Company: OSBC
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001104659-25-045103
Chunk: 333

Company: OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 333
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required by applicable Law or the rules or regulations of any applicable Governmental Entity or stock exchange to which the relevant Party is subject, in which case the Party required to make the release or announcement shall consult with the other Party about, and allow the other Party reasonable time to comment on, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance, or (ii) for such releases, announcements or statements that are consistent with other such releases, announcement or statements made after the date of this Agreement in compliance with this Section 7.14 .

7.15

#### Change of Method
. Company and Buyer shall be empowered, upon their mutual agreement, at any time prior to the Effective Time, to change the method or structure of effecting the combination of Company and Buyer (including the provisions of Article 1 ), if and to the extent they both deem such change to be necessary, appropriate or desirable; provided, however, that no such change shall (i) alter or change the Exchange Ratio or the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock received by holders of Company Common Stock in exchange for each share of Company Common Stock, (ii) adversely affect the Tax treatment of Company’s stockholders or Buyer’s stockholders pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) adversely affect the Tax treatment of Company or Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, or (iv) materially impede or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in a timely manner. The Parties agree to reflect any such change in an appropriate amendment to this Agreement executed by both Parties in accordance with Section 10.2 .

7.16

#### Takeover Restrictions
. None of Company, Buyer or their respective Boards of Directors shall take any action that would cause any Takeover Statute to become applicable to this Agreement, the Mergers, or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby, and each shall take all necessary steps to exempt (or ensure the continued exemption of) the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby from any applicable Takeover Statute now or hereafter in effect. If any Takeover Statute may become, or may purport to be, applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby, each Party and the members of their respective Boards of Directors will grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of any Takeover Statute on any of