0000930413-16-007914.txt : 20160817 0000930413-16-007914.hdr.sgml : 20160817 20160817121359 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-16-007914 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160817 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160817 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EverBank Financial Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001502749 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 900615674 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-87313 FILM NUMBER: 161837973 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR CITY: JACKSONVILLE STATE: FL ZIP: 32202 BUSINESS PHONE: (904) 281-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR CITY: JACKSONVILLE STATE: FL ZIP: 32202 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TEACHERS INSURANCE & ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000315038 IRS NUMBER: 131624203 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124909000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13D 1 c85926_sch13d.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
EVERBANK FINANCIAL CORP
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
29977G102
(CUSIP Number)
 

J. Keith Morgan

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America

730 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017-3206

Tel. No.: (212) 490-9000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to

Receive Notices and Communications)

 

With a Copy to:

 

John L. Douglas

William L. Taylor

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 450-4000

 

August 7, 2016
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-l(f) or 240.13d-l(g), check the following box. o
 
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 
1

Names of Reporting Person.

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America

 
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group  

(a) o

(b) ý

3

SEC Use Only

 

 
4

Source of Funds

OO

 
5

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o
6

Citizenship or Place of Organization

New York

 

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY

EACH REPORTING PERSON

WITH

7

Sole Voting Power

-0-

8

Shared Voting Power

32,429,759.43 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) (1)(2)

Sole Dispositive Power

-0-

10

Shared Dispositive Power

32,429,759.43 shares of Common Stock (1)(2)

11

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

32,429,759.43 shares of Common Stock (1)(2)

 
12 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares o
13

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

25.0% (1)(2)

 
14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IC

 
           

 

 

 

(1) See Item 5 of this Schedule 13D.

 

(2) Beneficial ownership of the above referenced shares of Common Stock is being reported hereunder solely because Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of the Voting Agreements (as defined below) with certain stockholders of EverBank Financial (as defined below). Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America that it is the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership thereof is expressly disclaimed.
 

Item 1.  Security and Issuer

 

The class of equity securities to which this statement relates is the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of EverBank Financial Corp, a Delaware corporation (“EverBank Financial”).  The principal executive offices of EverBank Financial are located at 501 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.

 

Item 2.  Identity and Background

 

(a)−(c) and (f)  The name of the person filing this statement is Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, a New York stock life insurance company (“TIAA” or the “Reporting Person”).

 

The address of the principal business and the principal office of the Reporting Person is 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3206.

 

The name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and citizenship of each director and executive officer of the Reporting Person are set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, and are incorporated herein by reference. The Reporting Person, together with its subsidiaries, is a leading provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and government fields. The Reporting Person, together with other entities within the TIAA organization, has approximately $889 billion in assets under management (as of 6/30/16) and offers a wide range of financial solutions, including investing, banking, advice and guidance, and retirement services.

 

(d)      During the last five years, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person, any of the persons set forth on Schedule A attached hereto has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

 

(e)      During the last five years, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person, any of the persons set forth on Schedule A attached hereto was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, U.S. federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

On August 7, 2016, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement (as defined below), and as an inducement for the Reporting Person to enter into the Merger Agreement, certain directors, executive officers and other stockholders of EverBank Financial (collectively, the “Covered Stockholders”) each entered into a separate Voting Agreement (collectively, the “Voting Agreements”) with the Reporting Person with respect to the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Covered Stockholders (such shares of Common Stock collectively, the “Covered Shares”).  As described in response to Item 4, the Covered Shares have not been purchased by the Reporting Person, and thus no funds were used for such purpose.  The Reporting Person has not paid any monetary consideration to the Covered Stockholders in connection with the execution and delivery of the Voting Agreements.  For a description of the Voting Agreements, see Item 4 below, which description is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 3.

 

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction 

 

The purpose of the Voting Agreements is to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

The Merger Agreement

 

On August 7, 2016, EverBank Financial entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with the Reporting Person, TCT Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person (“TCT Holdings”), and Dolphin Sub Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of TCT Holdings (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, (i) Merger Sub will merge with and into EverBank Financial, with EverBank Financial as the surviving entity and whereupon EverBank Financial will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person (the “Merger”), (ii) immediately following the Merger, TCT Holdings will (subject to the Reporting Person’s right under the Merger Agreement to elect not to do so), in connection with the Merger, merge with and into such surviving entity (the “Holdco Merger”) and (iii) immediately following the Holdco Merger (or, if the Reporting Person elects not to consummate the Holdco Merger, immediately following the Merger), TIAA-CREF Trust Company, FSB, a federal savings association and wholly owned bank subsidiary of the Reporting Person, will merge with and into EverBank, a federal savings association and wholly owned subsidiary of EverBank Financial, with EverBank as the surviving bank (the “Bank Merger”).

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), (1) each share of Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive $19.50 in cash without interest (the “Merger Consideration”), and (2) each share of EverBank Financial’s Series A 6.75% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Company Preferred Stock”), will be converted into the right to receive the liquidation preference of $25,000 plus accrued and unpaid dividends on a share of Company Preferred Stock since the last dividend payment date for the Company Preferred Stock to but excluding the date on which the Effective Time occurs less any dividends declared but unpaid, if any, through the Effective Time, in cash without interest. As a result of the Merger, the outstanding Common Stock will cease to be listed on The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and will be deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The directors of Merger Sub in office immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the initial directors of the surviving company in the Merger.

 

The Merger Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants from each of EverBank Financial, the Reporting Person and TCT Holdings.

 

The completion of the Merger is subject to various conditions, including, among others, (1) the adoption of the Merger Agreement by EverBank Financial’s stockholders, (2) the absence of any order, injunction or other legal restraint preventing the completion of the Merger, the Holdco Merger or the Bank Merger or making the consummation of the Merger, the Holdco Merger or the Bank Merger illegal and (3) the receipt of required regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, without, in the case of the condition to the obligation of the Reporting Person to complete the Merger, the imposition of any term or condition that would individually or in the aggregate constitute a materially burdensome regulatory condition on the Reporting Person as set forth in the Merger Agreement. Each party’s obligation to complete the Merger is also subject to certain additional customary conditions, including (1) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other party and (2) performance in all material respects by the other party of its obligations under the Merger Agreement.

 

The Merger Agreement provides certain termination rights for both EverBank Financial and the Reporting Person and further provides that a termination fee in the amount of $93,200,000 will be payable by EverBank Financial to the Reporting Person in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances.

 

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Voting Agreements

 

On August 7, 2016, the Reporting Person entered into a separate voting agreement with each of the Covered Stockholders (collectively, the “Voting Agreements”).

 

The Voting Agreements each require the relevant Covered Stockholder to vote (or cause to be voted) such Covered Stockholder’s Covered Shares (i) in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) in favor of any proposal to adjourn or postpone any meeting of the stockholders of EverBank Financial at which any of the foregoing matters are submitted for consideration and vote of the stockholders of EverBank Financial to a later date if there is not a quorum or sufficient votes for approval of such matters on the date on which the meeting is held to vote upon any of the foregoing matters, (iii) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of EverBank Financial contained in the Merger Agreement or of such Covered Stockholder contained in the Voting Agreements, if requested by the Reporting Person and (iv) against any Acquisition Proposal (as defined by the Merger Agreement) and certain other actions that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect or prevent the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the Voting Agreement or the performance by EverBank Financial of its obligations under the Merger Agreement or by such Covered Stockholder of its obligations under the Voting Agreement. Pursuant to the Voting Agreements, each Covered Stockholder (i) waives appraisal rights with respect to the Merger, (ii) agrees not to participate in claims, derivative or otherwise, related to the Voting Agreements, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby against the Reporting Person, TCT Holdings, Merger Sub or EverBank Financial and (iii) subject to certain limits, provides an irrevocable proxy appointing the Reporting Person and any designee of the Reporting Person as such Covered Stockholder’s proxy and attorney-in-fact to vote such Covered Stockholder’s Covered Shares in accordance with the foregoing. The Voting Agreements do not limit or restrict any Covered Stockholder in his or her capacity as a director or officer from acting in such capacity or voting in such capacity in such person’s sole discretion on any matter.

 

Each Voting Agreement and irrevocable proxy granted thereunder terminates upon the earlier to occur of: (i) termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (or, in certain instances if there is a dispute as to whether the Merger Agreement is terminated, the later of (a) 30 days after the notice of termination is given and (b) the Termination Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) and (ii) the effective time of the Merger. Each Covered Stockholder also has certain termination rights in the event the Merger Agreement is amended to adversely change the amount or form of consideration payable under the Merger Agreement.

 

To the extent that any Covered Stockholder acquires beneficial ownership of any Common Stock during the term of such Covered Stockholder’s Voting Agreement, such Common Stock will become subject to the terms of such Voting Agreement.

 

Until the earlier of the termination of the Voting Agreement with a Covered Stockholder and the date on which the Merger Agreement is adopted by EverBank Financial’s stockholders, such Covered Stockholder is prohibited from transferring any Covered Shares beneficially owned by such Covered Stockholder, subject to certain limited exceptions. Each Covered Stockholder has also agreed not to, and to cause its subsidiaries, affiliates not to, (i) initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate inquiries or proposals with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) engage or participate in discussions or negotiations with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) provide any confidential or nonpublic information to, or have or participate in any discussion with, any person relating to any Acquisition Proposal, (iv) make or participate in, directly or indirectly, a solicitation of proxies or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person, with respect to the voting of any shares of Common Stock in connection with any vote or other action on any matter, other than to recommend that the stockholders of EverBank Financial vote in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby as otherwise expressly provided in the Voting Agreements, (v) approve, adopt, recommend or enter into, or publicly propose to approve, adopt, recommend

 

or enter into, or allow any of its Affiliates to enter into, a merger agreement, letter of intent, term sheet, agreement in principle, share purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement, share exchange agreement, option agreement, voting, profit capture, tender or other similar contract providing for, with respect to, or in connection with, or that is intended to or could reasonably be expected to result in any Acquisition Proposal or (vi) agree or propose to do any of the following. Each Covered Stockholder has also agreed to promptly notify the Reporting Person promptly upon receipt by it of an Acquisition Proposal or any information related thereto.

 

The foregoing description of the Voting Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Voting Agreements, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement may, if consummated in accordance with its terms, result in any or all of the actions contemplated by subparagraphs (a)-(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, including, without limitation, (i) the Merger, as a result of which EverBank Financial would become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person, (ii) the cessation of each existing EverBank Financial director’s role as a director of EverBank Financial and changes in one or more members of management of EverBank Financial, (iii) material changes in the capitalization, dividend policy and corporate structure of EverBank Financial, (iv) the restatement of EverBank Financial’s charter and bylaws, (v) the termination of EverBank Financial’s listing on the NYSE and (vi) the termination of the EverBank Financial Common Stock’s registration under Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act. Except as set forth in this Item 4 and in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreements, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person, any of the persons set forth on Schedule A hereto, has any plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D (although each of the Reporting Person reserves the right to develop such plans).

 

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

(a) and (b).

 

The beneficial ownership percentages described in this Schedule 13D are based on 129,616,864 shares of Common Stock deemed to be outstanding as of August 7, 2016, calculated as the sum of (i) 125,325,210 shares of Common Stock outstanding on August 7, 2016, as represented by EverBank Financial in the Merger Agreement and (ii) based on information provided by EverBank Financial, an aggregate of 4,291,654 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by Covered Stockholders that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of August 7, 2016.

 

Immediately prior to the execution of the Voting Agreements, the Reporting Person did not own any shares of Common Stock. However, as a result of entering into the Voting Agreements on August 7, 2016, under the definition of “beneficial ownership” as set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership with respect to a total of 32,429,759.43 shares of Common Stock deemed to be outstanding on August 7, 2016, calculated as the sum of (i) 28,138,105.43 shares of Common Stock, representing the sum of the outstanding shares of Common Stock individually beneficially owned by the Covered Stockholders, as represented by the Covered Stockholders in their respective Voting Agreements, and (ii) based on information provided by EverBank Financial, an aggregate of 4,291,654 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by certain Covered Stockholders that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of August 7, 2016, representing in aggregate for clauses (i) and (ii) approximately 25.0% of the shares of Common Stock deemed to be outstanding as of August 7, 2016 as described in the prior paragraph. Items 7 through 11 of the cover page of this Schedule 13D and the footnotes thereto are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Except as set forth above, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the Reporting Person’s knowledge, any of the persons named in Schedule A attached hereto, owns any shares of Common Stock.

 

Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.

 

(c)   Except for the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreements, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person, any of the persons set forth on Schedule A hereto has effected any transaction in the shares during the past 60 days.

 

(d)   Except with reference to the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreements and the transactions contemplated by those agreements, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person, any of the persons set forth on Schedule A hereto has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities of EverBank Financial reported herein.

 

(e)    Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

The information set forth in Items 3 and 4 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated into this Item 6 by reference.

 

Other than as described in Items 3 and 4, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons named in Item 2 or between such persons and any other person with respect to any securities of EverBank Financial, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, including any securities pledged or otherwise subject to a contingency the occurrence of which would give another person voting power or investment power over such securities.

 

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Name
     
1.   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 7, 2016, between EverBank Financial Corp, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, TCT Holdings, Inc. and Dolphin Sub Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to EverBank Financial’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 8, 2016 (File No. 001-35533)).
     
2.   Form of Voting Agreement between Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America and each of the Covered Stockholders.*
     
* Filed herewith.
 

SIGNATURE

 

 After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

August 17, 2016

 

  Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
     
  By:    /s/ Paul G. Cellupica
    Name:  Paul G. Cellupica
    Title: Managing Director, General Counsel,
Securities
 

SCHEDULE A

TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

The name, business address, present principal occupation of each of the trustees and executive officers of the Reporting Person are set forth below.

Board of Trustees of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America(1)

 Name   Present Principal Occupation
Ronald L. Thompson   Chairman of the TIAA Board of Trustees.  Director, Chrysler Automobiles.  Director, Medical University of South Carolina Foundation.  Trustee, Washington University in St. Louis.  Member, Plymouth Ventures Partnership II Advisory Board.  
     
Jeffrey R. Brown   Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor of Business and Dean of the College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Professor of Finance and Director of the Center for Business and Public Policy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  
     
James R. Chambers   Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Weight Watchers International, Inc.  President, US Snacks and Confectionary at Kraft Foods.  Director, Big Lots, Inc.  
     
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.   President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF).  
     
Lisa W. Hess   President and Managing Partner of Sky Top Capital.  Director, Radian Group, Inc.  Director, Covariance Capital Management, Inc.  Director, TIAA-CREF Trust Company FSB.  
     
Edward M. Hundert, M.D.   Dean for Medical Education, Daniel D. Federman, M.D. Professor in Residence of Global Health and Social Medicine and Medical Education, Harvard University Medical School.  
     
Lawrence H. Linden   Member, Board of Directors of World Wildlife Fund.  Director to the Redstone Strategy Group.  Strategic Board Advisory Member, New World Capital Group.  
     
Maureen O’Hara   R.W. Purcell Professor of Finance at Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University.  Director, New Star Financial, Inc.  
     
Donald K. Peterson   Director, Sanford C. Bernstein Fund Inc.  Director, TIAA-CREF Trust Company, FSB.  
     
Sidney A. Ribeau   Professor of Communications at Howard University.  Director, Worthington Industries, Inc.
     
Dorothy K. Robinson   Of Counsel, K&L Gates LLP.  Trustee of Yale University Press.  Director, TIAA-CREF Trust Company, FSB.
     
Kim M. Sharan   Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Kim M. Sharan, LLC.  Director, Girls, Inc.  
     
David L. Shedlarz   Director, Pitney Bowes, Inc. Director, The Hershey Company.  Director, TIAA-CREF Trust
    Company FSB.

 

Marta Tienda   Maurice P. During ‘22 Professor in Demographic Studies and Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University.  Olivia Margaret Sage Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation.  Trustee, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Trustee, Jacobs Foundation.  
     

 

(1) Each trustee of the Reporting Person is a U.S. Citizen and his or her business address is c/o TIAA, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3206.

 

 

Executive Officers of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America(2)

 Name   Present Principal Occupation
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.   President and Chief Executive Officer
Kathie Andrade   Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Retail Financial Services
Scott Blandford   Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer
Brian Bohaty   Executive Vice President, Individual Products & Services
Douglas Chittenden   Executive Vice President, Head of Institutional Retirement
Carol W. Deckbar   Executive Vice President, Institutional Investment & Endowment Services
Stephen B. Gruppo   Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer
Jeffrey Hickling   Executive Vice President, Head of Business Effectiveness
Alice Hocking   Executive Vice President, Head of Client Services Group
Robert G. Leary   Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, TIAA Global Asset Management
Rahul Merchant   Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
J. Keith Morgan   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Ronald R. Pressman   Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Institutional Financial Services
Glenn Richter   Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, TIAA Global Asset Management
Otha T. Spriggs   Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Paul Van Heest   Executive Vice President, TIAA and CREF Income Products
Constance Weaver   Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Virginia M. Wilson   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(2) Each executive officer of the Reporting Person is a U.S. Citizen and his or her business address is TIAA, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3206.

 
EX-99.2 2 c85926_ex99-2.htm

Exhibit 2

 

FORM OF VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 7, 2016, by and between Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, a New York stock life insurance company (“Parent”), and the individual or entity whose name appears in the signature block to this Agreement (the “Stockholder”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, EverBank Financial Corp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Parent, TCT Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Owner”), and Dolphin Sub Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Owner (“Merger Sub”) are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”) will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, and (ii) each outstanding share of Series A 6.75% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Preferred Stock”) will be converted into the right to receive the Preferred Stock Consideration, in each case as specified in the Merger Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the Beneficial Owner (as defined herein) of such Stockholder’s Existing Shares (as defined herein);

 

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Parent entering into the Merger Agreement, Parent has required that the Stockholder agree, and the Stockholder has agreed, to enter into this Agreement and abide by the covenants and obligations with respect to such Stockholder’s Covered Shares (as defined herein); and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has adopted the Merger Agreement and approved the transactions contemplated thereby, understanding that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder, together with the voting and support agreements concurrently entered into by certain other stockholders of the Company (collectively, the “Covered Stockholders”), is a material inducement and condition to Parent’s willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article 1
General

 

Section 1.01. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the following meanings:

 

Affiliate” of a specified Person is any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, in no event shall (a) the Company or any of its controlled Affiliates or (b) any of the portfolio companies in which the Stockholder or its Affiliates have an investment be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Stockholder so long as such portfolio company has not received confidential information regarding the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and is not acting at the direction of or in active coordination with such Stockholder with respect to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have correlative meanings.

 

Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. The terms “Beneficially Own”, “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficial Owner” shall each have a correlative meaning.

 

Covered Shares” means the Stockholder’s Existing Shares, (i) together with any shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock or other capital stock of the Company and any shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock or other capital stock of the Company issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of securities that are as of the relevant date securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock or other capital stock of the Company, in each case that the Stockholder has or acquires Beneficial Ownership of on or after the date hereof and over which the Stockholder has sole voting power (ii) less any shares disposed of pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.

 

Encumbrance” means any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien (statutory or other), charge, option to purchase, lease or other right to acquire any interest or any claim, restriction, covenant, title defect, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement or other encumbrance of any kind or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement). The term “Encumber” shall have a correlative meaning.

 

Existing Shares” means the shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock set forth opposite the Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1.A hereto.

 

Expiration Date” means the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that in the event of a dispute as to whether the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms (and such dispute is not resolved by the parties to the Merger Agreement or one of the Chosen Courts prior to the termination hereunder), the Merger Agreement shall be deemed terminated in accordance with its terms on the later of (i) 30 days after any party to the

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Merger Agreement gives notice of termination to the other parties thereto and such notice is not withdrawn during such 30 day period and (ii) the Termination Date.

 

Permitted Transfer” means (a) a Transfer of Covered Shares by the Stockholder to an Affiliate of such Stockholder or a Transfer of Covered Shares by the Stockholder to any other Person that is reasonably acceptable to Parent and, in each case, who complies with clause (y) below or (b) if the Stockholder is an individual, a Transfer of Covered Shares (i) to any member of such Stockholder’s immediate family or to a trust for the benefit of such Stockholder and/or any member of such Stockholder’s immediate family, (ii) upon the death of such Stockholder pursuant to the terms of any trust or will of such Stockholder or by the Laws of intestate succession, or (iii) to any Person as a bona fide gift or gifts, provided that (x) in the case of clause (a), such Affiliate shall remain an Affiliate of such Stockholder at all times following such Transfer and prior to the termination of this Agreement, and (y) in the case of both clauses (a) and (b), prior to the effectiveness of such Transfer, such transferee executes and delivers to Parent a written agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent, to assume all of such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder in respect of the Covered Shares subject to such Transfer and to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, with respect to such Covered Shares, to the same extent as such Stockholder is bound hereunder and to make each of the representations and warranties hereunder in respect of itself and such Covered Shares as such Stockholder shall have made hereunder.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Entity or other entity of any kind or nature.

 

Representatives” means, with respect to a Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors.

 

Stockholder Related Parties” means, collectively, the Stockholder’s Affiliates and, in the case of any such Stockholder that is not a natural person, such Stockholder’s and its Affiliates’ respective current, former or future directors, officers, employees, agents, partners, managers, members, stockholders, assignees and representatives.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, whether incorporated or unincorporated, (i) of which such first Person or any other Subsidiary of such first Person is a general partner or manager or (ii) at least a majority of the securities or other interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such other Person is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such first Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall in no event be deemed a Subsidiary of the Stockholder.

 

Transfer” means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, Encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (including by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or

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exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the voting of or sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, Encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of (including by merger, by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law or otherwise).

 

Article 2
Voting

 

Section 2.01. Agreement To Vote.

 

(a)     The Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that during the term of this Agreement, at the Company Meeting and at any other meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, including any adjournment or postponement thereof, such Stockholder shall, in each case to the fullest extent that the Covered Shares of such Stockholder are entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto:

 

(i)     appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum; and

 

(ii)     vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, all of such Covered Shares (A) in favor of (1) the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (2) any proposal to adjourn or postpone any meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which any of the foregoing matters are submitted for consideration and vote of the stockholders of the Company to a later date if there are not a quorum or sufficient votes for approval of such matters on the date on which the meeting is held to vote upon any of the foregoing matters; (B) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement, or of such Stockholder contained in this Agreement, if requested by Parent in writing at least two (2) business days prior to the applicable vote; and (C) against any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal and against any other action, agreement or transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect or prevent the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Merger Agreement or by such Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement, including (I) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, share exchange or other business combination involving the Company or Company Bank (other than the Merger, the Bank Merger and the Holdco Merger); (II) a sale, lease or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or Company Bank or any reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving the

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Company or Company Bank; or (III) any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment or other change to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws.

 

(b)     The Stockholder hereby (i) waives, and agrees not to exercise or assert, any appraisal or similar rights (including under Section 262 of Delaware Law) in connection with the Merger and (ii) agrees (A) not to commence or participate in and (B) to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against Parent, Owner, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including any claim (1) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement or (2) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of the Board of Directors of the Company in connection with this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(c)     The obligations of the Stockholder specified in this Section 2.01 shall apply whether or not the Merger or any action described above is recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof).

 

Section 2.02. No Inconsistent Agreements. The Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement, such Stockholder (a) has not entered into, and shall not enter into at any time while the Merger Agreement remains in effect, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to the Covered Shares of such Stockholder, (b) has not granted, and shall not grant at any time while the Merger Agreement remains in effect, a proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to the Covered Shares of such Stockholder (except pursuant to Section 2.03 or pursuant to any irrevocable proxy card in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent delivered to the Company directing that the Covered Shares of such Stockholder be voted in accordance with Section 2.01) and (c) has not taken and shall not knowingly take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling such Stockholder from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that this Section 2.02 shall not preclude such Stockholder from Transferring Covered Shares pursuant to a Permitted Transfer or taking any action permitted under the last sentence of Section 4.01. The Stockholder hereby represents that all proxies, powers of attorney, instructions or other requests given by such Stockholder prior to the execution of this Agreement in respect of the voting of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares, if any, are not irrevocable and such Stockholder hereby revokes (and shall cause to be revoked) any and all previous proxies, powers of attorney, instructions or other requests with respect to such Stockholder’s Covered Shares.

 

Section 2.03. Proxy. The Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints as its proxy and attorney-in-fact, Parent and any Person designated in writing by Parent, each of them individually, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote the Covered Shares Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder solely to the extent and in accordance

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with Section 2.01 during the term of this Agreement at the Company Meeting and at any annual or special meetings of stockholders of the Company (or adjournments or postponements thereof) prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.01 at which any of the matters described in Section 2.01 is to be considered; provided, however, that such Stockholder’s grant of the proxy contemplated by this Section 2.03 shall be effective if, and only if, such Stockholder fails to be counted as present, to consent or to vote such Stockholder’s Covered Shares, as applicable, in accordance with this Agreement or has not delivered to the Secretary of the Company at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting at which any of the matters described in Section 2.01 is to be considered a duly executed irrevocable proxy card in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent directing that the Covered Shares of such Stockholder be voted in accordance with Section 2.01. This proxy, if it becomes effective, is coupled with an interest, is given as an additional inducement of Parent to enter into the Merger Agreement and shall be irrevocable prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.01, at which time any such proxy shall terminate. The Stockholder (solely in its capacity as such) shall take such further actions or execute such other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy. Parent may terminate this proxy with respect to any such Stockholder at any time at its sole election by written notice provided to such Stockholder.

 

Article 3
Representations And Warranties

 

The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

 

Section 3.01. Authorization; Validity of Agreement. If such Stockholder is an entity, such Stockholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Such Stockholder has the requisite capacity and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized (to the extent authorization is required), executed and delivered by such Stockholder and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. If such Stockholder is an individual and is married and such Stockholder’s Covered Shares constitute community property under applicable Law, this Agreement has been duly authorized (to the extent authorization is required), executed and delivered by, and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of, such Stockholder’s spouse, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

Section 3.02. Ownership. Unless Transferred pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, (i) such Stockholder’s Existing Shares are, and all of the Covered Shares Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder during the term of this Agreement will be, Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder and (ii) such Stockholder has good and valid title to such Stockholder’s Existing Shares, free and clear of any Encumbrances other than pursuant to this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, under applicable federal or state securities laws,

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pursuant to any written policies of the Company only with respect to restrictions upon the trading of securities under applicable securities laws, pursuant to agreements publicly filed by the Company with the SEC in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, or as set forth on Schedule 1.B. With respect to any outstanding Covered Shares of which the Stockholder is not the record owner, such lack of record ownership will not prevent or impair such Stockholder from complying with any obligation, agreement or covenant set forth herein. As of the date hereof, such Stockholder’s Existing Shares constitute all of the shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock (or any other equity interests of the Company) Beneficially Owned or owned of record by such Stockholder over which such Stockholder has sole voting power. Any shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock (or any other equity interests of the Company) Beneficially Owned or owned of record by the Stockholder and over which such Stockholder does not have sole voting power are covered by another voting and support agreement entered into on the date hereof by a Covered Stockholder. Unless Transferred pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, such Stockholder has and will have at all times during the term of this Agreement sole voting power (including the right to control such vote as contemplated herein), sole power of disposition, sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth in Article 2, and sole power to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of such Stockholder’s Existing Shares and with respect to all of the Covered Shares Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder and over which such Stockholder has sole voting power at all times during the term of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.03. No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement will not, (i) result in such Stockholder violating any Law applicable to such Stockholder or by which any of its assets or properties is bound or, if applicable, any certificate or articles of incorporation, as applicable, or bylaws or other equivalent organizational documents of such Stockholder, or (ii) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of such Stockholder under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which such Stockholder is a party, or by which it or any of its properties or assets may be bound that would adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 3.04. Consents and Approvals. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, require such Stockholder to obtain any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or to make any filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, other than the filings of any required reports with the SEC.

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Section 3.05. Absence of Litigation. As of the date hereof, there is no litigation, action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened against or affecting such Stockholder and/or any of its Affiliates before or by any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of such Stockholder to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.

 

Section 3.06. Finder’s Fees. No investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from Parent, Owner, Merger Sub or the Company in respect of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of such Stockholder.

 

Section 3.07. Reliance by Parent. Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Parent is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder and the representations and warranties of such Stockholder contained herein. Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that the Merger Agreement governs the terms of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Article 4
Other Covenants

 

Section 4.01. Prohibition On Transfers; Other Actions. Until the earlier of (a) the stockholder approval of the Merger and (b) termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.01, the Stockholder agrees that it shall not (i) Transfer any of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares, Beneficial Ownership thereof or any other interest therein (including any voting power with respect thereto) unless such Transfer is a Permitted Transfer; (ii) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any Person, or take any other action, that violates or conflicts with or would reasonably be expected to violate or conflict with, or result in or give rise to a violation of or conflict with, such Stockholder’s representations, warranties, covenants and obligations under this Agreement; or (iii) take any action that could reasonably be expected to restrict or otherwise affect such Stockholder’s legal power, authority and right to comply with and perform its covenants and obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this provision shall be void ab initio. The Stockholder shall not request that the Company or its transfer agent register the transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any Certificate representing any of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Stockholder is an individual or an Affiliate of a Covered Stockholder that is an individual, as applicable, such Stockholder may (w) Transfer any of the Covered Shares for bona fide charitable purposes (including any Transfer to donor advised funds); provided that the aggregate value of the Covered Shares Transferred by the Stockholder pursuant to this clause (w), together with the aggregate value of other shares of Company Common Stock and/or Company Preferred Stock that are Beneficially Owned by the Stockholder or by any Affiliate of the Stockholder and are transferred pursuant to the equivalent of this clause (w) in one or more other voting and support agreements entered into by one or more other Covered

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Stockholders, shall not in the aggregate exceed $500,000 in any twelve month period, (x) Transfer any of the Covered Shares in connection with the exercise of options and other equity equivalents that, in either such case, would otherwise expire on a “cashless exercise” basis, (y) sell or surrender any of the Covered Shares to pay Taxes in connection with the vesting of any equity-based compensation, and (z) Transfer any of the Covered Shares pursuant to a written trading plan of the Company in effect on the date hereof that is set forth on Schedule 1.C hereto and that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, in the case of each of (w), (x), (y) and (z), without any limitations or restrictions whatsoever, including this Article 4. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall require any action, or restrict the Stockholder, with respect to any Covered Shares subject to any pledge or security interest in effect as of the date hereof as set forth on Schedule 1.B hereto to the extent such action or restriction is inconsistent with the terms of such pledge or security interest; provided that, unless and until there is a bona fide foreclosure with respect to such pledge or security interest, such Stockholder agrees that there are no terms of any such pledge or security interest that will prevent or impair such Stockholder from complying with any obligation, agreement or covenant set forth herein.

 

Section 4.02. Stock Dividends, Etc. In the event of any change in the Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization, stock split (including a reverse stock split) or subdivision or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend or stock distribution, merger or other similar change in capitalization, the terms “Existing Shares” and “Covered Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.

 

Section 4.03. No Solicitation; Support Of Acquisition Proposals.

 

(a)     Subject to the provisions of Section 5.02 of this Agreement, prior to the Expiration Date the Stockholder agrees that it shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (i) initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate inquiries or proposals with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) engage or participate in any negotiations with any person concerning any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) provide any confidential or nonpublic information or data to, or have or participate in any discussions with, any person relating to any Acquisition Proposal, (iv) make or participate in, directly or indirectly, a “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC) or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person, with respect to the voting of any shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock in connection with any vote or other action on any matter, other than to recommend that the stockholders of the Company vote in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (v) approve, adopt, recommend or enter into, or publicly propose to approve, adopt, recommend or enter into, or allow any of its Affiliates to enter into, a

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merger agreement, letter of intent, term sheet, agreement in principle, share purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement, share exchange agreement, option agreement, voting, profit capture, tender or other similar contract providing for, with respect to, or in connection with, or that is intended to or could reasonably be expected to result in any Acquisition Proposal, or (vi) agree or propose to do any of the foregoing. The Stockholder and its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and Representatives shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated all discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore (other than with Parent) with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, and shall take the necessary steps to inform its Affiliates and Representatives of the obligations undertaken pursuant to this Agreement, including this Section 4.03. Any violation of this Section 4.03 by the Stockholder’s Affiliates or Representatives shall be deemed to be a violation by the Stockholder of this Section 4.03. The Stockholder agrees to promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) notify Parent after receipt by it of an Acquisition Proposal or any indication to it that any Person is considering making an Acquisition Proposal or any request of such Stockholder for nonpublic information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for access to the properties, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person that such Stockholder has knowledge or reasonably expects to be considering making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal and to keep Parent fully informed of the status and details of any such Acquisition Proposal, indication or request.

 

(b)     For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this Section 4.03, any officer, director, employee, agent or advisor of the Company (in each case, in their capacities as such) shall be deemed not to be a Representative of the Stockholder.

 

Section 4.04. Notice Of Acquisitions. The Stockholder agrees to notify Parent as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 24 hours after receipt) orally and in writing of the number of any additional shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock, or other securities of the Company of which such Stockholder acquires Beneficial Ownership on or after the date hereof.

 

Section 4.05. Matters Regarding Company Preferred Stock. To the extent the Stockholder owns any shares of Company Preferred Stock, such Stockholder hereby (a) acknowledges that holders of Company Preferred Stock, in such capacity, have no right to vote or consent as a separate class in connection with the Merger or the Merger Agreement and (b) consents to the receipt with respect to its shares of Company Preferred Stock of Preferred Stock Consideration provided therefor in the Merger Agreement.

 

Section 4.06. Further Assurances; Disclosure. From time to time, at Parent’s reasonable request and without further consideration, the Stockholder agrees to cooperate with Parent with respect to Parent’s or the Company’s or their respective Subsidiaries’ filings with Governmental Entities, to the extent relating to such Stockholder, and to execute and deliver such additional documents and reasonably cooperate in connection with such further actions as may be necessary or desirable to effect the actions contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger Agreement; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.06 shall not be interpreted to transfer to the

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Stockholder the responsibility to prepare and/or file any application or other filing that would traditionally be filed by Parent, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Stockholder hereby authorizes Parent to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC and in the Proxy Statement such Stockholder’s identity and ownership of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares and the nature of such Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

Article 5
Miscellaneous

 

Section 5.01. Termination. This Agreement shall remain in effect until the earlier to occur of (a) the Effective Time and (b) the Expiration Date. Neither the provisions of this Section 5.01 nor the termination of this Agreement shall (i) relieve any party hereto from any liability of such party to any other party incurred prior to such termination or expiration, (ii) relieve any party hereto from any liability to any other party arising out of or in connection with a breach of this Agreement or (iii) terminate the obligations under Section 2.01(b), Section 4.05 or Article 5. The Stockholder shall also have the right to terminate this Agreement by written notice to Parent as specified below if the terms of the Merger Agreement are amended, modified or waived without the written consent of such Stockholder to change the form or amount of the consideration payable with respect to the Covered Shares pursuant the Merger Agreement in a manner adverse to such Stockholder; provided that such Stockholder sends notice to Parent of such Stockholder’s election to terminate within five business days after the public announcement of such amendment.

 

Section 5.02. No Agreement As Director or Officer; Stockholder Capacity. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the Stockholder (if an individual) in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company from acting in such capacity or voting in such capacity in such person’s sole discretion on any matter and no such actions shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement. Any trustee executing this Agreement is executing this Agreement solely in his or her fiduciary capacity and shall have no personal liability or obligation under this Agreement in such capacity. It is understood that this Agreement shall apply to the Stockholder solely in such Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company.

 

Section 5.03. No Ownership Interest. The Stockholder has agreed to enter into this Agreement and act in the manner specified in this Agreement for consideration. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, all rights and all ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Stockholder’s Covered Shares shall remain vested in and belong to such Stockholder, and except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing herein shall, or shall be construed to, grant Parent any power, sole or shared, to direct or control the voting or disposition of any of such Covered Shares. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted as creating or forming a “group” with any

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other Person, including Parent, for purposes of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Exchange Act or any other similar provision of applicable Law.

 

Section 5.04. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or if by facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt, or if by e-mail so long as such e-mail states it is a notice delivered pursuant to this Section 5.04 and a duplicate copy of such e-mail is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 5.04, (b) on the first business day following the date of dispatch if delivered utilizing a next-day service by a recognized next-day courier or (c) on the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth business day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the addresses set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

 

(i)     if to Parent to:

 

  Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
  730 Third Avenue
  New York, NY  10017
  Attention: J. Keith Morgan  
  Facsimile: (212) 916-4840
  E-mail: Keith.Morgan@tiaa.org

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

  Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  450 Lexington Avenue
  New York, New York 10017
  Attention: John L. Douglas
    William L. Taylor
  Facsimile: (212) 701-5800
  E-mail: john.douglas@davispolk.com
    william.taylor@davispolk.com

 

and

 

(ii)     if to the Stockholder, to the applicable address set forth on Schedule 1.D.

 

Section 5.05. Interpretation. The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections or Schedules, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the

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meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” References to “the date hereof” shall mean the date of this Agreement. As used herein, (i) “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New York, New York are authorized by law or executive order to be closed and (ii) the “transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement” shall include the Merger, the Bank Merger and the Holdco Merger. All references to “dollars” or “$” in this Agreement are to United States dollars. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed to require any Person to take any action, or fail to take any action, if to do so would violate any applicable Law. References to any statute or regulation refer to such statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute) and references to any section of any statute or regulation include any successor to such section.

 

Section 5.06. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic means) all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

 

Section 5.07. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and, to the extent referenced herein, the Merger Agreement, together with the several agreements and other documents and instruments referred to herein or therein or attached hereto or thereto, constitute the entire agreement among the parties and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

Section 5.08. Governing Law; Consent To Jurisdiction; Waiver Of Jury Trial.

 

(a)     This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law.

 

(b)     Each party agrees that it will bring any action or proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby exclusively in any federal or state court located in the State of Delaware (the “Chosen Courts”), and, solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the transactions that are the subject of this Agreement, (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding will be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 5.04.

 

(c)     EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO

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INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT: (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.08(c).

 

Section 5.09. Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by Parent and the Stockholder. Each party may waive any right of such party hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party and delivered to the other parties, but such waiver shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

 

Section 5.10. Remedies. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any Law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

 

Section 5.11. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction such that the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

 

Section 5.12. Delivery by Facsimile or Electronic Transmission. This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments or waivers hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, shall be

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treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file to deliver a signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file as a defense to the formation of a contract and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.

 

Section 5.13 Successors And Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. Other than to a transferee pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations contained herein shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in contravention hereof shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, other than the Company which shall be, and hereby is, an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.14. Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.

 

Section 5.15. Non-Recourse. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other documents delivered pursuant hereto, (i) this Agreement may be enforced only against, and any claim based upon, arising out of or related to a breach of this Agreement by the Stockholder may be made only against, such Stockholder, (ii) none of the Stockholder Related Parties shall have any liability for any liabilities of the parties hereto for any such claims (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Agreement or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, and (iii) Parent shall have no rights of recovery in respect of this Agreement against any Stockholder Related Party, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) by or on behalf of the Stockholder against any Stockholder Related Party, by the enforcement of any judgment, fine or penalty or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable requirements of Law, or otherwise.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Person thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.

 

  TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
   
  By:  
    Name: Kathie Andrade
    Title: Executive Vice President,
Chief Executive Officer,
Retail Financial Services

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Person thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.

 

  [STOCKHOLDER]
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

A.     OWNERSHIP OF EXISTING SHARES

 

Stockholder Number of Existing
Shares of Company
Common Stock
Number of Existing
Shares of Company
Preferred Stock
[Stockholder Name]    

 

B.     PLEDGE

 

[The Stockholder has pledged [●] shares of the Existing Shares of Company Common Stock as security.][None.]

 

C.     RULE 10B5-1 PLAN

 

[Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan between [●] and [●], dated [●].][None.]

 

D.     NOTICES

 

[Stockholder Name]
[Address]
Attention: [●]
Facsimile: [●]
E-mail: [●]