total interest expense . . . 30,288 2,744 33,032 1,868 34,900 1,764 36,664
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Net Interest Income . . . . . . . 69,578 7,525 77,103 5,632 82,735 3,383 86,118
Loan loss provision . . . . . 4,680 184 4,864 285 5,149 80 5,229
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Net Interest Income After Loan
Loss Provision . . . . . . . . 64,898 7,341 72,239 5,347 77,586 3,303 80,889
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit. . . 8,909 498 9,407 74 9,481 294 9,775
Net investment securities
gains (losses) . . . . . . . 539 (99) 440 82 522 (22) 500
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,304 642 5,946 622 6,568 3,487 10,055
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Total noninterest income. . . 14,752 1,041 15,793 778 16,571 3,759 20,330
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and related
benefits . . . . . . . . . . 26,077 2,598 28,675 2,998 31,673 2,680 34,353
Premises and equipment . . . . 8,940 894 9,834 1,135 10,969 1,046 12,015
FDIC insurance and other
assessments . . . . . . . . 2,963 252 3,215 197 3,412 227 3,639
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,130 1,603 16,733 1,454 18,192 2,658 20,850
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Total noninterest expense . . 53,110 5,347 58,457 5,789 64,246 6,611 70,857
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Income Before Income Taxes . . . 26,540 3,035 29,575 336 29,911 451 30,362
Provision for income
taxes . . . . . . . . . . . 8,237 1,334 9,571 55 9,626 169 9,795
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Net Income Before
Extraordinary Item . . . . . . 18,303 1,701 20,004 281 20,285 282 20,567
Extraordinary item tax
benefit on net operating
loss carryforward . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,303 $ 1,701 $ 20,004 $ 281 $ 20,285 $ 282 $ 20,567
========== ========= ========= ========= ========== ========= =========
Average shares outstanding(2) . . 8,075 2,175 9,238 4,080 9,621 1,087 10,012
Net income per share(2) . . . . . $ 2.27 $ 0.78 $ 2.17 $ 0.07 $ 2.11 $ 0.26 $ 2.05
</TABLE>
See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1993(3)(4)(5)
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WESTAMERICA, WESTAMERICA,
WESTAMERICA PV FINANCIAL PV FINANCIAL,
AND PV AND CAPITOLBANK
FINANCIAL CAPITOLBANK AND NORTH BAY
PV PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
WESTAMERICA FINANCIAL(1) COMBINED(1) CAPITOLBANK(1) COMBINED(1) NORTH BAY COMBINED(1)
----------- ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------ --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans. . $ 75,902 $ 8,321 $ 84,223 $ 4,866 $ 89,089 $ 4,082 $ 93,171
Interest and dividends on
investment securities . . 27,246 444 27,690 1,632 29,322 804 30,126
Trading account interest . . 6 0 6 0 6 0 6
Other interest income . . . 299 311 610 124 734 223 957
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total interest income . . 103,453 9,076 112,529 6,622 119,151 5,109 124,260
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits . . . . 29,911 2,828 32,739 2,005 34,744 1,840 36,584
Interest on funds purchased
and other short-term
borrowings . . . . . . . . 1,179 0 1,179 32 1,211 37 1,248
Interest on long-term debt. . 1,496 0 1,496 0 1,496 0 1,496
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total interest expense . . 32,586 2,828 35,414 2,037 37,451 1,877 39,328
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Interest Income . . . . . . 70,867 6,248 77,115 4,585 81,700 3,232 84,932
Loan loss provision . . . . 7,847 384 8,231 336 8,567 150 8,717
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Interest Income After Loan
Loss Provision . . . . . . . 63,020 5,864 68,884 4,249 73,133 3,082 76,215
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit
accounts . . . . . . . . . 9,627 417 10,044 97 10,141 317 10,458
Net investment securities
gains . . . . . . . . . . . 68 0 68 283 351 0 351
Other . . . . . . . . . . . 9,242 600 9,842 595 10,437 4,987 15,424
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total noninterest income. . 18,937 1,017 19,954 975 20,929 5,304 26,233
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and related
benefits . . . . . . . . . 30,118 2,298 32,416 2,560 34,976 2,713 37,689
Premises and equipment . . . 11,673 817 12,490 1,053 13,543 1,320 14,863
FDIC insurance and other
assessments . . . . . . . 3,089 252 3,341 209 3,550 230 3,780
Other . . . . . . . . . . . 32,273 1,337 33,610 1,212 34,822 3,980 38,802
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total noninterest
expense . . . . . . . . . 77,153 4,704 81,857 5,034 86,891 8,243 95,134
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Income Before Income Taxes . . 4,804 2,177 6,981 190 7,171 143 7,314
Income tax provision . . . . . 730 903 1,633 26 1,659 43 1,702
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Income Before
Extraordinary Item . . . . . 4,074 1,274 5,348 164 5,512 100 5,612
Extraordinary item tax
benefit on net operating
loss carryforward . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
--------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,074 $ 1,274 $ 5,348 $ 164 $ 5,512 $ 100 $ 5,612
========= ========== =========== ========== ========== ========= ==========
Average shares
outstanding(2) . . . . . . . 8,051 2,150 9,201 4,080 9,583 1,089 9,975
Net income per share(2) . . . . $ 0.51 $ 0.59 $ 0.58 $ 0.04 $ 0.58 $ 0.09 $ 0.56
</TABLE>
See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993(3)(4)(5)
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WESTAMERICA, WESTAMERICA,
WESTAMERICA PV FINANCIAL PV FINANCIAL,
AND PV AND CAPITOLBANK
FINANCIAL CAPITOLBANK AND NORTH BAY
PV PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
WESTAMERICA FINANCIAL(1) COMBINED(1) CAPITOLBANK(1) COMBINED(1) NORTH BAY COMBINED(1)
----------- ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------ --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans. . $ 99,607 $ 11,285 $ 110,892 $ 6,680 $ 117,572 $ 5,456 $ 123,028
Interest and dividends on
investment securities . . 37,005 584 37,589 1,988 39,577 1,046 40,623
Trading account interest . . 6 0 6 0 6 0 6
Other interest income . . . 298 419 717 283 1,000 286 1,286
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total interest income . . . 136,916 12,288 149,204 8,951 158,155 6,788 164,943
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits . . . . 38,318 3,729 42,047 2,631 44,678 2,437 47,115
Interest on funds purchased
and other short-term
borrowings . . . . . . . . 1,937 0 1,937 40 1,977 49 2,026
Interest on long-term debt. . 2,016 0 2,016 0 2,016 0 2,016
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total interest expense . . 42,271 3,729 46,000 2,671 48,671 2,486 51,157
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Interest Income . . . . . . 94,645 8,559 103,204 6,280 109,484 4,302 113,786
Loan loss provision . . . . 9,452 543 9,995 436 10,431 150 10,581
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Interest Income After Loan
Loss Provision . . . . . . . 85,193 8,016 93,209 5,844 99,053 4,152 103,205
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit
accounts . . . . . . . . . 12,809 574 13,383 129 13,512 427 13,939
Net investment securities
gains . . . . . . . . . . . 68 0 68 283 351 0 351
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,069 1,095 12,164 801 12,965 7,607 20,572
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total noninterest income. . 23,946 1,669 25,615 1,213 26,828 8,034 34,862
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and related
benefits . . . . . . . . . 39,007 3,175 42,182 3,379 45,561 3,761 49,322
Premises and equipment . . . 14,820 1,090 15,910 1,799 17,709 1,668 19,377
FDIC insurance and other
assessments . . . . . . . 4,079 336 4,415 280 4,695 306 5,001
Other . . . . . . . . . . . 38,739 1,846 40,585 1,205 41,790 5,976 47,766
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total noninterest
expense . . . . . . . . 96,645 6,447 103,092 6,663 109,755 11,711 121,466
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
Income Before Income Taxes . . 12,494 3,238 15,732 394 16,126 475 16,601
Provision for income taxes. . 3,039 1,280 4,319 79 4,398 180 4,578
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Income Before
Extraordinary Item . . . . . 9,455 1,958 11,413 315 11,728 295 12,023
Extraordinary item . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,455 $ 1,958 $ 11,413 $ 315 $ 11,728 $ 295 $ 12,023
========== =========== =========== =========== ========== ========= ==========
Average shares
outstanding(2) . . . . . . . 8,054 2,237 9,251 4,080 9,633 1,089 10,026
Net income per share(2) . . . . $ 1.17 $ 0.88 $ 1.23 $ 0.08 $ 1.22 $ 0.27 $ 1.20
</TABLE>
See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1992(3)(4)(5)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WESTAMERICA, WESTAMERICA,
WESTAMERICA PV FINANCIAL PV FINANCIAL,
AND PV AND CAPITOLBANK
FINANCIAL CAPITOLBANK AND NORTH BAY
PV PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
WESTAMERICA FINANCIAL(1) COMBINED(1) CAPITOLBANK(1) COMBINED(1) NORTH BAY COMBINED(1)
----------- ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------ --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans. . $ 115,357 $ 10,565 $ 125,922 $ 6,334 $ 132,256 $ 7,197 $ 139,453
Interest and dividends on
investment securities . . . 37,647 877 38,524 2,268 40,792 884 41,676
Trading account interest . . 4 0 4 0 4 0 4
Other interest income . . . 1,745 366 2,111 523 2,634 333 2,967
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total interest income . . 154,753 11,808 166,561 9,125 175,686 8,414 184,100
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits . . . . 55,832 4,560 60,392 3,240 63,632 3,117 66,749
Interest on funds purchased
and other short-term
borrowings . . . . . . . . 698 31 729 41 770 70 840
Interest on long-term debt. . 2,362 0 2,362 0 2,362 0 2,362
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total interest expense . . 58,892 4,591 63,483 3,281 66,764 3,187 69,951
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Interest Income . . . . . . 95,861 7,217 103,078 5,844 108,922 5,227 114,149
Loan loss provision . . . . 7,005 490 7,495 520 8,015 395 8,410
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Interest Income After
Loan Loss Provision . . . . . 88,856 6,727 95,583 5,324 100,907 4,832 105,739
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit
accounts . . . . . . . . . 12,437 517 12,954 223 13,177 385 13,562
Net investment securities
gains . . . . . . . . . . . 1,066 50 1,116 269 1,385 0 1,385
Other . . . . . . . . . . . 10,324 1,029 11,353 798 12,151 4,612 16,763
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total noninterest income. . 23,827 1,596 25,423 1,290 26,713 4,997 31,710
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and related
benefits . . . . . . . . . 40,826 2,853 43,679 3,360 47,039 3,319 50,358
Premises and equipment . . . 13,826 1,033 14,859 1,856 16,715 1,016 17,731
FDIC insurance and other
assessments . . . . . . . 4,021 264 4,285 258 4,543 253 4,796
Other . . . . . . . . . . . 30,931 1,428 32,359 3,004 35,363 3,517 38,880
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Total noninterest
expense . . . . . . . . . 89,604 5,578 95,182 8,478 103,660 8,105 111,765
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Income (Loss) Before Income
Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,079 2,745 25,824 (1,864) 23,960 1,724 25,684
Provision for income taxes. . 7,874 1,110 8,984 0 8,984 677 9,661
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Income (Loss) Before
Extraordinary Item . . . . . 15,205 1,635 16,840 (1,864) 14,976 1,047 16,023
Extraordinary item . . . . . 17 0 17 0 17 0 17
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
Net Income (Loss) . . . . . . . $ 15,222 $ 1,635 $ 16,857 $ (1,864) $ 14,993 $ 1,047 $ 16,040
=========== =========== ========== ========== ========== ========= ==========
Average shares
outstanding(2) . . . . . . . 7,933 2,147 9,081 4,080 9,464 1,086 9,855
Net income (loss) per share(2). $ 1.92 $ 0.76 $ 1.86 $ (0.46) $ 1.58 $ 0.96 $ 1.63
</TABLE>
See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1991(3)(4)(5)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WESTAMERICA,
WESTAMERICA WESTAMERICA, PV FINANCIAL,
AND PV PV FINANCIAL CAPITOLBANK
FINANCIAL AND CAPITOLBANK AND NORTH BAY
PV PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
WESTAMERICA FINANCIAL(1) COMBINED(1) CAPITOLBANK(1) COMBINED(1) NORTH BAY COMBINED(1)
----------- ------------ ----------- -------------- --------------- --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans..... $ 137,656 $ 11,966 $ 149,622 $ 8,881 $ 158,503 $ 8,568 $ 167,071
Interest and dividends on
investment securities........ 36,651 1,384 38,035 2,739 40,774 440 41,214
Trading account interest....... 54 0 54 0 54 0 54
Other interest income.......... 2,191 199 2,390 868 3,258 574 3,832
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Total interest income........ 176,552 13,549 190,101 12,488 202,589 9,582 212,171
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits........... 83,069 5,744 88,813 5,250 94,063 4,562 98,625
Interest on funds purchased and
other short-term borrowings.. 1,677 149 1,826 87 1,913 84 1,997
Interest on long-term debt..... 2,611 0 2,611 0 2,611 0 2,611
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Total interest expense....... 87,357 5,893 93,250 5,337 98,587 4,646 103,233
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Net Interest Income.............. 89,195 7,656 96,851 7,151 104,002 4,936 108,938
Loan loss provision............ 10,418 93 10,511 1,067 11,578 623 12,201
------------ ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Net Interest Income After Loan
Loss Provision................. 78,777 7,563 86,340 6,084 92,424 4,313 96,737
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit
accounts.................... 12,056 467 12,523 227 12,750 344 13,094
Net investment securities
gains (losses)............. 1,742 (108) 1,634 449 2,083 0 2,083
Other.......................... 10,178 448 10,626 995 11,621 2,485 14,106
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Total noninterest income..... 23,976 807 24,783 1,671 26,454 2,829 29,283
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and related benefits.. 40,252 3,007 43,259 3,186 46,445 2,468 48,913
Premises and equipment......... 13,923 893 14,816 1,764 16,580 808 17,388
FDIC insurance and other
assessments.................. 3,545 246 3,791 258 4,049 210 4,259
Other.......................... 27,223 1,479 28,702 2,265 30,967 1,989 32,956
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Total noninterest expense.... 84,943 5,625 90,568 7,473 98,041 5,475 103,516
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Income Before Income Taxes....... 17,810 2,745 20,555 282 20,837 1,667 22,504
Provision for income taxes..... 5,919 1,127 7,046 115 7,161 711 7,872
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Net Income Before
Extraordinary Item............. 11,891 1,618 13,509 167 13,676 956 14,632
Extraordinary item ............ 86 0 86 44 130 0 130
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- ----------
Net Income....................... $ 11,977 $ 1,618 $ 13,595 $ 211 $ 13,806 $ 956 $ 14,762
=========== ========== =========== =========== ========== ======= ==========
Average shares outstanding(2).... 7,855 2,103 8,980 4,080 9,362 1,089 9,754
Net income per share(2).......... $ 1.52 $ 0.77 $ 1.51 $ 0.05 $ 1.47 $ 0.88 $ 1.51
</TABLE>
See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WESTAMERICA
AND PV
FINANCIAL
PV PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
WESTAMERICA FINANCIAL(1) ADJUSTMENTS(3) COMBINED(1) CAPITOLBANK(1) ADJUSTMENTS(4)
----------- ------------ -------------- ----------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents . . . $ 115,532 $ 14,629 $ $ 130,161 $ 29,995 $
Interest bearing deposits in
other banks . . . . . . . . . 250 0 250 0
Trading account securities . . 0 0 0 0
Investment securities
available-for-sale . . . . . . 169,807 14,182 183,989 17,606
Investment securities held-to
maturity . . . . . . . . . . 618,523 6,996 625,519 0
Loans, net of reserve for
loan losses . . . . . . . . . 1,063,123 132,904 1,196,027 87,511
Other real estate owned and
loan collateral substantively
foreclosed . . . . . . . . 12,830 154 12,984 0
Premises and equipment, net . . 23,834 1,000 24,834 1,294
Interest receivable and
other assets . . . . . . . . 48,185 3,124 51,309 1,563
----------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------- -----------
Total Assets . . . . . . . $ 2,052,084 $ 172,989 $ 0 $2,225,073 $ 137,969 $ 0
=========== ========== ============ ========== ============= ===========
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing $ 374,705 $ 32,087 $ $ 406,792 $ 32,868 $
Interest bearing . . . . . . 1,340,272 120,342 1,460,614 93,158
----------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------- -----------
Total deposits . . . . . . 1,714,977 152,429 0 1,867,406 126,026 0
Funds purchased and other
short-term borrowings . . . . 133,654 0 133,654 1,719
Other liabilities . . . . . . . 40,430 1,724 730 42,884 952 535
----------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------- -----------
Total Liabilities . . . . . . 1,889,061 154,153 730 2,043,944 128,697 535
Shareholders' Equity . . . . . . 163,023 18,836 (730) 181,129 9,272 (535)
----------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------- -----------
Total Liabilities and
Shareholders' Equity . . . . $ 2,052,084 $ 172,989 $ 0 $2,225,073 $ 137,969 $ 0
=========== ========== ============ ========== ============= ===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
-----------------------------------------------------------
WESTAMERICA,
WESTAMERICA, PV FINANCIAL,
PV FINANCIAL CAPITOLBANK
AND CAPITOLBANK AND NORTH BAY
PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
COMBINED(1) NORTH BAY ADJUSTMENTS(5) COMBINED(1)
--------------- --------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents . . . $ 160,156 $ 13,669 $ $ 173,825
Interest bearing deposits in
other banks . . . . . . . . . 250 3,563 3,813
Trading account securities . . 0 0 0
Investment securities
available-for-sale . . . . . . 201,595 501 202,096
Investment securities held-to
maturity . . . . . . . . . . 625,519 28,292 653,811
Loans, net of reserve for
loan losses . . . . . . . . . 1,283,538 55,437 1,338,975
Other real estate owned and
loan collateral substantively
foreclosed . . . . . . . . 12,984 0 12,984
Premises and equipment, net . . 26,128 3,479 29,607
Interest receivable and
other assets . . . . . . . . 52,872 2,619 55,491
---------- -------- ------------ ----------
Total Assets . . . . . . . $2,363,042 $107,560 $ 0 $2,470,602
========== ======== ============ ==========
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing . . . . . $ 439,660 $ 14,733 $ $ 454,393
Interest bearing . . . . . . 1,553,772 77,663 1,631,435
---------- -------- ------------ ----------
Total deposits . . . . . . 1,993,432 92,396 0 2,085,828
Funds purchased and other
short-term borrowings . . . . 135,373 4,770 140,143
Other liabilities . . . . . . . 44,371 583 460 45,414
---------- -------- ------------ ----------
Total Liabilities . . . . . . 2,173,176 97,749 460 2,271,385
Shareholders' Equity . . . . . . 189,866 9,811 (460) 199,217
---------- -------- ------------ ----------
Total Liabilities and
Shareholders' Equity . . . . $2,363,042 $107,560 $ 0 $2,470,602
========== ======== ============ ==========
</TABLE>
See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Westamerica, PV Financial and PVNB entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization (as amended) dated as of July 25, 1994,
whereby the parties thereto agreed to merge PV Financial with and into
Westamerica with Westamerica as the surviving entity (the "PV Financial
Merger"). The PV Financial Merger was effective January 31, 1995.
Westamerica, CapitolBank and Westamerica Merger Subsidiary, a
wholly-owned banking subsidiary of Westamerica ("Westamerica Merger
Sub"), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of November 17, 1994, whereby the parties thereto agreed to
merge Westamerica Merger Sub with and into CapitolBank with
CapitolBank as the surviving entity (the "CapitolBank Merger").
Subsequent thereto, CapitolBank will be merged with and into
Westamerica Bank. See "Information About Westamerica--Recent and
Pending Acquisitions." It is anticipated that the CapitolBank Merger
will be consummated in the first half of 1995. Both of the
transactions will be accounted for as poolings of interests and,
accordingly, the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Statements
of Income include the results of PV Financial and CapitolBank for the
periods presented and the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
includes the financial condition of PV Financial and CapitolBank on
September 30, 1994.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statements of Income do not include
any pro forma adjustments as none are necessary to account for the
Merger and Westamerica's recent and pending acquisitions on a pooling
of interests basis.
(2) The pro forma combined per share data for net income has been
calculated using pro forma combined average shares outstanding.
Westamerica, PV Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay pro forma combined
average shares outstanding has been calculated using the average number
of shares of Westamerica Common Stock outstanding during the periods
presented increased by the maximum number of shares of Westamerica
Common Stock issuable to PV Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay
shareholders using exchange ratios of .5348, .0938 and .3600 of a share
of Westamerica Common Stock, respectively, for each of the average
shares of PV Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay common stock
outstanding during each of the periods presented as if these shares
were outstanding during each of the periods presented. Such
Westamerica, PV Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay pro forma per
share data assumes no dissenting PV Financial, CapitolBank or North Bay
shareholders and no exercise of outstanding Westamerica, PV Financial,
CapitolBank or North Bay stock options or stock appreciation rights.
The exchange ratio used in connection with the CapitolBank Merger is
subject to potential downward adjustments in certain circumstances as
provided in the CapitolBank agreement.
Westamerica, PV Financial, CapitolBank and North Bay pro forma combined
average shares outstanding has been calculated using the average number
of Westamerica, PV Financial and CapitolBank pro forma combined average
shares outstanding during the periods presented increased by the
maximum number of shares of Westamerica Common Stock issuable to North
Bay shareholders using an Exchange Ratio of .3600 of a share of
Westamerica Common Stock for each of the average shares of North Bay
Common Stock outstanding during each of the periods presented as if
these shares were outstanding during each of the periods presented.
Such pro forma per share data assumes no dissenting North Bay
shareholders and no exercise of outstanding North Bay stock options.
The Exchange Ratio is subject to potential downward adjustments as
provided in the Agreement. As of the date hereof, Westamerica and
North Bay have indentified certain circumstances which if the Merger
were to close without any changes in those circumstances the .3600
Exchange Ratio would be adjusted downward to .3337. Certain other
circumstances have been identified which based on the occurence of
future events not within the control of North Bay might become
additional Significant Liabilities.
See "The Merger--Exchange Ratio; Conversion of Shares of North Bay
Common Stock" and "--Possible Adjustments to Exchange Ratio or
Termination of the Agreement."
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(3) The following table reflects all remaining nonrecurring Westamerica and
PV Financial estimated merger related expenses not accrued as of
September 30, 1994. These expenses are not included in the Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Statements of Income but are included on the
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as a reduction to
shareholders' equity. Such estimated merger related expenses are
summarized below on an after tax basis (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA PV FINANCIAL TOTAL
----------- ------------ -----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Financial advisory ......... $ 0 $500 $500
Professional fees .......... 110 90 200
Printing and other ......... 20 10 30
---- ---- ----
Total ..................... $130 $600 $730
---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
(4) The following table reflects all remaining nonrecurring Westamerica
and CapitolBank estimated merger related expenses not accrued as of
September 30, 1994. These expenses are not included in the Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Statements of Income but are included on the
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as a reduction to
shareholders' equity. Such estimated merger related expenses are
summarized below on an after tax basis (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA CAPITOLBANK TOTAL
----------- ------------ -----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Financial advisory ......... $ 0 $225 $225
Professional fees .......... 110 170 280
Printing and other ......... 20 10 30
---- ---- ----
Total ..................... $130 $405 $535
---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
(5) The following table reflects all remaining nonrecurring Westamerica
and North Bay estimated merger related expenses not accrued as of
September 30, 1994. These expenses are not included in the Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Statements of Income but are included on the
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as a reduction to
shareholders' equity. Such estimated merger related expenses are
summarized below on an after tax basis (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA NORTH BAY TOTAL
----------- --------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Financial advisory ......... $ 0 $200 $200
Professional fees .......... 110 120 230
Printing and other ......... 20 10 30
---- ---- ----
Total ..................... $130 $330 $460
---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
SUPPLEMENTAL HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The following unaudited tables provide certain additional historical
and pro forma combined financial information for Westamerica (including its
recent acquisition of PV Financial and pending acquisition of CapitolBank) and
North Bay. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information assume that
the Merger is accounted for as a pooling of interests and gives effect to the
Merger as if the Merger had occurred on September 30, 1994. The information
presented below should be read in conjunction with the financial information
set forth in "Summary--Selected Historical and Pro Forma Financial Data," "Pro
Forma Combined Financial Information," and the historical financial statements
of Westamerica and North Bay and the notes thereto incorporated herein by
reference or included elsewhere herein. This Supplemental Historical
Information is presented for informational purposes only and should not be
considered to be indicative of actual results or financial position after the
Merger.
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At September 30, 1994, the loan portfolio of the combined entity is
shown in the following table on a pro forma basis:
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA TYPES OF LOANS,
NET OF UNEARNED FEE INCOME
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA,
WESTAMERICA WESTAMERICA, PV FINANCIAL,
AND PV PV FINANCIAL CAPITOLBANK
FINANCIAL AND CAPITOLBANK AND NORTH BAY
PV PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
WESTAMERICA FINANCIAL(1) COMBINED(1) CAPITOLBANK(1) COMBINED(1) NORTH BAY COMBINED(1)
----------- ------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- --------- -------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> < C> <C> <C>
Commercial loans................. $ 563,973 $ 84,351 $ 648,324 $ 22,390 $ 670,714 $ 26,952 $ 697,666
Real estate--construction ....... 38,906 7,221 46,127 27,765 73,892 3,071 76,963
Real estate--residential
mortgage ..................... 186,822 9,635 196,457 35,891 232,348 18,855 251,203
Installment and personal ........ 274,631 4,629 279,260 0 279,260 7,678 286,938
Agricultural .................... 26,344 28,916 55,260 3,279 58,539 0 58,539
Lease financing ................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total loans .................. 1,090,676 134,752 1,225,428 89,325 1,314,753 56,556 1,371,309
Less: Reserve for loan losses .. (27,553) (1,848) (29,401) (1,812) (31,213) (1,119) (32,332
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total loans, net ............. $1,063,123 $ 132,904 $ 1,196,027 $ 87,513 $1,283,540 $ 55,437 $1,338,977
========== ========== =========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
At September 30, 1994, nonperforming assets of the combined entity are
shown in the following table on a pro forma basis:
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA NONPERFORMING ASSETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA,
WESTAMERICA WESTAMERICA, PV FINANCIAL,
AND PV PV FINANCIAL CAPITOLBANK
FINANCIAL AND CAPITOLBANK AND NORTH BAY
PV PRO FORMA PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
WESTAMERICA FINANCIAL(1) COMBINED(1) CAPITOLBANK(1) COMBINED(1) NORTH BAY COMBINED(1)
----------- ------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- --------- -------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Loans 90 or more days past due
and still accruing interest .. $ 146 $ 1,240 $ 1,386 $ 0 $ 1,386 $ 247 $ 1,633
Nonaccrual loans:
Performing ................... 2,132 0 2,132 0 2,132 0 2,132
Nonperforming ................ 5,040 570 5,610 2,164 7,774 1,095 8,869
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total nonaccrual loans ..... 7,172 570 7,742 2,164 9,906 1,095 11,001
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total nonperforming loans .... 7,318 1,810 9,128 2,164 11,292 1,342 12,634
Loan collateral substantively
repossessed .................. 2,006 0 2,006 0 2,006 0 2,006
Other real estate owned ......... 10,824 154 10,978 103 11,081 0 11,081
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total nonperforming assets ... $ 20,148 $ 1,964 $ 22,112 $ 2,267 $ 24,379 $ 1,342 $ 25,721
========== ========== =========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Reserve for loan losses as a
percentage of nonperforming
loans ........................ 377.00% 102.00% 322.00% 84.00% 276.00% 83.00% 261.00%
Nonperforming loans as a
percentage of total loans .... 0.67 1.34 0.74 2.42 0.86 2.42 0.90
Nonperforming assets as a
percentage of total assets ... 0.98 1.14 0.99 1.64 1.03 1.25 1.03
</TABLE>
The following tables present the regulatory capital positions of each
of Westamerica and North Bay as of September 30, 1994, and a pro forma combined
regulatory capital position giving effect to the Merger and recent and pending
acquisitions:
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA REGULATORY CAPITAL POSITION
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA WESTAMERICA,
AND PV FINANCIAL
PV FINANCIAL AND CAPITOLBANK
PRO FORMA PRO FORMA
WESTAMERICA PV FINANCIAL(1) COMBINED(1) CAPITOLBANK(1) COMBINED(1)
----------------- --------------- ----------------- --------------- -----------------
AMOUNT RATIO AMOUNT RATIO AMOUNT RATIO AMOUNT RATIO AMOUNT RATIO
---------- ----- -------- ----- ---------- ----- -------- ----- ---------- -----
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Tier 1 Capital(1) .............. $ 163,856 12.39% $ 18,922 12.81% $ 182,778 12.44% $ 9,497 9.78% $ 192,275 12.27%
Minimum requirement ............ 52,880 4.00 5,906 4.00 58,786 4.00 3,886 4.00 62,672 4.00
---------- ----- -------- ----- ---------- ----- -------- ----- ---------- -----
Excess ......................... $ 110,976 8.39% $ 13,016 8.81% $ 123,992 8.44% $ 5,611 5.78% $ 129,603 8.27%
========== ===== ======== ===== ========== ===== ======== ===== ========== =====
Total Capital .................. $ 200,517 15.17% $ 20,768 14.07% $ 221,285 15.06% $ 10,719 11.04% $ 232,004 14.81%
Minimum requirement ............ 105,759 8.00 11,813 8.00 117,572 8.00 7,771 8.00 125,343 8.00
---------- ----- -------- ----- ---------- ----- -------- ----- ---------- -----
Excess ......................... $ 94,758 7.17% $ 8,955 6.07% $ 103,713 7.06% $ 2,948 3.04% $ 106,661 6.81%
========== ===== ======== ===== ========== ===== ======== ===== ========== =====
Risk-adjusted assets ........... $1,321,989 $147,657 $1,469,646 $ 97,143 $1,566,789
========== ======== ========== ======== ==========
Tier 1 Capital(2) .............. $ 163,856 7.98% $ 18,922 11.15% $ 182,778 8.23% $ 9,497 6.93% $ 192,275 8.15%
Minimum leverage requirement ... 82,092 4.00 6,786 4.00 88,878 4.00 5,485 4.00 94,363 4.00
---------- ----- -------- ----- ---------- ----- -------- ----- ---------- -----
Excess ......................... $ 81,764 3.98% $ 12,136 7.15% $ 93,900 4.23% $ 4,012 2.93% $ 97,912 4.15%
========== ===== ======== ===== ========== ===== ======== ===== ========== =====
Average total assets ........... $2,052,306 $169,643 $2,221,949 $137,128 $2,359,077
========== ======== ========== ======== ==========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA,
PV FINANCIAL,
CAPITOLBANK AND
NORTH BAY PRO
NORTH BAY FORMA COMBINED(1)
---------------- ------------------
AMOUNT RATIO AMOUNT RATIO
-------- ----- ---------- ------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Tier 1 Capital(1) ...................... $ 9,811 15.28% $ 202,086 12.39%
Minimum requirement .................... 2,568 4.00 65,240 4.00
-------- ----- ---------- -----
Excess ................................. $ 7,243 11.28% $ 136,846 8.39%
======== ===== ========== =====
Total Capital .......................... $ 10,617 16.54% $ 242,621 14.88%
Minimum requirement .................... 5,136 8.00 130,479 8.00
-------- ----- ---------- -----
Excess ................................. $ 5,481 8.54% $ 112,142 6.88%
======== ===== ========== =====
Risk-adjusted assets ................... $ 64,206 $1,630,995
======== ==========
Tier 1 Capital(2) ...................... $ 9,811 8.72% $ 202,086 8.18%
Minimum leverage requirement ........... 4,502 4.00 98,865 4.00
-------- ----- ---------- -----
Excess ................................. $ 5,309 4.72% $ 103,221 4.18%
======== ===== ========== =====
Average total assets ................... $112,555 $2,471,632
======== ==========
</TABLE>
(1) The ratio shown is Tier 1 Capital to Risk-adjusted assets.
(2) The ratio shown is Tier 1 Capital to Average total assets.
MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Westamerica Common Stock is listed and traded on the NNM. North Bay
Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on the "pink
sheets" published by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. (the "Pink Sheets"). As
of the Record Date, there were approximately 6,118 holders of record of
Westamerica Common Stock and approximately 489 holders of record of North Bay
Common Stock.
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The following table sets forth for Westamerica Common Stock the high
and low closing prices for the quarters indicated. The table sets forth for
North Bay Common Stock the approximate high and low bid prices of which North
Bay is aware, which prices reflect interdealer prices without retail mark-up,
mark-down or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA NORTH BAY
COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
----------------- ---------------
HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ------- ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1993
First Quarter ...................... $ 30.25 $ 22.13 $ 6.00 $ 6.00
Second Quarter ..................... 28.75 23.88 6.75 6.75
Third Quarter ...................... 28.50 25.13 6.50 6.00
Fourth Quarter ..................... 28.50 25.75 7.00 7.00
1994
First Quarter ...................... $ 29.00 $ 25.50 $ 7.00 $ 7.00
Second Quarter ..................... 32.50 27.38 7.00 6.00
Third Quarter ...................... 33.25 29.25 7.25 6.50
Fourth Quarter ..................... 33.25 29.38 8.75 6.50
1995
First Quarter
(through February 7, 1995) . $ 31.50 $ 29.50 $ 8.625 $ 8.25
</TABLE>
At the close of business on December 9, 1994, immediately prior to the
first public announcement of the Merger, the high, low and closing prices for
Westamerica Common Stock on the NNM were $30.75, $30.25 and $30.50,
respectively.
On December 9, 1994, the last day on which management is aware of
trades in North Bay Common Stock prior to the first public announcement of the
Merger, the asked price per share for North Bay Common Stock as quoted
on the Pink Sheets was $7.50.
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DIVIDENDS AND DIVIDEND POLICY
The following table sets forth the per share cash dividends declared by
Westamerica and North Bay during each quarter since January 1, 1993:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WESTAMERICA NORTH BAY
COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
1993
First Quarter ....................... $ 0.14 $ 0.05
Second Quarter ...................... 0.14 0.00
Third Quarter ....................... 0.14 0.00
Fourth Quarter ...................... 0.15 0.00
1994
First Quarter ....................... $ 0.15 $ 0.00
Second Quarter ...................... 0.15 0.00
Third Quarter ....................... 0.17 0.00
Fourth Quarter ...................... 0.17 0.00
1995
First Quarter ....................... $ 0.17 $ 0.00
</TABLE>
Westamerica has paid quarterly cash dividends since it commenced
operations on January 1, 1973. Westamerica and North Bay are subject to certain
regulatory and contractual restrictions on their respective ability to pay
dividends. Holders of Westamerica Common Stock and North Bay Common Stock are
entitled to receive dividends as and when declared by the Board of Directors of
Westamerica and North Bay, respectively, out of funds legally available therefor
under the laws of the State of California. The GCL provides that a corporation
may make a distribution to its shareholders if the corporation's retained
earnings equal at least the amount of the proposed distribution. The GCL further
provides that in the event sufficient retained earnings are not available for
the proposed distribution a corporation may nevertheless make a distribution to
its shareholders if, after giving effect to the distribution, it meets two
conditions, which generally stated are as follows: (i) the corporation's assets
must equal at least 125% of its liabilities; and (ii) the corporation's current
assets must equal at least its current liabilities or, if the average of the
corporation's earnings before taxes on income and before interest expense for
the two preceding fiscal years was less than the average of the corporation's
interest expense for such fiscal years, then the corporation's current assets
must equal at least 125% of its current liabilities.
Westamerica is also subject to certain restrictions on its ability to
pay dividends under the terms of a certain debt agreement. See "Description
of Westamerica Capital Stock and Indebtedness--Debt Agreements."
The Agreement prohibits North Bay from paying any dividends.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF NORTH BAY
The following analysis of North Bay's financial condition and results
of operations for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991 and the nine
months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 should be read in conjunction with
North Bay's audited financial statements and related notes thereto and the
unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of North Bay appearing
elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and incorporated herein by
reference. Average balances, including balances used in calculating certain
financial ratios, are generally comprised of average daily balances. Amounts
shown are consolidated unless stated otherwise.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 1993 was
$366,000 compared with $1,047,000 for 1992 and $956,000 for 1991. Lower earnings
in 1993 resulted from the shift in the asset mix from construction to commercial
real estate loans, a reduction in the size of the loan portfolio, which caused a
shift of assets to investments which generally yield less than loans resulting
in lower interest income, and a $254,000 reduction in net income before taxes
from mortgage banking activities. North Bay made several changes to prepare
itself for future expansion and growth. Changes affecting earnings included
investments in new facilities and equipment. This resulted in a one-time write
down of retired equipment and leasehold improvements of $200,000 in the third
quarter of 1993. Net income per share, after the $0.07 cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle, was $0.34 for 1993 compared to $0.96 for 1992
and $0.88 for 1991.
Consolidated net income for the first nine months of 1994 showed an
increase in net income of $111,000, or 65%, to $282,000 from $171,000. The
increase in earnings resulted from a significant reduction in noninterest
expenses, specifically in legal fees as a result of the settlement during the
third quarter of 1994 of litigation in which North Bay was the plaintiff and
income from the second quarter sale of approximately $25 million of loan
servicing which resulted in a gain of $219,000. Net income per share for the
first nine months of 1994 was $0.26 compared to $0.16 after the $0.07 cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle in the same period in 1993.
NET INTEREST MARGIN
North Bay derives the major portion of its earnings from net interest
income, the amount by which interest on loans and investments exceeds the
interest expense of interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income decreased
18% to $4,302,000 in 1993 from $5,227,000 in 1992. Average earning assets
increased 1% while average loans as a percentage of average earning assets
declined from 72% in 1992 to 66% in 1993. The net interest margin decreased to
4.31% in 1993 from 5.28% in 1992. In 1991, net interest income was $4,936,000 on
average earning assets of $90,745,000, producing a net interest margin of 5.44%.
The downward trend in the net interest margin reflects the impact of declining
rates and a shift in the asset mix from loans to investments.
Net interest income increased $151,000, or 5%, to $3,383,000 in the
first nine months of 1994 from $3,232,000 in the same period in 1993. The net
interest margin for the first nine months of 1994 increased to 4.44% from 4.34%
for the same period in 1993. The increase in the net interest margin is due to
a reduction in deposit rates during the first nine months of 1994. See
"--Interest Rate Sensitivity."
Interest and fees on loans in 1993 decreased $1,742,000, or 24%, from
1992 as a result of a 7% decrease in average loans and declining market interest
rates. Loan yields decreased to 8.23% in 1993 from 10.10% in 1992, consistent
with the decline in market interest rates during 1993. This compares to a
decrease in 1992 of $1,370,000, or 16%, versus 1991, with a 4% decrease in
average loans and a decrease in loan yields from 11.59% in 1991 to 10.10% in
1992.
In 1993, interest on investment securities increased $162,000, or 18%,
over 1992, compared with an increase in average investment securities of
$5,942,000, or 34%. Investment yields declined in 1993 from 5.00% to 4.43% as
higher yielding securities matured and were replaced by lower yielding
investments due to declining market rates. This compares to an increase in
interest of $444,000, or 101%, in 1992 over 1991, corresponding with an increase
in average investment securities of $11,339,000, or 179%. Investment yields
declined from 6.93% in 1991 to 5.00% in 1992. Interest on federal funds sold
decreased $49,000, or 15%, in 1993, reflecting a decrease in yield from 3.28% to
2.85%. This compares to a decrease in interest on federal funds sold of
$244,000, or 43%, in 1992, reflecting the decrease in yield from 5.45% to 3.28%.
In 1993, interest on deposits and other borrowed funds decreased
$700,000, or 22%, compared with an increase in average interest-bearing
liabilities of $1,664,000, or 2%. Rates on interest-bearing liabilities declined
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in 1993 from 3.71% to 2.84%. This compares to a decrease in interest expense in
1992 of $1,459,000, or 31%, despite the increase in average interest-bearing
liabilities of $7,361,000, or 9%. Rates paid for all interest-bearing
liabilities decreased in 1992 to 3.71% from 5.91% in 1991.
Interest and fees on loans decreased $183,000 in the first nine months
of 1994 compared to the same period in 1993 as a result of a decrease in
mortgage loan originations. Management of Novato National Bank intends to
discontinue the origination operations of its Mortgage Division in the first
quarter of 1995; however, existing mortgage servicing activities will be
retained. Loan yields decreased 0.40% to 8.00% in the first nine months of 1994
from 8.40% in the same period of 1993. Interest on investment securities
increased $151,000, or 19%, over the same period in 1993, compared with an
increase in average investments of $2,354,000, or 9.76%. Investment yields
for the first nine months of 1994 increased to 4.81% from 4.45% in the same
period in 1993.
Interest expense on deposits and other borrowed funds decreased
$114,000, or 6%, for the first nine months in 1994 compared to the same period
in 1993. Interest-bearing liabilities decreased $11,092,464, or 12%, for the
first nine months of 1994. Rates on interest-bearing liabilities declined to
2.66% in the first nine months of 1994 from 2.88% for the same period in 1993
due to therepricing of short-term securities while interest rates were rising.
The tables below set forth consolidated average daily balances of each
principal category of assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity, interest on
interest earning assets, and interest on interest bearing liabilities, and the
average yields earned or rates paid thereon for the periods indicated. The
tables also show the net interest earnings and the net margin on average earning
assets.
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CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE DAILY BALANCES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1993 1992
----------------------------------- -------------------------------------
INTEREST RATES INTEREST RATES
AVERAGE INCOME/ EARNED/ AVERAGE INCOME/ EARNED/
BALANCE EXPENSE PAID BALANCE EXPENSE PAID
------------ ---------- ------- ------------ ---------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans:(1)(2)
Commercial ......................... $ 23,312,252 $1,960,553 8.41% $ 26,373,423 $2,307,395 8.75%
Construction ....................... 3,746,330 390,655 10.43 7,410,710 800,130 10.80
Real Estate ........................ 31,005,822 2,329,155 7.51 27,195,127 3,040,469 11.18
Consumer ........................... 8,214,693 775,139 9.44 10,250,544 1,049,309 10.24
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
66,279,097 5,455,502 8.23 71,229,804 7,197,303 10.10
Investment securities:
Taxable ............................ 21,182,361 940,814 4.44 13,834,979 712,954 5.15
Non-taxable ........................ 2,447,735 105,175 4.30 3,853,025 170,716 4.43
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
23,630,096 1,045,989 4.43 17,688,004 883,670 5.00
Federal funds sold ................... 9,678,441 275,359 2.85 9,885,146 324,222 3.28
Interest-bearing deposits
with other banks ................... 257,822 11,295 4.38 210.690 9,220 4.38
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
Total interest-
earning assets ................... 99,845,456 $6,788,145 6.80% 99,013,644 $8,414,415 8.50%
========== ==========
Cash and due from banks .............. 8,142,053 7,502,458
Premises and equipment, net .......... 3,479,125 2,719,976
Accrued interest receivable
and other assets ................... 2,709,856 1,945,544
------------ ------------
TOTAL ASSETS ....................... $114,176,490 $111,181,622
============ ============
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing ................... $ 41,631,900 $ 965,901 2.32% $ 38,561,715 $1,171,322 3.04%
Savings ............................ 14,620,260 385,649 2.64 9,635,186 325,008 3.37
Time ............................... 29,916,002 1,085,808 3.63 35,313,015 1,621,083 4.59
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
Total Deposits ................... 86,168,162 2,437,358 2.83 83,509,916 3,117,413 3.73
Borrowed Funds:
Capital lease obligations .......... 27,510 908 3.30 192,614 11,735 6.09
Other borrowed funds ............... 1,385,912 48,352 3.49 2,215,516 57,831 2.61
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
Total interest-bearing
liabilities ...................... 87,581,584 $2,486,618 2.84 85,918,046 $3,186,979 3.71
========== ==========
Non-interest bearing
demand deposits .................... 16,446,516 15,705,012
Interest payable and
other liabilities .................. 807,456 809,587
------------ ------------
Total liabilities .................... 104,835,556 102,432,645
Shareholders' equity ................. 9,340,904 8,748,978
------------ ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ............. $114,176,460 $111,181,622
============ ============
Net Interest Income
and Margin (3) ..................... $4,301,527 4.31% $5,227,436 5.28%
========== ==========
</TABLE>
(1) Average loans include nonaccrual loans and are net of the allowance
(2) Includes loan fees of $459,470 in 1993 and $825,631 in 1992.
(3) Net interest margin is computed by dividing net interest income by
total average interest-earning assets.
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CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE DAILY BALANCES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1994 1993
----------------------------------- -------------------------------------
INTEREST RATES INTEREST RATES
AVERAGE INCOME/ EARNED/ AVERAGE INCOME/ EARNED/
BALANCE EXPENSE PAID BALANCE EXPENSE PAID
------------ ---------- ------- ------------ ---------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans:(1)(2)
Commercial ......................... $ 30,687,239 $1,736,732 7.55% $ 23,396,224 $1,506,276 8.58%
Construction ....................... 4,467,014 314,207 9.38 3,734,060 309,772 11.06
Real Estate ........................ 23,014,365 1,364,388 7.90 29,126,062 1,657,764 7.59
Consumer ........................... 6,820,610 482,970 9.44 8,501,214 607,710 9.53
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
64,989,228 3,898,297 8.00 64,757,560 4,081,522 8.40
Investment securities:
Taxable ............................ 24,697,332 890,674 4.81 21,257,390 714,356 4.48
Non-taxable ........................ 1,769,421 64,391 4.85 2,855,264 89,738 4.19
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
26,466,753 955,065 4.81 24,112,654 804,094 4.45
Federal funds sold ................... 9,274,476 260,614 3.75 10,022,751 212,657 2.83
Interest-bearing deposits
with other banks ................... 938,115 32,864 4.67 327,394 10,774 4.39
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
Total interest-
earning assets ................... 101,668,572 $5,146,840 6.75% 99,220,359 $5,109,047 6.87%
========== ==========
Cash and due from banks .............. 7,499,331 8,072,917
Premises and equipment, net .......... 3,496,885 2,783,230
Accrued interest receivable
and other assets ................... 2,567,923 2,623,570
------------ ------------
TOTAL ASSETS ....................... $115,232,711 $112,700,076
============ ============
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing ................... $ 41,342,272 $ 642,967 2.07% $ 40,099,328 $ 717,050 2.38%
Savings ............................ 20,167,157 415,396 2.75 14,170,387 288,849 2.72
Time ............................... 24,432,436 644,204 3.52 31,158,502 834,338 3.57
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
Total Deposits ................... 85,941,865 1,702,567 2.64 85,428,217 1,840,237 2.87
Borrowed Funds:
Capital lease obligations .......... 0 0 0.00 37,172 0 0.00
Other borrowed funds ............... 2,301,623 60,777 3.52 1,313,677 37,164 3.77
------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
Total interest-bearing
liabilities ..................... 88,243,488 $1,763,344 2.66 86,779,066 $1,877,401 2.88
========== ==========
Non-interest bearing
demand deposits .................... 16,428,078 16,083,652
Interest payable and
other liabilities .................. 705,253 723,837
------------ ------------
Total liabilities .................... 105,376,819 103,586,555
Shareholders' equity ................. 9,855,892 9,113,521
------------ ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY .............. $115,232,711 $112,700,076
============ ============
Net Interest Income
and Margin (3) ..................... $3,383,496 4.44% $3,231,646 4.34%
========== ==========
</TABLE>
(1) Average loans include nonaccrual loans and are net of the allowance
(2) Loan interest income includes loan fees of $124,820 in 1994 and
$139,113 in 1993.
(3) Net interest margin is computed by dividing net interest income by
total average interest-earning assets.
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During the 1993 fiscal year, cash and cash equivalents, which include
due from bank balances, interest-bearing deposits in other banks and federal
funds sold, increased $2,973,000, or 13%, over 1992 to $26,160,000. On December
31, 1993, federal funds sold totaled $16,000,000. Interest-bearing deposits in
other banks decreased during 1993 to zero. Investment securities increased to
$22,328,000 at December 31, 1993, an increase of $1,771,000, or 9%, over
December 31, 1992. North Bay has invested primarily in short-term U.S. Treasury
and government agency securities, and California bank-qualified municipal bonds.
During the first nine months of 1994, cash and cash equivalents
decreased $8,928,000, or 34%, from the beginning of 1994 to $17,232,000. At
September 30, 1994, federal funds sold totaled $7,159,000, or 7%, of total
assets. Held-to-maturity securities increased 27% over year-end 1993 to
$28,292,000 at September 30, 1994, an increase of $5,963,000. This increase
resulted from the purchase of additional securities due to the reduction of
funds necessary to fund mortgage loans held for sale. The held-to-maturity
securities portfolio contained U.S. Treasury securities and California
bank-qualified municipal bonds held for pledging purposes, and the
available-for-sale securities portfolio totaled approximately $501,000 at
September 30, 1994. There were no securities held for trading at September 30,
1994.
Rate and Volume Variances. The following table sets forth, for the
periods indicated, a summary of the changes in interest earned and paid
resulting from changes in asset and liability volume and changes in interest
rates. The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated in
proportion to the relationship of absolute dollar amounts of changes in each:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
--------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
1994 OVER 1993 1993 OVER 1992
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
VOLUME RATE TOTAL VOLUME RATE TOTAL
--------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest income:
Interest bearing deposits
in banks .................. $ 21,351 $ 739 $ 22,090 $ 2,065 $ 10 $ 2,075
Investment securities:
Taxable ................. 121,424 54,894 176,318 337,128 (109,268) 227,860
Non-taxable ............. (44,609) 19,262 (25,347) (60,527) (5,014) (65,541)
Federal funds sold ........ (25,444) 73,401 47,957 (6,658) (42,205) (48,863)
Loans ..................... 23,616 (206,841) (183,225) (477,413) (1,264,388) (1,741,801)
--------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total interest income ... 96,338 (58,545) 37,793 (205,405) (1,420,865) (1,626,270)
Interest expense:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand . 33,639 (107,722) (74,083) 87,705 (293,126) (205,421)
Savings ................. 123,488 3,059 126,547 142,362 (81,721) 60,641
Other times ............. (177,528) (12,606) (190,134) (225,868) (309,407) (535,275)
--------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total deposits .......... (20,400) (117,270) (137,670) 4,199 (684,254) (680,055)
Capital lease obligation .. 0 0 0 (7,055) (3,772) (10,827)
Borrowed funds ............ 27,755 (4,142) (23,613) (25,493) 16,014 (9,479)
--------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total interest expense .. 7,355 (121,412) (114,057) (28,349) (672,012) (700,361)
--------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET INTEREST INCOME ......... $ 88,983 $ 62,867 $ 151,850 $ (177,056) $ (748,853) $ (925,909)
========= ========= ========= =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
---------------------------------------
1992 OVER 1991
---------------------------------------
VOLUME RATE TOTAL
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest income:
Interest bearing deposits
in banks .................. $ 6,834 $ (2,969) $ 3,865
Investment securities:
Taxable ................. 612,463 (205,967) 406,496
Non-taxable ............. 71,125 (34,101) 37,024
Federal funds sold ........ (28,361) (215,940) (244,301)
Loans ..................... (299,995) (1,070,223) (1,370,218)
----------- ----------- -----------
Total interest income ... 362,066 (1,529,200) (1,167,134)
Interest expense:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand . 353,131 (632,784) (279,940)
Savings ................. 99,800 (151,097) (51,297)
Other times ............. (285,009) (827,697) (1,112,706)
----------- ----------- -----------
Total deposits .......... 167,922 (1,611,578) (1,443,943)
Capital lease obligation .. 0 (2,613) (2,613)
Borrowed funds ............ 33,243 (45,465) (12,222)
----------- ----------- -----------
Total interest expense .. 201,165 (1,659,656) (1,458,778)
----------- ----------- -----------
NET INTEREST INCOME ......... $ 160,901 $ 130,743 $ 291,644
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
The provision for loan losses was $150,000 in 1993, a decrease of
$245,000, or 62%, over 1992. This was primarily due to improving quality of the
loan portfolio. A provision for loan losses of $623,000 was made to the
allowance for loan losses in 1991. For the first nine months of 1994, the
provision for loan losses was $80,000, compared to $150,000 for the same period
in 1993; the decline in the provision was primarily due to improved loan
quality.
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NONINTEREST INCOME
In 1993, noninterest income increased $3,038,000, or 61%, to
$8,035,000, primarily as a result of gains on sales of residential real estate
mortgage loans originated for sale in the secondary market. Gains on sales of
residential real estate mortgage loans increased $2,463,000, or 86%, while
other loan income (including documentation, appraisal and tax service fees)
increased $23,000, or 2%. Servicing income on loans sold increased $144,000, or
24%, compared with an increase in the servicing portfolio of $10 million, or
4%. Servicing charges on deposit accounts increased $43,000, or 11%, compared
with a 34% increase in average noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing
transaction deposits. In 1993, other noninterest income increased $365,000,
or 295%, due to improved loan documentation, appraisal and similar fees on
loans originated for resale.
In 1992, noninterest income increased $2,168,000, or 77%, to
$4,997,000, primarily due to the 52% increase in residential real estate
mortgage loans originated for sale to the secondary market. Gains on sales of
residential real estate mortgage loans increased $1,486,000, or 107%, while
other loan income (including documentation, appraisal and tax service fees)
increased $335,000, or 49%. Service income on loans sold increased $254,000, or
76%, compared with an increase in the servicing portfolio of $50 million, or
27%. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $41,000 or 12%, compared with
a 35% increase in average noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing transaction
deposits. In 1992, other noninterest income increased $52,000, or 73%, due to
improved profitability on merchant credit cards.
For the nine months ended September 30, 1994, noninterest income
decreased $1,545,000, or 29%, primarily as a result of the $1,355,000, or 39%,
decrease in gains on sale of real estate mortgage loans which was partially
offset by a $219,000 gain on sale of mortgage servicing. Management of Novato
National Bank intends to discontinue the origination operations of its Mortgage
Division in the first quarter of 1995; however, existing mortgage servicing
activities will continue. Other loan income decreased $263,000, or 37%,
consistent with the decrease in the sale of real estate mortgage loans. Other
noninterest income increased $21,000, or 15%, reflecting the collection of
increased safe deposit fees, annual retirement account fees and continued
profitability of merchant credit cards. Service income on loans sold decreased
$120,000, or 17%, compared to the decrease in the servicing portfolio of 11%.
Service charges on deposit accounts decreased $23,000, or 7%, reflecting a
decrease in overdraft charges.
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Noninterest expense for 1993 was $11,711,000, an increase of
$3,605,000, or 44%, from 1992. Salaries and related benefits increased $442,000,
or 13%. Salary expenses increased $354,000, or 13%, due to normal merit and
promotional increases, as well as the hiring of additional staff for the
Mortgage Division to handle the increase in production and servicing volume.
Bonus, profit sharing and pension expense increased $36,000, or 10%. In 1993, no
contribution was made to the Novato National Bank Profit Sharing and Employee
Savings Plan and $319,000 in bonuses were paid pursuant to contractual incentive
compensation plan bonuses based upon generated mortgage production revenue.
Deferred loan origination costs decreased $21,000, or 25%, due to the decline in
loan originations and renewals. Employer taxes and employee benefits increased
$28,000, or 7%. Temporary help decreased $75,000, or 42%. Occupancy and
equipment expense increased $652,000, or 64%, primarily due to the $200,000
write down of retired equipment and leasehold improvements related to the
renovation of the main office at 1525 Grant Avenue, Novato, the $53,000 cost of
termination of the lease at 1450 Grant Avenue, Novato, and the increased
amortized costs of new equipment. Building expense increased $456,000, or 82%.
Furniture, fixtures and equipment expense increased $190,000, or 38%, reflecting
the conversion to a new computer system and ongoing investments in computer and
communication technology to improve customer service and employee productivity.
Broker rebates for originating residential real estate mortgage loans increased
$1,940,000, or 187%. Other expenses increased $571,000, or 21%. Other loan
expenses related to residential real estate mortgage loan originations increased
$211,000, or 25%. Legal fees decreased $11,000, or 5%. Other increases included
marketing expenses (up $54,000, or 42%), security and insurance expenses (up
$31,000, or 38%), director expenses (up $30,000, or 28%), office supplies,
stationery and printed forms (up $51,000, or 38%), and postage and delivery
expense (up $37,000, or 29%).
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Noninterest expense for 1992 was $8,106,000, an increase of $2,631,000,
or 48%, from 1991. Salaries and related benefits increased $852,000, or 35%.
Salary expenses increased $485,000, or 24%, due to normal merit and promotional
increases, as well as an increase in full-time-equivalent employees from 62 to
77, or 24%. Expenses for temporary help increased $42,000 in order to process
the 50% increase in residential real estate mortgage loan originations. Bonus
and profit sharing expense increased $144,000, or 68%. Deferred loan origination
costs decreased $102,000, or 55%, due to the decline in loan originations and
renewals. Occupancy and equipment expense increased $209,000, or 26%. Building
expense increased $135,000, or 32%, due to the new Santa Rosa branch and the
relocation of the administrative office at 350 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato.
Furniture, fixtures and equipment expense increased $66,000, or 15%. Broker
rebates for originating residential real estate loans increased $672,000, or
184%. Other expenses increased $899,000, or 49%. Other loan expenses related to
residential real estate mortgage loan originations increased $524,000, or 162%.
Legal fees increased $131,000, or 118%, due to a litigation matter in which
North Bay was the plaintiff and which was settled during the first nine months
of 1994. Other significant increases include consulting fees (up $52,000, or
34%), marketing expenses (up $66,000, or 78%), director expenses (up $40,000, or
57%) and postage and delivery expenses (up $26,000, or 25%).
Noninterest expense for the first nine months of 1994 was $6,611,000,
which was $1,632,000, or 20%, lower than for the same period in 1993. Salaries
and related benefits decreased $34,000, or 1%, due to the reduction in
full-time-equivalent employees. Occupancy and equipment decreased $274,000, or
21%, consistent with monitoring of expenses. Broker rebates decreased $780,000,
or 42%, due to the decline in mortgage loan originations. Other expenses
decreased $544,000, or 23%. Legal fees decreased $86,000, or 46%, as a result of
the settlement during the third quarter of 1994 of a litigation matter in which
North Bay was the plaintiff. Other significant changes include marketing
expenses (down $57,000, or 43%), security and insurance expenses (up $12,000, or
16%), telephone expenses (up $35,000, or 43%), postage and courier expenses
(down $11,000, or 9%), consulting and professional fees (down $58,000, or 28%),
and stationary, supplies and printing (down $24,000, or 17%).
North Bay has a $593,000 loan to the owner of its administration
building for tenant improvements. Under the terms of the lease on this building,
the loan would have been forgiven at the end of the lease (including option
periods) in 2004. The lease also has an option to purchase the building which
arises during 1995. Due to management's determination to discontinue the
origination operations of the Mortgage Division, North Bay's intended use of the
building has changed. Accordingly, North Bay will begin depreciating the
carrying value of the loan over the life of the lease, including the option
periods, with a catch up adjustment of $99,000 in the fourth quarter of 1994.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
The 1993 provision for income taxes of $181,000 decreased $495,000, or
73%, in 1993 compared to a 72% decrease in pre-tax income, representing an
effective tax rate of 38% on pre-tax income. This compares to provisions of
$676,000 and $711,000 for 1992 and 1991, respectively, representing effective
tax rates of 39% and 43%, respectively, in each of those years.
For the nine months ended September 30, 1994, the provision for income
taxes increased $126,000, or 291%, to $169,000 compared to $43,000 in the
comparable period in 1993 due to increased pre-tax earnings.
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LOANS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding North
Bay's loan portfolio:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
SEPTEMBER 30, --------------------------
1994 1993 1992
------------- --------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Commercial and Industrial ....................... $28,470,019 $20,359,649 $25,406,451
Construction .................................... 5,384,472 4,426,224 5,806,070
Commercial Real Estate Mortgage ................. 11,083,811 10,988,982 10,447,302
Residential Real Estate Mortgage ................ 3,227,420 2,849,393 2,906,817
Consumer ........................................ 6,498,266 7,285,171 9,385,840
----------- ----------- -----------
Total Loans ................................... 54,663,988 45,909,419 53,952,480
Less Allowance for Loan Losses .................. (1,119,067) (1,179,032) (1,686,825)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net Loans ..................................... $53,544,921 $44,730,387 $52,265,655
=========== =========== ===========
Loans Held for Sale ............................. $ 1,892,450 $24,472,517 $14,625,093
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
Net portfolio loans at December 31, 1993 were $44,730,000, down 14%, or
$7,535,000, from the previous year-end. The decline in the loan portfolio
reflects the impact of the recession as well as a decision to reduce the
concentration of construction loans.
The majority of real estate construction loans are made on a recourse
basis to experienced local developers. Generally, the payment source for these
loans comes from sales of underlying collateral. North Bay makes commercial real
estate mortgage loans to local businesses. These loans typically have a five- to
ten-year maturity.
In the ordinary course of business, North Bay had $24,473,000 and
$14,625,000 of residential real estate mortgage loans held for resale in the
secondary market at year-end, 1993 and 1992, respectively. These loans are
reported at the lower of cost or market in the aggregate method. During 1993,
North Bay originated a total of $342 million in residential real estate mortgage
loans for sale to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), Federal
National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and private investors. North Bay retains
the servicing on the loans sold to FHLMC, FNMA and private investors. A total of
$247 million in residential real estate mortgage loans were being serviced as of
December 31, 1993.
Net loans at September 30, 1994 increased to $53,545,000 from
$44,730,000 at year-end 1993, an increase of $8,815,000, or 20%, due primarily
to the purchase of $7,484,000 of short-term commercial paper and an increase of
net portfolio loans of $1,331,000, or 2.98%, from year-end 1993. North Bay had
$1,892,000 and $24,473,000 of residential real estate mortgage loans held for
resale in the secondary market at September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993,
respectively. The decline is primarily attributable to rising interest rates.
During the first nine months of 1994, North Bay originated a total of $102
million in residential real estate mortgage loans for sale to FHLMC, FNMA and
various private investors. This compares to $223 million in the first nine
months of 1993. At September 30, 1994, a total of $221 million in residential
real estate mortgage loans were being serviced. North Bay does not own any
purchased mortgage servicing rights.
The following table presents information concerning loan maturities and
sensitivity to changes in interest rates in the loan portfolio, as well as the
amount of loans maturing after one year (in thousands):
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1993
MATURING
----------------------------------------------------
AFTER ONE
ONE YEAR OR YEAR THROUGH GREATER THAN
LESS FIVE YEARS FIVE YEARS TOTAL
----------- ------------ ------------ --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Maturity Distribution of
Selected Loans:
Commercial and Industrial ......... $ 125 $17,542 $2,693 $20,360
Construction ...................... 4,426 -- -- 4,426
------- ------- ------ -------
Total ........................... $ 4,551 $17,542 $2,693 $24,786
======= ======= ====== =======
Fixed ............................. $ 3,636 $ 5,681 $3,147 $12,464
Floating .......................... 29,383 4,062 -- 33,445
------- ------- ------ -------
Total ........................... $33,019 $ 9,743 $3,147 $45,909
======= ======= ====== =======
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
MATURING
----------------------------------------------------
AFTER ONE
ONE YEAR OR YEAR THROUGH GREATER THAN
LESS FIVE YEARS FIVE YEARS TOTAL
----------- ------------ ------------ --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Maturity Distribution of
Selected Loans:
Commercial and Industrial ......... $15,260 $ 9,118 $4,092 $28,470
Construction ...................... 5,385 -- -- 5,385
------- ------- ------ -------
Total ........................... $20,644 $ 9,118 $4,092 $33,855
======= ======= ====== =======
Fixed ............................. $11,214 $ 5,403 $1,856 $18,473
Floating .......................... 32,196 3,995 -- 36,191
------- ------- ------ -------
Total ........................... $43,410 $ 9,398 $1,856 $54,664
======= ======= ====== =======
</TABLE>
Loans are placed on a nonaccrual basis and any accrued but unpaid
interest income is reversed and charged against income when payment of interest
or principal on the loan is 90 or more days past due except for loans which are
well secured and in the process of collection. Loans in the nonaccrual category
are treated as nonaccrual loans even though North Bay may ultimately recover all
or a portion of the interest due. In management's view, the classification of a
loan as a nonaccrual loan is not necessarily indicative of a potential
charge-off. Management of North Bay believes that its procedures for
administering and reviewing its loan portfolio are effective in identifying
loans where significant problems exist.
As of December 31, 1993 and 1992, respectively, North Bay had
$1,025,000 and $1,409,000 in loans placed on a nonaccrual basis and $59,000 and
$225,000 in loans 90 days past due but still accruing interest. Interest
foregone on loans placed on a nonaccrual basis as of December 31, 1993 and 1992
was $304,000 and $190,000, respectively. Accrued yet uncollected interest on
loans 90 days past due was $5,000 and $13,000 as of December 31, 1993 and 1992,
respectively. The amount of interest included in interest income in 1993 on
nonaccrual loans as of December 31, 1993 was $23,000.
As of September 30, 1994, North Bay had $1,095,000 in loans on
nonaccrual status. This represented 2.00% of nonaccrual loans to gross loans. As
of September 30, 1994, there were $247,000 in loans 90 days past
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due but still accruing interest. Accrued but uncollected interest on loans 90
days past due was $8,000. As of September 30, 1994, North Bay had $35,000 in
delinquent loans less than 90 days past due. This represented 0.06% of past due
loans less than 90 days to gross loans. The change in delinquent loans greater
than 90 days past due is due to one residential real estate secured loan
totaling $247,000.
Restructured loans reflect situations where, due to the inability of
the borrower to comply with the original terms of the loan, the terms have been
modified usually with the accrual of interest at a reduced rate. North Bay had
no restructured loans as of September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993.
The following table presents data regarding North Bay's loans more than
90 days past due and still accruing interest, nonaccrual loans, total
nonperforming loans and total nonperforming assets, which includes nonperforming
loans and other real estate owned ("OREO"):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
SEPTEMBER 30, -------------------------
1994 1993 1992
------------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More
and Still Accruing Interest ................... $ 247,234 $ 59,113 $ 254,678
Nonaccrual Loans .................................. 1,094,900 1,024,940 1,408,612
---------- ---------- ----------
Total Nonperforming Loans ..................... 1,342,134 1,084,053 1,663,290
OREO .............................................. -- 162,000 --
---------- ---------- ----------
Total Nonperforming Assets .................... $1,342,134 $1,246,053 $1,663,290
========== ========== ==========
Nonperforming Assets as a Percentage
of Loans and OREO ............................. 2.46% 2.70% 3.08%
Nonperforming Assets as a Percentage
of Total Assets ............................... 1.25 1.01 1.44
</TABLE>
Total loans classified for regulatory purposes as loss, doubtful or
substandard on the dates indicated were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
--------------------------- -------------------------
1994 1993 1993 1992
------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Substandard ........................... $3,814,065 $4,697,532 $4,382,606 $5,023,970
Doubtful .............................. 67,468 614,702 241,978 801,566
Loss .................................. 0 0 0 0
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total Loans Classified ................ $3,881,533 $5,312,234 $4,624,584 $5,825,536
========== ========== ========== ==========
Classified Loans as a Percentage
of Total Loans .................... 7.10% 10.62% 10.07% 10.80%
</TABLE>
There are no loans, which were current at September 30, 1994, where
based upon information known to management at the date hereof serious doubt
exists as to the ability of the borrower to comply with the present loan
repayment terms other than those described above.
In May 1993, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan ("SFAS
114"), which addresses the accounting treatment of certain impaired loans and
amends FASB Statements No. 5 and No. 15. In October 1994, the FASB issued
Statement No. 118, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income
Recognition and Disclosures ("SFAS 118"), which amended the income recognition
and disclosure provisions of SFAS 114. SFAS 114 does not address the overall
adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. SFAS 114 and SFAS 118 are effective
January 1, 1995. North Bay will adopt SFAS 114 and SFAS 118 on January 1, 1995.
A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it
is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according
to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Under SFAS 114, impairment is
measured based on the present value
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of the expected future principal and interest cash flows discounted at the
loan's contractual effective interest rate. Alternatively, impairment may be
measured by using the loan's observable market price or the fair value of the
collateral if repayment is expected to be provided solely by the underlying
collateral. In management's view, the impact of implementation of SFAS 114 and
SFAS 118 will not be material to the financial position or results of
operations of North Bay.
The purpose of the allowance for loan losses is to provide sufficient
coverage for future losses in the loan portfolio which can be reasonably
anticipated. Management's estimation of the amount of the allowance is based on
a continuing evaluation of the loan portfolio and includes such factors as
economic conditions, analysis of individual loans, results of regulatory
examinations and overall portfolio characteristics and delinquencies.
As of September 30, 1994, the allowance for loan losses totaled
$1,119,000, or 2.05% of total loans. This compares to $1,179,000, or 2.57% of
total loans, at December 31, 1993. As of September 30, 1994, and December 31,
1993, respectively, nonperforming loans as a percentage of the allowance for
loan losses were 120% and 92%. This increase was caused by the addition of one
real estate secured loan in the amount of $247,000 placed in the nonaccrual
category during the first nine months of 1994. Management believes that the
$1,119,000 allowance, representing approximately 2.05% of total gross loans at
September 30, 1994 was adequate for foreseeable losses.
An analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses, including
chargeoffs and recoveries stated by loan categories, is presented below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
------------------------- -------------------------
1994 1993 1993 1992
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at beginning of period ............. $1,179,032 $1,686,825 $1,686,825 $1,500,572
Chargeoffs:
Commercial and Industrial................ 236,170 248,641 340,796 170,585
Construction ............................ 0 293,370 366,403 40,013
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total loans charged off ................. 236,170 542,011 707,199 210,598
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Recoveries:
Commercial and Industrial................ 30,761 39,486 49,406 1,849
Construction ............................ 65,444 0 0 0
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total recoveries ........................ 96,205 39,486 49,406 1,849
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net loan chargeoffs ........................ 139,965 502,525 657,793 208,749
Provision charged to operations ............ 80,000 150,000 150,000 395,002
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Balance end of period ...................... $1,119,067 $1,334,300 $1,179,032 $1,686,825
========== ========== ========== ==========
Ratio of net charged off loans
during period to average
loans outstanding ....................... 0.22% 0.78% 0.99% 0.38%
Ratio of allowance for loan
losses to total loans ................... 2.05 2.67 2.57 3.13
</TABLE>
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The following table sets forth certain information regarding North
Bay's allocation of the allowance for loan losses for the period ending
September 30, 1994. Such information is not available for prior periods:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
-----------------------------
PERCENTAGE OF
LOANS IN
CATEGORY TO
AMOUNT TOTAL LOANS
---------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Commercial and Industrial ................ $ 484,577 52%
Construction ............................. 336,649 10
Commercial Real Estate Mortgage .......... 196,887 20
Residential Real Estate Mortgage ......... 1,892 6
Consumer ................................. 79,826 12
Unallocated .............................. 19,236 --
---------- ---
Total Reserves ...................... $1,119,067 100%
========== ===
</TABLE>
COMMITMENTS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as
long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.
Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses
and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to
expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily
represent future cash requirements. North Bay evaluates each customer's
creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if
deemed necessary by North Bay upon extension of credit, is based on management's
credit evaluation.
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk at
September 30, 1994 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT
-----------
<S> <C>
Undisbursed loan commitments ................................ $13,769,891
Reserve lines (Cash Plus) ................................... 128,813
Letters of credit ........................................... 696,097
-----------
Total .................................................... $14,594,801
===========
</TABLE>
LIQUIDITY
The objective of liquidity management is to maintain sufficient cash
flow to satisfy both changes in loan demand and deposit fluctuations while
maximizing the yield available from the instruments being used. Liquidity is
managed from both the asset and liability sides of the balance sheet. Liquid
assets consist of cash and due from banks, interest bearing deposits in other
financial institutions, federal funds sold and securities available for sale. On
the liability side of the balance sheet, liquidity is provided by lines of
credit, borrowings in the capital markets and other liabilities.
North Bay closely monitors its short-term and long-term liquidity
positions. North Bay maintains informal federal funds lines totaling $8 million
with three correspondent banks and a $15 million line of credit with the Federal
Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, secured by pledged residential real estate
mortgage loans and pledged investment securities. North Bay monitors the ratio
of loans to deposits and dependence upon large denomination time deposits to
ensure its long-term liquidity. The ratio of loans (including loans held for
sale) to deposits was 63% and 66% at December 31, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
The ratio of loans (including loans held for sale) to deposits was 60% and 63%
at September 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively. The ratio of time deposits in
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denominations of $100,000 or more to total deposits was 16% at December 31, 1993
and 1992. The ratio of time deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more to
total deposits was 14% at September 30, 1994.
The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in the financial
statements reflect the liquidity position of North Bay during the last three
years and during the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993. Most of this
liquidity is created by increases in transaction deposits and time deposits net
of investments in loans and investment securities. Deposits increased by $8
million, $10 million and $6 million during 1993, 1992 and 1991, respectively.
These funds were invested in securities and used to fund residential mortgage
loans held for sale. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 1994,
deposits decreased $16.8 million compared to December 31, 1993. This decline was
primarily due to a decision by the management of North Bay to decrease the rate
paid on certain deposit products, since such deposits were not necessary based
on management's decision to discontinue originating mortgages through its
Mortgage Division.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1994 real estate mortgage
loans held for sale decreased by $23 million compared to December 31, 1993,
offset partially by a decline in deposits. Any additional excess cash was
invested in short-term securities. During the same period in 1993, mortgage
loans held for sale increased by $9 million and the investment portfolio
increased by $1 million, offset by a decrease of $4 million in portfolio loans.
INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
The operating income and net income of North Bay depend to a
substantial extent on "rate differentials," i.e., the difference between the
income North Bay receives from loans, securities and other earning assets, and
the interest expense it pays on deposits and other liabilities.
The interest rate sensitivity is measured over time and is based on
North Bay's ability to reprice its assets and liabilities. The opportunity to
reprice assets in the same dollar amounts and at the same time as liabilities
tends to minimize interest rate risk in any interest rate environment. The
difference between the amount of assets and liabilities repricing at the same
time is referred to as the "gap." This represents the risk, or opportunity, in
repricing. Fluctuation in interest rates in the market place exposes North Bay
to potential gains and losses. These market fluctuations have a two-fold effect
upon North Bay; they influence the direction of future net interest income
either upward or downward and they determine the market value of North Bay's
portfolio of rate sensitive assets and liabilities in a reciprocal direction.
Because of the possible influence of unpredictable and uncontrollable external
forces, management and the Board of Directors of North Bay have established
limits of interest rate risk which they have deemed acceptable and measure the
current exposure against those limits. At September 30, 1994, management
believed that North Bay's exposure to interest rate risk was within these Board
established limits.
The following interest sensitivity analysis provides a simplified
representation of the exposure at a point in time. The asset/liability
management process relies upon a periodic, in-depth analysis of balance sheet
dynamics.
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The following table presents the interest rate sensitivity of North
Bay's assets and liabilities at September 30, 1994:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNTS REPRICEABLE
---------------------------------------------------------------
1 DAY TO 3 3 TO 12 1 TO 5 AFTER 5
1 DAY MONTHS MONTHS YEARS YEARS
-------- ---------- -------- -------- --------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest earning assets
Loans .................................. $ 25,720 $ 10,480 $ 8,783 $ 9,727 $ 1,846
Securities ............................. 7,159 5,366 9,366 16,087 1,537
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total interest earning assets .............. $ 32,879 $ 15,846 $ 18,149 $ 25,814 $ 3,383
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Interest bearing liabilities
Interest bearing checking accounts ..... $ 35,607 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Savings accounts ....................... 20,625 -- -- -- --
Time deposits .......................... -- 7,621 12,611 1,238 --
Other borrowings ....................... 4,770 -- -- -- --
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total interest bearing liabilities ......... $ 61,002 $ 7,621 $ 12,611 $ 1,238 $ 0
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Interest sensitivity gap per period ........ $(28,123) $ 8,225 $ 5,538 $ 24,576 $ 3,383
Cumulative interest sensitivity gap ........ (28,123) (19,898) (14,360) 10,216 13,599
Cumulative interest sensitivity
gap as a percentage of total
interest earning assets ................ (29.27)% (21.71)% (14.95)% 10.63% 14.16%
Cumulative ratio of interest sensitive
assets to interest sensitive
liabilities ............................ 0.54 0.71 0.82 1.12 1.16
</TABLE>
Floating rate loans are shown as maturing at the earliest repricing
date. Interest bearing checking accounts and savings accounts are shown as
maturing immediately. Noninterest bearing checking accounts, which are
considered core deposits, tend not to be sensitive to changes in interest rates
and are not included. All other categories are repriced by maturity date.
CAPITAL
The Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(the "Comptroller") and FDIC have adopted guidelines designed to make capital
requirements more sensitive to differences in risk among banking organizations,
including off-balance sheet exposures, and to make the definition of bank
capital more uniform internationally. Under these risk-based capital guidelines,
a financial institution is required to maintain total capital equal to at least
8% of its assets, weighted by risk. Additionally, to be considered well
capitalized, a financial institution must maintain total capital equal to at
least 10% of risk adjusted assets.
At September 30, 1994, North Bay's ratios of Tier I and total capital
to risk-weighted assets were 15.28% and 16.54%, respectively, significantly
above regulatory requirements. This compares to 11.71% (Tier I ratio) and 12.96%
(Total capital ratio) at December 31, 1993. North Bay's leverage ratio of 8.50%
at September 30, 1994 was almost three times the regulatory minimum of 3%.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value.
Held-to-maturity securities are recorded at amortized cost, adjusted for the
amortization or accretion of premiums or discounts. Unrealized gains and losses,
net of related tax effect, on available-for-sale securities are excluded from
earnings and are reported as a separate component of shareholders' equity until
realized.
The following table sets forth the carrying value of investment
securities as of December 31, 1993 and 1992.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CARRYING VALUE
AS OF DECEMBER 31,
------------------------
1993 1992
----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
U.S. Treasury Securities ............................... $15,552,076 $12,660,194
U.S. Government Agencies ............................... 4,999,021 4,038,193
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions ....... 1,203,631 3,297,250
Other Securities ....................................... 573,596 561,596
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$22,328,324 $20,557,233
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</TABLE>
Summary yield and maturity information regarding North Bay's investment
securities available-for-sale and investment securities held-to-maturity
portfolios at September 30, 1994 are set forth in the following table.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IN ONE YEAR AFTER ONE THROUGH AFTER FIVE THROUGH
OR LESS FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS AFTER TEN YEARS TOTAL
------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ------------------
AMOUNT YIELD AMOUNT YIELD AMOUNT YIELD AMOUNT YIELD AMOUNT YIELD
----------- ----- ----------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- ----------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Securities Available for Sale
U.S. Treasury Securities...... $ -- --% $ -- --% $ -- --% $ -- --% $ -- --%
Obligations of States and
Political Subdivisions .... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Securities ............. -- -- -- -- -- -- 501,196 5.69 501,196 5.69
----------- ---- ----------- ---- -------- ---- -------- ---- ----------- ----
Estimated Fair Value....... $ -- --% $ -- --% $ -- --% $501,196 5.69% $ 501,196 5.69%
----------- ---- ----------- ---- -------- ---- -------- ---- ----------- ----
Securities Held to Maturity
U.S. Treasury Securities...... $10,748,084 4.81% $14,826,505 5.91% $ -- --% $ -- --% $25,574,590 5.46%
Obligations of States and
Political Subdivisions .... 434,512 5.68 1,248,140 6.50 749,116 7.92 285,406 8.13 2,717,176 6.39
Other Securities ............. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
----------- ---- ----------- ---- -------- ---- -------- ---- ----------- ----
Carrying Value ............ 11,102,595 4.70% 16,074,646 5.95% 749,116 7.92% 285,406 8.13% 28,291,766 5.55%
---------- ---- -------- ---- -------- ---- ----------- ---- ----------- ----
Estimated Fair Value....... $11,143,257 $15,893,266 $741,751 $285,406 $28,063,680
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</TABLE>
The weighted average yield has been computed by dividing interest
income, including the accretion of discounts and the amortization of premiums,
by the cost of the securities. The weighted average yield of tax-exempt
obligations has been calculated on a tax equivalent basis. The amount of the tax
equivalent adjustments of interest are based on the corporate federal statutory
tax rate of 34%.
For information concerning the market value of the investment portfolio
as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, see Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements of North Bay.
DEPOSITS
The following table sets forth, by time remaining to maturity, North
Bay's domestic time deposits in amounts of $100,000 or more:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEPTEMBER 30,
1994
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(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C>
Time remaining to maturity:
3 months or less .......................... $ 4,379
Over 3 through 6 months ................... 6,994
Over 6 through 12 months .................. 920
Over 12 months ............................ 310
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Total .................................. $12,603
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</TABLE>
IMPACT OF INFLATION
Inflation affects North Bay's financial position as well as its
operating results. It is management's opinion that the effect of inflation on
the financial statements has not been material.
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SELECTED RATIOS
The following table sets forth North Bay's return on average assets and
average equity, as well as North Bay's dividend payout ratio:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS YEAR ENDED
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
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1994 1993 1993 1992
----- ----- ---- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Return on average assets .......... 0.33% 0.20% 0.32% 0.94%
Return on average equity .......... 3.82 2.50 3.91 11.97
Dividend payout ratio ............. -- 31 15 --
</TABLE>
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CERTAIN DIFFERENCES IN RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS
GENERAL
Westamerica and North Bay are incorporated under and subject to all of
the provisions of the GCL.
Upon consummation of the Merger, except for those persons, if any, who
perfect appraisal rights under the GCL (see "Dissenters' Rights of Appraisal"),
the shareholders of North Bay will become shareholders of Westamerica.
Westamerica is a California corporation and, accordingly, is governed
by the GCL and by its Articles of Incorporation (the "Westamerica Articles") and
Bylaws (the "Westamerica Bylaws"). While North Bay is also governed by the GCL,
its Articles of Incorporation (the "North Bay Articles") and Bylaws (the "North
Bay Bylaws") differ in certain material respects from the Westamerica Articles
and Westamerica Bylaws. In addition, unlike North Bay Common Stock, each
outstanding share of Westamerica Common Stock is accompanied by Rights. See
"Description of Westamerica Capital Stock and Indebtedness--Shareholder Rights
Plan."
The following is a general comparison of certain similarities and
material differences between the rights of Westamerica shareholders and the
rights of North Bay shareholders under their respective Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws. This discussion is only a summary of certain
provisions and does not purport to be a complete description of such
similarities and differences, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the GCL, the common law thereunder and the full text of the Westamerica
Articles, Westamerica Bylaws, North Bay Articles and North Bay Bylaws.
CERTAIN ANTI-TAKEOVER MEASURES
Some of the provisions in the Westamerica Articles and the Westamerica
Bylaws discussed below may deter efforts to obtain control of Westamerica on a
basis which some shareholders might deem favorable. Such provisions are
designed to encourage any person attempting a change in control of Westamerica
to enter into negotiations with the Board of Directors of Westamerica. For
example, the Westamerica Articles contain an "interested person" provision,
requiring the affirmative vote of more than a majority of the outstanding
shares of Westamerica Common Stock for certain transactions with an "interested
person," including a sale of assets, merger or consolidation transaction. See
"Westamerica 'Interested Person' Provisions." In addition, the Westamerica
Board of Directors is authorized to issue Preferred Stock or Class B Common
Stock which may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control
of Westamerica. See "Description of Westamerica Capital Stock and
Indebtedness--Preferred Stock and Class B Common Stock." The foregoing
anti-takeover measures may decrease the likelihood that a person or group would
obtain control of Westamerica or may perpetuate incumbent management.
QUORUM REQUIREMENTS
The Westamerica Bylaws provide that the presence in person or by proxy
of the holders of one-third of the shares entitled to vote at any meeting of the
shareholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The
North Bay Bylaws require the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a
majority of the shares entitled to vote for a quorum to exist.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Section 317 of the GCL ("Section 317") expressly grants to each
California corporation the power to indemnify its directors, officers and agents
against certain liabilities and expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties. Rights to indemnification beyond those provided by Section 317 may be
valid to the extent that such rights are authorized in the corporation's
articles of incorporation. Indemnification may not be made, however, with
respect to liability incurred in connection with any of the following acts for
which the liability of directors may not be limited under the GCL: (i) acts or
omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable
violation of law; (ii) acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary
to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders or that involve the
absence of good faith on the part of the director; (iii) any transaction from
which a director derived a personal benefit; (iv) acts or omissions that show a
reckless disregard for the director's duty to the corporation or its
shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or should have
been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director's duties, of a risk
of serious injury to the corporation or its shareholders; (v) acts or omissions
that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that
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amounts to an abdication of the director's duty to the corporation or its
shareholders; (vi) acts or omissions arising out of certain interested party
transactions; or (vii) acts in connection with illegal distributions, loans or
guarantees.
With respect to all proceedings other than shareholder derivative
actions, Section 317 permits a California corporation to indemnify any of its
directors, officers or other agents only if such person acted in good faith and
in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause
to believe the conduct of such person was unlawful. In the case of derivative
actions, a California corporation may indemnify any of its directors, officers
or agents only if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders.
Furthermore, in derivative actions, no indemnification is permitted (i) with
respect to any matter with respect to which the person to be indemnified has
been held liable to the corporation, unless such indemnification is approved by
the court; (ii) of amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a pending
action without court approval; or (iii) of expenses incurred in defending a
pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval.
To the extent that a director, officer or agent of a corporation has been
successful on the merits in defense of any proceeding for which indemnification
is permitted by Section 317, a corporation is obligated by Section 317 to
indemnify such person against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him
in connection with the proceeding.
The Westamerica Articles and North Bay Articles both eliminate the
liability of their directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent
permissible under California law and grant to Westamerica and North Bay the
power to indemnify their directors, officers and agents through agreements with
such persons or through bylaw provisions, or both, in excess of the
indemnification otherwise permitted by Section 317, subject to applicable
statutory prohibitions upon indemnification.
The Westamerica Bylaws obligate Westamerica to indemnify its directors
and provide that Westamerica has the right but not the obligation to indemnify
its officers and other agents against liabilities and expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties, subject to the prohibitions of the GCL. The North
Bay Bylaws provide that North Bay is obligated to indemnify its agents
(including directors, officers, other employees and agents) against liabilities
and expenses incurred if they are sued in their capacities as agents of North
Bay or any predecessor corporation or any other organization at North Bay's
request, subject to the prohibitions in the GCL.
Both Westamerica and North Bay maintain directors' and officers'
liability insurance policies that indemnify their directors and officers against
certain losses in connection with claims made against them for certain wrongful
acts. In addition, Westamerica has entered into separate indemnification
agreements with its directors and officers that require Westamerica, among other
things, (i) to maintain directors' and officers' insurance in reasonable amounts
in favor of such individuals, and (ii) to indemnify them against certain
liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as agents of
Westamerica to the fullest extent permitted by California law.
The Westamerica Bylaws and indemnification agreements with its
directors entitle the directors of Westamerica to be indemnified against
liabilities and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any claims
brought against them by reason of the fact that they are or were directors and
are expressly stated to be contract rights. Westamerica directors have been
granted the right to be paid by Westamerica the expenses incurred in defending
the proceedings specified above in advance of their final disposition, but the
indemnification agreements require the directors to undertake to return any
amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined that they were
not legally entitled be indemnified by Westamerica in the proceeding. The
Westamerica Bylaws and the indemnification agreements grant to the directors
the right to bring suit against Westamerica to recover unpaid amounts claimed
with respect to indemnification and any expenses incurred in bringing such an
action. The Westamerica Bylaws and the indemnification agreements provide that
while it is a defense to such a suit that indemnification is prohibited by the
GCL, the burden of proving such a defense is on Westamerica.
The Westamerica Bylaws and the indemnification agreements obligate
Westamerica to indemnify its directors except (i) where such indemnification is
prohibited by law; (ii) with respect to settlements made by the directors
without the prior approval of Westamerica; and (iii) for any expenses or
liabilities incurred in connection
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with proceedings brought by the directors against Westamerica, other than
actions brought to enforce its indemnification obligations.
Federal law authorizes the FDIC to limit, by regulation or order, the
payment of indemnification by insured banks or bank holding companies to their
directors and officers. Pursuant to this authority, the FDIC has proposed a
regulation that permits the payment of indemnification by banks and bank
holding companies to institution-affiliated directors, officers and other
parties only if certain requirements are satisfied. If adopted as presently
written, this regulation would permit an institution to make an indemnification
payment to, or for the benefit of, a director, officer or other party only if
the institution's board of directors, in good faith, certifies in writing that
the individual has a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits and
that the payment of indemnification will not adversely affect the institution's
safety and soundness. An institution's board of directors is obligated to
cease making or authorizing indemnification payments in the event that it
believes, or reasonably should believe, that the conditions discussed in the
preceding sentence are no longer being met. Further, an institution's board of
directors must provide the FDIC and any other appropriate bank regulatory
agency with prior written notice of any authorization of indemnification. In
addition, indemnification payments related to an administrative proceeding or
civil action instituted by an appropriate federal bank regulatory agency are
limited to the payment or reimbursement of reasonable legal or other
professional expenses. Finally, the director, officer or other party must
agree in writing to reimburse the institution for any indemnification payments
received should the proceeding result in a final order being instituted
against the individual assessing a civil money penalty, removing the
individual from office, or requiring the individual to cease and desist from
certain institutional activity.
The drafters of the proposed regulation expressly state that the
regulation is intended to apply to existing agreements between institutions and
institution-affiliated parties to make indemnification payments in the future.
If the proposed regulation is placed into effect, therefore, it may be applied
retroactively to indemnification agreements presently existing between
Westamerica and North Bay and their respective directors and officers.
SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS AND ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT
The Westamerica Bylaws and the North Bay Bylaws are similar in their
requirements for shareholder action by written consent, including the
requirement for unanimous written consent for the election of directors. The
Westamerica Bylaws and the North Bay Bylaws permit a director to be elected at
any time to fill a vacancy on the board of directors that has not been filled by
the directors by the written consent of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote for the election of directors.
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
Both the Westamerica Bylaws and the North Bay Bylaws may be amended or
repealed by the affirmative vote or written consent of a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote. The Westamerica Bylaws require that if the
Westamerica Articles set forth the number of authorized directors of
Westamerica, the authorized number of directors may be changed only by an
amendment of the Westamerica Articles. The North Bay Bylaws allow for the
change in the number of directors by the affirmative vote or written consent of
a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
Subject to the rights of shareholders to amend the bylaws, both the
Westamerica Bylaws and the North Bay Bylaws provide that the bylaws may be
adopted, amended or repealed by their respective Boards of Directors.
FILLING VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Westamerica Bylaws provide that vacancies occurring on the
Westamerica Board of Directors may be filled by a vote of a majority of the
remaining directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director,
except that a vacancy created by the removal of a director by the shareholders
or by court order may only
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be filled by the vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote represented
at a duly held meeting or by written consent of a majority of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote. The Westamerica Bylaws also provide that the
shareholders may elect a director at any time to fill any vacancy not filled by
the directors, except that any election by written consent, other than to fill a
vacancy created by removal of a director, requires the consent of a majority of
the outstanding shares entitled to vote. In addition, the GCL provides that if,
after the filling of any vacancy by the directors, the directors then in office
who have been elected by the shareholders constitute less than a majority of the
directors then in office, (i) any holder or holders of an aggregate of 5% or
more of the total number of shares at the time outstanding having the right to
vote for such directors may call a special meeting of shareholders; or (ii) the
California Superior Court of the proper county shall, upon application of such
shareholder or shareholders, summarily order a special meeting of shareholders,
to be held to elect the entire Board of Directors.
The North Bay Bylaws are comparable.
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDER BUSINESS
Under the Westamerica Bylaws, a shareholder must give 14 to 50 days
prior notice to Westamerica's Corporate Secretary of any business the
shareholder wishes to bring before an annual meeting of shareholders, except
that if less than 21 days notice of the date of the meeting is given to
shareholders, a shareholder must provide notice to Westamerica within seven days
of the date Westamerica mailed notice of the annual meeting. The notice must
contain a brief description of the business that the shareholder wishes to bring
before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, the
name and residential address of the proposing shareholder, the number of shares
the shareholder owns and any material interest of the shareholder in the
business that the shareholder wishes to bring before the meeting.
No comparable restrictions upon the right of North Bay shareholders to
bring matters before the annual meeting of shareholders are contained in the
North Bay Bylaws.
NOTICE OF DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS
Under the Westamerica Bylaws, a shareholder must give 14 to 50 days
prior notice to Westamerica's Corporate Secretary if the shareholder wishes to
nominate any person for election as a Westamerica director at any meeting called
for the election of directors, except that if less than 21 days notice of the
meeting is given to shareholders, a shareholder must provide notice to
Westamerica within seven days of the date Westamerica mailed notice of the
meeting. The notice of the shareholder to nominate must contain the following
information: the name and address of each proposed nominee; the principal
occupation of each proposed nominee; the total number of shares of stock of
Westamerica that the shareholder expects will be voted for each proposed
nominee; the name and residence address of the shareholder; and the number of
shares of stock of Westamerica owned by the shareholder.
Under the North Bay Bylaws, a shareholder must give 21 to 60 days prior
written notice delivered or mailed to the President of North Bay if the
shareholder wishes to nominate any person for election as a North Bay director
at any meeting called for the election of directors, except that if less than 21
days notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, a shareholder must provide
notice to North Bay's president within ten days of the date North Bay mailed the
notice of the meeting and if notice of the meeting is sent to shareholders via
third-class mail, no notice of intention to make nominations is required of the
shareholders. The notice of the shareholder to nominate must contain the
following information: the name and address of each proposed nominee; the
principal occupation of each proposed nominee; the number of shares of capital
stock of North Bay owned by each proposed nominee; the name and residence
address of the notifying shareholder; and the number of shares of capital stock
of North Bay owned by the notifying shareholder.
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WESTAMERICA "INTERESTED PERSON" PROVISION
The Westamerica Articles contain an "interested person" provision which
applies to transactions with persons or entities holding 10% or more of the
outstanding shares of Westamerica Common Stock (an "Interested Person"). Subject
to certain exceptions, the Interested Person provision requires that the
affirmative vote of 80% of the outstanding shares of Westamerica Common Stock is
required to authorize any of the following transactions with an Interested
Person: (i) a merger or consolidation; (ii) the sale or disposition of all or a
substantial part of Westamerica's assets to an Interested Person; (iii) the
purchase or other acquisition by Westamerica of all or a substantial part of the
assets of an Interested Person; or (iv) any other transaction with an Interested
Person which requires the approval of the Westamerica shareholders pursuant to
the GCL.
The special approval requirements of the Interested Person provision do
not apply if the transaction in question was (i) approved by the Westamerica
Board of Directors before the other person or entity involved became an
Interested Person; or (ii) approved by a majority of the Westamerica Board of
Directors while the other person or entity was an Interested Person and the
consideration to be received by Westamerica shareholders is not less per share
than the highest price per share (including brokerage commissions and/or dealer
fees) paid by the Interested Person for any shares of Westamerica stock from the
time the Interested Person obtained beneficial ownership in excess of 5% of the
outstanding shares of Westamerica Common Stock. This Interested Person provision
may have the effect of deterring efforts to change control of Westamerica on a
basis which some shareholders may deem favorable.
The North Bay Articles do not contain an "interested person" provision
or similar provision restricting the ability of any person to acquire control of
North Bay.
DESCRIPTION OF WESTAMERICA CAPITAL STOCK AND INDEBTEDNESS
The authorized capital stock of Westamerica consists of 20,000,000
shares of Westamerica Common Stock, without par value, and 1,000,000 shares each
of Class B Common Stock and Preferred Stock. As of the Record Date, 9,236,870
shares of Westamerica Common Stock and no shares of either the Class B Common
Stock or the Preferred Stock were outstanding and an additional 17,809 shares of
the authorized Westamerica Common Stock were available for future grant and
reserved for issuance to holders of outstanding stock options and restricted
performance shares under Westamerica's stock option plans.
COMMON STOCK
Holders of Westamerica Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each
share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, except
that, upon giving the notice required by the Westamerica Bylaws, shareholders
may cumulate their votes for the election of directors. Shareholders are
entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be legally declared by
Westamerica's Board of Directors. There are legal and regulatory restrictions on
the ability of Westamerica to declare and pay dividends. See "Market Price and
Dividend Information--Dividends and Dividend Policy." Westamerica is also
subject to certain restrictions on its ability to pay dividends and the amount
thereof under the terms of certain of its debt agreements. See "--Debt
Agreements." In the event of a liquidation, common shareholders are entitled to
share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and
liquidation preference for securities with a priority over the Westamerica
Common Stock. Attached to each outstanding share of Westamerica Common Stock is
a Right which entitles the holder to certain rights as set forth in the Amended
and Restated Rights Agreement. See "--Shareholder Rights Plan." Shareholders of
Westamerica Common Stock have no preemptive or conversion rights. Westamerica
Common Stock is not subject to calls or assessments. The transfer agent and
registrar for Westamerica Common Stock is Chemical Trust Company of California.
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PREFERRED STOCK AND CLASS B COMMON STOCK
The Westamerica Board of Directors is authorized to fix the rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Preferred Stock and the Class B
Common Stock and may establish series of such stock and determine the variations
between series. If and when any Preferred Stock is issued, the holders of
Preferred Stock may have a preference over holders of Westamerica Common Stock
upon the payment of dividends, upon liquidation of Westamerica, in respect of
voting rights and in the redemption of the capital stock of Westamerica. The
Westamerica Articles provide that except as otherwise provided by law or by the
Westamerica Board of Directors, shares of Class B Common Stock shall have no
voting rights. The issuance of any Preferred Stock or Class B Common Stock may
have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of
Westamerica without further action of its shareholders. The issuance of such
stock with voting and conversion rights may adversely affect the voting power of
the holders of Westamerica Common Stock. Westamerica has no present plans to
issue any shares of Preferred Stock or Class B Common Stock.
DEBT AGREEMENTS
Westamerica is a party to certain debt agreements containing
restrictions on the payment of dividends and the amount thereof, as well as
financial and other covenants, as described below.
Westamerica entered into a Consolidated Note Agreement dated May 15,
1984 (the "Consolidated Note Agreement") with certain institutional investors,
pursuant to which one promissory note (the "Note") was outstanding with an
aggregate principal amount of $1,100,000 as of September 30, 1994, which, among
other things, restricted Westamerica's ability to pay cash dividends. In October
1994, the Note was fully paid by Westamerica.
Westamerica, as successor in interest to Napa Valley Bancorp, is party
to that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1988 (the "NVBC
Note Purchase Agreement"), with an institutional investor, pursuant to which
Napa Valley Bancorp issued $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 10.87%
Senior Notes due June 30, 1995 (the "NVBC Notes"). As of September 30, 1994, the
entire $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the NVBC Notes was outstanding.
The NVBC Note Purchase Agreement contains certain restrictions on, among other
things, Westamerica's rights to (i) subject its property to liens; (ii) incur
indebtedness; (iii) permit certain of its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness;
(iv) enter into certain leases for real and personal property; (v) pay cash
dividends on Westamerica Common Stock; and (vi) sell, lease, transfer or
otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property if such transaction
involves a substantial part of its property. In addition, the NVBC Note Purchase
Agreement prohibits Westamerica from merging with any person unless the entity
into which Westamerica is merged expressly assumes the due and punctual payment
of the principal and interest on the NVBC Notes and certain additional
conditions are satisfied.
The Consolidated Note Agreement and the NVBC Note Purchase Agreement do
not prohibit Westamerica from executing and delivering the Agreements or
consummating the Merger.
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
On December 18, 1986, the Board of Directors of Westamerica adopted a
"Shareholder Rights Plan" by declaring a dividend distribution of one Right for
each outstanding share of Westamerica Common Stock, payable to shareholders of
record on January 20, 1987 and future Westamerica Shares. The terms of the
Rights were amended by the Westamerica Board of Directors on September 28, 1989.
When exercisable, each Right entitles the holder to purchase from Westamerica
one share of Westamerica Common Stock at a price of $65 per share (the "Exercise
Price"), subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The description and
terms of the Rights are set forth in the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement.
Pursuant to an Appointment and Acceptance Agreement
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effective May 25, 1992, Chemical Trust Company of California was substituted as
the Rights Agent under the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement.
Until a Distribution Date occurs, as described below, the Rights are
not exercisable and remain attached to the shares of Westamerica Common Stock
associated therewith. The Rights will become exercisable and trade separately
from the Westamerica Common Stock and a Distribution Date will occur on the
tenth day (or such later date as a majority of the Westamerica Board of
Directors may determine) following the earlier to occur of (i) a public
announcement that an Acquiring Person has become the beneficial owner of
securities having 15% or more of Westamerica's voting power; or (ii) ten days
(unless such date is extended by the Westamerica Board of Directors) following
the commencement of, or a public announcement of an intention to make, a tender
or exchange offer which would result in any Acquiring Person having beneficial
ownership of securities having 15% or more of such voting power.
Unless the Rights are earlier redeemed, in the event that a person or
group of affiliated or associated persons becomes the beneficial owner of
securities having 15% or more of the voting power of all then outstanding
voting securities of Westamerica (unless pursuant to a tender or exchange offer
for all outstanding shares of Westamerica Common Stock at a price and on terms
determined by at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who
are not officers of Westamerica to be in the best interests of Westamerica and
its shareholders), then each holder of a Right (other than an Acquiring Person,
whose rights will thereupon become null and void) will for at least a 60-day
period thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise that number of shares
of Westamerica Common Stock having a market value of twice the exercise price
of the Right, to the extent available. If a sufficient number of shares are
not available, the holder will also receive a common stock equivalent (such as
preferred stock or another equity security with at least the same economic
value as the Westamerica Common Stock) which, together with the Westamerica
Common Stock received, has an aggregate market value of twice the exercise
price of the Right (the "Subscription Right").
Unless the Rights are earlier redeemed, in the event that, after the
first date of public announcement by Westamerica or an Acquiring Person that an
Acquiring Person exists, (i) Westamerica is acquired in a merger or
consolidation; (ii) any bank subsidiary of Westamerica is acquired in a merger
or consolidation; or (iii) 50% or more of Westamerica's assets or earnings power
are sold, then each holder of a Right (other than such Acquiring Person) will
thereafter have the right to receive, upon exercise and payment of the exercise
price of the Right, that number of shares of common stock of the surviving
entity in the business combination, which at the time of such transaction would
have a market value of at least two times the exercise price of the Right.
At any time prior to a person becoming an Acquiring Person without
Westamerica's consent, Westamerica may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in
part, at a price of $0.05 per Right (the "Redemption Price"). The Rights may
also be redeemed under certain circumstances: (i) following an event giving rise
to, and the expiration of the exercise period for, the Subscription Right if and
for as long as an Acquiring Person beneficially owns securities having less than
15% of Westamerica's voting power and at the time of redemption there are no
other persons who are Acquiring Persons; or (ii) in connection with a business
combination involving Westamerica but not involving an Acquiring Person.
Immediately upon the action of the Westamerica Board of Directors
authorizing redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will
terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the
Redemption Price. Unless earlier redeemed by Westamerica, the Rights will expire
at the close of business on December 31, 1999. The foregoing description of the
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement and the Rights is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement and the
Appointment and Acceptance Agreement.
The Westamerica Shareholder Rights Plan may discourage or make more
difficult or expensive certain mergers, tender offers or other purchases of
Westamerica Common Stock. The Westamerica Shareholder Rights Plan therefore may
deprive shareholders in certain circumstances of an opportunity to sell some or
all of their shares at a premium over then prevailing market prices. Moreover,
the Westamerica Shareholder Rights Plan may
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decrease the likelihood that a person or group would take control of Westamerica
through such a tender offer, merger or other purchase of stock and remove
incumbent management even if the holders of a majority of Westamerica's voting
stock would favor such a change of control. Dilution of stock interests under
the Westamerica Shareholder Rights Plan generally would not result from a proxy
contest to take control of Westamerica, even if the proxy contest were to be
successful. However, the Westamerica Shareholder Rights Plan will effectively
limit to less than 15% the percentage of the Westamerica Common Stock
outstanding which may be beneficially owned by the person or group soliciting
proxies in opposition to the Westamerica Board of Directors. This may discourage
a person or group from waging, or decrease its prospects for winning, a proxy
contest.
North Bay does not have a plan comparable to the Westamerica
Shareholder Rights Plan.
DESCRIPTION OF NORTH BAY CAPITAL STOCK
The authorized stock of North Bay consists of 20,000,000 shares of
North Bay Common Stock, no par value, and 5,000,000 shares of Serial Preferred
Stock. As of the Record Date, 1,128,548 shares of North Bay Common Stock and no
shares of North Bay Serial Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. An
additional 70,012 shares of North Bay Common Stock were reserved for
issuance to holders of outstanding and unexercised stock options under the North
Bay Stock Option Plan. No shares of North Bay Common Stock were available for
the issuance of additional stock options.
COMMON STOCK
Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock
held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. In any election of
directors, each shareholder has the right to cumulate votes, giving one
candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected
multiplied by the number of shares held by the shareholder, or distributing such
number of votes among as many candidates as the shareholder sees fit.
Shareholders have no preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for
additional shares. There are no conversion rights, redemption rights, or sinking
fund provisions with respect to shares of Common Stock.
Holders of the Common Stock of North Bay are entitled to such dividends
as may be declared by the Board of Directors. There are regulatory restrictions
on the ability of North Bay to declare and pay dividends. See "Market Price and
Dividend Information--Dividends and Dividend Policy." On liquidation,
dissolution, or winding up of North Bay, holders of North Bay Common Stock will
be entitled to receive pro rata the net assets of North Bay remaining after the
payment of all creditors.
North Bay Common Stock is not subject to calls or assessment. The
transfer agent and registrar of North Bay Common Stock is First Interstate Bank
of California.
SERIAL PREFERRED STOCK
The Preferred Stock is issuable in classes and series with such
designations, full or limited voting rights or without voting rights, redemption
provisions, sinking fund provisions, dividend rates, liquidation and conversion
rights and other preferences and limitations as may be determined by the Board
of Directors of North Bay, without shareholder approval. The Board of Directors
has no present intention to issue any Serial Preferred Stock.
EXPERTS
The Consolidated Financial Statements of Westamerica as of December 31, 1993
and 1992, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
1993, have been incorporated by reference herein and in
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the Registration Statement in reliance upon the reports of KPMG and Arthur
Andersen LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated by
reference herein, and upon the authority of said firms as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The Consolidated Financial Statements of North Bay as of December 31,
1993 and 1992, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1993, included herein and elsewhere in this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus have been included herein and in the Registration
Statement in reliance upon the report of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent
public accountants, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said
firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The Consolidated Financial Statements of CapitolBank as of and for the
year ended December 31, 1993, have been incorporated by reference herein and
in the Registration Statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG, independent
certified public accountants, incorporated herein by reference, and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The Consolidated Financial Statements of CapitolBank as of December 31,
1992, and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1992,
have been incorporated by reference herein and in the Registration Statement in
reliance upon the report of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants,
incorporated herein by reference and upon the authority of said firm as experts
in accounting and auditing.
The Consolidated Financial Statements of PV Financial as of December
31, 1993 and 1992, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1993, have been incorporated by reference herein and in the
Registration Statement in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton,
independent certified public accountants, incorporated hereby by reference, and
upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of Westamerica Common Stock offered hereby
and certain legal matters in connection with the Merger will be passed upon for
Westamerica by Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, California.
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
North Bay will bear the cost of the solicitation of proxies from its
shareholders. In addition to solicitation by mail, the directors, officers and
employees of North Bay may solicit proxies from the shareholders by telephone or
telegram or in person. Such persons will not be additionally compensated, but
will be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with such solicitation. Arrangements will also be made with brokerage firms,
nominees, fiduciaries and other custodians, for the forwarding of solicitation
materials to the beneficial owners of shares held of record by such persons, and
North Bay will reimburse such persons for their reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses in connection therewith.
PROPOSALS OF SECURITY HOLDERS
As specified in North Bay's Proxy Statement dated April 7, 1994, the
deadline for shareholders to submit proposals for inclusion in the proxy
statement and form of proxy for the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of North
Bay was November 7, 1994. All proposals should be submitted by certified mail,
return-receipt requested, to the Secretary, North Bay, 350 Ignacio Boulevard,
Novato, California 94949. However, if the Merger is consummated as contemplated
by the Agreements, North Bay will no longer exist as a separate legal entity and
there will be no 1995 North Bay Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Proposals of shareholders of Westamerica to be considered for inclusion
in Westamerica's proxy statement for the 1996 annual meeting must be received
at Westamerica's executive offices, 1108 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, California
94901, no later than November 21, 1995.
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INDEX TO NORTH BAY BANCORP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Page
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<S> <C>
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Public Accountants ........................................................ F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1993 and 1992 .................................... F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991 ...... F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 1993,
1992 and 1991 .......................................................................... F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991 ...... F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (December 31, 1993) .................................. F-7
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1994 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1993 .......... F-20
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1994 and 1993
(Unaudited) ............................................................................ F-21
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
1994 (Unaudited) and the Year Ended December 31, 1993 .................................. F-23
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1994 and 1993
(Unaudited) ............................................................................ F-24
Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (September 30, 1994) ............... F-25
</TABLE>
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of NORTH
BAY BANCORP (a California corporation) AND SUBSIDIARIES as of December 31, 1993
and 1992, and the related consolidated statements of operation, changes in
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1993. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of North Bay Bancorp
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1993, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Arthur Andersen LLP
San Francisco, California
February 4, 1994
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NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AS OF DECEMBER 31,
1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks .............................................. $ 10,159,649 $ 7,488,684
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks ............................. -- 398,000
Federal funds sold ................................................... 16,000,000 15,300,000
------------ ------------
Cash and Cash Equivalents ..................................... 26,159,649 23,186,684
------------ ------------
Investment securities
market value of $22,411,919 and $20,680,822 at
December 31, 1993 and 1992, respectively .......................... 22,328,324 20,557,233
Loans
net of allowance for loan losses of $1,179,032 and
$1,686,825 at December 31, 1993 and 1992, respectively ............ 44,730,387 52,265,655
Loans held for sale .................................................. 24,472,517 14,625,093
Premises and equipment, net .......................................... 3,668,651 3,171,249
Interest receivable and other assets ................................. 2,519,723 1,890,856
------------ ------------
Total Assets .................................................. $123,879,251 $115,696,770
============ ============
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Demand ............................................................. $ 20,149,846 $ 16,128,763
Interest-bearing transaction ....................................... 44,120,479 41,705,338
Savings ............................................................ 16,752,698 12,361,959
Time ............................................................... 28,152,868 30,970,580
------------ ------------
Total Deposits ................................................... 109,175,891 101,166,640
Other borrowed funds ................................................. 4,499,469 4,572,168
Interest payable and other liabilities ............................... 703,688 770,137
------------ ------------
Total Liabilities ............................................. 114,379,048 106,508,945
------------ ------------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES ............................... -- --
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Serial preferred stock, no par value;
5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued ................... -- --
Common stock, no par value; 20,000,000 shares
authorized, 1,064,899 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 1993 and 1992 ....................... 5,404,608 5,404,608
Additional paid-in capital ........................................ 80,803 80,803
Retained earnings ................................................. 4,014,792 3,702,414
------------ ------------
Total Shareholders' Equity .................................... 9,500,203 9,187,825
------------ ------------
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity .................... $123,879,251 $115,696,770
============ ============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1993 1992 1991
----------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans ............................. $ 5,455,502 $7,197,303 $8,567,521
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks ... 11,295 9,220 5,355
Interest on investment securities ...................... 1,045,989 883,670 440,150
Interest on federal funds sold ......................... 275,359 324,222 568,523
----------- ---------- ----------
Total interest income .............................. 6,788,145 8,414,415 9,581,549
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on interest-bearing transaction deposits ...... 965,901 1,171,322 1,451,262
Interest on savings deposits ........................... 385,649 325,008 376,305
Interest on time deposits .............................. 1,085,808 1,621,083 2,733,789
Interest on other borrowed funds ....................... 49,260 69,566 84,401
----------- ---------- ----------
Total interest expense ............................. 2,486,618 3,186,979 4,645,757
----------- ---------- ----------
Net interest income ................................ 4,301,527 5,227,436 4,935,792
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES ................................ 150,000 395,002 623,000
----------- ---------- ----------
Net interest income after provision
for loan losses .................................. 4,151,527 4,832,434 4,312,792
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts .................... 427,172 384,766 343,977
Other loan income ...................................... 1,043,438 1,020,140 685,192
Service income on loans sold ........................... 733,675 589,812 336,054
Gain on sale of real estate mortgage loans ............. 5,341,048 2,878,295 1,392,100
Other .................................................. 489,187 123,964 71,740
----------- ---------- ----------
Total non-interest income .......................... 8,034,520 4,996,977 2,829,063
----------- ---------- ----------
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and related benefits .......................... 3,760,990 3,319,467 2,467,640
Occupancy and equipment ................................ 1,668,014 1,016,155 807,638
Broker rebates ......................................... 2,976,184 1,035,741 364,138
Other .................................................. 3,305,468 2,734,312 1,835,128
----------- ---------- ----------
Total non-interest expense ......................... 11,710,656 8,105,675 5,474,544
----------- ---------- ----------
Net income before income taxes ..................... 475,391 1,723,736 1,667,311
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES ............................... 180,872 676,256 711,400
----------- ---------- ----------
Income before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle .......................... 294,519 1,047,480 955,911
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
Implementation of SFAS No. 109 ......................... 71,000 -- --
----------- ---------- ----------
Net income ......................................... $ 365,519 $1,047,480 $ 955,911
=========== ========== ==========
Net income per share based upon 1,089,148, 1,085,780
and 1,088,744 weighted average shares outstanding
in 1993, 1992 and 1991, respectively:
Income before cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle ............................... $ 0.27 $ 0.96 $ 0.88
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle .. 0.07 -- --
----------- ---------- ----------
$ 0.34 $ 0.96 $ 0.88
=========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ADDITIONAL
FOR THE YEARS ENDED COMMON PAID-IN RETAINED
DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 AND 1991 STOCK CAPITAL EARNINGS TOTAL
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1990 .................... $4,789,552 $79,783 $2,304,079 $7,173,414
Stock options exercised ......................... 10,000 -- -- 10,000
Tax benefit of stock options exercised .......... -- 1,020 -- 1,020
Net income ...................................... -- -- 955,911 955,911
---------- ------- ---------- ----------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1991 .................... 4,799,552 80,803 3,259,990 8,140,345
Stock dividend .................................. 605,056 -- (605,056) --
Net income ...................................... -- -- 1,047,480 1,047,480
---------- ------- ---------- ----------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1992 .................... 5,404,608 80,803 3,702,414 9,187,825
Cash dividend ................................... -- -- (53,140) (53,140)
Net income ...................................... -- -- 365,518 365,518
---------- ------- ---------- ----------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1993 .................... $5,404,608 $80,803 $4,014,792 $9,500,203
========== ======= ========== ==========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1993 1992 1991
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income ................................................... $ 365,519 $ 1,047,480 $ 955,911
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization .............................. 705,531 498,751 424,908
Provision for loan losses .................................. 150,000 395,002 623,000
Provision for (from) deferred income taxes ................. 250,800 (136,100) (230,900)
Increase (decrease) in taxes payable ....................... (40,616) (76,378) (82,838)
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable ................. 156,762 (73,238) 93,782
Increase (decrease) in interest payable .................... (46,651) (41,765) (289,647)
(Increase) decrease in other assets ........................ (722,429) 13,732 (614,740)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities ................... (293,182) 65,442 278,389
Real estate mortgage loans originated for sale ............. (341,606,090) (333,659,209) (219,820,693)
Proceeds from sale of real estate mortgage loans ........... 331,758,666 327,033,648 216,123,022
------------- ------------- -------------
Total adjustments ...................................... (9,687,209) (5,980,115) (3,495,717)
------------- ------------- -------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities .......... (9,321,690) (4,932,635) (2,539,806)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities ............ 17,566,438 11,134,715 1,920,000
Purchase of investment securities ............................ (19,337,529) (21,917,490) (6,772,915)
Net (increase) decrease in loans made to customers ........... 7,385,268 7,001,498 9,245,947
Purchase of premises and equipment, net ...................... (1,202,933) (904,008) (185,573)
------------- ------------- -------------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities .......... 4,411,244 (4,685,285) 4,207,459
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase in demand deposits, NOW accounts
and savings accounts ....................................... 10,826,962 12,011,107 13,210,881
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits ..................... (2,817,712) (2,478,411) (6,716,440)
Repayment of capital lease obligation ........................ (74,877) (79,362) (76,749)
Increase in other borrowings ................................. 2,178 899,851 2,548,113
Payment of cash dividend ..................................... (53,140) -- --
Stock options exercised ...................................... -- -- 10,000
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Net cash provided by financing activities .................. 7,883,411 10,353,185 8,975,805
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ............ 2,972,965 735,265 10,643,458
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year .................. 23,186,684 22,451,419 11,807,961
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR ........................ $ 26,159,649 $ 23,186,684 $ 22,451,419
============= ============= =============
</TABLE>
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: Cash paid for interest was
$2,533,269, $3,228,744 and $4,935,404 in 1993, 1992 and 1991, respectively. Cash
paid for income taxes was $70,815, $907,998 and $1,205,914 in 1993, 1992 and
1991, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (DECEMBER 31, 1993)
NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and reporting practices applicable to
the banking industry. North Bay Bancorp's significant accounting policies are:
FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of North Bay
Bancorp ("North Bay") and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Novato National Bank
("Novato National Bank") and North Bay Bancorp Properties. Novato National Bank
currently accounts for substantially all of the consolidated assets and results
of operations. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated
in consolidation.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment securities are carried at cost, adjusted for accretion of
discount and amortization of premium using the straight-line method, which does
not differ materially from the effective-interest method. Because securities are
intended to be held until maturity, gains and losses are recorded on the trade
date using the specific-identification method only upon sale, or at such time as
management determines that a permanent decline in value exists.
The Financial Accounting Standard Board ("FASB") issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 ("SFAS 115"), Accounting for Certain
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. SFAS 115 requires that investments
in debt and equity securities be classified as "held-to-maturity," "trading" or
"available-for-sale" securities. SFAS 115 requires that debt securities
classified as "held-to-maturity" be reported at amortized cost, debt and equity
securities classified as "trading" be reported at fair value, with unrealized
gains and losses included in earnings and debt and equity securities classified
as "available-for-sale" be reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and
losses reported in a separate component of shareholders' equity. SFAS 115 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1993. Novato National
Bank expects the adoption of SFAS 115 could potentially increase the
shareholders' equity, with no material impact on results of operations. The
held-to-maturity, available-for-sale and trading accounts were
established as of January 1, 1994.
LOANS
Loans are carried at their unpaid principal balance, and interest is
accrued and included in interest income based on contractual rates applied to
principal amounts outstanding utilizing the simple interest method.
Loan origination and commitment fees, net of certain direct loan
origination costs, are deferred and recognized over the contractual life of the
related loan. Any loan origination and commitment fees deferred are amortized
using the straight line method, which does not differ materially from the
effective interest method. When loans are prepaid or sold, the unamortized
portion of the fees is recognized at that time.
Loans are classified as nonaccrual when, in the opinion of management,
collectibility of the interest and/or principal becomes uncertain. When a loan
is placed on nonaccrual status, previously accrued and uncollected interest is
charged to interest on loans. A nonaccrual loan is restored to an accrual basis
when prospects for future payments of interest and principal are no longer in
doubt.
In May 1993, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 114 ("SFAS 114"), Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a
Loan. SFAS 114 is applicable to all creditors and to all loans,
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uncollateralized as well as collateralized, except large groups of
smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment
and loans that are measured at fair value or at the lower of cost or fair value.
SFAS 114 requires that impaired loans be measured on the present value of
expected cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate, or at the
loan's observable market price or fair value of the collateral if the loan is
collateral dependent. Novato National Bank will adopt SFAS 114 no later than
January 1, 1995. Novato National Bank has not studied the impact of the
adoption; however, Novato National Bank does not expect the adoption of SFAS 114
will have a material impact on its financial statements.
Novato National Bank's Mortgage Division originates mortgage loans for
sale to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), the Federal
National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and to private investors in the secondary
market. Loans are held for resale and therefore are recorded at the lower of
cost or market using the aggregate method. As the portfolio was valued in excess
of cost at December 31, 1993, no valuation allowance was required.
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level which management
considers to be adequate to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio.
Management's estimation of the amount of the allowance is based on a continuing
evaluation of the loan portfolio and includes such factors as economic
conditions, analysis of individual loans, and overall portfolio characteristics
and delinquencies. Changes in the allowance can result from changes in economic
events or changes in the credit worthiness of the borrowers. The effect of the
change is reflected when losses due to these events are probable and
estimatable. The amount of the allowance is maintained through the provision for
loan losses.
PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
North Bay's premises and equipment are depreciated using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are
generally 3 to 10 years for furniture and equipment, 5 to 39 years for leasehold
improvements and 39 years for buildings. Maintenance and repair costs are
expensed as incurred.
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INCOME TAXES
North Bay files consolidated federal and combined state income tax
returns. Tax liability is apportioned among the subsidiaries of North Bay in
accordance with each entity's separately calculated tax liability.
Income taxes reported in the financial statements include taxes
currently payable and deferred taxes resulting from temporary differences in the
recognition of items for tax and financial reporting purposes. In addition,
deferred income taxes are provided based on enacted tax rates which would apply
during the period the taxes become payable and also requires the adjustment of
deferred tax assets or liabilities for known changes in future tax rates.
North Bay adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes" ("SFAS 109"), on January 1, 1993, reflecting a
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle. SFAS 109 allowed the
recognition of a deferred state tax asset related to the allowance for loan
losses (see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net income by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each year, adjusted
for the dilutive effect, if any, of stock options outstanding.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, North Bay considers
cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in other banks and federal
funds sold to be cash and cash equivalents.
NOTE 2: INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated
market value of investments in debt securities as of December 31, 1993 and 1992
were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GROSS GROSS ESTIMATED
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED MARKET
COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1993
U.S. Treasury Securities ........ $15,552,076 $ 91,655 $ (14,546) $15,629,185
U.S. Government Agencies ........ 4,999,021 6,720 (11,841) 4,993,900
Obligations of States &
Political Subdivisions ....... 1,203,631 11,607 -- 1,215,238
Other ........................... 573,596 -- -- 573,596
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total ........................ $22,328,324 $ 109,982 $ (26,387) $22,411,919
=========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GROSS GROSS ESTIMATED
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED MARKET
COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1992
U.S. Treasury securities ........ $12,660,194 $ 121,838 $ (13,632) $12,768,400
U.S. Government Agencies ........ 4,038,193 13,860 (10,813) 4,041,240
Obligations of States &
Political Subdivisions ....... 3,297,250 12,917 (581) 3,309,586
Other ........................... 561,596 -- -- 561,596
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total ........................ $20,557,233 $ 148,615 $ (25,026) $20,680,822
=========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE> 106
There were no sales of investment or debt securities during 1993, 1992
or 1991; therefore, there were no realized gains or losses. The amortized cost
and estimated market value of debt securities at December 31, 1993, by
contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from
contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED
MARKET
AMORTIZED COST VALUE
-------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Due in one year or less ............................... $11,877,778 $11,940,138
Due after one year through five years ................. 9,589,339 9,610,574
Due after five years through ten years ................ 287,611 287,611
Due after ten years ................................... 573,596 573,596
----------- -----------
$22,328,324 $22,411,919
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
As of December 31, 1993 and 1992, investment securities carried at
$6,500,000 and $7,585,000, respectively, were pledged to secure public and other
deposits as required by law. Included in interest on investment securities was
interest exempt from federal income taxes of $105,175, $170,716 and $133,660 for
1993, 1992 and 1991, respectively.
NOTE 3: LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
Loan balances as of December 31, 1993 and 1992 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1993 1992
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Commercial and industrial ............................. $ 20,359,649 $ 25,406,451
Construction .......................................... 4,426,224 5,806,070
Commercial real estate mortgage ....................... 10,988,982 10,447,302
Residential real estate mortgage ...................... 2,849,393 2,906,817
Consumer .............................................. 7,285,171 9,385,840
------------ ------------
45,909,419 53,952,480
Less-Allowance for loan losses ........................ (1,179,032) (1,686,825)
------------ ------------
$ 44,730,387 $ 52,265,655
============ ============
</TABLE>
At December 31, 1993 and 1992, $24,472,517 and $14,625,093,
respectively, of loans were held for sale in the secondary market and were
stated at the lower of cost or market based upon the aggregate method. As of
December 31, 1993 and 1992, North Bay had $1,025,000 and $1,409,000,
respectively, in loans placed on a nonaccrual basis and $59,000 and $255,000,
respectively, in loans 90 days past due but still accruing interest. Unaccrued
interest on loans placed on a nonaccrual basis was $304,000 and $190,000 as of
December 31, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Accrued yet uncollected interest on
loans 90 days past due was $5,000 and $13,000 as of December 31, 1993 and 1992,
respectively.
Novato National Bank accepts deposits and grants credit primarily
within its local service areas, Marin and Sonoma Counties, California. Novato
National Bank's real estate construction loans represent 9.6% of the total loan
portfolio at December 31, 1993.
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The changes in the allowance for loan losses were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1993 1992 1991
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Balance, beginning of year ......................... $ 1,686,825 $ 1,500,572 $ 948,507
Provision for loan losses .......................... 150,000 395,002 623,000
Loans charged off -
net of recoveries ............................... (657,793) (208,749) (70,935)
----------- ----------- -----------
Balance - end of year .............................. $ 1,179,032 $ 1,686,825 $ 1,500,572
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
NOTE 4: PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
Premises and equipment as of December 31, 1993 and 1992 were composed
of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ACCUMULATED
COST DEPRECIATION BOOK VALUE
----------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1993
Land and buildings ................................. $ 2,183,031 $ 168,341 $ 2,014,690
Furniture and equipment ............................ 2,930,595 1,433,544 1,497,051
Leasehold improvements ............................. 270,467 113,557 156,910
----------- ----------- -----------
Total ........................................... $ 5,384,093 $ 1,715,442 $ 3,668,651
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ACCUMULATED
COST DEPRECIATION BOOK VALUE
----------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1992
Land and buildings ................................. $ 1,584,674 $ 131,564 $ 1,453,110
Furniture and equipment ............................ 2,970,526 1,584,513 1,386,013
Leasehold improvements ............................. 635,421 303,295 332,126
----------- ---------- -----------
Total ........................................... $ 5,190,621 $ 2,019,372 $ 3,171,249
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
Depreciation and amortization, included in occupancy and equipment expense,
was $705,531 in 1993, $498,751 in 1992 and $424,908 in 1991. Rental expense,
included in occupancy and equipment expense, was $469,986 in 1993, $232,372 in
1992 and $146,489 in 1991.
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<PAGE> 108
NOTE 5: OTHER NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Other non-interest expense for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992
and 1991 was composed of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1993 1992 1991
---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Other loan expense .................... $1,058,203 $ 841,982 $ 313,486
Professional services ................. 514,101 553,904 374,110
Assessments and other fees ............ 444,514 361,168 308,592
Utilities and postage ................. 282,449 202,051 156,787
Stationery and printing ............... 185,288 133,675 133,652
Data processing ....................... 103,295 101,215 104,840
Promotion and advertising ............. 198,891 150,894 84,766
Insurance and bonding ................. 110,626 80,008 81,405
Other ................................. 408,101 309,415 277,490
---------- ---------- ----------
Total .............................. $3,305,468 $2,734,312 $1,835,128
========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
NOTE 6: INCOME TAXES
The provision for (benefits from) federal and state income taxes for
the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991 consisted of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FEDERAL STATE TOTAL
---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1993
Current ............................... $ (34,700) $ (35,200) $ (69,900)
Deferred .............................. 200,200 50,600 250,800
---------- ---------- ----------
$ 165,500 $ 15,400 $ 180,900
========== ========== ==========
1992
Current ............................... $ 598,900 $ 213,500 $ 812,400
Deferred .............................. (136,100) -- (136,100)
---------- ---------- ----------
$ 462,800 $ 213,500 $ 676,300
========== ========== ==========
1991
Current ............................... $ 712,700 $ 229,600 $ 942,300
Deferred .............................. (230,900) -- (230,900)
---------- ---------- ----------
$ 481,800 $ 229,600 $ 711,400
========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE> 109
Deferred income taxes arise from differences in the timing of the
recognition of revenues, expenses and tax credits and carryforwards for tax and
financial reporting proposes. The estimated tax effects of principal items
affecting the deferred income tax provision for the years ended December 31,
1993, 1992 and 1991 were:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1993 1992 1991
----------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Difference between book and tax loan fee deferral...... $ (2,800) $ (12,000) $ (20,600)
Difference between book and tax loan loss provision.... 227,800 (63,300) (187,700)
Difference between book and tax depreciation........... (8,400) (41,000) 1,100
Difference in recognition of gains on sale of
mortgage loans...................................... (62,400) (6,500) (15,100)
Difference between book and tax state franchise
tax provision....................................... 88,900 7,900 (17,000)
Difference between book and tax rent subsidy........... 6,900 (16,200) --
Other net.............................................. 800 (5,000) 8,400
----------- ------------ ------------
Total............................................... $ 250,800 $ (136,100) $ (230,900)
=========== ============ ============
</TABLE>
The total tax provision differs from the federal statutory rates of 34%
for 1993, 1992 and 1991 because of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1993 1992 1991
------------------------ ------------------------- ---------------------
% OF PRETAX % OF PRETAX % OF PRETAX
INCOME INCOME INCOME INCOME INCOME INCOME
---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- --------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Tax provision at statutory rates..... $ 161,600 34% $ 586,000 34% $ 566,900 34%
State franchise taxes, net of
federal tax benefit............... 34,500 7 125,200 7 118,200 7
Interest on obligations of states
and political subdivisions
exempt from federal taxation...... (35,800) (7) (58,000) (3) (45,400) (2)
Limitation on recognition of
deferred tax asset................ -- -- 15,600 1 54,300 3
Recognition of deferred tax asset.... 19,000 4 -- -- -- --
Other net............................ 1,600 -- 7,500 -- 17,400 1
---------- ---------- ---------- -------- --------- -------
Total............................. $ 180,900 $ 38% $ 676,300 $ 39% $ 711,400 $ 43%
========== ========== ========== ======== ========= =======
</TABLE>
Effective January 1, 1993, North Bay implemented the provisions of SFAS
109. SFAS 109 requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for
the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the
financial statements or tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax
rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
The adjustments to the January 1, 1993 balance sheet to adopt SFAS 109 netted to
$71,000. This amount is reflected in the 1993 net income as a cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle.
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<PAGE> 110
Temporary differences giving rise to the net deferred tax assets as of
December 31, 1993, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1993
-----------------
<S> <C>
Deferred tax assets
Allowance for loan losses...................... $ 384,000
Deferred compensation.......................... 15,000
Depreciation and amortization.................. 30,000
Taxable gains on investment securities......... 69,000
Rent........................................... 15,000
Other.......................................... 13,000
----------
Total........................................ 526,000
Deferred tax liabilities
Deferred loan origination costs................ (28,000)
Franchise tax.................................. (18,000)
Tax deferred gains on investment securities.... (30,000)
Other.......................................... (10,000)
----------
Total........................................ (86,000)
----------
Net deferred tax assets...................... $ 440,000
==========
</TABLE>
NOTE 7: SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Under Comptroller of the Currency regulations, payment of dividends by
Novato National Bank to North Bay is restricted to the lesser of the balance of
retained earnings or net income less cash dividends paid during the last three
years. At December 31, 1993, $2,484,841 was available for payment of dividends
to North Bay under this rule.
Earnings per share have been calculated using the weighted average
number of shares outstanding during each year. All data presented has been
adjusted for the potential dilutive effect of stock options outstanding.
North Bay declared a 10% stock dividend on April 1, 1992. As a result,
prior period information related to shares outstanding has been restated for
comparability. North Bay declared a $0.05 per share cash dividend on February
25, 1993, paid March 25, 1993, to shareholders of record on March 10, 1993.
NOTE 8: STOCK OPTION PLAN
North Bay has a stock option plan under which options for 297,000
shares were available for grant to selected full-time salaried employees
officers and directors. The options are generally exercisable in increments of
20% per year for five years from the date of grant. During 1993, 1992 and 1991,
17,500, 0 and 0 options were granted, respectively. Options are issued at the
fair market value of the stock at the date of the grant. Options remain
exercisable for up to ten years from the date of grant. As a result of
declining market prices, certain granted stock options had exercise
prices higher than the market price.
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<PAGE> 111
The following is a summary of the stock option activity for 1993, 1992
and 1991:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION> NUMBER OF OPTIONS NUMBER OF OPTIONS
AVAILABLE FOR GRANT OUTSTANDING OPTION PRICE
------------------- ----------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Balance as of December 31, 1990 ......... 63,004 140,902 $5.00 to $ 7.42
Exercised ............................... -- (2,000) $ 5.00
Canceled ................................ 8,500 (8,500) $ 7.42
------- -------
Balance as of December 31, 1991 ......... 71,504 130,402 $5.00 to $ 7.42
Stock dividend .......................... 7,150 13,040 $ 6.25
Canceled ................................ 16,500 (16,500) $ 6.75
------- -------
Balance as of December 31, 1992 ......... 95,154 126,942 $4.55 to $6.75
Granted ................................. (17,500) 17,500 $7.125
Canceled ................................ 6,050 (6,050) $5.45 to $ 6.75
------- -------
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1993 ......... 83,704 138,392 $4.55 to $7.125
======= =======
</TABLE>
Of the total number of options outstanding at December 31, 1993, 1992
and 1991, options on 124,393, 120,342 and 114,002, respectively, were
exercisable.
NOTE 9: TIME DEPOSITS
Time deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more totaled $17,263,174
in 1993 and $15,858,143 in 1992. Interest paid on these deposits was $568,839 in
1993, $735,846 in 1992 and $1,352,049 in 1991.
NOTE 10: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Novato National Bank makes commitments to extend credit in the normal
course of business to meet the financing needs of customers. Commitments to
extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no
violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally
have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment
of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being
drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future
cash requirements.
Novato National Bank is exposed to credit loss, in the event of
nonperformance by the borrower, for the contract amount of the commitment.
Novato National Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it
does for on-balance-sheet instruments and evaluates each customer's
creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if
deemed necessary by Novato National Bank, is based on management's credit
evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies but may include accounts
receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, and real property.
Novato National Bank also issues standby letters of credit which are
unconditional commitments to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third
party. These guarantees are primarily issued to support construction bonds,
private borrowing arrangements, and similar transactions. Most of these
guarantees are short-term commitments expiring in decreasing amounts through
1994 and are not expected to be drawn upon. The credit risk involved in issuing
standby letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending
loan facilities to customers. Novato National Bank holds collateral as deemed
necessary, as described above.
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<PAGE> 112
The contract amount of commitments not reflected on the balance sheet
at December 31, 1993 and 1992 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1993 1992
----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Loan commitments ............................. $ 8,238,000 $ 6,649,000
Standby letters of credit .................... 793,000 973,000
</TABLE>
Novato National Bank is required to maintain reserves in the Federal
Reserve Bank equal to a percentage of their reservable deposits. Total reserves
held with the Federal Reserve Bank were $91,000 and $212,000 as of December 31,
1993 and 1992, respectively.
Novato National Bank is a defendant in legal actions arising from
normal business activities. Management believes that those actions are without
merit or that the ultimate liability, if any, resulting from them will not
materially affect the consolidated financial position.
At December 31, 1993, approximate future lease rentals payable for
premises and equipment under noncancelable lease contracts were $346,932 in
1994, and $256,335 in 1995, totaling $603,267 in minimum lease payments.
At December 31, 1993, a demand note with the U.S. Treasury for treasury
tax and loan deposits had a balance of $4,499,469.
NOTE 11: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
North Bay has, and expects to have in the future, banking transactions
in the ordinary course of its business with directors, officers, principal
shareholders and their associates. Loans made to these parties are granted on
substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral on loans,
and do not, in the opinion of management, involve more than the normal risk of
collectibility or present other unfavorable features. An analysis of the loans
to related parties for the year ended December 31, 1993 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Balance as of December 31, 1992 ............... $ 1,257,000
Additions ..................................... 76,000
Reductions .................................... (376,000)
-----------
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1993 ............... $ 957,000
===========
</TABLE>
NOTE 12: PROFIT-SHARING PLAN
In 1986, Novato National Bank adopted a profit-sharing retirement plan
which provides that a portion of Novato National Bank's profits, as determined
by the Board of Directors, may be set aside each year for eligible Novato
National Bank employees. In 1993, the Board of Directors determined there would
be no contribution made to the profit-sharing plan. The amounts charged to
operating expenses in 1992 and 1991 under the provisions of the plan were
$40,000 for each of those years.
Novato National Bank approved an amendment to the 401K Plan effective
January 1, 1994. The amendment provides a 25% matching contribution by Novato
National Bank in North Bay stock for every dollar deferred by plan participants.
The participants are immediately 100% vested in the matching contribution.
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<PAGE> 113
NOTE 13: BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
Novato National Bank's revenue derives mainly from the net interest
income, with increasing profits from its Mortgage Division. Summarized data from
Novato National Bank's Mortgage Division are included in the table below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1993 COMMERCIAL BANKING MORTGAGE BANKING TOTAL
------------------ ---------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net interest income after provision for loan
losses ............................................ $ 3,835,209 $ 316,318 $ 4,151,527
Non-interest income .................................. 999,018 7,035,502 8,034,520
Non-interest expense ................................. 5,210,844 6,499,812 11,710,656
Net income before income taxes ....................... (376,617) 852,008 475,391
Identifiable assets .................................. 98,881,388 24,997,863 123,879,251
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1992 COMMERCIAL BANKING MORTGAGE BANKING TOTAL
------------------ ---------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net interest income after provision for loan
losses ............................................ $ 4,649,036 $ 183,398 $ 4,832,434
Non-interest income .................................. 545,425 4,451,552 4,996,977
Non-interest expense ................................. 4,576,678 3,528,997 8,105,675
Net income before income taxes ....................... 617,783 1,105,953 1,723,736
Identifiable assets .................................. 100,535,555 15,161,215 115,696,770
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1991 COMMERCIAL BANKING MORTGAGE BANKING TOTAL
------------------ ---------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net interest income after provision for loan
losses ............................................ $ 4,087,883 $ 224,909 $ 4,312,792
Non-interest income .................................. 457,884 2,371,179 2,829,063
Non-interest expense ................................. 3,902,711 1,571,833 5,474,544
Net income before income taxes ....................... 643,056 1,024,255 1,667,311
Identifiable assets .................................. 95,541,855 8,806,951 104,348,806
</TABLE>
Certain corporate administrative expenses have been allocated to the
Mortgage Division based upon the nature of the expenses. Identifiable assets
include assets used exclusively by the Mortgage Division and an allocated
portion of assets used jointly with Novato National Bank's commercial banking
business.
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<PAGE> 114
NOTE 14: NORTH BAY BANCORP (PARENT COMPANY ONLY)
The following statements present the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of North Bay Bancorp (parent company only):
BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AT DECEMBER 31,
1993 1992
----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents .......................... $ 5,677 $ 2,373
Investment in subsidiaries ......................... 9,433,510 9,061,708
Other assets ....................................... 65,265 125,649
----------- -----------
Total assets ........................................... $ 9,504,452 $ 9,189,730
=========== ===========
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts Payable ................................... $ 4,249 $ 1,905
Common stock ....................................... 5,404,608 5,404,608
Additional paid-in capital ......................... 80,803 80,803
Retained earnings .................................. 4,014,792 3,702,414
----------- -----------
Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity.............................................. $ 9,504,452 $ 9,189,730
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1993 1992 1991
--------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Income - interest income ............................... $ 140 $ 287 $ 303
Expense - general and administrative ................... 59,690 56,351 43,324
--------- ----------- ---------
Loss before equity in net income of subsidiaries ...... (59,550) (56,064) (43,021)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries .................. 425,069 1,103,544 998,932
--------- ----------- ---------
Net income ............................................ $ 365,519 $ 1,047,480 $ 955,911
--------- ----------- ---------
</TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1993 1992 1991
--------- ----------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income .......................................... $ 365,519 $ 1,047,480 $ 955,911
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash used for operating activities:
(Increase) decrease in other assets ............... 60,384 48,708 28,762
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities .......... 2,344 1,905 --
Undistributed income of subsidiaries .............. (425,069) (1,103,544) (998,932)
--------- ---------- ---------
Total adjustments ............................... (362,341) (1,052,931) (970,170)
--------- ---------- ---------
Net cash used for operating activities ............ 3,178 (5,451) (14,259)
</TABLE>
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<PAGE> 115
<TABLE>
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1993 1992 1991
-------- -------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payment of cash dividend ............................... (53,140) -- --
Cash dividend from subsidiary .......................... 53,266 -- --
Exercise of stock options .............................. -- -- 10,000
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options ............. -- -- 1,020
-------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by financing activities ............ 126 -- 11,020
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ... 3,304 (5,451) (3,239)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year ......... 2,373 7,824 11,063
-------- -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year ............... $ 5,677 $ 2,373 $ 7,824
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE> 116
NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 1993
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
1994 1993
------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks ......................................... $ 6,509,796 $ 10,159,649
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks ........................ 3,563,000 --
Federal funds sold .............................................. 7,159,000 16,000,000
------------ ------------
Cash and Cash Equivalents ..................................... 17,231,796 26,159,649
Investment Securities
Held-to-Maturity market value of $28,064,000
and $22,412,000 at September 30, 1994 and
December 31, 1993, respectively .............................. 28,291,766 22,328,324
Available-for-Sale market value of
$501,196 at September 30, 1994 ................................ 501,196 --
Loans
Net of allowance for loan losses of $1,119,067 and
$1,179,032 at September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993,
respectively .................................................. 53,544,921 44,730,387
Loans held for sale ............................................. 1,892,450 24,472,517
Premises and equipment, net ..................................... 3,478,662 3,668,651
Interest receivable and other assets ............................ 2,618,739 2,519,723
------------ ------------
Total Assets ............................................. $107,559,530 $123,879,251
============ ============
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Demand ........................................................ $ 14,732,590 $ 20,149,846
Interest-bearing transaction .................................. 35,567,820 44,120,479
Savings ....................................................... 20,625,481 16,752,698
Time .......................................................... 21,469,952 28,152,868
------------ ------------
Total Deposits .......................................... 92,395,843 109,175,891
Other borrowed funds ............................................ 4,769,797 4,499,469
Interest payable and other liabilities .......................... 583,101 703,688
------------ ------------
Total Liabilities ....................................... 97,748,741 114,379,048
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Serial preferred stock, no par value;
5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued ................ -- --
Common stock, no par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized
1,071,085 and 1,064,899 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 1994 & December 31, 1993, respectively .......... 5,432,754 5,404,608
Additional paid-in capital .................................... 80,803 80,803
Retained earnings ............................................. 4,297,232 4,014,792
------------ ------------
Total Shareholders' Equity ................................... 9,810,789 9,500,203
------------ ------------
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity ................... $107,559,530 $123,879,251
============ ============
</TABLE>
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<PAGE> 117
NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND 1993
(UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
-------------------------
1994 1993
---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
INTEREST INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans .............................. $ 3,898,298 $ 4,081,522
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks .... 32,864 10,774
Interest on investment securities ....................... 955,064 804,094
Interest on federal funds sold .......................... 260,614 212,657
----------- -----------
Total interest income ................................. 5,146,840 5,109,047
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest on interest-bearing transaction deposits ....... 642,967 717,050
Interest on savings deposits ............................ 415,396 288,849
Interest on time deposits ............................... 644,204 834,338
Interest on borrowed funds .............................. 60,777 37,164
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Total interest expense ................................ 1,763,344 1,877,401
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Net interest income ................................... 3,383,496 3,231,646
Provision for loan losses .................................. 80,000 150,000
Net interest income after provision
for loan losses ....................................... 3,303,496 3,081,646
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Service charges on deposit accounts ..................... 294,066 317,262
Other loan income ....................................... 448,796 712,216
Service income on loans sold ............................ 572,180 692,622
Gain (loss) on sale of mortgage servicing rights ........ 218,875 0
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate mortgage loans ....... 2,092,040 3,447,463
Gain (loss) on sale of securities ....................... (22,213) 0
Other ................................................... 155,464 134,929
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Total non-interest income ............................. 3,759,208 5,304,492
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NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and related benefits ........................... 2,679,717 2,713,464
Occupancy and equipment ................................. 1,046,127 1,320,236
Broker rebates .......................................... 1,058,321 1,838,173
Other ................................................... 1,827,064 2,371,302
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Total non-interest expense ............................ 6,611,229 8,243,175
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Income before income taxes ............................ 451,475 142,963
Provision for income taxes ................................. 169,036 43,186
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Income before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle ............................... 282,439 99,777
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle:
Implementation of SFAS No. 109 .......................... -- 71,000
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Net Income ............................................ $ 282,439 $ 170,777
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NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
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1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
Net income per share based upon 1,086,565
and 1,088,692 weighted average shares
outstanding at September 30, 1994 and 1993,
respectively Income before cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle ................. $ 0.26 $ 0.09
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle ........ -- 0.07
------ ------
NET INCOME PER SHARE ....................................... $ 0.26 $ 0.16
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NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 (UNAUDITED)
AND THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
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ADDITIONAL
COMMON PAID-IN RETAINED
STOCK CAPITAL EARNINGS TOTAL
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at December 31, 1993 ....................... $5,404,608 $ 80,803 $4,014,793 $9,500,204
Stock options exercised ......................... 28,146 -- -- 28,146
Net income ...................................... -- -- 282,439 282,439
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Balance at September 30, 1994 ...................... $5,432,754 $ 80,803 $4,297,232 $9,810,789
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NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND 1993
(UNAUDITED)
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SEPTEMBER 30,
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1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income ..................................................... $ 282,439 $ 170,777
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME TO
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Depreciation and amortization ............................... 482,265 564,199
Provision for loan losses ................................... 80,000 150,000
Increase (decrease) in taxes payable ........................ 184,019 127,272
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable .................. (177,318) 28,233
Increase (decrease) in interest payable ..................... (68,955) (83,913)
(Increase) decrease in other assets ......................... 78,302 (755,718)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities .................... (235,651) (271,473)
Real estate mortgage loans originated for sale .............. (102,298,460) (223,669,965)
Proceeds from sale of real estate mortgage loans ............ 124,878,527 214,309,479
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Total adjustments ......................................... 22,922,729 (9,601,886)
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities ......... 23,205,168 (9,431,109)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities on investment securities ........... 30,441,378 33,886,821
Purchase of investment securities ........................... (36,906,016) (34,715,392)
Net (increase) decrease in loans made to customers .......... (8,866,387) 3,425,394
Purchases of premises and equipment, net .................... (292,276) (1,086,714)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities ....... (15,623,301) 1,510,109
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase (decrease) in demand deposits,
NOW accounts and savings accounts ......................... (10,097,132) 3,922,295
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits .................... (6,682,916) (2,949,862)
Repayment of capital lease obligation ....................... -- (68,516)
Increase (decrease) in other borrowings ..................... 270,328 (625,739)
Payment of cash dividend .................................... -- (53,231)
------------- -------------
Net cash provided by financing activities ................. (16,509,720) 224,947
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ........... (8,927,853) (7,696,053)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year ................. 26,159,649 23,186,684
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ..................... $ 17,231,796 $ 15,490,631
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NORTH BAY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(SEPTEMBER 30, 1994)
1. In the opinion of the management of North Bay Bancorp ("North Bay"), the
accompanying consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation
of the consolidated financial position of North Bay, its principal
subsidiary, Novato National Bank and North Bay Bancorp Properties at
September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993, and the results of operations and
changes in cash and cash equivalents for the nine-month periods ended
September 30, 1994 and 1993.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and therefore do
not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete
presentation of financial condition, results of operations and statements
of cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
When necessary, reclassifications have been made to prior period balances
to conform to current period presentation. The results of operations and
changes in cash and cash equivalents for the nine-month periods ended
September 30, 1994 and 1993 reflected herein are not necessarily indicative
of the results for a full year.
2. The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared on a basis
consistent with the accounting principles and policies reflected in North
Bay's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993, when possible.
3. Net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common
and common equivalent shares outstanding during each period. The number of
shares used in the computation are as follows:
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NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
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1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C>
Number of Common shares outstanding during period ... 1,067,346 1,064,899
Common stock equivalents ............................ 19,219 23,793
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding
during the period ................................... 1,086,565 1,088,692
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ANNEX A
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
Among
WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION,
NORTH BAY BANCORP
and
NOVATO NATIONAL BANK
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 8, 1994
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. THE MERGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Effect of the Merger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. CONVERSION AND CANCELLATION OF SHARES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1 Conversion of Common Stock of North Bay Bancorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Fractional Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Surrender of North Bay Bancorp Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4 No Further Transfers of North Bay Bancorp Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.6 Treatment of Stock Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1 Covenants of Westamerica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
(a) Reservation, Issuance and Registration of Westamerica Common Stock . . . . . . . 5
(b) Government Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
(c) Notification of Breach of Representations, Warranties and Covenants . . . . . . . 6
(d) Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
(e) Press Releases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
(f) Business Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(g) Director and Officer Liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Covenants of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(a) Approval by North Bay Bancorp Shareholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(b) Shareholder Lists and Other Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(c) Government Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(d) Capital Commitments and Expenditures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(e) Notification of Breach of Representations, Warranties and Covenants . . . . . . . 8
(f) Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(g) Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
(h) Conduct of Business in the Ordinary Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
(i) Press Releases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(j) No Merger or Solicitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(k) North Bay Bancorp Profit Sharing Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
(l) Changes in Capital Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
(m) Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
(n) Accounting Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
(o) Affiliates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
(p) Additional Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
(q) Access to Properties, Books and Records; Confidentiality. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
(r) Employee Welfare Benefit Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
(s) Noncompetition Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
(t) Litigation Developments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.3 Covenants of the Parties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NORTH BAY BANCORP AND THE BANK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
(a) Corporate Status and Power to Enter Into Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
(b) Corporate Status and Power to Enter Into Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
(c) Articles, Bylaws, Books and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
(d) Compliance With Laws, Regulations and Decrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
(e) Capitalization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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(f) Equity Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
(g) Financial Statements, Regulatory Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
(h) Tax Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
(i) Material Adverse Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
(j) No Undisclosed Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
(k) Properties and Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
(l) Material Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
(m) Classified Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
(n) Restrictions on Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
(o) Employment Contracts and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
(p) Compliance With ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
(q) Collective Bargaining and Employment Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
(r) Compensation of Officers and Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
(s) Legal Actions and Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
(t) Execution and Delivery of the Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(u) Retention of Broker or Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(v) Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(w) Loan Loss Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
(x) Transactions With Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
(y) Information in Westamerica Registration Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
(z) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
(aa) No Brokered Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WESTAMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(a) Corporate Status and Power to Enter Into Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(b) Corporate Status and Power of Westamerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(c) Certificate, Bylaws, Books and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(d) Compliance With Laws, Regulations and Decrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(e) Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
(f) Material Adverse Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
(g) Execution and Delivery of the Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
(h) Information in Westamerica Registration Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
(i) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
(j) Capitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
(k) Tax Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
(l) Retention of a Broker or Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(m) Classified Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(n) Employee Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(o) Loan Loss Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(p) Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(q) Legal Actions and Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933; SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
(a) Preparation and Filing of Registration Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
(b) Effectiveness of Registration Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
(c) Sales and Resales of Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
(d) Rule 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF WESTAMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
(a) Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
(b) Compliance and Performance Under Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
(c) Material Adverse Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
(d) Approval of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
(e) Officer's Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
(f) Opinion of Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
(g) Absence of Legal Impediment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
(h) Effectiveness of Registration Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
(i) Government Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
(j) Tax Opinion or Ruling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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<S> <C> <C>
(k) Accountant's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
(l) Dissenting Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
(m) Unaudited Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
(n) Rule 145 Undertaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
(o) [This Section Is Intentionally Omitted] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
(p) Closing Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
(q) Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
(r) Fairness Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
(s) Losses in Investment and Loan Portfolios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
(t) Satisfaction of Spending or Other Commitments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
(u) Pooling-of-Interests Accounting Treatment; Dissenters' Rights . . . . . . . . . . 32
(v) Compliance Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
(w) Opinion of Loan Review Examiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
(x) Regulatory Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
(y) Classified Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(z) Other Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(aa) Noncompetition Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(ab) Resignation of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF NORTH BAY BANCORP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(a) Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(b) Compliance and Performance Under Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(c) Material Adverse Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(d) Officer's Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(e) Approval of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(f) Opinion of Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
(g) Effectiveness of Registration Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
(h) Government Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
(i) Tax Opinion or Ruling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
(j) Closing Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
(k) Absence of Legal Impediment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
(l) Fairness Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
(m) Pooling-of-Interests Accounting Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9. CLOSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
(a) Closing Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
(b) Delivery of Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
(c) Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
10. POST-CLOSING MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
11. EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
12. AMENDMENT; TERMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
(a) Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
(b) Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
(c) Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
(d) Breach of Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
(e) Termination and Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
13. MISCELLANEOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
(a) Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
(b) Binding Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
(c) No Survival of Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
(d) Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
(e) Attorneys' Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
(f) Entire Agreement; Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
(g) Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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(h) Specific Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
(i) Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A - Agreement of Merger
Exhibit B - Noncompetition Agreement
Exhibit B-1 - Noncompetition Agreement for Penny Hershman
Exhibit C - Certificate and Agreement of North Bay
Bancorp Directors
Exhibit D - Opinion of North Bay Bancorp Counsel
Exhibit E - Certificate of Affiliates
Exhibit F - Schedule of Noncompetition
Agreement Signatories
Exhibit G - Opinion of Westamerica Counsel
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION, dated as of December 8,
1994, is between WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION, a California corporation
("Westamerica"), NORTH BAY BANCORP, a California Corporation ("North Bay
Bancorp"), and NOVATO NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association (the
"Bank").
W I T N E S S E T H:
A. The Boards of Directors of Westamerica and North Bay Bancor
deem it advisable and in the best interests of Westamerica, North Bay Bancorp
and their respective shareholders that Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp enter
into a business combination whereby North Bay Bancorp shall merge with and into
Westamerica (the "Merger").
B. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement, as defined herein,
have been approved by the Boards of Directors of Westamerica, North Bay Bancorp
and the Bank, and will be submitted for approval of the shareholders of North
Bay Bancorp at a special meeting of shareholders.
C. The Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization
within the meaning of the provisions of Section 368 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "IRC").
D. Pursuant to the Merger and subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, each North Bay Bancorp shareholder will receive, in exchange for his or
her shares of North Bay Bancorp common stock, Westamerica common stock in the
ratio of .3600 shares of Westamerica common stock for each share of North Bay
Bancorp common stock, subject to adjustment as more fully set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
mutual agreements contained herein and in the Merger Agreement, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1. THE MERGER.
1.1 Effective Date. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Merger shall become effective upon the filing with the
California Secretary of State of a duly executed Agreement of Merger
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Merger Agreement")
and officers' certificates prescribed by Section 1103 of the California General
Corporation Law (the "GCL"), or at such time thereafter as is provided in the
Merger Agreement (the "Effective Time"). The date on which the Effective Date
occurs as specified in the Merger Agreement shall be referred to herein as the
"Effective Date."
1.2 Effect of the Merger. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, on the Effective Date, North Bay
Bancorp shall be merged with and into Westamerica and Westamerica shall be the
surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation") in the Merger. All
assets, rights, goodwill, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and
interests of North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica in and to every type of property
(real, personal and mixed) and choses in action, as they exist as of the
Effective Date, including appointments, designations and nominations and all
other rights and interests as trustee, executor, administrator, registrar of
stocks and bonds, guardian of estate, assignee, receiver and in every other
fiduciary capacity, shall pass and be transferred to and vest in the Surviving
Corporation by virtue of the Merger on the Effective Date without any deed,
conveyance or other transfer; the separate existence of North Bay Bancorp shall
cease and the corporate existence of Westamerica as the Surviving Corporation
shall continue unaffected and unimpaired by the Merger; and the Surviving
Corporation shall be deemed to be the same entity as each of North Bay Bancorp
and Westamerica and shall be subject to all of their duties and liabilities of
every kind and description. The Surviving Corporation shall be responsible and
liable for all the liabilities and obligations of each of Westamerica and North
Bay Bancorp; and any claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or
against Westamerica or North Bay Bancorp may be prosecuted as if the Merger had
not taken place, or the Surviving
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Corporation may be substituted in its place. Neither the rights of creditors
nor any liens upon the property of either Westamerica or North Bay Bancorp
shall be impaired by reason of the Merger.
2. CONVERSION AND CANCELLATION OF SHARES.
2.1 Conversion of Common Stock of North Bay Bancorp. On the
Effective Date, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
the holder of any common stock of North Bay Bancorp (a "North Bay Bancorp
Share" or "North Bay Bancorp Shares"):
(a) Each outstanding North Bay Bancorp Share (other than
fractional shares or any shares as to which dissenters' rights have been
perfected) shall be converted into .3600 shares of the common stock, without
par value, of Westamerica ("Westamerica common stock" or "Westamerica Shares"),
subject to adjustment as specified in Subsections (b), (c), and (d) hereof (the
"Exchange Ratio"). All such North Bay Bancorp Shares shall no longer be
outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to
exist, and each certificate previously representing any such shares shall
thereafter represent the Westamerica Shares into which such North Bay Bancorp
Shares have been converted. Certificates previously representing North Bay
Bancorp Shares shall be exchanged for certificates representing whole shares of
Westamerica common stock issued in consideration therefor upon the surrender of
such certificates in accordance with Section 2.3.
(b) The Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted downward for any
Significant Liabilities (as defined below) if in the aggregate Significant
Liabilities total more than $150,000. "Significant Liabilities", as used in
this Agreement, means those liabilities or expenses (whether operating or
capital in nature) relating to those categories and events described in the next
sentence which have not been reflected as reductions to North Bay Bancorp's
consolidated book value pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles as
of September 30, 1994, provided, however, that any individual component of said
aggregate amount of Significant Liabilities must reasonably be estimated to
exceed $25,000. Significant Liabilities shall include the following categories
or events, provided that Significant Liabilities shall not include any of the
following to which Westamerica has consented in writing: (i) new or extended
contractual obligations; (ii) new or extended leases of real or personal
property; (iii) acquisition of capital assets (or commitments to do so); (iv)
contingent liabilities based upon threatened or pending litigation, arbitrations
or other proceedings or hazardous or toxic substances and legal fees and costs
(whether actual or estimated) related thereto; (v) any expenses, fines, fees,
penalties or similar obligations, except those which arose in the Ordinary
Course of Business as defined in Section 3.2(h)(i); (vi) any new, expanded or
accelerated pension or other benefits including employment contracts and
severance payments, whether or not vested; (vii) the aggregate amount of the
difference between the exercise price of any stock options or stock appreciation
rights granted after June 30, 1994, by North Bay Bancorp and $11.52 per share,
and (viii) an amount which would equal the amount necessary to bring North Bay
Bancorp's allowance for loan losses to one hundred percent (100%) of North Bay
Bancorp's nonperforming assets (including any loans more than 90 days past due
as to principal or interest) as of the calendar quarter preceding the Effective
Date.
The amount of the Significant Liabilities in the case of the
arrangements described in (i), (ii), and (vi) above, shall (a) equal any
payment that could be made as of the Effective Date that would terminate the
arrangement without further liability or expense to North Bay Bancorp or
Westamerica or (b) if the arrangement does not provide for such a payment, the
present value of the amount of the remaining payments payable pursuant to the
arrangement after the Effective Date using a discount rate equivalent to
Westamerica's then current cost of funds. The amount of Significant
Liabilities in the case of (iii) above shall equal the amount expended or
required to be expended under binding commitments for a capital asset, minus
the amount for which the capital asset could actually be sold on a liquidation
basis. Significant Liabilities shall not include fees of North Bay Bancorp's
financial advisors or North Bay Bancorp's legal fees directly attributable to
the Merger. Significant Liabilities shall not include any severance payments
made to Penny Hershman provided said severance payments do not exceed the cost
of her current annual base salary and the cost of purchasing or writing down
the value of the automobile currently provided for her benefit. As a result of
any Significant Liabilities through the close of business on the day
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preceding the Effective Date, the Exchange Ratio shall be reduced by an amount
calculated as follows, provided that not more than $1,500,000 of such
Significant Liabilities shall be taken into account:
(Significant Liabilities)
.3600 - -------------------------
$30 Million
(c) If, as of two business days preceding the Effective Date, the
average of the closing price of Westamerica Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market ("Nasdaq") (calculated by taking an average of the closing
prices quoted on Nasdaq as reported in The Wall Street Journal on each of the
twenty consecutive trading days prior to two business days prior to the
Effective Date, rounded to 4 decimal places, whether or not trades occurred on
those days (the "Average Price") is below $30.40, North Bay Bancorp may accept
the Exchange Ratio calculated solely in accordance with Sections 2.1(a) and (b)
hereof or Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to renegotiate the Exchange Ratio. Should North Bay Bancorp fail
to accept the Exchange Ratio as described in the preceding sentence or should
the parties fail to renegotiate the Exchange Ratio, North Bay Bancorp may
terminate this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 12(b).
(d) If, as of two business days preceding the Effective Date, the
average of the closing price of Westamerica Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq
(calculated using the Average Price) is above $33.60, the Exchange Ratio, as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.1(b), will be adjusted downward by one half of
the amount by which the Average Price is above $33.60, according to the
following formula, rounded to 4 decimal places:
(Average Price + $33.60)/2
Exchange Ratio x --------------------------
Average Price
(e) From and after the Effective Date, the holders of certificates
formerly representing North Bay Bancorp Shares shall cease to have any rights
with respect thereto other than any dissenters' rights they have perfected
pursuant to Chapter 13 of the GCL.
2.2 Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision
hereof, no fractional shares of Westamerica common stock shall be issued to
holders of North Bay Bancorp Shares. In lieu thereof, each such holder
entitled to a fraction of a share of Westamerica common stock shall receive, at
the time of surrender of the certificate or certificates representing such
holder's North Bay Bancorp Shares, an amount in cash equal to the Average Price
(as defined in Section 2.1(c)), multiplied by the fraction of a share of
Westamerica common stock to which such holder otherwise would be entitled. No
such holder shall be entitled to dividends, voting rights, interest on the
value of, or any other rights in respect of a fractional share.
2.3 Surrender of North Bay Bancorp Shares.
(a) Prior to the Effective Date, Westamerica shall appoint
Chemical Trust Company of California or its successor, or any other bank or
trust company (having capital of at least $50 million) mutually acceptable to
North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica, as exchange agent (the "Exchange Agent") for
the purpose of exchanging certificates representing the Westamerica Shares and
at and after the Effective Date, Westamerica shall issue and deliver to the
Exchange Agent certificates representing the Westamerica Shares, as shall be
required to be delivered to holders of North Bay Bancorp Shares pursuant to
Section 2 of this Agreement. As soon as practicable after the Effective
Date, each holder of North Bay Bancorp Shares converted pursuant to Section
2.1, upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of one or more certificates for such
North Bay Bancorp Shares for cancellation, will be entitled to receive a
certificate representing the number of Westamerica Shares determined in
accordance with Section 2.1 and a payment in cash with respect to fractional
shares, if any, determined in accordance with Section 2.2. Each certificate
representing Westamerica Shares will bear a notation incorporating the Amended
Rights Agreement (as that term is defined in Section 5(j) herein), by reference
and certificates representing the Westamerica Shares will evidence and entitle
the holders thereof to certain rights as set forth in and
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subject to the terms of the Amended Rights Agreement (the "Rights").
Certificates issued for the Westamerica Shares shall be deemed to be
certificates for the Rights.
(b) No dividends or other distributions of any kind which are
declared payable to shareholders of record of the Westamerica Shares after the
Effective Date will be paid to persons entitled to receive such certificates
for Westamerica Shares until such persons surrender their certificates
representing North Bay Bancorp Shares. Upon surrender of such certificate
representing North Bay Bancorp Shares, the holder thereof shall be paid,
without interest, any dividends or other distributions with respect to the
Westamerica Shares as to which the record date and payment date occurred on or
after the Effective Date and on or before the date of surrender.
(c) If any certificate for Westamerica Shares is to be issued in
a name other than that in which the certificate for North Bay Bancorp Shares
surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of such
exchange that the person requesting such exchange shall pay to the Exchange
Agent any transfer costs, taxes or other expenses required by reason of the
issuance of certificates for such Westamerica Shares in a name other than the
registered holder of the certificate surrendered, or such persons shall
establish to the satisfaction of Westamerica and the Exchange Agent that such
costs, taxes or other expenses have been paid or are not applicable.
(d) All dividends or distributions, and any cash to be paid
pursuant to Section 2.2 in lieu of fractional shares, if held by the Exchange
Agent for payment or delivery to the holders of unsurrendered certificates
representing North Bay Bancorp Shares and unclaimed at the end of one year from
the Effective Date, shall (together with any interest earned thereon) at such
time be paid or redelivered by the Exchange Agent to Westamerica, and after
such time any holder of a certificate representing North Bay Bancorp Shares who
has not surrendered such certificate to the Exchange Agent shall, subject to
applicable law, look as a general creditor only to Westamerica for payment or
delivery of such dividends or distributions or cash, as the case may be.
2.4 No Further Transfers of North Bay Bancorp Shares. At the
Effective Date, the stock transfer books of North Bay Bancorp shall be closed
and no transfer of North Bay Bancorp Shares theretofore outstanding shall
thereafter be made.
2.5 Adjustments. If, between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Date, the outstanding shares of Westamerica common stock shall have
been changed into a different number of shares or a different class by reason
of any reclassification, recapitalization, split up, combination, exchange of
shares or readjustment, or a stock dividend thereon shall be declared with a
record date within such period, the number of Westamerica Shares to be issued
and delivered in the Merger in exchange for each outstanding North Bay Bancorp
Share shall be correspondingly adjusted.
2.6 Treatment of Stock Options. Each person holding one or more
options to purchase North Bay Bancorp Shares pursuant to the 1985 Stock
Option Plan, (the "Option Plan") shall have the right, in his or her
discretion, to:
(a) Exercise any options granted under the Option Plan that were
vested prior to the Effective Date; provided, however, all options granted to
non-officer Directors of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank may not be exercised
until after the Effective Date, unless they would otherwise expire before the
Effective Date, in which case those options may be exercised before the
Effective Date following notice by North Bay Bancorp. North Bay Bancorp will
facilitate the exercise of options before the Effective Date by allowing the
options to be exercised and taxes to be paid by North Bay Bancorp withholding
the appropriate number of shares from the shares subject to the options. If an
optionee with respect to the Option Plan has not terminated his or her
employment with North Bay Bancorp or the Bank before the date of this
Agreement, his or her options that are not vested on that date shall become
fully exercisable prior to the Effective Date following notice by North Bay
Bancorp in accordance with the terms of the Option Plan; provided, however, the
right to exercise these unvested options on an accelerated basis shall
terminate on the Effective Date; and/or
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(b) Have any options that are not exercised converted into an
option to purchase shares of Westamerica common stock.
General Conversion Rules. Following the Effective Date, shares of
Westamerica common stock shall be substituted under the options for North Bay
Bancorp Shares based on the Exchange Ratio in a form acceptable to
Westamerica. Specifically, each option shall be deemed to continue as an option
to purchase the number of shares of Westamerica common stock equal to the
Exchange Ratio multiplied by the number of North Bay Bancorp Shares previously
covered by such option at an option exercise price for each such share of
Westamerica common stock equal to the previous option exercise price for each
North Bay Bancorp Share divided by the Exchange Ratio. Except as noted below,
each North Bay Bancorp stock option shall otherwise continue on terms and
conditions that are consistent with those that were applicable on the
Effective Date.
Conversion Rules for Director Stock Options. The options under the
Option Plan that were granted to non-officer Directors and that will not
expire before the Effective Date, shall be amended by North Bay Bancorp to
state that no such option may be exercised until after the Effective Date. In
addition, the Option Plan will be amended by North Bay Bancorp to provide that
for purposes of the Option Plan, a non-officer Director's service does not
terminate as long as he remains a director or advisory director of the Bank on
and after the Effective Date. Westamerica covenants that it will, for purposes
of the Option Plan, at or immediately following the Effective Date, offer each
current non-officer Director of North Bay Bancorp a position as director or
advisory director of the Bank and that should the Bank be merged into any other
subsidiary of Westamerica each current non-officer Director shall be offered a
position, for purposes of the Option Plan, as an advisory director of the
successor in interest to the Bank.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Westamerica agrees
that it will take all reasonable steps to assure the non-officer Directors of
North Bay Bancorp that they will be able to exercise their existing options
prior to their expiration date. Subject to the parties' mutual intention that
the Merger will be a tax-free reorganization accounted for pursuant to the
pooling of interest accounting method, Westamerica also agrees that North Bay
Bancorp may amend its Stock Option Plan and applicable non-officer Directors'
agreements thereunder to extend the agreements' expiration date until after the
Effective Date of the Merger.
North Bay Bancorp shall amend the Option Plan and obtain any required
shareholder approval of such Option Plan amendments and shall amend, as
necessary, any and all option agreements (including obtaining any required
participant consents) prior to the Effective Date to make them consistent with
this Section 2.6.
3. COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES.
3.1 Covenants of Westamerica.
(a) Reservation, Issuance and Registration of Westamerica Common
Stock. Westamerica shall reserve and make available for issuance in connection
with the Merger and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (i) the
Westamerica Shares; and (ii) the maximum number of shares of common stock of
Westamerica to which the optionholders of North Bay Bancorp may be entitled
pursuant to Section 2.6 above at or after the Effective Date. All Westamerica
Shares will, when issued and delivered pursuant to and in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Westamerica shall file and cause to be declared effective
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") one or more
registration statements covering all such shares and shall cause all such
shares to be issued in compliance with the 1933 Act and in compliance with all
applicable state securities laws and regulations.
(b) Government Approvals. Prior to the Effective Date,
Westamerica, with the cooperation of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank, shall use
its best efforts in good faith to take or cause to be taken as promptly as
practicable all such steps as shall be necessary to obtain (i) the prior
approval of the Merger by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(the "FRB")
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under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHC Act"), and
(ii) all other consents and approvals of government agencies as are required by
law or otherwise, and shall do any and all acts deemed by Westamerica to be
necessary or appropriate in order to cause the Merger to be consummated on the
terms provided in this Agreement as promptly as practicable. All approvals
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.1(b) are hereinafter
referred to as the "Government Approvals."
(c) Notification of Breach of Representations, Warranties and
Covenants. Westamerica shall promptly give written notice to North Bay Bancorp
upon becoming aware of the occurrence or impending or threatened occurrence of
any event which would cause or constitute a breach of any of the
representations, warranties or covenants of Westamerica contained or referred
to in the Merger Agreement or this Agreement and shall use its best efforts to
prevent the same or remedy the same promptly.
(d) Financial Statements.
(i) Westamerica has delivered or shall deliver to North Bay
Bancorp prior to the Effective Date true and correct copies of its
consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and
statements of cash flows for the three (3) months ended March 31,
1994, June 30, 1994, September 30, 1994, any subsequent quarter ends,
and for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990 and 1989,
and consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 1994, June 30, 1994,
September 30, 1994, any subsequent quarter ends, and at December 31,
1993, 1992, 1991 and 1990. Such consolidated financial statements at
and for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990 and 1989
have been audited by KPMG Peat Marwick ("KPMG") and include an opinion
of such accounting firm to the effect that such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and present fairly, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flow
of Westamerica at the dates indicated and for the periods then ending.
The opinions of KPMG do not and shall not contain any qualifications.
(ii) Westamerica has provided or shall provide to North Bay
Bancorp at or prior to the Effective Date copies of all financial
statements and proxy statements issued or to be issued to
Westamerica's shareholders and/or directors after December 31, 1993
through the Effective Date.
(iii) Westamerica has provided or shall provide to North Bay
Bancorp prior to the Effective Date copies of (a) its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"); (b) all
periodic reports required to be filed with the Commission by it
pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") since December 31, 1991; and (c) all
proxy statements, annual reports and other written materials furnished
to Westamerica shareholders since December 31, 1991, all other
material reports relating to Westamerica filed by Westamerica or any
of its subsidiaries with the California Superintendent of Banks (the
"Superintendent"), the FRB or the Commission during 1992, 1993, 1994
and in 1995 prior to the Effective Date. As of their respective
dates, each of the documents provided hereunder complied or will
comply in all material respects with all legal and regulatory
requirements applicable thereto.
(e) Press Releases. Westamerica shall not issue any press release
or written statement for general circulation relating to the Merger, this
Agreement or the Merger Agreement unless previously provided to North Bay
Bancorp for review and approval (which approval will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) and shall cooperate with North Bay Bancorp in the
development and distribution of all news releases and other public information
disclosures with respect to this Agreement or the Merger; provided that
Westamerica may, without the consent of North Bay
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Bancorp, make any disclosure with regard to this Agreement or the Merger that
it determines is required under any applicable law or regulation.
(f) Business Combinations. Westamerica shall not accept any offer
from any third party regarding a Business Combination of Westamerica with any
other entity unless such offer is expressly conditioned upon the performance by
Westamerica or its successor in interest of its obligations under this
Agreement. In the event Westamerica fails to comply with the provisions of
this Section 3.1(f), North Bay Bancorp shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement without any liability to Westamerica or any agent thereof pursuant to
Section 12(b), provided, however, that the obligations and liabilities of
Westamerica set forth in Section 12(e) hereof shall continue in full force and
effect. As used in this Agreement, "Business Combination" shall mean any
tender or exchange offer, proposal for a merger, consolidation, or other
takeover proposal involving any party hereto (except as explicitly contemplated
in this Agreement) or any offer or proposal to acquire in any manner a
substantial equity interest in, or a substantial portion of any party hereto
other than transactions contemplated hereunder.
(g) Director and Officer Liability. From and after the Effective
Time, Westamerica shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each person who is
a director or executive officer of North Bay Bancorp on the date hereof with
respect to all reasonable expenses arising out of claims and legal proceedings
against said persons as a result of actions by said directors or officers after
the date hereof, in each case to the extent North Bay Bancorp would have been
permitted under section 317 of the GCL and its articles of incorporation and
bylaws (subject, however, to any applicable provisions of federal law or
regulation) but only to the extent not otherwise covered by any insurance
policy of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank. Upon the Effective Date, any former
North Bay Bancorp officers or Bank officers who become officers of Westamerica
(including any subsidiaries thereof) shall be included in Westamerica's
Director and Officer insurance policy. Prior to the Effective Date, North Bay
Bancorp may purchase tail insurance coverage under its current policies of
directors' and officers' liability insurance with respect to claims arising
from facts or events which occurred prior to the Effective Date; provided,
however, that the total premium payment for such insurance shall not exceed an
amount which is reasonably acceptable to Westamerica.
3.2 Covenants of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank.
(a) Approval by North Bay Bancorp Shareholders. North Bay
Bancorp shall cause the Merger, this Agreement and the Merger Agreement to be
submitted promptly for the approval of its shareholders at a special meeting to
be called and held in accordance with applicable laws. Subject to its
continuing fiduciary duty to the shareholders of North Bay Bancorp, the Board
of Directors of North Bay Bancorp, in authorizing the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by North Bay Bancorp, shall unanimously recommend that this
Agreement and the Merger be approved. North Bay Bancorp shall use its best
efforts to cause such meeting of its shareholders to take place not later than
June 1, 1995. In connection with the call of such meeting, North Bay Bancorp
shall cause such proxy materials, with any amendments thereto that may in the
judgment of its counsel be necessary or desirable, to be mailed to its
shareholders (the proxy materials, together with any amendments or supplements
thereto, being herein referred to as the "Proxy Statement"). Subject to its
continuing fiduciary duty to the shareholders of North Bay Bancorp, the Board
of Directors of North Bay Bancorp shall at all times prior to and during such
meeting of North Bay Bancorp shareholders recommend that the transactions
contemplated hereby, setting forth each director's commitment to vote his or
her shares of North Bay Bancorp stock in favor of the transactions contemplated
hereby, be adopted and approved and, subject to such duty, use its best efforts
to cause such adoption and approval. Within 15 business days after the time of
execution and delivery of this Agreement, members of the Board of Directors of
North Bay Bancorp shall deliver to Westamerica undertakings in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C confirming such directors' approval of the
transactions contemplated hereby, setting forth such directors' commitment to
vote his or her shares of North Bay Bancorp stock in favor of the transactions
contemplated hereby and setting forth such directors' commitment to use his or
her best efforts to cause the shareholders of North Bay Bancorp to adopt and
approve the transactions contemplated hereby, subject to their above-mentioned
continuing fiduciary duties to the shareholders of North Bay Bancorp and any
regulatory constraints. Except with the prior approval
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of Westamerica, neither North Bay Bancorp nor any member of its Board of
Directors shall, at the North Bay Bancorp shareholders' meeting, submit any
other matters for approval of its shareholders. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Section 3.2(a), in the event the special meeting noted
above cannot reasonably be expected to be held by April 30, 1995 North Bay
Bancorp may submit the Merger, this Agreement, and the Merger Agreement to its
shareholders for approval at its regular annual meeting of shareholders
provided, however, that in no event shall said meeting be held later than June
1, 1995.
(b) Shareholder Lists and Other Information. After execution
hereof, North Bay Bancorp shall from time to time make available to
Westamerica, upon request, a list of its shareholders and their addresses, a
list showing all transfers of North Bay Bancorp common stock and such other
information as Westamerica shall reasonably request regarding both the
ownership and prior transfers of North Bay Bancorp common stock.
(c) Government Approvals. North Bay Bancorp and the Bank will
cooperate in all reasonable respects with Westamerica in their undertaking to
obtain the Government Approvals and North Bay Bancorp and the Bank further
agree, subject to the continuing fiduciary duty of the Board of Directors of
North Bay Bancorp to the shareholders of North Bay Bancorp, to take such
actions as may be reasonably requested by Westamerica to cause the Merger to be
consummated on the terms provided in the Merger Agreement and this Agreement as
promptly as is practicable.
(d) Capital Commitments and Expenditures. After the execution of
this Agreement, no new capital commitments in excess of $25,000 shall be entered
into, and no capital expenditures in excess of $25,000, shall be made by either
North Bay Bancorp or the Bank. The Bank shall not create any new branches or
enter into any acquisitions or leases of real property, including new leases
and lease extensions, without the prior approval of Westamerica.
(e) Notification of Breach of Representations, Warranties and
Covenants. North Bay Bancorp shall promptly give written notice to Westamerica
upon becoming aware of the occurrence or impending or threatened occurrence of
any event which would cause or constitute a breach of any of the
representations, warranties or covenants of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank
contained or referred to in this Agreement and shall each use its best efforts
to prevent the same or remedy the same promptly.
(f) Financial Statements.
(i) North Bay Bancorp has delivered or shall deliver to
Westamerica prior to the Effective Date true and correct copies of its
consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and
statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 1994,
June 30, 1994, September 30, 1994, any subsequent quarter ends, and
for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991 and
1990 and consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 1994, June 30, 1994,
September 30, 1994, and any subsequent quarter ends and at December
31, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991 and 1990. Such consolidated financial
statements at December 31, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991 and 1990 and for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991 and 1990 have
been or shall be audited by Arthur Andersen in each case as
independent public accountants for North Bay Bancorp during the
relevant periods, and include or shall include an opinion of Arthur
Andersen to the effect that such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
and present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position, results of operations and cash flows of North Bay
Bancorp at the dates indicated and for the periods then ending. The
opinions of Arthur Andersen do not and shall not contain any
qualifications.
(ii) North Bay Bancorp shall provide to Westamerica, at or
prior to the Effective Date, copies of all financial statements and
proxy statements issued or to be issued to North Bay Bancorp's
shareholders and/or directors after December 31, 1993, and through the
Effective Date.
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(iii) North Bay Bancorp has delivered or shall deliver to
Westamerica true and complete copies of North Bay Bancorp's Annual
Report to Shareholders for the years ended December 31, 1989, 1990,
1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, all periodic reports required to be filed
by it pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act since
December 31, 1988, all proxy statements and other written material
furnished to North Bay Bancorp's shareholders since December 31, 1988,
and all other material reports, including call reports, relating to
North Bay Bancorp or the Bank filed by North Bay Bancorp or the Bank
with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"), the FRB,
or the Comptroller of the Currency (the "Comptroller") during 1990
through 1993 and in 1994 and 1995 prior to the Effective Date. As of
their respective dates, each of the documents described in the
preceding sentence complied or shall comply in all material respects
with all legal and regulatory requirements applicable thereto.
(iv) North Bay Bancorp shall cause to be delivered to
Westamerica a letter of Arthur Andersen, North Bay Bancorp's
independent auditors, dated a date no more than two business days
prior to the date on which the Westamerica Registration Statement (as
defined herein) shall become effective addressed to Westamerica, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Westamerica, and in
scope and substance consistent with applicable professional standards
for letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection
with registration statements similar to the Westamerica Registration
Statement.
(g) Compensation. Neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank shall
make or approve any increase in the compensation payable or to become payable
by North Bay Bancorp or the Bank to any of their respective directors, officers,
employees or agents with annual salaries in excess of $40,000 at the date
hereof (including but not limited to compensation through any profit sharing,
pension, retirement, severance, incentive or other employee benefit program or
arrangement), nor shall any bonus payment or any agreement or commitment to
make a bonus payment be made (except with Westamerica's prior approval, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall any stock option, warrant or
other right to acquire capital stock be granted, or employment agreement (other
than any such employment agreement that may arise by operation of law upon the
hiring of any new employee) or consulting agreement be entered into by either
of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank with any such directors, officers, employees
or agents unless Westamerica has given its prior written consent. Nothing
herein shall prevent the payment to employees of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank
(with salaries of $40,000 or less at the date hereof) of regular salary
increases, consistent with past practices, in connection with regular salary
reviews, consistent with past practices, as heretofore disclosed to
Westamerica. Without the prior consent of Westamerica, neither North Bay
Bancorp nor the Bank shall hire any new employee at an annual rate in excess of
current customary practice or, in any event, in excess of $40,000 per year,
except with the prior written consent of Westamerica.
(h) Conduct of Business in the Ordinary Course. Prior to the
Effective Time:
(i) North Bay Bancorp and the Bank shall each conduct
their respective business in the ordinary course as heretofore
conducted. For purposes of this Agreement, the "Ordinary Course of
Business" shall consist of the banking and related businesses as
presently conducted by North Bay Bancorp and the Bank and permitted
under the BHC Act, the National Banking Act and other applicable laws.
Unless Westamerica has given its previous written consent to any act
or omission to the contrary, each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank
shall, through the Effective Date, cause their respective officers to:
(A) use their best efforts to preserve its respective
business and business organizations intact;
(B) use their best efforts to preserve the goodwill of
customers and others having business relations with North Bay Bancorp
or the Bank and take no
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action that would impair the benefit to Westamerica of the goodwill of
North Bay Bancorp or the Bank or the other benefits of the Merger;
(C) consult with Westamerica as to the making of any
decisions or the taking of any actions in matters other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(D) maintain its respective properties in customary
repair, working order and condition (reasonable wear and tear
excepted);
(E) comply with all laws, regulations and decrees
applicable to the conduct of its respective business;
(F) keep in force at not less than its present limits all
policies of insurance (including deposit insurance of the FDIC) to the
extent reasonably practicable in light of the prevailing market
conditions in the insurance industry;
(G) use its respective best efforts, subject to Section
3.2(g), to keep available to Westamerica the services of its present
officers and employees (it being understood that North Bay Bancorp and
the Bank shall each have the right to terminate the employment of any
officer or employee in accordance with its established employment
procedures);
(H) comply with all orders, agreements and memoranda of
understanding made by or with the FRB, the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco (the "FRBSF"), the FDIC, the Comptroller or any other
regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction, and promptly forward
to Westamerica all communications received from any such authority
that are not prohibited by such authority from being so disclosed and
inform Westamerica of any material restrictions imposed by any
governmental authority on the business of either North Bay Bancorp or
the Bank;
(I) file in a timely manner (taking into account any
extensions duly obtained) all reports, tax returns and other documents
required to be filed with federal, state, local and other authorities;
(J) conduct a Phase I environmental audit prior to
foreclosure on any property concerning which North Bay Bancorp or the
Bank has knowledge, or should have knowledge, that asbestos or
asbestos-containing materials, PCBs or PCB-contaminated materials, any
petroleum product, or hazardous substance or waste (as defined under
any applicable environmental laws) was or is present, manufactured,
recycled, reclaimed, released, stored, treated, or disposed of, and
provide the results of such audit to and consult with Westamerica
regarding the significance of the audit prior to the foreclosure on
any such property;
(K) not sell, lease, pledge, assign, encumber or otherwise
dispose of any of its respective assets except in the Ordinary Course
of Business, for adequate value, without recourse and consistent with
its customary practice;
(L) with respect to any extension of credit in excess of
$10,000, not waive or release any right or collateral or cancel or
compromise any debt or claim, except in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(M) not make, renegotiate, renew, increase, extend or
purchase any loans, advances or loan commitments, in each case to any
of its respective officers, directors or any affiliated or related
persons of such directors or officers except in the Ordinary Course of
Business consistent with established loan procedures and in compliance
with FRB Regulation O;
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(N) not take any action to create, relocate or terminate
the operations of any banking office or branch, or to form any new
subsidiary or affiliated entity;
(O) not settle or otherwise take any action to release
or reduce any of its respective rights with respect to any litigation
involving a claim of more than $10,000 in which it is a party; and
(P) consult with Westamerica on problem loan workout
strategies, and obtain Westamerica's concurrence on any loan loss in
excess of $25,000 or any writedown of other real estate owned.
(ii) neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank will, without
first having obtained the written consent of Westamerica, cause the
officers of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank, respectively to:
(A) commit to any loan with a principal amount in excess
of $50,000, provided that Westamerica's consent shall be deemed given
unless it objects and states the basis of its objection in writing, or
verbally with prompt written confirmation, within two business days
after receipt of written notice directed to authorized Westamerica
personnel, together with sufficient supporting information to allow
Westamerica to make an informed judgment, and Westamerica shall not
unreasonably withhold its consent; provided, further, that any consent
given by Westamerica shall be binding only if given by authorized
Westamerica personnel identified on a list signed by Westamerica's
President;
(B) purchase any investment security with a maturity in
excess of two years, or sell any investment security in which a gain
is recognized;
(C) issue any certificate of deposit with a rate of
interest in excess of 6%;
(D) commit to any new capital commitments or expenditures
in excess of $25,000;
(E) commit to any new contract or extend any existing
contract (including, but not limited to, data processing or servicing)
that would obligate North Bay Bancorp or the Bank for an aggregate
amount over time in excess of $25,000;
(F) accelerate the vesting of pension or other benefits
except as contractually obligated as of the date hereof; or
(G) grant any new stock options or accelerate the vesting
of any existing stock options except as contractually obligated as of
the date hereof.
(H) fail to promptly notify Westamerica in writing upon
the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) the classification of any loan as substandard,
doubtful or loss;
(2) the filing or commencement of any legal
action or other proceeding or investigation against North Bay
Bancorp or the Bank, or any director or executive officer of
either; or
(3) the monthly pretax earnings of North Bay
Bancorp are less than $50,000.
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(i) Press Releases. Neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank shall
issue any press release or written statement for general circulation relating
to this Agreement or the Merger unless previously provided to Westamerica for
review and approval (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) and shall cooperate with Westamerica in the development and
distribution of all news releases and other public information disclosures with
respect to this Agreement or the Merger; provided that North Bay Bancorp may,
without the consent of Westamerica, make any disclosure with regard to this
Agreement or the Merger that it determines is required under any applicable law
or regulation.
(j) No Merger or Solicitation.
(i) Subject to the continuing fiduciary duty of the
Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp to the shareholders of North
Bay Bancorp, prior to the Effective Time, neither North Bay Bancorp
nor the Bank shall effect or agree to effect any Business Combination,
acquire or agree to acquire any of its own capital stock or the
capital stock (except in a fiduciary capacity) or assets (except in
the Ordinary Course of Business or except pursuant to its 401-K Plan
or Employee Stock Purchase Plan as consistent with past practice) of
any other entity, or commence any proceedings for winding up and
dissolution affecting either of them.
(ii) Subject to the continuing fiduciary duty of the
Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp to the shareholders of North
Bay Bancorp, prior to the Effective Date, neither North Bay Bancorp,
the Bank nor any officer, director or affiliate of North Bay Bancorp
or the Bank, nor any investment banker, attorney, accountant or other
agent, advisor or representative retained by North Bay Bancorp or the
Bank shall (A) solicit or encourage, directly or indirectly, any
inquiries, discussions or proposals for, continue, propose or enter
into discussions or negotiations looking toward, or enter into any
agreement or understanding providing for, any Business Combination; or
(B) disclose, directly or indirectly, any nonpublic information to any
corporation, partnership, person or other entity or group, other than
federal or state bank regulatory authorities, or, consultants,
advisors, or agents of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank who need to know
such information and who are subject to comparable confidentiality
provisions, concerning the business and properties of North Bay
Bancorp or the Bank or afford any such party access to the properties,
books or records of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank or otherwise assist
or encourage any such party in connection with the foregoing, or (C)
furnish or cause to be furnished any information concerning the
business, financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of
North Bay Bancorp or the Bank to another person having any actual or
prospective role with respect to any such transaction.
(iii) North Bay Bancorp shall notify Westamerica
immediately of the details of any indication of interest of any
person, corporation, firm, association or group to acquire by any
means a controlling interest in North Bay Bancorp or the Bank or
engage in any Business Combination with North Bay Bancorp or the Bank.
(iv) In the event the Board of Directors of North Bay
Bancorp or the Bank receives a bona fide offer for a Business
Combination of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank with another entity, and
reasonably determines, upon advice of counsel, that as a result of
such offer, any duty to act or to refrain from doing any act pursuant
to this Agreement is inconsistent with the continuing fiduciary duties
of said Board of Directors to the shareholders of North Bay Bancorp,
such failure to act or refrain from doing any act shall not constitute
the failure of any condition, breach of any covenant or otherwise
constitute any breach of this Agreement, provided, however, that any
such failure to act or refrain from doing any act shall entitle
Westamerica to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 12(b); and
provided further, that the obligations and liabilities of North Bay
Bancorp set forth in Section 12(e) hereof shall continue in full force
and effect.
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(k) North Bay Bancorp Profit Sharing Plan. North Bay Bancorp
agrees the North Bay Bancorp Profit Sharing Plan may be terminated, frozen,
modified or merged into the Westamerica Profit Sharing Plan immediately before,
on or after the Effective Date, as determined by Westamerica in its sole
discretion. The Bank will continue to pay all administrative and termination
fees for the Bank profit sharing and 401-K plans.
(l) Changes in Capital Stock. At or after the date hereof and at
or prior to the Effective Time, except with the prior written consent of
Westamerica, neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank shall amend its Articles of
Incorporation or Association, as the case may be, or Bylaws; make any change in
their respective authorized, issued or outstanding capital stock or any other
equity security; issue, sell, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber or dispose
of, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any of its respective stock or
other equity securities or enter into any agreement, call or commitment of any
character so to do; grant or issue any stock option relating to, right to
acquire, or security convertible into, shares of its respective capital stock
or other equity security; purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire (other
than in a fiduciary capacity) any shares of, or any security convertible into,
capital stock or other equity security of its respective company, or agree to
do any of the foregoing, except that nothing herein shall prohibit the
execution of the Stock Option Agreement or issuance of shares pursuant to the
Option Plan with respect to options outstanding at the date of this Agreement
(except as limited in Section 2.6).
(m) Dividends. North Bay Bancorp shall not declare, set aside,
or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of its common stock
(including, without limitation, any stock dividend or distribution).
(n) Accounting Methods. North Bay Bancorp shall not change its
methods of accounting in effect at December 31, 1993, except as required by
changes in generally accepted accounting principles as concurred in by its
independent auditors.
(o) Affiliates. At least 40 days prior to the Effective Date,
North Bay Bancorp shall deliver to Westamerica a letter identifying all persons
who are, at the time this Agreement is submitted for approval to the
shareholders of North Bay Bancorp, "affiliates" of North Bay Bancorp for
purposes of Rule 145 under the 1933 Act. North Bay Bancorp shall use all
reasonable efforts to cause each person named in the letter delivered by it to
deliver to Westamerica prior to the Effective Date, a written "affiliates"
agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, providing
that such person shall dispose of the Westamerica Common Stock to be received
by such person in the Merger only in accordance with applicable law and, in
addition, in such agreement, each such affiliate shall represent that he or she
has no present plan or intention to dispose of any such shares of Westamerica
Common Stock.
(p) Additional Agreements. In case at any time after the
Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full title
to all properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of
North Bay Bancorp or the Bank, the proper officers and directors of each party
to this Agreement shall take all such necessary or appropriate action.
(q) Access to Properties, Books and Records; Confidentiality.
Prior to the Effective Time, North Bay Bancorp and the Bank shall each give
Westamerica and its counsel and accountants full access, during normal business
hours and upon reasonable request, to all of its properties, books, contracts,
commitments and records including, but not limited to, the corporate, financial
and operational records, papers, reports, instructions, procedures, tax returns
and filings, tax settlement letters, material contracts or commitments,
regulatory examinations and correspondence and shall allow Westamerica to make
copies of such materials (to the extent not legally prohibited) and shall
furnish Westamerica with all such information concerning its affairs as
Westamerica may reasonably request. North Bay Bancorp shall also use its best
efforts to cause Arthur Andersen to make available to Westamerica, its
accountants, counsel and other agents, to the extent reasonably requested in
connection with such review, Arthur Andersen's work papers and documentation
relating to its audits of the books and records of North Bay Bancorp.
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(r) Employee Welfare Benefit Plans. North Bay Bancorp agrees that
North Bay Bancorp's employee welfare benefit plans, as defined in Section 3(1)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"),
may be terminated, modified or merged into Westamerica's welfare benefit plans
immediately before, on or after the Effective Date, as determined by
Westamerica in its sole discretion.
(s) Noncompetition Agreements. North Bay Bancorp shall use its
best efforts to have each director of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank listed on
Exhibit F hereto execute a noncompetition agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B, with the exception of Penny Hershman with respect
to whom North Bay Bancorp shall use it best efforts to have her execute a
noncompetition agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B-1.
(t) Litigation Developments. North Bay Bancorp agrees to promptly
advise Westamerica with respect to any and all material legal actions or other
proceedings or investigations and to promptly advise Westamerica with respect
to any significant developments arising in connection with said actions,
proceedings or investigations.
3.3 Covenants of the Parties. Each party shall use its best
efforts to cause its officers, directors, employees, auditors, agents, and
attorneys to cooperate with the other in the reasonable requests for
information by the other parties hereto. Each party shall treat as
confidential all such information in the same manner as each party treats
similar confidential information of its own, and if this Agreement is
terminated, each party shall continue to treat all such information as
confidential and to cause its employees to keep all such information
confidential and shall return such documents theretofore delivered by any other
party as such other party shall request, and shall use such information, or
cause it to be used, solely for the purposes of evaluating and completing the
transactions contemplated hereby; provided that each party may disclose any
such information to the extent required by federal or state securities laws or
otherwise required by any governmental agency or authority, or by generally
accepted accounting principles. The foregoing confidentiality obligations
shall not apply in respect of any information publicly available or to any
information previously known to the party in question, the use of which is not
otherwise restricted.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NORTH BAY BANCORP AND THE
BANK.
North Bay Bancorp, with respect to North Bay Bancorp, and the Bank,
with respect to the Bank, represents and warrants to Westamerica that:
(a) Corporate Status and Power to Enter Into Agreements. North Bay
Bancorp (i) is a bank holding company duly incorporated, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of California and is a registered bank holding
company under the BHC Act, (ii) subject to the approval of this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby by the shareholders of North Bay Bancorp
and the FRB, has all necessary corporate power to enter into this Agreement and
to carry out all of the terms and provisions hereof and thereof to be carried
out by it, and (iii) is in full compliance with any agreements, understandings
or orders of the FRB, the FRBSF, or the FDIC or any other regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over its business or any of its assets or properties.
Neither the scope of the business of North Bay Bancorp nor the location of its
properties requires it to be licensed to do business in any jurisdiction other
than the State of California.
(b) Corporate Status and Power to Enter Into Agreements. The Bank
(i) isa national banking association duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under the National Banking Act, (ii) subject to the approval of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the shareholders of
North Bay Bancorp and the FRB, has all necessary corporate power to enter into
this Agreement and to carry out all of the terms and provisions hereof and
thereof to be carried out by it (iii) currently holds a valid charter issued by
the Comptroller to engage in the commercial banking business in California at
its banking offices, and (iv) is in full compliance with any agreements,
understandings or orders of the FRB, the FRBSF, the Comptroller or any other
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regulatory authority having jurisdiction over its business or any of its assets
or properties. Neither the scope of the business of the Bank nor the location
of its properties requires it to be licensed to do business in any jurisdiction
other than the State of California. The Bank's deposits are insured by the
FDIC to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and regulation.
(c) Articles, Bylaws, Books and Records. The copies of the
Articles of Incorporation or Association, as the case may be, and Bylaws of
North Bay Bancorp and the Bank which shall be delivered to Westamerica promptly
after the date hereof are complete and accurate copies thereof as in effect on
the date hereof. The minute books of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank which
shall be made available to Westamerica contain a complete and accurate record
of all meetings of the respective Boards of Directors (and committees thereof)
and shareholders. The corporate books and records (including financial
statements) of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank fairly reflect the material
transactions to which each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank is a party or by
which its properties are subject or bound, and such books and records have been
properly kept and maintained. The Articles of Incorporation or Association, as
the case may be, and Bylaws of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank and all
amendments thereto have been duly approved by all requisite corporate action
and by the appropriate regulatory authority to the extent required by law.
(d) Compliance With Laws, Regulations and Decrees. Each of North
Bay Bancorp and the Bank (i) has the corporate power to own or lease its
properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted, (ii) has
complied with, and is not in default of, any laws, regulations, ordinances,
orders or decrees applicable to the conduct of its business and the ownership
of its properties, including but not limited to all federal and state laws
(including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act), rules and regulations
relating to the offer, sale or issuance of securities, and the operation of a
commercial bank, other than where such noncompliance or default is not likely
to result in a material limitation on the conduct of its business or is not
likely to otherwise have a material adverse effect on North Bay Bancorp and the
Bank, taken as a whole, (iii) has not failed to file with the proper federal,
state, local or other authorities any material report or other document
required to be so filed, (iv) has all approvals, authorizations, consents,
licenses, clearances and orders of, and has currently effective all
registrations with, all governmental and regulatory authorities which are
necessary to the business and operations of it as now being conducted, (v) has
not received notification, formally or informally, from any agency or
department of any federal, state or local government or any regulatory agency
or the staff thereof (A) asserting that it is not in compliance with any of the
statutes, regulations or ordinances which such government or regulatory
authority enforces, or (B) threatening to revoke any licenses, franchise,
permit or governmental authorization.
(e) Capitalization. The authorized common stock of North Bay
Bancorp consists of 20,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value, of which
1,071,085 shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and currently outstanding. Said stock has been issued in
compliance with all applicable securities laws. No other equity securities of
North Bay Bancorp have been issued or are outstanding. There are currently
outstanding options to purchase 207,494 shares of North Bay Bancorp common
stock, at a weighted average exercise price of $5.65 per share, issued pursuant
to the Option Plan. Said options were granted and, upon issuance in accordance
with the terms of the outstanding options said shares shall be issued, in
compliance with all applicable securities laws. Otherwise, there are no
outstanding (i) options, agreements, calls or commitments of any character
which would obligate North Bay Bancorp to issue, sell, pledge, assign or
otherwise encumber or dispose of, or to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire,
any North Bay Bancorp common stock or any other equity security of North Bay
Bancorp, or (ii) warrants or options relating to, rights to acquire, or debt or
equity securities convertible into, shares of North Bay Bancorp common stock or
any other equity security of North Bay Bancorp. The outstanding common stock
of North Bay Bancorp has been duly and validly registered with the Commission
pursuant to the 1934 Act, to the extent required thereunder.
The authorized capital stock of the Bank consists of 400,000 shares of
the Bank's common stock, $5.00 par value, of which 400,000 shares are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and, except as provided in the National
Banking Act, nonassessable and currently outstanding. Said stock has been
issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws. North Bay Bancorp
owns all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of the Bank. There
are no outstanding
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(i) options, agreements, calls or commitments of any character
which would obligate the Bank to issue, sell, pledge, assign or otherwise
encumber or dispose of, or to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any of the
Bank's common stock or any other equity security of the Bank, or (ii) warrants
or options relating to, rights to acquire, or debt or equity securities
convertible into, shares of the Bank's common stock or any other equity
security of the Bank.
(f) Equity Interests. Except as listed below or as collateral for
outstanding loans held in their respective loan portfolios, neither North Bay
Bancorp nor the Bank owns, directly or indirectly, any equity interest in any
bank, corporation, or other entity.
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Novato National Bank Wholly Owned
North Bay Bancorp Properties Wholly Owned
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(g) Financial Statements, Regulatory Reports. No financial
statement or other document provided or to be provided to Westamerica as
required by Section 3.2(f) hereof, as of the date of such document, contained,
or as to documents to be delivered after the date hereof, will contain, any
untrue statement of a material fact, or, at the date thereof, omitted or will
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were or will be made, not misleading; provided, however, that information as of
a later date shall be deemed to modify information as of any earlier date.
North Bay Bancorp and the Bank have each filed all material documents and
reports relating to North Bay Bancorp and the Bank, respectively, required to
be filed with the Comptroller, the Commission, the FRB, the FRBSF, the FDIC, or
any other governmental authority having jurisdiction over its business or any
of its assets or properties. All such reports conform in all material respects
with the requirements promulgated by such regulatory agencies. All compliance
or corrective action relating to North Bay Bancorp and the Bank required by
governmental authorities and regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over North
Bay Bancorp or the Bank have been taken. Neither North Bay Bancorp nor the
Bank has received notification, formally or informally, from any agency or
department of any federal, state or local government or any regulatory agency
or the staff thereof (A) asserting that North Bay Bancorp or the Bank is not in
compliance with any of the statutes, regulations or ordinances which such
government or regulatory authority enforces, or (B) threatening to revoke any
license, franchise, permit or governmental authorization of North Bay Bancorp
or the Bank. Neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank is subject to any order,
agreement or written directive with any regulatory authority with respect to
its assets or business except for matters of general application. North Bay
Bancorp and the Bank have paid all assessments made or imposed by any
governmental agency. North Bay Bancorp shall deliver to Westamerica copies of
all annual management letters and opinions, and shall make available to
Westamerica for inspection all reviews, correspondence and other documents in
the files of North Bay Bancorp prepared by Arthur Andersen or any other
certified public accountant engaged by North Bay Bancorp and delivered to North
Bay Bancorp since January 1, 1990. The consolidated financial records of North
Bay Bancorp have been, and are being and shall be, maintained in all material
respects in accordance with all applicable legal and accounting requirements
sufficient to insure that all transactions reflected therein are, in all
material respects, executed in accordance with management's general or specific
authorization and recorded in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles, or applicable regulatory accounting principles, at the time in
effect. The data processing equipment, data transmission equipment, related
peripheral equipment and software used by North Bay Bancorp and the Bank in the
operation of their business to generate and retrieve financial records are
adequate for the current needs of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank.
(h) Tax Returns.
(i) Each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank has timely
filed all federal, state, county, local and foreign tax returns
required to be filed by it, including, without limitation, estimated
tax, use tax, excise tax, real property and personal property tax
reports and returns, employer's withholding tax returns, other
withholding tax returns and Federal Unemployment Tax Returns, and all
other reports
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or other information required or requested to be filed by each of
them, and each such return, report or other information was, when
filed, complete and accurate in all material respects. Each of North
Bay Bancorp and the Bank have paid all taxes, fees and other
governmental charges, including any interest and penalties thereon,
when they have become due, except those that are being contested in
good faith, which contested matters have been disclosed in writing to
Westamerica. Neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank has been requested
to give or has given any currently effective waivers extending the
statutory period of limitation applicable to any tax return required
to be filed by it for any period. There are no claims pending against
either North Bay Bancorp or the Bank for any alleged deficiency in the
payment of any taxes, and neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank know
of any pending or threatened audits, investigations or claims for
unpaid taxes or relating to any liability in respect of any taxes.
There have been no events, including a change in ownership, that would
result in a reappraisal and establishment of a new base-year full
value for purposes of Articles XIII.A of the California Constitution,
of any real property owned in whole or in part by either North Bay
Bancorp or the Bank or to the best of North Bay Bancorp's or the
Bank's knowledge, of any real property leased by North Bay Bancorp or
the Bank.
(ii) North Bay Bancorp shall deliver to Westamerica copies
of all its and its subsidiaries' tax returns with respect to taxes
payable to the United States of America and the State of California
for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1994 (when available), 1993,
1992, 1991 and 1990.
(iii) No consent has been filed relating to either North Bay
Bancorp or the Bank pursuant to Section 341(f) of the IRC.
(i) Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed in writing by
North Bay Bancorp to Westamerica prior to the date hereof, since September 30,
1994, there has been (i) no material adverse change in the business, assets,
licenses, permits, franchises, results of operations or financial condition of
North Bay Bancorp and the Bank as a whole (whether or not in the Ordinary
Course of Business), (ii) no change in any of the assets, licenses, permits or
franchises of either of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank or that has had or can
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the items
listed in clause (i) above, (iii) no damage, destruction, or other casualty
loss (whether or not covered by insurance) that has had or can reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the items listed in clause
(i) above, (iv) no amendment, modification, or termination of any existing, or
entering into of any new, contract, agreement, plan, lease, license, permit or
franchise that is material to the business, financial condition, assets,
liabilities or operations of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank, taken as a whole,
except in the Ordinary Course of Business; (v) no disposition by either North
Bay Bancorp or the Bank of one or more assets that, individually or in the
aggregate, are material to it, except sales of assets in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
(j) No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for items for which
reserves have been established in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of
North Bay Bancorp as of September 30, 1994, neither North Bay Bancorp nor the
Bank has incurred or discharged, and is not legally obligated with respect to,
any indebtedness, liability (including, without limitation, a liability arising
out of an indemnification, guarantee, hold harmless or similar arrangement) or
obligation (accrued or contingent, whether due or to become due, and whether or
not subordinated to the claims of its general creditors), other than as a
result of operations in the Ordinary Course of Business after such date. No
agreement pursuant to which any loans or other assets have been or will be sold
by either of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank entitle the buyer of such loans or
other assets, unless there is material breach of a representation or covenant
by the seller, to cause North Bay Bancorp or the Bank to repurchase such loan
or other asset or the buyer to pursue any other form of recourse against North
Bay Bancorp or the Bank. Neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank has knowingly
made or shall make any representations or covenants in any such agreement that
contained or shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
or shall omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which such
representations and/or covenants were made or shall be made, not
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misleading. No cash,stock or other dividend or any other distribution with
respect to the stock of North Bay Bancorp has been declared, set aside or paid,
nor have any shares of the stock of North Bay Bancorp been purchased, redeemed
or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, by North Bay Bancorp since
September 30, 1994.
(k) Properties and Leases.
(i) Each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank has good and
marketable title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and the
right of possession, subject to existing leaseholds, to all real
properties and good title to all other property and assets, tangible
and intangible, reflected in the North Bay Bancorp consolidated
balance sheet as of September 30, 1994 (except property held as lessee
under leases disclosed in writing prior to the date hereof and except
personal property sold or otherwise disposed of since September 30,
1994 in the Ordinary Course of Business), except (a) liens for taxes
or assessments not delinquent, (b) such other liens and encumbrances
and imperfections of title as do not materially affect the value of
such property as reflected in the North Bay Bancorp consolidated
balance sheet as of September 30, 1994, or as currently shown on the
books and records of North Bay Bancorp and which do not interfere with
or impair the present and continued use, or (c) immaterial exceptions
disclosed in title reports and preliminary title reports, copies of
which shall be provided to Westamerica. All tangible properties of
each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank conform in all material
respects with all applicable ordinances, regulations and zoning laws.
All tangible properties of each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank are
in a good state of maintenance and repair and are adequate for the
current business of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank. No properties of
North Bay Bancorp or the Bank, and, to the best of North Bay Bancorp's
and the Bank's knowledge, no properties in which either holds a
collateral or contingent interest or purchase option, are the subject
of any pending or threatened investigation, claim or proceeding
relating to the use, storage or disposal on such property of or
contamination of such property by any toxic or hazardous waste
material or substance. To the best of North Bay Bancorp's and the
Bank's knowledge, respectively, neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank
owns, possesses or has a collateral or contingent interest or purchase
option in any properties or other assets which contain or have located
within or thereon any hazardous or toxic waste material or substance
unless the location of such hazardous or toxic waste material or other
substance or its use thereon conforms in all material respects with
all federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations or other
provisions regulating the discharge of materials into the environment.
As to any asset not owned or leased by North Bay Bancorp or the Bank,
neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank has controlled, directed or
participated in the operation or management of any such asset or any
facilities or enterprise conducted thereon, such that either has
become an owner or operator of such asset under applicable
environmental laws.
(ii) All properties held by either North Bay Bancorp or the
Bank under leases are held under valid, binding and enforceable leases
(subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and civil laws affecting
creditors' rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to
equitable principles of general applicability), with such exceptions
as are not material and do not interfere with the conduct of the
business of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank, and North Bay Bancorp or
the Bank enjoy quiet and peaceful possession of such leased property.
Neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank is in default in any respect
under any material lease, agreement or obligation regarding its
properties to which it is a party or by which it is bound.
(iii) Except as disclosed to Westamerica in writing prior to
the date hereof, none of North Bay Bancorp's and the Bank's rights and
obligations under the leases referred to in Section 4(k)(ii) above
require the consent of any other party to the transaction contemplated
by this Agreement. Where required, North Bay Bancorp
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and the Bank shall obtain, prior to the Effective Date, the consent of
all parties to any such transactions.
(l) Material Contracts. Except as disclosed to Westamerica in
writing prior to the date hereof and excluding loans, lines of credit, loan
commitments or letters of credit to which the Bank is a party, neither North
Bay Bancorp nor the Bank is a party to or bound by any contract or other
agreement made in the Ordinary Course of Business which involves aggregate
future payments by or to it of more than $50,000 and which is made for a fixed
period expiring more than one year from the date hereof, and neither North Bay
Bancorp nor the Bank is a party to or bound by any agreement not made in the
Ordinary Course of Business which is to be performed at or after the date
hereof. Each of the contracts and agreements disclosed to Westamerica pursuant
to this Section 4(l) is a legal and binding obligation (subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally
and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general
applicability), and no breach or default (and no condition which, with notice
or passage of time, or both, could become a breach or default) exists with
respect thereto. No power of attorney or similar authorization given directly
or indirectly by either of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank is currently
outstanding.
(m) Classified Loans. Except as previously disclosed to
Westamerica in writing, there are no loans presently owned by North Bay Bancorp
or the Bank that have been classified by any bank examiner, outside loan
reviewer, accountant or management as "Other Loans Especially Mentioned,"
"Substandard," "Doubtful," or "Loss" or classified using categories with
similar import and all loans or portions thereof classified "Loss" have been
charged off. Notwithstanding the above, neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank
shall be under any obligation to disclose to Westamerica any such
classification by any bank examiner where such disclosure would violate any
obligation of confidentiality of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank imposed by the
Comptroller, the FDIC, the FRB, or other regulator. North Bay Bancorp and the
Bank regularly review and appropriately classify loans in accordance with all
applicable legal and regulatory requirements and generally accepted banking
practices. All loans and investments of each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank
are legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms and are not subject to any setoffs, counterclaims or disputes
(subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable
principles of general applicability), except as disclosed to Westamerica in
writing or reserved for in the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of North
Bay Bancorp as of September 30, 1994, and were duly authorized under and made
in compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Neither
North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank has any extensions of credit, investments,
guarantees, indemnification agreements or commitments for the same (including
without limitation commitments to issue letters of credit, to create
acceptances, or to repurchase securities, federal funds or other assets) other
than those documented on the books and records of North Bay Bancorp and the
Bank.
(n) Restrictions on Investments. Except for pledges to secure
public and trust deposits and repurchase agreements in the Ordinary Course of
Business, none of the investments reflected in the North Bay Bancorp
consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 1994, and none of the
investments made by either of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank since September 30,
1994, is subject to any restriction, whether contractual or statutory, which
materially impairs the ability of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank freely to
dispose of such investment at any time.
(o) Employment Contracts and Benefits.
(i) North Bay Bancorp shall deliver to Westamerica an
accurate list setting forth all bonus, incentive compensation,
profit-sharing, pension, retirement, stock purchase, stock option,
deferred compensation, severance, hospitalization, medical, dental,
vision, group insurance, death benefits, disability and other fringe
benefit plans, trust agreements, arrangements and commitments of North
Bay Bancorp and the Bank (including but not limited to such plans,
agreements, arrangements and commitments applicable to former
employees or retired employees, or for which such persons are
eligible), if any, together with copies of all such plans, agreements,
arrangements and commitments that are documented, any and all
contracts of
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employment and has made available to Westamerica any Board of
Directors' minutes (or committee minutes) authorizing, approving
or guaranteeing such plans and contracts. There are no agreements or
understandings, either written or oral, between North Bay Bancorp or
the Bank and any person which would result in the payment of any
consideration as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement other than as disclosed to Westamerica in writing prior
to the date hereof.
(ii) With respect to each employee benefit plan (as defined
in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is listed in Subsection (o) and which
is subject to the reporting, disclosure and record retention
requirements set forth in the IRC and Part 1 of Subtitle B of Title I
of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, each of such requirements has
been fully met on a timely basis.
(iii) With respect to each employee benefit plan (as defined
in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is listed inSubsection (o) and which
is subject to Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, none of the
following now exists or has existed within the six-year period ending
on the date hereof:
(1) Any act or omission constituting a material
violation of Section 402 of ERISA;
(2) Any act or omission constituting a violation
of Section 403 of ERISA;
(3) Any act or omission by North Bay Bancorp or
any of its subsidiaries, or by any director, officer or
employee thereof, constituting a violation of Sections 404 and
405 of ERISA;
(4) To the knowledge of North Bay Bancorp or
any of its subsidiaries, any act or omission by any other
person constituting a violation of Sections 404 or 405 of
ERISA;
(5) Any act or omission which constitutes a
violation of Sections 406 or 407 of ERISA and is not exempted
by Section 408 of ERISA or which constitutes a violation of
Section 4975(c) of the IRC and is not exempted by Section
4975(d) of the IRC; or
(6) Any act or omission constituting a
violation of Sections 503, 510 or 511 of ERISA.
(iv) All contributions, premiums or other payments due from
North Bay Bancorp and its subsidiaries to (or under) any plan listed
in Subsection (o) have been fully paid or adequately provided for on
the Audited Financials for the year ended December 31, 1993 and period
ended June 30, 1994. All accruals thereon (including, where
appropriate, proportional accruals for partial periods) have been made
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied on a reasonable basis.
(v) Each plan listed in Subsection (o) complies with all
applicable requirements of (A) the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act of 1967, as amended, and the regulations thereunder and (B) Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and the regulations
thereunder.
(vi) Each plan listed in Subsection (o) complies with all
applicable requirements of (A) the health care continuation coverage
provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1985, and the regulations thereunder.
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(vii) North Bay Bancorp shall disclose in writing to
Westamerica the names of each director, officer and employee of each
of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank.
(p) Compliance With ERISA. North Bay Bancorp has not, since its
inception, either maintained or contributed to an employee pension benefit plan,
as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, including multiemployer plans, other than
the North Bay Bancorp Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan") and a true and accurate
copy of which shall be provided to Westamerica. With respect to the Plan and
its related trust (the "Trust"), as of the Effective Time (i) the Plan will in
all material respects be (and currently is) in compliance with all the
applicable requirements of Section 401(a) of the IRC, and the Trust will be
exempt from income tax under Section 501(a) of the IRC; (ii) an application for
a determination letter as to the qualified status of the Plan, as adopted and
effective under Section 401(a) of the IRC was filed with the Internal Revenue
Service ("IRS"), (the "Determination Letter"), and North Bay Bancorp will adopt
any amendments required by the IRS in order to obtain the favorable
Determination Letter; (iii) North Bay Bancorp shall not have amended the Plan
or administered the Plan in such a manner since filing for a Determination
Letter that would preclude the issuance of a favorable Determination Letter to
the Plan and Trust; (iv) no contributions have exceeded the limitations set
forth in Section 415 of the IRC; (v) all required and necessary filings with
the IRS, Department of Labor and any other governmental agencies with respect
to the Plan and the Trust for all periods ending at or prior to the Effective
Time will have been made on a timely basis by North Bay Bancorp and the plan
administrator; (vi) there shall have been no material violation of Parts 1 and
4 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or of Section 4975 of the IRC; and (vii)
there shall have been no action, claim or demand of any kind known to North Bay
Bancorp brought or threatened by any potential claimant or representative of
such claimant under the Plan or Trust where North Bay Bancorp may be either (A)
liable directly on such action, claim or demand, or (B) obligated to indemnify
any person, group of persons or entity with respect to such action, claim or
demand, unless such action, claim or demand is covered by adequate reserves
reflected in North Bay Bancorp's June 30, 1994 financial statements or an
insurer of North Bay Bancorp has agreed to defend against and pay the amount of
any resulting liability without reservation.
(q) Collective Bargaining and Employment Agreements. Except as
provided in this Agreement or as disclosed to Westamerica in writing prior to
the date hereof, neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank has any union or
collective bargaining or written employment agreements, contracts or other
agreements with any labor organization or with any member of management, or any
management or consultation agreement not terminable at will by it without
liability and no such contract or agreement has been requested by, or is under
discussion by management with, any group of employees, any member of management
or any other person. There are no material controversies pending between North
Bay Bancorp or the Bank and any current or former employees, and to the best of
their respective knowledge, there are no efforts presently being made by any
labor union seeking to organize any of such employees.
(r) Compensation of Officers and Employees. Except as disclosed
to Westamerica in writing prior to the date hereof, (i) no officer or employee
of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank is receiving aggregate direct remuneration at
a rate exceeding $40,000 per annum, and (ii) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone or upon the
occurrence of any additional or further acts or events) result in any payment
(whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming due from North Bay Bancorp,
the Bank or Westamerica to any employee of either North Bay Bancorp or the
Bank.
(s) Legal Actions and Proceedings. Except as previously disclosed
to Westamerica in writing prior to the date hereof, neither North Bay Bancorp
nor the Bank is a party to, or so far as either of them is aware, threatened
with, and to their knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for, any legal
action or other proceeding or investigation before any court, any arbitrator of
any kind or any government agency, and neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank
is subject to any potential adverse claim, the outcome of which could involve
the payment or receipt by North Bay Bancorp or the Bank of any amount in excess
of $50,000, unless an insurer of North Bay Bancorp has agreed to defend against
and pay the amount of any resulting liability without reservation, or, if any
such legal action, proceeding, investigation or claim will not involve the
payment by North Bay Bancorp or the Bank of a monetary amount, which could
materially adversely affect North Bay Bancorp or
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the Bank or its business or property or the transactions contemplated hereby
except as previously disclosed in writing to Westamerica prior to the date
hereof. Neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank has knowledge of any pending or
threatened claims or charges under the Community Reinvestment Act, before the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair
Housing & Economic Development, the California Unemployment Appeals Board, or
any human relations commission. There is no labor dispute, strike, slow-down or
stoppage pending or, to the best of the knowledge of North Bay Bancorp and the
Bank, threatened against North Bay Bancorp or the Bank.
(t) Execution and Delivery of the Agreement.
(i) The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been duly
authorized by the respective Boards of Directors of North Bay Bancorp and the
Bank and, when this Agreement and the Merger have been duly approved by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
North Bay Bancorp common stock at a meeting of shareholders duly called and
held, this Agreement and the Merger will be duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank.
(ii) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by North
Bay Bancorp and the Bank and (assuming due execution and delivery by
Westamerica) constitutes the legal and binding obligations (subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and civil laws affecting creditors' rights
generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of
general applicability) of each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank.
(iii) The execution and delivery by North Bay Bancorp and the Bank
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein (A) do not
violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Association or Bylaws
of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank, any provision of federal or state law or any
governmental rule or regulation (assuming (1) receipt of the Government
Approvals, (2) receipt of the requisite North Bay Bancorp shareholder approval
referred to in Section 4(t)(i) hereof, (3) due registration of the Westamerica
Shares under the 1933 Act, (4) receipt of appropriate permits or approvals
under state securities or "blue sky" laws, and (5) accuracy of the
representations of Westamerica set forth herein), and (B) do not require any
consent of any person under, conflict with or result in a breach of, or
accelerate the performance required by any of the terms of, any material debt
instrument, lease, license, covenant, agreement or understanding to which
either North Bay Bancorp or the Bank is a party or by which either is bound or
any order, ruling, decree, judgment, arbitration award or stipulation to which
North Bay Bancorp or the Bank is subject, or constitute a default thereunder or
result in the creation of any lien, claim, security interest, encumbrance,
charge, restriction or right of any third party of any kind whatsoever upon any
of the properties or assets of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank.
(u) Retention of Broker or Consultant. No broker, agent, finder,
consultant or other party (other than legal, compliance, loan auditors and
accounting advisors) has been retained by North Bay Bancorp or is entitled to
be paid based upon any agreements, arrangements or understandings made by North
Bay Bancorp in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except that North Bay Bancorp has engaged the firm of Hoefer &
Arnett, Inc. to act as its financial advisor and to render an opinion regarding
the fairness of the Merger and has engaged the services of Sheshunoff & Co. to
assist in analyzing any proposed offer. North Bay Bancorp shall provide
Westamerica with a true and accurate copy of its agreement(s) with both Hoefer
& Arnett, Inc. and Sheshunoff & Co.
(v) Insurance. Each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank is and
continuously since its inception has been, insured with reputable insurers
against all risks normally insured against by banks, and all of the insurance
policies and bonds maintained by each of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank are in
full force and effect, neither is in default thereunder and all material claims
thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion. In the best judgment of
the management of North Bay Bancorp, such insurance coverage is adequate for
North Bay Bancorp and the Bank. Since December 31, 1990, there has not been
any damage to, destruction of, or loss of any assets of North Bay Bancorp not
covered by insurance that could materially and adversely affect the
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business, financial condition, properties, assets or results of operations of
North Bay Bancorp or the Bank.
(w) Loan Loss Reserves. The reserve for loan losses in the North
Bay Bancorp consolidated balance sheets dated December 31, 1993, March 31,
1994, June 30, 1994, September 30, 1994, each subsequent period end prior to
the Effective Date and as of the Effective Date are or will be adequate in all
material respects under the requirements of all applicable state and federal
laws and regulations to provide for possible loan losses on outstanding loans,
net of recoveries, but in no event will be less than 100% of total
Nonperforming Assets outstanding for all calendar quarters on or after
September 30, 1994. For purposes of this Agreement, Nonperforming Assets is
the sum of all accruing loans over 90 days past due in the payment of principal
or interest plus any loans no longer accruing interest and all real estate
owned ("REO"). North Bay Bancorp has disclosed to Westamerica in writing prior
to the date hereof, and will promptly inform Westamerica of the amounts of all
REO, loans, leases, other extensions of credit or commitments, or other
interest-bearing assets of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank, that have been
classified as of the date hereof or hereafter by any internal bank examiner or
any bank regulatory agency as "Other Loans Especially Mentioned",
"Substandard", "Doubtful", "Loss", or words of similar import in the case of
loans (or that would have been so classified, in the case of other assets, had
they been loans). Notwithstanding the above, North Bay Bancorp shall be under
no obligation to disclose to Westamerica any such classification by any bank
regulatory agency where such disclosure would violate any obligation of
confidentiality of North Bay Bancorp imposed by such bank regulatory agency.
North Bay Bancorp has furnished and will continue to furnish to Westamerica
true and accurate information concerning the loan portfolio and REO of North
Bay Bancorp and the Bank, and no material information with respect to the loan
portfolio has been or will be withheld from Westamerica.
(x) Transactions With Affiliates. Except as may arise in the
Ordinary Course of Business, neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank has
extended credit, committed itself to extend credit, or transferred any asset to
or assumed or guaranteed any liability of the employees or directors of North
Bay Bancorp or the Bank, or any spouse or child of any of them, or to any of
their "affiliates" or "associates" as such terms are defined in Rule 405 under
the 1933 Act. Neither North Bay Bancorp nor the Bank has entered into any
other transactions with the employees or directors of North Bay Bancorp or the
Bank or any spouse or child of any of them, or any of their affiliates or
associates, except as disclosed in writing to Westamerica. Except in
accordance with the provisions of the Bank's employee discount program for
non-officer employees, a copy of which has been provided to Westamerica prior
to the date hereof, any such transactions have been on terms no less favorable
to North Bay Bancorp or the Bank than those which would prevail in an
arm's-length transaction with an independent third party.
(y) Information in Westamerica Registration Statement. The
information pertaining to North Bay Bancorp and the Bank which has been or will
be furnished to Westamerica for or on behalf of North Bay Bancorp for inclusion
in the Westamerica Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Proxy
Statement (each as hereinafter defined), or in the applications to be filed to
obtain the Government Approvals (the "Applications"), does not and will not
contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit or will omit to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made,
not misleading; provided, however, that information of a later date shall be
deemed to modify information as of an earlier date. All financial statements
of North Bay Bancorp included in the Prospectus and Proxy Statement will
present fairly the financial condition and results of operations of North Bay
Bancorp at the dates and for the periods covered by such statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
throughout the periods covered by such statements. North Bay Bancorp shall
promptly advise Westamerica in writing if prior to the Effective Time North Bay
Bancorp shall obtain knowledge of any facts that would make it necessary to
amend the Westamerica Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or any
Application, or to supplement the Prospectus, in order to make the statements
therein not misleading or to comply with applicable law.
(z) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. No representation
or warranty by either North Bay Bancorp or the Bank, and no statement by either
North Bay Bancorp or the Bank
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in any certificate, agreement, schedule or other document furnished in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state
any material fact necessary to make such representation, warranty or statement
not misleading to Westamerica; provided, however, that information as of a later
date shall automatically modify information as of an earlier date.
(aa) No Brokered Deposits. The Bank does not now have and shall
not accept prior to or have on the Effective Date any "brokered deposits" as
such deposits are defined by the FDIC.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WESTAMERICA.
Westamerica represents and warrants to North Bay Bancorp that:
(a) Corporate Status and Power to Enter Into Agreement.
Westamerica (i) is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under California law and is a registered bank holding company
under the BHC Act (ii) subject to the approval of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby by the FRB, has all necessary corporate power
to enter into this Agreement and to carry out all of the terms and provisions
hereof and thereof to be carried out by it, (iii) Westamerica Bank holds a
currently valid license issued by the Superintendent to engage in the
commercial banking business in California at the offices in which such business
is conducted (iv) neither Westamerica nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to
any order of the FRB, the Superintendent or any other regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over its or their business or any of its or their assets or
properties. Neither the scope of the business of Westamerica nor the location
of its properties requires it to be licensed to do business in any jurisdiction
other than the State of California.
(b) Corporate Status and Power of Westamerica. Prior to and as of
the Effective Time, Westamerica will be a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the California law and will have
the corporate power to enter into the Merger Agreement and to carry out all of
the terms and provisions thereof to be carried out by it.
(c) Certificate, Bylaws, Books and Records. The copies of the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Westamerica to be delivered to North
Bay Bancorp are complete and accurate copies thereof as in effect on the date
hereof. The minute books of Westamerica made available to North Bay Bancorp
contain a complete and accurate record of all meetings of Westamerica's Board
of Directors (and committees thereof) and shareholders. The corporate books
and records (including financial statements) of Westamerica fairly reflect the
material transactions to which Westamerica or any of its subsidiaries is a
party or by which any of their properties are subject or bound, and such books
and records have been properly kept and maintained. The Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of Westamerica and all amendments thereto have been
duly approved by all requisite corporate action and said Articles of
Incorporation and all amendments thereto have been duly filed with the
California Secretary of State.
(d) Compliance With Laws, Regulations and Decrees. Westamerica
and each of its subsidiaries (i) has the corporate power to own or lease its
properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted, (ii) has
complied with, and is not in default of any laws, regulations, ordinances,
orders or decrees applicable to the conduct of its business and the ownership
of its properties, including but not limited to all federal and state laws
(including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act), rules and regulations
relating to the offer, sale or issuance of securities, and the operation of its
subsidiary commercial banks, other than where such noncompliance or default is
not likely to result in a material limitation on the conduct of the business of
Westamerica or its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or is not likely to
otherwise have a material adverse effect on Westamerica and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole, (iii) has not failed to file with the proper federal, state,
local or other authorities any material report or other document required to be
so filed, (iv) has all material approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses,
clearances and orders of, and has currently effective all registrations with,
all governmental and regulatory authorities which are necessary in all material
respects to the respective businesses and operations of Westamerica and its
subsidiaries as they are now being conducted, and (v) has received no
notification, formally or informally, from any agency or department of any
federal, state or local government or any
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regulatory agency or the staff thereof (A) asserting that Westamerica and its
subsidiaries (taken as a whole) are not in material compliance with any of the
statutes, regulations or ordinances which such governmental or regulatory
authority enforces, or (B) threatening to revoke any material licenses,
franchise, permit or governmental authorization of Westamerica and its
subsidiaries (taken as a whole).
(e) Financial Statements. No financial statement or other
document provided or to be provided to North Bay Bancorp as required by Section
3.1(d) hereof, as of the date of such document, contained, or as to documents
delivered after the date hereof, will contain, any untrue statement of a
material fact, or, at the date thereof, omitted or will omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were or will be made,
not misleading; provided, however, that information as of a later date shall be
deemed to modify information as of any earlier date. Westamerica has filed all
material documents and reports relating to Westamerica or its subsidiaries
required to be filed by it with the FDIC, the FRB, the State Banking Department
or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction over its business or
any of its assets or properties. All such reports conform in all material
respects with the requirements promulgated by such regulatory agencies. All
compliance or corrective action relating to Westamerica or its subsidiaries
required by governmental authorities and regulatory agencies having
jurisdiction over Westamerica or its subsidiaries has been taken. Westamerica
and its subsidiaries have received no notification, formally or informally,
from any agency or department of any federal, state or local government or any
regulatory agency or the staff thereof (A) asserting that Westamerica or its
subsidiaries are not in compliance with any of the statutes, regulations or
ordinances which such governmental or regulatory authority enforces, or (B)
threatening to revoke any license, franchise, permit or governmental
authorization of Westamerica or its subsidiaries. Neither Westamerica nor any
of its subsidiaries is subject to any order, agreement, or written directive
with any regulatory authority with respect to its assets or business except for
matters of general application. Westamerica and its subsidiaries have paid all
assessments made or imposed by any governmental agency. Westamerica shall
deliver to North Bay Bancorp copies of all annual management letters and
opinions, and shall make available to North Bay Bancorp for inspection all
reviews, correspondence and other documents in the files of Westamerica
prepared by KPMG, or any other certified public accountant engaged by
Westamerica, and delivered to Westamerica since January 1, 1990. The financial
records of Westamerica have been, and are being and shall be, maintained in all
material respects in accordance with all applicable legal and accounting
requirements sufficient to insure that all transactions reflected therein are,
in all material respects, executed in accordance with management's general or
specific authorization and recorded in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles at the time in effect.
(f) Material Adverse Change. There has been no material adverse
change in the financial condition, results of operation or assets of
Westamerica from the financial condition, results of operation or assets
indicated in the financial statements of Westamerica at September 30, 1994,
which financial statements have been heretofore provided to North Bay Bancorp.
(g) Execution and Delivery of the Agreement.
(i) The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been
duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of Westamerica
and this Agreement will be duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Westamerica.
(ii) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Westamerica and (assuming due execution and delivery by North Bay
Bancorp) constitutes a legal and binding obligation of Westamerica
(subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and civil laws affecting
creditors' rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to
equitable principles of general applicability).
(iii) The execution and delivery by Westamerica of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated
(A) do not and will not violate any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of Westamerica, any
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provision of federal or state law or any governmental rule or
regulation (assuming (1) receipt of the Government Approvals, (2) due
registration of the Westamerica Shares under the 1933 Act, (3) receipt
of appropriate permits or approvals under state securities or
"blue sky" laws, and (4) accuracy of the representations of North Bay
Bancorp set forth herein, and (B) do not require any consent of any
person under, conflict with or result in a breach of, or accelerate the
performance required by any of the terms of, any material debt
instrument, lease, license, covenant, agreement or understanding to
which Westamerica is a party or by which it is bound or any order,
ruling, decree, judgment, arbitration award or stipulation to which
Westamerica is subject, or constitute a default thereunder or result in
the creation of any lien, claim, security interest, encumbrance,
charge, restriction or right of any third party of any kind whatsoever
upon any of the properties or assets of Westamerica.
(h) Information in Westamerica Registration Statement. The
information pertaining to Westamerica and each of its subsidiaries which will
appear in the Westamerica Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Proxy
Statement, in the form filed with the Commission, or in the Applications, will
contain no untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
provided, however, that the information as of a later date shall be deemed to
modify information as of an earlier date. All financial statements of
Westamerica included in the Prospectus or the Proxy Statement will present
fairly the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of
Westamerica and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates and for the periods
covered by such statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied throughout the periods covered by such
statements. Westamerica shall promptly advise North Bay Bancorp in writing if
prior to the Effective Time Westamerica shall obtain knowledge of any facts
that would make it necessary to amend the Westamerica Registration Statement,
the Proxy Statement or any Application, or to supplement the Prospectus, in
order to make the statements therein not misleading or to comply with
applicable law.
(i) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. No representation
or warranty by Westamerica and no statement by Westamerica in any certificate,
agreement, schedule or other document furnished in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Merger Agreement contains or
will contain any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to
state any material fact necessary to make such representation, warranty or
statement not misleading to North Bay Bancorp; provided, however, that
information as of a later date shall be deemed to modify information as of an
earlier date.
(j) Capitalization. As of September 30, 1994, the authorized
capital stock of Westamerica consisted of 1,000,000 shares of Class B Common
Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value, of which no
shares were issued or outstanding, and 20,000,000 shares of common stock,
without par value, of which 8,074,851 shares were duly authorized, fully paid,
validly issued, nonassessable and are currently outstanding. Attached to each
outstanding share of Common Stock is a Common Stock Purchase Right which
entitles the holder of each Westamerica Share to certain Rights as set forth in
the Amended Rights Agreement between Westamerica and Chemical Trust Company of
California, dated September 28, 1989 (the "Amended Rights Agreement").
(k) Tax Returns. Westamerica has timely filed all federal and
state returns required to be filed by it or its subsidiaries, including,
without limitation, estimated tax, use tax, excise tax, real property and
personal property tax reports and returns, employer's withholding tax returns,
withholding tax returns and Federal Unemployment Tax Act returns, and all other
reports or other information required or requested to be filed by each of them,
and each such return, report or other information was, when filed, complete and
accurate in all material respects. Westamerica and each of its subsidiaries
has paid all taxes, fees and other governmental charges, including any interest
and penalties thereon, when they have become due and payable, except those that
are being contested in good faith, which contested matters shall be disclosed
to North Bay Bancorp. Except as disclosed in writing to North Bay Bancorp,
neither Westamerica nor any of its subsidiaries has
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been requested to give or has given any currently effective waivers extending
the statutory period of limitation applicable to any tax return required to be
filed by any of them for any period. Except as disclosed in writing to North
Bay Bancorp, there are no material claims pending against Westamerica or any of
its subsidiaries for any alleged deficiency in the payment of any taxes, and
neither Westamerica nor any of its subsidiaries knows of any pending or
threatened audits, investigations or claims for unpaid taxes or relating to any
liability in respect of any taxes. Westamerica shall make available to North
Bay Bancorp, when available, copies of all of its and its subsidiaries' tax
returns with respect to taxes payable to the United States of America and the
State of California for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1992, 1993 and 1994.
(l) Retention of a Broker or Consultant. No broker, agent,
finder, consultant or other party (other than legal and accounting advisors)
has been retained by Westamerica or is entitled to be paid based upon any
agreements, arrangements or understandings made by Westamerica in connection
with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(m) Classified Loans. Except as disclosed to North Bay Bancorp in
writing, there are no loans presently owned by Westamerica or its subsidiaries
in excess of $1,000,000 that have been classified by any bank examiner,
accountant or the management of Westamerica as "Substandard", "Doubtful", or
"Loss" or classified using categories with similar import and all loans or
portions thereof classified "Loss" have been charged off or will be charged off
within ninety (90) days of classification as "Loss". Notwithstanding the
above, Westamerica shall be under no obligations to disclose to North Bay
Bancorp any such classification by any bank examiner where such disclosure
would violate any obligation of confidentiality of Westamerica imposed by
banking regulators. Westamerica regularly reviews and appropriately classifies
its loans in accordance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements
and generally accepted banking practices.
(n) Employee Benefits.
(i) Westamerica shall deliver upon request to North Bay
Bancorp an accurate list setting forth all profit sharing, pension,
retirement, stock purchase, stock option, deferred compensation,
severance, hospitalization, group insurance, death benefits,
disability and other fringe benefit plans, trust agreements,
arrangements and commitments of Westamerica, if any, together with
copies of plans that are documented.
(ii) Each employee benefit plan (as defined in Sections
3(3) of ERISA) which is listed in subsection (j)(i) is in material
compliance with the requirements of ERISA.
(o) Loan Loss Reserves. The reserve for loan losses in the
Westamerica consolidated balance sheet dated September 30, 1994 as of the
Effective Date are or will be adequate in all material respects under the
requirements of all applicable state and federal laws and regulations to
provide for possible loan losses on outstanding loans, net of recoveries,
outstanding as of such time. Westamerica will promptly inform North Bay
Bancorp of the amounts of all loans, leases, other extensions of credit or
commitments, or other interest-bearing assets of Westamerica which exceed
$1,000,000, that have been classified as of the date hereof or hereafter by any
internal bank examiner or any bank regulatory agency as "Substandard",
"Doubtful", "Loss", or words of similar import in the case of loans (or that
would have been so classified, in the case of other interest-bearing assets,
had they been loans). Notwithstanding the above, Westamerica shall be under no
obligation to disclose to North Bay Bancorp any such classification by any bank
regulatory agency where such disclosure would violate any obligation of
confidentiality of Westamerica imposed by such bank regulatory agency.
Westamerica will continue to furnish to North Bay Bancorp true and accurate
information concerning the loan portfolio of Westamerica, and no material
information with respect to the loan portfolio has been or will be withheld
from North Bay Bancorp.
(p) Insurance. Westamerica and each of its subsidiaries are, and
continuously since their respective inception have been, insured with reputable
insurers against all risks normally insured against by bank holding companies
and banks, respectively, and all of the insurance policies and bonds maintained
by Westamerica and each of its subsidiaries are in full force and effect,
neither Westamerica nor any of its subsidiaries is in default thereunder, and
all material claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion. In
the best judgment of the management of Westamerica
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such insurance coverage is adequate for Westamerica and each of its
subsidiaries. Since December 31, 1991, there has not been any damage to,
destruction of, or loss of any assets of Westamerica or any of its
subsidiaries not covered by insurance that could materially and adversely
affect the business, financial condition, properties, assets or results of
operations of Westamerica and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(q) Legal Actions and Proceedings. Except as disclosed to North
Bay Bancorp in writing, neither Westamerica nor any of its subsidiaries is a
party to, nor so far as any of them is aware, threatened with, and to
Westamerica's knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for, any legal action or
other proceeding or investigation before any court, any arbitrator of any kind
or any government agency, and neither Westamerica nor any of its subsidiaries
is subject to any potential adverse claim, the outcome of which could involve
the payment by Westamerica or its subsidiaries of any amount in excess of
$500,000, unless an insurer of Westamerica has agreed to defend against and pay
the amount of any resulting liability without reservation, or, if any such
legal action, proceeding, investigation or claim will not involve the payment
by Westamerica or any of its subsidiaries of a monetary amount, which could
materially adversely affect Westamerica or its business or property or the
transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Westamerica nor any of its
subsidiaries has any knowledge of any pending or threatened claims or charges
under the Community Reinvestment Act, before the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, the California Department of Fair Housing & Economic Development,
the California Unemployment Appeals board, or any human relations commission.
There is no labor dispute, strike, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the best
of the knowledge of Westamerica, threatened against Westamerica or any of its
subsidiaries.
6. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933; SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
(a) Preparation and Filing of Registration Statement. Westamerica
shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission (i) a registration
statement on the appropriate form (the "Westamerica Registration Statement")
under and pursuant to the provisions of the 1933 Act for the purpose of
registering the Westamerica Shares and, (ii) shall prepare and file, as soon as
practicable, one or more registration statements or amendments to existing
registration statements under the 1933 Act for the purpose of registering the
maximum number of shares of common stock of Westamerica to which the
optionholders of North Bay Bancorp may be entitled pursuant to Section 2.6
above at or after the Effective Date. Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp shall
promptly prepare a proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") for the purpose of
submitting this Agreement and the Merger to the shareholders of North Bay
Bancorp for approval. North Bay Bancorp shall cooperate in all reasonable
respects with regard to the preparation of the Proxy Statement. The Proxy
Statement in definitive form is expected to serve as the prospectus (the
"Prospectus") to be included in the Westamerica Registration Statement.
Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp shall each provide promptly to the other such
information concerning its business and financial condition and affairs as may
be required or appropriate for inclusion in the Westamerica Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or the Proxy Statement, and shall cause its counsel
and auditors to cooperate with the other's counsel and auditors in the
preparation of the Westamerica Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Proxy Statement.
(b) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. Westamerica and
North Bay Bancorp shall use their best efforts to have the Westamerica
Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto declared
effective by the Commission under the 1933 Act as soon as practicable, and
thereafter North Bay Bancorp shall distribute at its cost the Proxy Statement
to holders of its common stock in accordance with applicable laws and its
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. North Bay Bancorp shall not mail or
otherwise furnish the Proxy Statement to its shareholders unless and until
Westamerica shall have received a letter from Arthur Andersen dated no more
than two business days prior to the effective date of the Westamerica
Registration Statement, as provided in Section 3.2(f)(iv) hereof.
(c) Sales and Resales of Common Stock. Westamerica shall not be
required to maintain the effectiveness of the Westamerica Registration
Statement for the purpose of sale or resale of the Westamerica Shares by any
person.
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(d) Rule 145. Securities representing Westamerica Shares issued
to affiliates of North Bay Bancorp (as determined by counsel to Westamerica)
under Rule 145 of the rules and regulations under the 1933 Act pursuant to the
Merger Agreement may be subject to stop transfer orders and may bear a
restrictive legend in substantially the following form:
The security represented by this instrument has been issued or
transferred to the registered holder as the result of a transaction to
which Rule 145 under the 1933 Act applies. The security represented
by this instrument may not be sold, hypothecated, transferred or
assigned, and the issuer shall not be required to give effect to any
attempted sale, hypothecation, transfer or assignment, except (i)
pursuant to a then current effective registration under the 1933 Act,
or (ii) in a transaction which, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory
to the issuer is not required to be registered under the 1933 Act.
Should any opinion of counsel described in clause (ii) of the foregoing legend
indicate that the legend and any stop transfer order then in effect with
respect to the shares may be removed, Westamerica will upon request substitute
unlegended securities and remove any stop transfer orders.
7. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF WESTAMERICA.
The obligations of Westamerica under this Agreement are, at its
option, subject to fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Date of each of the
following conditions; provided, however, that any one or more of such
conditions may be waived by the Board of Directors of Westamerica at any time
at or prior to the Effective Time:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank in Section 4 hereof shall be true
and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and as of the Effective
Date, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had
been made on and as of such date except as to any representation or warranty
which specifically relates to a specified date and not contain any material
inaccuracies or omissions, the circumstances as to which, either individually
or in the aggregate have, or reasonably could be expected to have, a material
adverse effect on North Bay Bancorp or the Bank.
(b) Compliance and Performance Under Agreement. North Bay Bancorp
and the Bank shall have performed and complied in all material respects with
all terms of this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by them
at or prior to the Effective Date. Each of the directors of North Bay Bancorp
also shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all of the
terms and conditions of the undertaking referred to in Section 3.2(a) above.
North Bay Bancorp and the Bank each acknowledge that their failure to obtain
Westamerica's prior written approval for any material transaction pursuant to
this Agreement and not in the Ordinary Course of Business shall be within the
scope of this paragraph.
(c) Material Adverse Change. No materially adverse change shall
have occurred since September 30, 1994, in the business, financial condition or
results of operations of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank and neither North Bay
Bancorp nor the Bank shall be a party to or, so far as North Bay Bancorp is
aware, threatened with, and to North Bay Bancorp's knowledge there is no
reasonable basis for, any legal action or other proceeding before any court,
any arbitrator of any kind or any government agency if, in the reasonable
judgment of Westamerica, such legal action or proceeding could materially
adversely affect North Bay Bancorp or the Bank, or their business, financial
condition, results of operations or prospects taken as a whole.
(d) Approval of Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger shall
have been duly approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of North Bay Bancorp common stock at the meeting of
shareholders duly called and held after distributing the Proxy Statement to all
shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting as required by Section 6 hereof.
(e) Officer's Certificate. Westamerica shall have received a
certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of North Bay Bancorp by
its President and Chief Executive
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Officer, and Chief Financial Officer to the effect that the conditions in
Sections 7(a)-(d) have been satisfied.
(f) Opinion of Counsel. North Bay Bancorp shall have delivered to
Westamerica such documents as may reasonably be requested by Westamerica to
evidence compliance by North Bay Bancorp with the provisions of this Agreement
including an opinion of its counsel in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit D.
(g) Absence of Legal Impediment. No legal impediment to the
Merger shall have arisen in the reasonable opinion of Westamerica and no
litigation, proceeding or investigation shall be pending or threatened before
any court or government agency relating to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement which affords a material basis, in the reasonable opinion of
Westamerica, for a determination that it would be inadvisable or inexpedient to
continue to carry out the terms of, or to attempt to consummate the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement.
(h) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Westamerica
Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto shall have
become effective under the 1933 Act, no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of such Registration Statement shall be in effect and no proceedings for such
purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by or before the Commission.
All state securities and "blue sky" permits or approvals required to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been received and
remain in effect.
(i) Government Approvals. All Government Approvals shall be in
effect, and all conditions or requirements prescribed by law or by any
Government Approval shall have been satisfied; provided, however, that no
Government Approval shall be deemed to have been received if it shall require
the divestiture or cessation of any of the present businesses or operations
conducted by any of the parties hereto or shall impose any other condition or
requirement, which divestiture, cessation, condition or requirement
Westamerica, in its reasonable judgment, shall deem to be materially burdensome
(in which case Westamerica shall promptly notify North Bay Bancorp). For
purposes of this Agreement no condition shall be deemed to be "materially
burdensome" if such condition does not materially differ from conditions
regularly imposed by the FRB in orders approving transactions of the type
contemplated by this Agreement and compliance with such condition would not (A)
require the taking of any action inconsistent with the manner in which
Westamerica or North Bay Bancorp has conducted its business previously, (B)
have a material adverse effect upon the business, financial condition or
results of operations of Westamerica or North Bay Bancorp, or (C) preclude
satisfaction of any of the conditions to consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(j) Tax Opinion or Ruling. Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp
shall have received either a ruling from the IRS under federal income tax law
and an equivalent ruling from the California Franchise Tax board, or, to the
extent such rulings have not been received on or before the Effective Date, an
opinion of Westamerica's counsel, subject to assumptions and exceptions
normally included, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Westamerica
and its counsel, substantially to the effect that under federal income tax law
and California income and franchise tax law:
(i) The Merger will not result in any recognized gain or
loss to Westamerica or North Bay Bancorp.
(ii) Except for any cash received in lieu of any fractional
share, no gain or loss will be recognized by holders of North Bay
Bancorp Shares who receive Westamerica Shares in exchange for the
North Bay Bancorp Shares which they hold;
(iii) The holding period of Westamerica Shares exchanged for
North Bay Bancorp Shares will include the holding period of the North
Bay Bancorp Shares for which it is exchanged, assuming the shares of
North Bay Bancorp Shares are capital assets in the hands of the holder
thereof at the Effective Date; and
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(iv) The basis of the Westamerica Shares received in the
exchange will be the same as the basis of the North Bay Bancorp Shares
for which it was exchanged, less any basis attributable to fractional
shares for which cash is received.
(k) Accountant's Letter. Westamerica shall have received a
comfort letter addressed to Westamerica from Arthur Andersen prepared pursuant
to the provisions of Section 3.2(f)(iv).
(l) Dissenting Shares. The aggregate number of shares of North
Bay Bancorp common stock held by persons who have taken all of the steps
required at or prior to the shareholders' meeting referenced in Section 3.2(a)
to perfect their right (if any) to be paid the value of such shares under the
GCL ("Dissenting Shares") shall not exceed 9% of the outstanding shares of
North Bay Bancorp common stock.
(m) Unaudited Financials. Not later than five business days prior
to the Effective Date, North Bay Bancorp shall have furnished Westamerica a
copy of its most recently prepared unaudited year-to-date consolidated
financial statements, including a balance sheet and year-to-date statement of
income and statement of cash flows of North Bay Bancorp, each prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting or regulatory principles, as
applicable. At least ten business days prior to the Effective Date, all
attorneys, accountants, investment bankers and other advisors and agents for
North Bay Bancorp shall have submitted to North Bay Bancorp (with a copy to
Westamerica) estimates of their fees and expenses for all services rendered in
any respect in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to the
extent not already paid, and based on such estimates, North Bay Bancorp shall
have prepared and submitted to Westamerica a summary of such fees and expenses
for the transaction which shall be reflected in the foregoing financial
statement. At the Effective Time, (i) such advisors shall have submitted their
final bills for such fees and expenses to North Bay Bancorp for services
rendered, with a copy to be delivered to Westamerica, and based on such
summary, North Bay Bancorp shall have prepared and submitted to Westamerica a
final calculation of such fees and expenses, (ii) North Bay Bancorp shall have
accrued and paid the amount of such fees and expenses as calculated above after
Westamerica has been given an opportunity to review all such bills and
calculation of such fees and expenses, and (iii) such advisors shall have
released Westamerica from liability for any fees and expenses.
(n) Rule 145 Undertaking. No person who is deemed by counsel to
Westamerica to be an affiliate of North Bay Bancorp or the Bank under Rule 145
of the regulations promulgated by the Commission under the 1933 Act will offer,
sell or transfer any Westamerica Shares to be received pursuant to the Merger,
except that each such person may offer, sell or transfer such Westamerica
shares:
(i) Pursuant to a then-current effective registration
under the 1933 Act; or
(ii) In a transaction which, in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to Westamerica, is not required to be registered under
the 1933 Act.
Westamerica shall have received at least 30 days prior to the Effective Date
from each person who, in the opinion of Westamerica's counsel, might be deemed
to be an affiliate of North Bay Bancorp or Westamerica under Rule 144 or 145, a
signed undertaking substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E,
which undertaking will include an agreement to the effect that such person will
not offer, sell or transfer, publicly or privately, any shares of Westamerica
common stock (or North Bay Bancorp stock), during the period commencing thirty
(30) days prior to the Effective Date and ending upon the release and
publication to the general public of financial results covering at least 30
days of post-merger combined operations of Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp,
that such person will not during such period commit or agree to sell any of
such common stock after such period, and that such person will sell or transfer
such shares after such period only in compliance with the terms of the
preceding paragraph of this Section 7(n).
(o) [This Section Is Intentionally Omitted].
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(p) Closing Documents. Westamerica shall have received such
certificates and other closing documents as counsel for Westamerica shall
reasonably request.
(q) Consents. North Bay Bancorp shall have received, or
Westamerica shall have satisfied itself that North Bay Bancorp will receive,
all consents of other parties to and required by material mortgages, notes,
leases, franchises, agreements, licenses and permits applicable to North Bay
Bancorp, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Westamerica, and no such consent or license or permit shall have been withdrawn
or suspended.
(r) Fairness Opinion. The Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp
shall have received an opinion of Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. dated within three
business days of the effective date of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, to the
effect that the terms of the Merger are fair, from a financial point of view,
to North Bay Bancorp and its shareholders.
(s) Losses in Investment and Loan Portfolios. At and as of the
Effective Date, losses actually realized by North Bay Bancorp from the sale of
securities held in North Bay Bancorp's investment portfolios after September
30, 1994 and prior to the Effective Date shall be reflected in the financial
statements of North Bay Bancorp as of the last day of the calendar month
preceding the calendar month in which the Effective Date occurs. Additionally,
the aggregate amount of loans on the books of North Bay Bancorp which are
classified by any bank examiner, North Bay Bancorp or Westamerica or any loan
review consultant engaged by North Bay Bancorp or Westamerica for the purpose
of examining loans (using standard banking practice) as "Loss" shall have been
charged off. North Bay Bancorp shall also have an allowance for loan losses
that is satisfactory to reserve for all nonperforming loans, as reflected in
the financial statements of North Bay Bancorp as of the last day of the
calendar month and the last day of the calendar quarter preceding the calendar
month in which the Effective Date occurs, and within 30 days of the Effective
Date, North Bay Bancorp shall have recognized any credit losses that
Westamerica reasonably determines are appropriate in the Bank's loan and asset
portfolios, and utilized Westamerica's standards, methodology and system in
determining the adequacy of North Bay Bancorp's loan loss reserves as of and
for the month end preceding the Effective Date.
(t) Satisfaction of Spending or Other Commitments. There shall
have been no failure by North Bay Bancorp to perform the obligations or satisfy
the conditions set forth in Sections 2.6, 3.2(d) and 3.2(h)(ii) of this
Agreement and the undertakings required from each North Bay Bancorp director
pursuant to Section 3.2(a) shall have been delivered within 15 business days
after the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(u) Pooling-of-Interests Accounting Treatment; Dissenters' Rights.
Westamerica shall have received a letter from KPMG to the effect that the
Merger shall qualify for the pooling-of-interests method of accounting in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and all applicable
rules, regulations and policies of the Commission. In addition, there shall
have been no determination by any court, tribunal, regulatory agency or other
governmental entity, that the Merger fails or will fail to qualify for
pooling-of-interests accounting treatment and no more than nine (9%) percent of
North Bay Bancorp's Shares shall have the right to dissent under the GCL.
(v) Compliance Examinations. Prior to the Effective Date, the
Bank shall have taken all corrective action recommended by or resulting from
its most recent compliance examinations and any significant regulatory
compliance violations shall have been corrected by the Bank prior to the
Effective Date.
(w) Opinion of Loan Review Examiner. North Bay Bancorp shall use
its best efforts to have delivered to Westamerica an opinion of its loan review
examiner, which opinion shall be acceptable to Westamerica and be to the effect
that all loan losses in excess of $25,000 have been identified with respect to
loans and related assets on the books of North Bay Bancorp and its
subsidiaries. North Bay Bancorp shall also use its best efforts to have said
opinion dated as of a date no earlier than four months preceding the Effective
Date.
(x) Regulatory Examination. Prior to the Effective Date, the Bank
shall be in compliance with all requirements arising from its most recent
safety and soundness examination.
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(y) Classified Loans. The percentage determined by dividing
Classified Loans by the sum of equity capital (excluding adjustments required
by FASB 115) plus reserves for loan losses as of December 31, 1994, the month
end immediately preceding the Effective Date and two business days prior to the
Effective Date shall be no greater than 40%. For purposes of this Section,
Classified Loans is the sum of all loans classified according to regulatory
standards as "Substandard", "Doubtful", or "Loss," but excludes other real
estate owned.
(z) Other Transactions. Westamerica shall have performed all of
its material obligations under the July 25, 1994 agreement to merge PV
Financial into Westamerica, and shall have performed all of its material
obligations under the November 17, 1994 agreement to merge CapitolBank
Sacramento into a subsidiary of into Westamerica.
(aa) Noncompetition Agreements. Within 15 business days of the
execution of this Agreement, Westamerica shall have received executed
noncompetition agreements substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B (or Exhibit B-1 with respect to Penny Hershman) from each director of North
Bay Bancorp and the Bank listed on Exhibit F hereto.
(ab) Resignation of Directors. At least three days prior to
Closing, Westamerica shall have received a letter from (i) each director of
North Bay Bancorp tendering his or her resignation from the Board of Directors
effective at the Effective Time and (ii) from each director of the Bank
tendering his or her resignation effective at the time the Bank is merged into
Westamerica Bank.
8. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF NORTH BAY BANCORP.
The obligations of North Bay Bancorp under this Agreement are, at its
option, subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of each of
the following conditions provided, however, that any one or more of such
conditions may be waived by the Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp at any
time at or prior to the Effective Time:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Westamerica in Section 5 hereof shall be true and correct in all
material respects on the date hereof and as of the Effective Date with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
such date except as to any representation or warranty which specifically
related to an earlier date.
(b) Compliance and Performance Under Agreement. Westamerica shall
have performed and complied in all material respects with all of the terms of
this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by them at or prior to
the Effective Time.
(c) Material Adverse Change. No materially adverse change shall
have occurred since September 30, 1994, in the business, financial condition,
results of operations or properties of Westamerica and its subsidiaries taken
as a whole, and Westamerica shall not be engaged in, or a party to or so far as
Westamerica is aware, threatened with, and to Westamerica's knowledge no
grounds shall exist for, any legal action or other proceeding before any court,
any arbitrator of any kind or any government agency if, in the reasonable
judgment of North Bay Bancorp, such legal action or proceeding could materially
adversely affect Westamerica or its business, financial condition, results of
operations or assets.
(d) Officer's Certificate. North Bay Bancorp shall have received
a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Westamerica by its
President and Chief Executive Officer, certifying to the fulfillment of the
conditions stated in Sections 8(a)-(c)(ii) hereof.
(e) Approval of Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger shall
have been duly approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding shares of North Bay Bancorp common stock at a meeting of
shareholders duly called and held.
(f) Opinion of Counsel. Westamerica shall have delivered to North
Bay Bancorp such documents as may reasonably be requested by North Bay Bancorp
to evidence compliance by
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Westamerica with the provisions of this Agreement including an opinion of its
counsel in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
(g) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Westamerica
Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto shall have
become effective under the 1933 Act. No stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Westamerica Registration Statement shall be in effect and
no proceedings for such purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by or
before the Commission. All state securities and "blue sky" permits or
approvals required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Merger Agreement shall have been received and remain in
effect.
(h) Government Approvals. The Government Approvals shall have
been received and shall be in effect, and all conditions or requirements
prescribed by law or by any such approval shall have been satisfied.
(i) Tax Opinion or Ruling. Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp
shall have received the opinions or tax rulings referred to in Section 7(j)
hereof which opinions or rulings shall meet the requirements of such Section.
(j) Closing Documents. North Bay Bancorp shall have received such
certificates and other closing documents as counsel for North Bay Bancorp shall
reasonably request.
(k) Absence of Legal Impediment. No legal impediment to the
Merger shall have arisen in the reasonable opinion of North Bay Bancorp and no
litigation, proceeding or investigation shall be pending or threatened before
any court or government agency relating to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement which affords a material basis, in the reasonable opinion of
North Bay Bancorp, for a determination that it would be inadvisable or
inexpedient to continue to carry out the terms of, or to attempt to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(l) Fairness Opinion. The Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp
shall have received an opinion of Hoefer & Arnett, Inc., dated the effective
date of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, to the effect that the terms of the
Merger are financially fair, from a financial point of view, to North Bay
Bancorp and its shareholders.
(m) Pooling-of-Interests Accounting Treatment. Westamerica shall
have received a letter from KPMG to the effect that the Merger shall qualify
for the pooling-of-interests method of accounting in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and all applicable rules, regulations and
policies of the Commission. In addition, there shall have been no
determination by any court, tribunal, regulatory agency or other governmental
entity, that the Merger fails or will fail to qualify for pooling-of-interests
accounting treatment.
9. CLOSING.
(a) Closing Date. The closing (the "Closing") shall, unless
another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by Westamerica and North
Bay Bancorp, be held at the offices of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, 235
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California on the Effective Date.
(b) Delivery of Documents. At the Closing, the opinions,
certificates and other documents required to be delivered by this Agreement
shall be delivered.
(c) Filings. At the Closing, Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp
shall instruct their respective representatives to make or confirm such filings
as shall be required in the opinion of counsel to Westamerica and North Bay
Bancorp to give effect to the Merger.
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10. POST-CLOSING MATTERS.
Westamerica will prepare and file with the Commission on the
appropriate form as soon as practicable the results of combined operations of
Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp for the first full calendar month after the
Effective Date.
11. EXPENSES.
Each party hereto agrees to pay, without right of reimbursement from
the other party and whether or not the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Merger Agreement shall be consummated, the costs incurred by
such party incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement
and the Merger Agreement, including without limitation, costs incident to the
preparation of this Agreement, the Westamerica Registration Statement,
Prospectus and the Proxy Statement (including the audited financial statements
of the parties contained therein) and incident to the consummation of the
Merger and of the other transactions contemplated herein and in the Merger
Agreement, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants,
consultants and financial advisers employed by such party in connection
therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Westamerica shall be solely
responsible for all fees payable pursuant to state "blue-sky" securities laws,
fees related to obtaining a revenue ruling or tax opinion and the fee required
to be paid to the Commission to register the Westamerica Shares. North Bay
Bancorp shall bear its own costs of distributing the Proxy Statement and other
information relating to these transactions to its shareholders.
12. AMENDMENT; TERMINATION.
(a) Amendment. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement may be
amended by Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp at any time prior to the Effective
Time without the approval of the shareholders of Westamerica and shareholders
of North Bay Bancorp with respect to any of their terms except the terms
relating to the form or amount of consideration to be delivered to the North
Bay Bancorp shareholders in the Merger.
(b) Termination. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement may be
terminated as follows:
(i) By the mutual consent of the Boards of Directors of
both Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp at any time prior to the
consummation of the Merger.
(ii) By the Board of Directors of Westamerica on or after
September 30, 1995, if (A) any of the conditions in Section 7 to which
the obligations of Westamerica are subject have not been fulfilled, or
(B) such conditions have been fulfilled or waived by Westamerica and
North Bay Bancorp shall have failed to complete the Merger.
(iii) By the Board of Directors of Westamerica if (A)
Westamerica has become aware of any facts or circumstances of which it
was not aware on the date hereof and which materially adversely affect
North Bay Bancorp and the Bank taken as a whole or their respective
properties, operations or financial condition, (B) a materially
adverse change shall have occurred since September 30, 1994, in the
business, financial condition taken as a whole, results of operations
or properties of North Bay Bancorp and the Bank taken as a whole, (C)
there has been failure or prospective failure on the part of North Bay
Bancorp or the Bank to comply with its obligations under this
Agreement, or any failure or prospective failure to comply with any of
the conditions set forth in Section 7 hereof; or (D) North Bay Bancorp
fails to act or refrains from doing any act pursuant to Section
3.2(j)(iv).
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(iv) By Westamerica if, after the date hereof, any person
(other than Westamerica or any subsidiary thereof) shall become the
beneficial owner of 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of
North Bay Bancorp or any person (other than Westamerica or a
subsidiary thereof) shall have commenced a bona fide tender offer or
exchange offer to acquire at least 20% of the then outstanding shares
of North Bay Bancorp.
(v) By the Board of Directors of Westamerica if it
determines that it would be inadvisable or inexpedient to continue to
carry out the terms of, or to attempt to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, by reason of any material legal
impediment to the Merger having arisen, or any material pending or
threatened litigation, investigation or proceeding, including, but not
limited to any of the preceding that relate to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement which affords a material basis, in the
reasonable opinion of such Board, for such determination.
(vi) By the Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp on or
after September 30, 1995, if (A) any of the conditions contained in
Section 8 to which the obligations of North Bay Bancorp are subject
have not been fulfilled, or (B) such conditions have been fulfilled or
waived but Westamerica shall have failed to complete the Merger;
provided, however, that if Westamerica is engaged at the time in
litigation (including an administrative appeal procedure) relating to
an attempt to obtain one or more of the Governmental approvals or if
Westamerica shall be contesting in good faith any litigation which
seeks to prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
such nonfulfillment shall not give North Bay Bancorp the right to
terminate this Agreement until the earlier of (A) fifteen (15) months
after the date of this Agreement and (B) sixty (60) days after the
completion of such litigation and of any further regulatory or
judicial action pursuant thereto, including any further action by a
governmental agency as a result of any judicial remand, order or
directive or otherwise or any waiting period with respect thereto.
(vii) By the Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp if (A)
it has become aware of any facts or circumstances of which it was not
aware on the date hereof and which can or do materially adversely
affect Westamerica or its properties, operations or financial
condition, (B) a materially adverse change shall have occurred since
September 30, 1994 in the business, financial condition, results of
operations or assets of Westamerica, or (C) there has been failure or
prospective failure on the part of Westamerica to comply with its
obligations under this Agreement or any failure or prospective failure
to comply with any condition set forth in Section 8.
(c) Notice. The power of termination hereunder may be exercised
by Westamerica or North Bay Bancorp, as the case may be, only by giving written
notice, signed on behalf of such party by its Chairman of the Board or
President, to the other party.
(d) Breach of Obligations. If there has been a material breach by
either party in the performance of any of the obligations herein which shall
not have been cured within ten business days after written notice thereof has
been given to the defaulting party, the nondefaulting party shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other party. In
any event, the nondefaulting party shall have no obligation to consummate any
transaction or take any further steps toward such consummation contemplated
hereunder until such breach is cured.
(e) Termination and Expenses. Termination of this Agreement shall
not terminate or affect the obligations of the parties to pay expenses as
provided in Section 11, to maintain the confidentiality of the other party's
information pursuant to Section 3.3, or the provisions of this Section 12(e) or
of Sections 13(a), (d) or (e) or the second sentence of Section 13(b) below and
shall not affect any agreement after such termination. If this Agreement shall
be terminated by Westamerica pursuant to Section 3.2(j)(iv) or Section
12(b)(iv), or if any of the events specified in Section 12(b)(iv) occurs within
twelve (12) months following termination of this Agreement for any
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of the reasons stated in Section 12(b) (provided that such termination for a
reason stated in Section 12(b) results from the interference of a third party or
group who thereafter attempts to acquire North Bay Bancorp), North Bay Bancorp
shall pay to Westamerica, on demand, the sum of $600,000. If this Agreement
shall be terminated by North Bay Bancorp pursuant to 12(b)(vii) by reason of a
Business Combination, Westamerica shall pay to North Bay Bancorp, on demand, the
sum of $600,000. Except as provided in Section 3.1(k) or Section 3.2(j)(iv),
North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica agree that any termination of this Agreement
shall not in any manner release or be construed as so releasing the
nonterminating party or parties from any liability or damage to the other party
or parties arising out of, in connection with or otherwise relating to, directly
or indirectly, such parties' failure in performance of any of its covenants or
agreements hereunder.
13. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Notices. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted under this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing and
delivered personally, or by overnight express or by facsimile or sent by first
class United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail,
addressed as follows:
To Westamerica: To North Bay Bancorp:
David L. Payne, President & Thomas R. Bales
Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board
Westamerica Bancorporation North Bay Bancorp
1108 Fifth Avenue 350 Ignacio Boulevard
San Rafael, CA 94901 Novato, CA 94949
With a copy to: With a copy to:
Jonathan D. Joseph, Esq. R. Brent Faye, Esq.
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro Lillick & Charles
P.O. Box 7880 2 Embarcadero Center,
San Francisco, CA 94120 Suite 2600
San Francisco, CA 94111
or to such other address as either party may designate by notice to the other,
and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt.
(b) Binding Agreement. This Agreement is binding upon and is for
the benefit of Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement is not made for the benefit
of any person, firm, corporation or association not a party hereto, and no
other person, firm, corporation or association shall acquire or have any right
under or by virtue of this Agreement. No party may assign this Agreement or
any of its rights, privileges, duties or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the other party to this Agreement.
(c) No Survival of Representations and Warranties. No
investigation by Westamerica or North Bay Bancorp made before or after the date
of this Agreement shall affect the representations and warranties which are
contained in this Agreement and such representations and warranties shall
survive such investigation, provided that, except with respect to covenants and
agreements to be performed in whole or in part subsequent to the Effective Date
(as to which the related representations and warranties shall survive until
their performance) which covenants and agreements shall survive the Closing,
the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Westamerica and
North Bay Bancorp contained in this Agreement shall not survive the Closing.
(d) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
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(e) Attorneys' Fees. In any action at law or suit in equity in
relation to this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action or suit shall
be entitled to receive a reasonable sum for its attorneys' fees and all other
reasonable costs and expenses incurred in such action or suit.
(f) Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement and the
documents, certificates, agreements, letters, schedules and exhibits attached
or required to be delivered pursuant hereto set forth the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties in respect of the transactions contemplated
hereby, and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings
relating to the subject matter hereof. Each provision of this Agreement shall
be interpreted in a manner to be effective and valid under applicable law, but
if any provision hereof shall be prohibited or ruled invalid under applicable
law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
shall not, except as otherwise required by law, be affected or impaired as a
result of such prohibition or ruling. KPMG shall be the sole arbiter of any
disagreement about the application of generally accepted accounting principles
to this Agreement.
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(h) Specific Performance. The parties hereby acknowledge and
agree that the failure of either North Bay Bancorp or the Bank to fulfill any
of its respective covenants and agreements hereunder, including the failure to
take all such actions as are necessary on its part to cause the consummation of
the Merger, will cause irreparable injury to Westamerica for which damages,
even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each of North
Bay Bancorp and the Bank hereby consent to the issuance of injunctive relief by
any court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance North Bay Bancorp's
or the Bank's obligations and to the granting by any such court of the remedy
of the specific performance by North Bay Bancorp or the Bank of their
obligations hereunder.
(i) Waivers. Prior to or at the Effective Time, each of
Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp shall have the right to waive any default in
the performance of any term of this Agreement by the other, to waive or extend
the time for the compliance or fulfillment by the other of any and all of the
other's obligations under this Agreement and to waive any or all of the
conditions precedent to its obligations under this Agreement, except any
condition which, if not satisfied, would result in the violation of any law or
applicable governmental regulation. No failure to exercise and no delay in
exercising any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy or power
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right, remedy or power provided herein or by law or in equity. The
waiver by any party of the time for performance of any act or condition
hereunder does not constitute a waiver of the act or condition itself. Any
requests for
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waivers or waivers granted pursuant to this Section 13(i) shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Section 13(a) hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Westamerica, North Bay Bancorp and the Bank have
each caused this Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to be signed by its
Chairman of the Board or President and its corporate seal to be hereunto
affixed and attested by the signature of its Secretary all as of the day and
year first above written.
ATTEST: WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
/s/ M. Kitty Jones /s/ David L. Payne
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Secretary Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer
ATTEST: NORTH BAY BANCORP
/s/ Nancy R. DeSousa /s/ Thomas R. Bales, DDS
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Secretary Chairman of the Board
ATTEST: NOVATO NATIONAL BANK
/s/ Nancy R. DeSousa /s/ Thomas R. Bales, DDS
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Secretary Chairman of the Board
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Exhibit A
Form of Agreement of Merger
THIS AGREEMENT OF MERGER, dated as of ______, 1995 (this "Merger
Agreement"), is made and entered into by and between NORTH BAY BANCORP, a
California corporation ("North Bay Bancorp") and WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION, a
California corporation ("Westamerica").
W I T N E S S E T H:
A. The Boards of Directors of Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp have
approved, and deem it advisable and in the best interests of Westamerica, North
Bay Bancorp and their respective shareholders, that Westamerica and North Bay
Bancorp consummate the business transaction provided for herein in which North
Bay Bancorp would merge with and into Westamerica (the "Merger").
B. Westamerica and North Bay Bancorp have entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of December 8, 1994 (the "Agreement"),
providing, among other things, for the execution and filing of this Merger
Agreement and the consummation of the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements
contained in this Merger Agreement, the parties to this Merger Agreement hereby
agree that North Bay Bancorp shall be merged with and into Westamerica in
accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of California upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth as follows:
1. The Merger.
1.1 Effective Time. [On ______________, 1995 and] upon the filing with
the California Secretary of State of a duly executed counterpart of this Merger
Agreement with the officers' certificates prescribed by Section 1103 of the
California General Corporation Law attached thereto ("Effective Date") the
Merger shall become effective. The effective time of the Merger on the
Effective Date shall be [5:00] p.m.
1.2 Effect of the Merger. On the Effective Date, North Bay Bancorp
shall be merged with and into Westamerica and the separate corporate existence
of North Bay Bancorp shall cease. Westamerica shall be the surviving
corporation (the "Surviving Corporation") in the Merger. It shall thereupon
succeed, without other transfer, to all rights and properties of, and shall be
subject to all the debts and liabilities of, North Bay Bancorp and the separate
existence of Westamerica as a California corporation, with all its purposes,
objects, rights, powers, privileges and franchises shall continue unaffected and
unimpaired by the Merger.
2. Corporate Governance Matters.
2.1 From and after the Effective Date and until thereafter amended as
provided by law: (a) the Articles of Incorporation of Westamerica as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be and continue to be the Articles
of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation; and (b) the Bylaws of Westamerica
as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be and continue to be
the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
2.2 On the Effective Date: (a) the directors of the Surviving
Corporation shall be those persons who are the directors of Westamerica
immediately prior to the Effective Date; and (b) the officers of the Surviving
Corporation shall be those persons who are the officers of Westamerica at the
Effective Date. Additional members of the Board of Directors and officers of the
Surviving Corporation may be elected or appointed subsequent to the Effective
Date pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and in accordance with the Bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation. Such directors and officers shall continue to hold
office from and after the
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Effective Date until they shall have resigned or shall have been legally
removed or until their respective successors shall have been elected and
qualified. Removal and replacement of such directors and officers, subject to
any contractual rights they may have, shall be governed by the Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation and the General Corporation Law of the State of
California. If, at the Effective Date, a vacancy shall exist on the Board of
Directors or in the officers of Westamerica, such vacancy may be filled in the
manner provided in the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
3. Manner of Common Stock of North Bay Bancorp.
3.1 Conversion of North Bay Bancorp Shares. As of the Effective Date,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any
common stock of North Bay Bancorp (a "North Bay Bancorp Share" or "North Bay
Bancorp Common Stock"):
(a) Each issued and outstanding North Bay Bancorp Share (other
than fractional shares, or any shares as to which dissenters' rights
have been perfected) shall be converted into [____] shares of the
common stock, without par value, of Westamerica ("Westamerica Common
Stock" or a "Westamerica Share").
(b) From and after the Effective Date, the holders of
certificates formerly representing North Bay Bancorp Shares shall
cease to have any rights with respect thereto other than any
dissenters' rights they have perfected pursuant to Chapter 13 of the
California General Corporation Law.
3.2 Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision
hereof, no fractional shares of Westamerica Common Stock shall be issued to
holders of North Bay Bancorp Shares. In lieu thereof, each such holder entitled
to a fraction of a share of Westamerica Common Stock shall receive, at the time
of surrender of the certificate or certificates representing such holder's
North Bay Bancorp Shares, an amount in cash equal to the market value per share
of the Common Stock of Westamerica, calculated by taking the average of the
closing price quoted on the Nasdaq, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, for
each of the twenty consecutive trading days prior to two business days prior to
the Effective Date, rounded to 4 decimal places, (whether or not there were any
trades in Westamerica Common Stock on such days), multiplied by the fraction of
a share of Westamerica Common Stock to which such holder otherwise would be
entitled. No such holder shall be entitled to dividends, voting rights,
interest on the value of, or any other rights in respect of, a fractional
share.
3.3 Surrender of North Bay Bancorp Shares.
(a) Prior to the Effective Date, Westamerica shall appoint
Chemical Trust Company of California or its successor, or any other bank or
trust company (having capital of at least $50 million) mutually acceptable to
North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica, as exchange agent (the "Exchange Agent") for
the purpose of exchanging certificates representing the Westamerica Common
Stock and at and after the Effective Date, Westamerica shall issue and deliver
to the Exchange Agent certificates representing the Westamerica Common Stock,
as shall be required to be delivered to holders of North Bay Bancorp Shares
pursuant to Section 3.1 of this Merger Agreement. As soon as practicable after
the Effective Date, each holder of North Bay Bancorp Shares converted pursuant
to Section 3.1, upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of one or more
certificates for such North Bay Bancorp Shares for cancellation, will be
entitled to receive a certificate representing the number of shares of
Westamerica Common Stock determined in accordance with Section 3.1 and a
payment in cash with respect to fractional shares, if any, determined in
accordance with Section 3.2. Each certificate representing Westamerica Common
Stock will bear a notation incorporating the Amended Rights Agreement (as that
term is defined in Section 5(j) of the Agreement) by reference and certificates
representing the Westamerica Common Stock will evidence and entitle the holders
thereof to certain rights as set forth in and subject to the terms of the
Amended Rights Agreement ("Rights"). Certificates issued for the Westamerica
Common Stock shall be deemed to be certificates for said Rights.
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(b) No dividends or other distributions of any kind which are declared
payable to shareholders of record of the Westamerica Common Stock after the
Effective Date will be paid to persons entitled to receive such certificates
for Westamerica Common Stock until such persons surrender their certificates
representing North Bay Bancorp Shares. Upon surrender of such certificates
representing North Bay Bancorp Shares, the holder thereof shall be paid,
without interest, any dividends or other distributions with respect to the
Westamerica Common Stock as to which the record date and payment date occurred
on or after the Effective Date and on or before the date of surrender.
(c) If any certificate for a Westamerica Share is to be issued in a
name other than that in which the certificate for a North Bay Bancorp Share
surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of such
exchange that the person requesting such exchange shall pay to the Exchange
Agent any transfer costs, taxes or other expenses required by reason of the
issuance of certificates for such Westamerica Share in a name other than the
registered holder of the certificate surrendered, or such persons shall
establish to the satisfaction of Westamerica and the Exchange Agent that such
costs, taxes or other expenses have been paid or are not applicable.
(d) All dividends or distributions, and any cash to be paid pursuant to
Section 3.2 in lieu of fractional shares, if held by the Exchange Agent for
payment or delivery to the holders of unsurrendered certificates representing
North Bay Bancorp Shares and unclaimed at the end of one year from the
Effective Date, shall (together with any interest earned thereon) at such time
be paid or redelivered by the Exchange Agent to Westamerica, and after such
time any holder of a certificate representing a North Bay Bancorp Share who has
not surrendered such certificate to the Exchange Agent shall, subject to
applicable law, look as a general creditor only to Westamerica for payment or
delivery of such dividends or distributions or cash, as the case may be.
Westamerica shall not be liable to any holder of a share of North Bay Bancorp
Common Stock for such share (or dividends or distributions with respect
thereto) delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law.
4. Termination and Amendment.
4.1 The obligations of the parties to effect the Merger shall be
subject to all the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the approval of this Merger Agreement by the shareholders of
North Bay Bancorp, this Merger Agreement shall terminate forthwith in the event
that the Agreement shall be terminated as therein provided.
4.2 This Merger Agreement may be amended by Westamerica and North Bay
Bancorp at any time prior to the Effective Date without the approval the
shareholders of North Bay Bancorp with respect to any of its terms except the
terms relating to the form or amount of consideration to be delivered to the
North Bay Bancorp shareholders in the Merger. This Merger Agreement may not be
amended, except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the
parties hereto.
4.3 This Merger Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall be deemed but
one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Merger
Agreement as of the date first written above.
WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
By
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DAVID L. PAYNE, President
By
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M. KITTY JONES, Secretary
NORTH BAY BANCORP
By
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JOHN G. STUBER, President
By
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NANCY R. DE SOUSA, Secretary
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OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE
JOHN G. STUBER and NANCY R. DE SOUSA hereby certify that:
1. They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of NORTH
BAY BANCORP, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California.
2. The Merger Agreement in the form attached was duly approved
by the Board of Directors and shareholders of the corporation.
3. The shareholder approval was by the holders of a number of
outstanding shares which equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage
vote required was more than [50%] of the outstanding shares.
4. There is only [one] class of shares and the number of shares
outstanding is ________________.
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JOHN G. STUBER, President
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NANCY R. DE SOUSA, Secretary
The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
State of California that they have read the foregoing certificate and know the
contents thereof and that the same is true of their own knowledge. Executed
at ___________, _________ County, California on ____________ __, 1995.
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JOHN G. STUBER
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NANCY R. DE SOUSA
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OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE
David L. Payne and M. Kitty Jones hereby certify that:
1. They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of
WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the State
of California.
2. The Merger Agreement in the form attached was duly approved
by the Board of Directors of the corporation.
3. The Merger Agreement was entitled to be and was approved by
the Board of Directors alone under the provisions of Section 1201 of the
California General Corporation Law.
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DAVID L. PAYNE, President
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M. KITTY JONES, Secretary
The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
State of California that they have read the foregoing certificate and know the
contents thereof and that the same is true of their own knowledge.
Executed at _________, ______ County, California on ____________ __, 1995.
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DAVID L. PAYNE
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M. KITTY JONES
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ANNEX B
[Letterhead of Hoefer & Arnett Incorporated]
January 24, 1995
Members of the Board of Directors
North Bay Bancorp
350 Ignacio Blvd.
Novato, CA 94949
Members of the Board:
North Bay Bancorp's Board of Directors has requested Hoefer & Arnett's opinion
as investment bankers as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to
the shareholders of North Bay Bancorp of the Exchange Ratio, as defined in the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of December 9, 1994 (the
"Agreement"), in the proposed merger (the "Merger") of North Bay Bancorp with
and into Westamerica Bancorporation. Pursuant to the Agreement and subject to
the terms and conditions therein, the Exchange Ratio entitles each holder of
common stock of North Bay Bancorp to receive, in exchange for common stock of
North Bay Bancorp, Westamerica common stock in the ratio of .360 of a share of
Westamerica common stock for each share of North Bay Bancorp common stock,
subject to adjustment as more fully set forth in the Agreement, including
adjustment for Significant Liabilities as defined in Section 2.1(b) of the
agreement.
Hoefer & Arnett has acted for North Bay Bancorp and for the Board of Directors
as financial advisor in connection with this transaction and will receive a fee
for its services. Hoefer & Arnett has been a market maker in North Bay
Bancorp's Common Shares since 1988. Hoefer & Arnett is currently a market
maker in Westamerica Bancorporation's Common Stock and has been since 1994.
In arriving at its opinion, Hoefer & Arnett has reviewed and analyzed, among
other things, the following: (i) the Agreement (ii) Annual Reports to
Shareholders of North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica Bancorporation and Annual
Reports on Form 10-K of North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica Bancorporation for
the three years ended December 31, 1993; (iii) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
of North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica Bancorporation for the quarters ended
March 31, 1994, June 30, 1994 and September 30, 1994; (iv) certain other
publicly available financial and other information concerning North Bay Bancorp
and Westamerica Bancorporation and the trading markets for the publicly traded
securities of North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica Bancorporation; (v) publicly
available information concerning other banks and holding companies, the trading
markets for their securities and the nature and terms of certain other merger
transactions it believes relevant to its inquiry; and (vi) evaluations and
analyses prepared and presented to the Board of Directors of North Bay Bancorp
or a committee thereof in connection with this business combination with
Westamerica Bancorporation. Hoefer & Arnett has held discussions with senior
management of North Bay Bancorp and of Westamerica Bancorporation concerning
their past and current operations, financial condition and prospects, as well
as the results of regulatory examinations. Hoefer & Arnett has also discussed
with the independent auditors of each company their review of such company's
financial and accounting affairs.
Hoefer & Arnett has reviewed with senior management of North Bay Bancorp
earnings projections for 1994 through 1998 for North Bay Bancorp as a
stand-alone entity,
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North Bay Bancorp
January 24, 1995
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assuming the Merger does not occur, prepared by North Bay Bancorp. Hoefer &
Arnett reviewed with the senior management of Westamerica Bancorporation
earnings projections for 1994 through 1998 for Westamerica Bancorporation as a
stand-alone entity, assuming the Merger does not occur, as well as projected
operating cost savings expected to be achieved in each such year resulting from
the Merger. Such projections were prepared by Westamerica Bancorporation
senior management. Certain pro forma financial projections for the years 1994
through 1998 for the combined entity were derived by us based partially upon
the projections discussed above, as well as its own assessment of general
economic, market and financial conditions. In certain cases, such combined pro
forma financial projections included projected operating cost savings derived
by us partially based upon the projections discussed above to be realizable in
the Merger.
In conducting its review and in arriving at its opinion, Hoefer & Arnett
relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of the financial and
other information provided to it or publicly available and has not assumed any
responsibility for independent verification of such information or any
independent valuation or appraisal of any of the assets of North Bay. For
purposes of its opinion, Hoefer & Arnett assumed that the Merger will have the
tax, accounting and legal effects (including, without limitation, that the
Merger will be accounted for as a pooling-of-interest) described in the
Agreement and the Amendments and assumed the accuracy of the disclosures set
forth in the Agreement and the Amendments. Hoefer & Arnett's opinion as
expressed herein is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to
the holders of the Common Shares of North Bay Bancorp of the Exchange Ratio in
the Merger and does not address North Bay Bancorp's underlying business
decision to proceed with the Merger.
Hoefer & Arnett has considered such financial and other factors as it deems
appropriate under the circumstances, including among others the following: (i)
the historical and current financial position and results of operations of
North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica Bancorporation, including interest income,
interest expense, net interest income, net interest margin, provision for loan
losses, noninterest income, noninterest expense, earnings, dividends, internal
capital generation, book value, intangible assets, return on assets, return on
shareholders' equity, capitalization, the amount and type of nonperforming
assets, loan losses and the reserve for loan losses, all as set forth in the
financial statements for North Bay Bancorp and for Westamerica Bancorporation;
(ii) the assets and liabilities of North Bay Bancorp and Westamerica
Bancorporation, including the loan, investment and mortgage portfolios,
deposits, other liabilities, historical and current liability sources and costs
and liquidity; and (iii) the nature and terms of certain other merger
transactions involving banks and bank holding companies. Hoefer & Arnett has
also taken into account its assessment of general economic, market and
financial conditions and its experience in other transactions, as well as its
experience in securities valuation and its knowledge of the banking industry
generally. Hoefer & Arnett's opinion is necessarily based upon conditions as
they exist and can be evaluated on the date hereof and the information made
available to us through the date hereof.
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North Bay Bancorp
January 24, 1995
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It is understood that this letter is for the information of the Board of
Directors of North Bay Bancorp only and may not be relied upon by any other
person or used for any other purpose without Hoefer & Arnett's prior written
consent. This letter does not constitute a recommendation to the Board of
Directors or to any shareholder of North Bay Bancorp with respect to any
approval of the Merger.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, Hoefer & Arnett is of the opinion as
investment bankers that, as of the date hereof, the Exchange Ratio, including
adjustments, in the Merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to the
holders of the Common Shares of North Bay Bancorp.
Very truly yours,
/s/Murray G. Bodine
HOEFER & ARNETT INCORPORATED
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ANNEX C
CALIFORNIA GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
SECTION 1300. REORGANIZATION OR SHORT-FORM MERGER; DISSENTING SHARES;
CORPORATION PURCHASE AT FAIR MARKET VALUE; DEFINITIONS
(a) If the approval of the outstanding shares (Section 152) of a
corporation is required for a reorganization under subdivisions (a) and (b) or
subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 1201, each shareholder of the corporation
entitled to vote on the transaction and each shareholder of a subsidiary
corporation in a short-form merger may, by complying with this chapter, require
the corporation in which the shareholder holds shares to purchase for cash at
their fair market value the shares owned by the shareholder which are
dissenting shares as defined in subdivision (b). The fair market value shall
be determined as of the day before the first announcement of the terms of the
proposed reorganization or short-form merger, excluding any appreciation or
depreciation in consequence of the proposed action, but adjusted for any stock
split, reverse stock split, or share dividend which becomes effective
thereafter.
(b) As used in this chapter, "dissenting shares" means shares
which come within all of the following descriptions:
(1) Which were not immediately prior to the reorganization or
short-form merger either (A) listed on any national securities exchange
certified by the Commissioner of Corporations under subdivision (o) of Section
25100 or (B) listed on the list of OTC margin stocks issued by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the notice of meeting of
shareholders to act upon the reorganization summarizes this section and
Sections 1301, 1302, 1303 and 1304; provided, however, that this provision does
not apply to any shares with respect to which there exists any restriction on
transfer imposed by the corporation or by any law or regulation; and provided,
further, that this provision does not apply to any class of shares described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) if demands for payment are filed with respect to 5
percent or more of the outstanding shares of that class.
(2) Which were outstanding on the date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to vote on the reorganization and (A) were not voted in
favor of the reorganization or, (B) if described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of
paragraph (1) (without regard to the provisos in that paragraph), were voted
against the reorganization, or which were held of record on the effective date
of a short-form merger; provided, however, that subparagraph (A) rather than
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph applies in any case where the approval
required by Section 1201 is sought by written consent rather than at a meeting.
(3) Which the dissenting shareholder has determined that the
corporation purchase at their fair market value, in accordance with Section
1301.
(4) Which the dissenting shareholder has submitted for
endorsement, in accordance with Section 1302.
(c) As used in this chapter, "dissenting shareholder" means the
recordholder of dissenting shares and includes a transferee of record.
SECTION 1301. NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF DISSENTING SHARES IN REORGANIZATIONS;
DEMAND FOR PURCHASE; TIME; CONTENTS.
(a) If, in the case of a reorganization, any shareholders of a
corporation have a right under Section 1300, subject to compliance with
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (b) thereof, to require the corporation
to purchase their shares for cash, such corporation shall mail to each such
shareholder a notice of the approval of the reorganization by its outstanding
shares (Section 152) within 10 days after the date of such approval,
accompanied by a copy of Sections
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1300, 1302, 1303, 1304 and this section, a statement of the price determined by
the corporation to represent the fair market value of the dissenting shares,
and a brief description of the procedure to be followed if the shareholder
desires to exercise the shareholder's right under such sections. The statement
of price constitutes an offer by the corporation to purchase at the price stated
any dissenting shares as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1300, unless they
lose their status as dissenting shares under Section 1309.
(b) Any shareholder who has a right to require the corporation to
purchase the shareholder's shares for cash under Section 1300, subject to
compliance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (b) thereof, and who
desires the corporation to purchase such shares shall make written demand upon
the corporation for the purchase of such shares and payment to the shareholder
in cash of their fair market value. The demand is not effective for any
purpose unless it is received by the corporation or any transfer agent thereof
(1) in the case of shares described in clause [(A)] or [(B)] of paragraph (1)
of subdivision (b) of Section 1300 (without regard to the provisos in that
paragraph), not later than the date of the shareholders' meeting to vote upon
the reorganization, or (2) in any other case within 30 days after the date on
which the notice of the approval by the outstanding shares pursuant to
subdivision (a) or the notice pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 1110 was
mailed to the shareholder.
(c) The demand shall state the number and class of the shares held
of record by the shareholder which the shareholder demands that the corporation
purchase and shall contain a statement of what such shareholder claims to be
the fair market value of those shares as of the day before the announcement of
the proposed reorganization or short-form merger. The statement of fair market
value constitutes an offer by the shareholder to sell the shares at such price.
SECTION 1302. SUBMISSION OF SHARE CERTIFICATES FOR ENDORSEMENT;
UNCERTIFICATED SECURITIES
Within 30 days after the date on which notice of the approval by the
outstanding shares or the notice pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 1110
was mailed to the shareholder, the shareholder shall submit to the corporation
at its principal office or at the office of any transfer agent thereof, (a) if
the shares are certificated securities, the shareholder's certificates
representing any shares which the shareholder demands that the corporation
purchase, to be stamped or endorsed with a statement that the shares are
dissenting shares or to be exchanged for certificates of appropriate
denomination so stamped or endorsed or (b) if the shares are uncertificated
securities, written notice of the number of shares which the shareholder
demands that the corporation purchase. Upon subsequent transfers of the
dissenting shares on the books of the corporation, the new certificates,
initial transaction statement, and other written statements issued therefor
shall bear a like statement, together with the name of the original dissenting
holder of the shares.
SECTION 1303. PAYMENT OF AGREED PRICE WITH INTEREST; AGREEMENT FIXING FAIR
MARKET VALUE; FILING; TIME OF PAYMENT
(a) If the corporation and the shareholder agree that the shares
are dissenting shares and agree upon the price of the shares, the dissenting
shareholder is entitled to the agreed price with interest thereon at the legal
rate on judgments from the date of the agreement. Any agreements fixing the
fair market value of any dissenting shares as between the corporation and the
holders thereof shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 1306, payment of the fair
market value of dissenting shares shall be made within 30 days after the amount
thereof has been agreed or within 30 days after any statutory or contractual
conditions to the reorganization are satisfied, whichever is later, and in the
case of certificated securities, subject to surrender of the certificates
therefor, unless provided otherwise by agreement.
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SECTION 1304. ACTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER SHARES ARE DISSENTING SHARES OR
FAIR MARKET VALUE; LIMITATION; JOINDER; CONSOLIDATION; DETERMINATION OF ISSUES;
APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISERS
(a) If the corporation denies that the shares are dissenting
shares, or the corporation and the shareholder fail to agree upon the fair
market value of the shares, then the shareholder demanding purchase of such
shares as dissenting shares or any interested corporation, within six months
after the date on which notice of the approval by the outstanding shares
(Section 152) or notice pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 1110 was mailed
to the shareholder, but not thereafter, may file a complaint in the superior
court of the proper county praying the court to determine whether the shares
are dissenting shares or the fair market value of the dissenting shares or both
or may intervene in any action pending on such a complaint.
(b) Two or more dissenting shareholders may join as plaintiffs or
be joined as defendants in any such action and two or more such actions may be
consolidated.
(c) On the trial of the action, the court shall determine the
issues. If the status of the shares as dissenting shares is in issue, the
court shall first determine that issue. If the fair market value of the
dissenting shares is in issue, the court shall determine, or shall appoint one
or more impartial appraisers to determine, the fair market value of the shares.
SECTION 1305. REPORT OF APPRAISERS; CONFIRMATION; DETERMINATION BY COURT;
JUDGMENT; PAYMENT; APPEAL; COSTS
(a) If the court appoints an appraiser or appraisers, they shall
proceed forthwith to determine the fair market value per share. Within the
time fixed by the court, the appraisers, or a majority of them, shall make and
file a report in the office of the clerk of the court. Thereupon, on the
motion of any party, the report shall be submitted to the court and considered
on such evidence as the court considers relevant. If the court finds the
report reasonable, the court may confirm it.
(b) If a majority of the appraisers appointed fail to make and
file a report within 10 days from the date of their appointment or within such
further time as may be allowed by the court or the report is not confirmed by
the court, the court shall determine the fair market value of the dissenting
shares.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 1306, judgment shall be
rendered against the corporation for payment of an amount equal to the fair
market value of each dissenting share multiplied by the number of dissenting
shares which any dissenting shareholder who is a party, or who has intervened,
is entitled to require the corporation to purchase, with interest thereon at
the legal rate from the date on which judgment was entered.
(d) Any such judgment shall be payable forthwith with respect to
uncertificated securities and, with respect to certificated securities, only
upon the endorsement and delivery to the corporation of the certificates for
the shares described in the judgment. Any party may appeal from the judgment.
(e) The costs of the action, including reasonable compensation to
the appraisers to be fixed by the court, shall be assessed or apportioned as
the court considers equitable, but, if the appraisal exceeds the price offered
by the corporation, the corporation shall pay the costs (including in the
discretion of the court attorneys' fees, fees of expert witnesses and interest
at the legal rate on judgments from the date of compliance with Sections 1300,
1301 and 1302 if the value awarded by the court for the shares is more than 125
percent of the price offered by the corporation under subdivision (a) of
Section 1301).
SECTION 1306. PREVENTION OF IMMEDIATE PAYMENT; STATUS AS CREDITORS; INTEREST
To the extent that the provisions of Chapter 5 prevent the payment to
any holders of dissenting shares of their fair market value, they shall become
creditors of the corporation for the amount thereof together with interest at
the legal rate on judgments until the date of
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payment, but subordinate to all other creditors in any liquidation proceeding,
such debt to be payable when permissible under the provisions of Chapter 5.
SECTION 1307. DIVIDENDS ON DISSENTING SHARES
Cash dividends declared and paid by the corporation upon the
dissenting shares after the date of approval of the reorganization by the
outstanding shares (Section 152) and prior to payment for the shares by the
corporation shall be credited against the total amount to be paid by the
corporation therefor.
SECTION 1308. RIGHTS OF DISSENTING SHAREHOLDERS PENDING VALUATION; WITHDRAWAL
OF DEMAND FOR PAYMENT
Except as expressly limited in this chapter, holders of dissenting
shares continue to have all the rights and privileges incident to their shares,
until the fair market value of their shares is agreed upon or determined. A
dissenting shareholder may not withdraw a demand for payment unless the
corporation consents thereto.
SECTION 1309. TERMINATION OF DISSENTING SHARE AND SHAREHOLDER STATUS
Dissenting shares lose their status as dissenting shares and the
holders thereof cease to be dissenting shareholders and cease to be entitled to
require the corporation to purchase their shares upon the happening of any of
the following:
(a) The corporation abandons the reorganization. Upon abandonment
of the reorganization, the corporation shall pay on demand to any dissenting
shareholder who has initiated proceedings in good faith under this chapter all
necessary expenses incurred in such proceedings and reasonable attorneys' fees.
(b) The shares are transferred prior to their submission for
enforcement in accordance with Section 1302 or are surrendered for conversion
into shares of another class in accordance with the articles.
(c) The dissenting shareholder and the corporation do not agree
upon the status of the shares as dissenting shares or upon the purchase price
of the shares, and neither files a complaint or intervenes in a pending action
as provided in Section 1304, within six months after the date on which notice
of the approval by the outstanding shares or notice pursuant to subdivision (i)
of Section 1110 was mailed to the shareholder.
(d) The dissenting shareholder, with the consent of the
corporation, withdraws the shareholder's demand for purchase of the dissenting
shares.
SECTION 1310. SUSPENSION OF RIGHT TO COMPENSATION OR VALUATION PROCEEDINGS;
LITIGATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' APPROVAL
If litigation is instituted to test the sufficiency or regularity of
the votes of the shareholders in authorizing a reorganization, any proceedings
under Sections 1304 and 1305 shall be suspended until final determination of
such litigation.
SECTION 1311. EXEMPT SHARES
This chapter, except Section 1312, does not apply to classes of shares
whose terms and provisions specifically set forth the amount to be paid in
respect to such shares in the event of a reorganization or merger.
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SECTION 1312. RIGHT OF DISSENTING SHAREHOLDER TO ATTACK, SET ASIDE OR RESCIND
MERGER OR REORGANIZATION; RESTRAINING ORDER OR INJUNCTION; CONDITIONS
(a) No shareholder of a corporation who has a right under this
chapter to demand payment of cash for the shares held by the shareholder shall
have any right at law or in equity to attack the validity of the reorganization
or short-form merger, or to have the reorganization or short-form merger set
aside or rescinded, except in an action to test whether the number of shares
required to authorize or approve the reorganization have been legally voted in
favor thereof; but any holder of shares of a class whose terms and provisions
specifically set forth the amount to be paid in respect to them in the event of
a reorganization or short-form merger is entitled to payment in accordance with
those terms and provisions or, if the principal terms of the reorganization are
approved pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1202, is entitled to payment in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the approved reorganization.
(b) If one of the parties to a reorganization or short-form merger
is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control with, another
party to the reorganization or short-form merger, subdivision (a) shall not
apply to any shareholder of such party who has not demanded payment of cash for
such shareholder's shares pursuant to this chapter; but if the shareholder
institutes any action to attack the validity of the reorganization or
short-form merger or to have the reorganization or short-form merger set aside
or rescinded, the shareholder shall not thereafter have any right to demand
payment of cash for the shareholder's shares pursuant to this chapter. The
court in any action attacking the validity of the reorganization or short-form
merger or to have the reorganization or short-form merger set aside or
rescinded shall not restrain or enjoin the consummation of the transaction
except upon 10 days' prior notice to the corporation and upon a determination
by the court that clearly no other remedy will adequately protect the
complaining shareholder or the class of shareholders of which such shareholder
is a member.
(c) If one of the parties to a reorganization or short-form merger
is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control with, another
party to the reorganization or short-form merger, in any action to attack the
validity of the reorganization or short-form merger or to have the
reorganization or short-form merger set aside or rescinded, (1) a party to a
reorganization or short-form merger which controls another party to the
reorganization or short-form merger shall have the burden of proving that the
transaction is just and reasonable as to the shareholders of the controlled
party, and (2) a person who controls two or more parties to a reorganization
shall have the burden of proving that the transaction is just and reasonable as
to the shareholders of any party so controlled.
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NORTH BAY BANCORP
THIS REVOCABLE PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Eugene B. Ceccotti and Dean J. Moser, and
each of them, with full power of substitution, as proxies of the undersigned
to attend the Special Meeting of Shareholders of North Bay Bancorp ("North
Bay") to be held at 350 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato, California 94949, on
Thursday, March 23, 1995 at 5:00 p.m., and any adjournment or postponement
thereof, and to vote the number of shares the undersigned would be entitled to
vote if personally present upon the following items and to vote according to
their discretion on any other matter which may properly be presented for
action at said meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof:
1. TO ADOPT AND APPROVE THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION DATED AS
OF DECEMBER 8, 1994, BY AND AMONG WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
("WESTAMERICA"), NORTH BAY AND NOVATO NATIONAL BANK, AN AGREEMENT OF
MERGER BETWEEN WESTAMERICA AND NORTH BAY, AND THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CERTAIN PROVISIONS
BENEFITTING DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF NORTH BAY,
THE PROPOSED MERGER OF NORTH BAY WITH AND INTO WESTAMERICA AND THE
AMENDMENT OF THE NORTH BAY BANCORP 1985 STOCK OPTION PLAN.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
(To be completed and signed on the reverse side)
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(Continued from other side)
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED, OR IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH. Please sign exactly as name
appears. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give
full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by
president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in
partnership name by authorized person.
Dated:
----------------------------------------, 1995
Signature
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Signature, if held jointly
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SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO MARK, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY IN THE
ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
