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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 preferred 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supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the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. * * * UST Sequence No. 75
In witness whereof, this letter
agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly
authorized representatives of the parties hereto as of the date
written below.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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By:
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/s/ Neel Kashkari
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Name: Neel Kashkari
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Title: Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial
Stability
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TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Michael L. Middleton
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Name: Michael L. Middleton
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Title: President
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Date: December 19, 2008
UST Sequence No. 75
EXHIBIT A
(Non-Exchange-Traded QFIs, excluding S Corps
and Mutual Organizations) SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS
Table of Contents
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Article I
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Purchase; Closing
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1.1 Purchase
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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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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 Warrant Preferred 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 Depositary Shares
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4.7 Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases
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4.8 Executive Compensation
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4.9 Related Party Transactions
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4.10 Bank and Thrift Holding Company Status
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4.11 Predominantly Financial
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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 ANNEX A: FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK ANNEX
B: FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
DESIGNATIONS FOR WARRANT PREFERRED STOCK ANNEX
C: FORM OF WAIVER ANNEX
D: FORM OF OPINION ANNEX
E: 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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Appropriate Federal Banking Agency
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2.2(s)
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Bank Holding Company
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4.10
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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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5.8
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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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Certificates of Designations
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12(d)(iii)
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Charter
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12(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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2.2(b)
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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(b)
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Company Reports
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2.20)(1)
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Company Subsidiary; Company Subsidiaries
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2.2(e)(ii)
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control; controlled by; under common control with
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Controlled Group
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2.2(n)
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CPP
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Disclosure Schedule
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2.1(a)
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EESA
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ERISA
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2.2(n)
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Exchange Act
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4.4
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Federal Reserve
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4.10
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GAAP
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2.1(b)
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1.2(c)
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Holder
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Holders’ Counsel
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4.5(1)(ii)
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Indemnitee
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4.5(h)(i)
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Information
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3.5(c)
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Investor
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Junior Stock
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4.7(f)
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knowledge of the Company; Company’s knowledge
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5.7(c)
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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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Parity Stock
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4.7(f)
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Pending Underwritten Offering
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4.5(m)
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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4.7(c)
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Piggyback Registration
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4.5(b)(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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Previously Disclosed
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2.1(c)
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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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register; registered; registration
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4.5(1)(iii)
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Registrable Securities
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4.5(1)(iv)
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Registration Expenses
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4.5(1)(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(1)(vi)
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Savings and Loan Holding Company
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4.10
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Schedules
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Recitals
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SEC
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2.2(k)
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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(1)(vii)
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Senior Executive Officers
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4.8
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Shelf Registration Statement
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4.5(b)(ii)
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Signing Date
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2.1(b)
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Special Registration
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4.5(j)
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subsidiary
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5.7(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 Preferred Stock
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Recitals
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Warrant Shares
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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 the series of its Preferred Stock
("Warrant Preferred Stock") set forth on
Schedule A to the Letter Agreement (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 (1) shall be true and correct in all material respects
as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than
representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of
another date, which representations and warranties shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of such other date) and (z)
Sections 2.2(h) through (v) (disregarding all qualifications
or limitations set forth in such representations and warranties as
to "materiality", "Company Material Adverse Effect" and words of
similar import) shall be true and correct as though made on and as
of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that
by their terms speak as of another date, which representations and
warranties shall be true and correct as of such other date), except
to the extent that the failure of such representations and
warranties referred to in this Section 1.2(d)(i)(A)(z) to be
so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, does not
have and would not reasonably be
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expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and
(B) the Company shall have performed in all material respects
all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement
at or prior to the Closing; (ii) the
Investor shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the
Company by a senior executive officer certifying to the effect that
the conditions set forth in Section 1.2(d)(i) have been satisfied;
(iii) the Company shall have duly
adopted and filed with the Secretary of State of its jurisdiction
of organization or other applicable Governmental Entity the
amendments to its certificate or articles of incorporation,
articles of association, or similar organizational document
("Charter") in substantially the forms attached hereto as
Annex A and Annex B (the "Certificates 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 C 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 D;
(vii) the Company shall have
delivered certificates in proper form or, with the prior consent of
the Investor, evidence of shares in book-entry form, evidencing the
Preferred Shares to Investor or its designee(s); and
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(viii) the Company shall have duly
executed the Warrant in substantially the form attached hereto as
Annex E and delivered such executed Warrant to the Investor
or its designee(s). 1.3
Interpretation . When a reference is made in this Agreement
to "Recitals," "Articles," "Sections," or "Annexes" such reference
shall be to a Recital, Article or Section of, or Annex to, this
Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms, and a
reference to "Schedules" shall be to a Schedule to the Letter
Agreement, in each case, unless otherwise indicated. The terms
defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the
plural, and vice versa. References to "herein", "hereof’,
"hereunder" and the like refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to any particular section or provision, unless the context requires
otherwise. The table of contents and headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this
Agreement. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including"
are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed followed by the
words "without limitation." No rule of construction against the
draftsperson shall be applied in connection with the interpretation
or enforcement of this Agreement, as this Agreement is the product
of negotiation between sophisticated parties advised by counsel.
All references to "$" or "dollars" mean the lawful currency of the
United States of America. Except as expressly stated in this
Agreement, all references to any statute, rule or regulation are to
the statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes,
include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute)
and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation include any
successor to the section. References to a "business day"
shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which
banking institutions in the State of New York generally are
authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to
close. Article II
Representations and Warranties
2.1 Disclosure .
(a) On or prior to the Signing
Date, the Company delivered to the Investor a schedule
("Disclosure Schedule") setting forth, among other things,
items the disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either in
response to an express disclosure requirement contained in a
provision hereof or as an exception to one or more representations
or warranties contained in Section 2.2.
(b) "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
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principles in the United States ("GAAP") or regulatory
accounting requirements, or authoritative interpretations thereof,
or (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 (ii) the
ability of the Company to consummate the Purchase and other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant and
perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder on a timely basis.
(c) "Previously
Disclosed" means information set forth on the Disclosure
Schedule, provided, however, that disclosure in any section of such
Disclosure Schedule shall apply only to the indicated section of
this Agreement except to the extent that it is reasonably apparent
from the face of such disclosure that such disclosure is relevant
to another section of this Agreement.
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 would be considered 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). As of the Signing Date, the Company does not
have outstanding any securities or other obligations providing the
holder the right to acquire its Common Stock ("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
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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 . Each holder of 5% or more of
any class of capital stock of the Company and such holder’s
primary address are set forth on Schedule B .
(c) Preferred Shares .
The Preferred Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and,
when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such
Preferred Shares will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable, will not be issued in violation of any preemptive
rights, and will rank pari passu with or senior to all other
series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether or not issued or
outstanding, with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the Company.
(d) The Warrant and Warrant
Shares . The Warrant has been duly authorized and, when
executed and delivered as contemplated hereby, will constitute a
valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the
same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general
equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity ("Bankruptcy
Exceptions"). The shares of Warrant Preferred 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, 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. (e)
Authorization, Enforceability .
(i) The Company has the corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Warrant and 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. This
Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions.
(ii) The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Warrant and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby and compliance by the Company with the provisions hereof
and thereof, will not (A) violate, conflict with, or result in
a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the
performance required by, or result in a right of termination or
acceleration of, or result in the creation
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of, any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any
of the properties or assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company (each a "Company Subsidiary" and, collectively, the
"Company Subsidiaries") under any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of (i) 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
Certificates of Designations with the Secretary of State of its
jurisdiction of organization or other applicable Governmental
Entity, such filings and approvals as are required to be made or
obtained under any state "blue sky" laws 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.
(g) No Company Material
Adverse Effect . Since the last day of the last completed
fiscal period for which financial statements are included in the
Company Financial Statements (as defined below), 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 . The Company has Previously Disclosed
each of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries for each of the last three completed
fiscal years of the Company (which shall be audited to the extent
audited financial statements are available prior to the Signing
Date) and each completed quarterly period since the last completed
fiscal year (collectively the "Company Financial
Statements"). The Company Financial Statements present fairly
in all material respects the
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consolidated financial position of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated therein 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) and (B) have
been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and
records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
(i) Reports .
(i) Since December 31, 2006, the
Company and each Company Subsidiary has 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.
(ii) The records, systems, controls,
data and information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means
(including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process,
whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership
and direct control of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or
their accountants (including all means of access thereto and
therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct
control that would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls
described below in this Section 2.2(i)(ii). The Company
(A) has implemented and maintains adequate disclosure controls
and procedures 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 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.
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(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 Securities and Exchange Commission (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.
(1) Litigation and Other
Proceedings . Except (i) as set forth on
Schedule C 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. (l) 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 D, 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 D, 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.
(m) 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;
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(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.
(n) 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.
(o) 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.
(p) Environmental
Liability . Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect:
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(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.
(q) 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.
(r) Agreements with
Regulatory Agencies . Except as set forth on
Schedule E , 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
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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)). (s)
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.
(t) 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.
(u) 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 . 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
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hereby and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
cooperate with the other party to that end.
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 Warran
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