Exhibit 10.1
U NITED S TATES D EPARTMENT OF THE T REASURY
1500 P ENNSYLVANIA A VENUE ,
NW
W ASHINGTON ,
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supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the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
Kashakari
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Title:
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Interim
Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability
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COMPANY: FIRST
MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Michael L.
Scudder
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Title:
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President and
Chief Executive Officer
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Date: December 5,
2008
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
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Purchase
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1
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1.2
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Closing
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2
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1.3
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Interpretation
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4
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Article II
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Representations and
Warranties
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2.1
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Disclosure
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4
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2.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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5
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Article III
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Covenants
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3.1
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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13
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3.2
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Expenses
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3.3
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Sufficiency of
Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
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15
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3.4
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Certain
Notifications Until Closing
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15
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3.5
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Access,
Information and Confidentiality
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Article IV
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Additional Agreements
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4.1
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Purchase for
Investment
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4.2
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Legends
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4.3
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Certain
Transactions
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4.4
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Transfer of
Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions on Exercise
of the Warrant
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4.5
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Registration
Rights
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4.6
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Voting of
Warrant Shares
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30
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4.7
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Depositary
Shares
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31
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4.8
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Restriction on
Dividends and Repurchases
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31
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4.9
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Repurchase of
Investor Securities
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4.10
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Executive
Compensation
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Page
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Article V
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Miscellaneous
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5.1
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Termination
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34
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5.2
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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5.3
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Amendment
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5.4
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Waiver of
Conditions
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5.5
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Governing
Law: Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc .
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35
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5.6
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Notices
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5.7
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Definitions
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5.8
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Assignment
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5.9
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Severability
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5.10
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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 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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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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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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Letter Agreement
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Recitals
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officers
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5.7(c)
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Location of Definition
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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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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
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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 performed in all material
respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
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(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 or
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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 specified
on Schedule B , and the Company has not made any other
commitment to
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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 thereof, will not
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(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.
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(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 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 Company Subsidiaries or
their accountants (including
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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.
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(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 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
determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service
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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 other provisions of this
Section 3.1(b) and
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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 ex