File No. of Related Registration Statement: 333-213282
On November 10, 2016, BBX
Capital Corporation commenced the mailing of the following materials to its shareholders of record as of November 3, 2016.
The enclosed
materials are being sent to you in connection with (i) the election of the type of consideration that you wish to receive pursuant
to the proposed merger (the “Merger”) of BBX Capital Corporation (“BBX Capital”) and BFC Financial Corporation
(“BFC”) as well as (ii) the waiver and release being sought from BBX Capital’s shareholders as a condition to
closing the Merger.
Pursuant to
the terms of the merger agreement between the companies (the “Merger Agreement”), BBX Capital’s shareholders
(other than BFC and shareholders who exercise and perfect their appraisal rights in accordance with Florida law) will have the
right to receive, in exchange for each share of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that they own at the effective time of
the merger, at their election, $20.00 in cash, without interest, or 5.4 shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock. BBX Capital’s
shareholders may specify different elections for different shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that they own. Accordingly,
BBX Capital’s shareholders may receive all stock consideration, all cash consideration, or a mix of stock and cash consideration
in exchange for their shares. Each choice is more fully described in the enclosed materials.
Based on the
anticipated closing of the Merger on December 15, 2016, the deadline to submit Election Forms and Letters of Transmittal will be
5:00 p.m., New York Time, on December 13, 2016. If the closing of the Merger is delayed to a subsequent date, the election deadline
will be similarly delayed to a subsequent date (which will be the second business day prior to the new closing date of the Merger
or such other time as mutually agreed by BFC and BBX Capital), and the companies will promptly announce any such delay and, when
determined, the new election deadline. If you hold your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee,
you will need to make your election through that broker, bank or other nominee, and you therefore may be subject to an earlier
deadline. You should contact your broker, bank or other nominee promptly for information on how and when you must give them instructions
for your election.
Consummation
of the Merger is conditioned upon approval of the Merger Agreement by holders of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common
Stock and Class B Common Stock representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the Merger Agreement and by the holders
of a majority of the shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock voted on the Merger Agreement, excluding the shares voted
by BFC and its affiliates.
To ensure that your shares are represented at the special meeting of BBX Capital’s shareholders
to be held for the purpose of voting on the Merger Agreement, please take a moment now to vote your shares. The proxy card for
use in voting your shares or a voting instruction card from your broker, bank or other nominee was included with the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
(as defined below) previously sent to you.
In addition
to the required approval of BBX Capital’s shareholders, consummation of the merger is subject to a number of other conditions,
including (i) unless waived by BFC, that holders of not more than 150,000 shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock duly
and validly exercise, or remain entitled to exercise immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, appraisal rights, and
(ii) unless waived by BFC and BBX Capital, (A) the resolution of any litigation or threatened litigation against the companies
or their affiliates relating to the Merger to the satisfaction of BFC and BBX Capital or (B) the receipt by BBX Capital of executed
waivers and releases from unaffiliated holders of at least 2,250,000 shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock irrevocably
waiving the right to participate in, or receive any proceeds from, any shareholder class action lawsuit relating to the Merger
and releasing and discharging BFC, BBX Capital, Merger Sub (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Surviving Company (as defined
in the Merger Agreement) and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, members, managers and other affiliates from
any and all claims, demands, controversies, causes of action, obligations, liabilities, costs, expenses, fees and damages arising
out of the Merger Agreement other than in connection with the exercise of appraisal rights or any failure to pay or issue to the
shareholder the stock consideration and/or cash consideration to which the shareholder is entitled pursuant to the terms of the
Merger Agreement. A copy of the waiver and release being sought from BBX Capital’s shareholders, which contains instructions
for submitting the waiver and release, is included as part of this mailing.
Additional
information about the Merger Agreement and the Merger, including information on how to vote your shares, is included in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus of BFC and BBX Capital, dated November 4, 2016 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), previously
mailed to you.
If you have
questions about the merger or the election or voting process, please contact the information agent for the merger, Georgeson LLC,
toll-free at (888) 624-7035.
This document contains certain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “estimate,”
“project,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe”
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward- looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the judgment
of management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested
by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should therefore be considered in light of various important factors,
including, without limitation, those described or referred to below and those set forth in the “Risk Factors” and “Special
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” sections of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Risks and uncertainties associated
with the Merger relate to, among other things: the parties’ ability to satisfy the conditions to closing the Merger and otherwise
consummate the Merger on the contemplated terms; the potential benefits of the merger, including that expected benefits of the
Merger described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus may not be realized to the extent anticipated, or at all; the substantial costs
incurred and to be incurred by BFC and BBX Capital in connection with the Merger; diversion of management attention to the Merger
instead of the operations of BFC and BBX Capital and their pursuit of business and investment opportunities; fluctuations in the
trading prices of BFC’s Class A Common Stock and BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock; the impact of an adverse judgment
in the purported class action litigation which has been filed in connection with the Merger; the impact of the cash payments which
will be required to be made to shareholders of BBX Capital who elect or are otherwise entitled to receive cash consideration in
connection with the Merger or who exercise appraisal rights; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk
Factors” section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Further, the businesses of BBX Capital, BFC and their respective subsidiaries,
including Bluegreen Corporation, are subject to a number of risks that would affect any such forward-looking statements, including,
without limitation, those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of BBX Capital’s and BFC’s respective
Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of BBX Capital’s and BFC’s respective Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Qs for the fiscal quarters of 2016. The factors described or referred to above are not exclusive. The information contained
herein speaks only as of the date hereof and neither BBX Capital nor BFC have or undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The information in this document
is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell, subscribe for or
buy any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to or in connection with the proposed
transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention
of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and otherwise in accordance with applicable law.
The Merger Agreement is being submitted
to the shareholders of BBX Capital for their consideration and approval at a special meeting of BBX Capital’s shareholders.
In connection with the Merger, BFC filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended, the “Registration
Statement”), which includes a prospectus with respect to the shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock which may be issued
in the Merger and a proxy statement of BBX Capital with respect to the special meeting of BBX Capital’s shareholders which
will be held for the purpose of voting on the Merger Agreement. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 4, 2016. On or about November 9, 2016, BBX Capital commenced mailing
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in definitive form to its shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 28, 2016.
Each of BFC and BBX Capital may
file other documents regarding the Merger with the SEC. The Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus contain
important information about the Merger and related matters. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED AND ADVISED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT,
INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE, AND ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The Registration
Statement, including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and other relevant materials (when they become available) and any other documents
filed or furnished by BFC or BBX Capital with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov
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In addition, shareholders are able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus,
by contacting Georgeson LLC, the information agent from the merger, toll-free at (888) 624-7035, and may obtain certain of the
documents at BBX Capital’s website,
www.bbxcapital.com
, under the “About - Investor Relations” section,
and at BFC’s website,
www.bfcfinancial.com
, under the “Investor Relations” section.
BFC, BBX Capital and certain of
their respective directors and executive officers may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be “participants” in
the solicitation of proxies from BBX’s shareholders in connection with the Merger. Information about the directors and executive
officers of BFC and BBX Capital is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. In addition, information about the directors and
executive officers of BFC is contained in BFC’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
which was filed with the SEC on April 28, 2016, and information about the directors and executive officers of BBX Capital is contained
in BBX Capital’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC
on April 25, 2016. These documents can be obtained free-of-charge from the sources indicated above.
The completed and executed Election
Form and Letter of Transmittal must be mailed or delivered by overnight courier, together with all stock certificate(s) representing
the shares being exchanged for the Merger Consideration (as defined below), confirmation of book-entry transfer or Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery, as applicable, to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Exchange Agent for the Merger (as defined below), at the appropriate
address below. The method of delivery of this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal and the stock certificate(s), confirmation
of book-entry transfer or Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, as applicable, is at the option and risk of the owner thereof.
See
Instruction 5
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DESCRIPTION OF SHARES SURRENDERED FOR EXCHANGE
OR GUARANTEED FOR DELIVERY
Name(s) and Address(es)
of Registered
Holder(s)
(Please correct details
if incorrect or fill in, if
blank) (Please ensure name(s) appears
exactly as on Certificate(s) (or confirmation
of book-entry transfer,
as applicable))
(Attach additional signed list if necessary).
See Instruction 6.
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Certificate No(s)., if any.
See Instruction 6.
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Number of Shares
Represented
by Each
Certificate, if any.
See Instruction 6.
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Number
of Book-
Entry Shares, if any.
See Instruction 6.
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TOTAL SHARES SURRENDERED FOR EXCHANGE OR GUARANTEED FOR DELIVERY:
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Unless otherwise determined by BFC
Financial Corporation, shares of Class A Common Stock of BFC Financial Corporation issuable to you, if any, will be issued in
non-certificated book-entry form via a Direct Registration System (DRS) stock distribution statement. Please check this
box if, subject to the approval of BFC Financial Corporation, you would like to receive a physical stock certificate in lieu
of non-certificated book-entry shares in respect of any shares of Class A Common Stock of BFC Financial Corporation that you
are entitled to receive.
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By signing and submitting
this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, you represent and warrant that the shares of BBX Capital Class A Common Stock submitted
with this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal will not be sold, including through limit order request, unless this Election
Form and Letter of Transmittal has been properly revoked pursuant to the General Instructions included herewith.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 27, 2016 (as amended, the “Merger
Agreement”), by and among BFC Financial Corporation (“BFC”), BBX Capital Merger Subsidiary LLC
(“Merger Sub”) and BBX Capital, BBX Capital will be merged with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”),
with Merger Sub surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of BFC. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, BBX
Capital’s shareholders (other than BFC and shareholders who exercise and perfect their appraisal rights in accordance
with Florida law (“Dissenting Shareholders”)) will have the right to receive, in consideration for each share of
BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that they own at the effective time of the Merger, at their election, $20.00 in
cash, without interest (the “Cash Consideration”), or 5.4 shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock (the
“Stock Consideration”). The Cash Consideration and Stock Consideration are referred to together as the
“Merger Consideration.” BBX Capital’s shareholders may specify different elections for different shares of
BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that they own. Accordingly, BBX Capital’s shareholders may receive all Cash
Consideration, all Stock Consideration, or a mix of Cash Consideration and Stock Consideration in exchange for their
shares. Before completing this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, you should read the General Instructions included
with this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, together with the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of BFC and BBX Capital, dated
November 4, 2016 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), which contains a full discussion of the Merger Agreement,
the Merger and the Merger Consideration and has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and mailed to you
under separate cover. Each election is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, which are
described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and the General Instructions included herewith and other terms and conditions
set forth herein.
As described
in further detail in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, consummation of the Merger is subject to a number of conditions, including,
among others, (i) approval of the Merger Agreement by holders of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the Merger Agreement and by holders of a majority of the shares of
BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock voted on the Merger Agreement, excluding the shares voted by BFC and its affiliates; (ii)
unless waived by BFC, holders of not more than 150,000 shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock duly and validly exercising,
or remaining entitled to exercise immediately prior to the effective time of the
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Merger, appraisal rights;
and (iii) unless waived by BFC and BBX Capital, (A) the resolution of any litigation or threatened litigation against the companies
or their affiliates relating to the Merger to the satisfaction of BFC and BBX Capital or (B) the receipt by BBX Capital of executed
waivers and releases from unaffiliated holders of at least 2,250,000 shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock irrevocably
waiving the right to participate in, or receive any proceeds from, any shareholder class action lawsuit relating to the Merger
and releasing and discharging BFC, BBX Capital, Merger Sub, the Surviving Company (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and each
of their respective officers, directors, employees, members, managers and other affiliates from any and all claims, demands, controversies,
causes of action, obligations, liabilities, costs, expenses, fees and damages arising out of the Merger Agreement other than in
connection with the exercise of appraisal rights or any failure to pay or issue to the shareholder the Stock Consideration and/or
Cash Consideration to which the shareholder is entitled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
To be effective,
this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal must be completed, executed and delivered so that it is received by the Exchange Agent
by no later than the election deadline (the “Election Deadline”), which will be 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the second
business day prior to the effective time of the Merger. BFC and BBX Capital will publicly announce the anticipated Election Deadline
at least five business days prior to the Election Deadline. If the effective time of the Merger is delayed to a subsequent date,
the Election Deadline will be similarly delayed to a subsequent date (which will be the second business day prior to the new effective
time of the Merger or such other time as mutually agreed by BFC and BBX Capital), and the companies will promptly announce any
such delay and, when determined, the new Election Deadline. BBX Capital shareholders who fail to make a valid election, including
shareholders who do not validly and timely complete, execute and deliver to the Exchange Agent this Election Form and Letter of
Transmittal and all other required documentation and materials, will be deemed not to have made an election.
Other than Dissenting
Shareholders, BBX Capital shareholders will be entitled to receive solely Cash Consideration with respect to his, her or its shares
of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock for which no election has been made or for which no election has been deemed to be
made.
If you hold
your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to make your election through that
broker, bank or other nominee, and therefore may be subject to an earlier deadline. You should contact your broker, bank or other
nominee promptly for information on how and when you must give them instructions for your election.
This election
governs the Merger Consideration that you, as a shareholder of BBX Capital, will receive if the Merger is consummated. This election
may also affect the tax consequences of the Merger to you.
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ELECTION OPTIONS
You may hereby
make ONE of the following elections: (1) you may elect to receive the Stock Consideration of 5.4 shares of BFC’s Class A
Common Stock for each share of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock as consideration with respect to all of your shares of
BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock by checking the “STOCK CONSIDERATION ELECTION” box; (2) you may elect to receive
the Cash Consideration of $20.00 in cash, without interest, for each share of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock as consideration
with respect to all of your shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock by checking the “CASH CONSIDERATON ELECTION”
box; or (3) you may elect to receive a combination of Stock Consideration and Cash Consideration by checking the “MIXED CONSIDERATION
ELECTION” box and specifying the number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock with respect to which you elect
to receive Stock Consideration and the number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock with respect to which you elect
to receive Cash Consideration. If you make a “MIXED CONSIDERATION ELECTION,” the total number of shares you specify
must equal the total number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that you own as of both the date you submit this
Election Form and Letter of Transmittal and the effective time of the Merger. If you make a “MIXED CONSIDERATION ELECTION”
and the total number of shares you specify is greater than the total number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock
that you own as of the effective time of the Merger, you will be deemed to have made an election to receive Cash Consideration
to the extent specified (but in no event greater than the total number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that
you own at the effective time of the Merger) and Stock Consideration for the balance of the shares of BBX Capital’s Class
A Common Stock that you own at the effective time of the Merger. If you make a “MIXED CONSIDERATION ELECTION” and the
total number of shares you specify is less than the total number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that you
own as of the effective time of the Merger, you will be deemed to have made an election to receive Stock Consideration to the extent
specified and Cash Consideration for the balance of the shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that you own at the
effective time of the Merger.
Please carefully
review the General Instructions enclosed with this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal and select ONLY ONE of the three election
options below by placing an
X
in the box to the left of your chosen election. If you do not select any election or if you
do not otherwise validly and timely complete, execute and deliver to the Exchange Agent this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal
and all other required documentation and materials, you will be deemed to have made no election. Other than Dissenting Shareholders,
shareholders who do not make a valid election will be entitled to receive solely Cash Consideration with respect to their shares
of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock.
Select ONE of the following options:
☐ STOCK CONSIDERATION
ELECTION
—You elect to receive
Stock Consideration
with respect to ALL of your shares of BBX Capital’s Class
A Common Stock (5.4 shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock for each share of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock).
☐ CASH CONSIDERATION
ELECTION
—You elect to receive
Cash Consideration
with respect to ALL of your shares of BBX Capital’s Class
A Common Stock ($20.00 in cash, without interest, for each share of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock).
☐ MIXED CONSIDERATION
ELECTION
—You elect to receive a combination of Stock Consideration and Cash Consideration, as specified below:
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You elect to receive
Stock Consideration
with respect to shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock (5.4
shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock for each share of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock specified in this Section
(a)).
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(b)
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You elect to receive
Cash Consideration
with respect to shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock ($20.00 in cash,
without interest, for each share of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock specified in this Section (b)).
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This
Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, if properly completed, executed and delivered, will revoke all other prior dated Election
Forms and Letters of Transmittal submitted by the undersigned. Please make certain that this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal
is accurate and covers the total number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that you own on the date of submission.
This Election
Form and Letter of Transmittal must be completed, executed and returned to the Exchange Agent, together with all stock certificate(s)
representing the shares being exchanged for the Merger Consideration, confirmation of book-entry transfer or Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery, as applicable, in order for you to receive your specified Merger Consideration. To be effective, the Exchange Agent must
receive your properly completed and signed Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, together with all other required documents
and materials, at the appropriate address set forth above prior to the Election Deadline. Delivery of this Election Form and Letter
of Transmittal to an address other than the applicable address of the Exchange Agent set forth above will not constitute valid
delivery. Do not send this document to BFC or BBX Capital. If the Exchange Agent does not receive a valid Election Form and Letter
of Transmittal prior to the Election Deadline, you will be deemed to have made no election with respect to your shares.
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SPECIAL ISSUANCE/PAYMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
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SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
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Complete ONLY if the new certificates or book- entry statement for the shares and/or the check for cash are to be issued in the name(s) of someone other than the registered holder(s).
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Complete ONLY if the new certificates or book- entry statement for the shares and/or the check for cash are to be mailed to an address other than the address reflected above.
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Issue to:
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Mail to:
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Name(s):
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Name(s):
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Address:
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Address:
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(See
Instruction 8.)
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(See Instruction 7.)
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SIGNATURE(S)
REQUIRED
Signature(s) of Registered Holder(s) or Agent
REGISTERED HOLDER(S)
MUST SIGN
IN THIS BOX
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SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED
(IF
REQUIRED)
See Instruction 8.
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Must be signed by the registered holder(s) EXACTLY
as name(s) appears on stock certificate (or confirmation of book-entry transfer, as applicable). All registered holders must sign.
If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer for a corporation in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, or other person, please set forth full title.
See Instruction 8.
Registered Holder
Registered Holder
Title,
if any
Area
Code/Phone No.
Address—Please Print
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A signature guarantee is required on the Election Form and Letter
of Transmittal if the name(s) of the person(s) executing the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal is different from the name(s)
of the registered holder(s). If the election is not for the account of a member of a Securities Transfer Agents’ Medallion
Program, Stock Exchange Medallion Program or New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program (an “Eligible Institution”),
your signature(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
Note: A notarization by a notary public is not acceptable.
Authorized Signature
Name of Firm
Address
of Firm—Please Print
APPLY MEDALLION GUARANTEE STAMP
BELOW
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Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery
See Instruction 9.
Persons to whom certificate(s) or confirmations
of delivery of shares in book-entry form are not immediately available may make an election by completing the Election Form and
Letter of Transmittal and submitting it to the Exchange Agent by the Election Deadline, and by completing the attached Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery. The signature(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
Note: A notarization by a notary public
is not acceptable.
Authorized
Signature
Name
of Firm
Title
Address
of Firm—Please Print
APPLY MEDALLION GUARANTEE
STAMP BELOW
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Please sign and provide your tax ID number
on the IRS Form W-9 provided herein or complete the appropriate IRS Form W-8, as applicable. See Instruction 10.
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GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS FOR BBX CAPITAL
ELECTION FORM AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
(Please read carefully the instructions below)
1. Introduction
On July
27, 2016, BFC Financial Corporation (“BFC”), BBX Capital Merger Subsidiary LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BFC (“Merger
Sub”), and BBX Capital Corporation (“BBX Capital”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended on
October 20, 2016, the “Merger Agreement”) which provides for BBX Capital to be merged with and into Merger Sub (the
“Merger”), with Merger Sub surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of BFC. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
BBX Capital’s shareholders (other than BFC and shareholders who exercise and perfect their appraisal rights in accordance
with Florida law (“Dissenting Shareholders”)) will have the right to receive, in consideration for each share of BBX
Capital’s Class A Common Stock they own at the effective time of the Merger, at their election, $20.00 in cash, without interest
(the “Cash Consideration”), or 5.4 shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock (the “Stock Consideration”).
The Cash Consideration and Stock Consideration are referred to together as the “Merger Consideration.” BBX Capital’s
shareholders may specify different elections for different shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that they own. Accordingly,
BBX Capital’s shareholders may receive all Cash Consideration, all Stock Consideration, or a mix of Cash Consideration and
Stock Consideration in exchange for their shares.
Included
with these General Instructions is an Election Form and Letter of Transmittal that you must complete, sign and return to Computershare
Trust Company, N.A. (the “Exchange Agent”) in order to make your election. The Election Form and Letter of Transmittal
permits you to specify the type of Merger Consideration that you desire to receive in exchange for your shares. FOR YOUR ELECTION
TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE EXCHANGE AGENT MUST RECEIVE YOUR COMPLETED AND EXECUTED ELECTION FORM AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, TOGETHER
WITH ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS, AT THE APPLICABLE ADDRESS OF THE EXCHANGE AGENT SET FORTH ON THE ELECTION FORM
AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL PRIOR TO THE ELECTION DEADLINE (AS DEFINED BELOW) (
SEE INSTRUCTION 2
).
A more
detailed description of the Merger Agreement and of the election procedures is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of BFC
and BBX Capital, dated November 4, 2016 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), which has been filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and mailed to you under separate cover. Before making your election, you should read the Proxy Statement/Prospectus,
including all of its annexes, as well as the documents incorporated by reference into the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The Merger
Agreement is included as Annex A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
The tax consequences
to you of the Merger and the election you make will depend on your own situation. You are urged to consult your own tax advisor
as to the U.S. Federal income tax consequences of the Merger and the election you make, as well as the effects of state, local
and non-U.S. tax laws.
Please read
and follow carefully these General Instructions regarding completion of the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal. These General
Instructions, including the terms and conditions set forth herein, are considered part of the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal.
If you hold
your shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will need to make your election through that
broker, bank or other nominee, and therefore may be subject to an earlier deadline. You should contact your broker, bank or other
nominee promptly for information on how and when you must give them instructions for your election.
Your submission
of an Election Form and Letter of Transmittal does NOT constitute a vote for the approval of the Merger Agreement. You may submit
an Election Form and Letter of Transmittal even if you have voted, or plan on voting, against the approval of the Merger Agreement,
and must submit an Election Form and Letter of Transmittal if you would like to receive any Stock Consideration in exchange for
your shares. In order to vote your shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock for or against the approval of the Merger
Agreement, you must follow the voting procedures described in the Proxy
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Statement/Prospectus and
the accompanying proxy materials, or the voting instructions received from your broker, bank or other nominee. If the Merger is
not completed for any reason, you will not be entitled to any Merger Consideration and the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal
will be void and of no effect.
IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE ELECTION FORM AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, PLEASE CALL GEORGESON INC. (THE “INFORMATION
AGENT”), TOLL-FREE AT (888) 624-7035.
2. Delivery
Instructions and Election Deadline
For any election
to be valid, the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and signed, must be returned to the Exchange Agent,
together with all required documents and materials, either by mail or by overnight courier, at the appropriate address of the Exchange
Agent set forth on the front of the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal. You are solely responsible for delivery of the Election
Form and Letter of Transmittal and any other documents required hereby to the Exchange Agent. Delivery of the Election Form and
Letter of Transmittal to an address other than as set forth on the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal will NOT constitute
a valid delivery to the Exchange Agent.
Election
Forms and Letters of Transmittal must be received by the Exchange Agent no later than the election deadline (the “Election
Deadline”), which will be 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the second business day prior to the effective time of the Merger.
BFC and BBX Capital will publicly announce the anticipated Election Deadline at least five business days prior to the Election
Deadline. If the effective time of the Merger is delayed to a subsequent date, the Election Deadline will be similarly delayed
to a subsequent date (which will be the second business day prior to the new effective time of the Merger or such other time as
mutually agreed by BFC and BBX Capital), and the companies will promptly announce any such delay and, when determined, the new
Election Deadline.
Please allow
ample time for delivery of your Election Form and Letter of Transmittal. If you hold your shares in “street name” through
a bank, broker or other nominee, you may have to allow additional time in order to make a timely election.
Any shares
of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock for which the Exchange Agent does not receive a properly completed and executed Election
Form and Letter of Transmittal by the Election Deadline will be deemed to be shares in respect of which no election has been made.
Other than Dissenting Shareholders, BBX Capital shareholders will be entitled to receive solely Cash Consideration with respect
to his, her or its shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock for which no election has been made or for which no election
has been deemed to be made.
3. Surrender
of Certificate(s); Lost Certificate(s)
For any election
to be effective, the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal must be accompanied by the certificate(s) evidencing your shares,
duly endorsed in blank or otherwise in form acceptable for transfer on BBX Capital’s books (or appropriate evidence as to
loss, theft or destruction, appropriate evidence as to the ownership of that certificate by the claimant, and appropriate and customary
indemnification, as described below) or confirmation of book-entry transfer, as applicable, and any required accompanying evidence
of authority (unless the delivery of such certificate(s) or delivery of the applicable shares in book-entry form is guaranteed
in the manner described in
Instruction 9
). No stop transfer instructions may be outstanding against any of the shares subject
to such certificate(s) or confirmation of book-entry transfer. If you provide the certificate(s) evidencing your shares of BBX
Capital’s Class A Common Stock or confirmation of book-entry transfer, you (i) represent that you have full authority to
surrender without restriction such shares to the Exchange Agent for exchange and (ii) subject to the closing of the Merger and
the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, surrender without restriction such shares to the Exchange Agent for exchange.
No alternative,
conditional or contingent surrender of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock will be accepted and no fractional shares
of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock will be exchanged. All shareholders
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surrendering shares of BBX
Capital’s Class A Common Stock, by execution of the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, waive any right to receive any
notice of the acceptance of their shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock for exchange upon closing of the Merger.
If your certificate(s)
has been lost, stolen, misplaced or destroyed, you should contact the Shareholder Services department of American Stock Transfer
& Trust Company, LLC, the transfer agent for BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock, at (800) 937-5449, for instructions
to obtain a replacement certificate. That replacement certificate will then be required to be timely submitted together with the
Election Form and Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents in order for your election to be valid. You may be required
to post a bond to secure against the risk that the certificates may be subsequently recirculated. An Election Form and Letter of
Transmittal cannot be processed until a replacement certificate for a lost, stolen, misplaced or destroyed certificate has been
submitted.
4. Termination
of Merger Agreement
In the event
of termination of the Merger Agreement, the Exchange Agent will promptly return stock certificates representing shares of BBX Capital’s
Class A Common Stock via registered mail or through a book- entry transfer for shares held in street name. The Exchange Agent and
BBX Capital will use their commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate return of BBX Capital stock certificates in the event
of termination of the Merger Agreement, but the return of certificates other than by registered mail will only be made at the expense,
written direction and risk of the requesting shareholder, accompanied by a pre-paid, pre-addressed return courier envelope sent
to the Exchange Agent.
5. Method of
Delivery
Your Election
Form and Letter of Transmittal, together with your stock certificate(s) or confirmation of book-entry transfer, as applicable,
must be received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline (unless the delivery of such certificate(s) or delivery of
the applicable shares in book-entry form is guaranteed in the manner described in
Instruction 9
). Do not send them to BFC
or BBX Capital. The method of delivery (mail or overnight courier) of stock certificate(s), confirmation of book-entry transfer
or Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, as applicable, to the Exchange Agent at the appropriate address of the Exchange Agent set forth
on the front of the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal is at the option and risk of the surrendering shareholder. Delivery
will be effective, and risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal
to the Exchange Agent, together with the applicable certificate(s), confirmation of delivery in book-entry form or Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery, as applicable, at the appropriate address of the Exchange Agent set forth on the front of the Election Form and Letter
of Transmittal. If the stock certificate(s), confirmation of book-entry transfer or Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, as applicable,
is sent by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested and properly insured is suggested. A return envelope is enclosed.
6. Description
of Shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock Surrendered
The name(s)
and address(es) of the registered holder(s) must be included in the box provided. Please correct these details if they are incorrect
or fill in the name and address box if it is blank. Please ensure that the name(s) and address(es) of the registered holder(s)
appears exactly as on the certificate(s) being surrendered or guaranteed for delivery, or the confirmation of book-entry transfer
being provided or guaranteed for delivery, as applicable. If you are surrendering or guaranteeing for delivery one or more stock
certificates, you must list all certificate numbers and the number of shares submitted in the relevant boxes provided. If you hold
book-entry shares, you must include the number of book-entry shares held in the box provided for the number of shares submitted
or guaranteed for delivery.
By signing and submitting an Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, you warrant that these shares
will not be sold, including through limit order request, unless this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal is properly revoked
in accordance with Instruction 13.
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7. Special
Delivery Instructions
If the new
certificates or book-entry statement for the shares and/or the check for cash are to be delivered to the registered holder of the
existing certificates at an address other than that appearing on the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, indicate the name(s)
and address(es) in the box entitled “Special Delivery Instructions.”
8. Signatures
Registered
Holders.
The Election Form and Letter of Transmittal must be signed by the registered holder(s) EXACTLY as their name(s) appears
on the stock certificate(s) being surrendered or guaranteed for delivery, or the confirmation of book-entry transfer being provided
or guaranteed for delivery, as applicable, without any alteration or change whatsoever. If the shares subject to an election are
owned of record by two or more persons, all such persons must sign the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal. If any shares are
registered in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Election
Forms and Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations.
Person(s)
other than Registered Holders.
If checks for cash or shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock are to be made payable to a
person, or registered in the name of a person, other than the person(s) whose name(s) appears on the surrendered certificate(s)
(or confirmation of book-entry transfer, as applicable), indicate in the box entitled “Special Issuance/Payment Instructions”
the name(s) and address(es) of the person(s) to whom the check for cash should be made payable or in whose name the shares of BFC’s
Class A Common Stock should be registered. The shareholder(s) named will be considered the record owner(s) and must complete the
box entitled “Signatures Required” and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9. The shareholder(s)
named must pay any transfer or other similar tax required in connection with such payment or registration or must establish to
the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid or is not payable. If the box entitled “Special Issuance/Payment
Instructions” is completed, then signatures on the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by a firm that
is a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity which is a member in good standing of the Securities
Transfer Agents’ Medallion Program, Stock Exchange Medallion Program or New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program
(each, an “Eligible Institution”). If the surrendered stock certificates are registered in the name of a person other
than the person signing the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, if issuance is to be made to a person other than the person
signing the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, or if the issuance is to be made to a person other than the registered owner(s),
then the surrendered certificates must be endorsed or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, in either case, signed exactly
as the name(s) of the registered owners appear on such certificate(s) or stock power(s), with the signatures on the certificate(s)
or stock power(s) guaranteed by an Eligible Institution as provided herein.
The signature of a notary public is not sufficient
for this purpose.
Fiduciaries
and Representatives.
When signing the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal as trustee, executor, administrator, guardian,
attorney-in-fact, officer for a corporation in a fiduciary or representative capacity, or other person, please give full title
as such. A corporation should sign in its full corporate name by a duly authorized officer, stating such officer’s title.
A partnership should sign in the partnership name by an authorized person, stating such person’s title and relationship to
the partnership. Election Forms and Letters of Transmittal executed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact,
officers of corporations in a fiduciary or representative capacity, or others acting in a fiduciary capacity who are not identified
as such on the applicable registration must be accompanied by proper evidence of the signing person’s authority to act, or
in lieu of such evidence, Guarantee of Signature as described below.
Correction
of, or Change in, Name.
For a correction of name or for a change in name which does not involve a change in ownership, you
may proceed as follows: (a) for a change in name by marriage, etc., the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal should be signed,
e.g., “Mary Doe, now by marriage Mary Jones” and (b) for a correction in name, the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal
should be signed, e.g., “James E. Brown, incorrectly inscribed as J.E. Brown.” In such case, the signature on the Election
Form and Letter of Transmittal must, however, be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
The signature of a notary public is
not sufficient for this purpose.
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Guarantee
of Signatures.
A signature guarantee is required on the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal if the name(s) of the person(s)
executing the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal is different from the name(s) of the registered holder(s) of the shares covered
thereby, and a signature guarantee is required on a stock power accompanying an Election Form and Letter of Transmittal if the
Election Form and Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder(s) of the shares covered thereby.
If the election is not for the account of a member of an Eligible Institution, a signature guarantee must be completed by an Eligible
Institution.
The signature of a notary public is not sufficient for this purpose.
9. Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery
In order for
an election to be effective, a properly completed Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, together with the stock certificate(s)
representing the shares covered thereby or confirmation of delivery in book- entry form (in each case, unless delivery is guaranteed
as described below), must be received by the Exchange Agent by no later than the Election Deadline. Persons to whom stock certificate(s)
or confirmations of delivery of shares in book-entry form are not immediately available also may make an election by completing
the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, with the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery properly completed and duly executed by an
Eligible Institution, and submitting it to the Exchange Agent by the Election Deadline. Any such election is subject to the condition
that the stock certificate(s) or confirmation of book-entry delivery, the delivery of which is guaranteed by such completion and
due execution, are in fact delivered to the Exchange Agent no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third business day after
the Election Deadline (the “Guaranteed Delivery Deadline”). Elections made with respect to stock certificate(s) or
shares delivered in book-entry form that are received after the Guaranteed Delivery Deadline will not be valid.
10. IRS form W-9
Under U.S.
Federal income tax law, a non-exempt shareholder is required to provide the Exchange Agent with such shareholder’s correct
Taxpayer Identification Number (“TIN”) on the enclosed IRS Form W-9. If the certificate(s) is in more than one name
or is not in the name of the actual owner, consult the instructions in the enclosed IRS Form W-9 for additional guidance on which
number to report. Failure to provide the information on the form may subject the surrendering shareholder to 28% back-up withholding
on the payment of any cash. The surrendering shareholder must write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN if a TIN
has not been issued and the shareholder has applied for a number or intends to apply for a number in the near future. If a TIN
has been applied for and the Exchange Agent is not provided with a TIN before payment is made, the Exchange Agent will withhold
28% on all payments to such surrendering shareholders of any Cash Consideration in exchange for their shares. Please review the
instructions in the enclosed IRS Form W-9 for additional details of what TIN to give the Exchange Agent. Exempt shareholders (including,
among others, all C corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding requirements. To
prevent possible erroneous backup withholding, an exempt shareholder should indicate their exempt status on the IRS Form W-9.
See the instructions in the enclosed IRS Form W-9 for additional instructions. In order for a nonresident alien or foreign entity
to qualify as exempt from U.S. Federal withholding tax and backup withholding, such person must submit an appropriate IRS Form
W-8 signed under penalties of perjury attesting to such exempt status. Such form can be obtained from the Exchange Agent or from
the IRS’s website at
www.irs.gov
.
11. Non-Electing Holders
BBX Capital
shareholders who fail to make a valid election, including shareholders who do not validly and timely complete, execute and deliver
to the Exchange Agent this Election Form and Letter of Transmittal and all other required documentation and materials, will be
deemed not to have made an election. Other than Dissenting Shareholders, BBX Capital shareholders will be entitled to receive solely
Cash Consideration with respect to his, her or its shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock for which no election has
been made or for which no election has been deemed to be made. Any BBX Capital shareholder who seeks to exercise appraisal rights
but who withdraws or loses his, her or its appraisal rights under the Florida Business Corporation Act and who does not make a
valid election prior to the Election Deadline will be deemed to not have made an election with respect to his, her or its shares
and, accordingly, will only have the right to the receive Cash Consideration in exchange for his, her or its shares of BBX Capital’s
Class A Common Stock.
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12. No Fractional Shares
BBX Capital
shareholders who elect to receive Stock Consideration will not receive any fractional shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock.
Instead, the aggregate number of shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock to be issued to each shareholder of BBX Capital who
elects to receive Stock Consideration will be rounded up to the next largest whole share.
13. Revocation or Change of Election Form and Letter
of Transmittal
Any Election
Form and Letter of Transmittal may be revoked or changed by written notice from the person submitting such form to the Exchange
Agent, but, to be effective, such notice must be received by the Exchange Agent at or prior to the Election Deadline. Such notice
must specify the person in whose name the election to be revoked has been submitted, the name of the registered holder thereof
and the numbers shown on the certificate(s) or book-entry transfer representing the shares subject to the election being revoked.
In the event that a Election Form and Letter of Transmittal is revoked, the shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock
as to which an election was made in such Election Form and Letter of Transmittal will be treated as shares in respect of which
no election has been made, except to the extent a subsequent election is properly made by the holder of such shares prior to the
Election Deadline.
To change your
election, you must revoke your election in accordance with the procedures set forth in the previous paragraph and deliver to the
Exchange Agent a new Election Form and Letter of Transmittal. The new Election Form and Letter of Transmittal must be received
by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline and must otherwise comply with, and will be subject to the terms and conditions
of, the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal (except for in relation to the delivery of previously-delivered certificate(s)
or confirmation of delivery of shares in book-entry form representing surrendered shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common
Stock or a previously-delivered Notice of Guaranteed Delivery provided in accordance with
Instruction 9
).
You cannot
revoke or change your election after the Election Deadline unless the Merger Agreement is thereafter terminated or the Election
Deadline is thereafter delayed.
14. Purchase, Sale or Transfer of Shares of BBX Capital’s
Class A Common Stock
Holders of
BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock who have made elections will be unable to sell or otherwise transfer their shares of BBX
Capital’s Class A Common Stock after making the election.
By signing and submitting an Election Form and Letter of Transmittal,
you warrant that the shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock represented by the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal
will not be sold, including through limit order request, unless the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal has been properly revoked
in accordance with Instruction 13.
15. Disputes
Subject to
the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, the Exchange Agent shall have reasonable discretion
to determine whether any election, revocation or change has been properly or timely made and to disregard immaterial defects in
Election Forms and Letters of Transmittal. Any good faith decisions of the Exchange Agent regarding such matters shall be binding
and conclusive. None of BFC, BBX Capital, Merger Sub or the Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any person of
any defect in an Election Form and Letter of Transmittal.
16. Cash Allocation Addendum (Optional)
If you own
different blocks of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that you acquired at different times and/or at different
prices and elect to receive a mix of Cash Consideration and Stock Consideration, you may (but are not obligated to) complete the
Cash Allocation Addendum included herewith and return it together with your Election Form and Letter of Transmittal to specify
the order of priority in which your different blocks of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock are to be exchanged
for Cash Consideration. The Cash Allocation
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Addendum is solely for your
individual tax position and will have no effect on BBX Capital, BFC or any of their respective affiliates. In particular, the Cash
Allocation Addendum will have no effect on the amount of Cash Consideration or Stock Consideration you will receive in connection
with the Merger, which will be determined by the election you make with respect to your shares and the terms of the Merger Agreement.
Neither BBX Capital nor BFC, nor any of their respective affiliates, advisors or representatives, can provide you with any assurance
about the effects of submitting the Cash Allocation Addendum, including whether the IRS will accept the Cash Allocation Addendum
as a basis for the tax treatment of the Merger to you. You should consult your own tax advisor before completing the Cash Allocation
Addendum. If any of your shares are held in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you should not complete
the Cash Allocation Addendum with respect to those shares. However, you may consult your bank, broker or other nominee regarding
the feasibility of making a similar allocation with respect to such shares.
17. Elections Effective Only upon Completion of the
Merger
An election
made on the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal will be effective only upon the completion of the Merger, which is subject
to the satisfaction of a number of conditions described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. If the Merger Agreement is terminated
for any reason, all Election Forms and Letters of Transmittal will be void and of no effect.
18. Miscellaneous
If the space
provided in the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal is inadequate, your BBX Capital Class A Common Stock certificate numbers
and the number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock represented thereby should be listed on a separate schedule
and attached to the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal.
19. Inquiries
If you have
any questions about the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, or need additional copies of the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal,
please call the Information Agent toll-free at (888) 624-7035.
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Form W-9 (Rev. December 2014) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Request for Taxpayer Ident ificat ion Number and Cert ificat ion Give For m t o t he r equest er . Do not send t o t he IRS.
Pr int o r t yp eSee Sp ec if ic Inst r uc t io ns on page 2. 1 Name (as shown on your income tax return). Name is required on this line; d o not leave t his line blank.
2 Business name/d isregard ed entity name, if different from above
3 Check ap prop riate box for federal tax classification; check only on e of the following seven b oxes: Individual/ sole p roprietor or single-member LLC C Corporation S Corp oration Partnership Trust/ est ate Limited liability company. Enter the tax classification (C=C corporation, S=S corporat ion, P=part nership) . No t e. For a single-memb er LLC that is d isregarded, do not check LLC; check the appropriate box in the line above for the t ax classification of the single-memb er owner. Other (see instructions) . 4 Exemptions (codes app ly only to certain entities, not individ uals; see instructions on page 3): Exempt payee c ode (if any) Exemp tion from FATCA reporting cod e (if any) (App lies to ac counts maintained outside the U.S.)
5 Address (number, st reet, and ap t. or suite no.) Requester’s name and add ress (optional)
6 City, state, and ZIP code
7 List account numb er(s) here (optional)
Part I Taxpayer Ident ific at ion Num ber (TIN)
Ent er your TIN in t he appropriate box. The TIN provided must mat ch the name given on line 1 to avoid So c ial secu rit y nu m b er
backup withholding. For individuals, t his is generally your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole propriet or, or disregarded entit y, see t he Part I inst ructions on page 3. For ot her entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How t o get a TIN on page 3. or
Em p lo yer id ent if ic at ion num b er
Not e. If the account is in more t han one name, see the instructions for line 1 and the chart on page 4 for
guidelines on w hose number t o enter.
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Cert if ic at io n
Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:
1.
The number shown on this form is my correct t axpayer ident ificat ion number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued t o me); and
2.
I am not subject to backup wit hholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been not ified by t he Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject t o backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) t he IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup wit hholding; and
3.
I am a U.S. cit izen or other U.S. person (defined below); and
4.
The FATCA code(s) entered on t his form (if any) indicat ing t hat I am exempt from FATCA reporting is correct .
Cer t if ic at ion inst ruc t ions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been not ified by t he IRS t hat you are current ly subject t o backup wit hholding because you have failed t o report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real est ate t ransact ions, it em 2 does not apply. For mort gage int erest paid, acquisit ion or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, cont ributions t o an individual ret irement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payment s ot her t han int erest and dividends, you are not required to sign t he cert ificat ion, but you must provide your correct TIN. See t he instruct ions on page 3.
Sig n
Sig nat u re o f
Here
U.S. p er so n . Dat e .
Gener al Inst ruc t io ns
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless ot herwise not ed .
Fut u re d evelo p m ent s. Information ab out developments affecting Form W-9 (such as legislation enacted after w e release it) is at www.irs.gov/ fw9.
Purp ose o f For m
An ind ividual or entity (Form W-9 req uester) w ho is req uired to file an informat ion return with t he IRS must obt ain your correct taxp ayer identificat ion number (TIN) which may be your social securit y number (SSN), individual t axp ayer ident ification number (ITIN), adoption taxpayer id entification number (ATIN), or employer identification numb er (EIN), to report on an informat ion return the amount paid to you, or ot her amount reportable on an information ret urn. Examples of information returns include, b ut are not limited t o, the following:
INT (int erest earned or paid )
DIV (d ivid end s, including those from stocks or mut ual fund s)
MISC (various typ es of income, prizes, awards, or gross p roceed s)
B (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other transactions b y b rokers)
S (p roceeds from real est ate transactions)
K (merchant card and third p arty network transactions)
Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E (st udent loan int erest ), 1098-T (tuition)
Form 1099-C (canceled debt)
Form 1099-A (acquisition or abandonment of secured p roperty)
Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN.
If you do not return Form W-9 t o the req uester with a TIN, you might b e subject to b ackup withholding. See What is backup withhold ing? on page 2.
By signing the filled-out form, you:
1.
Cert ify t hat the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are wait ing for a number to b e issued),
2. Cert ify t hat you are not subject to backup withholding, or
3.
Claim exempt ion from b ackup withholding if you are a U.S. exemp t payee. If applicable, you are also cert ifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. t rade or business is not sub ject to the withholding tax on foreign p artners' share of effectively connect ed income, and
4.
Cert ify t hat FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) ind icat ing that you are exempt from t he FATCA reporting, is correct. See What is FATCA rep orting? on page 2 for further informat ion.
Cat. No. 10231X Form W-9 (Rev. 12-2014)
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No t e. If you are a U.S. person and a request er gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use t he requester’s form if it is substantially similar to this Form W-9.
Definit ion o f a U.S. p erso n. For fed eral t ax p urposes, you are considered a U.S. p erson if you are:
United St ates or under the laws of the United States;
7).
Sp ec ial rules f o r p art nership s. Partnerships that cond uct a trad e or business in the Unit ed Stat es are generally req uired to p ay a wit hhold ing t ax under section 1446 on any foreign part ners’ share of effectively connected taxable income from such business. Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received , the rules under section 1446 require a p artnership to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay t he section 1446 withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a
U.S. person that is a part ner in a partnership conduct ing a trade or b usiness in the United St ates, provide Form W-9 to the p artnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid section 1446 withholding on your share of p artnership income.
In t he cases below, the following person must give Form W-9 to t he part nership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding wit hhold ing on its allocable share of net income from the partnership conducting a trad e or b usiness in the United St at es:
d isregard ed entit y and not the entity;
the U.S. grant or or other U.S. owner of the grantor trust and not t he trust ; and
grantor t rust) and not the beneficiaries of the t rust.
For eig n p erso n. If you are a foreign person or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank that has elected to b e t reated as a U.S. person, d o not use Form W-9. Instead, use the ap prop riate Form W-8 or Form 8233 (see Publication 515, Withhold ing of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities).
No nresid ent alien w ho b eco m es a resid ent alien . Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use t he terms of a t ax t reaty to red uce or eliminate U.S. tax on cert ain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a “ saving clause.” Excep tions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for cert ain types of income even after t he payee has otherwise become a U.S. resid ent alien for tax p urp oses.
If you are a U.S. resid ent alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exempt ion from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must at tach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items:
1.
The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed exempt ion from t ax as a nonresident alien.
2.
The treaty art icle addressing the income.
3.
The article numb er (or location) in the t ax treaty that contains t he saving clause and its exceptions.
4.
The type and amount of income that q ualifies for the exemption from tax.
5.
Sufficient fact s to justify the exemp tion from tax und er the terms of t he treaty article.
Exam p le. Art icle 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treat y allows an exempt ion from t ax for scholarship income received by a Chinese st udent t emp orarily p resent in the United St at es. Und er U.S. law, this st udent will b ecome a resident alien for tax p urposes if his or her stay in the United St ates exceeds 5 calendar years. However, p aragraph 2 of t he first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the p rovisions of Art icle 20 to cont inue t o ap ply even after the Chinese stud ent becomes a resident alien of the United St ates. A Chinese stud ent who qualifies for this excep tion (under p aragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is relying on this excep tion to claim an exemp tion from tax on his or her scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a st atement that includes the information described ab ove to support that exempt ion.
If you are a nonresid ent alien or a foreign ent ity, give the request er the app ropriat e completed Form W-8 or Form 8233.
Bac kup Wit hholding
What is b ac k up w it hho ld ing ? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions w ithhold and pay to the IRS 28% of such payments. This is called “ b ackup withholding.” Payments that may be subject t o backup withholding include interest, tax-exempt int erest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transact ions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, payments made in settlement of payment card and third part y netw ork t ransactions, and certain p ayments from fishing b oat op erators. Real estat e t ransact ions are not subject to b ackup wit hhold ing.
You will not be subject to backup wit hhold ing on p ayments you receive if you give the request er your correct TIN, make the proper certifications, and report all your taxab le interest and d ivid ends on your tax return.
Paym ent s yo u rec eive w ill be sub jec t t o bac k up w it hho lding if :
1.
You do not furnish your TIN to the requester,
2.
You do not certify your TIN when required (see the Part II instructions on page 3 for details),
3. The IRS t ells the request er that you furnished an incorrect TIN,
4.
The IRS t ells you that you are subject t o backup withholding because you d id not report all your interest and dividends on your t ax return (for reportable interest and divid ends only), or
5.
You do not certify to the req uester that you are not subject to b ackup withholding under 4 above (for reportable interest and divid end account s opened aft er 1983 only).
Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See Exempt payee code on page 3 and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.
Also see Sp ecial rules for partnerships above.
What is FATCA r ep or t ing?
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires a particip at ing foreign financial institut ion to report all Unit ed States account hold ers that are specified United States persons. Cert ain p ayees are exempt from FATCA rep orting. See Exemption from FATCA reporting cod e on p age 3 and the Inst ruct ions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.
Up dat ing Yo ur Inf o rm at io n
You must p rovid e updated information to any p erson to whom you claimed to b e an exempt p ayee if you are no longer an exempt payee and anticipate receiving report ab le payment s in the fut ure from t his person. For example, you may need t o provide up dated information if you are a C corporat ion that elects to b e an S corp oration, or if you no longer are tax exempt . In addition, you must furnish a new Form W-9 if the name or TIN changes for the account ; for example, if the grant or of a grantor trust dies.
Penalt ies
Failu re t o f ur nish TIN. If you fail t o furnish your correct TIN t o a requester, you are subject to a p enalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
Civil p en alt y fo r false inf o rm at io n w it h r esp ec t t o w it hh old in g. If you make a false statement with no reasonable b asis that result s in no b ackup wit hhold ing, you are subject t o a $500 p enalty.
Crim inal p enalt y f o r f alsifying inf o rm at io n. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties includ ing fines and/ or imprisonment.
M isuse o f TINs. If the request er discloses or uses TINs in violat ion of federal law , the requester may be subject to civil and criminal p enalties.
Spec ific Inst ruc t io ns
Line 1 You must enter one of t he following on this line; d o n ot leave this line blank. The name should match t he name on your tax return.
If this Form W-9 is for a joint account , list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you ent ered in Part I of Form W-9.
a. Ind ivid u al. Generally, enter the name show n on your tax return. If you have changed your last name without informing the Social Security Administration (SSA) of the name change, enter your first name, the last name as shown on your social security card, and your new last name.
No t e. ITIN app lic ant : Enter your individual name as it w as entered on your Form W-7 application, line 1a. This should also b e the same as the name you entered on the Form 1040/1040A/ 1040EZ you filed with your application.
b . So le p r op r iet o r or sing le-m em b er L LC. Enter your individual name as shown on your 1040/ 1040A/ 1040EZ on line 1. You may enter your b usiness, trade, or “ d oing business as” (DBA) name on line 2.
c.
Part n er sh ip , L LC t hat is no t a sing le-m em b er LL C, C Co rp o rat io n, o r S Co rp o rat io n. Enter the entity' s name as shown on the entity' s t ax return on line 1 and any b usiness, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
d . Ot her en t it ies. Enter your name as shown on required U.S. federal tax documents on line 1. This name should match the name shown on t he charter or other legal document creating the entity. You may enter any business, trad e, or DBA name on line 2.
e.
Disr eg ard ed ent it y. For U.S. federal tax purp oses, an ent ity that is disregard ed as an entity separat e from its owner is treated as a “ d isregard ed entity.” See Regulations section 301.7701-2(c)(2)(iii). Enter the owner' s name on line 1. The name of the entity ent ered on line 1 should never be a disregarded entity. The name on line 1 should be the name shown on the income tax return on which the income should be report ed . For example, if a foreign LLC that is t reated as a d isregard ed entit y for U.S. fed eral t ax purposes has a single owner that is a
U.S. person, the U.S. owner' s name is required t o be provided on line 1. If the direct owner of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that is not d isregarded for federal tax purposes. Ent er the d isregard ed entit y' s name on line 2, “ Business name/ disregarded ent ity name.” If the owner of the d isregard ed entity is a foreign p erson, the owner must comp lete an ap propriate Form W-8 inst ead of a Form W-9. This is the case even if the foreign person has a U.S. TIN.
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Line 2
If you have a b usiness name, trade name, DBA name, or disregarded entity name, you may enter it on line 2.
Line 3
Check the ap prop riate box in line 3 for t he U.S. fed eral t ax classification of the p erson whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one box in line 3.
L im it ed Liab ilit y Co m p an y (LLC). If the name on line 1 is an LLC treated as a p artnership for U.S. federal tax purposes, check the “ Limited Liability Company” b ox and enter “ P” in t he sp ace provided. If the LLC has filed Form 8832 or 2553 to b e t axed as a corporat ion, check the “ Limited Liabilit y Company” box and in the space p rovid ed enter “ C” for C corp oration or “ S” for S corporation. If it is a single-memb er LLC that is a d isregard ed entity, do not check the “ Limited Liab ility Company” b ox; instead check the first box in line 3 “ Individual/ sole proprietor or single-memb er LLC.”
Line 4, Exem pt ions
If you are exempt from backup w ithholding and/ or FATCA report ing, enter in the app ropriat e space in line 4 any code(s) that may app ly to you.
Exem p t p ayee c od e.
Generally, individuals (including sole prop rietors) are not exempt from b ackup withholding.
Excep t as provid ed below, corporations are exemp t from backup wit hhold ing for certain p ayments, including interest and d ivid end s.
Corporations are not exempt from b ackup withholding for payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transact ions.
Corporations are not exempt from b ackup withholding with respect to attorneys' fees or gross p roceeds paid to attorneys, and corporations that provide medical or healt h care services are not exempt wit h respect to payments reportable on Form 1099-MISC.
The follow ing codes identify p ayees that are exempt from backup w ithholding. Ent er the app ropriat e code in the space in line 4.
1—An organization exempt from tax und er section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the req uirements of section 401(f)(2)
2—The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalit ies
3—A stat e, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or p ossession, or any of t heir political sub divisions or instrumentalit ies
4—A foreign government or any of its political sub divisions, agencies, or instrumentalit ies
5—A corporation
6—A dealer in securities or commodities required to regist er in the United States, the District of Columb ia, or a U.S. commonwealth or p ossession
7—A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodit y Fut ures Trad ing Commission
8—A real estate investment trust
9—An entity registered at all times during the tax year und er the Investment Company Act of 1940
10—A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a)
11—A financial inst itut ion
12—A middleman known in the investment communit y as a nominee or custodian
13—A trust exempt from tax und er section 664 or d escribed in section 4947
The follow ing chart show s t yp es of p ayments that may be exemp t from backup withholding. The chart app lies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 13.
IF t he p aym ent is f or . . . THEN t h e paym ent is exem p t fo r . . .
Interest and dividend p ayments All exemp t payees except for 7
Broker t ransact ions Exemp t payees 1 through 4 and 6 through 11 and all C corp orations. S corporations must not ent er an exempt payee cod e because they are exempt only for sales of noncovered securit ies acq uired prior to 2012.
Barter exchange transactions and p atronage d ivid ends Exemp t payees 1 through 4
Payment s over $600 required to be report ed and d irect sales over $5,0001 Generally, exemp t payees 1 through 52
Payment s made in sett lement of p ayment card or third p arty network transactions Exemp t payees 1 through 4
See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its inst ructions.
2 However, the follow ing p ayments mad e t o a corp oration and report ab le on Form
1099-M ISC are not exemp t from b ackup wit hhold ing: medical and health care
payment s, attorneys' fees, gross proceeds paid to an attorney report ab le und er
section 6045(f), and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency.
Exem p t io n f ro m FATCA r epo r t ing c od e. The following cod es identify payees that are exemp t from report ing under FATCA. These codes ap ply to p ersons submitting this form for accounts maint ained outside of the United Stat es by certain foreign financial institutions. Therefore, if you are only submit ting this form for an account you hold in the United States, you may leave this field b lank. Consult with the p erson req uesting this form if you are uncertain if the financial institution is subject to these requirement s. A requester may indicate that a code is not required by providing you w ith a Form W-9 with “ Not Ap plicab le” (or any similar ind ication) writ ten or p rinted on the line for a FATCA exempt ion code.
A—An organization exemp t from t ax under section 501(a) or any ind ivid ual retirement plan as defined in section 7701(a)(37)
B—The United Stat es or any of it s agencies or instrumentalities
C—A st ate, t he District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or p ossession, or any of t heir political sub divisions or inst rument alit ies
D—A corp oration the stock of which is regularly trad ed on one or more est ab lished securities market s, as describ ed in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)
E—A corporation that is a member of t he same expanded affiliat ed group as a corp oration describ ed in Regulat ions section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)
F—A d ealer in securit ies, commodities, or d erivative financial instruments (including notional principal contract s, fut ures, forwards, and opt ions) t hat is regist ered as such under the laws of the United States or any st at e
G—A real estate invest ment trust
H—A regulat ed invest ment company as d efined in section 851 or an entity regist ered at all times during the tax year under the Invest ment Company Act of 1940
I—A common trust fund as defined in section 584(a)
J—A bank as defined in section 581
K—A broker
L—A trust exemp t from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947(a)(1)
M —A tax exempt t rust under a section 403(b) plan or section 457(g) plan
No t e. You may w ish to consult w ith the financial institution req uesting this form to determine whet her t he FATCA code and/ or exempt p ayee code should be completed.
Line 5
Enter your add ress (number, street , and apartment or suite numb er). This is w here the requester of this Form W-9 will mail your information ret urns.
Line 6
Enter your city, state, and ZIP code.
Part I. Taxpayer Id ent if ic at ion Num b er (TIN)
Ent er yo ur TIN in t h e ap p ro p riat e b o x. If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are not eligib le to get an SSN, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification numb er (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you d o not have an ITIN, see How to get a TIN below.
If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may ent er either your SSN or EIN. How ever, t he IRS p refers that you use your SSN.
If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entit y separate from its owner (see Limited Liability Company (LLC) on this p age), enter the owner’s SSN (or EIN, if t he ow ner has one). Do not enter the d isregard ed entity’s EIN. If the LLC is classified as a corporation or part nership, enter the entity’ s EIN.
No t e. See t he chart on p age 4 for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.
Ho w t o g et a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, ap ply for one immed iately. To ap ply for an SSN, get Form SS-5, Ap plicat ion for a Social Security Card, from your local SSA office or get this form online at w ww.ssa.gov. You may also get this form by calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Ind ivid ual Taxpayer Identification Numb er, to app ly for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, App lication for Employer Identification Numb er, to app ly for an EIN. You can ap ply for an EIN online b y accessing the IRS web site at www.irs.gov/b usinesses and clicking on Employer Identification Numb er (EIN) und er Starting a Business. You can get Forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS by visiting IRS.gov or b y calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).
If you are asked to complete Form W-9 b ut d o not have a TIN, ap ply for a TIN and write “ Ap plied For” in the space for t he TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and d ivid end payment s, and certain payments made with resp ect t o readily trad ab le instruments, generally you will have 60 d ays to get a TIN and give it t o t he requester before you are subject to backup wit hhold ing on payments. The 60-d ay rule d oes not app ly to other typ es of payments. You will be subject to backup withholding on all such p ayments unt il you p rovid e your TIN t o the requester.
No t e. Entering “ Applied For” means that you have alread y app lied for a TIN or that you intend to app ly for one soon.
Caut io n: A disregarded U.S. ent ity that has a foreign owner must use the ap prop riate Form W-8.
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Part II. Cer t if ic at io n
To establish t o t he wit hhold ing agent that you are a U.S. person, or resid ent alien, sign Form W-9. You may be request ed to sign by the w ithholding agent even if items 1, 4, or 5 b elow ind icate ot herwise.
For a joint account, only the p erson whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the person identified on line 1 must sign. Exemp t payees, see Exempt p ayee code earlier.
Sig nat ur e req uir em ent s. Complete the certification as indicat ed in items 1 through 5 below.
1.
Int erest , d ivid end , an d bar t er exc h an g e ac c o unt s o p ened b ef o re 1984 and b r ok er ac c o unt s c o nsid ered ac t ive du ring 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you d o not have to sign t he certification.
2.
Int erest , d ivid end , b r o ker, an d b ar t er exch ang e ac c o unt s op ened af t er 1983 and b r ok er ac c o unt s c o nsider ed inac t ive du ring 1983. You must sign the cert ification or backup withholding will ap ply. If you are subject to b ackup withholding and you are merely p rovid ing your correct TIN to the request er, you must cross out item 2 in the certificat ion b efore signing the form.
3.
Real est at e t r an sac t io ns. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification.
4.
Ot her paym ent s. You must give your correct TIN, but you d o not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that you have p reviously given an incorrect TIN. “ Other payment s” include payments made in the course of the requester’s trade or b usiness for rents, royalties, goods (ot her t han bills for merchand ise), medical and health care services (including payments to corp orations), payments t o a nonemp loyee for services, payments made in settlement of payment card and third part y netw ork t ransactions, payments to cert ain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corp orations).
5.
M o r t g age int er est p aid by yo u, ac q uisit ion o r ab and o nm en t o f sec ur ed p ro p ert y, c anc ellat io n o f d eb t , q ualif ied t u it io n p r og r am p aym ent s (un d er sect io n 529), IRA, Co verd ell ESA, Arc her M SA o r HSA c o nt rib u t io n s o r d ist ribu t ion s, an d p en sio n d ist rib u t io n s. You must give your correct TIN, but you d o not have to sign t he certification.
What Name and Num b er To Give t he Request er
Fo r t h is t yp e o f acc o un t : Give nam e an d SSN o f :
1. Ind ivid ual The individual
2. Tw o or more individuals (joint The act ual owner of t he account or,
account) if combined funds, the first individual on the account 1
3. Custodian account of a minor The minor2
(Uniform Gift t o Minors Act)
4. a. The usual revocable savings The grant or-t rustee1
trust (grantor is also t rustee)
b. So-called trust account t hat is The act ual owner1
not a legal or valid trust under
state law
5. Sole prop rietorship or disregarded The owner3
ent ity owned b y an ind ividual
6. Grant or trust filing under Opt ional The grant or*
Form 1099 Filing M et hod 1 (see
Regulat ions section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)
(A))
Fo r t h is t yp e o f acc o un t : Give n am e an d EIN o f :
7. Disregarded entity not owned by an ind ividual 8. A valid t rust, estate, or pension trust 9. Corp oration or LLC elect ing corporate status on Form 8832 or Form 2553 10. Association, club , religious, charit ab le, educational, or other tax-exempt organization 11. Part nership or mult i-member LLC 12. A b roker or registered nominee 13. Account with the Depart ment of Agriculture in the name of a pub lic ent ity (such as a st ate or local government, school d istrict, or p rison) t hat receives agricultural p rogram payments 14. Grantor trust filing under t he Form 1041 Filing Method or t he Optional Form 1099 Filing M et hod 2 (see Regulat ions section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i) (B)) The owner Legal entity4 The corp oration The organizat ion The partnership The broker or nominee The public entity The trust
3
You must show your individual name and you may also enter your business or DBA name on the “ Business name/ disregarded entity” name line. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one), but the IRS encourages you to use your SSN.
4
List first and circ le the name of the trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the
personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account
title.) Also see Special rules for partnerships on page 2. *Not e. Grantor also must provide a Form W-9 to trustee of trust.
No t e. If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, t he number will be considered to be that of the first name list ed .
Sec ur e Your Tax Rec or ds fr o m Ident it y Theft
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, SSN, or other identifying information, without your permission, to commit fraud or ot her crimes. An id entit y t hief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using your SSN to receive a refund .
To red uce your risk:
Prot ect your SSN,
Ensure your emp loyer is p rotecting your SSN, and
Be careful when choosing a tax preparer.
If your tax records are affected by id entit y t heft and you receive a notice from the IRS, resp ond right away to the name and phone number printed on the IRS notice or lett er.
If your tax records are not currently affected by identit y t heft b ut you think you are at risk due to a lost or stolen purse or wallet, questionab le credit card activity or credit rep ort, cont act t he IRS Identity Theft Hotline at 1-800-908-4490 or submit Form 14039.
For more informat ion, see Publicat ion 4535, Identity Theft Prevent ion and Victim Assist ance.
Vict ims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or a system problem, or are seeking help in resolving t ax prob lems that have not been resolved through normal channels, may be eligible for Taxp ayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free case int ake line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/ TDD 1-800-829-4059.
Pro t ec t yo ur self fr o m susp ic iou s em ails o r p hishing sc hem es. Phishing is the creation and use of email and websit es designed to mimic legit imate business emails and web sites. The most common act is sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate ent erprise in an attempt to scam t he user into surrend ering privat e information that will be used for identity theft .
The IRS does not initiate contacts w ith taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS d oes not request personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numb ers, passwords, or similar secret access informat ion for t heir credit card , bank, or other financial accounts.
If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, forw ard t his message to p hishing@irs.gov. You may also rep ort misuse of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspect or General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1-800-366-4484. You can forward suspicious emails to the Federal Trad e Commission at: spam@uce.gov or contact them at ww w.ftc.gov/ id theft or 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338).
Visit IRS.gov to learn more about ident ity theft and how to red uce your risk.
Privac y Ac t Not ic e
Sect ion 6109 of the Internal Revenue Cod e requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) w ho are req uired t o file informat ion returns wit h the IRS to rep ort interest, divid ends, or certain other income paid to you; mort gage int erest you p aid; t he acquisition or ab andonment of secured property; the cancellation of debt ; or contributions you made to an IRA, Archer M SA, or HSA. The p erson collecting t his form uses the informat ion on the form to file information ret urns w ith the IRS, reporting the above information. Routine uses of this information include giving it to t he Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and t o cities, st at es, the District of Columb ia, and U.S. commonw ealt hs and possessions for use in administering their laws. The information also may b e disclosed to other count ries under a t reaty, to fed eral and state agencies to enforce civil and criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies t o combat terrorism. You must p rovid e your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Under section 3406, payers must generally withhold a percent age of t axable int erest , dividend, and certain ot her p ayments to a payee who d oes not give a TIN to t he payer. Cert ain penalties may also ap ply for providing false or fraud ulent information.
1
List first and circ le the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint acc ount has an SSN, that person’ s number must be furnished.
2
Circ le the minor’ s name and furnish the minor’ s SSN.
CASH ALLOCATION ADDENDUM (OPTIONAL)
This optional
Cash Allocation Addendum (this “Addendum”) applies to BBX Capital shareholders who hold different blocks of shares
of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that were acquired at different times and/or at different prices and elect to receive
a mix of Stock Consideration and Cash Consideration in connection with the Merger. Any realized gain or loss to such shareholders
pursuant to the Merger will be determined separately for each block of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock. If you
receive both Stock Consideration and Cash Consideration, a loss realized on the exchange of one block of shares cannot be used
to offset a gain realized on the exchange of another block of shares. Accordingly, you may designate in the table below, the order
of priority in which your different blocks of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock are to be exchanged for Cash Consideration,
if any. If you choose to submit this Addendum, please read the instructions set forth below, and then complete, sign and return
this Addendum together with your Election Form and Letter of Transmittal.
Order of Priority for Allocation
of Cash Consideration to Blocks of Shares of
BBX Capital’s
Class A Common Stock
Block
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THIS ADDENDUM:
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The chart expresses your intent that cash will be treated as being allocated
first to all the shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock in Block Number 1, then to all the shares of BBX Capital’s
Class A Common Stock in Block Number 2, and so on, until all of the cash you receive is allocated by this Addendum or until no
more blocks of shares are designated by this Addendum.
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Any block of shares that you include in this Addendum should consist only
of shares that you bought on the same date and for the same price per share. If there is not enough space provided above, you may
copy this Addendum as many times as necessary and complete and sign each copy in accordance with these instructions, adjusting
the “Block Numbers” as appropriate.
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Under “Purchase Date,” provide the date on which you purchased
the corresponding block of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock.
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Under “Number of Shares,” provide the number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock that you purchased
on the same date for the same price.
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Under “Price Per Share” and “Total Purchase Price,”
provide the price per share and the total purchase price of the corresponding block of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common
Stock.
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THIS ADDENDUM
IS SOLELY FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL TAX POSITION AND WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON BBX CAPITAL, BFC OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. IN
PARTICULAR, NOTHING IN THIS ADDENDUM WILL AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF CASH CONSIDERATION OR STOCK CONSIDERATION YOU RECEIVE PURSUANT TO
THE MERGER, WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE ELECTION YOU MAKE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR SHARES AND THE TERMS OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
MOREOVER, THIS
ADDENDUM IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF BBX CAPITAL SHAREHOLDERS FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL TAX POSITIONS. THE BLOCKS OF SHARES
THAT
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YOU INCLUDE IN THIS ADDENDUM,
AND THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU LIST THOSE BLOCKS, MAY AFFECT HOW YOU ARE TAXED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER. NEITHER BBX CAPITAL NOR
BFC, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, ADVISORS OR REPRESENTATIVES IS PROVIDING ANY TAX ADVICE BY MAKING THIS ADDENDUM AVAILABLE
TO YOU. NEITHER BBX CAPITAL NOR BFC, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, ADVISORS OR REPRESENTATIVES, CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH
ANY ASSURANCE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF SUBMITTING THIS ADDENDUM OR ANY DESIGNATION MADE ON THIS ADDENDUM, INCLUDING WHETHER THE IRS
WILL ACCEPT THIS ADDENDUM AS A BASIS FOR THE TAX TREATMENT OF THE MERGER TO YOU. AS A RESULT, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONSULT
YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR BEFORE COMPLETING THIS ADDENDUM. YOU SHOULD ALSO READ THE SECTION IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
“SPECIAL FACTORS - MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.”
If any of your
shares are held in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you should not complete this Addendum with
respect to those shares. However, you may consult your bank, broker or other nominee regarding the feasibility of making a similar
allocation with respect to such shares.
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NOTICE OF GUARANTEED
DELIVERY OF
SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
OF BBX CAPITAL CORPORATION
PURSUANT TO THE ELECTION
FORM AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE) (OPTIONAL)
This form must be used to
guarantee delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock of BBX Capital Corporation to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Exchange
Agent, if stock certificates or confirmation of book-entry delivery for shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock cannot
be delivered to the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline.
This form, when properly completed
and duly executed, may be delivered by hand, mail or facsimile transmission to the Exchange Agent as follows:
If delivering by mail:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Attn: Corporate Actions Voluntary Offer
P.O. Box 43011
Providence, RI 02940-3011
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If delivering by facsimile
transmission:
For Eligible Institutions Only:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Attn: Corporate
Actions Voluntary Offer
Facsimile: (617) 360-6810
Confirm Facsimile by Telephone:
(781) 575-2332
(This number
is ONLY for a
confirmation of a fax; for questions
about the Merger or Election Form and
Letter of Transmittal, please contact
Georgeson toll-free at (888) 624-7035)
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If delivering by overnight
courier:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Attn: Corporate Actions Voluntary Offer
250 Royall Street, Suite V
Canton,
MA 02021
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Delivery of this form
to an address or facsimile number other than as set forth above does not constitute valid delivery.
This form is not to be used
if your stock certificate(s) is lost, stolen, misplaced or destroyed.
This form is not to be
used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed, the medallion
signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided in the signature box on the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby surrenders
to the Exchange Agent, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Election Form and Letter of Transmittal and
General Instructions enclosed therewith, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class
A Common Stock specified below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth below.
Please type or print.
Certificate Nos. (if available)
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(Signature)
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Date:
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Number of Shares:
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If the shares will be delivered by book-entry
delivery, fill in the applicable account number below:
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Name(s):
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The Depository Trust Company (DTC)
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DTC Account Number:
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Transaction Code Number:
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Area Code(s) and Telephone Numbers(s):
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GUARANTEED DELIVERY
PROCEDURE
In order for an election to
be effective, the Exchange Agent must receive a properly completed Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, accompanied by stock
certificate(s) or confirmation of book-entry delivery representing shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock covered by
your Election Form and Letter of Transmittal by the Election Deadline. Persons to whom stock certificate(s) or confirmations of
delivery of shares in book-entry form are not immediately available also may make an election by (i) having this Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery properly completed and duly executed by a member of a Securities Transfer Agents’ Medallion Program, Stock Exchange
Medallion Program or New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program (an “Eligible Institution”), and (ii) submitting
it, together with a properly completed Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, to the Exchange Agent by the Election Deadline.
The validity of this election is subject to the condition that the stock certificate(s) or confirmation of book- entry delivery,
the delivery of which is hereby guaranteed, is delivered to the Exchange Agent no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the third
business day after the Election Deadline (the “Guaranteed Delivery Deadline”). Elections made with respect to stock
certificate(s) received after the Guaranteed Delivery Deadline will not be valid.
If the Exchange Agent does
not receive a properly completed Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, accompanied by the necessary stock certificate(s) or
confirmation of book-entry delivery, by the Election Deadline (unless (i) a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, accompanied by a properly
completed Election Form and Letter of Transmittal, has been properly completed and delivered by the Election Deadline and (ii)
the stock certificate(s) or confirmation of book-entry delivery described in this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are received by
the Exchange Agent by the Guaranteed Delivery Deadline), the shareholder will be deemed to have not made an election and will be
entitled to receive solely cash consideration in exchange for its shares pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
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DELIVERY GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR A SIGNATURE
GUARANTEE)
THE UNDERSIGNED, A MEMBER OF A
SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS’ MEDALLION PROGRAM, STOCK EXCHANGE MEDALLION PROGRAM OR NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE MEDALLION SIGNATURE
PROGRAM (EACH OF THE FOREGOING CONSTITUTING AN “ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION”), GUARANTEES THE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT
OF THE SHARES SURRENDERED HEREBY, IN PROPER FORM FOR TRANSFER, OR A CONFIRMATION THAT THE SHARES SURRENDERED HEREBY HAVE BEEN DELIVERED
INTO THE EXCHANGE AGENT’S ACCOUNT AT THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, NO LATER THAN THE GUARANTEED DELIVERY DEADLINE.
The Eligible Institution that
completes this form must communicate the guarantee to the Exchange Agent and must deliver the stock certificate(s) or confirmation
of book-entry delivery representing the shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock to the Exchange Agent no later than
the Guaranteed Delivery Deadline. Failure to do so could result in a financial loss to such Eligible Institution.
Authorized Signature:
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Name:
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Title:
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Name of Firm:
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Address (including zip code):
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Area Code and Telephone Number:
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Date:
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Although most public company merger transactions generate litigation, BBX Capital and BFC do not want to be in the position of paying or issuing the merger consideration to shareholders of BBX Capital while continuing to be subject to the risk of litigation from such shareholders. Accordingly, BBX Capital’s board of directors and special committee and BFC’s board of directors determined that it was advisable that the merger be subject to the closing condition described below.
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Unless waived by BFC and BBX Capital,
it is a condition to closing the merger that, among other things, (i) any litigation or threatened litigation against BFC, BBX
Capital or their affiliates relating to the merger shall be resolved to the satisfaction of BFC and BBX Capital or (ii) the holders
of at least 2,250,000 shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock shall execute and deliver to BBX Capital this Waiver
and Release of Claims. Additional information regarding this closing condition and the other conditions to closing the merger
is contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of BBX Capital and BFC relating to the merger.
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WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS
1.
Waiver
and Release.
The undersigned, a shareholder of BBX Capital Corporation (“BBX Capital”) who has beneficial ownership
of the number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock indicated below, on behalf of the undersigned and his, her
or its heirs, executors, successors and assigns, to the extent any of them now or at any time in the future have any interest
in the shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the undersigned, hereby knowingly, voluntarily,
unconditionally and irrevocably (a) waives the right to participate in, or receive any proceeds from, any shareholder class action
lawsuit challenging or otherwise relating to the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of July 27, 2016 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”) between BBX Capital, BFC Financial Corporation (“BFC”)
and BBX Merger Subsidiary LLC (“Merger Sub”), including, without limitation, the action titled Shiva Stein, on behalf
of herself and all others similarly situated, v. BBX Capital Corp., John E. Abdo, Norman H. Becker, Steven M. Coldren, Willis
N. Holcombe, Jarett S. Levan, Anthony P. Segreto, Charlie C. Winningham, II, BFC Financial Corporation and BBX Merger Subsidiary
LLC, Case No. CACE16014713, filed in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida, and (b)
releases, remises, and forever discharges BBX Capital, BFC, Merger Sub, the Surviving Company (as defined in the Merger Agreement),
and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, members, managers and other affiliates from any and all claims, demands,
proceedings, controversies, causes of action, obligations, liabilities, costs, expenses, fees and damages, both in law and in
equity, and including any and all claims of fraudulent inducement in connection with the execution of this Waiver and Release
of Claims (collectively, “Claims”), arising out of, or otherwise relating to, the Merger Agreement or the Merger;
provided, however, that the foregoing waiver and release shall not apply to (i) the exercise of appraisal rights with respect
to the Merger in accordance with Florida law, including litigation brought under Florida’s appraisal rights statutes solely
in order to determine the “fair value” of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock pursuant to such statutes, or (ii)
any Claims based on the failure to pay or issue to the undersigned shareholder (or, if applicable, his, her or its heirs, executors,
successors or assigns) any stock and/or cash consideration to which such individual or entity is entitled pursuant to the terms
of the Merger Agreement.
2.
Acknowledgements.
The undersigned shareholder (a) acknowledges that the undersigned has the right, and has been given the opportunity, to review
this Waiver and Release of Claims with legal counsel, (b) represents that the undersigned has read this Waiver and Release of Claims
and understands its terms, including, without limitation, the scope of the matters being
waived hereby and the Claims
being released hereby, (c) understands and agrees that he, she or it is under no obligation to enter into this Waiver and Release
of Claims, (d) represents that he, she or it is entering into this Waiver and Release of Claims freely and voluntarily, (e) represents
that he, she or it has received the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, dated November 4, 2016, of BBX Capital and BFC relating to the
Merger and the special meeting of BBX Capital’s shareholders at which BBX Capital’s shareholders will be asked to vote
on the Merger Agreement, and (f) understands that BFC and BBX Capital will be relying on this Waiver and Release of Claims, including
the number of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock set forth below, in determining whether to terminate the Merger
Agreement or consummate the Merger.
3.
Governing
Law.
This Waiver and Release of Claims and any claims arising out of or relating to it shall be governed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws.
Date: ____________________________, 2016
Print Name of Shareholder:
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If Shareholder is an Entity,
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Print Name and Title of Person
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Signing on Behalf of Shareholder:
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Signature of Shareholder:
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Email Address of Shareholder:
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Number of Shares of BBX Capital’s
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Class A Common Stock
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Beneficially Owned by Shareholder:
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After completion and execution,
please deliver this Waiver and Release of Claims to BBX Capital by mailing or faxing it to the address or fax number set forth
below, or by scanning and emailing it to the email address set forth below. Alternatively, you may complete and submit this Waiver
and Release of Claims online at the website set forth below.
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Mail to:
BBX Capital Corporation
P.O. Box 39001
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33303
Attn: Linda M. Drapos
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Fax to:
(954) 940-5050
Attn: Linda M. Drapos
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Scan/Email to:
Ldrapos@bbxcapital.com
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Online at:
www.BBXCapital.com/MergerRelease
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