Form 425 FIRST MID ILLINOIS BANCS Filed by: FIRST MID ILLINOIS BANCSHARES INC

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

June 12, 2018

FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	0-13368	37-1103704
(State of Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

1421 CHARLESTON AVENUE
MATTOON, IL	61938
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(217) 234-7454

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On June 12, 2018, First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and Project Almond Merger Sub LLC, a newly formed Illinois limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with SCB Bancorp, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“SCB”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of SCB pursuant to a business combination whereby SCB will merge with and into Merger Sub, whereupon the separate corporate existence of SCB will cease and Merger Sub will continue as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of common stock, par value $7.50 per share, of SCB issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than shares held in treasury by SCB and shares held by stockholders who have properly made and not withdrawn a demand for appraisal rights under Illinois law) will be converted into and become the right to receive, at the election of each stockholder, either $307.93 in cash or 8.0228 shares of common stock, par value $4.00 per share, of the Company and cash in lieu of fractional shares, less any applicable taxes required to be withheld and subject to certain potential adjustments. Overall elections are subject to proration such that, depending on the number of shares of SCB common stock electing shares of the Company’s common stock, between 19 and 32.5 percent of the SCB shares will be exchanged for cash, and between 67.5 and 81 percent will be exchanged for the Company’s common stock. Additionally, SCB’s outstanding stock options will be fully vested upon consummation of the Merger, and all outstanding SCB options that are unexercised prior to the effective time of the Merger will be cashed out. In addition, immediately prior to the closing of the proposed merger, SCB will pay a special dividend to its shareholders in the aggregate amount of $25 million.

It is anticipated that SCB’s wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Soy Capital Bank and Trust Company (“Soy Capital Bank”), will be merged with and into the Company’s wholly-owned bank subsidiary First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, N.A. (“First Mid Bank”) at a date following completion of the Merger. At the time of the bank merger, Soy Capital Bank’s banking offices will become branches of First Mid Bank. As of March 31, 2018, Soy Capital Bank had total consolidated assets of $437 million, loans of $256 million and total deposits of $319 million.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of both parties and customary conditions to the parties’ obligations to close the transaction, as well as agreements to cooperate in the process of consummating the transaction. The Merger Agreement also contains provisions limiting the activities of SCB and Soy Capital Bank which are outside of the usual course of business, including restrictions on employee compensation, certain acquisitions and dispositions of assets and liabilities, and solicitations relating to alternative acquisition proposals, pending completion of the Merger.

The Merger is anticipated to be completed in late 2018, and is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions in the Merger Agreement and the approval of the appropriate regulatory authorities and of the stockholders of SCB. The directors of SCB have executed a voting agreement in which they have agreed to vote their shares of SCB common stock in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement.

The information set forth above 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 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The representations, warranties and covenants of each party set forth in the Merger Agreement have been made only for purposes of, and were and are solely for the benefit of, the contracting parties, and are qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Accordingly, the representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs at the date they were made or at any other time and investors should not rely on them as statements of fact. In addition, such representations and warranties (i) will not survive the consummation of the Merger and (ii) were made only as of the date of the Merger Agreement or such other date as is specified in the Merger Agreement. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the parties’ public disclosures. Accordingly, the Merger Agreement is included with this filing only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company or SCB, their respective affiliates or their respective businesses. The Merger Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding, the Company, SCB, their respective affiliates or their respective businesses, the Merger Agreement and the Merger that will be contained in, or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement of SCB and a prospectus of the Company that the Company will file with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as in the Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q and other documents that the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC.

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement discussed in Item 1.01 above, the Company and SCB issued a joint press release on June 12, 2018. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

From time to time on and after June 12, 2018, the Company and SCB intend to provide supplemental information regarding the proposed transaction to analysts and investors in connection with certain presentations. A copy of the supplementary information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Forward Looking Statements

This document may contain certain forward-looking statements about First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (“First Mid”) and SCB Bancorp, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“SCB”), such as discussions of First Mid’s and SCB’s pricing and fee trends, credit quality and outlook, liquidity, new business results, expansion plans, anticipated expenses and planned schedules. First Mid and SCB intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1955. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of First Mid and SCB, are identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions. Actual results could differ materially from the results indicated by these statements because the realization of those results is subject to many risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions between First Mid and SCB will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that integration of the operations of SCB with First Mid will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the inability to complete the proposed transactions due to the failure to obtain the required stockholder approval; the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the proposed transactions, including receipt of required regulatory and other approvals; the failure of the proposed transactions to close for any other reason; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on customer relationships and operating results; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; changes in interest rates; general economic conditions and those in the market areas of First Mid and SCB; legislative/regulatory changes; monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board; the quality or composition of First Mid’s and SCB’s loan or investment portfolios and the valuation of those investment portfolios; demand for loan products; deposit flows; competition, demand for financial services in the market areas of First Mid and SCB; and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. Additional information concerning First Mid, including additional factors and risks that could materially affect First Mid’s financial results, are included in First Mid’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Important Information about the Merger and Additional Information

First Mid will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. The registration statement will include a proxy statement of SCB that also constitutes a prospectus of First Mid, which will be sent to the stockholders of SCB. Investors in SCB are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus, which will contain important information, including detailed risk factors, when it becomes available. The proxy statement/prospectus and other documents which will be filed by First Mid with the SEC will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or by directing a request when such a filing is made to First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, P.O. Box 499, Mattoon, IL 61938, Attention: Investor Relations; or to SCB Bancorp, Inc., 455 North Main Street, Decatur, Illinois 62523, Attention: Investor Relations. A final proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to the stockholders of SCB.

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

Participants in the Solicitation

First Mid and SCB, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees are participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transactions. Information about the directors and executive officers of First Mid is set forth in the proxy statement for its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such participants in the proposed transactions by reading the proxy statement/prospectus for such proposed transactions when it becomes available.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description

2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc., Project Almond Merger Sub LLC and SCB Bancorp, Inc., dated June 12, 2018.
99.1	Press Release, dated June 12, 2018.
99.2	Investor/Analyst Presentation Materials.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.


Dated: June 12, 2018	By:	/s/ Joseph R. Dively
	Joseph R. Dively
	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.,

PROJECT ALMOND MERGER SUB LLC

AND

SCB BANCORP, INC.

Dated as of June 12, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I THE MERGER			1
	1.1	The Merger	1
	1.2	Effective Time	1
	1.3	Effects of the Merger. At and as of the Effective Time:	2
	1.4	Merger Consideration; Conversion of Shares.	2
	1.5	Company Options	3
	1.6	Cancellation of Treasury Shares	4
	1.7	Election Procedures.	4
	1.8	Proration and Redesignation Procedures.	5
	1.9	Exchange of Certificates.	6
	1.10	No Fractional Shares	7
	1.11	Dissenting Shares	8
	1.12	Withholding	8
	1.13	Closing.	8
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE COMPANY			8
	2.1	Organization.	9
	2.2	Organizational Documents; Minutes and Stock Records	9
	2.3	Capitalization.	10
	2.4	Authorization; No Violation.	10
	2.5	Consents and Approvals	11
	2.6	Financial Statements.	11
	2.7	No Undisclosed Liabilities	12
	2.8	Loans; Loan Loss Reserves.	12
	2.9	Properties and Assets.	13
	2.10	Material Contracts	13
	2.11	No Defaults	15
	2.12	Transactions with Affiliates	15
	2.13	Investments.	15
	2.14	Compliance with Laws; Legal Proceedings.	16
	2.15	Insurance	16
	2.16	Taxes.	17
	2.17	Environmental Laws and Regulations.	19
	2.18	Community Reinvestment Act Compliance.	20

	2.19	Company Regulatory Reports	20
	2.20	Employee Matters.	21
	2.21	Employee Benefit Plans.	22
	2.22	Technology and Intellectual Property.	24
	2.23	Absence of Certain Changes or Events	25
	2.24	Conduct of Business Since December 31, 2017	25
	2.25	Change in Business Relationships.	26
	2.26	Trust Activities	26
	2.27	Insurance Activities.	26
	2.28	Agriculture Related Activities.	27
	2.29	Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees	27
	2.30	Opinion of Financial Advisor	27
	2.31	Information Supplied	27
	2.32	No Other Representations or Warranties	28
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING PARENT AND MERGER SUB			28
	3.1	Organization.	28
	3.2	Capitalization	29
	3.3	Authorization; No Violations.	29
	3.4	Consents and Approvals	29
	3.5	Parent SEC Filings and Financial Statements.	30
	3.6	Compliance with Laws; Legal Proceedings.	31
	3.7	Parent Regulatory Reports	31
	3.8	No Adverse Change	31
	3.9	Taxation of the Merger	32
	3.10	Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees	32
	3.11	Information Supplied	32
	3.12	Loans; Loan Loss Reserves.	32
	3.13	Financial Capability	33
	3.14	Community Reinvestment Act Compliance	33
	3.15	No Other Representations or Warranties	33
ARTICLE IV AGREEMENTS AND COVENANTS			33
	4.1	Conduct of the Company’s Business	33
	4.2	Conduct of Parent’s Business	36
	4.3	Access to Information and Premises.	36

	4.4	Regulatory Filings of Parent	37
	4.5	SEC Filings	37
	4.6	Meeting	38
	4.7	Publicity	38
	4.8	No Conduct Inconsistent with this Agreement.	39
	4.9	Loan Charge-Off; Pre-Closing Loan Review.	40
	4.10	Director and Officer Insurance Coverage	41
	4.11	Interim Financial Statements	41
	4.12	Dissent Process	41
	4.13	Section 368(a) Reorganization	41
	4.14	Notice of Certain Events	42
	4.15	Reasonable and Diligent Efforts	42
	4.16	Stockholder Litigation	42
	4.17	Section 16 Matters	42
	4.18	Stock Exchange Listing	42
	4.19	Dividends.	42
	4.20	Takeover Statutes	43
ARTICLE V EMPLOYEE BENEFIT MATTERS			43
	5.1	Benefit Plans.	43
	5.2	No Rights or Remedies	44
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB			44
	6.1	Representations and Warranties	44
	6.2	Performance of Agreements.	45
	6.3	Closing Certificate	45
	6.4	Regulatory and Other Approvals	45
	6.5	Approval of Merger and Delivery of Articles of Merger	45
	6.6	No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality	45
	6.7	No Adverse Changes	45
	6.8	Tax Opinion.	45
	6.9	Effectiveness of the Registration Statement	46
	6.10	Closing Balance Sheet	46
	6.11	Consents	46
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY			46
	7.1	Representations and Warranties; Performance of Agreements	46

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	7.2	Performance of Agreements	46
	7.3	Closing Certificate	46
	7.4	Regulatory and Other Approvals	47
	7.5	Approval of Merger and Delivery of Articles of Merger	47
	7.6	No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality	47
	7.7	No Adverse Changes	47
	7.8	Tax Opinion	47
	7.9	Effectiveness of the Registration Statement	47
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION			47
	8.1	Termination	47
	8.2	Effect of Termination.	49
ARTICLE IX GENERAL			51
	9.1	Confidential Information	51
	9.2	Non-Assignment	51
	9.3	Notices	51
	9.4	Knowledge	52
	9.5	Interpretation	52
	9.6	Entire Agreement	52
	9.7	Extension; Waiver	52
	9.8	Governing Law.	53
	9.9	Counterparts	53
	9.10	Severability	53

INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

Term	Page

Acquisition Proposal	39
Agreement	1
Alternative Acquisition Agreement	39
Applicable Law	9
Articles of Merger	1
Bank	9
Bank Merger	1
BHCA	9
Borrower Affiliate	34
Business Day	5
Cash Consideration	2
Cash Electing Share	2
Cash Election	2
Cash Election Number	6
Closing	8
Closing Balance Sheet	46
Closing Date	8
Closing Parent Common Stock Price	7
Code	1
Commission	11
Company	1
Company Benefit Plans	22
Company Board	11
Company Common Stock	2
Company Disclosure Schedule	8
Company Financial Statements	11
Company Option	3
Company Recommendation	38
Company Stock Certificates	2
Company Stock Plans	10
Company Stockholder Approval	11
Company Stockholders Meeting	38
Company Subsidiaries	9
Confidentiality Agreement	37
Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity	3
Conversion Fund	6
Debenture Shares	10
Determination Date	49
Dissenting Shares	8
DOL	22
Effective Time	1
Election Deadline	5
Election Form	4
Employees	21
Encumbrances	13
Environmental Laws	20
ERISA Affiliate	22

ERISA Plans	22
Exchange Act	30
Exchange Agent	5
Exchange Ratio	2
Excluded Shares	4
Federal Reserve	29
Federal Reserve Application	29
Final Index Price	49
Fully Diluted Stock Amount	4
GAAP	9
Governmental Authority	11
Hazardous Materials	20
IBCA	1
IDFPR	20
IDFPR Application	29
IL SOS	1
ILLCA	1
Index	49
Index Ratio	49
Initial Index Price	49
Initial Parent Market Value	49
Injunction	45
Insurance Subsidiary	9
Intellectual Property	24
Interim Balance Sheet	11
Interim Financial Statements	11
Investment Securities	15
IRS	22
IT Assets	24
Knowledge	52
Licenses	16
Loans	12
Material Adverse Effect	9
Material Contracts	13
Maximum Cash Election Number	4
Maximum Stock Election Number	4
Merger	1
Merger Consideration	2
Minimum Adjusted Net Worth	3
Multiemployer Plan	22
Option Consideration	4
Ordinary Course of Business	12
OREO	13
Outside Date	48
Overage Stock Election Number	5
Parent	1
Parent Bank	29
Parent Board	29
Parent Common Stock	2
Parent Disclosure Schedule	28
Parent Financial Statements	30

Parent Loans	32
Parent Market Value	49
Parent Regulatory Reports	31
Parent SEC Reports	30
Parent Stock Consideration	2
Parties	1
Party	1
PBGC	22
Permitted Encumbrances	13
Person	9
Prior Company Bidders	40
Proxy Statement	37
Qualifying Transaction	50
Real Property	13
Registration Statement	11
Regulatory Reports	20
Release	20
Representatives	40
Requisite Regulatory Approvals	45
Securities Act	11
Share Representatives	4
Special Dividend	42
Special Dividend Aggregate Amount	42
Special Dividend Per Share Amount	42
Stock Electing Share	2
Stock Election	2
Stock Election Cap Number	5
Stock Election Number	5
Superior Acquisition Proposal	40
Surviving Company	1
Tax	17
Tax Returns	17
Taxes	17
Termination Date	47
Termination Fee	50
Total Payments	44
Transaction Payment	44
Voting Agreement	1

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of the 12^th day of June, 2018, by and among First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Project Almond Merger Sub LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (“Merger Sub”), and SCB Bancorp, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”). Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are each referred to in this Agreement as a “Party” and collectively in this Agreement as the “Parties.”

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Parent Board and the Company Board, and the sole member of Merger Sub, have each approved and declared it advisable and in the best interests of the Parties and their respective stockholders or unit holders to effect a reorganization, whereby the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub, in the manner and on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in ARTICLE I (the “Merger”), as a result of which Merger Sub will be the Surviving Company;

WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes the Parties desire and intend that the Merger qualify as a reorganization in accordance with Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and that this Agreement constitute a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Section 368 of the Code; and

WHEREAS, certain stockholders of the Company have entered into a voting agreement by which they agree to vote in favor of this Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Voting Agreement”).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
THE MERGER

1.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date and in accordance with the Business Corporation Act of 1983 of the State of Illinois, as amended (the “IBCA”), and the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Illinois, as amended (the “ILLCA”), the Company shall be merged with and into Merger Sub, whereupon the separate corporate existence of the Company shall cease, and Merger Sub shall continue as the company surviving the Merger (the “Surviving Company”). The Parties will cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to effect the merger of the Bank with and into the Parent Bank at a time to be determined following the Effective Time (the “Bank Merger”). At the effective time of the Bank Merger, the separate existence of the Bank will terminate. Parent Bank will be the surviving bank and will continue its existence under Applicable Law. The Bank Merger shall be accomplished pursuant to the bank merger agreement in form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

1.2 Effective Time. As of the Closing, the Parties will cause the articles of merger (the “Articles of Merger”) to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois (the “IL SOS”) as provided in the IBCA and ILLCA. The Merger shall become effective on the date and time (referred to as the “Effective Time”) at which the Articles of Merger is duly filed with the IL SOS, or at such other date and time as is agreed among the Parties and specified in the Articles of Merger.

1.3 Effects of the Merger. At and as of the Effective Time:

(a) as a result of the Merger, the articles of organization and limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub shall be the articles of organization and limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Company;

(b) the officers of the Surviving Company shall be the officers of Merger Sub serving immediately prior to the Effective Time, who shall continue in office for the terms provided in the limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Company and until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified; and

(c) the Merger shall have the effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the IBCA and ILLCA and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company shall be vested in the Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of Merger Sub.

1.4 Merger Consideration; Conversion of Shares.

(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, each share of common stock of the Company, $7.50 par value per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (“Company Common Stock”), other than Excluded Shares and Dissenting Shares, shall be converted into and become the right to receive the following consideration (and thereupon shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist and shall thereafter represent only the right to receive, upon surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section 1.9(b), the following consideration) (the consideration described in clauses (i) and (ii) below, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 1.4(d) and Section 8.3(c)(iii), the “Merger Consideration”):

(i) Each share of Company Common Stock with respect to which an election to receive cash (a “Cash Election”) has been properly made or deemed made in accordance with Section 1.7 (each a “Cash Electing Share”) shall be converted into the right to receive $307.93 in cash without interest (such per share amount is hereinafter referred to as the “Cash Consideration”); or

(ii) Each share of Company Common Stock with respect to which an election to receive stock consideration (a “Stock Election”) has been properly made or deemed made in accordance with Section 1.7 (each a “Stock Electing Share”) shall be converted into the right to receive (such per share amount, together with any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to be paid pursuant to Section 1.10, is hereinafter referred to as the “Parent Stock Consideration”) 8.0228 (the “Exchange Ratio”) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $4.00 per share, of Parent (the “Parent Common Stock”).

(b) The holders of any certificates of Company Common Stock (“Company Stock Certificates”) previously evidencing such shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by law.

(c) If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, shares of Parent Common Stock shall be changed into a different number of shares or a different class of shares by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or readjustment, or if a dividend in the form of Parent Common Stock shall be declared with a record date within such period, then the Exchange Ratio will be appropriately and proportionally adjusted so as to provide the holders of Company Common Stock with the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event and as so adjusted shall, from and after the date of such event, be the Exchange Ratio.

(d) In the event the Closing Balance Sheet reflects Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity less than $71,161,583 (the “Minimum Adjusted Net Worth”), for every $50,000 shortfall thereof (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, any portion thereof), the Cash Consideration shall be reduced by $0.216. If the Closing Balance Sheet reflects Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity equal to or greater than the Minimum Adjusted Net Worth, then there will be no adjustment to the Merger Consideration. As used herein, the term “Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity ” shall mean the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Company reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet; provided, however, that the following amounts shall be disregarded, and not be taken into account or otherwise reduce such consolidated stockholders’ equity: (i) any changes to the valuation of the Company’s investment portfolio attributed to ASC 320, whether upward or downward, from March 31, 2018 until the date of the Closing Balance Sheet, (ii) the aggregate fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, consultants, financial advisors and other professional advisors incurred by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) any amounts paid or payable to any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any contract, severance arrangement, benefit plan or employment practice of the Company or any Company Subsidiary and all other payroll and non-payroll related costs and expenses incurred by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) costs associated with the termination of the Company’s 401(k) Plan, any Company Stock Plan and any other employee benefit plan, (v) any costs associated with the termination of the Company’s data processing agreement (vi) any negative provisions for loan losses taken by the Company from the date of this Agreement until the date of the Closing Balance Sheet and (vii) any other expenses incurred solely in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case incurred or to be incurred by the Company or any Company Subsidiary through the Effective Time in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, before the Effective Time, the Parties may mutually agree to change the method of effecting the Merger if and to the extent that they deem such a change to be desirable; provided, that (i) any such change shall not affect the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger to holders of Company Common Stock, and (ii) no such change shall alter or change the amount or kind of the consideration to be issued to holders of Company Common Stock as consideration in the Merger or require submission to or approval of the Company's stockholders after the Merger has been approved by the Company’s stockholders. If the Parties agree to make such a change, they shall execute appropriate documents to reflect the change. In addition, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if an adjustment to (x) the Exchange Ratio pursuant to Section 1.4(d) or Section 8.3(c)(iii) or (y) to the Maximum Share Election Number pursuant to Section 1.7(d) would require Parent to issue more than 19.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, as of the date hereof, as Parent Stock Consideration and in connection with Parent raising capital to finance all or a portion of the Cash Consideration, then Parent shall have the right to adjust the Exchange Ratio so that Parent would only be required to issue no more than 19.9% of Parent, and Parent shall increase the Cash Consideration to reflect, on a per share basis, the aggregate value of the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would have been issuable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

1.5 Company Options. As of the Effective Time, each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock or other right to purchase Company Common Stock under any Company Stock Plan (each a “Company Option”), to the extent it is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior thereto, shall become fully vested as of the Effective Time and shall by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder of any Company Option be automatically cancelled and the holder thereof will receive, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Time a cash payment (without interest) with respect thereto equal to the product of (a) the excess, if any, of the Cash Consideration over the exercise price per share of such Company Option, as such exercise price per share is reduced immediately prior to Closing pursuant to Section 4.19(b), and (b) the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Company Option (collectively, the “Option Consideration”). As used in this Agreement, “Equity Award Equivalent Shares” means the number of shares equal to (x) the aggregate amount of Option Consideration, divided by (y) the Cash Consideration. As of the Effective Time, all Company Options, whether or not vested or exercisable, shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically cease to exist, and each holder of a Company Option shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Option Consideration; provided that, if the exercise price of any such Company Option, as such exercise price per share is reduced immediately prior to Closing pursuant to Section 4.19(b), is equal or greater than the Cash Consideration, such Company Option shall be cancelled without any payment being made in respect thereof. The Option Consideration shall in all cases be paid in cash and shall not be subject to the proration contemplated by Section 1.8.

1.6 Cancellation of Treasury Shares. At the Effective Time, each share of Company Common Stock held as treasury stock or otherwise held by the Company, if any, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be cancelled and retired and cease to exist, and no Merger Consideration shall be exchanged therefor (collectively, the “Excluded Shares”).

1.7 Election Procedures.

(a) Subject to the proration and redesignation procedures set forth in Section 1.8, each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares and Dissenting Shares) will be entitled to elect to receive for each such share the Cash Consideration and/or the Parent Stock Consideration. All such elections shall be made on an election form and letter of transmittal designed for that purpose in such form as Parent and the Company mutually agree (collectively, an “Election Form”). Holders of record of shares of Company Common Stock who hold such shares as nominees, trustees or in other representative capacities (“Share Representatives”) may submit multiple Election Forms, provided that such Share Representative certifies that each such Election Form covers all the shares of Company Common Stock held by each such Share Representative for a particular beneficial owner.

(b) Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 1.7(d), the number of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) plus the number of Equity Award Equivalent Shares (such number, the “Fully Diluted Stock Amount”) to be converted into the right to receive Cash Consideration for such shares shall be a number equal to 32.14% of the Fully Diluted Stock Amount outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenting Shares) (the “Maximum Cash Election Number”).

(c) Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 1.7(d), the number of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) to be converted into the right to receive Parent Stock Consideration for such shares shall be a number equal to 67.86% of the Fully Diluted Stock Amount outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenting Shares) (the “Maximum Stock Election Number”).

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.7(b) with regard to the Maximum Cash Election Number or Section 1.7(c) with regard to the Maximum Stock Election Number, if the number of Stock Electing Shares is (i) greater than the Maximum Stock Election Number set forth in Section 1.7(c) and (ii) equal to or less than a number equal to 81.43% of the Fully Diluted Stock Amount outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenting Shares) (the “Stock Election Cap Number”, and any such number between the Maximum Stock Election Number set forth in Section 1.7(c) and up to the Stock Election Cap Number, the “Overage Stock Election Number”), then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the “Maximum Stock Election Number” shall be increased to be a number equal to such Overage Stock Election Number, and the “Maximum Cash Election Number” shall be reduced to be a number equal to the Fully Diluted Stock Amount outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenting Shares) minus the Overage Stock Election Number; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) the Overage Stock Election Number cannot be greater than a number equal to 81.43% of the Fully Diluted Stock Amount outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenting Shares) even if the number of Stock Electing Shares is greater than the Stock Election Cap Number, (y) the Maximum Stock Election Number cannot be less than a number equal to 67.86% of the Fully Diluted Stock Amount outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenting Shares), and (z) the Maximum Cash Election Number cannot be greater than a number equal to 32.14% of the Fully Diluted Stock Amount outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenting Shares).

(e) The Election Form shall be mailed with the Proxy Statement to all holders of record of shares of Company Common Stock as of the record date of the Company Stockholders Meeting. Thereafter, the Company and Parent shall each use its reasonable and diligent efforts to mail or make available the Election Form to all persons who become holders of shares of Company Common Stock during the period between the record date for the Company Stockholders Meeting and the Election Deadline, and Parent shall provide Computershare Trust Company, N.A., Parent’s exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) with all information necessary for it to perform as specified herein. To be effective, an Election Form must be properly completed and received by the Exchange Agent on or before 5:00 p.m., Chicago Time, on the fifth Business Day prior to the Effective Time (the “Election Deadline”). Any Election Form may be revoked or modified by the person submitting such Election Form to the Exchange Agent by written notice to the Exchange Agent only if such notice of revocation or modification is actually received by the Exchange Agent at or prior to the Election Deadline. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Election Form, the Exchange Agent shall have reasonable discretion to determine whether any election, revocation or modification has been properly or timely made and to disregard immaterial defects in any Election Form, and any good faith decisions of the Exchange Agent regarding such matters shall be binding and conclusive. As used in this Agreement, “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banks in Mattoon, Illinois, or Decatur, Illinois, are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.

(f) Any Election Form received by the Exchange Agent after the Election Deadline shall be deemed to be a Stock Election and any holder of Company Common Stock not returning an effective Election Form to the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline (including any holder of Dissenting Shares who has not returned an effective Election Form prior to the Election Deadline) shall be deemed to have made a Stock Election. In addition, if the Exchange Agent shall have determined that any purported Stock Election or Cash Election was not properly made, such purported Stock Election or Cash Election shall be deemed to be of no force and effect and the holder of shares of Company Common Stock making such purported Stock Election or Cash Election shall for all purposes hereof be deemed to have made a Stock Election.

1.8 Proration and Redesignation Procedures.

(a) If, after the results of the Election Forms are calculated, the number of Stock Electing Shares (the “Stock Election Number”) exceeds the Maximum Stock Election Number (as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 1.7(d)), then all Cash Electing Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration, and, subject to Section 1.10 hereof, each holder of Stock Electing Shares will be entitled to receive Parent Stock Consideration only with respect to that number of Stock Electing Shares held by such holder equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the number of Stock Electing Shares held by such holder by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Maximum Stock Election Number (as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 1.7(d)), and the denominator is the Stock Electing Number, with the remaining number of such holder’s Stock Electing Shares being converted into Cash Electing Shares.

(b) If, after the results of the Election Forms are calculated, the number of Cash Electing Shares plus the number of Equity Award Equivalent Shares (the “Cash Election Number”) exceeds the Maximum Cash Election Number (as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 1.7(d)), then all Stock Electing Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Stock Consideration, all Equity Award Equivalent Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration, and each holder of Cash Electing Shares will be entitled to Cash Consideration only with respect to the number of Cash Electing Shares held by such holder equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the number of Cash Electing Shares held by such holder by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Maximum Cash Election Number (as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 1.7(d)) minus the number of Equity Award Equivalent Shares, and the denominator is the Cash Election Number minus the number of Equity Award Equivalent Shares, with the remaining number of such holder’s Cash Electing Shares being converted into Stock Electing Shares.

(c) After the redesignation procedures, if any, required by this Section 1.8 are completed, each Cash Electing Share and each Equity Award Equivalent Share shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration, and each Stock Election Share shall be converted into the right to receive the Parent Stock Consideration.

(d) No later than five Business Days after the Election Deadline, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to effect the allocation or redesignation procedures among the holders of Company Common Stock (excluding Excluded Shares and Dissenting Shares) or rights to receive Cash Consideration and Parent Stock Consideration as set forth in this Section 1.8.

1.9 Exchange of Certificates.

(a) At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall authorize the issuance of and shall make available to the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the holders of Company Stock Certificates for exchange in accordance with this ARTICLE I, (i) a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock, to be issued by book-entry transfer, for payment of the Parent Stock Consideration pursuant to Section 1.4(a)(ii), (ii) sufficient cash for payment of the Cash Consideration pursuant to Section 1.4(a)(i) and (iii) sufficient cash for payment of cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 10. Such amount of cash and shares of Parent Common Stock, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto paid after the Effective Time, are referred to as the “Conversion Fund.” Parent shall be solely responsible for the payment of any fees and expenses of the Exchange Agent.

(b) Following the Effective Time, and upon proper surrender of a Company Stock Certificate for exchange to the Exchange Agent, together with a properly completed Exchange Form, duly executed, the holder of such Company Stock Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor Cash Consideration and Parent Stock Consideration deliverable in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Company Stock Certificate; thereupon such Company Stock Certificate shall forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued on the Merger Consideration deliverable upon surrender of a Company Stock Certificate.

(c) After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company of the shares of Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(d) No dividends or other distributions declared with respect to Parent Common Stock and payable to the holders of record thereof after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Company Stock Certificate until the holder thereof shall surrender such Company Stock Certificate in accordance with this ARTICLE I. Promptly after the surrender of a Company Stock Certificate in accordance with this ARTICLE I, the record holder thereof shall be entitled to receive any such dividends or other distributions, without interest thereon, which theretofore had become payable with respect to shares of Parent Common Stock into which the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Company Stock Certificate were converted at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 1.4. No holder of an unsurrendered Company Stock Certificate shall be entitled, until the surrender of such Company Stock Certificate, to vote the shares of Parent Common Stock into which such holder’s Company Common Stock shall have been converted.

(e) Any portion of the Conversion Fund that remains unclaimed by the stockholders of the Company twelve months after the Effective Time shall be paid to the Surviving Company, or its successors in interest. Any stockholders of the Company who have not theretofore complied with this ARTICLE I shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Company, or its successors in interest, for the issuance of the Cash Consideration, the payment of the Parent Stock Consideration and the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional shares deliverable in respect of such stockholders’ shares of Company Common Stock, as well as any accrued and unpaid dividends or distributions on such Parent Stock Consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Parent, the Surviving Company, the Exchange Agent or any other Person shall be liable to any former holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any amount delivered in good faith to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.

(f) In the event any Company Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Company Stock Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as the Exchange Agent may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Company Stock Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate, and in accordance with this ARTICLE I, the Cash Consideration or the Parent Stock Consideration and cash in lieu of any fractional shares deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable.

1.10 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued as Parent Stock Consideration in the Merger. Each holder of shares of Company Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this ARTICLE I shall instead be entitled to receive an amount in cash (without interest) rounded to the nearest whole cent, determined by multiplying the Closing Parent Common Stock Price by the fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which such former holder would otherwise be entitled. “Closing Parent Common Stock Price” means the weighted average of the daily closing sales prices of a share of Parent Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date.

1.11 Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, shares of Company Common Stock held by a holder who has made a demand for appraisal of such shares in accordance with the IBCA (any such shares being referred to as “Dissenting Shares” until such time as such holder fails to perfect or otherwise loses such holder’s appraisal rights under the IBCA with respect to such shares) shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Agreement, but shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted by the IBCA to a holder of Dissenting Shares. At the Effective Time, the Dissenting Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of Dissenting Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the fair value of such Dissenting Shares in accordance with the provisions of the IBCA. If any Dissenting Shares shall lose their status as such (through failure to perfect appraisal rights under the IBCA or otherwise), then, as of the later of the Effective Time or the date of loss of such status, such shares shall automatically be converted into and shall represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without interest thereon, in exchange for each such share, upon surrender of the Company Stock Certificates that formerly evidenced such Dissenting Shares in the manner set forth in Section 1.9. The Company shall give Parent (a) prompt notice of any written demands for payment of fair value of any shares of Company Common Stock, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to the IBCA and received by the Company relating to stockholders’ dissenters’ rights, and (b) the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands under the IBCA consistent with the obligations of the Company thereunder. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, (i) make any payment with respect to such demand, (ii) offer to settle or settle any demand for payment of fair value or (iii) waive any failure to timely deliver a written demand for payment of fair value or timely take any other action to perfect payment of fair value rights in accordance with the IBCA.

1.12 Withholding. Parent or the Exchange Agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby to any holder of Company Common Stock or Company Options such amounts as the Company, Parent, or any affiliate thereof, or the Exchange Agent are required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any applicable provision of U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax law. To the extent that such amounts are properly withheld by Parent or the Exchange Agent and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority, such withheld amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the Company Common Stock or Company Option in respect of whom such deduction and withholding were made by Parent or the Exchange Agent.

1.13 Closing. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at a closing (the “Closing”) to be held on the fifth Business Day following the date on which all of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VI and ARTICLE VII have been satisfied, or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof), or on such other date as the Parties may mutually agree (the “Closing Date”). The Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the Closing Date at the offices of Schiff Hardin LLP, 233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 7100, Chicago, Illinois, or at such other place and time upon which the Parties may agree.

ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE COMPANY

Except as disclosed in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub concurrently herewith (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”) (provided, that any disclosures made with respect to a section of this ARTICLE II shall be deemed to qualify any other section of this ARTICLE II specifically referenced or cross-referenced), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent as of the date hereof as follows:

2.1 Organization.

(a) The Company is duly registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”), is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Illinois, and has the corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The Company is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each other jurisdiction where the location and character of its properties and the business conducted by it require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean changes, developments, occurrences or events (i) having a material adverse effect on the financial condition, assets, liabilities, business or results of operations of such Party or its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) that materially impair the ability of such Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis; provided, however, that “Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to include the effects of (A) changes after the date hereof in general United States or global business, political, economic or market (including capital or financial markets) conditions, (B) any outbreak, escalation or worsening of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war, sabotage, military action or terrorism, (C) changes or proposed changes after the date hereof in United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or authoritative interpretations thereof, (D) changes or proposed changes after the date hereof in any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international, multinational or other order, constitution, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, policy statement, directive, statute or treaty (“Applicable Law”), (E) the negotiation, execution or announcement of the Merger or this Agreement, or (F) any actions by the Parties as required or contemplated by this Agreement or taken with the consent of the other Parties.

(b) Soy Capital Bank and Trust Company, is an Illinois chartered bank, duly chartered and organized, validly existing and currently authorized to transact the business of banking under the laws of the State of Illinois (the “Bank”), and has the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

(c) J.L. Hubbard Insurance and Bonds Agency, Inc. (the “Insurance Subsidiary” and, together with the Bank, the “Company Subsidiaries”) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Illinois, has the corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank.

(d) Other than (i) the Company Subsidiaries, (ii) investments in Investment Securities and (iii) securities owned in a fiduciary capacity, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary owns, directly or indirectly, any voting stock, equity securities or membership, partnership, joint venture or similar ownership interest in any individual, corporation, association, partnership, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or other entity or group (any such individual or entity, a “Person”). Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any outstanding contractual obligations to provide funds to, or to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Person.

2.2 Organizational Documents; Minutes and Stock Records. The Company has furnished Parent with copies of the articles of incorporation and by-laws, or similar organizational documents, of the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case as amended to the date hereof, and with such other documents as requested by Parent relating to the authority of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses. All such documents are complete and correct. The stock registers and minute books of the Company and each Company Subsidiary are each complete, correct and accurately reflect, in each case in all material respects, all meetings, consents, and other actions of the organizers, incorporators, stockholders, board of directors, and committees of the boards of directors of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, respectively, and all transactions in each such entity’s capital stock or equity ownership occurring since the applicable initial date of organization, incorporation or formation of the Company and each Company Subsidiary.

2.3 Capitalization.

(a) The Company. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 600,000 shares of Company Common Stock, $7.50 par value per share, of which 225,825 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and zero shares are held in treasury as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) zero shares of preferred stock. The issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. None of the shares of Company Common Stock are subject to any preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions or special or relative rights under the Company’s articles of incorporation as in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Except pursuant to any exercise provisions of any Company Options or pursuant to the surrender of shares to the Company or the withholding of shares by the Company to cover tax withholding obligations under the Company’s stock plans and arrangements set forth on Schedule 2.3(a) (collectively, and in each case as the same may be amended to the date hereof, the “Company Stock Plans”), there are no options, warrants, agreements, contracts, or other rights in existence to purchase, acquire or receive from the Company any shares of capital stock of the Company, whether now or hereafter authorized or issued, except for that certain debenture issued by the Company which may be converted into 920 shares of Company Common Stock, as described on Schedule 2.3(a) (such shares of Company Common Stock that the debenture may be converted into, the “Debenture Shares”). Except for the Voting Agreement to be entered into concurrently with this Agreement, there are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies or other agreements, instruments or undertakings with respect to the voting of any interests in the Company. Schedule 2.3(a) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of each stock option granted under the Company Stock Plans and the exercise price for each such stock option.

(b) The Company Subsidiaries. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of each Company Subsidiary is set forth on Schedule 2.3(b), and all of such issued and outstanding capital stock is owned by the Company. The issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Company Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and owned by the Company. There are no options, agreements, contracts, or other rights in existence to purchase or acquire from any Company Subsidiary any shares of capital stock of any Company Subsidiary, whether now or hereafter authorized or issued. Other than any Investment Securities held by the Bank, no Company Subsidiary owns, whether directly or indirectly, any voting stock, equity securities or membership, partnership, joint venture or similar ownership interest in any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.

2.4 Authorization; No Violation.

(a) The Company has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder have been duly and validly authorized unanimously by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company Board”), and do not violate or conflict with the Company’s articles of incorporation, by-laws, the IBCA, or any Applicable Law, court order or decree to which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is a party or subject, or by which the Company or a Company Subsidiary, or any of their respective properties are bound, and no other action on the part of the Company or a Company Subsidiary is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than the requisite approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the stockholders of the Company (the “Company Stockholder Approval”). This Agreement, when executed and delivered, and subject to the consents and regulatory approvals described in Section 2.5, will be a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors generally and to general principles of equity. The only votes of holders of any class or series of Company capital stock necessary to approve this Agreement and the Merger are the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock. No state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation applies to this Agreement, the Voting Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby.

(b) Subject to receipt of the consents or approvals set forth in Schedule 2.5, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder do not and will not result in any default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any Company Material Contract, except for such rights of termination, cancellation or acceleration that, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to (i) materially interfere with the Ordinary Course of Business conducted by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or the Surviving Company or (ii) have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

2.5 Consents and Approvals. No consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality (each, a “Governmental Authority”) or with any third party are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Merger, except for (a) those third-party consents, approvals, filings or registrations set forth on Schedule 2.5, (b) the Federal Reserve Application and the IDFPR Application, (c) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the IL SOS under the IBCA and the ILLCA, (d) the Company Stockholder Approval and (e) the filing by Parent with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), covering the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, which shall include the Proxy Statement (the “Registration Statement”).

2.6 Financial Statements. Schedule 2.6 sets forth true and complete copies of the following financial statements (collectively, the “Company Financial Statements”): (a) the consolidated balance sheets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and the related statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended; and (b) the consolidated interim balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2018 (the “Interim Balance Sheet”) and the related statements of income and changes in shareholders’ equity for the three month period then ended (together with the Interim Balance Sheet, the “Interim Financial Statements”). The Company Financial Statements are complete and correct and have been prepared in conformance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. Each balance sheet (including any related notes) included in the Company Financial Statements presents fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, and each income statement (including any related notes) and statement of cash flow included in the Company Financial Statements presents fairly the consolidated results of operations and cash flow, respectively, of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the period set forth therein; provided, however, that the Interim Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation, subject to normal, recurring year-end adjustments (which adjustments will not be, individually or in the aggregate, material), and lack footnotes. The books, records and accounts of the Company and each Company Subsidiary accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, all transactions and all items of income and expense, assets and liabilities and accruals relating to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable.

2.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liabilities, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, or otherwise, existing or arising out of any transaction or state of facts existing on or prior to the date hereof, except (a) as and to the extent disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements, (b) as and to the extent arising under contracts, commitments, transactions, or circumstances identified in the Schedules provided for herein, excluding any liabilities for breaches thereunder by the Company or a Company Subsidiary, and (c) liabilities, not material in the aggregate and incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, which, under GAAP, would not be required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of the date hereof. An action taken in the “Ordinary Course of Business” shall mean an action taken in the ordinary course of business of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, as applicable, in conformity with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency) and where for such action to be taken, no separate authorization by the Company Board, the board of directors of the Bank or the Insurance Subsidiary, as applicable, is required. Any liabilities incurred in connection with litigation or judicial, administrative or arbitration proceedings or claims against the Company or any Company Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business.

2.8 Loans; Loan Loss Reserves.

(a) Each outstanding loan, loan agreement, note, lease or other borrowing agreement (including any overdraft protection extensions of credit), any participation therein and any guaranty, renewal or extension thereof (collectively, “Loans”) reflected on the books and records of the Bank is evidenced by appropriate and sufficient documentation and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally from time to time in effect and by Applicable Law which may affect the availability of equitable remedies. No obligor named in any Loan has provided notice (whether written or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, oral) to the Company or any Company Subsidiary that such obligor intends to attempt to avoid the enforceability of any term of any Loan under any such laws or equitable remedies, and no Loan is subject to any valid defense, set-off, or counterclaim that has been threatened or asserted with respect to such Loan. All Loans that are secured, as evidenced by the appropriate and sufficient ancillary security documents, are so secured by valid and enforceable liens. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has entered into any loan repurchase agreements. There has been no default on, or forgiveness or waiver of, in whole or in part, any Loan made to an executive officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or an entity controlled by an executive officer or director during the three years immediately preceding the date hereof.

(b) The reserves and allowances for loan and lease losses shown on each of the balance sheets contained in the Company Financial Statements are adequate in the judgment of management, and consistent with the Bank’s internal policies, applicable regulatory standards and under GAAP, to provide for losses, net of recoveries relating to loans and leases previously charged off, on loans and leases outstanding (including accrued interest receivable) as of the applicable date of such balance sheet. The aggregate loan balances of the Bank in excess of such reserves, in each case as shown on Company Financial Statements, are, to the Knowledge of the Company and any Company Subsidiary, collectible in accordance with their terms.

2.9 Properties and Assets.

(a) Real Property. Schedule 2.9(a) sets forth a complete and correct description of all real property owned or leased by the Company or a Company Subsidiary or in which the Company or a Company Subsidiary has an interest (other than as a mortgagee) (the “Real Property”). No real property or improvements are carried on the Bank’s books and records as Other Real Estate Owned. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries own, or have a valid right to use or a leasehold interest in, all Real Property used by them in the conduct of their respective businesses as such businesses are presently conducted. The ownership or leasehold interest of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries in such Real Property is not subject to any mortgage, pledge, lien, option, conditional sale agreement, encumbrance, security interest, title exceptions or restrictions or claims or charges of any kind (collectively, “Encumbrances”), except for Permitted Encumbrances. As used in this Agreement, “Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean (i) Encumbrances arising under conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties under which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is not delinquent or in default, (ii) carriers’, workers’, repairers’, materialmen’s, warehousemen liens’ and similar Encumbrances incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, (iii) Encumbrances for taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and for which proper reserves have been established and reflected on the Company Financial Statements, (iv) minor exceptions or defects in title to real property or recorded easements, rights of way, building or use restrictions, covenants or conditions that in each case do not materially impair the intended use thereof, (v) zoning and similar restrictions on the use of real property, and (vi) in the case of any leased assets, (A) the rights of any lessor under the applicable lease agreement or any Encumbrance granted by any such lessor and (B) any statutory lien for amounts not yet due and payable, or that are being contested in good faith and for which proper reserves have been established and reflected on the Company Financial Statements. All material Licenses required for the lawful use and occupancy of any real property by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as the case may be, have been obtained and are in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor a Company Subsidiary is the lessor or lessee of any real property.

(b) Personal Property; Sufficiency of Assets. Schedule 2.9(b) sets forth a complete and correct description of all tangible personal property owned by the Company or a Company Subsidiary, or used by the Company or a Company Subsidiary and having book value reflected in the Company Financial Statements. The Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, has good, valid and insurable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all tangible and intangible assets used, intended or required for use by the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, in the conduct of their businesses, free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances, and all such tangible personal property is in good working condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted.

2.10 Material Contracts. Except for Contracts evidencing Company Loans made by the Bank in the Ordinary Course of Business, Schedule 2.10 lists all Material Contracts, true and complete copies of which have been delivered to Parent. “Material Contracts” means the following under which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is obligated on the date hereof (whether written or oral):

(a) all agreements for consulting, professional, advisory, and other professional services, including engagement letters, and including contracts pursuant to which the Company or a Company Subsidiary performs services for others, in each case exceeding $50,000;

(b) any leases for real property for which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is a tenant, and any leases of personal property, in each case exceeding $50,000;

(c) any contracts, commitments and agreements for the acquisition, development or disposition of real or personal property, other than conditional sales contracts and security agreements whereunder total future payments are, in each instance, less than $50,000.

(d) all contracts relating to the employment, engagement, compensation or termination of directors, officers, employees, consultants or agents of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, and all pension, retirement, profit sharing, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation, insurance or similar plans or arrangements for the benefit of any employees, officers or directors of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, including all Benefit Plans as defined in Section 2.21;

(e) all loans, loan commitments, promissory notes, letters of credit or other financial accommodations or arrangements or evidences of indebtedness, including modifications, waivers or amendments thereof, extended to or for the benefit of the Company or a Company Subsidiary;

(f) all agreements, contracts, mortgages, loans, deeds of trust, leases, commitments, indentures, notes, instruments and other arrangements which are with officers or directors of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, any “affiliates” of the Company or a Company Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act or any record or beneficial owner of 5% or more of Company Common Stock, or any member of the immediate family or a related interest (as such terms are defined in 12 C.F.R. §215.2(m)) of any such person, excepting any ordinary and customary loans and deposits that comply with applicable banking regulations;

(g) any contract involving total annual future payments by the Company or a Company Subsidiary of more than $50,000 or which requires performance by the Company or a Company Subsidiary beyond the first anniversary of the Closing Date, that by its terms does not terminate or is not terminable by the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, without penalty within 30 days after the date of this Agreement;

(h) except for provisions of the articles of incorporation and by-laws of each of the Company, or the charter and by-laws of the Bank, all contracts under which the Company or a Company Subsidiary has any obligation, direct, indirect, contingent or otherwise, to assume or guarantee any liability or to indemnify any person (other than in a fiduciary capacity);

(i) any contract granting an Encumbrance upon any assets or properties of the Company or a Company Subsidiary;

(j) any contracts, commitments and agreements containing covenants that in any way purport to restrict, in any material respect, the business activity of the Company or a Company Subsidiary or limit, in any material respect, the ability of the Company or a Company Subsidiary to engage in any line of business or to compete with any Person;

(k) any agreement providing for indemnification of any Person (other than the Company or a Company Subsidiary) with respect to liabilities relating to any current or former business of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, or any predecessor thereof (other than contained in agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business);

(l) any joint venture, partnership, marketing or similar agreements with any other Person; and

(m) all other material contracts, made other than in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, to which either the Company or a Company Subsidiary is a party or under which either the Company or a Company Subsidiary is obligated.

2.11 No Defaults. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has fulfilled and taken all action reasonably necessary to date to enable it to fulfill, when due, all of its material obligations under all Material Contracts to which it is a party. There are no breaches or defaults by the Company or a Company Subsidiary under any Material Contract that could give rise to a right of termination or claim for material damages under such Material Contract, and no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the election of any other party, will become such a breach or default by the Company or a Company Subsidiary. To the Knowledge of the Company, no breach or default by any other party under any Material Contract has occurred or is threatened that will or could impair the ability of the Company or a Company Subsidiary to enforce any of its rights under such Material Contract.

2.12 Transactions with Affiliates. No executive officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, Principal Stockholder, immediate family member of any of the foregoing Persons as such term is defined in Regulation O promulgated by the Federal Reserve, or entity that “controls” any of the foregoing Persons with the meaning of Regulation O promulgated by the Federal Reserve has any loan, deposit account or other agreement or arrangement with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any interest in any material property (whether real, personal or mixed or tangible or intangible) used in or pertaining to the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

2.13 Investments.

(a) Set forth on Schedule 2.13(a) is a complete and correct list and description as of May 25, 2018, of (i) all investment and debt securities, mortgage-backed and related securities, marketable equity securities and securities purchased under agreements to resell that are owned by the Company or a Company Subsidiary, other than, with respect to the Bank, in a fiduciary or agency capacity (the “Investment Securities”) and (ii) all such Investment Securities pledged to secure obligations of the Company or a Company Subsidiary. With respect to each Investment Security, the Company or a Company Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all Investment Securities held by it, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances. The Investment Securities are valued on the books of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance with GAAP. None of the Investment Securities is subject to any restriction, whether contractual or statutory, that materially impairs the ability of the Company or a Company Subsidiary to dispose of such investment at any time. With respect to all material repurchase agreements to which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is a party, the Company or the Company Subsidiary, as the case may be, has a valid, perfected first lien or security interest in the securities or other collateral securing each such repurchase agreement, and the value of the collateral securing each such repurchase agreement equals or exceeds the amount of the debt secured by such collateral under such agreement.

(b) None of the Company or a Company Subsidiary has sold or otherwise disposed of any Investment Securities in a transaction in which the acquirer of such Investment Securities or other person has the right, either conditionally or absolutely, to require the Company or a Company Subsidiary to repurchase or otherwise reacquire any such Investment Securities.

^(c)There are no interest rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements or other interest rate risk management arrangements to which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is bound.

2.14 Compliance with Laws; Legal Proceedings.

(a) The Company and each Company Subsidiary is, and at all times since January 1, 2016, has been, in compliance with all Applicable Laws (i) that regulate or are concerned in any way with the ownership and operation of banks, their holding companies and their subsidiaries or the business of banking or of acting as a fiduciary, including those laws and regulations relating to the investment of funds, the taking of deposits, the lending of money, the collection of interest, the maintenance and redemption of trust preferred securities, the extension of credit and the location and operation of banking facilities, or (ii) that otherwise relate to or affect the business or assets of the Company or such Company Subsidiary, or the assets owned, used, occupied or managed by it, except for in each of (i) and (ii) above matters concerning such compliance that would not be material to the Company or a Company Subsidiary.

(b) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, and each of their respective employees, holds all licenses, certificates, permits, authorizations, franchises and rights from all appropriate federal, state or other Governmental Authorities necessary for the conduct of its business and the ownership of its assets (collectively, “Licenses”), all such Licenses are in full force and effect, and none of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, or any of their respective employees, has received any notice (whether written or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, oral) of any pending or threatened action by any Governmental Authority to suspend, revoke, cancel or limit any License.

(c) There are no claims, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, threatened or contemplated against or affecting the Company or a Company Subsidiary, at law or in equity, or before any federal, state or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel, whether by contract or otherwise, and there is no decree, judgment or order or supervisory agreement of any kind in existence against or restraining the Company or a Company Subsidiary from taking any action of any kind in connection with their respective businesses. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received from any federal, state or other Governmental Authority any notice or threat (whether written or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, oral) of enforcement actions, or any criticism or recommendation of a material nature concerning capital, compliance with laws or regulations, safety or soundness, fiduciary duties or other banking or business practices that has not been resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of such Governmental Authority, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any reasonable basis for believing that any such notice or threat, criticism, recommendation or suggestion not otherwise disclosed herein is contemplated.

2.15 Insurance. Schedule 2.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all policies of insurance in which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is named as an insured party, which otherwise relate to or cover any assets, properties, premises, operations or personnel of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, or which is owned or carried by the Company or a Company Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, Schedule 2.15 does not list policies insuring collateral pledged to the Bank in which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is not named as an insured party. All such policies are legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect as of the date hereof and, to the extent usual and customary in the context of the business and the operations in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are engaged, and will continue in effect until Closing (or if such policies are cancelled or lapse prior to Closing, renewals or replacements thereof will be entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business). No application for any such policies included a material misstatement or omission. All premiums and costs with respect to such policies are set forth on Schedule 2.15 and have been paid to the extent due. None of the Company or a Company Subsidiary is in breach or default under any such policy, and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration, under such policy. No claim currently is pending under any such policy involving an amount in excess of $50,000. All material insurable risks in respect of the business and assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are covered by such insurance policies and the types and amounts of coverage provided therein are usual and customary in the context of the business and operations in which the Company and the Company Subsidiary are engaged. None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has received any notice (whether written or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, oral) from any party of interest in or to any such policies claiming any breach or violation of any provisions thereof, disclaiming or denying coverage thereof or canceling or threatening cancellation of any such insurance contracts.

2.16 Taxes.

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Tax” or, collectively, “Taxes” shall mean (i) any and all U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. taxes, levies or other similar assessments of any kind whatsoever imposed, assessed, reassessed or collected by any Governmental Authority, including all interest, penalties, fines, installments, additions to tax or other additional amounts imposed, assessed, reassessed or collected by any Governmental Authority in respect thereof, and including those related to, or levied on, or measured by, or referred to as, net income, gross income, income as specially defined, earnings, profits or selected items of income, earnings or profits, gross receipts, royalty, capital, capital gain, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, use, value added, ad valorem, transfer, land transfer, real property, capital stock, personal property, environmental, business, property development, occupancy, franchise, license, withholding, payroll, employment, employer health, health insurance, social services, education, all surtaxes, unemployment or employment insurance premiums, workers compensation payments, excise, severance, stamp, premium, escheat, or windfall profits, alternative or minimum taxes, customs duties, import and export taxes, countervail and anti-dumping, and registration fees, whether disputed or not and whether payable directly or by withholding and whether or not requiring the filing of a Tax Return; (ii) any liability of the Company or a Company Subsidiary for the Taxes described in clause (i) hereof arising as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of a consolidated, affiliated or combined group whether pursuant to Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 (and any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign law) or otherwise; and (iii) any liability for Taxes referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) as a transferee, successor, guarantor, by contract or by operation of Applicable Law or otherwise.

(b) Tax Returns and Audits.

(i) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has prepared and timely filed (taking into account all applicable extensions) all material required U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. returns, elections, notices, filings, declarations, forms, claims for refund, estimates, information statements, reports and other documents, including any amendments, schedules, attachments, supplements, appendices and exhibits thereto (“Tax Returns”), with the appropriate Governmental Authority in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are required to be filed relating to any and all Taxes concerning or attributable to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable. Such Tax Returns have been prepared and completed in accordance with Applicable Law in all material respects. Schedule 2.16(b)(i) lists all of the jurisdictions in which the Company and each Company Subsidiary is required to file Tax Returns or pay Taxes.

(ii) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has duly and timely paid, or caused to be duly and timely paid, all Taxes that are due and payable by them (whether or not shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return) or made adequate provision for the payment of all material Taxes due and payable by the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries.

(iii) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has duly and timely withheld or deducted all Taxes and other amounts required by Applicable Law to be withheld or deducted by it, including Taxes and other amounts required to be deducted or withheld by it in respect of any amount paid or credited, or deemed to be paid or credited, by it to or for the account or benefit of any person, including any former or current Employees, officers or directors and any non-resident person, and has duly and timely remitted, or will duly and timely remit, as applicable, to the appropriate Governmental Authority such Taxes and other amounts required by Applicable Law to be remitted by it, for all periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date.

(iv) None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has entered into any agreement or other arrangement, or executed any waiver, providing for any extension of time, including any statute of limitations on or outstanding extension of the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax, and none of the Company or Company Subsidiaries is a beneficiary of any such extension of time that will be outstanding and in effect on the Closing Date.

(v) No audit or other examination of any Tax Return of any of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is in progress, nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary been notified in writing of any request for such an audit or other examination.

(vi) There are no liens on the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary relating to or attributable to Taxes, except for inchoate Tax liens that attach by operation of law.

(vii) None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement (other than with respect to itself and any Company Subsidiaries). None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is or has been a member of an affiliated group of corporations, within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code, or a member of a consolidated, unitary or combined Tax group filing, consolidated or combined Tax Returns (other than, in each case, an affiliated, consolidated, unitary or combined group of which the Company is the common parent) or otherwise has any liability for the Taxes of any person (other than with respect to itself or any of the Company Subsidiaries).

(viii) None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has been at any time a “United States Real Property Holding Corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.

(ix) No claim in writing has ever been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction in which any of the Company or a Company Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns that the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, is or may be subject to Taxes in such jurisdiction.

(x) None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has entered into, been a party to or otherwise participated (directly or indirectly) in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) or any other “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b) or any transaction requiring disclosure under similar provisions of state, local or foreign Tax laws.

(xi) No Tax rulings have been entered into or issued by any Taxing authority with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary that would affect the computation of Tax liability of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, for any periods (or portions thereto) beginning on or after the Closing Date, and no request for any such rulings currently is pending with any Governmental Authority.

(xii) None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has agreed to make, or is required to make, any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise.

(xiii) There is no contract or Company Benefit Plan covering any current or former employee or current or former independent contractor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that, individually or collectively, could give rise to a payment by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (or the provision by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any other benefits such as accelerated vesting) that would not be deductible by the Company or such Company Subsidiary by reason of Code Section 280G or subject to an excise Tax under Code Section 4999. None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any indemnity obligations for any excise Taxes imposed under Code Section 4999 or for any Taxes of any employee, including Taxes under Code 409A.

(xiv) The Company and each Company Subsidiary has disclosed on their respective Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could reasonably give rise to a substantial understatement of Taxes within the meaning of Code Section 6662.

2.17 Environmental Laws and Regulations.

(a) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (i) has had and now has all environmental approvals, consents, Licenses, permits and orders required to conduct the business in which it has been or is now engaged and (ii) has been and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws.

(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.17(b):

(i) there are no claims, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, threatened or contemplated against, or involving, the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or any assets of any of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, under any of the Environmental Laws (whether by reason of any failure to comply with any of the Environmental Laws or otherwise);

(ii) no decree, judgment or order of any kind under any of the Environmental Laws has been entered against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

(iii) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in material compliance with applicable Environmental Laws;

(iv) there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials at or affecting the Real Property or any other property;

(v) (A) there are no Hazardous Materials in the soils, groundwater or surface waters of the Real Property that exceed applicable clean-up levels under Environmental Laws and (B) no Real Property is currently listed on or proposed for listing on any listing on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priorities List or any other analogous state governmental list of properties or sites that require investigation, remediation or other response action under applicable Environmental Laws;

(vi) none of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries is or has ever (A) transported or disposed, or arranged for the transportation or disposal, either directly or indirectly through a sub-contractor, of a Hazardous Material, at any facility from which there is a Release or threat of Release or that is currently undergoing investigation, remediation or other response action under applicable Environmental Laws, or (B) owned, operated, leased, subleased or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, held a security interest in (1) any facility at which any Hazardous Materials were treated, stored in significant quantities, recycled, disposed or are or were installed or incorporated into the structure or (2) any real property on which such a facility is or was located.

(c) To the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, there are no other facts, conditions or situations, whether now or heretofore existing, that could form the basis for any claim against, or result in any liability of, the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law.

(d) “Hazardous Materials” means (A) pollutants, contaminants, pesticides, petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive substances, solid wastes or hazardous or extremely hazardous, special, dangerous, or toxic wastes, substances, chemicals or materials which are considered to be hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law, including any “hazardous substance” as defined in or under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C., Sec. 9601, et seq., as amended and reauthorized, and any “hazardous waste” as defined in or under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C., Sec. 6902, et seq., and all amendments thereto and reauthorizations thereof, and (B) any other pollutants, contaminants, hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemicals, materials, wastes or other substances, including any industrial process or pollution control waste or asbestos, which pose a risk to the health and safety of any person.

(e) “Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), either on the Real Property or migrating from the Real Property onto another property, whether or not notification or reporting to any governmental authority was or is required, including any Release which is subject to Environmental Laws.

(f) “Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state and local statutes, regulations, ordinances, rules and policies, all court and administrative orders and decrees, all arbitration awards, and the common law, which pertain to Hazardous Materials or protection of human health and safety.

2.18 Community Reinvestment Act Compliance. The Bank’s most recent Community Reinvestment Act rating was “satisfactory” or better.

2.19 Company Regulatory Reports. Since January 1, 2015, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have each timely filed all reports, registrations and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, required to be filed with the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (the “IDFPR”), the IL SOS and any other Governmental Authority or self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over any of the activities of the Company or a Company Subsidiary (the “Regulatory Reports”), and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. As of their respective dates, the Regulatory Reports complied in all material respects with the statutes, rules and regulations enforced or promulgated by the applicable Governmental Authority with which they were filed and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no reason why the granting of any of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals would be denied or unduly delayed.

2.20 Employee Matters.

(a) (i) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has entered into, nor is the Company or any Company Subsidiary otherwise bound by, any collective bargaining agreements that are now in effect with respect to their employees nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary experienced any labor disturbance, slow-down, strike, lockout, material grievance, claim of unfair labor practices, or other dispute relating to any union or collective bargaining within the past three years; (ii) there is no labor strike, labor dispute, or work slow-down, stoppage or lockout pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, no union organization campaign is threatened or in progress with respect to any of the employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiary, and no question concerning representation exists respecting such employees; (iv) there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint threatened or pending against the Company or the Company Subsidiaries before the National Labor Relations Board; and (v) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has agreed to recognize any union or other collective bargaining representative, and no union or other collective bargaining representative has been certified as the exclusive bargaining representative of any of the employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has committed any unfair labor practice. To the Knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, (1) no event has occurred or circumstance exists that could provide the basis for any work slow-down or stoppage or other labor dispute and (2) there is no organizational effort presently being made or threatened by or on behalf of any labor union with respect to employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.

(b) Schedule 2.20(b) sets forth the name, job title and date of commencement of employment with respect to each employee of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Employees”).

(c) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied and are in compliance in all material respects with all laws relating to the employment of labor, including any provisions thereof relating to (i) wages, hours, bonuses, commissions, termination pay, vacation pay, sick pay, fringe benefits, employee benefits, health insurance continuation (COBRA), and the payment and/or accrual of the same and all insurance and all other costs and expenses applicable thereto; (ii) unlawful, wrongful, retaliatory, harassing, or discriminatory employment or labor practices; (iii) occupational health and safety standards; (iv) employment taxes, deductions, reporting and licensure requirements, and (v) plant closing, mass layoff, immigration, workers’ compensation, disability, unemployment compensation, whistleblower laws, driver regulations, and other employment laws, regulations and ordinances. The Company and each Company Subsidiary are in material compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and maintain a current Form I-9, as required by such Act, in the personnel file of each employee hired after November 9, 1986 and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have verified that each and every employee who is currently working in the United States is eligible to work in the United States.

(d) All employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have been or will have been on or before the Closing, paid in full by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, for all earned wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses (including any bonuses or incentive compensation related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), vacation pay, sick pay, and other compensation for all services performed by such employees up to and including the Closing or any such unpaid amounts existing at the time of the Closing will be properly reflected in the Closing Balance Sheet. All independent contractors who have worked for the Company or any Company Subsidiary at any time are and have been properly classified as independent contractors pursuant to all applicable regulations. The Company and any Company Subsidiary have withheld all amounts required by law or by agreement to be withheld from the wages, salaries and other payments to their respective employees and are not liable for any arrears of wages or any taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing. To the Knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, no officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary intends to terminate employment with the Company or any Company Subsidiary prior to or following the Closing.

2.21 Employee Benefit Plans.

(a) Schedule 2.21(a) includes a complete and correct list of each employee welfare benefit plan and employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA Sections 3(1) and 3(2), respectively (the “ERISA Plans”), each compensation, consulting, employment or collective bargaining agreement, and each stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, other stock based, life, health, disability or other insurance or benefit, bonus, deferred or incentive compensation, severance or separation, change in control, profit sharing, retirement, or other employee benefit plan, practice, policy or arrangement of any kind, oral or written, covering employees or former employees or directors or former directors of the Company or any Company Subsidiary which the Company or any Company Subsidiary maintains or contributes to (or, with respect to any employee pension benefit plan has maintained or contributed to since the date of its incorporation) or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which it is otherwise bound or has liability with respect to (collectively, together with the ERISA Plans, the “Company Benefit Plans”). None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has, and has ever had, an affiliate that would be treated as a single employer together with the Company or any Company Subsidiary (an “ERISA Affiliate”) under Section 414 of the Code, other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with respect to each other.

(b) The Company previously has delivered to Parent true and complete copies of the following with respect to each Company Benefit Plan: (i) copies of each Company Benefit Plan, and all related plan descriptions; (ii) the last three years’ Annual Returns on Form 5500, including all schedules thereto and the opinions of independent accountants; (iii) all Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) determination (or opinion) letters; (iv) all contracts with third party administrators, actuaries, investment managers, trustee, consultants, insurers, and independent contractors that relate to any Company Benefit Plan; (v) all notices and other communications that were given by the Company or any Company Benefit Plan to the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”), the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”), or any participant or beneficiary, pursuant to applicable law, within the four years preceding the date of this Agreement; and (vi) all notices or other communications that were given by the IRS, the PBGC, or the DOL to the Company or any Company Benefit Plan within the four years preceding the date of this Agreement.

(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will cause an increase or acceleration of benefits or benefit entitlements to employees or former employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Company Benefit Plan or any other increase in the liabilities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Company Benefit Plan as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary maintains or participates, and has ever maintained or participated, in (i) a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA (a “Multiemployer Plan”); (ii) a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA; (iii) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA; or (iv) a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding requirements of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or, to their Knowledge, any director or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any fiduciary of any ERISA Plan has engaged in any transaction in violation of Section 406 or 407 of ERISA or any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 4975(c)(1) of the Code) for which no exemption exists under Section 408 of ERISA or Section 4975(d) of the Code in connection with such ERISA Plan and which would reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company or any Company Subsidiary. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries do not provide and have never provided medical benefits, life insurance or similar welfare benefits to former employees, except as required by Section 601 of ERISA.

(e) Each ERISA Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401 and related provisions of the Code is the subject of a current favorable determination letter from the IRS, to the effect that it is qualified under the Code and that its related funding instrument is tax exempt under Section 501 of the Code (or the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are otherwise relying on an opinion letter issued to the prototype sponsor), and, to the Company’s or the Company Subsidiaries’ Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances that would adversely affect the qualified status of any ERISA Plan or the tax-exempt status of any related trust, and such ERISA Plan has been timely amended to reflect applicable legislation and regulations for which the remedial amendment period has expired.

(f) Each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in material compliance with its terms and with all Applicable Law, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code. Neither the Company nor any affiliate of the Company that is a fiduciary with respect to any Company Benefit Plan has breached any of the responsibilities, obligations or duties imposed on it by ERISA. No Company Benefit Plan is currently the subject of a submission under IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System or any similar system, nor under any DOL amnesty program, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary anticipates any such submission of any Company Benefit Plan.

(g) Other than claims for benefits made in the Ordinary Course of Business, there is no litigation, claim, assessment, audit, inquiries or reviews pending or, to the Company’s or the Company Subsidiaries’ Knowledge, threatened by, on behalf of, or against any of the Company Benefit Plans or against the administrators or trustees or other fiduciaries of any of the Company Benefit Plans and, to the Company’s or the Company Subsidiaries’ Knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for any such litigation, claim or assessment.

(h) No Company Benefit Plan fiduciary or any other person has, or has had, any liability to any Company Benefit Plan participant, beneficiary or any other person under any provisions of ERISA or any other applicable law by reason of any action or failure to act in connection with any Company Benefit Plan, including any liability by reason of any payment of, or failure to pay, benefits or any other amounts or by reason of any credit or failure to give credit for any benefits or rights. Every Company Benefit Plan fiduciary and official is bonded to the extent required by Section 412 of ERISA.

(i) All accrued contributions and other payments to be made by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to any Company Benefit Plan (i) through the date hereof have been made or reserves adequate for such purposes have been set aside therefor and reflected in the Company Financial Statements and (ii) through the Closing Date will have been made or reserves adequate for such purposes will have been set aside therefor and reflected in the Company Financial Statements. None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is in default in performing any of its contractual obligations under any of the Company Benefit Plans or any related trust agreement or insurance contract. There are no outstanding liabilities with respect to any Company Benefit Plan other than liabilities for benefits to be paid to participants in such Company Benefit Plan and their beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of such Company Benefit Plan. Except to the extent reserved for and reflected in the Company Financial Statements in accordance with this subsection (i), none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has committed to, or announced, a change to any Company Benefit Plan that increases the cost of the Company Benefit Plan to the Company or a Company Subsidiary.

(j) No condition exists as a result of which the Company would have any liability, whether absolute or contingent, under any Company Benefit Plan with respect to any misclassification of a person performing services for the Company as an independent contractor rather than as an employee.

2.22 Technology and Intellectual Property.

(a) Schedule 2.22(a) sets forth a complete and correct list of all (i) registered trademarks, service marks, domain names, copyrights and patents; (ii) applications for registration or grant of any of the foregoing; (iii) unregistered trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos and assumed names; and (iv) licenses for any of the foregoing, in each case, owned by or for the benefit of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, or used in or necessary to conduct the Company’s or a Company Subsidiary’s business as presently conducted. The items on Schedule 2.22(a), together with all other trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, assumed names, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, computer software, licenses, formulae, customer lists or other databases, business application designs and inventions currently used in or necessary to conduct the businesses of the Company or of a Company Subsidiary, constitute the “Intellectual Property.”

(b) The Company and each Company Subsidiary has ownership of, or such other rights by license, lease or other agreement in and to, the Intellectual Property as is necessary to permit the use of the Intellectual Property in the conduct of its business as presently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any notice (whether written or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, oral) alleging that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has infringed or violated any trademark, trade name, copyright, patent, trade secret right or other proprietary right of others, and to the Knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has committed any such violation or infringement. To the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, there are no facts or circumstances that, upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would cause the Company or any Company Subsidiary to be in any way more restricted in its use of any of the Intellectual Property than it was on the date hereof under any contract to which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound, or that use of such Intellectual Property by the Bank will, as a result of such consummation, violate or infringe the rights of any Person, or subject Parent, the Company a Company Subsidiary to liability of any kind, under any such contract.

(c) The Company or a Company Subsidiary has ownership of, or such other rights by license, lease or other agreement in and to, the IT Assets as is necessary to permit the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to use the IT Assets in the conduct of their respective businesses as presently conducted. The IT Assets operate and perform in all material respects in accordance with their documentation and functional specifications and otherwise as required by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in connection with their respective businesses, and have not materially malfunctioned or failed within the past three years. “IT Assets” means the computers, computer software, firmware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines and all other information technology equipment, and all associated documentation, owned or leased by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, the IT Assets do not contain any worms, viruses, bugs, faults or other devices or effects that (i) enable or assist any Person to access without authorization the IT Assets, or (ii) otherwise significantly adversely affect the functionality of the IT Assets, except as disclosed in its documentation. To the Knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, no Person has gained unauthorized access to the IT Assets. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have implemented reasonable back-up and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry practices. To the Knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, except for “off the shelf” software licensed by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business, none of the IT Assets contains any shareware, open source code, or other software the use of which by the Company to any Company Subsidiary requires disclosure or licensing of any intellectual property.

2.23 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Other than as specifically disclosed in this Agreement, the Company Financial Statements, or the Schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement, there has not occurred (a) since December 31, 2017, any material adverse change in the financial condition, assets, liabilities, business or results of operations of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, and no fact or condition exists or is contemplated or threatened which might reasonably be expected to cause such a change in the future, or (b) any changes or condition, event, circumstance, fact or other occurrence, whether occurring before or since December 31, 2017 that may reasonably be expected to have or result in a material adverse change in the financial condition, assets, liabilities, business or results of operations of the Company or a Company Subsidiary. No fact or condition exists with respect to the business, operations or assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries which the Company has reason to believe may cause the Federal Reserve Application, the IDFPR Application or any of the other regulatory approvals referenced in Section 6.4 or Section 7.4 to be denied or unduly delayed.

2.24 Conduct of Business Since December 31, 2017. Since December 31, 2017 the business of the Company and each Company Subsidiary has been conducted only in the Ordinary Course of Business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, since December 31, 2017, except as set forth on such Schedule, none of the Company or a Company Subsidiary has taken, or has caused, suffered or permitted to be taken any of the following actions:

(a) sold, leased (as lessor), transferred or otherwise disposed of (including any transfers to any of its affiliates), or mortgaged or pledged, or imposed or suffered to be imposed any Encumbrance on, any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s assets reflected on the Company Financial Statements or any assets acquired by the Company or a Company Subsidiary after December 31, 2017, except for (i) OREO and loans held for sale and Investment Securities sold or otherwise disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business and (ii) Permitted Encumbrances;

(b) cancelled any debts owed to or claims held by the Company or a Company Subsidiary (including the settlement of any claims or litigation) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(c) created, incurred or assumed, or agreed to create, incur or assume, any indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, or entered into, as lessee, any capitalized lease obligations, in either case other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(d) accelerated or delayed collection of notes, accounts or loans receivable generated by the Company or a Company Subsidiary in advance of or beyond their regular due dates or the dates when the same would have been collected in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(e) delayed or accelerated payment of any account payable or other liability of the Company or a Company Subsidiary beyond or in advance of its due date or the date when such liability would have been paid in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(f) declared or paid any dividend on shares of Company Common Stock or made any other distribution with respect thereto, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(g) instituted any increase in any compensation payable to any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary other than routine increases in the Ordinary Course of Business, or instituted any increase in any profit-sharing, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, insurance, pension, retirement, medical, hospital, disability, welfare or other benefits made available to employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

(h) prepared or filed any Tax Return inconsistent with past practice or, on any such Tax Return, taken any position, made any election, or adopted any method that is inconsistent with positions taken, elections made or methods used in preparing or filing similar Tax Returns in prior periods; or

(i) made any change in the accounting principles and practices used by the Company or any Company Subsidiary from those applied in the preparation of the Company Financial Statements and the related statements of income and cash flow for the period then ended.

2.25 Change in Business Relationships. None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has received notice (whether written or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, oral), whether on account of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise, (a) that any customer, agent, representative, supplier, vendor or business referral source of the Company or any Company Subsidiary intends to discontinue, diminish or change its relationship with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, the effect of which would be material to the business, assets or operations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (b) that any executive officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary intends to terminate or substantially alter the terms of his or her employment. There have been no complaints or disputes (in each case set forth in writing) with any customer, employee, agent, representative, supplier, vendor, business referral source or other parties that have not been resolved which are reasonably likely to be material to the business, assets or operations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

2.26 Trust Activities. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has performed all material duties for, complied with all administrative procedures under, and properly administered in all material respects, all accounts for which it acts as fiduciary, including any accounts for which it serves as trustee, agent, guardian, custodian or investment advisor, in accordance with the terms of the governing documents for each such account and Applicable Law. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor any of their respective directors, officers or employees, has committed any default with respect to any such fiduciary account.

2.27 Insurance Activities.

(a) Schedule 2.27(a) lists all jurisdictions in which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is licensed to conduct the business of insurance or services related to the business of insurance. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not give any Governmental Authority the right to terminate any of certificates of authority, licenses and permits required to operate the Company and the Company Subsidiaries’ insurance business as presently conducted. No loss or expiration of any certificates of authority or license to conduct the business of insurance or services related to the business of insurance is pending or overtly threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have filed all mandatory reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings and submissions which are (i) required by any Governmental Authority in connection with the statutes and regulations applicable to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries’ insurance business or (ii) related to the operation of such insurance business of insurance in the Ordinary Course of Business, and all deficiencies or violations in all reports of examination by any Governmental Authority (including market conduct examinations) related to the business of insurance have been resolved in all material respects.

(b) The agents or producers of the Insurance Subsidiary that market, sell and issue insurance products, or provide insurance related services, are duly licensed and in compliance with all Applicable Laws in all material respects. All premiums or fees charged by the Insurance Subsidiary to policyholders, brokers or insurers with respect to its insurance products and services are consistent with rates filed with and approved by an applicable Governmental Authority, in each case to the extent required by Applicable Law at the time such product or service was issued, written or provided.

2.28 Agriculture Related Activities.

(a) Schedule 2.28(a) lists all jurisdictions in which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is licensed to conduct the business of farm brokerage and management or services related to the farm brokerage and management. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not give any Governmental Authority the right to terminate any of certificates of authority, licenses and permits required to operate the Company and the Company Subsidiaries’ farm brokerage and management business as presently conducted. No loss or expiration of any certificates of authority or license to conduct the business of farm brokerage and management or services related to the business of farm brokerage and management is pending or overtly threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have filed all mandatory reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings and submissions which are (i) required by any Governmental Authority in connection with the statutes and regulations applicable to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries’ farm brokerage and management business or (ii) related to the operation of such farm brokerage and management business in the Ordinary Course of Business, and all deficiencies or violations in all reports of examination by any Governmental Authority related to the business of farm brokerage and management have been resolved in all material respects.

(b) The agents that market and sell and issue farm brokerage or management products, or provide farm brokerage or management related services, are duly licensed and in compliance with all Applicable Laws in all material respects.

2.29 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees. None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any liability (whether incurred, potential, contingent or otherwise) for financial advisor fees, brokerage commissions, finders’ fees, or like compensation with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

2.30 Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Company has received the opinion of Piper Jaffray & Co., dated the date of this Agreement, to the effect that, as of such date, the consideration to be received in the Merger and as a result of the Special Dividend by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock is fair to each such holder from a financial point of view, a signed copy of which opinion has been delivered to Parent.

2.31 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission by Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the Commission, at any time it is amended or supplemented or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the Company’s stockholders, or at the time of the Company Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of Applicable Law, except that no representation is made by the Company with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by Parent in writing for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement.

2.32 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this ARTICLE II, neither the Company nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries, or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects, and the Company hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, neither the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to Parent or any of its affiliates or Representatives with respect to: (i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospective information relating to the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or their respective businesses; or (ii) except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this ARTICLE II, any oral or written information presented to Parent or any of its affiliates or Representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of the Company, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company acknowledges and agrees that neither Parent or Merger Sub nor any other Person has made or is making any express or implied representation or warranty other than those contained in ARTICLE III.

ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
CONCERNING PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Except as disclosed in the disclosure schedule delivered by Parent and Merger Sub to the Company concurrently herewith (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”) (provided, that any disclosures made with respect to a section of this ARTICLE III shall be deemed to qualify any other section of this ARTICLE III specifically referenced or cross-referenced), Parent and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to the Company as of the date hereof as follows:

3.1 Organization.

(a) Parent is duly registered as a financial holding company under the BHCA, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the corporate power and authority to own its own properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the location and character of its properties and the business conducted by it require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Merger Sub is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Illinois, has the limited liability company power and authority to own its own properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign company in each jurisdiction where the location and character of its properties and the business conducted by it require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Merger Sub is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

(b) First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, N.A. is a nationally chartered bank, duly chartered and organized, validly existing and currently authorized to transact the business of banking under the laws of the United States of America (the “Parent Bank”), and has the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted. Parent Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

3.2 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 30,000,000 shares of common stock, $4.00 par value per share, of which 14,335,570 shares were issued and outstanding, and 225,825 shares were held in treasury, as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value per share, of which zero shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. The issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. The Parent Common Stock is subject to certain preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions or special or relative rights under Parent’s certificate of incorporation, a true and complete copy of which has been previously provided to the Company. There are no options, warrants, agreements, contracts or other rights in existence to purchase or acquire from Parent any shares of capital stock of Parent, whether now or hereafter authorized or issued, other than shares issuable pursuant to employee benefit or compensation plans referred to in the Parent SEC Documents. There are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies or other agreements, instruments or undertakings with respect to the voting of any interests in Parent.

3.3 Authorization; No Violations. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and the performance of Parent’s obligations hereunder have been duly and validly authorized by the board of directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”), do not violate or conflict with the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Parent, the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, or any Applicable Law, court order or decree to which Parent is a party or subject, or by which Parent is bound, and require no further corporate or stockholder approval on the part of Parent. Subject to receipt of the consents or approvals set forth in Schedule 3.4, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and the performance of Parent’s obligations hereunder do not and will not result in any default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture or other agreement by which Parent is bound. This Agreement, when executed and delivered, and subject to the matters described in Section 3.4, will be a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of each of Parent, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors generally and to general principles of equity.

3.4 Consents and Approvals. No consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority or with any third party are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent, as of the Effective Date, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (a) the consents and approvals set forth on Schedule 3.4, (b) the filing by Parent of an application with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) under the BHCA (the “Federal Reserve Application”) and the filing of an application with the IDFPR under the Illinois Banking Act, as amended (the “IDFPR Application”), (c) the filing by Parent of the Registration Statement, (d) the Company Stockholder Approval, and (e) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the IL SOS under the IBCA and the ILLCA.

3.5 Parent SEC Filings and Financial Statements.

(a) The financial statements presented (or incorporated by reference) in the Parent SEC Reports (including the related notes, where applicable) have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, except in each case as indicated in such statements or the notes thereto, and comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements. Taken together, the financial statements presented in the Parent SEC Reports (collectively, the “Parent Financial Statements”) are complete and correct in all material respects and fairly and accurately present the respective financial position, assets, liabilities and results of operations of Parent and its subsidiaries at the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in the Parent Financial Statements, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case of unaudited Parent Financial Statements. The Parent Financial Statements do not include any assets or omit to state any liabilities, absolute or contingent, or other facts, which inclusion or omission would render the Parent Financial Statements misleading in any material respect as of the respective dates thereof and for the periods referred to therein. As of the date hereof, BKD LLP has not resigned (or informed Parent that it intends to resign) or been dismissed as independent registered public accountants of Parent.

(b) Since the December 31, 2016, Parent has filed all forms, documents and reports required to be filed with the Commission under the Securities Act or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (collectively with any amendments thereto, but excluding the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement, the “Parent SEC Reports”), except to the extent that the failure to file any such Parent SEC Report would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Each of the Parent SEC Reports, in each case as of its filing date, or, if amended, as finally amended prior to the date of this Agreement (with respect to those Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement), has complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and none of the Parent SEC Reports, when filed or furnished or, if amended, as finally amended prior to the date of this Agreement, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent that the failure to file any such Parent SEC Report would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. None of Parent’s subsidiaries are or ever have been required to file periodic reports with the Commission. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments received from the Commission with respect to any of the Parent SEC Reports.

(c) Parent has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15(a) under the Exchange Act, and Parent has established and maintains internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15(a) under the Exchange Act. Parent has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement, to Parent’s auditors and the audit committee of the Parent Board (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Parent’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Parent’s internal controls over financial reporting. Since December 31, 2016, neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has Knowledge of any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Parent or its subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Parent or any of its subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, which, if true, would constitute a significant deficiency or a material weakness. Since January 1, 2016, subject to any applicable grace periods, (i) Parent has been and is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, and (ii) Parent has been and is in compliance with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of NASDAQ.

3.6 Compliance with Laws; Legal Proceedings.

(a) Parent and its subsidiaries are each in compliance with all applicable federal, state, county and municipal laws and regulations (i) that regulate or are concerned in any way with the ownership and operation of banks or the business of banking, their holding companies and their subsidiaries or of acting as a fiduciary, including those laws and regulations relating to the investment of funds, the taking of deposits, the lending of money, the collection of interest, the extension of credit and the location and operation of banking facilities, or (ii) that otherwise relate to or affect the business or assets of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or the assets owned, used, occupied or managed by Parent or any of its subsidiaries, except for such noncompliance which individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Parent and its subsidiaries hold all material Licenses from all appropriate federal, state or other Governmental Authorities necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their respective assets. None of Parent or its subsidiaries has received from any federal, state or other Governmental Authority any notice or communication indicating that Governmental Authority would, and Parent has no reason to believe any such Governmental Authority would, object to, or withhold any approval or consent necessary for, the consummation by Parent of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) Except as may be disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no material claims, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened or contemplated against or affecting Parent or its subsidiaries, at law or in equity, or before any federal, state or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel, whether by contract or otherwise, including any claims, actions, suits or proceedings that might seek to challenge the validity or propriety of the Merger or that would affect Parent’s ability to obtain the Requisite Regulatory Approvals, and there is no decree, judgment or order or supervisory agreement of any kind in existence against or restraining Parent or its subsidiaries from taking any action of any kind in connection with their respective businesses. Except as may be disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, none of Parent or its subsidiaries has received from any federal, state or other Governmental Authority any notice or threat (whether written or, to the Knowledge of Parent, oral) of any enforcement action, criticism or recommendation concerning capital, compliance with laws or regulations, safety or soundness, fiduciary duties or other banking or business practices that has not been resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of such Governmental Authority and that would be materially adverse to Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and Parent has no reasonable basis to believe that any such enforcement action, criticism or recommendation not otherwise disclosed herein is contemplated.

3.7 Parent Regulatory Reports. Since December 31, 2016, Parent and its subsidiaries have filed all material reports, registrations and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, required to be filed with the Federal Reserve, the OCC, the Delaware Secretary of State and any other Governmental Authority or self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over any of the activities of Parent or its subsidiaries (the “Parent Regulatory Reports”), and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. As of their respective dates, the Parent Regulatory Reports complied in all material respects with the statutes, rules and regulations enforced or promulgated by the applicable Governmental Authority with which they were filed and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

3.8 No Adverse Change. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents or this Agreement, there has not occurred (a) since December 31, 2017, any Material Adverse Effect on Parent, or (b) any change, condition, event, circumstance, fact or other occurrence, whether occurring before or since December 31, 2017 that may reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. No fact or condition exists with respect to the business, operations or assets of Parent or its subsidiaries which Parent has reason to believe may cause the Federal Reserve Application, the IDFPR Application or any of the other regulatory approvals referenced in Section 6.4 or Section 7.4 to be denied or unduly delayed.

3.9 Taxation of the Merger. Neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has taken any action or agreed to take any action that would preclude the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization in accordance with Section 368(a) of the Code and, to the Knowledge of Parent, there are no agreements or arrangements to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is a party that would prevent the Merger from so qualifying.

3.10 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees. Neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has any liability (whether incurred, potential, contingent or otherwise) for financial advisor fees, brokerage commissions, finders’ fees, or like compensation with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

3.11 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the Commission, at any time it is amended or supplemented or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the Company’s stockholders or at the time of the Company Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Registration Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, except that no representation is made by Parent with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein.

3.12 Loans; Loan Loss Reserves.

(a) Each outstanding loan, loan agreement, note, lease or other borrowing agreement (including any overdraft protection extensions of credit), any participation therein and any guaranty, renewal or extension thereof (collectively, “Parent Loans”) reflected on the books and records of Parent Bank is evidenced by appropriate and sufficient documentation and, to the Knowledge of Parent, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally from time to time in effect and by Applicable Law which may affect the availability of equitable remedies. No obligor named in any Parent Loan has provided notice (whether written or, to the Knowledge of Parent or Parent Bank, oral) to Parent or Parent Bank that such obligor intends to attempt to avoid the enforceability of any term of any Parent Loan under any such laws or equitable remedies, and no Parent Loan is subject to any valid defense, set-off, or counterclaim that has been threatened or asserted with respect to such Parent Loan. All Parent Loans that are secured, as evidenced by the appropriate and sufficient ancillary security documents, are so secured by valid and enforceable liens. Neither Parent nor Parent Bank has entered into any loan repurchase agreements.

(b) The reserves for loan and lease losses shown on each of the balance sheets contained in the Parent Financial Statements are adequate in the judgment of management and consistent with applicable regulatory standards and under GAAP to provide for losses, net of recoveries relating to loans and leases previously charged off, on loans and leases outstanding (including accrued interest receivable) as of the applicable date of such balance sheet. The aggregate loan balances of Parent Bank in excess of such reserves, in each case as shown on Parent Financial Statements, are, to the Knowledge of Parent and Parent Bank, collectible in accordance with their terms.

3.13 Financial Capability. Parent has a sufficient number of non-outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock to complete the Merger as contemplated by this Agreement. Parent will have prior to the Effective Time sufficient funds to pay the aggregate Cash Consideration and the Option Consideration.

3.14 Community Reinvestment Act Compliance. Parent Bank’s most recent Community Reinvestment Act rating was “satisfactory” or better.

3.15 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by Parent in this ARTICLE III, neither Parent nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Parent, any of its subsidiaries, or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects, and Parent hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, neither Parent nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to the Company or any of its affiliates or Representatives with respect to: (i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospective information relating to Parent, any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses; or (ii) except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this ARTICLE III, any oral or written information presented to the Company or any of its affiliates or Representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of Parent, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby. Parent acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor any other Person has made or is making any express or implied representation or warranty other than those contained in ARTICLE II.

ARTICLE IV
AGREEMENTS AND COVENANTS

4.1 Conduct of the Company’s Business. Except as may be (w) required by Applicable Law or any Governmental Authority, (x) consented to by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (y) required or explicitly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, or (z) set forth on Schedule 4.1, the Company shall (i) conduct its business in the Ordinary Course of Business in all material respects, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and advantageous business relationships and (iii) take no action that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially delay the ability of the Company or Parent to obtain any of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals, to perform its covenants and agreements under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as may be required by Applicable Law or any Governmental Authority, required or explicitly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, or set forth on Schedule 4.1, the Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, without the prior written consent (including by electronic mail) of Parent which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed:

(a) change the articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the Insurance Subsidiary, the charter or by-laws of the Bank, or any other governing document;

(b) issue, sell, pledge, transfer, dispose of, redeem or encumber any equity securities (except pursuant to the exercise of stock options outstanding as of the date hereof or pursuant to the surrender of shares to the Company or the withholding of shares by the Company to cover tax withholding obligations under the Company Stock Plans), effect any split, combination, subdivision, reclassification or redemption of any outstanding equity securities, or otherwise change its capitalization as it exists on the date of this Agreement, or issue, grant, or sell any options, equity appreciation or purchase rights, warrants, conversion rights or other rights, securities or commitments obligating it to issue, sell or register any equity securities, or any securities or obligations convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any equity securities;

(c) increase the compensation of officers or key employees, pay any bonuses except in the Ordinary Course of Business, or hire any employee with an annual salary in excess of $100,000;

(d) become a party to, establish, amend, commence participation in, terminate or commit itself to the adoption of any stock option plan or other stock-based compensation plan, compensation, severance, pension, consulting, non-competition, change in control, retirement, profit-sharing, welfare benefit, or other employee benefit plan or agreement or employment agreement with or for the benefit of any Employee (or newly hired employees), director or stockholder; accelerate the vesting of or lapsing of restrictions with respect to any long-term incentive compensation under any Company Benefit Plans; cause the funding of any rabbi trust or similar arrangement or take any action to fund or in any other way secure the payment of compensation or benefits under any Company Benefit Plan; or materially change any actuarial assumptions used to calculate funding obligations with respect to any Company Benefit Plan that is required by Applicable Law to be funded or change the manner in which contributions to such plans are made or the basis on which such contributions are determined, except as may be required by GAAP or any Applicable Law;

(e) (i) enter into any new credit or new lending relationships greater than $750,000 that would require an exception to the Bank’s formal loan policy as in effect as of the date of this Agreement or that are not in strict compliance with the provisions of such loan policy; or (ii) other than incident to a reasonable loan restructuring, extend additional credit to any Person and any director or officer of, or any owner of a material interest in, such Person (any of the foregoing with respect to a Person being referred to as a “Borrowing Affiliate”) if such Person or such Borrowing Affiliate is the obligor under any indebtedness to the Company or any Company Subsidiary which constitutes a nonperforming loan or against any part of such indebtedness the Company or any Company Subsidiary has established loss reserves or any part of which has been charged-off by the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

(f) declare or pay any dividends or other distributions on any equity securities; provided, however, that the Company shall be permitted to (i) continue paying its regular declared and/or accrued semi-annual dividend, which is currently $2.80 per share of Company Common Stock, in the Ordinary Course of Business, with any increase to such dividend amount being made consistent with the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) declare the Special Dividend Per Share Amount, and (iii) declare and pay a dividend of up to of fifty percent of any cash death benefits received by the Bank (and subsequently distributed to the Company) pursuant to Bank owned life insurance following the death of an insured thereunder following the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date;

(g) fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain present insurance coverage in respect of their properties and businesses;

(h) incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money, except with respect to indebtedness to the Federal Home Loan Bank, trade payables and similar liabilities and obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(i) maintain an allowance for loan and lease losses which is not adequate in all material respects under the requirements of GAAP to provide for possible losses, net of recoveries relating to Loans previously charged off, on Loans and leases outstanding (including accrued interest receivable);

(j) enter into any employment, consulting or similar agreements that are not terminable by the Company or such Company Subsidiary, as applicable, on 30 days’ or fewer notice without penalty or obligation, or terminate the employment of any officer thereof without first notifying Parent;

(k) take any action that would result in a termination, partial termination, curtailment, discontinuance of a Benefit Plan or merger of any Benefit Plan into another plan or trust;

(l) fail to file all Tax Returns in a timely manner, make any application for or consent to any extension of time for filing any Tax Return or any extension of the period of limitations applicable thereto, or change any of its accounting methods for federal and state income tax purposes or any material Tax elections;

(m) implement or adopt any change in its accounting principles, practices or methods, other than as may be required by GAAP or applicable regulatory accounting requirements;

(n) make any expenditure for fixed assets in excess of $100,000 for any single item, or $250,000 in the aggregate, or enter into leases of fixed assets having an annual rental in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate;

(o) incur any liabilities or obligations, make any commitments or disbursements, acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions of control in a fiduciary or similar capacity or in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good faith, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business) or dispose of any property or asset, make any contract or agreement, or engage in any transaction except in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with prudent banking practices and the current policies of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries;

(p) amend or waive the material terms of, fail to do anything that will cause a breach by the Company or such Company Subsidiary of, or default by the Company or such Company Subsidiary under, or enter into, any Material Contract, any material restriction on the ability of the Company or such Company Subsidiary to conduct its business as it is presently being conducted, or any Contract or other binding obligation relating to any class of Company Capital Stock or rights associated therewith or any outstanding instrument of indebtedness;

(q) engage or agree to engage in any “covered transaction” within the meaning of Sections 23A or 23B of the Federal Reserve Act (without regard to the applicability of any exemptions contained in Section 23A), unless the Bank has complied with Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act;

(r) enter into any new line of business or materially change its lending, investment, underwriting, risk and asset liability management and other banking and operating policies, except as required by Applicable Law or requested by any Governmental Authority;

(s) settle any action, suit, claim or proceeding against it, except for an action, suit, claim or proceeding that is settled in an amount and for consideration not in excess of $100,000 and that would not (i) impose any material restriction on the business of the Company or such Company Subsidiary or (ii) create precedent for claims that is reasonably likely to be material to it;

(t) make application for the opening, relocation or closing of any, or open, relocate or close any, branch office, loan production office or other significant office or operations facility; or

(u) agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of the Company Board in support of, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 4.1.

4.2 Conduct of Parent’s Business. Except as may be (w) required by Applicable Law or any Governmental Authority, (x) consented to by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (y) required or explicitly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, or (z) set forth on Schedule 4.2, Parent shall (i) conduct its business in the Ordinary Course of Business in all material respects, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and advantageous business relationships and (iii) take no action that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially delay the ability of the Company or Parent to obtain any of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals, to perform its covenants and agreements under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as may be required by Applicable Law or any Governmental Authority, required or explicitly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, or set forth on Schedule 4.2, without the prior written consent of the Company which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed:

(a) Parent shall not amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or similar governing documents of any of its subsidiaries, in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the benefits of the Merger to the stockholders of the Company;

(b) Parent shall not implement or adopt any change in its accounting principles, practices or methods, other than as may be required by GAAP or applicable regulatory accounting requirements; and

(c) Parent shall not agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of the Parent Board in support of, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 4.2.

4.3 Access to Information and Premises.

(a) The Company shall provide Parent and its Representatives full access, during normal business hours and on reasonable advance notice to the Company, to further information (to the extent permissible under Applicable Law) and the Company’s and Company Subsidiaries’ premises for purposes of (i) observing the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ business activities and operations and to consult with their officers and employees regarding the same on an ongoing basis to verify compliance by the Company and the Company Subsidiary with all terms of this Agreement, and (ii) making all necessary preparations for conversion of the Bank’s IT Assets; provided, however, that the foregoing actions shall not (x) unduly interfere with the business operations of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, (y) require the disclosure of any matter that is subject to attorney-client, attorney work product or other legal privilege (provided, however, that the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to allow for such access or disclosure to the maximum extent that does not result in a loss of any such attorney-client, attorney work product or other legal privilege) or (z) require the disclosure of any matter that would violate Applicable Law or any duty. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall promptly provide to Parent a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed, furnished or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal and state banking laws or federal or state securities laws, and a copy of each report filed by it or any Company Subsidiaries with any Governmental Authority; in each case other than portions of such documents relating to confidential supervisory or examination materials or the disclosure of which would violate any Applicable Law. The Company shall also provide, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to provide, to Parent all information provided to the board of directors of such Persons, or to the members of such board’s committees, in connection with all meetings of such board of directors or committees thereof, or otherwise provided to such directors or members, and to provide any other financial reports or other analysis prepared for senior management of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; in each case other than portions of such documents: (1) relating to confidential supervisory or examination materials, (2) the disclosure of which would violate any Applicable Law, (3) the disclosure of which would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company’s outside counsel, result in the waiver of the attorney-client privilege, or (4) related to an Acquisition Proposal (disclosure of which shall be governed solely by Section 4.8).

(b) Parent will use such information as is provided to it by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries , or Representatives thereof, solely for the purpose of conducting business, legal and financial reviews of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and for such other purposes as may be related to this Agreement, and Parent will, and will direct all of its agents, employees and advisors to, maintain the confidentiality of all such information in accordance with the terms of the letter agreement regarding confidentiality entered into by and between the Company and Parent dated December 11, 2015 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).

4.4 Regulatory Filings of Parent. As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, Parent, at its own expense, will file the Federal Reserve Application and the IDFPR Application, and take all other appropriate actions necessary to obtain the regulatory approvals referred to in Section 6.4 or Section 7.4 hereof (other than those to be obtained by the Commission, which are subject of Section 4.5), and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, at their own expense, will use all reasonable and diligent efforts to assist in obtaining all such approvals. The obligation of Parent to take all appropriate actions shall not be construed as including an obligation to accept any terms of or conditions to a consent, authorization, order, or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Authority or other party that are not acceptable to Parent, in its sole reasonable discretion, or to change the business practices of Parent or any of its subsidiaries in a manner not acceptable to Parent, in its sole reasonable discretion. In advance of filing any application for such regulatory approval, Parent shall provide the Company and its counsel with a copy of such application (but excluding any information contained therein regarding Parent and its business or operations for which confidential treatment has been requested) and provide an opportunity to comment thereon, and thereafter shall promptly advise the Company and its counsel of any material communication received by Parent or its counsel from any Governmental Authority with respect to such application.

4.5 SEC Filings. As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, Parent, at its own expense, shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement, which shall include a proxy statement prepared by Parent and the Company for use in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting, all in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and Applicable Law (the “Proxy Statement”), and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, at their own expense, will assist Parent in preparing the Registration Statement. Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger. The Company, at its own expense, shall cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Parent shall advise the Company, promptly after it receives notice of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of Parent Capital Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the Commission to amend the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information, and the Company will advise Parent, promptly after it receives notice of any request by the Commission to amend the Proxy Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the Comments for additional information. The Parties shall use reasonable and diligent efforts to respond (with the assistance of the other Party) as promptly as practicable to any comments of the Commission with respect thereto. If prior to the Effective Time any event occurs with respect to Parent or its subsidiaries, or the Company or any Company Subsidiary, respectively, or any change occurs with respect to information supplied by or on behalf of Parent or the Company, respectively, for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement that, in each case, is required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement, Parent or the Company, as applicable, shall promptly notify the other of such event, and Parent or the Company, as applicable, shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the Commission of any necessary amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and, as required by Applicable Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to Parent’s stockholders and the Company’s stockholders.

4.6 Meeting. As soon as practicable following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission, the Company shall duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of approving the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, in accordance with the Company’s articles of incorporation, its by-laws and the IBCA (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”). Subject to Section 4.8, the Company and the Company Board will use their reasonable best efforts to obtain from its stockholders the Company Stockholder Approval, including by the Company Board recommending that its stockholders approve the Merger (the “Company Recommendation”), and the Company and the Company Board will not withhold, withdraw, qualify or adversely modify (or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, qualify or adversely modify) the Company Recommendation (a “Company Adverse Recommendation”). Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Company shall have the right to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholders Meeting: (i) by no more than 30 days if on a date for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval; or (ii) to the extent additional time is reasonably necessary for the filing and distribution of any supplemental or amended disclosure that the Company Board has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) is necessary under Applicable Law and, to the extent required by Applicable Law, for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated to and reviewed by the Company’s stockholders prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting.

4.7 Publicity. Parent and the Company shall coordinate all publicity relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, except as otherwise required by Applicable Law or the rules of NASDAQ, or with respect to employee meetings, no Party shall issue any press release, publicity statement or other public notice or communication, whether written or oral, relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby without obtaining the prior consent of the other Parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company shall obtain the prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of Parent to the content of any communication to the Company’s stockholders.

4.8 No Conduct Inconsistent with this Agreement.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to not, during the term of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, solicit, encourage or facilitate inquiries or proposals or enter into any agreement with respect to, or initiate or participate in any negotiations or discussions with any Person (other than Parent and its subsidiaries) concerning, any proposal, indication or offer, including any proposal, indication or offer from or to the Company’s stockholders, made by any Person or group (as defined under Rule 13(d) of the Exchange Act) other than Parent or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates relating to, whether in a single transaction or series of related transactions, and whether directly or indirectly, any transaction or series of transactions (including any merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation, business combination, tender offer, joint venture, partnership, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or similar direct or indirect transaction involving the (i) acquisition, license or purchase of assets of the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries equal to fifteen percent or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or to which fifteen percent or more of the Company’s revenues or earnings on a consolidated basis are attributable or (ii) acquisition of beneficial ownership (as defined under Rule 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of equity interests representing a fifteen percent or greater economic or voting interest in the Company or tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Person or group (as defined under Rule 13(d) of the Exchange Act) beneficially owning equity interests representing a fifteen percent (in number or voting power) or greater economic or voting interest in the Company (each, an “Acquisition Proposal”), or furnish any information to any Person proposing or seeking an Acquisition Proposal.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, in the event that the Company Board determines in good faith and after consultation with outside counsel, that in light of an Acquisition Proposal, it is necessary to provide such information or engage in such negotiations or discussions in order to act in a manner consistent with such Board’s fiduciary duties, the Company Board may, in response to an Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of Section 4.8(a) and that constitutes or is reasonably expected to result in a Superior Acquisition Proposal, subject to its compliance with Section 4.8(c), (i) furnish information with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary to such Person making such Acquisition Proposal pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement that is no less restrictive than the Confidentiality Agreement (subject to the requirement that any such information not previously provided to Parent shall be promptly furnished to Parent) and (ii) participate in discussions or negotiations regarding such Acquisition Proposal and/or (iii) terminate this Agreement in order to concurrently enter into an agreement with respect to such Superior Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that (A) prior to terminating this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.8, the Company shall give Parent at least five days’ notice thereof, attaching any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”) relating to such Superior Acquisition Proposal (or, if applicable, the most current draft thereof), which notice need only be given once with respect to any Superior Acquisition Proposal, unless such Superior Acquisition Proposal is modified in any material respect, in which case the three day period referred to herein shall be 48 hours, and (B) if, within such five day period (or where applicable, 48 hour period), Parent makes an offer that the Company Board determines in good faith is more favorable to the stockholders of the Company, from a financial point of view, than such Superior Acquisition Proposal (taking into account, among other things, (I) the terms of such offer and (II) such legal, financial, regulatory, timing and other aspects of such offer which the Company Board deems relevant), and agrees in writing to all adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement as are necessary to reflect such offer, the Company’s notice of termination with respect to such Superior Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be rescinded and of no further force and effect and, if the Company or any Company Subsidiary has entered into a Superior Proposal Agreement, it shall promptly terminate such agreement (it being agreed that the Company will cause any Alternative Acquisition Agreement entered into prior to the expiration of such five day period (or where applicable 48 hour period) to include a provision permitting such termination). A “Superior Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any Acquisition Proposal containing terms which the Company Board determines in its good faith judgment (based on the advice of an independent financial advisor) to be more favorable to the Company’s stockholders than the Merger and for which financing, to the extent required, is then committed or which, in the good faith judgment of the Company Board, is reasonably capable of being obtained by such third party.

(c) In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in Section 4.8(a) and Section 4.8(b), the Company shall immediately advise Parent orally and in writing of any request for information or of any Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such request or Acquisition Proposal and the identity of the Person making such request or Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall keep Parent informed of the status and details (including amendments or proposed amendments) of any such request or Acquisition Proposal, including the status of any discussions or negotiations with respect to any Superior Acquisition Proposal.

(d) The Company shall, and shall cause each of its officers, directors, employees, consultants, accountants, brokers, financial advisors, legal counsel, agents, advisors and other representatives (the “Representatives”) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to, cease immediately and cause to be immediately terminated all soliciting activities, discussions and negotiations and access to nonpublic information with, to or by any Person (other than Parent) regarding any proposal that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal. Except as expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.8(b), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, at any time after the execution hereof, continue or resume any such soliciting activities, discussions, negotiations or access to nonpublic information with, by or to any Person (other than Parent) with which the Company entered into a confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement before the execution and delivery hereof or had discussions or negotiations before the execution and delivery hereof regarding any proposal that constituted, or could reasonably have been expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal (any such Persons and their affiliates and Representatives being referred to as “Prior Company Bidders”). The Company shall promptly request that each Prior Company Bidder in possession of nonpublic information that was furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with its consideration of any potential Acquisition Proposal return or destroy all such nonpublic information heretofore furnished to such Prior Company Bidder and immediately terminate all physical and electronic data room access previously granted to any such Prior Company Bidder.

4.9 Loan Charge-Off; Pre-Closing Loan Review.

(a) The Company shall cause the Bank, prior to the Closing Date, (i) to write off all Loans of the Bank that are required to be written off by the Bank’s regulators or that, in conformity with past practices and policies of the Bank and GAAP, should be written off as Loan losses and (ii) to write down potential Loan losses in conformity with past practices and policies of the Bank and GAAP. Any such write down shall not have any effect on, or be deemed to result in a breach of, the representations and warranties under Section 2.8 made by the Company as of the date of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, but shall be taken into account in determining the Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity for purposes of Section 1.4(d); and nothing in this Section 4.9(a) shall require the Company to make any additional provision to the Bank’s reserve for loan losses.

(b) The Company shall cause the Bank to make available to Parent the files maintained by the Bank with respect to, and information regarding the status of, each Loan contained in the Loan portfolio of the Bank, as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the Closing Date.

4.10 Director and Officer Insurance Coverage. Parent agrees to provide each of the directors, officers, members or trustees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries who continue to hold such positions after the Effective Time substantially the same insurance coverage against personal liability for actions and omissions prior to the Effective Time no less favorable than that which is provided to current directors and officers of Parent and its subsidiary bank. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, on or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall procure and maintain (so long as the premium or premiums do not exceed 200% of the amount of the aggregate premiums paid by the Company for the current policy term for such purpose) for the benefit of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (including their respective successors) and individuals who were officers, directors, members or trustees of the Company or Company Subsidiaries (but only in their capacity as such) immediately prior to Closing, a tail policy or policies covering a period of six years following the Effective Time and providing coverages equivalent to the level and scope of directors’ and officers’ liability and other professional insurance coverages as set forth in the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ current directors’ and officers’ liability and other professional insurance policies in effect as of the Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, and regardless of the purchase of insurance coverage under this Section 4.10, Parent acknowledges and agrees that, after Closing, individuals who were officers, directors, members or trustees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries prior to Closing shall be held harmless and continue to be entitled to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for acts and omissions occurring prior to Closing, to the extent of any exculpation, indemnification or advancement of expenses provided to such individuals on the date hereof under the Applicable Law where the Company or the Company Subsidiaries are chartered or organized, and under the organization documents of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable.

4.11 Interim Financial Statements. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent a monthly balance sheet, income statement and statement of stockholder’s equity of the Company and each Company Subsidiary as of the end of each month as promptly as practicable after they become available. Such monthly financial statements shall be prepared consistent with past practice and in conformity in all material respects with GAAP (excluding footnote disclosure) applied on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements.

4.12 Dissent Process. The Company will give Parent prompt notice of any demands for appraisal for any shares of Company Common Stock, any attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other notice given or instrument served relating to the exercise of dissenters’ rights granted under the IBCA. Parent will have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings relating thereto, except as otherwise required by law. The Company will not make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any appraisal demands without Parent’s prior written consent.

4.13 Section 368(a) Reorganization. Both prior to and after the Closing, none of the Parties shall take or cause to be taken any action, or omit to take any action or cause any omission, that would cause the Merger not to qualify as a reorganization in accordance with Section 368(a) of the Code. The Parties agree to take any and all necessary or advisable steps to restructure or modify the terms of the transaction contemplated hereby if such steps are necessary or advisable to qualify the transaction contemplated hereby as a reorganization in accordance with Section 368(a) of the Code; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4.13 shall be deemed to require the Parties to take any steps that will increase the Merger Consideration.

4.14 Notice of Certain Events. During the term of this Agreement, if any Party becomes aware of any facts, circumstances or of the occurrence or impending occurrence of any event that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VI or ARTICLE VII, as applicable, not being satisfied, then such Party shall promptly give detailed written notice thereof to the other Party.

4.15 Reasonable and Diligent Efforts. The Parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to satisfy the various conditions to Closing and to consummate the Merger as soon as practicable. No Party will intentionally take or intentionally permit to be taken any action that would be in breach of the terms or provisions of this Agreement (including any action that would impair or impede the timely obtainment of the regulatory approvals referenced in Section 6.4 or Section 7.4) or that would cause any of the representations contained herein to be or become untrue.

4.16 Stockholder Litigation. Each of the Company and Parent shall give the other the reasonable opportunity to consult concerning the defense of any stockholder litigation against the Company or Parent, as applicable, or any of their respective directors or officers relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.17 Section 16 Matters. Before the Effective Time, the Company and Parent shall cause any dispositions of Company Common Stock and acquisitions of Parent Common Stock resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company, or will become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Parent, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

4.18 Stock Exchange Listing. To the extent required, Parent shall file with NASDAQ a notification form for the listing of all shares of Parent Common Stock included in the Parent Stock Consideration.

4.19 Dividends.

(a) Regular Dividends. After the date of this Agreement, each of Parent and the Company shall coordinate with the other the declaration of any dividends in respect of Parent Common Stock and Company Common Stock and the record dates and payment dates relating thereto, it being the intention of the Parties hereto that holders of Company Common Stock shall not receive two dividends, or fail to receive one dividend, in any quarter with respect to their shares of Company Common Stock and any shares of Parent Common Stock any such holder receives in exchange therefor in the Merger.

(b) Special Dividend of the Company. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall declare and cause to be paid to holders of record of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, as of a record date immediately prior to the Closing, and in accordance with Applicable Law, a special cash dividend (the “Special Dividend”) in the aggregate amount of $25,000,000 (the “Special Dividend Aggregate Amount”), and the portion of the Special Dividend Aggregate Amount payable with respect to each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing shall be equal to (i) the Special Dividend Aggregate Amount, divided by (ii) a sum equal to (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, plus (B) the number of Company Options issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, plus (C) the Debenture Shares to the extent not converted into issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Closing (the “Special Dividend Per Share Amount”); provided, however, and for the avoidance of doubt, that with respect to each Company Option issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, no Special Dividend Per Share Amount will be paid with respect to any such Company Option and, in lieu thereof, the exercise price per share of each such Company Option shall be reduced as of immediately prior to Closing by an amount equal to the Special Dividend Per Share Amount, and the Company shall retain such aggregate Special Dividend Per Share Amount related to the Company Options; provided, further, and for the avoidance of doubt, that with respect to each Debenture Share not converted into issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Closing, no Special Dividend Per Share Amount will be paid with respect to any such Debenture Share and the Company shall retain such aggregate Special Dividend Per Share Amount related to the Debenture Shares.

4.20 Takeover Statutes. No Party shall take any action that would cause any anti-takeover statute to become applicable to this Agreement, the Voting Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and each party shall take all necessary steps to exempt (or ensure the continued exemption of) the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby from any applicable anti-takeover statute now or hereafter in effect. If any “moratorium,” “control share,” “fair price,” “affiliate transaction,” “business combination” or other anti-takeover Applicable Law is or may become applicable to the Merger, the Parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as promptly as practicable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and otherwise take all such actions as are reasonably necessary to eliminate or minimize the effects of any such Applicable Law on the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE V
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT MATTERS

5.1 Benefit Plans.

(a) Effective as of the Closing Date, and in the discretion of Parent, each full-time Employee shall either continue under the Company Benefit Plans or become eligible for and entitled to participate in Parent’s benefit plans on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as all other similarly-situated employees of Parent and its subsidiaries. To the extent Employees participate in any Parent benefit plans, Employees shall be given credit for amounts paid under a corresponding Benefit Plan during the plan year in which the Closing occurs for purposes of applying deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums as though such amounts had been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Parent benefit plan for the plan year in which the Closing occurs. The Company shall cause its health insurance providers, to the extent permitted under Applicable Law, (i) to provide to Parent a schedule of de-identified information regarding the claims experience of insured persons under the applicable Benefit Plans for the past three years, and (ii) to provide Parent with de-identified information as to any significant pre-existing conditions of any insured persons that are not reflected in such schedule. Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any pre-existing condition limitations (as administered in accordance with Applicable Law) under Parent’s medical benefit plans to be waived to the extent such conditions have been waived under the Company’s health insurance plans. For purposes of determining eligibility to participate in and, where applicable, vesting under Parent’s applicable retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan, Parent’s short-term disability plans and vacation policy, each Employee shall receive past service credit for his or her prior employment with the Company or Company Subsidiary as if such Employee had then been employed by Parent. Parent reserves the right to change or terminate its employee benefit plans at any time.

(b) Any Employee who has or is party to any employment agreement, severance agreement, change in control agreement or any other agreement or arrangement that provides for any payment that may be triggered by the Merger or the Bank Merger (any such payment, a “Transaction Payment”) will receive the Transaction Payment to the extent it is required to be paid under such agreement, provided that, on or before the Closing, the Company will take all steps necessary to ensure that in the event that the amounts of the Transaction Payment, either individually or in conjunction with a payment or benefit under any other plan, agreement or arrangement that is aggregated for purposes of Code Section 280G (in the aggregate, “Total Payments”), would constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code that is subject to the Tax imposed by Section 4999 of such Code, then the amounts of the Transaction Payment shall be reduced such that the value of the Total Payments that each counterparty is entitled to receive shall be $1.00 less than the maximum amount which the counterparty may receive without becoming subject to the excise tax or resulting in a disallowance of a deduction of the payment of such amount under Section 280G of the Code.

(c) The Company shall take (or cause to be taken), all actions necessary or appropriate to terminate, effective as of the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, and subject to the Closing occurring, the Company Benefit Plans set forth on Schedule 5.1(c). The Company shall deliver to Parent, at least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, evidence that the Company Board has taken, or will take prior to the Closing Date, the necessary corporate action to terminate such Company Benefit Plans (the form and substance of which resolutions shall be subject to review and approval of Parent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), effective no later than the date required by this Section 5.1(c), and where necessary such termination action shall provide for settlement and distribution of benefits in accordance with the provisions of Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B).

(d) Following the Effective Time, Parent or the applicable subsidiary of Parent shall cause the Employees to be covered by a severance policy under which any Employees who incur a qualifying involuntary termination of employment within twelve months after the Closing Date will be eligible to receive severance pay in accordance with the severance pay schedule set forth on Schedule 5.1(d), subject to the receipt of such severance to be conditioned on the Employee’s execution of a release of claims. In connection with the foregoing, the Employees shall receive service credit for years of continuous service with the Company or any Company Subsidiary for purposes of determining the amount of any severance pay under such policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Employee eligible to receive severance benefits under an employment or other agreement shall be entitled to participate in the severance policy described in this Section 5.1(d).

5.2 No Rights or Remedies. Nothing in this Article shall confer upon any Employee or his or her legal representative, any rights or remedies, including any right to employment, or continued employment, for any specified period, or any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Unless waived by Parent and Merger Sub, Parent and Merger Sub’s obligation to consummate the Merger is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

6.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (other than Section 2.1(a), Section 2.3(a) and Section 2.4(a)) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” contained therein) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except that representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date shall be true and correct as of such date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2.1(a), Section 2.3(a) and Section 2.4(a) shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except that representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date shall be true and correct as of such date) in all material respects.

6.2 Performance of Agreements. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all agreements herein required to be performed by the Company on or before the Effective Time.

6.3 Closing Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of the Company by its chief executive officer or chief financial officer certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 have been satisfied.

6.4 Regulatory and Other Approvals. Parent shall have obtained the approval of all appropriate Governmental Authorities of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger (other than approvals related to the Bank Merger and to Parent and its subsidiaries engaging in the farm brokerage business) (the “Requisite Regulatory Approvals”), and all required regulatory waiting periods shall have expired.

6.5 Approval of Merger and Delivery of Articles of Merger. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained, and the proper officers of the Company shall have executed and delivered to Parent the Articles of Merger, in form suitable for filing with the IL SOS, and shall have executed and delivered all such other certificates, statements or instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to effect such a filing.

6.6 No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No order, injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition (an “Injunction”) preventing the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect. No statute, rule, regulation, order, or decree shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, or enforced by any Governmental Authority that prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the Merger.

6.7 No Adverse Changes. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall have been conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business, except as otherwise required under this Agreement, in all respects consistent with prudent banking practices, and there shall not have occurred any change or any condition, event, circumstance, fact or occurrence, other than as required under this Agreement, that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.

6.8 Tax Opinion. Parent shall have received a written opinion of Schiff Hardin LLP, tax counsel to Parent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that: (a) the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (b) each of the Company and Parent will be a party to such reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code.

6.9 Effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger, no stop orders suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement shall have been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened in writing.

6.10 Closing Balance Sheet. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent a consolidated balance sheet for the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the last day of the month preceding the Closing Date, or as of three Business Days prior to the Closing Date if the Closing Date is a day that is more than three Business days following the last day of the preceding month, prepared in conformity with past practices and policies of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, and in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the preparation of the Interim Financial Statements (the “Closing Balance Sheet”), together with a calculation of the Consolidated Stockholders Equity. Parent shall have an opportunity to review and comment on the Closing Balance Sheet prior to the Closing Date.

6.11 Consents. The Company shall have obtained or caused to be obtained (a) all written consents required under Section 2.5, and (b) all other written consents, permissions and approvals as required under any agreements, contracts, appointments, indentures, plans, trusts or other arrangements with third parties required to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case where failure to obtain such consents, permissions and approvals would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Parent’s rights under this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS
OF THE COMPANY

Unless waived by the Company, the Company’s obligation to consummate the Merger is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

7.1 Representations and Warranties; Performance of Agreements. The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement (other than Section 3.1(a), Section 3.3 and Section 3.4) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” contained therein) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except that representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date shall be true and correct as of such date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; and (ii) the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 3.1(a), Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except that representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date shall be true and correct as of such date) in all material respects.

7.2 Performance of Agreements. Parent and Merger Sub, respectively, shall have performed in all material respects all agreements herein required to be performed by Parent or Merger Sub on or before the Effective Time.

7.3 Closing Certificate. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of Parent by its chief executive officer or chief financial officer certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 have been satisfied.

7.4 Regulatory and Other Approvals. Parent shall have obtained all Requisite Regulatory Approvals, all required regulatory waiting periods shall have expired, and there shall be pending on the Closing Date no motion for rehearing or appeal from such approval or any suit or action seeking to enjoin the Merger or to obtain substantial damages in respect of such transaction.

7.5 Approval of Merger and Delivery of Articles of Merger. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained, and the proper officers of Parent shall have executed and delivered to the Company the Articles of Merger, in form suitable for filing with the IL SOS, and shall have executed and delivered all such other certificates, statements or instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to effect such a filing.

7.6 No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No Injunction preventing the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect. No statute, rule, regulation, order, or decree shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, or enforced by any Governmental Authority that prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the Merger.

7.7 No Adverse Changes. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred any change or any condition, event, circumstance, fact or occurrence, other than as provided in this Agreement, that would have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.

7.8 Tax Opinion. The Company shall have received a written opinion of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, tax advisor to the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that: (a) the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (b) each of the Company and Parent will be a party to such reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code.

7.9 Effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger, no stop orders suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement shall have been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened in writing.

ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION

8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by action taken or authorized by the Parent Board or the Company Board, notwithstanding obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, as follows (the date of any such termination, the “Termination Date”):

(a) by mutual consent of Parent and the Company in a written instrument;

(b) by either Parent or the Company:

(i) if any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have denied any Requisite Regulatory Approval or issued a final nonappealable order that has the effect of making consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Merger, or if any application, filing or notice for a Requisite Regulatory Approval has been withdrawn at the request or recommendation of the applicable Governmental Authority, unless, in each case, the failure to obtain a Requisite Regulatory Approval shall be the result of the failure of the Party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein;

(ii) if the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or before March 12, 2019 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(ii) shall not be available to a Party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement materially contributed to the failure of the Effective Time to occur on or before such date;

(iii) if the Company Stockholder Approval is not obtained at the Company Stockholders Meeting; or

(iv) if any state or federal law, rule or regulation is adopted or issued that has become effective and that has the effect of prohibiting the Merger;

(i) if it is not in material breach of this Agreement, and if (A) any of the representations and warranties of Parent herein are or become untrue or inaccurate such that the condition set forth in Section 7.1 would not be satisfied, or (B) there has been a breach on the part of Parent of any of its covenants or agreements herein such that the condition set forth in Section 7.2 would not be satisfied, and, in either such case, such breach has not been, or cannot be, cured prior to the earlier of (I) two Business Days prior to the Outside Date and (II) the date thirty Business Days after notice to Parent;

(ii) under the circumstances and to the extent permitted, and subject to the terms and conditions of, Section 4.8 and provided the Termination Fee referenced in Section 8.2(a) shall have been paid by the Company to Parent; or

(iii) if, at any time during the five Business Day period commencing on the Determination Date, each of the following conditions is satisfied: (A) the Parent Market Value on the Determination Date is less than $32.6248 per share; and (B) (I) the number obtained by dividing (x) the Parent Market Value on the Determination Date, by (y) the Initial Parent Market Value, is less than (II) the number obtained by subtracting 0.15 from the Index Ratio; subject to the following four sentences. Any such termination shall be effective on the fifteenth Business Day following the Determination Date; subject to the following three sentences. If the Company elects to exercise its termination right pursuant to this Section 8.1(c)(iii), it shall give prompt written notice thereof to Parent. During the five Business Day period commencing with its receipt of such notice, Parent shall have the option to increase the Exchange Ratio to equal the lesser of (x) a quotient, the numerator of which is equal to the product of Initial Parent Market Value, the Exchange Ratio, and the Index Ratio minus 0.15, and the denominator of which is equal to the Parent Market Value on the Determination Date; or (y) the quotient determined by dividing the Initial Parent Market Value by the Parent Market Value on the Determination Date, and multiplying the quotient by the product of the Exchange Ratio and 0.85. If within such five Business Day period, Parent delivers written notice to the Company that it intends to proceed with the Merger by paying such additional consideration as contemplated by the preceding sentence, and notifies the Company of the revised Exchange Ratio, then no termination shall have occurred pursuant to this Section 8.1(c)(iii), and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms (except that the Exchange Ratio shall have been so modified). For purposes of clarification, the adjustments to the Exchange Ratio contemplated by Section 1.4(d) of this Agreement shall be calculated and applied subsequent to any adjustment to the Exchange Ratio pursuant to this Section 8.1(c)(iii). If Parent or any company belonging to the Index declares or effects a stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or similar transaction between the date of this Agreement and the Determination Date, the prices for the common stock of such company shall be appropriately adjusted for the purposes of applying this Section 8.1(c)(iii).

For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Determination Date” means the fifteenth Business Day preceding the Closing Date.

“Final Index Price” means the average of the daily closing value of the Index for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Determination Date, subject to adjustment pursuant to the last sentence of Section 8.1(c)(iii).

“Index” means the Nasdaq Bank Index or, if such index is not available, such substitute or similar index as substantially replicates the Nasdaq Bank Index.

“Index Ratio” means the Final Index Price divided by the Initial Index Price.

“Initial Index Price” means the average of the daily closing value of the Index for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding the execution of this Agreement.

“Initial Parent Market Value” means $38.3821, as it may be adjusted pursuant to the last sentence of Section 8.1(c)(iii).

“Parent Market Value” means, as of any specified date, the average of the daily closing sales prices of a share of Parent Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding such specified date.

(d) by Parent:

(i) if it is not in material breach of this Agreement, and if (A) any of the representations and warranties of the Company herein are or become untrue or incorrect such that the condition set forth in Section 6.1 would not be satisfied, or (B) there has been a breach on the part of the Company of any of its covenants or agreements herein such that the condition set forth in Section 6.2 would not be satisfied, and, in either such case, such breach has not been, or cannot be, cured prior to the earlier of (I) two Business Days prior to the Outside Date and (II) the date thirty Business Days after notice to the Company; or

(ii) prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting, if (A) the Company Board shall have failed to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement or shall have effected a Company Adverse Recommendation, (B) the Company Board shall have approved or recommended, or proposed publicly to approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal or any Superior Acquisition Proposal other than this Agreement, and/or permitted the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement, or (C) a tender offer or exchange offer for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall have been commenced (other than by Parent or its affiliates) and the Company Board recommends that the stockholders of the Company tender their shares in such tender or exchange offer or within ten Business Days after the commencement of such tender or exchange offer, the Company Board fails to recommend rejection (or subsequently modifies a recommendation of rejection) of such offer; or if the Company shall have failed to call the Company Stockholders Meeting in accordance with Section 4.6(a) or shall have failed to deliver the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement in accordance with Section 4.5 in material breach of such Sections and such failure shall not be due to any material breach by Parent of its obligations under Section 4.5.

8.2 Effect of Termination.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if:

(i) (A) this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(ii), Section 8.1(b)(iii) or Section 8.1(d)(i) (following in any such case a breach of Section 4.8 by the Company), (B) following the execution and delivery of this Agreement and in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(ii) or Section 8.1(d)(i), prior to such termination, and in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(iii), prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting, any bona fide Acquisition Proposal (substituting fifty percent for the fifteen percent thresholds set forth in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal”) (a “Qualifying Transaction”) shall have been communicated to the Company or a member of the Company Board (whether or not publicly disclosed) and not withdrawn or otherwise abandoned (and, if publicly disclosed, not publicly withdrawn or otherwise abandoned) and (C) within twelve months following the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(ii), Section 8.1(b)(iii) or Section 8.1(d)(i), as applicable, such Qualifying Transaction is consummated; or

(ii) this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(ii) or by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii);

then in any such event the Company shall pay to Parent (or a Person designated in writing by Parent) by wire transfer of same-day funds a fee equal to the Termination Fee. “Termination Fee” shall mean an amount equal to $2,850,000. Such payment shall be made, in the case of a termination referenced in clause (i) above, upon the consummation of any Qualifying Transaction, or in the case of a termination referenced in clause (ii) above, concurrently with the termination of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(ii) or within two Business Days after termination of this Agreement by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the circumstances in which the Termination Fee is or becomes payable pursuant Section 8.2(a), Parent’s sole and exclusive remedy (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) against the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to the facts and circumstances giving rise to such payment obligation shall be payment of the Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.2(a), and upon payment in full of such amount, none of Parent or any of its affiliates nor any other Person shall have any rights or claims against the Company or any of its affiliates (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) under or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Company fails promptly to pay Parent any amounts due under this Section 8.2, the Company shall pay the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) in connection with any action, including the filing of any lawsuit or other legal action, taken to collect payment, together with interest on the amount of any unpaid fee or obligation at the publicly announced prime rate of The Northern Trust Company in effect from time to time from the date such fee or obligation was required to be paid.

(c) The Parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 8.2 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement.

(d) There shall be deducted from any payments made pursuant to this Section 8.2 such amounts as may be required to be withheld therefrom under the Code or under any provision of U.S. state or local tax law.

(e) The Party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 (other than Section 8.1(a)) shall give written notice of such termination, including a description in reasonable detail of the reasons for such termination, to the other Party in accordance with Section 9.3, specifying the provision or provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is effected. Except as otherwise provided in this ARTICLE VIII, any valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 (other than Section 8.1(a)) shall be effective immediately upon the delivery of notice of the terminating Party to the other Parties hereto. In the event of termination of this Agreement by either Parent or the Company as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, and none of Parent, the Company, any of their respective subsidiaries or any of the officers or directors of any of them shall have any liability of any nature whatsoever hereunder, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that (i) Section 4.3(b), Section 8.2, and ARTICLE IX shall survive any termination of this Agreement and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither Parent or the Company shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful and material breach of this Agreement.

ARTICLE IX
GENERAL

9.1 Confidential Information. The Parties each covenant that, in the event the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, each Party will keep in strict confidence and either return or destroy (and certify in writing as to such destruction) all documents containing any information concerning the properties, business, and assets of the other Parties that may have been obtained in the course of negotiations or examination of the affairs of the other Parties either prior or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement (other than such information as shall be in the public domain or otherwise ascertainable from public or outside sources), except to the extent that disclosure is required by judicial process or Governmental Authorities or to the extent that retention of such documents is required by Applicable Law, rules or regulations governing record retention.

9.2 Non-Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall be assigned by any Party (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent may assign its rights hereunder to another wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the Parties.

9.3 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered in person, (b) the third (3^rd) Business Day after being deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), (c) the first Business Day after being deposited with Federal Express or any other recognized national overnight courier service, or (d) if delivered by electronic mail, upon receipt, in each case addressed as follows or at such other address as provided by a Party to the other Parties in accordance with these procedures:

(i)	If to the Company or the Bank, addressed to:

	SBC Bancorp, Inc.
	1501 East Eldorado Street
	Decatur, Illinois 62521
	Email:	[email protected]
	Attention:	William P. Shade, III, Chairman

	with a copy to:

	Thomas M. Shade, Esq.
	132 S. Water Street, Suite 638
	Decatur, Illinois 62523
	E-mail:	[email protected]

(ii)	If to Parent or Merger Sub, addressed to:
	First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
	1421 Charleston Avenue
	Mattoon, Illinois 61938
	E-mail:	[email protected]
	Attention:	Joseph R. Dively, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

	with a copy to:

	Schiff Hardin LLP
	233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 6600
	Chicago, Illinois 60606-6473
	Email:	[email protected]
	Attention:	Jason Zgliniec, Esq.

9.4 Knowledge. References in this Agreement to the “Knowledge” of a party shall mean: (a) with respect to a natural person, the actual knowledge of such person after his or her reasonable investigation into the subject matter at issue; (b) with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, the actual knowledge of the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, after their reasonable investigation into the subject matter at issue, and (c) with respect to Parent, the actual knowledge of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Parent after their reasonable investigation into the subject matter at issue.

9.5 Interpretation. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole. Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes,” “including” or similar expressions are used in this Agreement, they will be understood to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words describing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and words denoting any gender shall include all genders and words denoting natural persons shall include corporations, partnerships and other entities and vice versa. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event of an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

9.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Schedules and agreements delivered pursuant hereto, and the Confidentiality Agreement, set forth the entire understanding of the Parties and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements, and communications, whether oral or written. This Agreement shall not be modified or amended other than by written agreement of the Parties. Captions appearing in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to explain, limit, or amplify the provisions hereof.

9.7 Extension; Waiver. At any time before the Effective Time, the Parties may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party. The failure of any Party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights. For any matter under this Agreement requiring the consent or approval of any Party, such consent or approval shall be valid and binding on a Party hereto only if such consent or approval is delivered in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party.

9.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Each of the Parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any Illinois state court located in Macon County, Illinois or, in connection with any matter requiring Federal court jurisdiction, any Federal court located in the Central District of Illinois (or any court with appellate jurisdiction therefrom) in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than any Illinois state court located in Macon County, Illinois or any Federal located in the Central District of Illinois and (d) waives any right to trial by jury with respect to any action related to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

9.9 Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments thereto may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by electronic means), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party, it being understood that each Party need not sign the same counterpart.

9.10 Severability. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that any provision of this Agreement or any portion thereof is unlawful or unenforceable, such provision or portion thereof shall be deemed to be severed from this Agreement, and every other provision and portion thereof that is not invalidated by such determination shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that a provision is deemed unenforceable by virtue of its scope but may be made enforceable by limitation thereof, such provision shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted under the laws and public policies of the state whose laws are deemed to govern enforceability

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have each executed this Agreement and Plan of Merger as of the day and year first written above.

FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.


By:	/s/ Joseph R. Dively
Name: Joseph R. Dively
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

PROJECT ALMOND MERGER SUB LLC

By:	FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES,
	INC., its sole member


		By:	/s/ Joseph R. Dively
		Name: Joseph R. Dively
		Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

SCB BANCORP, INC.


By:	/s/ Robert C. Smith
Name:		Robert C. Smith
Title:		President

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Exhibit A – Form of Voting Agreement

Voting Agreement

This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the ___ day of June, 2018, by and between the undersigned stockholders (each, a “Stockholder,” and collectively, the “Stockholders”) of SCB Bancorp, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”), and First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”).

Witnesseth:

Whereas, the Company and Parent, together with Parent’s wholly-owned subsidiary Project Almond Merger Sub LLC, have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”) (capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Merger Agreement);

Whereas, it is a condition precedent to Parent entering into the Merger Agreement that each of the Stockholders have executed and delivered this Agreement, solely in their capacities as stockholders of the Company; and

Whereas, each Stockholder owns and is entitled to vote the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Company Common Shares”) set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1 attached hereto and has agreed to vote such Stockholder’s Company Common Shares pursuant to the terms set forth in this Agreement.

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the premises and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Stockholders and Parent hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Voting of Shares. Each Stockholder hereby agrees that at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of the Company, such Stockholder shall vote the Company Common Shares which such Stockholder owns and is entitled to vote (a) in favor of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) against any action or agreement which would result in a breach of any term of, or any other obligation of the Company under, the Merger Agreement, and (c) against any action or agreement which would impede, interfere with or attempt to discourage the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Stockholder who may also serve as a director of the Company from discharging his or her fiduciary duties to the Company. Each Stockholder agrees that the Company shall be authorized to include in any proxy or material transmitted to stockholders of the Company or of Parent, a statement to the effect that the Stockholder is a party to this Agreement and has committed to vote in favor of the transactions as set forth in this Section 1.

Section 2. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective from the date hereof and shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the earlier of (a) the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, which includes termination in the event the Company Board determines that its fiduciary duties require it to accept an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal from a third party pursuant to Section 4.8 of the Merger Agreement, or (c) March 12, 2019.

Section 3. Covenants of Stockholders. Each Stockholder agrees not to: except to the extent contained in this Agreement, grant any proxies, deposit any Company Common Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any Company Common Shares; or without the prior written approval of Parent, solicit, initiate or encourage any inquiries or proposals for a merger or other business combination involving the Company.

Section 4. Representations and Warranties of Stockholders. Each Stockholder represents and warrants to Parent as follows: (a) such Stockholder has beneficial ownership of, and is entitled to vote in accordance with such Stockholder’s commitments under this Agreement, the number of Company Common Shares set forth opposite his or her name on Schedule 1 hereto and, except for Company Options that will be converted into Option Consideration pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, does not own or have any right to acquire any Company Common Shares not listed on Schedule 1; (b) such Stockholder has the right, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform under this Agreement; such execution, delivery and performance will not violate, or require any consent, approval, or notice under any provision of law or result in the breach of any outstanding agreements or instruments to which such Stockholder is a party or is subject; and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of such Stockholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (c) such Stockholder’s Company Common Shares listed as owned on Schedule 1 hereto are now and, until the termination of this Agreement, will remain owned by such Stockholder, free and clear of all voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, liens, claims, liabilities, security interests, marital property rights or any other encumbrances whatsoever (other than (i) pledges for loans entered into in the ordinary course and (ii) rights of Parent and encumbrances respecting such Company Common Shares created pursuant to this Agreement or the Merger Agreement); and (d) other than this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire, or agreements related to, such Stockholder’s Company Common Shares. Notwithstanding this representation, no Stockholder shall be prevented by this Agreement from the following transfers of Company Common Shares: (w) transfers by will or by operation of law (in which case this Agreement shall bind the transferee); (x) transfers for estate and tax planning purposes, subject in each case to the transferee agreeing in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement; (y) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), for any sales, assignments, transfers or other dispositions necessitated by hardship; or (z) as Parent may otherwise agree in writing.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties of Parent. Parent has the right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement; such execution and delivery will not violate, or require any consent, approval, or notice under any provision of law or result in the breach of any outstanding agreements or instruments to which Parent is a party or is subject; and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

Section 6. Transferability. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder 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, except that Parent may assign this Agreement to a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary or affiliate of Parent, provided that no such assignment shall relieve Parent of its obligations hereunder.

Section 7. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement was not performed by any of the Stockholders in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that Parent shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the Stockholders and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in addition to any other remedy to which Parent is entitled at law or in equity.

Section 8. Further Assurances. Each Stockholder agrees to execute and deliver all such further documents and instruments and take all such further action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 9. Entire Agreement and Amendment. (a) Except for the Merger Agreement and its ancillary agreements and instruments, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder and supersedes all prior arrangements or understandings with respect hereto.

(b) This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the parties hereto.

Section 10. Notices. Each notice, demand or other communication which may be or is required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered in person, (b) the third (3^rd) Business Day after being deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), (c) the first Business Day after being deposited with Federal Express or any other recognized national overnight courier service, or (d) if delivered by electronic mail, upon receipt, in each case addressed to the applicable address set forth herein for Parent or on Schedule 1 for each of the Stockholders.

Section 11. General Provisions. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original. Headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning of this Agreement. Any term of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms of this Agreement.

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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation:

By:

Its:

Address for Notices:

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
1421 Charleston Avenue
Mattoon, Illinois 61938
E-mail:	[email protected]
Attention:	Joseph R. Dively, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

with a copy to:

Schiff Hardin LLP
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 6600
Chicago, Illinois 60606
E-mail:	[email protected]
Attention:	Jason Zgliniec, Esq.

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Stockholders:

Signature:		Printed Name:

[Signature Page to Voting Agreement]

Schedule 1

Name, Address and E-mail Number of Stockholder	Number of Company Common Shares Owned by Stockholder









TOTAL:

Exhibit B – Form of Bank Merger Agreement

MERGER AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

AND

SOY CAPITAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

This Merger Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the ____day of __________, 2018, by and between First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, National Association, a nationally chartered bank (“First Mid Bank”, or where appropriate, the “Resulting Bank”) and Soy Capital Bank and Trust Company, an Illinois chartered bank (“Soy Capital”). First Mid Bank and Soy Capital are sometimes referred to herein as the “Merging Banks.”

RECITALS

A. Reference is made to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“First Mid”), Project Almond Merger Sub LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (“Merger Sub”), and SCB Bancorp, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“SCB”), dated June 12, 2018 (the “Parent Company Merger Agreement”).

B. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Parent Company Merger Agreement, SCB shall be merged with and into Merger Sub, whereupon the separate corporate existence of SCB shall cease. Such transaction is referred to herein as the “Parent Company Merger”.

C. First Mid Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Mid.

E. Soy Capital is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of SCB, and upon consummation of the Parent Company Merger shall become an indirect subsidiary of First Mid.

F. The board of directors of each of First Mid Bank and Soy Capital deem it advisable to merge the Merging Banks under the charter of First Mid Bank and the name of “First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, National Association,” subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with applicable laws of the United States and the State of Illinois. The former bank premises of Soy Capital shall operate under the name “First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, National Association.” A majority of the board of directors of each of the Merging Banks has approved such merger (the “Merger”) and authorized the execution of this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the agreements, covenants and conditions hereinafter contained, the Merging Banks agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER

1.1 Resulting Bank. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Soy Capital shall be merged into, and under the charter of, First Mid Bank pursuant to the provisions of, and with the effect provided in, the National Bank Act, as amended (the “Act”), and First Mid Bank shall be the bank resulting from such merger (the “Resulting Bank”). The name of the Resulting Bank shall be “First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, National Association” and the present main banking premise of First Mid Bank at 1515 Charleston Avenue, Mattoon, Illinois 61938 shall be the main banking premise of the Resulting Bank, and the present main banking premise of Soy Capital at 1501 East Eldorado Street, Decatur, Illinois 62525 and the present branch offices of Soy Capital shall be branches of the Resulting Bank.

1.2 Effective Time. As soon as is reasonably practicable after the date hereof, this Agreement shall be submitted to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) for approval pursuant to Subchapter XVI of the Act. This Agreement also shall be submitted to the shareholders of each of the Merging Banks for approval and adoption as provided for by the Act. Subject to and upon satisfaction of all requirements of law and other conditions specified in this Agreement, this Agreement, together with certified copies of resolutions of the sole shareholder of each of the Merging Banks approving this Agreement, shall be filed with the OCC pursuant to and in the manner provided by the Act as soon as reasonably practicable after the receipt of all required approvals and the expiration of any statutory waiting periods. The Merger shall become effective on the date on which the OCC issues a certificate of merger to the Resulting Bank pursuant to the Act (the “Effective Time”).

1.3 Charter. The charter of First Mid Bank, as in effect as of the Effective Time, shall be the charter of the Resulting Bank until the same shall be thereafter altered, amended or repealed in accordance with said charter and applicable law.

1.4 By-laws. The by-laws of First Mid Bank, as in effect as of the Effective Time, shall be the by-laws of the Resulting Bank until the same shall be thereafter altered, amended or repealed in accordance with said by-laws, the charter of the Resulting Bank, and applicable law.

1.5 Regulatory and Shareholder Approvals. This Agreement is subject to the approval of the OCC and the sole shareholder of each of the Merging Banks. The Merging Banks will pay the OCC’s expenses of examination whether the Agreement is approved or disapproved.

ARTICLE II

EFFECT OF MERGER

2.1 Corporate Existence. As of the Effective Time, the corporate existences of each of the Merging Banks shall, with the full effect provided for in the Act, be merged into and continued in the Resulting Bank under the charter of First Mid Bank. The Resulting Bank shall be considered the same business and corporate entity as each of the Merging Banks, with all of the property, rights, powers, duties and obligations of each of the Merging Banks except as affected by the laws of the United States and by the charter and by-laws of the Resulting Bank. The separate existence of Soy Capital shall cease except to the extent provided by applicable law.

2.2 Rights and Liabilities of the Resulting Bank. The Resulting Bank shall be liable for all liabilities of each of the Merging Banks, and all rights, franchises and interests of each of the Merging Banks in and to every species of property, real, personal and mixed, and choses in action thereunto belonging, shall be deemed to be transferred to and vested in the Resulting Bank without any deed or other transfer, and the Resulting Bank, without any order or other action on the part of any court or otherwise, shall hold and enjoy the same and all rights of property, franchises, and interests, including appointments, designations and nominations and all other rights and interests as trustee, executor, administrator, registrar or transfer agent of stocks and bonds, guardian, assignee, receiver, and in every other fiduciary capacity, in the same manner and to the same extent as such rights of property, franchises and interests were held and enjoyed by each of the Merging Banks immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the conditions specified in the Act. Any reference to any of the Merging Banks in any writing, whether executed or taking effect before or after the Merger, shall be deemed a reference to the Resulting Bank if not inconsistent with the other provisions of such writing.

2.3 Books of the Resulting Bank. The assets, liabilities, reserves and accounts of each of the Merging Banks shall be recorded on the books of the Resulting Bank at the amounts at which each shall have been carried on the books of the Merging Banks at the Effective Time.

2.4 Effectiveness of Prior Corporate Acts and Authorizations. All corporate acts, plans, policies, contracts, approvals and authorizations of each of the Merging Banks, their respective stockholders, boards of directors, committees elected or appointed by their boards of directors, officers and agents, which were valid and effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be taken for all purposes as the acts, plans, policies, contracts, approvals and authorizations of the Resulting Bank and shall be as effective and binding thereon as the same were with respect to any of the Merging Banks. In the event there is a conflict or inconsistency between policies in effect at First Mid Bank and Soy Capital, the Resulting Bank shall address and resolve such conflict or inconsistency. The employees of the Merging Banks shall become the employees of the Resulting Bank.

2.5 Capitalization of the Resulting Bank.

(a) The amount of capital stock of the Resulting Bank shall be $[________], divided into [________] shares of common stock, each of $4.00 par value, and at the time the Merger shall become effective, the Resulting Bank shall have a surplus of $[________], and undivided profits, including capital reserves, which when combined with the capital and surplus will be equal to the combined capital structures of the Merging Banks as stated in Section 2.5(b) of the Agreement, adjusted however, for normal earnings and expenses (and if applicable, purchase accounting adjustments) between [________], 2018, and the effective time of the Merger.

(b) First Mid Bank has a capital of $[________], divided into [________] shares of common stock, each of $4.00, surplus of $[________], and undivided profits, including capital reserves, of $[________], as of $[________], 2018. Soy Capital has a capital of $[________], divided into [________] shares of common stock, each of $[________], surplus of $[________], and undivided profits, including capital reserves, of $[________], as of [________], 2018.

ARTICLE III

CONVERSION AND CANCELLATION OF SHARES;

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO MERGER

3.1 Conversion and Cancellation of Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any share of capital stock of Soy Capital or First Mid Bank:

(a) each of the [_________] shares (with a par value of $4.00) of common stock of First Mid Bank that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding, unchanged by reason of the Merger, and shall represent the shares of common stock of the Resulting Bank, the total capital of which is presented in the pro forma financial statements; and

(b) each share of capital stock of Soy Capital that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall be canceled and shall cease to exist.

3.2 Condition Precedent to Merger. Effectuation of the Merger herein provided for is conditioned upon:

(a) consummation of the Parent Company Merger in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Parent Company Merger Agreement;

(b) approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the OCC;

(d) procurement of all other consents and approvals, and satisfaction of all other requirements prescribed by law, which are necessary for consummation of the Merger.

ARTICLE IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

4.1 Post-Merger Agreements. Each of the Merging Banks hereby appoints the Resulting Bank to be its true and lawful attorney for the purpose of taking, in its name, place and stead, any and all actions that the Resulting Bank deems necessary or advisable to vest in the Resulting Bank title to all property or rights of each of the Merging Banks or otherwise to effect the purposes of this Agreement, and each of the Merging Banks hereby grants to said attorney full power and authority to take all actions necessary to effect those purposes, including the power to execute, in its name, place and stead, such further assignments or assurances in law necessary or advisable to vest in the Resulting Bank title to all property and rights of each of the Merging Banks.

4.2 Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon: (a) the termination of the Parent Company Merger Agreement; or (b) the mutual written consent of First Mid Bank and Soy Capital.

4.3 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Merging Banks; provided, however that after this Agreement has been approved by the shareholders of the Merging Banks, no such amendment shall affect the rights of such shareholders in a manner which is materially adverse to the interests of such shareholders.

4.4 Captions. The captions in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

4.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall constitute an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature Page Follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Merging Banks has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officers and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto as of the date first above written.

	FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


	By:
	Its:

	SOY CAPITAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


	By:
	Its:

[Signature Page to Bank Merger Agreement]

Exhibit 99.1

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares to Acquire SCB Bancorp, Inc.

MATTOON, Ill. and DECATUR, Ill., June 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (“First Mid”) (NASDAQ: FMBH) and SCB Bancorp, Inc. (“SCB”) announced today the execution of a definitive agreement under which First Mid will acquire all of the outstanding shares of SCB. SCB is the holding company for Soy Capital Bank and Trust Company (“Soy Capital Bank”), which includes a wholly owned subsidiary, J.L. Hubbard Insurance and Bonds (“J.L. Hubbard”).

Under the terms of the agreement, SCB shareholders may elect to exchange each share of SCB common stock for either 8.0228 shares of First Mid common stock or $307.93 in cash, subject to certain potential adjustments. Overall elections are subject to proration such that, depending on the number of shares of SCB common stock electing First Mid common stock between 19 and 32.5 percent of the SCB shares will be exchanged for cash, and between 67.5 and 81 percent will be exchanged for First Mid common stock. Additionally, SCB’s outstanding stock options will be fully vested upon consummation of the merger, and all outstanding SCB options that are unexercised prior to the closing will be cashed out. Based upon First Mid’s 10-day volume weighted average price through June 8^th of $38.38 per share, the aggregate consideration paid by First Mid is approximately $70.4 million. In addition, SCB intends on issuing an aggregate of $25 million of its cash as a special dividend to its shareholders, and as a corresponding reduction to the exercise price of outstanding options, immediately prior to the close of the transaction.

SCB is a $437 million asset financial services holding company headquartered in Decatur, IL and operates out of six key regions including Bloomington, Champaign, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria and Springfield. Soy Capital Bank has 10 branch locations and provides full banking services, as well as two additional lines of business that generate significant non-interest income in insurance services and agricultural management services. J.L. Hubbard is the largest community bank owned insurance company in the state of Illinois with gross revenues of approximately $10.1 million in 2017. This division is a full service insurance agency offering commercial insurance, personal insurance, employee benefits packages, and surety bonds. The agricultural services division is the largest farm manager in Illinois with approximately 248,000 acres of farmland under management across eleven states and also provides farmland brokerage and appraisal services.

“The acquisition of SCB strengthens First Mid’s commitment to community banking and further enhances our various lines of business providing an attractive loan and deposit portfolio and a significant increase in non-interest income through services that we are very familiar with,” said Joe Dively, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Mid. “SCB has a long history of delivering excellent service with a community-minded focus and an unmatched diversity of revenue. All three of First Mid’s lines of business, the bank, insurance and wealth and farm management, align perfectly with SCB’s franchise.”

Following completion of the transaction, First Mid is expected to have approximately $3.8 billion in total assets. In addition, First Mid’s wealth and farm management business will have approximately $3.9 billion in assets under management and the combined insurance business will be approximately $14.0 million in annual revenue. First Mid’s non-interest income will increase from 25% of revenue to approximately 31%.

Bob Smith, Chief Executive Officer of SCB, said, “First Mid is a perfect fit both culturally and strategically for our customers, employees and shareholders. The combination creates a larger organization that will broaden and advance the products and services available to our customers. First Mid’s stock, which trades on NASDAQ, will provide our shareholders with enhanced liquidity and ownership in one of the most respected and best performing banks in the region.”

The transaction has been unanimously approved by each company’s board of directors and is expected to close in late-2018, subject to regulatory approvals, the approval of SCB’s stockholders and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

FIG Partners, LLC acted as financial advisor and Schiff Hardin LLP served as legal advisor to First Mid. Piper Jaffray & Co. acted as financial advisor and Thomas M. Shade served as legal advisor to SCB.

A slide presentation relating to the transaction can be accessed under the investor relations section of First Mid’s website at www.firstmid.com. In addition, the presentation is included as an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission announcing the transaction.

About First Mid: First Mid’s mission is to fulfill the financial needs of its communities with exceptional personal service, professionalism and integrity, and deliver meaningful value and results for customers and shareholders. First Mid has grown into a $3.3 billion community-focused organization that provides financial services through a network of 59 banking centers in 42 Illinois and Missouri communities. First Mid also has approximately $1.5 billion in assets under management through its trust and wealth management division and offers insurance services under First Mid Insurance Group. More information about First Mid is available on its website at www.firstmid.com. The stock is traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the ticker symbol “FMBH”.

About SCB: SCB, headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, is a privately-held, $438 million asset bank holding company for Soy Capital Bank and Trust, which provides community banking services primarily in Macon, McLean, Kankakee, Peoria, Champaign, and surrounding counties. In addition, it operates an insurance division under the name J.L. Hubbard Insurance and Bonds and is the largest farm management company in the state of Illinois with approximately 248,000 acres under management. More information about SCB is available on its website at www.soybank.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This document may contain certain forward-looking statements about First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (“First Mid”) and SCB Bancorp, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“SCB”), such as discussions of First Mid’s and SCB’s pricing and fee trends, credit quality and outlook, liquidity, new business results, expansion plans, anticipated expenses and planned schedules. First Mid and SCB intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1955. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of First Mid and SCB, are identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions. Actual results could differ materially from the results indicated by these statements because the realization of those results is subject to many risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions between First Mid and SCB will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that integration of the operations of SCB with First Mid will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the inability to complete the proposed transactions due to the failure to obtain the required stockholder approval; the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the proposed transactions, including receipt of required regulatory and other approvals; the failure of the proposed transactions to close for any other reason; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on customer relationships and operating results; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; changes in interest rates; general economic conditions and those in the market areas of First Mid and SCB; legislative/regulatory changes; monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board; the quality or composition of First Mid’s and SCB’s loan or investment portfolios and the valuation of those investment portfolios; demand for loan products; deposit flows; competition, demand for financial services in the market areas of First Mid and SCB; and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. Additional information concerning First Mid, including additional factors and risks that could materially affect First Mid’s financial results, are included in First Mid’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Important Information about the Merger and Additional Information

Participants in the Solicitation
First Mid and SCB, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees are participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transactions. Information about the directors and executive officers of First Mid is set forth in the proxy statement for its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such participants in the proposed transactions by reading the proxy statement/prospectus for such proposed transactions when it becomes available.

First Mid Investor Contact:
Aaron Holt
VP, Shareholder Relations
217-258-0463
[email protected]

SCB Contact:
Robert C. Smith
217-428-7781
[email protected]

EXHIBIT 99.2

Investor Presentation June 2018 Strictly Confidential

Disclosu r es Non - GAAP Financial Measures In addition to reports presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this presentation contains certain non - GAAP financial measures . The Company believes that such non - GAAP financial measures provide investors with information useful in understanding the Company’s financial performance . Readers of this presentation, however, are urged to review these non - GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the GAAP results included herein . While the Company believes these non - GAAP financial measures provide investors with a broader understanding of the capital adequacy, funding profile and financial trends of the Company, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP . These non - GAAP financial measures may also differ from the similar measures presented by other companies . Please see Non - GAAP Reconciliation included as an Appendix to this presentation . Forward Looking Statements This document may contain certain forward - looking statements, such as discussions of the Company’s and SCB Bancorp, Inc . ’s (“SCB”) pricing and fee trends, credit quality and outlook, liquidity, new business results, expansion plans, anticipated expenses and planned schedules . The Company and SCB intend such forward - looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward - looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1955 . Forward - looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company and SCB, are identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions . Actual results could differ materially from the results indicated by these statements because the realization of those results is subject to many risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions between the Company and SCB will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period ; the risk that integration of the operations of the Company and SCB will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected ; the inability to complete the proposed transactions due to the failure to obtain the required stockholder approval ; the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the proposed transactions, including receipt of required regulatory and other approvals ; the failure of the proposed transactions to close for any other reason ; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on customer relationships and operating results ; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events ; changes in interest rates ; general economic conditions and those in the market areas of the Company and SCB ; legislative/regulatory changes ; monetary and fiscal policies of the U . S . Government, including policies of the U . S . Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board ; the quality or composition of the Company’s and SCB’s loan or investment portfolios and the valuation of those investment portfolios ; demand for loan products ; deposit flows ; competition, demand for financial services in the market areas of the Company and SCB ; and accounting principles, policies and guidelines . Additional information concerning the Company, including additional factors and risks that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, are included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its Annual Reports on Form 10 - K . Forward - looking statements speak only as of the date they are made . Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward - looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise . 2

3 Certain Important Information Registration Statement; No Offer or Solicitation The Company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this presentation relates . Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, preliminary prospectus supplement related to this offering and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering . You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www . sec . gov . Alternatively, the Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus supplement if you request it by calling FIG Partners, LLC toll free at 866 - 344 - 2657 or by emailing prospectus@figpartners . com, or D . A . Davidson & Co . toll free at 800 - 332 - 5915 , or by emailing prospectusrequest@dadco . com or Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L . P . toll free at 866 - 805 - 4128 or by emailing syndicate@sandleroneill . com . This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to sell, the solicitation or an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval . There will be no sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction . No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirement of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended . Important Information about the Merger and Additional Information FMBH will file a registration statement on Form S - 4 with the SEC in connection with the proposed merger of FMBH and SCB Bancorp, Inc . (“SCB”) . The registration statement will include a proxy statement of SCB that also constitutes a prospectus of FMBH, which will be sent to the stockholders of SCB . Investors in SCB are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus, which will contain important information, including detailed risk factors, when it becomes available . The proxy statement/prospectus and other documents which will be filed by FMBH with the SEC will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website, www . sec . gov, or by directing a request when such a filing is made to First Mid - Illinois Bancshares, P . O . Box 499 , Mattoon, IL 61938 , Attention : Investor Relations ; or to SCB Bancorp, Inc . , 1501 East . Eldorado Street, Decatur, IL 62521 , Attention : Investor Relations . A final proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to the stockholders of SCB . Participants in the Solicitation FMBH and SCB, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed merger . Information about the directors and executive officers of FMBH is set forth in the proxy statement for its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 16 , 2018 . These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources provided above . Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such participants in the proposed transactions by reading the proxy statement/prospectus for such proposed transactions when it becomes available .

4 Table of Contents SECTION DESCRIPTION I. Company and Market Overview II. Financial Highlights III. Acquisition Announcement Appendix – Management and Board Appendix – Non GAAP Reconciliation

5 I. Company and Market Overview

6 Corporate Profile Market Overview Company Name: First Mid - Illinois Bancshares, Inc. H eadquar t e r s: Mattoon, IL NASDAQ Ticker: FMBH Market Cap: $564 million Annualized Div.: Y iel d : $0.68 1.90% Pri c e: $39.37 Avg. Volume (3Mo) 24,343 52wk Range: $30.01 - $42.03 Analyst Coverage: FIG Partners, LLC D.A. Davidson & Co. Sandler O’Neill & Partners, LP Stephens Inc. Market data as of June 11, 2018 and financial data as of March 31, 2018 1) Includes assets acquired from First BancTrust Corp. (“FIRT”) on 5/01/18 2) Non - GAAP financial metric, see reconciliation in the Appendix Headquartered in Mattoon with multiple locations and a dedicated team serving central and southern Illinois, metro St. Louis, and the greater Indianapolis area. Current Company Snapshot • Assets: $3.3 billion (1) • Deposits: $2.7 billion (1) • Loans: $2.3 billion (1) • Trust and Wealth Management AUM: $1.5 billion Strong Capital Ratios • Common Equity Tier - 1 Capital/RWA: 12.17% • Leverage ratio: 10.06% • Total RBC ratio: 13.07% Exceptional Asset Quality • NPAs/Assets: 0.70% • Loan 30+ days PD/Total loans: 0.75% Profitability (Q1’18) • Net Income of $8.4 million • Net Interest Margin, TE (2) : 3.65% • ROAA: 1.18% (annualized for period) • ROACE: 10.86% (annualized for period)

7 History and Recognition First Mid - Illinois Bancshares has a proud 150+ year history of service to agricultural, small business and retail customers. • First National Bank of Mattoon established in 1865 • The oldest nationally chartered bank in Illinois • First Mid - Illinois Bancshares, Inc. incorporated in 1981 • Committed to our community banking heritage and mission • Publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock market since 2014 • Membership extended into the all - cap Russell 3000 and small - cap Russell 2000 indexes in 2016. Achievements through Performance :

8 Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence data as of May 2018; Unemployment data as of April 2018 Current Footprint • First Mid Bank Locations • First Bank &Trust Locations Current Footprint • Footprint of 59 branches in 42 communities • LPO serving the greater Indianapolis area • Branches strategically located along major transportation routes of I - 74, I - 70 and I - 64 East - West as well as I - 57 North - South • Clusters of branches are located in and around cities such as St. Louis, Peoria, Champaign - Urbana, Decatur, and Carbondale • Total population approximately 2.6 million • 2018 median household income: $51,803 Key industries • Agriculture • Education • Manufacturing • Health care Unemployment rates • IL: 3.6% • I N: 2.9% • MO: 3.3% • US: 3.7%

9 Market Share Operating Market 1 June 30, 2017 # of Total Market Active D e p o s i t s S h a r e Rank Institution Parent City State Branches ( $000 ) ( %) 1 Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City MO 39 $6 , 223 , 19 0 9 . 0 2 % 2 U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis MN 83 $5 , 885 , 00 5 8 . 5 3 3 Bank of America Corp. Charlotte NC 30 $5 , 297 , 92 2 7 . 6 8 4 First Busey Corp. Champaign IL 45 $4 , 170 , 76 8 6 . 0 5 5 PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Pittsburgh PA 47 $3 , 788 , 31 3 5 . 4 9 6 Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham AL 59 $3 , 146 , 81 8 4 . 5 6 7 First Mid - Illinois Bancshares Inc. Mattoon IL 59 $2 , 679 , 80 8 3 . 8 9 8 Enterprise Financial Services Corp Clayton MO 12 $2 , 174 , 39 3 3 . 1 5 9 Banc Ed Corp. Edwardsville IL 19 $1 , 634 , 31 2 2 . 3 7 10 FB Corp. Hazelwood MO 26 $1 , 512 , 39 2 2 . 1 9 11 JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York NY 8 $1 , 317 , 45 7 1 . 9 1 12 Central Banco. Inc. Jefferson City MO 10 $1 , 299 , 03 5 1 . 8 8 13 Midland States Bancorp Inc. Effingham IL 13 $1 , 028 , 30 2 1 . 4 9 14 First Co Bancorp Inc. Collinsville IL 15 $964 , 04 9 1 . 4 0 15 Stupp Bros. Inc. Saint Louis MO 8 $868 , 84 0 1 . 2 6 16 Reliance Bancshares Inc. Frontenac MO 17 $856 , 40 1 1 . 2 4 17 Heartland Bancorp Inc. Bloomington IL 15 $799 , 77 2 1 . 1 6 18 United Community Bancorp Inc. Chatham IL 13 $690 , 24 4 1 . 0 0 19 Bank of Montreal Montreal - 10 $656 , 76 6 0 . 9 5 20 Hometown Community Bancorp Inc. Morton IL 14 $648 , 11 4 0 . 9 4 Market Total 1,061 $68 , 970 , 55 1 100 .0 % Diverse market segments with economies based on agriculture, manufacturing, education and services • Top employers in the region include a diverse range of operations such as Ameren, ADM, Caterpillar, State Universities, Multiple Hospitals & Medical Care Facilities, Rural King, and Continental Tire North America • First Mid ranks in the Top 10 for market share in 21 of the 25 counties served and ranks in the Top 5 in over 65% of those markets • First Mid ranks 2 nd in its operating market among community banks (excluding money center, super regional and other banks with assets greater than $10 billion) – all while maintaining “best in class” deposit costs 1 Operating Market includes all counties in which FMBH has deposit market share; Excludes State Farm Insurance Group, and Toronto - Dominion Bank Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

10 Capital Raises and Acquisitions Capital Raises August 2017 Launched a $20 million at - the - market equity offering. June 2015 Raised $29.3 million through a private placement of common stock. Approximately 90% raised via new institutional relationships. February 2011 Commenced offering of $27.5 million in Convertible Preferred Series C; Converted at $20.29 per share in May 2016. February 2009 Commenced offering of $24.6 million in Convertible Preferred Series B; Converted at $21.62 per share in November 2014. July 1992 Raised $3.1 million in Convertible Preferred Series A to effect Heartland acquisition. $0 . 9 $0 . 6 $0 . 3 $ - $1 . 2 $1 . 5 $2 . 1 $2 . 4 $2 . 7 $3 . 0 $3 . 3 $3 . 6 1 9 98 1 9 99 2 0 00 2 0 01 2 0 02 2 0 03 2 0 04 2 0 05 2 0 06 2 0 07 2 0 08 2 0 09 2 0 10 2 0 11 2 0 12 2 0 13 2 0 14 2 0 15 2 0 16 2 0 18 ($Bil) $1.8 Acquisitions and Asset Growth Timeline – (1998 - 2018) May 1999 Acquired 4 branches from Bank One Corp ($64 million in total assets) January 2002 Acquired The Checkley Agency, Inc., an insurance broker May 2006 Acquired Mansfield Bancorp, Inc . ( $ 124 million in total assets) August 2015 Acquired 12 branches from Old National Bank ($441 million in total assets) December 2015 Acquired Illiana Insurance Agency April 2001 Acquired American Bank of Illinois ($31 Million in total assets) September 2010 Acquired 10 branches from First Bank ($321 million in total assets) September 2016 Acquired First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. ($659 million in total assets) May 2018 Acquired First BancTrust Corp. ($479 million in total assets)

11 42 16 21 17 28 24 14 3 14 12 9 14 11 4 4 3 7 4 0 20 40 60 80 Illinois Indiana Wisconsin $400M - $800M Iowa Kentucky Missouri $800M - $1.5B $1.5B - $2.5B Abundant Opportunity for Additional Acquisitions Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence □ Includes all banks and thrifts headquartered in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin with total assets $400M - $2.5B □ Disciplined acquisition strategy involving strategic consolidation, strong target markets, meaningful scale and ability to achieve enhanced pro forma positioning Opportunities by State Opportunities by Asset Size 67 23 32 44 42 Headquarters of Potential Acquisition Opportunities State Banks Assets ($M) Branches I lli n o i s 6 7 $58 , 07 4 763 I nd i a n a 2 3 $19 , 36 9 343 Io w a 3 9 $32 , 27 8 442 K e n t u c k y 3 2 $28 , 57 2 491 M i sso u r i 4 4 $39 , 37 3 658 Wisconsin 42 $34 , 69 5 445 Total 247 $212 , 36 1 3 , 14 2 39

12 Strategic Advantage First Mid - Illinois Bancshares is able to provide strong strategic advantages in key areas : • Diversified Sources of Revenue • Quality Core Deposit Franchise • Diverse Geographic Footprint • Demonstrated Ability to Raise Capital and Successfully Complete Acquisitions • Track Record of Growing Shareholder Value (Dividends since 1879) • Experienced Management • Outstanding Asset Quality Metrics

13 II. Financial Highlights

14 Financial Profile Balance Sheet Total Assets $2 , 114 , 49 9 $2 , 884 , 53 5 $2 , 841 , 53 9 $2 , 837 , 34 6 Total Gross Loans $1 , 281 , 88 9 $1 , 825 , 99 2 $1 , 939 , 50 1 $1 , 977 , 69 7 Total Deposits $1 , 732 , 56 8 $2 , 329 , 88 7 $2 , 274 , 63 9 $2 , 291 , 89 1 Loans/Deposits 73 . 93 % 78 . 32 % 85 . 22 % 86 . 23 % Capital Common Equity $177 , 60 9 $280 , 67 3 $307 , 96 4 $310 , 58 7 Preferred Equity $27 , 40 0 $0 $0 $0 Total Equity/Assets 9 . 70 % 9 . 73 % 10 . 84 % 10 . 95 % Tang. Common Equity/Tang. Assets (1) 6 . 18 % 7 . 46 % 8 . 41 % 8 . 68 % Total Capital Ratio (2) 14 . 25 % 12 . 79 % 12 . 70 % 13 . 07 % Tier 1 Capital Ratio (2) 13 . 23 % 11 . 99 % 11 . 83 % 12 . 17 % Leverage Ratio (2) 9 . 20 % 9 . 19 % 9 . 91 % 10 . 06 % Profitability Measures Net Interest Margin, TE (1) 3 . 37 % 3 . 39 % 3 . 70 % 3 . 65 % Non Interest Income/Average Assets 1 . 11 % 1 . 10 % 1 . 03 % 1 . 05 % Non Interest Expense/Average Assets 2 . 64 % 2 . 58 % 2 . 52 % 2 . 55 % Efficiency Ratio 62 . 43 % 60 . 01 % 56 . 66 % 57 . 16 % ROAA 0 . 91 % 0 . 94 % 0 . 94 % 1 . 18 % ROACE 8 . 84 % 9 . 31 % 8 . 92 % 10 . 86 % ROATCE (1) 11 . 75 % 13 . 16 % 12 . 18 % 14 . 64 % Net Income $16 , 51 2 $21 , 84 0 $26 , 68 4 $8 , 39 0 Asset Quality NPAs/Assets NPAs (excl TDRs)/Assets NCOs/Avg Loans R e s e r v e s / L o a n s Reserves/NPAs 0.21% 0.18% 0.04% 1.14% 324.56% 0.70% 0.49% 0.05% 0.92% 82.84% 0.72% 0.69% 0.23% 1.03% 98.18% FMBH For the Twelve Months Ended Quarter Ended F I R Year Ended T Qtr Ended In $000s except for per share data 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 3/31/18 12 / 31 / 201 7 3 / 31 / 201 8 $476 , 70 5 $479 , 21 8 $373 , 61 5 $369 , 61 4 $388 , 96 4 $391 , 62 4 96 . 05 % 94 . 38 % $45 , 97 4 $46 , 03 3 $0 $0 9 . 64 % 9 . 61 % 9 . 54 % 9 . 50 % 13 . 69 % 14 . 06 % 12 . 53 % 12 . 89 % 10 . 07 % 10 . 20 % 3 . 58 % 3 . 56 % 0 . 64 % 0 . 64 % 2 . 60 % 2 . 67 % 63 . 62 % 65 . 77 % 0 . 47 % 0 . 70 % 4 . 64 % 7 . 00 % 4 . 69 % 7 . 08 % $2 , 20 5 $841 0.70% 0 . 79 % 0 . 87 % 0.66% 0 . 49 % 0 . 34 % 0.05% 0 . 32 % 0 . 16 % 1.05% 1 . 18 % 1 . 20 % 104.65% 117 . 47 % 106 . 53 % 1) Non - GAAP financial metric; see reconciliation in the Appendix 2) For FIRT, regulatory capital ratios shown are bank only

15 Demonstrated Track Record of Growth $1,605 $1,607 $2,114 $2,885 $2,842 $2,837 $479 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Q1 Total Assets ($mm) Total Net Loans ($mm) Total Deposits ($mm) Net Income ($000) $970 $1,049 $1,267 $1,809 $1,920 $1,957 $365 201 3 201 4 201 5 201 6 2017 Y 2018Q1 $1,288 $1,272 $1,733 $2,330 $2,275 $2,292 $392 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Q1 Bronze column represents First BancTrust Corp. (“FIRT”) figures for illustrative purposes; excludes purchase accounting adjustments $10,30 5 $11 , 30 9 $14 , 31 2 $21,015 $26,684 $8,390 $841 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Q1

16 Creating Value for Shareholders First Mid - Illinois Bancshares consistently provides value to shareholders by delivering $0.74 $1.26 $1.42 $1.44 $1.51 $1.57 $1.67 $1.29 $1.62 $1.73 $1.85 $1.81 $2.05 $2.13 $0.17 $0.85 $0.19 $1.05 $0.22 $0.29 $0.30 $0.33 $0.35 $0.38 $0.38 $1.04 $0.38 $1.07 $0.38 $0.40 $0.42 $0.46 $0.55 $0.59 $0.62 $0.66 $6.03 $6.79 $7.41 $8.18 $8.49 $9.18 $8.28 $9.36 $10.09 $10.91 $9.38 $11.24 $12.68 $11.75 $15.63 $15.09 $16.84 $18.73 $ 0 .00 $ 5 .00 $ 1 0.00 $ 1 5.00 $ 2 0.00 $ 0 .00 $ 0 .50 $ 1 .00 $ 1 .50 $ 2 .00 $ 2 .50 $ 3 .00 $ 3 .50 $ 4 .00 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 TBV/Share Earnings & Dividends/Share solid diluted earnings per share and returning competitive dividends . Performance Timeline thru 12/31/17 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 Diluted EPS 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 9 2 0 1 0 Dividends Per Share (Declared) 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 7 Tangible Book Value Per Share Tangible Book Value Per Share is a non - GAAP measure and is defined as total common equity less goodwill and intangibles divided by shares outstanding as of period end See reconciliation in the Appendix Q1’18 - $18.95

17 Performance Highlights Core Return on Average Assets (1) Core Return on Average Tangible Common Equity (1) Net Interest Margin, TE (1) 0.84% 0.94% 0.95% 0.94% 1.04% 1.22% 2013Y 2014Y 2015Y 2016Y 2017Y 2018Q1 12.89% 13.91% 12.27% 13.22% 13.31% 15.01% 2 0 1 3 Y 2 0 1 4 Y 2015Y 2016Y Efficiency Ratio 2 0 1 7 Y 2 0 1 8 Q1 3.47% 3.53% 3.37% 3.39% 3.70% 3.65% 2 0 1 3 Y 2 0 1 4 Y 2 0 1 5 Y 2 0 1 6 Y 2 0 1 7 Y 2018Q1 62.54% 62.19% 62.43% 60.01% 57 . 16% 56.66% 2 0 1 3 Y 2 0 1 4 Y 2 0 1 5 Y 2 0 1 6 Y 2 0 1 7 Y 2018Q1 1) Non - GAAP financial metric; see reconciliation in the Appendix

18 Strong Credit Quality Nonperforming Assets/Total Assets Nonperforming Assets ($000) Net Charge - offs/Average Loans Loan Loss Reserve/Gross Loans 0.44% 0.30% 0.21% 0.70% 0.72% 0.70% 2013Y 2014Y 2015Y 2016Y 2017Y 2018Q1 $7,037 $4,803 $4,491 $20,223 $20,347 $19,849 2013Y 2014Y 2015Y 2016Y 2017Y 2018Q1 0.08% 0.03% 0.04% 0.04% 0.23% 0.05% 2013Y 2014Y 2015Y 2016Y 2017Y 2018Q1 1.35% 1.29% 1.14% 0.92% 1.03% 1.05% 2013Y 2014Y 2015Y 2016Y 2017Y 2018Q1

19 Diversified Loan Portfolio Loan Composition ($000s) Rounded to Nearest Percentage March 31, 2018 Balance % Commercial Real Estate (Nonfarm/Nonresidential) $ 699,142 35 .2% Commercial & Industrial Loans $ 458,691 23 .2% 1 - 4 Family Residential Properties $ 289,899 14 .7% Agricultural Real Estate $ 122,564 6 .2% Construction & Land Development $ 109,076 5 .5% Agricultural Loans $ 74,342 3 .8% Multifamily Residential Properties $ 60,881 3 .1% Consumer Loans $ 28,784 1 .5% All Other Loans $ 134,318 6 .8% Total Loans $ 1,977,697 *Does not include loans acquired from First BancTrust Corp. on 5/01/18. $982,804 $1,062,406 $1,281,889 $1,825,992 $1,939,501 $1,977,697 $1,850,000 $1,700,000 $1,550,000 $1,400,000 $1,250,000 $1,100,000 $950,000 $800,000 $650,000 $500,000 $2,000,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Q1 ' 1 8 Total Loans ($000s)

20 Quality Core Deposit Franchise Deposit Composition ($000s) Rounded to Nearest Percentage March 31, 2018 Balance % Checking $ 1,186,062 52% Savings $ 374,594 17% MMDA $ 389,020 16% CD – Retail/Business $ 277,278 12% CD – Public $ 59,245 3% CDAR $ 5,692 0% CD – Brokered Deposits $ - 0% Total Deposits $ 2,291,891 100% 0.26% 0.22% 0.19% 0.18% 0.22% 0.29% $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 $ 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 $1,000,000 $1,250,000 $1,500,000 $1,750,000 $2,000,000 $2,250,000 0 . 0 0% 0 . 0 5% 0 . 1 0% 0 . 1 5% 0 . 2 0% 0 . 2 5% 0 . 3 0% 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 7 Q 1 ' 18 Cost of Interest Bearing Deposits 0.35% $2,500,000 COD Total Deposits First Mid - Illinois Bank & Trust’s Cost of Interest Bearing Deposits was 28bps and ranked in the 18 th percentile of peer banks as reported in the 3/31/18 Uniform Bank Performance Report (UBPR). The peer banks reported average was 60 bps. *Does not include deposits acquired from First BancTrust Corp. on 5/01/18.

21 Diversified Solutions and Sources of Revenue First Mid - Illinois Bank’s Trust and Wealth Management group provides a stream of non - interest income through a variety of financial products and services: • Farm Management • Investment/Brokerage through an agreement with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. • Trust Services • Retirement Plans First Mid Insurance Group (FMIG) offers the following products to meet our customers’ needs: • Property/Casualty and Health Insurance Products for Businesses • Homeowner and Personal Insurance Products • Senior Care Insurance $967, 8 0 3 $1, 0 28, 3 6 5 $1, 2 07, 6 1 2 $1, 3 30, 9 7 4 $1, 5 42, 9 5 9 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 7 Trust and Wealth Management AUM ($000s) $1,637,526 $1,795,624 $2,112,765 $3,454,339 $3,880,427 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 7 FMIG REVENUE

22 III. Acquisition Announcement

23 SCB Bancorp Inc. Corporation Overview Company Overview (1) Total Assets: Total Deposits: Total Loans: Total AUM: $437 Million $319 Million $256 Million $2.4 Billion Corporation is headquartered in Decatur, Illinois SCB Branch Footprint ▪ SCB holds the #3 market share position in Macon County with 14.4% of the total deposits ▪ Diverse loan portfolio with solid asset quality metrics ▪ Significant non - interest income generated through sizable insurance and farm management businesses Established in 1956, Soy Capital Bank and Trust , a subsidiary of the SCB Bancorp, offers full - service community banking including commercial, retail and mortgage services through its network of 10 branches located in central Illinois B a n k 42% I n s u r a n c e 33% Ag Services / Trust 25% Total Revenue by Source 1) Data as of March 31, 2018

24 Compelling Rationale ▪ Execution of Strategic Plan to enhance revenue diversification with complementary business lines − Approximately 58% of SCB’s total revenue consists of Insurance and Ag Services / Trust operations ▪ Deepens First Mid’s presence in target markets − Gain 3 rd ranked deposit market share in Decatur; move up 2 spots to 10 th in Peoria; and solidify 4 th spot in Champaign - Urbana Strategic Opportunity Financially Attractive Low Risk Profile ▪ Accretive to EPS in first full year ▪ Minimal tangible book value dilution estimated at closing with an earn - back anticipated of less than 6 months ▪ Attractive internal rate of return ▪ Achievable operating synergies with multiple branch overlap ▪ First Mid’s management team has substantial merger integration experience ▪ Well - known markets to the First Mid team ▪ Comprehensive due diligence process and thorough loan review completed ▪ Similar cultures will help facilitate a successful integration process

25 Complementary Insurance Operations □ Soy Capital Bank and Trust acquired JL Hubbard Insurance and Bonds (“JLH”) in 2002 □ Largest community bank - owned insurance agent in Illinois • First Mid Insurance Group (“FMIG”) is 3 rd □ Multi - state customer base with offices in Decatur and Peoria • FMIG offices in Mattoon as well as Champaign & Metro East MSAs □ Half of business is commercial lines • This provides opportunity to expand in new markets for each area SCB’s Insurance Business C o mm e r i c a l Lines 66% Personal Lines 5% S u r e t y 10% Life/Health 19% Commerical Lines 55% Personal Lines 7% S u r e t y 8% L i fe / He al t h 30% FMIG JLH Pro Forma C o mm e r ic a l Lines 26% Personal Lines 11% S u r e t y 2% Li fe / He al t h 61% FMIG JLH Revenue ($Mil) $ 3 .9 $ 1 0.1 Employees 18 43 Customers 7,300 3,800 Data as of or for year ended December 31, 2017

26 Complementary Ag Services & Trust Operations □ Combined assets under management nearly $4.0 billion □ Largest farm manager in Illinois with approximately 248,000 acres under management ▪ First Mid manages 25,000 acres □ Operates out of five offices: Bloomington, Decatur, Kankakee, Peoria, and Springfield □ Manages acreage in 11 different states □ Minimal overlap in services and split between farm and trust are nearly opposites between the two organizations providing expansion opportunities SCB’s Agriculture Services & Trust First Mid Ag - Trust Soy Ag - Trust Pro Forma Farm Brokerage and Management 9% Trust and Wealth M a n a g e m e n t 91% Farm Brokerage and Management 81% Trust and Wealth M a n a g e m e n t 19% Farm Brokerage and Management 50% Trust and Wealth M a n a g e m e n t 50% First Mid Soy Revenue ($Mil) $ 5 .9 $ 7 .6 Employees 29 40 Assets Under Management ($Bil) $ 1 .5 $ 2 .4 Data as of or for year ended December 31, 2017

27 Pro Forma Non - Interest Income First BancTrust SCB Bancorp Pro Forma Data as of or for year ended December 31, 2017 FMBH Net - Interest I n c o m e 76% N on - I n t e r e s t Income 24% Net - Interest Income 84% N on - I n t e r e s t Income 16% N o n - I n t e r e s t Income 31% Net - Interest I n c o m e 69% Net - Interest Income 34% Non - Interest Income 66%

Transaction Terms and Pricing Ratios 5.4579 FMBH shares and $98.44 in cash for each outstanding share of SCB common stock³ 1.2 million FMBH shares issued 8.3% Transaction Value (1) $70.4 million Consideration Structure (2) Shares Issued (2) SCB Pro Forma Ownership Price/TBV Price/LTM EPS Board Representation: 185.0% 15.1x One board seat 1) Transaction value of $70.4 million represents aggregate consideration paid by FMBH; including the cash out of options; Excludes $24.6 million special dividend paid by SCB 2) Based on 226,745 shares of SCB outstanding and $38.38 per share for FMBH – the 10 - day volume weighted average price as of June 8, 2018 3) This mix of stock and cash is for illustrative purposes and assumes a proration of the stock and cash consideration among all SCB shares outstanding. The actual consideration paid for each SCB share will be based on each SCB shareholder’s ability to elect cash or stock, subject to certain prorations and adjustments. Note: All multiples based on March 31, 2018 financials 28 Required Approvals Customary regulatory and SCB shareholder approval

29 Key Assumptions Estimated Cost Savings: Transaction Expenses: Credit Marks: Core Deposit Intangible: Capital Raise: Revenue Enhancements: None assumed; however, opportunities exist in wealth management, trust and insurance businesses $6.0 million, pre tax 1.5% gross mark on loans 1.5% of non - time deposits Anticipated approximately $30 million common raise 22% overall; 34% from the bank subsidiary Anticipated Close: 4Q 2018

30 Estimated Pro Forma Financial Metrics 1) Estimated financial impact is presented solely for illustrative purposes. Includes assets acquired from FIRT and SCB with est ima ted corresponding purchase accounting marks, deal related expenses and assumes net proceeds from capital raise of $28.5 million 2) Non - GAAP financial metric, see reconciliation in the Appendix 3) For Interagency guidance purposes, CRE loans include non - owner occupied CRE, multifamily and construction & development loans; Total capital is bank level only Capital Ratios Pro Forma (1) $30mm Capital with SCB S t a nd a l on e F I R T Key Transaction Impacts to FMBH (1) Standalone FIRT $30mm Capital with SCB EPS Impact with full cost savings - Mid Single - Digit Accrection Mid Single - Digit Accrection - Exceeds Internal Thresholds Exceeds Internal Thresholds - Slight Dilution Minimal Dilution - < 2 years < 6 Months IRR Initial Tangible Book Value Impact Tangible Book Value Earnback Period TCE/TA (2) 8 . 7 % - - Leverage Ratio 10 . 1 % 9.6% 9 . 6 % Tier 1 Ratio 12 . 2 % 11.7% 11 . 6 % Total Risk - Based Ratio 13 . 1 % 12.4% 12 . 3 % Loan Concentration (3) C&D/ Total Capital 39% 36% 37% CRE/ Total Capital 200% 203% 231%

31 Pro Forma Franchise P r o F o r ma O v erv i e w (1) Total Assets: Total Deposits: Total Loans: Trust & Wealth Mgmt AUM: ~$3.8 Billion ~$3.0 Billion ~$2.6 Billion ~$3.9 Billion • 69 banking centers in 44 communities • Combined Company to rank 3 rd in deposit market share in Macon County (currently 9 th ) Growing Deposit Market Share Macon, IL County June '17 Total Market Rank Institution State # of Branches Deposits ($000) Share (%) 1 First Illinois Corp. IL 5 $469 , 73 6 24.3 % 2 First Busey Corp. IL 4 419 , 16 6 21.7 Pro Forma IL 9 326 , 01 2 16.9 3 SCB Bancorp Inc. IL 6 278 , 09 8 14.4 4 Regions Financial Corp. IL 4 223 , 54 1 11.6 5 PNC Financial Services Group PA 3 146 , 82 4 7.6 6 American Central Bancorp. Inc. IL 3 120 , 38 5 6.2 7 Gerber Bancshares Inc. IL 2 68 , 89 4 3.6 8 Scott Bancshares Inc. IL 4 62 , 52 9 3.2 9 First Mid - Illinois Bancshares IL 3 47 , 91 4 2.5 10 Town and Country Finl Corp IL 2 38 , 40 2 2.0 Market Total 41 $1 , 929 , 87 6 100.0 % 1) Data as of March 31, 2018

32 Pro Forma Loan Portfolio FMBH SCB Bancorp, Inc. Pro Forma As of March 31, 2018: FIRT C &D 5 . 5 % 1 - 4 Fam 12.8% H E L O C 1.9% OwnOcc CRE 15.7% Other CRE 19.6% M u l t if a m 3.1% C&I 23 . 2 % Farm & Agric 10.0% Consr & Other 8.2% C &D 1 . 2 % 1 - 4 Fam 21.1% H E L O C 4.6% OwnOcc CRE 8.2% Other CRE 8.4% M u l t if a m 12.8% C&I 12 . 8 % Farm & Agric 20.5% Consr & Other 10.5% C &D 1 . 9 % 1 - 4 Fam 4.0% HELOC 0.6% OwnOcc CRE 7.9% Other CRE 13.8% M u l t i f a m 25.8% C&I 13 . 9 % Farm & Agric 17.2% Consr & Other 14.8% Composition Composition Composition Composition Loan Type ( $000 ) % of Total Loan Type ( $ 000 ) % of Total Loan Type ( $ 000 ) % of Total Loan Type ( $ 000 ) % of Total Constr & Dev 109 , 07 6 5 . 5 % Constr & Dev 4 , 3 9 2 1.2% Constr & Dev 4 , 8 8 7 1.9% Constr & Dev 118 , 3 5 5 4.5% 1 - 4 Family Residential 252 , 35 1 12 . 8 % 1 - 4 Family Residential 78 , 0 3 1 21.1% 1 - 4 Family Residential 10 , 2 8 1 4.0% 1 - 4 Family Residential 340 , 6 6 3 13.1% Home Equity 37 , 54 8 1 . 9 % Home Equity 16 , 8 3 8 4.6% Home Equity 1 , 5 9 7 0.6% Home Equity 55 , 9 8 3 2.1% Owner - Occ CRE 310 , 94 6 15 . 7 % Owner - Occ CRE 30 , 4 1 1 8.2% Owner - Occ CRE 20 , 3 7 4 7.9% Owner - Occ CRE 361 , 7 3 1 13.9% Other CRE 388 , 19 6 19 . 6 % Other CRE 31 , 0 8 1 8.4% Other CRE 35 , 3 5 6 13.8% Other CRE 454 , 6 3 3 17.5% Multifamily 60 , 88 1 3 . 1 % Multifamily 47 , 1 7 8 12.8% Multifamily 66 , 2 2 9 25.8% Multifamily 174 , 2 8 8 6.7% Commercial & Industrial 458 , 69 1 23 . 2 % Commercial & Industrial 47 , 1 8 6 12.8% Commercial & Industrial 35 , 7 9 4 13.9% Commercial & Industrial 541 , 6 7 1 20.8% Farm & Agricultural 196 , 90 6 10 . 0 % Farm & Agricultural 75 , 6 3 7 20.5% Farm & Agricultural 44 , 0 7 0 17.2% Farm & Agricultural 316 , 6 1 3 12.2% Consr & Other 163,102 8.2% Consr & Other 38,934 10.5% Consr & Other 38,053 14.8% Consr & Other 240,089 9.2% Total Loans $1 , 977 , 69 7 100 . 0 % Total Loans $369 , 6 1 7 100.0 % Total Loans $256 , 6 4 1 100.0 % Total Loans $2 , 6 04 , 0 2 6 100.0 % MRQ Yield on Loans: 4 . 36 % MRQ Yield on Loans: 4 . 80 % MRQ Yield on Loans: 3 . 85 % MRQ Yield on Loans: 4 . 37 % C & D 4 . 5 % 1 - 4 Fam 13.1% H E L O C 2.1% OwnOcc CRE 13.9% Other CRE 17.5% M u l t if a m 6.7% C&I 20 . 8 % Farm & Agric 11.9% Consr & Other 9.2% Regulatory data shown, bank level data for FIRT and SCB; does not include purchase accounting adjustments Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

33 Pro Forma Deposit Portfolio FMBH SCB Bancorp, Inc. Pro Forma As of March 31, 2018: FIRT Non Int . Bearing 20 . 9 % NOW Accts 30.9% MMDA & Sav 33.3% Retail Time 12.9% Jumbo Time 2.1% Non Int . B e a r i ng 3 . 0 % NOW Accts 3.5% MMDA & Sav 48.1% Retail Time 22.2% Jumbo Time 23.3% Composition Composition Composition Composition Deposit Type ( $ 000 ) % of Total Deposit Type ( $ 000 ) % of Total Deposit Type ( $000 ) % of Total Deposit Type ( $000 ) % of Total Non Interest Bearing 478 , 3 0 3 20.9 % Non Interest Bearing 11 , 9 0 0 3.0 % Non Interest Bearing 71 , 48 9 22 . 5 % Non Interest Bearing 561 , 69 2 18 . 7 % NOW & Other Trans 707 , 7 5 9 30.9 % NOW & Other Trans 13 , 7 4 6 3.5 % NOW & Other Trans 24 , 17 0 7 . 6 % NOW & Other Trans 745 , 67 5 24 . 8 % MMDA & Sav 763 , 6 1 4 33.3 % MMDA & Sav 189 , 9 7 7 48.1 % MMDA & Sav 185 , 20 5 58 . 2 % MMDA & Sav 1 , 138 , 79 6 37 . 9 % Time Deposits < $100k 173 , 3 0 3 7.6 % Time Deposits < $100k 87 , 8 0 7 22.2 % Time Deposits < $100k 21 , 30 9 6 . 7 % Time Deposits < $100k 282 , 41 9 9 . 4 % Time Deposits > $100k 168 , 9 1 2 7.4 % Time Deposits > $100k 91 , 9 3 8 23.3 % Time Deposits > $100k 16 , 19 4 5 . 1 % Time Deposits > $100k 277 , 04 4 9 . 2 % Total Deposits $2 , 2 91 , 8 9 1 100.0 % Total Deposits $395 , 3 6 8 100.0 % Total Deposits $318 , 36 7 100 . 0 % Total Deposits $3 , 005 , 62 6 100 . 0 % MRQ Cost of Deposits: 0 . 23 % MRQ Cost of Deposits: 0 . 65 % MRQ Cost of Deposits: 0 . 35 % MRQ Cost of Deposits: 0 . 29 % Loans / Deposits 86 . 23 % Loans / Deposits 93 . 49 % Loans / Deposits 80 . 61 % Loans / Deposits 86 . 64 % Non Int . Bearing 22 . 5 % NOW Accts 7.6% MMDA & Sav 58.2% Retail Time 6.7% Jumbo Time 5.1% Non Int . Bearing 18 . 7 % NOW Accts 24.8% MMDA & Sav 37.9% Retail Time 13.4% Jumbo Time 5.2% Regulatory data shown, bank level data for FIRT and SCB; does not include purchase accounting adjustments Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

34 Experienced Growth Through M&A T r ansa c ti o n Date Closed 9 / 1 0 /10 Closed 8 / 1 4 /15 Closed 9 / 0 8 /16 C losed 5 / 1 / 18 A n n o u n c ed 6/12/18 T r ansa c ti o n Value $16 Million $16 Million $89 Million $72 Million $70 Million Deal Type Branch Branch Whole Bank Whole Bank Whole Bank Assets ( $000 s) $321 Million $441 Million $659 Million $479 Million $437 Million Loans ( $000 s) $135 Million $156 Million $449 Million $370 Million $256 Million Depos its ($000s) $336 Million $453 Million $535 Million $392 Million $318 Million # of B r anches 10 12 7 7 10 First Mid has announced or successfully completed five major acquisitions since 2010 which has added nearly $2.3 billion of assets. •First Mid’s insurance subsidiary acquired Illiana Insurance Group, a senior solutions insurance center, in December 2015 . Figures noted above exclude fair value adjustments made at closing

35 Appendix – Management and Board

36 Experienced Management Team Joseph R. Dively Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Joe joined First Mid as a Senior Executive VP and President of the Bank in 2011. He has served on the Board of First Mid - Illinois Bancshares since 2004. Prior to joining the company, he was a Senior VP and an officer of Consolidated Communications where he was employed since 2003. Michael L. Taylor Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Mike joined First Mid in 2000 as CFO and has served as an Executive VP since 2007. In 2017 he was promoted to COO of the Company. Prior to joining the company, he was with AMCORE Bank in Rockford, Illinois from 1996 to 2000. Matthew K. Smith Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Matt was elevated to his current role of CFO in 2017. He joined First Mid in 2016 as Executive VP and Director of Finance. Prior to his time at First Mid, he served as Corporate Treasurer and VP of Finance and IR for Consolidated Communications. Laurel G. Allenbaugh Executive Vice President, Chief Operations & IT Officer Laurel joined First Mid as Controller in 1990 and was promoted to Executive VP 1998. Bradley L. Beesley Executive Vice President, Chief Trust & Wealth Management Officer Brad joined First Mid in 2007 as Senior VP and Senior Wealth Management Officer. He assumed the role of Executive VP in February 2015. Prior to joining the company, he was Director of Wealth Management at Midland States Bank in Effingham for 9 years. Eric S. McRae Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer Eric joined First Mid in 1999 and has been Executive VP and Senior Lender of First Mid - Illinois Bank since 2008. Clay M. Dean Senior Vice President, Chief Executive Officer First Mid Insurance Group Clay assumed his current role in 2014. Previous roles with the Bank include Senior VP of Deposit Services and Senior VP of Treasury Management. Prior to joining the company, he was employed at NewAlliance Bank in New Haven, Connecticut. Rhonda R. Gatons Senior Vice President, Human Resources Rhonda joined the company in 2016. She brings more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources to the First Mid organization. Prior to joining First Mid, she was Director of Human Resources at Midland States Bank in Effingham for 5 years. Amanda D. Lewis Senior Vice President, Chief Deposit Services Officer Mandy joined First Mid in 2001 and was promoted to her current role as Senior VP in 2014. Prior to her current role she served as Director of Marketing for the Bank. Christopher L. Slabach Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer Chris joined First Mid in 1993 and has been a Senior VP and Chief Risk Officer since 2008. Prior to joining the company, he worked for the FDIC from 1985 to 1993, ending his tenure there as a commissioned examiner.

37 Board of Directors Aligned with shareholders, dedicated to the mission and committed to measured growth, First Mid - Illinois Bancshares’ Board of Directors provide a diverse set of experiences and industry knowledge as well as strong ties to our communities. Holly A. Bailey President, Howell Asphalt Company President, Howell Paving, Inc. Director since 2012 Chairman, Compensation Committee Robert S. Cook Managing Partner, TAR CO Investments, LLC Director since 2014 Joseph R. Dively Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Director since 2004 Steven L. Grissom Chief Executive Officer of SKL Investment Group, LLC Director since 2000 Audit Committee Financial Expert Gary W. Melvin Consultant and Director, Rural King Farm & Home Supplies Stores Director since 1990 Ray Anthony Sparks Private Investor, Sparks Investment Group, LP Senior Advisor, Mattoon Area Family YMCA Director since 1994 Lead Director Mary J. Westerhold Chief Financial Officer, Madison Communications Co. Director since 2016 Chairman, Audit Committee James E. Zimmer Owner, Zimmer Real Estate Properties, LLC Co - Founder, Bio - Enzyme Director since 2014

38 Appendix – Non - GAAP Reconciliation

39 Non - GAAP Reconciliation Tangible Common Equity and Tangible Assets (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) As of December 31, As of March 31, 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Tangible Common Equity: Total Common Equity $ 97,346 $ 137,516 $ 177,609 $ 280,673 $ 307,964 $ 310,587 Adjustments Goodwill (25,753) ( 25 , 753 ) ( 41 , 007 ) ( 57 , 791 ) ( 60 , 150 ) ( 60 , 150 ) Core Deposit Intangibles (2,487) ( 1 , 844 ) ( 7 , 185 ) ( 10 , 218 ) ( 8 , 389 ) ( 7 , 969 ) Other Intangibles ( 1 , 812 ) ( 2 , 614 ) ( 2 , 290 ) ( 2 , 205 ) Tangible Common Equity $ 69 , 10 6 $ 109,919 $ 127,605 $ 210,050 $ 237,135 $ 240,263 Tangible Assets: Total Assets - GAAP $ 1,605,498 $ 1,607,103 $ 2,114,499 $ 2,884,535 $ 2,841,539 $ 2,837,346 Adjustments Goodwill (25,753) ( 25 , 753 ) ( 41 , 007 ) ( 57 , 791 ) ( 10 , 365 ) ( 60 , 150 ) Core Deposit Intangible (2,487) ( 1 , 844 ) ( 7 , 185 ) ( 10 , 218 ) ( 8 , 389 ) ( 7 , 969 ) Other Intangibles ( 1 , 812 ) ( 1 , 629 ) ( 1 , 446 ) ( 1 , 400 ) Tangible Assets $ 1,577,258 $ 1,579,506 $ 2,064,495 $ 2,814,897 $ 2,821,339 $ 2,767,827 Common Shares Outstanding 5,883,780 7,033,318 8 , 453 , 96 7 12,470,999 12,660,748 12,677,846 Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio 4 . 38 % 6 . 96 % 6 . 18 % 7 . 46 % 8 . 41 % 8 . 68 % Tangible Book Value Per Share $ 11 . 7 5 $ 15.63 $ 15 . 0 9 $ 16.84 $ 18.73 $ 18.95

40 Non - GAAP Reconciliation Adjusted Earnings Metrics 1) Annual periods through 2017 tax effected at 35%; 2018 Q1 tax effected at 21% (Dollars in thousands, exept per share data) Three months For the twelve months ended December 31, ended March 31, 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Net Income $ 14,722 $ 15,461 $ 16,512 $ 21,840 $ 26,684 $ 8,390 Net Income Available to Common Holders $ 10,305 $ 11,309 $ 14,312 $ 21,015 $ 26,684 $ 8,390 Amortization Of Intangibles (1) $ 438 $ 417 $ 579 $ 1,177 $ 1,308 $ 368 Average Assets $ 1,568,638 $ 1,593,227 $ 1,807,998 $ 2,333,866 $ 2,825,702 $ 2,832,584 Average Common Equity $ 100,382 $ 108,883 $ 161,966 $ 225,784 $ 299,289 $ 308,964 Average Intangibles ( 28 , 574 ) (27,916) (35,222) (57,166) (69,497) (69,752) Average Tangible Common Equity $ 71,808 $ 80,967 $ 126,744 $ 168,618 $ 229,792 $ 239,212 Return on Average Assets 0 . 94 % 0.97% 0.91% 0.94% 0.94% 1.18% Return on Average Common Equity 10 . 27 % 10.39% 8.84% 9.31% 8.92% 10.86% Return on Average Tangible Common Equity 14 . 96 % 14.48% 11.75% 13.16% 12.18% 14.64% Adjustments to Earnings Net Income $ 14,722 $ 15,461 $ 16,512 $ 21,840 $ 26,684 $ 8,390 Security Gains (1) ( 1 , 490 ) ( 465 ) ( 294 ) ( 775 ) ( 400 ) ( 16 ) Non - Recurring Revenue (1) - - - - ( 332 ) - Non - Recurring Expenses (1) - - 960 871 1,925 237 Adjustment of deferred tax assets due to change in tax law - - - - 1,410 - Core Net Income $ 13 , 23 2 $ 14,996 $ 17,178 $ 21 , 93 6 $ 29 , 28 7 $ 8,611 Core Net Income Available to Common Holders $ 8 , 81 5 $ 10,844 $ 14,978 $ 21 , 11 1 $ 29 , 28 7 $ 8,611 Core Return on Average Assets 0 . 84 % 0 . 94 % 0 . 95 % 0 . 94 % 1 . 04 % 1 . 22 % Core Return on Average Tangible Common Equity 12 . 89 % 13 . 91 % 12 . 27 % 13 . 22 % 13 . 31 % 15 . 01 %

41 Non - GAAP Reconciliation Net Interest Margin 1) Calculated on a tax equivalent basis where interest earned on tax - exempt securities and loans Is adjusted to an amount comparable to interest subject to normal income taxes assuming a federal tax rate of 21% during 2018 and 35% during 2017 and includes the impact of non - interest bearing funds (Dollars in thousands, exept per share data) Three months For the twelve months ended December 31, ended March 31, 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Net Interest Income as reported $ 49,924 $ 51,482 $ 55,752 $ 71,204 $ 93,073 $ 23,195 Tax Equivalent Adjustment (1) 1,316 1 , 43 5 1 , 67 4 2 , 43 8 3 , 40 4 465 Net Interest Income (tax equivalent) (1) $ 51,240 $ 52,917 $ 57,426 $ 73,642 $ 96,477 $ 23,660 Average Earning Assets 1 , 475 , 16 8 1,499,378 1,699,312 2,167,202 2,608,838 2 , 625 , 68 5 Net Interest Margin (GAAP) 3 . 38 % 3 . 43 % 3 . 28 % 3 . 29 % 3 . 57 % 3 . 58 % Net Interest Margin (tax equivalent) (1) 3 . 47 % 3 . 53 % 3 . 37 % 3 . 39 % 3 . 70 % 3 . 65 %

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