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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE
13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
ALLIED CAPITAL LENDING CORPORATION
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(name of issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $.0001 PAR VALUE
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(title of class of securities)
019042 10 0
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(CUSIP number)
WILLIAM L. WALTON, CHAIRMAN
c/o ALLIED CAPITAL ADVISERS, INC.
1666 K STREET, NW, 9TH FLOOR
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
AUGUST 14, 1997
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(date of event which requires filing of this statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: [ ]
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement: [ ]
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1 NAME(S) OF REPORTING PERSON(S)
IRS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER(S) OF ABOVE PERSON(S)
Allied Capital Corporation
53-0245085
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* OO
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Maryland
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 844,914
OWNED BY EACH -------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 844,914
PERSON WITH -------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH VOTING PERSON
844,914
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
16.4%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO, IC
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* See instructions before filling out.
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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
This Amendment No. 1 filed pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) amends and
supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed by Allied Capital Corporation
(the "Filing Party") on January 24, 1997 and the statement on Schedule 13G
filed by the Filing Party on February 14, 1994 and amended on January 27, 1995
relating to shares of common stock ("Common Stock") of Allied Capital Lending
Corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive offices of the Issuer is
c/o Allied Capital Advisers, Inc., 1666 K Street, NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC
20006.
Prior to January 24, 1997, the Filing Party had filed on Form 13G
believing that the form was available for use by business development
companies. On January 24, 1997, the Filing Party filed a Form 13D in order to
summarize transactions reported prior to January 24, 1997 and to report the
disposition of certain shares of Common Stock on Form 13G.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
The Filing Party is a closed-end management investment company
that has elected to be regulated as a business development company. The Filing
Party is organized as a Maryland corporation, and its principal place of
business is located at the offices of Allied Capital Advisers, Inc.
("Advisers"), the Filing Party's investment adviser, at 1666 K Street, NW, 9th
Floor, Washington, DC 20006.
The following are the principal occupations of the Filing Party's
executive officers, and the executive officers of the Filing Party's investment
adviser, Advisers, all of whom are employees of Advisers and whose business
address is at Advisers, 1666 K Street, NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006.
They are all citizens of the United States.
WILLIAM L. WALTON, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of the Filing Party, the Issuer, Allied Capital
Corporation II, Allied Capital Commercial Corporation and
Advisers.
JOAN M. SWEENEY, Managing Director of the Filing Party and
Advisers.
JON A. DELUCA, Principal, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer of the Filing Party and Advisers.
G. CABELL WILLIAMS III, Managing Director of the Filing Party
and Advisers.
JOHN M. SCHEURER, Managing Director of the Filing Party and
Advisers.
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KATHERINE C. MARIEN, Principal of the Filing Party and
Advisers.
The following are the principal occupations and addresses of the
Filing Party's directors, all of whom are citizens of the United States:
GEORGE C. WILLIAMS, Officer and Director of the Filing Party
and Advisers, 8229 Burning Tree Road, Bethesda, MD 20817.
JOSEPH A. CLORETY III, President, Clorety & Co., Inc.,
2183 Hallmark Drive, Gambrills, MD 21054.
MICHAEL I. GALLIE, Principal, The Millennium
Group, 300 M Street, SW, Suite 701, Washington, DC 20024.
WARREN K. MONTOURI, President, Montouri & Robertson, 2440
Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite D801, Washington, DC 20037.
GUY T. STEUART II, President, Steuart Investment
Corporation, 5454 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1600, Chevy
Chase, MD 20815.
T. MURRAY TOOMEY, ESQ., Attorney at Law, The
Offices of T.M. Toomey, 4701 Sangamore Road,
Bethesda, MD 20816.
The following are the principal occupations and addresses of Advisers'
directors, all of whom are citizens of the United States:
WILLIAM L. WALTON, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of the Filing Party,
the Issuer, Allied Capital Corporation II,
Allied Capital Commercial Corporation and Advisers.
BROOKS H. BROWNE, President, Environmental Enterprises
Assistance Fund, 1901 N. Moore Street, Suite 1004,
Arlington, VA 22209.
SWEP T. DAVIS, President, Tyone Partners LLC,
33 Witherspoon, Suite 200, Princeton, NJ 08542.
ROBERT E. LONG, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Business News Network, Inc., 99 Canal Center Plaza,
Suite 220, Alexandria, VA 22314.
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During the past five years, neither the Filing Party nor to its
knowledge, any of its executive officers or directors or any of the executive
officers or directors of Advisers, has been (i) convicted in a criminal
proceeding, or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body as a result of which such person was or is subject to a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding
any violation with respect to such laws.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
The Filing Party is the former parent company of the Issuer and owned
100% of the Issuer's then-outstanding Common Stock until November 1993, when
the Issuer completed its initial public offering. Therefore, no consideration
was paid per se for the shares currently held by the Filing Party. Since all
transactions in the Issuer's Common Stock by the Filing Party have been
dispositions, no funds were used and no source of funds has been reported.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
At the time of the initial public offering, the Filing Party owned
2,380,000 shares, or all of the outstanding capital stock, of the Issuer. The
Filing Party sold a portion of its shares in the initial public offering, a
registered transaction, retaining a total of 1,580,000 shares of Common Stock,
or 36.2% of the Issuer's shares outstanding at December 31, 1993.
As a condition of an order (the "Order") of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, the Filing Party undertook to divest itself of the shares it
owns in the Issuer by no later than December 31, 1998 by public offerings,
private placements, distributions to the Filing Party's stockholders or
otherwise. As part of this divestiture, the Filing Party declared an extra
distribution to its stockholders in December 1994 and accordingly distributed
in early January 1995 an aggregate of 335,086 of the Issuer's shares, reducing
the Filing Party's ownership of the Issuer to 1,244,914 shares, or 24% of the
Issuer's Common Stock then outstanding.
The Issuer filed a registration statement on Form N-2 under the 1933
Act (File No. 333-15709) (the "Registration Statement") on November 7, 1996,
which was amended, to register the offering by the Filing Party of 1,244,914
shares of the Issuer, constituting the remaining shares owned by the Filing
Party. On December 20, 1996, the date of the prospectus and statement of
additional information filed as a part of the Registration Statement, the
Filing Party commenced an underwritten offering of the Issuer's shares to the
public. On that date 400,000 shares of the Issuer were sold pursuant to such
offering, reducing the Filing Party's ownership interest in the Issuer to
844,914 shares, or 16.5% of the Issuer's Common Stock then outstanding. On
October 14, 1997, the Issuer filed post-effective amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement for the purpose of removing from registration 844,914
shares, constituting the securities registered thereon which remained unsold as
of the date of filing such post-effective amendment.
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On October 14, 1997, the Issuer filed a definitive Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus (the "Proxy Statement") and Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI"), pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act") with the Commission. The Proxy Statement and SAI
pertain to a proposal (the "Merger Proposal") to approve and adopt an Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 14, 1997, as amended and restated as of
September 19, 1997 (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B) (the
"Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, the Filing Party, Allied Capital
Corporation II, Allied Capital Commercial Corporation and Advisers (each, a
"Company," and collectively, the "Companies"), and the transactions
contemplated thereby, including the merger of the Filing Party and such other
related entities with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"). If the Merger
Proposal is approved and the Merger consummated, certain corporate actions
would be taken, including (i) amending the Issuer's charter to increase the
number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 20,000,000 to 100,000,000
shares and effect certain other changes as described in the Articles of Merger
attached hereto as Exhibit C, (ii) expanding the Issuer's board of directors to
23 directors, and (iii) apportioning the board into three classes, with each
being elected for staggered, three-year terms. Such changes to the Issuer's
charter and to its board composition and structure could be deemed to have
certain anti-takeover effects.
In the Merger Agreement, the Filing Party has agreed, subject to the
requirements of Maryland law applicable to dividends, to declare and pay to its
stockholders a special dividend consisting of all of the shares of Common Stock
it owns in the Issuer, payable immediately prior to the effective time of the
Merger (the "Distribution"). The Distribution would serve two purposes.
First, it would satisfy the condition in the Order that the Filing Party divest
itself of all its remaining shares of the Issuer by December 31, 1998. Second,
it would serve to facilitate the Merger by precluding the applicability to the
Merger of a Maryland anti-takeover statute. Maryland anti-takeover law places
significant restrictions on "business combinations" between a corporation and
an interested stockholder.
If the Merger Proposal is approved by the stockholders of the
Companies, the Filing Party's board of directors will declare a special
dividend consisting of a certain number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock
to be payable on a certain date (the "Distribution Date") to the Filing Party's
stockholders of record as of a prior date (the "Distribution Record Date").
The ratio of the number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock to be
distributed for each share of the Filing Party's common stock owned on the
Distribution Record Date will be based on the number of shares of the Filing
Party's common stock outstanding on the Distribution Record Date and the number
of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock to be distributed. More specifically,
if the Distribution were effected, it is anticipated that for each share of
common stock owned, a stockholder of the Filing Party would receive shares of
the Issuer computed based on the following formula: 844,914 shares, divided by
the number of total shares outstanding of the Filing Party at the time of the
Distribution.
If the Merger Proposal is approved by the stockholders of each
Company, the Filing Party intends to set the Distribution Record Date and the
Distribution Date, and intends to distribute all of its shares of the Issuer's
Common Stock in the Distribution. The Distribution Record Date will
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be set on a date that occurs subsequent to the date on which stockholders of
each Company approve the Merger Proposal. The Filing Party currently
anticipates that the Distribution Record Date will be two business days prior
to the Distribution Date, that the Distribution Date would occur on a date
immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, and that the effective
time of the Merger would occur on December 31, 1997. If the Merger Proposal is
not approved or if the Merger is not, for any reason, effected, the Filing
Party may nevertheless distribute some or all of the shares of the Issuer's
Common Stock at any time prior to December 31, 1998.
No holder of the Filing Party's common stock will be required to pay
any cash or other consideration for the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock
received in the Distribution.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Following the distribution of an aggregate of 335,086 shares of Common
Stock to holders of the Filing Party's common stock as of December 30, 1994
(which distribution was effected on January 6, 1995), the Filing Party
beneficially owned an aggregate of 1,244,914 shares of Common Stock.
Following the sale of 400,000 shares of Common Stock on December 20,
1996 pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Filing Party beneficially
owned an aggregate of 844,914 shares of Common Stock. These 844,914 shares were
also registered on the Registration Statement, and prior to October 14, 1997
could be sold on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 to or
through underwriters, pursuant to Rule 144, or otherwise as determined on terms
and at prices also as determined. As discussed above, on October 14, 1997 the
Issuer filed post-effective amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement,
thereby removing these shares from registration.
Number of shares as to which the Filing Party has:
(i) SOLE POWER TO VOTE OR DIRECT THE VOTE:
None 0%
(ii) SHARED POWER TO VOTE OR DIRECT THE VOTE:
844,914 shares* 16.4%*
(iii) SOLE POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT THE
DISPOSITION OF:
844,914 shares 16.4%
(iv) SHARED POWER TO DISPOSE OF OR TO DIRECT
THE DISPOSITION OF:
None 0%
* See Item 6 below.
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ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT
TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Pursuant to the Order, the Filing Party must vote its shares of Common
Stock only in the same proportion as the other shares of Common Stock are voted
by the other stockholders of the Issuer.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Filing Party must make the
Distribution, subject to the requirements of Maryland law applicable to
dividends and the approval of the Merger Proposal by the stockholders of the
Companies.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit A: Excerpted condition from the Order describing the
requirement of the Filing Party to vote its shares in proportion to
the other shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.*
Exhibit B: The Merger Agreement
Exhibit C: Articles of Merger
* Previously filed.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in
this amendment is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 30, 1997
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ G. Cabell Williams III
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G. Cabell Williams, III
Managing Director
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EXHIBIT A
EXCERPTED CONDITION FROM THE ORDER
APPLICANTS' CONDITIONS
1. From and after the sale of the shares authorized by the order,
Allied Capital will vote its remaining shares of Allied Lending only in the
same proportion as are voted the shares of Allied Lending's other shareholders,
and will divest itself of all of its remaining shares of Allied Lending by no
later than December 31, 1998.
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EXHIBIT B
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
ALLIED CAPITAL ADVISERS, INC., ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION,
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION II,
ALLIED CAPITAL LENDING CORPORATION AND ALLIED CAPITAL COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
DATED AS OF AUGUST 14, 1997, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 1997
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ARTICLE I. THE MERGER................................................................ 1
Section 1.01. The Merger........................................................ 1
Section 1.02. Conversion of Shares.............................................. 2
Section 1.03. Surrender......................................................... 2
ARTICLE II. THE SURVIVING COMPANY.................................................... 3
Section 2.01. Charter........................................................... 3
Section 2.02. Bylaws............................................................ 4
Section 2.03. Directors and Officers............................................ 4
ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO ALL COMPANIES.............. 4
Section 3.01. Corporate Existence and Power..................................... 4
Section 3.02. Corporate Authorization........................................... 4
Section 3.03. Governmental Authorization........................................ 4
Section 3.04. Non-Contravention................................................. 5
Section 3.05. Binding Effect.................................................... 5
Section 3.06. Company Subsidiaries.............................................. 5
Section 3.07. Disclosure Documents.............................................. 5
Section 3.08. Finders' Fees..................................................... 6
Section 3.09. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities................................ 6
Section 3.10. Financial Statements.............................................. 6
Section 3.11. Litigation........................................................ 7
Section 3.12. Regulatory Matters................................................ 7
ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES........ 7
Section 4.01. Capitalization.................................................... 7
Section 4.02. Stock Options..................................................... 8
Section 4.03. SEC and SBA Filings............................................... 8
Section 4.04. Taxes............................................................. 9
Section 4.05. Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries..................................... 10
Section 4.06. Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA..................................... 10
Section 4.07. Environmental Matters............................................. 11
ARTICLE V. COVENANTS OF ALL COMPANIES................................................ 11
Section 5.01. Best Efforts...................................................... 11
Section 5.02. Exemptive Order................................................... 11
Section 5.03. Filings under HSR Act............................................. 11
Section 5.04. Certain Filings................................................... 11
Section 5.05. Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement.......... 12
Section 5.06. Access............................................................ 12
Section 5.07. Further Assurances................................................ 12
Section 5.08. Confidentiality................................................... 12
Section 5.09. Conduct of Each Company........................................... 12
Section 5.10. Stockholders' Meeting............................................. 13
Section 5.11. Other Offers...................................................... 13
Section 5.12. Notices of Certain Events......................................... 14
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ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS OF INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES........................................ 14
Section 6.01. Indemnification of Officers and Directors of Each Acquired
Company......................................................................... 14
Section 6.02. Directors of Lending.............................................. 15
Section 6.03. Distributions..................................................... 15
Section 6.04. RIC and REIT Qualifications....................................... 16
Section 6.05. Post-Merger Dividend.............................................. 16
Section 6.06. Affiliates........................................................ 16
Section 6.07. Stock Options..................................................... 16
Section 6.08. Employee Benefit Plans............................................ 16
Section 6.09. Other Employee Matters............................................ 16
Section 6.10. Articles of Merger................................................ 16
ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER................................................ 17
Section 7.01. Closing Date...................................................... 17
Section 7.02. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Company..................... 17
ARTICLE VIII. TERMINATION............................................................ 18
Section 8.01. Termination....................................................... 18
Section 8.02. Effect of Termination............................................. 19
ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS............................................................ 19
Section 9.01. Notices........................................................... 19
Section 9.02. Amendments; Waivers............................................... 20
Section 9.03. Expenses.......................................................... 20
Section 9.04. Successors and Assigns............................................ 20
Section 9.05. Governing Law..................................................... 20
Section 9.06. Survival.......................................................... 20
Section 9.07. Counterparts...................................................... 20
Section 9.08. Entire Agreement.................................................. 20
Section 9.09. Captions.......................................................... 20
Section 9.10. Parties in Interest............................................... 20
Section 9.11. No Dissenter's Rights............................................. 21
ANNEXES:
Annex I Articles of Merger
Annex II Form of Affiliate Letter
Annex III Legal Opinions
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 3.04 Consents, etc. under Agreements
Schedule 3.06(a) Subsidiaries of Each Company and Jurisdiction of Their
Organization
Schedule 3.06(b) Liens and Other Limitations and Restrictions on the
Subsidiaries' Outstanding Capital Stock, etc.
Schedule 3.08 Investment Bankers Retained by the Respective Companies as
Financial Advisor for the Merger
Schedule 3.11 Litigation
Schedule 4.03(a)(ii) Jurisdictions in Which Advisers is Registered as an
Investment Adviser
Schedule 4.03(a)(iv) Agreements between Advisers and Any of Its Directors or
Officers
Schedule 4.03(b)(ii) Agreements between Allied I, Allied II, or Lending and Any
of Its Directors or Officers
Schedule 4.03(c)(ii) Agreements between Commercial and Any of Its Directors or
Officers
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INDEX OF DEFINITIONS: SECTION
1933 Act................................................................... 3.03
1934 Act................................................................... 3.03
1940 Act................................................................... 3.03
1958 Act................................................................... 3.03
Acquired Company........................................................... 1.01(a)
Acquired Company Shares.................................................... 1.02(b)
Acquisition Proposal....................................................... 5.11(a)
Advisers................................................................... Preamble
Advisers Act............................................................... 3.03
Affiliate.................................................................. 4.03(a)(iv)
affiliates................................................................. 6.06
Agreement.................................................................. Preamble
Allied I................................................................... Preamble
Allied II.................................................................. Preamble
Articles of Merger......................................................... 1.01(b)
Balance Sheet.............................................................. 3.09
BDC........................................................................ 4.03(a)(iii)
blue sky................................................................... 3.03
Closing.................................................................... 7.01
Closing Date............................................................... 7.01
Code....................................................................... 1.01(d)
Commercial................................................................. Preamble
Common Stock............................................................... 1.02(b)
Company.................................................................... Preamble
Company Securities......................................................... 4.01(f)
Conversion................................................................. 1.02(b)
disclosing party........................................................... 5.06
Disclosure Documents....................................................... 3.07(a)
Effective Time............................................................. 1.01(b)
Enumerated Provisions...................................................... 9.06
Environmental, Health and Safety Laws...................................... 4.07(b)
ERISA...................................................................... 4.06(a)
Exchange Agent............................................................. 1.03(a)
Exemptive Order............................................................ 3.03
Final Closing Date......................................................... 8.01(b)
Funding.................................................................... 4.05
GAAP....................................................................... 3.10
GCL........................................................................ 1.01(a)
Hazardous Substances....................................................... 4.07(b)
HSR Act.................................................................... 3.03
investigating party........................................................ 5.06
IRS........................................................................ 4.04(a)
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus........................................... 3.07(a)
Lending.................................................................... Preamble
Lien....................................................................... 3.06(b)
Material Adverse Effect.................................................... 3.01
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Merger..................................................................... 1.01(a)
Merger Consideration....................................................... 1.02(b)
Mortgage................................................................... 4.05
Part I..................................................................... 4.04(b)
Part II.................................................................... 4.04(c)
Pension Plan............................................................... 4.06(a)
person..................................................................... 3.01
Priority Closing Date...................................................... 8.01(b)
Registration Statement..................................................... 5.05
REIT....................................................................... 4.04(c)
RIC........................................................................ 4.04(b)
SBA........................................................................ 3.03
SEC........................................................................ 3.03
SEC Reports................................................................ 4.03(a)(i)
Small Business Act......................................................... 3.03
Stockholders' Meeting...................................................... 5.10
Subsidiary................................................................. 3.01
superior Acquisition Proposal.............................................. 5.11(b)
Surviving Company.......................................................... 1.01(a)
tax........................................................................ 4.04(a)
trading day................................................................ 9.03(a)
Welfare Plan............................................................... 4.06(b)
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of August 14, 1997, as amended and
restated as of September 19, 1997 (this "Agreement"), by and among Allied
Capital Advisers, Inc. ("Advisers"), Allied Capital Corporation ("Allied I"),
Allied Capital Corporation II ("Allied II"), Allied Capital Lending Corporation
("Lending") and Allied Capital Commercial Corporation ("Commercial"), each a
Maryland corporation (individually, a "Company" and collectively, the
"Companies").
WHEREAS, the parties have previously executed and delivered the Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated as of August 14, 1997 (the "Original Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement to
make certain changes pertaining to, among other things, the certificates
representing Acquired Company Shares (as defined herein) and the rights
appertaining thereto prior to surrender thereof; and
WHEREAS, the parties do not intend by this amendment and restatement to
reaffirm as of any date subsequent to August 14, 1997, the representations and
warranties previously made herein, unless the context otherwise specifically
requires, and accordingly they agree that all references to "the date of this
Agreement", "the date hereof" and terms of similar import shall continue to
refer, unless the context otherwise specifically requires, to August 14, 1997,
the date of the execution and delivery of the Original Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Original Agreement and in
consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Original Agreement, including the
annexes and schedules thereto, is hereby amended and restated so as to read in
its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I.
THE MERGER
SECTION 1.01. THE MERGER. (a) Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in
Section 1.01(b)), each of Advisers, Allied I, Allied II and Commercial (each, an
"Acquired Company," and collectively, the "Acquired Companies") shall be merged
(the "Merger") with and into Lending in accordance with the Maryland General
Corporation Law (the "GCL"), whereupon the separate existence of each Acquired
Company shall cease, and Lending shall be the surviving corporation (the
"Surviving Company").
(b) As soon as practicable after satisfaction or, to the extent permitted
hereunder, waiver of all conditions to the Merger specified in Article VII, the
Companies will execute and file articles of merger substantially in the form of
Annex I hereto (the "Articles of Merger") with the State Department of
Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland and make all other filings or
recordings required by applicable law in connection with the Merger. The Merger
shall become effective at such time as the Articles of Merger are accepted for
record by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of
Maryland or at such later time as is specified in the Articles of Merger (the
"Effective Time").
(c) From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall possess
all of the purposes, powers and assets and be subject to all of the liabilities
and obligations of each Acquired Company and Lending, all as provided under
Section 3-114 of the GCL.
(d) The parties intend that the Merger qualify as a tax-free reorganization
under Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"). The parties also intend that this Agreement constitute a "plan of
reorganization" within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.368-1(c).
(e) The Articles of Merger provide for the amendment of the charter of
Lending: (i) to increase the authorized shares of common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, of Lending from 20,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares; (ii) to
change the name of Lending as the Surviving Company to "Allied Capital
Corporation" and (iii) in certain other respects as set forth in the Articles of
Merger.
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SECTION 1.02. CONVERSION OF SHARES. At the Effective Time, by virtue of
the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any Acquired
Company Shares (as hereinafter defined):
(a) Each Acquired Company Share that is owned by any Acquired Company
or Lending or by any Subsidiary (as defined in Section 3.01) of any of them
shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and
no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
(b) Each share of common stock of the respective Acquired Companies,
par value $0.001 per share in the case of Advisers, $1.00 per share in the
case of Allied I, $1.00 per share in the case of Allied II and $0.0001 per
share in the case of Commercial, outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (collectively, the "Acquired Company Shares"), other than
Acquired Company Shares to be canceled in accordance with Section 1.02(a),
shall be converted (the "Conversion"), without any action on the part of
the holder, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, of Lending ("Common Stock") according to the
following respective conversion ratios (the "Merger Consideration"):
(i) each Acquired Company Share of Advisers shall be converted into
0.31 shares of Common Stock;
(ii) each Acquired Company Share of Allied I shall be converted
into 1.07 shares of Common Stock;
(iii) each Acquired Company Share of Allied II shall be converted
into 1.40 shares of Common Stock; and
(iv) each Acquired Company Share of Commercial shall be converted
into 1.60 shares of Common Stock.
(c) The Surviving Company shall issue fractional shares of Common
Stock to the extent the Conversion results in a fraction of a share, in
which case such fraction shall be rounded to the nearest one-thousandth of
a share (rounding upward from the mid-point between thousandths of a
share).
(d) All Acquired Company Shares shall cease to exist, and each
certificate previously representing Acquired Company Shares shall (subject
to Section 1.03(c)) thereafter represent for all corporate purposes the
shares of Common Stock into which such Acquired Company Shares have been
converted. Certificates previously representing Acquired Company Shares
shall be exchanged for a confirmation of ownership of Common Stock issued
in consideration therefor upon surrender in accordance with Section 1.03,
without interest.
(e) Except as provided in Section 1.02(d), the Surviving Company shall
issue shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Merger in uncertificated
form, and in accordance with Section 1.03 shall send to each person
entitled to receive such shares the information required under Section
2-210(c) of the GCL with respect to such shares (a "Confirmation").
SECTION 1.03. SURRENDER. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Lending shall
appoint an agent reasonably acceptable to each Acquired Company (the "Exchange
Agent") for the purpose of exchanging certificates representing Acquired Company
Shares for Confirmations as to the Merger Consideration. Lending shall make
available to the Exchange Agent, as needed, the Merger Consideration and related
information to be delivered in respect of the Acquired Company Shares. Promptly
after the Effective Time, Lending shall send, or shall cause the Exchange Agent
to send, to each holder of Acquired Company Shares at the Effective Time a
letter of transmittal, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Acquired Company in which that holder owns Acquired Company Shares, for use in
such exchange (which shall specify that the risk of loss and title to the
certificates representing the Acquired Company Shares shall pass only upon
proper delivery of the certificates representing such Acquired Company Shares to
the Exchange Agent).
(b) From and after the Effective Time, each holder of Acquired Company
Shares, upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of a certificate or certificates
representing such Acquired Company Shares, together with a
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properly completed letter of transmittal covering such Acquired Company Shares,
shall be entitled to receive a Confirmation as to the Merger Consideration
deliverable in respect of such Acquired Company Shares.
(c) No dividends or other distributions that have been declared or made in
respect of the Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be
paid to any person in respect of Common Stock such person receives in the Merger
unless such person has surrendered the certificates formerly representing all
Acquired Company Shares held by such person, together with a properly completed
letter of transmittal covering such certificates. Such dividends or other
distributions shall instead be paid to the Exchange Agent on behalf of, and as
nominee for, such person, and held by the Exchange Agent in a non-interest
bearing account. Upon surrender of any such certificates formerly representing
Acquired Company Shares, the Exchange Agent shall distribute to such person the
amount of dividends or other distributions in respect of Common Stock with a
record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid (but withheld pursuant to
the immediately preceding sentence), without interest.
(d) Holders of record immediately prior to the Effective Time of Acquired
Company Shares shall be entitled, at and after the Effective Time, to vote the
number of shares of Common Stock into which their Acquired Company Shares shall
have been converted so long as they remain record holders of such shares of
Common Stock, regardless of whether the certificates formerly representing such
Acquired Company Shares shall have been surrendered in accordance with this
Section 1.03 or a Confirmation with respect to such shares of Common Stock shall
have been issued.
(e) If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be delivered to a
person other than the registered holder of the Acquired Company Shares
represented by the certificates surrendered in exchange therefor, it shall be a
condition to such delivery that the certificate or certificates so surrendered
shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and that
the person requesting such delivery shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer
or other taxes required as a result of such delivery to a person other than the
registered holder of such Acquired Company Shares or establish to the
satisfaction of the Surviving Company that such taxes have been paid or are not
payable.
(f) The foregoing provisions of this Section 1.03 shall apply to Acquired
Company Shares of a given Acquired Company held by a person partly in
certificated form and partly in uncertificated form. If any holder of Acquired
Company Shares of a given Acquired Company shall at the Effective Time hold all
of such Acquired Company Shares in uncertificated form, then the foregoing
provisions of this Section 1.03 shall not apply to such Acquired Company Shares,
and such holder shall be entitled to receive a Confirmation as to the Merger
Consideration issuable in respect of such Acquired Company Shares without any
action on the part of such holder.
(g) At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of each Acquired
Company shall be closed, and thereafter there shall be no further registration
of transfers of Acquired Company Shares. If, after the Effective Time,
certificates representing Acquired Company Shares are presented to the Surviving
Company, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article I.
(h) Any dividends or other distributions paid to the Exchange Agent
pursuant to Section 1.03(c) that remain unclaimed by the holders of Acquired
Company Shares shall not revert or be returned to the Surviving Company, and the
Surviving Company hereby waives any rights it may have to such assets. The
Surviving Company shall not be liable to any holder of Acquired Company Shares
for any amount required to be paid to a public official pursuant to applicable
abandoned property laws.
ARTICLE II.
THE SURVIVING COMPANY
SECTION 2.01. CHARTER. The charter of Lending in effect at the Effective
Time, as amended by the Articles of Merger, shall be the charter of the
Surviving Company until amended in accordance with applicable law.
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SECTION 2.02. BYLAWS. The bylaws of Lending in effect at the Effective
Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Company until amended in accordance
with applicable law.
SECTION 2.03. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. From and after the Effective Time,
until successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with
applicable law and the charter and bylaws of the Surviving Company, the
directors of Lending at the Effective Time (giving effect to the election or
appointment of directors provided for in Section 6.02) shall be the directors of
the Surviving Company and (ii) the officers of Lending at the Effective Time
shall be the officers of the Surviving Company.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO ALL COMPANIES
Each Company represents and warrants to each other Company that:
SECTION 3.01. CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER. Such Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Maryland, and has all requisite corporate power and authority
required to carry on its business as now conducted. Such Company is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction where the character of the property owned or leased by it or
the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for
those jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be
expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on
the condition (financial or otherwise), business or results of operations of
such Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (other than any change or
effect resulting from any change in general economic conditions), or on the
ability of such Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (a "Material Adverse Effect"). For purposes of this Agreement,
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any person, any other person of which
securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such person, and the term
"person" means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust,
association, organization or other entity or natural person. Such Company has
heretofore delivered to each of the other Companies or its counsel true and
complete copies of such Company's charter and bylaws as currently in effect.
SECTION 3.02. CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Company of this Agreement and the consummation by such
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Company's
corporate powers and, except for the approval by such Company's stockholders of
this Agreement and the Merger, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of such Company.
SECTION 3.03. GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Company of this Agreement and the consummation by such
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby require no action by or in
respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency, official or authority
other than (i) the filing of the Articles of Merger in accordance with the GCL
and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of jurisdictions in
which such Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation; (ii)
compliance with any applicable requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 (the "HSR Act"); (iii) compliance with any applicable
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "1933 Act"), the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the
"1934 Act"), the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "1940 Act") and, with respect to
Advisers, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Advisers Act"); (iv) compliance with
any applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws; (v) compliance with any
applicable requirements of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "1958 Act"),
the Small Business Act (1958), as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the "Small Business Act") and any other applicable
requirements, rules, or regulations of the U.S. Small Business Administration
(the "SBA"); (vi) the issuance by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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(the "SEC") of an order exempting the Merger from the provisions of Sections
17(a) and 57(a) of the 1940 Act (the "Exemptive Order"); and (vii) such other
actions or filings, the absence of which would not have a Material Adverse
Effect with respect to such Company.
SECTION 3.04. NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and performance
by such Company of this Agreement and the consummation by such Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) violate any provision
of applicable law or regulation (assuming compliance with the matters referred
to in Section 3.03) or of any judgment or order of any court of competent
jurisdiction, (ii) other than as set forth in Schedule 3.04, contravene or
constitute a default or require a consent of any person, or give rise to a right
of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of such
Company or to a loss of any benefit to which such Company is entitled, or result
in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of such Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, under any agreement or other instrument binding on such
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) violate any provision of the
charter or bylaws of such Company, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii)
above, for any such contravention, default, failure to obtain consent,
termination, cancellation, acceleration, loss or Lien that could not reasonably
be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect
with respect to such Company.
SECTION 3.05. BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of, such Company,
enforceable against such Company in accordance with its terms except as such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
SECTION 3.06. COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES. (a) Each Subsidiary of such Company
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization set forth in Schedule 3.06(a), has all corporate or
other powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents
and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted and is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the character of the property owned or leased by it or the
nature of its activities make such qualification necessary, except for those
jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to such Company. As of the date of this Agreement, the Subsidiaries of such
Company set forth in Schedule 3.06(a) are the only Subsidiaries of such Company.
(b) Except as specified in Schedule 3.06(b) or in Section 4.05, (i) all of
the outstanding capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests
of each Subsidiary of such Company is owned by such Company, directly or
indirectly, free and clear of any Lien and free of any other limitation or
restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise
dispose of such capital stock or other voting securities or ownership
interests), (ii) there are no outstanding (A) securities of such Company or any
of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock
or other voting securities or ownership interests in any Subsidiary of such
Company, (B) options, warrants or other rights to acquire from such Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, or any other obligation of such Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or other ownership
interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any capital
stock, voting securities or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of such
Company, or (C) securities of any Subsidiary of such Company other than capital
stock, voting securities or other ownership interests in such Subsidiary, and
(iii) there are no outstanding obligations of such Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding capital
stock, voting securities or other ownership interests of any such Subsidiary.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any
mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in
respect of such asset.
SECTION 3.07. DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. (a) Each document filed by such
Company with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the "Disclosure Documents"), including, without limitation, the joint
proxy statement of the Companies also constituting the prospectus in respect of
the Common Stock to be issued in the Merger (the "Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus") to be sent to the
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stockholders of each Company, and any amendments or supplements thereto will,
when filed, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act; provided that no
representation and warranty is made by any Company concerning statements or
omissions contained therein based upon information furnished or which should
have been furnished by any other Company specifically for use therein.
(b) At the time the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto is first mailed to stockholders of any Company, at the time
such stockholders vote on approval of the Merger and at the Effective Time, with
respect to that Company the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (as supplemented or
amended, if applicable) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. At the time of the filing by such
Company of any Disclosure Document other than the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and at the time of any distribution thereof, such
Disclosure Document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The representations and warranties by any Company contained in this
Section 3.07(b) will not apply to statements or omissions included in the
Disclosure Documents based upon information furnished or which should have been
furnished by any other Company specifically for use therein.
SECTION 3.08. FINDERS' FEES. Except for (i) Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated, whose fees are to be paid in accordance with Section 9.03(a), and
(ii) the investment banker retained by each respective Company, as set forth in
Schedule 3.08, whose fees are to be paid by such Company, no investment banker,
broker, finder or other intermediary has been retained by or is authorized to
act on behalf of such Company who is entitled to any fee or commission from any
Company or any of its Subsidiaries upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 3.09. ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. Except as and to the
extent reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of such Company as of
December 31, 1996 and included in such Company's audited consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 1996 (each a "Balance Sheet") or as
referred to or described in the notes to the Company's audited consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1996, neither such Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries had as of December 31, 1996 any liabilities or
obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise
and whether due or to become due) that were material to such Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Since the date of the Balance Sheet of such
Company, neither such Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any
liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent
or otherwise, and whether due or to become due) that are material to such
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except for such as were incurred
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice or in
furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 3.10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. (a) Such Company's audited
consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1992
through December 31, 1996 included in its annual reports on Form 10-K and its
unaudited consolidated interim financial statements for the fiscal quarters
ended March 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997 included in its quarterly reports on Form
10-Q fairly present in all material respects, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis throughout
the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), the
consolidated financial position of such Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of
operations and changes in net assets, cash flows and selected per share data and
ratios for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end adjustments in the
case of any unaudited consolidated interim financial statements).
(b) Since December 31, 1996 there has not been (i) any redemption, purchase
or other acquisition by such Company of any of such Company's Acquired Company
Shares or shares of Common Stock, as applicable (other than those transacted
through the Allied Capital Deferred Compensation Trust or through such Company's
dividend reinvestment plan), or any declaration or payment of any dividend by
such Company other than (A) as disclosed in such Company's reports on Form 10-Q
for the first and second
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quarters of 1997 and (B) dividends on such Company's Acquired Company Shares or
shares of Common Stock, as applicable, as permitted in Section 6.03, or (ii) any
event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on such Company.
SECTION 3.11. LITIGATION. Except as disclosed in such Company's SEC
Reports (as hereinafter defined) or Schedule 3.11, there is no suit, action or
proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of such Company, threatened against or
affecting such Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to (i) have a Material Adverse Effect
with respect to such Company or (ii) prevent the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there any judgment, decree,
injunction, rule or order of any governmental entity or arbitrator outstanding
against such Company or any of its Subsidiaries having, or which, insofar as
reasonably can be foreseen, in the future would have, any such effect.
SECTION 3.12. REGULATORY MATTERS. Such Company has all material permits,
licenses, approvals, orders, authorizations of and registrations with any
governmental entity or self-regulatory organization required by the Company to
carry on its business as presently conducted.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES
SECTION 4.01. CAPITALIZATION. (a) Advisers represents and warrants to
each other Company that its authorized capital stock consists of 20,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and that, as of July 31,
1997 there were 9,133,379 shares of common stock of Advisers outstanding.
(b) Allied I represents and warrants to each other Company that its
authorized capital stock consists of 10,000,000 shares of common stock, par
value $1.00 per share, and that, as of July 31, 1997 there were 7,367,052 shares
of common stock of Allied I outstanding.
(c) Allied II represents and warrants to each other Company that its
authorized capital stock consists of 20,000,000 shares of common stock, par
value $1.00 per share, and that, as of July 31, 1997 there were 7,628,615 shares
of common stock of Allied II outstanding.
(d) Lending represents and warrants to each other Company that (i) its
authorized capital stock consists of 20,000,000 shares of common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, which share amount shall be increased to 100,000,000
shares upon the effectiveness of the Articles of Merger, (ii) as of July 31,
1997 there were outstanding 5,150,448 shares of Common Stock, and (iii) subject
to the Articles of Merger becoming effective, the shares of Common Stock to be
issued in the Merger will, when issued, have been duly authorized and validly
issued and will be fully paid and nonassessable, and the issuance of such shares
in the Merger will not be subject to any preemptive or other similar rights.
(e) Commercial represents and warrants to each other Company that its
authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, and that, as of July 31, 1997 there were 14,476,997 shares of
common stock of Commercial outstanding, and no shares of such preferred stock of
Commercial outstanding.
(f) Each Company represents and warrants to each other Company that all of
its issued and outstanding shares of capital stock have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and that, except as set
forth in this Section 4.01 or Section 4.02 and except for shares of Common Stock
issued after July 31, 1997 pursuant to such Company's dividend reinvestment plan
or upon exercise of options referred to in Section 4.02, there are no
outstanding (i) shares of capital stock or other voting securities of such
Company, or (ii) securities of such Company convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of capital stock or other voting securities of such Company, or (iii)
options, warrants or other rights to acquire from such Company, or any other
obligation of such Company to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting
securities of such Company (the items referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)
with respect to any Company being referred to collectively as "Company
Securities"). Each Company represents and warrants to each other Company that
there are no outstanding
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obligations of such Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any Company Securities of such Company.
SECTION 4.02. STOCK OPTIONS. (a) Advisers represents and warrants to each
other Company that as of July 31, 1997, pursuant to its Incentive Stock Option
Plan, there were outstanding options to purchase 1,632,126 shares of common
stock of Advisers.
(b) Allied I represents and warrants to each other Company that as of July
31, 1997, pursuant to its Stock Option Plan, there were outstanding options to
purchase 803,881 shares of common stock of Allied I.
(c) Allied II represents and warrants to each other Company that as of July
31, 1997, pursuant to its Stock Option Plan, there were outstanding options to
purchase 714,630 shares of common stock of Allied II.
(d) Lending represents and warrants to each other Company that as of July
31, 1997, pursuant to its Stock Option Plan, there were outstanding options to
purchase 504,894 shares of common stock of Lending.
(e) Commercial represents and warrants to each other Company that as of
July 31, 1997, pursuant to its Incentive Stock Option Plan, there were
outstanding options to purchase 729,669 shares of common stock of Commercial.
(f) Each Company represents to each other Company that it has reserved
sufficient shares of its common stock for issuance upon exercise of all
outstanding options issued by such Company.
SECTION 4.03. SEC AND SBA FILINGS. (a) Advisers represents and warrants
to each other Company that:
(i) It has heretofore timely filed all registration statements,
reports, proxy statements and other documents and information with the SEC
("SEC Reports") required to be filed by it pursuant to the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act, the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act since December 31, 1994. Such
SEC Reports, as of their respective dates, complied in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act,
the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, as the case may be, and none of such SEC
Reports, as of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Such Company has
otherwise complied in all material respects with the 1933 Act, the 1934
Act, the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act.
(ii) It is duly registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers
Act and any other applicable law. Schedule 4.03(a)(ii) lists the
jurisdictions in which Advisers is registered as an investment adviser, and
each such registration is in full force and effect. Other than the
jurisdictions set forth in Schedule 4.03(a)(ii), Advisers is not required
to be registered as an investment adviser in any jurisdiction, except where
such non-registration, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and
would not have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Advisers. Advisers
is not required to be registered under any applicable law as a transfer
agent or a broker-dealer.
(iii) Neither Advisers nor any "affiliated person" of Advisers (as
defined in the 1940 Act), as applicable, is ineligible pursuant to Section
9(a) or (b) of the 1940 Act to serve as an investment adviser (or in any
other capacity contemplated by the 1940 Act) to an investment company
registered under the 1940 Act or to a company which has elected to be a
"business development company" pursuant to Section 54 of the 1940 Act and
has not withdrawn its election (a "BDC"). Neither Advisers nor any "person
associated" (as defined in the Advisers Act) with Advisers, as applicable,
is ineligible pursuant to Section 203 of the Advisers Act to be an
investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act or person associated
with such a registered investment adviser.
(iv) Except as set forth in its reports and proxy statements,
including the exhibits thereto, filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934
Act, the 1940 Act and/or the Advisers Act since December 31, 1994 or in
Schedule 4.03(a)(iv), there are no material employment, consulting,
benefit, severance or indemnification arrangements, agreements or
understandings between Advisers, on the one hand, and any directors or
officers of Advisers, on the other hand, and, except as so set forth, none
of such directors or officers or any
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Affiliate of Advisers has any interest (other than normal rights as a
stockholder of Advisers) in any material property, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, used in the business of Advisers. For purposes of
this Agreement, "Affiliate" means, with respect to any person, any other
person which, as of the time of determination, controls, is controlled by
or is under common control with such person.
(b) Each of Allied I, Allied II and Lending represents and warrants to each
other Company that, as to itself:
(i) It has heretofore timely filed all SEC Reports required to be
filed by it pursuant to the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act since
December 31, 1994. Such SEC Reports, as of their respective dates, complied
in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act,
the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act, as the case may be, and none of such SEC
Reports, as of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Such Company has
otherwise complied in all material respects with the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act
and the 1940 Act.
(ii) Except as set forth in its reports and proxy statements,
including the exhibits thereto, filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act
and/or the 1940 Act since December 31, 1994 or in Schedule 4.03(b)(ii),
there are no material employment, consulting, benefit, severance or
indemnification arrangements, agreements or understandings between such
Company, on the one hand, and any directors or officers of such Company, on
the other hand, and, except as so set forth, none of such directors or
officers or any Affiliate of such Company has any interest (other than
normal rights as a stockholder of such Company) in any material property,
real or personal, tangible or intangible, used in the business of such
Company.
(iii) Such Company and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all material
reports and documents required to be filed pursuant to the 1958 Act, the
Small Business Act, and any other applicable SBA requirement, rule or
regulation.
(c) Commercial represents and warrants to each other Company:
(i) It has heretofore timely filed all SEC Reports required to be
filed by it pursuant to the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act since December 31,
1994. Such SEC Reports, as of their respective dates, complied in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the
1934 Act, as the case may be, and none of such SEC Reports, as of their
respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. Such Company has otherwise complied in all
material respects with the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act.
(ii) Except as set forth in its reports and proxy statements,
including the exhibits thereto, filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act
since December 31, 1994 or in Schedule 4.03(c)(ii), there are no material
employment, consulting, benefit, severance or indemnification arrangements,
agreements or understandings between Commercial, on the one hand, and any
directors or officers of Commercial, on the other hand, and, except as so
set forth, none of such directors or officers or any Affiliate of
Commercial has any interest (other than normal rights as a stockholder of
Commercial) in any material property, real or personal, tangible or
intangible, used in the business of Commercial.
SECTION 4.04. TAXES. (a) Each Company represents and warrants to each
other Company that such Company and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all tax
returns required to be filed and has paid, or has established an adequate
reserve for the payment of, all taxes required to be shown on such returns, and
the most recent Balance Sheet of such Company reflects an adequate reserve for
all such taxes accrued through the date of such Balance Sheet in accordance with
GAAP. No material deficiencies for any taxes have been proposed, asserted or
assessed against such Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not adequately
reserved for in such Balance Sheet. The respective federal income tax returns of
such Company and its Subsidiaries (i) in the case of Allied I, Allied II,
Lending and Commercial have not been examined by the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service (the "IRS") during the period of five calendar years preceding the date
of this
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Agreement, and (ii) in the case of Advisers have, except with respect to claims
for refund, been examined and settled with the IRS for, or the statute of
limitations has expired (and no waiver extending the statute of limitations has
been requested or granted) with respect to, all periods through December 31,
1992. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "tax" (including, with
correlative meaning, the terms "taxes" and "taxable") shall include, except
where the context otherwise requires, all federal, state, local and foreign
income, profits, franchise, gross receipts, payroll, sales, employment, use,
property, withholding, excise, occupancy and other taxes, duties or assessments
of any nature whatsoever, together with all interest, penalties and additions
imposed with respect to such amounts. Neither such Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has taken any action or has any knowledge of any fact or
circumstance that is reasonably likely to prevent the Merger from qualifying as
a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(b) Each of Allied I, Allied II and Lending represents and warrants to each
other Company that, as to itself, (i) it is, and since its formation has elected
to be, treated as a "regulated investment company" within the meaning of Section
851 of the Code ("RIC"), and is and since its formation has been entitled to the
benefits available under the provisions of Part I of Subchapter M of Chapter 1
of the Code ("Part I") and (ii) during each of its taxable years it has paid
dividends in amounts sufficient to reduce its income and excise tax liabilities
for such years to zero.
(c) Commercial represents and warrants to each other Company that (i)
Commercial is, and since its formation has been, a "real estate investment
trust" within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code ("REIT"), and is, and
since its formation has been entitled to the benefits available under the
provisions of Part II of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code ("Part II") and
(ii) during each of its taxable years Commercial has paid dividends in amounts
sufficient to reduce its income and excise tax liabilities for such years to
zero.
SECTION 4.05. NON-WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES. Commercial represents and
warrants to each other Company that, as of the date of this Agreement, it
directly owns 79% of the units of ownership interest in Allied Capital Mortgage
LLC ("Mortgage") and indirectly (through its wholly-owned subsidiary ALCC
Acceptance Corporation) owns 82% of the units of ownership interest in Allied
Capital Funding, L.L.C. ("Funding"), each a Delaware limited liability company
and each deemed to be an affiliated person (as such term is defined in the 1940
Act) of Commercial. Commercial represents and warrants that (i) the units of
ownership interest it owns in each of Mortgage and Funding are free and clear of
any Lien and free of any other limitation or restriction other than as set forth
in the respective limited liability company agreements of Mortgage and Funding
and (ii) there are no obligations of Commercial or any of its Subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding ownership interests of
Mortgage or Funding.
SECTION 4.06. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS; ERISA. Advisers represents and
warrants to each other Company that:
(a) No "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(2) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"))
(sometimes referred to herein as "Pension Plan") that Advisers maintains, or to
which Advisers is obligated to contribute had, as of the respective last annual
valuation date for each such Pension Plan, an "unfunded benefit liability" (as
such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA), based on reasonable
actuarial assumptions utilized by Advisers. None of the Pension Plans has an
"accumulated funding deficiency" (as such term is defined in Section 302 of
ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived. No Pension Plan to
which Advisers is obligated to contribute with respect to any current or former
employee of Advisers is a "multiemployer plan" (as such term is defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
(b) Each "employee welfare benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(1) of
ERISA (sometimes referred to herein as "Welfare Plan")) that Advisers maintains
and that is a "group health plan", as such term is defined in Section 5000(b)(1)
of the Code, complies in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of Section 4980B(f) of the Code.
(c) Other than claims for benefits arising in the ordinary course of the
administration and operation of the Pension Plans and Welfare Plans, there are
no claims, investigations or arbitrations pending by or with
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respect to any current or former employees of Advisers against any Pension Plan
or Welfare Plan or against Advisers or any trust or arrangement created under or
as part of any Pension Plan or Welfare Plan, any trustee, fiduciary, custodian,
administrator or other person or entity holding or controlling assets of any
Pension Plan or Welfare Plan that, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to
Advisers.
SECTION 4.07. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. (a) Each Company represents and
warrants to each other Company that (i) except for commercially reasonable
quantities of leasing and office supplies, such Company has never generated,
transported, used, stored, treated, disposed of, or managed any Hazardous
Substance; and (ii) to the knowledge of such Company, (A) such Company does not
have any material liability under, nor has such Company ever violated in any
material respect, any Environmental, Health and Safety Law; (B) such Company is
in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental, Health
and Safety Laws; and (C) such Company has never entered into nor been subject to
any judgment, consent decree, compliance order, or administrative order with
respect to any environmental or health and safety matter nor received any demand
letter, formal complaint or claim with respect to any environmental or health
and safety matter or the enforcement of any Environmental, Health and Safety
Law.
(b) For the purposes of this Section 4.07, "Environmental, Health and
Safety Laws" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, the
Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water
Act of 1974, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act,
and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, each as amended, together
with all other laws (including rules, regulations, codes, injunctions,
judgments, orders, decrees and rulings) of federal, state and local governments
(and all agencies thereof) concerning pollution or protection of the
environment, public health and safety, or employee health and safety, including
laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened release of
pollutants, contaminants, or chemical, industrial, hazardous, or toxic materials
(including petroleum products and asbestos) or wastes into ambient air, surface
water, ground water, or lands or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or
handling of pollutants, contaminants, or chemical, industrial, hazardous, or
toxic materials or wastes ("Hazardous Substances").
ARTICLE V.
COVENANTS OF ALL COMPANIES
Each Company agrees that:
SECTION 5.01. BEST EFFORTS. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, such Company shall use its best efforts to take, or cause to be
taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper
or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 5.02. EXEMPTIVE ORDER. Such Company shall use its best efforts to
proceed as promptly as possible to cause the Exemptive Order to be issued and
shall negotiate in good faith with each other Company as to any amendment to
this Agreement that may be necessary to comply with any conditions of the
Exemptive Order that are inconsistent with this Agreement.
SECTION 5.03. FILINGS UNDER HSR ACT. Such Company shall use its best
efforts to proceed as promptly as possible to cause to be made the necessary
filings under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and shall thereafter use its best efforts to ensure that the related
waiting period expires or is otherwise terminated at the earliest possible time.
SECTION 5.04. CERTAIN FILINGS. Such Company (a) shall cooperate with each
other Company in determining whether any actions by or in respect of, or filings
with, any governmental body, agency, official or authority (other than such
actions or filings as are referred to in this Agreement) are required, or any
actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from third
parties to any material contracts, in
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connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and (b) use its best efforts in seeking any such actions, consents,
approvals or waivers required by it or making any such filings, furnishing
information required in connection therewith and seeking timely to obtain any
such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.
SECTION 5.05. JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS; REGISTRATION
STATEMENT. Such Company shall cooperate in the preparation and filing with the
SEC by Lending of a registration statement on Form N-14 with respect to the
Common Stock to be issued in the Merger, which shall include the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus (the "Registration Statement"), as soon as practicable
after the date hereof and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration
Statement to be declared effective under the 1933 Act. Promptly after the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, each Company shall cause the
definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, together with appropriate proxies,
to be mailed to its stockholders, and, if necessary, after the definitive Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall have been mailed, promptly circulate amended,
supplemented or supplemental proxy materials. Such Company shall furnish each
other Company with all information concerning itself, its directors, officers,
stockholders and properties and such other matters as may be necessary or
advisable for the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, and any filings under state blue sky laws in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 5.06. ACCESS. Such Company (the "disclosing party") shall, after
receiving reasonable advance notice from any other Company (the "investigating
party"), afford the investigating party and its representatives reasonable
access to the disclosing party's books and records, licenses, agreements and
other information relating to the disclosing party. The investigating party may,
directly or through its representatives, make such investigation of the assets
of the disclosing party and its businesses as the investigating party may deem
necessary or advisable. No such investigation shall affect or limit the
representations and warranties of any Company contained herein.
SECTION 5.07. FURTHER ASSURANCES. At and after the Effective Time, the
officers and directors of the Surviving Company shall be authorized to execute
and deliver, in the name and on behalf of each Company, any deeds, bills of
sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of
such Company, any other actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of record
or otherwise in the Surviving Company any and all right, title and interest in,
to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of each Acquired Company
acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Company as a result of, or in
connection with, the Merger.
SECTION 5.08. CONFIDENTIALITY. Such Company shall use all reasonable
efforts to maintain the confidentiality of all non-public information concerning
each other Company and its Subsidiaries that is received by such Company or its
representatives in connection with the Merger, subject to the requirements of
applicable law and to judicial process.
SECTION 5.09. CONDUCT OF EACH COMPANY. From the date hereof until the
Effective Time, except as contemplated or specifically permitted by this
Agreement or with the prior written consent of each of the other Companies, such
Company shall cause the business of that Company and its Subsidiaries to be
conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use its
best efforts to preserve intact their business organizations and relationships
with third parties and to keep available the services of their present officers
and, if applicable, employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
from the date hereof until the Effective Time, such Company agrees that, without
such consent, it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, do or
agree to do any of the following:
(a) adopt or propose any change in its charter or bylaws;
(b) merge or consolidate with any other person except as provided in
Section 5.11 and except for any merger solely between such Company and one or
more of its Subsidiaries (provided such Company is the surviving company in such
merger) or solely between two or more of such Company's Subsidiaries;
(c) sell or otherwise dispose of any assets or property except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
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(d) amend any material contract, instrument or other agreement;
(e) acquire any assets other than in the ordinary course of business;
(f) incur any material liabilities or any material indebtedness except in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(g) take any action that would make any representation and warranty (other
than any representation and warranty made as of a specified date) of such
Company hereunder inaccurate in any respect at, or as of any time prior to, the
Effective Time; or
(h) adopt, amend, modify or terminate any Pension Plan or Welfare Plan if
the effect thereof, individually or in the aggregate, would be a material
increase in the liabilities of such Company thereunder.
SECTION 5.10. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Such Company shall cause a meeting
of its stockholders (each, a "Stockholders' Meeting") to be duly called and held
as soon as reasonably practicable for the purpose of voting on the approval and
adoption of this Agreement and the Merger. The directors of such Company shall,
subject to the exercise of their fiduciary duties after consulting with outside
counsel, recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger by
such Company's stockholders. In connection with such meeting, such Company (i)
will use its best efforts to obtain the necessary approvals by its stockholders
of this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby (subject,
insofar as the duty to recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement and the
Merger is concerned, to the exercise of their fiduciary duties after consulting
with outside counsel) and (ii) will otherwise comply with all legal requirements
applicable to such meeting.
SECTION 5.11. OTHER OFFERS. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section
5.11(b), in consideration of the substantial expenditure of time, effort and
expense undertaken and to be undertaken by each Company in the investigation,
negotiation and preparation of documents and other activities related to the
Merger, each Company agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it will
not, without the consent of each other Company:
(i) solicit, initiate or encourage submission of proposals or offers
for, or accept any offers for, or enter into negotiations or discussion
with, any other person with regard to any Acquisition Proposal;
(ii) furnish to any other person any information with respect to, or
otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist, facilitate or encourage,
any Acquisition Proposal between such Company and any other person; or
(iii) enter into a transaction, or commitment with respect thereto
(written or oral), with any person concerning an Acquisition Proposal.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Acquisition Proposal" with respect to a Company
means any proposal for a merger or other business combination involving such
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any proposal or offer to acquire in any
manner, directly or indirectly, an equity interest in, any voting securities of,
or a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
other than any merger or other business combination solely between such Company
and one or more of its Subsidiaries or solely between two or more of such
Company's Subsidiaries.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary,
to the extent required by the fiduciary obligations of the board of directors of
any Company, as determined in good faith by a majority of the disinterested
members thereof based on the advice of that Company's outside counsel, such
Company may:
(i) in response to an unsolicited request therefor, participate in
discussions or negotiations with, afford access to the properties, books or
records of such Company to, or furnish information with respect to such
Company pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement (as determined by
such Company's
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outside counsel) to, any person in connection with any Acquisition Proposal
with respect to such Company; and
(ii) approve or recommend (and, in connection therewith withdraw or
modify its approval or recommendation of this Agreement or the Merger) a
superior Acquisition Proposal (hereinafter defined) or enter into an
agreement with respect to such superior Acquisition Proposal.
For purposes of this Agreement, "superior Acquisition Proposal" with respect to
a Company means a bona fide Acquisition Proposal made by a third party with
respect to such Company which a majority of the disinterested members of the
board of directors of such Company determines in its good faith judgment (based
on the advice of such Company's independent financial advisor) to be more
favorable to such Company's stockholders than the Merger, and for which
financing, to the extent required, is then committed or which, in the good faith
judgment of a majority of such disinterested members (based on the advice of
such Company's independent financial advisor), is reasonably capable of being
financed by such third party.
(c) Each Company will promptly notify each other Company orally and in
writing of: (i) any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry with respect to or which
could lead to any Acquisition Proposal and the identity of the person making any
such Acquisition Proposal; and (ii) any inquiry or any request for non-public
information relating to such Company or for access to the properties, books or
records of such Company by any person that has advised such Company that it is
considering making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal. Each Company will keep
each other Company fully informed of the status and details of any such
Acquisition Proposal or inquiry.
(d) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit a Company or the
board of directors of such Company from (i) taking and disclosing a position
with respect to a tender offer by any person pursuant to Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2
under the 1934 Act and (ii) making such disclosures to such Company's
stockholders which in the judgment of the board of directors of such Company,
with the advice of outside counsel, may be required under applicable law.
SECTION 5.12. NOTICES OF CERTAIN EVENTS. Such Company shall promptly
notify each other Company of:
(a) any notice or other communication from any person alleging that the
consent of such person is or may be required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(b) any notice or other communication from any governmental or regulatory
agency or authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; and
(c) any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or,
to the best of its knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or
otherwise affecting such Company that, if adversely determined, would have a
Material Adverse Effect on such Company or that relate to the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI.
COVENANTS OF INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES
SECTION 6.01. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF EACH ACQUIRED
COMPANY. Lending agrees that:
(a) From and after the consummation of the Merger, Lending as the Surviving
Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless any person who is now, or has
been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective
Time, an officer or director of an Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries
from any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) resulting from their acts and omissions
occurring prior to the Effective Time to the full extent permitted by applicable
provisions of the GCL and the 1940 Act including, without limitation, in respect
of all actions or omissions to act or alleged actions or omissions to act
arising out of or pertaining to the Merger (including, without limitation, the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this
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Agreement), including rights to receive advance payment of fees and expenses in
defending any suits, actions or proceedings. The Surviving Company shall cause
to be maintained in effect for not less than 72 months from the Effective Time
policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance currently in force and
covering those persons who are directors of an Acquired Company as of the date
hereof (provided that the Surviving Company may substitute therefor policies
providing coverage in an aggregate amount of $2,500,000, the other terms and
conditions of which are no less advantageous to the insured than those contained
in the policies currently in force) with respect to matters occurring prior to
the Effective Time; provided, that, in the event any claim or claims are
asserted or made within such 72 months, such coverage in respect thereof shall
not be terminated until final disposition of all such claims.
(b) In the event any action, suit, proceeding or investigation relating
hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby is commenced, whether before
or after the Effective Time, the Companies agree to cooperate and use their best
efforts to defend against and respond thereto.
(c) This Section 6.01, which shall survive the consummation of the Merger
at the Effective Time, and except as set forth herein, shall continue without
limit, is intended to benefit each present and former director or officer of
each Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries (who shall be entitled to enforce the
provisions hereof) and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of such
Acquired Company and the Surviving Company and shall be in addition to any other
rights such person may have under the charter or bylaws of the Surviving Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, under the GCL or otherwise. In the event that the
Surviving Company or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or
merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or
substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then and in such
case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the
Surviving Company assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.01.
SECTION 6.02. DIRECTORS OF LENDING. Prior to the Effective Time, Lending
shall take such action as may be necessary (i) to increase the size of its board
of directors to twenty-three and (ii) to cause the election or appointment of
each of the following persons as additional directors of Lending (if such person
is willing to serve as a director of Lending):
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Joseph A. Clorety III John D. Firestone Charles L. Palmer
Michael I. Gallie Lawrence I. Hebert Laura W. van Roijen
Warren K. Montouri John I. Leahy Brooks H. Browne
Guy T. Steuart II John D. Reilly Swep T. Davis
T. Murray Toomey Smith T. Wood Robert E. Long
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SECTION 6.03. DISTRIBUTIONS. (a) Advisers agrees that it will not and
will not agree to declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on any of
its shares of common stock, or (otherwise than through the Allied Capital
Deferred Compensation Trust or through Advisers' dividend reinvestment plan)
redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any such shares, prior to the Effective
Time.
(b) Allied I agrees that it will not and will not agree to declare or pay
any dividend or make any distribution on any of its shares of common stock or
(otherwise than through Allied I's dividend reinvestment plan) redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire any such shares, provided that this Section 6.03
shall not prohibit (i) the payment of any dividend declared prior to the date of
this Agreement or (ii) the declaration and payment of, and Allied I shall
(unless prohibited by applicable law) declare prior to the Effective Time with a
record date prior to the Effective Time, (A) a dividend consisting of an in-kind
distribution of all the remaining outstanding common stock of Lending held by
Allied I, payable prior to the Effective Time, and (B) if necessary, one or more
additional dividends payable no later than January 31, 1998, in an amount that,
when aggregated with all dividends that were both declared and paid by Allied I
after January 31, 1997, is sufficient to reduce its income and excise tax
liabilities for 1997 to zero.
(c) Each of Allied II, Lending and Commercial agrees that it will not and
will not agree to declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on any of
its shares of common stock or (otherwise than through such Company's dividend
reinvestment plan) redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any such shares,
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provided that this Section 6.03 shall not prohibit (i) the payment of any
dividend declared prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) the declaration
and payment of, and each such Company shall declare prior to the Effective Time
with a record date prior to the Effective Time, one or more additional dividends
payable no later than January 31, 1998 in an amount that, when aggregated with
all dividends that were both declared and paid by such Company after January 31,
1997, is sufficient to reduce its income and excise tax liabilities for 1997 to
zero.
(d) Notwithstanding the preceding subsections of this Section 6.03, in the
event the Priority Closing Date, as defined in Section 8.01, is extended
pursuant to such Section then, in addition to any dividend otherwise permitted
by this Section 6.03, each of Allied I, Allied II, Lending and Commercial shall
be permitted after December 31, 1997, to declare and pay dividends in the
ordinary course of their business consistent with past practice.
SECTION 6.04. RIC AND REIT QUALIFICATIONS. Until the Effective Time, each
of Allied I, Allied II and Lending agrees that it shall remain qualified as a
RIC entitled to the benefit of the provisions of Part I, and Commercial agrees
that it shall remain qualified as a REIT entitled to the benefit of the
provisions of Part II.
SECTION 6.05. POST-MERGER DIVIDEND. Lending or the Surviving Company
shall comply with the requirements of Treas. Reg. Section 1.852-12(b)(1) by
declaring a dividend in an amount equal to its total current and accumulated
earnings and profits, including any such earnings and profits of any of the
Acquired Companies to which the Surviving Company succeeded in the Merger under
the provisions of Section 381 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations
(but without regard to any deficits in earnings and profits of any of the
Acquired Companies). Such dividend shall have a record date of the close of
business on December 31, 1997, subsequent to the Effective Time, and shall be
payable no later than January 31, 1998.
SECTION 6.06. AFFILIATES. Each Acquired Company agrees that prior to the
Closing Date (as defined in Article VII) it shall deliver to Lending a letter
identifying all persons who are to such Acquired Company's knowledge, at the
time this Agreement is submitted for approval to the stockholders of such
Acquired Company, "affiliates" of such Acquired Company for purposes of Rule 145
under the 1933 Act. Such Acquired Company shall use its reasonable efforts to
cause each such person to deliver to Lending at or prior to the Closing Date a
written agreement substantially in the form attached as Annex II hereto.
SECTION 6.07. STOCK OPTIONS. Each Company shall take such action as shall
be necessary to terminate, immediately prior to the Effective Time, its Stock
Option Plan (in the case of Allied I, Allied II or Lending) or its Incentive
Stock Option Plan (in the case of Commercial or Advisers), and shall use its
reasonable efforts to terminate, with the consent of the option holder, all
options outstanding thereunder.
SECTION 6.08. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. Advisers and the Surviving Company
will take all actions necessary to ensure that, as of the Effective Time, the
Surviving Company effectively assumes sponsorship of The Allied Employee Stock
Ownership Plan. In addition, at the Effective Time, the Surviving Company will
provide to each person described in Section 6.09 those employee benefits
provided to them by Advisers immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to
the Surviving Company's right to amend, modify or terminate the relevant benefit
programs as it determines in its sole discretion to be appropriate. Advisers and
the Surviving Company will take all actions necessary to ensure that the
aforementioned employee benefits can be provided to these persons at the
Effective Time.
SECTION 6.09. OTHER EMPLOYEE MATTERS. At the Effective Time, each person
who is immediately prior to the Effective Time an employee of Advisers will
become an employee of the Surviving Company subject to the termination of such
employment by the employer, the employee, by mutual consent of the employer and
employee or in any other manner.
SECTION 6.10. ARTICLES OF MERGER. Subject to the satisfaction or, to the
extent permitted hereunder, waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 7.02,
each Company shall execute and deliver at the Closing the Articles of Merger.
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ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
SECTION 7.01. CLOSING DATE. The closing of the Merger (the "Closing")
shall take place as promptly as practicable after the conditions set forth in
this Article VII have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted hereby, waived,
at the offices of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP or at such other time and
place as the Companies shall agree. The date on which the closing occurs is
herein referred to as the "Closing Date."
SECTION 7.02. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF EACH COMPANY. The
respective obligation of each Company to consummate the Merger is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
each other Company set forth in this Agreement and in any certificate or other
writing delivered by such other Company pursuant hereto that are qualified as to
materiality shall be true and correct, and the representations and warranties of
such other Company set forth in this Agreement and in any certificate or other
writing delivered by such other Company pursuant hereto that are not so
qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as
of each such time (provided that representations and warranties made as of a
specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such date),
and such other Company shall have delivered a certificate signed on behalf of
such other Company by its chief executive officer and chief financial officer to
such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations. Each other Company shall have performed in
all material respects all of its respective obligations hereunder required to be
performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and such
other Company shall have delivered to each other Company a certificate dated the
Closing Date signed on behalf of such other Company by its chief executive
officer and chief financial officer to such effect.
(c) 1933 Act. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under
the 1933 Act and shall not be the subject of any stop order or proceedings
seeking a stop order.
(d) Exemptive Order. The Exemptive Order shall have been issued by the SEC
and shall not contain any terms or conditions that are (i) unacceptable to any
Company, in its reasonable discretion, or (ii) inconsistent with this Agreement.
(e) HSR Act. Any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act relating to
the transactions contemplated hereby shall have expired or been terminated.
(f) Stockholder Approval. This Agreement and the Merger shall have been
duly approved by the stockholders of each respective Company by a vote of at
least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast with respect thereto in
accordance with the GCL and the 1940 Act.
(g) SBA and Other Approvals. Each Company and its Subsidiaries shall have
obtained by the Closing Date any required approvals by the SBA in connection
with the Merger.
(h) Consents of Third Parties. Each of the consents referred to in
Schedule 3.04 shall have been obtained.
(i) No Legal Prohibition. No provision of any statute, rule or regulation,
and no judgment, injunction, order or decree of any court or governmental agency
shall prohibit or restrain the consummation of the Merger.
(j) Fairness Opinion. Such Company shall have received the written opinion
of its financial advisor identified in Schedule 3.08, dated on or about the date
of this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to such Company's board of
directors, a copy of which opinion shall be included as an exhibit to the
definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and such opinion shall not have
been withdrawn by such financial advisor.
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(k) Tax Opinion. Each Company shall have received on the Closing Date a
tax opinion from Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, dated the Closing Date, as to
the status of the Merger as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax
purposes, reasonably acceptable in form and substance to such Company.
(l) Distribution. Allied I shall have declared and paid the dividend
referred to in clause (ii)(A) of Section 6.03(b).
(m) Legal Opinions. Each Company shall have received on the Closing Date
an opinion from the legal counsel to each other Company, dated the Closing Date,
addressing the matters set forth in Annex III, reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to such Company.
(n) Listing of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock to be issued in
the Merger shall have been approved for listing by the Nasdaq Stock Market upon
official notice of issuance.
ARTICLE VIII.
TERMINATION
SECTION 8.01. TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and the
Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding
any approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the stockholders of the
Companies):
(a) by mutual written consent of each Company duly authorized by or on
behalf of their respective boards of directors;
(b) by any Company at any time after December 31, 1997 (the "Priority
Closing Date"), if the Merger has not been consummated on or prior to such date;
provided, however, that in the event any of the conditions set forth in Section
7.02 shall not have been satisfied on or prior to the Priority Closing Date, any
Company shall have the right, unilaterally, to extend the Priority Closing Date
for a period of up to 90 days after the Priority Closing Date (the last day of
such extension being referred to as the "Final Closing Date") at any time on or
prior to the Priority Closing Date upon written notice to the other parties, in
which event no party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
8.01(b) unless the Merger has not been consummated by the Final Closing Date;
and provided further that the right to terminate under this Section 8.01(b)
shall not be available to any Company whose failure to fulfill any obligation
under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the
Merger to be consummated on or before such applicable date;
(c) by any Company if there shall be any law or regulation that makes
consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited or if any judgment,
injunction, order or decree enjoining any Company from consummating the Merger
is entered and such judgment, injunction, order or decree shall become final and
nonappealable;
(d) by any Company if the stockholders of any Company shall have voted upon
and not approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(e) by any Company in the event that the board of directors, including a
majority of the disinterested directors, of such Company shall have determined
to enter into an agreement with respect to a superior Acquisition Proposal as
contemplated by Section 5.11(b); or
(f) by any Company on or prior to September 1, 1997, in the event a
majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of such Company
shall determine in good faith that, based on its investigation of each other
Company, there is (i) any actual or potential liability of any other Company not
disclosed in the Schedules to this Agreement that would have a material effect
on the fairness of the conversion ratios set forth in Section 1.02(b) or (ii)
any matter involving such other Company that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such other Company.
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The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (b), (c), (d),
(e) or (f) shall give notice of such termination to the other parties in the
manner specified in Section 9.01.
SECTION 8.02. EFFECT OF TERMINATION. If this Agreement is validly
terminated as permitted by Section 8.01, this Agreement will forthwith become
null and void and there will be no liability or obligation of any Company (or
any stockholder, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or
representative of such Company) to any other Company except as provided in
Section 9.03 hereof; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section
8.02 shall relieve any Company from liability for any breach of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, any liability of such Company for any and all
damages, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel
fees) sustained or incurred by the other Companies as a result of such breach.
ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. NOTICES. All notices, requests and other communications to
any Company hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy or similar
writing), addressed to such Company and given at or sent to the following
address:
c/o Allied Capital Advisers, Inc. (omit this line if the addressee is
Advisers)
1666 K Street, N.W., 9th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006-2803
Attention: William L. Walton
Telecopy: (202) 659-2053
with a copy to:
(a) in the case of notices to Advisers:
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-2404
Attention: Steven B. Boehm, Esq.
Telecopy: (202) 637-3593
(b) in the case of notices to Allied I:
Miles & Stockbridge, a Professional Corporation
10 Light Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1487
Attention: J. W. Thompson Webb, Esq.
Telecopy: (410) 385-3700
(c) in the case of notices to Allied II:
Tucker, Flyer & Lewis, a professional corporation
1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20036-5612
Attention: Jack L. Lewis, Esq
Telecopy: (202) 429-3231
(d) in the case of notices to Lending:
Piper & Marbury L.L.P.
1200 19th Street, N.W., 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036-2430
Attention: Alan C. Porter, Esq.
Anthony H. Rickert, Esq.
Telecopy: (202) 223-2085
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(e) in the case of notices to Commercial:
Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP
2101 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037-1526
Attention: Matthew G. Maloney, Esq.
Telecopy: (202) 887-0689
or such other address or telecopy number as such Company may hereafter specify
for the purpose by notice to the other Companies. Each such notice, request or
other communication shall be effective (i) if given by telecopy, when such
telecopy is transmitted to the telecopy number specified in this Section 9.01
and the appropriate answer back is received or (ii) if given by any other means,
when delivered at the address specified in this Section 9.01.
SECTION 9.02. AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. Any provision of this Agreement may be
amended or waived prior to the Effective Time, if, and only if, such amendment
or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Company
or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be
effective; provided that after the adoption of this Agreement by the
stockholders of any Company, no such amendment or waiver shall, without the
further approval of such stockholders, alter or change (i) the amount or kind of
consideration to be received in exchange for any Acquired Company Shares, (ii)
any term of the charter of the Surviving Company or (iii) any of the terms or
conditions of this Agreement if such alteration or change would adversely affect
the holders of any Acquired Company Shares or shares of Common Stock.
SECTION 9.03. EXPENSES. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement
shall be allocated to and paid by the Companies pro rata on the basis of the
respective amounts of their market capitalization determined at the close of the
trading day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement. A "trading day"
shall be any date on which the Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market is open for
business.
(b) Each Company shall pay the fees and expenses of the investment banking
firm identified in Schedule 3.08 as being engaged by such Company in connection
with the Merger.
SECTION 9.04. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns, provided that no party may assign, delegate
or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement
without the consent of the other parties hereto.
SECTION 9.05. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the law of the State of Maryland.
SECTION 9.06. SURVIVAL. The covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties of the parties contained herein, other than Sections 5.07, 6.01 and
6.05 (the "Enumerated Provisions"), shall not survive, and shall be extinguished
by, the consummation of the Merger. The Enumerated Provisions shall survive the
Closing and the consummation of the Merger.
SECTION 9.07. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures
thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
SECTION 9.08. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written
and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement. No representation, inducement, promise, understanding, condition or
warranty not set forth herein has been made or relied upon by either party
hereto.
SECTION 9.09. CAPTIONS. The captions herein are included for convenience
of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation
hereof.
SECTION 9.10. PARTIES IN INTEREST. Nothing expressed or implied herein is
intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person, other than the parties
hereto (and except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 6.01), any rights
or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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SECTION 9.11. NO DISSENTER'S RIGHTS. Pursuant to Section 3-202(c)(1) of
the GCL, no stockholder of any of the parties to this Agreement shall have the
right under Section 3-202 of the GCL arising from the Merger or the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement, to demand and receive payment of the fair value
of his or her stock from the Surviving Company.
* * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
ALLIED CAPITAL ADVISERS, INC.
By: /s/ WILLIAM L. WALTON
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William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ WILLIAM L. WALTON
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William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION II
By: /s/ WILLIAM L. WALTON
---------------------------------------------
William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
ALLIED CAPITAL LENDING CORPORATION
By: /s/ WILLIAM L. WALTON
---------------------------------------------
William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
ALLIED CAPITAL COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ WILLIAM L. WALTON
---------------------------------------------
William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
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EXHIBIT C
ARTICLES OF MERGER
AMONG
ALLIED CAPITAL LENDING CORPORATION, ALLIED CAPITAL ADVISERS, INC.,
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION, ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION II,
AND ALLIED CAPITAL COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-109 of the Maryland General
Corporation Law (the "GCL"), the undersigned corporations hereby certify that:
ARTICLE I.
AGREEMENT TO MERGE
1.01. Allied Capital Lending Corporation, a Maryland corporation
("Lending"), Allied Capital Advisers, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Advisers"),
Allied Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation ("Allied I"), Allied Capital
Corporation II, a Maryland corporation ("Allied II"), and Allied Capital
Commercial Corporation, a Maryland corporation ("Commercial," and together with
Advisers, Allied I, and Allied II, individually an "Acquired Company" and
collectively the "Acquired Companies"), each agree to the merger of the Acquired
Companies with and into Lending (the "Merger"), subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 14,
1997, as amended and restated as of September 19, 1997, by and among Lending and
each Acquired Company (the "Merger Agreement"). At the Effective Time (as
hereinafter defined in Section 7.01) of the Merger, each Acquired Company will
be merged with and into Lending in accordance with the provisions of the GCL.
Lending shall be the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Company") and shall
continue in existence under its charter, as amended by these Articles of Merger,
and its bylaws, and the separate existence of each Acquired Company shall cease.
The terms and conditions of the Merger hereby agreed upon and the manner of
carrying the same into effect are hereinafter set forth. From and after the
Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall possess all the rights, privileges,
powers and franchises and be subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities,
obligations, disabilities and duties of each Acquired Company.
ARTICLE II.
PLACE OF INCORPORATION; PRINCIPAL OFFICES
2.01. The name and place of incorporation of each party to these Articles
is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME PLACE
---------------------------------------------------------- ---------
<S> <C>
Allied Capital Lending Corporation Maryland
Allied Capital Advisers, Inc. Maryland
Allied Capital Corporation Maryland
Allied Capital Corporation II Maryland
Allied Capital Commercial Corporation Maryland
</TABLE>
2.02. The name and place of incorporation of the surviving corporation is
as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME PLACE
---------------------------------------------------------- ---------
<S> <C>
Allied Capital Lending Corporation Maryland
</TABLE>
2.03. The principal office of Lending is located in Baltimore City,
Maryland.
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2.04. The principal office of each Acquired Company is located in
Baltimore City, Maryland. No Acquired Company owns an interest in land in the
State of Maryland.
ARTICLE III.
APPROVALS
3.01. The terms and conditions of the transaction set forth in these
Articles were advised, authorized and approved by each corporation party to
these Articles in the manner and by the vote required by its charter and the
laws of the State of Maryland. The manner of approval was as follows:
(a) Lending
(i) The Board of Directors of Lending, at a meeting held on
, 1997, adopted a resolution which declared that the Merger
was advisable on substantially the terms and conditions set forth or
referred to in the resolution and directed that the Merger be submitted
for consideration at a special meeting of the stockholders of Lending.
(ii) Notice, which stated that a purpose of the special meeting of
stockholders was to act on the Merger, was given by Lending in the
manner required by the charter of Lending and the GCL to each
stockholder entitled to such notice.
(iii) The Merger was approved by the stockholders of Lending at a
special meeting of stockholders held on , 1997, by the
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all votes entitled to be cast
on the matter in accordance with the charter of Lending and the GCL.
(b) Advisers
(i) The Board of Directors of Advisers, at a meeting held on
, 1997, adopted a resolution which declared that the Merger
was advisable on substantially the terms and conditions set forth or
referred to in the resolution and directed that the Merger be submitted
for consideration at a special meeting of the stockholders of Advisers.
(ii) Notice, which stated that a purpose of the special meeting of
stockholders was to act on the Merger, was given by Advisers in the
manner required by the charter of Advisers and the GCL to each
stockholder entitled to such notice.
(iii) The Merger was approved by the stockholders of Advisers at a
special meeting of stockholders held on , 1997, by the
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be
cast on the matter in accordance with the charter of Advisers and the
GCL.
(c) Allied I
(i) The Board of Directors of Allied I, at a meeting held on
, 1997, adopted a resolution which declared that the Merger
was advisable on substantially the terms and conditions set forth or
referred to in the resolution and directed that the Merger be submitted
for consideration at a special meeting of the stockholders of Allied I.
(ii) Notice, which stated that a purpose of the special meeting of
stockholders was to act on the Merger, was given by Allied I in the
manner required by the charter of Allied I and the GCL to each
stockholder entitled to such notice.
(iii) The Merger was approved by the stockholders of Allied I at a
special meeting of stockholders held on , 1997, by the
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be
cast on the matter in accordance with the charter of Allied I and the
GCL.
(d) Allied II
(i) The Board of Directors of Allied II, at a meeting held on
, 1997, adopted a resolution which declared that the Merger
was advisable on substantially the terms and conditions
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set forth or referred to in the resolution and directed that the Merger
be submitted for consideration at a special meeting of the stockholders
of Allied II.
(ii) Notice, which stated that a purpose of the special meeting of
stockholders was to act on the Merger, was given by Allied II in the
manner required by the charter of Allied II and the GCL to each
stockholder entitled to such notice.
(iii) The Merger was approved by the stockholders of Allied II at a
special meeting of stockholders held on , 1997, by the
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be
cast on the matter in accordance with the charter of Allied II and the
GCL.
(e) Commercial
(i) The Board of Directors of Commercial, at a meeting held on
, 1997, adopted a resolution which declared that the Merger
was advisable on substantially the terms and conditions set forth or
referred to in the resolution and directed that the Merger be submitted
for consideration at a special meeting of the stockholders of
Commercial.
(ii) Notice, which stated that a purpose of the special meeting of
stockholders was to act on the Merger, was given by Commercial in the
manner required by the charter of Commercial and the GCL to each
stockholder entitled to such notice.
(iii) The Merger was approved by the stockholders of Commercial at
a special meeting of stockholders held on , 1997, by the
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be
cast on the matter in accordance with the charter of Commercial and the
GCL.
ARTICLE IV.
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE SURVIVING COMPANY
The following amendments to the charter of Lending are to be effected as
part of the Merger:
4.01. Article FIRST of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
of Lending shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
The name of the corporation (hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation") is: Allied Capital Corporation.
4.02. Article SECOND, Section A, of the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation of Lending shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
To operate under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as
amended, and the Small Business Act (1958), as amended, in the manner and
with the powers and responsibilities, and subject to the limitations
provided by, each such Act and the regulations issued by the U.S. Small
Business Administration thereunder;
4.03. Article SECOND, Sections B through E, of the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation of Lending shall be redesignated as Article SECOND,
Sections C through F, respectively, and the following text shall be inserted
immediately after Article SECOND, Section A, of the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation of Lending and shall comprise in its entirety and be
designated as Article SECOND, Section B:
To render advice and consulting services to corporations, individuals,
partnerships, limited liability companies, business trusts and other
business entities; to enter into contracts with any of such entities for
the purpose of carrying out such advisory and consulting services; to
register as an investment adviser with any agencies and in any
jurisdictions; and to do all such other acts as may be related to or
incidental to the purposes of an investment adviser, merchant bank or
similar financial institution;
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4.04. Article THIRD of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
of Lending shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
The address of the principal office of the Corporation in the State of
Maryland is: 11 East Chase Street / Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The name and
address of the resident agent of the Corporation in the State of Maryland
is: The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Maryland / 11 East Chase Street /
Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
4.05. The first sentence of Article FOURTH, Section A, of the Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Lending shall be amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
The total number of shares of stock of all classes which the
Corporation has authority to issue is one hundred million (100,000,000)
shares of capital stock, with a par value of One-Tenth of One Mil ($0.0001)
per share, amounting in aggregate to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).
4.06. The following text shall be deleted from Article SIXTH, Section C,
of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Lending:
, as such provisions are consistent with Section C of Article SEVENTH
4.07. The first sentence of Article SEVENTH, Section A, of the Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Lending shall be amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
The Corporation shall indemnify (i) its directors and officers,
whether serving the Corporation or at its request any other entity, to the
full extent permitted by the General Laws of the State of Maryland now or
hereafter in force (as limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, or by any valid rule, regulation or order of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, in each case as now or hereafter in force
(the "1940 Act")), including the advance of expenses under the procedures
and to the full extent permitted by law, and (ii) other employees and
agents to such extent as shall be authorized by the Board of Directors or
the Corporation's Bylaws and be permitted by law.
4.08. The third sentence of Article SEVENTH, Section A, of the Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Lending shall be amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
The Board of Directors may take such action as is necessary to carry
out these indemnification provisions and is expressly empowered to adopt,
approve and amend from time to time such bylaws, resolutions or contracts
implementing such provisions or such further indemnification arrangements
as may be permitted by law.
4.09. The first sentence of Article SEVENTH, Section B, of the Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Lending shall be amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
To the fullest extent permitted by Maryland statutory or decisional
law, as amended or interpreted and as limited by the 1940 Act, no director
or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation
or its stockholders for money damages.
4.10. Article SEVENTH, Section C, of the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation of Lending shall be deleted in its entirety.
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ARTICLE V.
CAPITALIZATION
5.01. The total number of shares of all classes and the total number of
shares and par value of each class, and the aggregate par value of all the
shares of all classes of which each party to these Articles has the authority to
issue are as follows, immediately before the Merger:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER PAR VALUE AGGREGATE
NAME CLASS OF STOCK OF SHARES PER SHARE PAR VALUE
--------------------------- ------------------ ----------- --------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lending Common Stock* 20,000,000 $0.0001 $ 2,000
Advisers Common Stock* 20,000,000 $0.001 $ 20,000
Allied I Common Stock 10,000,000 $1.00 $10,000,000
Allied II Common Stock 20,000,000 $1.00 $20,000,000
Commercial Common Stock 50,000,000 $0.0001 $ 5,000
Commercial Preferred Stock 5,000,000 $0.0001 $ 500
---------- -----------
TOTAL All Classes 55,000,000 $ 5,500
========== ===========
</TABLE>
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* Subject to the right of the Board of Directors, in accordance with Section
2-208 of the GCL and the Articles of Incorporation, to reclassify unissued
stock.
5.02. The total number of shares of all classes and the total number of
shares and par value, if any, of each class, and the aggregate par value of all
the shares of all classes of which the Surviving Company has the authority to
issue, both immediately before and as changed by the Merger, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER PAR VALUE AGGREGATE
NAME CLASS OF STOCK OF SHARES PER SHARE PAR VALUE
-------------------- -------------- --------------------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Before Merger
---------------
Lending Common Stock* 20,000,000 $0.0001 $ 2,000
As Changed by Merger
---------------------
Lending Common Stock* 100,000,000 $0.0001 $10,000
</TABLE>
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* Subject to the right of the Board of Directors, in accordance with
Section 2-208 of the GCL and the Articles of Incorporation, to reclassify
unissued stock.
ARTICLE VI.
MANNER OF EFFECTUATING THE MERGER AND CONVERTING STOCK
6.01. The manner and basis of converting or exchanging issued stock of the
merging corporations into different stock of a corporation or for other
consideration and the treatment of any issued stock of the merging corporations
not to be converted or exchanged are as follows:
(a) Each share of common stock of each Acquired Company that is owned
by any Acquired Company or by Lending or by any Subsidiary of any of them
shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and
no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor. The term
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any person, any other person of which
securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing
similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such
person, and the term "person" means any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, trust, association, organization or other entity or
natural person.
(b) Each share of common stock of the respective Acquired Companies,
par value $0.001 per share in the case of Advisers, $1.00 per share in the
case of Allied I, $1.00 per share in the case of Allied II and $0.0001 per
share in the case of Commercial, outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time
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(collectively, the "Acquired Company Shares"), other than Acquired Company
Shares to be canceled in accordance with Section 6.01(a), shall be
converted (the "Conversion"), without any action on the part of such
holder, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, of Lending ("Common Stock") according to the
following respective conversion ratios:
(i) each Acquired Company Share of Advisers shall be converted into
0.31 shares of Common Stock;
(ii) each Acquired Company Share of Allied I shall be converted
into 1.07 shares of Common Stock;
(iii) each Acquired Company Share of Allied II shall be converted
into 1.40 shares of Common Stock; and
(iv) each Acquired Company Share of Commercial shall be converted
into 1.60 shares of Common Stock.
(c) The Surviving Company shall issue fractional shares of Common
Stock to the extent the Conversion results in a fraction of a share, in
which case such fraction shall be rounded to the nearest one-thousandth of
a share (rounding upward from the mid-point between thousandths of a
share).
(d) All Acquired Company Shares shall cease to exist, and each
certificate previously representing Acquired Company Shares shall (subject
to Section 6.01(f)), until properly surrendered, thereafter represent for
all corporate purposes the shares of Common Stock into which such Acquired
Company Shares have been converted.
(e) Except as provided in Section 6.01(d), the Surviving Company shall
issue shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Merger in uncertificated
form. Upon the proper surrender of the certificates formerly representing
the Acquired Company Shares in respect of which such Common Stock is
issued, the Surviving Company shall send to each person entitled to receive
such Common Stock the information required under Section 2-210(c) of the
GCL with respect to such shares (a "Confirmation").
(f) No dividends or other distributions that have been declared or
made in respect of the Common Stock with a record date after the Effective
Time shall be paid to any person in respect of Common Stock such person
receives in the Merger unless such person has properly surrendered the
certificates formerly representing all Acquired Company Shares held by such
person. Upon surrender of any such certificates formerly representing
Acquired Company Shares, there shall be paid to such person the amount of
dividends or other distributions in respect of Common Stock with a record
date after the Effective Time theretofore paid (but withheld pursuant to
the immediately preceding sentence).
(g) Holders of record immediately prior to the Effective Time of
Acquired Company Shares shall be entitled, at and after the Effective Time,
to vote the number of shares of Common Stock into which their Acquired
Company Shares shall have been converted so long as they remain record
holders of such shares of Common Stock, regardless of whether the
certificates formerly representing such Acquired Company Shares shall have
been surrendered or a Confirmation with respect to such shares of Common
Stock shall have been issued.
(h) The provisions of Sections 6.01(f) and (g) and the second sentence
of Section 6.01(e) shall apply to Acquired Company Shares of a given
Acquired Company held by a person partly in certificated form and partly in
uncertificated form. If any holder of Acquired Company Shares of a given
Acquired Company shall at the Effective Time hold all of such Acquired
Company Shares in uncertificated form, then such provisions shall not apply
to such Acquired Company Shares, and such holder shall be entitled to
receive a Confirmation as to the Common Stock issuable in respect of such
Acquired Company Shares without any action on the part of such holder.
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ARTICLE VII.
EFFECTIVE TIME OF MERGER
7.01. The Merger shall become effective as of the later of 9:00 a.m.
Eastern Standard Time on December 31, 1997 or the time the State Department of
Assessments and Taxation accepts these Articles of Merger for record (the
"Effective Time").
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of ALLIED CAPITAL LENDING CORPORATION, ALLIED
CAPITAL ADVISERS, INC., ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION, ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION
II, and ALLIED CAPITAL COMMERCIAL CORPORATION has caused these presents to be
signed in its name and on its behalf, on December , 1997, by its Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer who acknowledges these Articles of Merger
to be the corporate act of said corporation and hereby certifies that to the
best of his knowledge, information and belief the matters and facts set forth
herein with respect to the authorization and approval thereof are true in all
material respects under the penalties of perjury.
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WITNESS: ALLIED CAPITAL LENDING CORPORATION
(a Maryland corporation)
- --------------------------------- By:
Tricia Benz Daniels ----------------------------------------------------
Secretary William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
WITNESS: ALLIED CAPITAL ADVISERS, INC.
(a Maryland corporation)
- --------------------------------- By:
Tricia Benz Daniels ----------------------------------------------------
Secretary William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
WITNESS: ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION
(a Maryland corporation)
- --------------------------------- By:
Tricia Benz Daniels ----------------------------------------------------
Secretary William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
WITNESS: ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION II
(a Maryland corporation)
- --------------------------------- By:
Tricia Benz Daniels ----------------------------------------------------
Secretary William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
WITNESS: ALLIED CAPITAL COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
(a Maryland corporation)
- --------------------------------- By:
Tricia Benz Daniels ----------------------------------------------------
Secretary William L. Walton
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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