EXHIBIT 10.1
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UST Seq. No.: 332
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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supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the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.
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In witness whereof, this letter agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized
representatives of the parties hereto as of the date written
below.
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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By:
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/s/Neel
Kashkari
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Name:
Neel Kashkari
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Title:
Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability
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By:
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/s/Larry D.
Richman
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Name: Larry D. Richman
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Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
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EXHIBIT A
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE I
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PURCHASE;
CLOSING
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1
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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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4
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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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30
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4.7
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Depositary
Shares
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30
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4.8
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Restriction on
Dividends and Repurchases
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30
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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
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ANNEX
A:
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK
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ANNEX
B:
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FORM OF
WAIVER
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ANNEX
C:
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FORM OF
OPINION
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ANNEX
D:
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FORM OF
WARRANT
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INDEX OF DEFINED
TERMS
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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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Letter
Agreement
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Recitals
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officers
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5.7(c)
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Parity
Stock
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4.8(c)
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Pending
Underwritten Offering
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4.5(l)
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Permitted
Repurchases
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4.8(a)(ii)
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Piggyback
Registration
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4.5(a)(iv)
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Plan
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2.2(n)
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Preferred
Shares
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Recitals
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Preferred
Stock
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Recitals
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Previously
Disclosed
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2.1(b)
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Proprietary
Rights
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2.2(u)
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Purchase
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Recitals
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Purchase
Price
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1.1
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Purchased
Securities
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Recitals
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Qualified
Equity Offering
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4.4
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register;
registered; registration
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4.5(k)(iii)
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Registrable
Securities
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4.5(k)(iv)
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Registration
Expenses
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4.5(k)(v)
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Regulatory
Agreement
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2.2(s)
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Rule 144; Rule
144A; Rule 159A; Rule 405; Rule 415
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4.5(k)(vi)
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Savings and
Loan Holding Company
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4.11
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Schedules
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Recitals
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SEC
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2.1(b)
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Securities
Act
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2.2(a)
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Selling
Expenses
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4.5(k)(vii)
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Senior
Executive Officers
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4.10
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Share Dilution
Amount
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4.8(a)(ii)
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Shelf
Registration Statement
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4.5(a)(ii)
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Signing
Date
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2.1(a)
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Special
Registration
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4.5(i)
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Stockholder
Proposals
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3.1(b)
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subsidiary
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5.8(a)
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Tax;
Taxes
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2.2(o)
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Transfer
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4.4
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Warrant
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Recitals
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Warrant
Shares
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2.2(d)
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
– STANDARD TERMS
RECITALS:
WHEREAS , the United States Department of the Treasury
(the “ Investor ”) may from time to time agree
to purchase shares of preferred stock and warrants from eligible
financial institutions which elect to participate in the Troubled
Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program (“ CPP
”);
WHEREAS , an eligible financial institution electing to
participate in the CPP and issue securities to the Investor
(referred to herein as the “ Company ”) shall
enter into a letter agreement (the “ Letter Agreement
”) with the Investor which incorporates this Securities
Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms;
WHEREAS , the Company agrees to expand the flow of
credit to U.S. consumers and businesses on competitive terms to
promote the sustained growth and vitality of the U.S.
economy;
WHEREAS , the Company agrees to work diligently, under
existing programs, to modify the terms of residential mortgages as
appropriate to strengthen the health of the U.S. housing
market;
WHEREAS , the Company intends to issue in a private
placement the number of shares of the series of its Preferred Stock
(“ Preferred Stock ”) set forth on
Schedule A to the Letter Agreement (the “
Preferred Shares ”) and a warrant to purchase the
number of shares of its Common Stock (“ Common Stock
”) set forth on Schedule A to the Letter
Agreement (the “ Initial Warrant Shares ”) (the
“ Warrant ” and, together with the Preferred
Shares, the “ Purchased Securities ”) and the
Investor intends to purchase (the “Purchase”) from the
Company the Purchased Securities; and
WHEREAS , the Purchase will be governed by this
Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms and the Letter
Agreement, including the schedules thereto (the “
Schedules ”), specifying additional terms of the
Purchase. This Securities Purchase Agreement –
Standard Terms (including the Annexes hereto) and the Letter
Agreement (including the Schedules thereto) are together referred
to as this “Agreement”. All references in
this Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms to
“Schedules” are to the Schedules attached to the Letter
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE; CLOSING
1.1
Purchase . On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell
to the Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from
the
Company, at the
Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Purchased Securities for the
price set forth on Schedule A (the “ Purchase
Price ”).
(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 “$” or “dollars” mean the lawful
currency of the United States of America. Except as
expressly stated in this Agreement, all references to any statute,
rule or regulation are to the statute, rule or regulation as
amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and,
in the case of statutes, include any rules and regulations
promulgated under the statute) and to any section of any statute,
rule or regulation include any successor to the
section. References to a “ business day
” shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on
which banking institutions in the State of New York generally are
authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to
close.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
(a) “
Company Material Adverse Effect ” means a material
adverse effect on (i) the business, results of operation or
financial condition of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided , however ,
that Company Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include
the effects of (A) changes after the date of the Letter
Agreement (the “ Signing Date ”) in general
business, economic or market conditions (including changes
generally in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and
liquidity, currency exchange rates and price levels or trading
volumes in the United States or foreign securities or credit
markets), or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or
undeclared acts of war or terrorism, in each case generally
affecting the industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries
operate, (B) changes or proposed changes after the Signing
Date in generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States (“ GAAP ”) or regulatory accounting
requirements, or authoritative interpretations thereof,
(C) changes or proposed changes after the Signing Date in
securities, banking and other laws of general applicability or
related policies or interpretations of Governmental Entities (in
the case of each of these clauses (A), (B) and (C), other than
changes 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) 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.
(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, 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 I
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