COMMUNITY BANCORP INC /MA/

election_required = True...d by the Letter of Transmittal, must be received on or before the Expiration Date by the Company; or (b) the tendering shareholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth below. In addition, Odd Lot Owners who tender all their Shares must complete the section entitled "Odd Lots" in the Letter of Transmittal and, if applicable, on the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in order to qualify for the preferential treatment available to Odd Lot Owners as set forth in Section 1. SIGNATURE GUARANTEES AND METHOD OF DELIVERY. No signature guarantee is required on the Letter of Transmittal (i) if the Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder...

expiry = 2002-11-01...all other required documents cannot be delivered to the Company by the Expiration Date. WE URGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M. E.S.T. TIME, ON NOVEMBER 1, 2002, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. No fees or commissions will be payable to brokers, dealers or any other persons for soliciting tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer. The Company will, however, upon request, reimburse you for customary mai...

expiry = 2002-11-01...FOR CASH UP TO 222,222 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS) AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $13.50 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., E.S.T., ON NOVEMBER 1, 2002, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. Questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal or other tender offer materials may be directed to James A. Langway, President, or Donald R....

mechanism = FIXEDEX-99.(A)(5) 7 ex99-a5.txt FORM OF LETTER TO BROKERS, DEALERS, OTHER NOMINEES [Printed on Community Bancorp, Inc. letterhead] OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 222,222 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED SHARED PURCHASE RIGHTS) AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $13.50 PER SHARE October 1, 2002 To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees: Community Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), has made an offer to purchase for cash up to 222,222 shares of its common stock, par value $2.50 per share (including the associated Preferred Share Purchase Rights [the "Rights"...

mechanism = FIXED...SE, DATED OCTOBER 18, 2002 COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. 17 Pope Street Hudson, Massachusetts 01749 (978) 568-8321 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 222,222 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS) AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $13.50 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., E.S.T., ON NOVEMBER 1, 2002, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. Questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal or other tender offer materials may be directed to James A. Langway, President, or Donald R. H...

must_tender_all = True...the shares that you tender in our offer may not be purchased. If more than 222,222 shares are tendered, we will purchase shares based on the following order of priority: 1. First, we will purchase shares from all holders of "odd lots" of less than 100 shares who properly tender all of their shares. See Section 2. 2. Second, we will purchase shares from all other shareholders who properly tender their shares, on a pro rata basis, subject to the conditions described in Section 1. As a result, we will purchase the same percentage of shares tendered from each tendering shareholder in this second category. We will announce this prorati...

price = USD 13.5...Printed on Community Bancorp, Inc. letterhead] OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 222,222 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED SHARED PURCHASE RIGHTS) AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $13.50 PER SHARE October 1, 2002 To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees: Community Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), has made an offer to purchase for cash up to 222,222 share...

price = USD 12.0-12.5...e is currently no established trading market for the Shares (excluding limited or sporadic trading). During the first three quarters of 2002, trades of Shares took place at prices between $12.00 and $12.50 per share. The most recent trade occurred at a price of $12.50 per share. The Company customarily declares quarterly cash dividends on its outstanding common stock. The following table sets forth the cash dividends per share decl...

threshold = 100...out proration, all Shares validly tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date by or on behalf of shareholders who beneficially held, as of the close of business on September 30, 2002, and continue to own beneficially as of the Expiration Date, an aggregate of fewer than 100 Shares ("Odd Lot Owners"). To avoid proration, however, an Odd Lot Owner must validly tender all Shares that such Odd Lot Owner beneficially owns; partial tenders will not qualify for this preference. This preference is not available to holders of 100 or more Shares, even if such holders have separate stock certificates for fewer -2- than 100 Shares. Any...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.(A)(5) 7 ex99-a5.txt FORM OF LETTER TO BROKERS, DEALERS, OTHER NOMINEES [Printed on Community Bancorp, Inc. letterhead] OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 222,222 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED SHARED PURCHASE RIGHTS) AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $13.50 PER SHARE October 1, 2002 To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees: Community Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), has made an offer to purchas...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.(A)(2) 3 ex99-a2.txt AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM OF OFFER TO PURCHASE, DATED OCTOBER 18, 2002 COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. 17 Pope Street Hudson, Massachusetts 01749 (978) 568-8321 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 222,222 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS) AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $13.50 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGH...

untradeable = True...waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time prior to the expiration of the offer. 7. PRICE RANGE OF SHARES; DIVIDENDS -------------------------------- There is currently no established trading market for the Shares (excluding limited or sporadic trading). During the first three quarters of 2002, trades of Shares took place at prices between $12.00 and $12.50 per share. The most recent trade occurred at a price of $12.50 per share. The Company customarily declares quarterly cash dividends on its outstanding common stock. The following table sets for...