2.4.0.8111 - Disclosure - MERGER AGREEMENT WITH BOND STREET HOLDINGS, INC.truefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseP01_01_2013To06_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001404296duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_BusinessCombinationsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2acfc_MergerAgreementProposedTextBlockacfc_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalselabel1falsefalsefalse00 <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <b>NOTE 3. MERGER AGREEMENT WITH BOND STREET HOLDINGS, INC.</b></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> On February 25, 2013, the Company and the Bank entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Bond Street Holdings, Inc. (Bond Street) and its bank subsidiary, Florida Community Bank, N.A. (Florida Community Bank). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company was to be merged with and into Bond Street (the Merger) and the Bank was then to merge with and into Florida Community Bank. On April 22, 2013, the Company and the Bank entered into Amendment Number 1 to the Merger Agreement (the Amended Merger Agreement) with Bond Street and Florida Community Bank. Under the terms of the Amended Merger Agreement, each share of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the merger would have been converted into the right to receive $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5.00</font> in cash at closing.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> On June 11, 2013, the proposed merger was rejected by the stockholders of the Company. On June 24, 2013, the Company provided notice to Bond Street that it was terminating the Merger Agreement pursuant to <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">provisions of the Merger Agreement that</font> <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">permitted either the Company or Bond Street to terminate the Merger Agreement if stockholders of the Company did not approve the Merger Agreement by June 21, 2013.</font></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <u>Current Litigation Relating to the Merger</u></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> As described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2013, two putative class action lawsuits related to the proposed merger were originally filed against the Company, the Bank, Bond Street and Florida Community Bank and certain directors of the Company. The two prior lawsuits were voluntarily dismissed and a new combined federal court action was filed on May 20, 2013.</div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> On June 5, 2013, Plaintiff Jason Laugherty, individually and on behalf of a putative class of similarly situated stockholders, the Company, the Bank, Bond Street, Florida Community Bank, and individual defendants Forrest W. Sweat, Jr., Charles E. Martin, Jr., Thomas F. Beeckler, G. Thomas Frankland, John J. Linfante, W. Eric Palmer, and H. Dennis Woods, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the MOU) regarding the settlement in principle of a putative class action lawsuit filed in the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">United States District Court </font> <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">for the District of Maryland (the Action). The Action was filed in response to the Merger Agreement and alleged claims against the Company, the Bank, Bond Street, Florida Community Bank and certain directors of the Company for breaches of fiduciary duties, aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duties, and violations of federal proxy disclosure laws relating to the proposed merger.</font></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">   </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> Under the terms of the MOU, the Company, the Bank, Bond Street and Florida Community Bank, the other named individual director defendants, and the Plaintiff reached an agreement in principle to settle the class action lawsuit and to release the defendants from all claims in the Action and the prior lawsuits relating to the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">proposed merger, subject to the approval of the</font> <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">United States District Court</font> <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">for the  <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> District</font> of Maryland and the consummation of the proposed merger. Under the terms of the MOU, Plaintiff’s counsel also reserved the right to seek an award of attorney’s fees and expenses if the</font> <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> proposed merger was not approved by the Company’s stockholders.</font></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> On June 7, 2013, the parties to the MOU submitted a joint motion to stay the Action and/or to extend case deadlines pending consummation of the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> proposed merger and the filing of a motion for a preliminary approval of settlement. The court granted the motion and stayed the Action pending consummation of the merger. Although the vote on the proposed merger transaction was unsuccessful, the Action remains pending. The Company continues to believe the lawsuit is meritless and intends to vigorously defend against any remaining claims.</font></div> </div> </div> falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDisclosure of a proposed merger agreement, which is contingent upon certain regulatory approvals and shareholder approval.No definition available.false0falseMERGER AGREEMENT WITH BOND STREET HOLDINGS, INC.UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.atlanticcoastbank.net/role/MergerAgreementWithBondStreetHoldingsInc12