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superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the Schedules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.
PLU-Securities
Purchase Agreement-01/19/09
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: Plumas
Bancorp
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By:
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/s/ Andrew J.
Ryback
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Name:
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Andrew J.
Ryback
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Title:
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Executive Vice
President and
Chief Financial Officer
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PLU-Securities
Purchase Agreement-01/19/09
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
PLU-Securities
Purchase Agreement-01/19/09
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Article I: Purchase;
Closing
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Article II: Representations and
Warranties
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2.2 Representations and Warranties of the
Company
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3.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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3.3 Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock;
Exchange Listing
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3.4 Certain Notifications Until
Closing
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3.5 Access, Information and
Confidentiality
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Article IV: Additional
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4.1 Purchase for Investment
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4.4 Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant
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4.8 Restriction on Dividends and
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4.9 Repurchase of Investor Securities
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4.10 Executive Compensation
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4.11 Bank and Thrift Holding Company
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5.5 Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction,
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ANNEX A: FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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5.7(b)
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Recitals
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4.9(c)(i)
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Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency
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2.2(s)
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4.11
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4.4
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1.3
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2.2(b)
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Certificate of
Designations
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1.2(d)(iii)
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1.2(d)(iii)
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1.2(a)
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1.2(a)
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2.2(n)
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Recitals
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Recitals
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Company
Financial Statements
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2.2(h)
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Material Adverse Effect
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2.1(a)
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controlled by; under common control with
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2.2(n)
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1.2(d)(iv)
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2.1(a)
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4.8(c)
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Knowledge of
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Definition
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Underwritten Offering
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2.2(n)
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Qualified
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Register;
registered; registration
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Rule 144;
Rule 144A; Rule 159A; Rule 405;
Rule 415
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2.2(a)
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Senior
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4.8(a)(ii)
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Registration Statement
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2.1(a)
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
— STANDARD TERMS
WHEREAS, the United States Department of the
Treasury (the “ Investor ”) may from time to
time agree to purchase shares of preferred stock and warrants from
eligible financial institutions which elect to participate in the
Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program (“
CPP ”);
WHEREAS, an eligible financial institution
electing to participate in the CPP and issue securities to the
Investor (referred to herein as the “ Company ”)
shall enter into a letter agreement (the “ Letter
Agreement ”) with the Investor which incorporates this
Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms;
WHEREAS, the Company agrees to expand the flow
of credit to U.S. consumers and businesses on competitive terms to
promote the sustained growth and vitality of the U.S.
economy;
WHEREAS, the Company agrees to work diligently,
under existing programs, to modify the terms of residential
mortgages as appropriate to strengthen the health of the U.S.
housing market;
WHEREAS, the Company intends to issue in a
private placement the number of shares of the series of its
Preferred Stock (“ Preferred Stock ”) set forth
on Schedule A to the Letter Agreement (the “
Preferred Shares ”) and a warrant to purchase the
number of shares of its Common Stock (“ Common Stock
”) set forth on Schedule A to the Letter
Agreement (the “ Initial Warrant Shares ”) (the
“ Warrant ” and, together with the Preferred
Shares, the “ Purchased Securities ”) and the
Investor intends to purchase (the “ Purchase ”)
from the Company the Purchased Securities; and
WHEREAS, the Purchase will be governed by this
Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms and the Letter
Agreement, including the schedules thereto (the “
Schedules ”), specifying additional terms of the
Purchase. This Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms
(including the Annexes hereto) and the Letter Agreement (including
the Schedules thereto) are together referred to as this
“Agreement”. All references in this Securities Purchase
Agreement — Standard Terms to “Schedules” are to
the Schedules attached to the Letter Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows:
Article I:
Purchase; Closing
1.1 Purchase . On the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees
to sell to the Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from
the Company, at the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Purchased
Securities for the price set forth on Schedule A (the
“ Purchase Price ”).
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(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;
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(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
“$” 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.
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Article II:
Representations and Warranties
(a) “ Company Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (i) the
business, results of operation or financial condition of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole;
provided , however , that Company Material Adverse
Effect shall not be deemed to include the effects of
(A) changes after the date of the Letter Agreement (the
“ Signing Date ”) in general business, economic
or market conditions (including changes generally in prevailing
interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, currency
exchange rates and price levels or trading volumes in the United
States or foreign securities or credit markets), or any outbreak or
escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or
terrorism, in each case generally affecting the industries in which
the Company and its subsidiaries operate, (B) changes or
proposed changes after the Signing Date in generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP
”) or regulatory accounting requirements, or authoritative
interpretations thereof, (C) changes or proposed changes after
the Signing Date in securities, banking and other laws of general
applicability or related policies or interpretations of
Governmental Entities (in the case of each of these clauses (A),
(B) and (C), other than changes 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.
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(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.
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(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) 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.
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(j) No Undisclosed Liabilities .
Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any
liabilities or obligations of any nature (absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise) which are not properly reflected or
reserved against in the Company Financial Statements to the extent
required to be so reflected or reserved against in accordance with
GAAP, except for (A) liabilities that have arisen since the
last fiscal year end in the ordinary and usual course of business
and consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(k) Offering of Securities .
Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has taken
any action (including any offering of any securities of the Company
under circumstances which would require the integration of such
offering with the offering of any of the Purchased Securities under
the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder), which might subject the offering, issuance
or sale of any of the Purchased Securities to Investor pursuant to
this Agreement to the registration requirements of the Securities
Act.
(l) Litigation and Other
Proceedings . Except (i) as set forth on Schedule D
or (ii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no
(A) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened,
claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding, against the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or to which any of their assets
are subject nor is the Company or any Company Subsidiary subject to
any order, judgment or decree or (B) unresolved violation,
criticism or exception by any Governmental Entity with respect to
any report or relating to any examinations or inspections of the
Company or any Company Subsidiaries.
(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,
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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.
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(r) Risk Management Instruments .
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, all
derivative instruments, including, swaps, caps, floors and option
agreements, whether entered into for the Company’s own
account, or for the account of one or more of the Company
Subsidiaries or its or their customers, were entered into
(i) only in the ordinary course of business, (ii) in
accordance with prudent practices and in all material respects with
all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory policies and
(iii) with counterparties believed to be financially
responsible at the time; and each of such instruments constitutes
the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company or one of
the Company Subsidiaries, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as may be limited by the Bankruptcy Exceptions. Neither the
Company or the Company Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of any of its
obligations under any such agreement or arrangement other than such
breaches that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(s) Agreements with Regulatory
Agencies . Except as set forth on Schedule F ,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any
material cease-and-desist or other similar order or enforcement
action issued by, or is a party to any material written agreement,
consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a
party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is
subject to any capital directive by, or since December 31,
2006, has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any
Governmental Entity (other than the Appropriate Federal Banking
Agencies with jurisdiction over the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries) that currently restricts in any material respect the
conduct of its business or that in any material manner relates to
its capital adequacy, its liquidity and funding policies and
practices, its ability to pay dividends, its credit, risk
management or compliance policies or procedures, its internal
controls, its management or its operations or business (each item
in this sentence, a “ Regulatory Agreement ”),
nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary been advised since
December 31, 2006 by any such Governmental Entity that it is
considering issuing, initiating, ordering, or requesting any such
Regulatory Agreement. The Company and each Company Subsidiary are
in compliance in all material respects with each Regulatory
Agreement to which it is party or subject, and neither the Company
nor any Company Subsidiary has received any notice from any
Governmental Entity indicating that either the Company or any
Company Subsidiary is not in compliance in all material respects
with any such Regulatory Agreement. “ Appropriate Federal
Banking Agency ” means the “appropriate Federal
banking agency” with respect to the Company or such Company
Subsidiaries, as applicable, as defined in Section 3(q) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
Section 1813(q)).
(t) Insurance . The Company and the
Company Subsidiaries are insured with reputable insurers against
such risks and in such amounts as the management of the Company
reasonably has determined to be prudent and consistent with
industry practice. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in
material compliance with their insurance policies and are not in
default under any of the material terms thereof, each such policy
is outstanding and in full force and effect, all premiums and other
payments due under any material policy have been paid, and all
claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion,
except, in each case, as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(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.
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(v) Brokers and Finders . No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any financial
advisory, brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in
connection with this Agreement or the Warrant or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby based upon arrangements made by or
on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for which the
Investor could have any liability.
3.1
Commercially Reasonable Efforts .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, each of the parties will use its commercially
reasonable efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable laws, so as to
permit consummation of the Purchase as promptly as practicable and
otherwise to enable consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate
with the other party to that end.
(b) If the Company is required to obtain
any stockholder approvals set forth on Schedule C , then the
Company shall comply with this Section 3.1(b) and
Section 3.1(c). The Company shall call a special meeting of
its stockholders, as promptly as practicable following the Closing,
to vote on proposals (collectively, the “ Stockholder
Proposals ”) to (i) approve the exercise of the
Warrant for Common Stock for purposes of the rules of the national
security exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and/or
(ii) amend the Company’s Charter to increase the number
of authorized shares of Common Stock to at least such number as
shall be sufficient to permit the full exercise of the Warrant for
Common Stock and comply with the 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 s
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