United
States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW
Washington, D.C.
20220
Dear Ladies and
Gentlemen:
The company set
forth on the signature page hereto (the
“Company”) intends to issue in a private
placement the number of shares of a series of its preferred stock
set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Preferred
Shares”) and a warrant to purchase the number of shares
of its common stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the
“Warrant” and, together with the Preferred
Shares, the “Purchased Securities”) and the
United States Department of the Treasury (the
“Investor”) intends to purchase from the Company
the Purchased Securities.
The purpose of
this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the
purchase by the Investor of the Purchased Securities. Except to the
extent supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or
in the Schedules hereto, the provisions contained in the Securities
Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”) are incorporated by reference herein. Terms
that are defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement are used in
this letter agreement as so defined. In the event of any
inconsistency between this letter agreement and the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the terms of this letter agreement shall
govern.
Each of the
Company and the Investor hereby confirms its agreement with the
other party with respect to the issuance by the Company of the
Purchased Securities and the purchase by the Investor of the
Purchased Securities pursuant to this letter agreement and the
Securities Purchase Agreement on the terms specified on
Schedule A hereto.
This letter
agreement (including the Schedules hereto) and the Securities
Purchase Agreement (including the Annexes thereto) and the Warrant
constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior
agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both
written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject
matter hereof. This letter agreement constitutes the “Letter
Agreement” referred to in the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
This letter
agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts,
each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument,
and all such counterparts will together constitute the same
agreement. Executed signature pages to this letter agreement may be
delivered by facsimile and such facsimiles will be deemed as
sufficient as if actual signature pages had been
delivered.
In witness
whereof, this letter agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by the duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto as of
the date written below.
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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By:
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/s/ Neel
Kashkari
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Name:
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Neel
Kashkari
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Title:
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Interim
Assistant Secretary
For Financial Stability
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HOME
BANCSHARES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Randy Mayor
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Name:
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Randy
Mayor
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
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SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
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Article I
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Purchase; Closing
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Purchase
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1
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Closing
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2
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Interpretation
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Article II
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Representations and
Warranties
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Disclosure
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4
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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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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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Expenses
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Sufficiency of
Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
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Certain
Notifications Until Closing
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Access,
Information and Confidentiality
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Article IV
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Additional Agreements
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Purchase for
Investment
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Legends
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Certain
Transactions
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Transfer of
Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions on Exercise
of the Warrant
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Registration
Rights
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Voting of
Warrant Shares
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Depositary
Shares
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Restriction on
Dividends and Repurchases
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Repurchase of
Investor Securities
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Executive
Compensation
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Bank and Thrift
Holding Company Status
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Predominantly
Financial
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Article V
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Miscellaneous
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Termination
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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Amendment
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Waiver of
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Governing
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Notices
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Definitions
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Assignment
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Severability
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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ANNEX A: FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK
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Location
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Term
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Definition
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5.7(b)
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Recitals
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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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4.11
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2.2(d)
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1.2(d)(iv)
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2.2(f)
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4.4
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1.3
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2.2(b)
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Certificate of Designations
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1.2(d)(iii)
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1.2(d)(iii)
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1.2(a)
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1.2(a)
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2.2(n)
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Recitals
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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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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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2.2(n)
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Recitals
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1.2(d)(iv)
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2.2(n)
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2.1(b)
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4.9(c)(ii)
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4.11
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2.1(a)
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1.2(c)
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4.5(k)(i)
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4.5(k)(ii)
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4.5(g)(i)
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3.5(b)
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Recitals
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Recitals
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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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2.1(b)
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Location
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Definition
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Recitals
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5.7(c)
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4.8(c)
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Pending Underwritten Offering
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4.5(1)
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4.8(a)(ii)
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4.5(a)(iv)
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2.2(n)
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Recitals
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Recitals
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2.1(b)
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2.2(u)
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Recitals
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1.1
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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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4.5(k)(iv)
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4.5(k)(v)
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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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Recitals
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2.1(b)
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2.2(a)
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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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4.8(a)(ii)
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Shelf Registration Statement
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4.5(a)(ii)
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2.1(a)
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4.5(i)
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3.1(b)
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5.8(a)
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2.2(o)
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4.4
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Recitals
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2.2(d)
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
— STANDARD TERMS
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”).
(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:
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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
(I) shall be true and correct in all material respects as
though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than
representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of
another date, which representations and warranties shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of such other date) and
(z) Sections 2.2(h) through (v) (disregarding all
qualifications or limitations set forth in such representations and
warranties as to “materiality”, “Company Material
Adverse Effect” and words of similar import) shall be true
and correct as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other
than representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of
another date, which representations and warranties shall be true
and correct as of such other date), except to the extent that the
failure of such representations and warranties referred to in this
Section 1.2(d)(i)(A)(z) to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, does not have and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
and (B) the Company shall have
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performed in
all material respects all obligations required to be performed by
it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
(ii) the Investor
shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company
by a senior executive officer certifying to the effect that the
conditions set forth in Section 1.2(d)(i) have been
satisfied;
(iii) the Company
shall have duly adopted and filed with the Secretary of State of
its jurisdiction of organization or other applicable Governmental
Entity the amendment to its certificate or articles of
incorporation, articles of association, or similar organizational
document (“Charter”) in substantially the form
attached hereto as Annex A (the “Certificate of
Designations”) and such filing shall have been
accepted;
(iv) (A) the
Company shall have effected such changes to its compensation,
bonus, incentive and other benefit plans, arrangements and
agreements (including golden parachute, severance and employment
agreements) (collectively, “Benefit Plans”) with
respect to its Senior Executive Officers (and to the extent
necessary for such changes to be legally enforceable, each of its
Senior Executive Officers shall have duly consented in writing to
such changes), as may be necessary, during the period that the
Investor owns any debt or equity securities of the Company acquired
pursuant to this Agreement or the Warrant, in order to comply with
Section 111(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(“EESA”) as implemented by guidance or
regulation thereunder that has been issued and is in effect as of
the Closing Date, and (B) the Investor shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a senior executive
officer certifying to the effect that the condition set forth in
Section 1.2(d)(iv)(A) has been satisfied;
(v) each of the
Company’s Senior Executive Officers shall have delivered to
the Investor a written waiver in the form attached hereto as
Annex B releasing the Investor from any claims that such
Senior Executive Officers may otherwise have as a result of the
issuance, on or prior to the Closing Date, of any regulations which
require the modification of, and the agreement of the Company
hereunder to modify, the terms of any Benefit Plans with respect to
its Senior Executive Officers to eliminate any provisions of such
Benefit Plans that would not be in compliance with the requirements
of Section 111(b) of the EESA as implemented by guidance or
regulation thereunder that has been issued and is in effect as of
the Closing Date;
(vi) the Company
shall have delivered to the Investor a written opinion from counsel
to the Company (which may be internal counsel), addressed to the
Investor and dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the
form attached hereto as Annex C;
(vii) the Company
shall have delivered certificates in proper form or, with the prior
consent of the Investor, evidence of shares in book-entry form,
evidencing the Preferred Shares to Investor or its designee(s);
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(viii) the Company
shall have duly executed the Warrant in substantially the form
attached hereto as Annex D and delivered such executed
Warrant to the Investor or its designee(s).
1.3
Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement
to “Recitals,” “Articles,”
“Sections,” or “Annexes” such reference
shall be to a Recital, Article or Section of; or Annex to, this
Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms, and a
reference to “Schedules” shall be to a Schedule to the
Letter Agreement, in each case, unless otherwise indicated. The
terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used
in the plural, and vice versa. References to “herein”,
“hereof’, “hereunder” and the like refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or
provision, unless the context requires otherwise. The table of
contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and are not part of this Agreement. Whenever the
words “include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed followed by the words “without limitation.” No
rule of construction against the draftsperson shall be applied in
connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this
Agreement, as this Agreement is the product of negotiation between
sophisticated parties advised by counsel. All references to
“$” or “dollars” mean the lawful currency
of the United States of America. Except as expressly stated in this
Agreement, all references to any statute, rule or regulation are to
the statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes,
include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute)
and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation include any
successor to the section. References to a “business
day” shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York
generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental
actions to close.
Article II
Representations and Warranties
(a)
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means a
material adverse effect on (i) the business, results of
operation or financial condition of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided,
however, that Company Material Adverse Effect shall not be
deemed to include the effects of (A) changes after the date of
the Letter Agreement (the “Signing Date”) in
general business, economic or market conditions (including changes
generally in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and
liquidity, currency exchange rates and price levels or trading
volumes in the United States or foreign securities or credit
markets), or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or
undeclared acts of war or terrorism, in each case generally
affecting the industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries
operate, (B) changes or proposed changes after the Signing
Date in generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States (“GAAP”) or regulatory accounting
requirements, or authoritative interpretations thereof;
(C) changes or proposed changes after the Signing Date in
securities, banking and other laws of general applicability or
related policies or interpretations of Governmental Entities (in
the case of each of these clauses (A), (B) and (C), other than
changes
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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
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
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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 part passu with or
senior to all other series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether
or not issued or outstanding, with respect to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
(d) The
Warrant and Warrant Shares. The Warrant has been duly
authorized and, when executed and delivered as contemplated hereby,
will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except as the same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general
equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity
(“Bankruptcy Exceptions”). The shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “Warrant
Shares”) have been duly authorized and reserved for
issuance upon exercise of the Warrant and when so issued in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, subject, if applicable, to the
approvals of its stockholders set forth on
Schedule C.
(e)
Authorization, Enforceability.
(i) The Company
has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Warrant and, subject, if applicable, to the
approvals of its stockholders set forth on Schedule C,
to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder (which
includes the issuance of the Preferred Shares, Warrant and Warrant
Shares). The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company and its stockholders, and no further approval or
authorization is required on the part of the Company, subject, in
each case, if applicable, to the approvals of its stockholders set
forth on Schedule C. This Agreement is a valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy
Exceptions.
(ii) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by the Company with
the provisions hereof and
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thereof, will
not (A) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any
provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under,
or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance
required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration
of, or result in the creation of, any lien, security interest,
charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of (i) subject, if applicable, to the
approvals of the Company’s stockholders set forth on
Schedule C, its organizational documents or
(ii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust,
license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which
it or any Company Subsidiary may be bound, or to which the Company
or any Company Subsidiary or any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary may be subject, or
(B) subject to compliance with the statutes and regulations
referred to in the next paragraph, violate any statute, rule or
regulation or any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction or
decree applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any
of their respective properties or assets except, in the case of
clauses (A)(ii) and (B), for those occurrences that, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Other than
the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of
State of its jurisdiction of organization or other applicable
Governmental Entity, any current report on Form 8-K required to be
filed with the SEC, such filings and approvals as are required to
be made or obtained under any state “blue sky” laws,
the filing of any proxy statement contemplated by Section 3.1
and such as have been made or obtained, no notice to, filing with,
exemption or review by, or authorization, consent or approval of,
any Governmental Entity is required to be made or obtained by the
Company in connection with the consummation by the Company of the
Purchase except for any such notices, filings, exemptions, reviews,
authorizations, consents and approvals the failure of which to make
or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f)
Anti-takeover Provisions and Rights Plan. The Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board of
Directors”) has taken all necessary action to ensure that
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, including the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with
its terms, will be exempt from any anti-takeover or similar
provisions of the Company’s Charter and bylaws, and any other
provisions of any applicable “moratorium”,
“control share”, “fair price”,
“interested stockholder” or other anti-takeover laws
and regulations of any jurisdiction. The Company has taken all
actions necessary to render any stockholders’ rights plan of
the Company inapplicable to this Agreement and the Warrant and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including the exercise of the Warrant by the Investor in accordance
with its terms.
(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
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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) Since
December 31, 2006, the Company and each subsidiary of the
Company (each a “Company Subsidiary” and,
collectively, the “Company Subsidiaries”) has
timely filed all reports, registrations, documents, filings,
statements and submissions, together with any amendments thereto,
that it was required to file with any Governmental Entity (the
foregoing, collectively, the “Company Reports”)
and has paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection
therewith, except, in each case, as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. As of their respective dates of filing, the Company
Reports complied in all material respects with all statutes and
applicable rules and regulations of the applicable Governmental
Entities. In the case of each such Company Report filed with or
furnished to the SEC, such Company Report (A) did not, as of
its date or if amended prior to the Signing Date, as of the date of
such amendment, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, and (B) complied as to form in
all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act. With respect to all other
Company Reports, the Company Reports were complete and accurate in
all material respects as of their respective dates. No executive
officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has failed in any
respect to make the certifications required of him or her under
Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
(ii) The records,
systems, controls, data and information of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated
under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic
process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive
ownership and direct control of the Company or the
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Company
Subsidiaries or their accountants (including all means of access
thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and
non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the system of internal accounting
controls described below in this Section 2.2(i)(ii). The
Company (A) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange
Act) to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
including the consolidated Company Subsidiaries, is made known to
the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the
Company by others within those entities, and (B) has
disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the Signing
Date, to the Company’s outside auditors and the audit
committee of the Board of Directors (x) any significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that are reasonably likely
to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s
internal controls over financial reporting.
(j) No
Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither the Company nor any of the
Company Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any
nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) which are not
properly reflected or reserved against in the Company Financial
Statements to the extent required to be so reflected or reserved
against in accordance with GAAP, except for (A) liabilities
that have arisen since the last fiscal year end in the ordinary and
usual course of business and consistent with past practice and
(B) liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, have
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(k)
Offering of Securities. Neither the Company nor any person
acting on its behalf has taken any action (including any offering
of any securities of the Company under circumstances which would
require the integration of such offering with the offering of any
of the Purchased Securities under the Securities Act, and the rules
and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder), which might
subject the offering, issuance or sale of any of the Purchased
Securities to Investor pursuant to this Agreement to the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(1)
Litigation and Other Proceedings. Except (i) as set
forth on Schedule D or (ii) as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no (A) pending or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, claim, action, suit,
investigation or proceeding, against the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or to which any of their assets are subject nor is the
Company or any Company Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or
decree or (B) unresolved violation, criticism or exception by
any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or relating to
any examinations or inspections of the Company or any Company
Subsidiaries.
(m)
Compliance with Laws. Except as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and the
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Company
Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, franchises,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings,
applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties
and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted
and that are material to the business of the Company or such
Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule E,
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all
respects and are not in default or violation of, and none of them
is, to the knowledge of the Company, under investigation with
respect to or, to the knowledge of the Company, have been
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of,
any applicable domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign law,
statute, ordinance, license, rule, regulation, policy or guideline,
order, demand, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any
Governmental Entity, other than such noncompliance, defaults or
violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Except for statutory or regulatory restrictions of general
application or as set forth on Schedule E, no
Governmental Entity has placed any restriction on the business or
properties of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(n)
Employee Benefit Matters. Except as would not reasonably be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect: (A) each “employee
benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”)) providing benefits to any current or
former employee, officer or director of the Company or any member
of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any
organization which is a member of a controlled group of
corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”))
that is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or
any member of its Controlled Group and for which the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group would have any liability, whether
actual or contingent (each, a “Plan”) has been
maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements
of all applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including ERISA
and the Code; (B) with respect to each Plan subject to Title
IV of ERISA (including, for purposes of this clause (B), any plan
subject to Title IV of ERISA that the Company or any member of its
Controlled Group previously maintained or contributed to in the six
years prior to the Signing Date), (1) no “reportable
event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA),
other than a reportable event for which the notice period referred
to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, has occurred in the
three years prior to the Signing Date or is reasonably expected to
occur, (2) no “accumulated funding deficiency”
(within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, has occurred
in the three years prior to the Signing Date or is reasonably
expected to occur, (3) the fair market value of the assets under
each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under
such Plan (determined based on the assumptions used to fund such
Plan) and (4) neither the Company nor any member of its Controlled
Group has incurred in the six years prior to the Signing Date, or
reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA
(other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the PBGC in
the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan
(including any Plan that is a “multiemployer plan”,
within the meaning of Section 4001(c)(3) of ERISA); and
(C) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
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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;
(ii) to the
Company’s knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for any
such proceeding, claim or action; and
(iii) neither the
Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any agreement,
order, judgment or decree by or with any court, Governmental Entity
or third party imposing any such environmental
liability.
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(r) Risk
Management Instruments. Except as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, all derivative instruments, including, swaps, caps,
floors and option agreements, whether entered into for the
Company’s own account, or for the account of one or more of
the Company Subsidiaries or its or their customers, were entered
into (i) only in the ordinary course of business, (ii) in
accordance with prudent practices and in all material respects with
all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory policies and
(iii) with counterparties believed to be financially
responsible at the time; and each of such instruments constitutes
the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company or one of
the Company Subsidiaries, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as may be limited by the Bankruptcy Exceptions. Neither the
Company or the Company Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of any of its
obligations under any such agreement or arrangement other than such
breaches that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(s)
Agreements with Regulatory Agencies. Except as set forth on
Schedule F, neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary is subject to any material cease-and-desist or other
similar order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any
material written agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of
understanding with, or is a party to any commitment letter or
similar undertaking to, or is subject to any capital directive by,
or since December 31, 2006, has adopted any board resolutions
at the request of, any Governmental Entity (other than the
Appropriate Federal Banking Agencies with jurisdiction over the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries) that currently restricts in
any material respect the conduct of its business or that in any
material manner relates to its capital adequacy, its liquidity and
funding policies and practices, its ability to pay dividends, its
credit, risk management or compliance policies or procedures, its
internal controls, its management or its operations or business
(each item in this sentence, a “Regulatory
Agreement”), nor has the Company or any Company
Subsidiary been advised since December 31, 2006 by any such
Governmental Entity that it is considering issuing, initiating,
ordering, or requesting any such Regulatory Agreement. The Company
and each Company Subsidiary are in compliance in all material
respects with each Regulatory Agreement to which it is party or
subject, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has
received any notice from any Governmental Entity indicating that
either the Company or any Company Subsidiary is not in compliance
in all material respects with any such Regulatory Agreement.
“Appropriate Federal Banking Agency” means the
“appropriate Federal banking agency” with respect to
the Company or such Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, as defined
in Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
Section 1813(q)).
(t)
Insurance. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are
insured with reputable insurers against such risks and in such
amounts as the management of the Company reasonably has determined
to be prudent and consistent with industry practice. The Company
and the Company Subsidiaries are in material compliance with their
insurance policies and are not in default under any of the material
terms thereof, each such policy is outstanding and in full force
and effect, all premiums and other payments due under any material
policy have been paid, and all claims thereunder have been filed in
due and timely fashion, except, in each case, as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(u)
Intellectual Property. Except as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each Company Subsidiary
owns or otherwise has the right to use, all intellectual property
rights, including all trademarks, trade dress, trade names, service
marks, domain names, patents, inventions, trade secrets, know-how,
works of authorship and copyrights therein, that are used in the
conduct of their existing businesses and all rights relating to the
plans, design and specifications of any of its branch facilities
(“Proprietary Rights”) free and clear of all
liens and any claims of ownership by current or former employees,
contractors, designers or others and (ii) neither the Company
nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is materially infringing,
diluting, misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any
or the Company Subsidiaries received any written (or, to the
knowledge of the Company, oral) communications alleging that any of
them has materially infringed, diluted, misappropriated or
violated, any of the Proprietary Rights owned by any other person.
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the
Company’s knowledge, no other person is infringing, diluting,
misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any or the
Company Subsidiaries sent any written communications since
January 1, 2006 alleging that any person has infringed,
diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of the Proprietary Rights
owned by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
(v)
Brokers and Finders. No broker, finder or investment banker
is entitled to any financial advisory, brokerage, finder’s or
other fee or commission in connection with this Agreement or the
Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby based
upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary for which the Investor could have any
liability.
3.1
Commercially Reasonable Efforts.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties
will use its commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to take,
or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done,
all things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under
applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of the Purchase as
promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party to that
end.
(b) If the
Company is required to obtain any stockholder approvals set forth
on Schedule C, then the Company shall comply with this
Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c). The Company shall call
a special meeting of its stockholders, as promptly as practicable
following the Closing, to vote on proposals (collectively, the
“Stockholder Proposals”) to (i) approve the
exercise of the Warrant for Common Stock for purposes of the rules
of the national security exchange on which the Common Stock is
listed and/or (ii) amend the Company’s Charter to
increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to at
least such number as shall be sufficient to permit the full
exercise of the Warrant for Common Stock and comply with
the
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other
provisions of this Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c). The
Board of Directors shall recommend to the Company’s
stockholders that such stockholders vote in favor of the
Stockholder Proposals. In connection with such meeting, the Company
shall prepare (and the Investor will reasonably cooperate with the
Company to prepare) and file with the SEC as promptly as
practicable (but in no event more than ten business days after the
Closing) a preliminary proxy statement, shall use its reasonable
best efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC or its staff
thereon and to cause a definitive proxy statement related to such
stockholders’ meeting to be mailed to the Company’s
stockholders not more than five business days after clearance
thereof by the SEC, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to
solicit proxies for such stockholder approval of the Stockholder
Proposals. The Company shall notify the Investor promptly of the
receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to
the proxy statement and of any request by the SEC or its staff for
amendments or supplements to such proxy statement or for additional
information and will supply the Investor with copies of all
correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives,
on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the oth
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