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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement No. 333-197714

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

         On June 9, 2014, Virginia Heritage Bank, or Virginia Heritage, entered into an agreement and plan of reorganization with Eagle Bancorp, Inc., or Eagle, and its wholly-owned subsidiary EagleBank, which is referred to as the merger agreement, pursuant to which Virginia Heritage will merge with and into EagleBank, with EagleBank being the surviving institution. The merger agreement will be voted upon at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Virginia Heritage, or the special meeting, to be held on October 16, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the Westwood Country Club, 800 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, Virginia.

         If the merger agreement is approved and the merger is completed, each outstanding share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into the right to receive a combination of shares of Eagle common stock and cash in amounts based on the average closing price of a share of Eagle common stock over a 20 trading day period ending five trading days prior to closing, or the Eagle average price, as set forth below:

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if the Eagle average price is at least $29.00 but not more than $35.50, then each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into the right to receive shares of Eagle common stock having a value, based on the Eagle average price, of $21.50 per share, and cash of $7.50 per share, for aggregate consideration of $29.00 per share;



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if the Eagle average price is less than $29.00, then, generally, each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into the right to receive $7.50 in cash and shares of Eagle common stock having a value equal to the Eagle average price less $7.50; or



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if the Eagle average price is greater than $35.50, then each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into 0.6056 shares of Eagle common stock, and the cash consideration per share would increase above $7.50, as discussed in greater detail below in this proxy statement/prospectus.

         Because the per share merger consideration will fluctuate based on the Eagle average price, as discussed in the bullet points above and in greater detail below in this proxy statement/prospectus, the amount of consideration you will receive will not be known at the time you vote on the merger agreement. Eagle common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "EGBN" and Virginia Heritage common stock is quoted under the symbol "VGBK" on the OTCQB marketplace. You should obtain current market quotations for the Eagle common stock and Virginia Heritage common stock.

         The Virginia Heritage board of directors has unanimously determined that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are fair to and in the best interests of Virginia Heritage and its shareholders, has approved and adopted the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and unanimously recommends that you vote "FOR" the proposal to approve the merger agreement as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. Consummation of the merger is conditioned upon the receipt of the requisite bank regulatory approvals and the approval of the merger agreement by the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock. Please carefully review the proxy statement/prospectus, which explains the merger in detail. In particular, you should carefully consider the discussion in the section entitled "Risk Factors" at page 17 of the proxy statement/prospectus.

         It is important that your shares of Virginia Heritage common stock are represented at the special meeting, whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting. Abstentions and failures to vote, including by failing to instruct your broker how to vote shares you hold in "street name," will have the same effect as votes against the merger agreement.

         Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares of Virginia Heritage common stock you own. Please complete and return your proxy card in the enclosed envelope, or follow the instructions on your proxy card to vote your shares by telephone or over the internet. You may attend the special meeting and vote your shares in person if you wish, even though you have previously submitted your proxy. If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in "street name" through a broker or other nominee, you should instruct your broker or nominee how to vote on your behalf, or, if you plan to attend the special meeting and wish to vote in person, you should bring with you a signed proxy from your broker or nominee confirming your right to vote the shares.

         If you have any questions about how to vote your shares, please call Innisfree M&A Incorporated, the firm assisting us with the solicitation of proxies. Shareholders may call toll free: (888) 750-5834. Banks and Brokers may call collect: (212) 750-5833.

         We look forward to seeing you at the special meeting, and we appreciate your continued support.

Sincerely,

David P. Summers
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

         Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved the securities to be issued under this proxy statement/prospectus, or determined if this proxy statement/prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

         Shares of Eagle common stock are not savings or deposit accounts or other obligations of any bank or savings association, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

         This proxy statement/prospectus is dated September 9, 2014, and is first being mailed to shareholders of Virginia Heritage on or about September 10, 2014.

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VIRGINIA HERITAGE BANK

NOTICE OF 2014 SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON
October 16, 2014

To the Shareholders of Virginia Heritage Bank:

         Virginia Heritage Bank will hold a special meeting of shareholders on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the Westwood Country Club, 800 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, Virginia, for the following purposes:

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To consider and vote on a proposal to approve an agreement and plan of reorganization, dated as of June 9, 2014, among Eagle Bancorp, Inc., or Eagle, and its wholly-owned subsidiary EagleBank and Virginia Heritage, referred to in this notice as the merger agreement, pursuant to which Virginia Heritage will merge with and into EagleBank, with EagleBank as the surviving institution, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the merger agreement. This transaction is referred to in this notice as the merger. A copy of the merger agreement is included in the attached proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.



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To approve a proposal, if necessary, to adjourn the special meeting to permit the further solicitation of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to achieve a quorum or approve the merger agreement.

         Shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 2, 2014 are entitled to receive notice of the special meeting and to vote at the special meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in "street name" through a broker or other nominee, you should instruct your broker or nominee how to vote on your behalf, or, if you plan to attend the special meeting and wish to vote in person, you should bring with you a signed proxy from your broker or nominee confirming your right to vote the shares.

         Under Virginia law, Virginia Heritage shareholders do not have the right to assert appraisal rights with respect to the merger or demand that EagleBank, as the surviving institution in the merger, pay the fair value of their shares of Virginia Heritage common stock in cash.

         We cannot complete the merger unless the merger agreement is approved by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. The proxy statement/prospectus accompanying this notice explains the merger, the merger agreement, the proposals to be considered at the special meeting and specific information concerning the special meeting. Please review this proxy statement/prospectus carefully.

         The Virginia Heritage board of directors has unanimously determined that the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are in the best interests of Virginia Heritage and its shareholders, has adopted the merger agreement and recommends that Virginia Heritage shareholders vote "FOR" approval of the merger agreement.

         The proxy statement/prospectus follows this notice, and a proxy card is enclosed. The proxy card includes instructions for voting your shares of Virginia Heritage common stock by returning a signed proxy card or voting by telephone or over the internet. To ensure that your vote is counted, please complete and return the proxy card in the enclosed, postage-paid return envelope, or follow the instructions on the proxy card to vote your shares of Virginia Heritage common stock by telephone or over the internet, whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting in person. If you attend the special meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote your shares in person. However, attendance at the special meeting will not of itself revoke a proxy.

September 9, 2014

Please complete and sign the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the envelope provided, or vote your shares by telephone or over the internet, whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

        This document is the proxy statement of Virginia Heritage Bank for its special meeting of shareholders, or the special meeting, to consider and vote on a proposal to approve the agreement and plan of reorganization, as described in this document. This document is also the prospectus of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. for the shares of its common stock to be issued in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the agreement and plan of reorganization. In this proxy statement/prospectus Virginia Heritage Bank is referred to as "Virginia Heritage," Eagle Bancorp, Inc. is referred to as "Eagle" and its wholly-owned subsidiary EagleBank is referred to as "EagleBank." Except as the context may otherwise clearly require, references to "Eagle" mean Eagle and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Also, throughout this proxy statement/prospectus, the agreement and plan of reorganization, dated as of June 9, 2014, among Eagle, EagleBank and Virginia Heritage, is referred to as the "merger agreement." The merger of Virginia Heritage with and into EagleBank is referred to as the "merger." This proxy statement/prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about Eagle from documents that are not included in or delivered with this proxy statement/prospectus. This information is available to you without charge upon your written or oral request. You can obtain documents incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone from Eagle at 7830 Old Georgetown Road, Third Floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, Attention: Jane Cornett, Secretary, (301) 986-1800.

        If you would like additional copies of this proxy statement/prospectus, please contact:

Innisfree M&A Incorporated
Shareholders may call toll free: (888) 750-5834
Banks and brokers may call collect: (212) 750-5833

        To obtain timely delivery of any documents, your request must be made no later than five business days prior the special meeting. Accordingly, if you would like to request documents, please do so by October 9, 2014 in order to receive them before the special meeting.

        See "Where You Can Find More Information" at page 135 for further information.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND THE MERGER

        The following are some questions that you may have regarding the merger and the special meeting, and brief answers to those questions. Eagle and Virginia Heritage advise you to read carefully the remainder of this proxy statement/prospectus because the information in this section does not provide all of the information that might be important to you with respect to the merger and the special meeting.

Q: Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus?

A: You are receiving this proxy statement/prospectus because you are a shareholder of Virginia Heritage as of September 2, 2014, the record date for Virginia Heritage's special meeting. This proxy statement/prospectus is being used by the board of directors of Virginia Heritage to solicit your proxy for use at the special meeting. This proxy statement/prospectus also serves as the prospectus for shares of Eagle common stock to be issued in exchange for shares of Virginia Heritage common stock in the merger.

The Merger and the Special Meeting

Q: What matters will be considered at the special meeting?

A: At the special meeting, Virginia Heritage shareholders will be asked to vote on: (i) the merger agreement pursuant to which Virginia Heritage will merge with and into EagleBank, with EagleBank surviving the merger, and (ii) a proposal, if necessary, to adjourn the special meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to achieve a quorum or approve the merger agreement. The merger agreement is included in this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.

Q: What shareholder vote is necessary?

A: The affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting is required to approve the merger agreement. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares voted on such proposal, if necessary, is required to adjourn the special meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Directors of Virginia Heritage having or sharing the power to vote approximately 23.85% of the outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock as of the record date for the special meeting have entered into support agreements with Eagle pursuant to which they have agreed to vote their shares of Virginia Heritage common stock for approval of the merger agreement. The form of this "support agreement" is included in this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B.

Q: What vote does the Virginia Heritage board of directors recommend?

A: Virginia Heritage's board of directors unanimously recommends that Virginia Heritage shareholders vote "FOR" approval of the merger agreement, and "FOR" the proposal, if necessary, to adjourn the special meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to achieve a quorum or approve the merger agreement.

Q: What was the opinion of Virginia Heritage's financial advisor?

A: Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., or "Sandler O'Neill," presented an opinion to the board of directors of Virginia Heritage to the effect that, as of June 9, 2014, and based upon the assumptions made, the matters it considered and the limitations on its review as set forth in its opinion, the merger consideration provided for in the merger agreement is fair to the shareholders of Virginia Heritage from a financial point of view.

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Q: Who is entitled to vote at the special meeting?

A: Holders of Virginia Heritage common stock at the close of business on September 2, 2014, the record date for the special meeting, are entitled to receive notice of the special meeting and to vote their shares at the special meeting and any related adjournment or postponement.

Q: Why is my vote important?

A: The merger agreement must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. Therefore, the failure of a Virginia Heritage shareholder to vote, by proxy or in person, will have the same effect as a vote against the merger agreement. In addition, if you do not return your proxy card or vote your shares by telephone or over the internet at or before the special meeting, it will be more difficult for Virginia Heritage to obtain the necessary quorum to hold the special meeting.

Q: What do I need to do now?

A: After you have carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus, please use one of the proxy voting methods to indicate how you want your shares voted with respect to each proposal as soon as possible so that your shares will be represented and voted at the special meeting. If you are a shareholder of record, you may complete, sign, date and mail the proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid return envelope. You may also vote your shares by telephone or over the internet. Instructions for voting by returning a signed proxy card and for voting by telephone or over the internet are on the proxy card enclosed with this proxy statement/prospectus. If you vote your shares by returning a signed proxy card, do not send your Virginia Heritage stock certificates with your proxy card.

If your shares are held in "street name," please follow the voting instructions provided by your broker or nominee to vote your shares as soon as possible.

Q: How will my shares be voted?

A: If you are a shareholder of record and submit a valid proxy, the persons named as proxies will vote your shares of Virginia Heritage common stock at the special meeting as you direct. If you submit a valid proxy but do not indicate how you want your shares voted, the persons named as proxies will vote your shares (i) "FOR" approval of the merger agreement, and (ii) "FOR" the proposal, if necessary, to adjourn the special meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to achieve a quorum or approve the merger agreement.

Q: How do I change my vote after I have submitted my proxy?

A: If you are a shareholder of record, you may change your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at the special meeting by revoking your proxy in any of the following ways:

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by attending the special meeting and voting in person. Your attendance at the special meeting will not by itself revoke your proxy.

The inspectors of election will honor the proxy card, or telephone or internet vote, with the latest date.

If your shares are held in "street name," you will need to follow the voting instructions from your broker or nominee in order to change your vote.

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If your shares are held in "street name," you will need a signed proxy from your broker or nominee in order to attend the special meeting and vote in person, as discussed in the answer to the question "If my shares are held in "street name" by my broker, will my broker vote my shares for me?"

Q: If my shares are held in "street name" by my broker, will my broker vote my shares for me?

A: No. If you hold your shares in a brokerage account or through a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in "street name," and these materials are being forwarded to you by your broker or nominee, which is considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or nominee how to vote and you also are invited to attend the special meeting. However, because you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the special meeting unless you obtain a signed proxy from the shareholder of record giving you the right to vote the shares. Your broker or nominee has enclosed or provided a voting instruction form for you to use to direct your broker or nominee how to vote these shares.

If you do not provide your broker with specific instructions on how to vote your shares held in "street name," your broker will not be permitted to use its discretion to vote your shares on the proposal to approve the merger agreement, or on the adjournment of the special meeting, each of which are considered non-routine. You should therefore instruct your broker how to vote your shares on each proposal. Your failure to instruct your broker to vote your shares of Virginia Heritage common stock will be the equivalent of voting against the approval of the merger agreement.

Q: What if I abstain from voting?

A: An abstention will count as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining quorum. If a Virginia Heritage shareholder abstains from voting on the merger agreement, it will have the same effect as a vote against the merger agreement but will have no effect on the other proposal.

Q: Can I attend the special meeting and vote my shares in person?

A: All shareholders are invited to attend the special meeting. Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 2, 2014, the record date for the special meeting, can vote in person at the special meeting. If a broker or nominee holds your shares in "street name," then you are not the shareholder of record and you must ask your broker or nominee for a signed proxy to enable you to vote in person at the special meeting.

Q: How can I obtain directions to the special meeting?

A: To obtain directions to attend the special meeting in person, please contact Virginia Heritage's Secretary, Charles C. Brockett, at (703) 277-2200.

Q: What are the deadlines for voting?

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If your shares are held in "street name," you must vote your shares in accordance with the voting instruction form by the deadline set by your broker or nominee.

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Q: What are the quorum requirements for the special meeting?

A: The presence in person or by proxy of shareholders owning shares of Virginia Heritage common stock representing a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast by shareholders of Virginia Heritage common stock at the special meeting will constitute a quorum. Your shares of Virginia Heritage common stock will be counted as present at the special meeting for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum if you are present and vote in person at the special meeting or if a proxy has been properly submitted by you or on your behalf for the special meeting, without regard to whether the proxy is marked as casting a vote or abstaining from voting.

Q: Am I entitled to dissenters' or appraisal rights?

A: No. Virginia law does not provide dissenters' or appraisal rights in connection with the merger.

Q: When do you expect to complete the merger?

A: The parties presently expect to complete the merger during the fourth quarter of 2014. However, there can be no assurance when or if the merger will occur. Shareholders of Virginia Heritage holding at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock must first approve the merger agreement at the special meeting, bank regulatory approvals must be obtained and other conditions specified in the merger agreement must be satisfied.

Q: Is completion of the merger subject to any conditions?

A: Yes. In addition to the shareholder approval being sought at the special meeting, completion of the merger requires the receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals, and the satisfaction of other conditions specified in the merger agreement. See "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Regulatory Approvals Required for the Merger" at page 64 and "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Conditions to the Merger" at page 65.

Merger Consideration

Q: What will Virginia Heritage shareholders receive in the merger?

A: As a result of the merger, each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into the right to receive a combination of shares of Eagle common stock and cash. The number of shares of Eagle common stock constituting a portion of the merger consideration will not be determined until shortly before closing of the merger. So long as the average closing price of a share of Eagle common stock, or Eagle average price, over a 20 trading day period ending five trading days prior to closing, or the price determination period, is at least $29.00 and not more than $35.50, then each share of Virginia Heritage common stock would be converted into the right to receive shares of Eagle common stock having a value, based on the Eagle average price, of $21.50 per share, and cash of $7.50 per share, for aggregate consideration of $29.00 per share. If the Eagle average price is greater than $35.50, the number of shares of Eagle common stock issuable in exchange for each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be fixed at 0.6056 shares, and the amount of cash will increase. If the Eagle average price is less than $29.00, then, generally, each share of Virginia Heritage common stock would be converted into the right to receive $7.50 in cash and shares of Eagle common stock having a value equal to the Eagle average price less $7.50. Please refer to "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Merger Consideration—Calculation of the Exchange Ratio" and "—Calculation of the Cash Consideration" at pages 38 and 39, respectively.

Any change in the price of Eagle common stock prior to completion of the merger will affect the number and value of the shares of Eagle common stock that Virginia Heritage shareholders will have the right to receive upon completion of the merger and could affect the amount of cash they have the right to receive upon completion to the merger. Stock price changes may result from a variety of factors, including general market and economic conditions, changes in Eagle's business, operations and prospects, and regulatory

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considerations. Many of these factors are beyond Eagle's or Virginia Heritage's control. Accordingly, at the time of the special meeting, Virginia Heritage shareholders will not be able to determine the exact number of, or the value of, shares of Eagle common stock or the exact amount of cash that they may receive upon completion of the merger.

The merger will not result in any change to the shares of Eagle common stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger.

Q: Do I have the right to receive fractional shares of Eagle common stock in the merger?

A: No. Cash will be provided in lieu of fractional shares.

Q: What are the tax consequences of the merger to me?

A: The merger is intended to constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the "Internal Revenue Code." Accordingly, U.S. holders, as defined in this proxy statement/prospectus, of Virginia Heritage common stock generally will not recognize gain or loss on the receipt of Eagle common stock in exchange for Virginia Heritage common stock in the merger, except with respect to cash received in connection with the conversion of each share of Virginia Heritage common stock and in lieu of fractional shares of Eagle common stock.

Eagle and Virginia Heritage will have no obligation to complete the merger until they have received the opinion of counsel to the effect that, for United States federal income tax purposes the merger will be a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

We urge you to consult your personal tax advisor to gain a full understanding of the tax consequences of the merger to you. Tax matters are very complicated, and in many cases, the tax consequences of the merger will depend on your particular facts and circumstances.

For a more detailed discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger, please see the section entitled "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences" at page 59.

Q: When should I send in my stock certificates?

A: Do not send in your certificates representing shares of Virginia Heritage common stock with your proxy card. Within 10 days after the mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus holders of Virginia Heritage common stock will be sent a letter of instructions on how to submit their Virginia Heritage common stock certificates in exchange for shares of Eagle common stock and cash consideration.

Q: What will happen to my Virginia Heritage stock options?

A: Each option to acquire shares of Virginia Heritage common stock under Virginia Heritage's stock option plans that is outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be converted into an option to purchase shares of Eagle common stock. The number of shares of Eagle common stock that may be acquired pursuant to each Virginia Heritage option will be determined by dividing the final exchange ratio by 0.741321 (rounded to four decimal places), or the option exchange ratio, provided that the option exchange ratio will not exceed 1.0000 or be less than 0.8169, and then multiplying the option exchange ratio by the number of shares of Virginia Heritage common stock subject to such option, rounded down to the nearest whole share. The exercise price per share of Eagle common stock will be equal to the exercise price per share of Virginia Heritage common stock divided by the option exchange ratio, rounded up to the nearest cent. See "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Treatment of Virginia Heritage Options" at page 40.

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Q: Is there other information about Eagle that I should consider that is not included in this proxy statement/prospectus?

A: Yes. Much of the business and financial information about Eagle that may be important to you is not included in this proxy statement/prospectus. Instead, that information is "incorporated by reference" to documents separately filed by Eagle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. This means that Eagle may satisfy its disclosure obligations to you by referring you to one or more documents separately filed by it with the SEC. See "Where You Can Find More Information" at page 135 for a list of documents that Eagle has incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus and for instructions on how to obtain copies of those documents. The documents are available to you without charge.

Q: Who can answer my questions about the merger?

A: If you need additional copies of this proxy statement/prospectus, have questions about voting your shares or have other questions about the merger, call:

Innisfree M&A Incorporated
Shareholders may call toll free: (888) 750-5834
Banks and brokers may call collect: (212) 750-5833

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RISK FACTORS

        In addition to the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus, the following factors should be considered carefully when evaluating this transaction and the proposal to approve the merger agreement at the special meeting. You should read these risk factors together with the risk factors contained in Eagle's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, or the Annual Report, and any changes to those risk factors included in Eagle's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, or other documents filed with the SEC, after the date of the Annual Report.

         The exchange ratio, the number of shares of Eagle common stock and amount of cash which holders of Virginia Heritage common stock will receive in the merger will be based on the Eagle average price determined following the price determination period. As a result, at the time of the special meeting, Virginia Heritage shareholders cannot be sure of the total value of the merger to Virginia Heritage shareholders, the number of shares of Eagle common stock or the amount of cash such holders will be entitled to receive or the value of the shares of the Eagle common stock issuable in connection with the merger.

        At the effective time of the merger, each issued and outstanding share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into the right to receive a combination of shares of Eagle common stock and cash. The number of shares of Eagle common stock and the amount of cash comprising the merger consideration will not be determined until shortly before the closing of the merger. So long as the Eagle average price during the price determination period is at least $29.00 and not more than $35.50, then each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into the right to receive shares of Eagle common stock having a value, based on the Eagle average price, of $21.50 per share, and cash of $7.50 per share, for aggregate consideration of $29.00 per share. If the Eagle average price is greater than $35.50, the number of shares of Eagle common stock issuable in exchange for each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be fixed at 0.6056 shares, and the amount of cash will increase. If the Eagle average price is less than $29.00, then, generally, each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into the right to receive $7.50 in cash and shares of Eagle common stock having a value equal to the Eagle average price less $7.50. The calculation of the exchange ratio is automatic, and Virginia Heritage does not have a right to terminate the merger agreement as a result of changes to the exchange ratio or changes in the aggregate value of the shares of Eagle common stock and cash to be received by Virginia Heritage shareholders, except in certain limited circumstances. Please refer to "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Merger Consideration—Calculation of the Exchange Ratio" at page 38.

        Any change in the price of Eagle common stock prior to completion of the merger will affect the number and value of the shares of Eagle common stock that Virginia Heritage shareholders will have the right to receive upon completion of the merger and could affect the amount of cash they have the right to receive upon completion to the merger. Stock price changes may result from a variety of factors, including general market and economic conditions, changes in Eagle's business, operations and prospects, and regulatory considerations. Many of these factors are beyond Eagle's or Virginia Heritage's control.

        Accordingly, at the time of the special meeting, Virginia Heritage shareholders will not be able to determine the exact number of, or the value of, shares of Eagle common stock or the exact amount of cash that they may receive upon completion of the merger.

         The fairness opinion obtained by Virginia Heritage from its financial advisor, Sandler O'Neill, will not reflect changes in circumstances between the date of the merger agreement and the completion of the merger.

        Changes in the operations and prospects of Virginia Heritage or Eagle, general market and economic conditions and other factors that may be beyond the control of Virginia Heritage and Eagle, and on which the fairness opinion delivered by Sandler O'Neill to Virginia Heritage was based, may alter the value of Virginia Heritage or Eagle or the market price for shares of Virginia Heritage common stock or Eagle common stock by the time the merger is completed. The fairness opinion does not speak as of any date

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other than the date of such opinion, which was June 9, 2014, and the fairness opinion does not address the fairness of the merger consideration, from a financial point of view, at the time Virginia Heritage shareholders will be voting at the special meeting or upon completion of the merger. The merger agreement does not require that the fairness opinion of Sandler O'Neill be updated as a condition to the completion of the merger, and Virginia Heritage does not intend to request that the fairness opinion be updated. The fairness opinion is attached as Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus. For a description of the opinion that Virginia Heritage received from Sandler O'Neill, see "The Merger—Opinion of Virginia Heritage's Financial Advisor" at page 45. For a description of the other factors considered by Virginia Heritage's board of directors in determining to approve the merger, see "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Virginia Heritage's Reasons for the Merger and Recommendation of the Board of Directors of Virginia Heritage" at page 44.

         The market price of the shares of Eagle common stock may be affected by factors different from those affecting the shares of Virginia Heritage common stock.

        Upon completion of the merger, holders of Virginia Heritage common stock will become holders of Eagle common stock. Some of Eagle's current businesses and markets differ from those of Virginia Heritage and, accordingly, the results of operations of Eagle after the merger may be affected by factors different from those currently affecting the results of operations of Virginia Heritage. For further information on the businesses of Eagle and Virginia Heritage and the risk factors to consider in connection with those businesses, see the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus and referred to under "Where You Can Find More Information" at page 135 and the information contained under "Information About Virginia Heritage" at page 91.

         Eagle may fail to realize the cost savings, revenue enhancements and other benefits it estimates for the merger.

        The success of the merger will depend, in part, on Eagle's ability to realize the cost savings, revenue enhancements and other benefits it estimates will be achieved from combining the businesses of Eagle and Virginia Heritage. While Eagle believes, as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, that these estimated cost savings, revenue enhancements and other benefits are achievable, it is possible that the potential cost savings, revenue enhancements and other benefits could turn out to be more difficult to achieve than anticipated. These estimates also depend on Eagle's ability to combine the businesses of Eagle and Virginia Heritage in a manner that permits those cost savings, revenue enhancements and other benefits to be realized. Eagle's ability to realize increases in revenue will depend, in part, on Eagle's ability to retain customers, employees and deposits, and to capitalize on existing Virginia Heritage relationships for the provision of additional products and services. If these estimates turn out to be incorrect or Eagle is not able to successfully combine the two institutions, the anticipated cost savings and increased revenues may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected.

         Combining the two institutions may be more difficult, costly or time-consuming than expected, or could result in the loss of customers.

        Eagle and Virginia Heritage have operated, and until the completion of the merger will continue to operate, independently. It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key employees, the disruption of each institution's ongoing business or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that adversely affect each institution's ability to maintain relationships with customers and employees or to achieve the anticipated benefits of the merger. As with any merger of banking institutions, there also may be disruptions that cause the loss of customers or cause customers to withdraw their deposits, which could negatively affect the performance and earnings of the combined institution. Eagle expects that it will consolidate or sell branches in connection with, or shortly after, effectiveness of the merger. Certain customers' branches may be consolidated with other branches in the market area resulting

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in new office locations and new banking associates serving such customers. There can be no assurance that customers will readily accept changes to their banking arrangements after the merger.

         Results after the merger may materially differ from the pro forma information presented in this proxy statement/prospectus.

        Results after the merger of Virginia Heritage with and into Eagle may be materially different from those shown in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus which only shows a combination of historical results from Eagle and Virginia Heritage. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only, and makes assumptions about the exchange ratio and merger consideration based on the closing price of Eagle common stock on June 6, 2014. The exchange ratio and merger consideration may vary based on the Eagle average price during the price determination period. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus does not indicate the financial results of the combined institution had they actually been combined at the beginning of the periods presented and had the impact of possible revenue enhancements and expense efficiencies, among other factors, been considered. Any potential decline in the combined company's financial condition or results of operations may cause significant variations in the stock price of the combined institution.

         The merger with Virginia Heritage may distract management of Eagle from its other responsibilities.

        The merger will cause the management of Eagle to focus a portion of its time and energies on matters related to the merger that otherwise would be directed to the business and operations of Eagle. Any such distraction on the part of management, if significant, could affect its ability to service existing business and develop new business and adversely affect the financial condition and results of operations of Eagle.

         The shares of Eagle common stock to be received by shareholders of Virginia Heritage as a result of the merger will have different rights from the shares of Virginia Heritage common stock.

        Following completion of the merger, holders of Virginia Heritage common stock will no longer be shareholders of Virginia Heritage, but will instead be shareholders of Eagle. The rights associated with Virginia Heritage common stock are different from the rights associated with Eagle common stock. See "Comparative Rights of Shareholders" at page 125.

         Virginia Heritage's shareholders will have less influence on management and policies as shareholders of Eagle than as shareholders of Virginia Heritage.

        Upon completion of the merger, Virginia Heritage's shareholders will own proportionately fewer shares of Eagle common stock, as compared to all issued and outstanding shares of Eagle, than they do with respect to all issued and outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock. As a result, Virginia Heritage's shareholders will have less influence on the management and policies of Eagle than they now have on the management and policies of Virginia Heritage.

         The merger is subject to the receipt of approvals from regulatory authorities that may impose conditions that could have an adverse effect on Eagle.

        Before the merger may be completed, various approvals or consents must be obtained from the Federal Reserve Board and state bank regulatory authorities. These regulatory authorities may impose conditions on the completion of the merger or require changes to the terms of the merger. Although Eagle and Virginia Heritage do not currently expect the imposition of any conditions or changes, there can be no assurance that such conditions or changes will not be imposed. Such conditions or changes could have the effect of delaying completion of the merger or imposing additional costs on or limiting the revenues of Eagle following the merger, any of which might have a material adverse effect on Eagle. Furthermore,

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Eagle is not obligated to complete the merger if the regulatory approvals received in connection with the merger include any conditions that in the good faith judgment of Eagle would have a material adverse effect on the value of the merger to Eagle, or would require Eagle enter into any regulatory agreements.

         The merger will not be completed unless important conditions are satisfied.

        Specified conditions set forth in the merger agreement must be satisfied or waived to complete the merger. If the conditions are not satisfied or waived, to the extent permitted by law, the merger will not occur or will be delayed, and each of Eagle and Virginia Heritage may lose some or all of the intended benefits of the merger. The following conditions, in addition to other closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement, must be satisfied or waived, before Eagle and Virginia Heritage are obligated to complete the merger:

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the merger agreement must be duly approved by the requisite vote of the shareholders of Virginia Heritage;



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all required regulatory approvals must be obtained;



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the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part shall become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Act, and no stop order shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC; and



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the shares of Eagle common stock to be issued in the merger must be approved for listing on NASDAQ.

        In addition, the merger agreement may be terminated in certain circumstances if the merger is not consummated on or before March 31, 2015.

         Eagle and Virginia Heritage will incur significant transaction and merger-related integration costs in connection with the merger.

        Eagle and Virginia Heritage expect to incur significant costs associated with completing the merger and integrating the operations of the two companies, which must be expensed as incurred under GAAP. Eagle and Virginia Heritage are continuing to assess the impact of these costs. Although Eagle believes that the elimination of duplicate costs, the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of the businesses of Eagle and Virginia Heritage, and revenue enhancement opportunities, will offset incremental transaction and merger-related costs over time, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term, or at all.

         Failure to complete the merger could negatively affect the market price of Virginia Heritage's common stock.

        If the merger is not completed for any reason, Virginia Heritage will be subject to a number of material risks, including the following:

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the market price of its common stock may decline to the extent that the current market prices of its shares reflect a market assumption that the merger will be completed;



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costs relating to the merger, such as legal, accounting and financial advisory fees, and, in specified circumstances, termination fees, must be paid even if the merger is not completed;



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the diversion of management's attention from the day-to-day business operations and the potential disruption to Virginia Heritage's employees and business relationships during the period before the completion of the merger may make it difficult to regain financial and market positions if the merger does not occur; and

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if Virginia Heritage's board of directors seeks another merger or business combination, Virginia Heritage shareholders cannot be certain that Virginia Heritage will be able to find a party willing to pay an equivalent or greater consideration than that which Eagle has agreed to pay in the merger.

         Eagle and Virginia Heritage will be subject to business uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the merger is pending.

        Uncertainties about the effect of the merger on the respective businesses, employees or customers of Eagle and Virginia Heritage may have an adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of Eagle and Virginia Heritage. These uncertainties also may impair Virginia Heritage's ability to attract, retain and motivate strategic personnel until the merger is completed, and could cause its customers and others that deal with it to seek to change their existing business relationships, which could have a negative impact on Eagle's financial condition and results of operations following completion of the merger. Also, experienced employees in the financial services industry are in high demand, and there can be a high level of competition for their talents. Employees of Virginia Heritage may experience uncertainty about their future role with Eagle until, or even after, strategies with regard to the combined institution are announced or executed. If Virginia Heritage employees depart because of issues relating to the uncertainty and difficulty of integration or a desire not to remain with Eagle, Eagle's business following the merger could be harmed. In addition, the merger agreement restricts Virginia Heritage from taking certain actions without Eagle's consent until the merger is completed. These restrictions may prevent Virginia Heritage from pursuing or taking advantage of attractive business opportunities that may arise prior to the completion of the merger.

         The merger agreement limits Virginia Heritage's ability to pursue alternatives to the merger with Eagle.

        The merger agreement contains terms and conditions that make it more difficult for Virginia Heritage to engage in a business combination with a party other than Eagle. Subject to limited exceptions, Virginia Heritage's board of directors is required to recommend that Virginia Heritage shareholders approve the merger agreement. If the Virginia Heritage board of directors determines to accept an acquisition proposal from a third party or, in certain circumstances, Virginia Heritage completes a merger with a party other than Eagle or conducts another extraordinary transaction within nine months of termination of the merger agreement, Virginia Heritage may be obligated to pay a $7.25 million termination fee to Eagle. A third party may be discouraged from considering or proposing an acquisition of Virginia Heritage, including an acquisition on better terms than those offered by Eagle, due to the termination fee and Virginia Heritage's obligations under the merger agreement. Further, the termination fee might result in a potential third party acquiror proposing a lower per share price than it might otherwise have proposed to acquire Virginia Heritage. See "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Termination and Termination Payments—Effect of Termination; Termination Expenses" at page 77.

         Certain officers and directors of Virginia Heritage have interests in the merger that are in addition to or different than the interests of Virginia Heritage shareholders.

        Directors and officers have interests in the merger as individuals that are in addition to, or different from, their interests as Virginia Heritage shareholders. Certain officers, directors and employees of Virginia Heritage will become officers, directors or employees of Eagle and/or EagleBank and will be subject to employment or other service agreements with Eagle and/or EagleBank after completion of the merger. Other interests include, but are not limited to, severance arrangements that the officers entered into with Virginia Heritage, and rights to indemnification and directors and officers insurance for Virginia Heritage directors and officers following the merger. These interests of Virginia Heritage's directors and officers may cause some of these persons to view the proposed transaction differently than you view it, as a shareholder. Although the members of each of Virginia Heritage's and Eagle's board of directors knew about these additional interests and considered them when they approved the merger agreement and the

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merger, you should consider these interests in conjunction with the recommendation of the Virginia Heritage board of directors with respect to the approval of the merger agreement. See "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger" and "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Support Agreements" at pages 62 and 57, respectively.

         Eagle may not be able to manage future growth and competition in the Northern Virginia market.

        The merger will result in a significant acceleration of Eagle's expansion in the Northern Virginia market, where it currently operates six branches. Although Eagle has hired a number of lending and business development officers with experience in the Northern Virginia market, there can be no assurance that it will be able to successfully compete in this highly competitive market, or that it will be able to successfully manage additional growth.

        Eagle has grown rapidly in the past several years, through acquisition and through organic growth. Eagle can provide no assurance that it will continue to be able to maintain its rate of growth at acceptable risk levels and upon acceptable terms, while managing the costs and implementation risks associated with its growth strategy. Eagle may be unable to continue to increase its volume of loans and deposits or to introduce new products and services at acceptable risk levels for a variety of reasons, including an inability to maintain capital and liquidity sufficient to support continued growth. If Eagle is successful in continuing its growth, it cannot assure you that further growth would offer the same levels of potential profitability, or that it would be successful in controlling costs and maintaining asset quality. Accordingly, an inability to maintain growth, or an inability to effectively manage growth, could adversely affect Eagle's results of operations, financial condition and stock price.

         If the merger does not constitute a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, then Virginia Heritage shareholders may be responsible for payment of U.S. federal income taxes.

        The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or Internal Revenue Service, may determine that the merger does not qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. In that case, each Virginia Heritage shareholder would recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the fair market value of the Eagle common stock and cash received by the shareholder in the Merger and (ii) the shareholder's adjusted tax basis in the shares of Virginia Heritage common stock exchanged therefor. In any event, Virginia Heritage shareholders may be required to recognize gain or loss in connection with the cash portion of the merger consideration and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Eagle common stock.

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF EAGLE

        The following table sets forth selected historical consolidated financial data for Eagle as of and for each of the five years ended December 31, 2013 (which has been derived from Eagle's audited consolidated financial statement), and as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. You should read this table together with the historical consolidated financial information contained in Eagle's consolidated financial statements and related notes, and the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation" included in Eagle's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, which have been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus. Information for the six month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 is derived from unaudited interim financial statements and has been prepared on the same basis as Eagle's audited financial statements and includes, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the data for such period. The results of operations for the six month period ended June 30, 2014 do not necessarily indicate the results which may be expected for any future period or for the full year.

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF VIRGINIA HERITAGE

        The following table sets forth selected historical consolidated financial data for Virginia Heritage as of and for each of the five years ended December 31, 2013 (which has been derived from Virginia Heritage's audited consolidated financial statement), and as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. You should read this table together with the historical consolidated financial information contained in Virginia Heritage's consolidated financial statements and related notes which are included as part of this proxy statement/prospectus. Information for the six month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 is derived from Virginia Heritage's unaudited interim financial statements and has been prepared on the same basis as its audited financial statements and includes, in the opinion of Virginia Heritage's management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the data for such period. The results of operations for the six month period ended June 30, 2014 do not necessarily indicate the results which may be expected for any future period or for the full year.

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COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA

        The following table shows certain historical per share data for Eagle and Virginia Heritage for the periods indicated, and pro forma combined information for Eagle and pro forma equivalent per share data for Virginia Heritage, assuming the effectiveness of the merger on June 6, 2014 at the exchange ratio of 0.6531, and assuming an Eagle average price of $32.92, the closing price on that date, which is collectively referred to as "comparative pro forma information." In presenting the comparative pro forma information for the periods shown, we assumed that we had been combined throughout those periods. The merger will be accounted for under the "acquisition" method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets and liabilities of the company not surviving a merger are, as of the completion date of the merger, recorded at their respective fair values and added to those of the surviving company. Financial statements of the surviving company issued after completion of the merger reflect such values and are not restated retroactively to reflect the historical financial position or results of operations of the company not surviving. The operating results of Virginia Heritage will be reflected in Eagle's consolidated financial statements from and after the date the merger is completed.

        We expect that we will incur reorganization and restructuring expenses as a result of combining our two institutions. While we hope that the merger also will provide the combined institution with financial benefits that include reduced operating expenses and the opportunity to earn more revenue, the pro forma combined information does not reflect these expenses or benefits and does not attempt to predict or suggest future results.

        The final allocation of the purchase price will be determined after the merger is completed and after completion of thorough analyses to determine the fair values of Virginia Heritage's tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities as of the date the merger is completed. In addition, estimates of merger-related charges are subject to final decisions related to combining the companies. Any change in the fair value of the net assets of Virginia Heritage will change the amount of the purchase price allocable to goodwill. Additionally, changes to Virginia Heritage's shareholders' equity, including net income, and changes in the market value of Eagle's common stock through the date the merger is completed, will also change the amount of goodwill recorded. As a result, the final adjustments may be materially different from the unaudited pro forma adjustments used in preparing the comparative pro forma information presented herein. The comparative pro forma information should not be relied upon as being indicative of the historical results the combined institution that would have been achieved had the merger been effective before the periods presented, or the results of operations that the combined institution may expect to achieve after the merger.

        The information in the following table is based on, and should be read together with, the historical financial information of Virginia Heritage that is included in this proxy statement/prospectus, and Eagle's prior filings with the SEC which are incorporated into this proxy statement/prospectus by reference. See "Where You Can Find More Information" at page 135. The pro forma combined data per share has been computed based on the number of shares of Eagle common stock adjusted for the additional shares to be issued in connection with the merger. The pro forma equivalent per share data for Virginia Heritage was obtained by multiplying the pro forma combined amounts by the exchange ratio of 0.6531 shares of Eagle common stock for each share of Virginia Heritage common stock. The resulting products were rounded to the nearest cent. The actual exchange ratio could be higher or lower.

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COMPARATIVE STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDENDS

        Eagle's common stock is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol "EGBN" and Virginia Heritage's common stock is listed under the symbol "VGBK" on the OTCQB marketplace. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices per share for Eagle common stock and Virginia Heritage common stock as reported on NASDAQ and OTCQB, respectively. Neither Eagle nor Virginia Heritage has declared or paid a cash dividend on its common stock in any period shown in the table below. Prices for Eagle common stock have been adjusted to reflect a 10% stock dividend paid on June 14, 2013.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        Eagle and Virginia Heritage make forward-looking statements in this proxy statement/prospectus and their public documents within the meaning of and pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A forward-looking statement encompasses any estimate, prediction, opinion or statement of belief in this proxy statement/prospectus and the underlying management assumptions. These "forward-looking statements" can be identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements appear in the discussions of matters such as the benefits of the merger between Virginia Heritage and Eagle, including future financial and operating results and cost saving enhancements to revenue that may be realized from the merger, and Eagle's and Virginia Heritage's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this proxy statement/prospectus that are not historical facts. These statements are based upon the current reasonable expectations and assessments of the respective managements of Eagle and Virginia Heritage and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change.

        In addition to factors that we have previously disclosed in Eagle's reports filed with the SEC which are incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, and those that we discuss elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:

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the businesses of Eagle and Virginia Heritage may not be combined successfully, or such combination, including the conversion of Virginia Heritage's systems, controls and procedures, may take longer, be more difficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than expected;



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the expected cost savings from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected;



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the estimate of the value of the loan portfolio of Virginia Heritage may be high due to the inexact nature of determining this estimate, which could mean that Eagle may be exposed to additional reserve expense or charge-offs on such loans;



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customer relationship losses, increases in operating costs and business disruption following the merger may be greater than expected;



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adverse effects on relationships with employees may be greater than expected;



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diversion of management time on merger-related issues;



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the regulatory approvals required for the merger may not be obtained on the expected terms or on the anticipated schedule;



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shareholder approval may not be obtained or other closing conditions may not be satisfied in a timely manner or at all;



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adverse governmental or regulatory policies may be enacted;



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the interest rate environment may compress margins and adversely affect net interest income;



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Eagle's concentrations of loans in commercial, commercial real estate and construction loans, and loans to borrowers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, may adversely affect its earnings and results of operations;



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Adverse changes may occur in the securities markets;



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an economic slowdown could adversely affect credit quality and loan originations; and



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social and political conditions such as legislative stalemate, war, political unrest, terrorism or natural disasters could have unpredictable negative effects on our businesses and the economy.

        The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of the applicable document and, except as required by applicable law, Eagle and Virginia Heritage assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. You should consider these risks and uncertainties in evaluating forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements.

THE SPECIAL MEETING

        This proxy statement/prospectus is being provided to holders of Virginia Heritage common stock as Virginia Heritage's proxy statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on behalf of its board of directors to be voted at the special meeting of Virginia Heritage shareholders to be held on Thursday, October 16, 2014, and at any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting. This proxy statement/prospectus is also being provided to you as Eagle's prospectus in connection with the offer and sale by Eagle of its shares of common stock as a result of the proposed merger.

Date, Time and Place of Meeting

        The special meeting is scheduled to be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2014

Time: 10:00 a.m., local time

Place: Westwood Country Club, 800 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, Virginia

Purpose of the Meeting

        At the special meeting, Virginia Heritage shareholders will be asked to:

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Consider and approve the merger agreement, pursuant to which Virginia Heritage will merge with and into EagleBank, with EagleBank surviving the merger, and each outstanding share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into the right to receive a combination of shares of Eagle common stock and cash. See "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Merger Consideration" at page 38.



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Consider and approve a proposal, if necessary, to adjourn the special meeting to permit the further solicitation of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to achieve a quorum or approve the merger agreement.

Record Date and Outstanding Shares

        Virginia Heritage's board of directors has fixed the close of business on September 2, 2014 as the record date for the meeting. Only shareholders of record of Virginia Heritage common stock at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting. Each holder of record of Virginia Heritage common stock at the close of business on the record date is entitled to one vote for each share of Virginia Heritage common stock then held on each matter voted on by shareholders at the special meeting. At the close of business on the record date, there were 6,039,972 shares of Virginia

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Heritage common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, held by approximately 373 shareholders of record.

Quorum; Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

        Holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting must be present in person or represented by proxy to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the special meeting. If a share is represented for any purpose at the special meeting, it is deemed to be present for the transaction of all business. Abstentions are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to Virginia Heritage's bylaws, the special meeting may be adjourned by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of votes cast on the proposal.

        If you hold your shares of Virginia Heritage common stock in "street name" through a broker or other nominee, generally the nominee may only vote your shares in accordance with your instructions. However, if your nominee has not timely received your instructions, such nominee may vote on matters for which it has discretionary voting authority. Brokers will not have discretionary voting authority to vote on the proposal to approve the merger agreement, or on the proposal to adjourn the special meeting. If a nominee cannot vote on a matter because the shareholder has not provided voting instructions and it does not have discretionary voting authority, this is a "broker non-vote" with respect to that matter. Shares held in "street name" that are not voted on specific matters at the special meeting will, however, be counted as shares present or represented at the meeting for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists. In the event that a quorum is not present at the special meeting, it is expected that the meeting will be adjourned or postponed to permit further solicitation of proxies.

Votes Required for Approval

        The affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting is required to approve the merger agreement, if a quorum is present. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares voted on the proposal, if necessary, is required to adjourn the special meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies.

        Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the proposal, if necessary, to adjourn the special meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. For purposes of the vote with respect to the merger agreement, a failure to vote, an abstention and a broker non-vote will each have the same legal effect under Virginia law as a vote against approval of the merger agreement.

Voting by Directors

        As of the record date, Virginia Heritage's directors had or shared the power to vote 1,440,831 outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock, or approximately 23.85% of the shares entitled to vote at the special meeting. The directors, in their capacity as shareholders, have entered into support agreements with Eagle pursuant to which they have agreed, among other things, to vote the shares over which they have or share voting power for approval of the merger agreement at the special meeting. The form of the support agreement is included in this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B. The directors were not paid any additional consideration in connection with their entry into the support agreements. The support agreements terminate upon any termination of the merger agreement. See "Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Support Agreement" at page 57.

Voting and Revocation of Proxies

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postage-prepaid envelope, or follow the instructions on the proxy card to vote your shares by telephone or over the internet, so that your shares are represented at the special meeting. You also can vote in person at the special meeting, but we encourage you to submit your proxy now in any event by returning a completed proxy card or by voting by telephone or over the internet. If you hold your shares through a broker or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in "street name," and the proxy statement/prospectus is being forwarded to you by your broker or nominee, which is considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or nominee how to vote your shares at the special meeting, and you also are invited to attend the special meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the special meeting unless you obtain a signed proxy from the shareholder of record giving you the right to vote the shares. Your broker or nominee has enclosed or provided a voting instruction form for you to use to direct your broker or nominee how to vote your shares.

        All shares of Virginia Heritage common stock represented by each properly submitted proxy received before the meeting will be voted in accordance with the instructions given with the proxy. If a Virginia Heritage shareholder submits a valid proxy without giving instructions, the shares of Virginia Heritage common stock represented by that proxy will be voted "FOR" approval of the merger agreement, and "FOR" the proposal, if necessary, to adjourn the special meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to achieve a quorum or approve the merger agreement. Proxies will extend to, and be voted at, an adjournment or postponement of the special meeting.

        If you are a shareholder of record, you may change your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at the special meeting by revoking your proxy in any of the following ways:

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by delivering a written notice to the Charles C. Brockett, the Secretary of Virginia Heritage, any time prior to the special meeting stating that you revoke your proxy;



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by attending the special meeting and voting in person, any earlier proxy will be revoked automatically. Your attendance at the special meeting will not by itself revoke your proxy.

        If your shares are held in "street name," you will need to follow the voting instructions from your broker or nominee in order to change your vote. If your shares are held in "street name," you also will need a signed proxy from your broker or nominee in order to attend the special meeting and vote in person.

        The inspectors of election appointed by the Virginia Heritage board of directors for the special meeting will determine the presence of a quorum and will tabulate the votes cast at the special meeting. Abstentions will be treated as present for purposes of determining a quorum, but as unvoted for purposes of determining the approval of any matter submitted to the vote of shareholders. If a broker or nominee indicates that it does not have discretionary authority to vote any shares on a particular matter, such shares will be treated as present for general quorum purposes, but will not be considered as present or voted with respect to that matter.

Solicitation of Proxies and Expenses

        The accompanying proxy for the special meeting is being solicited by Virginia Heritage's board of directors, and Virginia Heritage will pay for the entire cost of the solicitation, other than certain costs of preparing and filing this proxy statement/prospectus with the SEC, which are being borne by Eagle. In addition to the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited personally or by telephone, facsimile or other means of communication by Virginia Heritage's directors, officers and regular employees. These

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individuals will receive no additional compensation for these services, but will be reimbursed for any expenses incurred by them in connection with these services.

        To assist in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the special meeting, Virginia Heritage has retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated as its proxy solicitor for a fee of $12,500, in addition to reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket expenses. The proxy solicitor may contact Virginia Heritage shareholders personally or by telephone, facsimile or other means of communication. Virginia Heritage and its proxy solicitor may also request banks, brokers and other intermediaries holding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock beneficially owned by others to forward this proxy statement/prospectus to, and obtain proxies from, the beneficial owners and Virginia Heritage will, if requested, reimburse the record holders for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in doing so. Virginia Heritage has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the proxy solicitor and its subsidiaries (and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents) against various liabilities and expenses arising out of or related to the rendering of services by the proxy solicitor in connection with the solicitation of proxies with respect to the special meeting. The cost of the proxy solicitation firm will be paid by Virginia Heritage.

Virginia Heritage Board of Directors' Recommendation

        Virginia Heritage's board of directors unanimously determined that the merger agreement is in the best interests of Virginia Heritage and its shareholders. Accordingly, Virginia Heritage's board of directors unanimously approved and adopted the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the merger, and unanimously recommends that Virginia Heritage's shareholders vote "FOR" the proposal to approve the merger agreement, and "FOR" the proposal, if necessary, to adjourn the special meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to achieve a quorum or approve the merger agreement.

        The merger is of great importance to the shareholders of Virginia Heritage. You are urged to read and carefully consider the information presented in this proxy statement/prospectus. If you are a shareholder of record, you are urged to complete, date, sign and promptly return the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope or follow the instructions on the enclosed proxy card to vote your shares by telephone or over the internet. If you hold your shares through a broker or nominee, you are urged to follow the voting instructions provided by your broker or nominee.

PROPOSAL NO. 1—THE MERGER

        Set forth on the following pages is a summary of the material terms and conditions of the merger agreement. This summary may not contain all the information about the merger agreement that is important to you. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the merger agreement included as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus. We encourage you to read the merger agreement in its entirety.

Structure of the Merger

        The merger agreement provides for Eagle's acquisition of Virginia Heritage through a merger of Virginia Heritage with and into EagleBank, with EagleBank being the surviving institution in the merger. As a result of the merger, each share of Virginia Heritage common stock, other than shares of Virginia Heritage common stock held by Virginia Heritage, Eagle or any of their respective subsidiaries, other than in a fiduciary capacity, will be converted into the right to receive a combination of shares of Eagle common stock and cash. The exact number of shares of Eagle common stock and amount of cash to be received in exchange for each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be dependent on the Eagle average price calculated during the price determination period. See "—Merger Consideration," below. After completion of the merger, Eagle will be the direct holder of all of the outstanding shares of EagleBank, which will have the assets and liabilities of the combined banks.

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        The articles of incorporation and bylaws of Eagle will be the articles of incorporation and bylaws governing the rights of holders of Eagle common stock after completion of the merger.

        David P. Summers, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Virginia Heritage, will join the board of directors of Eagle and EagleBank upon effectiveness of the merger. The executive officers of Eagle and EagleBank following the merger will be the persons who are currently the executive officers of Eagle and EagleBank. Certain of the executive officers of Virginia Heritage may join EagleBank, as discussed under "—Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger" at page 62.

Merger Consideration

        At the effective time of the merger, each issued and outstanding share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into the right to receive a combination of shares of Eagle common stock and cash, the exact number of shares and amount of cash being dependent on the Eagle average price during the price determination period. The number of shares of Eagle common stock constituting a portion of the merger consideration will not be determined until shortly before the closing of the merger. So long as the Eagle average price during the price determination period is at least $29.00 and not more than $35.50, then each share of Virginia Heritage common stock would be converted into the right to receive shares of Eagle common stock having a value, based on the Eagle average price, of $21.50 per share, and cash of $7.50 per share, for aggregate consideration of $29.00 per share. If the Eagle average price is greater than $35.50, the number of shares of Eagle common stock issuable in exchange for each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be fixed at 0.6056 shares, and the amount of cash will increase. If the Eagle average price is less than $29.00, then, generally, each share of Virginia Heritage common stock would be converted into the right to receive $7.50 in cash and shares of Eagle common stock having a value equal to the Eagle average price less $7.50.

        Based on the closing price of Eagle common stock on June 6, 2014 of $32.92, Virginia Heritage shareholders would have received 0.6531 shares of Eagle common stock and $7.50 in cash, for an aggregate value per share of $29.00, together with cash in lieu of any fractional share of Eagle common stock to which a shareholder would be entitled.

        The number of shares of Eagle common stock and amount of cash constituting the merger consideration is dependent on the Eagle average price calculated during the price determination period. As a result, Virginia Heritage shareholders cannot be sure of the total value of the merger to holders of Virginia Heritage common stock, the number of shares of Eagle common stock or the amount of cash such holders will receive, or the value of the shares of the Eagle common stock received. There can be no assurance that the exchange ratio will not be higher or lower than the 0.6531 shares based on the closing price on June 6, 2014, or that the amount of cash will not be higher or lower than $7.50 per share. See "Risk Factors" at page 17 of this proxy statement/prospectus for additional discussion of the risks associated with the changes in the Eagle average price.

        Calculation of the Exchange Ratio.    The exchange ratio will be determined as follows:

(i)

if the Eagle average price is equal to or greater than $29.00 but less than or equal to $35.50, the exchange ratio will equal (A) $21.50 divided by (B) the Eagle average price (rounded to four decimal places);



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if the Eagle average price is less than $29.00, the exchange ratio will equal (A) the difference of the Eagle average share price and $7.50, divided by (B) Eagle average price (rounded to four decimal places); and



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        Calculation of the Cash Consideration.    The cash consideration is subject to increase or decrease as follows:

(i)

if the Eagle average share price is less than or equal to $35.50, the cash consideration per share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be an amount equal to $7.50 per share; and



(ii)

if the Eagle average price is greater than $35.50, the cash consideration per share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be an amount equal to the product of (A) 0.8169 and (B) the Eagle average price and (C) 0.258621.

        By way of example and for illustrative purposes only, the following table demonstrates the adjustments to the stock consideration and cash consideration for each share of Virginia Heritage common stock:

        The merger consideration received by Virginia Heritage shareholders will be subject to adjustment in the following circumstances:

(i)

if (A) Eagle issues or sells any shares of Eagle common stock or securities convertible into shares of Eagle common stock (other than shares of Eagle common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants, options, rights, convertible securities or other arrangements outstanding as of the date of the merger agreement, or Eagle stock options issued after the date hereof in the ordinary course of business), and (B) the Eagle average price is less than $28.00, each share of Virginia Heritage common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time the merger becomes effective (excluding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock held by Virginia Heritage or any Virginia Heritage subsidiary or by Eagle or any Eagle subsidiary, will be converted into, and will be canceled in exchange for, the right to receive (a) $7.50 in cash and (b) a number of shares of Eagle common stock equal to the quotient of $20.50 divided by the Eagle average share price (rounded to four decimal places); provided, however, that in no case will Eagle issue a number of shares of Eagle common stock which exceeds 19.9% of the number of shares of Eagle common stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance. Eagle has no current plans to issue additional shares of Eagle common stock prior to the closing, although it reserves the right to do so.

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if at the closing, the value of the shares of Eagle common stock issuable to all holders of the Virginia Heritage common stock in the aggregate is less than 45% of the aggregate value of the cash consideration payable and stock consideration issuable to all such holders of Virginia Heritage common stock, then the cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration will be reduced by the amount necessary to cause the aggregate value of the cash consideration to equal 55% of the aggregate merger consideration, and the exchange ratio will be increased by the number of shares necessary to cause the aggregate value of the shares of Eagle common stock to equal 45% of the aggregate merger consideration. It is not expected that this provision will be implicated unless the Eagle average price is below $13.64 per share.

        The exchange ratio and any amounts dependent on the exchange ratio will be adjusted for dividends on Eagle common stock payable in shares of Eagle common stock or any reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or readjustment of the Eagle common stock, the record date for which is after the date of the merger agreement but prior to the completion of the merger.

        The exchange ratio also may be adjusted if Virginia Heritage elects to exercise its right to terminate the merger agreement because of both (i) a significant decline in Eagle's stock price from $32.92, which was the closing price per share of Eagle common stock on the trading day prior to the date of the merger agreement and (ii) the significant underperformance of Eagle common stock, as compared to the NASDAQ Bank Index. In that event, Eagle would have the option to increase the consideration to be received by the holders of Virginia Heritage common stock, by increasing the exchange ratio to the extent necessary to provide Virginia Heritage shareholders with consideration equal to that which they would have received if one of those two conditions were not met. See "—Termination and Termination Payments" at page 75 for a detailed discussion of this termination right.

        No Fractional Shares.    Eagle will not issue any fractional shares of Eagle common stock in the merger. Virginia Heritage shareholders will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Eagle common stock owed to them in an amount based on the Eagle average share price (rounded to the nearest whole cent, with one-half cent being rounded upward).

        No Election; Fluctuating Value of Transaction.    All holders of Virginia Heritage common stock will have the right to receive a combination of shares of Eagle common stock and cash as a result of the merger. Holders of Virginia Heritage common stock do not have the option to elect to receive all cash or all stock for their shares of Virginia Heritage common stock.

        The value of shares of Eagle common stock will fluctuate based on factors relating to Eagle's performance, market conditions and perceptions and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Eagle and Virginia Heritage. There can be no assurance as to the value of the shares of Eagle common stock that will be issued to holders of Virginia Heritage common stock upon completion of the merger. The value of the Eagle shares into which Virginia Heritage common stock is converted may be higher or lower than the aggregate value of stock and cash of $29.00, which is the value of 0.6531shares of Eagle common stock and $7.50 in cash based on the Eagle closing price on June 6, 2014.

Treatment of Virginia Heritage Options

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evidencing the grant of the option, and any other agreement between Virginia Heritage and the holder of the option, except that:

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from and after the effective time of the merger, each Virginia Heritage option will be exercisable only for Eagle common stock;



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the number of shares of Eagle common stock that may be acquired pursuant to each Virginia Heritage option will be the number of shares of Virginia Heritage common stock subject to such option multiplied by the option exchange ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole share), which is determined by dividing the exchange ratio by 0.741321, provided that the option exchange ratio will not exceed 1.0000 or be less than 0.8169; and



•

the exercise price per share will be equal to the exercise price per share of Virginia Heritage common stock divided by the option exchange ratio, rounded up to the nearest cent.

Treatment of Virginia Heritage Preferred Stock

        Pursuant to the merger agreement, each share of Series A Preferred Stock will automatically be assumed by Eagle and converted into the right to receive one share of Series C Preferred Stock, which will rank equally with Eagle's 56,600 shares of currently outstanding preferred stock issued pursuant to the SBLF. No vote or consent of Treasury is required to approve the merger agreement or the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Background of the Merger

        As part of its ongoing consideration and evaluation of Virginia Heritage's long-term prospects and strategy, the board of directors and senior management of Virginia Heritage periodically reviewed and assessed strategic opportunities and challenges facing Virginia Heritage. In connection with the development of Virginia Heritage's Strategic Plan for 2014, referred to as the strategic plan, during January 2014, a variety of strategies intended to enable Virginia Heritage to maintain an independent course and obtain meaningful organic growth and increased profitability, were identified, including branch expansion, increased hiring, expanded banking and nonbanking product offerings and increased efficiencies, while maintaining a high level of customer service, financial discipline and credit quality. The Virginia Heritage board of directors also recognized the challenges to successful implementation of the strategic plan, including an extremely competitive market for banking services and quality personnel, high compliance and technology costs, and mixed economic conditions.

        The strategic plan considerations also included a potential strategy of growth by acquisition of smaller banks within Virginia Heritage's primary market area, which might enable Virginia Heritage to build scale while achieving cost savings associated with an in-market transaction. The Virginia Heritage board of directors recognized the difficulty in successfully effecting such a transaction in light of the limited number of available franchises, the complex social issues involved in an acquisition of a smaller institution and the high level of competition for such an acquisition.

        While the Virginia Heritage board of directors did not consider the company for sale during the time the strategic plan was being developed in early 2014, and was not actively seeking a merger partner or acquiror, the strategic plan also addressed the potential for a merger of Virginia Heritage with another banking institution, and set out certain parameters which the board would expect from any proposed acquiror.

        On December 3, 2013, David Summers, Chairman of the Board of Virginia Heritage, had a lunch meeting with the Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, of a larger, local bank (herein defined as "Company A"). The meeting was primarily a social event, although the cultures, footprints and customers of each institution were discussed, as were issues facing the banking industry in general. No proposal for a

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merger was made or solicited at the meeting, however, Company A's CEO did indicate that his bank would like to buy Virginia Heritage.

        On February 20, 2014, Virginia Heritage held its annual strategic planning retreat. A representative of Sandler O'Neill was invited to attend the meeting, as in years past. Mr. Summers relayed the conversation that he had with the CEO of Company A, including the fact that Company A would like to acquire Virginia Heritage. Sandler O'Neill made a presentation covering the following: current industry trends, an overview of the merger and acquisition market for banking institutions, a list of potential acquirors of Virginia Heritage, an estimate of the valuation that might be achieved by Virginia Heritage if Virginia Heritage decided to pursue a sale, and an overview of the marketing options available if the board decided to pursue a sale. The meeting was ultimately adjourned due to the fact that an economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond was scheduled to make a presentation to the board, senior management, and clients of Virginia Heritage as part of the strategic planning retreat.

        On March 12, 2014, Virginia Heritage held a special meeting of its board of directors to continue the discussion from the annual strategic planning retreat. A representative of Sandler O'Neill was present, and on the telephone was a representative of Virginia Heritage's outside legal counsel. Counsel provided a detailed overview of what the board's fiduciary obligation was to its shareholders in light of the approach made by Company A. During the conversation, the board discussed that the sale of Virginia Heritage might be premature, particularly in light of the fact that Virginia Heritage raised capital during June 2013 and was in the process of growing the balance sheet supported by the new capital. In addition, the board was concerned about Company A's ability to pay a price that the board would be willing to accept. The board was concerned that the board's price expectations might not be able to achieved by any potential acquiror, therefore if Virginia Heritage was to embark on an effort to sell Virginia Heritage the board wanted to ensure the confidentiality of the process in case the board decided to terminate the process and continue to run Virginia Heritage on an independent basis.

        On March 12, 2014, the board authorized Mr. Summers to engage Sandler O'Neill to act as financial advisor to the board. In selecting Sandler O'Neill, the board considered Sandler O'Neill's extensive experience and capabilities relating to combinations involving financial institutions in the United States and its reputation as a leading investment banker in the financial services area. Sandler O'Neill, as part of its investment banking business, is regularly engaged in the evaluation of businesses and securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, as well as private placements of listed and unlisted securities. Sandler O'Neill is familiar with the market for common stock of publicly and privately traded banks, thrifts, and bank and thrift holding companies. The board authorized the engagement of Sandler O'Neill to pursue a process to sell Virginia Heritage but limited the number of potential buyers to be contacted to only those potential acquirors that could afford to pay an attractive price. The list of approved potential acquirors to be contacted included Company A, Eagle, and two other companies, identified as Company B and Company C. Consistent with the authority given by the board, Mr. Summers executed an engagement letter with Sandler O'Neill on March 24, 2014. In authorizing the engagement of Sandler O'Neill, the Virginia Heritage board of directors was aware that Sandler O'Neill had been engaged by Eagle as underwriter for a proposed public offering of securities.

        Sandler O'Neill worked with senior management of Virginia Heritage and Virginia Heritage's legal counsel to prepare due diligence materials in an online data room, a confidentiality agreement, a confidential information memorandum, the bidding instructions, and an initial draft of the merger agreement. During the week of April 7, 2014, Sandler O'Neill contacted Company A, Eagle, Company B, and Company C to make them aware that the board of Virginia Heritage had retained Sandler O'Neill to pursue a sale of Virginia Heritage. Company A, Eagle, and Company B executed the confidentiality agreement, received the confidential information memorandum, were granted access to the due diligence materials in the online data room, received a copy of the bidding instructions and the draft of merger agreement. Company C declined to execute the confidentiality agreement, therefore they were not invited to continue in the process. As outlined in the bidding instructions, the bid due date was May 15, 2014.

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        On May 5, 2014, Mr. Summers, Mr. Brockett, Virginia Heritage's Chief Operating Officer, a representative of Sandler O'Neill and the CEO and the Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, of Company A met to allow Company A to ask questions and to further get to know Mr. Summers and Mr. Brockett.

        On May 7, 2014, Mr. Summers, Mr. Brockett, a representative of Sandler O'Neill and the CEO and CFO of Company B met for lunch to allow Company B to ask questions and to get to know Mr. Summers and Mr. Brockett.

        On May 9, 2014, Mr. Summers, Mr. Brockett, a representative of Sandler O'Neill and the CEO and Vice Chairman of Eagle and a representative of their financial advisor, Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc., met to allow Eagle to ask questions and to further get to know Mr. Summers and Mr. Brockett.

        On May 15, 2014, bids were received from Company A and Eagle. Company B was interested in pursuing a transaction with Virginia Heritage but wanted to pursue a combination later in 2014.

        On May 19, 2014, Virginia Heritage held a special meeting of its board of directors. A representative of Sandler O'Neill presented the offers provided by Company A and Eagle along with the general financial terms of a proposed merger with Virginia Heritage. A representative of Virginia Heritage's legal counsel provided an overview of the comments on the draft merger agreement received from Company A and Eagle. At the conclusion of the presentation and after much discussion, the Board authorized management to advance the merger discussions with Eagle. In authorizing merger discussions with Eagle, the Virginia Heritage board of directors was aware that Sandler O'Neill was proposed to be an underwriter in Eagle's offering of subordinated debt proposed to be consummated prior to the closing of the merger, and would receive compensation for its services in that capacity. Sandler O'Neill requested, and Virginia Heritage provided, a letter confirming that Virginia Heritage did not object to Sandler O'Neill acting in such capacity.

        On May 22, 2014, a representative of Sandler O'Neill met with senior management of Eagle to discuss the structure of the collar and the exact amount of cash the Virginia Heritage shareholders would receive. Later that day, a special meeting of the Virginia Heritage board of directors was called to discuss the structure of the collar. An agreement was not reached at that time. Representatives of Virginia Heritage and Eagle worked over Memorial Day weekend to reach an agreement on the structure of the collar and the cash portion of the consideration. Ultimately, an agreement was reached on the structure of those two items.

        On May 31 and June 1, 2014, Eagle conducted on site due diligence at Virginia Heritage. On June 3, 2014, Virginia Heritage and its advisors conducted due diligence at Eagle.

        On June 9, 2014, Eagle held a special board meeting at which it received an update from Eagle's senior management on the status of the Virginia Heritage transaction. Also at the meeting, representatives of Keefe Bruyette & Woods, reviewed its financial analysis of the fairness of the terms of the merger to Eagle, including the merger consideration to be paid by Eagle to holders of Virginia Heritage common stock. A representative of BuckleySandler LLP, Eagle's legal counsel, reviewed in detail the proposed merger agreement and related agreements. Following this discussion, Eagle's board of directors unanimously voted to approve the merger agreement.

        Later that day, the board of Virginia Heritage met with representatives of its financial and legal advisors to discuss the proposed transaction. During this meeting, the Virginia Heritage board of directors evaluated the fairness of the proposed transaction with Eagle to the Virginia Heritage shareholders from a financial point of view. At the meeting, Sandler O'Neill provided its oral opinion that, based upon and subject to the assumptions, limitations, qualifications and conditions set forth in its written opinion, that as of the date of the meeting, the merger consideration to be paid to the holders of Virginia Heritage common stock was fair to the holders of Virginia Heritage common stock from a financial point of view. A representative of Virginia Heritage's legal counsel advised the Virginia Heritage board of directors regarding the legal structure and terms of the proposed transaction, the proposed merger agreement and

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the directors' fiduciary duties. After detailed discussion and careful deliberation, the Virginia Heritage board of directors unanimously (i) determined that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby were advisable, and fair to and in the best interests of Virginia Heritage, (ii) approved and adopted the merger agreement and approved the merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) recommended the approval and adoption of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby by Virginia Heritage shareholders.

        After approval of the merger agreement by both the Eagle board of directors and the Virginia Heritage board of directors, Eagle and Virginia Heritage executed the merger agreement. Later that night on June 9, 2014, Eagle and Virginia Heritage issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the merger agreement and the terms of the merger.

Virginia Heritage's Reasons for the Merger and Recommendation of the Board of Directors of Virginia Heritage

        In reaching its conclusion to proceed with the merger and recommend adoption of the merger agreement to its shareholders, Virginia Heritage's board of directors considered information and advice from its financial advisor and its legal counsel. All material factors considered by the Virginia Heritage board of directors have been disclosed herein. In approving the merger agreement, the board of directors of Virginia Heritage considered a number of factors including the following, without assigning any specific or relative weights to the factors:

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the belief that the terms of the merger are fair to and in the best interest of Virginia Heritage shareholders;



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the opinion rendered by Sandler O'Neill to the Virginia Heritage board of directors that the consideration to be received was fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of Virginia Heritage;



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the financial terms of the merger, including the relationship of the merger consideration to the book value of Virginia Heritage common stock and the earnings of Virginia Heritage;



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the structure of the merger consideration being a combination of shares of Eagle common stock and cash based on the Eagle average price during the price determination period;



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the value of Eagle common stock, including the liquidity of Eagle common stock given its listing on Nasdaq and information concerning the financial performance and condition, business operations, capital levels, asset quality, loan portfolio breakdown, and prospects of Eagle and Eagle Bank, including the stability of Eagle's management team and its positive financial performance trends;



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the Virginia Heritage board of directors' review, with its legal and financial advisors, of the preliminary discussions that Sandler O'Neill had with other parties, with some of such parties subsequently gaining access to a due diligence data room and one party submitting a written proposal that was deemed inferior to Eagle's proposal for a variety of reasons, including uncertain timing and a lower probability of success associated with the closing of a transaction from a regulatory standpoint;



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the prices paid and the terms of other recent comparable combinations of banks and bank holding companies;



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the ability of Eagle's management team to successfully integrate and operate the business of the combined institution after the merger;



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the advantages of being part of a larger entity, including the potential for operating efficiencies and the generally higher trading multiples of larger financial institutions;



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the ability of a larger institution to compete in the banking environment and to leverage overhead costs;



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the anticipated impact on the communities served by Virginia Heritage, and the increased ability to serve the communities and its customer base through a larger branch network;



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the possible effects of the proposed merger on Virginia Heritage's employees and customers;



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the current and prospective economic, regulatory and competitive environments facing the financial services industry generally, including the continued rapid consolidation in the financial services industry and the competitive effects of the increased consolidation on relatively smaller financial institutions such as Virginia Heritage; and



•

results that could be expected to be obtained by Virginia Heritage if it continued to operate, and the likely benefits to shareholders of such course, as compared with the value of the merger consideration being offered by Eagle.

        The Virginia Heritage board of directors also considered the potential adverse consequences of the proposed merger, including:

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the individual interests of Virginia Heritage's officers and directors with respect to the merger apart from their interests as holders of Virginia Heritage common stock, and the risk that these interests might influence their decision with respect to the merger;



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the merger agreement limiting Virginia Heritage's ability to pursue other merger opportunities;



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the potential reaction of Virginia Heritage's customers to Eagle and EagleBank;



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the possibility that the merger and the related integration process could disrupt Virginia Heritage's on-going business and lead to the loss of customers;



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the fact that Virginia Heritage's officers and employees will have to focus extensively on actions required to complete the merger, which will divert their attention from Virginia Heritage's business, and that Virginia Heritage will incur substantial transaction costs even if the merger is not consummated;



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that while the merger is pending, Virginia Heritage will be subject to restrictions on how it conducts business that could delay or prevent Virginia Heritage from pursuing business opportunities or preclude it from taking actions that would be advisable if it was to remain independent; and



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the possible effects on Virginia Heritage should the parties fail to complete the merger, including the possible effects on the price of Virginia Heritage common stock, and the associated business and opportunity costs.

        Based on the reasons stated, Virginia Heritage's board of directors believes that the merger is in the best interest of Virginia Heritage and its shareholders and unanimously recommends that the Virginia Heritage shareholders vote "FOR" approval of the merger agreement.

Opinion of Virginia Heritage's Financial Advisor

        By letter dated March 24, 2014, the board of directors of Virginia Heritage retained Sandler O'Neill to act as its financial advisor in connection with a possible business combination transaction. Sandler O'Neill is a nationally recognized investment banking firm whose principal business specialty is financial institutions. In the ordinary course of its investment banking business, Sandler O'Neill is regularly engaged in the valuation of financial institutions and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions

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and other corporate transactions. The board of directors selected Sandler O'Neill to act its financial advisor in connection with a possible business combination based on Sandler O'Neill's qualifications, expertise, reputation and experience in mergers and acquisitions involving financial institutions.

        At the June 9, 2014 meeting of the board of directors of Virginia Heritage, Sandler O'Neill delivered to the board of directors its oral opinion, which was subsequently confirmed in writing, that, as of June 9, 2014, the merger consideration was fair to the holders of Virginia Heritage common stock from a financial point of view. The full text of Sandler O'Neill's opinion is attached as Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus. The opinion outlines the procedures followed, assumptions made, matters considered and qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken by Sandler O'Neill in rendering its opinion. The description of the opinion set forth below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion. Holders of Virginia Heritage common stock are urged to read the entire opinion carefully in connection with their consideration of the proposed merger.

        Sandler O'Neill's opinion speaks only as of the date of the opinion. The opinion was directed to the board of directors and is directed only to the fairness of the merger consideration to the holders of Virginia Heritage common from a financial point of view. It does not address the underlying business decision of Virginia Heritage to engage in the merger or any other aspect of the merger and is not a recommendation to any holder of Virginia Heritage common stock as to how such holder of Virginia Heritage common stock should vote at the special meeting with respect to the merger agreement or any other matter. Sandler O'Neill did not express any opinion as to the fairness of the amount or nature of the compensation to be received in connection with the merger by Virginia Heritage's officers, directors, or employees, or any class of such persons, relative to the merger consideration to be received in the merger by any other shareholders of Virginia Heritage.

        In connection with rendering its opinion on June 9, 2014, Sandler O'Neill reviewed and considered, among other things:

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the merger agreement;



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certain financial statements and other historical financial information of Virginia Heritage that Sandler O'Neill deemed relevant;



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certain publicly available financial statements and other historical financial information of Eagle that Sandler O'Neill deemed relevant;



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certain internal financial information and other data relating to the business and financial prospects of Virginia Heritage that were provided to Sandler O'Neill by the management of Virginia Heritage and not publicly available, including financial forecasts and estimates prepared by the management of Virginia Heritage for the years ending December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2016 and earnings growth rates for the years ending December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 provided by senior management of Virginia Heritage, which we refer to as the Virginia Heritage Forecasts;



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publicly available median analyst earnings estimates for Eagle for the years ending December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2015, and earnings estimates for the years ending December 31, 2016 through December 31, 2018 based on asset and earnings per share growth rates provided by senior management of Eagle;



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the pro forma financial impact of the merger on Eagle, based on assumptions relating to transaction expenses, purchase accounting adjustments, Eagle stock price, issuance of subordinated debt by Eagle prior to consummation of the merger and cost savings as prepared by senior management of Eagle and discussed with senior management at each of Virginia Heritage and Eagle;



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commercial banks similar to each of Virginia Heritage and Eagle, the securities of which are publicly traded;

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the financial terms and structures of certain recent business combinations among other similar companies in the financial services industry, to the extent publicly available;



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the current market environment generally and the financial services environment in particular; and



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such other information, financial studies, analyses and investigations and financial, economic and market criteria as Sandler O'Neill considered relevant.

        Sandler O'Neill also discussed with certain members of the senior management of Virginia Heritage the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of Virginia Heritage and held similar discussions with the senior management of Eagle regarding the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of Eagle.

        In performing its review, Sandler O'Neill has relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial and other information that was available to Sandler O'Neill from public sources, that was provided to it by Virginia Heritage or Eagle or their respective representatives or that was otherwise reviewed by Sandler O'Neill and assumed such accuracy and completeness for purposes of rendering its opinion without any independent verification or investigation. Sandler O'Neill relied, at the direction of Virginia Heritage, without independent verification or investigation, on the assessments of the management of Virginia Heritage as to its existing and future relationships with key employees and partners, clients, products and services and Sandler O'Neill assumed, with Virginia Heritage's consent, that there would be no developments with respect to any such matters that would affect its analyses or opinion. Sandler O'Neill further relied on the assurances of the respective managements of Virginia Heritage and Eagle that they were not aware of any facts or circumstances that would make any of such information inaccurate or misleading. Sandler O'Neill has not been asked to and has not undertaken an independent verification of any of such information and Sandler O'Neill does not assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness thereof. Sandler O'Neill did not make an independent evaluation or appraisal of the specific assets, the collateral securing assets or the liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of Virginia Heritage and Eagle or any of their respective subsidiaries, nor has Sandler O'Neill been furnished with any such evaluations or appraisals. Sandler O'Neill renders no opinion or evaluation on the collectability of any assets or the future performance of any loans of Virginia Heritage or Eagle. Sandler O'Neill did not make an independent evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses of Virginia Heritage or Eagle, or the combined entity after the merger and Sandler O'Neill has not reviewed any individual credit files relating to Virginia Heritage and Eagle.

        In performing its analyses and in rendering its opinion, Sandler O'Neill received and used in its analyses certain projections of transaction costs, accounting adjustments, issuance of subordinated debt by Eagle prior to consummation of the merger, expected cost savings and other synergies which were prepared by and reviewed with the senior management of Eagle. With respect to the Virginia Heritage Forecasts as well as those projections, estimates and judgments, cost savings and other synergies of Eagle that were provided by senior management of Eagle, and the publicly available median analyst estimates for Eagle, the respective managements of Virginia Heritage and Eagle confirmed to Sandler O'Neill that those projections, estimates and judgments reflected the best currently available estimates and judgments of those respective managements of the future financial performance of Virginia Heritage and Eagle, respectively, and Sandler O'Neill assumed that such performance would be achieved. Sandler O'Neill expressed no opinion as to such estimates or the assumptions on which they are based. Sandler O'Neill assumed that there had not been any material change in the respective assets, financial condition, results of operations, business or prospects of Virginia Heritage or Eagle since the date of the most recent financial data made available to Sandler O'Neill. In addition, Sandler O'Neill assumed in all respects material to its review and analysis that Virginia Heritage and Eagle would remain as a going concern for all periods relevant to its analyses. Sandler O'Neill expressed no opinion as to the trading values at which the common

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stock of Virginia Heritage or Eagle may trade at any time. Sandler O'Neill expressed no opinion as to any of the legal, accounting and tax matters relating to the merger and any other transaction contemplated in connection therewith. Sandler O'Neill's opinion was necessarily based on financial, economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to Sandler O'Neill as of, the date of its opinion. Events occurring after the date thereof could materially affect Sandler O'Neill's opinion. Sandler O'Neill has not undertaken to update, revise, reaffirm or withdraw its opinion or otherwise comment upon events occurring after the date of its opinion.

        In rendering its June 9, 2014 opinion, Sandler O'Neill performed a variety of financial analyses. The following is a summary of the material analyses performed by Sandler O'Neill, but it is not a complete description of all the analyses underlying Sandler O'Neill's opinion. The summary includes information presented in tabular format. In order to fully understand the financial analyses, these tables must be read together with the accompanying text. The tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process involving subjective judgments as to the most appropriate and relevant methods of financial analysis and the application of those methods to the particular circumstances. The process, therefore, is not necessarily susceptible to a partial analysis or summary description. Sandler O'Neill believes that its analyses must be considered as a whole and that selecting portions of the factors and analyses to be considered without considering all factors and analyses, or attempting to ascribe relative weights to some or all such factors and analyses, could create an incomplete view of the evaluation process underlying its opinion. Also, no company included in Sandler O'Neill's comparative analyses described below is identical to Virginia Heritage or Eagle and no transaction is identical to the merger. Accordingly, an analysis of comparable companies or transactions involves complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operating characteristics of the companies and other factors that could affect the public trading values or merger transaction values, as the case may be, of Virginia Heritage and Eagle and the companies to which they are being compared.

Transaction Multiples

        Sandler O'Neill reviewed the financial terms of the proposed transaction. As described in the merger agreement, holders of Virginia Heritage common stock have the right to receive consideration consisting of (i) shares of Eagle common stock having a value of $21.50 per share, assuming that the average closing price of a share of Eagle common stock over a 20 trading day period ending five trading days prior to closing is between $29.00 and $35.50 per share, and (ii) cash of $7.50 per share. If the average trading price for Eagle common stock, calculated as described above, is higher than $35.50, then each share of Virginia Heritage common stock would be converted into the right to receive 0.6056 shares of Eagle common stock, and cash consideration in an amount equal to the product of 0.8169 multiplied by the average trading price for Eagle common stock, multiplied by 0.258621. If the average trading price for Eagle common stock, calculated as described above, is less than $29.00, then each share of Virginia Heritage common stock would be converted into the right to receive $7.50 in cash and shares of Eagle common stock having a value equal to the average trading price minus $7.50.

        Based upon Eagle's share price of $32.92 as of June 6, 2014, Sandler O'Neill calculated a purchase price per share of $29.00 per share. Based upon (i) 6,016,801 shares of Virginia Heritage common stock outstanding, (ii) the exchange of outstanding Virginia Heritage stock options for Eagle stock options, and (iii) Eagle's share price of $32.92 as of June 6, 2014, Sandler O'Neill calculated an aggregate merger

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consideration value of approximately $182.9 million. Based upon financial information as of the period ended March 31, 2014, Sandler O'Neill calculated the following transaction ratios:

Comparable Company Analysis

        Sandler O'Neill used publicly available information to compare selected financial information for Virginia Heritage and a group of financial institutions selected by Sandler O'Neill based on Sandler O'Neill's professional judgment and experience. The peer group consisted of publicly-traded banks and thrifts headquartered in Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. with total assets between $650 million and $1.25 billion.

        The following financial institutions were selected for the comparison:

        The analysis compared publicly available financial information for Virginia Heritage and the high, mean, median and low financial and market trading data for the peer group as of or for the last twelve month period ended March 31, 2014 with pricing data as of June 6, 2014. The results of these analyses are summarized in the following table.

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Analysis of Selected Merger Transactions

        Sandler O'Neill reviewed regional transactions that consisted of all bank and thrift transactions in Washington, D.C., Maryland or Virginia since January 1, 2011, with disclosed deal values that were greater than $20 million. The group was composed of the following transactions:

        Sandler O'Neill then reviewed the following multiples for each of the transactions: transaction price to last twelve months' earnings; transaction price to book value; transaction price to tangible book value; and core deposit premium. Sandler O'Neill then calculated the imputed per share valuation for the high, low, mean and median data for the transactions. The results of these analyses are summarized in the following tables.

 

 

Virginia Heritage—Net Present Value Analysis

        Sandler O'Neill performed an analysis that estimated the net present value per share of Virginia Heritage common stock through December 31, 2018.

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        Sandler O'Neill based the analysis on Virginia Heritage's management budget for 2014 - 2016 and management guidance thereafter, which assumed (i) tangible book value as of December 31, 2014 of $15.41 per share, (ii) a discount rate of 15.32%, and (iii) 6,233,000 estimated diluted shares of common stock.

        To approximate the terminal value of Virginia Heritage's common stock at December 31, 2018, Sandler O'Neill applied price to earnings multiples of 12.0x to 20.0x and multiples of tangible book value ranging from 100% to 180% as determined by Sandler O'Neill in its professional judgment and experience. Sandler O'Neill selected the price to earnings multiples based on price to earnings multiples of Virginia Heritage's peer group. Sandler O'Neill selected the tangible book value multiples based on tangible book value multiples of the Virginia Heritage peer group.

        The income streams and terminal values were then discounted to present values using different discount rates ranging from 10.0% to 16.0%, which were assumed deviations, both up and down, as selected by Sandler O'Neill based on the Virginia Heritage discount rate of 15.32% as determined by Sandler O'Neill. Sandler O'Neill determined the discount rate based on the 10-year treasury bond yield of 2.61%, an equity risk premium of 5.70%, a size premium of 3.81%, and an industry premium of 3.20%. These analyses resulted in the following reference ranges of implied present values per share of Virginia Heritage common stock:

        Sandler O'Neill also considered and discussed with the Virginia Heritage's board of directors how this analysis would be affected by changes in the underlying assumptions, including variations with respect to net income. To illustrate this impact, Sandler O'Neill performed a similar analysis assuming Virginia Heritage's net income varied from 25% above projections to 25% below projections. Using a discount rate of 13.0% for this analysis, Sandler O'Neill noted a range of $12.38 - $34.40 per share of Virginia Heritage common stock.

        During the June 9, 2014 meeting of Virginia Heritage's board of directors, Sandler O'Neill noted that the net present value analysis is a widely used valuation methodology, but the results of such methodology are highly dependent upon the numerous assumptions that must be made, and the results thereof are not necessarily indicative of actual values or future results.

Eagle Comparable Company Analysis

        Sandler O'Neill used publicly available information to compare selected financial information for Eagle and a group of financial institutions selected by Sandler O'Neill based on Sandler O'Neill's professional judgment and experience. The peer group consisted of publicly-traded banks and thrifts headquartered in Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. with total assets between $1 and $10 billion and non-performing assets/assets less than 3.0%.

        The following financial institutions were selected for the comparison:

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        The analysis compared publicly available financial information for Eagle and the high, mean, median and low financial and market trading data for the peer group as of or for the last twelve month period ended March 31, 2014 with pricing data as of June 6, 2014. The results of these analyses are summarized in the following table.

Eagle—Net Present Value Analysis

        Sandler O'Neill also performed an analysis that estimated the net present value of Eagle through December 31, 2018.

        Sandler O'Neill based the analysis on Eagle's projected earnings stream as derived from median publicly available analyst earnings estimates for Eagle for the years ending December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2015, and earnings estimates for the years ending December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2018 based on asset and earnings per share growth rates provided by senior management of Eagle, which assumed (i) tangible book value per share of $15.07 as of December 31, 2014, (ii) discount rate of 13.36% and (iii) estimated diluted shares of Eagle common stock of 26,575,000.

        To approximate the terminal value of Eagle's common stock at December 31, 2018, Sandler O'Neill applied price to earnings multiples of 12.0x to 20.0x and multiples of tangible book value ranging from 120% to 200% as determined by Sandler O'Neill in its professional judgment and experience. Sandler O'Neill selected the price to earnings multiples based on the range of data derived from trading multiples Eagle's peer group. The income streams and terminal values were then discounted to present values using different discount rates ranging from 9.0% to 14.0%, which were assumed deviations, both up and down, as selected by Sandler O'Neill based on the Eagle discount rate of 13.36% as determined by Sandler O'Neill in its professional judgment and experience. Sandler O'Neill determined the discount rate based on the 10-year treasury bond yield of 2.61%, an equity risk premium of 5.70%, a size premium of 1.85%, and an

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industry premium of 3.20%. These analyses resulted in the following reference ranges of implied earnings per share and implied tangible book value per share of Eagle common stock:

        Sandler O'Neill also considered and discussed with the Virginia Heritage board of directors how this analysis would be affected by changes in the underlying assumptions, including variations with respect to net income. To illustrate this impact, Sandler O'Neill performed a similar analysis assuming Eagle's net income varied from 25% above median publicly available analyst estimates and long-term earnings growth rate for the years ending 2014 through 2018 to 25% below median publicly available analyst estimates and long-term earnings growth rate for the years ending 2014 through 2018. Using a discount rate of 11.0% for this analysis, Sandler O'Neill noted a range of $17.55 - $48.74 per share of Eagle common stock.

        At the June 9, 2014 meeting of the Virginia Heritage board of directors, Sandler O'Neill noted that the net present value analysis is a widely used valuation methodology, but the results of such methodology are highly dependent upon the numerous assumptions that must be made, and the results thereof are not necessarily indicative of actual values or future results.

Pro Forma Results

        Sandler O'Neill analyzed certain potential pro forma effects of the merger, assuming the following: (i) the merger closes in the fourth quarter of 2014; (ii) per share merger consideration value of $29.00 per share in the aggregate, comprised of $7.50 per share in cash and 0.6531 shares of Eagle common stock; (iii) outstanding options to buy Virginia Heritage common stock are converted into options to buy Eagle common stock; (iv) Virginia Heritage's performance is consistent with the financial forecasts and estimates prepared by its management; (v) Eagle's performance is consistent with median publicly available analyst estimates and long-term earnings growth rate provided by Eagle's management; (vi) certain purchase accounting adjustments, including a loan credit mark equal to negative $13.6 million (1.6% of gross loans), a loan interest rate mark equal to negative $2.0 million, and a deposit interest rate mark equal to negative $2.9 million (accreted over two years); (vii) no change to Virginia Heritage's estimated provision expense; (viii) SBLF preferred stock remains outstanding for both Virginia Heritage and Eagle until December 31, 2015; (ix) core deposit intangibles constitute 1.3% of Virginia Heritage's non-time deposits, amortized on a straight-line basis over a ten-year period; (x) cost savings of 35% of Virginia Heritage's estimated non-interest expense, fully realized by 2016; (xi) pre-tax merger related expenses of $7.3 million; (xii) pre-tax cash opportunity cost of 1.5%; and (xiii) a $45 million offering of subordinated debt with a 7% interest rate between announcement of the transaction and closing. The actual results achieved by the combined company, however, may vary from projected results and the variations may be material.

        The table below shows Sandler O'Neill's projected accretion/dilution percentages for Eagle as of closing and for each of the years 2014-2017.

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Other Information Reviewed By Sandler O'Neill

Stock Price Performance

        Sandler O'Neill also reviewed for informational purposes the publicly reported trading prices of Virginia Heritage's common stock for the one-year period ended June 4, 2014. Sandler O'Neill then compared the relationship between the movements in the price of Virginia Heritage's common stock against the movements in the prices of publicly-traded banks and thrifts headquartered in Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. with total assets between $650 million and $1.25 billion ("Virginia Heritage Peers"), the NASDAQ Bank Index and the S&P 500.

One-Year Comparative Stock Performance

        Sandler O'Neill also reviewed for informational purposes the publicly reported trading prices of Eagle's common stock for the one-year period ended June 4, 2014. Sandler O'Neill then compared the relationship between the movements in the price of Eagle's common stock against the movements in the prices of publicly-traded banks and thrifts headquartered in Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. with total assets between $1 and $10 billion and Non-Performing Assets/Assets less than 3.0% ("Eagle Peers"), the NASDAQ Bank Index and the S&P 500.

One-Year Comparative Stock Performance

Miscellaneous

        Sandler O'Neill acted as financial advisor to the Virginia Heritage board of directors in connection with the merger and received a fee associated with the delivery of its fairness opinion from Virginia Heritage in the amount of $150,000, which amount will be credited towards an additional fee of 1% of the aggregate transaction value that Sandler O'Neill will be entitled to receive if the merger is consummated. Virginia Heritage has also agreed to reimburse Sandler O'Neill's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with its engagement and to indemnify Sandler O'Neill and its affiliates and their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons against certain expenses and liabilities, including liabilities under the securities laws. Virginia Heritage has paid Sandler O'Neill $150,000 for other services during the last two years.

        In the ordinary course of its respective broker and dealer businesses, Sandler O'Neill may purchase securities from and sell securities to Virginia Heritage and Eagle and their respective affiliates. Sandler O'Neill may also actively trade the debt and/or equity securities of Virginia Heritage or Eagle or their respective affiliates for their own accounts and for the accounts of their customers and, accordingly may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities. In addition, Sandler O'Neill acted as underwriter or sales agent for offerings of Eagle securities in the last two years, for which it received commissions, discounts or placement fees aggregating approximately $1.5 million, in addition to reimbursement of

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certain out-of-pocket expenses, and has been engaged by Eagle to act as underwriter in connection with its proposed offering of subordinated debt.

Eagle's Reasons for the Merger

        In reaching its determination to approve and adopt the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, the Eagle board of directors, in consultation with management and its financial and legal advisors, considered numerous factors. In determining that the merger was in the best interest of Eagle and its shareholders, Eagle considered that the merger had numerous positive aspects, including but not limited to the following:

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that the merger will significantly expand EagleBank's business and presence in the Northern Virginia market, which is one of the most attractive markets in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area;



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the quality of Virginia Heritage's loan portfolio and deposit base;



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Virginia Heritage's expertise and dedicated banking group focused on commercial and commercial real estate lending complements Eagle's experience, customer service and product offerings for this customer segment;



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the merger will result in a larger organization, which will have a higher legal lending limit and greater capacity to service larger loans and customers; and



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the merger will enhance Eagle's position and reputation in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

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the risk of runoff of customers or employees, as a result of the disruption of the merger or competitive factors.

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and the integration of the two institutions completed in the manner expected by the Eagle board, or that the expected benefits to Eagle and its shareholders will be realized.

Surrender of Certificates Representing Virginia Heritage Common Stock

        Upon effectiveness of the merger, certificates which formerly represented shares of Virginia Heritage common stock will represent the number of shares of Eagle common stock into which such shares have been converted, except that until exchanged for Eagle common stock, the holders of Virginia Heritage common stock certificates will not be entitled to receive payment of dividends or other distributions or payments on Eagle common stock. The exchange agent shall receive and hold all dividends or other distributions paid or distributed with respect to shares of Eagle common stock for the account of the persons entitled thereto.

        Eagle has appointed its transfer agent, Computershare Shareholder Services, as the exchange agent with respect to the merger. Within ten business days following the mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus, the exchange agent will mail to each registered holder of Virginia Heritage common stock a letter of instructions for use in the exchange of shares of Virginia Heritage common stock for a combination of shares of Eagle common stock and cash (including the cash in lieu of fractional shares), including procedures to be followed, including, in part, the posting of a bond in the event that certificates representing Virginia Heritage common stock have been lost or destroyed. Holders of Virginia Heritage common stock should not deliver their certificates until they have received transmittal forms, and should not return certificates with the enclosed form of proxy. For those holders of Virginia Heritage common stock who have not surrendered a properly completed letter of transmittal and certificated shares or book-entry shares evidencing the shares of Virginia Heritage common stock prior to the effective date of the merger, the exchange agent will send such holders another letter of transmittal promptly following the closing of the merger.

        Upon the closing, each holder of certificated shares or book-entry shares who has surrendered such certificated or book-entry shares of Virginia Heritage common stock to the exchange agent will, upon acceptance thereof by the exchange agent, be entitled to evidence of issuance in book-entry form, or upon written request of such holder a certificate or certificates representing, the number of whole shares of Eagle common stock and the amount of cash into which the aggregate number of shares of Virginia Heritage common stock previously represented by such certificated shares or book-entry shares surrendered shall have been converted, in each case, without interest. The exchange agent shall accept such certificated shares or book-entry shares of Virginia Heritage common stock upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the exchange agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. If a holder of Virginia Heritage common stock surrenders certificated shares and/or book-entry shares and a properly executed letter of transmittal to the exchange agent at least five business days prior to the closing date of the merger, then the exchange agent will deliver, within five business days following the closing date of the merger, to such holder, the merger consideration into which the shares of Virginia Heritage common stock represented thereby have been converted. If a holder of Virginia Heritage common stock surrenders such certificated shares and/or book-entry shares and a properly executed letter of transmittal to the exchange agent at any time after five business days prior to the closing date of the merger, then the exchange agent will promptly, but in no event later than five business days following receipt of such certificated shares and/or book-entry shares and properly executed letter of transmittal, deliver to such holder the merger consideration into which the shares of Virginia Heritage common stock represented thereby have been converted.

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Virginia Heritage of certificated shares or book-entry shares and, if such certificated shares or book-entry shares are presented to Virginia Heritage for transfer, they shall be cancelled against delivery of certificates for Eagle common stock and/or cash into which such Virginia Heritage common stock shall have been converted.

        Any portion of the merger consideration that remains unclaimed by the shareholders of Virginia Heritage for six months after the effective time of the merger (as well as any proceeds from any investment thereof) will be delivered by the exchange agent to Eagle. In the event that any former shareholder of Virginia Heritage has not properly surrendered his or her shares of Virginia Heritage common stock within such six-month period, the shares of Eagle common stock that would otherwise have been issued to such shareholder may, at the option of Eagle, be sold and the net proceeds of such sale, together with any cash in respect of fractional shares and any previously accrued dividends, and the cash consideration in respect of such holder's shares of Virginia Heritage common stock, will be held by Eagle for such shareholder's benefit in a non-interest bearing deposit account at EagleBank or another depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the FDIC, chosen by Eagle in its discretion, and the sole right of such shareholder shall be the right to receive any certificates for Eagle common stock which have not been so sold, and to collect cash in such account, without interest. Subject to all applicable laws of escheat, such amounts will be paid to such former shareholder of Virginia Heritage, without interest, upon proper surrender of his or her shares of Virginia Heritage common stock. Eagle and the exchange agent shall be entitled to rely upon the stock transfer books of Virginia Heritage to establish the identity of those persons entitled to receive the merger consideration. In the event of a dispute with respect to ownership of stock represented by any share of Virginia Heritage common stock, Eagle and the exchange agent shall be entitled to deposit any consideration represented thereby in escrow with an independent third party and thereafter be relieved with respect to any claims thereto.

Support Agreements

        As a condition to the obligation of Eagle to complete the merger, each of the directors of Virginia Heritage has entered into an agreement with respect to the voting of shares of Virginia Heritage common stock that they have or share voting power, which we refer to as the "support agreement." Pursuant to the support agreement, the directors of Virginia Heritage have agreed, in their capacities as shareholders, that they will vote an aggregate of 1,440,831 shares of Virginia Heritage common stock over which they have or share the power to vote or direct the voting, or 23.85% of the total number of shares of Virginia Heritage common stock outstanding, in favor of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, unless Eagle is in material default with respect to a material covenant, representation, warranty or agreement in the merger agreement, or in connection with a superior acquisition proposal, discussed in more detail under "—Conduct of Business Pending the Effective Time—Nonsolicitation of Acquisition Proposals" at page 70, Virginia Heritage or its board of directors withdraws, modifies or qualifies, or publicly proposes to withdraw, modify or qualify, in a manner adverse to Eagle, the board of director's recommendation to shareholders of Virginia Heritage to approve the merger agreement, or approves or recommends, or publicly proposes to approve or recommend, to the shareholders of the Virginia Heritage any acquisition proposal.

        Under the support agreement, the directors also agreed not to, without the prior written consent of Eagle, (i) tender or permit the tender into any tender or exchange offer, or sell, transfer, hypothecate, grant a security interest in, or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of his or her shares of Virginia Heritage common stock subject to the support agreement, or any options to acquire Virginia Heritage common stock, (ii) exercise any option to purchase Virginia Heritage common stock prior to the effective time of the merger, unless it would otherwise expire, and (iii) purchase or sell on NASDAQ or submit a bid to purchase or an offer to sell on NASDAQ any shares of Eagle common stock during the price determination period. The directors also agreed that they will not, and they will not authorize, direct, induce or encourage any other persons to solicit any alternative acquisition proposal in violation of Virginia Heritage's covenant not to solicit such proposals.

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Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement Agreements

        As a condition to the obligation of Eagle to complete the merger, each of the directors of Virginia Heritage has entered into an agreement regarding limitations on their ability to solicit the business of Eagle and Virginia Heritage customers, and employees of Eagle and Virginia Heritage, and to engage in activities in competition with Eagle and EagleBank following the effective time of the merger. In addition, the Virginia Heritage directors have agreed that following the effectiveness of the merger, they will not, directly or indirectly, make to any third party any disparaging or defamatory statements about Eagle, EagleBank or Virginia Heritage. We refer to this agreement, which has a term of eighteen months from the effectiveness of the merger, as the "non-competition agreement."

        Under the non-competition agreement, the Virginia Heritage directors may not knowingly, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of such director or any other person or entity, accept banking business from, solicit the banking business of, or induce to discontinue, terminate or reduce the extent of their relationship with Eagle, EagleBank or any Eagle subsidiary, any person or entity who was a customer of Virginia Heritage, Eagle, EagleBank or any Eagle subsidiary; or initiate any offer of employment to or hiring process with respect to, or in any manner solicit the services, or hire any person who was an employee of Virginia Heritage, Eagle, EagleBank or any Eagle subsidiary as of the date of the merger agreement or at the effective time of the merger. For purposes of the non-competition agreement, "banking business" means retail banking services, commercial banking services, consumer savings, deposit production, loan production or commercial lending services, insurance brokerage, mortgage banking or mortgage brokerage services; provided, however, the meaning of banking business was revised to remove "insurance brokerage" with respect to one Virginia Heritage director. The non-competition agreement contains certain exclusions for nondirected advertisements and solicitations, which will be deemed not to violate the non-solicitation agreement.

        Further, the Virginia Heritage directors have each agreed that he or she will not, directly or indirectly, (i) engage or participate in the ownership, management, operation, control or financing of, or (ii) provide any service, advice, assistance or support regarding the management, operation, organization, formation, acquisition or financing of, (iii) or have any financial interest in or otherwise be connected with, whether as organizer, director, advisory director, officer, employee, consultant, partner, contractor, or shareholder of any federal or state commercial bank or insured depository institution, credit union, industrial loan bank, savings institution, thrift or non-bank residential, commercial or commercial real estate lending business or loan brokerage business, or any person or entity seeking to acquire or form such an institution or company, which are collectively referred to as "financial institutions," and which has a branch or loan production office located in the Maryland counties of Montgomery, Prince Georges, Frederick, Howard, Anne Arundel and Charles, the District of Columbia, the Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford Counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park, including but not limited to a financial institution engaged in, or which controls any entity engaged in, banking business. Such restrictions do not apply to: (a) ownership of less than 4.9% of the capital stock of a financial institution; (b) ownership of more than 2% of the capital stock of a financial institution which was owned as of the date of the merger agreement; or (c) one director, if the director's employment with EagleBank is terminated, other than for cause, during the eighteen month term of the non-competition agreement.

        The Virginia Heritage directors have agreed that during the term of the non-competition agreement, they will not, directly or indirectly, disclose or use, or authorize any person or entity to disclose or use, any confidential or nonpublic information relating to Eagle, EagleBank or Virginia Heritage of which such director is aware or to which such director has access, as a result of service on the board of directors or as an officer or employee of Virginia Heritage.

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Effectiveness of the Merger

        The closing of the merger will take place not later than the later of ten business days after, or the last day of the month in which, the latest of the following occur: (i) the receipt of all required approvals and authorizations of regulatory and governmental authorities, (ii) the approval of the merger by the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock, (iii) the expiration of all applicable waiting periods, and (iv) the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the merger. The merger will become effective upon the latest of the filing of articles of merger with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, the filing of articles of merger with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, or the time indicated in the articles of merger. It is expected that the merger will become effective on the same day of the closing, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences

        Completion of the merger is conditioned on, among other things, the receipt by Virginia Heritage and Eagle of a tax opinion from Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., or "Miles & Stockbridge," that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the merger will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. These opinions will rely on certain assumptions, including assumptions regarding the absence of changes in existing facts and law and the completion of the merger in the manner contemplated by the merger agreement, and representations and covenants made by Eagle and Virginia Heritage, including those contained in representation letters of officers of Eagle and Virginia Heritage. If any of those representations, covenants or assumptions is inaccurate or is not complied with, these opinions may not be relied upon, and the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger could differ from those discussed here and in the tax opinion. In addition, the tax opinions will not be binding on the Internal Revenue Service, and neither Eagle nor Virginia Heritage intends to request any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger.

        The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger. This discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code, its legislative history, existing and proposed U.S. Treasury regulations thereunder and published rulings and decisions, all as currently in effect as of the date hereof and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change could affect the continuing validity of this discussion. Tax considerations under state, local and foreign laws, or federal laws other than those pertaining to the income tax, are not addressed in this document. The actual tax consequences of the merger to you will depend on your specific situation and on factors that are not within the control of Eagle, EagleBank or Virginia Heritage. You should consult with your own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of the merger in your particular circumstances, including the applicability and effect of the alternative minimum tax and any state, local or foreign and other tax laws and of changes in those laws.

        This discussion addresses only those shareholders of Virginia Heritage who are U.S. holders and who hold their Virginia Heritage common stock as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code. It does not address all the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to particular shareholders of Virginia Heritage in light of their individual circumstances or to shareholders of Virginia Heritage who are subject to special rules, such as: financial institutions; investors in pass-through entities; regulated investment companies; real estate investment companies; insurance companies; tax-exempt organizations; dealers in securities or currencies; traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting; persons that hold Virginia Heritage common stock as part of a straddle, hedge, constructive sale or conversion transaction; certain expatriates or persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar; persons who are not U.S. holders; shareholders who acquired their shares of Virginia Heritage common stock through the exercise of an employee stock option or otherwise as compensation or through a tax-qualified retirement plan; persons liable for the alternative minimum tax; and partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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        If a partnership, including for this purpose any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holds Virginia Heritage common stock, the tax treatment of a partner generally will depend on the status of the partners and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding Virginia Heritage common stock, you should consult your tax advisor.

        For purposes of this discussion, a "U.S. holder" is a beneficial owner of Virginia Heritage common stock who for U.S. federal income tax purposes is: an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; a corporation, or an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof; a trust that (i) is subject to (a) the primary supervision of a court within the U.S. and (b) the authority of one or more U.S. persons to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person; or an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source.

        The Merger.    Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations, assumptions and qualifications described herein, it is the opinion of Miles & Stockbridge that the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger applicable to U.S. holders of Virginia Heritage common stock who exchange their shares of Virginia Heritage common stock in the merger, will be as follows:

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the merger will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;



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none of Virginia Heritage, Eagle or EagleBank will recognize gain or loss as a result of the merger;



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a shareholder of Virginia Heritage generally will not recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the exchange of the holder's Virginia Heritage shares solely for Eagle common stock pursuant to the merger, and will recognize gain (but not loss) in an amount not to exceed any cash received as part of the merger consideration (except with respect to any cash received in lieu of a fractional share of Eagle common stock, as discussed below under "Cash Received in Lieu of a Fractional Share of Eagle Common Stock");



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gain (but not loss) will be recognized by shareholders of Virginia Heritage who receive shares of Eagle common stock and cash in exchange for shares of Virginia Heritage common stock pursuant to the merger, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount by which the sum of the fair market value of the Eagle common stock and cash received by a shareholder of Virginia Heritage exceeds such shareholder's basis in its Virginia Heritage common stock, and (ii) the amount of cash received by such shareholder (except with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional share interests in Eagle common stock, as discussed below under "Cash Received In Lieu of a Fractional Share of Eagle Common Stock");



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the aggregate basis of the Eagle common stock received in the merger will be the same as the aggregate basis of the Virginia Heritage common stock for which it is exchanged, decreased by the amount of cash received in the merger and decreased by any basis attributable to fractional share interests in Eagle common stock for which cash is received, and increased by the amount of gain recognized on the exchange other than in respect of fractional shares (regardless of whether such gain is classified as capital gain or as ordinary dividend income, as discussed below under "Additional Considerations—Recharacterization of Gain as a Dividend"); and



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the holding period for the shares of Eagle common stock received in exchange for shares of Virginia Heritage common stock in the merger by a shareholder of Virginia Heritage (including fractional shares deemed received) will include the holding period of the shares of Virginia Heritage common stock exchanged therefor.

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connection with the merger generally will constitute capital gain and will constitute long-term capital gain if such shareholders have held (or are treated as having held) their Virginia Heritage common stock for more than one year as of the date of the merger. For Virginia Heritage shareholders that are non-corporate holders of Virginia Heritage common stock, long-term capital gain generally will be taxed at preferential rates.

        Additional Considerations—Recharacterization of Gain as a Dividend.    All or part of the gain that a particular shareholder recognizes could be treated as dividend income rather than capital gain if (i) such shareholder is a significant shareholder of Eagle or (ii) such Virginia Heritage shareholder's percentage ownership, taking into account constructive ownership rules, in Eagle after the merger is not meaningfully reduced from what its percentage ownership would have been if it had received solely shares of Eagle common stock rather than a combination of cash and shares of Eagle common stock in the merger. This could happen, for example, because of ownership of additional shares of Eagle common stock by such Virginia Heritage shareholder or ownership of shares of Eagle common stock by a person related to such Virginia Heritage shareholder. The Internal Revenue Service has indicated in rulings that any reduction in the interest of a minority shareholder that owns a small number of shares in a publicly and widely held corporation and that exercises no control over corporate affairs would result in capital gain as opposed to dividend treatment. Because the possibility of dividend treatment depends primarily upon such Virginia Heritage shareholder's particular circumstances, including the application of certain constructive ownership rules, Virginia Heritage shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the potential tax consequences of the merger to them.

        Cash Received in Lieu of a Fractional Share of Eagle Common Stock.    A U.S. holder that receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of Eagle common stock in the merger generally will be treated as if the fractional share of Eagle common stock had been distributed to them as part of the merger, and then redeemed by Eagle in exchange for the cash actually distributed in lieu of the fractional share, with the redemption generally qualifying as an "exchange" under Section 302 of the Internal Revenue Code. Consequently, those holders generally will recognize capital gain or loss with respect to the cash payments they receive in lieu of fractional shares measured by the difference between the amount of cash received and the tax basis allocated to the fractional shares, and such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if, as of the effective date of the merger, the holding period of such shares is greater than one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitation under the Internal Revenue Code.

        Miscellaneous.    If a holder of Virginia Heritage common stock receives Eagle common stock in the merger and owned immediately before the merger (i) 5% or more, by vote or value, of the common stock of Virginia Heritage or (ii) securities of Virginia Heritage with a tax basis of $1 million or more, the holder will be required to file a statement with its U.S. federal income tax return for the year of the merger. The statement must set forth such holder's adjusted tax basis in, and the fair market value of, the shares of Virginia Heritage common stock it surrendered in the merger, the date of the merger, and the name and employer identification numbers of Eagle and Virginia Heritage, and such holder will be required to retain permanent records of these facts.

        Backup Withholding and Information Reporting.    Any cash proceeds received by a holder of Virginia Heritage common stock pursuant to the merger may, under certain circumstances, be subject to information reporting and backup withholding. Backup withholding will not apply if the holder provides proof of an applicable exemption or furnishes its taxpayer identification number on an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or substitute), and otherwise complies with all applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Any amounts withheld from payments to a holder under the backup withholding rules are not additional tax and will be allowed as a refund or credit against the holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. The backup withholding tax rate is currently 28%.

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        This discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences does not purport to be a complete analysis or listing of all potential tax effects that may apply to a holder of Virginia Heritage common stock. Further, it is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, tax advice. Holders of Virginia Heritage common stock are urged to consult their independent tax advisors with respect to the application of U.S. federal income tax laws to their particular situations as well as any tax consequences arising under the U.S. federal estate or gift tax rules, or under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction or under any applicable tax treaty.

Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger

        In considering the recommendation of Virginia Heritage's board of directors that Virginia Heritage shareholders vote in favor of the proposal to approve the merger agreement, Virginia Heritage shareholders should be aware that Virginia Heritage's directors and officers may have interests in the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the merger, that may be different from, or in addition to, their interests as shareholders of Virginia Heritage. Virginia Heritage's board of directors was aware of these interests and took them into account in its decision to approve and adopt the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the merger.

        Options to Acquire Virginia Heritage Common Stock.    As of the record date for the Virginia Heritage special meeting, Virginia Heritage's directors and executive officers owned, in the aggregate, options to purchase 226,072 shares of Virginia Heritage common stock under Virginia Heritage's option plans. Each issued and outstanding option to purchase shares of Virginia Heritage common stock will be converted into an option to purchase shares of Eagle common stock, as set forth under "Treatment of Virginia Heritage Options" at page 40. Any unvested options will immediately vest and become exercisable at the effectiveness of the merger.

        Change in Control Agreements with Certain Executive Officers.    Virginia Heritage currently has change in control agreements with each of the officers set forth in the table below. Each change in control agreement contains provisions providing for potential payments following a change in control of Virginia Heritage. Eagle will assume these contracts at the effective time of the merger. Under these agreements, if within twelve months, eighteen months, or twenty-four months, depending on the applicable agreement, after a change of control (as defined in the agreements), the officer's employment is terminated by Eagle other than for cause, disability, retirement or death, or the officer resigns for good reason, the officer will be entitled to a payment in the amount equal to 1, 1.5 or 2 times, depending on the applicable agreement, his or her base salary during the calendar year in which the termination occurs (on an annualized basis) or the prior calendar year, whichever is higher. Under these agreements, termination for "cause" means termination because of willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order. An act or failure to act on the part of the applicable officer shall be considered "willful" if the officer acts or fails to act without good faith or without reasonable belief that the action or omission is in the best interest of the bank. Under these agreements, "good reason" means termination of employment by the executive officer after a change in control based on a material breach of the agreement, including a material diminution of the officer's base compensation, a material diminution of the authority, duties or responsibilities of the officer or the officer to whom the executive officer reports; a material change in geographic location of the place at which the executive officer must perform services. As a result of the merger, Mr. Summers, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Gillen, Ms. Fusselle and Mr. Hutchison will become entitled to receive their respective change in control payments. The entitlement of the other officers, each of whom are expected to continue as employees of Eagle following the merger, will depend on events following effectiveness of the merger.

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Change in Control Payments*

        If the payments received or to be received by the officers under their respective agreements, would trigger a federal excise tax based on Internal Revenue Code Section 280G, then the total benefits paid to such person will be reduced to the extent necessary for such payments not be considered excess parachute payments under Section 280G.

        Employment with Eagle Following the Merger.    Eagle has offered continued employment to each of Mr. Drewer and Mr. Mortensen. Mr. Drewer has been offered a position as a Commercial Real Estate Lending Team Leader, with a base annual compensation of $199,500 and a car allowance of $6,000. Mr. Mortensen has been offered a position as a Commercial and Industrial Relationship Manager, with a base annual compensation of $160,000 and a car allowance of $6,000. Eagle expects that it will offer Mr. Brockett continued employment, but the terms of his prospective employment have not yet been determined. Each of these officers would also be entitled to participate in Eagle's health and welfare and other benefit programs, on the same basis as other Eagle employees, and would be eligible to receive awards of equity based compensation under Eagle's equity based compensation plan. If any of these officers does not accept Eagle's offer of employment, he would be entitled to receive his change in control payment. Additionally, these officers may be eligible to receive a change of control termination payment if they are terminated without cause or if they terminate for good reason within twelve months, eighteen months, or twenty-four months of the effectiveness of the merger, depending on the applicable officer's change in control agreement.

        Board Service.    Upon effectiveness of the merger, David P. Summers, the Virginia Heritage Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors, will become a member of the board of directors of Eagle and EagleBank. Mr. Summers will be entitled to compensation for service in such capacities in the same manner as other non-employee directors of Eagle and EagleBank. Set forth below is certain information relating to Mr. Summers:

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and as an Executive Vice President of Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust Company from 2005 to 2007. He was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Community Bank of Northern Virginia, or CBNV, for 13 years until the sale of CBNV to Mercantile Bankshares Corporation in May 2005. At the time of the sale, CBNV had assets totaling approximately $900 million with 14 branch offices located in Northern Virginia. Prior to his employment with CBNV, Mr. Summers spent 11 years with Dominion Bank of Greater Washington. Mr. Summers earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Mr. Summers is a Certified Public Accountant.

        Stock Ownership.    The directors and executive officers of Virginia Heritage beneficially owned and had the power to vote as of September 2, 2014, a total of 1,572,009 shares of Virginia Heritage common stock, representing approximately 28.55% of the outstanding shares of Virginia Heritage common stock. See "Certain Beneficial Ownership of Virginia Heritage Common Stock" beginning on page 123. Each of these persons will receive the same merger consideration for their shares of Virginia Heritage common stock as the other Virginia Heritage shareholders.

Accounting Treatment

        EagleBank will account for the merger as an acquisition, as that term is used under GAAP, for accounting and financial reporting purposes. Under acquisition accounting, the assets and liabilities of Virginia Heritage as of the effective time of the merger will be recorded at their respective fair values and combined with those of EagleBank. The amount by which the purchase price paid by Eagle exceeds the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired by EagleBank through the merger will be recorded as goodwill. Financial statements of Eagle issued after the effective time of the merger will reflect these values and will not be restated retroactively to reflect the historical financial position or results of operations of Virginia Heritage.

Regulatory Approvals Required for the Merger

        Eagle, EagleBank and Virginia Heritage have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts in good faith to obtain all regulatory approvals required to complete the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, which include the approvals of the Federal Reserve, the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation and the Virginia State Corporation Commission. We have filed applications in order to obtain these approvals. The merger cannot proceed without these regulatory approvals. It is presently contemplated that if any additional governmental approvals or actions are required, such approvals or actions will be sought. On August 8, 2014, Eagle's and EagleBank's applications to the Federal Reserve were approved, without the imposition of any nonstandard conditions. Although Eagle, EagleBank and Virginia Heritage expect to obtain all remaining necessary regulatory approvals, there can be no assurance as to if and when these regulatory approvals will be obtained. There also can be no assurance that the United States Department of Justice or any state attorney general will not attempt to challenge the merger on antitrust grounds, or, if such a challenge is made, there can be no assurance as to its result.

        A regulatory agency's approval may contain terms or impose conditions or restrictions relating or applying to, or requiring changes in or limitations on, the operation or ownership of any asset or business of Eagle, Virginia Heritage or any of their respective subsidiaries, or Eagle's ownership of Virginia Heritage, or requiring asset divestitures. The merger agreement permits Eagle to decline to complete the merger if any approval imposes any condition that, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Eagle, would have a material adverse effect on the value of the merger to Eagle and EagleBank, excluding conditions that are ordinarily imposed in connection with transactions like the merger. There can be no assurance that the required regulatory approvals will be obtained on terms that satisfy the conditions to closing of the merger or within the time frame contemplated by Eagle and Virginia Heritage. See "—Conditions to the Merger" at page 65.

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Conditions to the Merger

        Mutual Conditions.    The obligations of each of Eagle, EagleBank and Virginia Heritage to complete the merger are subject to the fulfillment or waiver at or prior to the effective time of the merger of various conditions, including:

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the receipt of regulatory approval of the merger of Virginia Heritage with and into EagleBank from the Federal Reserve, the Maryland Commission of Financial Regulation, the Virginia State Corporation Commission and any other federal or state regulatory agencies whose approval is required for completion of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, such approvals remaining in full force and effect, and the expiration of all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof;



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no governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and prohibits consummation of the merger or other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;



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the continued effectiveness of the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part, and the absence of any threatened or initiated stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement;



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the shares of Eagle common stock to be issued in connection with the merger shall have been approved for listing, upon notice of issuance, on NASDAQ; and



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the receipt by Eagle and Virginia Heritage of the opinion of tax counsel with respect to certain federal income tax consequences of the merger.

        Additional Conditions to the Obligation of Virginia Heritage to Close.    The obligation of Virginia Heritage to complete the merger is subject to the fulfillment or waiver at or prior to the effective time of the merger of additional conditions, including:

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the representations and warranties made by Eagle and EagleBank in the merger agreement being true and correct to the extent, and as of the dates, specified in the merger agreement;



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the performance by Eagle, in all material respects, of its obligations under the merger agreement;



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the receipt of an officer's certificate from Eagle with respect to the foregoing conditions;



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the delivery of the merger consideration to be paid to the holders of Virginia Heritage common stock by Eagle to the exchange agent as specified in the merger agreement;



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the absence, since the date of the merger agreement, of any material adverse effect on the business, operation, assets, liabilities, financial condition, or results of operations of Eagle on a consolidated basis; and



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Eagle providing Virginia Heritage with such certificates of its respective officers or others and such other documents to evidence fulfillment of the foregoing conditions and the mutual conditions described above.

        Additional Conditions to the Obligation of Eagle to Close.    The obligation of Eagle and EagleBank to complete the merger is subject to the fulfillment or waiver at or prior to the effective time of the merger of additional conditions, including:

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the representations and warranties made by Virginia Heritage in the merger agreement being true and correct to the extent, and as of the dates, specified in the merger agreement;



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the receipt of an officer's certificate from Virginia Heritage with respect to the foregoing conditions;



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the receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals necessary to consummate the merger without the imposition of any condition or conditions that, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Eagle, would have a material adverse effect on the value of the merger to Eagle and EagleBank (other than conditions that are ordinarily imposed in similar transactions), and the expiration of all notice and waiting periods after such approvals, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither Eagle nor EagleBank shall, as a condition to the approval or consummation of the merger, be required to enter into, approve, adopt, agree, consent or subject itself to any order, decree, written agreement, memorandum of understanding, minimum individual capital requirement, or similar arrangement with, or a commitment letter, supervisory letter or similar submission or application to, or extraordinary supervisory letter or action of any kind whatsoever, by or with a governmental authority;



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the execution by each of the directors of Virginia Heritage of the support agreements concurrently with the execution of the merger agreement;



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the execution by each of the directors of Virginia Heritage of the non-competition agreements concurrently with the execution of the merger agreement;



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the payment by Virginia Heritage of the fees to be paid to Sandler O'Neill in connection with the merger;



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the receipt of all third party consents under any material agreement, contract, note, license, permit or other document by which the Virginia Heritage is bound or to which any of its properties is subject required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, except such consents which, individually or in the aggregate do not result in a material adverse effect; and



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Virginia Heritage providing Eagle with such certificates of its respective officers or others and such other documents to evidence fulfillment of the foregoing conditions and the mutual conditions described above.

Representations and Warranties

        The representations and warranties of the parties contained in the merger agreement have been made solely for the benefit of the other party to the merger agreement, and are not intended to, and do not, modify the statements and information about Eagle contained in its periodic reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, or the information contained in other documents filed by Eagle with the SEC or by Eagle, EagleBank and Virginia Heritage with their banking regulators, or otherwise. Representations and warranties in agreements such as the merger agreement are not intended as statements of fact, but rather are negotiated provisions which allocate risks related to the subject matter of the statements between the parties to the merger agreement. Additionally, the representations and warranties are modified in the merger agreement by materiality standards and conditions, and clarifications, exclusions and exceptions set forth on schedules and exhibits which are not included as part of this proxy statement/prospectus. Such representations and warranties have not been modified to reflect any changes that may have occurred since the date of the merger agreement. As such, readers should not place reliance on the representations and warranties as accurate statements of the current condition of any party to the merger agreement, or its subsidiaries, operations, assets or liabilities.

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        The merger agreement contains a number of representations and warranties made by the parties as to, among other things: corporate existence; good standing and qualification to conduct business; due and valid authorization, execution and delivery of the merger agreement; capitalization; governmental authorization; the absence of any conflict of the merger agreement with organizational documents and the absence of any violation of material agreements, laws or regulations as a result of the completion of the merger; the absence of undisclosed material liabilities; financial statements; the absence of material adverse changes since January 1, 2014; compliance with laws and court orders; loan portfolio, reserves and other loan matters and litigation and tax matters.

        Certain of the representations and warranties are qualified as to "materiality," "material adverse effect" or "material adverse change." For purposes of the merger agreement, the following factors will not be considered in determining whether a material adverse effect or change has occurred:

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changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements or published interpretations thereof, except to the extent the effects of any such change are disproportionately adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or business of a party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its subsidiaries operate;



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changes in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability or interpretations thereof by governmental authorities, except to the extent the effects of any such change are disproportionately adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or business of a party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its subsidiaries operate;



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changes in global, national or regional political or social conditions or general economic or market conditions affecting other companies in the industries in which a party and its subsidiaries operate, except to the extent the effects of any such change are disproportionately adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or business of a party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its subsidiaries operate;



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failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections, but not including any underlying causes thereof unless separately excluded hereunder, or changes in the trading price or trading volume of a party's common stock, in and of itself, but not including any underlying causes thereof (unless excluded in the merger agreement);



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any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism, except to the extent the effects of such outbreak or escalation are disproportionately adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or business of a party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its subsidiaries operate; and



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actions or omissions taken with the prior written consent of the other party hereto or expressly required by the merger agreement.

        The representations and warranties in the merger agreement do not survive after the effective time of the merger or the termination of the merger agreement.

Conduct of Business Pending the Effective Time

        Conduct of Business of Virginia Heritage.    Until the effective time of the merger, and except as expressly permitted by the merger agreement, as required by applicable law or as consented to by Eagle, Virginia Heritage shall:

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use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and advantageous business relationships with customers, suppliers, governmental authorities and others having business dealings with it;



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take no action which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay (i) the receipt of any approvals of any governmental authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; (ii) the status of the transactions contemplated hereby as a reorganization for purposes of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; or (iii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;



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comply in all material respects with all statutes, laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, orders, decrees, consent agreements, examination reports and other federal, state and local governmental or regulatory directives applicable to Virginia Heritage and the conduct of its business;



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promptly following receipt, and prior to taking any action in respect thereof, advise Eagle of any request to repurchase or reacquire any loan originated by Virginia Heritage for the purposes of sale in the ordinary course of business of the company's mortgage origination/brokerage business, or to make any payment in respect of any such loan, or to indemnify any person in respect of an such loan; and



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cooperate fully with Eagle to make Virginia Heritage employees available at reasonable times for training and/or transition and systems conversions planning prior to closing of the merger, provided that such cooperation does not materially interfere with their duties with the Virginia Heritage.

        Virginia Heritage Forbearances.    Until the effective time of the merger, and except as expressly permitted by the merger agreement, as required by applicable law or as consented to by Eagle, Virginia Heritage shall not:

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other than shares of Virginia Heritage common stock issuable upon exercise of Virginia Heritage options outstanding on the date of the merger agreement, (i) issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or dispose of or encumber or pledge, or authorize or propose the creation of, any additional shares of its stock; or (ii) issue or grant, or extend or modify the terms of any warrants, options, rights, convertible securities and other arrangements or commitments to acquire Virginia Heritage Stock;



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make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend on or in respect of, or declare or make any distribution on any shares of its stock (other than dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock), whether payable in cash, Virginia Heritage stock or other property, or (ii) directly or indirectly adjust, split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its stock (other than repurchases of common shares in the ordinary course of business to satisfy obligations under the Virginia Heritage's benefit plans);



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sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of or discontinue any of its assets, deposits, businesses or properties, except for sales, transfers, mortgages, encumbrances or other dispositions or discontinuances in the ordinary course of business in a transaction that, together with other such transactions, is not material to it, or enter into any new contract (other than loans) calling for payments in excess of $250,000 over the term of the contract or in any year (or any amount in respect of a lease of real property), or pursuant to which Virginia Heritage may originate, sell or assign loans originated for purposes of sale;



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acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions of control in a fiduciary or similar capacity or in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good faith, in each case in the ordinary course of business) all or any portion of the assets, business, deposits or properties of, or ownership interests in, any other entity;

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merge into any other person or permit any other person to merge into it, or consolidate with any other person;



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open, close or relocate any office, branch or banking facility, or acquire, establish or divest any banking or nonbanking facility, or file an application with any federal or other regulatory agency with respect to any of the foregoing;



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issue any new or replacement certificate for any shares of Virginia Heritage common stock purported to have been lost stolen or destroyed, except upon receipt of appropriate affidavits of loss and purchase by the shareholder of an indemnity bond from a third party insurer regularly engaged in the issuance of such bonds;



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take, cause or permit the occurrence of any change or event which would render any of its representations and warranties contained herein untrue in any material respect;



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except (i) as required under the terms of any of Virginia Heritage's benefit plans, (ii) for the payment, immediately prior to closing, of pro rata cash bonuses to employees of Virginia Heritage based on accrual rates established based on past practice, or (iii) in the ordinary course of business, (a) materially increase in any manner the compensation or benefits of any of the directors, officers or employees of the Company, (b) become a party to, establish, materially amend, commence participation in or terminate any stock option plan or other stock-based compensation plan, severance, termination, change in control, pension, retirement, profit-sharing, or other material employee benefit plan or agreement, or (c) accelerate the vesting of or lapsing of restrictions with respect to any stock-based compensation or other long-term incentive compensation under any of Virginia Heritage's benefit plans;



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take, or willfully omit to take, any action that would reasonably be expected to result in certain of the conditions to the Merger not being satisfied;



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incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of business;



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enter into any new line of business, or change its lending, investment, asset/liability, management, risk management, deposit pricing, or other material banking or operating policies and procedures in any material manner;



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adopt, enter into or amend any employment, consulting, change in control, severance or other compensatory agreement, arrangement or policy with or with respect to any officer, employee or director;



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foreclose upon or take a deed or title to any commercial real estate or residential real estate without first conducting a Phase I environmental inspection of the property and confirming that such Phase I does not indicate the presence of any environmental contaminant, pollutant, petroleum product, toxic or hazardous waste or similar or like substance;



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agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of the board of directors of Virginia Heritage in support of, any of the foregoing prohibited actions.

        Eagle Forbearances.    Until the effective time of the merger, and except as expressly permitted by the merger agreement, as required by applicable law or as consented to by Eagle shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to:

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amend the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Eagle or similar governing documents of any of its subsidiaries in a manner that would adversely affect Virginia Heritage, the stockholders of Virginia Heritage or the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;



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take, or willfully omit to take, any action that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the merger not being satisfied;



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take any action that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay (i) the ability of Eagle or EagleBank to obtain any necessary approvals of any governmental authority required for the transactions contemplated or to perform its covenants and agreements under the merger agreement; (ii) the status of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement as a reorganization for purposes of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; or (iii) to consummate the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; or



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agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of the board of directors of Eagle or EagleBank in support of, any of the foregoing prohibited actions.

        Nonsolicitation of Acquisition Proposals.    Virginia Heritage has also agreed that it will not, and that its directors, officers, employees, advisers and agents will not, except as expressly permitted by the merger agreement, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage any "acquisition proposal," as defined below, (ii) enter into, or otherwise participate in any discussions (except to notify such person of the existence of the prohibitions regarding acquisition proposals) or negotiations regarding any acquisition proposal, (iii) furnish to any person any information concerning Virginia Heritage, or any access to the properties, books and records of Virginia Heritage in connection with any acquisition proposal, or (iv) propose, agree or publicly announce an intention to take any of the foregoing actions or any other action which would reasonably be expected to lead to an acquisition proposal.

        Notwithstanding the above restrictions on solicitations of acquisition proposals, if at any time after the date of the merger agreement and prior to obtaining the Virginia Heritage shareholder approval necessary to approve the merger, if Virginia Heritage or any of its directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents receives a written acquisition proposal, Virginia Heritage, the Virginia Heritage board of directors and their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers and agents may engage in negotiations and discussions with, and furnish any information and other access to (so long as all such information and access has previously been made available to Eagle or is made available to Eagle prior to or concurrently with the time such information is made available to such person) any person making such acquisition proposal and its directors, officers, employees, advisers or agent if, and only if, the Virginia Heritage board determines in good faith, after consultation with Virginia Heritage's outside legal and financial advisors, and based on such advice and information provided in such consultations that (i) such acquisition proposal is or is reasonably capable of becoming a "superior proposal," as defined below and (ii) the failure of the Virginia Heritage board of directors to furnish such information or access or enter into such discussions or negotiations would reasonably be expected to violate its fiduciary duties to the shareholders of Virginia Heritage under applicable law; provided that prior to furnishing any material nonpublic information, Virginia Heritage shall have received from the person making such acquisition proposal an executed confidentiality agreement with appropriate terms.

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acquisition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, of (i) any assets or businesses of the Virginia Heritage that constitute 25% or more of the Virginia Heritage's consolidated assets or (ii) beneficial ownership (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the total outstanding voting securities of Virginia Heritage pursuant to a merger, consolidation or other business combination, sale of shares of capital stock, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction.

        A "superior acquisition proposal" is any bona fide written acquisition proposal on terms which the Virginia Heritage board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with Virginia Heritage's outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, and taking into account all the legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such acquisition proposal, would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable to the holders of Virginia Heritage common stock from a financial point of view than the terms of the merger agreement (in each case, taking into account any revisions to the merger agreement made or proposed by Eagle); provided that for purposes of the definition of "superior proposal," the references to "25%" in the definition of acquisition proposal shall be deemed to be references to "50%."

        Virginia Heritage will promptly, and in any event within 24 hours (i) notify Eagle in writing of the receipt of an acquisition proposal and (ii) communicate the material terms of such acquisition proposal to Eagle. Virginia Heritage is required to keep Eagle reasonably apprised of the status of and other matters relating to any such acquisition proposal on a timely basis.

        Virginia Heritage agreed that neither it nor its board of directors will (i)(a) withdraw, modify or qualify, or publicly propose to withdraw, modify or qualify, in a manner adverse to Eagle, the board of directors' recommendation to shareholders of Virginia Heritage common stock to vote for approval of the merger agreement or (b) approve or recommend, or publicly propose to approve or recommend, to the shareholders of the Virginia Heritage any acquisition proposal or (ii) authorize, approve, recommend or declare advisable, or propose to adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable, or allow Virginia Heritage or any of its subsidiaries to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, securities purchase agreement, share exchange agreement, or similar agreement with respect to, or that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any acquisition proposal.

        Notwithstanding the above restrictions on the recommendations on Virginia Heritage and its board of directors, at any time prior to obtaining the Virginia Heritage shareholder approval necessary to approve the merger agreement, the Virginia Heritage board of directors may change its recommendation that the shareholders of Virginia Heritage common stock vote for approval of the merger agreement or terminate the merger agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, if (i) the Virginia Heritage board of directors receives a written acquisition proposal from any person that is not withdrawn and (ii) the Virginia Heritage board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such acquisition proposal constitutes a superior proposal; provided that:

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the Virginia Heritage board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure of the Virginia Heritage board of directors to take such action would reasonably be expected to be violate its fiduciary duties to the shareholders of Virginia Heritage under applicable law; and



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with respect to a superior proposal (i) Virginia Heritage provides Eagle prior written notice at least five business days prior to taking such action, which notice shall state that the Virginia Heritage board of directors has received a superior proposal and, absent any revision to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, the Virginia Heritage board of directors has resolved to effect a change of recommendation or to terminate the merger agreement, as applicable, which notice shall specify the basis for such change of recommendation or termination, including the material terms of the superior proposal; (ii) during such five business day period, Virginia Heritage negotiates in good faith with Eagle (to the extent that Eagle wishes to negotiate) to enable Eagle to

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make an offer that is at least as favorable to the shareholders of Virginia Heritage so that such acquisition proposal would cease to constitute a superior proposal; and (iii) at the end of such five business day period (or such earlier time that Eagle advises Virginia Heritage that it no longer wishes to negotiate to amend the merger agreement), the Virginia Heritage board of directors, after taking into account any modifications to the terms of the merger agreement agreed to by Eagle and EagleBank after receipt of such notice, continues to believe that such acquisition proposal constitutes a superior proposal.

        Any amendment to the financial or other material terms of the acquisition proposal giving rise to a notice of superior proposal from Virginia Heritage shall constitute a new acquisition proposal giving rise to a new five business day response period for Eagle.

        Other Covenants by Virginia Heritage.    In addition to the covenants set forth above, Virginia Heritage has agreed that it will, among other things:

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use its reasonable best efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;



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as reasonably practicable after the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part becomes effective, establish a record date for, give notice of and hold a special meeting of its shareholders to consider and vote upon the approval of the merger agreement and any other matters required to be approved by the Virginia Heritage's shareholders for consummation of the merger and other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;



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except as otherwise permitted by the merger agreement with respect to a superior acquisition proposal, (i) recommend to the Virginia Heritage shareholders the approval of the merger agreement, (ii) include such recommendation in this proxy statement/prospectus, and (iii) subject to the fiduciary duties of the Virginia Heritage board of directors, use reasonable best efforts to obtain from its shareholders a vote approving the merger agreement;



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furnish such information relating to it and its directors, officers and shareholders and Virginia Heritage's business and operations as may be reasonably required to comply with SEC rules and regulations or SEC staff comments in connection the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part, and cooperate fully with Eagle and Eagle's counsel and accountants in requesting and obtaining appropriate opinions, consents, analyses and letters from its financial advisor and independent auditor in connection with this proxy statement/prospectus;



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use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof;



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cooperate and use its reasonable best efforts to prepare, submit, file, update and publish (as applicable) all applications, notifications, reports or other documentation to obtain all permits, consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations of all third parties and governmental authorities necessary to consummate the merger and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;



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consult with Eagle before issuing any press release with respect to the merger or any transaction contemplated by the merger agreement, and not issue any such press release or make any such public statements without the prior consent of Eagle;



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afford Eagle's officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the effective time of the merger, to the books, records, properties and contracts of Virginia Heritage and, during such period, Virginia Heritage shall make available to Eagle copies of certain reports and other

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documents filed pursuant to the requirements of federal or state banking or securities laws and all other information concerning the business, properties and personnel of Virginia Heritage as Eagle may reasonably request;

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not purchase or sell on NASDAQ, or submit a bid to purchase or an offer to sell on NASDAQ, directly or indirectly, any shares of Eagle common stock or any options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Eagle common stock during price determination period, subject to certain exceptions; and



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promptly notify Eagle of any fact, event or circumstance known to it that (i) is reasonably likely, individually or taken together with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, to result in any material adverse effect with respect to it or (ii) would cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in the merger agreement.

        Eagle Covenants.    Eagle and/or EagleBank have agreed that they will, among other things:

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use its reasonable best efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;



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promptly prepare and file with the SEC within fifty days of the date of the merger agreement, the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part, and provide Virginia Heritage and its legal, financial and accounting advisors the opportunity to review and provide comments on the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part a reasonable time prior to its filing, and consider in good faith all such comments;



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use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;



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cooperate and use its reasonable best efforts to prepare, submit, file, update and publish (as applicable) all applications, notifications, reports or other documentation to obtain all permits, consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations of all third parties and governmental authorities necessary to consummate the merger and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;



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consult with Virginia Heritage before issuing any press release with respect to the merger or any transaction contemplated by the merger agreement, and not issue any such press release or make any such public statements without the prior consent of Virginia Heritage;



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as promptly as practicable, file all documents, take all actions reasonably necessary and otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to list, as of the effective date of the merger, on NASDAQ the shares of Eagle common stock to be issued to the Virginia Heritage shareholders as part of the merger consideration for the merger;



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that to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the effective time of the merger, in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees of the Virginia Heritage or any persons who are or were serving at the request of Virginia Heritage as a director, officer, trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent of another entity, as provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Virginia Heritage or other indemnification agreements, will survive the merger and continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, and from and after the effective time of the merger, and through the sixth anniversary thereof, jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each such person against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of

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matters existing or occurring at or prior to the effective time of the merger (and Eagle and the EagleBank shall also advance expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, provided that if required by applicable law, the person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification);

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provide for a period of six years from the effective time of the merger directors' and officers' liability insurance and fiduciary insurance to reimburse the present and former officers and directors of Virginia Heritage (but Eagle will not be required to expend in the aggregate an amount in excess of 300% of the annual premiums currently paid by Virginia Heritage for such insurance, provided that in such event, Eagle shall obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for such period);



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(i) give those individuals who are employed by Virginia Heritage immediately prior to the closing of the merger and who continue to be employed by Eagle or EagleBank following such time (other than on a temporary or a transition basis of less than six months) full credit for purposes of eligibility, vesting, benefit accrual and determination of the level of benefits under any employee benefit plans or arrangements that such employees may be eligible to participate in after the closing of the merger for such person's service with Virginia Heritage to the same extent recognized by Virginia Heritage immediately prior to the merger closing; provided that the foregoing shall not result in the duplication of benefits for the same period of service; (ii) use its reasonable efforts to cause medical, dental or other health or benefit plans to (a) waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to such persons under any welfare benefit plans that such persons may be eligible to participate in after the merger closing (other than limitations or waiting periods that are already in effect with respect to such employees and that have not been satisfied as of the merger closing under any welfare plan maintained for such persons immediately prior to the merger closing), and (b) provide each such person with credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid in the plan year in which the merger occurs in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under any welfare plans in which such persons are eligible to participate after the merger closing; (iii) for a period of six months following the merger closing, provide to such persons base compensation and incentive compensation opportunities no less favorable than those provided to such persons by Virginia Heritage immediately prior to the merger closing and benefits that are not materially less favorable in the aggregate than the benefits provided by Virginia Heritage to such persons pursuant to Virginia Heritage's benefit plans immediately prior to the effective time of the merger; (iv) with respect to each such person (other than those persons having an employment agreement or understanding with Virginia Heritage pursuant to which a severance, termination, change in control or similar payment will be or has been paid in connection with such person's termination) who is involuntarily terminated by Eagle or any of its subsidiaries (other than for cause) on or within nine months of the effective date of the merger, provide a severance payment equal to two weeks of base pay (at the rate in effect on the termination date) for each year of service at Virginia Heritage (with proportional credit for partial years of service) with a minimum payment equal to four weeks of base pay and provide reasonable assistance in obtaining a new position for a period of four months from the date of termination; and (v) assume and honor the obligations of Virginia Heritage under all employment, severance, change in control, consulting, retirement and other compensation contracts, arrangements, commitments or understandings;



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not purchase or sell on NASDAQ, or submit a bid to purchase or an offer to sell on NASDAQ, directly or indirectly, any shares of Eagle common stock or any options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Eagle common stock during the price determination period, subject to certain exceptions; and

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promptly notify Virginia Heritage of any fact, event or circumstance known to it that (i) is reasonably likely, individually or taken together with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, to result in any material adverse effect with respect to it or (ii) would cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in the merger agreement.

        Covenants Regarding Registration Statement.    Each of Virginia Heritage, Eagle and EagleBank have agreed that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part will, at the time the registration statement and each amendment or supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (ii) the proxy statement and any amendment or supplement thereto shall, at the date(s) of mailing to shareholders and at the time of the special meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. Each of Virginia Heritage, Eagle and EagleBank have further agreed that if such party shall become aware, prior to the effective date of the registration statement, of any information furnished by such party that would cause any of the statements in the registration statement or the proxy statement to be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not false or misleading, to promptly inform the other parties thereof and to take the necessary steps to correct the registration statement or the proxy statement/prospectus.

Termination and Termination Payments

        Termination Events.    The merger agreement may be terminated, and the merger abandoned, at any time prior to the effectiveness of the merger, even after shareholder approval has been obtained at the Virginia Heritage special meeting, in the following circumstances:

(i)

by mutual consent of all parties;



(ii)

by Virginia Heritage, Eagle or EagleBank, if (a) any governmental authority that must grant a requisite regulatory approval has denied approval of the merger and such denial has become final and nonappealable (provided that no party shall have such right to terminate the merger agreement if such denial is due to the failure of such party to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of the merger agreement), or (b) any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final and nonappealable order, injunction or decree permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement (provided that the party seeking to terminate the merger agreement used its reasonable best efforts to contest, appeal and remove such order, decree or ruling);



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by Virginia Heritage or Eagle and EagleBank, if (a) the merger is not consummated on or before March 31, 2015 (unless the failure of the closing of the merger to occur by such date shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate the merger agreement to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of such party set forth in the merger agreement), or (b) the special meeting of Virginia Heritage (including any adjournment or postponements thereof) concludes and the shareholder approval necessary to approve the merger has not been obtained;



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by Virginia Heritage:



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Eagle or EagleBank within thirty calendar days following receipt of written notice of such breach or failure to perform from Virginia Heritage (provided that Virginia Heritage is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in the merger agreement);

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in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a transaction that the Virginia Heritage board of directors has determined constitutes a superior proposal, if prior to the receipt of the shareholder approval necessary to approve the merger (a) Virginia Heritage complies with its covenants regarding the procedures for superior proposals with respect to such superior proposal, and (b) the Virginia Heritage pays Eagle the termination fee within the applicable time period, discussed in more detail below;



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at any time during the five-day period commencing with the date which is the seventh calendar day immediately prior to the closing date of the merger (or if such calendar day is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding such calendar day), if both of the following conditions are satisfied and subject Eagle's right to increase the consideration and negate Virginia Heritage's termination of the merger agreement described below: (a) the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the average of the last reported sale prices per share of Eagle common stock as reported on NASDAQ for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding such seventh calendar day (or if such seventh day is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding such seventh day) by (2) $32.92, is less than 0.80; and (b) and such quotient is less than the number, or the "index ratio," obtained by (aa) dividing the average of the NASDAQ Bank Index prices for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding such seventh day (or if such seventh day is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding such seventh day) by 2,587.06, and (bb) subtracting 0.20 from the quotient; provided, however, that Eagle will have the right but not the obligation, during the five-day period commencing with its receipt of notice of termination from Virginia Heritage, to increase the consideration to be received by the holders of Virginia Heritage common stock hereunder, by adjusting the exchange ratio to equal the lesser of (I) a number obtained by dividing (x) the product of $32.92 (as adjusted to account for any change in the outstanding shares Eagle common stock, including any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend), 0.80 and the exchange ratio by (y) the average of the last reported sale prices per share of Eagle common stock as reported on NASDAQ for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding such seventh calendar day (or if such calendar day is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding such calendar day), and (II) a number obtained by dividing (x) the product of the index ratio and the exchange ratio (as then in effect) by (y) the number obtained by dividing (1) the average of the NASDAQ Bank Index prices for the ten consecutive trading days ending on the trading day prior to such seventh calendar day (or if such calendar day is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding such calendar day) by (2) 2,587.06; or



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from Eagle (provided that Eagle is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in the merger agreement);

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the Virginia Heritage board of directors (a) effects a change of recommendation with respect to its recommendation that the shareholders approve the merger agreement or (b) fails to include its recommendation that the shareholders approve the merger agreement in this proxy statement;



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the Virginia Heritage shareholder approval necessary to approve the merger is not obtained at the special meeting if Virginia Heritage or its representatives breached certain of Virginia Heritage's convents regarding nonsolicitation of acquisition proposals or procedures relating to superior proposals and Virginia Heritage has, subsequent to the breach but prior to the special meeting, received an acquisition proposal, or which but for such breach would have been an acquisition proposal; or



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communications and discussions with respect to an acquisition proposal permitted under the merger agreement extend until the earlier of (a) 45 days from the date on which Virginia Heritage provided notice of such acquisition proposal to Eagle; and (b) March 30, 2015, and Virginia Heritage has not (1) rejected such acquisition proposal, and (2) advised Eagle orally and in writing of such rejection, by noon on such earlier date.

        Effect of Termination.    In the event of termination of the merger agreement by either Eagle, EagleBank or Virginia Heritage, then the merger agreement becomes void and have no effect and there will be no liability on the part of either Eagle, EagleBank, Virginia Heritage any of their subsidiaries or any their respective officers or directors, except that:

(i)

certain provisions regarding the public statements, confidential information, effect of termination, payment of expenses survive any such termination; and



(ii)

termination will not relieve or release Eagle or Virginia Heritage from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful breach of any provision of the merger agreement.

        Termination Expenses.    In the event that the merger agreement is terminated:

(i)

by Virginia Heritage under the termination event described in the second bullet-point under item (iv) under "—Termination Events;"



(ii)

by Eagle under the termination event described in the second, third or fourth bullet-point under item (v) under "—Termination Events;" or



(iii)

(a) by (1) Eagle or Virginia Heritage under a termination event described in item (iii) (in the case of item (iii)(a), only if at such time Virginia Heritage has failed to hold the special meeting and Eagle is not in breach of its obligations regarding certain regulatory filings) or (2) Eagle under the termination event described in the first bullet-point under item (v) under "—Termination Events", and (b) a bona fide acquisition proposal (or a bona fide proposal which would be an acquisition proposal but for any breach of the provisions relating to no solicitations of acquisition proposals) is publicly disclosed and not withdrawn prior to the special meeting (in the case of termination under the termination event described in item (iii)(b) under "—Termination Events"), prior to the termination date (in the case of termination under the termination event described in item (iii)(a) under "—Termination Events"), or prior to the breach giving rise to the right of termination (in the case of termination under the termination event described in the first bullet-point under item (v) under "—Termination Events"), and (c) within nine (9) months of the termination of the merger agreement Virginia Heritage enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or consummates the transactions contemplated by, any acquisition proposal(or a bona fide proposal which would be an acquisition proposal but for any breach of the provisions relating to no solicitations of acquisition proposals);

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then Virginia Heritage shall pay Eagle a fee, in immediately available funds, in the amount of $7.25 million (A) at the time of such termination, in the case of a termination described in item (i) above, (B) not later than two (2) business days following such termination, in the case of a termination described in item (ii) above, or (C) at the time of entry into the agreement related to the transaction contemplated by the acquisition proposal described in item (iii)(c) above. For the purposes of item (iii) above, the references to "25%" in the definition of "acquisition proposal" shall be deemed to be references to "50%."

Amendment and Waiver

        Any of the terms and conditions of the merger agreement may be amended by the parties in writing, at any time before or after approval of the merger agreement by the Virginia Heritage shareholders, except that no amendment which by law requires further approval by the Virginia Heritage shareholders after approval by the shareholders of Virginia Heritage, unless such amendment is subject to the approval of Virginia Heritage's shareholders and such approval is obtained. The parties, by action in writing, taken or authorized by their respective boards of directors, may, to the extent legally allowed (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in the merger agreement, at any time.

Appraisal Rights

        Virginia Heritage shareholders are not entitled to exercise dissenters' or appraisal rights with respect to the merger.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

        The following unaudited pro forma combined financial information and explanatory notes present how the combined financial statements of Eagle and Virginia Heritage may have appeared had the businesses actually been combined as of the dates indicated. We provide an unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet at June 30, 2014, based upon an assumed exchange ratio of 0.6531. The actual exchange ratio may be higher or lower than 0.6531. We also provide unaudited pro forma combined income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013 based on the assumed exchange ratio. The unaudited pro forma combined income statement for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the unaudited pro forma combined income statement for the six months ended June 30, 2014 give effect to the merger as if the merger had been completed on January 1, 2013.

        The unaudited pro forma combined financial information shows the impact of the merger on the combined financial position and the results of operations of Eagle and Virginia Heritage under the acquisition method of accounting with Eagle treated as the acquirer. Under this method of accounting, Eagle will record the assets and liabilities of Virginia Heritage at their estimated fair values as of the date the merger is completed.

        The unaudited pro forma combined financial information has been derived from and should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes of both Eagle and Virginia Heritage that are included or incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus. See "Where You Can Find More Information" at page 135.

        The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not indicate the financial results of the combined company had the companies actually been combined at the beginning of the periods presented and had the impact of possible revenue enhancements and expense efficiencies, among other factors, been considered. In addition, as explained in more detail in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial information, the allocation of the purchase price reflected in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information is subject to adjustment and will vary from the actual purchase price allocation that will be recorded upon completion of the merger based upon changes in the balance sheets, including fair value estimates.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED INCOME STATEMENT
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED INCOME STATEMENT
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Note 1. Basis of Presentation:

        The merger will be accounted for as an acquisition by Eagle of Virginia Heritage using the acquisition accounting method under ASC 805 and, accordingly, the assets and liabilities of Virginia Heritage will be recorded at their respective fair values on the date the merger is completed.

        The merger will be effected by the issuance of a combination of shares of Eagle common stock, $0.01 par value, and cash to Virginia Heritage shareholders. Each share of Virginia Heritage common stock will be exchanged for a number of shares of Eagle common stock and cash per share, determined in accordance with Section 3.01 of the merger agreement. This pro forma analysis uses an assumed exchange ratio of 0.6531 shares, resulting in a $21.50 value per Eagle common stock for each Virginia Heritage share and $7.50 cash consideration per Virginia Heritage share. Based on these assumptions, the aggregate purchase price of Virginia Heritage's common stock is $174.6 million, excluding options. The final exchange ratio could be higher or lower than 0.6531, depending upon the average closing price of Eagle common stock during the 20 trading days ending on the fifth trading day prior to closing. For the purposes of these unaudited pro forma combined financial statements the shares of Eagle common stock issued in connection with the merger are assumed to have a value equal to $32.92 per share, the closing price as of June 6, 2014, the last trading day before announcement of the merger.

        The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements include estimated adjustments to record assets and liabilities of Virginia Heritage at their respective fair values. The pro forma adjustments included herein are subject to change as additional information becomes available and as additional analyses are performed. The final allocation of the purchase price will be determined after the merger is completed and additional analyses are performed to determine the fair values of Virginia Heritage's tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities as of the closing date the merger. Changes in the fair value of the net assets of Virginia Heritage as of the closing date of the merger will likely change the amount of purchase price allocable to goodwill. The further refinement of transaction costs, changes in Virginia Heritage's shareholders' equity, including net income, asset valuations and other items identified in the merger agreement, between June 30, 2014 and the closing date of the merger will further impact the amount of the purchase price and any excess purchase price recorded, as compared to this pro forma analysis. Also impacting the final amounts will be changes to the stock price of Eagle, as noted above. The final adjustments may be materially different from the unaudited pro forma adjustments presented herein.

        The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet assumes that the merger occurred on June 30, 2014. The unaudited pro forma combined income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 assume the transaction occurred at the beginning of each period.

        The unaudited pro forma combined information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or the combined financial position that would have resulted had the merger been completed at the beginning of the applicable periods presented, nor is it necessarily indicative of the results of operations in future periods or the future financial position of the combined company.

Note 2. Adjustments to Equity:

        The unaudited pro forma combined financial information reflects the issuance of 3,931,859 shares of Eagle common stock. The table below provides the calculation of the number of shares issued:

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        The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements include adjustments to shareholders' equity for the elimination of Virginia Heritage's common stock of $24.1 million accumulated other comprehensive loss of $1.6 million and the elimination of Virginia Heritage's retained earnings of $24.0 million. All of these amounts have been reclassified into additional paid in capital.

        In accordance with ASC 805-30-30-9 a value of $8.3 million is being attributed to the outstanding Virginia Heritage stock options to be assumed by Eagle upon consummation of the merger.

        The following table provides the calculation of the number of shares issued and pro forma adjustments to shareholders' equity.

Note 3. Acquisition Accounting Adjustments:

        The acquisition accounting adjustments included in the pro forma balance sheet include the following.

        The adjustments recorded for these assets and liabilities on the closing date of the merger could vary significantly from the pro forma adjustments included herein depending on changes in interest rates and the components of the assets and liabilities, including credit quality. Virginia Heritage had no previous unamortized purchase or acquisition adjustments.

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        The table below identifies all pro forma adjustments as well as the unidentified intangible recorded as Goodwill.

Note 4. Direct Transaction Costs:

        The plan to integrate Eagle and Virginia Heritage is still being developed. Over the next several months, the specific plan will continue to be refined. Work is currently in process to assess personnel, benefit plans, premises, equipment, computer systems, and service contracts to determine where redundancies can be eliminated and integration benefits can be achieved. Certain decisions arising from these assessments may involve involuntary terminations, changing information systems, canceling contracts and disposition or accelerated write-offs of assets. Eagle and Virginia Heritage expect to incur merger related expenses including system conversion costs, employee retention and severance agreements, communications to customers and others. To the extent these are costs associated with these actions, the costs will be recorded based on the nature and timing of these actions. Most acquisition and restructuring

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costs are recognized separately and generally expensed as incurred. We estimate the pre-tax merger related costs to be approximately 5.0% of the purchase price, or $9.1 million, and expect these costs to be incurred in 2014. These estimated costs are not included in the accompanying unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.

Note 5. Subordinated Debt:

        The pro forma presentation at June 30, 2014 assumes the issuance of $70.0 million of subordinated debt bearing interest at a rate of 5.75%. The subordinated debt is intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes to the fullest extent permitted. The pro forma combined balance sheet does not reflect expenses of issuance of the subordinated debt of approximately $1.1 million. The pro forma combined income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013 do not reflect interest expense on the subordinated debt for the periods shown.

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INFORMATION ABOUT EAGLE

        Organized in 1997, Eagle is the registered bank holding company for EagleBank, a Maryland chartered commercial bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and which commenced operations in July 1998. Eagle is a growth oriented institution, offering a broad range of commercial banking services to its business and professional clients as well as full service consumer banking services to individuals living and/or working primarily in its service area. EagleBank was organized as an alternative to the super-regional financial institutions which dominate its market area. EagleBank's philosophy is to provide superior, personalized service to its customers. EagleBank focuses on relationship banking, providing each customer with a number of services, becoming familiar with and addressing the customer's needs in a proactive personalized fashion. EagleBank currently We currently operates from 18 branch offices, seven in Montgomery County, Maryland, five in the District of Columbia, and six offices in Northern Virginia.

        Eagle emphasizes providing commercial banking services to sole proprietors, small- and medium-sized businesses, partnerships, corporations, non-profit organizations and associations, and investors living and working in and near EagleBank's primary service area. A full range of retail banking services are offered to accommodate the individual needs of both business customers as well as the community Eagle serves. EagleBank has developed significant expertise and commitment as a Small Business Administration, or SBA, lender, has been designated a Preferred Lender by the SBA, and is one of the largest community bank SBA lenders in the Washington metropolitan area.

        Eagle's common stock is listed for trading on NASDAQ under the symbol "EGBN." As of June 30, 2014 there were 25,985,659 shares of Eagle common stock outstanding.

        At June 30, 2014, Eagle had total assets of $3.91 billion, net loans of approximately $3.24 billion, total deposits of approximately $3.37 billion, total shareholders' equity of approximately $426.8 million, and total common shareholders' equity of approximately $370.2 million. At June 30, 2014, its nonperforming assets (consisting of nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 or more days, restructured loans and other real estate owned) were approximately $31.3 million, or 0.80% of total assets. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, Eagle had earnings of $0.48 and $0.95 per diluted common share, respectively. Excluding the effect of the merger related expenses, adjusted earnings were approximately $13.4 million and $25.7 million, respectively, for the three and six month periods, or $0.50 and $0.97 per diluted common share.

Description of Eagle's Capital Stock

        Eagle's authorized capital consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.01 par value, the terms of which may be established by the Board of Directors without shareholder action. As of June 30, 2014, there were 25,985,659 shares of common stock outstanding and 56,600 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, issued pursuant to the SBLF, outstanding. There was also an outstanding warrant to purchase 423,977 shares of common stock, as well as options with respect to approximately 496,919 shares of common stock under Eagle's equity compensation plans, of which 394,931 were exercisable. An aggregate of approximately 399,136 shares of common stock are subject to issuance pursuant to future awards under Eagle's 2006 Stock Plan. At March 20, 2014, there were approximately 806 registered holders of Eagle common stock.

        Common Stock.    Holders of common stock are entitled to cast one vote for each share held of record, to receive such dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of legally available funds, and, subject to the rights of any class of stock having preference to the common stock, to share ratably in any distribution of our assets after payment of all debts and other liabilities, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Shareholders do not have cumulative voting rights or preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for additional shares, and the common stock is not subject to conversion or redemption.

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        Our ability to pay dividends is limited by the provisions of our articles of incorporation related to the Series B Preferred Stock and Federal and state law and regulation. Regulations of the Federal Reserve Board and Maryland law place limits on the amount of dividends EagleBank may pay without prior approval. Prior regulatory approval is required to pay dividends which exceed EagleBank's net profits for the current year plus its retained net profits for the preceding two calendar years, less required transfers to surplus. Under Maryland law, dividends may only be paid out of retained earnings. State and federal bank regulatory agencies also have authority to prohibit a bank from paying dividends if such payment is deemed to be an unsafe or unsound practice, and the Federal Reserve Board has the same authority over bank holding companies. At June 30, 2014, EagleBank could pay dividends to Eagle to the extent of its earnings so long as it maintained required capital ratios.

        The Federal Reserve Board has established guidelines with respect to the maintenance of appropriate levels of capital by registered bank holding companies. Compliance with such standards, as presently in effect, or as they may be amended from time to time, could possibly limit the amount of dividends that Eagle may pay in the future. In 1985, the Federal Reserve Board issued a policy statement on the payment of cash dividends by bank holding companies. In the statement, the Federal Reserve Board expressed its view that a holding company experiencing earnings weaknesses should not pay cash dividends exceeding its net income, or which could only be funded in ways that weaken the holding company's financial health, such as by borrowing. As a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, EagleBank may not pay dividends or distribute any of its capital assets while it remains in default on any assessment due the FDIC. The Bank currently is not in default under any of its obligations to the FDIC. Refer to above discussion on conditions precedent to resuming the payment of the cash common stock dividend.

        Eagle's ability to pay dividends on the common stock is also restricted by the provisions of the Series B Preferred Stock. Under the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, no repurchases may be effected, and no dividends may be declared or paid on preferred shares ranking pari passu with the Series B Preferred Stock, junior preferred shares, or other junior securities (including the common stock) during the current quarter and for the next three quarters following the failure to declare and pay dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock, except that, in any such quarter in which the dividend is paid, dividend payments on shares ranking pari passu may be paid to the extent necessary to avoid any resulting material covenant breach. As of the date hereof, Eagle has not failed to declare and pay in a timely manner any dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock.

        Under the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, Eagle may only declare and pay a dividend on the common stock or other stock junior to the Series B Preferred Stock, or repurchase shares of any such class or series of stock, if, after payment of such dividend, the dollar amount of Eagle's Tier 1 Capital would be at least equal to the Tier 1 Dividend Threshold. The Tier 1 Dividend Threshold is subject to reduction, beginning on the second anniversary of issuance and ending on the tenth anniversary, by 10% for each one percent increase in qualified small business lending over the baseline level.

        Restrictions on Ownership.    The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, or BHC Act, generally would prohibit any company that is not engaged in banking activities and activities that are permissible for a bank holding company or a financial holding company from acquiring control of Eagle. Control is generally defined as ownership of 25% or more of the voting stock or other exercise of a controlling influence. Under the BHC Act, any existing bank holding company would require the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board, before acquiring 5% or more of the voting stock of Eagle. In addition, the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended, or CBC Act, prohibits a person or group of persons from acquiring "control" of a bank holding company unless the Federal Reserve Board has been notified and has not objected to the transaction. Under a rebuttable presumption established by the Federal Reserve Board, the acquisition of 10% or more of a class of voting stock of a bank holding company with a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such

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as Eagle, would, under the circumstances set forth in the presumption, constitute acquisition of control of the bank holding company.

        Transfer Agent.    The Transfer Agent for the common stock is Computershare Shareholder Services, 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021.

        Preferred Stock.    Eagle's board of directors may, from time to time, by action of a majority, authorize the issuance of shares of the authorized, undesignated preferred stock, in one or more classes or series. In connection with any such issuance, Eagle's board may by resolution determine the designation, voting rights, preferences as to dividends, in liquidation or otherwise, participation, redemption, sinking fund, conversion, dividend or other special rights or powers, and the limitations, qualifications and restrictions, of such shares of preferred stock.

        Eagle currently has outstanding 56,600 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, all of which were issued to the Treasury under the SBLF on July 14, 2011. The Series B Preferred Stock has a liquidation amount of $1,000 per share, which would be paid to the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Eagle, prior to any payment to the holders of common stock or any other security ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock is entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends on a quarterly basis. The dividend rate for the first ten dividend periods was one percent (1%). For the eleventh dividend period through four and one half years after issuance, the dividend rate will be one percent (1%). After four and one half years from issuance, the dividend rate will increase to nine percent (9%).

        The Series B Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time at Eagle's option, at a redemption price of 100% of the liquidation amount plus accrued but unpaid dividends to the date of redemption for the current period, subject to the approval of its federal banking regulator.

        The Series B Preferred Stock is non-voting, except in limited circumstances. In the event that Eagle misses five dividend payments, whether or not consecutive, the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right, but not the obligation, to appoint a representative as an observer on Eagle's board of directors. In the event that Eagle misses six dividend payments, whether or not consecutive, and if the then outstanding aggregate liquidation amount of the Series B Preferred Stock is at least $25,000,000, then the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right to designate two directors to Eagle's board of directors.

        The existence of shares of authorized undesignated preferred stock enables us to meet possible contingencies or opportunities in which the issuance of shares of preferred stock may be advisable, such as in the case of acquisition or financing transactions. Having shares of preferred stock available for issuance gives us flexibility in that it would allow us to avoid the expense and delay of calling a meeting of shareholders at the time the contingency or opportunity arises. Any issuance of preferred stock with voting rights or which is convertible into voting shares could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of common stock. The provisions of the Series B Preferred Stock restrict the payment of dividends on, or purchases of, the common stock, under certain circumstances.

        The existence of authorized shares of preferred stock could have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging hostile takeover attempts or of facilitating a negotiated acquisition. Such shares, which may be convertible into shares of common stock, could be issued to shareholders or to a third party in an attempt to frustrate or render a hostile acquisition more expensive.

Selected Provisions of Eagle's Articles of Incorporation and Maryland Law

        Consideration of Business Combinations.    Eagle's articles of incorporation provide that when the Eagle board of directors evaluates any actual or proposed business combination, it shall consider the following factors: the effect of the business combination on the corporation and its subsidiaries, and their respective shareholders, employees, customers and the communities which they serve; the timing of the

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proposed business combination; the risk that the proposed business combination will not be consummated; the reputation, management capability and performance history of the person proposing the business combination; the current market price of the corporation's capital stock; the relation of the price offered to the current value of the corporation in a freely negotiated transaction and in relation to the Eagle directors' estimate of the future value of the corporation and its subsidiaries as an independent entity or entities; tax consequences of the business combination to the corporation and its shareholders; and such other factors deemed by the directors to be relevant. In such considerations, Eagle's board of directors may consider all or some of such factors as a whole and may or may not assign relative weights to any of them. The foregoing is not intended as a definitive list of factors to be considered by Eagle's board of directors in the discharge of its fiduciary responsibility to the corporation and its shareholders, but rather to guide such consideration and to provide specific authority for the consideration by Eagle's board of directors of factors which are not purely economic in nature in light of the circumstances of the corporation and its subsidiaries at the time of such proposed business combination.

        Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation.    In general, Eagle's articles of incorporation may be amended upon the vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote, the standard vote required under Maryland law. Unless the proposed amendment adversely affects the rights of the Series B Preferred Stock, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock will not have the right to vote on any amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.

        Restrictions on Business Combinations with Interested Shareholders.    Section 3-602 of the Maryland General Corporation Law ("MGCL"), as in effect on the date hereof, imposes conditions and restrictions on certain "business combinations" (including, among other transactions, a merger, consolidation, share exchange, or, in certain circumstances, an asset transfer or issuance of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and any person who beneficially owns at least 10% of the corporation's stock (an "interested shareholder"). Unless approved in advance by the board of directors, or otherwise exempted by the statute, such a business combination is prohibited for a period of five years after the most recent date on which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder. After such five-year period, a business combination with an interested shareholder must be: (a) recommended by the corporation's board of directors, and (b) approved by the affirmative vote of at least (i) 80% of the corporation's outstanding shares entitled to vote and (ii) two-thirds of the outstanding shares entitled to vote which are not held by the interested shareholder with whom the business combination is to be effected, unless, among other things, the corporation's common shareholders receive a "fair price" (as defined by the statute) for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interested shareholder for his or her shares. Our Articles of Incorporation and bylaws do not include any provisions imposing any special approval requirements for a transaction with a major shareholder, and they do not opt out from the operation of Section 3-602.

        Control Share Acquisition Statute.    Under the MGCL's control share acquisition law, as in effect on the date hereof, voting rights of shares of stock of a Maryland corporation acquired by an acquiring person at ownership levels of 10%, 33¹/3% and 50% of the outstanding shares are denied unless conferred by a special shareholder vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares held by persons other than the acquiring person and officers and directors of the corporation or, among other exceptions, such acquisition of shares is made pursuant to a merger agreement with the corporation or the corporation's charter or bylaws permit the acquisition of such shares prior to the acquiring person's acquisition thereof. Unless a corporation's charter or bylaws provide otherwise, the statute permits such corporation to redeem the acquired shares at "fair value" if the voting rights are not approved or if the acquiring person does not deliver a "control share acquisition statement" to the corporation on or before the tenth day after the control share acquisition. The acquiring person may call a shareholder's meeting to consider authorizing voting rights for control shares subject to meeting disclosure obligations and payment of costs set out in the statute. If voting rights are approved for more than fifty percent of the outstanding stock, objecting shareholders may have their shares appraised and repurchased by the corporation for cash. Eagle's articles of incorporation and bylaws do not include any provisions restricting the voting ability of major shareholders, and do not opt out from the operation of the control share acquisition law.

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INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGINIA HERITAGE

General

        Virginia Heritage is a commercial bank incorporated in and chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Heritage is a member of the Federal Reserve System and its deposits are insured by the FDIC. Virginia Heritage opened for business on November 21, 2005 and its headquarters are located in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

        Virginia Heritage serves the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with an emphasis on Northern Virginia. Virginia Heritage's goal has been to deliver a customized and targeted mix of products and services that meet or exceed customer expectations. To accomplish this goal, Virginia Heritage has deployed a premium operating system that gives customers access to the most up-to-date banking technology.

        Virginia Heritage offers a full range of banking services through traditional and electronic delivery. Services include: free business and consumer checking, premium interest-bearing checking, business account analysis, savings, certificates of deposit and other depository services, as well as a broad array of commercial, real estate and consumer loans. Free internet account access is available for all personal and business accounts, free internet bill payment services are available on most accounts, and a robust online cash management system is available for business customers.

        At June 30, 2014, Virginia Heritage had total assets of approximately $955.7 million; gross loans of approximately $755.1 million, total deposits of approximately $776.1 million, total shareholders' equity of approximately $103.3 million, and total common shareholders' equity of approximately $88.0 million. At June 30, 2014, its nonperforming assets (consisting of nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructurings, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest and other real estate owned) were approximately $4.1 million or 0.43% of total assets. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, Virginia Heritage had net income of approximately $0.33 and $0.68 per diluted common share, respectively. Excluding the effect of the merger related expenses, adjusted earnings were approximately $2.5 million and $4.7 million, respectively, for the three and six month periods, or $0.40 and $0.75 per diluted common share.

Lending Activities

        Virginia Heritage's primary lending focus is real estate finance, as well as making loans to small businesses, professionals and other consumers in its local market area. Historically, commercial real estate loans have represented the largest segment of Virginia Heritage's loan portfolio. At June 30, 2014, approximately 49.48% of the total loan portfolio was composed of commercial real estate loans. Virginia Heritage's primary lending activities are principally directed to its defined market area in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with an emphasis on Northern Virginia.

        Virginia Heritage seeks to maintain a loan portfolio that is adequately diversified between commercial and consumer activities. Virginia Heritage feels this approach allows management to modify production goals and react to changing economic and pricing environments. Management feels this gives Virginia Heritage another competitive advantage over other community focused financial institutions in its market area.

Investments and Funding

        Virginia Heritage's goal is to provide adequate liquidity to meet depositor's withdrawals and to support its loan growth. In the event deposit growth does not fully support this goal, a combination of sales of investment securities, federal funds and other borrowed funds will be used to augment Virginia Heritage's funding position. In the event Virginia Heritage has excess liquidity, investments are used to generate a favorable return.

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        Virginia Heritage's investment policy, as established by the board of directors, is designed primarily to provide and maintain liquidity, to provide collateral for pledging requirements, to complement its interest rate risk strategy and to generate an acceptable return. The investment portfolio is actively managed and to date, has been classified as "available for sale." Under such a classification, investment instruments may be sold as deemed appropriate by management. On a quarterly basis, the investment portfolio is marked to market. Additionally, the investment portfolio is used to balance Virginia Heritage's asset and liability position. Virginia Heritage invests in fixed rate or floating rate instruments as necessary to reduce interest rate risk exposure.

Deposit Activities

        Deposits are the major source of funding for Virginia Heritage. Virginia Heritage offers a broad array of deposit products that include demand, NOW, money market and savings accounts as well as certificates of deposit. Virginia Heritage typically pays a competitive rate on interest-bearing deposits. As a relationship oriented organization, Virginia Heritage seeks generally to obtain deposit relationships with its loan clients. Virginia Heritage also focuses deposit gathering activities on low cost sources of deposits, such as real estate escrow and title bank accounts. In 2012, Virginia Heritage added U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee account services that have enhanced its deposit gathering abilities.

        Virginia Heritage may become more or less competitive in its interest rate structure as its liquidity position changes. Additionally, Virginia Heritage may use wholesale or brokered deposits to augment its funding position. Virginia Heritage can also arrange for FDIC insurance for deposits up to $50 million through CDARS—the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service, or through ICS—Insured Cash Sweep, both programs conducted by Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC, which assists Virginia Heritage in maintaining large single banking relationships.

Borrowings

        Virginia Heritage utilizes outside borrowings to supplement deposits as a source of funds for its lending and investment activity. The current sources of borrowings consist of unsecured lines of credit with correspondent banks, borrower in custody arrangements with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Federal Home Loan Bank advances and repurchase agreements.

Competition

        The banking business is highly competitive. Virginia Heritage competes with other commercial banks, savings associations, credit unions, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market mutual funds and other financial institutions operating in its primary service area and elsewhere.

        Virginia Heritage is headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, in the heart of the Northern Virginia region. Virginia Heritage has been able to effectively leverage its talents, contacts and location to achieve a strong financial position for a relatively new organization. However, its primary service area is highly competitive and heavily branched. Competition in Virginia Heritage's primary service area with respect to commercial real estate lending and for loans to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as individual consumers and professionals, is intense, and pricing is important. Many of Virginia Heritage's bank competitors have greater lending limits and offer established branch networks and other services that Virginia Heritage does not currently provide. Deposit competition is also strong. As a result, it is possible that, to remain competitive, Virginia Heritage may pay above-market rates for deposits. Despite strong competition, Virginia Heritage is experiencing success in its primary market area because the area is reacting favorably to its community focus and emphasis on service to the small and medium-sized business community, as well as individual consumers and professionals.

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        Virginia Heritage believes that its position as a community owned and operated bank interested exclusively in small and medium-sized businesses, individuals and professionals in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and adjacent counties, with an emphasis on Northern Virginia, provides Virginia Heritage an important competitive advantage.

Employees

        As of June 30, 2014, Virginia Heritage had 134 full-time and 6 part-time employees. None of its employees are represented by any collective bargaining unit and management believes that Virginia Heritage has good relations with its employees.

Premises and Market Area

        Virginia Heritage considers its target market to be the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with an emphasis on Northern Virginia, which consists of the counties of Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren, and the independent cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park. Virginia Heritage's headquarters is located approximately 16 miles west of Washington, D.C. in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Virginia Heritage also has full service branches in Arlington, Fairfax, Chantilly, Gainesville, Tysons Corner and Sterling, Virginia, and a mortgage division headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. Virginia Heritage leases all of its offices under operating leases. These leases have ten year terms. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $1.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

Legal Proceedings

        Virginia Heritage is from time to time involved in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Other than proceedings incidental to Virginia Heritage's business, it is not a party to, nor is any of its property the subject of, any material pending legal or administrative proceedings.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF VIRGINIA HERITAGE

        This discussion presents the analysis of Virginia Heritage's financial condition and results of operations as of and for the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2013 and as of and for each of the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. This discussion is designed to provide a more comprehensive review of the operating results and financial position of Virginia Heritage than could be obtained from an examination of the financial statements alone. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of Virginia Heritage and the notes related thereto which appear elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. See "Index to Virginia Heritage's Financial Statements" beginning on page F-1.

        Statements contained in this proxy statement/prospectus that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including Virginia Heritage's expectations, intentions, beliefs or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements concerning economic conditions, rates of growth, rates of income or values as may be included in this proxy statement/prospectus are based on information available to Virginia Heritage as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus and Virginia Heritage assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. It is important to note that Virginia Heritage's actual results could materially differ from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements include fluctuations in interest rates, inflation, government regulations, economic conditions and competitive product and pricing pressures in the geographic and business areas in which Virginia Heritage conducts its operations. See "Forward-Looking Statements" beginning on page 33.

Financial Condition at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

        Total assets were $955.7 million at June 30, 2014 compared to $894.8 million at December 31, 2013, an increase of $60.9 million or 6.8%. Cash and due from banks increased $14.6 million or 58.6% to $39.5 million at June 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013, loans increased $48.7 million or 7.0% to $744.8 million at June 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013 and loans held for sale amounted to $21.5 million at June 30, 2014, an increase of $10.8 million or 100.9% compared to December 31, 2013. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in securities available for sale of $12.5 million or 9.9% to $114.3 million at June 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013. This loan growth reflects our strong customer relationships and continued focus on loan production, particularly with respect to commercial real estate loans. The decrease in securities available for sale and the corresponding increase in cash and due from banks represents a repositioning of the investment portfolio.

        Total liabilities amounted to $852.4 million at June 30, 2014 compared to $798.6 million at December 31, 2013, an increase of $53.8 million or 6.7%. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $64.7 million in deposits, partially offset by a decrease of $10.0 million or 100.0% in federal funds purchased and $3.0 million or 4.1% in Federal Home Loan Bank advances. The increase in deposits reflects our active development of customer relationships and the related increase in core deposits.

        Total stockholders' equity increased to $103.3 million at June 30, 2014 compared to $96.2 million at December 31, 2013, an increase of $7.1 million or 7.4%. The increase was primarily due to net income of $4.3 million and accumulated other comprehensive gain amounting to $2.7 million.

Financial Condition at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

        Total assets were $894.8 million at December 31, 2013, an increase of $113.2 million, or 14.5%, from total assets at December 31, 2012. Total net loans were $696.1 million at December 31, 2013, a $116.8 million, or 20.2%, increase over total net loans of $579.3 million at December 31, 2012. This loan growth reflects Virginia Heritage's strong customer relationships and continued focus on loan production,

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particularly with respect to commercial real estate loans. Cash and cash equivalents and interest-bearing deposits in other banks amounted to $24.9 million at December 31, 2013 compared to $12.8 million at December 31, 2012.

        Investment securities available for sale amounted to $126.8 million as of December 31, 2013, an $8.2 million increase compared to the December 31, 2012 level of $118.6 million. There were no investments classified as held to maturity for any years reported.

        The allowance for loan losses was $9.8 million at December 31, 2013, or 1.39% of total loans outstanding, compared to $8.3 million at December 31, 2012, or 1.41% of total loans outstanding. At December 31, 2013, Virginia Heritage had total nonaccrual loans of $1.2 million, which was comprised of an impaired commercial loan, a commercial real estate loan, a construction loan, a residential single-family loan and two residential equity lines. At December 31, 2012, Virginia Heritage had nonaccrual loans totaling $1.4 million, which was comprised of an impaired commercial loan, two commercial real estate loans and two residential equity lines. Virginia Heritage had loans past due over ninety days but still accruing interest totaling $17,000 at December 31, 2013. Virginia Heritage did not have any such loans at December 31, 2012. Normally, a loan is placed on a nonaccrual status when it is specifically determined to be impaired or when principal or interest payments are delinquent 90 days or more. While it is rare, the accrual of interest may be continued on a loan account when management has a high level of confidence in the collectability of the loan. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, Virginia Heritage had other real estate owned of $519,000 and $479,000, respectively.

        Total deposits were $711.4 million at December 31, 2013, which represents a 7.8% increase from $660.1 million of total deposits at December 31, 2012. This growth reflects Virginia Heritage's active development of customer relationships and the related increase in deposits. Noninterest-bearing deposits totaled $189.6 million or 26.6% of total deposits as of December 31, 2013 compared to $182.8 million, or 27.7% of total deposits at December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily due to the gathering of the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee deposit accounts.

        Total borrowings were $84.1 million at December 31, 2013 and $47.6 million at December 31, 2012. The increase in total borrowings was primarily used to supplement deposits and fund asset growth. Virginia Heritage has unsecured lines of credit with correspondent banks and a Borrower-In-Custody (BIC) arrangement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond discount window available for overnight borrowing. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the balance outstanding on these lines was $10.0 million and $13.0 million, respectively. Virginia Heritage had advances outstanding with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta totaling $73.0 million and $33.0 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2013, the outstanding balance of repurchase agreements with customers totaled $1.1 million, a $500,000 decrease from $1.6 million at December 31, 2012.

        Total stockholders' equity was $96.2 million at December 31, 2013 and $69.3 million at December 31, 2012. The increase in stockholders' equity was primarily due to net income of $9.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and net proceeds of $22.1 million from Virginia Heritage's sale of 1,667,500 shares of its common stock at a price of $14.25 per share. Total common shares outstanding increased from 4,333,209 to 6,014,801 as a result of the common stock offering and stock option exercises. Accumulated other comprehensive loss increased to $4.3 million, net of tax, at December 31, 2013 compared to $42,000 for 2012. This increase represents the change in market value of the investment securities available for sale.

Financial Condition at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

        Total assets were $578.1 million and total net loans were $434.3 million, both as of December 31, 2011. Total assets increased to $781.6 million at December 31, 2012, a $203.5 million, or 35.2%, increase over total assets at December 31, 2011. Total net loans were $579.3 million at December 31, 2012, a $145.0 million, or 33.4%, increase over total net loans at December 31, 2011. This loan growth reflects

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Virginia Heritage's strong customer relationships and continued focus on loan production, particularly with respect to commercial real estate loans. Cash and cash equivalents and interest bearing deposits in other banks amounted to $12.8 million at December 31, 2012 compared to $10.4 million at December 31, 2011.

        Investment securities available for sale amounted to $118.6 million as of December 31, 2012, a $19.8 million increase compared to the December 31, 2011 level of $98.8 million. The increase primarily relates to the overall growth of Virginia Heritage and the investment of excess funds in investment securities. There were no investments classified as held to maturity for any years reported.

        The allowance for loan losses was $8.3 million at December 31, 2012, or 1.41% of total loans outstanding, compared to $6.1 million at December 31, 2011, or 1.39% of total loans outstanding. At December 31, 2012, Virginia Heritage had total nonaccrual loans of $1.4 million, which amount was comprised of an impaired commercial loan, two commercial real estate loans and two residential equity lines. At December 31, 2011, Virginia Heritage had nonaccrual loans totaling $937,000, which included an impaired commercial real estate loan and two construction loans aggregating $854,000. Virginia Heritage did not have any loans past due over ninety days but still accruing interest at December 31, 2012 compared to $4,000 of such loans at December 31, 2011. Normally, a loan is placed on a nonaccrual status when it is specifically determined to be impaired or when principal or interest payments are delinquent 90 days or more. While it is rare, the accrual of interest may be continued on a loan account when management has a high level of confidence in the collectability of the loan. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, Virginia Heritage had other real estate owned of $479,000 and $820,000, respectively.

        Total deposits were $660.1 million at December 31, 2012, which represents a 34.3% increase from $491.7 million of total deposits at December 31, 2011. This growth reflects Virginia Heritage's active development of customer relationships and the related increase in core deposits. Noninterest bearing deposits totaled $182.8 million, or 27.7% of total deposits as of December 31, 2012 compared to $57.3 million, or 11.7% of total deposits at December 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the gathering of the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee deposit accounts.

        Total borrowings were $47.6 million at December 31, 2012 and $19.8 million at December 31, 2011. The increase in total borrowings was primarily used to supplement the growth in mortgage loans held for sale and, to a lesser extent, to supplement deposits and fund asset growth. Virginia Heritage has unsecured lines of credit with correspondent banks and a BIC arrangement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond discount window available for overnight borrowing. At December 31, 2012, the balance outstanding on these lines was $13.0 million. At December 31, 2011, Virginia Heritage did not utilize these lines. Virginia Heritage had advances outstanding with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta totaling $33.0 million and $18.0 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At December 31, 2012, the outstanding balance of repurchase agreements with customers totaled $1.6 million, a $200,000 decrease from $1.8 million at December 31, 2011.

        Total stockholders' equity was $69.3 million at December 31, 2012 and $62.5 million at December 31, 2011. The increase of $6.8 million or 10.9% was due to net income available to common shareholders of $7.4 million, partially offset by a change in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $592,000.

Comparison of Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

        For the three months ended June 30, 2014, net income available to common stockholders amounted to $2.0 million and basic and diluted income per common share amounted to $0.34 and $0.33, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2013, net income available to common stockholders amounted to $2.5 million and basic and diluted income per common share amounted $0.55 and $0.54, respectively.

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        Net Interest Income.    Net interest income represents the principal source of revenue for Virginia Heritage. Net interest income was $8.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $7.0 million for the same period in 2013. The $1.0 million or 14.3% increase was primarily driven by Virginia Heritage's significant asset growth. Net interest margin on an annualized basis was 3.57% for the 2014 period compared to 3.56% for the 2013 period. The cost of total deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was 0.64% compared to 0.72% for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

        The average balance of Virginia Heritage's interest-earning assets (primarily loans and, to a much lesser extent, securities and interest-bearing accounts) increased to $904.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $790.5 million for the same period in 2013. The increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets was primarily due to Virginia Heritage's continued loan growth. The average yield on Virginia Heritage's interest-earning assets decreased from 4.23% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to 4.16% for the same period in 2014 due to the continued low interest rate environment and the corresponding impact on new loan originations.

        Consistent with Virginia Heritage's asset growth, average interest-bearing funding sources (primarily deposits and, to a much lesser extent, FHLB advances and borrowed funds) grew to $645.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $543.5 million for the same period in 2013. Deposits increased as a result of Virginia Heritage's expanded presence and the growth in its customer base. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the three months ended June 30, 2014 decreased to 0.83% from 0.97% for the comparable 2013 period, reflecting the continued impact of the low interest rate environment.

        Provisions for Loan Losses.    We recognized a provision for possible loan losses of $304,000 and $518,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net recoveries for such periods amounted to $6,000 and $10,000, respectively. The provision recognized for the 2014 period primarily reflects the continued growth in Virginia Heritage's loan portfolio. Virginia Heritage maintains a policy of adding an appropriate amount to the allowance for loan losses to ensure an adequate reserve.

        The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a quarterly basis by management and is approved by the audit committee of our board of directors. The allowance is based upon management's periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower's ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

        Noninterest Income.    Virginia Heritage's primary sources of noninterest income are the gain on sale of loans, gain on sale of securities, service charges and loan processing fees. Noninterest income amounted to $2.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and was $3.6 million for the same period in 2013. The decrease in the 2014 period compared to the same period in 2013 was primarily due to the decrease in the gain on sale of loans and, to a lesser extent, gain on sale of securities. Total gain on sale of loans was $1.5 million and $2.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Total gain on sale of securities available for sale was $16,000 and $327,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease in the gain on sale of loans was primarily due to decreased mortgage banking activity while the decrease in the gain on sale of securities was due to decreased sales activity.

        Noninterest Expense.    The largest component of noninterest expense is salaries and employee benefits which amounted to $3.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and $3.8 million for the comparable quarter in 2013. All other operating expenses were $2.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2013. The decrease in salary and employee benefits expense and other operating expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 was due to the lower volume in mortgage originations.

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        Income Taxes.    Virginia Heritage recorded income tax expenses of $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

        For the six months ended June 30, 2014, net income available to common stockholders amounted to $4.2 million and basic and diluted income per common share amounted to $0.70 and $0.68, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, net income available to common stockholders amounted to $4.5 million and basic and diluted income per common share amounted $1.01 and $0.98, respectively.

        Net Interest Income.    Net interest income represents the principal source of revenue for Virginia Heritage. Net interest income was $15.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $13.8 million for the same period in 2013. The $2.1 million or 15.2% increase was primarily driven by Virginia Heritage's significant asset growth. Net interest margin on an annualized basis was 3.58% for the 2014 period compared to 3.57% for the 2013 period. The cost of total deposits for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was 0.64% compared to 0.74% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

        The average balance of Virginia Heritage's interest-earning assets (primarily loans and, to a much lesser extent, securities and interest-bearing accounts) increased to $897.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $779.7 million for the same period in 2013. The increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets was primarily due to Virginia Heritage's continued loan growth. The average yield on Virginia Heritage's interest-earning assets decreased from 4.26% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to 4.17% for the same period in 2014 due to the continued low interest rate environment and the corresponding impact on new loan originations.

        Consistent with Virginia Heritage's asset growth, average interest-bearing funding sources (primarily deposits and, to a much lesser extent, FHLB advances and borrowed funds) grew to $635.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $537.3 million for the same period in 2013. Deposits increased as a result of Virginia Heritage's expanded presence and the growth in its customer base. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 decreased to 0.85% from 1.00% for the comparable 2013 period, reflecting the continued impact of the low interest rate environment.

        Provisions for Loan Losses.    We recognized a provision for possible loan losses of $760,000 and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net charge-offs for such periods amounted to $178,000 and $41,000, respectively. The provision recognized for the 2014 period primarily reflects the continued growth in Virginia Heritage's loan portfolio. Virginia Heritage maintains a policy of adding an appropriate amount to the allowance for loan losses to ensure an adequate reserve.

        The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a quarterly basis by management and is approved by the audit committee of our board of directors. The allowance is based upon management's periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower's ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

        Noninterest Income.    Virginia Heritage's primary sources of noninterest income are the gain on sale of loans, gain on sale of securities, service charges and loan processing fees. Noninterest income amounted to $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and was $7.0 million for the same period in 2013. The decrease in the 2014 period compared to the same period in 2013 was primarily due to the decrease in the gain on sale of loans and, to a lesser extent, loss on sale of securities available for sale. Total gain on sale of loans was $2.6 million and $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Total loss on sale of securities available for sale was $189,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Total gain on sale of securities available for sale was $526,000 for the same period in 2013.

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The decrease in the gain on sale of loans was primarily due to decreased mortgage banking activity while the loss on sale of securities for the 2014 period compared to the gain on sale of securities for the 2013 period was due to a repositioning of the securities portfolio.

        Noninterest Expense.    The largest component of noninterest expense is salaries and employee benefits which amounted to $6.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and $7.4 million for the comparable period in 2013. All other operating expenses were $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $5.4 million for the same period in 2013. The decrease in salary and employee benefits expense and other operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was due to the lower volume in mortgage originations.

        Income Taxes.    Virginia Heritage recorded income tax expenses of $2.4 million and $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2012

        For the year ended December 31, 2013, net income amounted to $9.0 million and basic and diluted income per common share amounted to $1.70 and $1.65, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2012, net income amounted to $7.6 million and basic and diluted income per common share amounted to $1.70 and $1.68, respectively. Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $4.3 million and $3.6 million, respectively.

        Net Interest Income.    Net interest income represents the principal source of revenue for Virginia Heritage. Net interest income was $28.7 million and $24.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in net interest income in 2013 was primarily attributable to Virginia Heritage's significant asset growth. Net interest margin was 3.56% for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 3.69% for the year ended December 31, 2012.

        The average balance of the total loan portfolio was $652.9 million, with related interest income from loans of $31.5 million, for the year ended December 31, 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the average balance of the total loan portfolio was $536.7 million, with related interest income from loans of $28.2 million. The average yield on loans was 4.82% and 5.26% for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in the yield was primarily due to new originations of loans at lower market interest rates, reflecting the continued low interest rate environment.

        Investment securities income was $2.4 million and the yield on investment securities was 1.87% for the year ended December 31, 2013. Investment securities income was $2.6 million and the yield on investment securities was 2.26% for the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease in investment securities income was primarily due to the continued impact of the low interest rate environment.

        Consistent with Virginia Heritage's asset growth, average interest-bearing funding sources (primarily deposits and, to a much lesser extent, FHLB advances and borrowed funds) grew to $548.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $478.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Interest expense for all interest-bearing liabilities amounted to $5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2013 was 0.96% compared to 1.28% for the year ended December 31, 2012, reflecting the continued impact of the low interest rate environment.

        Provision for Loan Losses.    Virginia Heritage recognized a provision for possible loan losses of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Net charge-offs to the allowance for 2013 and 2012 were $365,000 and $1.4 million, respectively. Virginia Heritage maintains a policy of adding an appropriate amount to the allowance for loan losses to ensure adequate reserves based on, among other factors, the portfolio composition, specific credit extended by Virginia Heritage and general economic conditions.

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        The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a quarterly basis by management and is approved by the audit committee. The allowance is based upon management's periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower's ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. For further information on Virginia Heritage's allowance for loan losses, see Note 1 of the Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012—Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—Allowance for Loan Losses, and Note 4—Allowance for Loan Losses, beginning on pages F-9 and F-19, respectively.

        Noninterest Income.    Noninterest income amounted to $10.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $14.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Virginia Heritage's primary sources of noninterest income are the gain on sale of mortgage loans, gain on sale of securities available for sale, service charges, and loan processing fees. The gain on sale of mortgage loans was $7.9 million for 2013 and $11.0 million for 2012, representing a decrease of $3.1 million. This decrease was due to lower volume in mortgage originations. Overall, mortgage banking activity during 2013 is a more typical representation of normal volume. The volume reported in 2012 was unusually high due to heavy refinancing during the low rate environment. The gain on sale of securities available for sale was $557,000 for 2013 and $1.8 million for 2012, representing a decrease of $1.2 million. This decrease was primarily due to the decreased activity in the investment portfolio.

        Noninterest Expense.    Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 amounted to $24.3 million and was $24.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The largest component of noninterest expense is salaries and benefits. Salary and benefits expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $14.3 million and was $13.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in salary and benefits expense was primarily due to increased staffing needs to support Virginia Heritage's growth. Occupancy and furniture and equipment costs for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $2.4 million and were $2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Other operating expenses were $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $8.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease in other operating expenses was primarily due to the lower volume in mortgage originations discussed above. In addition, during 2012, Virginia Heritage settled the claim brought against it by the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee (unrelated to the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee deposit services referenced above) for a former loan customer for $1.0 million.

        Income taxes.    Virginia Heritage recorded income tax expense of $4.3 million and $3.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increased income tax expense was primarily due to increased net income before taxes.

Year Ended December 31, 2012 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2011

        For the year ended December 31, 2012, net income amounted to $7.6 million and basic and diluted income per share amounted to $1.70 and $1.68, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2011, net income amounted to $5.1 million and basic and diluted income per share both amounted to $1.17. Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $3.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

        Net Interest Income.    Net interest income represents the principal source of revenue for Virginia Heritage. Net interest income was $24.7 million and $19.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in net interest income in 2012 was primarily attributable to Virginia Heritage's significant asset growth. Net interest margin was 3.69% for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 3.79% for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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        The average balance of the total loan portfolio was $536.7 million, with related interest income from loans of $28.2 million, for the year ended December 31, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the average balance of the total loan portfolio was $411.9 million, with related interest income from loans of $24.0 million. The average yield on loans was 5.26% and 5.82% for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease in the yield was primarily due to new originations of loans at lower market interest rates, reflecting the continued low interest rate environment.

        Investment securities income was $2.6 million and the yield on investment securities was 2.26% for the year ended December 31, 2012. Investment securities income was $2.1 million and the yield on investment securities was 2.71% for the year ended December 31, 2011. The increase in investment securities income was primarily due to the growth of the investment portfolio. The growth in the investment portfolio reflects the investment of excess liquidity while the decrease in the yield reflects the continued impact of the low interest rate environment.

        Consistent with Virginia Heritage's asset growth, average interest-bearing funding sources (primarily deposits and, to a much lesser extent, FHLB advances and borrowed funds) grew to $478.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to $409.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. Interest expense for all interest-bearing liabilities amounted to $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and $6.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2012 was 1.28% compared to 1.69% for the year ended December 31, 2011, reflecting the continued impact of the low interest rate environment.

        Provision for Loan Losses.    Virginia Heritage recognized a provision for possible loan losses of $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. Net charge-offs to the allowance for 2012 and 2011 were $1.3 million and $721,000, respectively. The increase in the provision was primarily driven by the substantial growth in the loan portfolio. Virginia Heritage maintains a policy of adding an appropriate amount to the allowance for loan losses to ensure an adequate reserve.

        The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a quarterly basis by management and is approved by the audit committee. The allowance is based upon management's periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower's ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. For further information on Virginia Heritage's allowance for loan losses, see Note 1 of the Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011—Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—Allowance for Loan Losses, and Note 4—Allowance for Loan Losses beginning on pages F-46 and F-56, respectively.

        Noninterest Income.    Noninterest income amounted to $14.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. Virginia Heritage's primary sources of noninterest income are the gain on sale of mortgage loans, gain on sale of securities available for sale, service charges, and loan processing fees. The gain on sale of mortgage loans was $11.0 million for 2012 and $5.3 million for 2011, representing an increase of $5.7 million. This increase was primarily due to significantly higher mortgage origination volume in 2012 versus 2011. The gain on sale of securities available for sale was $1.8 million for 2012 and $706,000 for 2011, representing an increase of $1.1 million. This increase was primarily due to the increased activity in the investment portfolio to take advantage of market conditions and fund loan commitments.

        Noninterest Expense.    Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2012 amounted to $24.6 million and was $16.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. The largest component of noninterest expense is salaries and benefits. Salary and benefits expense for the year ended December 31,

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2012 was $13.6 million and was $10.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. The increase in salary and benefits expense was primarily due to increased staffing needs to support Virginia Heritage's growth and, in particular, Virginia Heritage's mortgage unit. Occupancy and furniture and equipment costs for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $2.2 million and were $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. Other operating expenses were $8.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. The increase in other operating expenses was primarily due to the growth of Virginia Heritage's customer base and related data processing and administrative expenses. In addition, during 2012, Virginia Heritage settled the claim brought against it by the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee (unrelated to the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee deposit services referenced earlier) for a former loan customer for $1.0 million.

        Income taxes.    Virginia Heritage recorded income tax expense of $3.6 million and $2.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increased income tax expense was primarily due to increased net income before taxes.

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information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by prior year rate), (ii) changes in rate (change in rate multiplied by prior year volume), and (iii) total change in rate and volume. The combined effect of changes in both rate and volume has been allocated proportionately to the change due to rate and the change due to volume.

 

Analysis of Financial Condition

        Investment Securities.    Investment securities available for sale amounted to $114.3 million at June 30, 2014, a decrease of $12.5 million compared to the $126.8 million of such securities at December 31, 2013. Such decrease was primarily due to a repositioning of the securities portfolio. Investment securities available for sale amounted to $126.8 million as of December 31, 2013, an $8.2 million increase compared

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to the December 31, 2012 level of $118.6 million. Investment securities available for sale amounted to $118.6 million as of December 31, 2012, a $19.8 million increase compared to the December 31, 2011 level of $98.8 million. The year over year increases primarily relate to the overall growth of Virginia Heritage and the investment of excess funds in investment securities. There were no investments classified as held to maturity for any of the periods reported.

        Historically, Virginia Heritage has classified investment securities as available for sale. The portfolio is used to manage excess liquidity and general liquidity needs as well as other rebalancing needs as required by Virginia Heritage's overall asset/liability position.

        The effect of unrealized loss on the investment portfolio was $1.6 million and $4.3 million, net of tax, as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The effect of unrealized loss on the investment portfolio was $42,000, net of tax, as of December 31, 2012. The effect of unrealized gain on the investment portfolio was $550,000, net of tax, as of December 31, 2011. Consistent with our investment and asset/liability strategies, we believe the investment portfolio is properly positioned for the current and projected near term interest rate environment.

        The investment portfolio contained corporate debt securities amounting to $3.1 million, $7.0 million, $8.5 million and $6.1 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

        At June 30, 2014, securities with a carrying value of approximately $62.9 million were pledged as collateral for the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee deposit accounts and customer repurchase agreements. At December 31, 2013, securities with a carrying value of approximately $52.6 million were pledged as collateral for the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee deposit accounts and customer repurchase agreements. At December 31, 2012, securities with a carrying value of approximately $45.6 million were pledged as collateral for the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee deposit accounts and customer repurchase agreements. Virginia Heritage was required to pledge collateral for the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee deposit accounts due to the expiration of the Transaction Account Guarantee Program on December 31, 2012. At December 31, 2011, securities with a carrying value of approximately $7.2 million were pledged as collateral for customer repurchase agreements and public funds.

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        The following table sets forth the amortized costs, unrealized gains and losses and the fair values of Virginia Heritage's investment securities at the dates indicated:

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        The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of investment securities on an amortized cost basis and their weighted average yield as of June 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

        Loan Portfolio.    Net loans were $744.8 million as of June 30, 2014 compared to $696.1 million as of December 31, 2013, $579.3 million as of December 31, 2012 and $434.4 million as of December 31, 2011. Virginia Heritage continues to expand the loan portfolio with an emphasis on commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, construction and development and consumer loans. The increase in the loan portfolio was primarily due to the expansion of commercial real estate loans from $217.0 million at December 31, 2011 to $374.1 million at June 30, 2014, an increase of $157.1 million or 72.4%. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, Virginia Heritage had $21.5 million, $10.7 million, $48.1 million and $16.9 million, respectively, in loans held for sale. The decrease in loans held for sale in 2013 was due to the lower volume of mortgage loan originations. Consumer automobile loans also represent a growing component of Virginia Heritage's loan portfolio. These loans are originated through Virginia Heritage's sales finance division which works with several automobile dealers throughout Northern Virginia and Maryland. Total consumer automobile loans were $112.3 million, $96.7 million, $102.3 million and $65.8 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Virginia Heritage's loan customers are generally located throughout Northern Virginia and surrounding areas.

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        The following table presents the maturities periods of loans outstanding at December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

        Virginia Heritage mitigates some of the fixed rate exposure from its loan portfolio through its exposure to variable and floating rate assets in its bond portfolio. In addition, Virginia Heritage issues longer term fixed rate liabilities in the form of brokered certificate of deposits and other borrowings in order to increase stability of its funding costs and provide some protection against rising rates.

        Asset Quality.    Virginia Heritage had loans past due over 90 days but still accruing interest amounting to $51,000 at June 30, 2014. At December 31, 2013, Virginia Heritage had loans past due over 90 days but still accruing interest amounting to $17,000. Virginia Heritage had no loans past due over 90 days but still accruing interest at December 31, 2012. At December 31, 2011, Virginia Heritage had one loan past due over 90 days but still accruing interest amounting to $4,000. The allowance for loan losses was $10.4 million at June 30, 2014, or 1.37% of total loans outstanding, compared to $9.8 million at December 31, 2013, or 1.39% of total loans outstanding. At December 31, 2012, the allowance for loan losses was $8.3 million, or 1.41% of total loans outstanding, compared to $6.1 million at December 31, 2011, or 1.39% of total loans outstanding.

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        Nonperforming Assets.    A loan is placed on nonaccrual status when it is specifically determined to be impaired or when principal or interest is delinquent 90 days or more. At June 30, 2014, Virginia Heritage had nonaccrual loans of $2.7 million, which consisted of an impaired commercial loan, two residential equity lines, one commercial real estate loan and one construction loan. At December 31, 2013, Virginia Heritage had total nonaccrual loans of $1.2 million, which was comprised of an impaired commercial loan, a commercial real estate loan, a construction loan, a residential single family loan and two residential equity lines. At December 31, 2012, Virginia Heritage had total nonaccrual loans of $1.4 million, which consisted of an impaired commercial loan, two commercial real estate loans and two residential equity lines. At December 31, 2011, Virginia Heritage had nonaccrual loans totaling $937,000, which included an impaired commercial real estate loan and two construction loans amounting to $854,000.

        The following is a summary of past due and nonaccrual loans by category at June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

 

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        During the six months ended June 30, 2014 and years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2010, there were no troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted. At December 31, 2011, there was one troubled debt restructuring that subsequently defaulted. It was a residential real estate loan with a recorded investment of $168,000. Total troubled debt restructurings at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 totaled $1.7 million, $2.1 million, $3.7 million, $2.4 million, and $435,000, respectively.

        Virginia Heritage had other real estate owned totaling $136,000, $519,000, $479,000 and $820,000 as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At all dates, the properties consisted of commercial real estate. Virginia Heritage records other real estate owned at the estimated net realizable value.

        As part of Virginia Heritage's routine credit administration process, it has engaged an independent firm to review its loan portfolio annually. The information from these reviews is used to monitor individual loans as well as to evaluate the overall adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.

        Virginia Heritage closely monitors individual loans and works with borrowers to resolve potential credit issues in a timely manner to minimize the loss exposure. Virginia Heritage maintains a policy of adding an appropriate amount to the allowance for loan losses to ensure an adequate reserve based on the portfolio composition, specific credit extended by Virginia Heritage and general economic conditions, among other factors.

        As part of the credit monitoring process, Virginia Heritage may classify a given loan as special mention, substandard, doubtful or loss depending upon the existence of certain characteristics, including economic and/or collateral concerns. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 total classified loans amounted to $17.3 million, $17.8 million, $17.4 million, $21.6 million and $11.3 million, respectively.

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        The following is a summary of Virginia Heritage's credit quality information by class at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively (in thousands). Virginia Heritage does not risk weight the consumer loan portfolio. These loans are categorized by loans that are performing in accordance with their contractual terms versus those that are not.

 

 

 

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        The allocation of the allowance for loan losses by segments at June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

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        The following table sets forth the allocation of charge-offs and recoveries by segments at the dates indicated:

        For further information on Virginia Heritage's allowance for loan losses, see Note 6 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—Allowance for Loan Losses; Note 1 of the Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012—Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—Allowance for Loan Losses, and Note 4—Allowance for Loan Losses, beginning on pages F-9 and F-19, respectively; and Note 1 of the Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011—Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—Allowance for Loan Losses, and Note 4—Allowance for Loan Losses, beginning on pages F-46 and F-56, respectively.

        Deposits.    Virginia Heritage seeks deposits within its market area by paying competitive interest rates, offering high quality customer service and using technology to deliver deposit services effectively. As of June 30, 2014, the deposit portfolio amounted to $776.1 million, a $284.4 million increase over the December 31, 2011 level of $491.7 million. The deposit portfolio increased primarily due to the increase in noninterest bearing deposits from the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee deposit services offering and from general growth of Virginia Heritage's customer base.

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        The following is a summary of the maturity distribution of certificates of deposit as of June 30, 2014 (in thousands):

        The following table details the average amount of, and the average rate paid on, the following primary deposit categories for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. The rates for the six months ended June 30, 2014 are annualized (in thousands):

 

        Other Borrowings.    At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, Virginia Heritage had unsecured lines of credit with correspondent banks totaling $39.0 million, $39.0 million, $25.0 million and $19.0 million, respectively, available for overnight borrowing. At June 30, 2014, Virginia Heritage did not utilize these lines of credit. At December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the balance outstanding on these lines was $10.0 million, $13.0 million and $0, respectively.

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        Virginia Heritage established a BIC arrangement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The BIC program allows the Bank to pledge assets as collateral to secure advances from the discount window. Virginia Heritage pledged automobile loans as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 with a collateral value of approximately $80.2 million, $70.4 million, $73.2 million and $50.0 million, respectively. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, Virginia Heritage did not utilize this BIC arrangement.

        Additional credit facilities are available to Virginia Heritage through its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. Based upon Virginia Heritage's credit standing and available collateral, which consists of certain investment securities and real estate secured loans, Virginia Heritage may borrow up to 20% of its total assets on a short term or long term basis subject to available collateral. Virginia Heritage has pledged real estate secured loans with a collateral value of approximately $139.3 million at June 30, 2014. Federal Home Loan Bank advances as of June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

        Virginia Heritage enters into repurchase agreements with customers that sweep funds from deposit accounts into investment accounts. These investment accounts are not federally insured and are treated as borrowings. These agreements require Virginia Heritage to pledge securities as collateral for these borrowings. At June 30, 2014, the outstanding balance of such borrowings totaled $3.0 million. At June 30, 2014, Virginia Heritage pledged securities with a carrying value of approximately $5.3 million as collateral for these agreements.

        The following table sets forth information with respect to Virginia Heritage's borrowings at or for the periods indicated (in thousands):

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funding sources. Virginia Heritage's liquidity is provided by cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, investments available for sale, managing investment maturities, interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions and loan repayments. The overall asset/liability strategy of Virginia Heritage takes into account the need to maintain adequate liquidity to fund asset growth and deposit runoff. Virginia Heritage's management monitors the liquidity position daily in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Board's position monitoring. Virginia Heritage has unsecured credit lines available from our correspondent banks. Additionally, Virginia Heritage may borrow funds from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. The credit facilities are used in conjunction with the normal deposit strategies, which include pricing changes to increase deposits as necessary. Virginia Heritage can sell or pledge investment securities to create additional liquidity. From time to time, Virginia Heritage may sell or participate loans to create additional liquidity as required. Virginia Heritage is not aware of any current legislative initiatives, which, if implemented, would have a material effect on Virginia Heritage's liquidity, capital resources or results of operations.

        Capital.    Virginia Heritage is considered "well capitalized" under the risk-based capital guidelines adopted by the various regulatory agencies. Stockholders' equity amounted to $103.3 million at June 30, 2014 compared to $96.2 million at December 31, 2013. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net income of $4.3 million and accumulated other comprehensive gain amounting to $2.7 million. Stockholders' equity amounted to $96.2 million as of December 31, 2013 compared to $69.3 million as of December 31, 2012. The increase in stockholders' equity was primarily due to net income of $9.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and net proceeds of $22.1 million from Virginia Heritage's sale of 1,667,500 shares of its common stock at a price of $14.25 per share. Total common shares outstanding increased from 4,333,209 to 6,014,801 as a result of the common stock offering and stock option exercises. Accumulated other comprehensive loss increased to $4.3 million, net of tax, at December 31, 2013 compared to $42,000 in 2012. This increase represents the change in market value of the investment securities available for sale. Stockholders' equity amounted to $69.3 million as of December 31, 2012 compared to $62.5 million as of December 31, 2011. The increase was due to net income of $7.4 million, partially offset by a change in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $592,000. Common equity book value per share was $14.62 at June 30, 2014 compared to $13.45, $12.47 and $10.89 as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Virginia Heritage's capital position remains strong and well above regulatory thresholds.

Off-Balance Sheet Activities

        Virginia Heritage enters into certain off-balance sheet arrangements in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of customers. These off-balance sheet arrangements include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit which would impact the overall liquidity and capital resources to the extent customers accept and/or use these commitments. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 on page F-27 for further discussion of the nature, business purpose and elements of risk involved with these off-balance sheet arrangements. With the exception of these off-balance sheet arrangements, Virginia Heritage has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Impact of Inflation, Changing Prices and Seasonality

        The financial statements and related data presented herein have been prepared in accordance with GAAP which requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.

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        Unlike industrial companies, virtually all the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial institution's performance than general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the price of goods and services, since such prices are affected by inflation.

Disclosures about Market Risk

        Concentrations.    Virginia Heritage operates primarily in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas. Virginia Heritage's overall business includes a focus on real estate lending activities, which may include real estate acquisition and construction loans, as well as other banking services targeted at individuals and small businesses involved in the real estate industry. Material changes in the economic situation of the region and/or the region's real estate market could have an adverse impact on Virginia Heritage.

CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF VIRGINIA HERITAGE COMMON STOCK

        The following tables set forth information as of September 2, 2014, pertaining to the beneficial ownership of Virginia Heritage common stock by: (i) each director of Virginia Heritage; (ii) each executive officer of Virginia Heritage; and (iii) all directors and executive officers of Virginia Heritage as a group. As used throughout this section, the term "executive officers" means Virginia Heritage's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Commercial Real Estate Lending Officer, Chief Retail Officer, Chief Mortgage Officer, Chief Consumer Lending Officer, and Chief Commercial Lending Officer. Virginia Heritage is not aware of any person or entity that is the beneficial owner of more than five percent of Virginia Heritage common stock. The information contained herein has been obtained from Virginia Heritage's records and from information furnished directly to Virginia Heritage by each individual. Applicable percentage ownership in the table is based on 6,039,972 shares of Virginia Heritage common stock outstanding as of September 2, 2014. Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the table, the beneficial owners listed have sole voting and investment power as to all of the shares beneficially owned by them. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each of the shareholders below is Virginia Heritage, 8245 Boone Boulevard, Suite 820, Tysons Corner, Virginia 22182.

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COMPARATIVE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS

        Following effectiveness of the merger, the former holders of Virginia Heritage common stock will become holders of Eagle common stock, and the rights of such holders will be determined by reference to the MGCL and the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Eagle, rather than the VFIC and the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, or "VSCA", and the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Virginia Heritage.

        The following discussion summarizes the material differences between the current rights of Virginia Heritage shareholders and the rights they will have as Eagle shareholders, but does not purport to be a complete statement of all such differences, or a complete description of the specific provisions referred to in this summary. The following comparison of shareholders' rights is necessarily a summary and is not intended to be complete or to identify all differences that may, under given situations, be material to Virginia Heritage shareholders. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to Maryland law, and Virginia law, and Eagle's and Virginia Heritage's respective articles of incorporation and bylaws.

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PROPOSAL NO. 2—ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING

        In the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to achieve a quorum or approve the merger agreement, the merger cannot be approved unless the special meeting is adjourned to a later date or dates in order to permit further solicitation of proxies. In order to allow proxies that have been received by Virginia Heritage at the time of the special meeting to be voted for an adjournment, if deemed necessary, Virginia Heritage has submitted the question of adjournment to its shareholders as a separate matter for their consideration. If it is deemed necessary to adjourn the special meeting, no notice of the adjourned meeting is required to be given to shareholders, other than an announcement at the special meeting of the place, date and time to which the special meeting is adjourned.

        Virginia Heritage's board of directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote "FOR" the adjournment proposal.

OTHER BUSINESS

        As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, management of Virginia Heritage has no knowledge of any matters to be presented for consideration at the special meeting other than those referred to above. If any other matter is properly presented at the special meeting, the persons named in the accompanying proxy intend to vote such proxy, to the extent entitled, in accordance with their best judgment.

LEGAL MATTERS

        The validity of the issuance of the shares of Eagle common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for Eagle by BuckleySandler LLP. Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on behalf of Virginia Heritage and Eagle, will pass upon the federal income tax consequences of the merger. Attorneys at BuckleySandler LLP who have been involved in such matters owned an aggregate of 6,848 shares of Eagle's common stock.

EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements of Eagle as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2013, and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, have been incorporated in this proxy statement/prospectus in reliance on the report of Stegman & Company, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

        The consolidated financial statements of Virginia Heritage as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, and for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2013, have been included in this proxy statement/prospectus in reliance on the reports of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        Eagle files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy this information at the SEC's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room public reference room. The SEC also maintains a website that has reports, proxy statements and other information about Eagle and Virginia Heritage. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov. You may also obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Eagle, other than exhibits to such documents unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, by contacting Jane Cornett, Eagle Bancorp, Inc. 7830 Old Georgetown Road, Third Floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, telephone (301) 986-1800 or from Eagle's website at http://www.eaglebankcorp.com.

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        Eagle has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 to register with the SEC the shares of Eagle common stock to be issued to Virginia Heritage shareholders in the merger. This proxy statement/prospectus is a part of that registration statement and constitutes a prospectus of Eagle in addition to being a proxy statement of Virginia Heritage for its special meeting. As permitted by SEC rules, this proxy statement/prospectus does not contain all the information that you can find in the registration statement or the exhibits to that registration statement.

        The SEC allows Eagle to "incorporate by reference" information into this proxy statement/prospectus. This means that Eagle can disclose important information about Eagle to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this proxy statement/prospectus, except for any information superseded by information in this proxy statement/prospectus or in later filed documents incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus.

        This proxy statement/prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that Eagle (file no. 000-25923) has previously filed with the SEC (other than the portions of those documents deemed furnished but not filed).

(i)

Eagle's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013;



(ii)

Eagle's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014;



(ii)

Eagle's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2014, January 28, 2014, February 12, 2014, February 19, 2014, March 19, 2014, April 1, 2014, April 24, 2014, May 21, 2014, June 10, 2014, July 23, 2014, July 29, 2014, August 1, 2014, August 5, 2014 (two reports), August 12, 2014 and September 5, 2014; and



(iv)

the description of Eagle's common stock contained in Eagle's Form 8-A filed on April 30, 1999, as amended by any reports filed under the Exchange Act for the purpose of amending such description.

        Also incorporated by reference are additional documents that Eagle may file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus and before the consummation of the merger. These additional documents will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and to be a part of, this proxy statement/prospectus from the date of their filing. These documents include proxy statements and periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and to the extent they are considered filed, Current Reports on Form 8-K. Information incorporated by reference from later filed documents supersedes information that is included in this proxy statement/prospectus or is incorporated by reference from earlier documents, to the extent that they are inconsistent.

        You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from what is contained in this proxy statement/prospectus. This proxy statement/prospectus is dated September 9, 2014. You should not assume that the information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than that date, and neither the delivery of this proxy statement/prospectus to you, nor the issuance of common stock under it shall create any implication to the contrary.

COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

        Eagle's articles of incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification for current and former directors, officers, employees or agents serving at the request of the corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling Eagle pursuant to the foregoing provisions, Eagle has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Annex A

Agreement and Plan of Reorganization

Dated as of June 9, 2014

By and Among

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

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        AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION, dated as of June 9, 2014, by and among Eagle Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation, ("Parent"), EagleBank, Maryland-chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Bank Subsidiary"), and Virginia Heritage Bank, a Virginia banking corporation (the "Company").

RECITALS

        WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of the VFIC, the VSCA, the MFIC and the MGCL, the Company will merge with and into Bank Subsidiary (the "Merger"), with Bank Subsidiary as the surviving institution in the Merger (sometimes referred to in such capacity as the "Surviving Bank"); and

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Company Board") has determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are advisable, and has unanimously approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

        WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Parent and Bank Subsidiary have each determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are advisable, and have approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and Parent, as the sole stockholder of Bank Subsidiary, has adopted this Agreement and approved the Merger, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

        WHEREAS it is intended that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and that this Agreement constitute a plan of reorganization;

        WHEREAS, the parties desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger.

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

ARTICLE I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

        1.01    Certain Definitions.     The following terms are used in this Agreement with the meanings set forth below:

        "Acquisition Proposal" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07(f).

        "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such first Person.

        "Aggregate Cash Consideration" means the aggregate amount of cash payable to holders of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger pursuant to Section 3.01.

        "Aggregate Merger Consideration" means the aggregate amount of cash payable and shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to holders of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger pursuant to Section 3.01.

        "Aggregate Stock Consideration" means the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to holders of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger pursuant to Section 3.01.

        "Agreement" means this Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with Section 9.02.

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        "Articles of Merger" means the articles of merger to be filed with the SCC and SDAT as provided in Section 2.02(b).

        "Average Closing Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d)(iii)(3)(i).

        "Bank Subsidiary" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

        "Bank Subsidiary Articles" means the Articles of Incorporation of Bank Subsidiary.

        "Bank Subsidiary Board" means the Board of Directors of Bank Subsidiary.

        "Bank Subsidiary Bylaws" means the Bylaws of Bank Subsidiary.

        "Benefit Plans" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i).

        "Book-Entry Shares" means shares of Company Common Stock held in book-entry form immediately prior to the Effective Time.

        "Business Day" means Monday through Friday of each week, except a legal holiday recognized as such by the U.S. Government or any day on which banking institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia are authorized or obligated to close.

        "Certificate" means any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Company Common Stock.

        "Change of Recommendation" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07(c).

        "Closing" and "Closing Date" have the meanings set forth in Section 2.02(b).

        "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        "Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

        "Company Articles" means the Articles of Incorporation of Company, as amended.

        "Company Board" means the Board of Directors of Company.

        "Company Board Recommendation" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.

        "Company Bylaws" means the Bylaws of Company.

        "Company Common Stock" means the common stock, $4.00 par value per share, of the Company.

        "Company Contract" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(k)(i).

        "Company Financial Statements" means (i) the audited statements of financial condition and statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 and (ii) the unaudited statements of financial condition and statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for the monthly, quarterly and annual periods ended subsequent to December 31, 2013.

        "Company Intellectual Property" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(r)(ii).

        "Company Meeting" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.

        "Company Preferred Stock" means the preferred stock of Company.

        "Company Stock Option" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08.

        "Company Stock Option Plans" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08.

        "Confidentiality Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06(b).

        "Covered Employee" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(a).

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        "CRA" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(i)(v).

        "Disclosure Schedule" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

        "Determination Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d)(iii)(3)(ii).

        "Effective Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

        "Effective Time" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b).

        "Equity Security" means any stock, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, or voting-trust certificate; any security convertible into such a security; any security carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any such security; and any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, or receipt for any of the foregoing.

        "ERISA" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i).

        "ERISA Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(m)(i).

        "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

        "Exchange Agent" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

        "Exchange Ratio" means the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to holders of Company Common Stock in the Merger pursuant to Section 3.01 on a per share basis.

        "FDIC" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

        "FHLB" means the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta.

        "Final Index Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d)(iii)(3)(iii).

        "FRB" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

        "GAAP" means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

        "Governmental Authority" means any federal, state or local court, administrative or regulatory agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality or self-regulatory organization.

        "Indemnified Parties" and "Indemnifying Party" have the meanings set forth in Section 6.09(a).

        "Index Group" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d)(iii)(3)(iv).

        "Initial Index Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d)(iii)(3)(v).

        "Insurance Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(c).

        "Intellectual Property" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(r)(ii).

        "Knowledge", when used with respect to Company, or any Company Subsidiary, means the actual knowledge, after reasonable due inquiry, of David P. Summers, Charles C. Brockett, Cindy L. Fusselle, Richard A. Hutchison and Richard C. Johnson; and when used with respect to Parent or Bank Subsidiary means the actual knowledge, after reasonable due inquiry, of Ronald D. Paul, Michael T. Flynn, James H. Langmead, Janice L. Williams and Susan G. Riel.

        "Liens" means any charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction, claim, lien or encumbrance other than a charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction, claim, lien or encumbrance that is a Permitted Lien.

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        "Material Adverse Effect" means, with respect to any party, any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all other facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects, developments or occurrences, (i) has had or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or business of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided, however, that a "Material Adverse Effect" shall not be deemed to include facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects, developments and/or occurrences arising out of, relating to or resulting from (A) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements or published interpretations thereof, (B) changes in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate or changes to published interpretations thereof by Governmental Authorities, (C) changes in global, national or regional political or social conditions or general economic or market conditions (including changes in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, currency exchange rates, and price levels or trading volumes in the United States or foreign securities markets) affecting other companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, (D) failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections, but not including any underlying causes thereof unless separately excluded hereunder, or changes in the trading price or trading volume of a party's common stock, in and of itself, but not including any underlying causes thereof unless separately excluded hereunder, (E) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism or (F) actions or omissions taken with the prior written consent of the other party hereto or expressly required by this Agreement; except, with respect to clauses (A), (B), (C), and (E), to the extent that the effects of such change are disproportionately adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or business of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate) or (ii) prevents or materially impairs the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

        "Merger" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

        "Merger Consideration" means the number of shares of Parent Common Stock, and the amount of cash into which each share of Company Common Stock shall be converted, pursuant to the provisions of Article III.

        "MFIC" means the Financial Institutions Article of the Maryland Code.

        "MGCL" means the Maryland General Corporation Law.

        "NASDAQ" means The NASDAQ Stock Market.

        "Notice of Superior Proposal" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07(d)(ii)(1).

        "Ordinary Course of Business" means, with respect to any Person, the ordinary course of such Person's business consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency).

        "Outside Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(c).

        "Parent" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

        "Parent Average Share Price" means the average of the closing price per share of Parent Common Stock, as reported on NASDAQ for the Parent Price Determination Period.

        "Parent Price Determination Period" means the 20 trading days ending on and including the fifth trading day prior to the Closing Date.

        "Parent Board" means the Board of Directors of the Parent.

        "Parent Bylaws" means the Bylaws of Parent.

        "Parent Certificate" means the Certificate of Incorporation of Parent.

        "Parent Common Stock" means the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Parent.

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        "Parent Preferred Stock" means the preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Parent.

        "Permitted Lien" means (i) statutory Liens securing payments not yet delinquent (or being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established), (ii) Liens for real property Taxes not yet delinquent and payable or (iii) easements, rights of way, restrictive covenants, imperfections or irregularities of title, and other similar encumbrances or Liens that do not materially affect the value or prohibit the current use of the properties or assets subject thereto or affected thereby or otherwise materially impair business operations at such properties.

        "Person" means any individual, bank, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or other entity.

        "Previously Disclosed" by a party shall mean information set forth in a section of its Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the section of this Agreement where such term is used; provided however, that any information set forth in any one section of a party's Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to apply to each other applicable section or subsection of its Disclosure Schedule.

        "Proxy Statement" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).

        "Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).

        "Regulatory Approvals" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(f)(i).

        "Representatives" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07(a).

        "Rights" means, with respect to any Person, warrants, options, rights, convertible securities and other arrangements or commitments which obligate the Person to issue or dispose of any of its capital stock or other ownership interests.

        "SCC" means the Virginia State Corporation Commission.

        "SDAT means the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation.

        "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

        "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

        "Securities Documents" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(g)(i).

        "Series A Preferred Stock" means the Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, $4.00 par value, of the Company.

        "Shareholder Approval" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.

        "Starting Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d)(iii)(3)(vi).

        "Starting Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d)(iii)(3)(vii).

        "Subsidiary" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Rule l-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC.

        "Superior Proposal" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07(g).

        "Surviving Bank" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

        "Tax" and "Taxes" mean all federal, state, local, and foreign income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, ad valorem, profits, gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, payroll, employment, severance, withholding, duties, intangibles, franchise, backup withholding, value added and other taxes, charges, levies or like assessments together with all penalties and additions to tax and interest thereon.

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        "Tax Returns" means any return (including any amended return), declaration or other report (including elections, declarations, claims for refunds, schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be filed with a Governmental Authority with respect to any Taxes, including, where permitted or required, combined or consolidated returns for any group of entities that includes the Company, Parent, or Bank Subsidiary, as applicable.

        "Transaction" means the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

        "VFIC" means the Financial Institutions and Services Article of the Virginia Code.

        "VSCA" means the Virginia Stock Corporation Act.

ARTICLE II

THE MERGER

        2.01    The Merger.     

        (a)    The Merger.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Company shall merge with and into Bank Subsidiary (the "Merger") in accordance with the Agreement and the applicable provisions of the VFIC, the VSCA, the MGCL and the MFIC, the separate corporate existence of the Company shall cease and Bank Subsidiary shall survive and continue to exist as a bank incorporated under the laws of Maryland and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Bank Subsidiary, as the surviving bank in the Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the "Surviving Bank").

        (b)    Name.    The name of the Surviving Bank shall be "EagleBank."

        (c)    Articles and Bylaws.    The articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Bank immediately after the Merger shall be the Bank Subsidiary Articles and the Bylaws as in effect immediately prior to the Merger.

        (d)    Directors and Executive Officers of the Surviving Bank.    The directors of the Surviving Bank immediately after the Merger shall be the directors of Bank Subsidiary immediately prior to the Merger, and David P. Summers, each of whom shall serve until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified. The executive officers of the Surviving Bank immediately after the Merger shall be the executive officers of Bank Subsidiary immediately prior to the Merger, each of whom shall serve until such time as their successors shall be duly elected and qualified.

        (e)    Directors of Parent.    The directors of Parent immediately after the Merger shall be the directors of Parent immediately prior to the Merger, and David P. Summers, each of whom shall serve until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.

        (f)    Authorized Capital Stock.    The authorized capital stock of the Surviving Bank upon consummation of the Merger shall be as set forth in the Bank Subsidiary Articles immediately prior to the Merger.

        (g)    Effect of the Merger.    At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in accordance with the VFIC, the VSCA, the MGCL and the MFIC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company shall vest in the Surviving Bank, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Company shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Surviving Bank.

        2.02    Effective Date and Effective Time; Closing.     

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parties, which date shall, except as agreed upon in writing, be not later than the later of (i) 10 business days following the date which the parties are in receipt of the latest to occur of all requisite Regulatory Approvals, Shareholder Approval, the expiration of all applicable waiting periods and the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions hereto; or (ii) the last day of the month in which the parties are in receipt of the latest to occur of all requisite Regulatory Approvals, Shareholder Approval, the expiration of all applicable waiting periods and the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions hereto. The date at which the Closing occurs is occasionally referred to herein as the "Closing Date."

        (b)   The Merger shall become effective at the latest of: (i) the filing of appropriate articles of merger with the SDAT; (ii) the filing of appropriate articles of merger with the SCC; and (iii) the time set forth in the Articles of Merger (the "Effective Time"). Except as otherwise agreed in writing, the Effective Time shall be on the Closing Date.

ARTICLE III

CONSIDERATION AND EXCHANGE PROCEDURES

        3.01    Conversion of Shares.     At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of a holder of shares of Company Common Stock:

        (a)    Bank Subsidiary Common Stock.    Each share of Bank Subsidiary Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding and shall be unchanged by the Merger.

        (b)    (i) Company Common Stock.    Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.01(b) and Sections 3.05, 3.06 3.10 and 8.01(d)(iii), each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than in a fiduciary capacity) or by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (other than in a fiduciary capacity)), shall be converted into, and shall be canceled in exchange for, the right to receive:

        (x)   to the extent the Parent Average Share Price is equal to or greater than $29.00 but less than or equal to $35.50, (A) $7.50 in cash and (B) a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to (1) $21.50 divided by (2) the Parent Average Share Price, rounded to four decimal places (by way of example and for illustrative purposes only, if the Parent Average Share Price is $33.00, the total per share Merger Consideration would amount to $29.00, consisting of $7.50 in cash and $21.50 in Parent Common Stock, i.e., 0.6515 shares ($21.50/$33.00 = 0.6515));

        (y)   to the extent the Parent Average Share Price is less than $29.00, (A) $7.50 in cash and (B) a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient of (1) the Parent Average Share Price less $7.50, divided by (2) the Parent Average Share Price, rounded to four decimal places (by way of example and for illustrative purposes only, if the Parent Average Share Price is $27.00, the total per share Merger Consideration would amount to $27.00, consisting of $7.50 in cash and $19.50 in Parent Common Stock, i.e., 0.7222 shares ($19.50/$27.00 = 0.7222)), provided, however, that (a) to the extent (AA) Parent issues or sells any shares of Parent Common Stock or securities convertible into shares of Parent Common Stock, other than shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Parent Rights outstanding on the date hereof or Parent stock options issued after the date hereof in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (BB) the Parent Average Share Price is less than $28.00, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than in a fiduciary capacity) or by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (other than in a fiduciary capacity)), shall be converted into, and shall be canceled in exchange for, the right to receive (y) $7.50 in cash and (z) a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient of $20.50 divided by the Parent Average Share

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Price, rounded to four decimal places, further provided, (b) that in no case shall Parent issue pursuant to this provision a number of shares of Parent Common Stock which exceeds 19.9% of the number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance; or

        (z)   to the extent the Parent Average Share Price is greater than $35.50, (A) an amount of cash equal to the product of (a) 0.8169 and (b) the Parent Average Share Price and (c) 0.258621 and (B) 0.6056 shares of Parent Common Stock (by way of example and for illustrative purposes only, if the Parent Average Share Price is $36.00, the total per share Merger Consideration would amount to $29.41, consisting of $7.61 ($36.00 × 0.8169 × 0.258621) in cash and $21.80 ($36.00 × 0.6056) in Parent Common Stock).

         (ii)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at the time of the Closing, the value of Aggregate Stock Consideration is less than 45% of the Aggregate Merger Consideration, then the cash portion of the Merger Consideration shall be reduced by the amount necessary to cause the Aggregate Cash Consideration to equal 55% of the Aggregate Merger Consideration, and the Exchange Ratio shall be increased by the number of shares necessary to cause the Aggregate Stock Consideration to equal 45% of the Aggregate Merger Consideration.

        (c)    Series A Preferred Stock.    In the event that each issued and outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, is not redeemed prior to or contemporaneously with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into and shall thereafter represent the right to receive one share of preferred stock of the Parent which shall be designated as Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, of the Parent, and otherwise having such other rights, preferences privileges, and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, that are the same as the rights privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, of the Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time, taken as a whole.

        3.02    [Intentionally Omitted]     

        3.03    Exchange Procedures.     

        (a)    Mailing of Transmittal Material.    The agent designated by Parent (who, if different than Parent's then serving registrar and transfer agent, is reasonably acceptable to the Company) to act as the exchange agent for purposes of the Merger (the "Exchange Agent") shall, and Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to, mail or deliver to each holder of record of Company Common Stock not later than 10 days following mailing of the Proxy Statement, a form of letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to such Certificate(s) theretofore representing shares of Company Common Stock shall pass, only upon proper delivery of such Certificate(s) to the Exchange Agent or transfer of Book-Entry Shares to the Exchange Agent and which shall have been approved in form by the Company) advising such holder of the procedure for surrendering to the Exchange Agent such Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares in exchange for the consideration to which such holder may be entitled pursuant to Section 3.01(b) hereof deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement. For those holders of Company Common Stock who have not surrendered a properly completed letter of transmittal and Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares evidencing the shares of Company Common Stock prior to the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall send such holders another letter of transmittal promptly following the Closing.

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Merger Consideration and (ii) Parent shall deliver, or cause Bank Subsidiary to deliver, to the Exchange Agent, the cash portion of the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to this Article III, each to be given to the holders of Company Common Stock in exchange for their Certificate(s) and Book-Entry Shares as provided in this Article III. The Exchange Agent shall not be entitled to vote or exercise any rights of ownership with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock held by it from time to time hereunder, except that it shall receive and hold all dividends or other distributions paid or distributed with respect to such shares for the account of the Persons entitled thereto.

        (c)    Exchange Agent Deliveries.    

          (i)  Upon the Closing, each holder of an outstanding Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares who has surrendered such Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares to the Exchange Agent will, upon acceptance thereof by the Exchange Agent, be entitled to evidence of issuance in book entry form, or upon written request of such holder a certificate or certificates representing, the number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock and the amount of cash into which the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock previously represented by such Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares surrendered shall have been converted pursuant to this Agreement and any other distribution theretofore paid with respect to Parent Common Stock issuable in the Merger, in each case, without interest. The Exchange Agent shall accept such Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Exchange Agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices.

         (ii)  If a holder of Company Common Stock surrenders its Certificate(s) and/or Book-Entry Shares and a properly executed letter of transmittal to the Exchange Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, then Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to deliver, within five (5) Business Days following the Closing Date, to such holder the Merger Consideration into which the shares of Company Common Stock represented thereby have been converted pursuant to Section 3.01(b). If a holder of Company Common Stock surrenders such Certificate(s) and/or Book-Entry Shares and a properly executed letter of transmittal to the Exchange Agent at any time after five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, then Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to promptly, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days following receipt of such Certificate(s) and/or Book-Entry Shares and properly executed letter of transmittal, deliver to such holder the Merger Consideration into which the shares of Company Common Stock represented thereby have been converted pursuant to Section 3.01(b).

        (iii)  Each outstanding Certificate or Book-Entry Share which is not surrendered to the Exchange Agent in accordance with the procedures provided for herein shall, except as otherwise herein provided, until duly surrendered to the Exchange Agent, be deemed to evidence ownership of the number of shares of Parent Common Stock and/or the right to receive the amount of cash into which such Company Common Stock shall have been converted. After the Effective Time, there shall be no further transfer on the records of the Company of Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares and, if such Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares are presented to the Company for transfer, they shall be cancelled against delivery of certificates for Parent Common Stock and/or cash as hereinabove provided. No dividends which have been declared will be remitted to any Person entitled to receive shares of Parent Common Stock under Section 3.02 until such Person surrenders the Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares representing Company Common Stock, at which time such dividends shall be remitted to such Person, without interest.

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lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration with respect to each share of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate.

        (e)    Unclaimed Merger Consideration.    Any portion of the shares of Parent Common Stock and cash delivered to the Exchange Agent by Parent pursuant to Section 3.03(b) that remains unclaimed by the shareholders of the Company for six months after the Effective Time (as well as any proceeds from any investment thereof) shall be delivered by the Exchange Agent to Parent. Any shareholders of the Company who have not theretofore complied with Section 3.03(c) shall thereafter look only to Parent for the consideration deliverable in respect of each share of Company Common Stock such shareholder holds as determined pursuant to this Agreement without any interest thereon. In the event that any former shareholder of the Company shall not have properly surrendered his or her Certificates or Book-Entry Shares representing shares of Company Common Stock within such period, the shares of Parent Common Stock that would otherwise have been issued to such shareholder may, at the option of Parent, be sold and the net proceeds of such sale, together with any cash in respect of fractional shares and any previously accrued dividends, and the Per Share Cash Consideration in respect of such holder's shares of Company Common Stock, shall be held by Parent for such shareholder's benefit in a non-interest bearing deposit account at Bank Subsidiary or another depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"), chosen by Parent in its discretion, and the sole right of such shareholder shall be the right to receive any certificates for Parent Common Stock which have not been so sold, and to collect cash in such account, without interest. Subject to all applicable laws of escheat, such amounts shall be paid to such former shareholder of Company, without interest, upon proper surrender of his or her Certificates or Book-Entry Shares. Neither the Exchange Agent nor any party to this Agreement shall be liable to any holder of stock represented by any Certificate or Book-Entry Shares for any consideration paid to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws. Parent and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the stock transfer books of the Company to establish the identity of those Persons entitled to receive the consideration specified in this Agreement, which books shall be conclusive with respect thereto. In the event of a dispute with respect to ownership of stock represented by any Certificate or Book-Entry Shares, Parent and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deposit any consideration represented thereby in escrow with an independent third party and thereafter be relieved with respect to any claims thereto.

        3.04    Rights as Shareholders.     At the Effective Time, holders of Company Common Stock shall cease to be, and shall have no rights as, shareholders of the Company other than to receive the consideration provided under this Article III.

        3.05    No Fractional Shares.     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither certificates nor scrip for fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in the Merger. Each holder of Company Common Stock who otherwise would have been entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after taking into account all Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares surrendered by such holder) shall receive in lieu thereof cash (without interest) in an amount determined by multiplying the fractional share interest to which such holder would otherwise be entitled by the Parent Average Share Price, rounded to the nearest whole cent (with one-half cent being rounded upward). No such holder shall be entitled to dividends, voting rights or any other rights in respect of any fractional share.

        3.06    Anti-Dilution Provisions.     If, between the date hereof and the Effective Time, the shares of Parent Common Stock shall be changed into a different number or class of shares by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or readjustment, or a stock dividend thereon shall be declared with a record date within said period, the Exchange Ratio and any amounts dependent on the Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted accordingly; provided that an offering or sale of Parent Common Stock shall not be deemed a reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or readjustment of the Parent Common Stock.

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        3.07    Withholding Rights.     Parent (through the Exchange Agent, if applicable) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock such amounts as Parent is required under the Code or any state, local or foreign Tax law or regulation thereunder to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment. Any amounts so withheld shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of Company Common Stock in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent.

        3.08    Stock Options.     At the Effective Time, each option to acquire Company Common Stock (the "Company Stock Options") outstanding under the Company 2006 Stock Option Plan or 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (each a "Company Stock Plan" and collectively, the "Company Stock Plans") issued and outstanding at the Effective Time, shall be converted into and become options to purchase Parent Common Stock. Parent shall assume each Company Stock Option in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company Stock Plan, the agreements evidencing grants thereunder and any other agreements between the Company and an optionee regarding Company Stock Options; provided, however, that from and after the Effective Time, a Company Stock Option shall be exercisable solely for Parent Common Stock; the number of shares of Parent Common Stock which may be acquired pursuant to such Company Stock Option shall be determined by: (A) dividing the Exchange Ratio by 0.741321, rounded to four decimal places (the "Option Exchange Ratio"), provided that the Option Exchange Ratio shall not exceed 1.0000 or be less than 0.8169, and (B) multiplying the Option Exchange Ratio by the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such option, rounded down to the nearest whole share; and the exercise price per share shall be equal to the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock divided by the Option Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest cent. It is intended that the foregoing assumption and adjustment shall be effected in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code, as to each Company Stock Option which is an incentive stock option. To the extent that the foregoing assumption and adjustment shall not be consistent with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code, be impermissible under any agreement evidencing a grant under the Company Stock Plans or other agreement between the Company and an optionee regarding Company Stock Options, or otherwise be impermissible, then the Company Stock Options shall be equitably adjusted to be exercisable for such consideration or combination of forms of consideration as Parent and Company may agree.

        3.09    Reservation of Shares.     Prior to the Closing, the Parent Board shall reserve for issuance a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock for the purpose of issuing its shares in exchange for shares of Company Common Stock in the Merger.

        3.10    Changes in Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock.     Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock shall have been changed into, or exchanged for, a different number of shares or a different class of shares, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including a reverse stock split), combination or exchange of shares, the Merger Consideration and any similarly dependent items, such as any applicable exchange ratio, shall be correspondingly adjusted to provide the holders of Company Common Stock and other securities the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.

        3.11    Tax Consequences.     It is intended that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement be, and is hereby adopted as, a plan of reorganization for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.

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ARTICLE IV

ACTIONS PENDING ACQUISITION

        4.01    Conduct of Business Prior to the Effective Time.     Except as expressly contemplated by or permitted by this Agreement, as required by applicable law, or with the prior written consent of Parent or Bank Subsidiary (not to be, in the exercise of Parent's good faith discretion, unreasonably withheld), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall:

        (a)   conduct its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business;

        (b)   use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and advantageous business relationships with customers, suppliers, Governmental Authorities and others having business dealings with it;

        (c)   take no action which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay (x) the receipt of any approvals of any Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (y) the status of the transactions contemplated hereby as a reorganization for purposes of Section 368(a) of the Code; or (z) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

        (d)   comply in all material respects with all statutes, laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, orders, decrees, consent agreements, examination reports and other federal, state and local governmental or regulatory directives applicable to the Company and the conduct of its business;

        (e)   promptly following receipt, and prior to taking any action in respect thereof, advise Parent of any request to repurchase or reacquire any Company Sold Loan, or to make any payment in respect of any Company Sold Loan, or to indemnify any person in respect of an Company Sold Loan; and

        (f)    cooperate fully with Parent to make Company employees available at reasonable times for training and/or transition and systems conversions planning prior to Closing, provided that such cooperation does not materially interfere with their duties with the Company.

        4.02    Company Forbearances.     During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable law, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent or Bank Subsidiary (not to be, in the exercise of Parent's good faith discretion, unreasonably withheld):

        (a)   other than shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Company Stock Options outstanding on the date hereof, (i) issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or dispose of or encumber or pledge, or authorize or propose the creation of, any additional shares of its stock; or (ii) issue or grant, or extend or modify the terms of any Rights to acquire Company Common Stock;

        (b)   (i) make, declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend on or in respect of, or declare or make any distribution on any shares of its stock (other than dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock), whether payable in cash, Company stock or other property, or (ii) directly or indirectly adjust, split, combine, redeem, reclassify, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its stock (other than repurchases of common shares in the Ordinary Course of Business to satisfy obligations under the Company's Benefit Plans);

        (c)   sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of or discontinue any of its assets, deposits, businesses or properties, except for sales, transfers, mortgages, encumbrances or other dispositions or discontinuances in the Ordinary Course of Business in a transaction that, together with other such transactions, is not material to it, or enter into any new Company Contract;

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        (d)   acquire (other than by way of foreclosures or acquisitions of control in a fiduciary or similar capacity or in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in good faith, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business) all or any portion of the assets, business, deposits or properties of, or ownership interests in, any other entity; except as permitted by Section 6.07, merge into any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into it, or consolidate with any other Person; liquidate, sell or dispose of any assets or acquire any assets, otherwise than in the Ordinary Course of Business or as expressly required by this Agreement;

        (e)   amend the Company Articles or the Company Bylaws;

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

        (g)   open, close or relocate any office, branch or banking facility, or acquire, establish or divest any banking or nonbanking facility, or file an application with any federal or other regulatory agency with respect to any of the foregoing;

        (h)   issue any new or replacement certificate for any shares of Company Common Stock purported to have been lost stolen or destroyed, except upon receipt of appropriate affidavits of loss and purchase by the shareholder of an indemnity bond from a third party insurer regularly engaged in the issuance of such bonds;

        (i)    take, cause or permit the occurrence of any change or event which would render any of its representations and warranties contained herein untrue in any material respect;

        (j)    except (A) as required under applicable law or the terms of any of the Company's Benefit Plans, (B) for the payment, immediately prior to Closing, of pro rata cash bonuses to employees of the Company based on accrual rates established based on past practice, or (C) in the Ordinary Course of Business, (i) materially increase in any manner the compensation or benefits of any of the directors, officers or employees of the Company, (ii) become a party to, establish, materially amend, commence participation in or terminate any stock option plan or other stock-based compensation plan, severance, termination, change in control, pension, retirement, profit-sharing, or other material employee benefit plan or agreement, or (iii) accelerate the vesting of or lapsing of restrictions with respect to any stock-based compensation or other long-term incentive compensation under any of the Company's Benefit Plans;

        (k)   notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, take, or willfully omit to take, any action that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied;

        (l)    incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;

        (m)  enter into any new line of business, or change its lending, investment, asset/liability, management, risk management, deposit pricing, or other material banking or operating policies and procedures in any material manner;

        (n)   adopt, enter into or amend any employment, consulting, change in control, severance or other compensatory agreement, arrangement or policy with or with respect to any officer, employee or director;

        (o)   foreclose upon or take a deed or title to any commercial real estate or residential real estate without first conducting a Phase I environmental inspection of the property and confirming that such Phase I does not indicate the presence of any environmental contaminant, pollutant, petroleum product, toxic or hazardous waste or similar or like substance;

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        (q)   sell or otherwise dispose of any OREO property having a carrying value of $350,000 or more without prior consultation with Parent; or

        (r)   agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of the Company Board in support of, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 4.02.

        4.03    Parent Forbearances.     Except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, as required by applicable law or with the prior written consent of the Company (not to be, in the exercise of the Company's good faith discretion, unreasonably withheld), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

        (a)   amend the Parent Certificate or Parent Bylaws or similar governing documents of any of its Subsidiaries in a manner that would adversely affect the Company, the stockholders of Company or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

        (b)   notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, take, or willfully omit to take, any action that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied;

        (c)   take any action that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay (x) the ability of Parent or Bank Subsidiary to obtain any necessary approvals of any Governmental Authority required for the transactions contemplated or to perform its covenants and agreements under this Agreement hereby; (y) the status of the transactions contemplated hereby as a reorganization for purposes of Section 368(a) of the Code; or(z) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; or

        (d)   agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of its board of directors in support of, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 4.03.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

        5.01    Disclosure Schedules.     On or prior to the date hereof, Parent has delivered to the Company a schedule and the Company has delivered to Parent a schedule (each respectively, its "Disclosure Schedule") setting forth, among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more representations or warranties contained in Section 5.03 or 5.04 or to one or more of its covenants contained in Articles IV and VI; provided, however, that the mere inclusion of an item in a Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission by a party that such item represents a material exception or fact, event or circumstance or that, absent such inclusion in the Disclosure Schedule, such item is or would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

        5.02    [Intentionally Omitted]     

        5.03    Representations and Warranties of the Company.     Subject to Section 5.01, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent:

        (a)    Organization, Standing and Authority.    The Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where its ownership or leasing of property or assets or the conduct of its business requires it to be so licensed or qualified, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not have nor reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has in effect all federal, state, local and foreign governmental authorizations necessary for it to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. The deposit accounts of the Company are insured by the

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FDIC in the manner and to the maximum extent provided by applicable law, and the Company has paid all deposit insurance premiums and assessments required by applicable laws and regulations. The copies of the Company Articles and the Company Bylaws which have previously been made available to Parent are true, complete and correct copies of such documents as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

        (b)    Capital Stock.    The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 15,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 6,018,801 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and 5,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock, of which 15,300 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. As of the date hereof, no shares of Company Common Stock were held in treasury by the Company or otherwise directly or indirectly owned by the Company. The outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and none of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person. Section 5.03(b) of the Company's Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, for each Company Stock Option, the name of the grantee, the date of the grant, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each Company Stock Option and the exercise or strike price per share. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, there are no shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance, the Company does not have any Rights issued or outstanding with respect to Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock and the Company does not have any commitment or obligation to authorize, issue or sell any Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock or Rights. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders of the Company may vote are outstanding.

        (c)    Subsidiaries.    

          (i)  Except as set forth in Section 5.03(c)(i) of the Company's Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not have any Subsidiaries.

         (ii)  Except (A) as set forth in Section 5.03(c)(ii) of the Company's Disclosure Schedule, (B) for securities and other interests held in a fiduciary capacity and beneficially owned by third parties or taken in consideration of debts previously contracted and (C) Equity Securities held in the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, the Company does not own beneficially, directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities or similar interests of any Person or any interest in a partnership or joint venture of any kind.

        (d)    Corporate Power.    The Company has the corporate power and corporate authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own all its properties and assets; and the Company has the corporate power and corporate authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Transaction, subject to receipt of all necessary approvals of Governmental Authorities and the approval of the Company's shareholders of this Agreement.

        (e)    Corporate Authority.    Subject to Shareholder Approval, this Agreement and the Transaction have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and the Company Board on or prior to the date hereof and the Company Board has recommended that shareholders of the Company adopt this Agreement and directed that such matter be submitted for consideration by the Company's shareholders at the Company Meeting required by Section 6.02. The Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Bank Subsidiary, this Agreement is a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights or by general equity principles).

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        (f)    Regulatory Approvals; No Defaults.    

          (i)  Except for (A) filings of applications and notices with, and receipt of consents, authorizations, approvals, exemptions or nonobjections from, the SEC, the NASDAQ, state securities authorities, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, applicable securities, commodities and futures exchanges, and other industry self-regulatory organizations, (B) the filing of any other required applications, filings or notices with the FRB, the SDAT, the SCC, any foreign, federal or state banking, other regulatory, self-regulatory or enforcement authorities or any Governmental Authority and approval of or non-objection to such applications, filings and notices (taken together with the items listed in clause (A), the "Regulatory Approvals"), (C) the filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement in definitive form relating to the meeting of the Company's stockholders to be held in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (D) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the SDAT and the SCC, (E) any notices to or filings with the Small Business Administration, and (F) the consents and approvals of third parties that are not Governmental Authorities required to consummate the Merger, each of which are set forth in Section 5.03(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no consents or approvals of or notices to or filings with any Governmental Authority or other third party are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no reason why the requisite Regulatory Approvals would not be received on a timely basis.

         (ii)  Subject to receipt, or the making, of the consents, approvals, waivers and filings referred to in the preceding paragraph and the expiration of related waiting periods, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Transaction do not and will not (A) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, or give rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies or any right of termination under, any law, code, ordinance, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, injunction, order, governmental permit or license, or agreement, indenture or instrument of the Company or to which the Company or any of its properties is subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Company Articles or the Company Bylaws or (C) require any consent or approval under any such law, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, order, governmental permit or license, agreement, indenture or instrument.

        (g)    Financial Reports; Undisclosed Liabilities; Internal Controls.    

          (i)  Each of the statements of financial condition contained in the Company Financial Statements fairly presents, or will fairly present, the financial position of the Company as of its date, and each of the statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows in such the Company Financial Statements fairly presents, or will fairly present, the results of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Company for the periods to which they relate, in each case in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except in each case as may be noted therein and subject, in the case of unaudited statements that are part of the Company Financial Statements, to normal year-end adjustments.

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the Company which would cause it to restate in any material way the amount of the allowance for loan losses or reserve for representations and warranties as of any such date.

        (iii)  The Company is not currently required to file periodic reports with any Governmental Authority pursuant to the Exchange Act. As of its date of filing with or furnishing to the applicable Governmental Authority, each filing made by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act complied in all material respects with the Exchange Act, and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the statement was made. Each prospectus, offering circular, private placement memorandum or other securities offering document used by the Company in connection with the sale of Company Common Stock, and all other sales documentation relating thereto, did not contain any untrue or misleading statement of a material fact, and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

        (iv)  Except as set forth on the audited balance sheet of the Company dated as of December 31, 2013, the Company does not have any material liability that would be required to be reflected on a statement of financial condition or in notes thereto prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities (A) incurred after December 31, 2013 in the Ordinary Course of Business or (B) incurred pursuant to or provided for in this Agreement.

         (v)  Since January 1, 2014, no event has occurred or circumstance arisen that, individually or taken together with all other facts, circumstances and events (described in any paragraph of this Section 5.03 or otherwise), has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.

        (vi)  The records, systems, controls, data and information of the Company are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of the Company or its accountants, except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls described below. The Company has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting that pertain to the maintenance of records that accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company's assets, provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that Company's receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of Company management and Board of Directors, and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Company assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Such internal control over financial reporting is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company's financial reporting and the preparation of the Company's financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company has no Knowledge of (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, or (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting. The Company (A) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures reasonably designed and maintained to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company by others within the Company and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to the Company's outside auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board (x) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal

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controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting. These disclosures were made in writing by management to the Company's auditors and audit committee and a copy has previously been made available to Parent. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective for the purposes for which they were established.

       (vii)  Since January 1, 2012, (A) neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company, has received any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or its internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (B) no attorney representing the Company, whether or not employed by the Company, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Company Board or any committee thereof or, to the Knowledge of the Company, to any director or officer of the Company.

        (h)    Legal Proceedings.    No litigation, arbitration, claim or other proceeding before any court or Governmental Authority is pending against the Company and, to the Company's Knowledge, no such litigation, arbitration, claim or other proceeding has been threatened. Neither the Company nor any of its properties is a party to or subject to any order, judgment, decree or regulatory restriction that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.

        (i)    Regulatory Matters.    

          (i)  Since January 1, 2011, the Company has timely filed with the appropriate bank regulatory authorities in substantially correct form the monthly, quarterly and annual reports required to be filed under applicable laws and regulations. In connection with the most recent examination of the Company by the appropriate regulatory authorities, the Company was not required to correct or change any action, procedure or proceeding which the Company believes in good faith has not now been corrected or changed, other than corrections or changes which, if not made, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. As of their respective dates, such reports complied and will comply in all material respects with all the statutes, rules and regulations enforced or promulgated by the regulatory authority with which they were filed.

         (ii)  Neither the Company nor any of its properties is a party to or is subject to any consent order, decree, directive, written agreement, memorandum of understanding or other similar enforcement action with or a commitment letter, supervisory letter, board resolution or similar submission or application to, or extraordinary supervisory letter from, any such Governmental Authority.

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inquiry into the business, operations, policies, practices or disclosures of the Company (other than examinations conducted by a Governmental Authority in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company).

         (v)  The Company is "well-capitalized" (as that term is defined in the relevant regulation of the Company's primary federal bank regulator), and the Company's rating under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1997 (the "CRA") is no less than "satisfactory."

        (j)    Compliance With Laws.    The Company holds all material licenses, franchises, permits, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings, applications and registrations with, Governmental Authorities that are necessary to permit it to own or lease its properties and assets and for the lawful conduct of its businesses as presently conducted (and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith). Since January 1, 2009, the Company has been in compliance in all material respects with, and has not been in default or violation in any material respect of, and has not been, to the Knowledge of the Company, under investigation with respect to, or threatened in writing to be charged with any violation of, any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, statute, code, policy, guideline or agency requirement of or undertaking to or agreement with any Governmental Authority, and has not received notice from any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction of any defaults or violations of, any applicable law rule, regulation, judgment, order, statute, code, policy, guideline or agency requirement of or undertaking to or agreement with any Governmental Authority.

        (k)    Material Contracts.    

          (i)  Except as set forth in Section 5.03(k)(i) of the Company's Disclosure Schedule:

        (1)   the Company is not a party to, and no property or assets of the Company is subject to any contract, agreement, commitment, lease, sublease, license, arrangement, understanding or instrument (other than Loans) calling for payments in excess of $250,000 over the term of the contract or in any year (in respect of any agreement which is not a lease of real property or any amount in respect of a lease of real property), or pursuant to which the Company may originate, sell or assign Loans originated for purposes of sale (collectively "Company Contracts");

        (2)   each such Company Contract is valid and binding on the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights or by general equity principles), and in full force and effect, and the Company, and to the Knowledge of the Company, all other parties thereto have in all material respects performed all obligations thereunder required to be performed to date, and are not in material default;

        (3)   no event or condition exists that constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a breach, violation or default on the part of the Company under any such Company Contract or provide any other party thereto with the right to accelerate performance under or terminate, such Company Contract;

        (4)   each Company Contract, and each lease of real property reflected in Section 5.03(k)(i) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, is assumable and assignable without consent of the other party thereto and does not contain any provision increasing or accelerating payments otherwise due, or changing or modifying the provisions or terms of such Company Contract or lease as a result of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

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        (l)    No Brokers.    No action has been taken by the Company that would give rise to any valid claim against any party hereto for a brokerage commission, finder's fee or other like payment with respect to the Transaction, other than a fee to be paid to Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., which is set forth in Section 5.03(l) of the Company's Disclosure Schedule.

        (m)    Employee Matters.    

          (i)  Section 5.03(m) of the Company's Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of each deferred compensation and each bonus or other incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option and other equity compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement, medical, surgical, hospitalization, life insurance and other "welfare" plan, fund or program (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"); each profit-sharing, stock bonus or other "pension" plan, fund or program (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA); each employment, termination or severance agreement change in control, consulting, retirement and other compensation contracts, arrangements, commitments or understandings with Company pursuant to which a severance, termination, change in control or similar payment may be paid; and each other employee benefit plan, fund, program, agreement or arrangement, in each case, that is sponsored, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company, or by any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the Company would be deemed a "single employer" within the meaning of section 4001(b) of ERISA (each an "ERISA Affiliate"), or to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is party, in each case for the benefit of any employee of the Company (the "Benefit Plans").

         (ii)  With respect to each Benefit Plan, the Company has heretofore made available to Parent copies of each of the following documents, as relevant: (A) a copy of the Benefit Plan and any amendments thereto; (B) a copy of the most recent annual report, actuarial report and summary plan description; (C) any trust or other funding agreement and the latest financial statements thereof; and (D) the most recent determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Benefit Plan intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code.

        (iii)  No liability under Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA has been incurred by the Company and/or any ERISA Affiliate that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a material risk to the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring any such liability, other than liability for premiums due the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (which premiums have been paid when due). This representation is made with respect to any employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement subject to Title IV of ERISA to which the Company and/or any ERISA Affiliate made, or was required to make, contributions during the six-year period ending on the last day of the most recent plan year ended prior to the Closing Date.

        (iv)  Each Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable law. Each Benefit Plan intended to be "qualified" within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code is the subject of a currently effective determination letter stating that it is so qualified. All contributions required to be made with respect to any Benefit Plan on or prior to the Closing Date have been timely made.

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Knowledge of any fact which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such legal action, claim, government proceeding or government inquiry. Neither the Company nor to the Knowledge of the Company, any other person or entity who or which is a "party in interest" (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or "disqualified person" (as defined in Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code) has acted or failed to act with respect to any such Benefit Plans in any manner which constitutes: (A) a breach of fiduciary responsibility under ERISA; (B) a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (C) any other material violation of ERISA or the Code. The Company is not obligated to indemnify, reimburse, or contribute to the liabilities or expenses of any person or entity who may have committed or been involved in any such fiduciary breach, prohibited transaction, or material violation of ERISA or the Code..

        (n)    Labor Matters.    The Company is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement, contract, or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or labor organization. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no labor union organizing activities or labor union demands for recognition or certification, in each case, with respect to the employees of the Company. Since January 1, 2011, there has been no actual or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages by any employees of the Company.

        (o)    Taxes and Tax Returns.    

          (i)  (A) The Company has timely filed (including all applicable extensions), or will file, all Tax Returns required to be filed by it on or before the Effective Time (all such Tax Returns being accurate and complete); (B) other than Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, or has set up adequate reserves or accruals for the payment of all Taxes required to be paid in respect of the periods covered by such Company Tax Returns, and will pay, or where payment is not yet due, will set up adequate reserves or accruals adequate in all material respects for the payment of all Taxes for any subsequent periods ending on or prior to the Effective Time or any portion of a subsequent period that includes the Effective Time and ends subsequent thereto, and the Company reasonably believes that it does not have and will not have any material liability for any such Taxes in excess of the amounts so paid or reserved or accruals so established; (C) except as set forth in Section 5.03(o)(i)(C) of the Company's Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not requested any extension of time within which to file any Tax Returns in respect of any fiscal year that have not since been filed; (D) no requests for waivers of the time to assess any Tax, or waivers of the statutory period of limitations, are pending or have been granted; (E) there are no disputes pending, or written claims asserted, for Taxes or assessments upon the Company, and no issue has been raised with the Company by any federal, state, local or foreign taxing authority in connection with an audit or examination of the Company's Tax Returns, or the business or properties of the Company that has not been settled, resolved and fully satisfied; (F) no claim has ever been made by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction; (G) the Company has no liability for Taxes of any other Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any comparable provision of law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise; and (I) the Company has complied with all applicable laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442 and 3402 of the Code or any comparable provision of any state, local or foreign laws) and has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by applicable law, withheld from and paid over all amounts required to be so withheld and paid to the relevant taxing authority under applicable laws.

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        (iii)  There are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company other than Liens for Taxes that are either (A) not yet due and payable and not subject to penalties for nonpayment or (B) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.

        (iv)  The Company will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Effective Time as a result of any of the following that occurred or exists on or prior to the Effective Time: (A) a "closing agreement" as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any comparable provision of law) executed prior to the Effective Time; (B) an installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Effective Time; (C) a prepaid amount received on or prior to the Effective Time; (D) an intercompany item under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-13 or an excess loss account under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19; or (E) change in the accounting method of the Company pursuant to Section 481 of the Code (or any comparable provision of law).

         (v)  The Company has not constituted either a "distributing corporation" or a "controlled corporation" in a distribution of stock qualifying under Section 355 of the Code (A) in the five (5) years prior to the date hereof or (B) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a "plan" or "series of related transactions" (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the Merger.

        (vi)  The Company has not participated in any "listed transaction" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

       (vii)  The Company is not and has not been a United States real property holding corporation (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

      (viii)  The Company has not requested, received or executed with any taxing authority any ruling or binding agreement that could have a material adverse effect in any post-Closing period on the business, operations, assets, financial condition, prospects or results of operations of the Company, or on the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

        (p)    Loans; Nonperforming and Classified Assets.    

          (i)  Each of the loans, including loans held for sale, made by Company ("Loans"): (A) is evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness which are true, genuine and what they purport to be; (B) to the extent secured, has been secured by valid liens or security interests which have been perfected; and (C) represents the legal, valid and binding obligation of the borrowers named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to no defenses (including the validity, perfection and enforceability of any lien, security interest or other encumbrance relating to such Loan), except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and subject to general principles of equity which may limit the enforcement of certain remedies.

         (ii)  No default (including any event or circumstance which with the passage of time, the giving of notice or both would constitute a default) in respect of any material provision (including any default in payment) of any such Loan exists, except as reflected on the Company's classified asset schedule as of the latest month end prior to the date of this Agreement.

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        (iv)  No Loan held or made by the Company is secured by shares of the Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock.

         (v)  Section 5.3(p) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each contract or agreement pursuant to which the Company originates, brokers, assigns or sells Loans originated for the purposes of sale (including Loans to be funded by a party other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary) in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company's mortgage origination/brokerage business ("Company Sold Loans").

        (vi)  There is not pending any action, suit, proceeding, demand or request by any investor, assignee or purchaser of a Company Sold Loan to repurchase or reacquire any Company Sold Loan, or purchase collateral in respect of any Company Sold Loan, or to make any payment on any Company Sold Loan, or to make any payment to, reimburse, indemnify or hold harmless, or otherwise assume liability with respect to any loss, liability or expense incurred by, the investor, assignee or purchaser (or subsequent purchaser or acquiror), and the Company has no Knowledge of any such threatened action, suit, proceeding, demand or request, nor is there any basis therefore. To the Company's Knowledge there has been no assertion that any Company Sold Loan was originated in violation of the representations and warranties of the Company contained or incorporated by reference in any contract or agreement pursuant to which such Company Sold Loan was sold or assigned, nor is there any basis therefore.

        (q)    Properties.    The Company has good and indefeasible title, free and clear of all Liens, to all of the material properties and assets, real and personal, reflected on the balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2013, and all personal and real property acquired since such date, except such personal and real property as has been disposed of for fair value in the Ordinary Course of Business after such date, except (i) Liens for current taxes and assessments not yet due or payable for which adequate reserves have been established, (ii) pledges to secure deposits incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, (iii) such imperfections of title, easements and encumbrances, if any, as are not material in character, amount or extent and (iv) as reflected on the balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2013. All real and personal property which is material to the Company's business and leased or licensed by the Company is held pursuant to leases or licenses which are valid obligations of the Company and to the Company's Knowledge are binding obligations of the other parties thereto, enforceable against the Company and to the Company's Knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with their terms (in each case, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditor's rights or by general equity principles), and there is not, under any of such leases, any existing material default by the Company or any event which with notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a material default by the Company. Section 5.3(q) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list and brief description of all real estate owned or leased by the Company (including real estate acquired by means of foreclosure, transfer in lieu of foreclosure or by exercise of any creditor's right), and all personal property having a current book value in excess of $100,000 owned or leased by the Company.

        (r)    Intellectual Property.    

          (i)  (A) the Company has a right to use all Company Intellectual Property (as defined below), (B) the Company Intellectual Property constitutes all of the Intellectual Property necessary to carry on the business of the Company as currently conducted, (C) Company Intellectual Property is valid and subsisting, and (D) the conduct of the business of the Company does not violate, misappropriate or infringe upon the Intellectual Property rights of any third party, and the Company has not received notice alleging any such violation, misappropriation or infringement.

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         (ii)  For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Intellectual Property" means (A) trademarks, service marks, trade names, Internet domain names and logos, together with all registrations and applications related to the foregoing; (B) patents (including any applications therefor); (C) copyrights and designs (including any registrations and applications for any of the foregoing); (D) trade secrets and other confidential proprietary information, methods and processes; and (E) rights in computer programs, whether in source code or object code form (including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies), databases and compilations (including any and all data and collections of data). For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Company Intellectual Property" means the Intellectual Property used in, and is material to, the conduct of the business of the Company.

        (s)    Environmental Matters.    No environmental contaminant, pollutant, petroleum product, toxic or hazardous waste or similar or like substance being or having been generated, used, stored, processed, disposed of, discharged at, or being or having been otherwise present, in violation of any local, state, or federal environmental statute, regulation, rule or ordinance, at any real estate now or previously owned or acquired (including without limitation any real estate acquired by means of foreclosure, transfer in lieu of foreclosure or by exercise of any other creditor's right) or leased by the Company, or any real estate which is pledged or stands as collateral security for any Loan or other extension of credit by the Company, where such violation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received written notice of, nor to the Knowledge of the Company has the Company received an overt threat of, any legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceeding, claim, action, cause of action or governmental proceeding or investigation of any nature whatsoever, seeking to impose, or that could result in the imposition, on the Company of any liability arising under any local, state, or federal environmental statute, regulation, rule or ordinance, and the Company is not subject to any agreement, order, judgment, decree or memorandum of any court, governmental authority, regulatory agency or third party imposing any such liability.

        (t)    Insurance.    All policies of insurance maintained by the Company, including the identity of the carrier, type of coverage, policy limits, expiration, and claims made within the past three (3) years, are set forth in Section 5.3(t) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. All such policies are in full force and effect and no notices of cancellation have been received in connection therewith. Such policies are in accordance with customary and reasonable practice in the banking industry in respect of amounts, types and risks insured, for the business in which the Company is engaged, and, except as would not cause a Material Adverse Effect, or on the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, are sufficient for compliance with all legal requirements and all agreements to which the Company is a party. The Company is in compliance with its insurance policies and is not in default under any of the terms thereof, and each such policy is outstanding and in full force and effect. Except for policies insuring against potential liabilities of officers, directors and employees of the Company, the Company is the sole beneficiary of such policies, and all premiums and other payments due under any such policy have been paid, and all claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion.

        (u)    Transactions With Affiliates.    All "covered transactions" between the Company and an "affiliate" within the meaning of Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act have been in compliance with such provisions.

        (v)    Derivative Instruments.    The Company is not a party to any interest rate swaps, caps, floors, option agreements, futures and forward contracts and other similar risk management arrangements, whether entered into for the account of the Company, or for the account of one or more of its customers.

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        (w)    Tax Treatment.    The Company has not taken or agreed to take any action, and does not have any Knowledge of any fact or circumstance, that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a "reorganization" under Section 368(a) of the Code.

        (x)    Anti-Takeover Provisions.    The Company has taken all required actions to exempt it, Parent, Bank Subsidiary, this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, from any provisions of an antitakeover nature contained in its organizational documents or the provisions of any federal or state "antitakeover," "fair price," "moratorium," "affiliate transaction", "control share acquisition" or similar laws or regulations ("Takeover Laws").

        (y)    Proxy Statement, Etc.    None of the information supplied or to be supplied by, and relating to the Company for inclusion, or included, in (i) the Proxy Statement; (ii) any other documents to be filed with any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; or (iii) any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act filed by Parent prior to the Effective Time which requires inclusion of information regarding the Company, will, at the respective times such information is supplied or such documents are filed or mailed, be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. All documents which the Company is responsible for filing with any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of applicable law.

        (z)    Required Vote.    The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast thereon is necessary to approve this Agreement and the Transaction on behalf of the Company. No other vote of the shareholders of the Company is required by the VSCA, the Company Articles, the Company Bylaws or otherwise to approve this Agreement and the Transaction.

        (aa)    Fairness Opinion.    The Company Board has received the opinion of Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., to the effect that as of such date, subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters stated therein, the Merger Consideration is fair to the holders of Company Common Stock from a financial point of view.

        (bb)    No Other Representations or Warranties.    Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Section 5.03, neither the Company nor any other Person on behalf of the Company makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or with respect to any other information provided to Parent or Bank Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder. Neither the Company nor any other person will have or be subject to any liability or indemnification obligation to Parent, Bank Subsidiary or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Parent or Bank Subsidiary, or Parent's or Bank Subsidiary's use of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts of other material made available to Parent or Bank Subsidiary in certain "data rooms" or management presentations in expectation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless any such information is expressly included in a representation or warranty contained in this Section 5.03. The Company acknowledges that neither Parent nor Bank Subsidiary makes any representations or warranties except for the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.04.

        5.04    Representations and Warranties of Parent and Bank Subsidiary.     Subject to Section 5.01, Parent and Bank Subsidiary hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

        (a)    Organization, Standing and Authority.    Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland. Parent is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where its ownership or leasing of property or assets or the conduct of its business requires it to be so licensed or qualified, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not have nor reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on

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Parent. Parent has in effect all federal, state, local and foreign governmental authorizations necessary for it to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now conducted. The copies of the Parent Certificate and Parent Bylaws that have been made available to the Company and publicly filed with the SEC are complete and correct copies of such documents as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

        (b)    Parent Capital Stock.    

          (i)  As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Parent consists solely of 50,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, of which 25,980,553 shares were issued and outstanding as of the close of business on May 31, 2014, and 1,000,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock, of which 56,600 shares were issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. The outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Preferred Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and none of the shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent Preferred Stock have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person. As of the date hereof, there are no Rights authorized, issued or outstanding with respect to the capital stock of Parent and Parent does not have any commitment to authorize, issue or sell any Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock or Rights, except for shares issuable by virtue of this Agreement, as set forth in the Parent Securities Documents and pursuant to the Parent's equity compensation plans described therein. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders of Parent may vote are outstanding.

         (ii)  The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in exchange for shares of Company Common Stock in the Merger, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and the issuance thereof is not subject to any preemptive right.

        (c)    Bank Subsidiary.    

          (i)  Bank Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in the jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified. Bank Subsidiary is duly licensed by the Maryland Department of Financial Regulation and has in effect all federal, state, local and foreign governmental authorizations necessary for it to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. The deposit accounts of Bank Subsidiary are insured by the FDIC in the manner and to the maximum extent provided by applicable law, and Bank Subsidiary has paid all deposit insurance premiums and assessments required by applicable laws and regulations. The copies of the Bank Subsidiary Articles and Bank Subsidiary Bylaws that have been made available to the Company are complete and correct copies of such documents as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

         (ii)  (A) Parent owns, directly or indirectly, all the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of Bank Subsidiary, (B) no Equity Securities of Bank Subsidiary are or may become required to be issued (other than to Parent) by reason of any Right or otherwise, (C) there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Bank Subsidiary is or may be bound to sell or otherwise transfer any of its Equity Securities (other than to Parent or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries) and (D) there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements relating to Parent's right to vote or to dispose of such securities.

        (iii)  Other than Bank Subsidiary and except as set forth on Exhibit 21 to Parent's most recently filed Securities Document, Parent does not have any Subsidiaries.

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and assets. Each of Parent and Bank Subsidiary has the corporate power and corporate authority to execute, deliver and perform its respective obligations under this Agreement, and to consummate the Transaction, subject to the receipt of all necessary approvals of Governmental Authorities.

        (e)    Corporate Authority.    This Agreement and the Transaction have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of Parent, the Parent Board, Bank Subsidiary and the Bank Subsidiary Board and will be authorized by all necessary corporate action of the sole shareholder of Bank Subsidiary. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Bank Subsidiary and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, this Agreement is a valid and legally binding agreement of Parent and Bank Subsidiary enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights or by general equity principles).

        (f)    Regulatory Approvals; No Defaults.    

          (i)  Except for (A) the Regulatory Approvals, (B) the filing with the SEC of a Registration Statement to register the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued as Merger Consideration to the shareholders of the Company in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (C) approval of the listing of such Parent Common Stock on NASDAQ , (D) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the SCC and the SDAT, and (E) the consents and approvals of third parties that are not Governmental Authorities required to consummate the Merger, no consents or approvals of or notices to or filings with any Governmental Authority or other third party are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Bank Subsidiary of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of Parent and Bank Subsidiary, there is no reason why the requisite Regulatory Approvals would not be received on a timely basis.

         (ii)  Subject to receipt, or the making, of the consents, approvals, waivers and filings referred to in the preceding paragraph and the expiration of related waiting periods, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Bank Subsidiary and the consummation of the Transaction do not and will not (A) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, or give rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies or any right of termination under, any law, code, ordinance, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, injunction, order, governmental permit or license, or agreement, indenture or instrument of Parent or of any of its Subsidiaries or to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties is subject or bound, (B) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, the articles of incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents) of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) require any consent or approval under any such law, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, order, governmental permit or license, agreement, indenture or instrument.

        (g)    Financial Reports and Securities Documents; Material Adverse Effect.    

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were made, not misleading, except that information as of a later date shall be deemed to modify information as of an earlier date; and each of the consolidated statements of financial condition contained in or incorporated by reference into any such Securities Documents (including the related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present, the consolidated financial position of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of its date, and each of the consolidated statements of operations, consolidated income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows or equivalent statements in such Securities Documents (including any related notes and schedules thereto) fairly presents, or will fairly present, the consolidated statements of operations, consolidated income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows, as the case may be, of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the periods to which they relate, in each case in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except in each case as may be noted therein and subject, in the case of unaudited consolidated statements that are part of the Securities Documents, to normal year-end adjustments.

         (ii)  Except as set forth on the audited consolidated balance sheet of Parent dated as of December 31, 2013, neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries has any material liability that would be required to be reflected on a statement of financial condition or in notes thereto prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities (A) incurred after December 31, 2013 in the Ordinary Course of Business or (B) incurred pursuant to or provided for in this Agreement. The issuance by Parent of debt instruments which are intended to qualify as regulatory capital subsequent to the date hereof shall not constitute a basis for a determination that this representation is not true and correct.

        (iii)  Since January 1, 2014, no event has occurred or circumstance arisen that, individually or taken together with all other facts, circumstances and events (described in any paragraph of this Section 5.04 or otherwise), has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent.

        (iv)  The records, systems, controls, data and information of Parent and its Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of Parent or its accountants, except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls described below in this Section 5.04(g)(iv). Parent has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting that pertain to the maintenance of records that accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of Parent's assets, provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that Parent's receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of Parent's management and Board of Directors, and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Parent assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Such internal control over financial reporting is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the parent's financial reporting and the preparation of the Parent's financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Parent has no Knowledge of (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information or (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in Parent's internal control over financial reporting. Parent and its Subsidiaries (A) have implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures reasonably designed and maintained to ensure that all information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and communicated to Parent's management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding

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required disclosure and to make the certifications of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Parent required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to Parent's outside auditors and the audit committee of Parent Board (x) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Parent's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Parent's internal controls over financial reporting. These disclosures were made in writing by management to Parent's auditors and audit committee and a copy has previously been made available to the Company. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective for the purposes for which they were established.

         (v)  Since January 1, 2012, (A) neither Parent nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of Parent or its Subsidiaries, has received any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Parent or its internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Parent has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (B) no attorney representing Parent, whether or not employed by Parent, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Parent or its officers, directors, employees or agents to Parent Board or any committee thereof or, to the Knowledge of Parent, to any director or officer of Parent.

        (h)    No Brokers.    No action has been taken by Parent or its Subsidiaries that would give rise to any valid claim against any party hereto for a brokerage commission, finder's fee or other like payment with respect to the Transaction, other than a fee payable by Parent to Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.

        (i)    Regulatory Matters.    

          (i)  Since January 1, 2011, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed with the appropriate bank regulatory authorities in substantially correct form the monthly, quarterly and annual reports required to be filed under applicable laws and regulations. In connection with the most recent examination of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries by the appropriate regulatory authorities, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries was required to correct or change any action, procedure or proceeding which Parent believes in good faith has not now been corrected or changed, other than corrections or changes which, if not made, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. As of their respective dates, such reports complied and will comply in all material respects with all the statutes, rules and regulations enforced or promulgated by the regulatory authority with which they were filed.

         (ii)  Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of any of their respective properties is a party to or is subject to any consent, order, decree, directive, written agreement, memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, supervisory letter or similar submission or any request for the adoption of any policy, procedure or board resolution or other similar enforcement action with any Governmental Authority.

        (iii)  Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has been advised by any Governmental Authority that such Governmental Authority is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such order, decree, directive, agreement, memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, supervisory letter or similar submission or any request for the adoption of any policy, procedure or board resolution.

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        (iv)  No Governmental Authority has initiated since January 1, 2011 or has pending any proceeding, enforcement action or, to Parent's Knowledge, investigation or inquiry into the business, operations, policies, practices or disclosures of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than examinations conducted by a Governmental Authority in the Ordinary Course of Business of Parent or the applicable Subsidiary).

         (v)  As of December 31, 2013, Parent and each insured depository Subsidiary of Parent is "well-capitalized" (as that term is defined in the relevant regulation of the institution's primary federal bank regulator), and the institution's rating under the CRA is no less than "satisfactory."

        (vi)  As of the Effective Time Parent shall have sufficient capital and liquidity to complete the Merger and fund the cash portion of the Merger Consideration.

        (j)    Compliance With Laws.    Parent and each of its Subsidiaries hold all material licenses, franchises, permits, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings, applications and registrations with, Governmental Authorities that are necessary to permit them to own or lease their properties and assets and for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses as presently conducted (and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith). Since January 1, 2011, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has been in compliance in all material respects with, and has not been in default or violation in any material respect of, and none of them has been, to the Knowledge of Parent or Bank Subsidiary, under investigation with respect to, or threatened in writing to be charged with any violation of, any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, statute, code, policy, guideline or agency requirement of or undertaking to or agreement with any Governmental Authority, and has not received notice from any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction of any defaults or violations of any applicable law rule, regulation, judgment, order, statute, code, policy, guideline or agency requirement of or undertaking to or agreement with any Governmental Authority.

        (k)    Material Contracts.    

          (i)  Neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) that is a "material contract" (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) to be performed after the date of this Agreement that has not been filed or incorporated by reference in Parent's Securities Documents filed prior to the date hereof. Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this Section 5.04(l) is referred to herein as a "Parent Contract."

         (ii)  (A) Each Parent Contract is valid and binding on Parent or its applicable Subsidiary, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights or by general equity principles), and is in full force and effect, (B) each of Parent and its Subsidiaries has duly performed all obligations required to be performed by it prior to the date hereof under each Parent Contract and (C) no event or condition exists that constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a breach, violation or default on the part of Parent or any Subsidiary under any such Parent Contract or provide any other party thereto with the right to terminate such Parent Contract.

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Knowledge of Parent or Bank Subsidiary, threatened strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages by any employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries.

        (m)    Taxes and Tax Returns.    

          (i)  (A) Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries has timely filed (including all applicable extensions) all Tax Returns required to be filed by each of them and all such Tax Returns are accurate and complete in all material respects; (B) each of Parent and its Subsidiaries has paid all Taxes required to be paid by them other than Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (C) there are no disputes pending, or written claims asserted, for Taxes or assessments upon the Company; (D) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has liability for Taxes of any other Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any comparable provision of law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise; and (E) Parent and its Subsidiaries have materially complied with all applicable laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442 and 3402 of the Code or any comparable provision of any state, local or foreign laws) and have, within the time and in the manner prescribed by applicable law, withheld from and paid over all amounts required to be so withheld and paid to the relevant taxing authority under applicable laws.

         (ii)  Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any Tax sharing, allocation or indemnification agreement.

        (iii)  There are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of Parent or its Subsidiaries other than Liens for Taxes that are either (A) not yet due and payable and not subject to penalties for nonpayment or (B) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.

        (iv)  Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a "distributing corporation" or a "controlled corporation" in a distribution of stock qualifying under Section 355 of the Code (A) in the two (2) years prior to the date hereof or (B) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a "plan" or "series of related transactions" (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the Merger.

        (n)    Loans; Nonperforming and Classified Assets.    Each of the Loans, including Loans held for sale, of Parent and Bank Subsidiary: (1) is evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness which are true, genuine and what they purport to be; (2) to the extent secured, has been secured by valid liens or security interests which have been perfected; and (3) represents the legal, valid and binding obligation of the borrowers named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to no defenses (including the validity, perfection and enforceability of any lien, security interest or other encumbrance relating to such Loan), except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and subject to general principles of equity which may limit the enforcement of certain remedies.

        (o)    No Defaults.    No default (including any event or circumstance which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a default) in respect of any material provision (including any default in payment) of any such Loan exists, except as reflected on Parents or Bank's Subsidiary's classified asset schedule as of the latest month end prior to the date of this Agreement.

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payable for which adequate reserves have been established, (ii) pledges to secure deposits incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, (iii) such imperfections of title, easements and encumbrances, if any, as are not material in character, amount or extent and (iv) as reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of Parent as of December 31, 2013. All real and personal property which is material to the Parent's and its Subsidiaries' respective businesses and leased or licensed by Parent or its Subsidiaries is held pursuant to leases or licenses which are valid obligations of Parent and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of Parent and Bank Subsidiary, are valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto, enforceable against Parent and each of its Subsidiaries, and to the Knowledge of Parent and Bank Subsidiary, the other parties thereto, in accordance with their terms (in each case, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditor's rights or by general equity principles).

        (q)    Intellectual Property.    

          (i)  (A) To the Knowledge of Parent and Bank Subsidiary, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has a right to use all Parent Intellectual Property (as defined below), (B) to the Knowledge of Parent and Bank Subsidiary, Parent Intellectual Property constitutes all of the Intellectual Property necessary to carry on the respective businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, (C) Parent Intellectual Property owned by Parent or its Subsidiaries, and to the Knowledge of Parent and Bank Subsidiary, all other Parent Intellectual Property, is valid and subsisting, and (D) to the Knowledge of Parent and Bank Subsidiary, the conduct of the respective businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries does not violate, misappropriate or infringe upon the Intellectual Property rights of any third party, and neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries has received notice alleging any such violation, misappropriation or infringement. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Parent Intellectual Property" means the Intellectual Property used in, and is material to, the conduct of the respective businesses of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries.

        (r)    Insurance.    Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is insured with reputable insurers against such risks and in such amounts as the management of Parent and Bank Subsidiary reasonably has determined to be prudent and consistent with industry practice. Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with its respective insurance policies and is not in default under any of the terms thereof, and each such policy is outstanding and in full force and effect. Except for policies insuring against potential liabilities of officers, directors and employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries, Parent and its Subsidiaries are the sole beneficiary of such policies, and all premiums and other payments due under any such policy have been paid, and all claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion.

        (s)    Transactions With Affiliates.    All "covered transactions" between Bank Subsidiary and an "affiliate" within the meaning of Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act have been in compliance with such provisions.

        (t)    Ownership of Company Common Stock.    None of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or to Parent's knowledge, any of its other affiliates or associates (as such terms are defined under the Exchange Act), owns beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, or is a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of, shares of Company Common Stock (other than shares held in a fiduciary capacity that are beneficially owned by third parties or as a result of debts previously contracted).

        (u)    Tax Treatment.    Each of Parent and Bank Subsidiary has not taken or agreed to take any action, and does not have knowledge of any fact or circumstance, that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a "reorganization" under Section 368(a) of the Code.

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        (v)    Proxy Statement, Etc.    None of the information supplied or to be supplied by and relating to Parent or Bank Subsidiary for inclusion, or included, in (i) the Proxy Statement; (ii) any other documents to be filed with any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; or (iii) any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act filed by Parent prior to the Effective Time, will, at the respective times such information is supplied or such documents are filed or mailed, be false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. All documents which the Parent or Bank Subsidiary is responsible for filing with any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of applicable law.

        (w)    No Other Representations or Warranties.    Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Section 5.04, none of Parent, Bank Subsidiary or any other Person on behalf of them makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Parent or its Subsidiaries or with respect to any other information provided to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder. None of Parent, Bank Subsidiary or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or indemnification obligation to the Company or any other person resulting from the distribution to the Company, or the Company's use of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts of other material made available to the Company in certain "data rooms" or management presentations in expectation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless any such information is expressly included in a representation or warranty contained in this Section 5.04. Each of Parent and Bank Subsidiary acknowledges that the Company does not make any representations or warranties except for the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.03.

ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS

        6.01    Reasonable Best Efforts.     

        (a)   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Company, Parent and Bank Subsidiary agrees to use its reasonable best efforts in good faith, and in the case of Parent, to cause its Subsidiaries to use their reasonable best efforts in good faith, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of the Transaction as promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable consummation of the Transaction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) obtain all Regulatory Approvals or other third party consents as promptly as practicable, (ii) lift or rescind as promptly as practicable any injunction or restraining order or other order adversely affecting the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) effect all necessary registrations and filings, if any, and (iv) fulfill all of the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement set forth in Article VII hereof.

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Registration Statement and (iii) subject to the fiduciary duties of the Company Board, use reasonable best efforts to obtain from its shareholders a vote approving this Agreement ("Shareholder Approval").

        6.03    Registration Statement.     

        (a)   Subject to the timely receipt of information regarding Company required to be included therein, and of comments, consents, exhibits or other documents to be provided by Company and its advisors or representatives, Parent agrees to promptly prepare and file with the SEC within fifty (50) days of the date of this Agreement a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form (the "Registration Statement") in connection with the issuance of the shares of Parent Common Stock to the Company shareholders as part of the Merger Consideration in the Merger (including the proxy statement for the Company Meeting and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials of the Company constituting a part thereof (the "Proxy Statement") and all related documents). The Company shall prepare and furnish such information relating to it and its directors, officers and shareholders and the Company's business and operations as may be reasonably required to comply with SEC rules and regulations or SEC staff comments in connection with the Registration Statement, which information may be based on its knowledge of and access to the information required for said documents and advice of counsel with respect to SEC disclosure obligations. Parent shall provide the Company and its legal, financial and accounting advisors the opportunity to review and provide comments: (i) upon such Registration Statement a reasonable time prior to its filing and (ii) on all amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and all responses to requests for additional information and replies to comments relating to the Registration Statement a reasonable time prior to filing or submission to the SEC. Parent shall consider in good faith all comments from the Company and its legal, financial and accounting advisors to the Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements thereto and all responses to requests for additional information, and shall not include any information in the foregoing about the Company or its officers, directors, business, arrangements, operations or stock or the Transaction that has not been approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Company agrees to cooperate fully with Parent and Parent's counsel and accountants in requesting and obtaining appropriate opinions, consents, analyses and letters from its financial advisor and independent auditor in connection with the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement. Each of the Company and Parent agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof. Parent also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. After the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the Company shall promptly mail the Proxy Statement to all of its shareholders with the expenses allocated in accordance with Section 8.03(a) hereof.

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false or misleading, to promptly inform the other parties thereof and to take the necessary steps to correct the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement.

        (c)   Parent agrees to advise the Company, promptly after Parent receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of Parent Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or, to the extent Parent is aware thereof, threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the Registration Statement or for additional information or of any other correspondence from the SEC in connection with the Registration Statement that relates to the Company or the Transaction. Parent agrees to promptly provide to the Company copies of correspondence between Parent (or any of its representatives and advisors on Parent's behalf), on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand as to relates to the Registration Statement or the Transaction.

        6.04    Regulatory Filings.     

        (a)   Each of Parent, Bank Subsidiary and the Company shall cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts to prepare, submit, file, update and publish (as applicable) all applications, notifications, reports or other documentation to obtain all permits, consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary to consummate the Transaction; and, in any event, subject to the timely receipt of information regarding Company required to be included therein, and of comments, consents, exhibits or other documents to be provided by Company and its advisors or representatives, Parent shall file any application, notice, report or document with Governmental Authorities that are necessary to obtain Regulatory Approval or otherwise required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby within forty (40) days of the date of this Agreement. Each of Parent and the Company shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each shall consult with the other, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, with respect to all information submitted to any third party or any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transaction, provided that Parent shall not be required to provide the Company with confidential portions of any filing with a Governmental Authority. In exercising the foregoing right, each of such parties agrees to act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Each party hereto agrees that it shall consult with and keep fully informed the other parties hereto with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary or advisable to consummate the Transaction, and each party shall keep the other parties fully informed of the status of developments relating to completion of the Transaction. Each party hereto further agrees to provide the other parties with a copy of all correspondence to or from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transaction, provided that Parent shall not be required to provide the Company with confidential portions of any filing with a Governmental Authority. Each party agrees that it will use reasonable best efforts to give the other party reasonable advance notice of, and whenever appropriate, invite the other party (and give due consideration in good faith to any reasonable request of the other party) to participate in, any meetings or discussions held with any Governmental Authority concerning the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that such participation is not objected to by such Governmental Authority. The parties further covenant and agree not to extend any waiting period associated with any Regulatory Approval or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority not to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except with the prior written consent of the other party hereto.

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        (c)   Until the filing of any application, notice, report or document with Governmental Authorities that are necessary to obtain Regulatory Approval, neither Parent, nor any of its Subsidiaries, will file or apply for any permits, consents, approvals or authorizations of any Governmental Authorities necessary to consummate a merger with, or other acquisition of, any Person other than the Company, except for any filings that may be necessary in connection with the Merger.

        6.05    Press Releases.     The Company, Parent and Bank Subsidiary shall consult with each other before issuing any press release with respect to the Transaction or this Agreement and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statements without the prior consent of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, except that the parties may, without the prior consent of the other party (but after such consultation, to the extent practicable under the circumstances), issue such press release or make such public statements as may upon the advice of outside counsel be required by law or obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of any national securities exchange or national market system on which such party's securities are listed or traded. The Company, Parent and Bank Subsidiary shall cooperate to develop all public announcement materials and make appropriate management available at presentations related to the Transaction as reasonably requested by the other party.

        6.06    Access; Information.     

        (a)   Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, the Company shall afford Parent's officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time, to the books, records, properties and contracts of the Company and, during such period, the Company shall make available to Parent (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state banking or securities laws (other than reports or documents that the Company is not permitted to disclose under applicable law) and (ii) all other information concerning the business, properties and personnel of the Company as Parent may reasonably request, provided, however, that Parent and its representatives shall not be entitled to receive information directly relating to the negotiation and prosecution of this Agreement or, except as otherwise provided herein, relating to an Acquisition Proposal, a Superior Proposal, a Change of Recommendation or any matters relating thereto. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the Company or its Subsidiaries or contravene any law, rule (including with respect to confidential supervisory information), regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties shall make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the previous sentence apply.

        (b)   All information furnished pursuant to this Section 6.06 shall be subject to the provisions of the Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2014 between Parent and the Company (the "Confidentiality Agreement").

        6.07    Acquisition Proposals.     

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of this Section 6.07) or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) furnish to any person any information concerning the Company, or any access to the properties, books and records of the Company in connection with any Acquisition Proposal, or (iv) propose, agree or publicly announce an intention to take any of the foregoing actions or any other action which would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal.

        (b)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.07, if at any time after the date hereof and prior to obtaining the Shareholder Approval, the Company or any of its Representatives, receives a written Acquisition Proposal, the Company, the Company Board and their respective Representatives may engage in negotiations and discussions with, and furnish any information and other access to (so long as all such information and access has previously been made available to Parent or is made available to Parent prior to or concurrently with the time such information is made available to such person), any person making such Acquisition Proposal and its Representatives if, and only if, the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company's outside legal and financial advisors, and based on such advice and information provided in such consultations that (i) such Acquisition Proposal is or is reasonably capable of becoming a Superior Proposal and (ii) the failure of the Company Board to furnish such information or access or enter into such discussions or negotiations would reasonably be expected to violate its fiduciary duties to the shareholders of the Company under applicable law; provided that prior to furnishing any material nonpublic information, the Company shall have received from the person making such Acquisition Proposal an executed confidentiality agreement with terms at least as restrictive in all material respects on such person as the Confidentiality Agreement is on Parent, which confidentiality agreement shall not prohibit the Company from complying with the terms of this Section 6.07. The Company will promptly, and in any event within 24 hours (x) notify Parent in writing of the receipt of such Acquisition Proposal and (y) communicate the material terms of such Acquisition Proposal to Parent. The Company will keep Parent reasonably apprised of the status of and other matters relating to any such Acquisition Proposal on a timely basis.

        (c)   Except as expressly permitted by this Section 6.07, neither the Company nor the Company Board shall (i)(A) withdraw, modify or qualify, or publicly propose to withdraw, modify or qualify, in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Board Recommendation or (B) approve or recommend, or publicly propose to approve or recommend, to the shareholders of the Company any Acquisition Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a "Change of Recommendation") or (ii) authorize, approve, recommend or declare advisable, or propose to adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable, or allow the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, securities purchase agreement, share exchange agreement, or similar agreement with respect to, or that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 6.07(b) pursuant to and in accordance with the limitations set forth therein).

        (d)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Shareholder Approval, the Company Board may make a Change of Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(ii), if (1) the Company Board receives a written Acquisition Proposal from any person that is not withdrawn and (2) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; provided that:

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         (ii)  with respect to a Superior Proposal:

        (1)   the Company provides Parent prior written notice at least five (5) business days prior to taking such action, which notice shall state that the Company Board has received a Superior Proposal and, absent any revision to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company Board has resolved to effect a Change of Recommendation or to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(ii), as applicable, which notice shall specify the basis for such Change of Recommendation or termination, including the material terms of the Superior Proposal (a "Notice of Superior Proposal") (it being understood that such Notice of Superior Proposal shall not in and of itself be deemed a Change of Recommendation);

        (2)   during such five (5) business day period, the Company negotiates in good faith with Parent (to the extent that Parent wishes to negotiate) to enable Parent to make an offer that is at least as favorable to the shareholders of the Company so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal; and

        (3)   at the end of such five (5) business day period (or such earlier time that Parent advises the Company that it no longer wishes to negotiate to amend this Agreement), the Company Board, after taking into account any modifications to the terms of this Agreement and the Merger agreed to by Parent and Bank Subsidiary after receipt of such notice, continues to believe that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal.

It is understood that and agreed that any amendment to the financial or other material terms of the Acquisition Proposal giving rise to the Notice of Superior Proposal shall constitute a new Acquisition Proposal giving rise to a new five (5) business day response period for Parent.

        (e)   Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company or the Company Board from (i) taking and disclosing to the shareholders of the Company a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) under the Exchange Act or making a statement contemplated by Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A or Rule 14d-9 under the Exchange Act, (ii) making any disclosure to the shareholders of the Company if the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure of the Company to make such disclosure would reasonably be expected to be a violation of applicable law or (iii) informing any person of the existence of the provisions contained in this Section 6.07; it being understood that a "stop, look and listen" communication to the shareholders of the Company contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act (or any similar communication to the shareholders of the Company) shall not be deemed to be or constitute a Change of Recommendation.

        (f)    As used in this Agreement, "Acquisition Proposal" shall mean any written proposal or offer from any person (other than Parent, Bank Subsidiary and any Affiliates thereof) received by Company without violation of Section 6.07(a) by the Company or its representatives, relating to, or that is reasonably expected to lead to, any direct or indirect purchase or acquisition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, of (A) any assets or businesses of the Company that constitute 25% or more of the Company's consolidated assets or (B) beneficial ownership (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the total outstanding voting securities of the Company pursuant to a merger, consolidation or other business combination, sale of shares of capital stock, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction.

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revisions to this Agreement made or proposed by Parent); provided that for purposes of the definition of "Superior Proposal," the references to "25%" in the definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be references to "50%."

        6.08    Exchange Listing.     Parent shall, as promptly as practicable, file all documents, take all actions reasonably necessary and otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to list, as of the Effective Date, on NASDAQ the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to the Company shareholders as part of the Merger Consideration in connection with the Merger.

        6.09    Indemnification.    

        (a)   Each of Parent and the Surviving Bank agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matter in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees of the Company or any persons who are or were serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent of another entity (including any employee benefit plan) (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), as provided in the Company Articles or Company Bylaws or other indemnification agreements in effect as of the date hereof, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, and shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified after the Effective Time in a manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of such individuals for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time.

        (b)   From and after the Effective Time, and through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, each of Parent and the Surviving Bank agrees that it shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party, and any person who becomes an Indemnified Party between the date hereof and the Effective Time, against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (and Parent and the Surviving Bank shall also advance expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, provided that if required by applicable law, the person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification).

        (c)   Parent shall provide for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time directors' and officers' liability insurance and fiduciary insurance to reimburse the present and former officers and directors of the Company covering, without limitation, claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby, which insurance shall contain terms and conditions (including with respect to coverage) no less advantageous to the Indemnified Parties than the existing directors' and officers' liability insurance and fiduciary insurance maintained by the Company as of the date hereof; provided that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in the aggregate an amount in excess of 300% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance (the "Insurance Amount") and provided, further, that if Parent is unable to maintain such policy (or substitute policy) as a result of the preceding proviso, Parent shall obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent, or the Company in consultation with Parent for an aggregate price of no more than 300% of the Insurance Amount, may obtain, on or prior to the Effective Time, a six (6) year "tail" prepaid policy providing equivalent coverage to that described in the preceding sentence. From and after the Effective Time, neither

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Parent, the Surviving Bank nor the Company shall take any action that would materially prejudice the rights of, or otherwise impede recovery by, the beneficiaries of any insurance policy contemplated by this Section 6.05(c), whether in respect of claims arising before or after the Effective Time.

        (d)   The obligations of Parent and the Surviving Bank under this Section 6.09 shall not be terminated or modified by such parties in a manner so as to adversely affect any Indemnified Person, or any other person entitled to the benefit of this Section 6.09, to whom this Section 6.09 applies without the consent of the affected Indemnified Person or such other person, as the case may be. If Parent or the Surviving Bank or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, then, and in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Bank, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.09.

        (e)   The provisions of this Section 6.09 are (i) intended to be for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and each other person entitled to the benefit of this Section 6.09, his or her heirs and his or her representatives and (ii) in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such person may have by contract or otherwise.

        6.10    Employee Matters.     

        (a)   Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Bank to, give those individuals who are employed by the Company immediately prior to the Closing and who continue to be employed by Parent or Bank Subsidiary following the Effective Time (other than on a temporary or a transition basis of less than six months) (each such employee, a "Covered Employee") full credit for purposes of eligibility, vesting, benefit accrual and determination of the level of benefits under any employee benefit plans or arrangements that such employees may be eligible to participate in after the Closing Date for such Covered Employee's service with the Company to the same extent recognized by the Company immediately prior to the Closing Date; provided that the foregoing shall not result in the duplication of benefits for the same period of service.

        (b)   Parent shall use its reasonable efforts to cause medical, dental or other health or benefit plans to: (i) waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to the Covered Employees under any welfare benefit plans that such employees may be eligible to participate in after the Closing Date, other than limitations or waiting periods that are already in effect with respect to such employees and that have not been satisfied as of the Closing Date under any welfare plan maintained for the Covered Employees immediately prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) provide each Covered Employee with credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid in the plan year in which the Closing Date occurs in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under any welfare plans in which employees are eligible to participate after the Closing Date. In the case of any such benefit plan under which benefits are provided through insurance, Parent's agreement to credit prior service is subject to the consent of the applicable insurer, which Parent shall use reasonable efforts to obtain.

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eligibility and vesting (but not benefit accruals). Nothing contained herein shall create or be deemed to create, directly or indirectly, any legal or equitable right of any Covered Employee to continue service with the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, and it shall not be deemed to interfere in any way with Parent's or any Parent Subsidiary's right to terminate, or otherwise modify, a Covered Employee's employment at any time.

        (d)   Without limiting Section 6.10(c), Parent agrees that each Covered Employee (other than any Covered Employee who is subject to an employment, severance, change in control, consulting, retirement and other compensation contracts, arrangements, commitments or understandings with Company pursuant to which a severance, termination, change in control or similar payment will be or has been paid in connection with such Covered Employee's termination),who is involuntarily terminated by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for cause) on or within nine months of the Effective Date, shall receive a severance payment equal to two weeks of base pay (at the rate in effect on the termination date) for each year of service at the Company (with proportional credit for partial years of service) with a minimum payment equal to four weeks of base pay.

        (e)   Without limiting Section 6.10(c), Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Bank to, provide to employees of the Company whose employment is terminated on or within nine months of the Effective Date under circumstances entitling the employee to severance benefits under paragraph (d) of this Section 6.10 or under any applicable employment or severance agreement then in effect, reasonable assistance in obtaining a new position for a period of four months from the date of termination.

        (f)    Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Bank to, assume and honor the obligations of the Company under all employment, severance, change in control, consulting, retirement and other compensation contracts, arrangements, commitments or understandings, all of which have been identified in Section 5.03(m) of the Company Disclosure Letter, in accordance with their terms. Parent hereby acknowledges that the Merger will constitute a "Change in Control" (or concept of similar import) in accordance with the provisions of the Company Benefit Plans. Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Bank, after consummation of the Merger to, pay all amounts provided under such Company Benefit Plans and agreements as a result of a change in control of the Company, in accordance with their respective terms and to the extent required thereby, and to honor all rights, privileges and modifications to or with respect to any such Company Benefit Plans or agreements which become effective as a result of such change in control.

        (g)   This Section 6.10 shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Section 6.10.

        6.11    Prohibited Purchases or Sales.     Neither Parent, any Parent Subsidiary, the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor any director of any of the foregoing, shall purchase or sell on the NASDAQ, or submit a bid to purchase or an offer to sell on the NASDAQ, directly or indirectly, any shares of Parent Common Stock or any options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Parent Common Stock during the Parent Price Determination Period; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not be applicable to (i) purchases or sales of Parent Stock held by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent in trust, managed, custodial or nominee accounts and the like, or held by mutual funds, (ii) shares acquired in respect of debts previously contracted, (iii) purchases or sales of Parent Stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations or for purposes of paying the exercise price in respect of grants, exercises or vesting of equity based compensation.

        6.12    Disclosure.     The Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule called for by this Agreement shall be updated as of the Closing Date for comparative and information purposes. Disclosure of an item for the first time on such updated schedules shall not be considered as Previously Disclosed in determining whether any representation or warranty is true or correct.

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        6.13    Notification of Certain Matters.     Each of the Company, Parent and Bank Subsidiary shall give prompt notice to the other of any fact, event or circumstance known to it that (a) is reasonably likely, individually or taken together with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, to result in any Material Adverse Effect with respect to it or (b) would cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER

        7.01    Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger.     The respective obligation of each of the parties hereto to consummate the Merger is subject to the fulfillment or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, written waiver by the parties hereto prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions):

        (a)    Shareholder Approval.    This Agreement shall have been approved by the holders of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock.

        (b)    Regulatory Approvals.    All Regulatory Approvals required to consummate the Transaction shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect and all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof shall have expired.

        (c)    No Injunction.    No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and prohibits consummation of the Transaction.

        (d)    Registration Statement.    The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated by the SEC and not withdrawn.

        (e)    Listing.    The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to the Company shareholders as part of the Merger Consideration in the Merger shall have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ.

        (f)    Tax Opinion.    Each of Parent and the Company shall have received the written opinion of Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both the Company and Parent, dated as of the Effective Date, substantially to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion which are consistent with the state of facts existing at the Effective Time, the Merger will be treated for federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering any such opinion, such counsel may require and rely upon representations and covenants, including those contained in certificates of officers of Parent, the Company and others, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such counsel.

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and the Company shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Parent by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Parent to such effect.

        (b)    Performance of Obligations of Parent.    Parent shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and the Company shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Parent by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Parent to such effect.

        (c)    Delivery of Merger Consideration.    Parent shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Exchange Agent, certificates, or at Parent's option, evidence of shares in book-entry form, representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the holders of Company Common Stock as part of the Merger Consideration and the cash portion of the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to Article III, and the Company shall have received evidence of the same from Parent.

        (d)    No Material Adverse Effect.    There shall not have been, since the date hereof, any Material Adverse Effect on the business, operation, assets, liabilities, financial condition, or results of operations of Parent on a consolidated basis.

        (e)    Other Actions.    Parent shall have furnished the Company with such certificates of its respective officers or others and such other documents to evidence fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 as the Company may reasonably request.

        7.03    Conditions to Obligation of Parent.     The obligation of Parent and Bank Subsidiary to consummate the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by Parent and Bank Subsidiary prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions):

        (a)    Representations and Warranties.    Each representation and warranty of the Company in Section 5.03 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties which are qualified by a materiality or Material Adverse Effect standard, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time (other than those limited to a specified date, which shall speak only as to such date), and Parent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to such effect.

        (b)    Performance of Obligations of the Company.    The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and Parent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to such effect.

        (c)    No Material Adverse Effect.    There shall not have been, since the date hereof, any Material Adverse Effect on the business, operation, assets, liabilities, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company.

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decree, written agreement, memorandum of understanding, minimum individual capital requirement, or similar arrangement with, or a commitment letter, supervisory letter or similar submission or application to, or extraordinary supervisory letter or action of any kind whatsoever, by or with Governmental Authority.

        (e)    Support Agreement.    Each of the directors of Company in office as of the date of execution of this Agreement, shall have, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, entered into a Support Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

        (f)    Non-compete/Non-solicit/Non-disparagement Agreements.    Each of the directors of Company shall have, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, entered into a Non-compete/Non-solicit/Non-disparagement Agreement (the "Noncompetition Agreement") in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

        (g)    Brokers and Finders Fees.    The Company shall have paid in full, at or prior to Closing, all amounts owing in respect of the payments contemplated in Section 5.03(l) hereof.

        (h)    Third Party Consents and Agreements.    The Company shall have obtained all third party consents under any material agreement, contract, note, license, permit or other document by which the Company is bound or to which any of its properties is subject required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except such consents which, individually or in the aggregate do not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company shall have obtained the consent of the landlord under each real property lease described in Section 5.02(k) of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the succession of Parent or Bank Subsidiary, as the case may be, thereunder, to the extent required by the terms of such lease.

        (i)    Other Actions.    The Company shall have furnished Parent with such certificates of its officers or others and such other documents to evidence fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.03 as Parent may reasonably request.

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION

        8.01    Termination.     This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the receipt of Shareholder Approval:

        (a)   by mutual consent of the Company, Parent and Bank Subsidiary in a written instrument authorized by the Boards of Directors of the Company, Parent and Bank Subsidiary;

        (b)   by either the Company or Parent and Bank Subsidiary, if (i) any Governmental Authority that must grant a requisite Regulatory Approval has denied approval of the Merger and such denial has become final and nonappealable; provided that no party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.01(b)(i) if such denial shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein, or (ii) any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final and nonappealable order, injunction or decree permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, provided that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.01(b) shall have used its reasonable best efforts to contest, appeal and remove such order, decree or ruling;

        (c)   by either the Company or Parent and Subsidiary, if (i) the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before March 31, 2015 (the "Outside Date") unless the failure of the Closing to occur by such date shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of such party set forth in this Agreement or (ii) the

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Company Meeting (including any adjournment or postponements thereof) shall have concluded and the Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained;

        (d)   by the Company:

          (i)  if Parent or Bank Subsidiary shall have breached or failed to perform any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.02 and (B) is incapable of being cured (or is not cured) by Parent or Bank Subsidiary, as applicable, within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of written notice of such breach or failure to perform from the Company, provided, however, that the Company is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein; or

         (ii)  in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a transaction that the Company Board has determined constitutes a Superior Proposal, if prior to the receipt of Shareholder Approval contemplated by this Agreement (A) the Company complies with the procedures set forth in Section 6.07(d) with respect to such Superior Proposal and (B) the Company pays to Parent the amount specified and within the time period specified in Section 8.03;

        (iii)  at any time during the five-day period commencing with the Determination Date, if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

        (1)   The number obtained by dividing the Average Closing Price by the Starting Price (as defined below) (the "Parent Ratio") shall be less than 0.80; and

        (2)   the Parent Ratio shall be less than (y) the number obtained by dividing the Final Index Price by the Initial Index Price (each as defined below) and subtracting 0.20 from the quotient in this clause (2)(y) (such number in this clause (2)(y) being referred to herein as the "Index Ratio");

subject, however, to the following three sentences. If Company elects to exercise its termination right pursuant to this Section 8.01(d)(iii), it shall give written notice to Parent (provided that such notice of election to terminate may be withdrawn at any time within the aforementioned five-day period). During the five-day period commencing with its receipt of such notice, Parent shall have the option to increase the consideration to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock hereunder, by adjusting the Exchange Ratio to equal the lesser of (x) a number obtained by dividing (A) the product of the Starting Price, 0.80 and the Exchange Ratio (as then in effect) by (B) the Average Closing Price and (y) a number obtained by dividing (A) the product of the Index Ratio and the Exchange Ratio (as then in effect) by (B) the Parent Ratio. If Parent so elects within such five-day period, it shall give prompt written notice to Company of such election and the revised Exchange Ratio, whereupon no termination shall have occurred pursuant to this Section 8.01(d)(iii) and this Agreement shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms (except as the Exchange Ratio shall have been so modified.)

        (3)   For purposes of this Section 8.01(d)(iii), the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

           i)  Average Closing Price" means the average of the last reported sale prices per share of Parent Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ for the 10 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Determination Date.

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          ii)  "Determination Date" means the date which is the seventh calendar day immediately prior to the Closing Date, or if such calendar day is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding such calendar day.

         iii)  "Final Index Price" shall mean the average of the closing Index Group price for the 10 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day prior to the Determination Date.

          iv)  "Index Group" shall mean the NASDAQ Bank Index (IXBK).

           v)  "Initial Index Price" shall mean 2,587.06.

          vi)  "Starting Date" shall mean the last trading day immediately preceding the date of the first public announcement of entry into this Agreement.

        vii)  "Starting Price" shall mean $32.92.

If, during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Determination Date, any change in the outstanding shares Parent Common Stock shall occur, including by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during such period, the "Starting Price" shall be appropriately adjusted to account for such change for the purposes of this Section 11.1(d)(iii).

        (iv)  if Parent is prohibited from issuing more than 19.9% of the number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance pursuant to Section 3.01(b)(i)(y)(b).

        (e)   by Parent, if:

          (i)  the Company shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.03 and (B) is incapable of being cured (or is not cured) by the Company within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of written notice of such breach or failure to perform from Parent, provided, however, that Parent is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein;

         (ii)  the Company Board (A) effects a Change of Recommendation or (B) fails to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement;

        (iii)  Shareholder Approval is not obtained at the Company Meeting if the Company or its representatives shall have breached the provisions of Section 6.07(a) and or Section 6.07(d) and the Company shall subsequent to such breach but prior to the Shareholder Meeting have received an Acquisition Proposal, or which but for such breach would have been an Acquisition Proposal; or

        (iv)  communications and discussions with respect to an Acquisition Proposal permitted under Section 6.07(b) shall have extended until the earlier of: (i) 45 days from the date on which the Company provided notice of such Acquisition Proposal to Parent; and (ii) the day which is the day immediately prior to the date set forth in Section 8.1(c)(1) (the "Communications End Date"), and the Company shall not have (x) rejected such Acquisition Proposal, and (y) advised Parent orally and in writing of such rejection, by noon on the Communications End Date.

        The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this Section 8.01 shall give written notice of such termination to the other party in accordance with Section 9.05, specifying the provision or provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is effected. Termination of this Agreement by the Company shall not require the approval of the stockholders of the Company.

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        8.02    Effect of Termination.     In the event of termination of this Agreement by either the Company or Parent as provided in Section 8.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, and none of the Company, Parent, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of the officers, directors or stockholders of any of them shall have any liability of any nature whatsoever under this Agreement, or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except that (i) Sections 6.05, 6.06(b), 8.02, 8.03, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06, 9.08, 9.09 and 9.10 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and (ii) neither the Company nor Parent shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful breach of any provision of this Agreement.

        8.03    Fees and Expenses.     

        (a)   Except with respect to costs and expenses of printing and mailing the Proxy Statement and all filing and other fees paid to the SEC in connection with the Merger, which shall be borne equally by the Company and Parent, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger, this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.

        (b)   In the event that this Agreement is terminated:

          (i)  by the Company pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(ii);

         (ii)  by Parent pursuant to Section 8.01(e)(ii), Section 8.01(e)(iii) or Section 8.01(e)(iv); or

        (iii)  (A) by (1) Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(ii) or Section 8.01(c)(i) (in the case of Section 8.01 (c)(i), only if at such time the Company has failed to hold the Company Meeting and Parent is not in breach of its obligations under Section 6.04) or (2) Parent pursuant to Section 8.01(e)(i) , and (B) a bona fide Acquisition Proposal (or a bona fide proposal which would be an Acquisition Proposal but for any breach of the provisions of Section 6.07(a)) shall have been publicly disclosed and not withdrawn prior to the Company Meeting (in the case of termination pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(ii)), prior to the termination date (in the case of termination pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i)) or prior to the breach giving rise to the right of termination (in the case of termination pursuant to Section 8.01(e)(i)), and (C) within nine (9) months of the termination of this Agreement the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or consummates the transactions contemplated by, any Acquisition Proposal(or a bona fide proposal which would be an Acquisition Proposal but for any breach of the provisions of Section 6.07(a)), then the Company shall pay Parent a fee, in immediately available funds, in the amount of $7.25 million (the "Termination Fee") (x) at the time of such termination, in the case of a termination described in clause (b)(i) above, (y) not later than two (2) business days following such termination, in the case of a termination described in clause (b)(ii) above, or (z) at the time of entry into the agreement related to the transaction contemplated by the Acquisition Proposal described in clause (b)(iii)(C) above. For the purposes of clause (b)(iii) above, the term "Acquisition Proposal" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.07(f) except that the references to "25%" in the definition of "Acquisition Proposal" in Section 6.07(f) of this Agreement shall be deemed to be references to "50%." In no event shall the Company be required to pay the Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

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connection with the collection of such overdue amount, and (2) the Company shall pay to Parent interest on such overdue amount (for the period commencing as of the date that such overdue amount was originally required to be paid and ending on the date that such overdue amount is actually paid in full) at a rate per annum equal to the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the date such payment was required to be made plus 4%.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

        9.01    Survival.     No representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time (other than agreements or covenants contained herein that by their express terms are to be performed after the Effective Time) or the termination of this Agreement if this Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time, except as provided for in Section 8.02). Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, no representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be terminated or extinguished so as to deprive a party hereto or any of its affiliates of any defense at law or in equity which otherwise would be available against the claims of any Person, including without limitation any shareholder or former shareholder.

        9.02    Waiver; Amendment.     Prior to the Effective Time, any provision of this Agreement may be (i) waived, by the party benefited by the provision or (ii) amended or modified at any time, by an agreement in writing among the parties hereto, expressly stating an intention to waive a provision, or to amend or modify this Agreement, executed in the same manner as this Agreement, except that after the approval of this Agreement by the Company shareholders at the Company Meeting, no amendment shall be made which by law requires further approval by the shareholders of the Company without obtaining such approval. For purposes of clarification, an amendment of the date in Section 8.01(c) shall not require further approval by any shareholders and if such amendment were deemed by law to require further approval by the shareholders of the Company, the approval of the principal terms of this Agreement by the Company shareholders will be deemed to have granted the Company the authority to amend such date without such further approval.

        9.03    Counterparts.     This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original.

        9.04    Governing Law.     This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such Commonwealth.

        9.05    Notices.     All notices, requests and other communications hereunder to a party shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (i) on the date given if delivered personally prior to 5:00 PM on a business day; (ii) on the date received if sent by commercial overnight delivery service; (iii) on the fifth calendar day after depositing in the mail, if mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice). Facsimile or email transmission of notices may be sent as courtesy or informational copies, but shall not constitute the giving of notice.

        If to the Parent or Bank Subsidiary to:

Ronald D. Paul
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
7830 Old Georgetown Road, Third Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
Email: rpaul@eaglebankcorp.com
FAX: 301-986-8529

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        With a copy to:

Noel M. Gruber, Esquire
BuckleySandler LLP
1250 24^th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington D.C. 20037
Email: ngruber@buckleysandler.com
Fax: 202-349-8080

        If to the Company to:

David Summers
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Virginia Heritage Bank
8245 Boone Boulevard
Suite 820
Tysons Corner, VA 22182
Email: dsummers@virginiaheritagebank.com
Fax: 703-277-2201

        With a copy to:

Kevin Houlihan, Esquire
Holland & Knight LLP
800 17^th Street, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20006
Email: kevin.houlihan@hklaw.com
Fax: 202-469-5269

        9.06    Entire Understanding; Limited Third Party Beneficiaries.     This Agreement, the Support Agreements, the Noncompetition Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto and thereto with reference to the Transaction, and this Agreement, the Support Agreements the Noncompetition Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement supersede any and all other oral or written agreements heretofore made. Except for the Indemnified Parties' right to enforce Parent's obligation under Section 6.09, which are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and his or her heirs and representatives, nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto or their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

        9.07    Severability.     Except to the extent that application of this Section 9.07 would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Parent, any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. In all such cases, the parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to substitute a valid, legal and enforceable provision which, insofar as practicable, implements the original purposes and intents of this Agreement.

        9.08    Enforcement of the Agreement.     The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and

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provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, without the posting of any bond, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. In the event attorneys' fees or other costs are incurred to secure performance of any of the obligations herein provided for, or to establish damages for the breach thereof, or to obtain any other appropriate relief, whether by way of prosecution or defense, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred therein.

        9.09    Interpretation.     When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of, or Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." Whenever the words "as of the date hereof" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to mean the day and year first above written.

        9.10    Assignment.     No party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

        9.11    Alternative Structure.     Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Parent may at any time modify the structure of the acquisition of the Company set forth herein, provided that (i) the Merger Consideration to be paid to the holders of Company Common Stock is not thereby changed in kind or reduced in amount as a result of such modification, (ii) such modifications will not adversely affect the tax treatment to the Company's shareholders as a result of receiving the Merger Consideration and (iii) such modification will not materially jeopardize receipt of any required approvals of Governmental Authorities or delay consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in counterparts by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first above written.

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Annex B

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SUPPORT AGREEMENT

        This Support Agreement (this "Agreement"), is made as of this ninth day of June, 2014, between Eagle Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Eagle"), and the shareholder of Virginia Heritage Bank, a Virginia banking corporation (the "Company"), identified on the signature page hereto in such Shareholder's capacity as a shareholder of the Company (the "Shareholder").

        WHEREAS, Eagle, EagleBank and the Company have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, of even date herewith (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company will be merged with and into EagleBank, and each share of the Company Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration as set forth in the Merger Agreement; and

        WHEREAS, the Shareholder owns, or has or shares the right to vote or direct the voting of, the number of shares of the Company Common Stock set forth on the signature page hereto (the "Covered Shares"); and

        WHEREAS, the Shareholder owns, or has or shares the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of, the Covered Shares; and

        WHEREAS, the Shareholder has the right to acquire pursuant to the exercise of the Company Stock Options issued and outstanding pursuant to the Company Stock Option Plan, the number of shares of the Company Common Stock set forth on the signature page hereto; and

        WHEREAS, as a material inducement for Eagle and EagleBank to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, the Shareholder has agreed to enter into this Agreement.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Merger Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

        1.    Representations and Warranties of Shareholder.     The Shareholder represents and warrants as follows: That he/she is now, and at all times until the Effective Time of the Merger will be, the sole owner, of record or beneficially, or has or shares, and will have or share the right to vote or direct the voting of all of the Covered Shares, and has or shares, or will have or share the power to dispose of or direct the disposition of all of Covered Shares. Shareholder has, and through the Effective Time will continue to have or share, the right and power to vote and/or dispose of, or to direct the voting or disposition of all of the Covered Shares. Shareholder has full right, power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Shareholder, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Shareholder, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms.

        2.    Covenants of Shareholder.     

        (a)   Shareholder agrees that he/she shall vote, or cause to be voted, the Covered Shares in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, until this Agreement terminates as provided in Section 2(d), unless: (i) Eagle is in material default with respect to a material covenant, representation, warranty or agreement made by it in the Merger Agreement that would give the Company the right not to consummate the Merger; or (ii) in accordance with Section 6.07 of the Merger Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company has provided a Change of Recommendation in connection with a Superior Proposal.

        (b)   Shareholder agrees that until the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 2(d), that he/she shall not, without the prior written consent of Eagle, directly or indirectly tender or permit the tender into any tender or exchange offer, or sell, transfer, hypothecate, grant a security interest in (after the date hereof) or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of the Covered Shares, or any options to acquire the Company Common Stock issued and outstanding pursuant to the Company Stock

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Plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any transfer by operation of law, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the transferee.

        (c)   Shareholder agrees that he/she shall not, and he/she shall not authorize, direct, induce, or encourage any other person, including but not limited to any holder of the Company Common Stock, or any officer, employee or director of the Company to, solicit from any third party any inquiries or proposals relating to the disposition of the Company's business or assets, or the acquisition of the Company's voting securities, or the merger of the Company with any person other than Eagle, EagleBank or any Eagle Subsidiary, or except as provided in Section 6.07 of the Merger Agreement, provide any such person with information, assistance or conduct any discussions with any such person in furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain a proposal.

        (d)   This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of: (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement by any of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms; or (ii) the Effective Time of the Merger.

        3.    Additional Shares and Options.     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement shall apply to all Covered Shares and all such shares of the Company Common Stock which Shareholder may hereafter acquire, and all Company Stock Options which Shareholder may currently own or hereafter acquire.

        4.    No Exercise.     Shareholder agrees that he/she shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, exercise any Company Stock Option prior to the Effective Time, except for the exercise of the Company Stock Options that by their terms will expire if not exercised and in such case any shares of the Company Common Stock received upon such exercise shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

        5.    Prohibited Purchases or Sales.     The undersigned acknowledges that under Section 6.11 of the Merger Agreement, the Company, its subsidiaries and directors may not purchase or sell on Nasdaq, or submit a bid to purchase or an offer to sell on Nasdaq, directly or indirectly, any shares of Eagle Common Stock or any options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Eagle Common Stock during the 20 trading days ending on and including the fifth trading day prior to the Closing Date The undersigned agrees that he/she shall comply with such prohibition.

        6.    Governing Law.     This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the law of the State of Maryland, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

        7.    Specific Performance.     Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that the failure of Shareholder to perform and comply with the provisions of this Agreement in strict accordance with the terms hereof will cause irreparable harm to Eagle, for which there may be no adequate remedy at law. Eagle shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies or rights which it may have, to specific performance of this Agreement, without the posting of any bond, if Shareholder shall fail or refuse to perform his/her obligations hereunder.

        8.    Assignment; Successors.     This Agreement may not be assigned by Shareholder without the prior written consent of Eagle. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and, shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives.

        9.    Scope of Agreement.     The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall not confer upon Eagle any right or ability to acquire the shares of Company Common Stock other than in connection with the Merger and pursuant to the Registration Statement contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement does not constitute an agreement or understanding of Shareholder in his/her capacity as a director or officer of the Company, but only in his/her capacity as a holder of shares of Company Common Stock or Company Stock Options.

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such jurisdiction and shall not invalidate or render illegal or unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction

        11.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.     EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

        12.    Amendment, Waiver.     This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto which expressly states its intention to amend this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, except by an instrument in writing, executed by the waiving party, expressly indicating an intention to effect a waiver. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

        13.    Defined Terms.     Capitalized terms used and not defined herein and defined in the Merger Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

        14.    Counterparts.     This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day first above written.

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Annex C

Fairness Opinion of Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P.

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June 9, 2014

Board of Directors
Virginia Heritage Bank
8245 Boone Boulevard, Suite 820
Vienna, VA 22182

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        Virginia Heritage Bank ("VHB"), Eagle Bancorp, Inc. ("Eagle") and EagleBank ("EB") are proposing to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of June 9, 2014 (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which VHB will be merged with and into EB (the "Merger"), with EB surviving the Merger. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, upon the effective date of the Merger, each share of VHB common stock (except for certain shares of VHB common stock as specified in the Agreement), shall be converted into the right to receive, without interest, the Merger Consideration. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. The other terms and conditions of the Merger are more fully set forth in the Agreement. You have requested our opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Merger Consideration to the holders of VHB common stock.

        Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., as part of its investment banking business, is regularly engaged in the valuation of financial institutions and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions. In connection with this opinion, we have reviewed, among other things: (i) the Agreement; (ii) certain publicly available financial statements and other historical financial information of VHB that we deemed relevant; (iii) certain publicly available financial statements and other historical financial information of Eagle that we deemed relevant; (iv) certain internal financial information and other data relating to the business and financial prospects of VHB that were provided to us by the management of VHB and not publicly available, including financial forecasts and estimates prepared by the management of VHB for the years ending December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2016 and earnings growth rates for the years ending December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 provided by senior management of VHB (such forecasts, the "VHB Forecasts"); (v) median publicly available analyst earnings estimates for Eagle for the years ending December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2015, and earnings estimates for the years ending December 31, 2016 through December 31, 2018 based on balance sheet and earnings growth rates provided by senior management of Eagle; (vi) the pro forma financial impact of the Merger on Eagle, based on assumptions relating to transaction expenses, purchase accounting adjustments, issuance of subordinated debt by Eagle prior to consummation of the Merger and cost savings as prepared by senior management of Eagle and discussed with senior management of Eagle; (vii) the publicly reported historical price and trading activity for VHB's and Eagle's common stock, including a comparison of certain financial and stock market information for VHB and Eagle and similar publicly available information for certain other similar companies the securities of which are publicly traded; (viii) the financial terms of certain recent business combinations among other similar companies in

   

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the financial services industry, to the extent publicly available; (ix) the current market environment generally and the financial services environment in particular; and (x) such other information, financial studies, analyses and investigations and financial, economic and market criteria as we considered relevant. We also discussed with certain members of senior management of VHB the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of VHB and held similar discussions with certain members of senior management of Eagle regarding the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of Eagle.

        In performing our review, we have relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial and other information that was available to us from public sources, that was provided to us by VHB or Eagle or their respective representatives or that was otherwise reviewed by us and have assumed such accuracy and completeness for purposes of rendering this opinion without any independent verification or investigation. We have relied, at the direction of VHB, without independent verification or investigation, on the assessments of the management of VHB as to its existing and future relationships with key employees and partners, clients, products and services and we have assumed, with your consent, that there will be no developments with respect to any such matters that would affect our analyses or opinion. We have further relied on the assurances of the respective managements of VHB and Eagle that they are not aware of any facts or circumstances that would make any of such information inaccurate or misleading. We have not been asked to and have not undertaken an independent verification of any of such information and we do not assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness thereof. We did not make an independent evaluation or appraisal of the specific assets, the collateral securing assets or the liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of VHB and Eagle or any of their respective subsidiaries, nor have we been furnished with any such evaluations or appraisals. We render no opinion or evaluation on the collectability of any assets or the future performance of any loans of VHB and Eagle. We did not make an independent evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses of VHB or Eagle, or the combined entity after the Merger and we have we not reviewed any individual credit files relating to VHB and Eagle.

        In preparing its analyses, Sandler O'Neill used internal projections and long-term growth rates provided by senior management of VHB, as discussed with senior management of VHB, and median publicly available earnings estimates for Eagle, as well as long-term balance sheet and earnings growth rates for Eagle provided by senior management of Eagle. Sandler O'Neill also received and used in its analyses certain projections of transaction costs, accounting adjustments, issuance of subordinated debt by Eagle prior to consummation of the Merger, and expected cost savings which were prepared by and reviewed with the senior management of Eagle. With respect to those projections, estimates and judgments, the respective managements of VHB and Eagle confirmed to us that those projections, estimates and judgments reflected the best currently available estimates and judgments of those respective managements of the future financial performance of VHB and Eagle, respectively, and we assumed that such performance would be achieved. We express no opinion as to such estimates or the assumptions on which they are based. We have also assumed that there has been no material change in VHB's or Eagle's assets, financial condition, results of operations, business or prospects since the date of the most recent financial statements made available to us. We have assumed in all respects material to our analysis that VHB and Eagle will remain as going concerns for all periods relevant to our analyses. We have also assumed, with your consent, that (i) each of the parties to the Agreement will comply in all material respects with all material terms of the Agreement and all related agreements, that all of the representations and warranties contained in such agreements are true and correct in all material respects, that each of the parties to such agreements will perform in all material respects all of the covenants required to be performed by such party under the agreements and that the conditions precedent in such agreements are not waived, (ii) in the course of obtaining the necessary regulatory or third party approvals, consents and releases with respect to the Merger, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition will be imposed that would have an adverse effect on the VHB, Eagle or the Merger, (iii) the Merger and any related transaction will be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement without any

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waiver, modification or amendment of any material term, condition or agreement thereof and in compliance with all applicable laws and other requirements and (iv) the Merger will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes. Finally, with your consent, we have relied upon the advice VHB has received from its legal, accounting and tax advisors as to all legal, accounting and tax matters relating to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement.

        Our opinion is necessarily based on financial, economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof. Events occurring after the date hereof could materially affect this opinion. We have not undertaken to update, revise, reaffirm or withdraw this opinion or otherwise comment upon events occurring after the date hereof. We express no opinion as to the trading values of VHB common stock and Eagle common stock after the date of this opinion or what the value of Eagle common stock will be once it is actually received by the holders of VHB common stock.

        We have acted as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of VHB in connection with the Merger and will receive a fee for our services, a substantial portion of which may be contingent upon consummation of the Merger. We will also receive a fee in connection with this fairness opinion. VHB has also agreed to indemnify us against certain liabilities arising out of our engagement. In the ordinary course of our business as a broker-dealer, we may purchase securities from and sell securities to VHB and Eagle and their affiliates. We may also actively trade the equity and debt securities of VHB and Eagle or their affiliates for our own account and for the accounts of our customers.

        This letter is directed to the Board of Directors of VHB in connection with its consideration of the Merger. This letter does not constitute a recommendation to any shareholder of VHB as to how such shareholder should vote at any meeting of shareholders called to consider and vote upon the Merger. Our opinion addresses the fairness of the Merger Consideration to the holders of VHB common stock, from a financial point of view. Our opinion does not address the underlying business decision of VHB to engage in the Merger, the form or structure of the Merger, the relative merits of the Merger as compared to any other alternative business strategies that might exist for VHB or the effect of any other transaction in which VHB might engage. This opinion shall not be reproduced or used for used for any other purposes, without Sandler O'Neill's prior written consent. This opinion has been approved by Sandler O'Neill's fairness opinion committee. We do not express any opinion as to the amount of compensation to be received in the Merger by any VHB officer, director or employee, if any, relative to the amount of compensation to be received by any other shareholder.

        Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Merger Consideration is fair to the holders of VHB common stock from a financial point of view.

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