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extent supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or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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/s/ Neel
Kashkari
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Name:
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Neel
Kashkari
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Interim
Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability
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COMPANY:
POPULAR, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Richard L.
Carrión
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Title:
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Chairman,
President, Chief Executive Officer
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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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COMPANY:
POPULAR, INC.
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/s/ Richard L.
Carrión
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Richard L.
Carrión
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Title:
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Chairman,
President, Chief Executive Officer
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SECURITIES PURCHASE
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2.2 Representations and Warranties of the
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
— STANDARD TERMS
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 ”).
(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
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(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
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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);
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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
(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
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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) 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.
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 proxy statement in connection
with any such stockholders meeting of the Company will, at the date
it is filed with the SEC, when first mailed to the Company’s
stockholders and at the time of any stockholders meeting, and at
the time of any amendment or supplement thereof, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
3.2
Expenses . Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or
the Warrant, each of the parties hereto will bear and pay all costs
and expenses incurred by it or on its behalf in connection with the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the Warrant,
including fees and expenses of its own financial or other
consultants, investment bankers, accountants and
counsel.
3.3 Sufficiency
of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing .
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(a) During
the period from the Closing Date (or, if the approval of the
Stockholder Proposals is required, the date of such approval) until
the date on which the Warrant has been fully exercised, the Company
shall at all times have reserved for issuance, free of preemptive
or similar rights, a sufficient number of authorized and unissued
Warrant Shares to effectuate such exercise. Nothing in this
Section 3.3 shall preclude the Company from satisfying its
obligations in respect of the exercise of the Warrant by delivery
of shares of Common Stock which are held in the treasury of the
Company. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing,
the Company shall, at its expense, cause the Warrant Shares to be
listed on the same national securities exchange on which the Common
Stock is listed, subject to official notice of issuance, and shall
maintain such listing for so long as any Common Stock is listed on
such exchange.
(b) If
requested by the Investor, the Company shall promptly use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the Preferred Shares to be
approved for listing on a national securities exchange as promptly
as practicable following such request.
3.4 Certain
Notifications Until Closing . From the Signing Date until the
Closing, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor of
(i) any fact, event or circumstance of which it is aware and
which would reasonably be expected to cause any representation or
warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement to be untrue or
inaccurate in any material respect or to cause any covenant or
agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement not to be
complied with or satisfied in any material respect and
(ii) except as Previously Disclosed, any fact, circumstance,
event, change, occurrence, condition or development of which the
Company is aware and which, individually or in the aggregate, has
had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect; provided , however , that delivery of
any notice pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall not limit or affect
any rights of or remedies available to the Investor;
provided , further , that a failure to comply with
this Section 3.4 shall not constitute a breach of this
Agreement or the failure of any condition set forth in
Section 1.2 to be satisfied unless the underlying Company
Material Adverse Effect or material breach would independently
result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 1.2
to be satisfied.
3.5 Access,
Information and Confidentiality .
(a) From the
Signing Date until the date when the Investor holds an amount of
Preferred Shares having an aggregate liquidation value of less than
10% of the Purchase Price, the Company will permit the Investor and
its agents, consultants, contractors and advisors (x) acting
through the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, to examine the
corporate books and make copies thereof and to discuss the affairs,
finances and accounts of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
with the principal officers of the Company, all upon reasonable
notice and at such reasonable times and as often as the Investor
may reasonably request and (y) to review any information
material to the Investor’s investment in the Company provided
by the Company to its Appropriate Federal Banking Agency. Any
investigation pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall be conducted
during normal business hours and in such manner as not to interfere
unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company, and
nothing herein shall require the Company or any Company Subsidiary
to disclose any information to the Investor to the extent
(i) prohibited by applicable law or regulation, or (ii) that
such disclosure would reasonably be
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expected to
cause a violation of any agreement to which the Company or any
Company Subsidiary is a party or would cause a risk of a loss of
privilege to the Company or any Company Subsidiary (
provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements
under circumstances where the restrictions in this clause
(ii) apply).
(b) The
Investor will use reasonable best efforts to hold, and will use
reasonable best efforts to cause its agents, consultants,
contractors and advisors to hold, in confidence all non-public
records, books, contracts, instruments, computer data and other
data and information (collectively, “ Information
”) concerning the Company furnished or made available to it
by the Company or its representatives pursuant to this Agreement
(except to the extent that such information can be shown to have
been (i) previously known by such party on a non-confidential
basis, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of such
party or (iii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by
the party to which it was furnished (and without violation of any
other confidentiality obligation)); provided that nothing
herein shall prevent the Investor from disclosing any Information
to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena or similar legal process.
Article IV
Additional Agreements
4.1 Purchase
for Investment . The Investor acknowledges that the Purchased
Securities and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under
the Securities Act or under any state securities laws. The Investor
(a) is acquiring the Purchased Securities pursuant to an
exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for
investment with no present intention to distribute them to any
person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable U.S.
state securities laws, (b) will not sell or otherwise dispose
of any of the Purchased Securities or the Warrant Shares, except in
compliance with the registration requirements or exemption
provisions of the Securities Act and any applicable U.S. state
securities laws, and (c) has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters and in investments of this type that
it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Purchase
and of making an informed investment decision.
(a) The
Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments
representing the Warrant and the Warrant Shares will bear a legend
substantially to the following effect:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO
IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH
LAWS.”
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(b) The
Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments
representing the Warrant will also bear a legend substantially to
the following effect:
“THIS
INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND
OTHER PROVISIONS OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO THEREIN, A
COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR
OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE
VOID.”
(c) In
addition, the Investor agrees that all certificates or other
instruments representing the Preferred Shares will bear a legend
substantially to the following effect:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS,
DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCY.
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT
AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE
SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE
SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY TRANSFEREE OF
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE
HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT),
(2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT
(A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN
EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE
PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
“QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS
GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A,
(C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
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REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH
PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE
TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS
LEGEND.”
(d) In the
event that any Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares
(i) become registered under the Securities Act or
(ii) are eligible to be transferred without restriction in
accordance with Rule 144 or another exemption from
registration under the Securities Act (other than Rule 144A), the
Company shall issue new certificates or other instruments
representing such Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares, which
shall not contain the applicable legends in Sections 4.2(a)
and (c) above; provided that the Investor surrenders to
the Company the previously issued certificates or other
instruments. Upon Transfer of all or a portion of the Warrant in
compliance with Section 4.4, the Company shall issue new
certificates or other instruments representing the Warrant, which
shall not contain the applicable legend in Section 4.2(b)
above; provided that the Investor surrenders to the Company
the previously issued certificates or other instruments.
4.3 Certain
Transactions . The Company will not merge or consolidate with,
or sell, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its property
or assets to, any other party unless the successor, transferee or
lessee party (or its ultimate parent entity), as the case may be
(if not the Company), expressly assumes the due and punctual
performance and observance of each and every covenant, agreement
and condition of this Agreement to be performed and observed by the
Company.
4.4 Transfer of
Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions on Exercise
of the Warrant . Subject to compliance with applicable
securities laws, the Investor shall be permitted to transfer, sell,
assign or otherwise dispose of (“ Transfer ”)
all or a portion of the Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares at
any time, and the Company shall take all steps as may be reasonably
requested by the Investor to facilitate the Transfer of the
Purchased Securities and the Warrant Shares; provided that
the Investor shall not Transfer a portion or portions of the
Warrant with respect to, and/or exercise the Warrant for, more than
one-half of the Initial Warrant Shares (as such number may be
adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 13 thereof) in
the aggregate until the earlier of (a) the date on which the
Company (or any successor by Business Combination) has received
aggregate gross proceeds of not less than the Purchase Price (and
the purchase price paid by the Investor to any such successor for
securities of such successor purchased under the CPP) from one or
more Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity
Offerings of such successor) and (b) December 31, 2009.
“ Qualified Equity Offering ” means the sale and
issuance for cash by the Company to persons other than the Company
or any of the Company Subsidiaries after the Closing Date of shares
of perpetual Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any combination of
such stock, that, in each case, qualify as and may be included in
Tier 1 capital of the Company at the time of issuance under the
applicable risk-based capital guidelines of the Company’s
Appropriate Federal Banking Agency (other than any such sales and
issuances made pursuant to agreements or arrangements entered into,
or pursuant to financing plans which were publicly announced, on or
prior to October 13,
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2008). “
Business Combination ” means a merger, consolidation,
statutory share exchange or similar transaction that requires the
approval of the Company’s stockholders.
(i) Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company covenants and
agrees that as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date (and
in any event no later than 30 days after the Closing Date),
the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Shelf
Registration Statement covering all Registrable Securities (or
otherwise designate an existing Shelf Registration Statement filed
with the SEC to cover the Registrable Securities), and, to the
extent the Shelf Registration Statement has not theretofore been
declared effective or is not automatically effective upon such
filing, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such
Shelf Registration Statement to be declared or become effective and
to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective
and in compliance with the Securities Act and usable for resale of
such Registrable Securities for a period from the date of its
initial effectiveness until such time as there are no Registrable
Securities remaining (including by refiling such Shelf Registration
Statement (or a new Shelf Registration Statement) if the initial
Shelf Registration Statement expires). So long as the Company is a
well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) at the time of filing of the Shelf Registration
Statement with the SEC, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be
designated by the Company as an automatic Shelf Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Signing Date
the Company is not eligible to file a registration statement on
Form S-3, then the Company shall not be obligated to file a Shelf
Registration Statement unless and until requested to do so in
writing by the Investor.
(ii) Any
registration pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(i) shall be effected
by means of a shelf registration on an appropriate form under
Rule 415 under the Securities Act (a “ Shelf
Registration Statement ”). If the Investor or any other
Holder intends to distribute any Registrable Securities by means of
an underwritten offering it shall promptly so advise the Company
and the Company shall take all reasonable steps to facilitate such
distribution, including the actions required pursuant to
Section 4.5(c); provided that the Company shall not be
required to facilitate an underwritten offering of Registrable
Securities unless the expected gross proceeds from such offering
exceed (i) 2% of the initial aggregate liquidation preference
of the Preferred Shares if such initial aggregate liquidation
preference is less than $2 billion and (ii) $200 million
if the initial aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred
Shares is equal to or greater than $2 billion. The lead
underwriters in any such distribution shall be selected by the
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be
distributed; provided that to the extent appropriate and
permitted under applicable law, such Holders shall consider the
qualifications of any broker-dealer Affiliate of the Company in
selecting the lead underwriters in any such
distribution.
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(iii) The Company
shall not be required to effect a registration (including a resale
of Registrable Securities from an effective Shelf Registration
Statement) or an underwritten offering pursuant to
Section 4.5(a): (A) with respect to securities that are
not Registrable Securities; or (B) if the Company has notified
the Investor and all other Holders that in the good faith judgment
of the Board of Directors, it would be materially detrimental to
the Company or its securityholders for such registration or
underwritten offering to be effected at such time, in which event
the Company shall have the right to defer such registration for a
period of not more than 45 days after receipt of the request
of the Investor or any other Holder; provided that such
right to delay a registration or underwritten offering shall be
exercised by the Company (1) only if the Company has generally
exercised (or is concurrently exercising) similar black-out rights
against holders of similar securities that have registration rights
and (2) not more than three times in any 12-month period and
not more than 90 days in the aggregate in any 12-month
period.
(iv) If during any
period when an effective Shelf Registration Statement is not
available, the Company proposes to register any of its equity
securities, other than a registration pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(i) or a Special Registration, and the
registration form to be filed may be used for the registration or
qualification for distribution of Registrable Securities, the
Company will give prompt written notice to the Investor and all
other Holders of its intention to effect such a registration (but
in no event less than ten days prior to the anticipated filing
date) and will include in such registration all Registrable
Securities with respect to which the Company has received written
requests for inclusion therein within ten business days after the
date of the Company’s notice (a “ Piggyback
Registration ”). Any such person that has made such a
written request may withdraw its Registrable Securities from such
Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company and
the managing underwriter, if any, on or before the fifth business
day prior to the planned effective date of such Piggyback
Registration. The Company may terminate or withdraw any
registration under this Section 4.5(a)(iv) prior to the
effectiveness of such registration, whether or not Investor or any
other Holders have elected to include Registrable Securities in
such registration.
(v) If the
registration referred to in Section 4.5(a)(iv) is proposed to
be underwritten, the Company will so advise Investor and all other
Holders as a part of the written notice given pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(iv). In such event, the right of Investor and
all other Holders to registration pursuant to Section 4.5(a)
will be conditioned upon such persons’ participation in such
underwriting and the inclusion of such person’s Registrable
Securities in the underwriting if such securities are of the same
class of securities as the securities to be offered in the
underwritten offering, and each such person will (together with the
Company and the other persons distributing their securities through
such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for
such underwriting by the Company; provided that the Investor
(as opposed to other Holders) shall not be required to indemnify
any person in connection with any registration. If any
participating person disapproves of the terms of the underwriting,
such person may elect to withdraw therefrom by written
notice
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to the Company,
the managing underwriters and the Investor (if the Investor is
participating in the underwriting).
(vi) If either
(x) the Company grants “piggyback” registration
rights to one or more third parties to include their securities in
an underwritten offering under the Shelf Registration Statement
pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii) or (y) a Piggyback
Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv) relates to an
underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, and in either case
the managing underwriters advise the Company that in their
reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be
included in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold
without adversely affecting the marketability of such offering
(including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), the
Company will include in such offering only such number of
securities that in the reasonable opinion of such managing
underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the
marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect on the
per share offering price), which securities will be so included in
the following order of priority: (A) first, in the case of a
Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv), the
securities the Company proposes to sell, (B) then the
Registrable Securities of the Investor and all other Holders who
have requested inclusion of Registrable Securities pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(ii) or Section 4.5(a)(iv), as applicable,
pro rata on the basis of the aggregate number of such
securities or shares owned by each such person and (C) lastly,
any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be
so included, subject to the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however, that if the Company has, prior to the Signing Date,
entered into an agreement with respect to its securities that is
inconsistent with the order of priority contemplated hereby then it
shall apply the order of priority in such conflicting agreement to
the extent that it would otherwise result in a breach under such
agreement.
(b)
Expenses of Registration . All Registration Expenses
incurred in connection with any registration, qualification or
compliance hereunder shall be borne by the Company. All Selling
Expenses incurred in connection with any registrations hereunder
shall be borne by the holders of the securities so registered
pro rata on the basis of the aggregate offering or sale
price of the securities so registered.
(c)
Obligations of the Company . The Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts, for so long as there are Registrable
Securities outstanding, to take such actions as are under its
control to not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act) and to remain a well-known
seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) if it has such status on the Signing Date or becomes eligible
for such status in the future. In addition, whenever required to
effect the registration of any Registrable Securities or facilitate
the distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective
Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall, as expeditiously
as reasonably practicable:
(i) Prepare and
file with the SEC a prospectus supplement with respect to a
proposed offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to an
effective registration statement, subject to Section 4.5(d),
keep such registration statement effective and keep
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such prospectus
supplement current until the securities described therein are no
longer Registrable Securities.
(ii) Prepare and
file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the applicable
registration statement and the prospectus or prospectus supplement
used in connection with such registration statement as may be
necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
registration statement.
(iii) Furnish to
the Holders and any underwriters such number of copies of the
applicable registration statement and each such amendment and
supplement thereto (including in each case all exhibits) and of a
prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with
the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as
they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition
of Registrable Securities owned or to be distributed by
them.
(iv) Use its
reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the securities
covered by such registration statement under such other securities
or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably
requested by the Holders or any managing underwriter(s), to keep
such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such
registration statement remains in effect, and to take any other
action which may be reasonably necessary to enable such seller to
consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the securities
owned by such Holder; provided that the Company shall not be
required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to
qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of
process in any such states or jurisdictions.
(v) Notify each
Holder of Registrable Securities at any time when a prospectus
relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities
Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the
applicable prospectus, as then in effect, includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing.
(vi) Give written
notice to the Holders:
(A) when any
registration statement filed pursuant to Section 4.5(a) or any
amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC (except for any
amendment effected by the filing of a document with the SEC
pursuant to the Exchange Act) and when such registration statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto has become
effective;
(B) of any request
by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any registration
statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional
information;
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(C) of the
issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of any registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings
for that purpose;
(D) of the receipt
by the Company or its legal counsel of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock
for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of
any proceeding for such purpose;
(E) of the
happening of any event that requires the Company to make changes in
any effective registration statement or the prospectus related to
the registration statement in order to make the statements therein
not misleading (which notice shall be accompanied by an instruction
to suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes
have been made); and
(F) if at any time
the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any
underwriting agreement contemplated by Section 4.5(c)(x) cease
to be true and correct.
(vii) Use its
reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance or obtain the
withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement referred to in Section 4.5(c)(vi)(C) at
the earliest practicable time.
(viii) Upon the
occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 4.5(c)(v) or
4.5(c)(vi)(E), promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to such
registration statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or
file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered
to the Holders and any underwriters, the prospectus will not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If
the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with
Section 4.5(c)(vi)(E) to suspend the use of the prospectus
until the requisite changes to the prospectus have been made, then
the Holders and any underwriters shall suspend use of such
prospectus and use their reasonable best efforts to return to the
Company all copies of such prospectus (at the Company’s
expense) other than permanent file copies then in such
Holders’ or underwriters’ possession. The total number
of days that any such suspension may be in effect in any 12-month
period shall not exceed 90 days.
(ix) Use
reasonable best efforts to procure the cooperation of the
Company’s transfer agent in settling any offering or sale of
Registrable Securities, including with respect to the transfer of
physical stock certificates into book-entry form in accordance with
any procedures reasonably requested by the Holders or any managing
underwriter(s).
(x) If an
underwritten offering is requested pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(ii), enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form, scope and substance and take all such
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other actions
reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith or by the
managing underwriter(s), if any, to expedite or facilitate the
underwritten disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in
connection therewith in any underwritten offering (including making
members of management and executives of the Company available to
participate in “road shows”, similar sales events and
other marketing activities), (A) make such representations and
warranties to the Holders that are selling stockholders and the
managing underwriter(s), if any, with respect to the business of
the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Shelf Registration
Statement, prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in customary
form, substance and scope, and, if true, confirm the same if and
when requested, (B) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish
the underwriters with opinions of counsel to the Company, addressed
to the managing underwriter(s), if any, covering the matters
customarily covered in such opinions requested in underwritten
offerings, (C) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain
“cold comfort” letters from the independent certified
public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other
independent certified public accountants of any business acquired
by the Company for which financial statements and financial data
are included in the Shelf Registration Statement) who have
certified the financial statements included in such Shelf
Registration Statement, addressed to each of the managing
underwriter(s), if any, such letters to be in customary form and
covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold
comfort” letters, (D) if an underwriting agreement is
entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and
procedures customary in underwritten offerings (provided that the
Investor shall not be obligated to provide any indemnity), and
(E) deliver such documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith, their
counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any, to evidence the
continued validity of the representations and warranties made
pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with
any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or
other agreement entered into by the Company.
(xi) Make
available for inspection by a representative of Holders that are
selling stockholders, the managing underwriter(s), if any, and any
attorneys or accountants retained by such Holders or managing
underwriter(s), at the offices where normally kept, during
reasonable business hours, financial and other records, pertinent
corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the
officers, directors and employees of the Company to supply all
information in each case reasonably requested (and of the type
customarily provided in connection with due diligence conducted in
connection with a registered public offering of securities) by any
such representative, managing underwriter(s), attorney or
accountant in connection with such Shelf Registration
Statement.
(xii) Use
reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to
be listed on each national securities exchange on which similar
securities issued by the Company are then listed or, if no similar
securities issued by the Company are then listed on any national
securities exchange, use its reasonable best efforts to cause all
such
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Registrable
Securities to be listed on such securities exchange as the Investor
may designate.
(xiii) If
requested by Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities
being registered and/or sold in connection therewith, or the
managing underwriter(s), if any, promptly include in a prospectus
supplement or amendment such information as the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities being registered and/or sold
in connection therewith or managing underwriter(s), if any, may
reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of
distribution of such securities and make all required filings of
such prospectus supplement or such amendment as soon as practicable
after the Company has received such request.
(xiv) Timely
provide to its security holders earning statements satisfying the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158
thereunder.
(d)
Suspension of Sales . Upon receipt of written notice from
the Company that a registration statement, prospectus or prospectus
supplement contains or may contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits or may omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or that circumstances exist that make
inadvisable use of such registration statement, prospectus or
prospectus supplement, the Investor and each Holder of Registrable
Securities shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable
Securities until the Investor and/or Holder has received copies of
a supplemen
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