Exhibit 10.3
FORM OF
LOAN
AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AGREEMENT
(“Loan Agreement”) is
made and entered into as of the ___ day of _____________________,
200_, by and between the NEWPORT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK EMPLOYEE
STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST (“Borrower”), a trust
forming part of the Newport Federal Savings Bank Employee Stock
Ownership Plan (“ESOP”); and [_________________]
(“Lender”), a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of _______________.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS , the Borrower is authorized to purchase shares
of common stock of____________________(“Common Stock”),
either directly from ________________________ or in open market
purchases in an amount not to exceed
[______________________] .
WHEREAS, the Borrower is authorized to borrow funds from
the Lender for the purpose of financing authorized purchases of
Common Stock; and
WHEREAS , the Lender is willing to make a loan to the
Borrower for such purpose:
NOW, THEREFORE
, the parties agree hereto as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall
apply for purposes of this Loan Agreement, except to the extent
that a different meaning is plainly indicated by the
context:
Business Day
means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which banks are authorized or required to
close under federal or local law.
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (including the corresponding provisions of any succeeding
law).
Default
means an event or condition which
would constitute an Event of Default. The determination as to
whether an event or condition would constitute an Event of Default
shall be determined without regard to any applicable requirements
of notice or lapse of time.
ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (including the corresponding
provisions of any succeeding law).
Event of
Default means an
event or condition described in Article 5.
Loan
means the loan described in section
2.1
Loan Documents
means, collectively, the Loan
Agreement, the Promissory Note and the Pledge Agreement and all
other documents now or hereafter executed and delivered in
connection with such documents, including all amendments,
modifications and supplements of or to all such
documents.
Pledge
Agreement means the
agreement described in section 2.8(a).
Principal
Amount means the face
amount of the Promissory Note, determined as set forth in section
2.1(c).
Promissory Note
means the promissory note described
in section 2.3.
Register
means the register described in
section 2.9.
ARTICLE II
THE LOAN; PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT;
INTEREST; SECURITY;
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 2.1 The Loan;
Principal Amount .
(a) The Lender hereby agrees to lend
to the Borrower such amount, and at such time, as shall be
determined under this Section 2.1; provided, however, that in
no event shall the aggregate amount lent under this Loan Agreement
from time to time exceed the greater of (i)
[$___________] or (ii) the aggregate amount paid by the
Borrower to purchase up to [_______________] shares of
Common Stock.
(b) Subject to the limitations of
Section 2.1(a), the Borrower shall determine the amounts
borrowed under this Agreement, and the time at which such
borrowings are effected. Each such determination shall be evidenced
in a writing which shall set forth the amount to be borrowed and
the date on which the Lender shall disburse such amount, and such
writing shall be furnished to the Lender by notice from the
Borrower. The Lender shall disburse to the Borrower the amount
specified in each such notice on the date specified therein or, if
later, as promptly as practicable following the Lender’s
receipt of such notice; provided, however, that the Lender shall
have no obligation to disburse funds pursuant to this Agreement
following the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default until
such time as such Default or Event of Default shall have been
cured.
(c) For all purposes of this Loan
Agreement, the Principal Amount on any date shall be equal to the
excess, if any, of:
(i) the aggregate amount disbursed
by the Lender pursuant to section 2.1(b) on or before such date;
over
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(ii) the aggregate amount of any
repayments of such amounts made before such date.
The Lender shall maintain on the
Register a record of, and shall record in the Promissory Note, the
Principal Amount, any changes in the Principal Amount and the
effective date of any changes in the Principal Amount.
Section 2.2 Interest
.
(a) The Borrower shall pay to the
Lender interest on the Principal Amount, for the period commencing
with the first disbursement of funds under this Loan Agreement and
continuing until the Principal Amount shall be paid in full, at the
rate of [___________________] percent (____%) per annum.
Interest payable under this Agreement shall be computed on the
basis of a year of 365 days and actual days elapsed (including the
first day but excluding the last) occurring during the period to
which the computation relates, unless otherwise specified in the
amortization schedule.
(b) Accrued interest on the
Principal Amount shall be payable by the Borrower on the dates set
forth in Schedule I to the Promissory Note. All interest on the
Principal Amount shall be paid by the Borrower in immediately
available funds.
(c) Anything in the Loan Agreement
or the Promissory Note to the contrary notwithstanding, the
obligation of the Borrower to make payments of interest shall be
subject to the limitation that payments of interest shall not be
required to be made to the Lender to the extent that the
Lender’s receipt thereof would not be permissible under the
law or laws applicable to the Lender limiting rates of interest
which may be charged or collected by the Lender. Any such payment
referred to in the preceding sentence shall be made by the Borrower
to the Lender on the earliest interest payment date or dates on
which the receipt thereof would be permissible under the laws
applicable to the Lender limiting rates of interest which may be
charged or collected by the Lender. Such deferred interest shall
not bear interest.
Section 2.3 Promissory
Note .
The Loan shall be evidenced by the
Promissory Note of the Borrower attached hereto
Section 2.4 Payment of
Trust Loan .
The Principal Amount of the Loan
shall be repaid in accordance with Schedule I to the Promissory
Note on the dates specified therein until fully paid.
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Section 2.5
Prepayment .
The Borrower shall be entitled to
prepay the Loan in whole or in part, at any time and from time to
time; provided, however, that the Borrower shall give notice to the
Lender of any such prepayment; and provided, further, that any
partial prepayment of the Loan shall be in an amount not less than
$1,000. Any such prepayment shall be: (a) permanent and
irrevocable; (b) accompanied by all accrued interest through
the date of such prepayment; (c) made without premium or
penalty; and (d) applied on the inverse order of the maturity
of the installment thereof unless the Lender and the Borrower agree
to apply such prepayments in some other order.
Section 2.6 Method of
Payments .
(a) All payments of principal,
interest, other charges (including indemnities) and other amounts
payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be made in lawful money of
the United States, in immediately available funds, to the Lender at
the address specified in or pursuant to this Loan Agreement for
notices to the Lender, on the date on which such payment shall
become due. Any such payment made on such date but after such time
shall, if the amount paid bears interest, and except as expressly
provided to the contrary herein, be deemed to have been made on,
and interest shall continue to accrue and be payable thereon until,
the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment of principal or
interest becomes due on a day other than a Business Day, such
payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and when
paid, such payment shall include interest to the day on which
payment is in fact made.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Loan Agreement or the Promissory Note,
the Borrower shall not be obligated to make any payment, repayment
or prepayment on the Promissory Note if doing so would cause the
ESOP to cease to be an employee stock ownership plan within the
meaning of section 4975(e)(7) of the Code or qualified under
section 401(a) of the Code or cause the Borrower to cease to be a
tax exempt trust under section 501(a) of the Code or if such act or
failure to act would cause the Borrower to engage in any
“prohibited transaction” as such term is defined in the
section 4975(c) of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder which is not exempted by section 4975(c)(2) or
(d) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder or
in section 406 of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder
which is not exempted by section 408(b) of ERISA and the
regulations promulgated thereunder; provided, however, that in each
case, the Borrower, may act or refrain from acting pursuant to this
section 2.6(b) on the basis of an opinion of counsel, and any
opinion of such counsel. The Borrower may consult with counsel, and
any opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or
suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance
with such opinion of counsel. Nothing contained in this section
2.6(b) shall be construed as imposing a duty on the Borrower to
consult with counsel. Any obligation of the Borrower to make any
payment, repayment or prepayment on the Promissory Note or refrain
from taking any other act hereunder or under the Promissory Note
which is excused pursuant to this section 2.6(b) shall be
considered a binding obligation of the Borrower, or both, as the
case may be, for the purposes of determining whether a Default or
Event of Default has occurred hereunder or
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under the Promissory Note and nothing in this
section 2.6(b) shall be construed as providing a defense to any
remedies otherwise available upon a Default or an Event of Default
hereunder (other than the remedy of specific
performance).
Section 2.7 Use of
Proceeds of Loan .
The entire proceeds of the Loan
shall be used solely for acquiring shares of Common Stock, and for
no other purpose whatsoever.
Section 2.8 Security
.
(a) In order to secure the due
payment and performance by the Borrower of all of its obligations
under this Loan Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Loan Agreement by the Borrower, the Borrower
shall:
(i) pledge to the Lender as
Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement), and grant to the
Lender a first priority lien on and security interest in, the
Common Stock purchased with the Principal Amount, by the execution
and delivery to the lender of the Pledge Agreement attached hereto
as an exhibit; and
(ii) execute and deliver, or cause
to be executed and delivered, such other agreement, instruments and
documents as the Lender may reasonably require in order to effect
the purposes of the Pledge Agreement and this Loan
Agreement.
(b) The Lender shall release from
encumbrance under the Pledge Agreement and transfer to the
Borrower, as of the date on which any payment or repayment of the
Principal Amount is made, a number of shares of Common Stock held
as Collateral determined pursuant to the applicable provisions of
the ESOP.
Section 2.9 Registration
of the Promissory Note .
(a) The Lender shall maintain a
Register providing for the registration of the Principal Amount and
any stated interest and of transfer and exchange of the Promissory
Note. Transfer of the Promissory Note may be effected only by the
surrender of the old instrument and either the reissuance by the
Borrower of the old instrument to the new holder or the issuance by
the Borrower of a new instrument to the new holder. The old
Promissory Note so surrendered shall be canceled by the Lender and
returned to the Borrower after such cancellation.
(b) Any new Promissory Note issued
pursuant to section 2.9(a) shall carry the same rights to interest
(unpaid and to accrue) carried by the Promissory Note so
transferred or exchanged so that there will not be any loss or gain
of interest on the note surrender. Such new Promissory Note shall
be subject to all of the provisions and entitled to all of the
benefits of this Agreement. Prior to due presentment for
registration or transfer, the Borrower may deem and treat the
registered holder of
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any Promissory Note as the holder thereof for
purposes of payment and other purposes. A notation shall be made on
each new Promissory Note of the amount of all payments of principal
and interest theretofore paid.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE BORROWER
The Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Lender as follows:
Section 3.1 Power,
Authority, Consents .
The Borrower has the power to
execute, deliver and perform this Loan Agreement, the Promissory
Note and Pledge Agreement, all of which have been duly authorized
by all necessary and proper corporate or other action.
Section 3.2 Due
Execution, Validity, Enforceability .
Each of the Loan Documents,
including, without limitation, this Loan Agreement, the Promissory
Note and the Pledge Agreement, has been duly executed and delivered
by the Borrower; and each constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
Section 3.3 Properties,
Priority of Liens .
The liens which have been created
and granted by the Pledge Agreement constitute valid, first liens
on the properties and assets covered by the Pledge Agreement,
subject to no prior or equal lien.
Section 3.4 No Defaults,
Compliance with Laws .
The Borrower is not in default in
any material respect under any agreement, ordinance, resolution,
decree, bond, note, indenture, order or judgement to which it is a
party or by which it is bound, or any other agreement or other
instrument by which any of the properties or assets owned by it is
materially affected.
Section 3.5 Purchase of
Common Stock .
Upon consummation of any purchase of
Common Stock by the Borrower with the proceeds of the Loan, the
Borrower shall acquire valid, legal and marketable title to all of
the Common Stock so purchased, free and clear of any liens, other
than a pledge to the Lender of the Common Stock so purchased
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. Neither the execution and
delivery of the Loan Documents nor the performance of any
obligation thereunder violates any provisions of law or conflicts
with or results in a breach of or creates (with or without the
giving of notice of lapse of
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time, or both) a default under any agreement to
which the Borrower is a party or by which it is bound or any of its
properties is affected. No consent of any federal, state, or local
governmental authority, agency, or other regulatory body, the
absence of which could have a materially adverse effect on the
Borrower or the Trustee, is or was required to be obtained in
connection with the execution, delivery, or performance of the Loan
Documents and the transaction contemplated therein or in connection
therewith, including without limitation, with respect to the
transfer of the shares of Common Stock purchased with the proceeds
of the Loan pursuant thereto.
Section 3.6 ESOP;
Contributions .
As of the effective date of the ESOP
sponsor’s mutual to stock conversion, the ESOP and the
Borrower will be duly created, organized and maintained by the ESOP
sponsor in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and
rulings. The ESOP will qualify as an “employee stock
ownership plan” as defined in section 4975(e)(7) of the Code.
The ESOP provides that the ESOP sponsor may make contributions to
the ESOP in an amount necessary to enable the Trustee to amortize
the Loan in accordance with the terms of the Promissory Note;
provided, however, that no such contributions shall be required if
they would adversely affect the qualification of the ESOP under
section 401(a) of the Code.
Section 3.7 Trustee
.
The trustees of the ESOP have been
duly appointed by the ESOP sponsor.
Section 3.8 Compliance
with Laws; Actions .
Neither the execution and delivery
by the Borrower of this Loan Agreement or any instruments required
thereby, nor compliance with the terms and provisions of any such
documents by the lender, constitutes a violation of any provision
of any law or any regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree or
any court or governmental instrumentality, or an event of default
under any agreement, to which the Borrower is a party of which the
Borrower is bound or to which the Borrower is subject, which
violation or event of default would have a material adverse effect
on the Borrower. There is no action or proceeding pending or
threatened against either the ESOP or the Borrower before any court
or administrative agency.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE LENDER
The Lender hereby represents and
warrants to the Borrower as follows:
Section 4.1 Power,
Authority, Consents .
The Lender has the power to execute,
deliver and perform this Loan Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and
all documents executed by the Lender in connection with the Loan,
all of which have been duly authorized by all necessary and proper
corporate or other action. No consent, authorization or approval or
other action by any governmental authority or regulatory body, and
no notice by the Lender to, or filing by the Lender with any
governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due
execution, delivery and performance of this Loan
Agreement.
Section 4.2 Due
Execution, Validity, Enforceability .
This Loan Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Lender, and
each constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Lender, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE V
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 5.1 Events of
Default under Loan Agreement .
Each of the following events shall
constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:
(a) Failure to make any payment or
mandatory prepayment of principal of the Promissory Note when due,
or failure to make any payment of interest on the Promissory
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