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Exhibit
10.45
GUARANTEE
AGREEMENT
Between
THE PB FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
as
Guarantor,
and
WILMINGTON TRUST
COMPANY
as Guarantee
Trustee,
Dated as of
December 20, 2002
PB CAPITAL TRUST
I
Certain Sections of this
Guarantee Agreement relating to
Sections 310 through 318
of the
Trust Indenture Act of
1939:
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Trust Indenture
Act Section
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Guarantee Agreement
Section
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Section 310
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(a)
(1) |
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4.1
(a) |
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(a)
(2) |
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4.1
(a) |
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(a)
(3) |
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Not Applicable |
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(a)
(4) |
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Not
Applicable |
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(b) |
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2.8, 4.1
(c) |
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Section 311
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(a) |
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Not
Applicable |
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(b) |
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Not
Applicable |
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Section 312
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(a) |
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2.2
(a) |
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(b) |
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2.2
(b) |
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(c) |
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Not
Applicable |
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Section 313
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(a) |
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2.3 |
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(a)
(4) |
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2.3 |
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(b) |
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2.3 |
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(c) |
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2.3 |
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(d) |
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2.3 |
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Section 314
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(a) |
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2.4 |
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(b) |
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2.4 |
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(c)
(1) |
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2.5 |
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(c)
(2) |
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2.5 |
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(c)
(3) |
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2.5 |
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(e) |
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1.1, 2.5,
3.2 |
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Section 315
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(a) |
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3.1
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(b) |
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2.7 |
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(c) |
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3.1
(c) |
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(d) |
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3.1
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(e) |
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Not
Applicable |
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Section 316
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(a) |
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1.1, 2.6,
5.4 |
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(a) (1)
(A) |
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5.4 |
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(a) (1)
(B) |
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5.4 |
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(a)
(2) |
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Not
Applicable |
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(b) |
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5.3 |
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(c) |
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Not
Applicable |
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Section 317
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(a)
(1) |
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Not
Applicable |
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(a)
(2) |
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Not
Applicable |
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(b) |
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Not
Applicable |
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Section 318
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(a) |
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2.1 |
Note: This reconciliation and tie shall
not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Guarantee
Agreement.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I.
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DEFINITIONS |
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SECTION 1.1.
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Definitions |
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ARTICLE II.
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TRUST
INDENTURE ACT |
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SECTION 2.1.
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Trust
Indenture Act; Application |
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SECTION 2.2.
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List
of Holders |
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SECTION 2.3.
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Reports by the Guarantee Trustee |
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SECTION 2.4.
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Periodic Reports to the Guarantee Trustee |
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SECTION 2.5.
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Evidence of Compliance with Conditions
Precedent |
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SECTION 2.6.
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Events
of Default; Waiver |
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SECTION 2.7.
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Event
of Default; Notice |
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SECTION 2.8.
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Conflicting Interests |
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ARTICLE III.
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POWERS,
DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE |
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SECTION 3.1.
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Powers
and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee |
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SECTION 3.2.
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Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee |
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SECTION 3.3.
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Indemnity |
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SECTION 3.4.
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Expenses |
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9 |
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ARTICLE IV.
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GUARANTEE
TRUSTEE |
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SECTION 4.1.
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Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility |
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SECTION 4.2.
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Appointment, Removal and Resignation of the Guarantee
Trustee |
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ARTICLE V.
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GUARANTEE |
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SECTION 5.1.
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Guarantee |
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10 |
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SECTION 5.2.
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Waiver
of Notice and Demand |
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SECTION 5.3.
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Obligations Not Affected |
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SECTION 5.4.
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Rights
of Holders |
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SECTION 5.5.
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Guarantee of Payment |
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SECTION 5.6.
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Subrogation |
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12 |
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SECTION 5.7.
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Independent Obligations |
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12 |
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ARTICLE VI.
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COVENANTS
AND SUBORDINATION |
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SECTION 6.1.
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Subordination |
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SECTION 6.2.
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Pari
Passu Guarantees |
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ARTICLE VII.
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TERMINATION |
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SECTION 7.1.
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Termination |
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ARTICLE VIII.
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 8.1.
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Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 8.2.
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Amendments |
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SECTION 8.3.
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Notices |
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SECTION 8.4.
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Benefit |
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SECTION 8.5.
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Interpretation |
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SECTION 8.6.
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Governing Law |
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SECTION 8.7.
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Counterparts |
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GUARANTEE
AGREEMENT
THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT,
dated as of December 20, 2002, is executed and delivered by
THE PB FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation (the
“ Guarantor ”), having its principal office at
9570 Medlock Bridge Road, Duluth, Georgia 30096, and WILMINGTON
TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee (the
“ Guarantee Trustee ”), for the benefit of the
Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital
Securities (as defined herein) of PB CAPITAL TRUST I, a Delaware
statutory trust (the “ Issuer Trust
”).
Pursuant to an Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement (the “ Trust Agreement
”), dated of even date herewith, among The PB Financial
Services Corporation, as Depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as
Property Trustee (the “ Property Trustee ”),
Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee (the “
Delaware Trustee ”, and together with the Property
Trustee, collectively, the “ Issuer Trustees ”),
the Administrators named therein and the Holders from time to time
of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer
Trust, the Issuer Trust is issuing up to $4,000,000 aggregate
Liquidation Amount (as defined herein) of its Floating Rate Capital
Securities (the “ Capital Securities ”),
representing preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets
of the Issuer Trust and having the terms set forth in the Trust
Agreement;
The Capital Securities will
be issued by the Issuer Trust and the proceeds thereof, together
with the proceeds from the issuance of the Issuer Trust’s
Common Securities (the “ Common Securities ”),
representing common undivided beneficial interests in the assets of
the Issuer Trust of the Guarantor, will be used to purchase the
Junior Subordinated Debentures due December 31, 2032 (the
“ Junior Subordinated Debentures ”) of the
Guarantor, which will be deposited with Wilmington Trust Company,
as Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement, as trust assets;
and
As an inducement to the
Holders to purchase the Capital Securities, the Guarantor is
willing to irrevocably and unconditionally agree, to the extent set
forth herein, to pay to the Holders of the Capital Securities the
Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other
payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the purchase of the Capital Securities by each
Holder, which purchase the Guarantor hereby acknowledges shall
benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor, intending to be legally bound
hereby, executes and delivers this Guarantee Agreement for the
benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Capital
Securities.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1.
Definitions.
As used in this Guarantee
Agreement, the terms set forth below shall have the following
meanings. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust
Agreement.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means
any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled
by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified
Person.
For the purposes of this
definition, “control” when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and
the terms “controlling” and “controlled”
have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Event of
Default” means (i) a default by the Guarantor in any
of its payment obligations under this Guarantee Agreement, or
(ii) a default by the Guarantor in any other obligation
hereunder that remains unremedied for 30 days.
“Guarantee
Agreement” means this Guarantee Agreement, as modified,
amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Guarantee
Payments” means the following payments or distributions,
without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to the
extent not paid or made by or on behalf of the Issuer Trust:
(i) any accumulated and unpaid Distributions (as defined in
the Trust Agreement) required to be paid on the Capital Securities,
to the extent the Issuer Trust shall have funds on hand available
therefor at such time, (ii) the Redemption Price, with respect
to the Capital Securities called for redemption by the Issuer Trust
to the extent that the Issuer Trust shall have funds on hand
available therefor at such time, and (iii) upon a voluntary or
involuntary dissolution, termination, winding-up or liquidation of
the Issuer Trust, unless the Junior Subordinated Debentures are
distributed to the Holders, the lesser of (a) the aggregate of
the Liquidation Amount of all outstanding Trust Securities and all
accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date of payment to the
extent the Issuer Trust shall have funds on hand available to make
such payment at such time and (b) the amount of assets of the
Issuer Trust remaining available for distribution to Holders on
liquidation of the Issuer Trust (in either case, the “
Liquidation Distribution” ).
“Guarantee
Trustee” means Wilmington Trust Company, until a
Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted
such appointment pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement
and thereafter means each such Successor Guarantee
Trustee.
“Guarantor” shall have the meaning specified
in the first paragraph of this Guarantee Agreement.
“Holder”
means any holder, as registered on the books and records of the
Issuer Trust, of any Capital Securities; provided, however,
that, in determining whether the holders of the requisite
percentage of Capital Securities have given any request, notice,
consent or waiver hereunder, “Holder” shall not include
the Guarantor, the Guarantee Trustee, or any Affiliate of the
Guarantor or the Guarantee Trustee.
“Indenture” means the Junior Subordinated
Indenture, dated of even date herewith, between The PB Financial
Services Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, as
it may be modified, amended or supplemented from time to
time.
“Issuer
Trust” shall have the meaning specified in the first
paragraph of this Guarantee Agreement.
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“Like
Amount” means (a) with respect to a redemption of
Trust Securities, Trust Securities having a Liquidation Amount
equal to that portion of the principal amount of Junior
Subordinated Debentures to be contemporaneously redeemed in
accordance with the Indenture, allocated to the Common Securities
and to the Capital Securities based upon the relative Liquidation
Amounts of such classes and (b) with respect to a distribution
of Junior Subordinated Debentures to Holders of Trust Securities in
connection with a dissolution or liquidation of the Issuer Trust,
Junior Subordinated Debentures having a principal amount equal to
the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities of the Holder to
whom such Junior Subordinated Debentures are
distributed.
“Liquidation
Amount” means the stated amount of $100,000 per Capital
Security and $1,000 per Common Security.
“Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities” means,
except as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, Capital Securities
representing more than 50% of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of
all then outstanding Capital Securities issued by the Issuer
Trust.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman
of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
President, Executive Vice President or a Senior Vice President or
Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Guarantor, and delivered
to the Guarantee Trustee. Any Officers’ Certificate delivered
with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Guarantee Agreement shall include:
(a) a statement by each
officer signing the Officers’ Certificate that such officer
has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating
thereto;
(b) a brief statement of the
nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by
such officer in rendering the Officers’
Certificate;
(c) a statement that such
officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such
officer’s opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to
whether, in the opinion of such officer, such condition or covenant
has been complied with.
“Person”
means a legal person, including any individual, corporation,
estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated
association, or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
“Redemption
Date” means, with respect to any Capital Security to be
redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to the
Trust Agreement; provided that each Debenture Redemption
Date and the stated maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
shall be a Redemption Date for a Like Amount of Capital Securities,
including, but not limited to any date of redemption pursuant to
the occurrence of any Special Event.
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“Redemption
Price” shall have the meaning specified in the Trust
Agreement.
“Responsible
Officer” means, when used with respect to the Guarantee
Trustee, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Office,
including any managing director, vice president, principal,
assistant vice president, assistant treasurer, assistant secretary
or any other officer of the Guarantee Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and having direct responsibility for the
administration of this Guarantee Agreement, and also, with respect
to a particular matter, any other officer of the Guarantee Trustee
to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
“Senior
Indebtedness” shall have the meaning specified in the
Indenture.
“Successor Guarantee
Trustee” means a successor Guarantee Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Article IV
hereof.
“Trust
Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recitals
hereto.
“Trust Indenture
Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.
§§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended.
“Trust
Securities” means the Common Securities and the Capital
Securities.
ARTICLE II. TRUST
INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1. Trust
Indenture Act; Application .
If any provision hereof
limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust
Indenture Act that is required under such Act to be a part of and
govern this Guarantee Agreement, the provision of the Trust
Indenture Act shall control. If any provision of this Guarantee
Agreement modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture
Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall
be deemed to apply to this Guarantee Agreement as so modified or
excluded, as the case may be.
SECTION 2.2. List of
Holders.
(a) The Guarantor will
furnish or cause to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee a list of
Holders at the following times:
(i) quarterly, not more than
15 days after the last day of February, May, August and November,
in each year, a list, in such form as the Guarantee Trustee may
reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of
the last day of February, May, August and November, as applicable;
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(ii) at such other times as
the Guarantee Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after
the receipt by the Guarantor of any such request, a list of similar
form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the
time such list is furnished.
(b) The Guarantee Trustee
shall comply with the requirements of Section 312(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3. Reports
by the Guarantee Trustee .
Not later than
January 31 of each year, commencing January 31, 2003, the
Guarantee Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports, if
any, as are required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act
in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the
Trust Indenture Act. If this Guarantee Agreement shall have been
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, the Guarantee Trustee
shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of
the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4. Periodic
Reports to the Guarantee Trustee .
The Guarantor shall provide
to the Guarantee Trustee and the Holders such documents, reports
and information, if any, as required by Section 314 of the
Trust Indenture Act and the compliance certificate required by
Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, in the form, in the
manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust
Indenture Act, provided that such documents, reports and
information shall be required to be provided to the Securities and
Exchange Commission only if this Guarantee Agreement shall have
been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.5. Evidence
of Compliance with Conditions Precedent .
The Guarantor shall provide
to the Guarantee Trustee such evidence of compliance with such
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Guarantee
Agreement that relate to any of the matters set forth in
Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or
opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to
Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an
Officers’ Certificate.
SECTION 2.6. Events
of Default; Waiver .
The Holders of a Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities may, by vote, on
behalf of the Holders, waive any past Event of Default and its
consequences. Upon such waiver, any such Event of Default shall
cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be
deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Guarantee
Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent
therefrom.
SECTION 2.7. Event of
Default; Notice .
(a) The Guarantee Trustee
shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default,
transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders,
notice of all Events of Default known to the Guarantee Trustee,
unless such Events of Default have been cured or waived before
the
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giving of such notice; provided
that , excep
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