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Exhibit 10.1 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20220 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The company set
forth on the signature page hereto (the " Company ") intends
to issue in a private placement the number of shares of a series of
its preferred stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the "
Preferred Shares ") and a warrant to purchase the number of
shares of its common stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the
" Warrant " and, together with the Preferred Shares, the "
Purchased Securities ") and the United States Department of
the Treasury (the " Investor ") intends to purchase from the
Company the Purchased Securities. The purpose of this letter
agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the purchase by
the Investor of the Purchased Securities. Except to the extent
supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the
Schedules hereto, the provisions contained in the Securities
Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the " Securities Purchase Agreement ") are
incorporated by reference herein. Terms that are defined in the
Securities Purchase Agreement are used in this letter agreement as
so defined. In the event of any inconsistency between this letter
agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement, the terms of this
letter agreement shall govern. Each of the Company and the Investor
hereby confirms its agreement with the other party with respect to
the issuance by the Company of the Purchased Securities and the
purchase by the Investor of the Purchased Securities pursuant to
this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement on the
terms specified on Schedule A hereto. This letter agreement
(including the Schedules hereto) and the Securities Purchase
Agreement (including the Annexes thereto) and the Warrant
constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior
agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both
written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject
matter hereof. This letter agreement constitutes the "Letter
Agreement" referred to in the Securities Purchase Agreement. This
letter agreement may be executed in any number of separate
counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original
instrument, and all such counterparts will together constitute the
same agreement. Executed signature pages to this letter agreement
may be delivered by facsimile and such facsimiles will be deemed as
sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered. * *
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In witness whereof, this letter agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the duly authorized representatives of the parties
hereto as of the date written below.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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By:
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/s/ Neel Kashkari
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Neel Kashkari
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Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial
Stability
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BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Michael P. Daly
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Michael P. Daly
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Date: December 19, 2008
EXHIBIT A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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Article I
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Purchase; Closing
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1.1 Purchase
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2
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1.2 Closing
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2
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1.3 Interpretation
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Article II
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Representations and Warranties
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2.1 Disclosure
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2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Company
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5
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Article III
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Covenants
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3.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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3.2 Expenses
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3.3 Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
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3.4 Certain Notifications Until Closing
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3.5 Access, Information and Confidentiality
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Article IV
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Additional Agreements
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4.1 Purchase for Investment
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4.2 Legends
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4.3 Certain Transactions
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4.4 Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares;
Restrictions on Exercise of the Warrant
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4.5 Registration Rights
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4.6 Voting of Warrant Shares
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4.7 Depositary Shares
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4.8 Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases
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4.9 Repurchase of Investor Securities
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4.10 Executive Compensation
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Article V
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Miscellaneous
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5.1 Termination
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5.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties
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5.3 Amendment
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5.4 Waiver of Conditions
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5.5 Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc.
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5.6 Notices
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5.7 Definitions
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5.8 Assignment
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5.9 Severability
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5.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries
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LIST OF ANNEXES
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ANNEX A:
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED
STOCK
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ANNEX B:
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FORM OF WAIVER
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ANNEX C:
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FORM OF OPINION
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ANNEX D:
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FORM OF WARRANT
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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Affiliate
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5.7(b)
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Agreement
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Recitals
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Appraisal Procedure
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4.9(c)(i)
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Appropriate Federal Banking Agency
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2.2(s)
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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
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Recitals
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Purchase Price
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1.1
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Purchased Securities
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Recitals
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Qualified Equity Offering
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4.4
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register; registered; registration
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4.5(k)(iii)
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Registrable Securities
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4.5(k)(iv)
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Registration Expenses
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4.5(k)(v)
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Regulatory Agreement
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2.2(s)
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Rule 144; Rule 144A; Rule 159A; Rule 405;
Rule 415
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4.5(k)(vi)
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Schedules
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Recitals
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SEC
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2.1(b)
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Securities Act
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2.2(a)
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Selling Expenses
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4.5(k)(vii)
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Senior Executive Officers
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4.10
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Share Dilution Amount
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4.8(a)(ii)
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Shelf Registration Statement
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4.5(a)(ii)
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Signing Date
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2.1(a)
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Special Registration
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4.5(i)
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Stockholder Proposals
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3.1(b)
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subsidiary
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5.8(a)
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Tax; Taxes
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2.2(o)
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Transfer
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4.4
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Warrant
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Recitals
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Warrant Shares
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2.2(d)
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT – STANDARD TERMS
Recitals: WHEREAS, the United States Department of the
Treasury (the " Investor ") may from time to time agree to
purchase shares of preferred stock and warrants from eligible
financial institutions which elect to participate in the Troubled
Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program (" CPP ");
WHEREAS, an eligible financial institution electing to participate
in the CPP and issue securities to the Investor (referred to herein
as the " Company ") shall enter into a letter agreement (the
" Letter Agreement ") with the Investor which incorporates
this Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms; WHEREAS,
the Company agrees to expand the flow of credit to U.S. consumers
and businesses on competitive terms to promote the sustained growth
and vitality of the U.S. economy; WHEREAS, the Company agrees to
work diligently, under existing programs, to modify the terms of
residential mortgages as appropriate to strengthen the health of
the U.S. housing market; WHEREAS, the Company intends to issue in a
private placement the number of shares of the series of its
Preferred Stock (" Preferred Stock ") set forth on
Schedule A to the Letter Agreement (the " Preferred
Shares ") and a warrant to purchase the number of shares of its
Common Stock (" Common Stock ") set forth on
Schedule A to the Letter Agreement (the " Initial
Warrant Shares ") (the " Warrant " and, together with
the Preferred Shares, the " Purchased Securities ") and the
Investor intends to purchase (the " Purchase ") from the
Company the Purchased Securities; and WHEREAS, the Purchase will be
governed by this Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard
Terms and the Letter Agreement, including the schedules thereto
(the " Schedules "), specifying additional terms of the
Purchase. This Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms
(including the Annexes hereto) and the Letter Agreement (including
the Schedules thereto) are together referred to as this
"Agreement". All references in this Securities Purchase Agreement
– Standard Terms to "Schedules" are to the Schedules attached
to the Letter Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and of
the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows: Article I
Purchase; Closing 1.1 Purchase . On the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company
agrees to sell to the Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase
from the Company, at the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the
Purchased Securities for the price set forth on
Schedule A (the " Purchase Price "). 1.2
Closing . (a) On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the Purchase
(the " Closing ") will take place at the location specified
in Schedule A , at the time and on the date set forth
in Schedule A or as soon as practicable thereafter, or
at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed between the
Company and the Investor. The time and date on which the Closing
occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the " Closing
Date ". (b) Subject to the fulfillment or waiver of the
conditions to the Closing in this Section 1.2, at the Closing
the Company will deliver the Preferred Shares and the Warrant, in
each case as evidenced by one or more certificates dated the
Closing Date and bearing appropriate legends as hereinafter
provided for, in exchange for payment in full of the Purchase Price
by wire transfer of immediately available United States funds to a
bank account designated by the Company on Schedule A .
(c) The respective obligations of each of the Investor and the
Company to consummate the Purchase are subject to the fulfillment
(or waiver by the Investor and the Company, as applicable) prior to
the Closing of the conditions that (i) any approvals or
authorizations of all United States and other governmental,
regulatory or judicial authorities (collectively, " Governmental
Entities ") required for the consummation of the Purchase shall
have been obtained or made in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to each party and shall be in full force and effect
and all waiting periods required by United States and other
applicable law, if any, shall have expired and (ii) no
provision of any applicable United States or other law and no
judgment, injunction, order or decree of any Governmental Entity
shall prohibit the purchase and sale of the Purchased Securities as
contemplated by this Agreement. (d) The obligation of the
Investor to consummate the Purchase is also subject to the
fulfillment (or waiver by the Investor) at or prior to the Closing
of each of the following conditions: (i) (A) the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
(x) Section 2.2(g) of this Agreement shall be true and correct
in all respects as though made on and as of the Closing Date,
(y) Sections 2.2(a) through (f) shall be true and
correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the
Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that by
their terms speak as of another date, which representations and
warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
such other date) and (z) Sections 2.2(h) through (v)
(disregarding all qualifications or limitations set forth in such
representations and warranties as to "materiality", "Company
Material Adverse Effect" and words of similar import) shall be true
and correct as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other
than representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of
another date, which representations and warranties shall be true
and correct as of such other date), except to the extent that the
failure of such representations and warranties referred to in this
Section 1.2(d)(i)(A)(z) to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, does not have and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
and (B) the Company shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
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(ii) the Investor shall have received a certificate signed
on behalf of the Company by a senior executive officer certifying
to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 1.2(d)(i)
have been satisfied; (iii) the Company shall have duly adopted
and filed with the Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of
organization or other applicable Governmental Entity the amendment
to its certificate or articles of incorporation, articles of
association, or similar organizational document (" Charter
") in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (the
" Certificate of Designations ") and such filing shall have
been accepted; (iv) (A) the Company shall have effected such
changes to its compensation, bonus, incentive and other benefit
plans, arrangements and agreements (including golden parachute,
severance and employment agreements) (collectively, " Benefit
Plans ") with respect to its Senior Executive Officers (and to
the extent necessary for such changes to be legally enforceable,
each of its Senior Executive Officers shall have duly consented in
writing to such changes), as may be necessary, during the period
that the Investor owns any debt or equity securities of the Company
acquired pursuant to this Agreement or the Warrant, in order to
comply with Section 111(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008 (" EESA ") as implemented by guidance or
regulation thereunder that has been issued and is in effect as of
the Closing Date, and (B) the Investor shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a senior executive
officer certifying to the effect that the condition set forth in
Section 1.2(d)(iv)(A) has been satisfied; (v) each of the
Company’s Senior Executive Officers shall have delivered to
the Investor a written waiver in the form attached hereto as
Annex B releasing the Investor from any claims that such
Senior Executive Officers may otherwise have as a result of the
issuance, on or prior to the Closing Date, of any regulations which
require the modification of, and the agreement of the Company
hereunder to modify, the terms of any Benefit Plans with respect to
its Senior Executive Officers to eliminate any provisions of such
Benefit Plans that would not be in compliance with the requirements
of Section 111(b) of the EESA as implemented by guidance or
regulation thereunder that has been issued and is in effect as of
the Closing Date; (vi) the Company shall have delivered to the
Investor a written opinion from counsel to the Company (which may
be internal counsel), addressed to the Investor and dated as of the
Closing Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex
C ; (vii) the Company shall have delivered certificates in
proper form or, with the prior consent of the Investor, evidence of
shares in book-entry form, evidencing the Preferred Shares to
Investor or its designee(s); and (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).
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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 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.
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(b) " Previously Disclosed " means information set
forth or incorporated in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC
") prior to the Signing Date (the " Last Fiscal Year ") or
in its other reports and forms filed with or furnished to the SEC
under Sections 13(a), 14(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the " Exchange Act ") on or after the
last day of the Last Fiscal Year and prior to the Signing Date. 2.2
Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as
Previously Disclosed, the Company represents and warrants to the
Investor that as of the Signing Date and as of the Closing Date (or
such other date specified herein): (a) Organization,
Authority and Significant Subsidiaries . The Company has been
duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with the
necessary power and authority to own its properties and conduct its
business in all material respects as currently conducted, and
except as has not, individually or in the aggregate, had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect, has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the
transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of
each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or
conducts any business so as to require such qualification; each
subsidiary of the Company that is a "significant subsidiary" within
the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the " Securities Act ") has been
duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Charter and bylaws of
the Company, copies of which have been provided to the Investor
prior to the Signing Date, are true, complete and correct copies of
such documents as in full force and effect as of the Signing Date.
(b) Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of
the Company, and the outstanding capital stock of the Company
(including securities convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, capital stock of the Company) as of the most
recent fiscal month-end preceding the Signing Date (the "
Capitalization Date ") is set forth on
Schedule B . The outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no
preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive rights). Except as provided in the Warrant, as of the
Signing Date, the Company does not have outstanding any securities
or other obligations providing the holder the right to acquire
Common Stock that is not reserved for issuance as specified on
Schedule B , and the Company has not made any other
commitment to 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 .
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(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.
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(ii) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by the
Company with the provisions hereof and thereof, will not
(A) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any
provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under,
or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance
required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration
of, or result in the creation of, any lien, security interest,
charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of (i) subject, if applicable, to the
approvals of the Company’s stockholders set forth on
Schedule C , its organizational documents or
(ii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust,
license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which
it or any Company Subsidiary may be bound, or to which the Company
or any Company Subsidiary or any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary may be subject, or
(B) subject to compliance with the statutes and regulations
referred to in the next paragraph, violate any statute, rule or
regulation or any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction or
decree applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any
of their respective properties or assets except, in the case of
clauses (A)(ii) and (B), for those occurrences that, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Other than the filing of the Certificate of Designations
with the Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of organization or
other applicable Governmental Entity, any current report on Form
8-K required to be filed with the SEC, such filings and approvals
as are required to be made or obtained under any state "blue sky"
laws, the filing of any proxy statement contemplated by
Section 3.1 and such as have been made or obtained, no notice
to, filing with, exemption or review by, or authorization, consent
or approval of, any Governmental Entity is required to be made or
obtained by the Company in connection with the consummation by the
Company of the Purchase except for any such notices, filings,
exemptions, reviews, authorizations, consents and approvals the
failure of which to make or obtain would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. (f) Anti-takeover Provisions and Rights
Plan . The Board of Directors of the Company (the " Board of
Directors ") has taken all necessary action to ensure that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with its terms,
will be exempt from any anti-takeover or similar provisions of the
Company’s Charter and bylaws, and any other provisions of any
applicable "moratorium", "control share", "fair price", "interested
stockholder" or other anti-takeover laws and regulations of any
jurisdiction. The Company has taken all actions necessary to render
any stockholders’ rights plan of the Company inapplicable to
this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the
exercise of the Warrant by the Investor in accordance with its
terms.
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(g) No Company Material Adverse Effect . Since the
last day of the last completed fiscal period for which the Company
has filed a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or an Annual Report on
Form 10-K with the SEC prior to the Signing Date, no fact,
circumstance, event, change, occurrence, condition or development
has occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or
would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. (h) Company Financial Statements . Each of the
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries (collectively the " Company Financial
Statements ") included or incorporated by reference in the
Company Reports filed with the SEC since December 31, 2006,
present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial
position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the
dates indicated therein (or if amended prior to the Signing Date,
as of the date of such amendment) and the consolidated results of
their operations for the periods specified therein; and except as
stated therein, such financial statements (A) were prepared in
conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may
be noted therein), (B) have been prepared from, and are in
accordance with, the books and records of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries and (C) complied as to form, as of their
respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects
with the applicable accounting requirements and with the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. (i)
Reports . (i) Since December 31, 2006, the Company
and each subsidiary of the Company (each a " Company
Subsidiary " and, collectively, the " Company
Subsidiaries ") has timely filed all reports, registrations,
documents, filings, statements and submissions, together with any
amendments thereto, that it was required to file with any
Governmental Entity (the foregoing, collectively, the " Company
Reports ") and has paid all fees and assessments due and
payable in connection therewith, except, in each case, as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of their respective
dates of filing, the Company Reports complied in all material
respects with all statutes and applicable rules and regulations of
the applicable Governmental Entities. In the case of each such
Company Report filed with or furnished to the SEC, such Company
Report (A) did not, as of its date or if amended prior to the
Signing Date, as of the date of such amendment, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and
(B) complied as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
With respect to all other Company Reports, the Company Reports were
complete and accurate in all material respects as of their
respective dates. No executive officer of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary has failed in any respect to make the
certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (ii) The records, systems,
controls, data and information of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under
means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic
process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive
ownership and direct control of the Company or the
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Company Subsidiaries or their accountants (including all means
of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive
ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the system of
internal accounting controls described below in this
Section 2.2(i)(ii). The Company (A) has implemented and
maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material
information relating to the Company, including the consolidated
Company Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer
and the chief financial officer of the Company by others within
those entities, and (B) has disclosed, based on its most
recent evaluation prior to the Signing Date, to the Company’s
outside auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors
(x) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal controls over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act)
that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees who have a significant role
in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
(j) No Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither the Company
nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any liabilities or
obligations of any nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise) which are not properly reflected or reserved against in
the Company Financial Statements to the extent required to be so
reflected or reserved against in accordance with GAAP, except for
(A) liabilities that have arisen since the last fiscal year
end in the ordinary and usual course of business and consistent
with past practice and (B) liabilities that, individually or
in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. (k) Offering of
Securities . Neither the Company nor any person acting on its
behalf has taken any action (including any offering of any
securities of the Company under circumstances which would require
the integration of such offering with the offering of any of the
Purchased Securities under the Securities Act, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder), which might subject
the offering, issuance or sale of any of the Purchased Securities
to Investor pursuant to this Agreement to the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. (l) Litigation and
Other Proceedings . Except (i) as set forth on
Schedule D or (ii) as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, there is no (A) pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened, claim, action, suit, investigation or
proceeding, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to
which any of their assets are subject nor is the Company or any
Company Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or decree or
(B) unresolved violation, criticism or exception by any
Governmental Entity with respect to any report or relating to any
examinations or inspections of the Company or any Company
Subsidiaries.
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(m) Compliance with Laws . Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, franchises,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings,
applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties
and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted
and that are material to the business of the Company or such
Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule E ,
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all
respects and are not in default or violation of, and none of them
is, to the knowledge of the Company, under investigation with
respect to or, to the knowledge of the Company, have been
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of,
any applicable domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign law,
statute, ordinance, license, rule, regulation, policy or guideline,
order, demand, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any
Governmental Entity, other than such noncompliance, defaults or
violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Except for statutory or regulatory restrictions of general
application or as set forth on Schedule E , no
Governmental Entity has placed any restriction on the business or
properties of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. (n) Employee Benefit
Matters . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect: (A) each "employee benefit plan" (within the meaning
of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended (" ERISA ")) providing benefits to any
current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or
any member of its " Controlled Group " (defined as any
organization which is a member of a controlled group of
corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the " Code ")) that is
sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group and for which the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group would have any liability, whether
actual or contingent (each, a " Plan ") has been maintained
in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of all
applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the
Code; (B) with respect to each Plan subject to Title IV of
ERISA (including, for purposes of this clause (B), any plan subject
to Title IV of ERISA that the Company or any member of its
Controlled Group previously maintained or contributed to in the six
years prior to the Signing Date), (1) no "reportable event"
(within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA), other than a
reportable event for which the notice period referred to in Section
4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, has occurred in the three years
prior to the Signing Date or is reasonably expected to occur,
(2) no "accumulated funding deficiency" (within the meaning of
Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether
or not waived, has occurred in the three years prior to the Signing
Date or is reasonably expected to occur, (3) the fair market
value of the assets under each Plan exceeds the present value of
all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on the
assumptions used to fund such Plan) and (4) neither the
Company nor any member of its Controlled Group has incurred in the
six years prior to the Signing Date, or reasonably expects to
incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than
contributions to the Plan or premiums to the PBGC in the ordinary
course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including any
Plan that is a "multiemployer plan", within the meaning of
Section 4001(c)(3) of ERISA); and (C) each Plan that is
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has
received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue
Service with respect to its qualified status that has not been
revoked, or such a determination letter has been timely applied for
but not received by the Signing Date, and nothing has occurred,
whether by action or by failure to act, which could reasonably be
expected to cause the loss, revocation or denial of such qualified
status or favorable determination letter.
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(o) Taxes . Except as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
have filed all federal, state, local and foreign income and
franchise Tax returns required to be filed through the Signing
Date, subject to permitted extensions, and have paid all Taxes due
thereon, and (ii) no Tax deficiency has been determined
adversely to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, nor
does the Company have any knowledge of any Tax deficiencies. "
Tax " or " Taxes " means any federal, state, local or
foreign income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, license,
excise, franchise, employment, payroll, withholding, alternative or
add on minimum, ad valorem, transfer or excise tax, or any other
tax, custom, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or
charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or
penalty, imposed by any Governmental Entity. (p)
Properties and Leases . Except as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have good
and marketable title to all real properties and all other
properties and assets owned by them, in each case free from liens,
encumbrances, claims and defects that would affect the value
thereof or interfere with the use made or to be made thereof by
them. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries hold all leased real or
personal property under valid and enforceable leases with no
exceptions that would interfere with the use made or to be made
thereof by them. (q) Environmental Liability . Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) there
is no legal, administrative, or other proceeding, claim or action
of any nature seeking to impose, or that would reasonably be
expected to result in the imposition of, on the Company or any
Company Subsidiary, any liability relating to the release of
hazardous substances as defined under any local, state or federal
environmental statute, regulation or ordinance, including the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, pending or, to the Company’s knowledge,
threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(ii) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no reasonable
basis for any such proceeding, claim or action; and
(iii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is
subject to any agreement, order, judgment or decree by or with any
court, Governmental Entity or third party imposing any such
environmental liability.
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(r) Risk Management Instruments . Except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, all derivative instruments,
including, swaps, caps, floors and option agreements, whether
entered into for the Company’s own account, or for the
account of one or more of the Company Subsidiaries or its or their
customers, were entered into (i) only in the ordinary course
of business, (ii) in accordance with prudent practices and in
all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations
and regulatory policies and (iii) with counterparties believed
to be financially responsible at the time; and each of such
instruments constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of
the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by the
Bankruptcy Exceptions. Neither the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party
thereto, is in breach of any of its obligations under any such
agreement or arrangement other than such breaches that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. (s) Agreements with
Regulatory Agencies . Except as set forth on
Schedule F , neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary is subject to any material cease-and-desist or other
similar order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any
material written agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of
understanding with, or is a party to any commitment letter or
similar undertaking to, or is subject to any capital directive by,
or since December 31, 2006, has adopted any board resolutions
at the request of, any Governmental Entity (other than the
Appropriate Federal Banking Agencies with jurisdiction over the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries) that currently restricts in
any material respect the conduct of its business or that in any
material manner relates to its capital adequacy, its liquidity and
funding policies and practices, its ability to pay dividends, its
credit, risk management or compliance policies or procedures, its
internal controls, its management or its operations or business
(each item in this sentence, a " Regulatory Agreement "),
nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary been advised since
December 31, 2006 by any such Governmental Entity that it is
considering issuing, initiating, ordering, or requesting any such
Regulatory Agreement. The Company and each Company Subsidiary are
in compliance in all material respects with each Regulatory
Agreement to which it is party or subject, and neither the Company
nor any Company Subsidiary has received any notice from any
Governmental Entity indicating that either the Company or any
Company Subsidiary is not in compliance in all material respects
with any such Regulatory Agreement. " Appropriate Federal
Banking Agency " means the "appropriate Federal banking agency"
with respect to the Company or such Company Subsidiaries, as
applicable, as defined in Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1813(q)). (t)
Insurance . The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are
insured with reputable insurers against such risks and in such
amounts as the management of the Company reasonably has determined
to be prudent and consistent with industry practice. The Company
and the Company Subsidiaries are in material compliance with their
insurance policies and are not in default under any of the material
terms thereof, each such policy is outstanding and in full force
and effect, all premiums and other payments due under any material
policy have been paid, and all claims thereunder have been filed in
due and timely fashion, except, in each case, as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(u) Intellectual Property . Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each
Company Subsidiary owns or otherwise has the right to use, all
intellectual property rights, including all trademarks, trade
dress, trade names, service marks, domain names, patents,
inventions, trade secrets, know-how, works of authorship and
copyrights therein, that are used in the conduct of their existing
businesses and all rights relating to the plans, design and
specifications of any of its branch facilities (" Proprietary
Rights ") free and clear of all liens and any claims of
ownership by current or former employees, contractors, designers or
others and (ii) neither the Company nor any of the Company
Subsidiaries is materially infringing, diluting, misappropriating
or violating, nor has the Company or any or the Company
Subsidiaries received any written (or, to the knowledge of the
Company, oral) communications alleging that any of them has
materially infringed, diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of
the Proprietary Rights owned by any other person. Except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the Company’s
knowledge, no other person is infringing, diluting,
misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any or the
Company Subsidiaries sent any written communications since
January 1, 2006 alleging that any person has infringed,
diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of the Proprietary Rights
owned by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. (v)
Brokers and Finders . No broker, finder or investment banker
is entitled to any financial advisory, brokerage, finder’s or
other fee or commission in connection with this Agreement or the
Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby based
upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary for which the Investor could have any liability.
Article III
Covenants 3.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
each of the parties will use its commercially reasonable efforts in
good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do,
or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or
advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of
the Purchase as promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party
to that end. (b) If the Company is required to obtain any
stockholder approvals set forth on Schedule C , then the
Company shall comply with this Section 3.1(b) and
Section 3.1(c). The Company shall call a special meeting of
its stockholders, as promptly as practicable following the Closing,
to vote on proposals (collectively, the " Stockholder
Proposals ") to (i) approve the exercise of the Warrant
for Common Stock for purposes of the rules of the national security
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and/or (ii) amend
the Company’s Charter to increase the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock to at least such number as shall be
sufficient to permit the full exercise of the Warrant for Common
Stock and comply with the other provisions of this
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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.
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3.3 Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange
Listing . (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 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).
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(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."
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(b) The Investor agrees that all certificates or other
instruments representing the Warrant will also bear a legend
substantially to the following effect: "THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED
SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF A
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF THESE
SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO THEREIN, A COPY OF WHICH IS
ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID." (c) In addition,
the Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments
representing the Preferred Shares will bear a legend substantially
to the following effect: "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS
OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT
RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON
THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE
144A THEREUNDER. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY
THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT
IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT
EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN
EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE
PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
"QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN
THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A,
(C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION 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.
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4.5 Registration Rights . (a) Registration .
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Company covenants and agrees that as promptly as practicable after
the Closing Date (and in any event no later than 30 days after
the Closing Date), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC
a Shelf Registration Statement covering all Registrable Securities
(or otherwise designate an existing Shelf Registration Statement
filed with the SEC to cover the Registrable Securities), and, to
the extent the Shelf Registration Statement has not theretofore
been declared effective or is not automatically effective upon such
filing, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such
Shelf Registration Statement to be declared or become effective and
to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective
and in compliance with the Securities Act and usable for resale of
such Registrable Securities for a period from the date of its
initial effectiveness until such time as there are no Registrable
Securities remaining (including by refiling such Shelf Registration
Statement (or a new Shelf Registration Statement) if the initial
Shelf Registration Statement expires). So long as the Company is a
well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) at the time of filing of the Shelf Registration
Statement with the SEC, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be
designated by the Company as an automatic Shelf Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Signing Date
the Company is not eligible to file a registration statement on
Form S-3, then the Company shall not be obligated to file a Shelf
Registration Statement unless and until requested to do so in
writing by the Investor. (ii) Any registration pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(i) shall be effected by means of a shelf
registration on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the
Securities Act (a " Shelf Registration Statement "). If the
Investor or any other Holder intends to distribute any Registrable
Securities by means of an underwritten offering it shall promptly
so advise the Company and the Company shall take all reasonable
steps to facilitate such distribution, including the actions
required pursuant to Section 4.5(c); provided that the
Company shall not be required to facilitate an underwritten
offering of Registrable Securities unless the expected gross
proceeds from such offering exceed (i) 2% of the initial
aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares if such
initial aggregate liquidation preference is less than
$2 billion and (ii) $200 million if the initial aggregate
liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares is equal to or
greater than $2 billion. The lead underwriters in any such
distribution shall be selected by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities to be distributed; provided that to
the extent appropriate and permitted under applicable law, such
Holders shall consider the qualifications of any broker-dealer
Affiliate of the Company in selecting the lead underwriters in any
such distribution.
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(iii) The Company shall not be required to effect a
registration (including a resale of Registrable Securities from an
effective Shelf Registration Statement) or an underwritten offering
pursuant to Section 4.5(a): (A) with respect to
securities that are not Registrable Securities; or (B) if the
Company has notified the Investor and all other Holders that in the
good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, it would be
materially detrimental to the Company or its securityholders for
such registration or underwritten offering to be effected at such
time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer such
registration for a period of not more than 45 days after
receipt of the request of the Investor or any other Holder;
provided that such right to delay a registration or
underwritten offering shall be exercised by the Company
(1) only if the Company has generally exercised (or is
concurrently exercising) similar black-out rights against holders
of similar securities that have registration rights and
(2) not more than three times in any 12-month period and not
more than 90 days in the aggregate in any 12-month period.
(iv) If during any period when an effective Shelf Registration
Statement is not available, the Company proposes to register any of
its equity securities, other than a registration pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(i) or a Special Registration, and the
registration form to be filed may be used for the registration or
qualification for distribution of Registrable Securities, the
Company will give prompt written notice to the Investor and all
other Holders of its intention to effect such a registration (but
in no event less than ten days prior to the anticipated filing
date) and will include in such registration all Registrable
Securities with respect to which the Company has received written
requests for inclusion therein within ten business days after the
date of the Company’s notice (a " Piggyback
Registration "). Any such person that has made such a written
request may withdraw its Registrable Securities from such Piggyback
Registration by giving written notice to the Company and the
managing underwriter, if any, on or before the fifth business day
prior to the planned effective date of such Piggyback Registration.
The Company may terminate or withdraw any registration under this
Section 4.5(a)(iv) prior to the effectiveness of such
registration, whether or not Investor or any other Holders have
elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration.
(v) If the registration referred to in Section 4.5(a)(iv)
is proposed to be underwritten, the Company will so advise Investor
and all other Holders as a part of the written notice given
pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(iv). In such event, the right of
Investor and all other Holders to registration pursuant to
Section 4.5(a) will be conditioned upon such persons’
participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such
person’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting if such
securities are of the same class of securities as the securities to
be offered in the underwritten offering, and each such person will
(together with the Company and the other persons distributing their
securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters
selected for such underwriting by the Company; provided that
the Investor (as opposed to other Holders) shall not be required to
indemnify any person in connection with any registration. If any
participating person disapproves of the terms of the underwriting,
such person may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to
the Company, the managing underwriters and the Investor (if the
Investor is participating in the underwriting).
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(vi) If either (x) the Company grants "piggyback"
registration rights to one or more third parties to include their
securities in an underwritten offering under the Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii) or (y) a
Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv) relates to an
underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, and in either case
the managing underwriters advise the Company that in their
reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be
included in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold
without adversely affecting the marketability of such offering
(including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), the
Company will include in such offering only such number of
securities that in the reasonable opinion of such managing
underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the
marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect on the
per share offering price), which securities will be so included in
the following order of priority: (A) first, in the case of a
Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv), the
securities the Company proposes to sell, (B) then the
Registrable Securities of the Investor and all other Holders who
have requested inclusion of Registrable Securities pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(ii) or Section 4.5(a)(iv), as applicable,
pro rata on the basis of the aggregate number of such
securities or shares owned by each such person and (C) lastly,
any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be
so included, subject to the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however, that if the Company has, prior to the Signing Date,
entered into an agreement with respect to its securities that is
inconsistent with the order of priority contemplated hereby then it
shall apply the order of priority in such conflicting agreement to
the extent that it would otherwise result in a breach under such
agreement. (b) Expenses of Registration . All
Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration,
qualification or compliance hereunder shall be borne by the
Company. All Selling Expenses incurred in connection with any
registrations hereunder shall be borne by the holders of the
securities so registered pro rata on the basis of the
aggregate offering or sale price of the securities so registered.
(c) Obligations of the Company . The Company shall use
its reasonable best efforts, for so long as there are Registrable
Securities outstanding, to take such actions as are under its
control to not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act) and to remain a well-known
seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) if it has such status on the Signing Date or becomes eligible
for such status in the future. In addition, whenever required to
effect the registration of any Registrable Securities or facilitate
the distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective
Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall, as expeditiously
as reasonably practicable: (i) Prepare and file with the SEC a
prospectus supplement with respect to a proposed offering of
Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective registration
statement, subject to Section 4.5(d), keep such registration
statement effective and keep such prospectus supplement current
until the securities described therein are no longer Registrable
Securities.
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(ii) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to the applicable registration statement and the
prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with such
registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of
all securities covered by such registration statement.
(iii) Furnish to the Holders and any underwriters such number
of copies of the applicable registration statement and each such
amendment and supplement thereto (including in each case all
exhibits) and of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus,
in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such
other documents as they may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned or to be
distributed by them. (iv) Use its reasonable best efforts to
register and qualify the securities covered by such registration
statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders or
any managing underwriter(s), to keep such registration or
qualification in effect for so long as such registration statement
remains in effect, and to take any other action which may be
reasonably necessary to enable such seller to consummate the
disposition in such jurisdictions of the securities owned by such
Holder; provided that the Company shall not be required in
connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do
business or to file a general consent to service of process in any
such states or jurisdictions. (v) Notify each Holder of
Registrable Securities at any time when a prospectus relating
thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the
happening of any event as a result of which the applicable
prospectus, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.
(vi) Give written notice to the Holders: (A) when any
registration statement filed pursuant to Section 4.5(a) or any
amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC (except for any
amendment effected by the filing of a document with the SEC
pursuant to the Exchange Act) and when such registration statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(B) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to
any registration statement or the prospectus included therein or
for additional information;
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(C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of any registration statement or the initiation
of any proceedings for that purpose; (D) of the receipt by the
Company or its legal counsel of any notification with respect to
the suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock for sale in
any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose; (E) of the happening of any event that
requires the Company to make changes in any effective registration
statement or the prospectus related to the registration statement
in order to make the statements therein not misleading (which
notice shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of
the prospectus until the requisite changes have been made); and
(F) if at any time the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in any underwriting agreement contemplated by
Section 4.5(c)(x) cease to be true and correct. (vii) Use
its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance or obtain the
withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement referred to in Section 4.5(c)(vi)(C) at
the earliest practicable time. (viii) Upon the occurrence of
any event contemplated by Section 4.5(c)(v) or 4.5(c)(vi)(E),
promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to such registration
statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or file any
other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the
Holders and any underwriters, the prospectus will not contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the
Company notifies the Holders in accordance with
Section 4.5(c)(vi)(E) to suspend the use of the prospectus
until the requisite changes to the prospectus have been made, then
the Holders and any underwriters shall suspend use of such
prospectus and use their reasonable best efforts to return to the
Company all copies of such prospectus (at the Company’s
expense) other than permanent file copies then in such
Holders’ or underwriters’ possession. The total number
of days that any such suspension may be in effect in any 12-month
period shall not exceed 90 days. (ix) Use reasonable best
efforts to procure the cooperation of the Company’s transfer
agent in settling any offering or sale of Registrable Securities,
including with respect to the transfer of physical stock
certificates into book-entry form in accordance with any procedures
reasonably requested by the Holders or any managing
underwriter(s).
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(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 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.
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(xiii) If requested by Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being registered and/or sold in connection
therewith, or the managing underwriter(s), if any, promptly include
in a prospectus supplement or amendment such information as the
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being
registered and/or sold in connection therewith or managing
underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request in order to permit
the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all
required filings of such prospectus supplement or such amendment as
soon as practicable after the Company has received such request.
(xiv) Timely provide to its security holders earning
statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder. (d)
Suspension of Sales . Upon receipt of written notice from
the Company that a registration statement, prospectus or prospectus
supplement contains or may contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits or may omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or that circumstances exist that make
inadvisable use of such registration statement, prospectus or
prospectus supplement, the Investor and each Holder of Registrable
Securities shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable
Securities until the Investor and/or Holder has received copies of
a supplemented or amended prospectus or prospectus supplement, or
until the Investor and/or such Holder is advised in writing
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