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Exhibit 10.1 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20220 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The company set forth on the
signature page hereto (the " Company ") intends to issue in
a private placement the number of shares of a series of its
preferred stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the "
Preferred Shares ") and a warrant to purchase the number of
shares of its common stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the
" Warrant " and, together with the Preferred Shares, the "
Purchased Securities ") and the United States Department of
the Treasury (the " Investor ") intends to purchase from the
Company the Purchased Securities. The
purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and
conditions of the purchase by the Investor of the Purchased
Securities. Except to the extent supplemented or superseded by the
terms set forth herein or in the Schedules hereto, the provisions
contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard
Terms attached hereto as Exhibit A (the " Securities
Purchase Agreement ") are incorporated by reference herein.
Terms that are defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement are
used in this letter agreement as so defined. In the event of any
inconsistency between this letter agreement and the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the terms of this letter agreement shall
govern. Each of the Company and the
Investor hereby confirms its agreement with the other party with
respect to the issuance by the Company of the Purchased Securities
and the purchase by the Investor of the Purchased Securities
pursuant to this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase
Agreement on the terms specified on Schedule A hereto.
This letter agreement (including the
Schedules hereto) and the Securities Purchase Agreement (including
the Annexes thereto) and the Warrant constitute the entire
agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements,
understandings, representations and warranties, both written and
oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This letter agreement constitutes the "Letter Agreement"
referred to in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
This letter agreement may be executed
in any number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being
deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will
together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to
this letter agreement may be delivered by facsimile and such
facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature
pages had been delivered. ***
In witness whereof, this letter
agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly
authorized representatives of the parties hereto as of the date
written below.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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By:
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/s/ Neel Kashkari
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Name: Neel Kashkari
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Title: Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial
Stability
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COMPANY: CITIZENS REPUBLIC BANCORP, INC.
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By:
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/s/ William R. Hartman
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Name: William R. Hartman
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Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer
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Date: December 12, 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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2
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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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5
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2.2
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Representations and Warranties of the Company
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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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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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3.4
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Certain Notifications Until Closing
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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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4.7
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Depositary Shares
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4.8
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Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases
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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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ARTICLE V
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Miscellaneous
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5.1
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Termination
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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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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 ANNEX A: FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
DESIGNATIONS ANNEX B: FORM OF WAIVER ANNEX C: FORM OF OPINION ANNEX
D: FORM OF WARRANT
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Location of
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Term
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Definitions
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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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Location of
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Term
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Definitions
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officers
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5.7(c)
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Parity Stock
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4.8(c)
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Pending Underwritten Offering
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4.5(l)
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Permitted Repurchases
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4. 8(a)(ii)
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Piggyback Registration
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4.5(a)(iv)
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Plan
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2.2(n)
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Preferred Shares
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Recitals
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Preferred Stock
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Recitals
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Previously Disclosed
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2.1(b)
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Proprietary Rights
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2.2(u)
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Purchase
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Recitals
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Purchase Price
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1.1
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Purchased Securities
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Recitals
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Qualified Equity Offering
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4.4
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register; registered; registration
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4.5(k)(iii)
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Registrable Securities
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4.5(k)(iv)
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Registration Expenses
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4.5(k)(v)
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Regulatory Agreement
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2.2(s)
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Rule 144; Rule 144A; Rule 159A; Rule 405;
Rule 415
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4.5(k)(vi)
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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 Section 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 "). Section 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
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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;
(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
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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
(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).
Section 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.
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ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties
Section 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 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.
Section 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
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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 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
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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 (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.
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(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 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
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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 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,
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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 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
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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 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.
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(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.
(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
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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
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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.
(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 Section 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.
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(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
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
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