Section of this Agreement have the meanings set forth in
the Sections hereof indicated below:
Defined Term
Section
Adjusted Exchange Ratio
2.6
Affordable Care Act
4.25(i)(i)
Agreement
Preamble
ALLL
4.8
Bank Holding Company Act
3.1(a)
Bank Merger
Recitals
Bank Merger Agreement
Recitals
Bank Regulators
3.8
Bank Regulatory Approvals
3.2(b)
BankBV
Recitals
BankBV Annual Financial Statements
4.5(b)
BankBV Common Stock
4.3(b)
BankBV Financial Statements
4.5(b)
BBVAccommodations
4.1(g)
Blue Sky Laws
3.2(b)
BVBC
Preamble
BVBC Annual Financial Statements
4.5(a)
BVBC Board Recommendation
6.2(a)
BVBC Common Stock
Recitals
BVBC Employees
4.24(a)
BVBC Financial Statements
4.5(a)
BVBC IT Systems
4.19(c)
BVBC Preferred Stock
4.3(a)
BVBC Regulatory Reports
4.10
BVBC Series A Preferred Stock
4.3(a)
BVBC Series B Preferred Stock
4.3(a)
BVBC Shareholder Meeting
6.2(a)
BVBuilding
4.1(d)
BVBuilding Common Stock
4.3(b)
BVInsurance
4.1(j)
BVInvestment
4.1(f)
BVInvestment Common Stock
4.3(b)
BVWAdvisors
4.1(e)
BVWAdvisors Common Stock
4.3(b)
Change of BVBC Board Recommendation
6.2(a)
Closing
2.12
A-11
Closing Date
2.12
Code
Recitals
Davidson
4.23
D&O Insurance
6.7(b)
Delaware Certificate of Merger
2.2(d)
Departments
4.24(d)
DGCL
2.1
Dissenting Shareholder
2.10(a)
Dissenting Shares
2.10(b)
Effective Date
2.2(d)
Effective Time
2.2(d)
Exchange Act
3.2(b)
Exchange Ratio
2.3(a)
Expenses
8.3
FDIA
3.1(b)
FDIC
3.2(b)
Fractional Share Amount
2.3(b)
FRB
3.2(b)
GP
4.1(h)
Heartland
Preamble
Heartland 10-K Reports
3.5(a)
Heartland 10-Q Report
3.5(a)
Heartland Common Stock
Recitals
Heartland Plans
6.4(c)
Heartland Regulatory Reports
3.7(a)
Heartland Series A Preferred Stock
3.4
Heartland Series B Preferred Stock
3.4
Heartland Series C Preferred Stock
3.4
Heartland Series D Preferred Stock
3.4
Indemnified Party
6.7(a)
Kansas Certificate of Merger
2.2(d)
KBC
3.2(b)
KGCC
2.1
Latest Balance Sheets
4.5(c)
Latest BVBC Balance Sheet
4.5(a)
Latest BankBV Balance Sheet
4.5(b)
Leased Real Property
4.15(c)
Letter of Transmittal
2.9(a)
LLC
4.1(g)
M&JBank
Recitals
Material Contracts
4.21(a)
Merger
Recitals
Merger Consideration
2.3(a)
NASDAQ
3.2(b)
Operating Real Property
4.15(c)
OREO
4.7(c)
OSBCK
3.2(b)
Owned Real Property
4.15(b)
Payoff Letter
7.3(k)
Proxy Statement/Prospectus
6.2(b)
A-12
Real Property
4.15(c)
Registration Statement
6.2(b)
Regnier
Recitals
REH
4.1(i)
Related BankBV Statements
4.5(b)
Related BVBC Statements
4.5(a)
Related Financial Statements
4.5(c)
Representatives
5.8(a)
Required Consents
5.6
Required BVBC Shareholder Vote
4.2(a)
RIA Regulatory Approvals
3.2(b)
SEC
3.5(a)
Securities Act
3.2(b)
Shareholder Voting Agreement
Recitals
Surviving Corporation
2.1
Termination Date
8.1(d)(i)
Work Permits
4.24(d)
ARTICLE 2
MERGER
2.1The Merger. Under the terms of this Agreement and subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 7, at the Effective Time, BVBC
will be merged with and into Heartland. Heartland, in its capacity as the
corporation surviving the Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the
"Surviving Corporation." The Merger will be effected pursuant to the provisions
of, and with the effect provided in, Section 252 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the "DGCL") and Section 17‐78‐205 of the Kansas General
Corporation Code (the "KGCC").
2.2Effect of Merger.
(a)At the Effective Time, BVBC will be merged with and into Heartland, and the
separate existence of BVBC will cease. The Charter and the Bylaws of Heartland,
as in effect immediately prior to the Effective