Exhibit 10.1
U NITED S TATES D EPARTMENT OF THE T REASURY
1500 P ENNSYLVANIA A VENUE ,
NW
W ASHINGTON ,
D.C. 20220
Dear Ladies and
Gentlemen:
The company set forth on the
signature page hereto (the “ Company ”) intends
to issue in a private placement the number of shares of a series of
its preferred stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “
Preferred Shares ”) and a warrant to purchase the
number of shares of its common stock set forth on Schedule A hereto
(the “ Warrant ” and, together with the
Preferred Shares, the “ Purchased Securities ”)
and the United States Department of the Treasury (the “
Investor ”) intends to purchase from the Company the
Purchased Securities.
The purpose of this letter agreement
is to confirm the terms and conditions of the purchase by the
Investor of the Purchased Securities. Except to the extent
supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the
Schedules hereto, the provisions contained in the Securities
Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement
”) are incorporated by reference herein. Terms that are
defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement are used in this
letter agreement as so defined. In the event of any inconsistency
between this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase
Agreement, the terms of this letter agreement shall
govern.
Each of the Company and the Investor
hereby confirms its agreement with the other party with respect to
the issuance by the Company of the Purchased Securities and the
purchase by the Investor of the Purchased Securities pursuant to
this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement on the
terms specified on Schedule A hereto.
This letter agreement (including the
Schedules hereto) and the Securities Purchase Agreement (including
the Annexes thereto) and the Warrant constitute the entire
agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements,
understandings, representations and warranties, both written and
oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This letter agreement constitutes the “Letter
Agreement” referred to in the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
This letter agreement may be
executed in any number of separate counterparts, each such
counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such
counterparts will together constitute the same agreement. Executed
signature pages to this letter agreement may be delivered by
facsimile and such facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if
actual signature pages had been delivered.
* * *
In witness whereof, this letter
agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly
authorized representatives of the parties hereto as of the date
written below.
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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By:
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Name:
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Neel
Kaskhari
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Title:
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Interim
Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability
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PULASKI
FINANCIAL CORP.
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By:
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Name:
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Gary W.
Douglass
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Title:
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President and
Chief Executive Officer
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Date: January 16,
2009
EXHIBIT A
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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Article I
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Purchase; Closing
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1.1
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Purchase
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1
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1.2
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Closing
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2
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1.3
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Interpretation
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4
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Article II
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Representations and
Warranties
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2.1
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Disclosure
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4
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2.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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5
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Article III
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Covenants
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3.1
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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13
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3.2
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Expenses
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3.3
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Sufficiency of
Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
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15
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3.4
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Certain
Notifications Until Closing
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3.5
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Access,
Information and Confidentiality
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Article IV
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Additional Agreements
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4.1
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Purchase for
Investment
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4.2
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Legends
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4.3
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Certain
Transactions
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4.4
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Transfer of
Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions on Exercise
of the Warrant
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4.5
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Registration
Rights
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4.6
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Voting of
Warrant Shares
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31
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4.7
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Depositary
Shares
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31
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4.8
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Restriction on
Dividends and Repurchases
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31
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4.9
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Repurchase of
Investor Securities
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4.10
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Executive
Compensation
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4.11
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Bank and Thrift
Holding Company Status
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4.12
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Predominantly
Financial
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Article V
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Miscellaneous
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5.1
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Termination
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5.2
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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5.3
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Amendment
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5.4
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Waiver of
Conditions
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5.5
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Governing
Law: Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc
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5.6
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Notices
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5.7
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Definitions
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5.8
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Assignment
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5.9
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Severability
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37
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5.10
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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LIST OF ANNEXES
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ANNEX A:
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK
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ANNEX
B:
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FORM OF
WAIVER
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ANNEX
C:
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FORM OF
OPINION
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ANNEX
D:
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FORM OF
WARRANT
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Location of
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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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Bank Holding
Company
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4.11
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Bankruptcy
Exceptions
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2.2(d)
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Benefit
Plans
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1
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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
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Charter
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1
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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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Federal
Reserve
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4.11
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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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Location of
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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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4.8(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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Savings and
Loan Holding Company
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4.11
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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
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representations and warranties shall
be true and correct as of such other date), except to the extent
that the failure of such representations and warranties referred to
in this Section 1.2(d)(i)(A)(z) to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, does not have and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
and (B) the Company shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
(ii) the Investor shall have
received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a senior
executive officer certifying to the effect that the conditions set
forth in Section 1.2(d)(i) have been satisfied;
(iii) the Company shall have duly
adopted and filed with the Secretary of State of its jurisdiction
of organization or other applicable Governmental Entity the
amendment to its certificate or articles of incorporation, articles
of association, or similar organizational document (“
Charter ”) in substantially the form attached hereto
as Annex A (the “ Certificate of Designations
”) and such filing shall have been accepted;
(iv) (A) the Company shall have
effected such changes to its compensation, bonus, incentive and
other benefit plans, arrangements and agreements (including golden
parachute, severance and employment agreements) (collectively,
“ Benefit Plans ”) with respect to its Senior
Executive Officers (and to the extent necessary for such changes to
be legally enforceable, each of its Senior Executive Officers shall
have duly consented in writing to such changes), as may be
necessary, during the period that the Investor owns any debt or
equity securities of the Company acquired pursuant to this
Agreement or the Warrant, in order to comply with
Section 111(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 (“ EESA ”) as implemented by guidance or
regulation thereunder that has been issued and is in effect as of
the Closing Date, and (B) the Investor shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a senior executive
officer certifying to the effect that the condition set forth in
Section 1.2(d)(iv)(A) has been satisfied;
(v) each of the Company’s
Senior Executive Officers shall have delivered to the Investor a
written waiver in the form attached hereto as Annex B
releasing the Investor from any claims that such Senior Executive
Officers may otherwise have as a result of the issuance, on or
prior to the Closing Date, of any regulations which require the
modification of, and the agreement of the Company hereunder to
modify, the terms of any Benefit Plans with respect to its Senior
Executive Officers to eliminate any provisions of such Benefit
Plans that would not be in compliance with the requirements 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;
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(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).
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
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undeclared acts of war or terrorism, in each
case generally affecting the industries in which the Company and
its subsidiaries operate, (B) changes or proposed changes
after the Signing Date in generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States (“ GAAP ”) or regulatory
accounting requirements, or authoritative interpretations thereof,
(C) changes or proposed changes after the Signing Date in
securities, banking and other laws of general applicability or
related policies or interpretations of Governmental Entities (in
the case of each of these clauses (A), (B) and (C), other than
changes or occurrences to the extent that such changes or
occurrences have or would reasonably be expected to have a
materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to comparable
U.S. banking or financial services organizations), or
(D) changes in the market price or trading volume of the
Common Stock or any other equity, equity-related or debt securities
of the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries (it being
understood and agreed that the exception set forth in this clause
(D) does not apply to the underlying reason giving rise to or
contributing to any such change); or (ii) the ability of the
Company to consummate the Purchase and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant and perform its
obligations hereunder or thereunder on a timely basis.
(b) “ Previously
Disclosed ” means information set forth or incorporated
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most
recently completed fiscal year of the Company filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”)
prior to the Signing Date (the “ Last Fiscal Year
”) or in its other reports and forms filed with or furnished
to the SEC under Sections 13(a), 14(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “ Exchange Act ”) on
or after the last day of the Last Fiscal Year and prior to the
Signing Date.
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
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month-end preceding the Signing Date (the
“ Capitalization Date ”) is set forth on
Schedule B. The outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
have been duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights
(and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights). Except
as provided in the Warrant, as of the Signing Date, the Company
does not have outstanding any securities or other obligations
providing the holder the right to acquire Common Stock that is not
reserved for issuance as specified on Schedule B, and the Company
has not made any other commitment to authorize, issue or sell any
Common Stock. Since the Capitalization Date, the Company has not
issued any shares of Common Stock, other than (i) shares
issued upon the exercise of stock options or delivered under other
equity-based awards or other convertible securities or warrants
which were issued and outstanding on the Capitalization Date and
disclosed on Schedule B and (ii) shares disclosed on Schedule
B.
(c) Preferred Shares . The
Preferred Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, when
issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Preferred
Shares will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable, will not be issued in violation of any preemptive
rights, and will rank pari passu with or senior to all other
series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether or not issued or
outstanding, with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the Company.
(d) The Warrant and Warrant
Shares . The Warrant has been duly authorized and, when
executed and delivered as contemplated hereby, will constitute a
valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the
same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of 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
antitakeover laws and
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regulations of any jurisdiction. The Company has
taken all actions necessary to render any stockholders’
rights plan of the Company inapplicable to this Agreement and the
Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including the exercise of the Warrant by the
Investor in accordance with its terms.
(g) No Company Material Adverse
Effect . Since the last day of the last completed fiscal period
for which the Company has filed a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or
an Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC prior to the Signing
Date, no fact, circumstance, event, change, occurrence, condition
or development has occurred that, individually or in the aggregate,
has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(h) Company Financial
Statements . Each of the consolidated financial statements of
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively the
“ Company Financial Statements ”) included or
incorporated by reference in the Company Reports filed with the SEC
since December 31, 2006, present fairly in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated therein (or if
amended prior to the Signing Date, as of the date of such
amendment) and the consolidated results of their operations for the
periods specified therein; and except as stated therein, such
financial statements (A) were prepared in conformity with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis (except as may be noted therein),
(B) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the
books and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and
(C) complied as to form, as of their respective dates of
filing with the SEC, in all material respects with the applicable
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
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of their respective dates. No
executive officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has
failed in any respect to make the certifications required of him or
her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
(ii) The records, systems, controls,
data and information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means
(including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process,
whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership
and direct control of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or
their accountants (including all means of access thereto and
therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct
control that would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls
described below in this Section 2.2(i)(ii). The Company
(A) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 1 3a- 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 1 3a- 1 5(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,
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threatened, claim, action, suit, investigation
or proceeding, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to
which any of their assets are subject nor is the Company or any
Company Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or decree or
(B) unresolved violation, criticism or exception by any
Governmental Entity with respect to any report or relating to any
examinations or inspections of the Company or any Company
Subsidiaries.
(m) Compliance with Laws .
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses,
franchises, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made
all filings, applications and registrations with, Governmental
Entities that are required in order to permit them to own or lease
their properties and assets and to carry on their business as
presently conducted and that are material to the business of the
Company or such Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule
E, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all
respects and are not in default or violation of, and none of them
is, to the knowledge of the Company, under investigation with
respect to or, to the knowledge of the Company, have been
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of,
any applicable domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign law,
statute, ordinance, license, rule, regulation, policy or guideline,
order, demand, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any
Governmental Entity, other than such noncompliance, defaults or
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
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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.
(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;
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(ii) to the Company’s
knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for any such proceeding,
claim or action; and
(iii) neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary is subject to any agreement, order, judgment or
decree by or with any court, Governmental Entity or third party
imposing any such environmental liability.
(r) Risk Management
Instruments . Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, all derivative instruments, including, swaps, caps,
floors and option agreements, whether 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)).
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(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.
(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.
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(b) If the Company is required to
obtain any stockholder approvals set forth on Schedule C, then the
Company shall comply with this Section 3.1(b) and
Section 3.1(c). The Company shall call a special meeting of
its stockholders, as promptly as practicable following the Closing,
to vote on proposals (collectively, the “ Stockholder
Proposals ”) to (i) approve the exercise of the
Warrant for Common Stock for purposes of the rules of the national
security exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and/or
(ii) amend the Company’s Charter to increase the number
of authorized