CONTRIBUTION NOTE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY
SHEBOYGAN FALLS MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 27,
2006
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RECITALS
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I.
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DEFINITIONS
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1.1
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Definitions
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II.
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SALE AND
PURCHASE OF NOTE
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2.1
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Sale and
Purchase of Note
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2.2
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Payment of
Purchase Price and Delivery of Note
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2.3
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Closing
Date
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III.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SHEBOYGAN FALLS
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3.1
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Organization
and Standing
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3.2
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Subsidiaries
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3.3
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Authorization
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3.4
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Financial
Statements; Examinations
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3.5
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Material
Changes Since December 31, 2005
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3.6
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Availability of
Assets and Legality of Use
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3.7
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Title to
Property
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3.8
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Books and
Records
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3.9
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Accounts
Receivable
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3.10
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Compliance with
Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations
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3.11
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Real Property
and Leases
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3.12
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Insurance
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3.13
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Conduct of
Business
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3.14
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No Undisclosed
Material Liabilities
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3.15
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No Defaults or
Litigation
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3.16
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Tax
Liabilities
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3.17
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Contracts
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3.18
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Employee
Agreements
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3.19
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Employee
Relations
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3.20
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Employee
Retirement Income Security Act
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3.21
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Conflicts;
Sensitive Payments
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3.22
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Corporate
Name
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3.23
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Trademarks and
Proprietary Rights
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3.24
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Environmental
Matters
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3.25
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Insurance
Issued by Sheboygan Falls
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Health and
Safety Matters
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3.27
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No
Omissions
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3.28
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Finders
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3.29
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Representations
and Warranties to Be True on the Closing Date
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(i)
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IV.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF DONEGAL MUTUAL
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4.1
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Organization
and Standing
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4.2
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Authorization
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4.3
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Consents and
Approvals of Government Agencies
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4.4
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Transferability
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4.5
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No
Omissions
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4.6
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Finders
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4.7
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Representations
and Warranties to be True on the Closing Date
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V.
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CERTAIN
COVENANTS
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5.1
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Investigation
of Sheboygan Falls and Donegal Mutual
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5.2
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Confidential
Nature of Information
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5.3
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Preserve
Accuracy of Representations and Warranties
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5.4
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Maintain
Sheboygan Falls As a Going Concern
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5.5
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Make No
Material Change in Sheboygan Falls
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5.6
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No Public
Announcement
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5.7
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Required
Filings
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5.8
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No
Solicitation
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5.9
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Future Actions
Regarding Sheboygan Falls
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5.10
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Affirmative
Covenants of Sheboygan Falls
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5.11
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Negative
Covenants of Sheboygan Falls
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VI.
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CONDITIONS
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6.1
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Conditions to
Each Party’s Obligations
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6.2
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Conditions to
Obligations of Donegal Mutual
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6.3
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Conditions to
Obligations of Sheboygan Falls
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VII.
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TERMINATION
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7.1
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Termination
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7.2
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Effect of
Termination
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VIII.
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AMENDMENT,
WAIVER AND INDEMNIFICATION
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8.1
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Amendment
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8.2
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Extension;
Waiver
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8.3
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Survival of
Obligations
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8.4
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Indemnification
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IX.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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9.1
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Notices
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9.2
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Expenses
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9.3
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Governing
Law
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9.4
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Successors and
Assigns
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9.5
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Partial
Invalidity
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9.6
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Execution in
Counterparts
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(ii)
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9.7
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Titles and
Headings
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9.8
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Entire
Agreement; Statements as Representations
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9.9
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Specific
Performance
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SIGNATURES
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—
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Form of
Contribution Note
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A-1
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Form of
Services Agreement
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B-1
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Form of Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Sheboygan Falls Mutual Insurance
Company
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C-1
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Form of
Employment Agreement for Lee F. Wilcox
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D-1
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Form of
Employment Agreement for Executive Officers of Sheboygan Falls
other than Lee F. Wilcox
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D-2
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Form of
Technology License Agreement.
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E-1
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Form of
Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreement
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CONTRIBUTION NOTE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS CONTRIBUTION
NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) made as of
this 27 th
day of December, 2006 between
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pennsylvania mutual fire
insurance company (“Donegal Mutual”) and SHEBOYGAN
FALLS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Wisconsin mutual fire and
casualty insurance company (“Sheboygan
Falls”).
WHEREAS, Sheboygan
Falls proposes to issue a contribution note (the
“Note”), the repayment of which would be subordinated
to the claims of policyholders of Sheboygan Falls and otherwise be
in compliance with applicable provisions of the Wisconsin Insurance
Code and the regulations of the Commissioner of Insurance of the
State of Wisconsin, in the principal amount of Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) in substantially the form of
Appendix A;
WHEREAS, Donegal
Mutual proposes to purchase the Note;
WHEREAS, Donegal
Mutual and Sheboygan Falls propose that Sheboygan Falls will
(i) make certain changes in the composition of the Board of
Directors of Sheboygan Falls in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) adopt Amended and
Restated Bylaws in substantially the form of Appendix C and
(iii) enter into employment agreements with four of its
executive officers in substantially the form of Appendices D-1 and
D-2;
WHEREAS, Donegal
Mutual and Sheboygan Falls propose that Donegal Mutual and
Sheboygan Falls enter into: (i) a Services Agreement in
substantially the form of Appendix B whereby Donegal Mutual
will provide the services specified therein to Sheboygan Falls in
accordance with the terms of such Agreement, (ii) a Technology
License Agreement in substantially the form of Appendix E
whereby Donegal Mutual will license certain of its computer
applications and systems to Sheboygan Falls in accordance with the
terms of such Agreement and (iii) a Retrocessional Reinsurance
Agreement in substantially the form of Appendix F, whereby
Sheboygan Falls will cede all of its business to Donegal Mutual and
Donegal Mutual will retrocede all of such business to Sheboygan
Falls in accordance with the terms of such Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Board
of Directors of Donegal Mutual has approved this Agreement, the
Services Agreement, the Technology License Agreement and the
Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreement by resolutions duly adopted;
and
WHEREAS, the Board
of Directors of Sheboygan Falls has approved this Agreement, the
Note, the Services Agreement, the Technology License Agreement, the
Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreement, the Amended and Restated
Bylaws and the Employment Agreements by resolutions duly
adopted;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and
intending to be legally bound hereby, Donegal Mutual and Sheboygan
Falls agree as follows:
1.1
Definitions . When used in this Agreement, the following
words or phrases have the following meanings:
“Affiliate”
shall mean a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with another Person or beneficially owns or has the power
to vote or direct the vote of 10% or more of any class of voting
stock or of any form of voting equity interest of such other Person
in the case of a Person that is not a corporation. For purposes of
this definition, “control”, including the terms
“controlling” and “controlled”, means the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership
interests, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement”
shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble.
“Ancillary
Documents” shall mean the Note, the Services Agreement, the
Employment Agreements, the Technology License Agreement and the
Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreement.
“Amended and
Restated Bylaws” shall mean the Amended and Restated Bylaws
of Sheboygan Falls in substantially the form of
Appendix C.
“Annual
Statements” shall mean the annual statements of condition and
affairs filed pursuant to the Wisconsin Insurance Code.
“Assets”
shall mean all rights, titles, franchises and interests in and to
every species of property, real, personal and mixed, tangible and
intangible, and things in action relating thereto, including,
without limitation, cash and cash equivalents, securities,
including, without limitation, exempted securities under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), receivables, recoverables from reinsurance and
otherwise, deposits and advances, loans, agents balances, real
property, together with buildings, structures and the improvements
thereon, fixtures contained therein and appurtenances thereto and
easements
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and other
rights relating thereto, machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures,
leasehold improvements, vehicles and other assets or property,
leases, licenses, permits, approvals, authorizations, joint venture
agreements, contracts or commitments, whether written or oral,
policy forms, training materials, underwriting manuals, lists of
policyholders and agents, processes, trade secrets, know-how,
computer software, computer programs and source codes, protected
formulae, all other Intellectual Property, research, goodwill,
prepaid expenses, books of account, records, files, invoices, data,
rights, claims and privileges and any other assets
whatsoever.
“Closing”
and “Closing Date” shall have the respective meanings
set forth in Section 2.3.
“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“Commissioner
of Insurance” shall mean the Commissioner of Insurance of the
State of Wisconsin.
“Condition”
shall mean, as to a Person, the financial condition, business,
results of operations, prospects, liabilities and/or properties or
other Assets of such Person.
“Contract”
shall mean a contract, indenture, bond, note, mortgage, deed of
trust, lease, agreement or commitment, whether written or oral,
including, without limitation, an Insurance Contract.
“Disclosure
Schedule” or “Schedule” shall mean the Schedules
attached to this Agreement.
“Donegal
Mutual” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the
preamble.
“Donegal
Mutual Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect
on the Condition of Donegal Mutual, taken as a whole, other than
resulting from general economic or financial conditions that do not
affect Donegal Mutual uniquely.
“Donegal
Mutual Property” shall mean any property on which Donegal
Mutual holds a Lien or any facility that is owned by Donegal Mutual
or in the management of which Donegal Mutual actively
participates.
“Employment
Agreements” shall mean the Employment Agreements to be
entered into between Sheboygan Falls and Lee F. Wilcox in
substantially the form of Appendix D-1 and between Sheboygan
Falls and each of Bradford C. Bailey, Daniel A. Kussart and Janice
L. Tupper in substantially the form of
Appendix D-2.
“Employee
Welfare Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(1) of ERISA.
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“Environmental
Claim” shall mean any written notice by a Person alleging
actual or potential Liability, including, without limitation,
potential Liability for any investigatory cost, cleanup cost,
governmental response cost, natural resources damage, property
damage, personal injury or penalty, arising out of, based on or
resulting from (a) the presence, transport, disposal,
discharge or release, of any Hazardous Materials at any location,
whether or not owned by Sheboygan Falls, as the case may be, or
(b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation or
alleged violation of any Environmental Law.
“Environmental
Law” shall mean all federal, state, local and foreign Laws
relating to pollution or protection of human health or the
environment, including, without limitation, ambient air, surface
water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata, including,
without limitation, Laws relating to emissions, discharges,
releases or threatened releases, or the presence of Hazardous
Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, existence, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport, recycling, reporting or handling of Hazardous
Materials.
“ERISA”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“ERISA
Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to Sheboygan Falls, any
trade or business that together with Sheboygan Falls would be
deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
“Existing
Confidentiality Agreements” shall mean the Confidentiality
Agreements between Sheboygan Falls and Donegal Mutual dated as of
January 11, 2006 and October 31, 2006.
“Governmental
Entity” shall mean a court, legislature, governmental agency,
commission or administrative or regulatory authority or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign.
“Hazardous
Materials” shall mean any (i) “hazardous
substance,” “pollutants,” or
“containment” as defined in Sections 101(14) and
(33) of the United States Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended
(“CERCLA”) or the regulations issued pursuant to
Section 102 of CERCLA, including any element, compound, mixture,
solution or substance that is or may be designated pursuant to
Section 102 of CERCLA; (ii) substance that is or may be
designated pursuant to Section 311(b)(2)(A) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (“FWCPA”);
(iii) hazardous waste having the characteristics identified under
or listed pursuant to Section 3001 of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (“RCRA”) or
having the characteristics that may subsequently be considered
under RCRA to constitute a hazardous waste; (iv) substance
containing petroleum, as that term is defined in
Section 9001(8) of RCRA; (v) toxic pollutant that is or
may be listed under Section 307(a) of FWCPA; (vi) hazardous
air pollutant that is or may be listed under Section 112 of
the Clean Air Act, as amended; (vii) imminently
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hazardous
chemical substance or mixture with respect to which action has been
or may be taken pursuant to Section 7 of the Toxic Substance
Control Act, as amended; (viii) source, special nuclear or
by-product material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended; (ix) asbestos-containing material, or urea
formaldehyde or material that contains it; (x) waste oil and
other petroleum products and (xi) any other toxic materials,
contaminants or hazardous substances or wastes pursuant to any
Environmental Law.
“Health and
Safety Requirements” shall mean all federal, state, local and
foreign statutes, regulations, ordinances and other provisions
having the force and effect of Law, all judicial and administrative
orders and determinations, all contractual obligations and all
common law concerning public health and safety, worker health and
safety, including without limitation those relating to the
presence, use, production, generation, handling, transportation,
treatment, storage, disposal, labeling, testing, processing,
discharge, release, threatened release, control or cleanup of any
hazardous materials, substances or wastes, chemical substances or
mixtures, pesticides, pollutants, contaminants, toxic chemicals,
petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos, polychlorinated
biphenyls or noise, each as amended and as now or hereafter in
effect.
“Insurance
Contract” shall mean any Contract of insurance including,
without limitation, reinsurance contracts issued by Sheboygan
Falls.
“Insurance
License” shall mean a License granted by a Governmental
Entity to transact an insurance or reinsurance business.
“Intellectual
Property” shall mean (i) all inventions whether
patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice,
all improvements thereof and all patents, applications and patent
disclosures, together with all reissuance, continuations,
continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions and reexaminations
thereof; (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress,
logos, trade names and corporate names, together with all
translations, adaptations, derivations and applications,
registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iii) all
copyrightable works, all copyrights and all applications,
registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iv) all
mask works and all applications, registrations and renewals
thereof; (v) all trade secrets and confidential business
information including ideas, research and development, know-how,
formulas, data, designs, drawings, specifications, policy forms,
training materials, underwriting manuals, pricing and cost
information and business and marketing plans and proposals;
(vi) all computer software including data and related
documentation; (vii) all other proprietary rights and
(vii) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof in whatever
form or medium.
“Investment
Assets” shall mean bonds, notes, debentures, mortgage loans,
collateral loans and all other instruments of indebtedness, stocks,
partnership interests and other equity interests, real estate and
leasehold and other interests therein, certificates issued by
or
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interests in
trusts, cash on hand and on deposit, personal property and
interests therein and all other Assets acquired for investment
purposes.
“IRS”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
“Knowledge”
shall mean the knowledge of the relevant Person, after due inquiry
by its appropriate officer or officers.
“Law”
shall mean a law, ordinance, rule or regulation enacted or
promulgated, or an Order issued or rendered, by any Governmental
Entity.
“Liability”
shall mean a liability, obligation, claim or cause of action of any
kind or nature whatsoever, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or
other and whether known or unknown, including, without limitation,
any liability, obligation, claim or cause of action arising as a
result of an Insurance Contract.
“License”
shall mean a license, certificate of authority, permit or other
authorization to transact an activity or business issued or granted
by a Governmental Entity.
“Lien”
shall mean a lien, mortgage, deed to secure debt, pledge, security
interest, lease, sublease, charge, levy or other encumbrance of any
kind.
“Losses”
shall mean losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses, Liabilities
and judgments, including, without limitation, court costs and
attorneys’ and expert witness fees.
“Note”
shall mean the Contribution Note to be issued by Sheboygan Falls to
Donegal Mutual in substantially the form of
Appendix A.
“OCI”
shall mean the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of the State
of Wisconsin.
“Officers’
Certificate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, a
certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President
or an appropriate Vice President of such Person, as attested by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person.
“Ordinary
Course of Business” shall mean an action taken by a Person
if: (i) such action is consistent with the past practices of
such Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal
day-to-day operations of such Person; (ii) such action is not
required to be authorized by the board of directors of such Person
or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority
or by a parent company and (iii) such action is similar in
nature and magnitude to actions customarily taken, without any
authorization by the board of directors or by any Person or group
of Persons exercising similar authority or by a parent company, in
the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of other
Persons that are in the same line of business as such
Person.
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“Order”
shall mean an order, writ, ruling, judgment, injunction or decree
of, or any stipulation to or agreement with, any arbitrator,
mediator or Governmental Entity.
“PBGC”
shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any
successor entity.
“Permits”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.10(d).
“Permitted
Liens” shall mean as to Sheboygan Falls, (i) all Liens
approved in writing by Donegal Mutual, (ii) statutory Liens
arising out of operation of Law with respect to a Liability
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business of Sheboygan Falls and
that is not delinquent and can be paid without interest or penalty
and (iii) such Liens and other imperfections of title that do
not materially detract from the value or impair the use of the
property subject thereto.
“Person”
shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, association,
joint stock company, Governmental Entity, business trust,
unincorporated organization or other legal entity.
“Proceedings”
shall mean actions, suits, hearings, claims and other similar
proceedings.
“Quarterly
Statements” shall mean the quarterly statements of condition
and affairs filed pursuant to state insurance Laws.
“Reorganization
Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8.
“Required
Filings and Approvals” shall mean the filing of this
Agreement with and the approval of such by the Commissioner of
Insurance, and such other applications, registrations,
declarations, filings, authorizations, Orders, consents and
approvals as may be required to be made or obtained prior to
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby under the Laws
of any jurisdiction.
“Retrocessional
Reinsurance Agreement” shall mean the Retrocessional
Reinsurance Agreement between Donegal Mutual and Sheboygan Falls in
substantially the form of Appendix F.
“SAP”
shall mean statutory accounting practices as prescribed or
permitted by the Commissioner of Insurance and the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners subject, in the case of
unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end
adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
“Sanders”
shall mean Sanders Morris Harris, Inc.
“Services
Agreement” shall mean the Services Agreement between Donegal
Mutual and Sheboygan Falls in substantially the form of
Appendix B.
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“Sheboygan
Falls” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the
preamble.
“Sheboygan
Falls Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on
the Condition of Sheboygan Falls, taken as a whole, other than
resulting from general economic or financial conditions that do not
affect Sheboygan Falls uniquely.
“Sheboygan
Falls Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3.4.
“Sheboygan
Falls Property” shall mean any property on which Sheboygan
Falls holds a Lien or any facility that is owned by Sheboygan Falls
or in the management of which Sheboygan Falls actively
participates.
“Subsidiary”
of a Person means any Person with respect to whom such specified
Person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns 50% or more of
the equity interests in, or holds the voting control of 50% or more
of the equity interests in, such Person.
“Taxes”
shall mean all income, gross income, gross receipts, premium,
sales, use, transfer, franchise, profits, withholding, payroll,
employment, excise, severance, property and windfall profits taxes,
and all other taxes, assessments or similar charges of any kind
whatsoever thereon or applicable thereto, together with any
interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts,
in each case imposed by any taxing authority, domestic or foreign,
upon Sheboygan Falls, including, without limitation, all such
amounts imposed as a result of being a member of an affiliated or
combined group.
“Tax
Returns” or “Returns” shall mean all tax returns,
declarations, reports, estimates, information returns and
statements required to be filed under federal, state, local or
foreign Laws.
“Technology
License Agreement” shall mean the Technology License
Agreement between Donegal Mutual and Sheboygan Falls in
substantially the form of Appendix E.
“Wisconsin
Insurance Code” shall mean Chapters 611 and 617 of the
Wisconsin Insurance Code, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTE
2.1 Sale and
Purchase of Note . Upon the terms, conditions, representations
and warranties herein set forth, Sheboygan Falls hereby agrees to
sell the Note to Donegal Mutual and Donegal Mutual hereby agrees to
purchase the Note from Sheboygan Falls.
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2.2 Payment of
Purchase Price and Delivery of Note . The purchase price of the
Note shall be Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($3,500,000). The entire purchase price of the Note is to be paid
in cash by Donegal Mutual to Sheboygan Falls on the Closing Date
against delivery of the Note.
(a) Subject
to the fulfillment of the conditions precedent specified in
Article VI, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be consummated (the “Closing”) at 10:00 a.m.
on the second business day following the date on which all of the
conditions set forth in Article VI shall have been fulfilled
(the “Closing Date”). Unless otherwise mutually agreed
by Donegal Mutual and Sheboygan Falls, the Closing shall be held at
the offices of Foley & Lardner LLP, 150 East Gilman, Madison,
Wisconsin 53703.
(b) At
the Closing, Sheboygan Falls shall deliver to Donegal Mutual
(i) copies of each resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors of Sheboygan Falls approving and adopting this Agreement,
the Note, the Services Agreement, the Employment Agreements, the
Technology License Agreement, the Retrocessional Reinsurance
Agreement and the Amended and Restated Bylaws and authorizing the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
certified by the Secretary of Sheboygan Falls that each such
resolution is then in full force and effect and without amendment;
(ii) any Officers’ Certificates specified in
Section 6.2 duly executed by Sheboygan Falls; (iii) the
Services Agreement duly executed by Sheboygan Falls; (iv) the
Technology License Agreement duly executed by Sheboygan Falls;
(v) the Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreement duly executed by
Sheboygan Falls; (vi) the Note duly executed by Sheboygan
Falls; (vii) duly executed copies of the resignations of four
current members of the Board of Directors of Sheboygan Falls
designated by Sheboygan Falls and evidence of the election of six
designees of Donegal Mutual to Sheboygan Falls’ Board of
Directors as specified in Section 6.2(d); (viii) evidence
of the termination of any severance or similar agreement required
by Section 6.2(e) and (ix) duly executed copies of the
Employment Agreements as specified in
Section 6.2(e).
(c) At
the Closing, Donegal Mutual shall deliver to Sheboygan Falls
(i) copies of each resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors of Donegal Mutual approving and adopting this Agreement,
the Services Agreement, the Technology License Agreement and the
Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreement and authorizing the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
certified by the Secretary of Donegal Mutual that each such
resolution is then in full force and effect and without amendment;
(ii) the Services Agreement duly executed by Donegal Mutual;
(iii) the Technology License Agreement duly executed by
Donegal Mutual; (iv) the Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreement
duly executed by Donegal Mutual and (v) any Officers’
Certificate specified in Section 6.3 duly executed by Donegal
Mutual.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SHEBOYGAN FALLS
As an inducement
to Donegal Mutual to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated herein, Sheboygan Falls represents
and warrants to Donegal Mutual and agrees as follows:
3.1
Organization and Standing .
(a) Sheboygan
Falls is a mutual fire and casualty insurance company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Wisconsin. Sheboygan Falls is not admitted to transact
an insurance business as a foreign insurance company in any
state.
(b) Sheboygan
Falls has the corporate power and authority and other
authorizations necessary or required in order for it to own or
lease and operate the Sheboygan Falls Property and to carry on its
business as now conducted.
3.2
Subsidiaries . Sheboygan Falls has no
subsidiaries.
3.3
Authorization . Sheboygan Falls has the requisite corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Ancillary Documents, and to adopt the Amended and Restated Bylaws
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note, the
Services Agreement, the Employment Agreements, the Technology
License Agreement and the Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
and the adoption of the Amended and Restated Bylaws (which Amended
and Restated Bylaws are subject to the approval of the OCI) have
been duly approved and authorized by the Board of Directors of
Sheboygan Falls. No other corporate proceedings on the part of
Sheboygan Falls are necessary to authorize this Agreement, the
Note, the Services Agreement, the Employment Agreements, the
Technology License Agreement and the Retrocessional Reinsurance
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and
the adoption of the Amended and Restated Bylaws. This Agreement,
and the Ancillary Documents, when executed and delivered by
Sheboygan Falls and assuming the due execution thereof by the other
parties thereto, will constitute the valid, legal and binding
agreements of Sheboygan Falls enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be
subject to bankruptcy, rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation,
dissolution, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy of
specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable
relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion
of the court before which any Proceeding therefor may be brought.
Neither the execution nor the delivery of this Agreement or the
Ancillary
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Documents or
the adoption of the Amended and Restated Bylaws nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
nor compliance with nor fulfillment of the terms and provisions
hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with or result in a
breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of or constitute a
default under the Restated Articles of Incorporation or the Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Sheboygan Falls, or any instrument,
agreement, mortgage, judgment, Order, award, decree or other
restriction to which Sheboygan Falls is a party; (ii) give any
party to or with rights under any such instrument, agreement,
mortgage, judgment, Order, award, decree or other restriction the
right to terminate, modify or otherwise change the rights or
obligations of Sheboygan Falls under such instrument, agreement,
mortgage, judgment, Order, award, decree or other restriction or
(iii) require the approval, consent or authorization of or any
filing with or notification to any federal, state or local court or
Governmental Entity, except (y) the Required Filings and
Approvals and (z) any approval, consent or authorization the
failure of which to obtain would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Sheboygan Falls Adverse Effect.
3.4 Financial
Statements; Examinations .
(a) Sheboygan
Falls has furnished to Donegal Mutual the balance sheets of
Sheboygan Falls as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the
related statements of operations and of changes in financial
position for the periods then ended, together with appropriate
notes to such financial statements (collectively, the
“Sheboygan Falls Financial Statements”). Sheboygan
Falls will furnish to Donegal Mutual, if available prior to
Closing, the balance sheet of Sheboygan Falls as of
December 31, 2006 and the related statements of operations and
of changes in financial position for the period then ended,
together with appropriate notes to such financial statements, which
shall also constitute “Sheboygan Falls Financial
Statements.” The Sheboygan Falls Financial Statements are
accompanied by the reports thereon by Dippold & Associates,
LLC, independent certified public accountants. The Sheboygan Falls
Financial Statements are correct and complete in all material
respects and fairly present the financial position of Sheboygan
Falls as at the respective dates thereof, the results of its
operations and the changes in its financial position for the
respective periods covered thereby and have been prepared in
conformity with SAP consistently applied throughout all
periods.
(b) Each
of the Annual Statements for 2003, 2004 and 2005 and, if available,
for 2006 was or will be in compliance in all material respects with
applicable Law when filed.
(c) The
most recently completed report of examination of Sheboygan Falls
conducted by the OCI was for the period set forth in
Schedule 3.4(C), and a complete and correct copy of such
report is attached to Schedule 3.4(C).
(d) Since
the dates of all examinations referred to in Sched

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