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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:
Old National Bancorp , an
Indiana corporation (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 Except to the extent supplemented or superseded by the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:
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Neel Kashkari
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Title:
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Interim Assistant Secretary for
Financial Stability
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Old National Bancorp
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By:
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/s/ Robert G. Jones
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Name:
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Robert G. Jones
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Date: December 12, 2008
EXHIBIT A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERM S
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I Purchase; Closing
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1.1. Purchase
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1.2. Closing
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1.3. Interpretation
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Article II Representations and Warranties
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2.1. Disclosure
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2.2. Representations and Warranties of the Company
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Article III Covenants
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3.1. Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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3.2. Expenses
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3.3. Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange
Listing
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3.4. Certain Notifications Until Closing
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3.5. Access, Information and Confidentiality
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Article IV Additional Agreements
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4.1. Purchase for Investment
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4.2. Legends
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4.3. Certain Transactions
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4.4. Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares;
Restrictions on Exercise of
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4.5. Registration Rights
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4.6. Voting of Warrant Shares
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4.7. Depositary Shares
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4.8. Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases
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4.9. Repurchase of Investor Securities
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4.10. Executive Compensation
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Article V Miscellaneous
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5.1. Termination
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5.2. Survival of Representations and Warranties
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5.3. Amendment
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5.4. Waiver of Conditions
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5.5. Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc
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5.6. Notices
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5.7. Definitions
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5.8. Assignment
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5.9. Severability
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5.10. No Third Party Beneficiaries
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ANNEX A FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
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A-1
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ANNEX B FORM OF WAIVER
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B-1
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ANNEX C FORM OF OPINION
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C-1
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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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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
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Term
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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 Recitals 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 "). 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
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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
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 occurrences to the extent that such changes or
occurrences have or would reasonably be
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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
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not made any other commitment to authorize, issue or sell any
Common Stock. Since the Capitalization Date, the Company has not
issued any shares of Common Stock, other than (i) shares
issued upon the exercise of stock options or delivered under other
equity-based awards or other convertible securities or warrants
which were issued and outstanding on the Capitalization Date and
disclosed on Schedule B and (ii) shares disclosed
on Schedule B . (c) Preferred Shares . The
Preferred Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, when
issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Preferred
Shares will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable, will not be issued in violation of any preemptive
rights, and will rank pari passu with or senior to all other
series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether or not issued or
outstanding, with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the Company. (d) The Warrant and Warrant
Shares . The Warrant has been duly authorized and, when executed
and delivered as contemplated hereby, will constitute a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity (" Bankruptcy Exceptions ").
The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant
(the " Warrant Shares ") have been duly authorized and
reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant and when so
issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrant will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, subject, if applicable, to
the approvals of its stockholders set forth on
Schedule C . (e) Authorization, Enforceability .
(i) The Company has the corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Warrant and, subject, if applicable, to the approvals of its
stockholders set forth on Schedule C , to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder (which includes the issuance
of the Preferred Shares, Warrant and Warrant Shares). The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and its
stockholders, and no further approval or authorization is required
on the part of the Company, subject, in each case, if applicable,
to the approvals of its stockholders set forth on
Schedule C . This Agreement is a valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions.
(ii) The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Warrant and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby and compliance by the Company with the provisions hereof
and thereof, will not (A) violate, conflict with, or result in
a breach of any provision of, or
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constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the
termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or
result in a right of termination or acceleration of, or result in
the creation of, any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance
upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
(i) subject, if applicable, to the approvals of the
Company’s stockholders set forth on Schedule C ,
its organizational documents or (ii) any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any Company Subsidiary may
be bound, or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any
of the properties or assets of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary may be subject, or (B) subject to compliance with
the statutes and regulations referred to in the next paragraph,
violate any statute, rule or regulation or any judgment, ruling,
order, writ, injunction or decree applicable to the Company or any
Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets
except, in the case of clauses (A)(ii) and (B), for those
occurrences that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. (iii) Other than the
filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of
State of its jurisdiction of organization or other applicable
Governmental Entity, any current report on Form 8-K required to be
filed with the SEC, such filings and approvals as are required to
be made or obtained under any state "blue sky" laws, the filing of
any proxy statement contemplated by Section 3.1 and such as
have been made or obtained, no notice to, filing with, exemption or
review by, or authorization, consent or approval of, any
Governmental Entity is required to be made or obtained by the
Company in connection with the consummation by the Company of the
Purchase except for any such notices, filings, exemptions, reviews,
authorizations, consents and approvals the failure of which to make
or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. (f)
Anti-takeover Provisions and Rights Plan . The Board of
Directors of the Company (the " Board of Directors ") has
taken all necessary action to ensure that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the
exercise of the Warrant in accordance with its terms, will be
exempt from any anti-takeover or similar provisions of the
Company’s Charter and bylaws, and any other provisions of any
applicable "moratorium", "control share", "fair price", "interested
stockholder" or other anti-takeover laws and regulations of any
jurisdiction. The Company has taken all actions necessary to render
any stockholders’ rights plan of the Company inapplicable to
this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the
exercise of the Warrant by the Investor in accordance with its
terms. (g) No Company Material Adverse Effect . Since the
last day of the last completed fiscal period for which the Company
has filed a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or an Annual 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,
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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 all means of access thereto and
therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct
control that would not
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reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
system of internal accounting controls described below in this
Section 2.2(i)(ii). The Company (A) has implemented and
maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material
information relating to the Company, including the consolidated
Company Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer
and the chief financial officer of the Company by others within
those entities, and (B) has disclosed, based on its most
recent evaluation prior to the Signing Date, to the Company’s
outside auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors
(x) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal controls over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act)
that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees who have a significant role
in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
(j) No Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither the Company nor any
of the Company Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of
any nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) which are
not properly reflected or reserved against in the Company Financial
Statements to the extent required to be so reflected or reserved
against in accordance with GAAP, except for (A) liabilities
that have arisen since the last fiscal year end in the ordinary and
usual course of business and consistent with past practice and
(B) liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, have
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. (k) Offering of Securities .
Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has taken
any action (including any offering of any securities of the Company
under circumstances which would require the integration of such
offering with the offering of any of the Purchased Securities under
the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder), which might subject the offering, issuance
or sale of any of the Purchased Securities to Investor pursuant to
this Agreement to the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. (l) Litigation and Other Proceedings . Except
(i) as set forth on Schedule D or (ii) as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no
(A) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened,
claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding, against the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or to which any of their assets
are subject nor is the Company or any Company Subsidiary subject to
any order, judgment or decree or (B) unresolved violation,
criticism or exception by any Governmental Entity with respect to
any report or relating to any examinations or inspections of the
Company or any Company Subsidiaries. (m) Compliance with
Laws . Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
the Company and the 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
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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 with respect
to its qualified status that has not been revoked, or such a
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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
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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 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
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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 any proxy
statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and provide the
Investor with a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon. In the
event that the approval of any of the Stockholder Proposals is not
obtained at such special stockholders meeting, the Company shall
include a proposal to approve (and the Board of Directors shall
recommend approval of) each such proposal at a meeting of its
stockholders no less than once in each subsequent six-month period
beginning on January 1, 2009 until all such approvals are
obtained or made. (c) None of
the information supplied by the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries for inclusion in any proxy statement in connection
with any such stockholders meeting of the Company will, at the date
it is filed with the SEC, when first mailed to the Company’s
stockholders and at the time of any stockholders meeting, and at
the time of any amendment or supplement thereof, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
3.2 Expenses . Unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Warrant, each of the
parties hereto will bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by
it or on its behalf in connection with the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement and the Warrant, including fees
and expenses of its own financial or other consultants, investment
bankers, accountants and counsel. 3.3
Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
.
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(a) During the period from
the Closing Date (or, if the approval of the Stockholder Proposals
is required, the date of such approval) until the date on which the
Warrant has been fully exercised, the Company shall at all times
have reserved for issuance, free of preemptive or similar rights, a
sufficient number of authorized and unissued Warrant Shares to
effectuate such exercise. Nothing in this Section 3.3 shall
preclude the Company from satisfying its obligations in respect of
the exercise of the Warrant by delivery of shares of Common Stock
which are held in the treasury of the Company. As soon as
reasonably practicable following the Closing, the Company shall, at
its expense, cause the Warrant Shares to be listed on the same
national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed,
subject to official notice of issuance, and shall maintain such
listing for so long as any Common Stock is listed on such exchange.
(b) If requested by the
Investor, the Company shall promptly use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the Preferred Shares to be approved for listing on
a national securities exchange as promptly as practicable following
such request. 3.4 Certain
Notifications Until Closing . From the Signing Date until the
Closing, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor of
(i) any fact, event or circumstance of which it is aware and
which would reasonably be expected to cause any representation or
warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement to be untrue or
inaccurate in any material respect or to cause any covenant or
agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement not to be
complied with or satisfied in any material respect and
(ii) except as Previously Disclosed, any fact, circumstance,
event, change, occurrence, condition or development of which the
Company is aware and which, individually or in the aggregate, has
had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect; provided , however , that delivery of
any notice pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall not limit or affect
any rights of or remedies available to the Investor;
provided , further , that a failure to comply with
this Section 3.4 shall not constitute a breach of this
Agreement or the failure of any condition set forth in
Section 1.2 to be satisfied unless the underlying Company
Material Adverse Effect or material breach would independently
result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 1.2
to be satisfied. 3.5 Access,
Information and Confidentiality .
(a) From the Signing Date until
the date when the Investor holds an amount of Preferred Shares
having an aggregate liquidation value of less than 10% of the
Purchase Price, the Company will permit the Investor and its
agents, consultants, contractors and advisors (x) acting
through the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, to examine the
corporate books and make copies thereof and to discuss the affairs,
finances and accounts of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
with the principal officers of the Company, all upon reasonable
notice and at such reasonable times and as often as the Investor
may reasonably request and (y) to review any information
material to the Investor’s investment in the Company provided
by the Company to its Appropriate Federal Banking Agency. Any
investigation pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall be conducted
during normal business hours and in such manner as not to interfere
unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company, and
nothing herein shall require the Company or any Company Subsidiary
to disclose any information to the Investor to the extent
(i) prohibited by applicable law or regulation, or (ii) that
such disclosure would reasonably be expected to cause a violation
of any agreement to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is
a party or would cause a risk of a loss of privilege to the Company
or any Company
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Subsidiary ( provided that the Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to make appropriate substitute
disclosure arrangements under circumstances where the restrictions
in this clause (ii) apply).
(b) The Investor will use
reasonable best efforts to hold, and will use reasonable best
efforts to cause its agents, consultants, contractors and advisors
to hold, in confidence all non- public records, books, contracts,
instruments, computer data and other data and information
(collectively, " Information ") concerning the Company
furnished or made available to it by the Company or its
representatives pursuant to this Agreement (except to the extent
that such information can be shown to have been (i) previously
known by such party on a non-confidential basis, (ii) in the
public domain through no fault of such party or (iii) later
lawfully acquired from other sources by the party to which it was
furnished (and without violation of any other confidentiality
obligation)); provided that nothing herein shall prevent the
Investor from disclosing any Information to the extent required by
applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal
process. Article IV
Additional Agreements 4.1
Purchase for Investment . The Investor acknowledges that the
Purchased Securities and the Warrant Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities
laws. The Investor (a) is acquiring the Purchased Securities
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act
solely for investment with no present intention to distribute them
to any person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
U.S. state securities laws, (b) will not sell or otherwise
dispose of any of the Purchased Securities or the Warrant Shares,
except in compliance with the registration requirements or
exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any applicable U.S.
state securities laws, and (c) has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters and in investments of
this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the Purchase and of making an informed investment decision.
4.2 Legends .
(a) The Investor agrees that all
certificates or other instruments representing the Warrant and the
Warrant Shares will bear a legend substantially to the following
effect: "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT
RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS." (b) The
Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments
representing the Warrant will also bear a legend substantially to
the following effect:
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"THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO
THEREIN, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR
OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID."
(c) In addition, the Investor
agrees that all certificates or other instruments representing the
Preferred Shares will bear a legend substantially to the following
effect: "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE
NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT
UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO
AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH
PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS
NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM
SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
ANY TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY
ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A "QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT
(A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN
EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE
PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
"QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN
THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A,
(C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE
SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND."
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(d) In the event that any
Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares (i) become registered
under the Securities Act or (ii) are eligible to be
transferred without restriction in accordance with Rule 144 or
another exemption from registration under the Securities Act (other
than Rule 144A), the Company shall issue new certificates or
other instruments representing such Purchased Securities or Warrant
Shares, which shall not contain the applicable legends in
Sections 4.2(a) and (c) above; provided that the
Investor surrenders to the Company the previously issued
certificates or other instruments. Upon Transfer of all or a
portion of the Warrant in compliance with Section 4.4, the
Company shall issue new certificates or other instruments
representing the Warrant, which shall not contain the applicable
legend in Section 4.2(b) above; provided that the
Investor surrenders to the Company the previously issued
certificates or other instruments.
4.3 Certain Transactions . The
Company will not merge or consolidate with, or sell, transfer or
lease all or substantially all of its property or assets to, any
other party unless the successor, transferee or lessee party (or
its ultimate parent entity), as the case may be (if not the
Company), expressly assumes the due and punctual performance and
observance of each and every covenant, agreement and condition of
this Agreement to be performed and observed by the Company.
4.4 Transfer of Purchased
Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions on Exercise of
the Warrant . Subject to compliance with applicable
securities laws, the Investor shall be permitted to transfer, sell,
assign or otherwise dispose of (" Transfer ") all or a
portion of the Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares at any time,
and the Company shall take all steps as may be reasonably requested
by the Investor to facilitate the Transfer of the Purchased
Securities and the Warrant Shares; provided that the
Investor shall not Transfer a portion or portions of the Warrant
with respect to, and/or exercise the Warrant for, more than
one-half of the Initial Warrant Shares (as such number may be
adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 13 thereof) in
the aggregate until the earlier of (a) the date on which the
Company (or any successor by Business Combination) has received
aggregate gross proceeds of not less than the Purchase Price (and
the purchase price paid by the Investor to any such successor for
securities of such successor purchased under the CPP) from one or
more Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity
Offerings of such successor) and (b) December 31, 2009. "
Qualified Equity Offering " means the sale and issuance for
cash by the Company to persons other than the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries after the Closing Date of shares of perpetual
Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any combination of such stock,
that, in each case, qualify as and may be included in Tier 1
capital of the Company at the time of issuance under the applicable
risk-based capital guidelines of the Company’s Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency (other than any such sales and issuances
made pursuant to agreements or arrangements entered into, or
pursuant to financing plans which were publicly announced, on or
prior to October 13, 2008). " Business Combination " means a
merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar
transaction that requires the approval of the Company’s
stockholders. 4.5 Registration
Rights . (a)
Registration .
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(i) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Company covenants and agrees that
as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date (and in any event
no later than 30 days after the Closing Date), the Company
shall prepare and file with the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement
covering all Registrable Securities (or otherwise designate an
existing Shelf Registration Statement filed with the SEC to cover
the Registrable Securities), and, to the extent the Shelf
Registration Statement has not theretofore been declared effective
or is not automatically effective upon such filing, the Company
shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration
Statement to be declared or become effective and to keep such Shelf
Registration Statement continuously effective and in compliance
with the Securities Act and usable for resale of such Registrable
Securities for a period from the date of its initial effectiveness
until such time as there are no Registrable Securities remaining
(including by refiling such Shelf Registration Statement (or a new
Shelf Registration Statement) if the initial Shelf Registration
Statement expires). So long as the Company is a well-known seasoned
issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) at
the time of filing of the Shelf Registration Statement with the
SEC, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be designated by the
Company as an automatic Shelf Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Signing Date the Company
is not eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3, then
the Company shall not be obligated to file a Shelf Registration
Statement unless and until requested to do so in writing by the
Investor. (ii) Any registration
pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(i) shall be effected by means of a
shelf registration on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under
the Securities Act (a " Shelf Registration Statement "). If
the Investor or any other Holder intends to distribute any
Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering it
shall promptly so advise the Company and the Company shall take all
reasonable steps to facilitate such distribution, including the
actions required pursuant to Section 4.5(c); provided
that the Company shall not be required to facilitate an
underwritten offering of Registrable Securities unless the expected
gross proceeds from such offering exceed (i) 2% of the initial
aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares if such
initial aggregate liquidation preference is less than
$2 billion and (ii) $200 million if the initial aggregate
liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares is equal to or
greater than $2 billion. The lead underwriters in any such
distribution shall be selected by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities to be distributed; provided that to
the extent appropriate and permitted under applicable law, such
Holders shall consider the qualifications of any broker-dealer
Affiliate of the Company in selecting the lead underwriters in any
such distribution. (iii) The Company
shall not be required to effect a registration (including a resale
of Registrable Securities from an effective Shelf Registration
Statement) or an underwritten offering pursuant to
Section 4.5(a): (A) with respect to securities that are
not Registrable Securities; or (B) if the Company has notified
the Investor and all other Holders that in the good faith judgment
of the Board of Directors, it would be materially detrimental to
the Company or its securityholders for such registration or
underwritten offering to be effected at such time, in which event
the Company shall have the right to defer such registration for a
period of not more than 45 days after receipt of the request
of
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the Investor or any other Holder; provided that such
right to delay a registration or underwritten offering shall be
exercised by the Company (1) only if the Company has generally
exercised (or is concurrently exercising) similar black-out rights
against holders of similar securities that have registration rights
and (2) not more than three times in any 12-month period and
not more than 90 days in the aggregate in any 12-month period.
(iv) If during any period when an
effective Shelf Registration Statement is not available, the
Company proposes to register any of its equity securities, other
than a registration pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(i) or a Special
Registration, and the registration form to be filed may be used for
the registration or qualification for distribution of Registrable
Securities, the Company will give prompt written notice to the
Investor and all other Holders of its intention to effect such a
registration (but in no event less than ten days prior to the
anticipated filing date) and will include in such registration all
Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has
received written requests for inclusion therein within ten business
days after the date of the Company’s notice (a " Piggyback
Registration "). Any such person that has made such a written
request may withdraw its Registrable Securities from such Piggyback
Registration by giving written notice to the Company and the
managing underwriter, if any, on or before the fifth business day
prior to the planned effective date of such Piggyback Registration.
The Company may terminate or withdraw any registration under this
Section 4.5(a)(iv) prior to the effectiveness of such
registration, whether or not Investor or any other Holders have
elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration.
(v) If the registration referred to
in Section 4.5(a)(iv) is proposed to be underwritten, the
Company will so advise Investor and all other Holders as a part of
the written notice given pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(iv). In
such event, the right of Investor and all other Holders to
registration pursuant to Section 4.5(a) will be conditioned
upon such persons’ participation in such underwriting and the
inclusion of such person’s Registrable Securities in the
underwriting if such securities are of the same class of securities
as the securities to be offered in the underwritten offering, and
each such person will (together with the Company and the other
persons distributing their securities through such underwriting)
enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the
underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the
Company; provided that the Investor (as opposed to other
Holders) shall not be required to indemnify any person in
connection with any registration. If any participating person
disapproves of the terms of the underwriting, such person may elect
to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company, the
managing underwriters and the Investor (if the Investor is
participating in the underwriting).
(vi) If either (x) the Company
grants "piggyback" registration rights to one or more third parties
to include their securities in an underwritten offering under the
Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii) or
(y) a Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv)
relates to an underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, and
in either case the managing underwriters advise the Company that in
their reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be
included in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold
without adversely affecting the marketability of such offering
(including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), the
Company will include in
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such offering only such number of securities that in the
reasonable opinion of such managing underwriters can be sold
without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering
(including an adverse effect on the per share offering price),
which securities will be so included in the following order of
priority: (A) first, in the case of a Piggyback Registration
under Section 4.5(a)(iv), the securities the Company proposes
to sell, (B) then the Registrable Securities of the Investor
and all other Holders who have requested inclusion of Registrable
Securities pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii) or Section
4.5(a)(iv), as applicable, pro rata on the basis of the
aggregate number of such securities or shares owned by each such
person and (C) lastly, any other securities of the Company
that have been requested to be so included, subject to the terms of
this Agreement; provided, however, that if the Company has,
prior to the Signing Date, entered into an agreement with respect
to its securities that is inconsistent with the order of priority
contemplated hereby then it shall apply the order of priority in
such conflicting agreement to the extent that it would otherwise
result in a breach under such agreement.
(b) Expenses of
Registration . All Registration Expenses incurred in connection
with any registration, qualification or compliance hereunder shall
be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses incurred in
connection with any registrations hereunder shall be borne by the
holders of the securities so registered pro rata on the
basis of the aggregate offering or sale price of the securities so
registered. (c) Obligations
of the Company . The Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts, for so long as there are Registrable Securities
outstanding, to take such actions as are under its control to not
become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) and to remain a well-known seasoned issuer (as
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) if it has such
status on the Signing Date or becomes eligible for such status in
the future. In addition, whenever required to effect the
registration of any Registrable Securities or facilitate the
distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective
Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall, as expeditiously
as reasonably practicable: (i)
Prepare and file with the SEC a prospectus supplement with respect
to a proposed offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to an
effective registration statement, subject to Section 4.5(d),
keep such registration statement effective and keep such prospectus
supplement current until the securities described therein are no
longer Registrable Securities. (ii)
Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to
the applicable registration statement and the prospectus or
prospectus supplement used in connection with such registration
statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities
covered by such registration statement.
(iii) Furnish to the Holders and any
underwriters such number of copies of the applicable registration
statement and each such amendment and supplement thereto (including
in each case all exhibits) and of a prospectus, including a
preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the
Securities Act, and such other
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documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate
the disposition of Registrable Securities owned or to be
distributed by them. (iv) Use its
reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the securities
covered by such registration statement under such other securities
or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably
requested by the Holders or any managing underwriter(s), to keep
such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such
registration statement remains in effect, and to take any other
action which may be reasonably necessary to enable such seller to
consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the securities
owned by such Holder; provided that the Company shall not be
required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to
qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of
process in any such states or jurisdictions.
(v) Notify each Holder of Registrable
Securities at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is
required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening
of any event as a result of which the applicable prospectus, as
then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of
the circumstances then existing. (vi)
Give written notice to the Holders:
(A) when any registration statement
filed pursuant to Section 4.5(a) or any amendment thereto has
been filed with the SEC (except for any amendment effected by the
filing of a document with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act) and
when such registration statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto has become effective; (B) of
any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any
registration statement or the prospectus included therein or for
additional information; (C) of the
issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of any registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings
for that purpose; (D) of the receipt
by the Company or its legal counsel of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock
for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of
any proceeding for such purpose; (E)
of the happening of any event that requires the Company to make
changes in any effective registration statement or the prospectus
related to the registration statement in order to make the
statements therein not misleading (which notice shall be
accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the prospectus
until the requisite changes have been made); and
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(F) if at any time the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in any
underwriting agreement contemplated by Section 4.5(c)(x) cease
to be true and correct. (vii) Use its
reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance or obtain the
withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement referred to in Section 4.5(c)(vi)(C) at
the earliest practicable time. (viii)
Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by
Section 4.5(c)(v) or 4.5(c)(vi)(E), promptly prepare a
post-effective amendment to such registration statement or a
supplement to the related prospectus or file any other required
document so that, as thereafter delivered to the Holders and any
underwriters, the prospectus will not contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the
Holders in accordance with Section 4.5(c)(vi)(E) to suspend
the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes to the
prospectus have been made, then the Holders and any underwriters
shall suspend use of such prospectus and use their reasonable best
efforts to return to the Company all copies of such prospectus (at
the Company’s expense) other than permanent file copies then
in such Holders’ or underwriters’ possession. The total
number of days that any such suspension may be in effect in any
12-month period shall not exceed 90 days.
(ix) Use reasonable best efforts to
procure the cooperation of the Company’s transfer agent in
settling any offering or sale of Registrable Securities, including
with respect to the transfer of physical stock certificates into
book-entry form in accordance with any procedures reasonably
requested by the Holders or any managing underwriter(s).
(x) If an underwritten offering is
requested pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii), enter into an
underwriting agreement in customary form, scope and substance and
take all such other actions reasonably requested by the Holders of
a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection
therewith or by the managing underwriter(s), if any, to expedite or
facilitate the underwritten disposition of such Registrable
Securities, and in connection therewith in any underwritten
offering (including making members of management and executives of
the Company available to participate in "road shows", similar sales
events and other marketing activities), (A) make such
representations and warranties to the Holders that are selling
stockholders and the managing underwriter(s), if any, with respect
to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Shelf
Registration Statement, prospectus and documents, if any,
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in
each case, in customary form, substance and scope, and, if true,
confirm the same if and when requested, (B) use its reasonable
best efforts to furnish the underwriters with opinions of counsel
to the Company, addressed to the managing underwriter(s), if any,
covering the matters customarily covered in such opinions requested
in underwritten offerings, (C) use its reasonable best efforts
to obtain "cold comfort" letters from the independent certified
public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other
independent certified public accountants of any business acquired
by the Company for which financial statements and financial data
are included
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in the Shelf Registration Statement) who have certified the
financial statements included in such Shelf Registration Statement,
addressed to each of the managing underwriter(s), if any, such
letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type
customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters, (D) if an
underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain
indemnification provisions and procedures customary in underwritten
offerings (provided that the Investor shall not be obligated to
provide any indemnity), and (E) deliver such documents and
certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection
therewith, their counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any,
to evidence the continued validity of the representations and
warranties made pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence
compliance with any customary conditions contained in the
underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the
Company. (xi) Make available for
inspection by a representative of Holders that are selling
stockholders, the managing underwriter(s), if any, and any
attorneys or accountants retained by such Holders or managing
underwriter(s), at the offices where normally kept, during
reasonable business hours, financial and other records, pertinent
corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the
officers, directors and employees of the Company to supply all
information in each case reasonably requested (and of the type
customarily provided in connection with due diligence conducted in
connection with a registered public offering of securities) by any
such representative, managing underwriter(s), attorney or
accountant in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement.
(xii) Use reasonable best efforts to
cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each national
securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the
Company are then listed or, if no similar securities issued by the
Company are then listed on any national securities exchange, use
its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable
Securities to be listed on such securities exchange as the Investor
may designate. (xiii) If requested by
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being
registered and/or sold in connection therewith, or the managing
underwriter(s), if any, promptly include in a prospectus supplement
or amendment such information as the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being registered and/or sold in connection
therewith or managing underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably
request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of
such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or such amendment as soon as practicable after the
Company has received such request.
(xiv) Timely provide to its security
holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section
11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.
(d) Suspension of Sales
. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a
registration statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement
contains or may contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits or may omit to stat
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