Company: OSBC
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001104659-25-045103
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Company: OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: S-4/A
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 time of the Bancorp Financial special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Q: What will happen to shares of Old Second common stock in the merger?**

A:

Nothing. Each share of Old Second common stock outstanding will remain outstanding as a share of Old Second common stock following the effective time of the merger.

#### Q:   What am I being asked to vote on?
A:

Bancorp Financial stockholders are being asked to;

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adopt the merger agreement by and between Old Second and Bancorp Financial, which provides for the merger of Bancorp Financial with and into Old Second, and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;

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approve amendments to the Stockholders Agreement to facilitate the consummation of the merger, including providing for its automatic termination upon the consummation of the merger and clarifying that the agreement’s transfer restrictions do not apply to a business combination, such as the merger; and

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**approve a proposal to adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the merger proposal or the stockholders agreement amendment proposal.

Q:**

### When and where is the Bancorp Financial special meeting?
A:

The Bancorp Financial special meeting will be held virtually on June 18, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. Central Time.

**Q: Who is entitled to vote at the Bancorp Financial special meeting?**

A:

All holders of Bancorp Financial common stock who held shares at the close of business on May 6, 2025, which we refer to as the “Bancorp Financial record date,” are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Bancorp Financial special meeting.

**Q: What constitutes a quorum at the Bancorp Financial special meeting?**

A:

Holders representing a majority of the outstanding shares of Bancorp Financial common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, constitute a quorum.

All shares represented at the meeting, including shares voting to abstain and broker non-votes (if any), will be counted as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.

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Q:

What vote is required to approve each proposal at the Bancorp Financial special meeting?

A:

merger proposal :

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Standard : Approval of the merger proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Bancorp Financial common stock entitled to