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EXHIBIT 10.1 United States Department of the Treasury 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Ladies and
Gentlemen: The company set forth on
the signature page hereto (the "Company") intends to issue in a
private placement the number of shares of a series of its preferred
stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the "Preferred Shares")
and a warrant to purchase the number of shares of its common stock
set forth on Schedule A hereto (the "Warrant" and, together
with the Preferred Shares, the "Purchased Securities") and the
United States Department of the Treasury (the "Investor") intends
to purchase from the Company the Purchased Securities.
The purpose of this letter agreement
is to confirm the terms and conditions of the purchase by the
Investor of the Purchased Securities. Except to the extent
supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the
Schedules hereto, the provisions contained in the Securities
Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") are
incorporated by reference herein. Terms that are defined in the
Securities Purchase Agreement are used in this letter agreement as
so defined. In the event of any inconsistency between this letter
agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement, the terms of this
letter agreement shall govern. Each
of the Company and the Investor hereby confirms its agreement with
the other party with respect to the issuance by the Company of the
Purchased Securities and the purchase by the Investor of the
Purchased Securities pursuant to this letter agreement and the
Securities Purchase Agreement on the terms specified on
Schedule A hereto. This letter
agreement (including the Schedules hereto) and the Securities
Purchase Agreement (including the Annexes thereto) and the Warrant
constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior
agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both
written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject
matter hereof. This letter agreement constitutes the "Letter
Agreement" referred to in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
This letter agreement may be executed
in any number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being
deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will
together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to
this letter agreement may be delivered by facsimile and such
facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature
pages had been delivered.
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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COMPANY:
CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Craig G. Litchfield
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Craig G. Litchfield,
President & CEO
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Date: January 16, 2009
EXHIBIT A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT STANDARD TERMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I
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Purchase; Closing
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1.1
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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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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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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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4.7
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Depositary Shares
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4.8
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Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases
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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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5.10
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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LIST OF ANNEXES ANNEX A: FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR
PREFERRED STOCK ANNEX B: FORM OF WAIVER
ANNEX C: FORM OF OPINION
ANNEX D: FORM OF WARRANT -iii-
INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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Affiliate
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5.7(b)
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Agreement
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Recitals
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Appraisal Procedure
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4.9(c)(i)
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Appropriate Federal Banking Agency
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2.2(s)
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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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1.2(d)(iv)
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Board of Directors
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2.2(f)
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Business Combination
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4.4
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business day
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1.3
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Capitalization Date
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2.2(b)
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Certificate of Designations
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1.2(d)(iii)
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Charter
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1.2(d)(iii)
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Closing
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1.2(a)
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Closing Date
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1.2(a)
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Code
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2.2(n)
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Common Stock
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Recitals
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Company
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Recitals
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Company Financial Statements
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2.2(h)
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Company Material Adverse Effect
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2.1(a)
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Company Reports
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2.2(i)(i)
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Company Subsidiary; Company Subsidiaries
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2.2(i)(i)
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control; controlled by; under common control with
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5.7(b)
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Controlled Group
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2.2(n)
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CPP
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Recitals
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EESA
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1.2(d)(iv)
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ERISA
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2.2(n)
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Exchange Act
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2.1(b)
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Fair Market Value
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4.9(c)(ii)
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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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Term
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Definition
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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(1)
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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 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;
(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 "5" or "dollars" mean the lawful currency of the
United States of America. Except as expressly stated in this
Agreement, all references to any statute, rule or regulation are to
the statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes,
include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute)
and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation include any
successor to the section. References to a "business day"
shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which
banking institutions in the State of New York generally are
authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to
close. Article II
Representations and Warranties
2.1 Disclosure.
(a) "Company Material
Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (i) the
business, results of operation or financial condition of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole;
provided, however, that Company Material Adverse Effect
shall not be deemed to include the effects of (A) changes
after the date of the Letter Agreement (the "Signing Date")
in general business, economic or market conditions (including
changes generally in prevailing interest rates, credit availability
and liquidity, currency exchange rates and price levels or trading
volumes in the United States or foreign securities or credit
markets), or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or
undeclared acts of war or terrorism, in each case generally
affecting the industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries
operate, (B) changes or proposed changes after the Signing Date in
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
("GAAP") or regulatory accounting requirements, or
authoritative interpretations thereof, (C) changes or proposed
changes after the Signing Date in securities, banking and other
laws of general applicability or related policies or
interpretations of Governmental Entities (in the case of each of
these clauses (A), (B) and (C), other than changes
or occurrences to the extent that such changes or occurrences
have or would reasonably be expected to have a materially
disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to comparable U.S. banking
or financial services organizations), or (D) changes in the
market price or trading volume of the Common Stock or any other
equity, equity-related or debt securities of the Company or its
consolidated subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that the
exception set forth in this clause (D) does not apply to the
underlying reason giving rise to or contributing to any such
change); or (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the
Purchase and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Warrant and perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder
on a timely basis. (b)
"Previously Disclosed" means information set forth or
incorporated in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC’)
prior to the Signing Date (the "Last Fiscal Year") or in its
other reports and forms filed with or furnished to the SEC under
Sections 13(a), 14(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") on or after the last day of the
Last Fiscal Year and prior to the Signing Date.
2.2 Representations and Warranties
of the Company. Except as Previously Disclosed, the Company
represents and warrants to the Investor that as of the Signing Date
and as of the Closing Date (or such other date specified herein):
(a) Organization, Authority
and Significant Subsidiaries. The Company has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with the necessary power
and authority to own its properties and conduct its business in all
material respects as currently conducted, and except as has not,
individually or in the aggregate, had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, has been duly
qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business
and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction
in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so
as to require such qualification; each subsidiary of the Company
that is a "significant subsidiary" within the meaning of
Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the "Securities Act") has been duly organized and
is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization. The Charter and bylaws of the
Company, copies of which have been provided to the Investor prior
to the Signing Date, are true, complete and correct copies of such
documents as in full force and effect as of the Signing Date.
(b) Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of the Company, and the outstanding
capital stock of the Company (including securities convertible
into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, capital stock of the
Company) as of the most recent fiscal month-end preceding the
Signing Date (the "Capitalization Date") is set forth on
Schedule B. The outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no
preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive rights). Except as provided in the Warrant, as of the
Signing Date, the Company does not have outstanding any securities
or other obligations providing the holder the right to acquire
Common Stock that is not reserved for issuance as
specified on Schedule B, and the Company has not
made any other commitment to authorize, issue or sell any Common
Stock. Since the Capitalization Date, the Company has not issued
any shares of Common Stock, other than (i) shares issued upon
the exercise of stock options or delivered under other equity-based
awards or other convertible securities or warrants which were
issued and outstanding on the Capitalization Date and disclosed on
Schedule B and (ii) shares disclosed on
Schedule B. (c)
Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares have been duly and
validly authorized, and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, such Preferred Shares will be duly and validly issued
and fully paid and non-assessable, will not be issued in violation
of any preemptive rights, and will rank pari passu with or
senior to all other series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether
or not issued or outstanding, with respect to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
(d) The Warrant and Warrant
Shares. The Warrant has been duly authorized and, when executed
and delivered as contemplated hereby, will constitute a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity ("Bankruptcy Exceptions").
The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant
(the "Warrant Shares") have been duly authorized and
reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant and when so
issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrant will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, subject, if applicable, to
the approvals of its stockholders set forth on
Schedule C. (e)
Authorization, Enforceability.
(i) The Company has the corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Warrant and, subject, if applicable, to the approvals of its
stockholders set forth on Schedule C, to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder (which includes the issuance
of the Preferred Shares, Warrant and Warrant Shares). The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and its
stockholders, and no further approval or authorization is required
on the part of the Company, subject, in each case, if applicable,
to the approvals of its stockholders set forth on
Schedule C. This Agreement is a valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions.
(ii) The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Warrant and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby and compliance by the Company with the provisions hereof
and
thereof, will not (A) violate, conflict with, or result in
a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the
performance required by, or result in a right of termination or
acceleration of, or result in the creation of, any lien, security
interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of (i) subject, if applicable,
to the approvals of the Company’s stockholders set forth on
Schedule C, its organizational documents or
(ii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust,
license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which
it or any Company Subsidiary may be bound, or to which the Company
or any Company Subsidiary or any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary may be subject, or (B) subject to
compliance with the statutes and regulations referred to in the
next paragraph, violate any statute, rule or regulation or any
judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction or decree applicable to
the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective
properties or assets except, in the case of clauses (A)(ii) and
(B), for those occurrences that, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. (iii) Other
than the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the
Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of organization or other
applicable Governmental Entity, any current report on Form 8-K
required to be filed with the SEC, such filings and approvals as
are required to be made or obtained under any state "blue sky"
laws, the filing of any proxy statement contemplated by
Section 3.1 and such as have been made or obtained, no notice
to, filing with, exemption or review by, or authorization, consent
or approval of, any Governmental Entity is required to be made or
obtained by the Company in connection with the consummation by the
Company of the Purchase except for any such notices, filings,
exemptions, reviews, authorizations, consents and approvals the
failure of which to make or obtain would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. (f)
Anti-takeover Provisions and Rights Plan. The Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") has
taken all necessary action to ensure that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the
exercise of the Warrant in accordance with its terms, will be
exempt from any anti-takeover or similar provisions of the
Company’s Charter and bylaws, and any other provisions of any
applicable "moratorium", "control share", "fair price", "interested
stockholder" or other anti-takeover laws and regulations of any
jurisdiction. The Company has taken all actions necessary to render
any stockholders’ rights plan of the Company inapplicable to
this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the
exercise of the Warrant by the Investor in accordance with its
terms. (g) No Company
Material Adverse Effect. Since the last day of the last
completed fiscal period for which the Company has filed a Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q or an Annual
Report on Form 10-K with the SEC prior to the Signing Date, no
fact, circumstance, event, change, occurrence, condition or
development has occurred that, individually or in the aggregate,
has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. (h) Company
Financial Statements. Each of the consolidated financial
statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
(collectively the "Company Financial Statements" ) included
or incorporated by reference in the Company Reports filed with the
SEC since December 31, 2006, present fairly in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated therein (or if
amended prior to the Signing Date, as of the date of such
amendment) and the consolidated results of their operations for the
periods specified therein; and except as stated therein, such
financial statements (A) were prepared in conformity with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis (except as may be noted therein),
(B) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the
books and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and
(C) complied as to form, as of their respective dates of
filing with the SEC, in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements and with the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.
(i) Reports.
(i) Since December 31, 2006, the
Company and each subsidiary of the Company (each a "Company
Subsidiary" and, collectively, the "Company
Subsidiaries" ) has timely filed all reports, registrations,
documents, filings, statements and submissions, together with any
amendments thereto, that it was required to file with any
Governmental Entity (the foregoing, collectively, the "Company
Reports" ) and has paid all fees and assessments due and
payable in connection therewith, except, in each case, as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of their respective
dates of filing, the Company Reports complied in all material
respects with all statutes and applicable rules and regulations of
the applicable Governmental Entities. In the case of each such
Company Report filed with or furnished to the SEC, such Company
Report (A) did not, as of its date or if amended
prior to the Signing Date, as of the date of such amendment,
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, and (B) complied as to form in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act. With respect to all other Company Reports, the
Company Reports were complete and accurate in all material respects
as of their respective dates. No executive officer of the Company
or any Company Subsidiary has failed in any respect to make the
certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(ii) The records, systems, controls,
data and information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means
(including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process,
whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership
and direct control of the Company or the
Company Subsidiaries or their accountants (including all means
of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive
ownership and non-direct control that would not 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.
(i) 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
Company Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, franchises,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings,
applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties
and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted
and that are material to the business of the Company or such
Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule E,
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all
respects and are not in default or violation of, and none of them
is, to the knowledge of the Company, under investigation with
respect to or, to the knowledge of the Company, have been
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of,
any applicable domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign law,
statute, ordinance, license, rule, regulation, policy or guideline,
order, demand, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any
Governmental Entity, other than such noncompliance, defaults or
violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Except for statutory or regulatory restrictions of general
application or as set forth on Schedule E, no
Governmental Entity has placed any restriction on the business or
properties of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Employee Benefit
Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect: (A) each "employee benefit plan" (within the meaning
of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended ( "ERISA" )) providing benefits to any
current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or
any member of its "Controlled Group" (defined as any
organization which is a member of a controlled group of
corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code" )) that is
sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group and for which the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group would have any liability, whether
actual or contingent (each, a "Plan") has been maintained in
compliance with its terms and with the requirements of all
applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the
Code; (B) with respect to each Plan subject to Title IV of
ERISA (including, for purposes of this clause (B), any plan subject
to Title IV of ERISA that the Company or any member of its
Controlled Group previously maintained or contributed to in the six
years prior to the Signing Date), (1) no "reportable event"
(within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA), other than a
reportable event for which the notice period referred to in Section
4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, has occurred in the three years
prior to the Signing Date or is reasonably expected to occur,
(2) no "accumulated funding deficiency" (within the meaning of
Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether
or not waived, has occurred in the three years prior to the Signing
Date or is reasonably expected to occur, (3) the fair market value
of the assets under each Plan exceeds the present value of all
benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on the
assumptions used to fund such Plan) and (4) neither the Company nor
any member of its Controlled Group has incurred in the six years
prior to the Signing Date, or reasonably expects to incur, any
liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the
Plan or premiums to the PBGC in the ordinary course and without
default) in respect of a Plan (including any Plan that is a
"multiemployer plan", within the meaning of Section 4001(c)(3)
of ERISA); and (C) each Plan that is intended to be qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service with
respect to its qualified status that has not been revoked, or such
a determination letter has been timely applied for but not received
by the Signing Date, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or
by failure to act, which could reasonably be expected to cause the
loss, revocation or denial of such qualified status or favorable
determination letter. (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.
(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.
(u) Intellectual
Property. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each Company Subsidiary
owns or otherwise has the right to use, all intellectual property
rights, including all trademarks, trade dress, trade names, service
marks, domain names, patents, inventions, trade secrets, know-how,
works of authorship and copyrights therein, that are used in the
conduct of their existing businesses and all rights relating to the
plans, design and specifications of any of its branch facilities
("Proprietary Rights") free and clear of all liens and any
claims of ownership by current or former employees, contractors,
designers or others and (ii) neither the Company nor any of
the Company Subsidiaries is materially infringing, diluting,
misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any or the
Company Subsidiaries received any written (or, to the knowledge of
the Company, oral) communications alleging that any of them has
materially infringed, diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of
the Proprietary Rights owned by any other person. Except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the Company’s
knowledge, no other person is infringing, diluting,
misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any or the
Company Subsidiaries sent any written communications since
January 1, 2006 alleging that any person has infringed,
diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of the Proprietary Rights
owned by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
(v) Brokers and Finders.
No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any financial
advisory, brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in
connection with this Agreement or the Warrant or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby based upon arrangements made by or
on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for which the
Investor could have any liability. Article III
Covenants 3.1 Commercially
Reasonable Efforts.
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties will use its
commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to take, or cause to
be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws,
so as to permit consummation of the Purchase as promptly as
practicable and otherwise to enable consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party to that end.
(b) If the Company is required
to obtain any stockholder approvals set forth on
Schedule C, then the Company shall comply with this
Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c). The Company shall call
a special meeting of its stockholders, as promptly as practicable
following the Closing, to vote on proposals (collectively, the
"Stockholder Proposals" ) to (i) approve the exercise of the
Warrant for Common Stock for purposes of the rules of the national
security exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and/or
(ii) amend the Company’s Charter to increase the number
of authorized shares of Common Stock to at least such number as
shall be sufficient to permit the full exercise of the Warrant for
Common Stock and comply with the
other provisions of this Section 3.1(b) and
Section 3.1(c). The Board of Directors shall recommend to the
Company’s stockholders that such stockholders vote in favor
of the Stockholder Proposals. In connection with such meeting, the
Company shall prepare (and the Investor will reasonably cooperate
with the Company to prepare) and file with the SEC as promptly as
practicable (but in no event more than ten business days after the
Closing) a preliminary proxy statement, shall use its reasonable
best efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC or its staff
thereon and to cause a definitive proxy statement related to such
stockholders’ meeting to be mailed to the Company’s
stockholders not more than five business days after clearance
thereof by the SEC, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to
solicit proxies for such stockholder approval of the Stockholder
Proposals. The Company shall notify the Investor promptly of the
receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to
the proxy statement and of any request by the SEC or its staff for
amendments or supplements to such proxy statement or for additional
information and will supply the Investor with copies of all
correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives,
on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with
respect to such proxy statement. If at any time prior to such
stockholders’ meeting there shall occur any event that is
required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the proxy
statement, the Company shall as promptly as practicable prepare and
mail to its stockholders such an amendment or supplement. Each of
the Investor and the Company agrees promptly to correct any
information provided by it or on its behalf for use in the proxy
statement if and to the extent that such information shall have
become false or misleading in any material respect, and the Company
shall as promptly as practicable prepare and mail to its
stockholders an amendment or supplement to correct such information
to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations. The
Company shall consult with the Investor prior to filing any proxy
statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and provide the
Investor with a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon. In the
event that the approval of any of the Stockholder Proposals is not
obtained at such special stockholders meeting, the Company shall
include a proposal to approve (and the Board of Directors shall
recommend approval of) each such proposal at a meeting of its
stockholders no less than once in each subsequent six- month period
beginning on January 1, 2009 until all such approvals are
obtained or made.
None of
the information supplied by the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries for inclusion in any proxy statement in connection
with any such stockholders meeting of the Company will, at the date
it is filed with the SEC, when first mailed to the Company’s
stockholders and at the time of any stockholders meeting, and at
the time of any amendment or supplement thereof, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
3.2 Expenses. Unless otherwise
provided in this Agreement or the Warrant, each of the parties
hereto will bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it or
on its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated
under this Agreement and the Warrant, including fees and expenses
of its own financial or other consultants, investment bankers,
accountants and counsel.
3.3 Sufficiency of Authorized
Common Stock; Exchange Listing.
(a) During the period from the
Closing Date (or, if the approval of the Stockholder Proposals is
required, the date of such approval) until the date on which the
Warrant has been fully exercised, the Company shall at all times
have reserved for issuance, free of preemptive or similar rights, a
sufficient number of authorized and unissued Warrant Shares to
effectuate such exercise. Nothing in this Section 3.3 shall
preclude the Company from satisfying its obligations in respect of
the exercise of the Warrant by delivery of shares of Common Stock
which are held in the treasury of the Company. As soon as
reasonably practicable following the Closing, the Company shall, at
its expense, cause the Warrant Shares to be listed on the same
national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed,
subject to official notice of issuance, and shall maintain such
listing for so long as any Common Stock is listed on such exchange.
(b) If requested by the
Investor, the Company shall promptly use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the Preferred Shares to be approved for listing on
a national securities exchange as promptly as practicable following
such request. 3.4 Certain
Notifications Until Closing. From the Signing Date until the
Closing, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor of
(i) any fact, event or circumstance of which it is aware and
which would reasonably be expected to cause any representation or
warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement to be untrue or
inaccurate in any material respect or to cause any covenant or
agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement not to be
complied with or satisfied in any material respect and
(ii) except as Previously Disclosed, any fact, circumstance,
event, change, occurrence, condition or development of which the
Company is aware and which, individually or in the aggregate, has
had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect; provided, however, that delivery of any
notice pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall not limit or affect any
rights of or remedies available to the Investor; provided,
further, that a failure to comply with this Section 3.4
shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or the failure of
any condition set forth in Section 1.2 to be satisfied unless
the underlying Company Material Adverse Effect or material breach
would independently result in the failure of a condition set forth
in Section 1.2 to be satisfied.
3.5 Access, Information and
Confidentiality. (a) From
the Signing Date until the date when the Investor holds an amount
of Preferred Shares having an aggregate liquidation value of less
than 10% of the Purchase Price, the Company will permit the
Investor and its agents, consultants, contractors and advisors
(x) acting through the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, to
examine the corporate books and make copies thereof and to discuss
the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries with the principal officers of the Company, all upon
reasonable notice and at such reasonable times and as often as the
Investor may reasonably request and (y) to review any
information material to the Investor’s investment in the
Company provided by the Company to its Appropriate Federal Banking
Agency. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall
be conducted during normal business hours and in such manner as not
to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the
Company, and nothing herein shall require the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to disclose any information to the Investor to
the extent (i) prohibited by applicable law or regulation, or
(ii) that such disclosure would reasonably be
expected to cause a violation of any agreement to which the
Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or would cause a risk
of a loss of privilege to the Company or any Company Subsidiary
(provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements
under circumstances where the restrictions in this clause (ii)
apply). (b) The Investor will
use reasonable best efforts to hold, and will use reasonable best
efforts to cause its agents, consultants, contractors and advisors
to hold, in confidence all nonpublic records, books, contracts,
instruments, computer data and other data and information
(collectively, "Information") concerning the Company
furnished or made available to it by the Company or its
representatives pursuant to this Agreement (except to the extent
that such information can be shown to have been (i) previously
known by such party on a non-confidential basis, (ii) in the
public domain through no fault of such party or (iii) later
lawfully acquired from other sources by the party to which it was
furnished (and without violation of any other confidentiality
obligation)); provided that nothing herein shall prevent the
Investor from disclosing any Information to the extent required by
applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal
process. Article IV
Additional Agreements 4.1
Purchase for Investment. The Investor acknowledges that the
Purchased Securities and the Warrant Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities
laws. The Investor (a) is acquiring the Purchased Securities
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act
solely for investment with no present intention to distribute them
to any person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
U.S. state securities laws, (b) will not sell or otherwise
dispose of any of the Purchased Securities or the Warrant Shares,
except in compliance with the registration requirements or
exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any applicable U.S.
state securities laws, and (c) has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters and in investments of
this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the Purchase and of making an informed investment decision.
4.2 Legends.
(a) The Investor agrees that all
certificates or other instruments representing the Warrant and the
Warrant Shares will bear a legend substantially to the following
effect: "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT
RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS."
(b) The Investor agrees that
all certificates or other instruments representing the Warrant will
also bear a legend substantially to the following effect: "THIS
INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND
OTHER PROVISIONS OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO THEREIN, A
COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR
OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID."
(c) In addition, the Investor
agrees that all certificates or other instruments representing the
Preferred Shares will bear a legend substantially to the following
effect: "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE
NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT
UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO
AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH
PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS
NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM
SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE I44A THEREUNDER.
ANY TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY
ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A "QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT
(A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN
EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE
PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
"QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN
THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A,
(C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT
WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF
THIS LEGEND." (d) In the event
that any Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares (i) become
registered under the Securities Act or (ii) are eligible to be
transferred without restriction in accordance with Rule 144 or
another exemption from registration under the Securities Act (other
than Rule 144A), the Company shall issue new certificates or other
instruments representing such Purchased Securities or Warrant
Shares, which shall not contain the applicable legends in
Sections 4.2(a) and (c) above; provided that the
Investor surrenders to the Company the previously issued
certificates or other instruments. Upon Transfer of all or a
portion of the Warrant in compliance with Section 4.4, the Company
shall issue new certificates or other instruments representing the
Warrant, which shall not contain the applicable legend in
Section 4.2(b) above; provided that the Investor
surrenders to the Company the previously issued certificates or
other instruments. 4.3 Certain
Transactions. The Company will not merge or consolidate with,
or sell, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its property
or assets to, any other party unless the successor, transferee or
lessee party (or its ultimate parent entity), as the case may be
(if not the Company), expressly assumes the due and punctual
performance and observance of each and every covenant, agreement
and condition of this Agreement to be performed and observed by the
Company. 4.4 Transfer of Purchased
Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions on Exercise of
the Warrant. Subject to compliance with applicable
securities laws, the Investor shall be permitted to transfer, sell,
assign or otherwise dispose of ( "Transfer" ) all or a
portion of the Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares at any time,
and the Company shall take all steps as may be reasonably requested
by the Investor to facilitate the Transfer of the Purchased
Securities and the Warrant Shares; provided that the
Investor shall not Transfer a portion or portions of the Warrant
with respect to, and/or exercise the Warrant for, more than
one-half of the Initial Warrant Shares (as such number may be
adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 13 thereof) in
the aggregate until the earlier of (a) the date on which the
Company (or any successor by Business Combination) has received
aggregate gross proceeds of not less than the Purchase Price (and
the purchase price paid by the Investor to any such successor for
securities of such successor purchased under the CPP) from one or
more Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity
Offerings of such successor) and (b) December 31, 2009.
"Qualified Equity Offering" means the sale and issuance for
cash by the Company to persons other than the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries after the Closing Date of shares of perpetual
Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any combination of such stock,
that, in each case, qualify as and may be included in Tier 1
capital of the Company at the time of issuance under the applicable
risk-based capital guidelines of the Company’s Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency (other than any such sales and issuances
made pursuant to agreements or arrangements entered into, or
pursuant to financing plans which were publicly announced, on or
prior to October 13,
2008). "Business Combination" means a merger,
consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar transaction that
requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders.
4.5 Registration Rights.
(a) Registration.
(i) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Company covenants and agrees that
as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date (and in any event
no later than 30 days after the Closing Date), the Company
shall prepare and file with the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement
covering all Registrable Securities (or otherwise designate an
existing Shelf Registration Statement filed with the SEC to cover
the Registrable Securities), and, to the extent the Shelf
Registration Statement has not theretofore been declared effective
or is not automatically effective upon such filing, the Company
shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration
Statement to be declared or become effective and to keep such Shelf
Registration Statement continuously effective and in compliance
with the Securities Act and usable for resale of such Registrable
Securities for a period from the date of its initial effectiveness
until such time as there are no Registrable Securities remaining
(including by refiling such Shelf Registration Statement (or a new
Shelf Registration Statement) if the initial Shelf Registration
Statement expires). So long as the Company is a well-known seasoned
issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) at
the time of filing of the Shelf Registration Statement with the
SEC, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be designated by the
Company as an automatic Shelf Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Signing Date the Company
is not eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3, then
the Company shall not be obligated to file a Shelf Registration
Statement unless and until requested to do so in writing by the
Investor. (ii) Any registration
pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(i) shall be effected by means of a
shelf registration on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under
the Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration Statement"). If
the Investor or any other Holder intends to distribute any
Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering it
shall promptly so advise the Company and the Company shall take all
reasonable steps to facilitate such distribution, including the
actions required pursuant to Section 4.5(c); provided
that the Company shall not be required to facilitate an
underwritten offering of Registrable Securities unless the expected
gross proceeds from such offering exceed (i) 2% of the initial
aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares if such
initial aggregate liquidation preference is less than
$2 billion and (ii) $200 million if the initial aggregate
liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares is equal to or
greater than $2 billion. The lead underwriters in any such
distribution shall be selected by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities to be distributed; provided that to
the extent appropriate and permitted under applicable law, such
Holders shall consider the qualifications of any broker-dealer
Affiliate of the Company in selecting the lead underwriters in any
such distribution.
(iii) The Company shall not be
required to effect a registration (including a resale of
Registrable Securities from an effective Shelf Registration
Statement) or an underwritten offering pursuant to
Section 4.5(a): (A) with respect to securities that are
not Registrable Securities; or (B) if the Company has notified
the Investor and all other Holders that in the good faith judgment
of the Board of Directors, it would be materially detrimental to
the Company or its securityholders for such registration or
underwritten offering to be effected at such time, in which event
the Company shall have the right to defer such registration for a
period of not more than 45 days after receipt of the request
of the Investor or any other Holder; provided that such
right to delay a registration or underwritten offering shall be
exercised by the Company (1) only if the Company has generally
exercised (or is concurrently exercising) similar black-out rights
against holders of similar securities that have registration rights
and (2) not more than three times in any 12-month period and
not more than 90 days in the aggregate in any 12-month period.
(iv) If during any period when an
effective Shelf Registration Statement is not available, the
Company proposes to register any of its equity securities, other
than a registration pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(i) or a Special
Registration, and the registration form to be filed may be used for
the registration or qualification for distribution of Registrable
Securities, the Company will give prompt written notice to the
Investor and all other Holders of its intention to effect such a
registration (but in no event less than ten days prior to the
anticipated filing date) and will include in such registration all
Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has
received written requests for inclusion therein within ten business
days after the date of the Company’s notice (a "Piggyback
Registration ") . Any such person that has made such a
written request may withdraw its Registrable Securities from such
Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company and
the managing underwriter, if any, on or before the fifth business
day prior to the planned effective date of such Piggyback
Registration. The Company may terminate or withdraw any
registration under this Section 4.5(a)(iv) prior to the
effectiveness of such registration, whether or not Investor or any
other Holders have elected to include Registrable Securities in
such registration. (v) If the
registration referred to in Section 4.5(a)(iv) is proposed to
be underwritten, the Company will so advise Investor and all other
Holders as a part of the written notice given pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(iv). In such event, the right of Investor and
all other Holders to registration pursuant to Section 4.5(a)
will be conditioned upon such persons’ participation in such
underwriting and the inclusion of such person’s Registrable
Securities in the underwriting if such securities are of the same
class of securities as the securities to be offered in the
underwritten offering, and each such person will (together with the
Company and the other persons distributing their securities through
such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for
such underwriting by the Company; provided that the Investor
(as opposed to other Holders) shall not be required to indemnify
any person in connection with any registration. If any
participating person disapproves of the terms of the underwriting,
such person may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice
to the Company, the managing underwriters and the Investor (if
the Investor is participating in the underwriting).
(vi) If either (x) the Company
grants "piggyback" registration rights to one or more third parties
to include their securities in an underwritten offering under the
Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii) or
(y) a Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv)
relates to an underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, and
in either case the managing underwriters advise the Company that in
their reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be
included in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold
without adversely affecting the marketability of such offering
(including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), the
Company will include in such offering only such number of
securities that in the reasonable opinion of such managing
underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the
marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect on the
per share offering price), which securities will be so included in
the following order of priority: (A) first, in the case of a
Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv), the
securities the Company proposes to sell, (B) then the
Registrable Securities of the Investor and all other Holders who
have requested inclusion of Registrable Securities pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(ii) or Section 4.5(a)(iv), as applicable,
pro rata on the basis of the aggregate number of such
securities or shares owned by each such person and (C) lastly,
any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be
so included, subject to the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however, that if the Company has, prior to the Signing Date,
entered into an agreement with respect to its securities that is
inconsistent with the order of priority contemplated hereby then it
shall apply the order of priority in such conflicting agreement to
the extent that it would otherwise result in a breach under such
agreement. (b) Expenses of
Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection
with any registration, qualification or compliance hereunder shall
be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses incurred in
connection with any registrations hereunder shall be borne by the
holders of the securities so registered pro rata on the
basis of the aggregate offering or sale price of the securities so
registered. (c) Obligations
of the Company. The Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts, for so long as there are Registrable Securities
outstanding, to take such actions as are under its control to not
become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) and to remain a well-known seasoned issuer (as
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) if it has such
status on the Signing Date or becomes eligible for such status in
the future. In addition, whenever required to effect the
registration of any Registrable Securities or facilitate the
distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective
Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall, as expeditiously
as reasonably practicable: (i)
Prepare and file with the SEC a prospectus supplement with respect
to a proposed offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to an
effective registration statement, subject to Section 4.5(d),
keep such registration statement effective and keep
such prospectus supplement current until the securities
described therein are no longer Registrable Securities.
(ii) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to the applicable registration statement and the
prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with such
registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of
all securities covered by such registration statement.
(iii) Furnish to the Holders and any underwriters such number
of copies of the applicable registration statement and each such
amendment and supplement thereto (including in each case all
exhibits) and of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus,
in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such
other documents as they may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned or to be
distributed by them. (iv) Use its reasonable best efforts to
register and qualify the securities covered by such registration
statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders or
any managing underwriter(s), to keep such registration or
qualification in effect for so long as such registration statement
remains in effect, and to take any other action which may be
reasonably necessary to enable such seller to consummate the
disposition in such jurisdictions of the securities owned by such
Holder; provided that the Company shall not be required in
connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do
business or to file a general consent to service of process in any
such states or jurisdictions. (v) Notify each Holder of
Registrable Securities at any time when a prospectus relating
thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the
happening of any event as a result of which the applicable
prospectus, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.
(vi) Give written notice to the Holders:
(A) when any registration statement
filed pursuant to Section 4.5(a) or any amendment thereto has
been filed with the SEC (except for any amendment effected by the
filing of a document with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act) and
when such registration statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto has become effective; (B) of
any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any
registration statement or the prospectus included therein or for
additional information;
(C) of the issuance by the SEC of
any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration
statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(D) of the receipt by the Company or
its legal counsel of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock for sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose; (E) of the happening of
any event that requires the Company to make changes in any
effective registration statement or the prospectus related to the
registration statement in order to make the statements therein not
misleading (which notice shall be accompanied by an instruction to
suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes have
been made); and (F) if at any time
the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any
underwriting agreement contemplated by Section 4.5(c)(x) cease
to be true and correct. (vii) Use its reasonable best efforts
to prevent the issuance or obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement referred
to in Section 4.5(c)(vi)(C) at the earliest practicable time.
(viii) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by
Section 4.5(c)(v) or 4.5(c)(vi)(E), promptly prepare a
post-effective amendment to such registration statement or a
supplement to the related prospectus or file any other required
document so that, as thereafter delivered to the Holders and any
underwriters, the prospectus will not contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the
Holders in accordance with Section 4.5(c)(vi)(E) to suspend
the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes to the
prospectus have been made, then the Holders and any underwriters
shall suspend use of such prospectus and use their reasonable best
efforts to return to the Company all copies of such prospectus (at
the Company’s expense) other than permanent file copies then
in such Holders’ or underwriters’ possession. The total
number of days that any such suspension may be in effect in any
12-month period shall not exceed 90 days. (ix) Use
reasonable best efforts to procure the cooperation of the
Company’s transfer agent in settling any offering or sale of
Registrable Securities, including with respect to the transfer of
physical stock certificates into book-entry form in accordance with
any procedures reasonably requested by the Holders or any managing
underwriter(s). (x) If an underwritten offering is requested
pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii), enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form, scope and substance and take all
such
other actions reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority
of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith or
by the managing underwriter(s), if any, to expedite or facilitate
the underwritten disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in
connection therewith in any underwritten offering (including making
members of management and executives of the Company available to
participate in "road shows", similar sales events and other
marketing activities), (A) make such representations and
warranties to the Holders that are selling stockholders and the
managing underwriter(s), if any, with respect to the business of
the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Shelf Registration
Statement, prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in customary
form, substance and scope, and, if true, confirm the same if and
when requested, (B) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish
the underwriters with opinions of counsel to the Company, addressed
to the managing underwriter(s), if any, covering the matters
customarily covered in such opinions requested in underwritten
offerings, (C) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain "cold
comfort" letters from the independent certified public accountants
of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified
public accountants of any business acquired by the Company for
which financial statements and financial data are included in the
Shelf Registration Statement) who have certified the financial
statements included in such Shelf Registration Statement, addressed
to each of the managing underwriter(s), if any, such letters to be
in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily
covered in "cold comfort" letters, (D) if an underwriting
agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification
provisions and procedures customary in underwritten offerings
(provided that the Investor shall not be obligated to provide any
indemnity), and (E) deliver such documents and certificates as
may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith, their
counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any, to evidence the
continued validity of the representations and warranties made
pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any
customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or
other agreement entered into by the Company. (xi) Make
available for inspection by a representative of Holders that are
selling stockholders, the managing underwriter(s), if any, and any
attorneys or accountants retained by such Holders or managing
underwriter(s), at the offices where normally kept, during
reasonable business hours, financial and other records, pertinent
corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the
officers, directors and employees of the Company to supply all
infoimation in each case reasonably requested (and of the type
customarily provided in connection with due diligence conducted in
connection with a registered public offering of securities) by any
such representative, managing underwriter(s), attorney or
accountant in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement.
(xii) Use reasonable best efforts to cause all such
Registrable Securities to be listed on each national securities
exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed or, if no similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed on any national securities exchange, use its reasonable best
efforts to cause all such
Registrable Securities to be listed on such securities exchange
as the Investor may designate. (xiii) If requested by Holders
of a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered and/or
sold in connection therewith, or the managing underwriter(s), if
any, promptly include in a prospectus supplement or amendment such
information as the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities being registered and/or sold in connection therewith or
managing underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request in order to
permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and
make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such
amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received
such request. (xiv) Timely provide to its security holders
earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of
the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.
(d) Suspension of Sales.
Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a registration
statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement contains or may
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omits or may omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading or that circumstances
exist that make inadvisable use of such registration statement,
prospectus or prospectus supplement, the Investor and each Holder
of Registrable Securities shall forthwith discontinue disposition
of Registrable Securities until the Investor and/or Holder has
received copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus or
prospectus supplement, or until the Investor and/or such Holder is
advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus
and, if applicable, prospectus supplement may be resumed, and, if
so directed by the Company, the Investor and/or such Holder shall
deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies,
other than permanent file copies then in the Investor and/or such
Holder’s possession, of the
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