UNITED STATES
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): June 30, 2021
Riverview Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania | 001-38627 | 38-3917371 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3901 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
17110 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(717) 827-4042
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☒ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange | ||
Common Stock | RIVE | Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2) of this chapter.)
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On June 30, 2021, Riverview Financial Corporation (Riverview) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (Mid Penn) pursuant to which Riverview will merge with and into Mid Penn (the Merger), with Mid Penn being the surviving corporation in the Merger. Upon consummation of the Merger, Riverview Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Riverview, will be merged with and into Mid Penn Bank (the Bank Merger), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mid Penn, with Mid Penn Bank being the surviving bank in the Bank Merger. The Merger Agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Mid Penn and Riverview.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, each share of common stock of Riverview will be converted into 0.4833 shares of Mid Penn common stock, subject to the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares. It is expected that the Merger will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021.
At the effective time of the Merger, Mid Penn shall appoint two (2) current members of Riverviews Board of Directors, who shall be designated prior to the effective time of the Merger by Riverviews Board of Directors after consultation with Mid Penn, as directors of Mid Penn and Mid Penn shall cause Mid Penn Bank to appoint three (3) current members of Riverviews Board of Directors, who shall be designated prior to the effective time of the Merger by Riverviews Board of Directors after consultation with Mid Penn, as directors of Mid Penn Bank.
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties from both Riverview and Mid Penn that are qualified by the confidential disclosures provided to the other party in connection with the Merger Agreement, as well as matters included in each partys most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and subsequent reports filed with the SEC, and each party has agreed to customary covenants between execution of the Merger Agreement and the closing of the Merger, including, (i) in the case of both Mid Penn and Riverview, covenants to (A) convene a meeting of shareholders to consider the Merger Agreement and, (B) subject to certain exceptions, to recommend that its shareholders approve and adopt the Merger Agreement, and, (ii) in the case of Riverview, (A) subject to certain exceptions, not to solicit alternative acquisition proposals, and (B) provide information to third parties or engage in discussions with third parties relating to an alternative acquisition proposal.
Completion of the Merger is subject to a number of customary conditions, including, among others, (i) the approval of the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of each of Riverview and Mid Penn, (ii) the effectiveness of the registration statement to be filed by Mid Penn with the SEC relating to the Mid Penn common stock to be issued in the Merger, (iii) approval of the listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market of the shares of Mid Penn common stock to be issued in the Merger, (iv) the absence of any order or other legal restriction prohibiting the closing of the Merger, and (v) receipt of required regulatory approvals without the imposition of any condition or requirement, excluding standard conditions that are normally imposed by the regulatory authorities in bank merger transactions, that would, in the good faith reasonable judgment of the board of directors of either Mid Penn or Riverview, materially and adversely affect the business, operations, financial condition, property or assets of the combined enterprise or materially impair the value of Riverview to Mid Penn or the value of Mid Penn to Riverview. Each partys obligation to complete the Merger is also subject to certain additional customary conditions, including: (a) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other party, (b) performance in all material respects by the other party of its obligations under
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the Merger Agreement, (c) not more than 10% of the outstanding shares of Riverview common stock having properly effected their dissenters rights, (d) the absence of any material adverse effect (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) with respect to the other party, and (e) the receipt by each party of an opinion from its counsel to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both Riverview and Mid Penn and further provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances, Riverview may be obligated to pay Mid Penn a termination fee of $5,070,000.00.
The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such document, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The representations, warranties, and covenants of each party set forth in the Merger Agreement have been made only for purposes of, were and are solely for the benefit of the parties to, the Merger Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Accordingly, the representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs at the date they were made or at any other time, and investors should not rely on them as statements of fact. In addition, such representations and warranties will not survive completion of the Merger, and were made only as of the date of the Merger Agreement or such other date as is specified in the Merger Agreement. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the parties public disclosures. Accordingly, the Merger Agreement is included with this filing only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement, and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding Riverview or Mid Penn, their respective affiliates or their respective businesses. The Merger Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding Riverview, Mid Penn, and their respective affiliates or their respective businesses, the Merger Agreement and the Merger that will be contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement of Riverview and Mid Penn and a prospectus of Mid Penn, as well as in the Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q and other filings that Riverview and Mid Penn make with the SEC.
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, each of the directors and executive officers of Riverview and any person owning 10% of more of the issued and outstanding shares of Riverview have entered into separate affiliate letters with Mid Penn pursuant to which such individuals have agreed, subject to the terms set forth therein, to vote their shares of Riverview common stock that they are entitled to vote for the Merger and related matters and to become subject to certain transfer restrictions with respect to their holdings of Riverview common stock. Such affiliate letters represent approximately 24.3% of the issued and outstanding shares of Riverview common stock. In addition, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the directors and executive officers of Mid Penn entered into separate affiliate letters with Riverview pursuant to which such persons have agreed, subject to the terms set forth therein, to vote their shares of Mid Penn common stock that they are entitled to vote for the Merger and related matters and to become subject to certain transfer restrictions with respect to their holdings of Mid Penn common stock. Such affiliate letters represent approximately 14.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of Mid Penn common stock. Each of these affiliate letters terminates in accordance with its terms if the Merger Agreement is terminated, and in other specified circumstances.
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On June 30, 2021, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Riverview and Riverview Bank adopted an amendment to the Executive Employment Agreement (the Amendment) with Brett D. Fulk, President and Chief Executive Officer (the Executive). The Amendment revises the definition of the Executives Annual Compensation for the purpose of determining the payment to Mr. Fulk in the event Mr. Fulk is entitled to severance under the Executive Employment Agreement so that the severance payment will be three (3) times the sum of Mr. Fulks annual base salary and a designated bonus amount that is equal to the greater of: (1) $249,000; or (2) 100% of the bonus amount earned and received under the terms of Riverviews 2021 Annual Executive Incentive Plan as of the close of the Merger, provided, that such amount will not exceed $373,500.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 30, 2021, Riverview and Mid Penn issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. The joint press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
This filing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, expectations or predictions of future financial or business performance, conditions relating to Riverview and Mid Penn, or other effects of the proposed merger on Riverview and Mid Penn. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as believe, expect, anticipate, intend, target, estimate, continue, positions, prospects or potential, by future conditional verbs such as will, would, should, could or may, or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this filing, and neither Riverview nor Mid Penn undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect events or conditions after the date hereof. Actual results may differ materially from those described in any such forward-looking statements.
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Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in the forward-looking statements: the failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company); the failure to obtain shareholder approvals or to satisfy any of the other conditions to the transaction on a timely basis or at all or other delays in completing the transaction; the magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy and financial market conditions and the business, results of operations, and financial condition of Riverview and Mid Penn; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of one or both of the parties to terminate the Merger Agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Riverview or Mid Penn; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; diversion of managements attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the transaction; the dilution caused by Mid Penns issuance of additional shares of its capital stock in connection with the transaction; the timing of closing the Merger; difficulties and delays in integrating the business or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits of the transaction; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and capital markets; inflation; customer acceptance of products and services; increased competition in the markets of Riverview and Mid Penn; success, impact, and timing of business strategies of Riverview and Mid Penn; economic conditions, including downturns in the local, regional or national economies; the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; changes in accounting policies or practices; changes in laws and regulations; actions of the Federal Reserve Board and other legislative and regulatory actions and reforms; and other factors that may affect the future results of Riverview and Mid Penn. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in Mid Penns Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including in the respective Risk Factors sections of such reports, as well as in subsequent SEC filings, each of which is on file with the SEC and available in the Investors section of Mid Penns website, www.midpennbank.com, under the heading SEC Filings and in other documents Mid Penn files with the SEC, and in Riverviews Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including in the respective Risk Factors sections of such reports, as well as in subsequent SEC filings, each of which is on file with and available in the Investor Relations section of Riverviews website, www.riverviewbankpa.com, under the heading Financial Highlights and then SEC Filings and in other documents Riverview files with the SEC.
Important Additional Information and Where to Find It
The proposed transaction will be submitted to the shareholders of Riverview and Mid Penn for their consideration and approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, Mid Penn will be filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a joint proxy statement of Mid Penn and Riverview and a prospectus of Mid Penn and other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF RIVERVIEW AND MID PENN ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER
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RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Mid Penn and Riverview, free of charge from the SECs Internet site (www.sec.gov). Copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the joint proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, free of charge, or by contacting Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., 349 Union Street, Millersburg, Pennsylvania 17061, attention: Investor Relations (telephone (717) 692-7105); or Riverview Financial Corporation 3901 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110, attention: Investor Relations (telephone (717) 957-2196).
Participants in the Solicitation
Mid Penn, Riverview and their respective directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Mid Penn and/or Riverview shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information regarding Mid Penns directors and executive officers is available in its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2021, and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on March 15, 2021, and other documents filed by Mid Penn with the SEC. Information regarding Riverviews directors and executive officers is available in its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 28, 2021, and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on March 11, 2021 and other documents filed by Riverview with the SEC. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC, which may be obtained free of charge as described in the preceding paragraph.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. None. |
(b) | Pro Forma Financial Information. None. |
(c) | Shell Company Transactions. None. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Riverview Financial Corporation and Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. dated June 30, 2021 | |
10.1 | Second Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement of Brett D. Fulk adopted June 30, 2021 | |
99.1 | Press Release dated June 30, 2021 | |
104.1 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto, duly authorized.
RIVERVIEW FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Dated: July 1, 2021 | /s/ Brett D. Fulk | |||||
Brett D. Fulk | ||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND BETWEEN
MID PENN BANCORP, INC.
AND
RIVERVIEW FINANCIAL CORPORATION
dated as of
June 30, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||
ARTICLE I |
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS |
2 | |||
1.1. Certain Definitions |
2 | |||
ARTICLE II |
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THE MERGER |
10 | |||
2.1. Merger |
10 | |||
2.2. Effective Time; Closing |
10 | |||
2.3. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws |
11 | |||
2.4. Directors and Officers |
11 | |||
2.5. Effects of the Merger |
12 | |||
2.6. Tax Consequences |
12 | |||
2.7. Bank Merger |
13 | |||
ARTICLE III |
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CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE PROCEDURES |
14 | |||
3.1. Merger Consideration; Effect on Shares |
14 | |||
3.2. Procedures for Exchange of Riverview Common Stock |
16 | |||
3.3. Dissenting Shareholders |
18 | |||
ARTICLE IV |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF RIVERVIEW |
18 | |||
4.1. Organization |
19 | |||
4.2. Capitalization |
20 | |||
4.3. Authority; No Violation |
21 | |||
4.4. Consents |
21 | |||
4.5. Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities |
22 | |||
4.6. Taxes |
23 | |||
4.7. No Material Adverse Effect |
25 | |||
4.8. Material Contracts; Leases; Defaults |
25 | |||
4.9. Ownership of Property; Insurance Coverage |
27 | |||
4.10. Legal Proceedings |
28 | |||
4.11. Compliance With Applicable Law |
28 |
(i)
4.12. Employee Benefit Plans |
30 | |||
4.13. Environmental Matters |
32 | |||
4.14. Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors |
33 | |||
4.15. Loan Matters |
33 | |||
4.16. Related Party Transactions |
34 | |||
4.17. Credit Card Accounts and Merchant Processing |
35 | |||
4.18. Required Vote |
35 | |||
4.19. Registration Obligations |
35 | |||
4.20. Risk Management Instruments |
35 | |||
4.21. Fairness Opinion |
36 | |||
4.22. Fiduciary Accounts |
36 | |||
4.23. Intellectual Property |
36 | |||
4.24. Labor Matters |
36 | |||
4.25. Riverview Information Supplied |
37 | |||
4.26. Takeover Laws |
37 | |||
4.27. Reorganization |
37 | |||
4.28. SEC Reports |
37 | |||
4.29. Quality of Representations |
38 | |||
4.30. No Other Representations or Warranties |
38 | |||
ARTICLE V |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MID PENN |
38 | |||
5.1. Organization |
39 | |||
5.2. Capitalization |
40 | |||
5.3. Authority; No Violation |
41 | |||
5.4. Consents |
41 | |||
5.5. Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities |
42 | |||
5.6. Taxes |
43 | |||
5.7. No Material Adverse Effect |
44 | |||
5.8. No Default under Material Contracts |
44 | |||
5.9. Ownership of Property; Insurance Coverage |
44 | |||
5.10. Legal Proceedings |
45 | |||
5.11. Compliance With Applicable Law |
45 |
(ii)
5.12. Employee Benefit Plans |
47 | |||
5.13. Environmental Matters |
48 | |||
5.14. Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors |
49 | |||
5.15. Loan Matters |
49 | |||
5.16. No Riverview Capital Stock |
49 | |||
5.17. SEC Reports |
49 | |||
5.18. Required Vote |
50 | |||
5.19. Registration Obligations |
50 | |||
5.20. Risk Management Instruments |
50 | |||
5.21. Fairness Opinion |
50 | |||
5.22. Fiduciary Accounts |
51 | |||
5.23. Mid Penn Information Supplied |
51 | |||
5.24. Reorganization |
51 | |||
5.25. No Financing |
51 | |||
5.26. Intellectual Property |
51 | |||
5.27. Labor Matters |
52 | |||
5.28. Takeover Laws |
52 | |||
5.29. Quality of Representations |
52 | |||
5.30. No Other Representations or Warranties |
52 | |||
ARTICLE VI |
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COVENANTS OF RIVERVIEW |
53 | |||
6.1. Conduct of Business |
53 | |||
6.2. Financial and Other Statements |
58 | |||
6.3. Maintenance of Insurance |
58 | |||
6.4. Disclosure Supplements |
59 | |||
6.5. Consents and Approvals of Third Parties |
59 | |||
6.6. Commercially Reasonable Efforts |
59 | |||
6.7. Failure to Fulfill Conditions |
59 | |||
6.8. No Other Bids and Related Matters |
59 | |||
6.9. Reserves and Merger-Related Costs |
62 | |||
6.10. Board of Directors and Committee Meetings |
63 | |||
6.11. Affiliate Letters |
63 |
(iii)
6.12. Proxy Solicitor |
63 | |||
6.13. Approval of Bank Plan of Merger |
63 | |||
6.14. Compliance with Section 409A |
64 | |||
ARTICLE VII |
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COVENANTS OF MID PENN |
64 | |||
7.1. Conduct of Business |
64 | |||
7.2. Maintenance of Insurance |
65 | |||
7.3. Disclosure Supplements |
65 | |||
7.4. Consents and Approvals of Third Parties |
65 | |||
7.5. Commercially Reasonable Efforts |
65 | |||
7.6. Failure to Fulfill Conditions |
66 | |||
7.7. Affiliate Letters |
66 | |||
7.8. Post-Closing Governance |
66 | |||
7.9. Employee Matters |
66 | |||
7.10. Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance |
68 | |||
7.11. Stock Reserve |
70 | |||
7.12. Exchange Listing |
70 | |||
7.13. Approval of Bank Plan of Merger |
70 | |||
7.14. Proxy Solicitor |
70 | |||
7.15. Assumption of Riverview Subordinated Debt and Trust Preferred Securities |
70 | |||
ARTICLE VIII |
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
70 | |||
8.1. Shareholder Meetings |
70 | |||
8.2. Proxy Statement-Prospectus |
71 | |||
8.3. Regulatory Approvals |
72 | |||
8.4. Current Information |
73 | |||
8.5. Dividends |
74 | |||
8.6. Access; Confidentiality |
74 | |||
ARTICLE IX |
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CLOSING CONDITIONS |
75 | |||
9.1. Conditions to Each Partys Obligations under this Agreement |
75 | |||
9.2. Conditions to the Obligations of Mid Penn under this Agreement |
76 | |||
9.3. Conditions to the Obligations of Riverview under this Agreement |
77 |
(iv)
ARTICLE X |
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TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
78 | |||
10.1. Termination |
78 | |||
10.2. Effect of Termination |
80 | |||
10.3. Amendment, Extension and Waiver |
81 | |||
ARTICLE XI |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
82 | |||
11.1. Confidentiality |
82 | |||
11.2. Public Announcements |
82 | |||
11.3. Survival |
82 | |||
11.4. Expenses |
82 | |||
11.5. Notices |
82 | |||
11.6. Parties in Interest |
83 | |||
11.7. Complete Agreement |
83 | |||
11.8. Counterparts |
84 | |||
11.9. Severability |
84 | |||
11.10. Governing Law |
84 | |||
11.11. Interpretation |
84 | |||
11.12. Specific Performance; Jurisdiction |
85 | |||
11.13. Waiver of Trial by Jury |
85 | |||
11.14. Delivery by Facsimile or Electronic Transmission |
85 |
Exhibit A |
Form of Riverview Affiliate Letter | |
Exhibit B |
Form of Mid Penn Affiliate Letter | |
Exhibit C |
Form of Bank Plan of Merger |
(v)
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this Agreement), dated as of June 30, 2021, is made by and between Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (Mid Penn), and Riverview Financial Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (Riverview). Certain capitalized terms have the meanings given to them in Article I.
RECITALS
1. The Board of Directors of each of Mid Penn and Riverview (i) has determined that this Agreement and the business combination and related transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of their respective companies, shareholders and other constituencies and (ii) has approved and adopted this Agreement; and
2. In accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Riverview will merge with and into Mid Penn (the Merger), so that Mid Penn is the surviving corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to in such capacity as the Surviving Corporation) in the Merger; and
3. Each of the directors and executive officers of Riverview and any Person owning ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding shares of Riverview Common Stock has executed a letter agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, dated as of the date hereof (the Riverview Affiliate Letter), pursuant to which each such director, executive officer or Person has agreed, among other things, to vote all shares of Riverview Common Stock owned by such Person in favor of the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and
4. At or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the directors and executive officers of Mid Penn has executed a letter agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, dated as of the date hereof (the Mid Penn Affiliate Letter), pursuant to which each such director or executive officer has agreed, among other things, to vote all shares of Mid Penn Common Stock owned by such Person in favor of the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and
5. The parties intend the Merger to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and this Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a plan of reorganization for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code; and
6. The parties desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the business transactions described in this Agreement and to prescribe certain conditions thereto.
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AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1.1. Certain Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings (unless the context otherwise requires, references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement). Accounting terms used in this Agreement without definition shall have the meanings given to such terms in accordance with GAAP.
Affiliate means any Person who, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes any executive officer or director of such Person and any Affiliate of such executive officer or director.
Agreement means this agreement, together with the Exhibits, the Riverview Disclosure Schedule and the Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule, and any amendments hereto.
Appointed Director shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(e).
Average NASDAQ Bank Index Value shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(i).
Bank Merger shall mean the merger of Riverview Bank with and into Mid Penn Bank, with Mid Penn Bank as the surviving institution as contemplated by Section 2.7.
Bank Plan of Merger shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
Bank Regulator shall mean any federal or state banking regulator, including but not limited to the FRB, the FDIC and the PDB, that regulates Mid Penn Bank or Riverview Bank, or any of their respective holding companies or subsidiaries, as the case may be.
BHCA shall mean the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
Book-Entry Shares shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(i).
Business Day shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, or (b) a day on which banking institutions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Certificates or Riverview Certificates shall mean certificates evidencing shares of Riverview Common Stock. Any reference to Certificates or Riverview Certificates shall be deemed to include reference to book-entry account statements relating to the ownership of shares of Riverview Common Stock.
Claim shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.10(a).
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Closing shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
Closing Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
COBRA shall mean the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Confidentiality Agreement shall mean the confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 11.1 of this Agreement.
CRA shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(a).
Determination Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(i).
Determination Date Average Closing Price shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(i).
Dissenter Shares shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).
Dodd-Frank means the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, as amended.
Effective Time shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
Environmental Laws means any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, license, permit, authorization, approval, consent, order, judgment, decree, injunction or agreement with any applicable Governmental Entity relating to (i) the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment (including, without limitation, air, water vapor, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, surface soil, subsurface soil, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), and/or (ii) the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal of Materials of Environmental Concern. The term Environmental Laws includes without limitation (a) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended; the Clean Air Act, as amended; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended; the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act; and all comparable state and local laws, and (b) any common law (including without limitation common law that may impose strict liability) that may impose liability or obligations for injuries or damages due to the presence of or exposure to any Materials of Environmental Concern.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(c).
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Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Agent shall mean a bank or trust company or other agent designated by Mid Penn, and reasonably acceptable to Riverview, which shall act as agent for Mid Penn in connection with the exchange procedures for exchanging certificates for shares of Riverview Common Stock for certificates for shares of Mid Penn Common Stock as provided in Article III.
Exchange Fund shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(i).
Exchange Ratio shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).
FDIC shall mean the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
FHLB shall mean the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh.
FRB shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and, where appropriate, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
GAAP shall mean the current accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, consistently applied with prior practice.
Governmental Entity shall mean any federal or state court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality.
Indemnified Parties shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.10(a).
Index Ratio shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(i).
Initial NASDAQ Bank Index Value shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(i).
IRS shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the United States Department of Treasury.
Janney shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.14.
Knowledge as used with respect to a Person (including references to such Person being aware of a particular matter) means those facts that are known or should have been known by the executive officers (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) of such Person, and includes any facts, matters or circumstances set forth in any written notice or other correspondence from any Bank Regulator or any other material written notice received by that Person. Use in this Agreement of know, knows, or known shall in each case mean having Knowledge.
Letter of Transmittal shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(ii).
Liens shall mean any lien, claim, charge, option, encumbrance, mortgage, pledge or security interest or other restriction of any kind.
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Material Adverse Effect shall mean, with respect to Mid Penn or Riverview, respectively, any event, circumstance, change, occurrence or effect that (i) is material and adverse to the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, properties or business of Mid Penn and the Mid Penn Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries taken as a whole, respectively, or (ii) does or would materially impair the ability of either Riverview, on the one hand, or Mid Penn, on the other hand, to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of the following on the assets, liabilities, business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the parties and their respective subsidiaries: (a) changes in laws and regulations after the date hereof affecting banks or their holding companies generally, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities that do not have a materially disproportionate impact on such party; (b) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles generally applicable to financial institutions and their holding companies that do not have a materially disproportionate impact on such party; (c) actions and omissions of a party hereto (or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries or Mid Penn Subsidiaries, as applicable) taken with the prior written consent of the other party in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby; (d) the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and the impact thereof on relationships with customers, vendors or employees, and compliance with this Agreement, including reasonable expenses incurred by the parties hereto in consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (e) changes in national or international political or social conditions, including any outbreak or escalation of major hostilities or any act of terrorism, war (whether or not declared), national disaster or any national or international calamity affecting the United States, declarations of any national or global epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the Pandemic) or the material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement that do not have a materially disproportionate impact on such party; (f) economic, financial market or geographical conditions in general, including changes in economic and financial markets and regulatory or political conditions whether resulting from acts of terrorism, war or otherwise, that do not have a materially disproportionate adverse effect on such party; (g) changes in the trading price or trading volume of either partys common stock; (h) any failure, in and of itself, by such party to meet any internal projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions (it being understood that the facts giving rise or contributing to any such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect, unless such facts are otherwise included in an exception set forth herein); or (i) changes in the banking industry after the date hereof, including changes in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, that do not have a materially disproportionate impact on such party.
Materials of Environmental Concern means pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, petroleum and petroleum products, and any other hazardous or toxic materials regulated under Environmental Laws.
Maximum Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.10(c).
Merger shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
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Merger Consideration shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).
Mid Penn shall mean Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, with its principal executive offices located at 349 Union Street, Millersburg, Pennsylvania 17061. References to Mid Penn shall mean Mid Penn on a consolidated basis unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Mid Penn Affiliate Letters shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Mid Penn Bank shall mean Mid Penn Bank, a Pennsylvania banking institution, with its principal offices located at 349 Union Street, Millersburg, Pennsylvania 17061, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mid Penn.
Mid Penn Benefit Plan shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).
Mid Penn Common Stock shall mean the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Mid Penn.
Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule shall mean a written disclosure schedule delivered by Mid Penn to Riverview specifically referring to the appropriate sections of this Agreement.
Mid Penn Excluded Benefit Plans shall mean any Mid Penn defined benefit pension plan and those Mid Penn Benefit Plans identified on Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule 7.9(b).
Mid Penn Financial Price Ratio shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(i).
Mid Penn Financial Statements shall mean (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Mid Penn as of December 31, 2020, and for the two (2) years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, including the notes thereto, and (ii) the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Mid Penn as of the end of each calendar quarter following December 31, 2020 and for the periods then ended, including the notes thereto.
Mid Penn 401(k) Plan shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(h).
Mid Penn Owned Shares shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
Mid Penn Recommendation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
Mid Penn Regulatory Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(c).
Mid Penn Regulatory Reports means the Call Reports of Mid Penn Bank and accompanying schedules, as filed with the FDIC, for each calendar quarter beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2020, through the Closing Date, and all reports filed with the PDB or FRB by Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank from December 31, 2020 through the Closing Date.
Mid Penn SEC Reports shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.17.
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Mid Penn Shareholders Meeting shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
Mid Penn Stock Plans shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
Mid Penn Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding capital stock or partnership, membership or other equity interests is owned, either directly or indirectly, by Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank, except any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity the stock, partnership, membership, or other equity interests of which is held in the ordinary course of the lending activities of Mid Penn Bank.
Mid Penn Termination Fee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(c).
Nasdaq shall mean The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC.
Notice of Superior Proposal shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(e).
OFAC means the Office of Foreign Assets Control within the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Other Real Estate Owned shall mean any real estate acquired through foreclosure or by a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or any real estate classified as Other Real Estate Owned or Real Estate Owned.
Pandemic shall mean any outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics relating to SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, or any evolutions, variants or mutations thereof, or any other viruses (including influenza), and the governmental and other responses thereto.
Pandemic Measures shall mean any quarantine, shelter in place, stay at home, workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or other laws, directives, guidelines or recommendations promulgated by any Governmental Entity, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in each case, in connection with or in response to the Pandemic.
PBCL shall mean the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended.
PDB shall mean the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities.
PDS shall mean the Pennsylvania Department of State.
Person shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, company, trust, group (as that term is defined under the Exchange Act), or any other legal entity.
Proxy Statement-Prospectus shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a).
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Registration Statement shall mean the Registration Statement on Form S-4, or other applicable form, together with all amendments, filed with the SEC under the Securities Act for the purpose of registering shares of Mid Penn Common Stock to be offered to holders of Riverview Common Stock in connection with the Merger.
Regulatory Approvals means the approval of any Bank Regulator that is necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger, and the related transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Rights shall mean warrants, options, rights, convertible securities, stock appreciation rights and other arrangements or commitments which obligate a Person to issue or dispose of any of its capital stock or other ownership interests or which provide for compensation based on the equity appreciation of its capital stock.
Riverview shall mean Riverview Financial Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation, with its principal offices located at 3901 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110. References to Riverview shall mean Riverview on a consolidated basis unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Riverview Acquisition Proposal shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(a).
Riverview Acquisition Transaction shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(a).
Riverview Affiliate Letters shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Riverview Bank shall mean Riverview Bank, a Pennsylvania banking institution, with its principal offices located at 3901 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Riverview.
Riverview Benefit Plan shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(a).
Riverview Common Stock shall mean the common stock, no par value per share, of Riverview.
Riverview Continuing Employee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(e).
Riverview Disclosure Schedule shall mean a written disclosure schedule delivered by Riverview to Mid Penn specifically referring to the appropriate section of this Agreement.
Riverview Financial Statements shall mean (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Riverview as of December 31, 2020, and for the two (2) years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, including the notes thereto, and (ii) the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Riverview as of the end of each calendar quarter following December 31, 2020 and for the periods then ended, including the notes thereto.
Riverview 401(k) Plan shall meaning set forth in Section 7.9(h).
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Riverview Material Contracts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(c).
Riverview Options shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).
Riverview Permitted Liens shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.9(a).
Riverview Recommendation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).
Riverview Regulatory Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(c).
Riverview Regulatory Reports means the Call Reports of Riverview Bank and accompanying schedules, as filed with the FDIC, for each calendar quarter beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2020, through the Closing Date, and all reports filed with the PDB or FRB by Riverview or Riverview Bank from December 31, 2020 through the Closing Date.
Riverview Representative shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(a).
Riverview Restricted Stock shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).
Riverview SEC Reports shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.28.
Riverview Shareholders Meeting shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).
Riverview Subsequent Determination shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(e).
Riverview Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding capital stock or partnership, membership or other equity interests is owned, either directly or indirectly, by Riverview or Riverview Bank, except any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity the stock, partnership, membership or other equity interests of which is held in the ordinary course of the lending activities of Riverview Bank.
SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securities Laws shall mean the Securities Act; the Exchange Act; the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended; the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Starting Price shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(i).
Statement of Merger shall mean the statement of merger to be executed by Mid Penn and Riverview and filed with the PDS in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Superior Proposal shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(b).
Tax or Taxes shall mean all federal, state, local and foreign income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, ad valorem, profits, gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, value-added, stamp, documentation, payroll, employment, severance, withholding, duties, license, intangibles, franchise, backup withholding, environmental, occupation, alternative or add-on minimum taxes imposed by any Governmental Entity, and other taxes, charges, levies or like assessments, and including all penalties and additions to tax and interest thereon.
Tax Return means any return, declaration or other report (including elections, declarations, schedules, estimates and information returns) with respect to any Taxes.
Taxing Authority means any governmental or administrative agency, board, bureau, body, department or authority of any United States federal, state or local jurisdiction or any foreign jurisdiction having jurisdiction with respect to any Tax.
Termination Date shall mean March 31, 2022.
Treasury Regulations means the regulations issued by the IRS.
Treasury Stock shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
USA PATRIOT Act means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
Voting Debt shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
Other terms used herein are defined in the Preamble, Recitals and elsewhere in this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
2.1. Merger.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time: (a) Riverview shall merge with and into Mid Penn, with Mid Penn as the Surviving Corporation in accordance with PBCL; and (b) the separate existence of Riverview shall cease and all of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties, assets, liabilities and obligations of Riverview shall be vested in and assumed by Mid Penn in accordance with the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As part of the Merger, each share of Riverview Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to the terms of Article III.
2.2. Effective Time; Closing.
(a) Closing. The closing (Closing) shall occur no later than the later of: (i) the close of business on the tenth (10th) calendar day following the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by
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applicable law) waiver of the conditions set forth in Article IX (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) waiver of those conditions), except that Mid Penn may extend such date for up to an additional ten (10) calendar days by providing written notice to Riverview confirming that all such conditions have been satisfied (or waived) and stating the date on which Closing shall occur (subject to the satisfaction of those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing and absent a material breach of this Agreement by either party prior to such date), or (ii) such other date that may be mutually agreed to in writing by the parties. The Merger shall be effected by the filing of Statement of Merger with the PDS with a stated effective time of the day of the Closing (the Closing Date) in accordance with the PBCL. The Effective Time shall mean the time specified in the Statement of Merger for the effectiveness of the Merger or, if no such time is specified, the time of filing of the Statement of Merger.
(b) Time and Place of Closing. Subject to the provisions of Article IX and Section 2.2(c) hereof, the Closing of the transactions contemplated hereby shall take place at the offices of Mid Penn at 2407 Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or by the electronic (PDF) facsimile or overnight courier, exchange of executed documents, at 10:00 a.m., or at such other place or time upon which Mid Penn and Riverview mutually agree.
(c) Deliveries at Closing. At or prior to Closing there shall be delivered to Mid Penn and Riverview by electronic delivery the opinions, certificates, and other documents and instruments required to be delivered pursuant to Article IX hereof. At or prior to the Closing, Mid Penn shall have delivered the Merger Consideration as set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
2.3. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
The articles of incorporation and bylaws of Mid Penn as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain in effect and shall be the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter amended as provided therein and in accordance with applicable law. The articles of incorporation and the bylaws of Mid Penn Bank as in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Bank Merger shall remain in effect, until thereafter amended as provided therein and in accordance with applicable law.
2.4. Directors and Officers.
(a) Subject to Section 2.4(e), the directors of Mid Penn immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of Mid Penn, as the Surviving Corporation, after the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of Mid Penn, until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed (as the case may be) and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.
(b) The officers of Mid Penn immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of Mid Penn, as the Surviving Corporation, after the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of Mid Penn, until their respective successors are duly appointed.
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(c) Subject to Section 2.4(e), the directors of Mid Penn Bank immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of Mid Penn Bank after the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of Mid Penn Bank, until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed (as the case may be) and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.
(d) The officers of Mid Penn Bank immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of Mid Penn Bank after the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of Mid Penn Bank, until their respective successors are duly appointed.
(e) Effective as of the Effective Time, five (5) members of the Riverview Board of Directors as of the date hereof shall be appointed to the Boards of Directors of Mid Penn and Mid Penn Bank as follows: (i) Mid Penn shall appoint two (2) members of the Riverview Board of Directors as directors of Mid Penn; and (ii) Mid Penn shall cause Mid Penn Bank to appoint three (3) members of the Riverview Board of Directors who are not selected to serve as directors of Mid Penn pursuant to subparagraph (i) as directors of Mid Penn Bank. The individuals so appointed pursuant to this Section 2.4(e) shall be designated prior to the Effective Time by Riverviews Board of Directors after consultation with Mid Penn and are collectively referred to as the Appointed Directors. If any such person does not become a director of Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank because of death, disability or otherwise, Mid Penn agrees, after consultation with the members of Riverviews Board of Directors, to cause a different member of the Board of Directors of Riverview as of the date hereof who is mutually agreeable to Mid Penn and Riverview to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors of Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank, as applicable, as the new director. Further, if within two (2) years post-Effective Time any person who becomes a director of Mid Penn pursuant to this Section 2.4(e) is required to resign from the Board as a result of obtaining mandatory retirement age, the vacancy created by such retirement shall be filled by one (1) of the persons appointed to the Mid Penn Bank Board pursuant to this Section 2.4(e). Nothing in this Section 2.4(e) shall require the election or appointment of any individual whose election or appointment is prohibited or advised against in writing by any Bank Regulator.
2.5. Effects of the Merger.
At and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects as set forth in the PBCL.
2.6. Tax Consequences.
It is intended that the 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 purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code. From and after the date of this Agreement and until the Closing, each party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Merger to qualify, and will not knowingly take any action, cause any action to be taken, fail to take any action or cause any action to fail to be taken which action or failure to act could prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code. Following the Closing, neither Mid Penn nor any of their Affiliates shall knowingly take any action, cause any action to be taken, fail to take any action or cause any action to fail to be taken, which action or failure to act could
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cause the Merger to fail to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code. Mid Penn and Riverview each hereby agrees to deliver certificates substantially in compliance with IRS published advance ruling guidelines (and including such additional covenants, statements and representations deemed necessary or appropriate by counsel for Mid Penn and Riverview, respectively), with customary exceptions and modifications thereto, at such time or times as may reasonably be requested by counsel, including at the time Mid Penn files such opinions with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement, at any time that Mid Penn exercises its right to change the method of effecting the business combination contemplated by this Agreement (as more fully described below) and at the Closing Date, to enable counsel to execute such legal opinions to be filed with the Registration Statement as required by the SEC or deliver the legal opinions contemplated by Section 9.1(e), which certificates shall be effective as of the date of such opinions. Mid Penn may at any time change the method of effecting the business combination contemplated by this Agreement if and to the extent that it deems such a change to be desirable; provided, however, that such change shall be subject to the written consent of Riverview which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and no such change shall (i) alter or change the amount or kind of consideration to be issued to holders of Riverview Common Stock as Merger Consideration or the holders of Riverview Options, (ii) materially impede or delay consummation of the Merger (or such alternate form of business combination), jeopardize or delay receipt of any Regulatory Approvals or other consents and approvals relating to the consummation of the Merger or cause any condition to Closing set forth in Article IX not to be capable of being fulfilled, (iii) result in any adverse federal or state income tax or other adverse tax consequences to Riverview shareholders as a result of such modification or structure or (iv) require submission to or approval of Riverviews shareholders after this Agreement has been approved by Riverviews shareholders. In the event Mid Penn elects to make such a change, the parties agree to execute appropriate documents to reflect the change.
2.7. Bank Merger.
Mid Penn and Riverview shall cause Riverview Bank to merge (the Bank Merger) with and into Mid Penn Bank, with Mid Penn Bank surviving such merger, immediately, or as soon as reasonably practicable, after the Effective Time in accordance with the Bank Plan of Merger, which will be substantially in the Form of Exhibit C attached hereto (the Bank Plan of Merger). In addition, immediately, or as soon as reasonably practicable, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Mid Penn will cause Mid Penn Bank, and Riverview will cause Riverview Bank, to execute and deliver the Bank Plan of Merger. Each of Mid Penn and Riverview shall approve the Bank Plan of Merger and the Bank Merger as the sole stockholder of Mid Penn Bank and Riverview Bank, respectively, to execute certificates or articles of merger and other documents and certificates as are necessary to make the Bank Merger effective immediately following the Effective Time. The Bank Merger shall become effective at such time and date as specified in the Bank Plan of Merger in accordance with applicable law, or at such other time as shall be provided by applicable law.
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ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
3.1. Merger Consideration; Effect on Shares.
At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Mid Penn, Riverview or the holders of any of the shares of Riverview Common Stock, the Merger shall be effected in accordance with the following terms:
(a) Each share of Mid Penn Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding following the Effective Time and shall be unchanged by the Merger.
(b) All shares of Riverview Common Stock held in the treasury of Riverview (Treasury Stock) and each share of Riverview Common Stock owned by Mid Penn immediately prior to the Effective Time (if any) (other than shares held in a fiduciary capacity or in connection with debts previously contracted) (Mid Penn Owned Shares) shall, at the Effective Time, cease to exist, and the certificates for such shares shall be canceled as promptly as practicable thereafter, and no payment or distribution shall be made in consideration therefor.
(c) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, automatically by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Person, each share of Riverview Common Stock (excluding Treasury Stock, Mid Penn Owned Shares and shares of Riverview Common Stock that are owned by Riverview shareholders properly exercising their dissenters rights pursuant to Section 1572 of the PBCL (Dissenter Shares)) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive 0.4833 shares of Mid Penn Common Stock (the Exchange Ratio). The shares of Mid Penn Common Stock to be issued to holders of Riverview Common Stock as set forth in this Article III is referred to as the Merger Consideration.
(d) After the Effective Time, shares of Riverview Common Stock shall be no longer outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and shall represent thereafter by operation of this section only the right to receive the Merger Consideration as set forth in this Article III and, if applicable, any dividends or distributions with respect thereto or any dividends or distributions with a record date prior to the Effective Time that were declared or made by Riverview on such shares of Riverview Common Stock in accordance with this Agreement on or prior to the Effective Time. Any Dissenter Shares shall thereafter represent only the right to receive applicable payments as set forth in Section 3.3.
(e) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each option granted by Riverview to purchase shares of Riverview Common Stock which is outstanding, unexpired and unexercised immediately prior thereto, whether or not previously vested and exercisable (Riverview Options), shall automatically and without any required action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive from Riverview immediately prior to the Effective Time an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate number of shares of Riverview Common Stock that were issuable
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upon exercise of such Riverview Option and (y) the closing sale price of Mid Penn Common Stock on the fifth (5th) business day prior to the Closing Date multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, less the per share exercise price of such Riverview Option, without interest. In the event any Riverview Option is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the payment of the amount of cash with respect thereto shall be delayed to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code. Each share of Riverview Common Stock subject to vesting, repurchase or other lapse restriction that is either outstanding or subject to a restricted stock unit or other Right (other than Riverview Options) (Riverview Restricted Stock) that is outstanding immediately before the Effective Time shall vest in full and shall be canceled and converted automatically into the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to this section and treating shares of Riverview Common Stock subject to such Riverview Restricted Stock in the same manner as all other shares of Riverview Common Stock for such purposes.
(f) In the event Mid Penn changes the number of shares of Mid Penn Common Stock issued and outstanding between the date hereof and the Effective Time as a result of a stock split, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, recapitalization, reclassification, split up, combination, merger, issuer tender offer, exchange of shares, readjustment or similar capitalization change and the record date therefor shall be prior to the Effective Time, the Merger Consideration shall be proportionately adjusted to give Riverview and the holders of Riverview Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such events. In addition, in the event Mid Penn enters into an agreement pursuant to which shares of Mid Penn Common Stock would be converted into shares or other securities or obligations of another corporation, proper provision shall be made in such agreement so that each holder of Riverview Common Stock entitled to receive shares of Mid Penn Common Stock in the Merger shall be entitled to receive such number of shares or other securities or amount or obligations of such other corporation as such shareholder would be entitled to receive if the Effective Time had occurred immediately prior to the happening of such event.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Mid Penn Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates, no dividend or distribution with respect to Mid Penn Common Stock shall be payable on or with respect to any fractional share interest, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a shareholder of Mid Penn. In lieu of the issuance of any such fractional share, Mid Penn shall pay to each former holder of Riverview Common Stock who otherwise would be entitled to receive a fractional share of Mid Penn Common Stock, an amount in cash, rounded to the nearest cent and without interest, equal to the product of (i) the fraction of a share (after taking into account all shares of Riverview Common Stock held by such holder immediately prior to the Effective Time) of Mid Penn Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise have been entitled pursuant to this Section 3.1 and (ii) the closing sale price of Mid Penn Common Stock on the fifth (5th) business day prior to the Closing Date. For purposes of determining any fractional share interest, all shares of Riverview Common Stock owned by a Riverview shareholder shall be combined so as to calculate the maximum number of whole shares of Mid Penn Common Stock issuable to such Riverview shareholder. The parties acknowledge that the payment of such cash consideration in lieu of issuing fractional shares is not separately bargained-for consideration, but merely represents a mechanical rounding off for purposes of avoiding the expense and inconvenience that would otherwise be caused by the issuance of fractional shares.
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3.2. Procedures for Exchange of Riverview Common Stock.
(a) Exchange Procedures.
(i) Five (5) days prior to the Effective Time, or as soon as practical prior to the Effective Time, Mid Penn shall (A) deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent for the benefit of the holders of Riverview Common Stock, an amount of cash necessary to make payments of any dividends or distributions with a record date occurring on or after the Effective Time with respect to the Merger Consideration (without any interest on any such dividends or distributions) and cash for fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.1(h)) and (B) provide the Exchange Agent with the irrevocable authorization to issue such cash and sufficient shares of Mid Penn Common Stock in book entry form (Book-Entry Shares) (such cash and Book-Entry Shares, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto, being hereinafter referred to as the Exchange Fund).
(ii) As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Effective Time, and provided that Riverview has delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Exchange Agent all information that is necessary for the Exchange Agent to perform its obligations as specified herein, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of a Certificate, transmittal materials (the Letter of Transmittal) for use in exchanging their Certificates for the Merger Consideration and cash for any fractional shares of Mid Penn Common Stock. The Letter of Transmittal will contain instructions with respect to the surrender of the Certificates and the receipt of the Merger Consideration in exchange therefor. Upon the shareholders delivery to the Exchange Agent of Certificates owned by such shareholder representing shares of Riverview Common Stock (or an indemnity affidavit reasonably satisfactory to Mid Penn and the Exchange Agent, if such certificates are lost, stolen or destroyed), and the duly completed Letter of Transmittal, the Exchange Agent shall cause the Book-Entry Shares into which such shares of Riverview Common Stock are converted at the Effective Time to be issued to such shareholder and/or any check in respect of cash to be paid in respect of any fractional share interests, dividends or distributions that such shareholder shall be entitled to receive. No interest will be paid on any such cash to be paid in lieu of fractional share interests or in respect of dividends or distributions that any such shareholder shall be entitled to receive pursuant to this Article III. Each Riverview Certificate so surrendered shall be cancelled.
(b) Rights of Certificate Holders after the Effective Time. The holder of a Certificate that prior to the Merger represented issued and outstanding Riverview Common Stock shall have no rights, after the Effective Time, with respect to such Riverview Common Stock except to surrender the Certificate in exchange for the Merger Consideration as provided in this Agreement. No dividends or other distributions declared after the Effective Time with respect to Mid Penn Common Stock shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate until the holder thereof shall surrender such Certificate in accordance with this Section 3.2. After the surrender of a Certificate in accordance with this Section 3.2, the record holder thereof shall be entitled to receive, without any interest thereon, any such dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time, which theretofore had become payable with respect to shares of Mid Penn Common Stock represented by such Certificate.
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(c) Surrender by Persons Other than Record Holders. If the Person surrendering a Certificate and signing the accompanying Letter of Transmittal is not the record holder thereof, then it shall be a condition of the payment of the Merger Consideration that: (i) such Certificate is properly endorsed to such Person or is accompanied by appropriate stock powers, in either case signed exactly as the name of the record holder appears on such Certificate, and is otherwise in proper form for transfer, or is accompanied by appropriate evidence of the authority of the Person surrendering such Certificate and signing the Letter of Transmittal to do so on behalf of the record holder; and (ii) the Person requesting such exchange shall pay to the Exchange Agent in advance any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the payment to a Person other than the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or required for any other reason, or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
(d) Closing of Transfer Books. From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of Riverview of the shares of Riverview Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Riverview Certificates representing such shares are presented for transfer, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration as provided in this Article III.
(e) Withholding. The Exchange Agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby to any holder of Riverview Common Stock such amounts as Mid Penn or the Exchange Agent is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any applicable provision of U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax law. To the extent that such amounts are properly withheld by the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the Riverview Common Stock in respect of whom such deduction and withholding were made by the Exchange Agent.
(f) Return of Exchange Fund. At any time following the twelve (12) month period after the Effective Time, Mid Penn shall be entitled to require the Exchange Agent to deliver to it any portions of the Exchange Fund that had been made available to the Exchange Agent and not disbursed to holders of Certificates (including, without limitation, all interest and other income received by the Exchange Agent in respect of all funds made available to it), and thereafter such holders shall be entitled to look to Mid Penn (subject to abandoned property, escheat and other similar laws) with respect to any Merger Consideration that may be payable upon due surrender of the Certificates held by them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Mid Penn nor the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any holder of a Certificate for any Merger Consideration delivered in respect of such Certificate to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or other similar law.
(g) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. 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 reasonably required by Mid Penn, the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as Mid Penn may reasonably direct as indemnity against any
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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 Merger Consideration deliverable in respect thereof.
(h) Reservation of Shares. Mid Penn shall reserve for issuance a sufficient number of shares of Mid Penn Common Stock for the purpose of issuing shares of Mid Penn Common Stock to the Riverview shareholders in accordance with this Article III.
3.3. Dissenting Shareholders.
Each outstanding share of Riverview Common Stock, the holder of which has perfected such holders appraisal rights in accordance with and as contemplated by Sections 1571 through 1580 of the PBCL and has not effectively withdrawn or lost such right as of the Effective Time shall be entitled to receive from Mid Penn, in lieu of the Merger Consideration, the value of such shares as to which dissenters rights have been perfected in cash as determined pursuant to such provision of law; provided, that no such payment shall be made to any dissenting shareholder unless and until such dissenting shareholder has complied with all applicable provisions of such law, and surrendered to Mid Penn the Certificate or Certificates representing the shares for which payment is being made. In the event that after the Effective Time a dissenting shareholder of Riverview fails to perfect, or effectively withdraws or loses, such holders right to appraisal of and payment for such holders Dissenter Shares, Mid Penn shall issue and deliver the consideration to which such holder of shares of Riverview Common Stock is entitled under this Article III upon surrender by such holder of the Certificate or Certificates representing such shares of Riverview Common Stock held by such holder.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF RIVERVIEW
Riverview represents and warrants to Mid Penn that the statements contained in this Article IV are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement, except (i) as set forth in the Riverview Disclosure Schedules delivered by Riverview to Mid Penn on the date hereof or (ii) disclosed in any report, schedule, form or other document filed with the SEC by Riverview prior to the date hereof and on or after the date on which Riverview filed with the SEC its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (but excluding any risk factor disclosures contained under the heading Risk Factors, any disclosure of risks included in any forward-looking statements disclaimer or any other statements that are similarly non-specific or predictive or forward-looking in nature) unless such information is specifically requested herein to be included in the Riverview Disclosure Schedules. Information and documents commonly known as confidential supervisory information that is prohibited from disclosure shall not be disclosed by Riverview and nothing in this Agreement shall require such disclosure. Riverview has made a good faith effort to ensure that the disclosure on each schedule of the Riverview Disclosure Schedule corresponds to the section referenced herein. However, for purposes of the Riverview Disclosure Schedule, any item disclosed on any schedule therein is deemed to be fully disclosed with respect to all schedules under which such item may be relevant. References to the Knowledge of Riverview shall include the Knowledge of Riverview Bank.
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4.1. Organization.
(a) Riverview is a corporation duly organized and subsisting under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is duly registered as a bank holding company under the BHCA. Riverview has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such license or qualification, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Riverview Bank is a Pennsylvania-chartered bank duly organized and validly subsisting under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is regulated by the PDB and the FDIC. Riverview Bank has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such license or qualification, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The deposits of Riverview Bank are insured by the FDIC to the fullest extent permitted by law, and all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid by Riverview Bank when due. Riverview Bank is a member in good standing of the FHLB and owns the requisite amount of stock therein.
(c) Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.1(c) sets forth each Riverview Subsidiary, the state of organization of each Riverview Subsidiary and the percentage of the outstanding equity securities, membership or other interests of such Riverview Subsidiary owned by Riverview or Riverview Bank. Each Riverview Subsidiary is a corporation, limited liability company or other entity duly organized, validly subsisting and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. Each Riverview Subsidiary has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such license or qualification, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) The respective minute books of Riverview, Riverview Bank and each Riverview Subsidiary accurately records, in all material respects, all material corporate actions of their respective shareholders and boards of directors (including all committees thereof).
(e) Prior to the date of this Agreement, Riverview has made available to Mid Penn true and correct copies of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Riverview and similar governing documents of Riverview Bank and each other Riverview Subsidiary, each as in effect on the date hereof.
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4.2. Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Riverview consists of 20,000,000 shares of Riverview Common Stock, no par value per share and 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value per share. As of the date of this Agreement, there are (i) 9,361,967 shares of Riverview Common Stock issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of Riverview Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, (iii) zero shares of Riverview Common Stock held by Riverview as Treasury Stock and (iv) 1,169,584 shares of Riverview Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock options or otherwise. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Riverview Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.2(a), as of the date of this Agreement, no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders may vote (Voting Debt) of Riverview, nor any trust preferred or subordinated debt securities of Riverview, are issued or outstanding. Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.2(a), there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, rights, exchangeable or convertible securities or other commitments or agreements of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of Riverview, or otherwise obligating Riverview to issue, transfer, sell, purchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire, to register under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, or to pay a dividend on any such securities. Except for the Riverview Affiliate Letters, to Riverviews Knowledge, there are no voting trusts, shareholder agreements, proxies or other agreements in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of the Riverview Common Stock or other equity interests of Riverview.
(b) Riverview owns all of the capital stock of Riverview Bank, free and clear of any Lien. Except for the Riverview Subsidiaries, Riverview does not possess, directly or indirectly, any material equity interest in any corporate entity, except for equity interests held in the investment portfolios of Riverview Subsidiaries, equity interests held by Riverview Subsidiaries in a fiduciary capacity, and equity interests held in connection with the lending or borrowing activities of Riverview Subsidiaries, including stock in the FHLB, Atlantic Community Bankers Bank and Pacific Coast Bankers Bank. Either Riverview or Riverview Bank owns all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or equity interests of each Riverview Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens.
(c) To Riverviews Knowledge, except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.2(c), as of the date of this Agreement no Person or group (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) is the beneficial owner (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of Riverview Common Stock.
(d) All contractual or other rights or obligations (including preemptive rights) of Riverview to purchase or sell any shares of capital stock, partnership, membership or joint venture interests, or other equitable interests in any Person are set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.2(d).
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4.3. Authority; No Violation.
(a) Riverview has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the receipt of the Regulatory Approvals and the approval of this Agreement by Riverviews shareholders, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Riverview and the consummation by Riverview of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of Riverview, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Riverview, except for the approval of the Riverview shareholders, the execution and delivery of the Bank Plan of Merger by Riverview Bank and the consent of the sole shareholder of Riverview Bank are necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Riverview and, subject to (i) approval by the shareholders of Riverview, (ii) receipt of the Regulatory Approvals, and (iii) due and valid execution and delivery of this Agreement by Mid Penn, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Riverview, enforceable against Riverview in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(b) Subject to receipt of Regulatory Approvals, approval by the required vote of Riverviews and Mid Penns shareholders and Riverviews and Mid Penns compliance with any conditions contained therein, (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Riverview, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) compliance by Riverview with any of the terms or provisions hereof will not (A) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Riverview, (B) violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to Riverview or any of its properties or assets, or (C) except as set forth in Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.3(b), violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provisions of, 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, accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration or the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Riverview 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 Riverview is a party, or by which Riverview or any of its properties or assets may be bound or affected, except, with respect to (B) and (C), for any violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4. Consents.
Except for the Regulatory Approvals, approval of the shareholders of Riverview, and consents, approvals, filings and registrations from or with the SEC, Nasdaq and state blue sky authorities, and compliance with any conditions contained therein, no consents or approvals or waivers of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Entity are, or will be, necessary, and no consents or approvals of any third parties are, or will be, necessary, in connection with (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Riverview or the Bank Plan of Merger by Riverview Bank and (b) the completion by Riverview of the transactions contemplated hereby or by Riverview Bank of the Bank Merger. As of the date of this Agreement, Riverview (x) has no
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reason to believe that the consents and approvals set forth above will not be received or will be received with conditions, limitations or restrictions unacceptable to it or which would adversely impact the ability of Riverview or Riverview Bank to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (y) knows of no reason why all Regulatory Approvals or any other approvals from any Governmental Entity required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement should not be obtained on a timely basis.
4.5. Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Riverview has previously made available, or will make available, to Mid Penn the Riverview Regulatory Reports. The Riverview Regulatory Reports have been, or will be, prepared in all material respects in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles and practices, including, but not limited to, all applicable rules, regulations and pronouncements of applicable Bank Regulators, throughout the periods covered by such statements, and fairly present, or will fairly present, in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and changes in shareholders equity of Riverview as of and for the periods ended on the dates thereof, in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles, including, but not limited to, all applicable rules, regulations and pronouncements of applicable Bank Regulators, applied on a consistent basis.
(b) Riverview has previously made available, or will make available, to Mid Penn the Riverview Financial Statements. The Riverview Financial Statements have been, or will be, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (including the related notes where applicable) fairly present, or will fairly present, in each case in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries as of and for the respective periods ending on the dates thereof (subject in the case of the unaudited interim statements to normal year-end adjustments and to any other adjustments described therein), in accordance with GAAP during the periods involved, except as indicated in the notes thereto and except in the case of unaudited statements to normal recurring audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes.
(c) As of the date of each balance sheet included in the Riverview Financial Statements, neither Riverview nor Riverview Bank has had, or will have, any material liabilities, obligations or loss contingencies of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a type required to be reflected in such Riverview Financial Statements or Riverview Regulatory Reports or in the footnotes thereto which are not fully reflected or reserved against therein or fully disclosed in a footnote thereto and except in the case of unaudited statements to normal recurring audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes.
(d) The records, systems, controls, data and information of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls described in this Section 4.5(d). Riverview (i) has, to the extent required by applicable law or GAAP, implemented and maintains a system of internal control over
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financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of its financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, (ii) to the extent required by applicable law, has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to Riverview, including its consolidated Riverview Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of Riverview by others within those entities, and (iii) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to Riverviews outside auditors and the audit committee of Riverviews Board of Directors (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Riverviews ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Riverviews internal control over financial reporting. These disclosures (if any) were made in writing by management to Riverviews auditors and audit committee and a copy has previously been made available to Mid Penn.
(e) Since December 31, 2018, (i) neither Riverview nor any of the Riverview Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of Riverview, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise had or obtained Knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries has engaged in illegal accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney representing Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of Securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Riverview or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of Riverview or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of Riverview.
4.6. Taxes.
(a) All income and other material or material in the aggregate Tax Returns required to have been filed by Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries have been duly and timely filed (taking into account extensions of time to file), and each such Tax Return is true, correct and complete in all material respects. All income and other material Taxes due and payable by Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid.
(b) There is no action, audit, dispute or claim now pending or proposed or threatened in writing against Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries in respect of Taxes. Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.6(b), neither Riverview nor any of the Riverview Subsidiaries is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any income or other material Tax Return which Tax Return has not been filed. No written claim has been made by a Taxing Authority in the last five (5) years in a jurisdiction where any of Riverview or the Riverview Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no liens on any of the assets of Riverview with respect to Taxes other than for Taxes not yet due and payable.
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(c) Each of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries has withheld and timely paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid and has complied with all information reporting and backup withholding requirements in all material respects.
(d) Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.6(d) lists all Tax Returns filed by Riverview or the Riverview Subsidiaries for taxable periods ended on or after December 31, 2013 that have been or are currently the subject of audit. Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.6(d), neither Riverview nor any of the Riverview Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency which waiver or extension is still in effect.
(e) No foreign, federal, state, or local tax audits or administrative or judicial Tax proceedings are being conducted or to the Knowledge of Riverview are pending with respect to Riverview. Riverview has not received from any foreign, federal, state, or local taxing authority (including jurisdictions where Riverview has not filed Tax Returns) any (i) notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review, (ii) request for information related to Tax matters, or (iii) notice of deficiency or proposed adjustment for any amount of Tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any taxing authority against Riverview.
(f) Riverview is not a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code. None of Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries has been a member of a Relevant Group other than a Relevant Group of which Riverview is the parent.
(g) None of Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries has agreed to, nor are any required to, make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code. None of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary has been the distributing corporation or the controlled corporation with respect to a transaction described in Section 355 of the Code within the five (5) year period ending as of the date of this Agreement. None of Riverview nor any of the Riverview Subsidiaries is subject to a private ruling from or agreement with any Taxing Authority. Riverview has disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code. Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.6(g), none of Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries has participated in any reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4.
(h) Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.6(h), none of Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries is a party to an agreement the principal purpose of which is Tax allocation or sharing. None of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary has liability for the Taxes of any Person under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), other than as a result of being a member of a Relevant Group of which Riverview is the parent, or as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.
(i) None of Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of (i) any installment sale
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or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date, (iii) intercompany transactions or excess loss accounts described in the Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Tax law) or (iv) cancellation of indebtedness arising on or prior to the Closing Date.
4.7. No Material Adverse Effect.
Riverview has not suffered any Material Adverse Effect since December 31, 2020, and no event has occurred or circumstance arisen since that date which, in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Riverview.
4.8. Material Contracts; Leases; Defaults.
(a) Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.8(a), neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary is a party to or subject to: (i) any employment, consulting or severance contract or material arrangement with any past or present officer, director or employee of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary, except for at will arrangements; (ii) any plan, arrangement or contract providing for bonuses, pensions, options, deferred compensation, retirement payments, profit sharing or similar material arrangements for or with any past or present officers, directors or employees of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary; (iii) any collective bargaining agreement with any labor organization relating to employees of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary; (iv) any agreement which by its terms limits the payment of dividends by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary; (v) any instrument evidencing or related to indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) whether directly or indirectly, by way of purchase money obligation, conditional sale, lease purchase, guaranty or otherwise, in respect of which Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary is an obligor to any person, which instrument evidences or relates to indebtedness other than deposits, repurchase agreements, FHLB advances, FRB Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility borrowings, bankers acceptances, and treasury tax and loan accounts and transactions in federal funds in each case established in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or which contains financial covenants or other restrictions (other than those relating to the payment of principal and interest when due) that would be applicable on or after the Closing Date to any Person; (vi) any other agreement, written or oral, that obligates Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary for the payment of more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) annually or for the payment of more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) over its remaining term, which is not terminable without cause on sixty (60) days or less notice without penalty or payment (other than agreements for commercially available off-the- shelf software); (vii) any agreement (other than this Agreement), contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) that restricts or limits in any material way the conduct of business by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary (it being understood that any non-compete or similar provision shall be deemed material, but any limitation on the scope of any license granted under any such agreement shall not be deemed material); (viii) any Contract between or among Riverview or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; (ix) any Contract involving Intellectual Property (excluding generally commercially available off the shelf software programs licensed pursuant to shrink wrap or click and accept licenses); (x) any Contract relating to the provision of data processing, network communications or other technical services to or by Riverview or any of its Subsidiaries; (xi) any Contract with respect to the formation, creation,
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operation, management or control of a joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other similar arrangement or agreement; (xii) any Contract that provides any rights to investors in Riverview, including registration, preemptive or anti-dilution rights or rights to designate members of or observers to the Riverview Board of Directors; (xiii) any Contract that provides for potential material indemnification payments by Riverview or any of its Subsidiaries; (xiv) any Contract or understanding with a labor union, in each case whether written or oral; (xv) any Contract that grants any right of first refusal, right first offer or similar right with respect to any material assets, rights or properties of Riverview or its Subsidiaries; (xvi) any Contract which is a merger agreement, asset purchase agreement, stock purchase agreement, deposit assumption agreement, loss sharing agreement or other commitment to a Governmental Authority in connection with the acquisition of a depository institution, or similar agreement that has indemnification, earn-out or other obligations that continue in effect after the date of this Agreement; or (xvii) any other Contract or amendment thereto that would be required to be filed as an exhibit to any SEC report (as described in Items 601(b)(4) and 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K).
(b) Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.8(b) identifies each parcel of real estate owned, leased or subleased by Riverview, Riverview Bank or any Riverview Subsidiary. Each real estate lease that requires the consent of the lessor or its agent resulting from the Merger by virtue of the terms of any such lease, is listed on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.8(b). Subject to any consents that may be required as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary is in default under any material contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease, insurance policy or other instrument to which it is a party, by which its assets, business, or operations may be bound or affected, or under which it or its assets, business, or operations receive benefits, and there has not occurred any event that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such a default.
(c) True and correct copies of agreements, contracts, arrangements and instruments referred to in Section 4.8(a) and 4.8(b) (collectively, the Riverview Material Contracts) have been made available to Mid Penn on or before the date hereof, and are in full force and effect on the date hereof, and neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary (nor, to the Knowledge of Riverview, any other party to any Riverview Material Contract) has materially breached any provision of, or is in default in any respect under any term of, any Riverview Material Contract. Except as listed on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.8(c), no party to any Riverview Material Contract will have the right to terminate any or all of the provisions of any such Riverview Material Contract as a result of the execution of, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement.
(d) Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.8(d), since December 31, 2020, through and including the date of this Agreement, neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary has (i) except for normal increases for employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as required by applicable law, increased the wages, salaries, compensation, pension, or other fringe benefits or perquisites payable to any executive officer, employee, or director from the amount thereof in effect as of December 31, 2020 (which amounts have been previously made available to Mid Penn), granted any severance or termination pay, entered into any contract to make or grant any severance or termination pay (except as required under the terms of agreements or severance plans listed on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.12, as
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in effect as of the date hereof), or paid any bonus other than customary bonuses in amounts consistent with past practice, (ii) granted any options or warrants to purchase shares of Riverview Common Stock, or any Right to any executive officer, director or employee, (iii) increased or established any bonus, insurance, severance, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit sharing, stock option (including, without limitation, the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards, or restricted stock awards), stock purchase or other employee benefit plan, (iv) made any material election for federal or state income tax purposes, (v) made any material change in the credit policies or procedures of Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries, the effect of which was or is to make any such policy or procedure less restrictive in any material respect, (vi) made any material acquisition or disposition of any assets or properties, or any contract for any such acquisition or disposition entered into other than loans and loan commitments except at the direction or request of any Bank Regulator, (vii) entered into any lease of real or personal property requiring annual payments in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), other than in connection with foreclosed property or in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (viii) changed any accounting methods, principles or practices of Riverview or the Riverview Subsidiaries affecting its assets, liabilities or businesses, including any reserving, renewal or residual method, practice or policy except in accordance with any changes in GAAP, or (ix) suffered any strike, work stoppage, slow-down, or other labor disturbance.
(e) As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.8(e), none of the deposits of Riverview is a brokered deposit as defined in 12 CFR Section 337.6(a)(2).
4.9. Ownership of Property; Insurance Coverage.
(a) Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary has good and, as to real property and securities, marketable title to all material assets and properties owned, and as to securities held, by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary in the conduct of their businesses, whether such assets and properties are real or personal, tangible or intangible, including assets and property reflected in the balance sheets contained in the Riverview Regulatory Reports and in the Riverview Financial Statements or acquired subsequent thereto (except to the extent that such assets and properties have been disposed of for fair value in the ordinary course of business since the date of such balance sheets), subject to no material Liens, except (i) those items which secure liabilities for public or statutory obligations or any discount with, borrowing from or other obligations to FHLB, FRB, inter-bank credit facilities or any transaction by a Riverview Subsidiary acting in a fiduciary capacity, (ii) statutory Liens for amounts not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith, (iii) non-monetary Liens affecting real property which do not adversely affect the value or use of such real property, and (iv) those described and reflected in the Riverview Financial Statements (together Riverview Permitted Liens). Such securities are valued on the books of Riverview and each of the Riverview Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP. Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries, as lessee, have the right under valid and existing leases of real and personal properties used by Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries in the conduct of their businesses to occupy or use all such properties as presently occupied and used by each of them. Neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary is in default in any material respect under any lease for any real or personal property to which either Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary is a party, and there has not
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occurred any event that, with lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such default, except for such defaults that, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect on Riverview.
(b) With respect to all agreements pursuant to which Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary has purchased securities subject to an agreement to resell, if any, Riverview or such Riverview Subsidiary, as the case may be, has a valid, perfected first Lien in the securities or other collateral securing the repurchase agreement, and the value of such collateral equals or exceeds the amount of the debt secured thereby. Riverview and each of the Riverview Subsidiaries employs investment, securities risk management and other policies, practices and procedures that Riverview and each such Riverview Subsidiary believes are prudent and reasonable in the context of such businesses.
(c) Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary currently maintains insurance considered by Riverview to be reasonable for their respective operations in accordance with industry practice. Neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary has received notice from any insurance carrier that (i) such insurance will be canceled or that coverage thereunder will be reduced or eliminated, or (ii) premium costs (other than with respect to health or disability insurance) with respect to such policies of insurance will be substantially increased. Except as provided on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.9(c), there are presently no material claims pending under such policies of insurance and no notices have been given by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary under such policies (other than with respect to health or disability insurance). All such insurance is valid and enforceable and in full force and effect, and within the last three years Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary has received each type of insurance coverage for which it has applied and during such periods has not been denied indemnification for any material claims submitted under any of its insurance policies. Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.9(c) identifies all material policies of insurance maintained by Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary, as well as the other matters required to be disclosed under this Section 4.9(c).
4.10. Legal Proceedings.
Neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary is a party to any, and there are no pending or, to Riverviews Knowledge, threatened legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings, claims (whether asserted or unasserted), actions or governmental investigations or inquiries of any material nature (a) against Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary, (b) to which Riverviews or any Riverview Subsidiarys material assets are or may be subject, (c) challenging the validity or propriety of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (d) that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of Riverview or Riverview Bank to perform under this Agreement in any material respect.
4.11. Compliance With Applicable Law.
(a) Each of Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable to it, its properties, assets and deposits, its business, and its conduct of business and its relationship with its employees, including, without limitation, the
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USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC regulations, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA), the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and all other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating to discriminatory business practices, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008, and all similar federal, state or local laws and/or ordinances, including without limitation, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, as amended, and any other non-discrimination and fair employment practices laws of any state and/or locality in which a Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary employee works, worked, resides, or resided, all as amended, ERISA, the Affordable Care Act, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended, and neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary has received any written notice to the contrary, except where the failure to comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Riverview. The Board of Directors of Riverview Bank has adopted, and Riverview Bank has implemented, an anti-money laundering program that contains adequate and appropriate customer identification verification procedures that has not been deemed ineffective by any Governmental Entity and that meets the requirements of Sections 352 and 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act and the regulations thereunder.
(b) Each of Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary has all material permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Entities and Bank Regulators that are required in order to permit it to own or lease its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted, except where the failure to hold such permits, licenses, authorizations, orders or approvals, or the failure to make such filings, applications or registrations would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Riverview; all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect in all material respects, and to Riverviews Knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of any such permit, license, certificate, order or approval is threatened or will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, subject to obtaining Regulatory Approvals.
(c) Since January 1, 2017, neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary has received any written notification or any other communication from any Bank Regulator (i) asserting that Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary is not in material compliance with any of the statutes, regulations or ordinances which such Bank Regulator enforces; (ii) threatening to revoke any license, franchise, permit or governmental authorization which is material to Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary; (iii) requiring, or threatening to require, Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary, or indicating that Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary may be required, to enter into a cease and desist order, agreement or memorandum of understanding or any other agreement with any Governmental Entity or Bank Regulator which is charged with the supervision or regulation of banks or engages in the insurance of bank deposits, restricting or limiting, or purporting to restrict or limit, in any material respect the operations of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary, including without limitation any restriction on the payment of dividends; or (iv) except as disclosed on
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Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.11(c), directing, restricting or limiting, or purporting to direct, restrict or limit, in any manner the operations of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary, including without limitation any restriction on the payment of dividends (any such notice, communication, memorandum, agreement or order described in this sentence is hereinafter referred to as a Riverview Regulatory Agreement). Riverview has not consented to or entered into any Riverview Regulatory Agreement that is currently in effect or that was in effect since January 1, 2017. The most recent regulatory rating given to Riverview Bank as to compliance with the CRA is satisfactory or better.
(d) Riverview Bank is well capitalized within the meaning of the regulations of the FDIC, and neither Riverview nor Riverview Bank knows of any facts or circumstances that would reflect adversely on the financial and managerial standards to be applied by the FRB under the BHCA in determining whether to approve the Merger. Riverview Bank knows of no reason why it would not continue to be well capitalized under applicable capital requirements imposed by any Bank Regulator.
4.12. Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.12 contains a true and complete list of each employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA (including any funding mechanism therefor), including, without limitation, supplemental executive retirement plans, stock purchase plans, stock option plans, restricted stock plans, stock appreciation rights plans, severance arrangements, employment agreements, consulting agreements, settlement agreements, release agreements, loan arrangements, change-in-control agreements, fringe benefit plans, bonus plans, incentive plans, director deferred agreements, director retirement agreements, deferred compensation plans and all other benefit practices, policies and arrangements (including vacation) under which any current or former employee, director or independent contractor of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary has any present or future right to benefits or under which Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary has any present or future liability. All such plans, agreements, programs, policies and arrangements shall be collectively referred to as the Riverview Benefit Plans.
(b) With respect to each Riverview Benefit Plan, Riverview has made available to Mid Penn a current, accurate and complete copy thereof (or a written summary of the material terms of any unwritten plan) and, to the extent applicable: (i) any related trust agreement or other funding instrument; (ii) the most recent determination letter issued by the IRS and any current application to the IRS for such letter, if applicable; (iii) the most recent summary plan description and any subsequent summaries of material modifications or planned modification; and (iv) annual return/reports on Form 5500 for the last three plan years with respect to each Riverview Benefit Plan which is required to file such annual return/report.
(c) (i) Each Riverview Benefit Plan that is subject to ERISA and the Code has been established and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable laws, rules and regulations; (ii) each Riverview Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of
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Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter as to its qualification or, with respect to an IRS-approved prototype or volume submitter plan, a favorable opinion letter, and with respect to all plan document qualification requirements for which the applicable remedial amendment period under Section 401(b) of the Code has closed, any amendments required by such determination letter were made as and when required by such determination letter, and to the Knowledge of Riverview, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (iii) to the Knowledge of Riverview after reasonable inquiry, no event has occurred and no condition exists that is reasonably likely to subject Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary, solely by reason of its affiliation with any past or present ERISA Affiliate (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of organizations within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code), to any Tax, fine, Lien, penalty or other liability imposed by ERISA or the Code; (iv) except as set forth in Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.12, no Riverview Benefit Plan provides, and Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries have no obligation to provide, any welfare benefits to any employee or service provider (or any beneficiary thereof) after the employees termination of employment and/or the service providers termination of service other than as required by Section 4980B of the Code and/or other applicable law; (v) all contributions required to be made under the terms of any Riverview Benefit Plan have been timely made or, if not yet due, have been properly reflected in Riverviews financial statements in accordance with GAAP; and (vi) neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary has engaged in a transaction with respect to any Riverview Benefit Plan which would subject Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary to a tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA.
(d) Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.12(d), Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries do not maintain, and have never maintained, a defined benefit plan. None of the Riverview Benefit Plans is a multiemployer plan (within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(37)) and none of Riverview, the Riverview Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability with respect to a multiemployer plan that remains unsatisfied.
(e) With respect to any Riverview Benefit Plan, the assets of any trust under such Riverview Benefit Plan, Riverview Benefit Plan sponsor, Riverview Benefit Plan fiduciary or Riverview Benefit Plan administrator, (i) no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending or, to the Knowledge of Riverview, threatened and (ii) to the Knowledge of Riverview, no facts or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such actions, suits or claims.
(f) Other than as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.12(f), the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not, separately or together with any other event, (i) entitle any employee, officer or director of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of, or increase the amount of, compensation due to any such employee, officer or director, or (iii) result in any parachute payment or excess parachute payment under Section 280G of the Code, whether or not such payment is considered reasonable compensation for services rendered.
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(g) All Riverview Benefit Plans which provide for the deferral of compensation, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, have been administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code, and, except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.12(g), neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary has any obligation to indemnify, hold harmless or gross-up any individual with respect to any penalty tax or interest under section 409A of Code. Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.12(g), no outstanding stock options and no shares of restricted stock are subject to Section 409A of the Code. In addition, Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.12(g) sets forth the amounts of any deferred compensation payable to any employee or director of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary.
(h) Riverview has not communicated to any current or former employee thereof any intention or commitment to modify in any material respect any Riverview Benefit Plan or contract to establish or implement any other employee or retiree benefit or compensation plan or arrangement.
(i) No liability under Subtitle C or D of Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary with respect to any ongoing, frozen, or terminated Riverview or Riverview Subsidiary Plan.
(j) No notice of a reportable event within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for which the 30-day reporting requirement has been waived, has been required to be filed for any Riverview Benefit Plan within the past twelve (12) months.
4.13. Environmental Matters.
Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.13, with respect to Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary:
(a) To the Knowledge of Riverview, neither (i) the conduct nor operation of the business of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary nor (ii) any condition of any property currently or previously owned or operated by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary (including, without limitation, in a fiduciary or agency capacity), results or resulted in a violation of any Environmental Laws that is reasonably likely to impose a material liability (including a material remediation obligation) upon Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary. No condition exists or has existed or event has occurred with respect to any of them or any such property that, with notice or the passage of time, or both, is reasonably likely to result in any material liability to Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary by reason of any Environmental Laws. Neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary during the past five (5) years has received any written notice from any Person or Governmental Entity that Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary or the operation or condition of any property ever owned, operated, or held as collateral or in a fiduciary capacity by any of them (including any Other Real Estate Owned or property pledged as collateral for any loan held by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary) are currently in violation of or otherwise are alleged to have liability under any Environmental Laws or relating to Materials of Environmental Concern (including, but not limited to, responsibility (or potential responsibility) for the cleanup or other remediation of any Materials of Environmental Concern at, on, beneath, or originating from any such property) for which a material liability is reasonably likely to be imposed upon Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary;
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(b) There is no suit, claim, action, demand, executive or administrative order, directive, investigation or proceeding pending or, to Riverviews Knowledge, threatened, before any court, Governmental Entity or other forum against Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary (i) for alleged noncompliance (including by any predecessor) with, or liability under, any Environmental Law or (ii) relating to the presence of or release into the environment of any Materials of Environmental Concern (as defined herein), whether or not occurring at or on a site owned, leased or operated by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary; and
(c) There are no underground storage tanks on, in or under any properties owned or operated by Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries, and no underground storage tanks have been closed or removed from any properties owned or operated by Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries except in compliance with Environmental Laws in all material respects.
4.14. Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors.
Neither Riverview, nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents, has employed any broker, finder or financial advisor in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or incurred any liability or commitment for any fees or commissions to any such person in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except for the retention of Janney Montgomery Scott (Janney) by Riverview and the fee payable pursuant thereto. A true and complete copy of the engagement letter, as amended, between Riverview and Janney has been delivered to Mid Penn.
4.15. Loan Matters.
(a) The allowance for loan losses reflected in Riverviews audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2020 was, and the allowance for loan losses shown on Riverviews balance sheets for periods ending after December 31, 2020 was, or will be, adequate, as of the date thereof, under GAAP.
(b) Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.15(b) sets forth a listing, as of May 31, 2021, by account, of: (i) all loans (including loan participations) of Riverview Bank or any other Riverview Subsidiary that have been accelerated during the past twelve (12) months; (ii) all loan commitments or lines of credit of Riverview Bank or any other Riverview Subsidiary which have been terminated by Riverview Bank or any other Riverview Subsidiary during the past twelve (12) months by reason of a default or adverse developments in the condition of the borrower or other events or circumstances affecting the credit of the borrower; (iii) each borrower, customer or other party which has notified Riverview Bank or any other Riverview Subsidiary during the past twelve (12) months of, or has asserted against Riverview Bank or any other Riverview Subsidiary, in each case in writing, any lender liability or similar claim, and, to the Knowledge of Riverview, each borrower, customer or other party which has given Riverview Bank or any other Riverview Subsidiary any oral notification of, or orally asserted to or against Riverview Bank or any other Riverview Subsidiary, any such claim; (iv) all loans (A) that are contractually past due ninety (90) days or more in the payment of principal and/or interest, (B) that are on non-accrual status, (C) that as of the date of this Agreement are classified as Other Loans Specially Mentioned, Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful, Loss, Classified, Criticized, Watch List or
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words of similar import, together with the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on each such Loan and the identity of the obligor thereunder, (D) where, during the past three (3) years, the interest rate terms have been reduced and/or the maturity dates have been extended subsequent to the agreement under which the loan was originally created due to concerns regarding the borrowers ability to pay in accordance with such initial terms, or (E) where a specific reserve allocation exists in connection therewith; and (v) all assets classified by Riverview Bank or any Riverview Subsidiary as real estate acquired through foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure, including in-substance foreclosures, and all other assets currently held that were acquired through foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure. Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.15(b), all loans of Riverview Bank have been classified as of May 31, 2021 in accordance with the loan policies and procedures of Riverview Bank.
(c) Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.15(c), all loans receivable (including discounts) and accrued interest entered on the books of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries arose out of bona fide arms-length transactions, were made for good and valuable consideration in the ordinary course of Riverviews or the appropriate Riverview Subsidiarys respective business, and the notes or other evidences of indebtedness with respect to such loans (including discounts) are true and genuine and are what they purport to be. To the Knowledge of Riverview, the loans, discounts and the accrued interest reflected on the books of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries are subject to no defenses, set-offs or counterclaims (including, without limitation, those afforded by usury or truth-in-lending laws), except as may be provided by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally or by general principles of equity. All such loans are owned by Riverview or the appropriate Riverview Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens.
(d) The notes and other evidences of indebtedness evidencing the loans described above, and all pledges, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents or security instruments relating thereto are, in all material respects, valid, true and genuine, and what they purport to be.
(e) To the Knowledge of Riverview, no shares of Riverview Common Stock were purchased with the proceeds of a loan made by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary.
4.16. Related Party Transactions.
Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.16, neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary is a party to any transaction (including any loan or other credit accommodation) with any Affiliate of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary. All such loans (a) were made in the ordinary course of business, (b) were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other Persons, and (c) did not involve substantially more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features (as such terms are used under Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act). Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.16, no loan or credit accommodation to any Affiliate of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary is presently in default or, during the three year period prior to the date of this Agreement, has been in default or has been restructured, modified or extended.
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Neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary has been notified that principal and interest with respect to any such loan or other credit accommodation will not be paid when due or that the loan grade classification accorded such loan or credit accommodation by Riverview is inappropriate. Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.16, no shareholder or Affiliate of Riverview owns any material property or asset used in the conduct of the business of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries.
4.17. Credit Card Accounts and Merchant Processing.
(a) Credit Card Accounts. Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries only originate, maintain or administer credit card accounts through a third party originator.
(b) Merchant Processing. Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries only provide merchant credit card processing services to merchants through a third party provider.
4.18. Required Vote.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Riverview Common Stock at the Riverview Shareholders Meeting is required to approve this Agreement and the Merger under Riverviews articles of incorporation and the PBCL; provided that this Agreement and the Merger were approved by seventy percent (70%) of the members of Riverviews Board of Directors, which approval by such percentage of the members of the Board of Directors of Riverview was obtained prior to the execution of this Agreement by Riverview.
4.19. Registration Obligations.
Except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.19, neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary is under any obligation, contingent or otherwise, that will survive the Effective Time by reason of any agreement to register any transaction involving any of its securities under the Securities Act.
4.20. Risk Management Instruments.
All material interest rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, futures and forward contracts and other similar risk management arrangements, whether entered into for Riverviews own account, or for the account of one or more of the Riverview Subsidiaries or their customers (all of which are set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.20), were in all material respects entered into in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory policies, and with counterparties believed to be financially responsible at the time; and each of them constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Riverview or the applicable Riverview Subsidiary, enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights or by general equity principles), and is in full force and effect. Neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary, nor to the Knowledge of Riverview any other party thereto, is in breach of any of its obligations under any such agreement or arrangement in any material respect.
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4.21. Fairness Opinion.
The board of directors of Riverview has received an opinion (which, if initially rendered verbally, has been or will be confirmed by a written opinion, dated the same date) from Janney to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and based upon and subject to the factors, limitations and assumptions set forth therein, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to Riverview shareholders, and a signed copy of the written opinion will be delivered to Mid Penn solely for informational purposes after receipt thereof by Riverview. Such opinion has not been amended or rescinded as of the date of this Agreement.
4.22. Fiduciary Accounts.
Riverview and each of its Subsidiaries have properly administered all common trust funds and collective investment funds and all accounts for which each of them acts as a fiduciary or agent, including but not limited to accounts for which it serves as a trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment advisor, in accordance in all material respects with the terms of the governing documents and applicable Law. Neither Riverview nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective directors, officers or employees acting on behalf of Riverview or any of its Subsidiaries, has committed any breach of trust with respect to any such common trust fund or collective investment fund or fiduciary or agency account, and the accountings for each such common trust fund or collective investment fund or fiduciary or agency account are true and correct in all material respects and accurately reflect the assets of such common trust fund or collective investment fund or fiduciary or agency account.
4.23. Intellectual Property.
Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary owns or possesses valid and binding licenses and other rights (subject to expirations in accordance with their terms) to use all patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, service marks and trademarks, which are material to the conduct of their business as currently conducted, each without payment, except for all license agreements under which license fees or other payments are due in the ordinary course of Riverviews or each of the Riverview Subsidiaries business, and neither Riverview nor any Riverview Subsidiary has received any notice of conflict with respect thereto that asserts the rights of others. Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary has performed all the material obligations required to be performed, and are not in default in any material respect, under any contract, agreement, arrangement or commitment relating to any of the foregoing. To Riverviews Knowledge, the conduct of the business of Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary as currently conducted or proposed to be conducted does not, in any material respect, infringe upon, dilute, misappropriate or otherwise violate any intellectual property owned or controlled by any third party.
4.24. Labor Matters.
There are no labor or collective bargaining agreements to which Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary is a party. To the Knowledge of Riverview, there is no activity involving Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit involving
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any of their employees. There is no labor strike, labor dispute (other than routine employee grievances that are not related to union employees), work slowdown, stoppage or lockout pending or to the Knowledge of Riverview, threatened against Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary. There is no unfair labor practice or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Riverview, threatened against Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary (other than routine employee grievances that are not related to union employees). Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, and are not engaged in any unfair labor practice.
4.25. Riverview Information Supplied.
The information relating to Riverview and any Riverview Subsidiary to be contained in the Proxy Statement - Prospectus and/or Registration Statement, or in any other document filed with any Bank Regulator or other Governmental Entity in connection herewith (other than the information provided by Mid Penn specifically for inclusion), will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.
4.26. Takeover Laws.
The adoption and approval by the board of directors of Riverview of this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement represent all the action necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement, the Merger and such other transactions, the provisions of any potentially applicable anti-takeover, control share, fair price, moratorium, interested shareholder or similar anti-takeover statutes or regulations applicable to Riverview in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement.
4.27. Reorganization.
Riverview has not taken any action and is not aware of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
4.28. SEC Reports.
Riverview has timely filed with or furnished to, as applicable, the SEC all registration statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including exhibits and all other information incorporated by reference) required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC since December 31, 2020 (the Riverview SEC Reports). As of their respective filing dates (or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing, as of the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing prior to the date hereof), each of the Riverview SEC Reports complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, and the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, applicable to such Riverview SEC Reports. None of the Riverview SEC Reports, including any financial statements, schedules or exhibits included or incorporated by reference therein at the
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time they were filed (or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing, as of the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing prior to the date hereof), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the Riverview Subsidiaries is required to file or furnish any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC. As of the date of this Agreement, no executive officer of Riverview has failed in any respect to make the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
4.29. Quality of Representations.
The representations made by Riverview in this Agreement are true, correct and complete in all material respects and do not omit statements necessary to make the representations not misleading under the circumstances.
4.30. No Other Representations or Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties made by Riverview in this Article IV, neither Riverview nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Riverview, its Subsidiaries, or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects or with respect to any oral or written information presented to Mid Penn or any of its affiliates or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of Riverview, the negotiation of this Agreement or otherwise in the course of the transaction contemplated hereby, and Riverview hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Riverview acknowledges and agrees that neither Mid Penn nor any other Person has made or is making any representations or warranties relating to Mid Penn whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Mid Penn in Article V hereof, including any implied representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding Mid Penn furnished or made available to Riverview or any of its representatives.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MID PENN
Mid Penn represents and warrants to Riverview that the statements contained in this Article V are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement, except (i) as set forth in the Mid Penn Disclosure Schedules delivered by Mid Penn to Riverview on the date hereof, or (ii) disclosed in any report, schedule, form or other document filed with the SEC by Mid Penn prior to the date hereof and on or after the date on which Mid Penn filed with the SEC its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (but excluding any risk factor disclosures contained under the heading Risk Factors, any disclosure of risks included in any forward-looking statements disclaimer or any other statements that are similarly non-specific or predictive or forward-looking in nature). Information and documents commonly known as confidential supervisory information that is prohibited from disclosure shall not be disclosed by
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Mid Penn and nothing in this Agreement shall require such disclosure. Mid Penn has made a good faith effort to ensure that the disclosure on each schedule of the Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule corresponds to the section referenced herein. However, for purposes of the Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule, any item disclosed on any schedule therein is deemed to be fully disclosed with respect to all schedules under which such item may be relevant. References to the Knowledge of Mid Penn shall include the Knowledge of Mid Penn Bank.
5.1. Organization.
(a) Mid Penn is a corporation duly organized, validly subsisting and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is duly registered as a bank holding company under the BHCA and has elected to be, and qualifies as, a financial holding company under section 12 of the BHCA. Mid Penn has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such license or qualification except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Mid Penn Bank is a Pennsylvania-chartered banking institution duly organized and validly subsisting under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is regulated by the PDB and the FDIC. Mid Penn Bank has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such license or qualification except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The deposits of Mid Penn Bank are insured by the FDIC to the fullest extent permitted by law, and all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due. Mid Penn Bank is a member in good standing of the FHLB and owns the requisite amount of stock therein.
(c) Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule 5.1(c) sets forth each Mid Penn Subsidiary, the state of organization of each Mid Penn Subsidiary and the percentage of the outstanding equity securities, membership or other interests of such Mid Penn Subsidiary owned by Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank. Each Mid Penn Subsidiary is a corporation, limited liability company or other entity duly organized, validly subsisting and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. Each Mid Penn Subsidiary has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and foreign jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such license or qualification except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) The respective minute books of Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary accurately records, in all material respects, all material corporate actions of their respective shareholders and boards of directors (including all committees thereof).
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(e) Prior to the date of this Agreement, Mid Penn has made available to Riverview true and correct copies of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Mid Penn and similar governing documents of Mid Penn Bank and each other Mid Penn Subsidiary, each as in effect on the date hereof.
5.2. Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Mid Penn consists of (a) 20,000,000 shares of Mid Penn Common Stock, of which, as of the date of this Agreement, 11,406,095 shares were issued and outstanding and (b) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, having a par value of $1.00 per share, none of which were issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Mid Penn Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth on Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule 5.2(a), there were no shares of Mid Penn Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of options granted as employment inducement awards and under Mid Penns equity compensation plans (the Mid Penn Stock Plans). As of the date of this Agreement, except pursuant to this Agreement and the Mid Penn Stock Plans, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, rights, exchangeable or convertible securities or other commitments or agreements of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of Mid Penn, or otherwise obligating Mid Penn to issue, transfer, sell, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such securities. As of the date of this Agreement, except as disclosed in the Mid Penn SEC Reports there is no Voting Debt of Mid Penn, nor any trust preferred or subordinated debt securities of Mid Penn are issued or outstanding. The shares of Mid Penn Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger will be duly authorized and validly issued and, at the Effective Time, all such shares will be fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Except for the Mid Penn Affiliate Letters, to the Knowledge of Mid Penn, there are no voting trusts, shareholder agreements, proxies or other agreements in effect with regard to the voting or transfer of the Mid Penn Common Stock or other equity interests of Mid Penn. Mid Penn has, or as of the Effective Time will have, sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Mid Penn Common Stock to issue the Merger Consideration at the Effective Time. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding options or other rights to purchase, or securities convertible or exchangeable into, Mid Penn Common Stock or Mid Penn Preferred Stock.
(b) Mid Penn owns all of the capital stock of Mid Penn Bank free and clear of any Lien. Except for the Mid Penn Subsidiaries, Mid Penn does not possess, directly or indirectly, any material equity interest in any corporate entity, except for equity interests held in the investment portfolios of Mid Penn Subsidiaries, equity interests held by Mid Penn Subsidiaries in a fiduciary capacity, and equity interests held in connection with the lending activities of Mid Penn Subsidiaries, including stock in the FHLB. Either Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank owns all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or equity interests of each Mid Penn Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens.
(c) To Mid Penns Knowledge, except as set forth on Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule 5.2(c) or as disclosed in the Mid Penn SEC Reports, no Person or group (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), is the beneficial owner (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of Mid Penn Common Stock.
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5.3. Authority; No Violation.
(a) Mid Penn has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the Regulatory Approvals and the approval of this Agreement by Mid Penns shareholders, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Mid Penn and the consummation by Mid Penn of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of Mid Penn, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Mid Penn, except for the approval of Mid Penns shareholders, the execution and delivery of the Bank Plan of Merger by Mid Penn Bank and the consent of the sole shareholder of Mid Penn Bank, are necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Mid Penn and, subject to the receipt of the Regulatory Approvals and approval by the required vote of Mid Penns shareholders and due and valid execution and delivery of this Agreement by Riverview, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Mid Penn, enforceable against Mid Penn in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity.
(b) Subject to receipt of Regulatory Approvals, approval by the required vote of Mid Penns shareholders and Riverviews and Mid Penns compliance with any conditions contained herein, (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Mid Penn, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) compliance by Mid Penn with any of the terms or provisions hereof will not (A) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Mid Penn or any similar governing documents of any of Mid Penns Subsidiaries, including Mid Penn Bank, (B) violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, or (C) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provisions of, 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, accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration or the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary 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 any of them is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected, except, with respect to (B) and (C), for any violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
5.4. Consents.
Except for the Regulatory Approvals, approval of the shareholders of Mid Penn, and consents, approvals, filings and registrations from or with the SEC, Nasdaq and state blue sky authorities, and compliance with any conditions contained therein, no consents or approvals or waivers of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Entity are or will be necessary, and no
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consents or approvals of any third parties are or will be necessary, in connection with (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Mid Penn or the Bank Plan of Merger by Mid Penn Bank and (b) the completion by Mid Penn of the transactions contemplated hereby or by Mid Penn Bank of the Bank Merger. Mid Penn (x) has no reason to believe that the consents and approvals set forth above will not be received or will be received with conditions, limitations or restrictions unacceptable to it or which would adversely impact the ability of Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (y) knows of no reason why all Regulatory Approvals or any other approvals from any Governmental Entity required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement should not be obtained on a timely basis.
5.5. Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Mid Penn has previously made available, or will make available, to Riverview the Mid Penn Regulatory Reports. The Mid Penn Regulatory Reports have been, or will be, prepared in all material respects in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles and practices, including, but not limited to, all applicable rules, regulations and pronouncements of applicable Bank Regulators, throughout the periods covered by such statements, and fairly present or will fairly present in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and changes in shareholders equity of Mid Penn as of and for the periods ended on the dates thereof, in accordance with applicable regulatory accounting principles, including, but not limited to, all applicable rules, regulations and pronouncements of applicable Bank Regulators, applied on a consistent basis.
(b) Mid Penn has previously made available or will make available to Riverview the Mid Penn Financial Statements. The Mid Penn Financial Statements have been or will be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (including the related notes where applicable) fairly present, or will fairly present, in each case in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Mid Penn and the Mid Penn Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of and for the respective periods ending on the dates thereof (subject in the case of the unaudited interim statements to normal year-end adjustments), in accordance with GAAP during the periods involved, except as indicated in the notes thereto and except in the case of any unaudited statements to normal recurring audit adjustments.
(c) At the date of each balance sheet included in the Mid Penn Financial Statements, neither Mid Penn nor Mid Penn Bank has had or will have any material liabilities, obligations or loss contingencies of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a type required to be reflected in such Mid Penn Financial Statements or Mid Penn Regulatory Reports or in the footnotes thereto that are not fully reflected or reserved against therein or fully disclosed in a footnote thereto and except in the case of any unaudited statements to normal, recurring audit adjustments and, in the case of Mid Penn Regulatory Reports, the absence of footnotes.
(d) The records, systems, controls, data and information of Mid Penn and the Mid Penn Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct
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control that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls described below in this Section 5.5(d). Mid Penn (i) has implemented and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of its financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, (ii) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to Mid Penn, including its consolidated Mid Penn Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of Mid Penn by others within those entities, and (iii) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to Mid Penns outside auditors and the audit committee of Mid Penns Board of Directors (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Mid Penns ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Mid Penns internal controls over financial reporting. These disclosures (if any) were made in writing by management to Mid Penns auditors and audit committee and a copy has previously been made available to Riverview.
(e) Since December 31, 2018, (i) neither Mid Penn nor any of the Mid Penn Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of Mid Penn, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary has received or otherwise had or obtained Knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary has engaged in illegal accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney representing Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary, whether or not employed by Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary, has reported evidence of a material violation of Securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Mid Penn or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of Mid Penn or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of Mid Penn.
5.6. Taxes.
(a) Mid Penn and the Mid Penn Subsidiaries are members of the same affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code. Mid Penn has duly filed, and will file, all material federal, state and local Tax returns required to be filed by, or with respect to, Mid Penn and every Mid Penn Subsidiary on or prior to the Closing Date, taking into account any extensions (all such returns being accurate and correct in all material respects). Mid Penn. has paid, or made provision and properly accounted for, all Taxes shown to be due on such Tax returns, other than Taxes or other charges that (a) are not delinquent, (b) are being contested in good faith, or (c) have not yet been fully determined. As of the date of this Agreement, Mid Penn has received no written notice of, and to Mid Penns Knowledge there is no, audit examination, deficiency assessment, tax investigation or refund litigation with respect to any Taxes of Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary, and no written claim has been made by any Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary does not file Tax returns that Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary is subject to taxation in that jurisdiction. Mid Penn and the Mid Penn Subsidiaries have not executed
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an extension or waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any material Tax due that is currently in effect. Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party, and Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary, to Mid Penns Knowledge, has timely complied with all applicable information reporting requirements under Part III, Subchapter A of Chapter 61 of the Code and similar applicable state and local information reporting requirements. Neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary is a party to any Tax Agreement with any Person other than Tax Agreements involving Mid Penn and/or any Mid Penn Subsidiary.
(b) Mid Penn will not be required, as a result of (i) a change in accounting method for a Tax period beginning on or before the Effective Time to include any adjustment under Section 481(c) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) in taxable income for any Tax period beginning on or after the Effective Time, or (ii) any closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign tax Law), to include any item of income in or exclude any item of deduction from any Tax period beginning on or after the Effective Time.
5.7. No Material Adverse Effect.
Mid Penn has not suffered any Material Adverse Effect since December 31, 2020, and no event has occurred or circumstance arisen since that date that, in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Mid Penn.
5.8. No Default under Material Contracts.
Neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary is in default under any material contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease, insurance policy or other instrument to which it is a party, by which its assets, business, or operations may be bound or affected, or under which it or its assets, business, or operations receive benefits, and there has not occurred any event that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such a default.
5.9. Ownership of Property; Insurance Coverage.
(a) Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary has good and, as to real property and securities, marketable title to all material assets and properties owned, and as to securities held, by Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary in the conduct of their businesses, whether such assets and properties are real or personal, tangible or intangible, including assets and property reflected in the balance sheets contained in the Mid Penn Regulatory Reports and in the Mid Penn Financial Statements or acquired subsequent thereto (except to the extent that such assets and properties have been disposed of for fair value in the ordinary course of business since the date of such balance sheets), subject to no material Liens, except (i) those items which secure liabilities for public or statutory obligations or any discount with, borrowing from or other obligations to FHLB, inter-bank credit facilities, or any transaction by a Mid Penn Subsidiary acting in a fiduciary capacity, (ii) statutory Liens for amounts not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith, (iii) non-monetary Liens affecting real property which do not adversely affect the value or use of
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such real property, and (iv) those described and reflected in the Mid Penn Financial Statements. Such securities are valued on the books of Mid Penn and each of the Mid Penn Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP. Mid Penn and the Mid Penn Subsidiaries, as lessee, have the right under valid and existing leases of real and personal properties used by Mid Penn and Mid Penn Subsidiaries in the conduct of their businesses to occupy or use all such properties as presently occupied and used by each of them. Neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary is in default in any material respect under any lease for any real or personal property to which either Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary is a party, and there has not occurred any event that, with lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such default, except for such defaults that, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect on Mid Penn.
(b) With respect to all agreements pursuant to which Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary has purchased securities subject to an agreement to resell, if any, Mid Penn or such Mid Penn Subsidiary, as the case may be, has a valid, perfected first Lien in the securities or other collateral securing the repurchase agreement, and the value of such collateral equals or exceeds the amount of the debt secured thereby. Mid Penn and each of the Mid Penn Subsidiaries employs investment, securities risk management and other policies, practices and procedures that Mid Penn and each such Mid Penn Subsidiary believes are prudent and reasonable in the context of such businesses.
(c) Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary currently maintain insurance considered by Mid Penn to be reasonable for their respective operations in accordance with industry practice. There are presently no material claims pending under such policies of insurance and no notices have been given by Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary under such policies (other than with respect to health or disability insurance). All such insurance is valid and enforceable and in full force and effect, and within the last three years Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary has received each type of insurance coverage for which it has applied and during such periods has not been denied indemnification for any material claims submitted under any of its insurance policies.
5.10. Legal Proceedings.
Neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary is a party to any, and there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Mid Penn, threatened legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings, claims (whether asserted or unasserted), actions or governmental investigations or inquiries of any material nature (a) against Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary, (b) to which Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiarys material assets are or may be subject, (c) challenging the validity or propriety of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (d) that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank to perform under this Agreement in any material respect.
5.11. Compliance With Applicable Law.
(a) Each of Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees applicable to it, its properties, assets and deposits, its business, and its conduct of business and its relationship with its employees, including, without limitation, the
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USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC regulations, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the CRA, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and all other applicable fair lending laws and other laws relating to discriminatory business practices, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008, and all similar federal, state or local laws and/or ordinances, including without limitation, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, as amended, and any other non-discrimination and fair employment practices laws of any state and/or locality in which a Mid Penn or Mid Penn Subsidiary employee works, worked, resides, or resided, all as amended, ERISA, the Affordable Care Act, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended, and neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary has received any written notice to the contrary except where the failure to comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Mid Penn. The Board of Directors of Mid Penn Bank has adopted and Mid Penn Bank has implemented an anti-money laundering program that contains adequate and appropriate customer identification verification procedures that has not been deemed ineffective by any Governmental Entity and that meets the requirements of Sections 352 and 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act and the regulations thereunder.
(b) Each of Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary has all material permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and registrations with, all Governmental Entities and Bank Regulators that are required in order to permit it to own or lease its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted except where the failure to hold such permits, licenses, authorizations, orders or approvals, or the failure to make such filings, applications or registrations would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Mid Penn; all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect in all material respects, and to the Knowledge of Mid Penn, no suspension or cancellation of any such permit, license, certificate, order or approval is threatened or will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, subject to obtaining the Regulatory Approvals.
(c) Since January 1, 2017, neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary has received any written notification or any other communication from any Bank Regulator (i) asserting that Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary is not in material compliance with any of the statutes, regulations or ordinances which such Bank Regulator enforces; (ii) threatening to revoke any license, franchise, permit or governmental authorization that is material to Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary; (iii) requiring or threatening to require Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary, or indicating that Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary may be required, to enter into a cease and desist order, agreement or memorandum of understanding or any other agreement with any Governmental Entity or Bank Regulator that is charged with the supervision or regulation of banks or engages in the insurance of bank deposits restricting or limiting, or purporting to restrict or limit, in any material respect the operations of Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary, including without limitation any restriction on the payment of dividends; or (iv) directing, restricting or limiting, or purporting to direct, restrict or limit, in any manner the operations of Mid Penn or any Mid Penn
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Subsidiary, including without limitation any restriction on the payment of dividends (any such notice, communication, memorandum, agreement or order described in this sentence is hereinafter referred to as a Mid Penn Regulatory Agreement). Neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary has consented to or entered into any Mid Penn Regulatory Agreement that is currently in effect or that was in effect since January 1, 2017. The most recent regulatory rating given to Mid Penn Bank as to compliance with the CRA is satisfactory or better.
(d) Each of Mid Penn and Mid Penn Bank are well capitalized within the meaning of the regulations of the FRB and the FDIC, respectively, and neither Mid Penn nor Mid Penn Bank knows of any facts or circumstances that would reflect adversely on the financial and managerial standards to be applied by the FRB under the BHCA in determining whether to approve the Merger. Neither Mid Penn nor Mid Penn Bank knows of any reason why it would not continue to be well capitalized under applicable capital requirements imposed by any Bank Regulator.
5.12. Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Mid Penn Benefit Plan that is subject to the requirements of ERISA and the Code has been established and administered in all respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable laws, rules and regulations; (ii) each Mid Penn Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter as to its qualification, and with respect to all plan document qualification requirements for which the applicable remedial amendment period under Section 401(b) of the Code has closed, any amendments required by such determination letter were made as and when required by such determination letter, and, to the Knowledge of Mid Penn, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (iii) to the Knowledge of Mid Penn, no event has occurred and no condition exists that is reasonably likely to subject Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary, solely by reason of its affiliation with any past or present ERISA Affiliate, to any Tax, fine, Lien, penalty or other liability imposed by ERISA or the Code; and (iv) all contributions required to be made under the terms of any Mid Penn Benefit Plan have been timely made or, if not yet due, have been properly reflected in Mid Penn financial statements in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of this Section 5.12, Mid Penn Benefit Plan means each employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements maintained by Mid Penn or a Mid Penn Subsidiary, whether or not subject to ERISA (including any funding mechanism therefor, such plans, agreements, programs, policies and arrangements collectively referred to as Mid Penn Benefit Plans).
(b) Mid Penn and the Mid Penn Subsidiaries currently maintain a defined benefit pension plan within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2). None of the Mid Penn Benefit Plans is a multiemployer plan (within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(37)) and none of Mid Penn, the Mid Penn Subsidiaries, or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability with respect to a multiemployer plan that remains unsatisfied.
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(c) No Mid Penn Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 436 of the Code has an adjusted funding target attainment percentage (as such term is defined in Section 436 of the Code) that is less than, or presumed to be less than, eighty percent (80%). No Mid Penn Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 430 of the Code is considered at-risk (as such term is defined in Section 430 of the Code). No accumulated funding deficiency (as such term is defined in Section 412 of the Code) has been incurred with respect to any Mid Penn Benefit Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived.
(d) With respect to any Mid Penn Benefit Plan, the assets of any trust under such Mid Penn Benefit Plan, Mid Penn Benefit Plan sponsor, Mid Penn Benefit Plan fiduciary or Mid Penn Benefit Plan administrator, (i) no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending or, to the Knowledge of Mid Penn, threatened and (ii) to the Knowledge of Mid Penn, no facts or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such actions, suits or claims.
(e) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, all Mid Penn Benefit Plans which provide for the deferral of compensation, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, have been administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code. No outstanding stock options and no shares of restricted stock are subject to Section 409A of the Code.
(f) No liability under Subtitle C or D of Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary with respect to any ongoing, frozen, or terminated Mid Penn Benefit Plan.
(g) No notice of a reportable event within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for which the 30-day reporting requirement has been waived, has been required to be filed for any Mid Penn Benefit Plan within the past twelve (12) months.
5.13. Environmental Matters.
(a) To the Knowledge of Mid Penn, neither (i) the conduct nor operation of the business of Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary nor (ii) any condition of any property currently or previously owned or operated by Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary (including, without limitation, in a fiduciary or agency capacity), results or resulted in a violation of any Environmental Laws that is reasonably likely to impose a material liability (including a material remediation obligation) upon Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary. No condition exists or has existed or event has occurred with respect to any of them or any such property that, with notice or the passage of time, or both, is reasonably likely to result in any material liability to Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary by reason of any Environmental Laws. Neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary during the past five years has received any written notice from any Person or Governmental Entity that Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary or the operation or condition of any property ever owned, operated, or held as collateral or in a fiduciary capacity by any of them (including any Other Real Estate Owned or property pledged as collateral for any loan held by Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary) are currently in violation of or otherwise are alleged to have liability under any Environmental Laws or relating to Materials of Environmental Concern (including, but not limited
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to, responsibility (or potential responsibility) for the cleanup or other remediation of any Materials of Environmental Concern at, on, beneath, or originating from any such property) for which a material liability is reasonably likely to be imposed upon Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary; and
(b) There is no suit, claim, action, demand, executive or administrative order, directive, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the Mid Penns Knowledge, threatened, before any court, Governmental Entity or other forum against Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary (i) for alleged noncompliance (including by any predecessor) with, or liability under, any Environmental Law or (ii) relating to the presence of or release into the environment of any Materials of Environmental Concern (as defined herein), whether or not occurring at or on a site owned, leased or operated by Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary.
5.14. Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors.
Neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary, nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, has employed any broker, finder or financial advisor in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or incurred any liability or commitment for any fees or commissions to any such person in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except for the retention of Piper Sandler & Co. and Stephens Inc. and the fee payable pursuant thereto.
5.15. Loan Matters.
The allowance for loan losses reflected in Mid Penns audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2020 was, and the allowance for loan losses shown on Mid Penns balance sheets for periods ending after December 31, 2020 was, or will be, adequate, as of the date thereof, under GAAP.
5.16. No Riverview Capital Stock.
Neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, any shares of Riverview Common Stock, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire any Riverview Common Stock, except pursuant to the Merger as contemplated in this Agreement.
5.17. SEC Reports.
Mid Penn has timely filed with or furnished to, as applicable, the SEC all registration statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including exhibits and all other information incorporated by reference) required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC since December 31, 2020 (the Mid Penn SEC Reports). As of their respective filing dates (or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing, as of the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing prior to the date hereof), each of the Mid Penn SEC Reports complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, and the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, applicable to such Mid Penn SEC Reports. None of the Mid Penn SEC Reports, including any financial statements, schedules or exhibits included or incorporated by reference therein at the
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time they were filed (or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing, as of the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing prior to the date hereof), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of Mid Penn Subsidiaries is required to file or furnish any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC. As of the date of this Agreement, no executive officer of Mid Penn has failed in any respect to make the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
5.18. Required Vote.
Assuming that a quorum is present, in person or by proxy, the affirmative vote of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the outstanding shares of Mid Penn Common Stock at the Mid Penn Shareholders Meeting by the holders of shares of Mid Penn Common Stock is required to approve this Agreement and the Merger under Mid Penns articles of incorporation and the PBCL. This Agreement and the Merger have been approved by at least eighty percent (80%) of all of the members of the Mid Penn Board of Directors.
5.19. Registration Obligations.
Except for the shares of Mid Penn Common Stock to be issued under Article III of this Agreement, neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary is under any obligation, contingent or otherwise, that will survive the Effective Time by reason of any agreement to register any transaction involving any of its securities under the Securities Act.
5.20. Risk Management Instruments.
All material interest rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, futures and forward contracts and other similar risk management arrangements, whether entered into for Mid Penns own account, or for the account of one or more of the Mid Penn Subsidiaries or their customers (all of which are set forth on Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule 5.20), were in all material respects entered into in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory policies, and with counterparties believed to be financially responsible at the time; and each of them constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary, enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights or by general equity principles), and is in full force and effect. Neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary, nor to the Knowledge of Mid Penn any other party thereto, is in breach of any of its obligations under any such agreement or arrangement in any material respect.
5.21. Fairness Opinion.
The board of directors of Mid Penn has received an opinion (which, if initially rendered verbally, has been or will be confirmed by a written opinion, dated the same date) from Stephens Inc. to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and based upon
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and subject to the factors, limitations and assumptions set forth therein, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to Mid Penn. Such opinion has not been amended or rescinded as of the date of this Agreement.
5.22. Fiduciary Accounts.
Mid Penn Bank and each Mid Penn Subsidiary has properly administered all accounts for which it acts as a fiduciary in all material respects, including but not limited to accounts for which it serves as trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment advisor, in accordance with the terms of the governing documents and applicable laws and regulators. Neither Mid Penn Bank nor any other Mid Penn Subsidiary, nor has any of their respective directors, officers or employees, committed any breach of trust with respect to any such fiduciary account and the records for each such fiduciary account.
5.23. Mid Penn Information Supplied.
The information relating to Mid Penn and any Mid Penn Subsidiary to be contained in the Proxy Statement - Prospectus and/or Registration Statement, or in any other document filed with any Bank Regulator or other Governmental Entity in connection herewith (other than the information provided by Riverview specifically for inclusion), will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.
5.24. Reorganization.
Mid Penn has not taken any action and is not aware of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
5.25. No Financing.
Mid Penn has, or will have available to it prior to the Closing, all funds necessary to satisfy all of its obligations hereunder.
5.26. Intellectual Property.
Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary owns or possesses valid and binding licenses and other rights (subject to expirations in accordance with their terms) to use all patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, service marks and trademarks, which are material to the conduct of their business as currently conducted, each without payment, except for all license agreements under which license fees or other payments are due in the ordinary course of Mid Penns or each of the Mid Penn Subsidiaries business, and neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary has received any notice of conflict with respect thereto that asserts the rights of others. Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary has performed all the material obligations required to be performed, and are not in default in any material respect, under any contract, agreement, arrangement or commitment relating to any of the foregoing. To Mid Penns Knowledge, the conduct of the business of Mid
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Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary as currently conducted or proposed to be conducted does not, in any material respect, infringe upon, dilute, misappropriate or otherwise violate any intellectual property owned or controlled by any third party.
5.27. Labor Matters.
There are no labor or collective bargaining agreements to which Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary is a party. To the Knowledge of Mid Penn, there is no activity involving Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit involving any of their employees. There is no labor strike, labor dispute (other than routine employee grievances that are not related to union employees), work slowdown, stoppage or lockout pending or threatened against Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary. There is no unfair labor practice or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Mid Penn, threatened against Mid Penn or any Mid Penn Subsidiary (other than routine employee grievances that are not related to union employees). Mid Penn and each Mid Penn Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, and are not engaged in any unfair labor practice.
5.28. Takeover Laws.
The adoption and approval by the board of directors of Mid Penn of this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement represent all the action necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement, the Merger and such other transactions, the provisions of any potentially applicable anti-takeover, control share, fair price, moratorium, interested shareholder or similar anti-takeover statutes or regulations applicable to Mid Penn in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement.
5.29. Quality of Representations.
The representations made by Mid Penn in this Agreement are true, correct and complete in all material respects and do not omit statements necessary to make the representations not misleading under the circumstances.
5.30. No Other Representations or Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties made by Mid Penn in this Article V, neither Mid Penn nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Mid Penn, its Subsidiaries, or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects or with respect to any oral or written information presented to Riverview or any of its affiliates or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of Mid Penn, the negotiation of this Agreement or otherwise in the course of the transaction contemplated hereby, and Mid Penn hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Mid Penn acknowledges and agrees that neither Riverview nor any other Person has made or is making any representations or warranties relating to Riverview whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Riverview in Article IV hereof, including any implied representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding Riverview furnished or made available to Mid Penn or any of its representatives.
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ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF RIVERVIEW
6.1. Conduct of Business.
(a) Affirmative Covenants. From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except with the written consent of Mid Penn, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement (including as set forth in Riverviews Disclosure Schedules), Riverview will, and will cause each Riverview Subsidiary to, (i) operate its business only in the usual, regular and ordinary course of business in all material respects, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organization and assets and maintain its rights and franchises, and (iii) voluntarily take no action that would, or would be reasonably likely to, materially adversely affect the ability of the parties to obtain any Regulatory Approvals or other approvals of Governmental Entities required for the transactions contemplated hereby or materially increase the period of time necessary to obtain such approvals, or materially adversely affect its ability to perform its covenants and agreements under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6.1, Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary may take any commercially reasonable actions that Riverview believes is necessary or prudent for it to take or not take in response to the Pandemic or the Pandemic Measures; provided that Riverview provides prior notice to and consults in good faith with Mid Penn to the extent such actions would otherwise require consent of Mid Penn under this Section 6.1.
(b) Negative Covenants. Riverview agrees that from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as (i) otherwise specifically permitted or required by this Agreement, (ii) set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 6.1(b), (iii) consented to by Mid Penn in writing in advance, and, except with respect to paragraphs (1), (2), (7), (8) and (13) of this Section 6.1(b), which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, or (iv) required by any Bank Regulator, Riverview will not, and it will cause each of the Riverview Subsidiaries not to:
(1) change or waive any provision of its articles of incorporation, charter or bylaws, except as required by law, or appoint any new directors to its board of directors, except to fill any vacancy in accordance with its bylaws or as required in a Riverview Material Contract listed on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 6.1(b)(1) and in effect as of the date hereof;
(2) change the number of authorized or issued shares of its capital stock, issue any shares of Riverview capital stock, including any shares that are held as Treasury Stock as of the date of this Agreement, or issue or grant any right or agreement of any character relating to its authorized or issued capital stock or any securities convertible into shares of such stock, make any grant or award under any option or benefit plan, or split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock, or declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of capital stock, or redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock, except that Riverview may (i) issue shares
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of Riverview Common Stock upon the exercise of stock options outstanding prior to the date of this Agreement and listed on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 6.1(b)(2); (ii) permit the vesting of Riverview Restricted Stock; (iii) no earlier than January 31, 2022, declare and pay quarterly cash dividends of no more than $0.05 per share of Riverview Common Stock; (iv) permit any Riverview Subsidiary to pay dividends to Riverview or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries to its parent company (as permitted under applicable law or regulations); or (v) accept shares of Riverview Common Stock as payment for the exercise price of Riverview Stock Options or for withholding Taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of Riverview Stock Options or for the vesting or settlement of Riverview Restricted Stock, in each case, in accordance with past practice and the terms of applicable award agreements.
(3) enter into, amend in any material respect or terminate any Riverview Material Contract (including without limitation any settlement agreement with respect to litigation), except in the ordinary course of business or as required by law;
(4) make application for the opening or closing of any, or open or close any, branch or automated banking facility;
(5) grant or agree to pay any bonus, severance or termination to, or enter into, renew or amend any employment agreement, severance agreement and/or supplemental executive agreement with, or increase in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of, any of its directors, officers or employees, except (i) as may be required pursuant to commitments existing on the date hereof or as required under applicable law, the terms of this Agreement or the terms of any Riverview Benefit Plan (except the Riverview Executive Officer Annual Cash/Equity Incentive Plan) in effect on the date hereof, or as agreed to by the parties and set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.8(a), Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.8(d), and/or Riverview Disclosure Schedule 4.12, (ii) pay increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to employees, (iii) cash bonuses under the Riverview Executive Officer Annual Cash/Equity Incentive Plan, not to exceed the amounts set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 6.1(b)(5), and (iv) as required by statute, regulations or regulatory guidance. Riverview shall not hire or promote any employee to a rank having a title of senior vice president or other more senior rank or hire any new employee at an annual rate of compensation in excess of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 6.1(b)(5), provided that, in any event, Riverview shall not enter into, renew or amend any employment agreement, severance agreement and/or supplemental executive agreement in connection with any such hiring or promotion, and provided, further, that Riverview may hire at-will, non-officer employees to fill vacancies that may from time to time arise in the ordinary course of business;
(6) except as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement or with respect to any broad based welfare benefit plan (other than severance) listed on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 6.1(b)(6) provided that any changes are in the ordinary course of business and would not reasonably be expected to materially increase the cost of benefits under such welfare benefit plans, enter into or, except as may be required by law, materially modify any pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, stock grant, savings, profit sharing, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, consulting, bonus, group insurance or
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other employee benefit, incentive or welfare contract, plan or arrangement, or any trust agreement related thereto, in respect of any of its directors, officers or employees; or make any contributions to any defined contribution plan not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(7) merge or consolidate Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary with any other corporation; sell or lease all or any substantial portion of the assets or business of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary; make any acquisition of all or any substantial portion of the business or assets of any other Person other than in connection with foreclosures, settlements in lieu of foreclosure, troubled loan or debt restructuring, or the collection of any loan or credit arrangement between Riverview, or any Riverview Subsidiary and any other Person; enter into a purchase and assumption transaction with respect to deposits and liabilities; or voluntarily revoke or surrender by any Riverview Subsidiary of its certificate of authority to maintain, or file an application for the relocation of, any existing branch office, or file an application for a certificate of authority to establish a new branch office;
(8) sell or otherwise dispose of the capital stock of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary or sell or otherwise dispose of any asset of Riverview or of any Riverview Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except for transactions with the FHLB, the Atlantic Community Bankers Bank or Pacific Coast Bankers Bank; subject any asset of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary to a Lien (other than in connection with deposits, repurchase agreements, bankers acceptances, treasury tax and loan accounts established in the ordinary course of business and transactions in federal funds and the satisfaction of legal requirements in the exercise of trust powers), unless such Lien is subject to a stay or appeal proceeding, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; or incur any indebtedness for borrowed money (or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money), except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(9) voluntarily take any action that would result in any of the representations and warranties of Riverview or Riverview Bank set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue in any material respect as of any date after the date hereof or any of the conditions set forth in Article IX hereof not being satisfied, except in each case as may be required by applicable law or any Bank Regulator;
(10) change any method, practice or principle of accounting, except as may be required from time to time by GAAP (without regard to any optional early adoption date) any Bank Regulator responsible for regulating Riverview or Riverview Bank, or Riverviews independent accounting firm;
(11) waive, release, grant or transfer any material rights of value or modify or change in any material respect any existing material agreement or indebtedness with an annual value of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or greater to which Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary is a party;
(12) purchase any securities, including equity or debt securities, except in accordance with past practice pursuant to its investment securities portfolio policies approved by the Riverview Board of Directors and in effect on the date hereof; provided that any such individual purchase shall not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000);
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(13) except for the issuance of shares of Riverview Common Stock upon the exercise of stock options outstanding prior to the date of this Agreement and listed on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 6.1(b)(2), issue or sell any equity or debt securities of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary;
(14) except for any loan that has been pre-approved by Riverview Bank in the ordinary course of business but has not been funded as of the date hereof and is set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 6.1(b)(14), make or acquire any loan or other credit facility commitment (including, without limitation, lines of credit and letters of credit) or issue a commitment (including a letter of credit) or renew or extend an existing commitment for any loan other credit facility commitment, or amend or modify in any material respect any loan other credit facility commitment (including in any manner that would result in any additional extension of credit, principal forgiveness, or effect any uncompensated release of collateral, i.e., at a value below the fair market value thereof as determined by Riverview), except (i) in accordance with past practice pursuant to policies approved by the Riverview Board of Directors and in effect on the date hereof, and (ii) with respect to each such loan or other commitment for any new borrower, the aggregate borrowings from Riverview of such relationship does not exceed Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) and for any existing borrower such aggregate amount of the increase does not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000); provided, that (1) Mid Penn shall be required to respond to any request for consent to make such loan or other commitment in writing within two (2) Business Days after receipt of an executive summary of the material terms of the loan or other commitment requested by Riverview and, which consent shall be deemed to have been given if Mid Penn has not objected to a proposed action by Riverview within two (2) Business Days after such information is received by Mid Penn;
(15) enter into, renew, extend or modify any other transaction (other than a deposit transaction) with any Affiliate;
(16) enter into any futures contract, option, interest rate caps, interest rate floors, interest rate exchange agreement or other agreement or take any other action for purposes of hedging the exposure of its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities to changes in market rates of interest other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(17) except for the execution of this Agreement, and actions taken or that will be taken in accordance with this Agreement and performance thereunder, take any action that would give rise to a right of payment to any individual under any employment agreement other than wages and bonuses accrued in the ordinary course of business;
(18) enter into any new line of business;
(19) make any material change in policies in existence on the date of this Agreement with regard to (i) underwriting, the extension of credit, or the establishment of reserves with respect to the possible loss thereon or the charge off of losses incurred thereon,
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(ii) investments, (iii) asset/liability management, (iv) deposit pricing or gathering, or (v) other material banking policies except as may be required by changes in applicable law or regulations, GAAP or by a Bank Regulator;
(20) except for the execution of this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated herein, take any action that would give rise to an acceleration of the right to payment to any individual under any Riverview Benefit Plan;
(21) except as set forth on Riverview Disclosure Schedule 6.1(b)(21), make any capital expenditures in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) individually or One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate, other than pursuant to binding commitments existing on the date hereof or other than expenditures necessary to maintain existing assets in good repair;
(22) purchase or otherwise acquire any assets or incur any liabilities other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and policies;
(23) undertake, renew, extend or enter into any lease, contract or other commitment for its account, other than in the normal course of providing credit to customers as part of its banking business involving (i) a payment by Riverview or Riverview Bank of more than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) annually, (ii) containing any financial commitment extending beyond twenty-four (24) months from the date hereof, or (iii) any Affiliate of Riverview or Riverview Bank; provided that the aggregate payments under clauses (i) and (ii) shall not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) provided, that (1) Mid Penn shall be required to respond to any such request in writing within three Business Days after receipt of all information which would be necessary for Mid Penn to make such determination and which consent shall be deemed to have been given if Mid Penn has not objected to a proposed action by Riverview within three Business Days after such information is received by Mid Penn;
(24) pay, discharge, settle or compromise any claim, action, litigation, arbitration or proceeding, other than any such payment, discharge, settlement or compromise in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that involves solely money damages in the amount not in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) individually or Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, and that does not create negative precedent for other pending or potential claims, actions, litigation, arbitration or proceedings, provided that Riverview may not charge-off through settlement, compromise or discharge more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) of the outstanding principal balance of any loan that is ninety (90) or more days contractually past due without first discussing the decision with Mid Penn;
(25) foreclose upon or take a deed or title to any commercial real estate (which, for clarification, shall not include any real property used for residential purposes which secures a commercial loan) without first conducting a Phase I environmental assessment of the property or foreclose upon any commercial real estate if such environmental assessment indicates the presence of a Materials of Environmental Concern;
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(26) purchase or sell any mortgage loan servicing rights other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(27) issue any broadly distributed communication to employees (including general communications relating to benefits and compensation) relating to post-Closing employment, benefit or compensation information without the prior consent of Mid Penn (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or issue any broadly distributed communication of a general nature to customers regarding the Merger without the prior approval of Mid Penn (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as required by law or for communications in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that do not relate to the Merger or other transactions contemplated hereby; or
(28) agree to do any of the foregoing.
6.2. Financial and Other Statements.
(a) Promptly upon receipt thereof, Riverview will furnish to Mid Penn copies of each annual, interim or special audit of the books of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries made by its independent auditors and copies of all internal control reports submitted to Riverview by such auditors in connection with each annual, interim or special audit of the books of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries made by such auditors.
(b) Riverview will furnish to Mid Penn copies of all documents, statements and reports as it or any Riverview Subsidiary shall send to its shareholders, any Bank Regulator or any Governmental Entity, except as legally prohibited thereby. Promptly after approval thereof by its board of directors, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the end of each month, Riverview will deliver to Mid Penn a consolidated balance sheet and a consolidated statement of income, without related notes, for such month prepared in accordance with current financial reporting practices.
(c) Riverview will advise Mid Penn promptly of the receipt of any written examination report of any Bank Regulator with respect to the condition or activities of Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries if permitted by law; provided however, that Riverview will not provide any information if it has been advised by counsel that it may violate a confidentiality obligation or fiduciary duty or any law or regulation, including with respect to the disclosure of regulatory examination ratings or other confidential supervisory information.
(d) With reasonable promptness, Riverview will furnish to Mid Penn such additional financial data that Riverview possesses and as Mid Penn may reasonably request, including without limitation, detailed monthly financial statements, loan reports and Riverview Regulatory Reports.
6.3. Maintenance of Insurance.
Riverview shall maintain, and cause each Riverview Subsidiary to maintain, insurance in such amounts as are reasonable to cover such risks as are customary in relation to the character and location of their properties and the nature of their business, consistent with past practice.
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6.4. Disclosure Supplements.
From time to time prior to the Effective Time, Riverview will promptly supplement or amend the Riverview Disclosure Schedule delivered in connection herewith with respect to any matter hereafter arising that, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in such Riverview Disclosure Schedule or that is necessary to correct any information in such Riverview Disclosure Schedule that has been rendered materially inaccurate thereby. No supplement or amendment to such Riverview Disclosure Schedule shall have any effect for the purpose of determining satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article IX.
6.5. Consents and Approvals of Third Parties.
Riverview shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as practicable all consents and approvals necessary or desirable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.6. Commercially Reasonable Efforts.
Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, Riverview agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, such efforts do not significantly decrease the benefits of the transaction to Riverview.
6.7. Failure to Fulfill Conditions.
In the event that Riverview determines that a condition to its obligation to complete the Merger cannot be fulfilled and that it will not waive that condition, it will promptly notify Mid Penn.
6.8. No Other Bids and Related Matters.
(a) From and after the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement, Riverview shall not, and shall not authorize, permit or cause any Riverview Subsidiary or their respective officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, Affiliates and other agents (collectively, the Riverview Representatives) to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, induce or encourage, or take any action to facilitate the making of, any inquiry, offer or proposal which constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Riverview Acquisition Proposal; (ii) respond to any inquiry relating to a Riverview Acquisition Proposal or a Riverview Acquisition Transaction (except to notify a Person that has made a Riverview Acquisition Proposal of the existence of the provisions of this Section 6.8); (iii) recommend or endorse a Riverview Acquisition Transaction; (iv) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Riverview Acquisition Proposal or furnish, or otherwise afford access, to any Person (other than Mid Penn) any confidential or nonpublic information or data with respect to Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary or
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otherwise relating to a Riverview Acquisition Proposal; (v) release any Person from, waive any provisions of, or fail to enforce any confidentiality agreement or standstill agreement to which Riverview is a party; or (vi) enter into any agreement, agreement in principle or letter of intent with respect to any Riverview Acquisition Proposal or approve or resolve to approve any Riverview Acquisition Proposal or any agreement, agreement in principle or letter of intent relating to a Riverview Acquisition Proposal. Any violation of the foregoing restrictions by Riverview or any Riverview Representative, whether or not such Riverview Representative is so authorized and whether or not such Riverview Representative is purporting to act on behalf of Riverview or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by Riverview. Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary shall, and shall cause each of the Riverview Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any and all existing discussions, negotiations, and communications with any Persons with respect to any existing or potential Riverview Acquisition Proposal.
For purposes of this Agreement, Riverview Acquisition Proposal shall mean any inquiry, offer or proposal (other than an inquiry, offer or proposal from Mid Penn), whether or not in writing, contemplating, relating to, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Riverview Acquisition Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, Riverview Acquisition Transaction shall mean (A) any transaction or series of transactions involving any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary; (B) any transaction pursuant to which any third party or group acquires or would acquire (whether through sale, lease or other disposition), directly or indirectly, any assets of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary representing, in the aggregate, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the assets of Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary on a consolidated basis; (C) any issuance, sale or other disposition of (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or any similar transaction) securities (or options, rights or warrants to purchase or securities convertible into, such securities) representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the votes attached to the outstanding securities of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary; (D) any tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any third party or group beneficially owning twenty-five percent (25%) or more of any class of equity securities of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary; or (E) any transaction which is similar in form, substance or purpose to any of the foregoing transactions, or any combination of the foregoing.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 6.8(a), the Riverview Board of Directors shall be permitted to engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person that makes an Acquisition Proposal if, but only if, (i) Riverview has received a bona fide unsolicited written Riverview Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 6.8; (ii) the Riverview Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with and having considered the advice of its outside legal counsel and its independent financial advisor, that such Riverview Acquisition Proposal constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal (as defined below); (iii) at least two (2) Business Days prior to furnishing any non-public information to, or entering into discussions with, such Person, Riverview gives Mid Penn written notice of the identity of such person and of Riverviews intention to furnish nonpublic information to, or enter into discussions with, such Person and (iv) prior to furnishing or affording access to any confidential or nonpublic information or data with respect to Riverview or any of the Riverview Subsidiaries or otherwise
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relating to a Riverview Acquisition Proposal, Riverview receives from such Person a confidentiality agreement with terms no less favorable to Mid Penn than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement (other than the public knowledge of the proposed terms of the Merger) and provides a copy of the same to Mid Penn. Riverview shall promptly provide to Mid Penn any non-public information regarding Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary provided to any other Person that was not previously provided to Mid Penn, such additional information to be provided no later than the date of provision of such information to such other party.
For purposes of this Agreement, Superior Proposal means any bona fide written proposal (on its most recently amended or modified terms, if amended or modified) made by a third party to enter into a Riverview Acquisition Transaction on terms that the Riverview Board of Directors determines in its good faith judgment, after consultation with and having considered the advice of outside legal counsel and financial advisor (i) would, if consummated, result in the acquisition of greater than 50 percent (50%), of the issued and outstanding shares of Riverview Common Stock or all, or substantially all, of the assets of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (ii) would result in a transaction that involves consideration to the holders of the shares of Riverview Common Stock that is more favorable, from a financial point of view, than the consideration to be paid to Riverviews shareholders pursuant to this Agreement (taking into account all factors relating to such proposed transaction deemed relevant by Riverviews Board of Directors, including without limitation, the amount and form of consideration, the timing of payment, the risk of consummation of the transaction, the financing thereof and all other conditions thereto (including any adjustments to the terms and conditions of such transactions proposed by Mid Penn in response to such Acquisition Proposal); and (iii) is reasonably likely to be completed on the terms proposed, in each case taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the proposal.
(c) Riverview shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) calendar days) notify Mid Penn in writing of receipt of any Acquisition Proposal, any request for non-public information that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, and such notice shall indicate the name of the Person initiating such discussions or negotiations or making such proposal, offer or information request and the material terms and conditions of any proposals or offers (and, in the case of written materials relating to such proposal, offer, information request, negotiations or discussion, providing copies of such materials (including e-mails or other electronic communications) unless (i) such materials constitute confidential information of the party making such offer or proposal under an effective confidentiality agreement, (ii) disclosure of such materials jeopardizes the attorney-client privilege, or (iii) disclosure of such materials contravenes any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree.) Riverview agrees that it shall keep Mid Penn informed, on a current basis, of the status and terms of any such Acquisition Proposal, offer, information request, negotiations or discussions (including any amendments or modifications to such proposal, offer or request).
(d) Subject to Section 6.8(e), neither the Riverview Board of Directors nor any committee thereof shall (i) withdraw, qualify or modify, or propose to withdraw, qualify or modify, in a manner adverse to Mid Penn in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
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Agreement (including the Merger), the Riverview Recommendation, or make any statement, filing or release, in connection with the Riverview Shareholders Meeting or otherwise, inconsistent with the Riverview Recommendation (it being understood that taking a neutral position or no position with respect to a Riverview Acquisition Proposal shall be considered an adverse modification of the Riverview Recommendation); (ii) approve or recommend, or publicly propose to approve or recommend, any Riverview Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) enter into (or cause Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary to enter into) any letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or other agreement (A) related to any Riverview Acquisition Transaction (other than a confidentiality agreement entered into in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.8(b)) or (B) requiring Riverview to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 6.8(d) above, prior to the Riverview Shareholders Meeting, the Riverview Board of Directors may approve or recommend to the shareholders of Riverview a Superior Proposal and withdraw, qualify or modify the Riverview Recommendation in connection therewith or take any of the other actions otherwise prohibited by Section 6.8(d) (a Riverview Subsequent Determination) after the fifth (5th) Business Day following the receipt by Mid Penn of a notice (the Notice of Superior Proposal) from Riverview advising Mid Penn that the Riverview Board of Directors has decided that a bona fide unsolicited written Riverview Acquisition Proposal that it received (that did not result from a breach of this Section 6.8) constitutes a Superior Proposal (it being understood that Riverview shall be required to deliver a new Notice of Superior Proposal in respect of any revised Superior Proposal from such third party or its affiliates that Riverview proposes to accept and the subsequent notice period shall be two (2) Business Days) if, but only if, (i) the Riverview Board of Directors has reasonably determined in good faith, after consultation with and having considered the advice of outside legal counsel and its financial advisor, that the failure to take such actions would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to Riverviews shareholders under applicable law and (ii) at the end of such five (5) Business Day period (or two (2) Business Day period for a revised Superior Proposal), after taking into account any such adjusted, modified or amended terms as may have been committed to in writing by Mid Penn since its receipt of such Notice of Superior Proposal (provided, however, that Mid Penn shall not have any obligation to propose any adjustments, modifications or amendments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), the Riverview Board of Directors has again in good faith made the determination (A) in clause (i) of this Section 6.8(e) and (B) that such Riverview Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal.
(f) Nothing contained in this Section 6.8 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit Riverview or the Riverview Board of Directors from complying with Riverviews obligations under Rule 14d-9 or Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or from making any legally required disclosure to the shareholders of Riverview; provided, that such rules will in no way eliminate or modify the effect that any action pursuant to such rules would otherwise have under this Agreement.
6.9. Reserves and Merger-Related Costs.
Riverview agrees to consult with Mid Penn with respect to its loan, litigation and real estate valuation policies and practices (including loan classifications and levels of reserves). Mid Penn
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and Riverview shall also consult with respect to the character, amount and timing of restructuring charges to be taken by each of them in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and shall take such charges as Mid Penn shall reasonably request and which are consistent with GAAP and regulatory accounting principles, provided that no such actions need be effected until immediately prior to the Effective Time and Mid Penn shall have irrevocably certified to Riverview that all conditions set forth in Article IX to the obligation of Mid Penn to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby have been satisfied or, where legally permissible, waived.
6.10. Board of Directors and Committee Meetings.
Riverview shall provide or make available to Mid Penn (a) any Riverview or Riverview Subsidiary board or board committee package, including the agenda and any draft minutes (other than minutes that discuss any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or other subject matter Riverview reasonably determines should be kept confidential), at the same time at which it makes a copy of such package available to the board of directors of Riverview or such Riverview Subsidiary or any committee thereof, and (b) the minutes (including supporting documentation and schedules, but other than minutes that discuss any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or other subject matter Riverview reasonably believes should be kept confidential) of any meeting of the board of directors or any Subsidiary, or any committee thereof, or any senior management committee (including, but not limited to, the loan committee of Riverview Bank) and (c) following the receipt of all required Regulatory Approvals to consummate the transactions described herein, permit Mid Penns President and Chief Executive Officer to attend in person or telephonically (to the extent practicable), solely as an observer, any meeting of the board of directors of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary or the executive or loan committees thereof, except, in each case, to the extent exclusion (x) may be required for the board of directors to exercise its fiduciary duties under Pennsylvania law or applicable law, (y) may be required by applicable Bank Regulators, or (z) may be required to protect attorney-client privilege.
6.11. Affiliate Letters.
Riverview shall deliver to Mid Penn, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Riverview Affiliate Letters.
6.12. Proxy Solicitor.
Riverview shall retain a proxy solicitor in connection with the solicitation of Riverview shareholder approval of this Agreement.
6.13. Approval of Bank Plan of Merger.
Riverview shall take all action necessary and appropriate to approve the Bank Plan of Merger as sole shareholder of Riverview Bank and obtain the approval of, and cause the execution and delivery of, the Bank Plan of Merger by Riverview Bank in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and no later than after completion of the Merger on the Effective Time.
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6.14. Compliance with Section 409A.
Prior to the Effective Time, and to the extent any such Riverview Benefit Plans are eligible for correction or amendment, Riverview or a Riverview Subsidiary shall take any and all actions necessary, pursuant to the IRS guidance under Notice 2008-113, Notice 2010-6 or Notice 2010-80, to ensure that each Riverview Benefit Plan that is deemed to constitute a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code is in operational and documentary compliance with Section 409A of the Code as of the Effective Time. To the extent that Riverview or a Riverview Subsidiary has identified any potential failure of a nonqualified deferred compensation plan to comply with Section 409A of the Code, Riverview will provide to Mid Penn: (a) notice regarding any such potential failure, (b) documentation regarding any such required correction prior to such correction, and (c) evidence such correction has been completed, including evidence that Riverview or the Riverview Subsidiary and any affected individual has satisfied or will satisfy the reporting requirements, as applicable.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF MID PENN
7.1. Conduct of Business.
(a) Affirmative Covenants. From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except with the written consent of Riverview (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) Mid Penn will, and it will cause each Mid Penn Subsidiary to, (i) operate its business only in the usual, regular and ordinary course of business (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organization and assets and maintain its rights and franchises, (iii) voluntarily take no action that would, or would be reasonably likely to, materially adversely affect the ability of the parties to obtain any Regulatory Approvals or other approvals of Governmental Entities required for the transactions contemplated hereby or materially increase the period of time necessary to obtain such approvals, or materially adversely affect its ability to perform its covenants and agreements under this Agreement and (iv) take such additional action as set forth on Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule 7.1(a).
(b) Negative Covenants. Mid Penn agrees that from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as (i) otherwise specifically permitted or required by this Agreement, (ii) set forth in Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule 7.1(b), (iii) consented to by Riverview in writing in advance, or (iv) required by any Bank Regulator, Mid Penn will not, and it will cause each Mid Penn Subsidiary not to:
(1) amend its articles of incorporation or bylaws or similar governing documents of any of the Mid Penn Subsidiaries in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the economic benefits of the Merger to the holders of Riverview Common Stock or that would materially impede Mid Penns ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(2) take any action that is intended to, would or would be reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions set forth in Article IX not being satisfied or prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except, in every case, as may be required by applicable law;
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(3) Prior to the later of the date on which (i) all Regulatory Approvals, (ii) the approval of Riverviews shareholders and (iii) the approval of Mid Penns shareholders is received, enter into any agreement to acquire, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting capital stock of any other depository financial institution by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar transaction; or
(4) take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act prevents or impedes, or could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede, the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
7.2. Maintenance of Insurance.
Mid Penn shall maintain, and cause each Mid Penn Subsidiary to maintain, insurance in such amounts as are reasonable to cover such risks as are customary in relation to the character and location of their properties and the nature of their business, consistent with past practice.
7.3. Disclosure Supplements.
From time to time prior to the Effective Time, Mid Penn will promptly supplement or amend the Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule delivered in connection herewith with respect to any matter hereafter arising that, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in such Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule or that is necessary to correct any information in such Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule that has been rendered materially inaccurate thereby. No supplement or amendment to such Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule shall have any effect for the purpose of determining satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article IX.
7.4. Consents and Approvals of Third Parties.
Mid Penn shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as practicable all consents and approvals necessary or desirable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.5. Commercially Reasonable Efforts.
Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, Mid Penn agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, such efforts do not significantly decrease the benefits of the transaction to Mid Penn.
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7.6. Failure to Fulfill Conditions.
In the event that Mid Penn determines that a condition to its obligation to complete the Merger cannot be fulfilled and that it will not waive that condition, it will promptly notify Riverview.
7.7. Affiliate Letters.
Mid Penn shall deliver to Riverview, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Mid Penn Affiliate Letters.
7.8. Post-Closing Governance.
On or prior to the Effective Time, Mid Penn shall take such actions as are necessary to cause the individuals identified in Section 2.4(e) to be appointed to the board of directors of each of Mid Penn and Mid Penn Bank, as appropriate.
7.9. Employee Matters.
(a) After the Closing Date, the Riverview Benefit Plans may, at Mid Penns election and subject to the requirements of the Code and ERISA and the terms of the Riverview Benefit Plans, continue to be maintained separately, consolidated, merged, frozen or terminated.
(b) Employees of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary who become participants in a Mid Penn Benefit Plan shall, except with respect to any Mid Penn Excluded Benefit Plan, be given credit for service as an employee of Riverview or Riverview Bank or any predecessor thereto prior to the Effective Time for purposes of determining eligibility to participate in such plans, vesting purposes under such plans and benefit levels (but not benefit accrual) under such plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, employees of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary who become eligible to participate in a Mid Penn Excluded Benefit Plan within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2) shall be treated as new employees (without any credit for service prior to the Closing Date) for all purposes under any such Mid Penn Excluded Benefit Plan.
(c) This Agreement shall not be construed to limit the ability of Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank to terminate the employment of any employee or to review employee benefits programs from time to time and to make such changes (including terminating any benefit plan or program) as it deems appropriate.
(d) In the event of any termination of any Riverview health plan or consolidation of any Riverview health plan with any Mid Penn health plan, Mid Penn shall make available to employees of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary and their dependents health coverage on the same basis as it provides such coverage to Mid Penn employees. Unless an employee of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary affirmatively terminates coverage under a Riverview health plan prior to the time that such employee becomes eligible to participate in the Mid Penn health plan, no coverage of any of the employees of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary or their dependents shall terminate under any of the Riverview health plans prior to the time such employees and their
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dependents become eligible to participate in the health plans, programs and benefits common to all employees of Mid Penn and their dependents. In the event of a termination or consolidation of any Riverview health plan, terminated Riverview and Riverview Subsidiary employees and qualified beneficiaries will have the right, if applicable, to continuation coverage under group health plans of Mid Penn in accordance with COBRA and/or other applicable law. With respect to any employee of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary, any coverage limitation under the Mid Penn health plan due to any pre-existing condition shall be waived by the Mid Penn health plan to the degree that such condition was covered by the Riverview health plan and such condition would otherwise have been covered by the Mid Penn health plan in the absence of such coverage limitation. Mid Penn shall cause the applicable Mid Penn Benefit Plan to recognize any medical or other health expense incurred by an employee of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary in the plan year that includes the Closing Date for purposes of determining any applicable deductible and annual out of pocket expense thereunder.
(e) In the event (i) Mid Penn terminates the employment (other than for circumstances reasonably constituting cause) of any active employees of Riverview or Riverview Bank (other than employees of Riverview or Riverview Bank who are subject to employment, change of control or similar contracts) who were employees as of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Effective Time (each such employee, a Riverview Continuing Employee), or (ii) such Riverview Continuing Employee is not offered or retained in substantially comparable employment, with respect to job description, responsibilities, work location (it being understood that any work location that is located within thirty-five (35) miles of the Riverview Continuing Employees work location as of the Closing Date shall be deemed substantially comparable for purposes of this Section 7.9 (e) and pay, with Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank, as applicable, then Mid Penn shall pay severance benefits to such employees as follows: (A) in the event employment is terminated on or prior to the date which is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date, two (2) weeks salary for each full year of continuous service with Riverview, with a minimum severance benefit of four (4) weeks and a maximum severance benefit of twenty-six (26) weeks; (B) in the event employment is terminated thereafter, in accordance with the then existing severance policy of Mid Penn or its successor; or (C) as otherwise agreed between Riverview and Mid Penn; provided, however, that Mid Penns obligation to pay severance to any Riverview Continuing Employee pursuant to the foregoing shall be expressly conditioned on the receipt by Mid Penn of a release in such form and substance as deemed acceptable by Mid Penn in its sole and absolute discretion. From and after the Effective Time, Mid Penn shall permit all Riverview Continuing Employees whose employment is terminated as of the Effective Time to participate in Mid Penns outplacement services plan for employees of Mid Penn and Mid Penn Subsidiaries, which outplacement services shall be provided for a period of not less than six months following the termination of employment by an outplacement agency selected by Mid Penn.
(f) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Riverview shall take, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to take, all actions that may be requested by Mid Penn to cause the termination, amendment or freezing of any Riverview Benefit Plan prior to the Effective Time. To the extent that Mid Penn has not requested Riverview or its Subsidiaries to terminate, amend or freeze any Riverview Benefit Plan, Mid Penn agrees to honor, or cause one of the Mid Penn Subsidiaries to honor, in accordance with their terms, all such Riverview Benefit Plans, subject to any limitations
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imposed under applicable law or by any Regulatory Authority (other than tax laws); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent Mid Penn or any of the Mid Penn Subsidiaries from amending or terminating any such Riverview Benefit Plans in accordance with its terms and applicable law.
(g) Mid Penn shall establish a retention or stay bonus pool equal to Four Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($475,000) for employees jointly designated in writing by Mid Penn and Riverview (other than employees of Riverview who are subject to employment contracts or other contracts providing for severance or other payments upon termination of employment) in order to help retain key employees. Such bonuses shall be payable after the Closing Date on a date or dates jointly determined by Mid Penn and Riverview (but not to exceed twelve (12) months after the Closing Date, provided that any bonus payable more than six (6) months following the Closing Date shall be payable in two (2) installments with the first payable at six (6) months) in the event that the designated employee remains employed by Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank, as the case may be, on the Closing Date or a date or dates thereafter jointly determined by Mid Penn and Riverview; provided that the employee satisfactorily fulfills the duties of such employees position through such date or dates. With the prior consent of Mid Penn, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Riverview shall establish the amount of the retention bonus for each such employee.
(h) If requested by Mid Penn in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Time, Riverview shall cause any 401(k) plan sponsored or maintained by Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary (each, a Riverview 401(k) Plan) to be terminated effective as of the day immediately prior to the Effective Time and contingent upon the occurrence of the Closing. If Mid Penn requests that the Riverview 401(k) Plan be terminated, the Riverview Continuing Employees shall be eligible to participate effective as of the Effective Time, in a 401(k) plan sponsored or maintained by Mid Penn or one of its Subsidiaries (each, a Mid Penn 401(k) Plan). Riverview and Mid Penn shall take any and all actions as may be required, including amendments to any Riverview 401(k) Plan and/or Mid Penn 401(k) Plan, to permit the Riverview Continuing Employees who are then actively employed to make eligible rollover contributions to the Mid Penn 401(k) Plan in the form of cash, in-kind benefits (if permitted by the Mid Penn 401(k) Plan), outstanding participant loans or a combination thereof.
(i) The provisions of this Section 7.9 are solely for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement, and no current or former director, officer, employee, other service provider or independent contractor or any other person shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, and nothing herein shall be construed as an amendment to any Riverview or Mid Penn Benefit Plan or other compensation or benefit plan or arrangement for any purpose.
7.10. Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) Following the Effective Time, Mid Penn shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each person who is now, or who has been at any time before the date hereof or who becomes before the Effective Time, an officer, director or employee of Riverview or Riverview Bank (the Indemnified Parties) against all losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses (including attorneys fees), liabilities or judgments or amounts that are paid in settlement (which settlement
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shall require the prior written consent of Mid Penn, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of or in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, or administrative (each a Claim), in which an Indemnified Party is, or is threatened to be made, a party or witness in whole or in part or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer or employee of Riverview or a Riverview Subsidiary if such Claim pertains to any matter of fact arising, existing or occurring at or before the Effective Time (including, without limitation, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby), regardless of whether such Claim is asserted or claimed before, or after, the Effective Time, to the fullest extent as would have been permitted by Riverview under the PBCL and under Riverviews articles of incorporation and bylaws. Mid Penn shall pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent as would have been permitted by Riverview under the PBCL and under Riverviews articles of incorporation and bylaws, upon receipt of an undertaking to repay such advance payments if such Indemnified Party shall be adjudicated or determined to be not entitled to indemnification. Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this subsection upon learning of any Claim, shall notify Mid Penn (but the failure so to notify Mid Penn shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this subsection, except to the extent such failure materially prejudices Mid Penn) and shall deliver to Mid Penn the undertaking referred to in the previous sentence.
(b) In the event that either Mid Penn or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving bank or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Mid Penn shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 7.10.
(c) Mid Penn shall maintain, or shall cause Mid Penn Bank to maintain, in effect for six (6) years following the Effective Time, the current directors and officers liability insurance policies covering the officers and directors of Riverview (provided, that Mid Penn may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions which are not materially less favorable) with respect to matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall Mid Penn be required to expend pursuant to this subsection more than two hundred percent (200%) of the annual cost currently expended by Riverview with respect to such insurance (the Maximum Amount); provided, further, that if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds the Maximum Amount, Mid Penn shall maintain the most advantageous policies of directors and officers insurance obtainable for a premium equal to the Maximum Amount. In connection with the foregoing, Riverview agrees in order for Mid Penn to fulfill its agreement to provide directors and officers liability insurance policies for six (6) years to provide such insurer or substitute insurer with such reasonable and customary representations as such insurer may request with respect to the reporting of any prior claims.
(d) The obligations of Mid Penn provided under this Section 7.10 are intended to be enforceable against Mid Penn directly by the Indemnified Parties and shall be binding on all respective successors and permitted assigns of Mid Penn.
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7.11. Stock Reserve.
Mid Penn agrees at all times from the date of this Agreement until the Merger Consideration has been paid in full to reserve a sufficient number of shares of its common stock and to maintain sufficient liquid accounts or borrowing capacity to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.
7.12. Exchange Listing.
Prior to the Closing Date, Mid Penn will take all steps necessary to list on the Nasdaq (or such other national securities exchange on which the shares of Mid Penn Common Stock shall be listed as of the date of consummation of the Merger), subject to official notice of issuance, the shares of Mid Penn Common Stock to be issued in the Merger.
7.13. Approval of Bank Plan of Merger.
Mid Penn shall take all action necessary and appropriate to approve the Bank Plan of Merger as sole shareholder of Mid Penn Bank and obtain the approval of, and cause the execution and delivery of, the Bank Plan of Merger by Mid Penn Bank in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and no later than after completion of the Merger on the Effective Time.
7.14. Proxy Solicitor.
Mid Penn shall retain a proxy solicitor in connection with the solicitation of Mid Penn shareholder approval of this Agreement.
7.15. Assumption of Riverview Subordinated Debt and Trust Preferred Securities.
(a) Mid Penn agrees that, effective upon the Effective Time, it shall assume the subordinated debt of Riverview and all of Riverviews obligations thereunder, and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to assume such debt, including the execution of any necessary documents.
(b) Mid Penn agrees that, effective upon the Effective Time, it shall assume the Riverview trust preferred securities and all of Riverviews obligations under the related indentures, and shall take all actions necessary or appropriate in accordance therewith, including, if requested by the trustee, execution of a supplemental indenture and other appropriate documents or certificates.
ARTICLE VIII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
8.1. Shareholder Meetings.
(a) Riverview will (i) as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, take all steps necessary to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (the Riverview Shareholders Meeting), for the purpose of
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considering this Agreement and the Merger, and for such other purposes as may be, in Riverviews reasonable judgment, necessary or desirable, and (ii), except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.8(e), have its Board of Directors unanimously recommend approval of this Agreement to the Riverview shareholders (the Riverview Recommendation) and otherwise support the Merger.
(b) Mid Penn will (i) as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, take all steps necessary to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (the Mid Penn Shareholders Meeting), for the purpose of considering this Agreement and the Merger, and for such other purposes as may be, in Mid Penns reasonable judgment, necessary or desirable, and (ii) have its Board of Directors unanimously recommend approval of this Agreement to the Mid Penn shareholders (the Mid Penn Recommendation) and otherwise support the Merger.
8.2. Proxy Statement-Prospectus.
(a) For the purposes of (i) registering Mid Penn Common Stock to be offered to holders of Riverview Common Stock in connection with the Merger with the SEC under the Securities Act and (ii) holding the Riverview Shareholders Meeting and the Mid Penn Shareholders Meeting, Mid Penn shall draft and prepare, and Riverview shall cooperate in the preparation of, the Registration Statement, including a joint proxy statement and prospectus, satisfying all applicable requirements of applicable state securities and banking laws, and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder (such proxy statement-prospectus in the form mailed to the Riverview shareholders and the Mid Penn shareholders, together with any and all amendments or supplements thereto, being herein referred to as the Proxy Statement-Prospectus). Mid Penn shall, as soon as practicable (but no later than 60 days after the execution of this Agreement), file the Registration Statement, including the Proxy Statement-Prospectus, with the SEC under the Securities Act in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Mid Penn and Riverview shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and each of Riverview and Mid Penn shall thereafter promptly mail the Proxy Statement-Prospectus to the Riverview shareholders and the Mid Penn shareholders. Mid Penn shall also use commercially 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 Riverview shall furnish all information concerning Riverview and the holders of Riverview Common Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action.
(b) Riverview shall provide Mid Penn with any information concerning itself that Mid Penn may reasonably request in connection with the drafting and preparation of the Proxy Statement-Prospectus, and Mid Penn shall notify Riverview promptly of the receipt of any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement-Prospectus and of any requests by the SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for additional information and shall provide to Riverview promptly copies of all correspondence between Mid Penn or any of its representatives and the SEC. Mid Penn shall give Riverview and its counsel the opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement-Prospectus prior to its being filed with the SEC and shall give Riverview and its counsel the opportunity to review and comment on all amendments and supplements to the Proxy
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Statement-Prospectus and all responses to requests for additional information and replies to comments prior to their being filed with, or sent to, the SEC. Each of Mid Penn and Riverview agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts, after consultation with the other party hereto, to respond promptly to all such comments of and requests by the SEC and to cause the Proxy Statement-Prospectus and all required amendments and supplements thereto to be mailed to the holders of Riverview Common Stock entitled to vote at the Riverview Shareholders Meeting and to the holders of the Mid Penn Common Stock entitled to vote at the Mid Penn Shareholders Meeting at the earliest practicable time.
(c) Riverview and Mid Penn shall promptly notify the other party if at any time it becomes aware that the Proxy Statement-Prospectus or the Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In such event, Riverview shall cooperate with Mid Penn in the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such Proxy Statement-Prospectus that corrects such misstatement or omission, and Mid Penn shall file an amended Registration Statement with the SEC, and Riverview shall mail an amended Proxy Statement-Prospectus to the Riverview shareholders and Mid Penn shall mail an amended Proxy Statement-Prospectus to the Mid Penn shareholders.
8.3. Regulatory Approvals.
Each of Riverview and Mid Penn will cooperate with the other and use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly prepare and as soon as practicable following the date hereof (but in no event later than 45 days after the execution of this Agreement as it relates to the filings with the Bank Regulators) file all necessary documentation to obtain all necessary permits, consents, waivers, approvals and authorizations of the SEC, the Bank Regulators and any other third parties or Governmental Entities, necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Riverview and Mid Penn shall furnish each other and each others counsel with all information concerning themselves, their subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be necessary or advisable in connection with any application, petition or any other statement or application made by or on behalf of Riverview or Mid Penn to any Bank Regulator or Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger, and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Riverview shall have the right to review and approve in advance all characterizations of the information relating to Riverview and any Riverview Subsidiary which appear in any filing made in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with any Governmental Entity. Mid Penn shall give Riverview and its counsel the opportunity to review and comment on each filing prior to its being filed with a Bank Regulator and shall give Riverview and its counsel the opportunity to review and comment on all regulatory filings, amendments and supplements to such filings and all responses to requests for additional information and replies to comments prior to their being filed with, or sent to, a Bank Regulator. Mid Penn shall notify Riverview promptly of the receipt of any comments of any Bank Regulator with respect to such filings and shall promptly provide to Riverview and its counsel copies of such comments. Each of Riverview and Mid Penn will cooperate with each other and use their reasonable best efforts to address any conditions in any regulatory approval to allow for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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8.4. Current Information.
(a) During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, each party will cause one or more of its representatives to confer with representatives of the other party and report the general status of its ongoing operations at such times as the other party may reasonably request. Each party will promptly notify the other party of any material change in the normal course of its business or in the operation of the properties of such party or the Mid Penn Subsidiaries or Riverview Subsidiaries, as applicable, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, of any governmental complaints, investigations or hearings (or communications indicating that the same may be contemplated), or the institution or the threat of material litigation involving such party or any Mid Penn Subsidiary or Riverview Subsidiary, as applicable. Without limiting the foregoing, senior officers of Mid Penn and Riverview shall confer at the reasonable request of the other, and shall meet on a reasonably regular basis, to review the financial and operational affairs of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries and of Mid Penn and the Mid Penn Subsidiaries, in accordance with applicable law, and Riverview shall give due consideration to Mid Penns input on such matters, with the understanding that, notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, neither Mid Penn nor any Mid Penn Subsidiary shall, under any circumstance, be permitted to exercise control of Riverview or any Riverview Subsidiary prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, neither Mid Penn nor Riverview shall be required to take any action that would provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would, in such disclosing partys reasonable judgment, violate or prejudice the rights, business interests, or confidences of any customer or other person or would result in the waiver by such disclosing party of the privilege protecting communications between such disclosing party and any of its legal counsel.
(b) Riverview Bank shall provide Mid Penn Bank, within fifteen (15) business days after the end of each calendar month, a written list of Nonperforming Assets, its asset quality report and a written list of its investment security purchases during the calendar month then ended. On a monthly basis, Riverview Bank shall provide Mid Penn Bank with a schedule of all loan approvals, which schedule shall indicate the loan amount, loan type and other material features of the loan.
(c) Each of Mid Penn and Riverview shall promptly inform the other upon receiving notice of any legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings, demands, notices, audits or investigations (by any federal, state or local commission, agency or board) relating to the alleged liability of such party or any Riverview Subsidiary or any Mid Penn Subsidiary, as applicable, under any labor or employment law.
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8.5. Dividends. In the event that the Effective Time is on or after January 31, 2022, each of Mid Penn and Riverview shall coordinate with the other the declaration of any dividends in respect of Mid Penn Common Stock and Riverview Common Stock and the record dates and payment dates relating thereto, it being the intention of the parties hereto that holders of Riverview Common Stock shall not receive two (2) dividends, or fail to receive one (1) dividend, in any quarter with respect to their Riverview Common Stock and any shares of Mid Penn Common Stock any such holder receives in exchange therefor in the Merger.
8.6. Access; Confidentiality.
(a) From the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, Riverview shall, and shall cause each Riverview Subsidiary to, afford to Mid Penn and its authorized agents and representatives, complete access to its properties, assets, books and records and personnel, during normal business hours and after reasonable notice; and the officers of Riverview and each Riverview Subsidiary will furnish Mid Penn and its representatives with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to its businesses, properties, assets, books and records and personnel as Mid Penn or its representatives shall from time to time reasonably request except, in each case, to the extent exclusion (x) may be required for the board of directors to exercise its fiduciary duties under Pennsylvania law or applicable law, (y) may be required by applicable Bank Regulators, or (z) may be required to protect attorney-client privilege.
(b) Mid Penn agrees to conduct such investigation and discussions hereunder in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with normal operations and customer and employee relationships of Riverview and the Riverview Subsidiaries.
(c) In addition, Riverview shall provide Mid Penn (i) a weekly loan pipeline report; and (ii) appropriate information, as requested, regarding matters relating to problem loans, loan restructurings and loan workouts of Riverview and any Riverview Subsidiary where the outstanding balance, including principal and interest, is equal to or in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), provided that nothing contained in this subparagraph shall be construed to grant Mid Penn or any Mid Penn employee any final decision-making authority with respect to such matters.
(d) Prior to the Effective Time, Mid Penn shall hold in confidence all confidential information of Riverview on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement in accordance with Section 11.1. If the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not be completed, Mid Penn will continue to comply with the terms of such Confidentiality Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX
CLOSING CONDITIONS
9.1. Conditions to Each Partys Obligations under this Agreement.
The respective obligations of each party under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, none of which may be waived:
(a) Shareholder Approval. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the shareholders of Riverview and by the requisite vote of the shareholders of Mid Penn.
(b) Injunctions. None of the parties hereto shall be subject to any order, decree or injunction of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction that enjoins or prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no statute, rule or regulation shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, interpreted, applied or enforced by any Governmental Entity or Bank Regulator, that enjoins or prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Regulatory Approvals. All Regulatory Approvals, and other necessary approvals, authorizations and consents of any Governmental Entities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the failure of which to obtain would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect and all waiting periods relating to such approvals, authorizations or consents shall have expired; and no such approval, authorization or consent shall include any condition or requirement, excluding standard conditions that are normally imposed by the regulatory authorities in bank merger transactions, that would, in the good faith reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of either Riverview or Mid Penn, materially and adversely affect the business, operations, financial condition, property or assets of the combined enterprise of Riverview, Riverview Bank, Mid Penn Bank, and Mid Penn or materially impair the value of Riverview or Riverview Bank to Mid Penn or of Mid Penn and Mid Penn Bank to Riverview.
(d) Effectiveness of 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 and, if the offer and sale of Mid Penn Common Stock in the Merger is subject to the blue sky laws of any state, shall not be subject to a stop order of any state securities commissioner.
(e) Tax Opinions. On the basis of facts, representations and assumptions which shall be consistent with the state of facts existing at the Closing Date, Mid Penn shall have received an opinion of Pillar Aught LLC, and Riverview shall have received an opinion of Luse Gorman, PC, each reasonably acceptable in form and substance to Mid Penn and Riverview, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that for federal income tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering the legal
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opinions described in this Section 9.1(e), the law firms may require and rely upon customary representations contained in certificates of officers of Mid Penn and Riverview and their respective subsidiaries. The receipt of such legal opinions may not be waived by either party to this Agreement unless the Proxy Statement-Prospectus is re-circulated to the Riverview shareholders and the Mid Penn Shareholders for solicitation of their approval of the consummation of the Merger without fulfillment of the condition described in this Section 9.1(e).
(f) Listing of Mid Penn Common Stock. The shares of Mid Penn Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Merger shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq.
9.2. Conditions to the Obligations of Mid Penn under this Agreement.
The obligations of Mid Penn under this Agreement shall be further subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing Date:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) Each of the representations and warranties of Riverview (other than in Sections 4.1(a), 4.1(b) (1st two sentences only), 4.1(c), 4.1(d), 4.2, 4.3 and 4.7) set forth in this Agreement or in any certificate or agreement delivered by Riverview pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be true and correct, in all respects (without giving effect to any limitation indicated by the words Material Adverse Effect, in all material respects, in any material respect, material, materially or words of similar import) as of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Effective Time with the same effect as though all such representations and warranties had been made at and as of such time (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Riverview, (ii) each of the representations and warranties of Riverview set forth in Section 4.2 shall be true and correct (other than de minimus inaccuracies) as of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Effective Time with the same effect as though all such representations and warranties had been made at and as of such time (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of that date), and (iii) each of the representations and warranties of Riverview set forth in Sections 4.1(a), 4.1(b) (1st two sentences only), 4.1(c), 4.1(d), 4.3 and 4.7 shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Effective Time with the same effect as though all such representations and warranties had been made at and as of such time (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that date).
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Riverview shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and complied in all material respects with all agreements or covenants to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Permits, Authorizations, Etc. Riverview shall have obtained any and all material permits, authorizations, consents, waivers, clearances or approvals required for the lawful consummation of the Merger.
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(d) No Change Resulting in Material Adverse Effect. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred, on a consolidated basis, any change that individually or in the aggregate has a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Riverview.
(e) Appraisal Rights. Not more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of the Riverview Common Stock shall constitute Dissenter Shares.
(f) Officers Certificate. Riverview shall have delivered to Mid Penn a certificate and such other documents, dated the Closing Date and signed, without personal liability, by its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to the effect that the conditions set forth in subsections (a) through (e) of this Section 9.2 have been satisfied.
9.3. Conditions to the Obligations of Riverview under this Agreement.
The obligations of Riverview under this Agreement shall be further subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing Date:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) Each of the representations and warranties of Mid Penn (other than in Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) (1st two sentences only), 5.1(c), 5.1(d), 5.2, 5.3 and 5.7) set forth in this Agreement or in any certificate or agreement delivered by Mid Penn pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be true and correct, in all respects (without giving effect to any limitation indicated by the words Material Adverse Effect, in all material respects, in any material respect, material, materially or words of similar import) as of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Effective Time with the same effect as though all such representations and warranties had been made at and as of such time (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Mid Penn, (ii) each of the representations and warranties of Mid Penn set forth in Section 5.2 shall be true and correct (other than de minimus inaccuracies) as of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Effective Time with the same effect as though all such representations and warranties had been made at and as of such time (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of that date), and (iii) each of the representations and warranties of Mid Penn set forth in Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) (1st two sentences only), 5.1(c), 5.1(d), 5.3 and 5.7 shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Effective Time with the same effect as though all such representations and warranties had been made at and as of such time (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that date).
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Mid Penn shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and complied in all material respects with all agreements or covenants to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Effective Time.
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(c) Permits, Authorizations, Etc. Mid Penn shall have obtained any and all material permits, authorizations, consents, waivers, clearances or approvals required for the lawful consummation of the Merger.
(d) No Change Resulting in Material Adverse Effect. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred, on a consolidated basis, any change that individually or in the aggregate has a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Mid Penn or Mid Penn Bank.
(e) Payment of Merger Consideration. Mid Penn shall have delivered the Exchange Fund to the Exchange Agent on or before the Closing Date and the Exchange Agent shall provide Riverview with a certificate evidencing such delivery.
(f) Officers Certificate. Mid Penn shall have delivered to Riverview a certificate and such other documents, dated the Closing Date and signed, without personal liability, by its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to the effect that the conditions set forth in subsections (a) through (e) of this Section 9.3 have been satisfied.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
10.1. Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date, whether before or after approval of the Merger by the shareholders of Riverview and Mid Penn:
(a) at any time by the mutual written agreement of Mid Penn and Riverview;
(b) by either party (provided, that the terminating party is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein) if there shall have been a material breach of any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement on the part of the other party, which breach by its nature cannot be cured prior to the Termination Date or shall not have been cured within 30 days after written notice of such breach by the terminating party to the other party; provided, however, that neither party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(b) unless the breach of representation or warranty, together with all other such breaches, would entitle the terminating party not to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby under Section 9.2(a) (in the case of a breach of a representation or warranty by Riverview) or Section 9.3(a) (in the case of a breach of a representation or warranty by Mid Penn);
(c) by either party (provided, that the terminating party is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein) if there shall have been a material failure to perform or comply with any of the covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement on the part of the other party, which failure by its nature cannot be cured prior to the Termination Date or shall not have been cured within thirty (30) days after written notice of such failure by the terminating party to the other party; provided, however, that neither party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(c) unless the breach of such covenant or agreement, together with all other such breaches, would entitle the terminating party not
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to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby under Section 9.2(b) (in the case of a breach of a covenant or agreement by Riverview) or Section 9.3(b) (in the case of a breach of a covenant or agreement by Mid Penn);
(d) by either party if the Closing shall not have occurred by the Termination Date, or such later date as shall have been agreed to in writing by Mid Penn and Riverview; provided, that no party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(d) if the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before said date was due to such partys material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement;
(e) by either party if (i) the shareholders of Riverview fail to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the Riverview Shareholders Meeting called for that purpose; or (ii) the shareholders of Mid Penn fail to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the Mid Penn Shareholders Meeting called for that purpose;
(f) by either party if (i) final action has been taken by a Bank Regulator whose approval is required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, which final action (A) has become nonappealable and (B) does not approve this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity shall have issued an order, decree, ruling or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable;
(g) by the Board of Directors of Mid Penn if Riverview has received a Superior Proposal, and in accordance with Section 6.8 of this Agreement, the Riverview Board of Directors has entered into any letter of intent, agreement in principle or acquisition agreement with respect to the Superior Proposal, withdrawn its recommendation of this Agreement or failed to make such recommendation at any time a recommendation is required to be made under this Agreement or modified or qualified such recommendation in a manner adverse to Mid Penn, or has otherwise made a determination to accept such Superior Proposal;
(h) by the Board of Directors of Riverview if Riverview has received a Superior Proposal, and in accordance with Section 6.8 of this Agreement, the Riverview Board of Directors has made a determination to accept such Superior Proposal; or
(i) by the Board of Directors of Riverview, by written notice to Mid Penn at any time on or after the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date (the Determination Date) if the Mid Penn Financial Price Ratio is both (x) less than 0.80 and (y) less than the Index Ratio by more than twenty percent (20%).
For purposes of this Section 10.1(i), the following terms have the meanings indicated below:
Average NASDAQ Bank Index Value means the average of the NASDAQ Bank Index Value as quoted by NASDAQ for the twenty (20) consecutive full trading days ending on the trading day prior to the Determination Date;
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Determination Date Average Closing Price means the average of the per share closing prices of a share of Mid Penn Common Stock during the twenty (20) consecutive full trading days ending on the trading day prior to the Determination Date;
Index Ratio means the quotient (multiplied by 100 to express such quotient as a percentage) obtained by dividing the Average NASDAQ Bank Index Value by the Initial NASDAQ Bank Index Value, calculated to two (2) decimal places;
Initial NASDAQ Bank Index Value means $4,579.01.
Mid Penn Financial Price Ratio means the quotient (multiplied by 100 to express such quotient as a percentage) obtained by dividing the Determination Date Average Closing Price by the Starting Price, calculated to four (4) decimal places; and
Starting Price means $27.95.
If Riverview elects to terminate pursuant to this Section 10.1(i), and provides written notice to Mid Penn, then within two (2) Business Days following Mid Penns receipt of such notice, Mid Penn may elect by written notice to Riverview to reinstate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement by adjusting the Exchange Ratio (calculated to the nearest one one-thousandth) to equal the lesser of (x) a number (rounded to the nearest one one-thousandth) obtained by dividing (A) the product of the Starting Price, 0.80 and the Exchange Ratio (as then in effect) by (B) the Determination Date Average Closing Price or (y) a number (rounded to the nearest one one-thousandth) obtained by dividing (A) the product of the Index Ratio and the Exchange Ratio (as then in effect) by (B) the Mid Penn Financial Price Ratio. If Mid Penn makes such election to reinstate the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no termination will occur pursuant to this Section 10.1(i) and this Agreement will remain in effect according to its terms (except as the Merger Consideration has been adjusted).
10.2. Effect of Termination.
(a) In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to any provision of Section 10.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no further force, except that the provisions of Sections 10.2, 11.1, 11.4, 11.5, 11.7, 11.10, 11.11, 11.12 (related to jurisdiction) and any other Section which, by its terms, relates to post-termination rights or obligations, shall survive such termination of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated, expenses and damages of the parties hereto shall be determined as follows:
(1) Except as provided below, whether or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.
(2) In the event of a termination of this Agreement because of a willful breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, the breaching party shall remain liable for any and all damages, costs and expenses, including all reasonable attorneys fees, sustained or incurred by the non-breaching party as a result thereof or in connection therewith or with respect to the enforcement of its rights hereunder.
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(3) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by Mid Penn pursuant to Section 10.1(g), or by Riverview pursuant to Section 10.1(h), Riverview shall pay to Mid Penn the Mid Penn Termination Fee within five (5) Business Days after Mid Penn makes written demand therefor. Such payments shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Mid Penn.
(4) In the event that Riverview enters into a definitive agreement relating to a Riverview Acquisition Proposal or consummates a Riverview Acquisition Proposal within twelve (12) months after the termination of this Agreement (i) by Mid Penn pursuant to Sections 10.1(b) or 10.1(c) because of a willful breach by Riverview; or (ii) by Mid Penn or Riverview pursuant to Section 10.1(e)(i) following failure of the shareholders of Riverview to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, in the case of (ii): (y) Riverview has breached the provisions of Section 6.8, or (z) a third party has publicly proposed or announced an Acquisition Proposal prior to the Riverview Shareholders Meeting, Riverview shall pay to Mid Penn the Mid Penn Termination Fee within two (2) Business Days after Mid Penn makes written demand therefor. Such payments shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Mid Penn.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the Mid Penn Termination Fee shall mean Five Million Seventy Thousand Dollars ($5,070,000).
(d) The right to receive payment of the Mid Penn Termination Fee under Sections 10.2(b)(3) and 10.2(b)(4) constitutes the sole and exclusive remedy of either party against the other and their respective officers and directors with respect to a termination under these Sections, and shall constitute liquidated damages and not a penalty.
10.3. Amendment, Extension and Waiver.
Subject to applicable law, and except as provided in this Agreement, at any time prior to the Effective Time (whether before or after approval thereof by the shareholders of Riverview and Mid Penn), the parties hereto by action of their respective Boards of Directors, may (a) amend this Agreement, (b) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of any other party hereto, (c) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, or (d) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein; provided, however, that after any approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the shareholders of Riverview and Mid Penn, there may not be, without further approval of such shareholders, any amendment of this Agreement which reduces the amount or value or changes the form of consideration to be delivered to Riverviews shareholders pursuant to this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party, but such waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with such 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 XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1. Confidentiality.
Except as specifically set forth herein, Mid Penn and Riverview mutually agree to be bound by the terms of the confidentiality agreement dated March 19, 2021 (the Confidentiality Agreement) previously executed by the parties hereto, which Confidentiality Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The parties hereto agree that such Confidentiality Agreement shall continue in accordance with its terms, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.
11.2. Public Announcements.
Riverview and Mid Penn shall cooperate with each other in the development and distribution of all news releases and other public disclosures with respect to this Agreement, and except as may be otherwise required by law, neither Riverview nor Mid Penn shall issue any news release, or other public announcement or communication with respect to this Agreement unless such news release, public announcement or communication has been mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto, provided, however, that nothing in this Section 11.2 shall be deemed to prohibit any party from making any disclosure which it deems necessary in order to satisfy such partys disclosure obligations imposed by law.
11.3. Survival.
All representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall expire on and be terminated and extinguished at the Effective Time, except for those covenants and agreements contained herein which by their terms apply in whole or in part after the Effective Time, including Section 2.4(e), Article III, Section 7.8, Section 7.9, Section 7.10, Section 7.11, and Section 7.15.
11.4. Expenses.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.2, and except for the cost of printing and mailing the Proxy Statement-Prospectus which shall be shared equally, each party hereto shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including fees and expenses of its own financial advisors, accountants and legal counsel and, in the case of Mid Penn, the registration fee to be paid to the SEC in connection with the Registration Statement.
11.5. Notices.
All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered by receipted hand delivery, mailed by United States prepaid registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), or by a nationally recognized overnight courier promising next Business Day delivery, addressed as follows:
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If to Mid Penn, to: | Rory G. Ritrievi President and Chief Executive Officer Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. 349 Union Street Millersburg, Pennsylvania 17061 | |
With required copies (which shall not constitute notice) to: |
Kenneth J. Rollins, Esq. Pillar+Aught 4201 E. Park Circle Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111 Fax: (717) 686-9862 | |
If to Riverview, to: | Brett D. Fulk President and Chief Executive Officer Riverview Financial Corp. 3901 North Front Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 | |
With required copies (which shall not constitute notice) to: |
Jeffrey M. Cardone, Esq. Benjamin M. Azoff, Esq. Luse Gorman, PC 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 780 Washington, DC 20015 |
or such other address as shall be furnished in writing by any party, and any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given: (a) as of the date delivered by hand; (b) three (3) Business Days after being delivered to the U.S. mail, postage prepaid; or (c) one (1) Business Day after being delivered to the overnight courier and requesting next Business Day delivery.
11.6. Parties in Interest.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party. Except for the provisions of Article III and Section 7.10(d) and except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, following the Effective Time, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
11.7. Complete Agreement.
This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules hereto and the documents and other writings referred to herein or therein or delivered pursuant hereto, and the Confidentiality Agreement, referred to in Section 11.1, contains the entire agreement and
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understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties other than those expressly set forth herein or therein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (other than the Confidentiality Agreement referred to in Section 11.1 hereof) between the parties, both written and oral, with respect to its subject matter.
11.8. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and each of which shall be deemed an original. A facsimile copy or electronic transmission of a signature page shall be deemed to be an original signature page.
11.9. Severability.
In the event that any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement and the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to substitute a valid, legal and enforceable provision which, insofar as practical, implements the purposes and intents of this Agreement.
11.10. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to its laws or principles of conflicts of laws.
11.11. Interpretation.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections or Exhibits, such reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The recitals hereto constitute an integral part of this Agreement. References to Sections include subsections, which are part of the related Section (e.g., a section numbered Section 2.2(a) would be part of Section 2.2 and references to Section 2.2 would also refer to material contained in the subsection described as Section 2.2(a)). The table of contents, index 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. The phrases the date of this Agreement, the date hereof and terms of similar import, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. A disclosure set forth in any Mid Penn Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be a disclosure under all Mid Penn Disclosure Schedules, and a disclosure in any Riverview Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be a disclosure under all Riverview Disclosure Schedules.
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11.12. Specific Performance; Jurisdiction.
The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the provisions contained in 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 the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania or in any state court in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. In addition, each of the parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania or of any state court located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (c) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania or a state court located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
11.13. Waiver of Trial by Jury.
The parties hereto hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally waive the right any may have to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation based on, or rising out of, under, or in connection with this Agreement and any agreement contemplated to be executed in connection herewith, or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether verbal or written) or actions of either party in connection with such agreements.
11.14. Delivery by Facsimile or Electronic Transmission.
This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments or waivers hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by e-mail delivery of a .pdf format data file, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a .pdf format data file to deliver a signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a .pdf format data file as a defense to the formation of a contract and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Mid Penn and Riverview have caused this Agreement to be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers as of the date first set forth above.
MID PENN BANCORP, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Rory G. Ritrievi | |||
Name: | Rory G. Ritrievi | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
RIVERVIEW FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Brett D. Fulk | |||
Name: | Brett D. Fulk | |||
Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
Second Amendment to
Executive Employment Agreement
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT is adopted June 30, 2021, between and among Riverview Financial Corporation (the Corporation), Riverview Bank, (the Bank), and Brett D. Fulk (the Executive).
Recitals
WHEREAS, the Corporation, the Bank, and the Executive are parties to an Executive Employment Agreement dated January 4, 2012, which was subsequently amended on January 9, 2014 (the Agreement);
WHEREAS, the Corporation is engaged in discussions with Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (MPB) to effectuate a transaction whereby the Corporation and the Bank, respectively, will merge with and into MPB and MPBs wholly-owned subsidiary, Mid Penn Bank (the Merger Transaction); and
WHEREAS, to facilitate the Merger Transaction and to provide additional clarity on certain compensation to which Executive may be entitled upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2(b) of the Agreement) and attendant delivery of a Notice of Termination (as defined in Section VI.2 of the Agreement), the parties wish to amend the Agreement to specifically define the dollar amount associated with the bonus component of Executives Annual Compensation.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Corporation, the Bank, and the Executive adopt the following amendment to the Agreement.
Second Amendment
1. The reference to Chief Operating Officer in Section I.1 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with President and Chief Executive Officer.
2. Section I.2 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
2. During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall perform such executive services for the Bank as are consistent with his title and as are assigned to him by the Banks Board of Directors.
3. Subject to Paragraph 4 below, Section VI.3 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
3. In the event that the Executive delivers a Notice of Termination (as defined in Section VI.2 of this Agreement) to the Bank, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation and benefits set forth below:
If a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2(b) of this Agreement) has also occurred, the Bank shall pay the Executive an amount equal to 3.0 times the Executives
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Annual Compensation minus applicable taxes and withholdings, payable in twenty-four (24) equal monthly installments beginning within thirty (30) days of the Executives separation of service as defined in Code Section 409A. For purposes of this paragraph, Annual Compensation shall be defined as: (a) the Executives Annual Base Salary;(b) a designated bonus amount that is equal to the greater of: (1) $249,000; or (2), 100% of the bonus amount earned and received under the terms of the Corporations 2021 Annual Executive Incentive Plan as of the close of the Merger Transaction, provided, that such amount shall not exceed $373,500;and (c) the amount which the Bank pays for employee benefits for the Executive for a one year period.
In the event the payment described herein, when added to all other amounts or benefits provided to or on behalf of the Executive in connection with his termination of employment, would result in the imposition of an excise tax under section 4999 of the Code, the Bank will pay to the Executive an additional cash payment (Gross-up Payment) in an amount such that the after-tax proceeds of such Gross-up Payment (including any income tax or Excise Tax on such Gross-up Payment) will be equal to the amount of the Excise Tax.
4. The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that the foregoing amendment shall be conditioned upon the successful closing of the Merger Transaction. In the event that the Merger Transaction does not close, the parties agree that this Second Amendment shall be rendered null and void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and duly authorized representatives of the Bank and the Corporation have executive this Second Amendment as indicated below:
Executive | Bank | |||||
/s/ Brett D. Fulk |
By: | /s/ Kevin McMillen | ||||
Brett D. Fulk | Its: | Chair of the Compensation Committee | ||||
Corporation | ||||||
By: | /s/ Kevin McMillen | |||||
Its: | Chair of the Compensation Committee |
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Exhibit 99.1
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Riverview Financial Corporation
Combination of two leading franchises creates a premier Pennsylvania community bank with approximately $4.8 billion in assets
MILLERSBURG, PA, and HARRISBURG, PA, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (Mid Penn) (NASDAQ:MPB), headquartered in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, and Riverview Financial Corporation (Riverview) (NASDAQ:RIVE), headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, today jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Mid Penn will acquire Riverview in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $124.7 million (based upon Mid Penns closing stock price of $27.47 for the trading day ending June 29, 2021).
The merger, unanimously approved by both boards of directors, will enhance Mid Penns footprint throughout central Pennsylvania. In addition to providing entry into the growing Lehigh Valley and State College markets, the combination also provides access to attractive core deposit funding markets including the Clearfield and Altoona geographies in western Pennsylvania. The transaction creates a combined community banking franchise with approximately $4.8 billion in assets, $3.7 billion in deposits and $3.7 billion in loans. Following the transaction, Mid Penn will be the sixth largest Pennsylvania headquartered bank under $10 billion and will retain its standing as the top-ranked community bank by deposit market share in the Harrisburg MSA.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, shareholders of Riverview common stock will receive 0.4833 shares of Mid Penn common stock for each share of Riverview common stock they own. All options to purchase Riverview common stock will be cashed out upon completion of the merger. The transaction is intended to qualify as a reorganization for federal income tax purposes and, as a result, the receipt of Mid Penn common stock by shareholders of Riverview is expected to be tax-free.
Strategic Highlights:
| The combination delivers increased scale, lending limits and competitive capabilities throughout Pennsylvania markets |
| Provides entrance into the dynamic Lehigh Valley and State College markets, and adds high quality core deposits in western Pennsylvania |
| Transaction creates greater positive operating leverage, increased profitability, and stock liquidity |
We are pleased to welcome the Riverview shareholders, customers and employees to the Mid Penn family, said Mid Penn President and CEO Rory G. Ritrievi. These two great community bank organizations have been familiar with each other for years as competitors but now get to provide world class customer service to our markets throughout Pennsylvania together. This combination provides strong economic value to both shareholder groups and creates a financial institution with plenty of muscle at a time when it is most important. That muscle should allow us to continue to provide best in class return to both groups of shareholders.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a like-minded, high-performing community bank with considerable franchise value and growth potential, said Brett D. Fulk, Riverviews President and Chief Executive Officer. Mid Penn has a high degree of familiarity with our operating markets and business lines. They share our relationship-centric culture, and together we will provide our clients with growth opportunities via higher lending limits and the ability to further invest in technology and digital initiatives. We are pleased to continue to work on behalf of our valued customers and communities with Rory and his team.
Subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals and Mid Penn and Riverview shareholder approvals, the merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. Following completion of the merger, Riverview Bank will be merged with and into Mid Penn Bank. Additionally, two Riverview directors will join the board of directors of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.
Piper Sandler & Co. served as financial advisor to Mid Penn in connection with the transaction and Stephens Inc. rendered a fairness opinion to Mid Penns board of directors. Pillar+Aught served as legal advisor to Mid Penn in the transaction. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC served as financial advisor to Riverview in connection with the transaction and rendered a fairness opinion to the Riverview board of directors. Luse Gorman, PC served as legal advisor to Riverview.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
Mid Penn will conduct a live conference call and webcast to discuss the transaction at 10 am Eastern Time on July 1, 2021. To listen to the live call, please dial 1-877-270-2148 and ask to be joined to the Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. call.
The link to the webcast is: https://services.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=2aQkaKi9
The webcast, along with related slides, will be available on the Mid Penn website (www.midpennbank.com) and the Riverview website (www.riverviewbankpa.com).
About Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: MPB) is the holding company for Mid Penn Bank, a Pennsylvania bank and trust company headquartered in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, that has been serving the community since 1868. Mid Penn Bank operates retail locations throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has total assets of approximately $3 billion. Its footprint includes Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fayette, Lancaster, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northumberland, Schuylkill and Westmoreland counties. Mid Penn Bank offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services to meet the banking needs of the communities it serves.
About Riverview Financial Corporation
Riverview Financial Corporation is the parent company of Riverview Bank. An independent community bank, Riverview Bank serves the Pennsylvania market areas of Berks, Blair, Bucks, Centre, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Lebanon, Lehigh, Lycoming, Perry and Schuylkill Counties through 23 community banking offices and three limited purpose offices. Each office, interdependent with the community, offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government entities. Riverviews business philosophy includes offering direct access to senior management and other officers and providing friendly, informed and courteous service, local and timely decision making, flexible and reasonable operating procedures and consistently applied credit policies. The Companys common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol RIVE. The Investor Relations site can be accessed at https://www.riverviewbankpa.com/.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The proposed transaction will be submitted to the shareholders of Riverview and Mid Penn for their consideration and approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, Mid Penn will be filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a joint proxy statement of Mid Penn and Riverview and a prospectus of Mid Penn and other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF MID PENN AND RIVERVIEW ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT AND THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Mid Penn and Riverview, free of charge from the SECs Internet site (www.sec.gov). Copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the joint proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, free of charge, or by contacting Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., 349 Union Street, Millersburg, Pennsylvania 17061, attention: Investor Relations (telephone (717) 692-7105); or Riverview Financial Corporation 3901 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110, attention: Investor Relations (telephone (717) 957-2196).
Participants in the Solicitation
Mid Penn, Riverview and their respective directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Mid Penn and/or Riverview shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information regarding Mid Penns directors and executive officers is available in its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2021, and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the Commission on March 15, 2021, and other documents filed by Mid Penn with the SEC. Information regarding Riverviews directors and executive officers is available in its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 28, 2021, and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the Commission on March 11, 2021 and other documents filed by Riverview with the SEC. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC, which may be obtained free of charge as described in the preceding paragraph.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, expectations or predictions of future financial or business performance, conditions relating to Mid Penn and Riverview, or other effects of the proposed merger on Mid Penn and Riverview. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as believe, expect, anticipate, intend, target, estimate, continue, positions, prospects or potential, by future conditional verbs such as will, would, should, could or may, or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this filing, and neither Mid Penn nor Riverview undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation to reflect events or conditions after the date hereof. Actual results may differ materially from those described in any such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in the forward-looking statements: the failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company); the failure to obtain shareholder approvals or to satisfy any of the other conditions to the transaction on a timely basis or at all or other delays in
completing the transaction; the magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy and financial market conditions and the business, results of operations, and financial condition of Mid Penn and Riverview; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of one or both of the parties to terminate the Merger Agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Mid Penn or Riverview; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; diversion of managements attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the transaction; the dilution caused by Mid Penns issuance of additional shares of its capital stock in connection with the transaction; the timing of closing the Merger; difficulties and delays in integrating the business or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits of the transaction; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and capital markets; inflation; customer acceptance of products and services; increased competition in the markets of Mid Penn and Riverview; success, impact, and timing of business strategies of Mid Penn and Riverview; economic conditions, including downturns in the local, regional or national economies; the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; changes in accounting policies or practices; changes in laws and regulations; actions of the Federal Reserve Board and other legislative and regulatory actions and reforms; and other factors that may affect the future results of Mid Penn and Riverview. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in Mid Penns Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including in the respective Risk Factors sections of such reports, as well as in subsequent SEC filings, each of which is on file with the SEC and available in the Investors section of Mid Penns website, www.midpennbank.com, under the heading SEC Filings and in other documents Mid Penn files with the SEC, and in Riverviews Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including in the respective Risk Factors sections of such reports, as well as in subsequent SEC filings, each of which is on file with and available in the Investor Relations section of Riverviews website, www.riverviewbankpa.com, under the heading Financial Highlights and then SEC Filings and in other documents Riverview files with the SEC.