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Exhibit 10.1 United States Department of The
Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The company set forth on the
signature page hereto (the " Company ") intends to issue in
a private placement the number of shares of a series of its
preferred stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the "
Preferred Shares ") and a warrant to purchase the number of
shares of its common stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the
" Warrant " and, together with the Preferred Shares, the "
Purchased Securities ") and the United States Department of
the Treasury (the " Investor ") intends to purchase from the
Company the Purchased Securities. The
purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and
conditions of the purchase by the Investor of the Purchased
Securities. Except to the extent supplemented or superseded by the
terms set forth herein or in the Schedules hereto, the provisions
contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard
Terms attached hereto as Exhibit A (the " Securities
Purchase Agreement ") are incorporated by reference herein.
Terms that are defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement are
used in this letter agreement as so defined. In the event of any
inconsistency between this letter agreement and the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the terms of this letter agreement shall
govern. Each of the Company and the
Investor hereby confirms its agreement with the other party with
respect to the issuance by the Company of the Purchased Securities
and the purchase by the Investor of the Purchased Securities
pursuant to this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase
Agreement on the terms specified on Schedule A hereto.
This letter agreement (including the
Schedules hereto) and the Securities Purchase Agreement (including
the Annexes thereto) and the Warrant constitute the entire
agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements,
understandings, representations and warranties, both written and
oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This letter agreement constitutes the "Letter Agreement"
referred to in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
This letter agreement may be executed
in any number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being
deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will
together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to
this letter agreement may be delivered by facsimile and such
facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature
pages had been delivered. * * *
In witness whereof, this letter
agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly
authorized representatives of the parties hereto as of the date
written below.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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By:
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Name:
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Neel Kashkari
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Title:
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Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial
Stability
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COMPANY: F.N.B. Corporation
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By:
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Name:
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James G. Orie
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Title:
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Chief Legal Officer
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Date: January 9, 2009
EXHIBIT A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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Article I
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Purchase; Closing
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1.1 Purchase
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1.2 Closing
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2
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1.3 Interpretation
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Article II
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Representations and Warranties
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2.1 Disclosure
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2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Company
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Article III
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Covenants
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3.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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3.2 Expenses
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3.3 Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
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3.4 Certain Notifications Until Closing
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3.5 Access, Information and Confidentiality
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Article IV
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Additional Agreements
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4.1 Purchase for Investment
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4.2 Legends
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4.3 Certain Transactions
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4.4 Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares;
Restrictions on Exercise of the Warrant
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4.5 Registration Rights
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4.6 Voting of Warrant Shares
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4.7 Depositary Shares
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4.8 Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases
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4.9 Repurchase of Investor Securities
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4.10 Executive Compensation
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4.11 Bank and Thrift Holding Company Status
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4.12 Predominantly Financial
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Article V
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Miscellaneous
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5.1 Termination
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5.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties
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5.3 Amendment
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5.4 Waiver of Conditions
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5.5 Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc.
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5.6 Notices
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5.7 Definitions
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5.8 Assignment
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5.9 Severability
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5.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries
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LIST OF ANNEXES
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ANNEX A:
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED
STOCK
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ANNEX B:
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FORM OF WAIVER
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ANNEX C:
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FORM OF OPINION
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ANNEX D:
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FORM OF WARRANT
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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Affiliate
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5.7(b)
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Agreement
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Recitals
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Appraisal Procedure
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4.9(c)(i)
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Appropriate Federal Banking Agency
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2.2(s)
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Bank Holding Company
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4.11
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Bankruptcy Exceptions
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2.2(d)
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Benefit Plans
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1.2(d)(iv)
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Board of Directors
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2.2(f)
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Business Combination
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4.4
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business day
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1.3
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Capitalization Date
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2.2(b)
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Certificate of Designations
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1.2(d)(iii)
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Charter
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1.2(d)(iii)
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Closing
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1.2(a)
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Closing Date
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1.2(a)
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Code
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2.2(n)
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Common Stock
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Recitals
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Company
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Recitals
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Company Financial Statements
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2.2(h)
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Company Material Adverse Effect
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2.1(a)
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Company Reports
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2.2(i)(i)
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Company Subsidiary; Company Subsidiaries
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2.2(i)(i)
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control; controlled by; under common control with
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5.7(b)
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Controlled Group
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2.2(n)
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CPP
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Recitals
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EESA
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1.2(d)(iv)
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ERISA
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2.2(n)
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Exchange Act
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2.1(b)
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Fair Market Value
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4.9(c)(ii)
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Federal Reserve
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4.11
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GAAP
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2.1(a)
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Governmental Entities
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1.2(c)
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Holder
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4.5(k)(i)
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Holders’ Counsel
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4.5(k)(ii)
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Indemnitee
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4.5(g)(i)
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Information
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3.5(b)
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Initial Warrant Shares
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Recitals
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Investor
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Recitals
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Junior Stock
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4.8(c)
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knowledge of the Company; Company’s knowledge
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5.7(c)
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Last Fiscal Year
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2.1(b)
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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Letter Agreement
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Recitals
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officers
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5.7(c)
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Parity Stock
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4.8(c)
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Pending Underwritten Offering
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4.5(l)
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Permitted Repurchases
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4.8(a)(ii)
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Piggyback Registration
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4.5(a)(iv)
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Plan
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2.2(n)
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Preferred Shares
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Recitals
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Preferred Stock
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Recitals
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Previously Disclosed
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2.1(b)
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Proprietary Rights
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2.2(u)
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Purchase
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Recitals
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Purchase Price
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1.1
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Purchased Securities
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Recitals
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Qualified Equity Offering
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4.4
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register; registered; registration
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4.5(k)(iii)
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Registrable Securities
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4.5(k)(iv)
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Registration Expenses
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4.5(k)(v)
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Regulatory Agreement
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2.2(s)
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Rule 144; Rule 144A; Rule 159A; Rule 405;
Rule 415
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4.5(k)(vi)
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Savings and Loan Holding Company
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4.11
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Schedules
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Recitals
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SEC
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2.1(b)
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Securities Act
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2.2(a)
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Selling Expenses
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4.5(k)(vii)
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Senior Executive Officers
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4.10
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Share Dilution Amount
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4.8(a)(ii)
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Shelf Registration Statement
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4.5(a)(ii)
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Signing Date
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2.1(a)
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Special Registration
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4.5(i)
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Stockholder Proposals
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3.1(b)
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subsidiary
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5.8(a)
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Tax; Taxes
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2.2(o)
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Transfer
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4.4
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Warrant
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Recitals
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Warrant Shares
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2.2(d)
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT — STANDARD TERMS
Recitals: WHEREAS, the United
States Department of the Treasury (the " Investor ") may
from time to time agree to purchase shares of preferred stock and
warrants from eligible financial institutions which elect to
participate in the Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase
Program (" CPP "); WHEREAS, an
eligible financial institution electing to participate in the CPP
and issue securities to the Investor (referred to herein as the "
Company ") shall enter into a letter agreement (the "
Letter Agreement ") with the Investor which incorporates
this Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms;
WHEREAS, the Company agrees to expand
the flow of credit to U.S. consumers and businesses on competitive
terms to promote the sustained growth and vitality of the U.S.
economy; WHEREAS, the Company agrees
to work diligently, under existing programs, to modify the terms of
residential mortgages as appropriate to strengthen the health of
the U.S. housing market; WHEREAS, the
Company intends to issue in a private placement the number of
shares of the series of its Preferred Stock (" Preferred
Stock ") set forth on Schedule A to the Letter
Agreement (the " Preferred Shares ") and a warrant to
purchase the number of shares of its Common Stock (" Common
Stock ") set forth on Schedule A to the Letter
Agreement (the " Initial Warrant Shares ") (the "
Warrant " and, together with the Preferred Shares, the "
Purchased Securities ") and the Investor intends to purchase
(the " Purchase ") from the Company the Purchased
Securities; and WHEREAS, the Purchase
will be governed by this Securities Purchase Agreement —
Standard Terms and the Letter Agreement, including the schedules
thereto (the " Schedules "), specifying additional terms of
the Purchase. This Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard
Terms (including the Annexes hereto) and the Letter Agreement
(including the Schedules thereto) are together referred to as this
"Agreement". All references in this Securities Purchase Agreement
— Standard Terms to "Schedules" are to the Schedules attached
to the Letter Agreement. NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows: Article I
Purchase; Closing 1.1
Purchase . On the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell to the
Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from the Company, at
the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Purchased Securities for
the price set forth on Schedule A (the " Purchase
Price ").
1.2 Closing.
(a) On the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the
Purchase (the " Closing ") will take place at the location
specified in Schedule A , at the time and on the date
set forth in Schedule A or as soon as practicable
thereafter, or at such other place, time and date as shall be
agreed between the Company and the Investor. The time and date on
which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the "
Closing Date ".
(b) Subject to the fulfillment
or waiver of the conditions to the Closing in this
Section 1.2, at the Closing the Company will deliver the
Preferred Shares and the Warrant, in each case as evidenced by one
or more certificates dated the Closing Date and bearing appropriate
legends as hereinafter provided for, in exchange for payment in
full of the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately
available United States funds to a bank account designated by the
Company on Schedule A .
(c) The respective obligations
of each of the Investor and the Company to consummate the Purchase
are subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by the Investor and the
Company, as applicable) prior to the Closing of the conditions that
(i) any approvals or authorizations of all United States and
other governmental, regulatory or judicial authorities
(collectively, " Governmental Entities ") required for the
consummation of the Purchase shall have been obtained or made in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each party and shall
be in full force and effect and all waiting periods required by
United States and other applicable law, if any, shall have expired
and (ii) no provision of any applicable United States or other
law and no judgment, injunction, order or decree of any
Governmental Entity shall prohibit the purchase and sale of the
Purchased Securities as contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) The obligation of the
Investor to consummate the Purchase is also subject to the
fulfillment (or waiver by the Investor) at or prior to the Closing
of each of the following conditions:
(i) (A) the representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in (x) Section 2.2(g) of
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as though
made on and as of the Closing Date, (y) Sections 2.2(a)
through (f) shall be true and correct in all material respects
as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than
representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of
another date, which representations and warranties shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of such other date) and
(z) Sections 2.2(h) through (v) (disregarding all
qualifications or limitations set forth in such representations and
warranties as to "materiality", "Company Material Adverse Effect"
and words of similar import) shall be true and correct as though
made on and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and
warranties that by their terms speak as of another date, which
representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such
other date), except to the extent that the failure of such
representations and warranties referred to in this
Section 1.2(d)(i)(A)(z) to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, does not have and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
and (B) the Company shall have
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performed in all material respects all obligations required to
be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
(ii) the Investor shall have received
a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a senior executive
officer certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in
Section 1.2(d)(i) have been satisfied;
(iii) the Company shall have duly
adopted and filed with the Secretary of State of its jurisdiction
of organization or other applicable Governmental Entity the
amendment to its certificate or articles of incorporation, articles
of association, or similar organizational document ("
Charter ") in substantially the form attached hereto as
Annex A (the " Certificate of Designations ") and
such filing shall have been accepted;
(iv) (A) the Company shall have
effected such changes to its compensation, bonus, incentive and
other benefit plans, arrangements and agreements (including golden
parachute, severance and employment agreements) (collectively, "
Benefit Plans ") with respect to its Senior Executive
Officers (and to the extent necessary for such changes to be
legally enforceable, each of its Senior Executive Officers shall
have duly consented in writing to such changes), as may be
necessary, during the period that the Investor owns any debt or
equity securities of the Company acquired pursuant to this
Agreement or the Warrant, in order to comply with Section 111(b) of
the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (" EESA ")
as implemented by guidance or regulation thereunder that has been
issued and is in effect as of the Closing Date, and (B) the
Investor shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the
Company by a senior executive officer certifying to the effect that
the condition set forth in Section 1.2(d)(iv)(A) has been
satisfied; (v) each of the
Company’s Senior Executive Officers shall have delivered to
the Investor a written waiver in the form attached hereto as
Annex B releasing the Investor from any claims that such
Senior Executive Officers may otherwise have as a result of the
issuance, on or prior to the Closing Date, of any regulations which
require the modification of, and the agreement of the Company
hereunder to modify, the terms of any Benefit Plans with respect to
its Senior Executive Officers to eliminate any provisions of such
Benefit Plans that would not be in compliance with the requirements
of Section 111(b) of the EESA as implemented by guidance or
regulation thereunder that has been issued and is in effect as of
the Closing Date; (vi) the Company
shall have delivered to the Investor a written opinion from counsel
to the Company (which may be internal counsel), addressed to the
Investor and dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the
form attached hereto as Annex C ;
(vii) the Company shall have
delivered certificates in proper form or, with the prior consent of
the Investor, evidence of shares in book-entry form, evidencing the
Preferred Shares to Investor or its designee(s); and
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(viii) the Company shall have duly
executed the Warrant in substantially the form attached hereto as
Annex D and delivered such executed Warrant to the Investor
or its designee(s). 1.3
Interpretation . When a reference is made in this Agreement
to "Recitals," "Articles," "Sections," or "Annexes" such reference
shall be to a Recital, Article or Section of, or Annex to, this
Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms, and a
reference to "Schedules" shall be to a Schedule to the Letter
Agreement, in each case, unless otherwise indicated. The terms
defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the
plural, and vice versa. References to "herein", "hereof",
"hereunder" and the like refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to any particular section or provision, unless the context requires
otherwise. The table of contents and headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this
Agreement. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including"
are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed followed by the
words "without limitation." No rule of construction against the
draftsperson shall be applied in connection with the interpretation
or enforcement of this Agreement, as this Agreement is the product
of negotiation between sophisticated parties advised by counsel.
All references to "$" or "dollars" mean the lawful currency of the
United States of America. Except as expressly stated in this
Agreement, all references to any statute, rule or regulation are to
the statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes,
include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute)
and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation include any
successor to the section. References to a " business day "
shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which
banking institutions in the State of New York generally are
authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to
close. Article II
Representations and Warranties
2.1 Disclosure .
(a) " Company Material
Adverse Effect " means a material adverse effect on
(i) the business, results of operation or financial condition
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole;
provided , however , that Company Material Adverse
Effect shall not be deemed to include the effects of
(A) changes after the date of the Letter Agreement (the "
Signing Date ") in general business, economic or market
conditions (including changes generally in prevailing interest
rates, credit availability and liquidity, currency exchange rates
and price levels or trading volumes in the United States or foreign
securities or credit markets), or any outbreak or escalation of
hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism, in
each case generally affecting the industries in which the Company
and its subsidiaries operate, (B) changes or proposed changes
after the Signing Date in generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States (" GAAP ") or regulatory accounting
requirements, or authoritative interpretations thereof,
(C) changes or proposed changes after the Signing Date in
securities, banking and other laws of general applicability or
related policies or interpretations of Governmental Entities (in
the case of each of these clauses (A), (B) and (C), other than
changes
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or occurrences to the extent that such changes or occurrences
have or would reasonably be expected to have a materially
disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to comparable U.S. banking
or financial services organizations), or (D) changes in the
market price or trading volume of the Common Stock or any other
equity, equity-related or debt securities of the Company or its
consolidated subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that the
exception set forth in this clause (D) does not apply to the
underlying reason giving rise to or contributing to any such
change); or (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the
Purchase and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Warrant and perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder
on a timely basis. (b) "
Previously Disclosed " means information set forth or
incorporated in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") prior
to the Signing Date (the " Last Fiscal Year ") or in its
other reports and forms filed with or furnished to the SEC under
Sections 13(a), 14(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the " Exchange Act ") on or after the last day of
the Last Fiscal Year and prior to the Signing Date.
2.2 Representations and Warranties
of the Company . Except as Previously Disclosed, the Company
represents and warrants to the Investor that as of the Signing Date
and as of the Closing Date (or such other date specified herein):
(a) Organization, Authority
and Significant Subsidiaries . The Company has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with the necessary power
and authority to own its properties and conduct its business in all
material respects as currently conducted, and except as has not,
individually or in the aggregate, had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, has been duly
qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business
and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction
in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so
as to require such qualification; each subsidiary of the Company
that is a "significant subsidiary" within the meaning of
Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the " Securities Act ") has been duly organized and
is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization. The Charter and bylaws of the
Company, copies of which have been provided to the Investor prior
to the Signing Date, are true, complete and correct copies of such
documents as in full force and effect as of the Signing Date.
(b) Capitalization . The
authorized capital stock of the Company, and the outstanding
capital stock of the Company (including securities convertible
into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, capital stock of the
Company) as of the most recent fiscal month-end preceding the
Signing Date (the " Capitalization Date ") is set forth on
Schedule B. The outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no
preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive rights). Except as provided in the Warrant, as of the
Signing Date, the Company does not have outstanding any securities
or other obligations providing the holder the right to acquire
Common Stock that is not reserved for issuance as
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specified on Schedule B , and the Company has not
made any other commitment to authorize, issue or sell any Common
Stock. Since the Capitalization Date, the Company has not issued
any shares of Common Stock, other than (i) shares issued upon
the exercise of stock options or delivered under other equity-based
awards or other convertible securities or warrants which were
issued and outstanding on the Capitalization Date and disclosed on
Schedule B and (ii) shares disclosed on
Schedule B. (c)
Preferred Shares . The Preferred Shares have been duly and
validly authorized, and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, such Preferred Shares will be duly and validly issued
and fully paid and non-assessable, will not be issued in violation
of any preemptive rights, and will rank pari passu with or
senior to all other series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether
or not issued or outstanding, with respect to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
(d) The Warrant and Warrant
Shares . The Warrant has been duly authorized and, when
executed and delivered as contemplated hereby, will constitute a
valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the
same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general
equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (" Bankruptcy
Exceptions "). The shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant (the " Warrant Shares ") have been
duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of the
Warrant and when so issued in accordance with the terms of the
Warrant will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
subject, if applicable, to the approvals of its stockholders set
forth on Schedule C .
(e) Authorization,
Enforceability . (i) The Company
has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Warrant and, subject, if applicable, to the
approvals of its stockholders set forth on Schedule C ,
to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder (which
includes the issuance of the Preferred Shares, Warrant and Warrant
Shares). The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company and its stockholders, and no further approval or
authorization is required on the part of the Company, subject, in
each case, if applicable, to the approvals of its stockholders set
forth on Schedule C . This Agreement is a valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions.
(ii) The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Warrant and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby and compliance by the Company with the provisions hereof
and
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thereof, will not (A) violate, conflict with, or result in
a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the
performance required by, or result in a right of termination or
acceleration of, or result in the creation of, any lien, security
interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of (i) subject, if applicable,
to the approvals of the Company’s stockholders set forth on
Schedule C , its organizational documents or
(ii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust,
license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which
it or any Company Subsidiary may be bound, or to which the Company
or any Company Subsidiary or any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary may be subject, or
(B) subject to compliance with the statutes and regulations
referred to in the next paragraph, violate any statute, rule or
regulation or any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction or
decree applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any
of their respective properties or assets except, in the case of
clauses (A)(ii) and (B), for those occurrences that, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Other than the filing of the
Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of its
jurisdiction of organization or other applicable Governmental
Entity, any current report on Form 8-K required to be filed with
the SEC, such filings and approvals as are required to be made or
obtained under any state "blue sky" laws, the filing of any proxy
statement contemplated by Section 3.1 and such as have been
made or obtained, no notice to, filing with, exemption or review
by, or authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental
Entity is required to be made or obtained by the Company in
connection with the consummation by the Company of the Purchase
except for any such notices, filings, exemptions, reviews,
authorizations, consents and approvals the failure of which to make
or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Anti-takeover Provisions
and Rights Plan . The Board of Directors of the Company (the "
Board of Directors ") has taken all necessary action to
ensure that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including the exercise of the Warrant in
accordance with its terms, will be exempt from any anti-takeover or
similar provisions of the Company’s Charter and bylaws, and
any other provisions of any applicable "moratorium", "control
share", "fair price", "interested stockholder" or other
anti-takeover laws and regulations of any jurisdiction. The Company
has taken all actions necessary to render any stockholders’
rights plan of the Company inapplicable to this Agreement and the
Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including the exercise of the Warrant by the
Investor in accordance with its terms.
(g) No Company Material Adverse
Effect . Since the last day of the last completed fiscal period
for which the Company has filed a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or
an Annual
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Report on Form 10-K with the SEC prior to the Signing Date, no
fact, circumstance, event, change, occurrence, condition or
development has occurred that, individually or in the aggregate,
has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. (h) Company
Financial Statements . Each of the consolidated financial
statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
(collectively the " Company Financial Statements ") included
or incorporated by reference in the Company Reports filed with the
SEC since December 31, 2006, present fairly in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated therein (or if
amended prior to the Signing Date, as of the date of such
amendment) and the consolidated results of their operations for the
periods specified therein; and except as stated therein, such
financial statements (A) were prepared in conformity with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis (except as may be noted therein),
(B) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the
books and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and
(C) complied as to form, as of their respective dates of
filing with the SEC, in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements and with the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.
(i) Reports .
(i) Since December 31, 2006, the
Company and each subsidiary of the Company (each a " Company
Subsidiary " and, collectively, the " Company
Subsidiaries ") has timely filed all reports, registrations,
documents, filings, statements and submissions, together with any
amendments thereto, that it was required to file with any
Governmental Entity (the foregoing, collectively, the " Company
Reports ") and has paid all fees and assessments due and
payable in connection therewith, except, in each case, as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of their respective
dates of filing, the Company Reports complied in all material
respects with all statutes and applicable rules and regulations of
the applicable Governmental Entities. In the case of each such
Company Report filed with or furnished to the SEC, such Company
Report (A) did not, as of its date or if amended prior to the
Signing Date, as of the date of such amendment, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and
(B) complied as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
With respect to all other Company Reports, the Company Reports were
complete and accurate in all material respects as of their
respective dates. No executive officer of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary has failed in any respect to make the
certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(ii) The records, systems, controls,
data and information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means
(including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process,
whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership
and direct control of the Company or the
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Company Subsidiaries or their accountants (including all means
of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive
ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the system of
internal accounting controls described below in this
Section 2.2(i)(ii). The Company (A) has implemented and
maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material
information relating to the Company, including the consolidated
Company Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer
and the chief financial officer of the Company by others within
those entities, and (B) has disclosed, based on its most
recent evaluation prior to the Signing Date, to the Company’s
outside auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors
(x) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal controls over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act)
that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees who have a significant role
in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
(j) No Undisclosed
Liabilities . Neither the Company nor any of the Company
Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature
(absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) which are not properly
reflected or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements
to the extent required to be so reflected or reserved against in
accordance with GAAP, except for (A) liabilities that have
arisen since the last fiscal year end in the ordinary and usual
course of business and consistent with past practice and
(B) liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, have
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. (k)
Offering of Securities . Neither the Company nor any person
acting on its behalf has taken any action (including any offering
of any securities of the Company under circumstances which would
require the integration of such offering with the offering of any
of the Purchased Securities under the Securities Act, and the rules
and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder), which might
subject the offering, issuance or sale of any of the Purchased
Securities to Investor pursuant to this Agreement to the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(l) Litigation and Other
Proceedings . Except (i) as set forth on Schedule D
or (ii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
there is no (A) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened, claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding,
against the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to which any of
their assets are subject nor is the Company or any Company
Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or decree or
(B) unresolved violation, criticism or exception by any
Governmental Entity with respect to any report or relating to any
examinations or inspections of the Company or any Company
Subsidiaries. (m) Compliance
with Laws . Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and the
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Company Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, franchises,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings,
applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties
and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted
and that are material to the business of the Company or such
Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule E, the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all respects
and are not in default or violation of, and none of them is, to the
knowledge of the Company, under investigation with respect to or,
to the knowledge of the Company, have been threatened to be charged
with or given notice of any violation of, any applicable domestic
(federal, state or local) or foreign law, statute, ordinance,
license, rule, regulation, policy or guideline, order, demand,
writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any Governmental Entity,
other than such noncompliance, defaults or violations that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except for statutory or
regulatory restrictions of general application or as set forth on
Schedule E, no Governmental Entity has placed any restriction
on the business or properties of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Employee Benefit Matters .
Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect: (A) each "employee benefit plan" (within the meaning
of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended (" ERISA ")) providing benefits to any
current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or
any member of its " Controlled Group " (defined as any
organization which is a member of a controlled group of
corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the " Code ")) that is
sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group and for which the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group would have any liability, whether
actual or contingent (each, a " Plan ") has been maintained
in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of all
applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the
Code; (B) with respect to each Plan subject to Title IV of
ERISA (including, for purposes of this clause (B), any plan subject
to Title IV of ERISA that the Company or any member of its
Controlled Group previously maintained or contributed to in the six
years prior to the Signing Date), (1) no "reportable event"
(within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA), other than a
reportable event for which the notice period referred to in Section
4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, has occurred in the three years
prior to the Signing Date or is reasonably expected to occur,
(2) no "accumulated funding deficiency" (within the meaning of
Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether
or not waived, has occurred in the three years prior to the Signing
Date or is reasonably expected to occur, (3) the fair market
value of the assets under each Plan exceeds the present value of
all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on the
assumptions used to fund such Plan) and (4) neither the
Company nor any member of its Controlled Group has incurred in the
six years prior to the Signing Date, or reasonably expects to
incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than
contributions to the Plan or premiums to the PBGC in the ordinary
course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including any
Plan that is a "multiemployer plan", within the meaning of
Section 4001(c)(3) of ERISA); and (C) each Plan that is
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has
received a favorable
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determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service with
respect to its qualified status that has not been revoked, or such
a determination letter has been timely applied for but not received
by the Signing Date, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or
by failure to act, which could reasonably be expected to cause the
loss, revocation or denial of such qualified status or favorable
determination letter. (o)
Taxes . Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
have filed all federal, state, local and foreign income and
franchise Tax returns required to be filed through the Signing
Date, subject to permitted extensions, and have paid all Taxes due
thereon, and (ii) no Tax deficiency has been determined
adversely to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, nor
does the Company have any knowledge of any Tax deficiencies. "
Tax " or " Taxes " means any federal, state, local or
foreign income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, license,
excise, franchise, employment, payroll, withholding, alternative or
add on minimum, ad valorem, transfer or excise tax, or any other
tax, custom, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or
charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or
penalty, imposed by any Governmental Entity.
(p) Properties and
Leases . Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have good and marketable
title to all real properties and all other properties and assets
owned by them, in each case free from liens, encumbrances, claims
and defects that would affect the value thereof or interfere with
the use made or to be made thereof by them. Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries hold all leased real or personal property under valid
and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would interfere with
the use made or to be made thereof by them.
(q) Environmental
Liability . Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect: (i) there is no
legal, administrative, or other proceeding, claim or action of any
nature seeking to impose, or that would reasonably be expected to
result in the imposition of, on the Company or any Company
Subsidiary, any liability relating to the release of hazardous
substances as defined under any local, state or federal
environmental statute, regulation or ordinance, including the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, pending or, to the Company’s knowledge,
threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(ii) to the Company’s
knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for any such proceeding,
claim or action; and (iii) neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any agreement,
order, judgment or decree by or with any court, Governmental Entity
or third party imposing any such environmental liability.
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(r) Risk Management
Instruments . Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, all derivative instruments, including, swaps, caps,
floors and option agreements, whether entered into for the
Company’s own account, or for the account of one or more of
the Company Subsidiaries or its or their customers, were entered
into (i) only in the ordinary course of business, (ii) in
accordance with prudent practices and in all material respects with
all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory policies and
(iii) with counterparties believed to be financially
responsible at the time; and each of such instruments constitutes
the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company or one of
the Company Subsidiaries, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as may be limited by the Bankruptcy Exceptions. Neither the
Company or the Company Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of any of its
obligations under any such agreement or arrangement other than such
breaches that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Agreements with
Regulatory Agencies . Except as set forth on Schedule F,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any
material cease-and- desist or other similar order or enforcement
action issued by, or is a party to any material written agreement,
consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a
party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is
subject to any capital directive by, or since December 31,
2006, has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any
Governmental Entity (other than the Appropriate Federal Banking
Agencies with jurisdiction over the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries) that currently restricts in any material respect the
conduct of its business or that in any material manner relates to
its capital adequacy, its liquidity and funding policies and
practices, its ability to pay dividends, its credit, risk
management or compliance policies or procedures, its internal
controls, its management or its operations or business (each item
in this sentence, a " Regulatory Agreement "), nor has the
Company or any Company Subsidiary been advised since
December 31, 2006 by any such Governmental Entity that it is
considering issuing, initiating, ordering, or requesting any such
Regulatory Agreement. The Company and each Company Subsidiary are
in compliance in all material respects with each Regulatory
Agreement to which it is party or subject, and neither the Company
nor any Company Subsidiary has received any notice from any
Governmental Entity indicating that either the Company or any
Company Subsidiary is not in compliance in all material respects
with any such Regulatory Agreement. " Appropriate Federal
Banking Agency " means the "appropriate Federal banking agency"
with respect to the Company or such Company Subsidiaries, as
applicable, as defined in Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1813(q)).
(t) Insurance . The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries are insured with reputable
insurers against such risks and in such amounts as the management
of the Company reasonably has determined to be prudent and
consistent with industry practice. The Company and the Company
Subsidiaries are in material compliance with their insurance
policies and are not in default under any of the material terms
thereof, each such policy is outstanding and in full force and
effect, all premiums and other payments due under any material
policy have been paid, and all claims thereunder have been filed in
due and timely fashion, except, in each case, as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(u) Intellectual
Property . Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each Company Subsidiary
owns or otherwise has the right to use, all intellectual property
rights, including all trademarks, trade dress, trade names, service
marks, domain names, patents, inventions, trade secrets, know-how,
works of authorship and copyrights therein, that are used in the
conduct of their existing businesses and all rights relating to the
plans, design and specifications of any of its branch facilities ("
Proprietary Rights ") free and clear of all liens and any
claims of ownership by current or former employees, contractors,
designers or others and (ii) neither the Company nor any of
the Company Subsidiaries is materially infringing, diluting,
misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any or the
Company Subsidiaries received any written (or, to the knowledge of
the Company, oral) communications alleging that any of them has
materially infringed, diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of
the Proprietary Rights owned by any other person. Except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the Company’s
knowledge, no other person is infringing, diluting,
misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any or the
Company Subsidiaries sent any written communications since
January 1, 2006 alleging that any person has infringed,
diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of the Proprietary Rights
owned by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
(v) Brokers and Finders
. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
financial advisory, brokerage, finder’s or other fee or
commission in connection with this Agreement or the Warrant or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby based upon arrangements
made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for
which the Investor could have any liability. Article III
Covenants 3.1 Commercially
Reasonable Efforts .
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties will use its
commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to take, or cause to
be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws,
so as to permit consummation of the Purchase as promptly as
practicable and otherwise to enable consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party to that end.
(b) If the Company is required
to obtain any stockholder approvals set forth on Schedule C
, then the Company shall comply with this Section 3.1(b) and
Section 3.1(c). The Company shall call a special meeting of
its stockholders, as promptly as practicable following the Closing,
to vote on proposals (collectively, the " Stockholder
Proposals ") to (i) approve the exercise of the Warrant
for Common Stock for purposes of the rules of the national security
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and/or (ii) amend
the Company’s Charter to increase the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock to at least such number as shall be
sufficient to permit the full exercise of the Warrant for Common
Stock and comply with the
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other provisions of this Section 3.1(b) and
Section 3.1(c). The Board of Directors shall recommend to the
Company’s stockholders that such stockholders vote in favor
of the Stockholder Proposals. In connection with such meeting, the
Company shall prepare (and the Investor will reasonably cooperate
with the Company to prepare) and file with the SEC as promptly as
practicable (but in no event more than ten business days after the
Closing) a preliminary proxy statement, shall use its reasonable
best efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC or its staff
thereon and to cause a definitive proxy statement related to such
stockholders’ meeting to be mailed to the Company’s
stockholders not more than five business days after clearance
thereof by the SEC, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to
solicit proxies for such stockholder approval of the Stockholder
Proposals. The Company shall notify the Investor promptly of the
receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to
the proxy statement and of any request by the SEC or its staff for
amendments or supplements to such proxy statement or for additional
information and will supply the Investor with copies of all
correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives,
on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with
respect to such proxy statement. If at any time prior to such
stockholders’ meeting there shall occur any event that is
required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the proxy
statement, the Company shall as promptly as practicable prepare and
mail to its stockholders such an amendment or supplement. Each of
the Investor and the Company agrees promptly to correct any
information provided by it or on its behalf for use in the proxy
statement if and to the extent that such information shall have
become false or misleading in any material respect, and the Company
shall as promptly as practicable prepare and mail to its
stockholders an amendment or supplement to correct such information
to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations. The
Company shall consult with the Investor prior to filing any proxy
statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and provide the
Investor with a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon. In the
event that the approval of any of the Stockholder Proposals is not
obtained at such special stockholders meeting, the Company shall
include a proposal to approve (and the Board of Directors shall
recommend approval of) each such proposal at a meeting of its
stockholders no less than once in each subsequent six-month period
beginning on January 1, 2009 until all such approvals are
obtained or made. (c) None of
the information supplied by the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries for inclusion in any
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