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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) OCTOBER 7, 1996
DS BANCOR, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-16193 06-1162884
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
33 Elizabeth Street, Derby, Connecticut 06418
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 736-1000
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1. CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT.
On October 8, 1996, DS Bancor, Inc. (the "Company") announced that it had
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement") among Webster
Financial Corporation ("Webster"), Webster Acquisition Corp. and the Company.
Pursuant to the Agreement, Webster will acquire the Company in a tax free
stock-for-stock exchange. In connection with the Agreement, the Company and
Webster entered into an Option Agreement (the "Option Agreement") pursuant to
which the Company granted Webster an option to purchase, under certain
circumstances, up to 564,296 newly issued shares of the common stock,
par value $1.00 per share, of the Company. The Company's press release is
attached at Exhibit 99.1.
The Agreement and the Option Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1
and Exhibit 2.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
C. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger
2.2 Option Agreement
99.1 Press release
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DS BANCOR, INC.
Date: October 11, 1996 By: /s/ Alfred T. Santoro
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Alfred T. Santoro
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION PAGE
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
2.2 Option Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-59
99.1 Press release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-74
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Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMONG
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
WEBSTER ACQUISITION CORP.,
AND DS BANCOR, INC.
October 7, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
THE MERGER................................ 1
1.1 The Merger......................................................... 1
1.2 Effective Time..................................................... 2
1.3 Effects of the Merger.............................................. 2
1.4 Conversion of DS Bancor Common Stock............................... 2
1.5 Conversion of Merger Sub Common Stock.............................. 3
1.6 Options............................................................ 3
1.7 Certificate of Incorporation....................................... 4
1.8 By-Laws............................................................ 4
1.9 Directors and Officers............................................. 4
1.10 Tax Consequences................................................... 5
ARTICLE II
EXCHANGE OF SHARES............................. 5
2.1 Webster to Make Shares Available................................... 5
2.2 Exchange of Shares................................................. 5
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DS BANCOR................... 7
3.1 Corporate Organization............................................. 7
3.2 Capitalization..................................................... 8
3.3 Authority; No Violation............................................ 9
3.4 Consents and Approvals............................................. 10
3.5 Loan Portfolio; Reports............................................ 11
3.7 Broker's Fees...................................................... 13
3.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events............................... 13
3.9 Legal Proceedings.................................................. 13
3.10 Taxes and Tax Returns.............................................. 14
3.11 Employee Plans..................................................... 14
3.12 Certain Contracts.................................................. 16
3.13 Agreements with Regulatory Agencies................................ 16
3.14 State Takeover Laws................................................ 17
3.15 Environmental Matters.............................................. 17
3.16 Reserves for Losses................................................ 18
3.17 Properties and Assets.............................................. 18
3.18 Insurance.......................................................... 19
3.19 Liquidation Account................................................ 20
3.20 Compliance with Applicable Laws.................................... 20
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3.21 Loans.............................................................. 20
3.22 Affiliates; Certain Executive Officers............................. 21
3.23 Ownership of Webster Common Stock.................................. 22
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WEBSTER................ 22
4.1 Corporate Organization............................................. 22
4.2 Capitalization..................................................... 23
4.3 Authority; No Violation............................................ 23
4.4 Regulatory Approvals............................................... 25
4.5 Financial Statements; Exchange Act Filings; Books and Records...... 26
4.6 Absence of Certain Changes or Events............................... 27
4.7 Compliance with Applicable Law..................................... 27
4.8 Ownership of DS Bancor Common Stock; Affiliates and Associates..... 27
4.9 Employee Benefit Plans............................................. 28
4.10 Agreements with Regulatory Agencies................................ 28
4.11 Reserves for Losses................................................ 28
4.12 Legal Proceedings.................................................. 29
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS................ 29
5.1 Covenants of DS Bancor............................................. 29
5.2 Covenants of Webster............................................... 33
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.......................... 34
6.1 Regulatory Matters................................................. 34
6.2 Access to Information.............................................. 35
6.3 Shareholder Meetings............................................... 36
6.4 Legal Conditions to Merger......................................... 37
6.5 Publication of Combined Financial Results.......................... 37
6.6 Stock Exchange Listing............................................. 37
6.7 Employee Plans..................................................... 37
6.8 INDEMNIFICATION; DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' INSURANCE................ 38
6.9 Subsequent Interim and Annual Financial Statements................. 40
6.10 Additional Agreements.............................................. 40
6.11 Advice of Changes.................................................. 40
6.12 Current Information................................................ 41
6.13 Execution and Authorization of Bank Merger Agreement............... 41
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6.14 Change in Structure................................................ 41
ARTICLE VII
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT........................... 42
7.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation To Effect the Merger......... 42
7.2 Conditions to Obligations of Webster and Merger Sub................ 43
7.3 Conditions to Obligations of DS Bancor............................. 45
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT......................... 46
8.1 Termination........................................................ 46
8.2 Effect of Termination.............................................. 48
8.3 Amendment.......................................................... 48
8.4 Extension; Waiver.................................................. 48
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS............................ 49
9.1 Closing............................................................ 49
9.2 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements.......... 49
9.3 Expenses; Breakup Fee.............................................. 49
9.4 Notices............................................................ 49
9.5 Interpretation..................................................... 50
9.6 Counterparts....................................................... 51
9.7 Entire Agreement................................................... 51
9.8 Governing Law...................................................... 51
9.9 Enforcement of Agreement........................................... 51
9.10 Severability....................................................... 51
9.11 Publicity.......................................................... 52
9.12 Assignment; Limitation of Benefits................................. 52
9.13 Additional Definitions............................................. 52
EXHIBITS:
A - Articles of Merger - Bank Merger Agreement
B - Option Agreement
C - Stockholders Agreement
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of October 7, 1996, by and among
Webster Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Webster"), Webster
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Webster
("Merger Sub"), and DS Bancor, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("DS Bancor"). (DS
Bancor and Merger Sub are herein sometimes collectively referred to herein as
the "Constituent Corporations".)
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Webster and DS Bancor have determined
that it is in the best interests of their respective companies and their
shareholders to consummate the business combination transaction provided for
herein in which Merger Sub will, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, merge (the "Merger") with and into DS Bancor, with DS Bancor being the
Surviving Corporation (as defined) and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Webster and immediately following said Merger, Webster intends that the
Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Webster (the "Subsidiary
Merger"); and
WHEREAS, prior to the consummation of the Merger, Webster and DS Bancor
will respectively cause Webster Bank, a federal savings bank and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Webster, and Derby Savings Bank ("Derby"), a Connecticut chartered
state savings bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of DS Bancor, to enter into a
merger agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Bank Merger
Agreement"), providing for the merger (the "Bank Merger") of Derby with and into
Webster Bank, and it is intended that the Bank Merger be consummated immediately
after consummation of the Merger and the Subsidiary Merger; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Webster to enter into this Agreement, DS
Bancor will enter into an option agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the "Option Agreement"), with Webster immediately following the
execution of this Agreement pursuant to which DS Bancor will grant Webster
options to purchase, under certain circumstances, an aggregate of 564,296 newly
issued shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of DS Bancor upon the
terms and conditions therein contained; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to make certain representations, warranties and
agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe certain
conditions to the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations,
warranties and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1 THE MERGER.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in accordance with
the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), at the Effective Time (as
defined in Section 1.2
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hereof), Merger Sub shall merge into DS Bancor, with DS Bancor being the
surviving corporation (hereinafter sometimes called the "Surviving Corporation")
in the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Webster. Upon
consummation of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall
terminate.
1.2 EFFECTIVE TIME.
The Merger shall become effective on the Closing Date (as defined in
Section 9.1 hereof), as set forth in the certificate of merger (the "Certificate
of Merger") which shall be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware (the
"Secretary of State") on the Closing Date . The term "Effective Time" shall be
the date and time when the Merger becomes effective on the Closing Date, as set
forth in the Certificate of Merger.
1.3 EFFECTS OF THE MERGER.
At and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set
forth in Section 259 and 261 of the DGCL.
1.4 CONVERSION OF DS BANCOR COMMON STOCK.
(a) At the Effective Time, subject to Sections 2.2(e), 1.4(b) and
8.1(h) hereof, each share of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of DS
Bancor (the "DS Bancor Common Stock") issued and outstanding prior to the
Effective Time shall, by virtue of this Agreement and without any action on the
part of the holder thereof, be converted into and exchangeable for that number
of shares of Webster Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, determined by
dividing $43.00 by the Base Period Trading Price (as defined below), as may be
adjusted as provided below, computed to five decimal places (the "Exchange
Ratio"); provided, however, if the Base Period Trading Price shall be greater
than $38.50, the Exchange Ratio shall be 1.11688; provided, further, however,
that if the Base Period Trading Price shall be less than $31.50, the Exchange
Ratio shall be 1.36508. The number of shares of Webster Common Stock issuable
with respect to each share of DS Bancor Common Stock, as determined as set forth
herein, is called the "Merger Consideration." For purposes of this Agreement,
the term "Base Period Trading Price" shall mean the average of the daily closing
prices per share for Webster Common Stock for the 15 consecutive trading days
which shares of Webster Common Stock are actually traded (as reported on the
Nasdaq Stock Market National Market System) ending on the day preceding the
receipt of the last required federal bank regulatory approval (such period
herein called the "Base Period"). All of the shares of DS Bancor Common Stock
converted into Webster Common Stock pursuant to this Article I shall no longer
be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and
each certificate (each a "Certificate") previously representing any such shares
of DS Bancor Common Stock shall thereafter represent the right to receive
(i) the number of whole shares of Webster Common Stock and (ii) cash in
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lieu of fractional shares into which the shares of DS Bancor Common Stock
represented by such Certificate have been converted pursuant to this Section
1.4(a) and Section 2.2(e) hereof. Certificates previously representing shares
of DS Bancor Common Stock shall be exchanged for certificates representing whole
shares of Webster Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares issued in
consideration therefor upon the surrender of such Certificates in accordance
with Section 2.2 hereof, without any interest thereon. If prior to the
Effective Time Webster should split or combine its common stock, or pay a
dividend or other distribution in such common stock, then the Exchange Ratio
shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such split, combination, dividend or
distribution.
(b) At the Effective Time, all shares of DS Bancor Common Stock that
are owned by DS Bancor as treasury stock and all shares of DS Bancor Common
Stock that are owned directly or indirectly by Webster or DS Bancor or any of
their respective Subsidiaries (other than shares of DS Bancor Common Stock held
directly or indirectly in trust accounts, managed accounts and the like or
otherwise held in a fiduciary capacity that are beneficially owned by third
parties (any such shares, and shares of Webster Common Stock which are similarly
held, whether held directly or indirectly by Webster or DS Bancor, as the case
may be, being referred to herein as "Trust Account Shares") and other than any
shares of DS Bancor Common Stock held by Webster or DS Bancor or any of their
respective Subsidiaries in respect of a debt previously contracted (any such
shares of DS Bancor Common Stock, and shares of Webster Common Stock which are
similarly held, whether held directly or indirectly by Webster or DS Bancor,
being referred to herein as "DPC Shares")) shall be canceled and shall cease to
exist and no stock of Webster or other consideration shall be delivered in
exchange therefor. All shares of Webster Common Stock that are owned by DS
Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Trust Account Shares and DPC
Shares) shall become treasury stock of Webster.
1.5 CONVERSION OF MERGER SUB COMMON STOCK.
Each of the shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Merger
Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become
shares of the Surviving Corporation after the Merger and shall thereafter
constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Surviving
Corporation.
1.6 OPTIONS.
At the Effective Time, each option granted by DS Bancor to purchase shares
of DS Bancor Common Stock which is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior
thereto shall be converted automatically into an option to purchase shares of
Webster Common Stock in an amount and at an exercise price determined as
provided below (and otherwise subject to the terms of the Derby Savings Bank
Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "1985 Option Plan") or the DS Bancor, Inc.
1994 Stock Option Plan (the "1994 Option Plan") (the 1985 Option Plan and the
1994 Option Plan, collectively, "DS Bancor Stock Plans");
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(1) The number of shares of Webster Common Stock to be subject to the
option immediately after the Effective Time shall be equal to the
product of the number of shares of DS Bancor Common Stock subject to
the option immediately before the effective time, multiplied by the
Exchange Ratio, provided that any fractional shares of Webster Common
Stock resulting from such multiplication shall be rounded down to the
nearest share;
(2) The exercise price per share of Webster Common Stock under the
option immediately after the Effective Time shall be equal to the
exercise price per share of DS Bancor Common Stock under the option
immediately before the Effective Time divided by the Exchange Ratio,
provided that such exercise price shall be rounded to the nearest
cent; and
(3) For purposes of the DS Bancor Stock Plans, service as an advisory
director of Webster Bank shall be deemed to be service.
The adjustment provided herein shall be and is intended to be effected in a
manner which is consistent with Section 424(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"). The duration and other terms of the option
immediately after the Effective Time shall be the same as the corresponding
terms in effect immediately before the Effective Time, except that all
references to DS Bancor in the 1994 Plan and all references to Derby Savings
Bank in the 1985 Plan (and the corresponding references in the option agreement
documenting such option) shall be deemed to be references to Webster.
1.7 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation of DS Bancor, as in
effect at the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation.
1.8 BY-LAWS.
At the Effective Time, the By-Laws of DS Bancor, as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time, shall be the By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation.
1.9 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
At the Effective Time, the directors and officers of Merger Sub immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving
Corporation. Two directors of DS Bancor, to be selected by the Board of
Directors of Webster, shall be invited to serve as additional members of the
Board of Directors of Webster, one of whom shall serve until Webster's 1998
annual meeting, one of whom shall serve until Webster's 1999 annual meeting
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and one of whom shall be renominated when his or her term expires. Webster
Bank's Board of Directors will be expanded after the Bank Merger to add such two
additional directors. In addition, the directors of DS Bancor serving
immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the two directors who will
serve on the Board of Directors of Webster, will be invited to serve on an
advisory board to Webster Bank after the Bank Merger for a period of 24 months.
Such advisory directors will each be paid for such service up to $50,000 based
on a quarterly retainer of $4,750 and quarterly meeting attendance fees of
$1,500 for each meeting attended, provided, however, that while any such
advisory director also serves as a director of Webster such director shall not
receive any compensation as an advisory director pursuant hereto.
1.10 TAX CONSEQUENCES.
It is intended that the Merger, either alone or in conjunction with the
Subsidiary Merger, shall constitute a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement shall constitute a "plan of
reorganization" for the purposes of the Code.
ARTICLE II
EXCHANGE OF SHARES
2.1 WEBSTER TO MAKE SHARES AVAILABLE.
At or prior to the Effective Time, Webster shall deposit, or shall cause to
be deposited, with Webster's transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, or such other bank or trust company as Webster may select (the
"Exchange Agent"), for the benefit of the holders of Certificates, for exchange
in accordance with this Article II, certificates representing the shares of
Webster Common Stock and the cash in lieu of fractional shares (such cash and
certificates for shares of Webster Common Stock, being hereinafter referred to
as the "Exchange Fund") to be issued pursuant to Section 1.4 and paid pursuant
to Section 2.2(a) in exchange for outstanding shares of DS Bancor Common Stock.
2.2 EXCHANGE OF SHARES.
(a) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, and in no event
later than three business days thereafter, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each
holder of record of a Certificate or Certificates a form letter of transmittal
(which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title
to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the
Exchange Agent) and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates in exchange for certificates representing the shares of Webster
Common Stock and the cash in lieu of fractional shares into which the shares of
DS Bancor Common Stock represented by such Certificate or Certificates shall
have been converted pursuant to this Agreement. DS Bancor shall have the right
to review both the letter of transmittal and the
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instructions. Upon surrender of a Certificate for exchange and cancellation to
the Exchange Agent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, the
holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (x)
a certificate representing that number of whole shares of Webster Common Stock
to which such holder of DS Bancor Common Stock shall have become entitled
pursuant to the provisions of Article I hereof and (y) a check representing the
amount of cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, which such holder has the
right to receive in respect of the Certificate surrendered pursuant to the
provisions of this Article II, and the Certificate so surrendered shall
forthwith be canceled. No interest will be paid or accrued on the cash in lieu
of fractional shares and unpaid dividends and distributions, if any, payable to
holders of Certificates.
(b) No dividends or other distributions declared after the Effective
Time with respect to Webster Common Stock and payable to the holders of record
thereof shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate until the
holder thereof shall surrender such Certificate in accordance with this
Article II. After the surrender of a Certificate in accordance with this
Article II, the record holder thereof shall be entitled to receive any such
dividends or other distributions, without any interest thereon, which
theretofore had become payable with respect to shares of Webster Common Stock
represented by such Certificate. No holder of an unsurrendered Certificate
shall be entitled, until the surrender of such Certificate, to vote the shares
of Webster Common Stock into which his DS Bancor Common Stock shall have been
converted.
(c) If any certificate representing shares of Webster Common Stock is
to be issued in a name other than that in which the Certificate surrendered in
exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of the issuance thereof
that the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed (or accompanied
by an appropriate instrument of transfer) and otherwise in proper form for
transfer, and that the person requesting such exchange shall pay to the Exchange
Agent in advance any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the issuance
of a certificate representing shares of Webster Common Stock in any name other
than that of the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or shall
establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid
or is not payable.
(d) After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the
stock transfer books of DS Bancor of the shares of DS Bancor Common Stock which
were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after
the Effective Time, Certificates representing such shares are presented for
transfer to the Exchange Agent, they shall be canceled and exchanged for
certificates representing shares of Webster Common Stock as provided in this
Article II.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no
certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Webster Common Stock
shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates, no dividend or
distribution with respect to Webster Common Stock shall be payable on or with
respect to any fractional share, and such fractional share interests shall not
entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a shareholder
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of Webster. In lieu of the issuance of any such fractional share, Webster shall
pay to each former shareholder of DS Bancor who otherwise would be entitled to
receive a fractional share of Webster Common Stock an amount in cash determined
by multiplying (i) the average, without respect to the number of shares traded,
of the high and low sales prices of Webster Common Stock as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market (or any other securities exchange on which Webster Common
Stock is then traded) for the five trading days immediately preceding the fifth
trading day before the Closing Date by (ii) the fraction of a share of Webster
Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive
pursuant to Section 1.4 hereof.
(f) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the
shareholders of DS Bancor for twelve months after the Effective Time shall be
returned to Webster. Any shareholders of DS Bancor who have not theretofore
complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to Webster for payment
of their shares of Webster Common Stock, cash in lieu of fractional shares and
unpaid dividends and distributions on Webster Common Stock deliverable in
respect of each share of DS Bancor Common Stock such shareholder holds as
determined pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, without any interest
thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Webster, DS Bancor, the
Exchange Agent or any other person shall be liable to any former holder of
shares of DS Bancor Common Stock for any amount properly delivered to a public
official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.
(g) In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming
such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Webster,
the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as Webster may reasonably
direct as indemnity against claim that may be made against it with respect to
such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificate the shares of Webster Common Stock and cash in
lieu of fractional shares deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DS BANCOR
Except as set forth in a disclosure schedule which is being delivered to
Webster concurrently herewith (the "DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule"), DS Bancor
hereby represents and warrants to Webster and Merger Sub as follows:
3.1 CORPORATE ORGANIZATION.
(a) DS Bancor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. DS Bancor has the
corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets
and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed
or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of any
material business conducted by it or the character or location of any material
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properties or assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification
necessary. DS Bancor is duly registered as a bank holding company with the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("FRB") under the Banking
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended ("BHCA"). The Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws of DS Bancor, copies of which have previously been
delivered to Webster, are true, correct and complete copies of such documents as
in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
(b) Derby is a state chartered savings bank duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Connecticut. The
deposit accounts of Derby are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (the "FDIC") through the Bank Insurance Fund (the "BIF") to the
fullest extent permitted by law, and all premiums and assessments required in
connection therewith have been paid by Derby. Derby is the only subsidiary of
DS Bancor that is a "Significant Subsidiary" as such term is defined in
Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"). Derby has the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted
and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which
the nature of any material business conducted by it or the character or the
location of any material properties or assets owned or leased by it makes such
licensing or qualification necessary. The Certificate of Incorporation and
By-Laws of Derby, copies of which have previously been delivered to Webster, are
true, correct and complete copies of such documents as in effect as of the date
of this Agreement.
3.2 CAPITALIZATION.
(a) The authorized capital stock of DS Bancor consists of 6,000,000
shares of DS Bancor Common Stock and 2,000,000 shares of serial preferred stock,
no par value (the "DS Bancor Preferred Stock"). As of the date hereof, there
are (x) 3,031,527 shares of DS Bancor Common Stock issued and outstanding and an
additional 339,500 shares of DS Bancor Common Stock held in DS Bancor's
treasury, (y) no shares of DS Bancor Common Stock reserved for issuance upon
exercise of outstanding stock options or otherwise, except for 453,080 shares of
DS Bancor Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the DS Bancor Stock
Plans (of which options for 398,058 shares are currently outstanding) and
(ii) 564,296 shares of DS Bancor Common Stock reserved for issuance upon
exercise of the option to be issued to Webster pursuant to the Option Agreement,
and (z) no shares of DS Bancor Preferred Stock issued or outstanding, held in DS
Bancor's treasury or reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock
options or otherwise. All of the issued and outstanding shares of DS Bancor
Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid,
nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability
attaching to the ownership thereof. Except for the Option Agreement, DS Bancor
does not have and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options,
warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the
purchase or issuance of any shares of DS Bancor Common Stock or DS Bancor
Preferred Stock or any other equity security of DS Bancor or any securities
representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of DS Bancor
Common Stock or any other
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equity security of DS Bancor. The names of the optionees, the date of each
option to purchase DS Bancor Common Stock granted, the number of shares subject
to each such option, the expiration date of each such option, and the price at
which each such option may be exercised under the DS Bancor Stock Plan are set
forth in Section 3.2(a) of the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule. Since December
31, 1995 DS Bancor has not issued any shares of its capital stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock,
other than pursuant to the exercise of director or employee stock options
granted prior to June 30, 1996, under the DS Bancor Stock Plans.
(b) Section 3.2(b) of the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
true, correct and complete list of all Subsidiaries of DS Bancor as of the date
of this Agreement. DS Bancor owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of each of its Subsidiaries, free and
clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances and security interests whatsoever, and
all of such shares are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid,
nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability
attaching to the ownership thereof. No DS Bancor Subsidiary has or is bound by
any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or
agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares
of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary or any
securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of
capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary.
3.3 AUTHORITY; NO VIOLATION.
(a) DS Bancor has full corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Option Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the Option Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly approved by the Board
of Directors of DS Bancor. The Board of Directors of DS Bancor has directed
that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby be submitted to DS
Bancor's shareholders for approval at a special meeting of such shareholders
and, except for the adoption of this Agreement by the requisite vote of DS
Bancor's shareholders, no other corporate proceedings on the part of DS Bancor
(except for matters related to setting the date, time, place and record date for
the special meeting) are necessary to approve this Agreement or the Option
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
This Agreement has been, and the Option Agreement will be, duly and validly
executed and delivered by DS Bancor and (assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery by Webster and Merger Sub of this Agreement and by Webster of the
Option Agreement) will constitute valid and binding obligations of DS Bancor,
enforceable against DS Bancor in accordance with their terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity whether applied in a
court of law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally.
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(b) Derby has full corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver the Bank Merger Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery of the Bank Merger Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and
validly approved by the Board of Directors of Derby and by DS Bancor as the sole
shareholder of Derby. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Derby will
be necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. The Bank
Merger Agreement, upon execution and delivery by Derby, will be duly and validly
executed and delivered by Derby and will (assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery by Webster Bank) constitute a valid and binding obligation of
Derby, enforceable against Derby in accordance with its terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity whether applied in a
court of law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally.
(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Option Agreement by DS Bancor or the Bank Merger Agreement by Derby, nor the
consummation by DS Bancor or Derby, as the case may be, of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by DS Bancor or Derby with any of
the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) violate any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of DS Bancor or the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-Laws of Derby, or (ii) assuming that the consents and
approvals referred to in Section 3.4 hereof are duly obtained, (x) violate any
Laws (as defined in Section 9.13) applicable to DS Bancor or Derby, or any of
their respective properties or assets, or (y) violate, conflict with, result in
a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of
termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or
result in the creation of any lien, pledge, security interest, charge or other
encumbrance upon any of the respective properties or assets of DS Bancor or
Derby under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which DS Bancor or Derby is a party, or by which
they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected.
3.4 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS.
(a) Except for (i) the filing of applications and notices, as
applicable, as to the Merger and the Bank Merger with the FRB under the BHCA and
the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") under the Home Owners Loan Act of 1933
("HOLA") and the Bank Merger Act and approval of such applications and notices,
(ii) the filing of any required applications or notices with the FDIC and OTS as
to the subsidiary activities of Derby which become service corporation or
operating subsidiaries of Webster Bank and approval of such applications and
notices, (iii) the filing of applications and notices with the Banking
Commissioner of the State of Connecticut (the "Connecticut Commissioner") and
approval of such applications and notices as to the Merger and the Bank Merger
(the "State Banking Approvals"), (iv) the filing with the Connecticut
Commissioner of an acquisition statement
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pursuant to Section 36a-184 of the Banking Law of the State of Connecticut prior
to the acquisition of more than 10% of the DS Bancor Common Stock pursuant to
the Option Agreement, if not exempt, (v) the filing with the SEC of a
registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of Webster Common
Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger (including the shares of
Webster Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the options
referred to in Section 1.6 hereof), which will include the joint proxy
statement/prospectus to be used in soliciting the approval of DS Bancor's
shareholders at a special meeting to be held in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus"),
(vi) the approval of this Agreement by the requisite vote of the shareholders of
DS Bancor, (vii) the approval for the issuance of Webster Common Stock hereunder
by a majority of shares of Webster Common Stock voted at a meeting of Webster
shareholders at which a quorum is present, (viii) the filing of the Certificate
of Merger with the Secretary of State pursuant to the DGCL, (ix) the filings
required by the Bank Merger Agreement, (x) the filings required for the
Subsidiary Merger, and (xi) such filings, authorizations or approvals as may be
set forth in Section 3.4 of the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule, no consents or
approvals of or filings or registrations with any court, administrative agency
or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality (each a
"Governmental Entity"), or with any third party are necessary in connection with
(1) the execution and delivery by DS Bancor of this Agreement and the Option
Agreement, (2) the consummation by DS Bancor of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, (3) the execution and delivery by Derby of the
Bank Merger Agreement, (4) the consummation by DS Bancor of the Option
Agreement; and (5) the consummation by Derby of the Bank Merger and the
transactions contemplated thereby, except, in each case, for such consents,
approvals or filings, the failure of which to obtain will not have a material
adverse effect on the ability of Webster to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b) DS Bancor hereby represents to Webster that it has no knowledge
of any reason why approval or effectiveness of any of the applications, notices
or filings referred to in Section 3.4(a) cannot be obtained or granted on a
timely basis.
3.5 LOAN PORTFOLIO; REPORTS.
(a) As of September 30, 1996 and thereafter through and including the
date of this Agreement, neither DS Bancor nor Derby is a party to any written or
oral loan agreement, note or borrowing arrangement (including, without
limitation, leases, credit enhancements, commitments, guarantees and
interest-bearing assets) (collectively, "Loans"), with any director, officer or
five percent or greater shareholder of DS Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries, or
any Affiliated Person (as defined in Section 9.13) of the foregoing.
(b) DS Bancor and Derby have timely filed all reports, registrations
and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect
thereto, that they were required to file since September 30, 1996 with (i) the
FRB, (ii) the FDIC, (iii) the Connecticut Commissioner and any other state
banking commissions or any other state regulatory
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authority (each a "State Regulator"), (iv) the SEC and (v) any other self-
regulatory organization ("SRO") (collectively "Regulatory Agencies"). Except
for normal examinations conducted by a Regulatory Agency in the regular course
of the business of DS Bancor and its Subsidiaries, no Governmental Entity is
conducting, or has conducted, any proceeding or investigation into the business
or operations of DS Bancor or Derby since September 30, 1993.
3.6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS; BOOKS AND RECORDS.
DS Bancor has previously delivered to Webster true, correct and complete
copies of (a) the consolidated statements of position of DS Bancor and its
Subsidiaries as of December 31 for the fiscal years 1993 and 1994, and 1995 and
the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for the fiscal years 1992 through 1995, inclusive, as reported in DS
Bancor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
filed with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), in each case accompanied by the audit report of Friedberg,
Smith & Co., P.C., independent public accountants with respect to DS Bancor, and
(b) the unaudited consolidated statements of position of DS Bancor and its
Subsidiaries as of June 30, 1996 and the related comparative unaudited
consolidated statements of earnings, cash flows and changes in stockholders'
equity for the six month periods ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 as reported in DS
Bancor's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC under the Exchange
Act. The financial statements referred to in this Section 3.6 (including the
related notes, where applicable) fairly present, and the financial statements
referred to in Section 6.9 hereof will fairly present (subject, in the case of
the unaudited statements, to recurring audit adjustments normal in nature and
amount), the results of the consolidated operations and consolidated financial
condition of DS Bancor and its Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal periods or
as of the respective dates therein set forth; each of such statements (including
the related notes, where applicable) comply, and the financial statements
referred to in Section 6.9 hereof will comply, with applicable accounting
requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto and each of such statements (including the related notes, where
applicable) has been, and the financial statements referred to in Section 6.9
hereof will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") consistently applied during the periods involved, except in
each case as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto or, in the
case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q. DS Bancor's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and all
subsequently filed reports under Sections 13(a), 13 (c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act comply in all material respects with the appropriate requirements
for such reports under the Exchange Act, and DS Bancor has previously delivered
to Webster true, correct and complete copies of such reports. The books and
records of DS Bancor and Derby have been, and are being, maintained in all
material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and
accounting requirements.
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3.7 BROKER'S FEES.
Neither DS Bancor nor any DS Bancor Subsidiary nor any of their respective
officers or directors has employed any broker or finder or incurred any
liability for any broker's fees, commissions or finder's fees in connection with
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Bank Merger
Agreement or the Option Agreement, except that DS Bancor has engaged, and will
pay a fee or commission to Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated in accordance with
the terms of a letter agreement, as amended, between Alex. Brown & Sons
Incorporated and DS Bancor, a true, complete and correct copy of which has been
previously delivered by DS Bancor to Webster.
3.8 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
(a) Except as disclosed in DS Bancor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, or in any Current or Quarterly Report
of DS Bancor on Form 8-K or Form 10-Q filed prior to the date of this Agreement,
since December 31, 1995 (i) neither DS Bancor nor any of its Subsidiaries has
incurred any material liability, except as contemplated by the Agreement or in
the ordinary course of their business consistent with their past practices, and
(ii) no event has occurred which has had, or is likely to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined Section 9.13) on DS
Bancor.
(b) Since December 31, 1995 DS Bancor and its Subsidiaries have
carried on their respective businesses in the ordinary and usual course
consistent with their past practices.
3.9 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
(a) Neither DS Bancor nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any,
and there are no pending or threatened, legal, administrative, arbitration or
other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations
of any nature against DS Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries in which there is a
reasonable probability of any material recovery against or other material effect
upon DS Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries or which challenge the validity or
propriety of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Bank Merger
Agreement or the Option Agreement as to which there is a reasonable probability
of success.
(b) There is no injunction, order, judgment, decree, or regulatory
restriction imposed upon DS Bancor, any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of DS
Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries.
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3.10 TAXES AND TAX RETURNS.
Each of DS Bancor and its Subsidiaries has duly filed all Federal and state
tax returns required to be filed by it on or prior to the date hereof (all such
returns being accurate and complete in all material respects) and has duly paid
or made provisions for the payment of all material taxes and other governmental
charges which have been incurred or are due or claimed to be due from it by
Federal and state taxing authorities on or prior to the date hereof other than
taxes or other charges (a) which (x) are not yet delinquent or (y) are being
contested in good faith and set forth in Section 3.10 of the DS Bancor
Disclosure Schedule and (b) which have not been finally determined. All
liability with respect to the income tax returns of DS Bancor and its
Subsidiaries has been satisfied for all years to and including 1995. The
Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has not notified DS Bancor of, or otherwise
asserted, that there are any material deficiencies with respect to the income
tax returns of DS Bancor subsequent to 1993. There are no material disputes
pending, or claims asserted for, Taxes or assessments upon DS Bancor or any of
its Subsidiaries, nor has DS Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries been requested to
give any currently effective waivers extending the statutory period of
limitation applicable to any Federal or state income tax return for any period.
In addition, Federal and state returns which are accurate and complete in all
material respects have been filed by DS Bancor and its Subsidiaries for all
periods for which returns were due with respect to income tax withholding,
Social Security and unemployment taxes and the amounts shown on such Federal and
state returns to be due and payable have been paid in full or adequate provision
therefor has been included by DS Bancor in its consolidated financial statements
as of December 31, 1995.
3.11 EMPLOYEE PLANS.
(a) Section 3.11 of the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
true and complete list of each employee benefit plan (within the meaning of
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA")), arrangement or agreement that is maintained as of the date of this
Agreement (the "Plans") by DS Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries, all of which
together with DS Bancor would be deemed a "single employer" within the meaning
of Section 4001 of ERISA or Code Sections 414(b), (c) or (m)).
(b) DS Bancor has heretofore delivered to Webster true, correct and
complete copies of each of the Plans and all related documents, including but
not limited to (i) the actuarial report for such Plan (if applicable) for each
of the last five years, (ii) the most recent determination letter from the
Internal Revenue Service (if applicable) for such Plan, (iii) the current
summary plan description and any summaries of material modification, (iv) all
annual reports (Form 5500 series) for each Plan filed for the preceding five
plan years, (v) all agreements with fiduciaries and service providers relating
to the Plan, and (vi) all substantive correspondence relating to any such Plan
addressed to or received from the Internal Revenue
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Service, the Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or
any other governmental agency.
(c) (i) Each of the Plans has been operated and in all material
respects administered in compliance with applicable Laws, including but not
limited to ERISA and the Code, (ii) each of the Plans intended to be "qualified"
within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, (iii) with
respect to each Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, the present value of
accrued benefits under such Plan, based upon the actuarial assumptions used for
funding purposes in the most recent actuarial report prepared by such Plan's
actuary with respect to such Plan, did not, as of its latest valuation date,
exceed the then current value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such
accrued benefits, (iv) no Plan provides benefits, including without limitation
death or medical benefits (whether or not insured), with respect to current or
former employees of DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary beyond their
retirement or other termination of service, other than (w) coverage mandated by
applicable Law, (x) death benefits or retirement benefits under any "employee
pension plan," as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, (y) deferred
compensation benefits accrued as liabilities on the books of DS Bancor or any DS
Bancor Subsidiary, or (z) benefits the full cost of which is borne by the
current or former employee (or his beneficiary), (v) no liability under the
Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary
that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a
material risk to DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary incurring a material
liability thereunder, (vi) no Plan is a "multi employer pension plan," as such
term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, (vii) all contributions or other
amounts payable by DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary as of the Effective
Time with respect to each Plan in respect of current or prior plan years have
been paid or accrued in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices
and Section 412 of the Code, (viii) neither DS Bancor nor any DS Bancor
Subsidiary has engaged in a transaction in connection with which DS Bancor or
any DS Bancor Subsidiary could be subject to either a civil penalty assessed
pursuant to Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Section
4975 or 4976 of the Code, (ix) to the knowledge of DS Bancor, there are no
pending, threatened or anticipated claims (other than routine claims for
benefits) by, on behalf of or against any of the plans or any trusts related
thereto, and (x) all Plans (other than Plans providing for the payment of
benefits from the general assets of DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary) could
be terminated as of the Effective Time without material liability; (xi) no Plan,
program, agreement or other arrangement, either individually or collectively,
provides for any payment by DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary that would not
be deductible under Code Sections 162(a)(1) or 404 or that would constitute a
"parachute payment" within the meaning of Code Section 280G; (xii) no
"accumulated funding deficiency" as defined in Section 302(a)(2) of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, and no "unfunded current
liability" as determined under Section 412(l) of the Code exists with respect to
any Plan; and (xiii) no Plan has experienced a "reportable event" (as such term
is defined in Section 4043(b) of ERISA) that is not subject to an administrative
or statutory waiver from the reporting requirement.
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3.12 CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
(a) Neither DS Bancor nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or
bound by any contract, arrangement or commitment (i) with respect to the
employment of any directors, officers, employees or consultants, (ii) which,
upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Bank Merger Agreement will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any
additional acts or events) result in any payment (whether of severance pay or
otherwise) becoming due from Webster, DS Bancor, Derby, the Surviving
Corporation, Webster Bank or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any
director, officer or employee thereof, (iii) which materially restricts the
conduct of any line of business by DS Bancor or Derby, (iv) with or to a labor
union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement) or (v) (including
any stock option plan, stock appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan or
stock purchase plan) any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the
vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement,
or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Bank Merger
Agreement. DS Bancor has previously delivered to Webster true, correct and
complete copies of all employment, consulting and deferred compensation
agreements to which DS Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party. Section
3.12(a) of the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all material
contracts (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K) of DS Bancor. Each
contract, arrangement or commitment of the type described in this Section
3.12(a), whether or not set forth in Section 3.12(a) of the DS Bancor Disclosure
Schedule, is referred to herein as a "DS Bancor Contract," and neither DS Bancor
nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of, nor do any executive
officers of such entities know of, any violation of any DS Bancor Contract.
(b) (i) Each DS Bancor Contract is valid and binding and in full
force and effect, (ii) DS Bancor and each of its Subsidiaries has in all
material respects performed all obligations required to be performed by it to
date under each DS Bancor Contract, and (iii) no event or condition exists which
constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute, a
material default on the part of DS Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries under any
such DS Bancor Contract.
3.13 AGREEMENTS WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES.
Neither DS Bancor nor Derby is subject to any cease-and-desist or other
order issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or
memorandum of understanding with, or has adopted any board resolutions at the
request of (each, whether or not set forth on Section 3.13 of the DS Bancor
Disclosure Schedule, a "Regulatory Agreement"), any Governmental Entity that
restricts the conduct of its business or that in any manner relates to its
capital adequacy, its credit policies, its management or its business, nor has
DS Bancor or Derby been advised by any Governmental Entity that it is
considering issuing or requesting any Regulatory Agreement.
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3.14 STATE TAKEOVER LAWS.
The Board of Directors of DS Bancor has approved the offer of Webster to
enter into this Agreement, this Agreement, the Bank Merger Agreement and the
Option Agreement such that the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL Article 10
Subsection 4 and Article 12 Subsection 1 of DS Bancor's Certificate of
Incorporation will not, assuming the accuracy of the representations contained
in Section 4.8 hereof, apply to the offer to enter into this Agreement, this
Agreement, the Bank Merger Agreement or the Option Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
3.15 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
(a) Each of DS Bancor and the DS Bancor Subsidiaries is in compliance
in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and
regulations relating to pollution or protection of the environment (including
without limitation, laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges,
releases and threatened releases of Hazardous Material (as hereinafter defined),
or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials;
(b) There is no suit, claim, action, proceeding, investigation or
notice pending or to the knowledge of DS Bancor and Derby Savings Bank's
executive officers or of such other officers who such executive officers deem
appropriate as set forth on the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule threatened (or
past or present actions or events that could form the basis of any such suit,
claim, action, proceeding, investigation or notice), in which DS Bancor or any
DS Bancor Subsidiary has been or, with respect to threatened suits, claims,
actions, proceedings, investigations or notices may be, named as a defendant
(x) for alleged material noncompliance (including by any predecessor), with any
environmental law, rule or regulation or (y) relating to any material release or
threatened release into the environment of any Hazardous Material, whether or
not occurring at or on a site owned, leased or operated by DS Bancor or any DS
Bancor Subsidiary;
(c) To the knowledge of DS Bancor and Derby Savings Bank's executive
officers or of such other officers who such executive officers deem appropriate
as set forth on the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule, during the period of DS
Bancor's or any DS Bancor Subsidiary's ownership or operation of any of its
properties, there has not been any material release of Hazardous Materials in,
on, under or affecting any such property.
(d) To the knowledge of DS Bancor and Derby Savings Bank's executive
officers or of such other officers who such executive officers deem appropriate
as set forth on the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule, neither DS Bancor nor any DS
Bancor Subsidiary has made or participated in any loan to any person who is
subject to any suit, claim, action, proceeding, investigation or notice, pending
or threatened, with respect to (i) any alleged material
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noncompliance as to any property securing such loan with any environmental law,
rule or regulation, or (ii) the release or the threatened release into the
environment of any Hazardous Material at a site owned, leased or operated by
such person on any property securing such loan.
(e) For purposes of this section 3.15, the term "Hazardous Material"
means any hazardous waste, petroleum product, polychlorinated biphenyl,
chemical, pollutant, contaminant, pesticide, radioactive substance, or other
toxic material, or other material or substance (in each such case, other than
small quantities of such substances in retail containers) regulated under any
applicable environmental or public health statute, law, ordinance, rule or
regulation.
3.16 RESERVES FOR LOSSES.
All reserves or other allowances for possible losses reflected in DS
Bancor's most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.6 complied
with all Laws and are adequate under GAAP. Neither DS Bancor nor Derby has been
notified by the OTS, the FDIC, the Connecticut Commissioner or DS Bancor's
independent auditor, in writing or otherwise, that such reserves are inadequate
or that the practices and policies of DS Bancor or Derby in establishing such
reserves and in accounting for delinquent and classified assets generally fail
to comply with applicable accounting or regulatory requirements, or that the
OTS, the FDIC, the Connecticut Commissioner or DS Bancor's independent auditor
believes such reserves to be inadequate or inconsistent with the historical loss
experience of DS Bancor or Derby. DS Bancor has previously furnished Webster
with a complete list of all extensions of credit and other real estate owned
("OREO") that have been classified by any bank examiner (regulatory or internal)
as other loans specially mentioned, special mention, substandard, doubtful,
loss, classified or criticized, credit risk assets, concerned loans or words of
similar import. DS Bancor agrees to update such list no less frequently than
monthly after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date
or the date that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.1.
All OREO held by DS Bancor or Derby is being carried net of reserves at the
lower of cost or net realizable value.
3.17 PROPERTIES AND ASSETS.
Section 3.17 of the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all real
property owned by DS Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary; (ii) each real
property lease, sublease or installment purchase arrangement to which DS Bancor
or any DS Bancor Subsidiary is a party; (iii) a description of each contract for
the purchase, sale, or development of real estate to which DS Bancor or any DS
Bancor Subsidiary is a party; and (iv) all items of DS Bancor's or any DS
Bancor Subsidiary's tangible personal property and equipment with a book value
of $50,000 or more or having any annual lease payment of $25,000 or more.
Except for (a) items reflected in DS Bancor's consolidated financial statements
as of December 31, 1995 referred to in Section 3.6 hereof, (b) exceptions to
title that do not interfere materially with DS Bancor's or any DS
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Bancor Subsidiary's use and enjoyment of owned or leased real property (other
than OREO), (c) liens for current real estate taxes not yet delinquent, or being
contested in good faith, properly reserved against (and reflected on the
financial statements referred to in Section 3.6 above), (d) properties and
assets sold or transferred in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices since December 31, 1995, and (e) items listed in Section 3.17 of
the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule, DS Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary have
good and, as to owned real property, marketable and insurable title to all their
properties and assets, reflected in its consolidated financial statements of DS
Bancor as of December 31, 1995, free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and
other encumbrances. DS Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary, as lessees, have
the right under valid and subsisting leases to occupy, use and possess all
property leased by them, and there has not occurred under any such lease any
material breach, violation or default by DS Bancor or Derby, and neither DS
Bancor nor any DS Bancor Subsidiary has experienced any material uninsured
damage or destruction with respect to such properties since December 31, 1995.
All properties and assets used by DS Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary are in
good operating condition and repair suitable for the purposes for which they are
currently utilized and comply in all material respects with all Laws relating
thereto now in effect or scheduled to come into effect. DS Bancor and each DS
Bancor Subsidiary enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases for
the use of all property under which they are the lessees, and all leases to
which DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary is a party are valid and binding
obligations in accordance with the terms thereof. Neither DS Bancor nor any DS
Bancor Subsidiary is in material default with respect to any such lease, and
there has occurred no default by DS Bancor or Derby or event which with the
lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material
default under any such lease. There are no Laws, conditions of record, or other
impediments which interfere with the intended use by DS Bancor or any DS Bancor
Subsidiary of any of the property owned, leased, or occupied by them.
3.18 INSURANCE.
Section 3.18 of the DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct
and complete a list of all insurance policies and bonds maintained by DS Bancor
and any DS Bancor Subsidiary, including the name of the insurer, the policy
number, the type of policy and any applicable deductibles, and all such
insurance policies and bonds (or other insurance policies and bonds that have,
from time to time, in respect of the nature of the risks insured against and
amount of coverage provided, been substantially similar in kind and amount to
that customarily carried by parties similarly situated who own properties and
engage in businesses substantially similar to that of DS Bancor and any DS
Bancor Subsidiary) are in full force and effect and have been in full force and
effect. As of the date hereof, neither DS Bancor nor any DS Bancor Subsidiary
has received any notice of cancellation or amendment of any such policy or bond
or is in default under any such policy or bond, no coverage thereunder is being
disputed and all material claims thereunder have been filed in a timely fashion.
The existing insurance carried by DS Bancor and DS Bancor Subsidiaries is and
will continue to be, in respect of the nature of the risks insured against and
the amount of coverage provided, substantially similar in kind
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and amount to that customarily carried by parties similarly situated who own
properties and engage in businesses substantially similar to that of DS Bancor
and the DS Bancor Subsidiaries, and is sufficient for compliance by DS Bancor
and the DS Bancor Subsidiaries with all requirements of Law and agreements to
which DS Bancor or any of the DS Bancor Subsidiaries is subject or is party.
True, correct and complete copies of all such policies and bonds reflected at
Section 3.18 of the DS Bancor Disclosure Statement, as in effect on the date
hereof, have been delivered to Webster.
3.19 LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT.
The liquidation account established by Derby in connection with its
conversion from the mutual to stock form has been eliminated as provided under
Connecticut law.
3.20 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.
Each of DS Bancor and any DS Bancor Subsidiary has complied in all material
respects with all Laws applicable to it or to the operation of its business.
Neither DS Bancor nor any DS Bancor Subsidiary has received any notice of any
material alleged or threatened claim, violation, or liability under any such
Laws that has not heretofore been cured and for which there is no remaining
liability.
3.21 LOANS.
As of the date hereof:
(a) All loans owned by DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary, or in
which DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary has an interest, comply in all
material respects with all Laws, including, but not limited to, applicable usury
statutes, underwriting and recordkeeping requirements and the Truth in Lending
Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Real Estate Procedures Act, and
other applicable consumer protection statutes and the regulations thereunder.
(b) All loans owned by DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary, or in
which DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary has an interest, have been made or
acquired by DS Bancor in accordance with board of director-approved loan
policies and all of such loans are collectible, except to the extent reserves
have been made against such loans in DS Bancor's consolidated financial
statements at June 30, 1996 referred to in Section 3.6 hereof. Each of DS
Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary holds mortgages contained in its loan
portfolio for its own benefit to the extent of its interest shown therein; such
mortgages evidence liens having the priority indicated by their terms, subject,
as of the date of recordation or filing of applicable security instruments, only
to such exceptions as are discussed in attorneys' opinions regarding title or in
title insurance policies in the mortgage files relating to the loans secured by
real
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property or are not material as to the collectability of such loans; and all
loans owned by DS Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary are with full recourse to
the borrowers, and each of DS Bancor and any DS Bancor Subsidiary has taken no
action which would result in a waiver or negation of any rights or remedies
available against the borrower or guarantor, if any, on any loan. All
applicable remedies against all borrowers and guarantors are enforceable except
as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors' rights and except as may be limited by the exercise of
judicial discretion in applying principles of equity. All loans purchased or
originated by DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary and subsequently sold by DS
Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary have been sold without recourse to DS Bancor
or any DS Bancor Subsidiary and without any liability under any yield
maintenance or similar obligation. True, correct and complete copies of loan
delinquency reports as of August 31, 1996 prepared by DS Bancor and each DS
Bancor Subsidiary, which reports include all loans delinquent or otherwise in
default, have been furnished to Webster. True, correct and complete copies of
the currently effective lending policies and practices of DS Bancor and each DS
Bancor Subsidiary also have been furnished to Webster.
(c) Each outstanding loan participation sold by DS Bancor or any DS
Bancor Subsidiary was sold with the risk of non-payment of all or any portion of
that underlying loan to be shared by each participant (including DS Bancor or
any DS Bancor Subsidiary) proportionately to the share of such loan represented
by such participation without any recourse of such other lender or participant
to DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary for payment or repurchase of the amount
of such loan represented by the participation or liability under any yield
maintenance or similar obligation. DS Bancor and any DS Bancor Subsidiary have
properly fulfilled in all material respects its contractual responsibilities and
duties in any loan in which it acts as the lead lender or servicer and has
complied in all material respects with its duties as required under applicable
regulatory requirements.
(d) DS Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary have properly perfected
or caused to be properly perfected all security interests, liens, or other
interests in any collateral securing any loans made by it.
3.22 AFFILIATES; CERTAIN EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Each director and 5% or greater shareholder and any other person who is an
"affiliate" (for purposes of Rule 145 under the Securities Act and for purposes
of qualifying the Merger for "pooling-of-interests" accounting treatment) of DS
Bancor has delivered to Webster, concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement, a shareholders agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto (the
"Stockholders Agreement"). The Stockholders Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by each person that is a party thereto (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Webster and/or DS Bancor, as
applicable) and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such person,
enforceable against such person in accordance with their terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by general principles of
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equity whether applied in a court of law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally.
3.23 OWNERSHIP OF WEBSTER COMMON STOCK.
Neither DS Bancor nor any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries (i)
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or (ii) is a party to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding or voting,
any shares of outstanding capital stock of Webster.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WEBSTER
Webster hereby represents and warrants to DS Bancor as follows:
4.1 CORPORATE ORGANIZATION.
(a) Webster is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Webster has the
corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets
and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed
or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the
business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and
assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary.
Webster is duly registered as a savings and loan holding company with the OTS
under HOLA. The Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of Webster, copies of
which have previously been made available to DS Bancor, are true, correct and
complete copies of such documents as in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
(b) Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(c) Webster Bank is a federal savings bank chartered by the OTS under
the laws of the United States with its main office in the State of Connecticut.
Webster Bank has the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its
properties and assets and to carry on business as is now being conducted, and is
duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the
nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the
properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or
qualification necessary. The Charter and By-Laws of Webster Bank, copies of
which have previously been made available to DS Bancor, are true, correct and
complete copies of such documents as in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
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4.2 CAPITALIZATION.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Webster consists of 14,000,000
shares of Webster Common Stock, of which 8,108,472 shares were outstanding (net
of 394,424 treasury shares) at September 30, 1996 and 3,000,000 shares of serial
preferred stock, par value $.01 per share ("Webster Preferred Stock"), of which
150,869 shares of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series B
Stock") were outstanding at September 30, 1996. At such date, there were
options outstanding to purchase 596,940 shares of Webster Common Stock. All of
the issued and outstanding shares of Webster Common Stock and Series B Stock
have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable
and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the
ownership thereof. As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth above,
Webster does not have and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions,
options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for
the purchase or issuance of any shares of Webster Common Stock or Webster
Preferred Stock or any other equity securities of Webster or any securities
presenting the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of Webster
Common Stock or Webster Preferred Stock, other than a warrant to purchase
300,000 shares of Webster Common Stock issued to Fleet Financial Group and a
contingent payment arrangement with Fleet Financial Group as described in the
Form 8-K filed by Webster with the Securities and Exchange Commission for such
event. The shares of Webster Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger
are authorized and, at the Effective Time, all such shares will be validly
issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no
personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof.
(b) The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 1,000
shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, all of which are issued and
outstanding and owned by Webster free and clear of all liens, charges,
encumbrances and security interests whatsoever, and all of such shares are duly
authorized and validly issued and fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to ownership thereof.
(c) The authorized capital stock of Webster Bank consists of 1,000
shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, all of which are issued and
outstanding. The outstanding shares of common stock of Webster Bank are owned
by Webster free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances and security
interests whatsoever, and all of such shares are duly authorized and validly
issued and fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no
personal liability attaching to ownership thereof.
4.3 AUTHORITY; NO VIOLATION.
(a) Webster has full corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Option Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the Option Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by
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the Board of Directors of Webster. No other corporate proceedings on the part
of Webster are necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby,
except for the approval of this Agreement by a majority of shares of Webster
Common Stock voted at a meeting of Webster's shareholders at which a quorum is
present. This Agreement has been, and the Option Agreement will be, duly and
validly executed and delivered by Webster and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by DS Bancor) will constitute valid and binding
obligations of Webster, enforceable against Webster in accordance with their
terms, except as enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity
whether applied in a court of law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar law affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally.
(b) Merger Sub has full corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the
Board of Directors of Merger Sub and by Webster as the sole shareholder of
Merger Sub. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Merger Sub will be
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement,
upon execution and delivery by Merger Sub, will be duly and validly executed and
delivered by Merger Sub and will (assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by DS Bancor) constitute a valid and binding obligation of Merger Sub,
enforceable against Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity whether applied in a
court of law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally.
(c) Webster Bank has full corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver the Bank Merger Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery of the Bank Merger Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will be duly and
validly approved by the Board of Directors of Webster Bank and by Webster as the
sole shareholder of Webster Bank prior to the Effective Time. All corporate
proceedings on the part of Webster Bank necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby will have been taken prior to the Effective Time. The Bank
Merger Agreement, upon execution and delivery by Webster Bank, will be duly and
validly executed and delivered by Webster Bank and will (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Derby) constitute a valid and binding
obligation of Webster Bank, enforceable against Webster Bank in accordance with
its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity
whether applied in a court of law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 4.3(d) of the disclosure schedule
which is being delivered by Webster to DS Bancor concurrently herewith (the
"Webster Disclosure Schedule"), neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Webster or Merger Sub, the Option Agreement by Webster or the Bank
Merger Agreement by Webster Bank, nor the consummation by Webster, Merger Sub or
Webster Bank, as the case may be, of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, nor compliance by Webster, Merger Sub or
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Webster Bank with any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will
(i) violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or ByLaws of
Webster, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Merger Sub or the
Charter or By-Laws of Webster Bank, as the case may be, or (ii) assuming that
the consents and approvals referred to in Section 4.4 are duly obtained,
(x) violate any Laws applicable to Webster, Merger Sub, Webster Bank or any of
their respective properties or assets, or (y) violate, conflict with, result in
a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of
termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or
result in the creation of any lien, pledge, security interest, charge or other
encumbrance upon any of the respective properties or assets of Webster, Webster
Bank or Merger Sub under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note,
bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which Webster, Webster Bank or Merger Sub is a
party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be
bound or affected.
4.4 REGULATORY APPROVALS.
(a) Except for (i) the filing of applications and notices, as
applicable, as to the Merger and the Bank Merger with the FRB under the BHCA and
the OTS under HOLA and the Bank Merger Act and approval of such applications and
notices, (ii) the filing of any required applications or notices with the FDIC
and OTS as to the subsidiary activities of Derby which become service
corporation or operating subsidiaries of Webster Bank and approval of such
applications and notices, (iii) the State Banking Approvals, (iv) the filing
with the Connecticut Commissioner of an acquisition statement pursuant to
Section 36a-184 of the Banking Law of the State of Connecticut prior to the
acquisition of more than 10% of the DS Bancor Common Stock pursuant to the
Option Agreement, if not exempt, (v) the filing with the SEC of a registration
statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of Webster Common Stock to be
issued in connection with the Merger (including the shares of Webster Common
Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the options referred to in Section
1.6 hereof), which will include the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, (vi) the
approval of this Agreement by the requisite vote of the shareholders of DS
Bancor, (vii) the approval for the issuance of Webster Common Stock hereunder by
a majority of shares of Webster Common Stock voted at a meeting of Webster's
shareholders at which a quorum is present, (viii) the filing of the Certificate
of Merger with the Secretary of State pursuant to the DGCL, (ix) the filings
required by the Bank Merger Agreement, (x) the filings required for the
Subsidiary Merger, and (xi) such filings and approvals as are required to be
made or obtained under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of various states or
with Nasdaq (or such other exchange as may be applicable) in connection with the
issuance of the shares of Webster Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, no
consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental
Entity are necessary in connection with (1) the execution and delivery by
Webster and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the Option Agreement, (2) the
consummation by Webster and Merger Sub of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby, (3) the execution and delivery by Webster Bank
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of the Bank Merger Agreement, and (4) the consummation by Webster Bank of the
transactions contemplated by the Bank Merger Agreement except for such consents,
approvals or filings the failure of which to obtain will not have a material
adverse effect on the ability of DS Bancor, Inc. to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby.
(b) Webster hereby represents to DS Bancor that it has no knowledge
of any reason why approval or effectiveness of any of the applications, notices
or filings referred to in Section 4.4(a) cannot be obtained or granted on a
timely basis.
(c) Webster and Webster Bank have filed all reports, registrations
and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect
thereto, that they were required to file since June 30, 1995, with (i) OTS, (ii)
the Connecticut Commissioner and any other state banking commissions or any
other state regulatory authority (each a "State Regulator"), (iii) the SEC and
(iv) any other self-regulatory organization ("SRO") (collectively "Regulatory
Agencies"). Except for normal examinations conducted by a Regulatory Agency in
the regular course of the business of Webster and its Subsidiaries, no
Governmental Entity is conducting, or has conducted, any proceeding or
investigation into the business or operations of Webster since September 30,
1993.
4.5 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS; BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Webster has previously delivered to DS Bancor true, correct and complete
copies of (a) the consolidated balance sheets of Webster and its Subsidiaries as
of December 31 for the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 and the related consolidated
statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the
fiscal years 1993 through 1995, inclusive, as reported in Webster's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 filed with the
SEC under the Exchange Act, in each case accompanied by the audit report of KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP, independent public accountants with respect to Webster, and
(b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Webster and its Subsidiaries as
of June 30, 1996 and the related comparative unaudited consolidated statements
of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the three month
periods then ended June 30, 1996 and 1995. The financial statements referred to
in this Section 4.5 (including the related notes, where applicable) fairly
present, and the financial statements referred to in Section 6.9 hereof will
fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to recurring
audit adjustments normal in nature and amount), the results of the consolidated
operations and consolidated financial condition of Webster and its Subsidiaries
for the respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates therein set
forth; each of such statements (including the related notes, where applicable)
comply, and the financial statements referred to in Section 6.9 hereof will
comply, with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto; and each of such statements
(including the related notes, where applicable) has been, and the financial
statements referred to in Section 6.9 hereof will be, prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except as indicated
in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by
Form 10-Q. Webster's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
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year ended December 31, 1995 and all subsequently filed reports under Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act comply in all material respects
with the appropriate requirements for such reports under the Exchange Act, and
Webster has previously delivered to DS Bancor true, correct and complete copies
of such reports. The books and records of Webster and First Federal have been,
and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and
any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual
transactions.
4.6 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
Except as may be set forth in Section 4.6 of the Webster Disclosure
Schedule, or as disclosed in Webster's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995, true, correct and complete copies of which have
previously been delivered to DS Bancor, since December 31, 1995, no event has
occurred which has had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect on Webster.
4.7 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.
Except as set forth in Section 4.7 of the Webster Disclosure Schedule,
Webster and each Webster Subsidiary has complied in all material respects with
all Laws applicable to it or to the operation of its business. Except as set
forth in Section 4.7 of the Webster Disclosure Schedule, neither Webster nor any
Webster Subsidiary has received any notice of any alleged or, threatened claim,
violation of or liability or potential responsibility under any such Laws that
has not heretofore been cured and for which there is no remaining liability.
4.8 OWNERSHIP OF DS BANCOR COMMON STOCK; AFFILIATES AND ASSOCIATES.
(a) Neither Webster nor any of its affiliates or associates (as such
terms are defined under the Exchange Act), (i) beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, or (ii) is a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding
for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of, in each case,
more than five percent of the outstanding capital stock of DS Bancor, excluding
the shares of DS Bancor Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Option Agreement
to be executed subsequent to the execution of the Agreement.
(b) Neither Webster nor any of its Subsidiaries is an "affiliate" (as
such term is defined in DGCL Section 203(c) (1)) or an "associate" (as such term
is defined in DGCL Section 203(c) (2)) of DS Bancor.
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4.9 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.
Except as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Webster Disclosure Schedule,
Webster's proxy statement for its 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders sets forth
a true and complete description of each employee benefit plan arrangement or
agreement that is maintained as of the date of this Agreement (the "Webster
Plans") by Webster or any of its Subsidiaries, all of which together with
Webster would be deemed a "single employer" within the meaning of Section 4001
of ERISA. Webster has heretofore made available for inspection, or delivered
(if requested) to DS Bancor true, correct and complete copies of each of the
Webster Plans. No "accumulated funding deficiency" as defined in Section
302(a)(2) of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, and no
"unfunded current liability" as determined under Section 412(l) of the Code
exists with respect to any Webster Plan. The Webster Plans are in compliance in
all material respects with the applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code.
4.10 AGREEMENTS WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES.
Except as set forth in Section 4.10 of the Webster Disclosure Schedule,
neither Webster nor any of its affiliates is subject to any cease-and-desist or
other order issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement
or memorandum of understanding with, or has adopted any board resolutions at the
request of any Governmental Entity that restricts the conduct of its business or
that in any manner relates to its capital adequacy, its credit policies, its
management or its business, nor has Webster, nor Webster Bank been advised by
any Governmental Entity that it is considering issuing or requesting any
Regulatory Agreement.
4.11 RESERVES FOR LOSSES.
All reserves or other allowances for possible losses reflected in Webster's
most recent financial statements referred to in Section 4.5 complied with all
Laws, and Webster has not been notified by the OTS or Webster's independent
auditor, in writing or otherwise, that such reserves are inadequate or that the
practices and policies of Webster in establishing such reserves and in
accounting for delinquent and classified assets generally fail to comply with
applicable accounting or regulatory requirements, or that the OTS or Webster's
independent auditor believes such reserves to be inadequate or inconsistent with
the historical loss experience of Webster.
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4.12 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Except as set forth in Section 4.12 of the Webster Disclosure Schedule,
neither Webster nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no
pending or threatened, legal, administrative proceedings, claims, actions or
governmental or regulatory investigations against Webster or any of its
Subsidiaries which challenge the validity or propriety of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Bank Merger Agreement or the Option
Agreement as to which there is a reasonable probability of success.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
5.1 COVENANTS OF DS BANCOR.
During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the
Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this
Agreement, the Bank Merger Agreement or the Option Agreement or with the prior
written consent of Webster, DS Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary shall carry
on their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with past
practices and consistent with prudent banking practices. DS Bancor will use its
reasonable efforts to (x) preserve its business organization and that of each DS
Bancor Subsidiary intact, (y) keep available to itself and Webster the present
services of the employees of DS Bancor and each DS Bancor Subsidiary and
(z) preserve for itself and Webster the goodwill of the customers of DS Bancor
and each DS Bancor Subsidiary and others with whom business relationships exist.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as set forth in the
DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or
consented to by Webster in writing, DS Bancor shall not, and shall not permit
any DS Bancor Subsidiary to:
(a) declare or pay any dividends on, or make other distributions in
respect of, any of its capital stock (except for the payment of regular
quarterly cash dividends by DS Bancor of $.06 per share on the DS Bancor Common
Stock with declaration, record and payment dates corresponding to the quarterly
dividends paid by DS Bancor during its fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and
except that any DS Bancor Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends and
distributions to DS Bancor);
(b) (i) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock
or issue, authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect
of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock except upon
the exercise or fulfillment of rights or options issued or existing pursuant to
the DS Bancor Stock Plan in accordance with their present terms, all to the
extent outstanding and in existence on the date of this Agreement, and except
pursuant to the Option Agreement, or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire (except for the acquisition of Trust Account Shares and DPC Shares, as
such terms are defined in Section 1.4(c) hereof), any shares of the capital
stock of DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary, or
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any securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of the capital
stock of DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary;
(c) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize or propose the issuance,
delivery or sale of, any shares of its capital stock or any securities
convertible into or exercisable for, or any rights, warrants or options to
acquire, any such shares, or enter into any agreement with respect to any of the
foregoing, other than (i) the issuance of DS Bancor Common Stock pursuant to
stock options or similar rights to acquire DS Bancor Common Stock granted
pursuant to the DS Bancor Stock Plan and outstanding prior to the date of this
Agreement, in each case in accordance with their present terms and (ii) pursuant
to the Option Agreement;
(d) amend its Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws or other similar
governing documents;
(e) authorize or permit any of its officers, directors, employees or
agents to, directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate or encourage any inquiries
relating to, or the making of any proposal from, hold substantive discussions or
negotiations with or provide any information to, any person, entity or group
(other than Webster) concerning any Acquisition Transaction (as defined below)
(an "Acquisition Transaction"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, DS Bancor may
enter into discussions or negotiations or provide information in connection with
a possible Acquisition Transaction if the Board of Directors of DS Bancor,
following receipt of written advice of counsel, reasonably determines in the
exercise of its fiduciary duty that such discussions or negotiations should be
commenced or such information must be furnished. DS Bancor shall promptly
communicate to Webster the material terms of any proposal, whether written or
oral, which it may receive in respect of any such Acquisition Transaction and
the fact that it is having discussions or negotiations with a third party about
an Acquisition Transaction. DS Bancor will promptly cease and cause to be
terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations previously
conducted with any parties other than Webster with respect to any of the
foregoing. As used in this Agreement, Acquisition Transaction shall mean any
offer, proposal or expression of interest relating to (i) any tender or exchange
offer, (ii) merger, consolidation or other business combination involving DS
Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary, or (iii) the acquisition in any manner of a
substantial equity interest in, or a substantial portion of the assets, out of
the ordinary course of business, of, DS Bancor or Derby other than the
transactions contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the Bank Merger
Agreement and the Option Agreement:
(f) make capital expenditures aggregating in excess of $100,000,
except for capital expenditures specified in DS Bancor's budget for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 1996 (the "DS Bancor 1996 Budget"), a true, complete
and correct copy of which has been provided to Webster prior to the date hereof;
(g) enter into any new line of business;
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(h) acquire or agree to acquire, by merging or consolidating with, or
by purchasing an equity interest in or the assets of, or by any other manner,
any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business
organization or division thereof or otherwise acquire any assets, other than in
connection with foreclosures, settlements in lieu of foreclosure or troubled
loan or debt restructurings, or in the ordinary course of business consistent
with prudent banking practices;
(i) take any action that is intended or may reasonably be expected to
result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement
being or becoming untrue or in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article VII not being satisfied, or in a violation of any provision of this
Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement, except, in every case, as may be
required by applicable law;
(j) change its methods of accounting in effect at December 31, 1995
except as required by changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles as
concurred to by DS Bancor's independent auditors;
(k) (i) except as required by applicable law or to maintain
qualification pursuant to the Code, adopt, amend, renew or terminate any Plan or
any agreement, arrangement, plan or policy between DS Bancor or any DS Bancor
Subsidiary and one or more of its current or former directors or officers or
(ii) except for annual increases in the compensation of employees in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices (or in the case of
Messrs. DiAdamo, Santoro and Wells annual increases consistent with past
practices and not to exceed 6%) or except as required by applicable law,
(A) increase in any manner the compensation of any employee or director or pay
any benefit not required by any plan or agreement as in effect as of the date
hereof (including, without limitation, the granting of stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance
units or shares), (B) except for arrangements related to legal services provided
by Hoyle & Sponheimer, enter into, modify or renew any contract, agreement,
commitment or arrangement providing for the payment to any director, officer or
employee of compensation or benefits, (C) hire any new employee at an annual
compensation in excess of $50,000, (D) pay expenses of any non-employee
directors for attending conventions or similar meetings which conventions or
meetings are held after the date hereof, or (E) pay any retention or other
bonuses to any employees other than (i) the nineteen persons identified on the
DS Bancor Disclosure Schedule, in the aggregate and not to exceed $516,000,
which retention bonuses shall be conditioned on such persons continuing
employment with Webster Bank for a period of 120 days following the Effective
Time or (ii) as otherwise mutually agreed upon by Webster;
(l) except for short-term borrowings with a maturity of one year or less
by Derby in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices,
incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, assume, guarantee, endorse or
otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the obligations of any
other individual, corporation or other entity;
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(m) sell, purchase, enter into a lease, relocate, open or close any
banking or other office, or file an application pertaining to such action with
any Governmental Entity;
(n) make any equity investment or commitment to make such an investment in
real estate or in any real estate development project, other than in connection
with foreclosure, settlements in lieu of foreclosure, or troubled loan or debt
restructuring, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past banking
practices;
(o) make any new loans to, modify the terms of any existing loan to, or
engage in any other transactions (other than routine banking transactions) with,
any Affiliated Person of DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary;
(p) make any investment, or incur deposit liabilities, other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, including deposit
pricing, and which would not change the risk profile of Derby based on its
existing deposit and primarily 1-4 family residential lending policies or make
any equity investments;
(q) purchase any loans or sell, purchase or lease any real property,
except for the sale of real estate that is the subject of a casualty loss or
condemnation or the sale of OREO on a basis consistent with past practices;
(r) originate (i) any loans except in accordance with existing Derby
lending policies, (ii) unsecured consumer loans in excess of $10,000, (iii)
commercial real estate first mortgage loans in excess of $250,000 as to any loan
or $500,000 in the aggregate as to related loans, or loans to related persons,
or (iv) land acquisition loans to borrowers who intend to construct a residence
on such land in excess of the lesser of 75% of the appraised value of such land
or $100,000, except in each case for loans for which written applications have
been received by Derby.;
(s) make any investments in derivative securities or engage in any forward
commitment, futures transaction, financial options transaction, hedging or
arbitrage transaction or covered asset trading activities;
(t) sell or purchase any mortgage loan servicing rights; or
(u) agree or commit to do any of the actions set forth in (a) - (t) above.
The consent of Webster to any action by DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary
that is not permitted by any of the preceding paragraphs shall be evidenced by a
writing signed by the President or any Executive Vice President of Webster.
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5.2 COVENANTS OF WEBSTER.
During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the
Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement
or with DS Bancor's prior written consent, Webster, and Webster Bank shall carry
on their respective businesses in the ordinary course and use all reasonable
efforts to preserve intact their present business organizations and
relationships. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and except as
set forth on Section 5.2 of the Webster Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement or consented to in writing by DS Bancor, Webster
shall not, and shall not permit Webster Bank to:
(a) declare or pay any extraordinary or special dividends on or make
any other extraordinary or special distributions in respect of any of its
capital stock (except that Webster Bank may declare and pay extraordinary or
special dividends and distributions to Webster and except that Webster may
increase the quarterly cash dividend rate on the Webster Common Stock);
(b) take any action that will result in (i) any of Webster's
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being or becoming
untrue, unless the failure of such representations or warranties to be true
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
Webster, or (ii) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII
not being satisfied or in a violation of any provision of this Agreement or the
Bank Merger Agreement, except, in every case, as may be required by applicable
law;
(c) change its methods of accounting in effect at December 31,1995,
except in accordance with changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles as
concurred to by Webster's independent auditors;
(d) take any other action that would materially adversely affect or
materially delay the ability of Webster to obtain the Requisite Regulatory
Approvals or otherwise materially adversely affect Webster's and Webster Bank's
ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(e) purchase or acquire, directly or indirectly, a number of shares
of DS Bancor equal to or greater than 5% of the issued and outstanding number of
such shares of DS Bancor Common Stock; or
(f) agree or commit to do any of the actions set forth in (a) - (e)
above.
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ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
6.1 REGULATORY MATTERS.
(a) Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Webster and DS
Bancor (as to information to be included therein pertaining to DS Bancor) shall
promptly cause to be prepared and filed with the SEC a registration statement of
Webster on Form S-4, including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (the "Registration
Statement") for the purpose of registering the Webster Common Stock to be issued
in the Merger (including the Webster Common Stock that may be issued upon
exercise of the options referred to in Section 1.6 hereof), and for soliciting
the approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the shareholders of DS Bancor
and for soliciting the approval by the shareholders of Webster for the issuance
of the Webster Common Stock to DS Bancor's shareholders as part of the Merger.
Webster and DS Bancor shall use their best efforts to have the Registration
Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as possible after the filing.
DS Bancor shall cooperate with Webster in responding to and considering any
questions or comments from the SEC staff regarding the information contained in
the Registration Statement concerning DS Bancor. If at any time after the
Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, and prior to the Closing Date, any
event relating to DS Bancor is discovered by DS Bancor, which should be set
forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Registration Statement,
including the Prospectus/Proxy Statement, DS Bancor shall promptly so inform
Webster, and shall furnish Webster with all necessary information relating to
such event. If at any time after the Registration Statement is filed with the
SEC, and prior to the Closing Date, any event relating to Webster is discovered
by Webster, which should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to,
the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus/Proxy Statement, Webster
shall promptly cause an appropriate amendment to the Registration Statement to
be filed with the SEC. Webster shall thereupon cause an appropriate amendment
to the Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC. Upon the effectiveness
of the amendment to the Registration Statement with the SEC, DS Bancor (if prior
to the meeting of DS Bancor's shareholders pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof) will
take all necessary action as promptly as practicable to permit an appropriate
amendment or supplement to be transmitted to DS Bancor's shareholders entitled
to vote at such meeting. Webster shall also use all reasonable efforts to
obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals
required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Bank Merger Agreement and DS Bancor shall furnish all information concerning DS
Bancor and the holders of DS Bancor Common Stock as may be reasonably requested
in connection with any such action.
(b) The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use their
best efforts to promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, to effect
all applications, notices, petitions and filings, and to obtain as promptly as
practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third
parties and Governmental Entities which are necessary or advisable to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including without limitation
the Merger and the Bank Merger). DS Bancor and Webster shall have the right to
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review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on,
in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information,
all the information relating to DS Bancor or Webster, as the case may be, which
appear in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third
party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to provide either party with a right to review any information
provided to any Governmental Entity on a confidential basis in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby. In exercising the foregoing right, each
of the parties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The
parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the
obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third
parties and Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each party will keep the other
apprised of the status of matters relating to contemplation of the transactions
contemplated herein.
(c) DS Bancor shall, upon request, furnish Webster with all
information concerning DS Bancor and its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and
shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable
in connection with the Registration Statement or any other statement, filing,
notice or application made by or on behalf of Webster or Webster Bank to any
Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger, the Bank Merger or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Webster and DS Bancor shall promptly advise each other upon
receiving any communication from any Governmental Entity whose consent or
approval is required for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement which causes such party to believe that there is a reasonable
likelihood that any Requisite Regulatory Approval will not be obtained or that
the receipt of any such approval will be materially delayed.
6.2 ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
(a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws relating to
the exchange of information, DS Bancor shall, and shall cause each DS Bancor
Subsidiary to, afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other
representatives of Webster, access, during normal business hours during the
period prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts,
commitments and records and, during such period, DS Bancor shall, and shall
cause each DS Bancor Subsidiary to, make available to Webster (i) a copy of each
report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by
it during such period pursuant to the requirements of Federal securities laws or
Federal or state banking laws and (ii) all other information concerning its
business, properties and personnel as Webster may reasonably request. Two
designated representatives of Webster shall be invited to attend all meetings of
the boards of directors (except for the portion of such meetings which relate to
the Merger or an Acquisition Transaction or such other matters deemed
confidential by the Boards of Directors of DS Bancor or Derby) and such meetings
of committees of the boards of directors and management of DS Bancor and each DS
Bancor Subsidiary which pertains to ALCO and
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loan approvals. Webster will hold all such information in confidence to the
extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the
confidentiality agreement which Webster entered into with DS Bancor.
(b) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws relating to
the exchange of information, Webster shall, and shall cause Webster Bank to,
afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other
representatives of DS Bancor, access, during normal business hours during the
period prior to the Effective Time, to such information regarding Webster and
Webster Bank as shall be reasonably necessary for DS Bancor to fulfill its
obligations pursuant to this Agreement or which may be reasonably necessary for
DS Bancor to confirm that the representations and warranties of Webster
contained herein are true and correct and that the covenants of Webster
contained herein have been performed in all material respects. During the
period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Webster will cause
one or more of its designated representatives to confer monthly with
representatives of DS Bancor and to report the general status of the ongoing
operations of Webster, Webster Bank, and DS Bancor. DS Bancor will hold all
such information in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance
with, the provisions of the confidentially agreement which DS Bancor entered
into with Webster.
(c) No investigation by either of the parties or their respective
representatives shall affect the representations and warranties of the other set
forth herein.
(d) DS Bancor shall provide Webster with true, correct and complete
copies of all financial and other information provided to directors of DS Bancor
in connection with meetings of its Board of Directors or committees thereof,
which information shall be provided to Webster concurrently with its provision
to directors of DS Bancor.
6.3 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS.
DS Bancor shall take all steps necessary to duly call, give notice of,
convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders within 35 days after the
Registration Statement becomes effective for the purpose of voting upon the
approval of this Agreement and the Merger (the "Special Meeting"). Management
and the Board of Directors of DS Bancor shall recommend to DS Bancor's
shareholders approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, together with any matters incident thereto, and shall oppose any third
party proposal or other action that is inconsistent with this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, unless the Board of
Directors of DS Bancor, following receipt of written advice of DS Bancor's legal
counsel, reasonably determines that such recommendation or opposition, as the
case may be, would constitute a breach of the exercise of its fiduciary duty.
Webster shall take all steps necessary to duly call, give notice of, convene and
hold a meeting of its shareholders within 35 days after the Registration
Statement becomes effective for the purpose of voting to approve the issuance of
the Webster Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and, through its Board of
Directors, shall recommend to its shareholders approval
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of such issuance. DS Bancor and Webster shall coordinate and cooperate with
respect to the foregoing matters.
6.4 LEGAL CONDITIONS TO MERGER.
Each of Webster and DS Bancor shall use their reasonable best efforts
(a) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to
comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on such party
with respect to the Merger or the Bank Merger and, subject to the conditions set
forth in Article VII hereof, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and (b) to obtain (and to cooperate with the other party to obtain)
any consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any
Governmental Entity and any other third party which is required to be obtained
by DS Bancor or Webster in connection with the Merger and the Bank Merger and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.5 PUBLICATION OF COMBINED FINANCIAL RESULTS.
Webster shall use its best efforts to publish as soon as possible but no
later than 30 business days after the end of the first month after the Effective
Time in which there are at least 30 days of post-Merger combined operations
(which month may be the month in which the Effective Time occurs), combined
sales and net income figures as contemplated by and in accordance with the terms
of SEC Accounting Series Release No. 135.
6.6 STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING.
Webster shall cause the shares of Webster Common Stock to be issued in the
Merger and pursuant to options referred to herein to be approved for quotation
on the Nasdaq National Market (or such other exchange on the which the Webster
Common Stock has become listed, or approved for listing) prior to or at the
Effective Time.
6.7 EMPLOYEE PLANS.
(a) To the extent permissible under the applicable provisions of the
Code and ERISA, for purposes of crediting periods of service for eligibility to
participate and vesting, but not for benefit accrual purposes, under employee
pension benefit plans (within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2)) maintained by
Webster or Webster Bank, as applicable, (other than Webster's employee stock
ownership plan), individuals who are employees of DS Bancor or Derby at the
Effective Time will be credited with periods of service with DS Bancor or Derby
before the Effective Time as if such service had been with Webster or Webster
Bank, as applicable. Similar credit shall also be given by Webster or Webster
Bank in calculating other
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retirement plan, vacation and similar benefits for such employees of DS Bancor
or Derby after the Merger.
(b) Webster and Webster Bank will follow the DS Bancor and Derby
severance policy as to employees of DS Bancor or Derby whose employment is
terminated in connection with the Merger either because an employee's position
is eliminated or an employee is not offered comparable employment (i.e., not
offered employment for a position of generally similar job description or
responsibilities) within six months of the Effective Time of the Merger (except
for such employees who have existing employment or severance agreements or whose
employment is terminated for non-performance, cause or like reason). Payments
under such policy will be based on one week of base salary (or one week of
average weekly hourly wages, calculated on a weekly average basis for the
quarter ended June 30, 1996 in the case of hourly employees) for each full year
of employment with DS Bancor or Derby with a minimum of four weeks, up to an
aggregate of 39 weeks for employees with the rank of vice president or above,
and up to an aggregate of 26 weeks for all other employees, with payments to be
made upon employment termination.
(c) It is the intent of Webster and Webster Bank in connection with
reviewing applicants for employment positions to give DS Bancor, Inc. or Derby
Saving Bank employees who are not offered positions at the Effective Time the
same consideration as is afforded Webster or Webster Bank employees for such
position in accordance with existing formal or informal policies.
6.8 INDEMNIFICATION; DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' INSURANCE.
(a) In the event of any threatened or actual claim, action, suit,
proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, in which
any person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date of this
Agreement, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, a director or officer or
employee of DS Bancor or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Indemnified Parties") is,
or is threatened to be, made a party based in whole or in part on, or arising in
whole or in part out of, or pertaining to (i) the fact that he is or was a
director, officer or employee of DS Bancor, any of the DS Bancor Subsidiaries or
any of their respective predecessors or (ii) this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, whether in any case asserted or arising before
or after the Effective Time, the parties hereto agree to cooperate and use their
best efforts to defend against and respond thereto to the extent permitted by
the DGCL and the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of DS Bancor. It is
understood and agreed that after the Effective Time, Webster shall indemnify and
hold harmless, as and to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and the
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of Webster, each such Indemnified Party
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of
any claim, suit, proceeding or investigation to each Indemnified Party to the
fullest permitted by law upon receipt of any undertaking required by applicable
law), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any
such threatened or actual claim, action, suit,
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proceeding or investigation, and in the event of any such threatened or actual
claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether asserted or arising
before or after the Effective Time), the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to Webster; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (1) Webster shall
have the right to assume the defense thereof and upon such assumption Webster
shall not be liable to any Indemnified Party for any legal expenses of other
counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by any Indemnified Party in
connection with the defense thereof, except that if Webster elects not to assume
such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties reasonably advises the
Indemnified Parties that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest
between Webster and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain
counsel reasonably satisfactory to Webster, and Webster shall pay the reasonable
fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties, (2) Webster shall
be obligated pursuant to this paragraph to pay for only one firm of counsel for
each Indemnified Party, and (3) Webster shall not be liable for any settlement
effected without its prior written consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed). Webster shall have no obligation to advance
expenses incurred in connection with a threatened or pending action, suit or
preceding in advance of final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding,
unless (i) Webster would be permitted to advance such expenses pursuant to the
DGCL and Webster's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, and (ii) Webster
receives an undertaking by the Indemnified Party to repay such amount if it is
determined that such party is not entitled to be indemnified by Webster pursuant
to the DGCL and Webster's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws. Any
Indemnified Party wishing to claim Indemnification under this Section 6.8, upon
learning of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall
notify Webster thereof, provided that the failure to so notify shall not affect
the obligations of Webster under this Section 6.8 except to the extent such
failure to notify materially prejudices Webster. Webster's obligations under
this Section 6.8 continue in full force and effect for a period of twelve years
from the Effective Time; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that all rights to indemnification
in respect of any claim (a "Claim") asserted or made within such period shall
continue until the final disposition of such Claim.
(b) Webster shall use best efforts to cause the persons serving as
officers and directors of DS Bancor immediately prior to the Effective Time to
be covered by the directors' and officers' liability insurance policy ("DS
Bancor Tail Insurance") maintained by DS Bancor (provided that Webster may
substitute therefor policies of substantially the same coverage and amounts
containing terms and conditions which are generally not less advantageous than
such policy) with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective
Time which were committed by such officers and directors in their capacity as
such for an aggregate premium cost for the DS Bancor Tail Insurance of $200,000
and for a period not greater than four years but in no event (even if the
premium cost exceeds $200,000) less than two years.
(c) In the event Webster 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 or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and
assets to any person, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary,
proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Webster
assume the obligations set forth in this section.
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(d) The provisions of this Section 6.8 are intended to be for the
benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and his or her
heirs and representatives after the Effective Time.
6.9 SUBSEQUENT INTERIM AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
As soon as reasonably available, but in no event more than 45 days after
the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter), Webster
will deliver to DS Bancor and DS Bancor will deliver to Webster their respective
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act.
Each party shall deliver to the other any Current Reports on Form 8-K promptly
after filing such reports with the SEC. As soon as reasonably available, but in
no event later than March 31, 1997 (if this Agreement is still in effect and the
Merger has not been consummated by that date), DS Bancor will deliver to Webster
and Webster will deliver to DS Bancor its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 1996, as filed with the SEC under the Exchange
Act.
6.10 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.
In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action is
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, or the Bank
Merger Agreement, or to vest the Surviving Corporation or Webster Bank with full
title to all properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of
any of the parties to the Merger or the Bank Merger, the proper officers and
directors or each party to this Agreement and their respective Subsidiaries
shall take all such necessary action as may be reasonably requested by, and at
the sole expense of, Webster.
6.11 ADVICE OF CHANGES.
Webster and DS Bancor shall promptly advise the other party of any change
or event that, individually or in the aggregate, has or would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on it or to cause or constitute a
material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained
herein. From time to time prior to the Effective Time, each party will promptly
supplement or amend the Disclosure Schedules delivered in connection with the
execution of this Agreement to reflect any matter which, if existing, occurring
or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth
or described in such Disclosure Schedules or which is necessary to correct any
information in such Disclosure Schedules which has been rendered inaccurate
thereby. No supplement or amendment to such Disclosure Schedules shall have any
effect for the purpose of determining satisfaction of the conditions set forth
in Sections 7.2(a) or 7.3(a) hereof, as the case may be, or the compliance by DS
Bancor or Webster, as the case may be, with the respective covenants set forth
in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 hereof.
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6.12 CURRENT INFORMATION.
During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, DS
Bancor will cause one or more of its designated representatives to confer on a
regular and frequent basis (not less than monthly) with representatives of
Webster and to report the general status of the ongoing operations of DS Bancor
and each DS Bancor Subsidiary. DS Bancor will promptly notify Webster of any
material change in the normal course of business or in the operation of the
properties of DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary and of any governmental
complaints, investigations or hearings (or communications indicating that the
same may be contemplated), or the institution or the threat of significant
litigation involving DS Bancor or any DS Bancor Subsidiary, and will keep
Webster fully informed of such events.
6.13 EXECUTION AND AUTHORIZATION OF BANK MERGER AGREEMENT.
Prior to the Effective Time, (a) Webster shall (i) cause the Board of
Directors of Webster Bank to approve the Bank Merger Agreement, and (ii) cause
Webster Bank to execute and deliver the Bank Merger Agreement, and (iii) approve
the Bank Merger Agreement as the sole stockholder of Webster Bank, and (b) DS
Bancor shall (i) cause the Board of Directors of Derby to approve the Bank
Merger Agreement, (ii) cause Derby to execute and deliver the Bank Merger
Agreement, and (iii) approve the Bank Merger Agreement as the sole shareholder
of Derby.
6.14 CHANGE IN STRUCTURE.
In the event that Webster elects to change the structure of the Bank
Merger, the parties agree to modify this Agreement and the various exhibits
hereto to reflect such revised structure. Such revised structure may include
but is not limited to providing (i) for Derby or Webster Bank to convert its
charter, or (ii) for Derby or Webster to change insurance funds covering its
deposits from or to BIF or SAIF, or (iii) for Derby to merge into Webster Bank
with either as the surviving bank. Webster may also change the corporate name
of Webster Bank to such other name as the Board of Directors of Webster may
select. Webster may elect to modify the structure of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as noted herein so long as (i) there are no
material adverse federal income tax consequences to the DS Bancor shareholders
as a result of such modification, (ii) the consideration to be paid to the DS
Bancor shareholders under this Agreement is not thereby changed or reduced in
amount, and (iii) such modification will not be reasonably likely to delay
materially or jeopardize receipt of any required regulatory approvals. In such
events, Webster shall prepare appropriate amendments to this Agreement and the
exhibits hereto for execution by the parties hereto. Webster and DS Bancor
agree to cooperate fully with each other to effect such amendments.
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ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
7.1 CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTY'S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER.
The respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger shall be
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of the following
conditions:
(a) SHAREHOLDER APPROVALS.
This Agreement and the Merger shall have been approved and adopted by
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding
shares of DS Bancor Common Stock entitled to vote thereon. The issuance of the
Webster Common Stock in the Merger shall have been approved by the affirmative
vote of a majority of shares of Webster Common Stock voted at a meeting where a
quorum is present.
(b) STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING.
The shares of Webster Common Stock which shall be issued in the Merger
(including the Webster Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of the
options referred to in Section 1.6 hereof) upon consummation of the Merger shall
have been authorized for quotation on the Nasdaq National Market (or such other
exchange on which the Webster Common Stock may become listed).
(c) OTHER APPROVALS.
All regulatory approvals required to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Merger and the Bank Merger) shall have been
obtained and shall remain in full force and effect and all statutory waiting
periods in respect thereof shall have expired (all such approvals and the
expiration of all such waiting periods being referred to herein as the
"Requisite Regulatory Approvals"). No Requisite Regulatory Approval shall
contain a non-customary condition that is reasonably determined by the parties
hereto to be burdensome.
(d) REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the
Securities Act, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.
(e) NO INJUNCTIONS OR RESTRAINTS; ILLEGALITY.
No order, injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of
competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition (an "Injunction")
preventing the consummation of the Merger, the Bank Merger or any of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement
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or the Bank Merger Agreement shall be in effect. No statute, rule, regulation,
order, injunction or decree shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
enforced by any Governmental Entity which prohibits, restricts or makes illegal
consummation of the Merger or the Bank Merger.
(f) FEDERAL TAX OPINION.
Webster and DS Bancor shall have received from Mintz, Levin, Cohn,
Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. and from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
Jacobson (a partnership including professional corporations), DS Bancor's
special tax counsel, respectively, an opinion, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Webster and DS Bancor, respectively, dated as of the Effective
Time, substantially to the effect that on the basis of facts, representations,
and assumptions set forth in such opinions which are consistent with the state
of facts existing at the Effective Time, the Merger (either above or in
conjunction with the Subsidiary Merger) and the Bank Merger will be treated for
Federal income tax purposes as reorganizations within the meaning of Section 368
of the Code. In rendering such opinion, such counsel may require and, to the
extent such counsel deems necessary or appropriate, may rely upon
representations made in certificates of officers of DS Bancor, Webster, Merger
Sub, their respective affiliates and others.
7.2 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF WEBSTER AND MERGER SUB.
The obligation of Webster and Merger Sub to effect the Merger is also
subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Webster at or prior to the Effective
Time of the following conditions:
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The representations and warranties of DS Bancor set forth in this
Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and (except
to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date)
as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that, for purposes of this paragraph, such representations and
warranties shall be deemed to be true and correct, unless the failure or
failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect on DS
Bancor. Such determination of aggregate Material Adverse Effect shall be made
as if there were no materiality qualifications in such representations and
warranties. Webster shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of DS
Bancor by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of DS
Bancor to the foregoing effect.
(b) PERFORMANCE OF COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF DS BANCOR.
DS Bancor shall have performed in all material respects all covenants
and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior
to the Closing Date.
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Webster shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of DS Bancor by the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of DS Bancor to such
effect.
(c) CONSENTS UNDER AGREEMENTS.
The consent, approval or waiver of each person (other than the
Governmental Entities referred to in Section 7.1(c)) whose consent or approval
shall be required in order to permit the succession by the Surviving Corporation
or Webster Bank pursuant to the Merger or the Bank Merger, as the case may be,
to any obligation, right or interest of DS Bancor or any Subsidiary of DS Bancor
under any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, license or
other agreement or instrument shall have been obtained except for those, the
failure of which to obtain, will not result in a Material Adverse Effect on the
Surviving Corporation.
(d) NO PENDING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS.
No proceeding initiated by any Governmental Entity seeking an
Injunction shall be pending.
(e) LEGAL OPINION.
Webster shall have received the opinions of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (as
to federal banking and securities laws, and Delaware corporate law), and Hoyle &
Sponheimer (as to Connecticut law), counsel to DS Bancor, dated the Closing
Date, as to such matters as Webster may reasonably request. As to any matter in
such opinion which involves matters of fact, such counsel may rely upon the
certificates of officers and directors of DS Bancor, and of public officials
reasonably acceptable to Webster.
(f) ACCOUNTANT'S COMFORT LETTER.
DS Bancor shall have caused to be delivered on the respective dates
thereof to Webster "comfort letters" from DS Bancor's independent public
accountants dated the date on which the Registration Statement or last amendment
thereto shall become effective, and dated the date of the Closing, and addressed
to Webster and DS Bancor, with respect to DS Bancor's financial data presented
in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which letters shall be based upon Statements
on Auditing Standards Nos. 72 and 76.
(g) POOLING OF INTERESTS.
Webster shall have promptly received opinions of KPMG Peat Marwick
LLP, independent accountants, dated (i) within two weeks of the date hereof and
(ii) not less than 20 days nor more than 40 days prior to the Effective Time to
the effect that the Merger will be accounted for as a pooling of interests and
such opinion shall not have been withdrawn. The foregoing shall not apply in
the event that Webster prior to the effectiveness of the Registration
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Statement advises DS Bancor that as a result of actions taken or to be taken by
Webster subsequent to the date hereof the Merger is to be accounted for as a
purchase.
7.3 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF DS BANCOR.
The obligation of DS Bancor to effect the Merger is also subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by DS Bancor at or prior to the Effective Time of the
following conditions:
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The representations and warranties of Webster set forth in this
Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and (except
to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date)
as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that for purposes of this paragraph, such representations and
warranties shall be deemed to be true and correct, unless the failure or
failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect on
Webster. Such determination of aggregate Material Adverse Effect shall be made
as if there were no materiality qualifications in such representations and
warranties. DS Bancor shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of
Webster by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of
Webster to the foregoing effect.
(b) PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS OF WEBSTER.
Webster and Merger Sub shall have each performed in all material
respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at
or prior to the Closing Date. DS Bancor shall have received a certificate
signed on behalf of Webster by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer of Webster to such effect.
(c) CONSENTS UNDER AGREEMENTS.
The consent or approval of each person (other than the Governmental
Entities referred to in Section 7.1(c)) whose consent or approval shall be
required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby under any loan
or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, license or other
agreement or instrument to which Webster or Webster Bank is a party or is
otherwise bound shall have been obtained.
(d) NO PENDING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS.
No proceeding initiated by any Governmental Entity seeking an
Injunction shall be pending.
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(e) LEGAL OPINION.
DS Bancor shall have received the opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn,
Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., counsel to Webster, dated the Closing Date, as to
such matters as DS Bancor may reasonably request. As to any matter in such
opinion which involves matters of fact or matters relating to laws (other than
Federal banking and securities law and Delaware corporate law), such counsel may
rely upon the certificates of officers and directors of Webster and of public
officials and opinions of local counsel, reasonably acceptable to DS Bancor.
(f) FAIRNESS OPINION.
DS Bancor shall have received an opinion from Alex. Brown & Sons
Incorporated that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
consideration to be received by holders of DS Bancor Common Stock are fair from
a financial point of view to the holders of DS Bancor Common Stock, which
opinion shall be dated as of the date of this Agreement and delivered
concurrently with its execution. In the event that Webster shall exercise its
option to treat the Merger as a purchase rather than pooling of interest for
accounting purposes, DS Bancor shall have received a fairness opinion from Alex.
Brown & Sons Incorporated with respect to such purchase transaction not later
than the date of the proxy statement transmitted to DS Bancor stockholders which
includes such opinion.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
8.1 TERMINATION.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time,
whether before or after approval of the matters presented in connection with the
Merger by the shareholders of DS Bancor or Webster, if applicable:
(a) by mutual consent of Webster and DS Bancor in a written
instrument, if the Board of Directors of each so determines by a vote of a
majority of the members of its entire Board;
(b) by either Webster or DS Bancor upon written notice to the other
party (i) 30 days after the date on which any request or application for a
Requisite Regulatory Approval shall have been denied or withdrawn at the request
or recommendation of the Governmental Entity which must grant such Requisite
Regulatory Approval, unless within the 30-day period following such denial or
withdrawal the parties agree to file, and have filed with the applicable
Governmental Entity, a petition for rehearing or an amended application,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no party shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b), if such denial or request or
recommendation for withdrawal shall be due to the
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failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe
the covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein;
(c) by either Webster or DS Bancor if the Merger shall not have been
consummated on or before June 30, 1997, unless the failure of the Closing to
occur by such date shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate
this Agreement to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of such party
set forth herein;
(d) by either Webster or DS Bancor (provided that the terminating
party is not in breach of its obligations under Section 6.3) if the approval of
the shareholders of DS Bancor or any approval of the shareholders of Webster
required for the consummation of the Merger shall not have been obtained by
reason of the failure to obtain the required vote at a duly held meeting of
shareholders or at any adjournment or postponement thereof;
(e) by either Webster or DS Bancor (provided that the terminating
party is not then in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other
agreement contained herein that, individually or in the aggregate, would give
the other party the right to terminate this Agreement) if there shall have been
a breach of any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement
on the part of the other party, if such breach, individually or in the
aggregate, has had or is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
breaching party, and such breach shall not have been cured within 30 days
following receipt by the breaching party of written notice of such breach from
the other party hereto or such breach, by its nature, cannot be cured prior to
the Closing;
(f) by either Webster or DS Bancor (provided that the terminating
party is not then in breach of any representations, warranty, covenant or other
agreement contained herein that, individually or in the aggregate, would give
the other party the right to terminate this Agreement) if there shall have been
a material breach of any of the covenants or agreements set forth in this
Agreement on the part of the other party, and such breach shall not have been
cured within 30 days following receipt by the breaching party of written notice
of such breach from the other party hereto or such breach, by its nature, cannot
be cured prior to the Closing; and
(g) by Webster, if the management of DS Bancor or its Board of
Directors, for any reason, (i) fails to call and hold within 35 days of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement a special meeting of DS Bancor's
shareholders to consider and approve this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, (ii) fails to recommend to shareholders the approval of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, unless the Board of
Directors of DS Bancor, following receipt of written advice of DS Bancor's legal
counsel, reasonably determines that said recommendation would constitute a
breach of the exercise of its fiduciary duty, (iii) fails to oppose any third
party proposal that is inconsistent with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, unless the Board of Directors of DS Bancor, following receipt of
written advice of DS Bancor's legal counsel, reasonably determines that such
opposition would constitute a breach of the exercise of its fiduciary duty or
(iv) violates Section 5.1(e) of this Agreement or would have violated Section
5.1(e) but for the fiduciary duty exception.
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(h) by DS Bancor, upon written notice delivered to Webster, if the
Base Period Trading Price shall be less than $28.00 unless Webster elects (by
written instrument delivered to DS Bancor within two (2) calendar days after
receipt of notice from DS Bancor that DS Bancor elects to terminate the
Agreement pursuant to this Subsection 8.1(h)) that the Exchange Ratio shall be
equal the number resulting from dividing $38.22 by the Base Trading Price.
8.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION.
In the event of termination of this Agreement by either Webster or DS
Bancor as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void
and have no effect except (i) the last sentences of Sections 6.2(a) and 6.2(b)
and Sections, 8.2, 8.3, 9.2 and 9.3 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement, and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, no party shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or
damages arising out of its willful or intentional breach of any provision of
this Agreement.
8.3 AMENDMENT.
Subject to compliance with applicable law, this Agreement may be amended by
the parties hereto, by action taken or authorized by their respective Board of
Directors, at any time before or after approval of the matters presented in
connection with the Merger by the shareholders of DS Bancor or Webster (if
required); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that after any approval of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement by DS Bancor's shareholders, there may not be,
without further approval of such shareholders, any amendment of this Agreement
which reduces the amount or changes the form of the consideration to be
delivered to DS Bancor shareholders hereunder other than as contemplated by this
Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing
signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
8.4 EXTENSION; WAIVER.
At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto, by action
taken or authorized by their respective Board of Directors, may, to the extent
legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the
obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (b) waive any
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any
document delivered pursuant hereto, and (c) waive compliance with any of the
agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party
hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a
written instrument signed on behalf of such party, but such extension or waiver
or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant,
agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with
respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
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ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1 CLOSING.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Merger
Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the "Closing") will take place at 10:00
a.m. at the main offices of Webster on (i) the fifth day after the last
Requisite Regulatory Approval is received and all applicable waiting periods
have expired, (ii) if elected by Webster, the last business day of the month in
which the date specified in the immediately preceding clause occurs (provided
such Closing occurs not more than 15 days after the date specified in the
immediately preceding clause), or (iii) such other date, place and time as the
parties may agree (the "Closing Date").
9.2 NONSURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS.
None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this
Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement (other than
pursuant to the Option Agreement, which shall terminate in accordance with its
terms) shall survive the Effective Time, except for those covenants and
agreements contained herein and therein which by their terms apply in whole or
in part after the Effective Time.
9.3 EXPENSES; BREAKUP FEE.
All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such
expense, except (i) as otherwise provided in this paragraph, (ii) the costs and
expenses of printing the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall be shared equally by
the parties, and (iii) all filing and other fees paid to the SEC in connection
with this Agreement shall be borne by Webster. In the event that this Agreement
is terminated by either Webster or DS Bancor by reason of a material breach
pursuant to Section 8.1(e) or (f) hereof or by Webster pursuant to Section
8.1(g) hereof, the other party shall pay all documented, reasonable costs and
expenses up to $500,000 incurred by the terminating party in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby plus a breakup fee of
$250,000. In the event that this Agreement is terminated by either Webster or
DS Bancor under Section 8.1(d) by reason of the other party's shareholders not
having given any required approval, such other party shall pay all documented,
reasonable costs and expenses up to $500,000 incurred by the terminating party
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.4 NOTICES.
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied (with confirmation),
mailed by registered or certified
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mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with
confirmation) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other
address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) if to Webster, to:
Webster Plaza
145 Bank Street
Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
Attn: James C. Smith
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Attn: Stanford N. Goldman, Jr., Esq.
and
(b) if to DS Bancor, to:
DS Bancor
33 Elizabeth Street
Derby, CT 06418
Attn: Harry P. DiAdamo, Jr.
President, Treasurer, and Chief Executive Officer
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Attn: Stuart Stein, Esq.
9.5 INTERPRETATION.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or
Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to
this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect
in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words
"include", "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation".
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9.6 COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other
parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same
counterpart.
9.7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement (including the disclosure schedules, documents and the
instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes
all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, other than the
confidentiality agreement dated August 7, 1996, entered into between DS Bancor
and Webster, the Bank Merger Agreement, the Option Agreement and the Stockholder
Agreement.
9.8 GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law.
9.9 ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT.
The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event
that the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its
specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of
this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof in
any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in
addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
9.10 SEVERABILITY.
Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or
unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting
the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so
broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so
broad as is enforceable.
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9.11 PUBLICITY.
Except as otherwise required by law or the rules of Nasdaq National Market
(or such other exchange on which the Webster Common Stock may become listed), so
long as this Agreement is in effect, neither Webster nor DS Bancor shall, or
shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue or cause the publication of any
press release or other public announcement with respect to, or otherwise make
any public statement concerning, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Bank Merger Agreement, the Option Agreement or the Stockholder
Agreement without the consent of the other party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
9.12 ASSIGNMENT; LIMITATION OF BENEFITS.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation
of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties.
Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors
and assigns. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 6.8 hereof,
this Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) is
not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights
or remedies hereunder, and the covenants, undertakings and agreements set out
herein shall be solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable only by, the
parties hereto and their permitted assigns.
9.13 ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.
In addition to any other definitions contained in this Agreement, the
following words, terms and phrases shall have the following meanings when used
in this Agreement.
"AFFILIATED PERSON": any director, officer or 5% or greater shareholder,
spouse or other person living in the same household of such director, officer or
shareholder, or any company, partnership or trust in which any of the foregoing
persons is an officer, 5% or greater shareholder, general partner or 5% or
greater trust beneficiary.
"LAWS": any and all statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations,
orders, permits, judgments, injunctions, decrees, case law and other rules of
law enacted, promulgated or issued by any Governmental Entity.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT": with respect to Webster or DS Bancor, means a
condition, event, change or occurrence that is reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect upon (A) the financial condition, results of operations,
business or properties of Webster or DS Bancor and its respective Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole (other than as a result of (i) changes in laws or regulations
or accounting rules of general applicability or interpretations thereof, or
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(ii) decreases in capital under Financial Accounting Standards No. 115
attributable to general increases in interest rates), or (B) the ability of
Webster or DS Bancor to perform its obligations under, and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and, in the case of DS Bancor, the
Option Agreement.
"SUBSIDIARY": with respect to any party means any corporation, partnership
or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which is
consolidated with such party for financial reporting purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Webster, Merger Sub and DS Bancor have caused this
Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized as of the date first above written.
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Lee A. Gagnon By: /s/ James C. Smith
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Lee A. Gagnon James C. Smith
Secretary Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer
WEBSTER ACQUISITION CORP.
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Lee A. Gagnon By: /s/ James C. Smith
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Lee A. Gagnon James C. Smith
Secretary Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer
DS BANCOR
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Ann Mester By: /s/ Harry P. DiAdamo, Jr.
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Ann Mester Harry P. DiAdamo, Jr.
Secretary President, Treasurer, and Chief
Executive Officer
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Exhibit 2.2
OPTION AGREEMENT
THE TRANSFER OF THE OPTION GRANTED
BY THIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO RESALE RESTRICTIONS.
OPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of October 7, 1996 (this "Agreement"), between
DS BANCOR, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Issuer"), and WEBSTER FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Grantee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Grantee and Issuer have entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of October 7, 1996 (the "Plan"), which was executed by the
parties hereto prior to the execution of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Grantee's entering into the Plan
and in consideration therefor, Issuer has agreed to grant Grantee the Option (as
defined below).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
and agreements set forth herein and in the Plan, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SECTION 1. Issuer hereby grants to Grantee an unconditional,
irrevocable option (the "Option") to purchase, subject to the terms hereof, up
to 564,296 fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00
per share of Issuer ("Issuer Common Stock") (which number of shares is equal to
18.6% of the number of outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock on the date
hereof), at a price per share equal to $36.50 (the "Initial Price"); PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that in the event Issuer issues or agrees to issue any additional
shares of Issuer Common Stock (other than shares issued upon the exercise of
options outstanding as of the date of the Plan in accordance with their terms
pursuant to existing stock option plans), or grants one or more options to
purchase additional shares of issuer common stock at a price less than the
Initial Price, as adjusted pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof, such price shall be
equal to such lesser price (such price, as adjusted, is hereinafter referred to
as the "Option Price"). The number of shares of Issuer Common Stock that may be
received upon the exercise of the Option and the Option Price are subject to
adjustment as herein set forth.
SECTION 2. (a) Grantee may exercise the Option, in whole or part, at
any time and from time to time following the occurrence of a Purchase Event (as
defined below); provided that the Option shall terminate and be of no further
force and effect upon the earliest to occur of the following events (which are
collectively referred to as an "Exercise Termination Event"):
(i) The time immediately prior to the Effective Time;
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(ii) 12 months after the first occurrence of a Purchase
Event,
(iii) 18 months after the termination of the Plan following
the occurrence of a Preliminary Purchase Event (as defined below), unless
clause (vii) is applicable;
(iv) upon the termination of the Plan, prior to the
occurrence of a Purchase Event or Preliminary Purchase Event, by DS Bancor
pursuant to Section 8.1(h) of the Plan, both parties pursuant to Section
8.1(a) of the Plan, by either party pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or (c) of
the Plan or Section 8.1(d) of the Plan based on any required vote of
Grantee's stockholders not being received, or by Issuer pursuant to Section
8.1(e) or (f) of the Plan;
(v) 135 days after the termination of the Plan, by either
party pursuant to Section 8.1(d) of the Plan based on the required vote of
Issuer's stockholders not being received, if no Purchase Event or
Preliminary Purchase Event has occurred prior to the meeting of
stockholders (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) held to vote on
the Plan;
(vi) nine months after the termination of the Plan, by
Grantee pursuant to Section 8.1(e) or (f) thereof as a result of a breach
by Issuer, unless such breach was willful or intentional; or
(vii) 24 months after the termination of the Plan, by Grantee
pursuant to Section 8.1(e) or (f) thereof as a result of a willful or
intentional breach by Issuer, or by Grantee pursuant to Section 8.1(g) of
the Plan.
(b) The term "Preliminary Purchase Event" shall mean any of
the following events or transactions occurring on or after the date hereof and
prior to an Exercise Termination Event:
(i) Issuer without having received Grantee's prior written
consent, shall have entered into any letter of intent or definitive
agreement to engage in an Acquisition Transaction (as defined below) with
any person (as defined below) other than Grantee or any of its subsidiaries
(each a "Grantee Subsidiary") or the Board of Directors of Issuer shall
have recommended that the shareholders of Issuer approve or accept any
Acquisition Transaction with any Person (as the term "person" is defined in
Section 3(a)9 and 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations thereunder) other than
Grantee or any Grantee Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement
"Acquisition Transaction" shall mean (x) a merger, consolidation or other
business combination involving Issuer, (y) a purchase, lease or other
acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of Issuer, (z) a
purchase or other acquisition (including by way of merger. consolidation,
share exchange or otherwise) of Beneficial Ownership (as the term
"beneficial ownership" is defined in Regulation 13d-3(a) of the Exchange
Act) of securities representing 15% or more of the voting power of Issuer;
provided, however that "Acquisition Transaction" shall not
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include a transaction entered into after the termination of the Plan in
which the Issuer is the surviving entity, if in connection with such
transaction, no person acquires Beneficial Ownership of 15 percent or more
of the total voting power of the Issuer to be outstanding after giving
effect to such transaction and in which the aggregate voting power of
Issuer acquired by all persons is less than 25 percent of the total voting
power of Issuer;
(ii) Any Person (other than Grantee, any Grantee Subsidiary or
any current affiliate of Issuer) shall have acquired Beneficial Ownership
of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock;
(iii) (a) Any Person (other than Grantee or any Grantee
Subsidiary) shall have made a BONA FIDE proposal to Issuer or, by a public
announcement or written communication that is or becomes the subject of
public disclosure, to Issuer's shareholders to engage in an Acquisition
Transaction (including, without limitation, any situation in which any
Person other than Grantee or any Grantee Subsidiary shall have commenced
(as such term is defined in Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), or shall
have filled a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to a tender offer or exchange
offer to purchase any shares of Issuer Common Stock such that, upon
consummation of such offer, such person would have Beneficial Ownership of
15% or more of the then outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock (such an
offer being referred to herein as a "Tender Offer" or an "Exchange Offer",
respectively)) (b) such bona fide proposal is not withdrawn or such public
announcement or written communication is not publicly withdrawn and (c)
stockholders of Issuer do not approve the Merger, as defined in the Plan,
at the Special Meeting, as defined in the Plan;
(iv) There shall exist a willful or intentional breach under the
Plan by Issuer and such breach would entitle Grantee to terminate the Plan;
(v) The special meeting of Issuers' shareholders held for the
purpose of voting on the Plan, shall not have been held or shall have been
canceled prior to termination of the Plan, or Issuer's Board of Directors
shall have failed to recommend, or shall have withdrawn or modified in a
manner adverse to Grantee the recommendation of Issuer's Board of
Directors, that Issuer's shareholders approve the Plan, or if Issuer or
Issuer's Board of Directors fails to oppose any proposal by any Person
(other than Grantee or any Grantee Subsidiary); or
(vi) Any Person (other than Grantee or any Grantee Subsidiary)
shall have filed and have had accepted for processing (or been deemed
informationally complete) an application or notice with the Office of
Thrift Supervisor (the "OTS") the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(the "FDIC"), the Connecticut Banking Commissioner (the "Commissioner"), or
other regulatory or administrative agency or commission (each, a
"Governmental Authority") for approval to engage in an Acquisition
Transaction.
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(c) The term "Purchase Event" shall mean any of the
following events or transactions occurring on or after the date hereof and prior
to an Exercise Termination Event:
(i) The acquisition by any Person (other than Grantee or
any Grantee Subsidiary) of Beneficial Ownership (other than on behalf of
the Issuer) of 25% or more of the then outstanding Issuer Common Stock; or
(ii) The occurrence of a Preliminary Purchase Event
described in Section 2(b)(i) except that the percentage referred to in
clause (z) thereof shall be 25%.
(d) Issuer shall notify Grantee promptly in writing of the
occurrence of any Preliminary Purchase Event or Purchase Event known to Issuer;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the giving of such notice by Issuer shall not be a
condition to the right of Grantee to exercise the Option.
(e) In the event that Grantee is entitled to and wishes to
exercise the Option, it shall send to Issuer a written notice (the "Option
Notice" and the date of which being hereinafter referred to as the "Notice
Date") specifying (i) the total number of shares of Issuer Common Stock it will
purchase pursuant to such exercise and (ii) the time (which shall be on a
business day that is not less than three nor more than ten business days from
the Notice Date) on which the closing of such purchase shall take place (the
"Closing Date"); such closing to take place at the principal office of the
Issuer; PROVIDED, THAT, if prior notification to or approval of the OTS, the
FDIC, the Commissioner or any other Governmental Authority is required in
connection with such purchase (each, a "Notification" or an "Approval," as the
case may be), (a) Grantee shall promptly file the required notice or application
for approval ("Notice/Application"), (b) Grantee shall expeditiously process the
Notice/Application and (c) for the purpose of determining the Closing Date
pursuant to clause (ii) of this sentence, the period of time that otherwise
would run from the Notice Date shall instead run from the later of (x) in
connection with any Notification, the date on which any required notification
periods have expired or been terminated and (y) in connection with any Approval,
the date on which such approval has been obtained and any requisite waiting
period or periods shall have expired. For purposes of Section 2(a) hereof, any
exercise of the Option shall be deemed to occur on the Notice Date relating
thereto. On or prior to the Closing Date, Grantee shall have the right to revoke
its exercise of the Option by written notice to the Issuer given not less than
three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(f) At the closing referred to in Section 2(e) hereof, Grantee
shall pay to Issuer the aggregate purchase price for the number of shares of
Issuer Common Stock specified in the Option Notice in immediately available
funds by wire transfer to a bank account designated by Issuer; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that failure or refusal of Issuer to designate such a bank account
shall not preclude Grantee from exercising the Option.
(g) At such closing, simultaneously with the delivery of
immediately available funds as provided in Section 2(f) hereof, Issuer shall
deliver to Grantee a certificate or certificates representing the number of
shares of Issuer Common Stock specified in the
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Option Notice and, if the Option should be exercised in part only, a new Option
evidencing the rights of Grantee thereof to purchase the balance of the shares
of Issuer Common Stock purchasable hereunder.
(h) Certificates for Issuer Common Stock delivered at a closing
hereunder shall be endorsed with a restrictive legend substantially as follows:
The transfer of the shares represented by this certificate is subject
to resale restrictions arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and applicable state securities laws and to certain provisions of
an agreement between DS Bancor, Inc., and Webster Financial Corporation,
dated as of October 7, 1996. A copy of such agreement is on file at the
principal office of DS Bancor, Inc., and will be provided to the holder
hereof without charge upon receipt by DS Bancor, Inc., of a written request
therefor.
It is understood and agreed that: (i) the reference to the resale restrictions
of the Securities Act in the above legend shall be removed by delivery of
substitute certificate(s) without such reference if Grantee shall have delivered
to Issuer a copy of a letter from the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") or Governmental Authority responsible for administering
any applicable state securities laws or an opinion of counsel, in form and
substance satisfactory to Issuer's counsel, to the effect that such legend is
not required for purposes of the Securities Act or applicable state securities
laws; (ii) the reference to the provisions of this Agreement in the above legend
shall be removed by delivery of substitute certificate(s) without such reference
if the shares have been sold or transferred in compliance with the provisions of
this Agreement and under circumstances that do not require the retention of such
reference; and (iii) the legend shall be removed in its entirety if the
conditions in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) are both satisfied. In addition
such certificates shall bear any other legend as may be required by law.
(i) Upon the giving by Grantee to Issuer of an Option Notice and
the tender of the applicable purchase price in immediately available funds on
the Closing Date, unless prohibited by applicable law, Grantee shall be deemed
to be the holder of record of the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock
specified in the Option Notice, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of
Issuer shall then be closed or that certificates representing such shares of
Issuer Common Stock shall not then actually be delivered to Grantee. Issuer
shall pay all expenses and other charges that may be payable in connection with
the preparation, issuance and delivery of stock certificates under this Section
2 in the name of Grantee.
SECTION 3. Issuer agrees: (i) that it shall at all times until the
termination of this Agreement have reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
the Option that number of authorized and reserved shares of Issuer Common Stock
equal to the maximum number of shares of Issuer Common Stock at any time and
from time to time issuable hereunder, all of which shares will, upon issuance
pursuant hereto, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable,
and delivered free and clear of all claims, liens, encumbrances and security
interests and not subject to any preemptive rights; (ii) that it will not, by
amendment of its certificate of incorporation or through reorganization,
consolidation, merger, dissolution
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or sale of assets, or by any other voluntary act, avoid or seek to avoid the
observance or performance of any of the covenants, stipulations or conditions to
be observed or performed hereunder by Issuer; (iii) promptly to take all
reasonable action as may from time to time be requested by the Grantee, at
Grantee's expense (including (x) complying with all premerger notification,
reporting and waiting period requirements specified in 15 U.S.C. Section 18a and
regulations promulgated thereunder and (y)in the event prior approval of or
notice to the OTS, the FDIC, the Commissioner or any other Governmental
Authority, under the Home Owners Loan Act of 1933, as amended, the Change in
Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended, Section 36a-181 or Section 36a- 184, as
applicable, of the Connecticut Bank Holding Company Act, or any other applicable
federal or state banking law, is necessary before the Option may be exercised,
cooperating with Grantee in preparing such applications or notices and providing
such information to each such Governmental Authority as it may require in order
to permit Grantee to exercise the Option and Issuer duly and effectively to
issue shares of Issuer Common Stock pursuant hereto; and (iv) to take all action
provided herein to protect the rights of Grantee against dilution.
SECTION 4. This Agreement (and the Option granted hereby) are
exchangeable, without expense, at the option of Grantee, upon presentation and
surrender of this Agreement at the principal office of Issuer, for other
agreements providing for Options of different denominations entitling the holder
thereof to purchase, on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as are
set forth herein- in the aggregate the same number of shares of Issuer Common
Stock purchasable hereunder. The terms "Agreement" and "Option" as used herein
include any agreements and related options for which this Agreement (and the
Option granted hereby) may be exchanged. Upon receipt by Issuer of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Agreement, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of reasonably
satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation of this
Agreement, if mutilated, Issuer will execute and deliver a new Agreement of like
tenor and date.
SECTION 5. The number of shares of Issuer Common Stock purchasable
upon the exercise of the Option shall be subject to adjustment from time to time
as follows:
(a) In the event of any change in the type or number of shares
of Issuer Common Stock by reason of stock dividends, split-ups, mergers,
recapitalizations, combinations, subdivisions, conversions, exchanges of
shares or other issuances of additional shares (other than pursuant to the
exercise of the Option), the type and number of shares of Issuer Common
Stock purchasable upon exercise hereof shall be appropriately adjusted and
proper provision shall be made so that, in the event that any additional
shares of Issuer Common Stock are to be issued or otherwise become
outstanding as a result of any such change (other than pursuant to an
exercise of the Option), the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock that
remain subject to the Option shall be increased or decreased (as
applicable) so that, after such issuance and together with shares of Issuer
Common Stock previously issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option (as
adjusted on account of any of the foregoing changes in the Issuer Common
Stock), the Option shall equal 18.6% of the number of shares of Issuer
Common Stock then issued and outstanding.
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(b) Whenever the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock
purchasable upon exercise hereof is adjusted as provided in this Section 5,
the Option Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Option Price by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be equal to the number of shares of
Issuer Common Stock purchasable prior to the adjustment and the denominator
of which shall be equal to the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock
purchasable after the adjustment.
SECTION 6. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Purchase Event that occurs
prior to an Exercise Termination Event, Issuer shall, at the request of Grantee
(whether on its own behalf or on behalf of any subsequent holder of the Option
(or part thereof) or of any of the shares of Issuer Common Stock issued pursuant
hereto), promptly prepare, file and keep current a shelf registration statement
under the Securities Act covering any shares issued and issuable pursuant to the
Option and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration
statement to become effective, and to remain current and effective for a period
not in excess of 180 days from the day such registration statement first becomes
effective, in order to permit the sale or other disposition of any shares of
Issuer Common Stock issued upon total or partial exercise of the Option ("Option
Shares") in accordance with any plan of disposition requested by Grantee.
Grantee shall have the right to demand one such registration which right shall
not be transferable except to an affiliate of Grantee. Grantee shall provide
all information reasonably requested by Issuer for inclusion in any registration
statement to be filed hereunder. In connection with any such registration,
Issuer and Grantee shall provide each other with representations, warranties,
indemnities and other agreements customarily given in connection with such
registration. If requested by Grantee in connection with such registration,
Issuer and Grantee shall become a party to any underwriting agreement relating
to the sale of such shares, but only to the extent of obligating themselves in
respect of representations, warranties, indemnities and other agreements
customarily included in such underwriting agreements. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if Grantee revokes any exercise notice or fails to exercise any
Option with respect to any exercise notice pursuant to Section 2(e) hereof,
Issuer shall not be obligated to continue any registration process with respect
to the sale of Option Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Option and
Grantee shall not be deemed to have demanded registration of Option Shares.
(b) In the event that Grantee requests Issuer to file a
registration statement following the failure to obtain any approval required to
exercise the Option as described in Section 9 hereof, the closing of the sale or
other disposition of the Issuer Common Stock or other securities pursuant to
such registration statement shall occur substantially simultaneously with the
exercise of the Option.
(c) Concurrently with the filing of a registration statement
under Section 6(a) hereof, Issuer shall also make all filings required to comply
with state securities laws in such number of states as Grantee may reasonably
request.
SECTION 7. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Purchase Event that occurs
prior to an Exercise Termination Event, (i) at the request (the date of such
request being the "Option Repurchase Request Date") of Grantee, Issuer shall
repurchase, subject to compliance with
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applicable law and out of funds legally available therefor, the Option from
Grantee at a price (the "Option Repurchase Price") equal to the amount by which
(A) the market/offer price (as defined below) exceeds (B) the Option Price,
multiplied by the number of shares for which the Option may then be exercised
and (ii) at the request (the date of such request being the "Option Share
Repurchase Request Date") of the owner of Option Shares from time to time (the
"Owner"), Issuer shall repurchase such number of the Option Shares from the
Owner as the Owner shall designate at a price (the "Option Share Repurchase
Price") equal to the market/offer price multiplied by the number of Option
Shares so designated. The term "market/offer price" shall mean the highest of
(i) the price per share of Issuer Common Stock at which a tender offer or
exchange offer therefor has been made after the date hereof and on or prior to
the Option Repurchase Request Date or the Option Share Repurchase Request Date,
as the case may be, (ii) the price per share of Issuer Common Stock paid or to
be paid by any third party pursuant to an agreement with Issuer (whether by way
of a merger, consolidation or otherwise), (iii) the average of the 20 highest
last sale prices for shares of Issuer Common Stock as reported within the 90-day
period ending on the Option Repurchase Request Date or the Option Share
Repurchase Request Date, as the case may be, and (iv) in the event of a sale of
all or substantially all of Issuer's assets, the sum of the price paid in such
sale for such assets and the current market value of the remaining assets of
Issuer as determined by an investment banking firm selected by Grantee or the
Owner, as the case may be, and reasonably acceptable to Issuer, divided by the
number of shares of Issuer Common Stock outstanding at the time of such sale. In
determining the market/offer price, the value of consideration other than cash
shall be the value determined by an investment banking firm selected by Grantee
or the Owner, as the case may be, and reasonably acceptable to Issuer. The
investment banking firm's determination shall be conclusive and binding on all
parties. For purposes of this Section 7, Purchase Event shall have the true
meaning as set forth in Section 2(c) hereof except that in both subclause (i)
and (ii) the applicable percentage of stock shall be 50% rather than 25%.
(b) Grantee or the Owner, as the case may be, may exercise its
right to require Issuer to repurchase the Option and/or any Option Shares
pursuant to this Section 7 by surrendering for such purpose to Issuer, at its
principal office, a copy of this Agreement or certificates for Option Shares, as
applicable, accompanied by a written notice or notices stating that Grantee or
the Owner, as the case may be, elects to require Issuer to repurchase the Option
and/or the Option Shares in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7. As
promptly as practicable, and in any event within 30 business days after the
surrender of the Option and/or certificates representing Option Shares and the
receipt of such notice or notices relating thereto, Issuer shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to Grantee the Option Repurchase Price or to the Owner the
Option Share Repurchase Price.
(c) Issuer hereby undertakes to use its reasonable best efforts
to obtain all required regulatory, shareholder and legal approvals and to file
any required notices as promptly as practicable in order to accomplish any
repurchase contemplated by this Section 7. Nonetheless, to the extent that
Issuer is prohibited under applicable law or regulation, or as a consequence of
the provision as to "well capitalized" in Section 7(a) hereof, from repurchasing
any Option and/or any Option Shares in full, Issuer shall promptly so notify
Grantee and/or the Owner and thereafter deliver or cause to be delivered, from
time to time, to Grantee
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and/or the Owner, as appropriate, the portion of the Option Repurchase Price and
the Option Share Repurchase Price, respectively, that it is no longer prohibited
from delivering, within five business days after the date on which Issuer is no
longer so prohibited; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if Issuer at any time after
delivery of a notice of repurchase pursuant to Section 7(b) hereof is prohibited
as referred to above, from delivering to Grantee and/or the Owner, as
appropriate, the Option Repurchase Price or the Option Share Repurchase Price,
respectively, in full, Grantee or the Owner, as appropriate, may revoke its
notice of repurchase of the Option or the Option Shares either in whole or in
part whereupon, in the case of a revocation in part, Issuer shall promptly (i)
deliver to Grantee and/or the Owner, as appropriate. that portion of the Option
Purchase Price or the Option Share Repurchase Price that Issuer is not
prohibited from delivering after taking into account any such revocation and
(ii) deliver, as appropriate, either (A) to Grantee, a new Agreement evidencing
the right of Grantee to purchase that number of shares of Issuer Common Stock
equal to the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock purchasable immediately
prior to the delivery of the notice of repurchase less the number of shares of
Issuer Common Stock covered by the portion of the Option repurchased or, (B) to
the Owner, a certificate for the number of Option Shares covered by the
revocation.
(d) Issuer shall not enter into any agreement with any Person
(other than Grantee or a Grantee Subsidiary) for an Acquisition Transaction
unless the other Person assumes all the obligations of Issuer pursuant to this
Section 7 in the event that Grantee or the Owner elects, in its sole discretion,
to require such other Person to perform such obligations.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7,
Issuer shall not be required to deliver or cause to be delivered to Grantee the
Option Repurchase Price or to the Owner the Option Share Repurchase Price to the
extent that such delivery would prevent the Acquisition Transaction described in
Section 2(b)(1) from being accounted for as a "poolings of interest," as
determined by Issuer's independent accountants. Issuer shall advise Grantee or
the Owner within 15 business days after either Grantee or Owner requests
information from Issuer as to whether, and to the extent that, Issuer intends to
rely upon this Section 7(e) to preclude Grantee or Owner from otherwise
exercising their rights under this Section 7.
SECTION 8. (a) In the event that prior to an Exercise Termination
Event, Issuer shall enter into a letter of intent or definitive agreement (i) to
consolidate or merge with any Person (other than Grantee or a Grantee
Subsidiary), and Issuer shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation of
such consolidation or merger, (ii) to permit any Person (other than Grantee or a
Grantee Subsidiary) to merge into Issuer, and Issuer shall be the continuing or
surviving corporation, but, in connection with such merger. the then outstanding
shares of Issuer Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for stock or
other securities of any other Person or cash or any other property or the then
outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock shall after such merger represent less
than 50% of the outstanding shares and share equivalents of the merged company,
or (iii) to sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to
any Person (other than Grantee or a Grantee Subsidiary) then, and in each such
case, such letter of intent or definitive agreement governing such transaction
shall make proper provision so that the Option shall, upon the consummation of
such transaction and upon the
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terms and conditions set forth herein, be converted into, or exchanged for, an
option (the "Substitute Option"), at the election of Grantee, of either (x) the
Acquiring Corporation (as defined below) or (y) any person that controls the
Acquiring Corporation (the Acquiring Corporation and any such controlling person
being hereinafter referred to as the "Substitute Option Issuer").
(b) The Substitute Option shall be exercisable for such number
of shares of Substitute Common Stock (as is hereinafter defined) as is equal to
the market/offer price (as defined in Section 7 hereof) multiplied by the number
of shares of Issuer Common Stock for which the Option was theretofore
exercisable, divided by the Average Price (as hereinafter defined). The exercise
price of the Substitute Option per share of the Substitute Common Stock (the
"Substitute Purchase Price") shall then be equal to the Option Price multiplied
by a fraction in which the numerator is the number of shares of Issuer Common
Stock for which the Option was theretofore exercisable and the denominator is
the number of shares for which the Substitute Option is exercisable.
(c) The Substitute Option shall otherwise have the same terms as
the Option, provided that if the terms of the Substitute Option cannot, for
legal reasons, be the same as the Option, such terms shall be as similar as
possible and in no event less advantageous to Grantee, PROVIDED, FURTHER that
the terms of the Substitute Option shall include (by way of example and not
limitation) provisions for the repurchase of the Substitute Option and
Substitute Common Stock by the Substitute Option Issuer on the same terms and
conditions as provided in Section 7 hereof.
(d) The following terms have the meanings indicated:
(i) "Acquiring Corporation" shall mean (i) the continuing or
surviving corporation of a consolidation or merger with Issuer (if other
than Issuer), (ii) Issuer in a merger in which Issuer is the continuing or
surviving corporation, and (iii) the transferee of all or any substantial
part of Issuer's assets.
(ii) "Substitute Common Stock" shall mean the common stock issued
by the Substitute Option Issuer upon exercise of the Substitute Option.
(iii) "Average Price" shall mean the average closing price of a
share of Substitute Common Stock for the one-year period immediately
preceding the consolidation, merger or sale in question. but in no event
higher than the closing price of the shares of Substitute Common Stock on
the day preceding such consolidation, merger or sale; provided that if
Issuer is the issuer of the Substitute Option, the Average Price shall be
computed with respect to a share of Issuer Common Stock issued by Issuer,
the corporation merging into Issuer or by any company which controls or is
controlled by such merging corporation, as Grantee may elect.
(e) In no event, pursuant to any of the foregoing paragraphs,
shall the Substitute Option be exercisable for more than 19.9% of the aggregate
of the shares of Substitute Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
issuance of the Substitute
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Option. In the event that the Substitute Option would be exercisable for more
than 19.9% of the aggregate of the shares of Substitute Common Stock but for
this clause (e), the Substitute Option Issuer shall make a cash payment to
Grantee equal to the excess of (i) the value of the Substitute Option without
giving effect to the limitation in this clause (e) over (ii) the value of the
Substitute Option after giving effect to the limitation in this clause (e). This
difference in value shall be determined by a nationally recognized investment
banking firm selected by Grantee and the Substitute Option Issuer. In addition,
the provisions of Section 5(a) hereof shall not apply to the issuance of any
Substitute Option and for purposes of applying Section 5(a) hereof thereafter to
any Substitute Option the percentage referred to in Section 5(a) hereof shall
thereafter equal the percentage that the percentage of the shares of Substitute
Common Stock subject to the Substitute Option bears to the number of shares of
Substitute Common Stock outstanding.
SECTION 9. Notwithstanding Sections 2, 6 and 7 hereof, if Grantee has
given the notice referred to in one or more of such Sections, the exercise of
the rights specified in any such Section shall be extended (a) if the exercise
of such rights requires obtaining regulatory approvals (including any required
waiting periods) to the extent necessary to obtain all regulatory approvals for
the exercise of such rights, and (b) to the extent necessary to avoid liability
under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act by reason of such exercise; PROVIDED
that in no event shall any closing date occur more than 12 months after the
related notice date, and, if the closing date shall not have occurred within
such period due to the failure to obtain any required approval by the OTS, the
FDIC, the Commissioner or any other Governmental Authority despite the best
efforts of Issuer or the Substitute Option Issuer, as the case may be, to obtain
such approvals, the exercise of the rights shall be deemed to have been
rescinded as of the related notice date. In the event (a) Grantee receives
official notice that an approval of the OTS, the FDIC. the Commissioner or any
other Governmental Authority required for the purchase and sale of the Option
Shares will not be issued or granted or (b) a closing date has not occurred
within 12 months after the related notice date due to the failure to obtain any
such required approval, Grantee shall be entitled to exercise the Option in
connection with the concurrent resale of the Option Shares pursuant to a
registration statement as provided in Section 6 hereof. Nothing contained in
this Agreement shall restrict Grantee from specifying alternative means of
exercising rights pursuant to Sections 2,6 or 7 hereof in the event that the
exercising of any such rights shall not have occurred due to the failure to
obtain any required approval referred to in this Section 9.
SECTION 10. Issuer hereby represents and warrants to Grantee as
follows:
(a) Issuer has the requisite corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly approved by
the Board of Directors of Issuer and no other corporate proceedings on the part
of Issuer are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions so contemplated. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of, Issuer,
enforceable against Issuer in accordance with its terms, subject to any required
Governmental Approval, and except as enforceability thereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
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reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and except that the availability of the equitable
remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion
of the court before which any proceeding may be brought.
(b) Issuer has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize
and reserve and to permit it to issue, and at all times from the date hereof
through the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms will have
reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Option, that number of shares of
Issuer Common Stock equal to the maximum number of shares of Issuer Common Stock
at any time and from time to time issuable hereunder, and all such shares, upon
issuance pursuant hereto, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid,
non-assessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all claims, liens,
encumbrances and security interests and not subject to any preemptive rights.
SECTION 11. (a) Neither of the parties hereto may assign any of its
rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement or the Option
created hereunder to any other Person without the express written consent of the
other party, except that Grantee may assign this Agreement to a wholly owned
subsidiary of Grantee and Grantee may assign its rights hereunder in whole or in
part after the occurrence of a Preliminary Purchase Event. The term "Grantee" as
used in this Agreement shall also be deemed to refer to Grantee's permitted
assigns.
(b) Any assignment of rights of Grantee to any permitted
assignee of Grantee hereunder shall bear the restrictive legend at the beginning
thereof substantially as follows:
The transfer of the option represented by this assignment and the
related option agreement is subject to resale restrictions arising under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities
laws and to certain provisions of an agreement between DS Bancor, Inc., and
Webster Financial Corporation dated as of October 7, 1996. A copy of such
agreement is on file at the principal office of DS Bancor, Inc., and will
be provided to any permitted assignee of the Option without charge upon
receipt of a written request therefor.
SECTION 12. Each of Grantee and Issuer will use its reasonable
efforts to make all filings with, and to obtain consents of, all third parties
and Governmental Authorities necessary to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, applying to the
OTS, the FDIC, the Commissioner and any other Governmental Authority for
approval to acquire the shares issuable hereunder.
SECTION 13. The parties hereto acknowledge that damages would be an
inadequate remedy for a breach of this Agreement by either party hereto and that
the obligations of the parties hereto shall be enforceable by either party
hereto through injunctive or other equitable relief. Both parties further agree
to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection
with the obtaining of any such equitable relief and that
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this provision is without prejudice to any other rights that the parties hereto
may have for any failure to perform this Agreement.
SECTION 14. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained
in this Agreement is held by a court or a federal or state regulatory agency of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of
the terms, provisions and covenants and restrictions contained in this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect, and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated. If for any reason such court or regulatory agency determines
that Grantee is not permitted to acquire, or Issuer is not permitted to
repurchase pursuant to Section 7 hereof, the full number of shares of Issuer
Common Stock provided in Section 1(a) hereof (as adjusted pursuant hereto), it
is the express intention of Issuer to allow Grantee to acquire or to require
Issuer to repurchase such lesser number of shares as may be permissible without
any amendment or modification hereof.
SECTION 15. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered
in person, by cable. telegram, telecopy or telex, or by registered or certified
mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) at the respective addresses of
the parties set forth in the Plan.
SECTION 16. This Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties
hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (but not
including the choice of law rules thereof).
SECTION 17. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one
and the same agreement and shall be effective at the time of execution and
delivery.
SECTION 18. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each of
the parties hereto shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it or
on its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
SECTION 19. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the
Plan, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder and supersedes all prior
arrangements or understandings with respect thereof, written or oral. The terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any
party, other than the parties hereto, and their respective successors except as
assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of
this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
SECTION 20. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined
herein but defined in the Plan shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the
Plan.
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SECTION 21. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to
authorize or require Issuer or Grantee to breach any provision of the Plan or
any provision of law applicable to the Grantee or Issuer.
SECTION 22. In the event that any selection or determination is to be
made by Grantee or the Owner hereunder and at the time of such selection or
determination there is more than one Grantee or Owner, such selection shall be
made by a majority in interest of such Grantees or Owners.
SECTION 23. In the event of any exercise of the option by Grantee,
Issuer and such Grantee shall execute and deliver all other documents and
instruments and take all other action that may be reasonably necessary in order
to consummate the transactions provided for by such exercise.
SECTION 24. Except to the extent Grantee exercises the Option,
Grantee shall have no rights to vote or receive dividends or have any other
rights as a shareholder with respect to shares of Issuer Common Stock covered
hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Option Agreement to
be executed and delivered on its behalf by their officers thereunto duly
authorized, all as of the date first above written.
DS BANCOR, INC.,
By: /s/ HARRY P. DIADAMO, JR.
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Harry P. DiAdamo, Jr.
President and Chief Executive
Officer
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ JAMES C. SMITH
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James C. Smith, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
DS Bancor
33 Elizabeth Street
Derby, Connecticut 06418-0414
(203) 736-9921
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DS Bancor Contact: Webster Bank Contacts:
Katherine C. Partesano (203) 736-5127 Brent DiGiorgio (203) 578-2561, Media
John V. Brennan (203) 578-2335, Investors
DS BANCOR TO BE ACQUIRED BY WEBSTER FINANCIAL
DERBY, CONNECTICUT and WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, October 8, 1996 - DS Bancor,
Inc. (NASDAQ: DSBC) and Webster Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WBST) announced
today that they have signed a definitive merger agreement by which Webster
Financial Corporation will acquire DS Bancor, Inc. on a stock for stock basis
valued at $43 per share in a tax-free exchange. The merger has an aggregate
transaction value of $137 million. Webster expects the acquisition to be
accretive to earnings per share and tangible book value in 1997.
Webster is the holding company for Webster Bank, which operates 63 banking
offices throughout Connecticut's central corridor. DS Bancor ["Derby"] is the
holding company for Derby Savings Bank, which operates 23 banking offices
primarily in south central Connecticut.
Under terms of the agreement, Derby shareholders will receive the
equivalent of $43 in Webster common stock for each share of Derby common stock.
The exchange ratio will be determined by dividing $43 by the average closing
price of Webster common stock for a specified 15-day period preceding the
closing date, subject to a collar adjustment, noted below.
The purchase price is approximately 1.6 times Derby's book value, and 14
times Derby's latest quarter annualized earnings. The acquisition is expected
to close in the first quarter of 1997 and to be accounted for as a pooling of
interests. Webster expects to recognize acquisition related charges of
approximately $15 million after tax.
James C. Smith, chairman and chief executive office of Webster, said, "The
acquisition of Derby expands and strengthens Webster's franchise and is
accretive to earnings per share and tangible book value in 1997. Derby is a
profitable, well-managed institution with an attractive retail banking franchise
and a strong capital position. Existing customers will benefit from the ability
to bank at expanded branch and ATM locations." The merger will increase
Webster's assets to over $5 billion and its deposits to over $4 billion,
representing over 7 percent of total deposit market share in Connecticut. On a
pro forma basis, Webster will be the largest Connecticut-based bank in its
primary markets.
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Harry P. DiAdamo Jr., president and chief executive officer of DS Bancor
and Derby Savings Bank, said, "Our board of directors is unanimous in its belief
that the best long-term interests of our shareholders, customers and employees
are served by our merger with Webster. Our institutions share common business
philosophies and a strong commitment to the state of Connecticut and the
communities we serve. The merger increases our capacity to provide financial
services to our growing number of customers. Following the merger, Derby
customers will be able to transact business at Webster Bank locations and will
benefit from Webster's broad product offering."
Regarding the exchange ratio, if Webster's average closing price is between
$31.50 and $38.50, the exchange ratio will adjust to offer Derby shareholders
$43 per share. If Webster's average closing price is greater than $38.50, the
exchange ratio will be fixed at 1.117 shares of Webster for each share of Derby.
If Webster's average closing price is below $31.50 but more than or equal to
$28, the exchange ratio will be fixed at 1.365. If Webster's closing price is
below $28, Derby can terminate the transaction unless Webster increases the
exchange ratio to a level that provides Derby shareholders with a value equal to
that received at a $28 Webster average closing price.
At June 30, 1996, Derby had total assets of $1.3 billion, deposits of $1.0
billion, loans of $900 million and shareholders' equity of $84 million. Derby
had net income of $2.4 million, or $0.76 per fully diluted common share for the
quarter ended June 30, 1996, and nonaccrual assets equal to 1.5 percent of total
assets.
At June 30, 1996, Webster had total assets of $3.8 billion, deposits of
$3.1 billion, loans of $2.5 billion, and shareholders' equity of $215 million.
Webster had net income of $7.4 million or $.81 per fully diluted share for the
quarter ended June 30, 1996.
The Merger must be approved by Webster and Derby shareholders and by
federal and state bank regulatory authorities and is subject to various
customary closing conditions. The merger agreement has been approved by the
boards of directors of both Webster and Derby. Derby has granted Webster an
option, exercisable under certain conditions, to purchase newly issued shares of
Derby common stock equal to 18.6 percent of its outstanding shares. The merger
agreement contains mutual provisions for expense reimbursement and a breakup fee
under certain conditions.
Merrill Lynch is serving as Webster's financial advisor and Alex. Brown &
Sons, Incorporated is serving as Derby's financial advisor.
Webster Financial Corporation, headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut, is
holding company for Webster Bank. Webster has 63 banking offices extending from
the Massachusetts border through central Connecticut to Long Island Sound.
Webster provides financial services to individuals and businesses throughout
Connecticut.
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