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Exhibit 10(DD)

CONTRIBUTION NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Between

DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

and

SHEBOYGAN FALLS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 27, 2006

 


 

CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

RECITALS

 

 

 

 

1

 

I.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

 

2

 

 

 

1.1

 

Definitions

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II.

 

SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTE

 

 

8

 

 

 

2.1

 

Sale and Purchase of Note

 

 

8

 

 

 

2.2

 

Payment of Purchase Price and Delivery of Note

 

 

9

 

 

 

2.3

 

Closing Date

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SHEBOYGAN FALLS

 

 

10

 

 

 

3.1

 

Organization and Standing

 

 

10

 

 

 

3.2

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

10

 

 

 

3.3

 

Authorization

 

 

10

 

 

 

3.4

 

Financial Statements; Examinations

 

 

11

 

 

 

3.5

 

Material Changes Since December 31, 2005

 

 

12

 

 

 

3.6

 

Availability of Assets and Legality of Use

 

 

12

 

 

 

3.7

 

Title to Property

 

 

12

 

 

 

3.8

 

Books and Records

 

 

12

 

 

 

3.9

 

Accounts Receivable

 

 

13

 

 

 

3.10

 

Compliance with Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations

 

 

13

 

 

 

3.11

 

Real Property and Leases

 

 

14

 

 

 

3.12

 

Insurance

 

 

14

 

 

 

3.13

 

Conduct of Business

 

 

15

 

 

 

3.14

 

No Undisclosed Material Liabilities

 

 

16

 

 

 

3.15

 

No Defaults or Litigation

 

 

16

 

 

 

3.16

 

Tax Liabilities

 

 

16

 

 

 

3.17

 

Contracts

 

 

16

 

 

 

3.18

 

Employee Agreements

 

 

17

 

 

 

3.19

 

Employee Relations

 

 

18

 

 

 

3.20

 

Employee Retirement Income Security Act

 

 

18

 

 

 

3.21

 

Conflicts; Sensitive Payments

 

 

19

 

 

 

3.22

 

Corporate Name

 

 

19

 

 

 

3.23

 

Trademarks and Proprietary Rights

 

 

19

 

 

 

3.24

 

Environmental Matters

 

 

19

 

 

 

3.25

 

Insurance Issued by Sheboygan Falls

 

 

20

 

 

 

3.26

 

Health and Safety Matters

 

 

21

 

 

 

3.27

 

No Omissions

 

 

21

 

 

 

3.28

 

Finders

 

 

22

 

 

 

3.29

 

Representations and Warranties to Be True on the Closing Date

 

 

22

 

(i)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

IV.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DONEGAL MUTUAL

 

 

22

 

 

 

4.1

 

Organization and Standing

 

 

22

 

 

 

4.2

 

Authorization

 

 

22

 

 

 

4.3

 

Consents and Approvals of Government Agencies

 

 

23

 

 

 

4.4

 

Transferability

 

 

23

 

 

 

4.5

 

No Omissions

 

 

24

 

 

 

4.6

 

Finders

 

 

24

 

 

 

4.7

 

Representations and Warranties to be True on the Closing Date

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V.

 

CERTAIN COVENANTS

 

 

24

 

 

 

5.1

 

Investigation of Sheboygan Falls and Donegal Mutual

 

 

24

 

 

 

5.2

 

Confidential Nature of Information

 

 

25

 

 

 

5.3

 

Preserve Accuracy of Representations and Warranties

 

 

25

 

 

 

5.4

 

Maintain Sheboygan Falls As a Going Concern

 

 

26

 

 

 

5.5

 

Make No Material Change in Sheboygan Falls

 

 

26

 

 

 

5.6

 

No Public Announcement

 

 

27

 

 

 

5.7

 

Required Filings

 

 

27

 

 

 

5.8

 

No Solicitation

 

 

27

 

 

 

5.9

 

Future Actions Regarding Sheboygan Falls

 

 

28

 

 

 

5.10

 

Affirmative Covenants of Sheboygan Falls

 

 

31

 

 

 

5.11

 

Negative Covenants of Sheboygan Falls

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.

 

CONDITIONS

 

 

33

 

 

 

6.1

 

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations

 

 

33

 

 

 

6.2

 

Conditions to Obligations of Donegal Mutual

 

 

33

 

 

 

6.3

 

Conditions to Obligations of Sheboygan Falls

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII.

 

TERMINATION

 

 

37

 

 

 

7.1

 

Termination

 

 

37

 

 

 

7.2

 

Effect of Termination

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII.

 

AMENDMENT, WAIVER AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

 

38

 

 

 

8.1

 

Amendment

 

 

38

 

 

 

8.2

 

Extension; Waiver

 

 

38

 

 

 

8.3

 

Survival of Obligations

 

 

39

 

 

 

8.4

 

Indemnification

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IX.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

41

 

 

 

9.1

 

Notices

 

 

41

 

 

 

9.2

 

Expenses

 

 

42

 

 

 

9.3

 

Governing Law

 

 

43

 

 

 

9.4

 

Successors and Assigns

 

 

43

 

 

 

9.5

 

Partial Invalidity

 

 

43

 

 

 

9.6

 

Execution in Counterparts

 

 

43

 

(ii)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

9.7

 

Titles and Headings

 

 

43

 

 

 

9.8

 

Entire Agreement; Statements as Representations

 

 

43

 

 

 

9.9

 

Specific Performance

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

 

44

 

APPENDICES :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX A

 

 

Form of Contribution Note

 

A-1

APPENDIX B

 

 

Form of Services Agreement

 

B-1

APPENDIX C

 

 

Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Sheboygan Falls Mutual Insurance Company

 

C-1

APPENDIX D-1

 

 

Form of Employment Agreement for Lee F. Wilcox

 

D-1

APPENDIX D-2

 

 

Form of Employment Agreement for Executive Officers of Sheboygan Falls other than Lee F. Wilcox

 

D-2

APPENDIX E

 

 

Form of Technology License Agreement.

 

E-1

APPENDIX F

 

 

Form of Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreement

 

F-1

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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”).

WITNESSETH:

     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:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

     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.

ARTICLE II

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.

     2.3 Closing Date .

          (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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ARTICLE III

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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