Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007
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Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
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Community Bankers Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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6770
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
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20-2652949
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
9912 Georgetown Pike, Ste. D203
Great Falls, Virginia 22066
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(703) 759-0751
(Issuers telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange on which Registered |
Units, each consisting of one share of Common
Stock, $0.01 par value, and One Warrant
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American Stock Exchange |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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American Stock Exchange |
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
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American Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for any shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405
of Regulation S-K contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of
registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in
Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in the
Exchange Act Rule 12b-2), an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated Filer o Non-accelerated filer þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes þ No o
As of June 18, 2007, the aggregate market value of the registrants common stock held by
non-affiliates of the issuer based upon the price at which such common stock was sold on the
American Stock Exchange as of such date was $59,040,000.
As of June 18, 2007, the registrant had 9,375,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01,
outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None.
Part I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
ForwardLooking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
federal securities laws. These statements relate to future events or our future financial
performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our
actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements to differ materially. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as may, will, should, expect, plan, anticipate,
believe, estimate, predict, potential, continue or the negative of these terms or other
comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the
statements regarding: our ability to complete a business combination with one or more target
businesses; success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees
or directors following a business combination; liquidation if no business combination occurs; the
limited pool of prospective target businesses; potential change in control if we acquire one or
more target businesses for stock; interest to be earned on the trust account; uses of our working
capital; and risks associated with the banking industry. In evaluating these statements, you
should specifically consider various factors, including the risks outlined under Risk Factors.
All forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to us on
the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any
revision to any such forward-looking statement, except as may otherwise be required by law.
General
We are a blank check company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on April 6,
2005. As a Targeted Acquisition CorporationSM or TAC, SM we were formed
to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination
with an operating business in the banking industry. Specifically, we intend to acquire an operating
commercial bank or commercial bank holding company in the United States.
A registration statement for our initial public offering was declared effective on June 5,
2006. I-Bankers Securities, Inc., Maxim Group, LLC and Legend Merchant Group, Inc. served as
representatives of the underwriters in connection with the offering. On June 8, 2006, we
consummated out initial public offering of 7,500,000 units which commenced trading on the American
Stock Exchange under the symbol BTC.U. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one
redeemable common stock purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase from us one
share of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share beginning upon the consummation
of a business combination. Our common stock and warrants started trading separately on the
American Stock Exchange as of September 5, 2006, under the symbols BTC and BTC.WS,
respectively.
Our net proceeds from the sale of our units were approximately $54,950,000. Of this amount,
$54,350,000 of the net proceeds, plus $2,100,000 attributable to the underwriters discount which
the representatives of the underwriters have agreed to defer until our initial business
combination, was deposited in trust and the remaining $600,000 was held outside of the trust. The
remaining proceeds, together with any interest released to us to cover operating expenses, are
available to be used by us to provide for business, legal and accounting due diligence on
prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses. We will use
substantially all of the net proceeds of the initial public offering to acquire a target business,
including identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, selecting the target
business, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination.
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Industry Overview
We believe that the banking industry is a favorable industry in which to seek a merger or
acquisition and an attractive operating environment for a target business. We believe that the
anticipated growth in the U.S. economy will lead to an increase in deposits at banks and demand for
borrowing by businesses from banks and other financial institutions.
We believe the banking industry is highly fragmented, which provides a favorable industry in
which to seek acquisitions. According to statistics as of December 31, 2006, published by the
FDIC, there are more than 3,100 commercial banks in the U.S. with assets of $100 to $500 million
and more than 6,400 commercial banks with less than $500 million in assets.
Strategy
Our strategy is to acquire or merge with a commercial bank in the United States that is in the
$100 to $500 million asset size range which has one or more of the following characteristics:
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An opportunity for regional expansion and/or the addition of new banking
products and services; |
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Constraints on its capital and limited access to alternative capital
markets due to its size or other special considerations; and |
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A size which is generally too small to attract the interest of larger
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We believe the net proceeds of our initial public offering can be utilized to acquire and grow
an existing banking institution. We will have the ability to issue equity securities or debt in
connection with our initial or future transactions which may provide a mechanism for growth through
combination with other banks facilitating our creation of a regional banking presence. Growth
opportunities may include some or all of the following:
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Expanding the branch network of an existing banking institution; |
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Utilizing our capital to increase loans and deposits; |
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Attracting personnel from other banks who can bring substantial business with them; |
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Seeking other profitable business lines to add to the banks core business; and |
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Seeking strategic acquisitions which can provide growth to the existing
franchise or a platform to enter another geographic market. |
We are not presently engaged in, and we will not engage in, any substantive commercial
business for an indefinite period of time. We intend to utilize cash derived from the net proceeds
of our initial public offering, our capital stock, debt or a combination of these in effecting a
business combination. Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application
of the net proceeds of our initial public offering and, as a result, the offering can be
characterized as a blank check offering. While we may seek to effect business combinations with
more than one target business, we will probably have the ability, as a result of our limited
resources, to effect only a single business combination.
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Effecting A Business Combination
General
Although substantially all of the net proceeds of our initial public offering held in trust
(excluding the portion of the trust account attributable to the underwriters discount) are
intended to be generally applied toward effecting a business combination, the proceeds are not
otherwise being designated for any more specific purposes. Accordingly, prospective investors will
invest in us without an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of any one or more
business combinations. A business combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a
company that does not need substantial additional capital but which desires to establish a public
trading market for its shares, while avoiding what it may deem to be adverse consequences of
undertaking a public offering itself. These include time delays, significant expense, loss of
voting control and compliance with various federal and state securities laws. In the alternative,
we may seek to consummate a business combination with a company that may be financially unstable or
in its early stages of development or growth.
Our search for a target company will be limited to the United States with a primary focus on
the Mid-Atlantic region. Our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in
identifying and selecting a prospective target business, except that our initial business
combination must be within the banking industry and be a transaction in which the fair market value
of the target business or businesses acquired simultaneously is at least 80% of our net assets at
the time of the business combination (excluding the portion of the trust account attributable to
the underwriters discount). We have not established any other specific attributes or criteria
(financial or otherwise) for prospective target businesses. To the extent we effect a business
combination with a financially unstable company or an entity in its early stage of development or
growth, including entities without established operations, we may be affected by numerous risks
inherent in the business and operations of financially unstable and early stage or potential
emerging growth companies. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in
a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all
significant risk factors.
Sources of target businesses
Our officers, directors and stockholders as well as their affiliates have brought and will
bring to our attention target business candidates through their contacts, including investment
bankers, venture capital funds, representatives of community banks or through their prior or future
business dealings and networking with community and regional banks around the country. We
anticipate that target business candidates will also be brought to our attention from various
unaffiliated sources, including private equity funds, leveraged buyout funds, management buyout
funds and other members of the financial community, who may present solicited or unsolicited
proposals. These sources may become aware of our desire to effect a business combination by a
variety of means, such as publicly available information relating to our initial public offering,
the press release we issued upon closing of our initial public offering or communications among
such sources. While we do not presently anticipate engaging the services of professional firms
that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis unless such engagement were related to
a specific potential business combination, we may engage these firms in the future, in which event
we may pay a finders fee, advisory or other compensation. Finders fee arrangements and other
compensation payable to such firms are often based on a percentage of the total consideration paid
in an acquisition transaction, but may instead entail payment of a fixed fee. These fees or
compensation frequently range from approximately 1% to 5%. Such compensation may be payable in
cash or in the form of securities to be issued by us. The terms of any such arrangements, which
may include payment in cash or securities or a combination thereof, will be negotiated with such
persons on an arms length basis and disclosed to our stockholders in the proxy materials we
provide in connection with any proposed business combination. In no event, however, will our
officers, directors or initial stockholders or any
entity with which they are affiliated (including First Capital Group with which our president
is affiliated) be paid any finders fee, consulting fees or any similar type fees from any person
or entity in connection with a business combination.
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Selection of a target business and structuring of a business combination
Our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting a
prospective target business, except that our initial business combination must be a transaction in
which the fair market value of the target business or businesses acquired simultaneously is at
least 80% of our net assets at the time of the business combination (excluding the portion of the
trust account attributable to the underwriters discount). Moreover, there is no limitation on our
ability to raise additional funds through the sale of our securities or through loans that would
enable us to acquire a target company with a fair market value significantly in excess of 80% of
our net assets (excluding the portion of the trust account attributable to the underwriters
discount). However, we would only acquire such additional funds simultaneously with our
consummation of a business combination.
In evaluating a prospective target business, our management will consider, among other
factors, the following:
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financial condition and results of operation; |
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experience and skill of management and availability of additional personnel; |
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valuation expectations; and |
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costs associated with effecting the business combination. |
These criteria are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a
particular business combination will be based, to the extent relevant, on the above factors as well
as other considerations deemed relevant by our management in effecting a business combination
consistent with our business objectives. In evaluating a prospective target business, we will
conduct an extensive due diligence review which will encompass, among other things, meetings with
incumbent management and inspection of facilities, as well as review of financial and other
information which will be made available to us. Due diligence will be performed by Gary Simanson,
our president, our officers and directors and David Zalman, a stockholder, and we may also engage
an independent third party such as an outside accounting firm or transaction advisory personnel.
The time and costs required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and
complete the business combination cannot presently be ascertained with any degree of certainty.
Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target
business with which a business combination is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to us
and reduce the amount of capital available to otherwise complete a business combination.
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Fair market value of target business
The target businesses we acquire must have a collective fair market value equal to at least
80% of our net assets at the time of the business combination (excluding the portion of the trust
account attributable to the underwriters discount). The fair market value of such business or
businesses will be determined by our board of directors based upon standards generally accepted by
the financial community, such as actual and potential revenues, net income, assets, cash flow and
book value. If our board is not able to independently determine that the target business has a
sufficient fair market value, we will obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated, independent
investment banking firm that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. Any opinion, if obtained, would likely state
only that the fair market value meets the 80% of net assets threshold. It is not anticipated,
therefore, that copies of such opinion would be distributed to our stockholders in connection with
the special meeting of stockholders held to consider approval of the business combination, although
copies will be provided to stockholders who request it. We will not be required to obtain an
opinion from an investment banking firm as to the fair market value if our board of directors
independently determines that the target business has sufficient fair market value.
Probable lack of business diversification
While we may be able to purchase more than one target business using our equity securities as
consideration for the acquisition or by raising additional funds through the sale of our securities
or through loans, we have no agreements or arrangements for such additional funding. We therefore
believe that it is most likely that we will have the ability to effect only a single business
combination. Accordingly, in that event, the prospects for our success may be entirely dependent
upon the future performance of a single target business. Unlike other entities that may have the
resources to complete several business combinations, it is probable that we will not have the
resources to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting
of losses. By consummating a business combination with only a single entity, our lack of
diversification may:
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subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all
of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon the particular industry in which we
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If we consummated a business combination structured as a merger in which the consideration is
our stock, we would have a significant amount of cash available to make capital contributions or
subsequent acquisitions following our initial business combination.
Limited ability to evaluate the target business management
Although we intend to closely scrutinize the management of a prospective target business when
evaluating the desirability of effecting a business combination, we cannot assure you that our
assessment of the target business management will prove to be correct. In addition, we cannot
assure you that the future management will have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities
to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of our current officers and directors, if
any, in the target business cannot presently be determined. While it is possible that one or more
of our officers or directors will remain associated in some capacity with us following a business
combination, it is unlikely that any of such officers, other than Mr. Simanson, will devote their
full efforts to our affairs subsequent to a business combination.
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The future role of our key personnel following a business combination, however, cannot
presently be ascertained. We have not entered into an employment agreement with any of our key
personnel. Although we expect our president to remain associated with us following a business
combination, we may hire other management personnel following the business combination. Moreover,
our current management may only be willing to remain with us after the consummation of a business
combination if they are able to negotiate the terms of an employment arrangement as part of the
transaction via the acquisition agreement, an employment agreement or other arrangement. It would
be more likely that current members of management would remain with us, if they chose to do so, if
we:
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acquire a target business in an all-cash transaction rather than a merger in which
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structure the business combination as the acquisition of one or more banks using a
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In making the determination whether current management should remain with us following the
business combination, our board of directors will analyze the experience and skills of management
of the target business and, if it is believed that it is in the best interests of the combined
company, negotiate as part of the business combination that certain members of current management
remain with the combined company. If our current management desires to be retained by us
post-business combination as a condition to any potential business combination, our current
management may have a conflict of interest.
Following a business combination, we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the
incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you that we will have the ability to
recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills, knowledge
or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management.
Opportunity for stockholder approval of business combination
Prior to the completion of our initial business combination, we will submit the transaction to
our stockholders for approval, even if the nature of the acquisition is such as would not
ordinarily require stockholder approval under Delaware law. In connection with seeking stockholder
approval of a business combination, we will furnish our stockholders with proxy solicitation
materials prepared in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which, among
other matters, will include a description of the operations of the target business and audited
historical financial statements of the business and the terms of any proposed employment or other
agreements with members of our current management and their affiliates.
In connection with the vote required for our initial business combination, all of our initial
stockholders, including all of our officers and directors, have agreed to vote all of their
respective shares of common stock owned by them immediately prior to our initial public offering
either for or against the business combination as determined by the majority of the votes cast by
the public stockholders. This voting arrangement shall not apply to shares included in units
purchased in our initial public offering or purchased following our initial public offering in the
open market by any of our existing stockholders, officers and directors. Accordingly, they may
vote on a proposed business combination with respect to shares of common stock acquired in or after
the consummation of our initial public offering any way they so choose. We will proceed with the
business combination only if public stockholders who own at least a majority of the shares of
common stock voted at the meeting held to approve the proposed business combination vote in favor
of the business combination and public stockholders owning less than 20% of the shares sold in our
initial public offering both vote against the business combination and exercise their conversion
rights.
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Conversion rights
At the time we seek stockholder approval of our initial business combination, we will offer
each public stockholder, excluding our initial stockholders who have waived the right to convert
any of their shares, the right to have such stockholders shares of common stock converted to cash
if the stockholder both votes against the business combination and exercises his conversion rights
and the business combination is approved and completed. In the event the business combination is
not approved by our stockholders and completed, public stockholders will not be able to convert
their stock. The actual per-share conversion price will be equal to the amount in the trust fund,
including any interest not released to us, net of taxes, as of the record date for determination of
stockholders entitled to vote on the business combination, divided by the number of shares sold in
our initial public offering. Without taking into account any interest earned on the trust account,
or taxes payable on such interest, the initial per share conversion price would be approximately
$7.52 or $0.48 lower than the $8.00 per unit price paid in the offering. An eligible stockholder
may request conversion at any time after the mailing to our stockholders of the proxy statement and
prior to the vote taken with respect to a proposed business combination at a meeting held for that
purpose, but the request will not be granted unless the stockholder votes against the business
combination, the business combination is approved and consummated and the stockholder timely
delivers his stock certificate to us for cancellation. If a stockholder votes against the business
combination but has not properly exercised such stockholders conversion rights, such stockholder
will not have the shares of common stock held by such stockholder converted into the stockholders
pro rata distribution of the trust fund. Any request for conversion, once made, may be withdrawn
at any time up to the date of the meeting. It is anticipated that the funds to be distributed to
stockholders entitled to convert their shares who elect conversion will be distributed promptly
after completion of a business combination and presentation of their stock certificates for
cancellation. Public stockholders who convert their stock into their share of the trust fund will
continue to own any redeemable warrants they may hold and have the right to sell, transfer or
exercise such redeemable warrants. We will not complete any business combination if stockholders
who own at least a majority of the shares of common stock voted at the meeting to approve the
proposed business combination fail to vote in favor of the business combination at such meeting or
if stockholders owning more than 20% of the shares sold in our initial public offering both vote
against the business combination and exercise their conversion rights.
Liquidation if no business combination
If we do not complete a business combination by December 7, 2007 or by June 7, 2008 if the
extension criteria described below have been satisfied), our certificate of incorporation (a)
provides that our corporate powers will automatically thereafter be limited to acts and activities
relating to dissolving and winding up our affairs, including liquidation, and we will not be able
to engage in any other business activities and (b) requires that our board of directors within 15
days adopt a resolution finding our dissolution advisable and provide notice as soon as possible
thereafter of a special meeting of stockholders to vote on our dissolution. Pursuant to Delaware
law, our dissolution also requires the affirmative vote of stockholders owning a majority of our
then outstanding common stock. We will promptly prepare a proxy statement and notice of special
meeting of stockholders in accordance with the requirements of Delaware law and the federal
securities laws, which proxy statement will be required to be submitted to and reviewed by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and thereafter forward the proxy statement and notice of
meeting to our stockholders no less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to our special meeting of
stockholders soliciting stockholder votes with respect to our dissolution. In the event that we do
not initially obtain approval for our dissolution by stockholders owning a majority of our
outstanding common stock, we will continue to take all reasonable actions to obtain such approval,
which may include adjourning the meeting from time to time to allow us to obtain the required vote
and retaining a proxy solicitation firm to assist us in obtaining such vote. However, we cannot
assure you that
our stockholders will approve our dissolution in a timely manner or ever approve our
dissolution. If we are not able to obtain approval from a majority of our stockholders, we cannot
dissolve and liquidate and we will not be able to distribute funds from our trust account to public
stockholders and these funds will not be available for any other corporate purpose.
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We anticipate that our liquidation will occur pursuant to Section 281(b) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law and, in this event, our board of directors will be required under Section
281(b) to adopt, within such three year period, a plan of distribution pursuant to which the
corporation shall pay or make reasonable provision to pay all existing claims and obligations of
the corporation, all contingent, conditional or unmatured contractual claims, claims subject of a
pending suit, and claims that are likely to arise or become known within 10 years after our
dissolution. Our plan of distribution will provide that we will pay or reserve for such claims
from our funds not held in trust. Our board of directors intends to adopt a plan of distribution
and to distribute the funds held in trust and any of our remaining assets to public stockholders as
promptly as practicable following the dissolution of the Company. Until adoption of our plan of
distribution and distribution of the funds held in trust, which we anticipate will be accomplished
within six months following board approval of our dissolution, the funds will remain in trust and
held by the trustee in permitted investments.
Assuming our dissolution is approved by our stockholders in accordance with Delaware law,
public stockholders will be entitled to receive their proportionate share of the trust fund
(including any interest not released to us, net of taxes, and the deferred underwriting discount).
In addition, such holders will be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of our remaining assets
not held in trust, less amounts we pay, or reserve to pay, for all of our liabilities and
obligations. These liabilities and obligations include our corporate expenses arising during our
remaining existence and the costs associated with our dissolution and liquidation. Our corporate
expenses are expected to be primarily associated with preparation for and conduct of our special
meeting of stockholders and our continuing public reporting obligations, including legal services,
proxy soliciting firms, services of our independent public accounting firm as well as legal fees we
may incur in the event of disputes with any claimants or creditors. Messrs. Gary Simanson, our
President, and David Zalman, an initial stockholder, will be responsible to ensure that the trust
funds are not reduced by claims of our vendors and service providers in the event of our
dissolution and liquidation. To the extent that funds reserved to pay liabilities or obligations
are not subsequently used for such purpose, the funds will be available for distribution to our
public stockholders or for ongoing corporate expenses including costs of our liquidation during our
remaining existence.
Our initial stockholders have waived their rights to participate in any distribution with
respect to shares of common stock owned by them immediately prior to our initial public offering
upon our liquidation prior to a business combination. In addition, the representatives of the
underwriters have agreed to forfeit any rights to or claims against the portion of the trust fund
attributable to the contingent underwriting discount in the event we do not timely complete a
business combination and dissolve and distribute the funds held in the trust account upon
liquidation of the company. There will be no distribution from the trust fund with respect to our
warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our liquidation.
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, stockholders may be held liable for claims by
third parties against a corporation to the extent of distributions received by them in a
dissolution. If a corporation following its dissolution complies with the statutory procedures set
forth in Section 280 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, intended to ensure that the
corporation makes reasonable provision for all claims against it, any liability of stockholders
with respect to a liquidating distribution is limited to the lesser of such stockholders pro rata
share of the claim or the amount distributed to the stockholder, and any liability of the
stockholder would be barred after the third anniversary of the dissolution. The procedures in
Section 280 include a 60-day notice period during which any third-party claims can be brought
against the corporation, a 90-day period during which the corporation may reject any claims
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brought, and an additional 150-day waiting period before any liquidating distributions may be
made to stockholders. However, it is our intention to seek approval of our stockholders to make
liquidating distributions to our public stockholders as soon as reasonably practicable following
our dissolution in accordance with Section 281(b) of the Delaware statute. Therefore, our
stockholders could potentially be liable for any claims to the extent of distributions received by
them in a dissolution and any liability of our stockholders may extend beyond the third anniversary
of such dissolution.
The proceeds deposited in the trust fund could, however, become subject to the claims of our
creditors and we could be required to pay our creditors prior to making any distributions to our
public stockholders. Although we will seek to have all vendors and service providers execute
agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held
in the trust account for the benefit of the company and the public stockholders, there is no
guarantee that we will be able to obtain such agreements or that even if such agreements are
executed, that such agreements would prevent claims against the trust fund. Our primary
consideration in determining whether to enter into an agreement with persons who refuse to execute
such a waiver will be whether there is a suitable alternative provider, the expected aggregate
contract amount and our assessment of the potential risk to the trust fund. However, because we
are a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and our operations will be limited to
searching for prospective target businesses to acquire, the only likely claims to arise would be
from our vendors or service providers (such as accountants, lawyers, investment bankers) or
potential target businesses. In addition, we will require any target business to covenant as part
of any definitive acquisition agreement that it will not pursue any claim or enforce any right,
title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account. In addition,
Mr. Simanson, our president, and Mr. Zalman, a stockholder, have agreed to be personally liable to
ensure that the proceeds in the trust fund are not reduced by the claims of any vendor or service
provider that is owed money by us for products sold or services rendered to us if we are unable to
complete a business combination and are required to liquidate the company. Based on information we
have obtained from such individuals and other available information, we currently believe that such
persons are of substantial means and capable of funding any reasonably anticipated shortfall in our
trust account even though we have not asked them to reserve for such an eventuality. As a result,
management believes the claims that could be made against us are significantly limited and the
likelihood that any claim that would result in any liability extending to the trust is remote.
However, we cannot assure you that Messrs. Simanson and Zalman will be able to satisfy those
obligations. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the actual per share liquidation price will
not be less than $7.52 per share due to claims of creditors.
Competition
In identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business, we expect to encounter intense
competition from other financial institutions seeking acquisitions and from investment banking
firms proposing to underwrite initial public offerings or offerings of debt and trust preferred
certificates for the target businesses. Many of these entities are well established and have
extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through
affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources than us
and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these
competitors. While we believe there are numerous potential target banking institutions that we
could acquire or merge with using the net proceeds of our initial public offering held in trust,
our ability to compete in acquiring or merging with certain sizable target businesses will be
limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an
advantage in pursuing certain target businesses. Further:
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our obligation to convert into cash shares of common stock held by public
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our outstanding redeemable warrants and purchase options, and the future dilution
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Any of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a
business combination. Our management believes, however, that our status as a public entity and
potential access to the United States public equity markets may give us a competitive advantage
over privately held entities having a similar business objective as ours in acquiring a target
business in the banking industry with significant growth potential on favorable terms.
If we succeed in effecting a business combination, there will be, in all likelihood, intense
competition from competitors of the target business in the commercial banking industry and other
financial service businesses. We cannot assure you that, subsequent to a business combination, we
will have the resources or ability to compete effectively.
Employees
Our officers and directors are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours to our
matters and intend to devote only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs. Our
executive officers are also involved with business ventures other than our company. The amount of
time they will devote in any time period will vary based on the availability of suitable target
businesses to investigate although we expect Mr. Simanson to devote the majority of his
professional time to our business until a target business is selected. We do not currently have
and do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of a business
combination. Our officers, directors and initial stockholders will be active in locating target
businesses, responding to inquiries as well as performing due diligence on suitable target
businesses.
Periodic Reporting and Financial Information
We have registered our units, common stock and warrants under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and have reporting obligations, including the requirement that we file annual and
quarterly reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, our annual reports will contain financial statements audited and reported on by our
independent accountants.
We will not acquire a target business if audited financial statements based on United States
generally accepted accounting principles cannot be obtained for such target business. Additionally,
our management will provide stockholders with the foregoing financial information as part of the
proxy solicitation materials sent to stockholders to assist them in assessing each specific target
business we seek to acquire. Our management believes that the requirement of having available
financial information for the target business may limit the pool of potential target businesses
available for acquisition.
We will be required to comply with the internal control requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008. A target business may not be in compliance with the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development
of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may
increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
We are a development stage company with no operating history and very limited resources and our
financial statements contain a statement indicating that our ability to begin operations depends on
the completion of an acquisition.
We are a development stage company with no operating results to date and very limited
financial resources. Therefore, our ability to begin operations is dependent upon the completion
of an acquisition in the banking industry. Since we do not have an operating history, you will
have a limited basis upon which to evaluate our ability to acquire an operating commercial bank or
bank holding company. As of March 31, 2007, we have no arrangements or understandings with any
prospective acquisition candidates. We have no present revenues and will not generate any revenues
(other than interest income on the net proceeds of our initial public offering) until, at the
earliest, after the consummation of a business combination.
Investors must rely on our management with respect to the identification and selection of a
prospective target business and we cannot assure you that any such acquisition will be successful.
Although the Companys management has broad discretion with respect to the specific
application of the net proceeds, substantially all of the net proceeds of our initial public
offering are intended to be applied in connection with consummating a merger with or acquisition of
an operating commercial bank or bank holding company. Management has virtually unrestricted
flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective target business. Investors must therefore
rely on managements due diligence review and evaluation of potential acquisition candidates.
There can be no assurances that, if we complete the acquisition of an operating commercial bank or
bank holding company, such acquisition will be successful.
In the event we do not receive the required regulatory approvals, we will not be able to consummate
a business combination involving a target bank or bank holding company.
In order to acquire a target business with operations as a national bank, a state bank or a
bank holding company, we will need to apply for and receive regulatory approval from the financial
institutions regulators. Depending on the form of the transaction, we expect we will need one or
more approvals from the following regulatory agencies: the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, or Federal Reserve, in order to become a bank holding company and/or in connection
with a change in control of a commercial bank; the FDIC and/or the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, or OCC, in connection with compliance with the Bank Merger Act; and the state banking
commission of the state in which any target state chartered bank is located. We cannot assure you
that we or the target business will be successful in receiving such approvals on satisfactory terms
or in a timely manner.
Because we are a blank check company, it may be more difficult for us to complete a business
combination during the prescribed time period.
Based upon publicly available information as of June 15, 2007, we have identified
approximately 100 blank check companies which have gone public since August 2003. Of these
companies, 26 have completed a business combination. Additionally, 23 have announced that they
have entered into definitive agreements for business combinations but not yet consummated these
transactions, five of such companies have been or are being liquidated and approximately 46
companies have completed their initial public offering but have not announced a definitive
agreement for a business combination. These 74 blank check companies have more than $6.6 billion
held in trust. The fact that only 26 of such companies have completed a business combination and
only 23 of such companies have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination may
be an indication that there are only a limited number of
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attractive targets available to such entities or that many targets are not inclined to enter
into a transaction with a blank check company and therefore we also may not be able to consummate a
business combination within the prescribed time period. If we are unable to consummate an initial
transaction within the prescribed time period, our corporate purpose and powers will automatically
be limited to effecting and implementing our dissolution and liquidation and our board will be
required to adopt, within 15 days thereafter, a resolution finding our dissolution advisable and
provide notice as soon as possible thereafter of a special meeting of stockholders to vote on our
dissolution in accordance with Delaware law.
Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination
opportunities, we may not be able to consummate a business combination.
We expect to encounter intense competition from numerous other potential buyers competing for
acquisitions of commercial banks, including private equity funds, financial institutions and other
blank check companies. Most of these entities are well established and have extensive experience
in identifying and effecting business combinations, as well as greater human and other resources
than we do. Our ability to compete in acquiring target businesses will be limited by our available
financial and other resources. Further, the obligation we have to seek stockholder approval of a
business combination may delay or prevent the consummation of a transaction, and our obligation to
convert into cash the shares of common stock sold in our initial public offering in certain
instances may reduce the resources available to us for a business combination. Additionally, our
outstanding redeemable warrants, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be
viewed favorably by certain target businesses. These factors combined with the time limitation
within which we must complete a business combination may place us at a competitive disadvantage in
successfully negotiating a business combination. We cannot assure you that we will be able to
successfully compete for a target business within the required time period. If we are unable to
consummate an initial transaction within the prescribed time period, we will promptly begin the
process for our dissolution and liquidation in accordance with the requirements of Delaware law.
If we do not timely consummate a business combination, we will be required to dissolve, but such
dissolution requires the approval of holders of a majority of our common stock in accordance with
Delaware law. Without this shareholder approval, we will not be able to dissolve and liquidate and
we will not distribute funds from our trust account to our public stockholders.
If we do not complete a business combination by December 7, 2007 or by June 7, 2008 if a
letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement is executed by December 7, 2007
and the business combination relating thereto is not consummated by December 7, 2007), our
certificate of incorporation (a) provides that our corporate powers will automatically thereafter
be limited to acts and activities relating to dissolving and winding up our affairs, including
liquidation, and we will not be able to engage in any other business activities and (b) requires
that our board of directors within 15 days adopt a resolution finding our dissolution advisable and
provide notice as soon as possible thereafter of a special meeting of stockholders to vote on our
dissolution. Pursuant to Delaware law, our dissolution also requires the affirmative vote of
stockholders owning a majority of our then outstanding common stock. In the event that we do not
initially obtain approval for our dissolution by stockholders owning a majority of our outstanding
common stock, we will continue to take all reasonable actions to obtain such approval, which may
include adjourning the meeting from time to time to allow us to obtain the required vote and
retaining a proxy solicitation firm to assist us in obtaining such vote. However, we cannot assure
you that our stockholders will approve our dissolution in a timely manner or ever approve our
dissolution. If we are not able to obtain approval from a majority of our stockholders, we cannot
dissolve and liquidate and we will not be able to distribute funds from our trust account to our
public stockholders and these funds will not be available for any other corporate purpose.
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Because the initial per share amount deposited in trust is approximately $7.52 per share (plus any
remaining net interest), if we are unable to timely complete a business combination and we receive
stockholder approval to dissolve and distribute the funds held in trust, public stockholders will
receive less than $8.00 per share upon distribution of the trust fund and our redeemable warrants
will expire worthless.
Because the initial per share amount deposited in trust is approximately $7.52 per share (plus
any remaining net interest), if we are unable to complete a business combination and we receive
stockholder approval to dissolve and distribute the trust fund to our public stockholders, public
stockholders will receive less than the $8.00 purchase price per unit as a result of the expenses
of our initial public offering, our general and administrative expenses and the anticipated costs
of seeking a business combination. Furthermore, we will be required to pay or make reasonable
provision to pay claims of creditors which we intend to do from the funds not held in trust. In
addition, there will be no distribution with respect to our outstanding redeemable warrants and,
accordingly, the redeemable warrants will expire worthless if we liquidate before the completion of
a business combination.
The proceeds held in trust available for distribution could be less than $7.52 per share due to
claims of third parties.
Our placing of funds in trust may not protect those funds from third party claims against us.
Upon our dissolution, we will be required, pursuant to Delaware General Corporate Law Sections 280
and 281, to pay or make reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations of the corporation,
including contingent or conditional claims, which we intend to pay, to the extent sufficient to do
so, from our funds not held in trust. We will seek to have each vendor and service provider we
engage execute an agreement with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or
to any monies held in the trust account. There is no guarantee, however, that we will be able to
obtain such agreements or that even if such agreements are executed, that such agreements would
prevent claims against the trust fund. Nor is there any guarantee that such entities will agree to
waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations,
contracts or agreements with us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any
reason. We will require any target business to covenant as part of any definitive acquisition
agreement that it will not pursue any claim or enforce any right, title, interest or claim of any
kind in or to any monies in the trust fund. If we are unable to complete a business combination,
Mr. Simanson, our president, and Mr. Zalman, a stockholder, will only be personally liable to
ensure that the proceeds in the trust fund are not reduced by the claims of any vendor or service
provider that is owed money by us for products sold or services rendered to us. However, we cannot
assure you that Messrs. Simanson and Zalman will be able to satisfy those obligations. Accordingly,
the proceeds held in trust could be reduced to the extent we pay or make reasonable provision to
pay known or unknown claims as required by Delaware law. In addition, creditors may seek to
interfere with the distribution process under state or federal creditor and bankruptcy laws.
Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the actual per share distribution price will not be less
than approximately $7.52 due to claims of creditors or that there will not be delays in addition to
those imposed by our duties to comply with Delaware General Corporate Law procedures and federal
securities laws and regulations.
Upon distribution of the trust fund, our stockholders may be held liable for claims of third
parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them.
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, stockholders may be held liable for claims by
third parties against a corporation to the extent of distributions received by them in a
dissolution. If a corporation complies with certain statutory procedures set forth in Section 280
of the Delaware General Corporation Law intended to ensure that the corporation makes reasonable
provision for all claims against it, any liability of stockholders with respect to a liquidating
distribution is limited to the lesser of such stockholders pro rata share of the claim or the
amount distributed to the stockholder, and any liability of
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the stockholder would be barred after the third anniversary of the dissolution. The procedures
in Section 280 include a 60-day notice period during which any third-party claims can be brought
against the corporation, a 90-day period during which the corporation may reject any claims
brought, and an additional 150-day waiting period before any liquidating distributions may be made
to stockholders. However, we will seek stockholder approval to make liquidating distributions to
our public stockholders as soon as reasonably practicable following our dissolution in accordance
with Section 281(b) of the Delaware statute. Therefore, our stockholders could potentially be
liable for any claims to the extent of distributions received by them in a dissolution and any
liability of our public stockholders may extend beyond the third anniversary of such dissolution.
For further information on the statutory dissolution procedures, see BusinessEffecting a
Business CombinationLiquidation if no business combination.
Because we have not yet selected any target business with which to complete a business combination,
no information is available upon which to ascertain the merits or risks of the business which we
may ultimately acquire and operate.
We will be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business operations of any target
business that we acquire. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in
a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all of
the significant risk factors including its financial stability. We also cannot assure you that an
investment in our securities will not ultimately prove to be less favorable than a direct
investment, if an opportunity were available, in a target business.
Under Delaware law, the requirements and restrictions relating to our initial public offering
contained in our certificate of incorporation may be amended, which could reduce or eliminate the
protection afforded to our stockholders by such requirements and restrictions.
Our certificate of incorporation sets forth certain requirements and restrictions relating to
our initial public offering that shall apply to us until the consummation of a business
combination. Specifically, our certificate of incorporation provides, among other things, that:
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we may consummate our initial business combination if: (i) it is approved by a
majority of the shares of common stock voted by public stockholders, and (ii) public
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if our initial business combination is approved and consummated, public stockholders
who voted against the business combination and exercised their conversion rights will
receive their pro rata share of the trust account, including the deferred underwriting
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if a business combination is not consummated or a letter of intent, an agreement in
principle or a definitive agreement is not signed within the time periods specified, in
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our corporate purposes and powers will immediately thereupon be limited
to acts and activities relating to dissolving and winding up our affairs,
including liquidation, and we will not be able to engage in any other
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our board of directors will be required to adopt, within 15 days
thereafter, a resolution pursuant to Section 275(a) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law finding our dissolution advisable and provide such notices
to our stockholders as required by Section 275(a) as promptly thereafter
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in the event stockholders owning a majority of our outstanding common
stock approve our dissolution, we must promptly adopt a plan of
distribution which provides that only the public stockholders shall be
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Our certificate of incorporation prohibits the amendment of the above-described provisions
until the consummation of a business combination. However, the validity of provisions prohibiting
amendment of the certificate of incorporation under Delaware law has not been settled. A court
could conclude that the prohibition on amendment violates the stockholders implicit rights to
amend the corporate charter. In that case, the above-described provisions would be amendable and
any such amendment could reduce or eliminate the protection afforded to our stockholders. However,
we view the foregoing provisions as obligations to our stockholders, and we will not take any
actions to waive or amend any of these provisions.
Company resources could be wasted in pursuing acquisitions that are not consummated.
We anticipate that the investigation of each specific target business and the negotiation,
drafting, and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents, and other instruments will
require substantial management time and attention. We could incur substantial costs for
accountants, attorneys, and others payable from the funds not held in trust in connection with a
business combination that is not completed and may be required to pay to the potential target
business a deposit or down payment or to fund a no shop provision. Costs incurred prior to
completion of a business combination, including any for a non-refundable deposit or down payment or
to fund a no shop provision may not be recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached
relating to a specific target business, we may fail to consummate the transaction for any number of
reasons, including those beyond our control, such as that more than 19.99% of our stockholders vote
against the transaction even if a majority of our stockholders approve the transaction. Any such
event will result in a loss to us of the related costs incurred and time expended in such effort,
which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with
another business.
We may be unable to obtain additional financing, if required, to complete a business combination or
to fund the operations and growth of the target business, which could compel us to restructure the
transaction or abandon a particular business combination.
Although we believe that the net proceeds of our initial public offering held in trust will be
sufficient to allow us to consummate a business combination, inasmuch as we have not yet identified
any prospective target business, we cannot ascertain the capital requirements for any particular
transaction. If the proceeds of our initial public offering held in trust prove to be
insufficient, either because of the size of the business combination or the depletion of the
available net proceeds in search of a target business, or because we become obligated to convert
into cash a significant number of shares from dissenting stockholders, we will be required to seek
additional financing. We cannot assure you that such financing would be available on acceptable
terms, if at all. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to
consummate a particular business combination, we would be compelled to restructure the transaction
or abandon that particular business combination and seek an alternative target business candidate.
In addition, if we consummate a business combination, we may require additional financing to meet
regulatory requirements or to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to
secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development
or growth of the target business. None of our officers, directors or stockholders is required
to provide any financing to us in connection with or after a business combination, nor have we made
any arrangements for such financing with any third party.
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In the event we issue shares of our capital stock or convertible debt securities to complete a
business combination, the equity interest of our stockholders would be reduced and a change in
control of our ownership would possibly occur.
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value $.01 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share.
There are 32,075,000 authorized but unissued shares of our common stock available for issuance
(after appropriate reservation for the issuance of shares upon full exercise of our outstanding
redeemable warrants and the purchase option granted to the representatives of the underwriters) and
all of the 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock available for issuance. Although we have no current
plans or commitments to issue our securities, we may issue a substantial number of additional
shares of our common stock or preferred stock, or a combination of common and preferred stock, to
complete a business combination. The issuance of additional shares of our common stock or any
shares of our preferred stock:
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may result in a change in control which may affect, among other things, our ability
to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and may result in the resignation
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Similarly, our issuance of debt securities could result in:
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default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating cash flow after a business
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acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we have made all
principal and interest payments when due if the debt security contained covenants that
required the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves and any such covenant
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limitations, as a result of covenants, on our ability to acquire additional assets,
pursue new banking products or services, make additional acquisitions or restrictions
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We may not be able to retain our current officers and directors which may have an adverse effect on
our ability to consummate a business combination or operate a combined business.
Our ability to successfully effect a business combination will be totally dependent upon the
efforts of our current management, who may resign at any time and still retain their shares of our
common stock. The loss of one or more of the members of our current management may have an adverse
effect on our ability to locate, negotiate and consummate a business combination. The future role
of our key personnel following a business combination, however, cannot presently be ascertained. We
have not entered into an employment agreement with any of our key personnel. Although we expect our
president to remain associated with us following a business combination, we may hire other
management personnel
following the business combination. The loss of any of our current management following a
business combination may have an adverse effect on the operation and/or success of the combined
business.
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Our current directors and officers may have a conflict of interest in negotiating the terms of a
business combination if they desire to be retained by our company after the business combination is
completed.
Our current management may only be willing to remain with us after the consummation of a
business combination if they are able to negotiate the terms of an employment arrangement as part
of the transaction. It would be more likely that current members of management would remain with
us, if they chose to do so, if we:
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acquire a target business in an all-cash transaction rather than a merger in which
the stockholders of the target company control the combined company following the
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In making the determination whether current management should remain with us following the
business combination, our board of directors will analyze the experience and skills of management
of the target business and, if it is believed that it is in the best interests of the combined
company, negotiate as part of the business combination that certain members of current management
remain with the combined company.
If our current management desires to be retained by us after a business combination as a
condition to the potential business combination, our current management may have a conflict of
interest in negotiating the terms of the business combination. Although this conflict of interest
could exist in any potential business combination, it may be more likely to exist in a potential
business combination in which the stockholders of the target company control or own a significant
interest in the combined company following the business combination.
We may have limited ability to evaluate the management of the target business.
Although we intend to closely scrutinize the management of a prospective target business in
connection with evaluating the desirability of effecting a business combination, we cannot assure
you that our assessment of the target businesses management will prove to be correct. These
individuals may be unfamiliar with the requirements of operating a public company, including
compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, maintaining internal controls or dealing with the public
markets, which could cause us to expend time and resources helping them become familiar with such
laws. This could be expensive and time consuming and could lead to various regulatory issues which
may adversely affect our operations.
Our officers and directors have limited or no experience in managing blank check companies which
may have an adverse impact on our prospects.
Although our officers and directors have experience in consummating acquisitions and managing
public companies, our officers and directors do not have experience in managing blank check
companies except that Keith Walz, one of our directors, was a director of a blank check company
until the closing of its business combination in an unrelated industry. Such limited experience
may have an adverse impact on our ability to consummate a business combination.
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If our current officers and directors allocate their time to other businesses, thereby causing
conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs, our
ability to consummate a business combination could be negatively impacted.
Our current officers and directors are not required to commit their full time to our affairs,
which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and
other businesses. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of a
business combination. Our executive officers are each engaged in other business endeavors and are
not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs. If our executive
officers other business affairs require them to devote substantial amounts of time to such
affairs, it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs and could have a negative
impact on our ability to consummate a business combination.
Our officers and directors may in the future become affiliated with entities engaged in business
activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have conflicts of
interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
Our officers and directors may in the future become affiliated with entities, including other
blank check companies, engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted
by us. Additionally, our officers and directors may become aware of business opportunities which
may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as the other entities with which they are or may
become affiliated. Further, certain of our officers and directors are currently involved in other
businesses that are similar to the business activities that we intend to conduct following a
business combination. Due to these existing affiliations, they may have fiduciary obligations to
present potential business opportunities to those entities prior to presenting them to us which
could cause additional conflicts of interest. Accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in
determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. We cannot
assure you that any conflicts will be resolved in our favor.
Since our initial stockholders, including our officers and directors, own 20% of our shares and
will not participate in liquidating distributions if we are unable to timely complete a business
combination, our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a
particular target business is appropriate for a business combination which conflict may not be
resolved in favor of our public stockholders.
Our initial stockholders own 20% of the shares of our issued and outstanding common stock, but
have waived their right to receive distributions with respect to those shares upon our liquidation
if we are unable to complete a business combination. Additionally, Community Bankers Acquisition,
LLC, an affiliate of Mr. Simanson, together with a stockholder, Mr. Zalman, purchased an aggregate
of 349,724 warrants in the open market following our initial public offering at prices not to
exceed $0.80 per warrant in accordance with a Rule 10b5-1 purchase plan. The shares owned by our
officers, directors and initial stockholders and their affiliates and the warrants acquired by them
will be worthless if we do not timely consummate a business combination. The personal and
financial interests of our officers and directors may influence their motivation in identifying and
selecting a target business and completing a business combination timely. Consequently, our
directors and officers discretion in identifying and selecting a suitable target business may
result in a conflict of interest when determining whether the terms, conditions and timing of a
particular business combination are appropriate and in our stockholders best interest.
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We will be substantially dependent upon interest earned on the trust account to fund our search for
a target business and consummation of a business combination.
Of the net proceeds of our initial public offering, only $600,000 was initially available to
us to fund our working capital requirements. We will be substantially dependent upon sufficient
interest being earned on the proceeds held in the trust account to provide us with additional
working capital. We are entitled to half the interest earned on the trust account, net of taxes,
up to an aggregate of $1,129,000. We may not have sufficient working capital to operate our
business, search for a target company and consummate a business combination. If we do not have
sufficient working capital, we would need to raise additional capital from our insiders or others
or be required to dissolve the corporation and liquidate.
The representatives of the underwriters have the right to acquire units pursuant to their unit
purchase option and I-Bankers Securities, Inc. may have a conflict of interest in determining
whether or not to consent to our redemption of outstanding warrants.
In connection with our initial public offering, we issued to the representatives of the
underwriters and/or their designees unit purchase options to acquire 525,000 units, including
525,000 warrants, in the aggregate. Since we may redeem our warrants only with the prior consent
of the I-Bankers Securities, Inc. on behalf of representatives of the underwriters, which firms may
also hold warrants subject to redemption, I-Bankers Securities, Inc. may have a conflict of
interest in determining whether or not to consent to such redemption. We cannot assure you that
I-Bankers Securities, Inc. will consent to such redemption if it is not in its best interest even
if it is in our best interest.
You will not be entitled to some protections normally afforded to investors of blank check
companies under federal securities laws.
Since we had net tangible assets in excess of $5,000,000 and filed a Current Report on Form
8-K with the SEC upon consummation of our initial public offering, including an audited balance
sheet demonstrating this fact, we believe that we are exempt from rules promulgated by the SEC to
protect investors of blank check companies such as Rule 419. Accordingly, you will not be afforded
the benefits or protections of those rules.
It is probable that we will only be able to complete one business combination with the proceeds of
our initial public offering, which will cause us to be solely dependent on a single banking
institution.
The net proceeds from our initial public offering provided us with only approximately
$54,950,000 which we may use to complete a business combination. Our management will have
virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting prospective target businesses,
except that our initial business combination must be a transaction in which the fair market value
of the target business or businesses acquired simultaneously is at least 80% of our net assets at
the time of the business combination (excluding the portion of the trust account attributable to
the underwriters discount). While we may be able to purchase more than one target business using
our equity securities as consideration for the acquisition or raising additional funds through the
sale of our securities or through loan arrangements, we have no agreements or arrangements for such
additional funding. We therefore believe that it is most likely that we will have the ability to
effect only a single business combination. In the event we acquire a single banking institution, we
will not be able to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or
offsetting of losses, unlike other entities that may have the resources to complete several
business combinations.
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Our initial stockholders, including our officers and directors, control approximately 20% of our
outstanding stock, and thus may influence certain actions requiring stockholder vote.
Our initial stockholders (including all of our officers and directors) collectively own 20% of
our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. We cannot assure you that our initial
stockholders will not have considerable influence upon any matter submitted to a vote of our
stockholders.
Our outstanding redeemable warrants may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common
stock and make it more difficult to effect a business combination.
In connection with our initial public offering, as part of the units, we issued redeemable
warrants to purchase 7,500,000 shares of common stock. We also issued an option to purchase
525,000 units to the representatives of the underwriters or their designees which, if exercised,
will result in the issuance of an additional 525,000 redeemable warrants. The potential for the
issuance of substantial numbers of additional shares upon exercise of these redeemable warrants
could make us a less attractive acquisition vehicle in the eyes of a target business as such
securities, when exercised, will increase the number of issued and outstanding shares of our common
stock, reduce the ownership the stockholders would have had excluding the shares issued from the
exercise of redeemable warrants, and may reduce the value of any shares issued to complete the
business combination. Accordingly, our redeemable warrants may make it more difficult to
effectuate a business combination or increase the cost of the target business. Additionally, the
sale, or even the possibility of sale, of the shares underlying the redeemable warrants could have
an adverse effect on the market price for our securities or on our ability to obtain future
financing. If and to the extent these redeemable warrants are exercised, you may experience
dilution to your holdings.
If our initial stockholders exercise their registration rights, the registration of such securities
or the potential sale of such securities in the market may have an adverse effect on the market
price of our common stock and the existence of those rights may make it more difficult to effect a
business combination.
Our initial stockholders are entitled to demand that we register, at our expense, the resale
of their shares of common stock and any warrants acquired by them pursuant to their warrant
purchase agreement with the representatives at any time after the date on which their shares of
common stock are released from escrow. If our initial stockholders exercise their registration
rights with respect to all of their shares of common stock held by them prior to our initial public
offering, then there will be an additional 1,875,000 shares of common stock eligible for trading in
the public market. Accordingly, the presence of these registration rights may have an adverse
effect on the market price of our securities or make it more difficult to effectuate a business
combination. Additionally, the possibility that these additional securities may become eligible
for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price for our securities
or on our ability to obtain future public financing.
The American Stock Exchange may delist our securities from trading on its exchange which could
limit investors ability to effect transactions in our securities and subject us to additional
trading restrictions.
Our securities are listed on the American Stock Exchange, a national securities exchange. We
cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on the American Stock Exchange in
the future. Additionally, in connection with our business combination, it is likely that the
American Stock Exchange may require us to file a new initial listing application and meet its
initial listing requirements as opposed to its more lenient continued listing requirements. We
cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time.
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If the American Stock Exchange delists our securities from trading on its exchange, we could
face significant material adverse consequences including:
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trading in our securities to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly resulting in a
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If we are deemed to be an investment company, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance
requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it more difficult for us to
complete a business combination.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, we may
be subject to certain restrictions that may make it more difficult for us to complete a business
combination, including restrictions on the nature of our investments and restrictions on the
issuance of securities.
In addition, we may have imposed upon us certain burdensome requirements, including:
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We do not believe that our anticipated activities will subject us to the Investment Company
Act of 1940. The proceeds held in trust may only be invested by the trust agent in government
securities within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 having a
maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7
promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. By restricting the investment of the proceeds
to these instruments, we intend to meet the requirements for the exemption provided in Rule 3a-1
promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The escrow account and the purchase of
government securities for the account is intended as a holding place for funds pending the earlier
to occur of either (i) the consummation of our primary business objective, which is a business
combination, or (ii) absent a business combination, our dissolution and return of the funds held in
this account.
In addition, if we do not complete a business combination within 18 months after the
consummation of our initial public offering, or within 24 months after the consummation of our
initial public offering if the extension criteria have been satisfied, our certificate of
incorporation (a) provides that our corporate powers will automatically thereafter be limited to
acts and activities relating to dissolving and winding up our affairs, including liquidation, and
(b) requires that our board of directors within 15 days adopt a resolution finding our dissolution
advisable and provide notice as soon as possible thereafter of a special meeting of stockholders to
vote on our dissolution. Inasmuch as we cannot assure you that our stockholders will approve our
dissolution in a timely manner or ever approve our dissolution so that we can liquidate and
distribute the trust fund to our public stockholders, we may nevertheless be
deemed to be an investment company. If we were deemed to be subject to that act, compliance
with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expense for which we have not
budgeted.
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Our directors may not be considered independent under the policies of the North American
Securities Administrators Association, Inc.
All of our officers and directors own shares of our common stock, and no salary or other
compensation will be paid to our officers or directors for services rendered by them on our behalf
prior to or in connection with a business combination. We believe that three of the members of our
board of directors are independent as that term is commonly used. However, under the policies of
the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., an international organization
devoted to investor protection, because our directors may receive reimbursement for out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential
target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations, state securities
administrators could take the position that such individuals are not independent. If this were
the case, they would take the position that we would not have the benefit of independent directors
examining the propriety of expenses incurred on our behalf and subject to reimbursement.
Additionally, there is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses that could be incurred and
there will be no review of the reasonableness of the expenses by anyone other than our board of
directors, which would include persons who may seek reimbursement, or a court of competent
jurisdiction if such reimbursement is challenged. Although we believe that all actions taken by our
directors on our behalf will be in our best interests, whether or not any directors are deemed to
be independent, we cannot assure you that this will actually be the case. If actions are taken or
expenses are incurred that are actually not in our best interests, it could have a material adverse
effect on our business and operations and the price of our securities held by our public
stockholders.
Risks Related to Our Proposed Business
If we acquire or merge with a newly formed bank, we may incur significant losses.
Our target business could be a recently formed bank. Due to an accounting rule that requires
immediate write-off of start-up costs, de novo banks are expected to incur operating losses in
their early periods of operation because of an inability to generate sufficient net interest income
to cover start up and operating costs. Those operating losses can be significant and can occur for
longer periods than planned depending upon the ability to control operating expenses and generate
net interest income.
Our ability to pay dividends will be subject to restrictions under applicable banking laws and
regulations.
Banks and bank holding companies are subject to certain regulatory restrictions on the payment
of cash dividends. Federal bank regulatory agencies have the authority to prohibit financial
holding companies from engaging in unsafe or unsound practices in conducting its business. The
payment of dividends, depending on the financial condition of the bank, could be deemed an unsafe
or unsound practice. The ability of the Company to pay dividends will directly depend on the
ability of the subsidiary bank to pay dividends which in turn will be restricted by the requirement
that it maintain an adequate level of capital in accordance with requirements of the applicable
bank regulators and in the future can be expected to be further influenced by bank regulatory
policies and capital guidelines. A national bank generally may pay dividends under the National
Bank Act, to the extent of its net profits. The prior approval of the OCC, however, is required
for any dividend by any national bank if the total of all dividends, including any proposed
dividend, declared by the national bank in any calendar year exceeds the total of its net profits
(as defined) for such year combined with its retained net profits for the preceding two years, less
any required transfers to surplus. The ability of a national bank to pay dividends is also
restricted by the requirement that it maintain adequate levels of capital in accordance
with guidelines promulgated from time to time by the OCC and the FDIC, as applicable. As a
result, after a business combination with a financial institution, our ability to pay dividends to
our stockholders will be limited.
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Risks Related to the Banking Industry
We will be subject to significant government regulation following a business combination.
Following the acquisition of a target business, we will operate in a highly regulated
environment and will be subject to supervision and regulation by a number of governmental
regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the FDIC, as well as state banking
commissions. Regulations adopted by these agencies, which are generally intended to provide
protection for depositors and customers rather than for the benefit of stockholders, govern a
comprehensive range of matters relating to the ownership and control of stockholders, acquisition
of other companies and businesses, permissible activities we may engage in, maintenance of adequate
capital levels and other aspects of our operations. The bank regulatory agencies possess broad
authority to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or violations of law. In addition,
future legislation and government policy, including with respect to bank deregulation and
interstate expansion, could adversely affect the banking industry as a whole, including our results
of operations. For example, new legislation or regulation may limit the manner in which we may
conduct our business, including our ability to offer new products, obtain financing, attract
deposits, make loans and achieve satisfactory interest spreads.
There are substantial regulatory limitations on changes of control.
With certain limited exceptions, federal regulations prohibit a person or company or a group
of persons deemed to be acting in concert from, directly or indirectly, acquiring more than 10%
(5% if the acquirer is a bank holding company) of any class of a bank holding companys voting
stock or obtaining the ability to control in any manner the election of a majority of directors or
otherwise direct the management or policies of a bank holding company without prior notice or
application to and the approval of the Federal Reserve. Stockholders need to be aware that it is
likely we will become subject to and be required to comply with these requirements, if applicable,
in connection with ownership of our securities.
If we acquire or merge with a bank holding company, we may be liable for an undercapitalized
subsidiary bank.
Under federal law, a bank holding company may be required to guarantee a capital plan filed by
an undercapitalized depository institution subsidiary with its primary regulator. If the
subsidiary defaults under the plan, the holding company may be required to contribute to the
capital of the subsidiary an amount equal to the lesser of 5% of the banks assets at the time it
became undercapitalized or the amount necessary to bring the subsidiary into compliance with
applicable capital standards.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
We have received no written comments regarding our periodic or current reports from the staff
of the Securities and Exchange Commission that were issued 180 days or more preceding the end of
our 2007 fiscal year and that remain unresolved.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
We maintain our executive offices at 9912 Georgetown Pike, Suite D203, Great Falls, Virginia
22066. The cost for this space is included in the $7,500 per-month fee Community Bankers
Acquisition, LLC charges us for general and administrative services pursuant to a letter agreement
between us and Community Bankers Acquisition, LLC. We believe, based on rents and fees for similar
services in the Great Falls, Virginia metropolitan area, that the fee charged by Community Bankers
Acquisition, LLC is at least as favorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated person.
We consider our current office space adequate for our current activities.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
To the knowledge of management there is no litigation pending or contemplated against us or
any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of our
fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
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Part II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES
Our units, common stock and warrants trade on the American Stock Exchange under the symbols
BTC.U., BTC and, BTC.WS, respectively.
The following table sets forth, for the fiscal quarters indicated, the quarterly high and low
sales prices of our units, common stock and warrants as reported on the American Stock Exchange
since our units commenced public trading on June 6, 2006 and since such common stock and warrants
commenced public trading on September 5, 2006.
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N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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7.90 |
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7.12 |
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7.00 |
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0.70 |
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0.51 |
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7.88 |
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7.23 |
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7.02 |
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0.63 |
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0.37 |
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7.80 |
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7.50 |
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7.10 |
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0.63 |
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0.45 |
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7.88 |
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Holders of Record
As of June 18, 2007, there were one holder of record of our units, nine holders of record of
our common stock and two holders of record of our warrants, not including beneficial holders of our
securities held in street name.
Dividends
We have not paid any dividends on our common stock to date and do not intend to pay dividends
prior to the completion of a business combination. The payment of dividends in the future will be
contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial
condition subsequent to completion of a business combination. The payment of any dividends
subsequent to a business combination will be within the discretion of our then board of directors
and subject to restrictions under applicable banking laws and regulations. It is the present
intention of our board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business
operations and, accordingly, our board does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the
foreseeable future.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The Company does not have any securities authorized for issuance under any equity compensation
plans.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Use of Proceeds From Our Initial Public Offering
On June 8, 2006, we consummated the closing of the sale of 7,500,000 units in connection with
our initial public offering. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant
entitling
the holder to purchase from us one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00.
The units were sold at an offering price of $8.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of
$60,000,000 and net proceeds of $54,950,000.
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The securities sold in our initial public offering were registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-124240). The Securities and
Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective on June 5, 2006. I-Bankers
Securities, Inc., Maxim Group LLC and Legend Merchant Group, Inc. acted as the representatives of
the underwriters. Of the gross proceeds from the offering, (i) we deposited $56,450,000 into a
trust account at JP Morgan Chase NY Bank, maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
as trustee, which amount included $2,100,000 of contingent underwriting discount; (ii) the
underwriters received $1,800,000 as underwriting discount and $600,000 as non-accountable expenses;
and (iii) we used an estimated $550,000 for offering expenses. The remaining proceeds of $600,000
are available to us to be used for working capital purposes such as due diligence, legal, and
general and administrative expenses. The sum of $40,000 in offering expenses was advanced to us by
Community Bankers Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of an executive officer and a stockholder, and was
repaid following consummation of the offering. Upon consummation of a business combination, we will
pay the contingent underwriting discount to the representatives of the underwriters.
In connection with the offering, we sold to I-Bankers Securities, Inc., Maxim Group LLC and
Legend Merchant Group, Inc., or their designees for $100, options to purchase up to a total of
525,000 units. The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those sold in our
offering except that the warrants included in the units have an exercise price of $7.50. These
options are exercisable at $10.00 per unit commencing on the consummation of a business combination
and expiring on June 4, 2011. The purchase option and the securities issuable upon exercise of such
option were included in our registration statement on Form S-1 described above.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Our selected historical consolidated financial information presented as of March 31, 2007 was
derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. This information should be read in
conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements and related notes included
herein, and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
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Interest income |
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2,268,760 |
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806,000 |
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Net income |
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1,807,292 |
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436,957 |
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read
in conjunction with our financial statements, the accuracy of which involves risks and
uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks faced by us described in Risk
Factors.
General
We were incorporated on April 6, 2005, to serve as a vehicle to effect a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with an operating commercial bank
or bank holding company. Our first business combination or series of such transactions must have a
fair market value of at least 80% of our net assets (excluding the amount held in the trust account
representing a portion of the underwriters discount) at the time of such transaction(s). We
consummated our initial public offering on June 8, 2006. We have neither engaged in any operations
nor generated any revenues, other than interest income, nor incurred any debt or expenses during
the period ended March 31, 2007, other than in connection with our initial public offering, meeting
our regulatory reporting requirements including legal and accounting and certain legal and other
expenses related to pursuing acquisitions of targets. Our entire activity since inception has been
to prepare for and consummate our initial public offering and to identify and investigate targets
for an initial business combination.
We are currently in the process of evaluating and identifying targets for an initial business
combination. We are not presently engaged in, and will not engage in, any substantive commercial
business until we consummate an initial business combination. We intend to utilize cash derived
from the proceeds of our initial public offering, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash,
capital stock and debt, in effecting an initial business combination. If we are unable to locate a
suitable target business by December 7, 2007 (or June 7, 2008 if a letter of intent, agreement in
principle or a definitive agreement has been executed by December 7, 2007), we will be required to
dissolve and liquidate.
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Results of Operations for the Period April 6, 2005 (inception) to March 31, 2006
For the period ended March 31, 2006, we had no operating costs or income.
Results of Operations for the Year Ended March 31, 2007
For the year ended March 31, 2007, operating costs of $338,661 consisted primarily of $117,222
in legal and professional fees, $75,000 for office and administrative services, $87,500 for
amortization of prepaid insurance and $7,748 in travel expenses. Interest income on the trust fund
investments, including interest allocable to shares subject to possible conversion, amounted to
$2,268,760. This resulted in net income for the year ended March 31, 2007 of $1,124,099.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The net proceeds of our initial public offering, after deducting the underwriters discount
and offering expenses, was $54,950,000. Of these net proceeds, $54,350,000 has been placed in a
trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
New York, New York, as trustee, and invested in United States government securities together with
an additional $2,100,000 of deferred underwriting compensation. The funds held in the trust
account, other than the deferred underwriting compensation, may be used as consideration to pay the
sellers of a target business with which we ultimately complete a business combination. One-half of
the interest earned on the trust account, net of taxes, will be retained in the trust account for
distribution to public stockholders under certain circumstances. The remaining interest earned on
the trust account, net of taxes, up to $1,129,000 may be released to us periodically to fund our
working capital requirements. Upon the consummation of a business combination, we will pay the
deferred underwriting compensation to the underwriters out of the proceeds of our initial public
offering held in trust. Any amounts not paid as consideration to the sellers of the target
business or to the underwriters as deferred underwriting fees may be used to finance the operations
of the target business or for subsequent acquisitions.
As of March 31, 2007, we had cash not held in trust of $676,183, including $600,000 of
interest released to us from the trust account. In 2007, we will generate interest income on our
cash outside of the trust account which can also be used to pay part of our costs and expenses.
We will be using the funds not held in trust together with interest released to us from the trust
account from time to time for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates,
performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the
offices of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of
prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring,
negotiating and consummating the business combination. Our cash requirements are expected to
change based on the timing, nature and outcome of our intended business combination.
We are obligated, commencing June 5, 2006, and ending upon the acquisition of a target
business, to pay to Community Bankers Acquisition, LLC, an affiliate of one of our directors and
executive officers and a shareholder, a monthly fee of $7,500 for office space and general and
administrative services. An aggregate of $75,000 has been paid through March 31, 2007.
We anticipate that we will incur approximately $180,000 for the administrative fee payable to
Community Bankers Acquisition LLC ($7,500 per month for two years), $250,000 of expenses for legal,
accounting and other expenses attendant to the structuring, negotiating and completing of a
business combination, $200,000 in connection with due diligence of prospective target businesses,
$200,000 of expenses in legal and accounting fees relating to bank regulatory compliance, SEC
reporting obligations and internal controls and $270,000 for general working capital that will be
used for miscellaneous expenses and reserves, including approximately $180,000 for director and
officer liability insurance premiums. We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in
order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, we may need to raise
additional funds through a private
offering or debt or equity securities if it is required to consummate a business combination
that is presented to us. We would only consummate such a fundraising simultaneously with the
consummation of a business combination.
28
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2007, we did not have any off balance sheet arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
The following table shows the amounts due in connection with our contractual obligations as of
March 31, 2007.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments due by period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
1 year |
|
|
1-3 years |
|
|
3-5 years |
|
|
5 years |
|
Long-term
contractual
obligations
(1) (2) |
|
$ |
105,000 |
|
|
$ |
90,00 |
|
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Represents sums payable to Community Bankers Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of
the Companys president and a stockholder, for office space, office and secretarial services
commencing June 5, 2006 and continuing at $7,500 per month through the acquisition of a target
business. |
|
(2) |
|
Does not include $2,100,000 which the underwriters deposited in the trust account at
JP Morgan Chase NY Bank maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co. as trustee and which
fees will be deferred and paid to the underwriters only upon consummation of a business combination
within 18 months after June 8, 2006 (or 24 months in the event a letter of intent, agreement in
principle or definitive agreement has been executed within 18 months after June 8, 2006 and the
business combination has not yet been consummated within such 18 month period). In the event a
business combination is not timely completed, such funds will be forfeited by the underwriters and
available for distribution upon our liquidation. |
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is a broad term for the risk of economic loss due to adverse changes in the fair
value of a financial instrument. These changes may be the result of various factors, including
interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and/or equity prices. Our exposure to
market risk is limited to interest income sensitivity with respect to the funds placed in the trust
account. However, the funds held in our trust account have been invested only in U.S. government
securities, defined as any Treasury Bill issued by the United States having a maturity of one
hundred and eighty days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7
promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, so we are not deemed to be an investment
company under the Investment Company Act. Thus, we are subject to market risk primarily through the
effect of changes in interest rates on government securities. The effect of other changes, such as
foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and/or equity prices, does not pose significant market
risk to us.
29
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Index to Financial Statements
30
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Community Bankers Acquisition Corp.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Community Bankers Acquisition Corp. (a
corporation in the development stage) as of March 31, 2007 and the related statements of income,
stockholders equity and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2007 and the period from April 6,
2005 (inception) to March 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Corporations management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
The Corporation is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Corporations internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Community Bankers Acquisition Corp. as of March 31, 2007 and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2007 and the period
from April 6, 2005 (inception) to March 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
/s/ Miller Ellin & Company, LLP
June 19, 2007
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Community Bankers Acquisition Corp.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Community Bankers Acquisition Corp. (a
corporation in the development stage) as of March 31, 2006, and the related statements of income,
stockholders equity and cash flows for the period from April 6, 2005 (inception) to March 31,
2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporations management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
The Corporation is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Corporations internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Community Bankers Acquisition Corp. as of March 31, 2006 and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from April 6, 2005 (inception) to
March 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/
Yount, Hyde & Barbour, PC
Winchester, Virginia
April 18, 2006 (except for Note 1 and Note 3 as to which the date is June 1, 2006)
F-2
COMMUNITY BANKERS ACQUISITION CORP.
(A Corporation in the Development Stage)
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2007 |
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
676,183 |
|
|
$ |
2,360 |
|
Cash and United States Treasury securities held in trust fund |
|
|
58,118,729 |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
17,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
58,812,412 |
|
|
|
2,360 |
|
Deferred offering costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
434,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
58,812,412 |
|
|
$ |
436,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes payable |
|
$ |
806,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Note payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
Deferred payment to underwriter |
|
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
9,185 |
|
|
|
370,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Current Liabilities |
|
|
2,915,185 |
|
|
|
390,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, subject to conversion, 1,499,250 shares at
conversion value |
|
|
11,617,934 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value
Authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value
Authorized 50,000,000 shares;
Issued and outstanding, 9,375,000 shares in 2007 and
1,875,000 in 2006 (which includes 1,499,250 shares subject
to conversion) |
|
|
93,750 |
|
|
|
18,750 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
43,061,444 |
|
|
|
28,125 |
|
Earnings accumulated during the development stage |
|
|
1,124,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Stockholders Equity |
|
|
44,279,293 |
|
|
|
46,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
|
$ |
58,812,412 |
|
|
$ |
436,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-3
COMMUNITY BANKERS ACQUISITION CORP.
(A Corporation in the Development Stage)
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Period |
|
|
Period from |
|
|
|
Year |
|
|
from April 6, 2005 |
|
|
April 6, 2005 |
|
|
|
Ended |
|
|
(inception) to |
|
|
(inception) to |
|
|
|
March 31, 2007 |
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
|
March 31, 2007 |
|
Other income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on cash and short-term
investments held in trust |
|
$ |
2,268,760 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,268,760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs |
|
|
338,661 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
338,661 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before taxes |
|
|
1,930,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,930,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
806,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
806,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
1,124,099 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,124,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
7,997,740 |
|
|
|
1,807,292 |
|
|
|
4,913,793 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
10,256,708 |
|
|
|
1,807,292 |
|
|
|
7,192,761 |
|
Net income per share-basic |
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share-diluted |
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-4
COMMUNITY BANKERS ACQUISITION CORP.
(A Corporation in the Development Stage)
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
During the |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Paid-In |
|
|
Development |
|
|
Stockholders |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
Stage |
|
|
Equity |
|
Balance at April 6, 2005 (date
of inception) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock to
initial stockholders |
|
|
1,875,000 |
|
|
|
18,750 |
|
|
|
28,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,875 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2006 |
|
|
1,875,000 |
|
|
|
18,750 |
|
|
|
28,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sale of 7,500,000 units, net of
underwriters discount and
offering expenses (includes
1,499,250 shares subject to
possible conversion) |
|
|
7,500,000 |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
54,651,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,726,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: proceeds subject to
possible redemption of
1,499,250 shares, 19.99% of
public shares are subject to
redemption |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,617,934 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,617,934 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of option |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,124,099 |
|
|
|
1,124,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2007 |
|
|
9,375,000 |
|
|
$ |
93,750 |
|
|
$ |
43,061,444 |
|
|
$ |
1,124,099 |
|
|
$ |
49,279,293 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-5
COMMUNITY BANKERS ACQUISITION CORP.
(A Corporation in the Development Stage)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the |
|
|
Cumulative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Period |
|
|
Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
from |
|
|
from |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 6, 2005 |
|
|
April 6, 2005 |
|
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
(inception) to |
|
|
(inception) to |
|
|
|
March 31, 2007 |
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
|
March 31, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
1,124,099 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,124,099 |
|
(Increase) in prepaid expenses |
|
|
(17,500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17,500 |
) |
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and income
tax payable |
|
|
445,103 |
|
|
|
370,082 |
|
|
|
815,185 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
|
|
1,551,702 |
|
|
|
370,082 |
|
|
|
1,921,784 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) in cash and securities held in trust fund |
|
|
(58,118,729 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(58,118,729 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cash (Used in) Investing Activities |
|
|
(58,118,729 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(58,118,729 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,875 |
|
|
|
46,875 |
|
Gross proceeds from initial public offering |
|
|
60,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,000,000 |
|
Proceeds from note payable to stockholder |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
Payment of note payable to stockholder |
|
|
(40,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40,000 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of underwriters purchase
option |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
|
Payment of costs of the public offering |
|
|
(2,739,250 |
) |
|
|
(434,597 |
) |
|
|
(3,173,847 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities |
|
|
57,240,850 |
|
|
|
(367,722 |
) |
|
|
56,873,128 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE IN CASH |
|
|
673,823 |
|
|
|
2,360 |
|
|
|
676,183 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
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|
2,360 |
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CASH AT END OF PERIOD. |
|
$ |
676,183 |
|
|
$ |
2,360 |
|
|
$ |
676,183 |
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NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITY |
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|
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|
|
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|
|
Accrual of deferred payment to underwriter |
|
$ |
2,100,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
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|
$ |
2,100,000 |
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|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-6
Notes to Financial Statements |
1. |
|
ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS |
The Corporation was incorporated in Delaware on April 6, 2005 as a blank check company whose
objective is to merge with or acquire an operating commercial bank or bank holding company. The
Corporation has neither engaged in any operations nor generated revenue to date other than interest
income. The Corporations fiscal year end is March 31.
The registration statement for the Corporations initial public offering (Offering) was declared
effective June 5, 2006. The Corporation consummated the Offering on June 8, 2006 and received net
proceeds of $54,950,000 which is discussed in Note 3. The Corporations management has broad
discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of this Offering, although
substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a
merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with an
operating business whose objective is to operate a commercial bank or bank holding company
(Business Combination). There is no assurance that the Corporation will be able to successfully
effect a Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Offering, $56,450,000 of the proceeds,
including $2,100,000 attributable to the underwriters discount which the representatives of the
underwriters have agreed to defer until the initial Business Combination, are being held in a trust
account (Trust Account) and invested in U.S. government securities or other high-quality, short
term interest-bearing investments, until the earlier of (i) the consummation of its first Business
Combination or (ii) distribution of the Trust Account as described below; provided, however, that
up to $1,129,000 of interest income, net of taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account,
may be released to the Corporation periodically to cover its operating expenses. The balance in
the Trust Account as of March 31, 2007 was $58,118,729. Interest released to the Corporation to
cover its operating expenses and the proceeds of the Offering that were not deposited in the Trust
Account will be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective mergers
or acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses. The Corporation, after signing
a definitive agreement for the Business Combination, will submit such transaction for stockholder
approval. In the event that stockholders owning 20% or more of the outstanding stock excluding,
for this purpose, those persons who were stockholders immediately prior to the Offering, both vote
against the Business Combination and exercise their conversion rights, the Business Combination
will not be consummated. All of the Corporations stockholders prior to the Offering, including
all of the officers and directors of the Corporation (Initial Stockholders), have agreed to vote
all of their founding shares of common stock either for or against the Business Combination as
determined by the majority of the votes cast by the holders of the common stock who purchase shares
sold in this Offering (Public Stockholders) with respect to a Business Combination. After
consummation of the Corporations first Business Combination, these voting safeguards no longer
apply.
With respect to the first Business Combination which is approved and consummated, any Public
Stockholder, other than the Corporations Initial Stockholders, who voted against the Business
Combination may demand that the Corporation redeem his or her shares. The per share redemption
price will equal the amount in the Trust Fund as of the record date for determination of
stockholders entitled to vote on the Business Combination divided by the number of shares of common
stock held by Public Stockholders at the consummation of the Offering. Accordingly, Public
Stockholders holding 19.99% of the aggregate number of shares owned by all Public Stockholders may
seek redemption of their shares in the event of a Business Combination. Such Public Stockholders
are entitled to receive their per share interest in the Trust Fund computed without regard to the
shares held by Initial Stockholders. In this respect, $11,617,934 has been classified as common
stock subject to possible conversion at March 31, 2007.
F-7
The Corporations Certificate of Incorporation provides that in the event that the Corporation does
not consummate a Business Combination by the latter of (i) 18 months after the consummation of the
Offering or (ii) 24 months after the consummation of the Offering in the event that either a letter
of intent, an agreement in principle or a definitive agreement to complete the Business Combination
was executed but was not consummated within such 18-month period (such latter date being referred
to as the Termination Date), the board of directors will adopt a resolution, within 15 days
thereafter, finding the Corporations dissolution advisable and provide notice as promptly
thereafter as practicable to stockholders in connection with our dissolution in accordance with
Section 275 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In the event that the Corporation is so
dissolved, the Corporation shall promptly adopt and implement a plan of distribution which provides
that only the public stockholders shall be entitled to receive liquidating distributions and the
Corporation shall pay no liquidating distributions with respect to any other shares of capital
stock of the Corporation. In the event of liquidation, it is likely that the per share value of
residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Fund assets) will be less
than the initial public offering price per share in the Offering (assuming no value is attributed
to the Redeemable Warrants contained in the Units sold in the Offering as described in Note 3).
2. |
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of Presentation
The financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation. The Corporation has not
commenced operations effective March 31, 2007. All activity through March 31, 2007, is related to
the Corporations formation and the Offering.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from
those estimates.
Cash Equivalents
The Corporation considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or
less to be cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Corporation to credit risk consist of cash and
cash equivalents. The Corporations policy is to limit the amount of credit exposure to any one
financial institution and place investments with financial institutions evaluated as being
creditworthy, or in short-term money market funds which are exposed to minimal interest rate and
credit risk.
Income Taxes
The Corporation recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax
consequences of events that have been recognized in the Corporations financial statements or tax
returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the
difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to
reverse.
F-8
Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income applicable to common stock by
the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the
additional dilution for all potentially dilutive securities such as stock warrants.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective accounting
pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
3. |
|
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING |
On June 8, 2006, the Corporation sold 7,500,000 units (Units) in the Offering. Each Unit
consists of one share of the Corporations common stock, $0.01 par value, and one Redeemable Common
Stock Purchase Warrant (Warrant). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase from the
Corporation one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 commencing on the later of the
completion of a Business Combination or one year from the effective date of the Offering and
expiring five years from the date of the Offering. The Warrants will be redeemable by the
Corporation at a price of $0.01 per Warrant upon 30 days notice after the Warrants become
exercisable, only in the event that the last sale price of the common stock is at least $11.50 per
share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior
to the date on which notice of the redemption is given.
In addition, the Corporation sold to I-Bankers Securities, Inc., Maxim Group LLC and Legend
Merchant Group, Inc. or their designees, for $100, an option to purchase up to 525,000 units in the
aggregate. The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those offered in this
Offering, except that each of the warrants underlying this option entitles the holder to purchase
one share of common stock at a price of $7.50. This option is exercisable at $10.00 per unit
commencing on the later of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from the date of
the Offering. This option expires June 4, 2011. In lieu of the payment of the exercise price,
this option may be converted into units on a net-share settlement or cashless exercise basis to the
extent that the market value of the units at the time of conversion exceeds the exercise price of
this option. This option may only be exercised or converted by the option holder and cannot be
redeemed by the Corporation for cash.
The sale of the option to the representatives of the underwriters is accounted for as an equity
transaction in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative
Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in a Companys Own Stock, and measured at
its fair value. As a result, the Corporations cash position and stockholders equity increased by
the $100 proceeds from the sale. The Corporation accounted for the fair value of the option as an
expense of the Offering. The Corporation has determined based upon a trinomial model that the
estimated fair value of the option on the date of sale was approximately $2.4145 per unit or an
aggregate of $1,267,613 assuming an expected life of five years, volatility of 32.371% and a
risk-free interest rate of 4.929%. Although an expected life of five years was used, if the
Corporation does not consummate a Business Combination within the prescribed time period and
liquidate, this option would become worthless.
Because the Corporation does not have a trading history, the Corporation estimated the potential
volatility of its common stock price using the average volatility of ten publicly-traded banking
institutions with market capitalizations ranging from $64 million to $288 million with an average
of $149 million. The Corporation believes that the average volatility of these representative
institutions is a reasonable benchmark to use in estimating the expected volatility of its common
stock after consummation of a Business Combination, because these sample institutions are operating
banks or bank holding companies that are similar in size to target business acquisitions. The
volatility calculation of 32.371% was derived
using the volatility of representative banks. This calculation used the daily closing prices for
the five year period ended April 30, 2006. Using a higher volatility would have the effect of
increasing the implied value of this option.
F-9
Pursuant to Rule 2710(g)(1) of the NASD Conduct Rule, the option to purchase 525,000 units is
deemed to be underwriting compensation and therefore upon exercise the underlying shares and
warrants are subject to a 180-day lock-up. Additionally, the option may not be sold, transferred,
assigned, pledged or hypothecated for a one-year period (including the foregoing 180-day period)
following the date of the Offering.
Although this option and its underlying securities have been registered by the Corporation, the
Corporation has granted to the holders of this option demand and piggy back registration rights
until the later of five years from the date of the Offering or one year after the warrants are
exercised with respect to the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of this
option. The Corporation will bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the securities,
other than underwriting commissions which will be paid for by the holders themselves. The exercise
price and number of units issuable upon exercise of this option shall be adjusted in certain
circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or the Corporations recapitalization,
reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, no adjustments to this option will be made for
issuances of common stock at a price below the exercise price of this option.
4. |
|
DEFERRED OFFERING COSTS |
Deferred offering costs consisted principally of legal and other offering expenses incurred through
March 31, 2006 that were related to the Offering and were charged to capital upon receipt of the
capital raised.
Community Bankers Acquisition, LLC, an affiliate of the Corporations president and one of its
stockholders, entered into a revolving credit agreement with the Corporation in the amount of
$100,000. Advances under the credit facility were $40,000. The loan was non-interest bearing and
was repaid on June 29, 2006.
6. |
|
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
The Corporation presently occupies office space provided by an affiliate of the Corporations
president and an Initial Stockholder. Such affiliate has agreed that, until the acquisition of a
target business by the Corporation, it will make such office space, as well as certain office and
secretarial services, available to the Corporation, as may be required by the Corporation from time
to time. The Corporation has agreed to pay such affiliate $7,500 per month for such services
commencing June 5, 2006. At March 31, 2007, an aggregate of $75,000 has been paid.
Common Stock
The Corporation is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock. Stockholders are
entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
Stockholders have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no sinking
fund or redemption provisions applicable to the common stock, except that Public Stockholders have
the right to have their shares of common stock converted to cash equal to their pro rata share of
the trust fund if they both elect such conversion within the prescribed time period and they
subsequently vote against the Business Combination and the Business Combination is ultimately
approved and completed. Assuming the
F-10
Business Combination is not timely completed and the Corporations dissolution is approved by our
stockholders in accordance with Delaware law, Public Stockholders will be entitled to receive their
proportionate share of the Trust Fund (including any interest not released to us, net of taxes, and
the deferred underwriting discount). In addition, Public Stockholders will be entitled to receive
a pro rata portion of our remaining assets not held in trust, less amounts we pay, or reserve to
pay, for all of our liabilities and obligations. Initial Stockholders have agreed to waive their
rights to share in any liquidating distribution with respect to common stock owned by them prior to
consummation of the Offering in the event the Corporation is not able to timely complete a Business
Combination.
Pursuant to letter agreements with the Corporation, the Initial Stockholders have waived their
right to receive distributions with respect to their founding shares upon the Corporations
liquidation.
Preferred Stock
The Corporation is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations,
voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of
Directors.
The agreement with the underwriters prohibits the Corporation, prior to a Business Combination,
from issuing preferred stock without the consent of the representatives of the underwriters.
Effective
April 1, 2007, the Corporation adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation
of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income
taxes recognized in the Companys financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes, and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for
financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in
a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
Management has evaluated and concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions
requiring recognition in the Corporations financial statements
as of April 1, 2007. The
evaluation was performed for the tax year ended March 31, 2006, which remains subject to
examination for Federal and state purposes as of March 31, 2007.
The Corporations policy is the classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest
expense and penalties as general and administrative expenses.
The components of the provision for income tax is as follows:
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For the period |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
from April 6, 2005 |
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|
|
Year ended |
|
|
(inception) to |
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|
|
March 31, 2007 |
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Federal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
$ |
690,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Deferred |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
690,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
116,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,000 |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
806,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There were no deferred tax assets or liabilities at March 31, 2007 and 2006.
F-11
In accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, basic earnings per common share (Basic
EPS) is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding.
Diluted earnings per common share (Diluted EPS) is computed by dividing the net income by the
weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents and warrants then
outstanding. SFAS No. 128 requires the presentation of both Basic EPS and Diluted EPS on the face
of the Corporations Statements of Income.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted per share information:
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For the period from |
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|
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Twelve |
|
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April 6, 2005 |
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|
|
months ended |
|
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(inception) to |
|
|
|
March 31, 2007 |
|
|
March 31, 2007 |
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income |
|
$ |
1,124,099 |
|
|
$ |
1,124,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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Denominator: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common
shares outstanding |
|
|
7,997,740 |
|
|
|
4,913,793 |
|
Dilutive effect of warrants |
|
|
2,278,968 |
|
|
|
2,278,968 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common
shares outstanding,
assuming dilution |
|
|
10,256,708 |
|
|
|
7,192,761 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income Per Share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
.14 |
|
|
$ |
.23 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
.11 |
|
|
$ |
.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-12
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
As reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 18, 2007, the Company notified Yount,
Hyde & Barbour, P.C. on May 15, 2007 that it had engaged Miller, Ellin & Company LLP on that date
as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Companys financial
statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, and to serve as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. There have
been no disagreements with accountants on accounting or financial disclosure matters.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of the end of the period covered by this annual report, the Companys management, with the
participation of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (the Certifying
Officer), conducted evaluations of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures. As defined
under Sections 13a - 15(e) and 15d - 15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act), the term disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures
of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in
the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and forms. Disclosure
controls and procedures include without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuers management, including the Certifying
Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on this evaluation, the
Certifying Officer has concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were
effective to ensure that material information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by
management of the Company on a timely basis in order to comply with the Companys disclosure
obligations under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Further, there were no changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting
during the Companys last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
This annual report does not include report of managements assessment regarding internal
control over financial reporting or an attestation report of the Companys registered public
accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of
the Securities and Exchange
Commission for newly public companies.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our current directors and executive officers are as follows:
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Name |
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Age |
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Position |
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|
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Eugene S. Putnam, Jr.
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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|
|
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|
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Gary A. Simanson
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|
|
46 |
|
|
President, Chief Executive and Financial
Officer, Secretary and Director |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Stewart J. Paperin
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
Director |
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|
|
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Keith Walz
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|
|
39 |
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|
Director |
EUGENE S. PUTNAM, JR. has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company since June 2005. Mr.
Putnam has nearly twenty years of experience in the financial services industry. Mr. Putnam began
his financial services career in Los Angeles in 1986 as an operations and corporate cash manager
with First Interstate Bank of California. In 1988, Mr. Putnam joined Crestar Financial Corporation
($26 billion in assets) in Richmond, Virginia. At Crestar, Mr. Putnam was a Senior Vice President,
serving in various capacities with responsibility for corporate finance, treasury, mergers and
acquisition financing, capital planning, balance sheet management and investor relations. In 1998
SunTrust Banks Inc. ($103 billion in assets) acquired Crestar and Mr. Putnam joined SunTrust in
Atlanta as Senior Vice President and Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications.
In 2001 Mr. Putnam was recruited to Houston and joined Sterling Bancshares Inc. ($3.5 billion in
assets) as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer where he served until 2003. From
August 2003 until June 2005 he served as President of Coastal Securities LP, a registered
broker-dealer. From June 2005 until June 2007 he served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Aegis Mortgage Corporation, one of the largest mortgage production franchises
in the U.S. Mr. Putnam graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and
earned a MBA with a concentration in finance from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
GARY A. SIMANSON has served as our President, Chief Executive and Financial Officer and
Director since our inception in April 2005. Mr. Simanson has been Managing Director of First
Capital Group, L.L.C., an investment banking advisory firm specializing in bank mergers and
acquisitions, from March 1997 to the present. In such capacity, Mr. Simanson has both initiated
and advised on bank merger and acquisition transactions around the country and has spoken
nationally on bank mergers and acquisitions. In addition to serving as managing director of First
Capital Group, Mr. Simanson also served as Senior Vice President concentrating in bank mergers and
acquisitions and capital markets with FTN Financial Capital Markets, a wholly owned investment
banking and financial services subsidiary of First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE: FHS) from
1998 to 1999. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Simanson was an Associate General Counsel at Union Planters
Corporation, then a NYSE-traded bank holding company (presently part of Regions Financial
Corporation (NYSE: RF)), where his duties included the negotiation and preparation of all bank
merger and acquisition transaction documents, due diligence, regulatory filings, registration
statements and other securities filings and other bank regulatory matters. From 1989 to 1992 he
was a practicing attorney, specializing in the securities, bank regulatory and bank merger and
acquisition areas. Mr. Simanson received a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in economics from
George Washington University in 1981, writing his thesis on the Monetary Control Act of 1980;
Masters of Business Administration majoring in finance from George Washington University in 1984;
and a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University in 1989, writing his thesis on money laundering and
the
Bank Secrecy Act. Mr. Simanson is licensed to practice law in the states of New York,
Tennessee and Colorado.
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STEWART J. PAPERIN has served as a Director of the Company since April 2005. Mr. Paperin has
served from 1996 to the present as Executive Vice President of the Soros Foundations, a worldwide
private philanthropic foundation, where he oversees financial, administrative and economic
development activities. Mr. Paperin has been responsible for the foundations activities in over
forty countries and has led its efforts in economic development which have included successful
investment and start-up of an array of banks and financial services companies. Mr. Paperin also
served from 1996 to July 2005 as a Senior Advisor and portfolio manager for Soros Fund Management
LLC, a financial services company, and since July 2005 has served as a consultant to Soros Fund
Management LLC. His responsibilities have encompassed supervision of an extensive portfolio of
Russian investments including a substantial holding in the national telephone company of Russia,
OAO Svyazinvest, where he was also a Director. Mr. Paperin has also served as a Director of Penn
Octane Corporation (Nasdaq: POCC), a company engaged in the purchase, transportation and sale of
liquefied petroleum gas, from 1996 to 2007. Prior to joining the Soros organizations Mr. Paperin
served from 1990 to 1993 as President of Brooke Group International, an investment firm
concentrated on the former Soviet Union, and from 1989 to 1991 as Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Western Union Corporation, a provider of money transfer and message services,
which was controlled by Brooke Group. Mr. Paperin also served as chief financial officer of
Timeplex Corporation, a telecommunications equipment provider, from 1986 to 1989 and of Datapoint
Corporation, a computer equipment manufacturer, from 1985 to 1986. Mr. Paperin was also a
financial officer of Pepsico Corporation from 1980 to 1985 and has also served as a management
consultant at Cresap McCormick & Paget from 1975 to 1980. Mr. Paperin was awarded BA and MS
degrees at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is a member of the Council for
Foreign Relations and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by the State University of
New York.
KEITH WALZ has been a Director of the Company since April 2005. Mr. Walz is Managing Partner
at Kinsale Capital Partners, a leveraged buy-out private equity investment firm, which he
co-founded in January 2006. From March 1996 to January 2006, Mr. Walz served as President of ABN
AMRO Capital (USA), a small business investment company (SBIC) subsidiary of the ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
(NYSE:ABN) group of companies, an international banking group with 3,000 banks in 60 countries.
During his tenure with the firm, Mr. Walz also served as a Managing Director in ABN AMROs Global
Private Equity division, a private equity firm with over $2 billion in invested capital. As a
Senior Partner with the firm, Mr. Walz participated in the sourcing, evaluation, and monitoring of
over 35 investments, representing $200 million of capital invested. Mr. Walz specializes in
Enterprise Software and Network Infrastructure investments and has served on the Board of Directors
of over a dozen companies in which ABN AMRO has invested. He has also held operating roles with
ABN AMRO portfolio companies, including Chairman and CEO of Worldweb.net, a provider of content
management solutions for enterprise web sites. Prior to joining ABN AMRO Capital, Mr. Walz was a
Vice President from 1991 to 1996 in ABN AMROs Investment Banking division, responsible for
financial reporting, analysis, and systems. From 1989 to 1991 he served as a finance associate
with Tyson Foods, Inc., a processor and distributor of chicken, pork and other food products, where
he focused on enhancing enterprise business processes and systems through the use of client/server
computing technologies. He received a Masters of Business Administration from DePaul University
and a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Arkansas.
Special Advisor
We also may consult, from time to time, with certain individuals who have experience in the
financial and/or banking sectors, who we call our special advisors, each of whom may also be a
stockholder of the Company, who may assist us in our search for, and evaluation of, our target
business and other matters relating to our operations. However, no compensation of any kind,
including finders and consulting fees, other than reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with activities on our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and
performing due diligence on suitable business combinations, will be paid to any of our existing
stockholders, including our special advisors, or any of their affiliates, for services rendered to
us prior to or in connection with the consummation of the business combination. Our initial
special advisor is as follows:
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DAVID W. SPAINHOUR has served as a special advisor to the Board of Directors since June 2005.
He is Chairman Emeritus of Pacific Capital Bancorp, (Nasdaq: PCBC) which is the holding company for
Pacific Capital Bank, N.A., a nationally chartered bank. With 48 branches and $7.0 billion in
assets, Pacific Capital Bancorp is the largest independent banking company headquartered on the
Central Coast of California and operates under the local brand names of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust,
First Bank of San Luis Obispo, First National Bank of Central California, South Valley National
Bank, San Benito Bank, and Pacific Capital Bank. Mr. Spainhour joined the bank in 1966 as
Controller, was named Senior Vice President in 1972, elected to the Board of Directors in 1974 and
served as President and CEO from 1989 until being named Chairman of the Board of Santa Barbara Bank
& Trust in 1996. He served as Chairman of the Board of the holding company, Pacific Capital
Bancorp, from April 2000 until his retirement in 2004. Prior to joining Santa Barbara Bank &
Trust, he spent 12 years with the former Security Pacific National Bank in Los Angeles.
Additionally, he serves on a variety of community boards and has received numerous honors and
awards, including most recently the Santa Barbara News-Press Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. He
attended Glendale College, UCLA, the National School of Bank Investments, and the University of
Southern Californias Managerial Policy Institute. In 1970 he graduated from the Pacific Coast
Banking School, University of Washington, where he was named to the schools Hall of Fame in 1998
for his personal achievements and contributions to the financial services community.
We may identify, from time to time, additional individuals to serve as special advisors if
those individuals possess a level of experience within the financial or banking sectors that we
believe may be beneficial to us.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons
who own more than ten percent of any publicly traded class of our equity securities, to file
reports of ownership and changes in ownership of equity securities of the Company with the SEC and
the American Stock Exchange. Officers, directors, and greater-than-ten-percent stockholders are
required by the SECs regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms
that they file.
Based solely upon a review of Forms 3 and Forms 4 furnished to us during the most recent
fiscal year, and Forms 5 with respect to its most recent fiscal year, we believe that all such
forms required to be filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act were timely filed, as
necessary, by the officers, directors, and security holders required to file the same during the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
Board of Directors
The board of directors oversees the business affairs of the Company and monitors the
performance of management. Pursuant to our Bylaws, the board of directors has established that the
board of directors shall consist of four members. Our board of directors is divided into three
classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a
three-year term. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Mr. Walz, will
expire at our first annual meeting of stockholders following completion of the initial public
offering. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Mr. Paperin, will
expire at the second annual meeting following completion of the
initial public offering. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of
Mr. Simanson and Mr. Putnam, will expire at the third annual meeting following completion of the
initial public offering.
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Our board has established policies regarding meetings and executive sessions. Under the
policy, our board is to meet at least quarterly and the independent directors of our board shall
meet in executive session without management on a regularly scheduled basis, but no less than once
annually. Our board encourages all current board members and all nominees for election to our board
put forth in our proxy statement to attend the annual meeting of shareholders, provided, however,
attendance shall not be required if personal circumstances affecting the board member or director
nominee make his or her attendance impracticable or inappropriate.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our board of directors has an audit committee, a nominating committee and compensation
committee, each consisting of Eugene S. Putman, Jr., Stewart J. Paperin and Keith Walz.
Audit Committee
The directors we appointed to our audit committee are independent as defined by the rules of
the American Stock Exchange and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Each member of our audit
committee is financially literate under the current listing standards of the American Stock
Exchange, one of whom qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as such term is defined
by SEC rules.
The audit committee, in accordance with its charter, reviews the professional services and
independence of our independent registered public accounting firm and our accounts, procedures and
internal controls. The audit committee also recommends the firm selected to be our independent
registered public accounting firm, review and approve the scope of the annual audit, reviews and
evaluates with the independent public accounting firm our annual audit and annual consolidated
financial statements, reviews with management the status of internal accounting controls, evaluates
problem areas having a potential financial impact on us that may be brought to the committees
attention by management, the independent registered public accounting firm or the board of
directors, and evaluates all of our public financial reporting documents. The audit committee also
monitors compliance on a quarterly basis with the terms of our initial public offering. If any
noncompliance is identified, then the audit committee is charged with the responsibility to take
immediately all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise cause compliance with
the terms of our initial public offering.
Nominating Committee
Our board has also established a nominating committee, consisting of Stewart J. Paperin,
Eugene S. Putnam, Jr. and Keith Walz, and has adopted a charter for this committee. The nominating
committee is responsible for making recommendations to the board regarding the membership of our
board, including; (i) recommending to the board the slate of director nominees for election at the
annual meeting of shareholders; (ii) considering, recommending and recruiting candidates to fill
any vacancies or new positions on the board, including candidates that may be recommended by
shareholders; (iii) establishing criteria for selecting new directors; and (iv) reviewing the
backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates for director positions.
The nominating committee will evaluate a candidate proposed by any single
shareholder or group of shareholders that beneficially owned more than 5% of our common stock for
at least one year (and will hold the required number of shares through the meeting of shareholders
at which the election will occur) and that satisfies the notice, information and consent procedures
set forth below.
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To submit a recommendation of a director candidate to the committee, a shareholder should
submit the following information in writing, addressed to the Chairman of the Committee, care of
the Corporate Secretary, at our main office; (i) the name of the person recommended as a director
candidate; (ii) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in
solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange
Act, as amended; (iii) the written consent of the person being recommended as a director candidate
to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (iv) as
to the shareholder making the recommendation, the name and address, as they appear on our books, of
such shareholder; provided, however, that if the shareholder is not a registered holder of our
common stock, the shareholder should submit his or her name and address along with a current
written statement from the record holder of the shares that reflects ownership of our common stock;
and (v) a statement disclosing whether such shareholder is acting with or on behalf of any other
person and, if applicable, the identity of such person.
In order for a director candidate to be considered for nomination at our annual meeting of
shareholders, the recommendation must be received by the committee at least 120 calendar days prior
to the date our proxy statement was released to shareholders in connection with the previous years
annual meeting, advanced by one year.
Compensation Committee
Our board has also established a compensation committee, consisting of Eugene S. Putnam, Jr.,
Keith Walz and Stewart J. Paperin in order to comply with the American Stock Exchange corporate
governance listing requirements. The compensation committee does not currently have a charter, as
management will receive no compensation until completion of a business combination.
Code of Conduct and Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies to all employees as well as
its principal executive, financial and accounting officers. We will provide a copy of our Code of
Conduct and Ethics free of charge to any person who submits a written request to Gary A. Simanson,
President, Community Bankers Acquisition Corp., 9912 Georgetown Pike, Suite D203, Great Falls, VA
22066.
Communicating with the Board
Our board of directors has established a policy regarding shareholder communications.
Communications from security holders should be in the form of written correspondence, and should be
sent via registered mail or overnight delivery service to the Companys corporate office, care of
the Corporate Secretary. The correspondence shall include supporting documentation evidencing the
security holders security holdings in our company. The board will not respond to or act upon
any security holder correspondence that pertains to the solicitation of services or products (for
use by us or our board) conducted by or obtained from the security holder or any entity with which
the security holder has an affiliation. Security holders should follow the rules adopted under the
Exchange Act and the procedures disclosed within the our bylaws and proxy statement to submit
shareholder proposals intended for inclusion in our proxy statement for the next annual meeting of
shareholders and should follow the procedures described within our proxy statement or other
Exchange Act filings to submit board of director nominations. See procedure for shareholder
nominations set forth above.
Conflicts of Interest
Investors and stockholders should be aware of the following potential conflicts of interest:
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None of our officers or directors is required to commit their full time to our
affairs and, accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in allocating management
time among various business activities. The amount of time our officers will commit to
our affairs will vary, depending on which phase we are in of our business plan.
Generally, we expect (i) our chief executive officer to contribute 50% or more of his
time to our affairs and (ii) our independent directors to contribute the customary
amount of time required by an independent director necessary to perform his fiduciary
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In the course of their other business activities, our officers and directors may
become aware of investment and business opportunities which may be appropriate for
presentation to us as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. They
may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business
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Our officers and directors may in the future become affiliated with entities,
including other blank check companies, engaged in business activities similar to those
intended to be conducted by us. |
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Since our directors own shares of our common stock that will be released from escrow
only if a business combination is successfully completed, members of our board may have
a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is
appropriate to effect a business combination. The personal and financial interests of
our directors and officers may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting
a target business, completing a business combination timely and securing the release of
their stock. Additionally, such individuals may purchase our securities in the open
market and would be entitled to vote any shares acquired in the offering or in the
open market as they choose with respect to a proposal to approve a business
combination. |
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Our current management may only be willing to remain with us after the consummation
of a business combination if they are able to negotiate managements retention as part
of the transaction via the acquisition agreement, an employment agreement or other
arrangement. If our current management desires to be retained by us after a business
combination as a condition to the potential business combination, our current
management may have a conflict of interest in negotiating the terms of the business
combination. Although this conflict of interest could exist in any potential business
combination, it may be more likely to exist in a potential business combination in
which the stockholders of the target company control or own a significant interest in
the combined company following the business combination. |
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If we were to make a deposit or down payment or to fund a no-shop provision in
connection with a potential business combination, we may have insufficient funds
outside of the trust to pay for due diligence, legal, accounting and other expenses
attendant to completing a business combination. In such event, our existing
stockholders may have to incur such expenses in order to proceed with the proposed
business combination. As part of any such combination, such existing stockholders may
negotiate the repayment of some or all of such expenses, with or without interest or
other compensation, which if not agreed to by the target business management, could
cause our management to view such potential business combination unfavorably, thereby
resulting in a conflict of interest. |
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Our officers, directors, and stockholders will receive reimbursement for any out-of
pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on our behalf, such as
identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable
business combinations. |
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In general, officers and directors of a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State
of Delaware are required to present business opportunities to a corporation if:
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it would not be fair to the corporation and its stockholders for the opportunity not
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Accordingly, as a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may
have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the
above-listed criteria to multiple entities. In addition, conflicts of interest may arise when our
board evaluates a particular business opportunity with respect to the above-listed criteria. We
cannot assure you that any of the above mentioned conflicts will be resolved in our favor.
In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple corporate
affiliations, each of our officers and directors has agreed, until the earlier of a business
combination, our liquidation or such time as he ceases to be an officer or director, to present to
us for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity, any suitable business
opportunity which may reasonably be required to be presented to us.
In connection with the vote required for any business combination, all of our existing
stockholders, including all of our officers and directors, have agreed to vote all of their
respective shares of common stock acquired by them prior to our initial public offering (i) either
for or against the business combination as determined by the majority of the votes cast by the
holders of the shares of our common stock sold in our initial public offering and (ii) in the event
we are unable to timely complete a business combination, in favor of the dissolution and
liquidation of the Company. In addition, they have agreed to waive their respective rights to
exercise their conversion rights with respect to all shares owned by them whether owned on the
effective date of our registration statement or thereafter acquired or to participate in any
liquidation distribution but only with respect to those shares of common stock acquired by them
prior to our initial public offering. Any common stock acquired by existing stockholders in our
initial public offering or in the open market thereafter will have the same voting rights in
connection with a potential business combination as other stockholders with respect to such shares.
Accordingly, they may vote such shares on a proposed business combination any way they choose.
To further minimize potential conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate a
business combination with an entity that is affiliated with any of our existing stockholders,
officers and directors or management of the representatives of the underwriters unless we obtain an
opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the business combination is fair to our
stockholders from a financial point of view.
Promoters
Messrs. Simanson, Paperin, Walz and Zalman are each a promoter as the term is defined under
the federal securities laws.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
No executive officer or director has received any cash compensation for services rendered.
Commencing on June 5, 2006, through the acquisition of a target business, we will pay Community
Bankers Acquisition, LLC, an affiliate of Mr. Simanson, our president, and Mr. Zalman, a
stockholder, a fee of $7,500 per month for providing us with office space and certain office and
secretarial services.
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Other than this $7,500 per-month fee, no compensation of any kind, including finders and
consulting fees, will be paid to any of our existing stockholders, or any of their respective
affiliates, including First Capital Group, an entity owned by our president, for services rendered
to us prior to or with respect to the business combination. However, our existing stockholders
will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our
behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable
business combinations. Such individuals may be paid consulting, management or other fees from
target businesses, either prior to or as a result of the business combination, with such amounts
being fully disclosed to stockholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy materials furnished
to the stockholders. There is no limit on the amount of these out-of-pocket expenses and there
will be no review of the reasonableness of the expenses by anyone other than our board of
directors, which includes persons who may seek reimbursement, or a court of competent jurisdiction
if such reimbursement is challenged.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
There were no interlocks or insider participation between any member of our board of directors
and any member of the board of directors or compensation committee of another company.
Compensation Committee Report
None of our officers or directors received compensation for their service to us during the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 nor have there been any grants of stock based awards or stock
options to officers or directors.
Performance Graph
We became a reporting company on June 5, 2006; therefore, we have not included a performance
graph.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
Beneficial Owners of at Least Five Percent of our Common Stock
The following table shows, as of June 18, 2007, and to the best of our knowledge, all persons
we know to be beneficial owners of five percent or more of the voting securities of the Company.
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Baupost Group, L.L.C.
SAK Corporation
Seth A. Klarman
10 St. James Avenue, Suite 2000,
Boston, MA 02116 |
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927,400 |
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9.9 |
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Andrew Weiss, PH.D.
Weiss Capital, LLC
Weiss Asset Management, LLC
29 Commonwealth Ave, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02116 |
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799,200 |
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Daniel B. Zwirn
Zwirn Holdings, LLC
DBZ GP, LLC
D.B. Zwirn and Co. L.P.
D.B. Zwirn Spec. Opportunities Fund, Ltd.
D.B. Zwirn Spec. Opportunities Fund, L.P.
745 Fifth Ave, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10151 |
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796,500 |
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The David and Vicki Jo Zalman 2006
Childrens Trust
c/o New ICM
220 Sam Biskin
El Campo, TX 77437 |
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475,000 |
5 |
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Azimuth Opportunity, LLC
c/o WSmiths Finance
Nemours Chambers
P.O. Box 3170 Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands |
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468,800 |
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Unless otherwise noted in these footnotes, the Company believes that all
shares referenced in this table are owned of record by each person named as beneficial owner and
that each person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock
owned by each of them. |
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Based on information derived from a Schedule 13G, dated February 13, 2007, filed by
such entities with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Baupost Group, LLC (Baupost) is a
registered investment adviser. SAK Corporation is the manager of Baupost and has sole voting and
dispositive power with respect to the shares set forth above; however, Seth A. Klarman, as the sole
director SAK Corporation and a controlling person of Baupost, may be deemed to have beneficial
ownership under Section 13(d) of the securities beneficially owned by Baupost. |
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Based on information derived from a Schedule 13G, dated February 9, 2007, filed by
such entities with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Andrew M. Weiss, Ph.D., as the managing
member of Weiss Asset Management, LLC and managing member of Weiss Capital, LLC, may be deemed to
have control over both entities. Mr. Weiss disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported
above, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. |
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Based on information derived from a jointly filed Schedule 13G filed on September 27,
2006, by such persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As of the date of the filing,
D.B. Zwrin & Co., L.P.; DBZ GP, LLC; Zwirn Holdings, LLC; and Daniel B. Zwirn may each be deemed
the beneficial owner of (i) 286,740 shares owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. and
(ii) 509,760 shares owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. (the Funds). D.B. Zwirn
& Co., L.P. is the manager of each of the Funds, and consequently has voting control and investment
discretion over the shares held by each of the Funds. Daniel B. Zwirn is the managing member of and
thereby controls Zwirn Holdings, LLC, which in turn is the managing member of and thereby controls
DBZ GP, LLC, which in turn is the general partner of and thereby controls D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P.
In addition, each of D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P.; DBZ GP, LLC; Zwirn Holdings, LLC; and Daniel B. Zwirn
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Funds. The business address of D.B. Zwirn
Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd is P.O. Box 896 GeorgeTown Harbour Centre, 2nd Floor
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. |
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Daniel Zalman, the trustee of the trust for which David Zalmans minor children are
beneficiaries, exercises sole dispositive, voting and investment power for such shares based on
information derived from a schedule 13G, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. David
Zalman disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. David Zalman was an initial stockholder of
the Company. |
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Based on information derived from a Schedule 13G, dated December 8, 2006, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Security Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers
As of June 18, 2007, we have 9,375,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The following
table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the date
hereof, by:
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Gary A. Simanson |
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Community Bankers Acquisition, LLC |
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575,000 |
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Eugene S. Putnam, Jr. |
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75,000 |
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Stewart J. Paperin |
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75,000 |
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75,000 |
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Unless otherwise noted in these footnotes, the Company believes that all shares
referenced in this table are owned of record by each person named as beneficial owner and that each
person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned by
each of them. Except as otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the following is c/o
the Company, 9912 Georgetown Pike, Ste. D203, Great Falls, Virginia 22066. All of our officers and
directors have agreed (i) to vote all of their respective shares of common stock beneficially owned
by them either for or against our initial business combination as determined by the majority of the
votes cast by the holders of the shares of our common stock sold in our initial public offering and
(ii) to vote all shares then beneficially owned by them in the event we are unable to timely
complete a business combination in favor of our dissolution and liquidation. |
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Includes 575,000 shares held by Mr. Simanson and 575,000 shares held by Community
Bankers Acquisition, LLC, of which Gary A. Simanson is the sole manager and has sole voting and
dispositive power with respect to such shares. |
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Does not include an aggregate of 349,724 warrants held by Community Bankers Acquisition
LLC, which are not exercisable. |
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The shares are held in the name of The Eugene S. Putnam, Jr. 2004 Irrevocable Trust, of
which Mr. Putnam serves as the Trustee and has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares. |
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All of the shares of our common stock outstanding as of the date of our initial public
offering including those owned by our officers and directors were placed in escrow with Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent, until the earliest of: (i) June 5, 2008 or (ii)
our liquidation; or (iii) the consummation of a merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction
that results in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock
for cash, securities or other property subsequent to our consummating a business combination with a
target business.
During the escrow period, the holders of these shares will not be able to sell or transfer
their securities except that Community Bankers Acquisition, LLC may transfer its shares to its
present beneficial owners and other stockholders may make transfers to their spouses and children
or trusts or family partnerships established for their benefit, or to a transferee that does not
affect beneficial ownership, but will retain all other rights as our stockholders, including,
without limitation, the right to vote their shares of common stock and the right to receive cash
dividends, if declared. If dividends are declared and payable in shares of common stock, such
dividends will also be placed in escrow. If we are unable to effect a business combination and
liquidate the company, none of our initial stockholders will receive any portion of the liquidation
proceeds with respect to such common stock owned by them.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The Company does not have any securities authorized for issuance under any equity compensation
plans.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Prior to our initial public offering, we sold an aggregate of 1,875,000 shares of our common
stock at a purchase price of $0.025 per share or an aggregate of $46,875 (sale transactions as to
1,850,000 of these shares occurred in April 2005 and as to 25,000 shares beneficially issued to
David Spainhour in June 2005) to the following holders of our outstanding common stock:
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Number of |
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Name |
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Shares |
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Relationship to Us |
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Gary A. Simanson
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|
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575,000 |
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President, Chief
Executive and
Financial Officer,
Secretary and
Director |
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Community Bankers Acquisition, LLC
|
|
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575,000 |
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Affiliate of Mr.
Simanson, our
president and David
Zalman, a
stockholder |
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|
|
|
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The David and Vicki Jo Zalman
2006 Childrens Trust
|
|
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475,000 |
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|
Stockholder |
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|
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The Eugene S. Putnam, Jr. 2004
Irrevocable Trust
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|
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75,000 |
|
|
Chairman of the Board |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Stewart J. Paperin
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
Director |
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|
|
|
|
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Keith Walz
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
Director |
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|
|
|
|
|
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David W. Spainhour and Carolyn E.
Spainhour, Trustees of the
Spainhour Family Trust U/A dated
8/22/97
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|
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25,000 |
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Special advisor |
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The holders of the majority of these shares will be entitled to make up to two demands that we
register these shares for resale pursuant to an agreement signed concurrently with the consummation
of
our initial public offering. The holders of the majority of these shares will be entitled to
elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the date on which these shares of
common stock are released from escrow. In addition, these stockholders have certain piggy-back
registration rights on registration statements filed subsequent to the date on which these shares
of common stock are released from escrow. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with
the filing of any such registration statements.
Community Bankers Acquisition, LLC, an affiliate of Mr. Simanson, our president, and Mr.
Zalman, a stockholder, has agreed that, commencing June 5, 2006 through the acquisition of a target
business, it will make available to us a small amount of office space and certain office and
secretarial services, as we may require from time to time. We have agreed to pay Community Bankers
Acquisition, LLC $7,500 per month for these services commencing June 5, 2006, and ending upon the
acquisition of a target business. An aggregate of $75,000 has been paid through March 31, 2007.
Community Bankers Acquisition, LLC, an affiliate of the Companys President and Mr. Zalman, a
stockholder, entered into a revolving credit agreement with us in the amount of $100,000 as of
April 8, 2005. Advances under the credit facility were used to pay a portion of the expenses of
our initial public offering and professional fees. The loan was payable without interest on the
consummation of our public offering. Advances under the revolving credit agreement amounted to
$40,000 as of June 29, 2006. The loan was repaid on June 29, 2006 and the credit facility was
cancelled.
We will reimburse our officers, directors and stockholders for any reasonable out-of-pocket
business expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on our behalf such as
identifying and investigating possible target businesses and business combinations. There is no
limit on the amount of accountable out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us, which will be
reviewed only by our board or a court of competent jurisdiction if such reimbursement is
challenged. As of the date of this report, the out-of-pocket expenses currently owed by us to our
officers and directors is estimated to be less than $20,000.
Other than the $7,500 per month administrative fees and reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses
payable to our officers, directors and stockholders, no compensation or fees of any kind, including
finders and consulting fees, will be paid to any of our existing stockholders, officers or
directors who owned our common stock prior to our initial public offering, or to any of their
respective affiliates, including First Capital Group which is affiliated with our president, for
services rendered to us prior to or with respect to the business combination.
Pursuant to letter agreements with the Company, the Companys officers and directors and
initial stockholders waived their rights to receive distributions with respect to shares owned by
them in the event of the Companys liquidation.
All ongoing and future material transactions between us and any of our officers and directors
or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable than are
available from unaffiliated third parties and will require prior approval in each instance by a
majority of the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction. In their
consideration of each transaction, these members of the board shall be provided with access, should
they so request and at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel selected by them.
Moreover, we shall endeavor to obtain and present to the directors considering such transaction
estimates obtained from unaffiliated third parties for similar goods or services to ascertain
whether such transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to us than is otherwise available
from such unaffiliated third parties. If a transaction with an affiliated third party is found to
be on terms less favorable to us than with an unaffiliated third party, we will not engage in such
transaction.
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Director Independence
The Board of Directors has adopted standards concerning director independence, which meet the
independence standards of the American Stock Exchange and, with respect to the Audit Committee, the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other than as described above, during the last fiscal year, there were no transactions,
relationships or arrangements not disclosed as related person transactions that were considered by
the Board in determining that the applicable independence standards have been met by each of the
directors.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Audit and Non-Audit Services
The audit committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, and oversight
of the performance of our independent registered public accounting firm. In addition to retaining
Yount, Hyde and Barbour, P.C. to audit our financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2006,
our board of directors retained Yount Hyde and Barbour, P.C. to provide auditing services in
connection with our initial public offering. Effective May 15, 2007, the board of directors
engaged Miller, Ellin & Company LLP to audit the Companys financial statements for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2007. The audit committee has reviewed all services provided by Yount Hyde and
Barbour, P.C. and Miller, Ellin & Company LLP, including services provided in connection with the
review of our financial statements during and for the year ended March 31, 2007, and has concluded
that the provision of such services was compatible with maintaining such firms respective
independence in the conduct of its auditing functions.
The aggregate fees incurred by us for audit and non audit services for the year ended March
31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
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Service Category |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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|
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Audit Fees |
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$ |
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|
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$ |
30,000 |
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Audit Related Fees |
|
|
10,000 |
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Tax Fees |
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All Other Fees |
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Total |
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$ |
10,000 |
|
|
$ |
30,000 |
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In the above table, in accordance with the SECs definitions and rules audit fees are fees
for professional services for the audit of a companys financial statements included in the annual
report on Form 10-K, for the review of a companys financial statements included in the quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, and for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection
with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements; audit-related fees are fees for assurance
and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of a
companys financial statements; and tax fees are fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax
planning. Included in Audit Fees are fees that were billed and unbilled for the 2007 audit and
fees associated with our initial public offering. Audit fees associated with our initial public
offering paid to Yount, Hyde & Barbour totaled $30,000.
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Part IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) |
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The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: |
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(1) |
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Consolidated Financial Statements. |
Reference is made to the Index to financial statements of Community Bankers Acquisition
Corp. under Item 8 of Part II hereof.
(2) |
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Financial Statement Schedules. |
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, the amounts are immaterial
or the required information is presented in the financial statements and notes thereto in
Item 8 above.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
3.1
|
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(1) |
3.2
|
|
By-laws as amended(1) |
4.1
|
|
Specimen Unit Certificate(1) |
4.2
|
|
Specimen Common Stock Certificate(1) |
4.3
|
|
Specimen Warrant Certificate(1) |
4.4
|
|
Form of Unit Purchase Option granted to the representatives(1) |
4.5
|
|
Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company and the Registrant(1) |
4.6
|
|
Warrant Clarification Agreement dated as of January 29, 2007 between the
Company and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Co.(2) |
4.7
|
|
Unit Purchase Option Clarification Agreement dated as of January 29,
2007 between the Company and the holders(2) |
10.1
|
|
Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, the representatives of
the underwriters and the stockholders, officers and directors of
Registrant(1) |
10.2
|
|
Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant(1) |
10.3
|
|
Form of Stock Escrow Agreement between the Registrant, Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company and the Initial Stockholders(1) |
10.4
|
|
Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and the
Initial Stockholders(1) |
10.5
|
|
Form of Letter Agreement between Community Bankers Acquisition, LLC and
Registrant regarding administrative support(1) |
10.6
|
|
Form of Revolving Credit Agreement in the principle amount of $100,000
between the Registrant and Community Bankers Acquisition,
LLC(1) |
10.7
|
|
Form of Warrant Purchase Agreement among the representatives, Gary A.
Simanson and David Zalman(1) |
10.8*
|
|
Letter agreement with Eugene S. Putnam, Jr. (1) |
10.9*
|
|
Letter agreement with David A. Spainhour(1) |
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|
|
Code of Conduct and Ethics(1) |
31.1
|
|
Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) Certification |
32.1
|
|
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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* |
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Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan required to be filed as an exhibit. |
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(1) |
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Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the same number filed with the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 or amendments thereto (File No. 333-124240). |
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(2) |
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Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the same number filed with the Companys
Current Report on Form 8-K on February 12, 2007 (File No. 001-32590). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15 (d) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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|
Dated: June 29, 2007 |
COMMUNITY BANKERS ACQUISITION CORP.
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Gary A. Simanson
|
|
|
|
Name: |
Gary A. Simanson |
|
|
|
Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
|
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Gary A. Simanson and Keith Walz, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or their substitute or substitutes, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant had duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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Signature |
|
Title |
|
Date |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/Eugene S. Putnam, Jr.
Eugene S. Putnam, Jr. |
|
Chairman of the Board
|
|
June 29, 2007 |
/s/ Gary A. Simanson
Gary A. Simanson |
|
President, Chief Executive and
Financial Officer, Secretary
and Director (Principal
Executive, Financial and
Accounting Officer)
|
|
June 29, 2007 |
/s/ Stewart J. Paperin
Stewart J. Paperin |
|
Director
|
|
June 29, 2007 |
/s/ Keith Walz
Keith Walz |
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Director
|
|
June 29, 2007 |
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Index to Exhibits
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Exhibit Number |
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Description |
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) Certification |
|
|
|
32.1
|
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |