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Letter
Agreement, dated May 29, 2009, between Community Bank Shares of
Indiana, Inc. and the United States Department of the Treasury,
with respect to the issuance and sale of the Series A Preferred
Stock and the Warrant, and Securities Purchase Agreement –
Standard Terms attached thereto as Exhibit A, including additional
letter incorporating certain terms of Section 111 of the Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY
1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW
WASHINGTON,
DC 20220
Dear Ladies and
Gentlemen:
The company set forth on the signature page
hereto (the "Company") intends to issue in a private
placement the number of shares of a series of its preferred stock
set forth on Schedule A hereto (the "Preferred Shares") and
a warrant to purchase the number of shares of its common stock set
forth on Schedule A hereto (the "Warrant" and, together with
the Preferred Shares, the "Purchased Securities") and the
United States Department of the Treasury (the "Investor")
intends to purchase from the Company the Purchased
Securities.
The purpose of this letter agreement is to
confirm the terms and conditions of the purchase by the Investor of
the Purchased Securities. Except to the extent supplemented or
superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the Schedules
hereto, the provisions contained in the Securities Purchase
Agreement — Standard Terms attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Securities Purchase Agreement") are incorporated by
reference herein. Terms that are defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement are used in this letter agreement as so defined. In the
event of any inconsistency between this letter agreement and the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the terms of this letter agreement
shall govern.
Each of the Company and the Investor hereby
confirms its agreement with the other party with respect to the
issuance by the Company of the Purchased Securities and the
purchase by the Investor of the Purchased Securities pursuant to
this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement on the
terms specified on Schedule A hereto.
This letter agreement (including the Schedules
hereto) and the Securities Purchase Agreement (including the
Annexes thereto) and the Warrant constitute the entire agreement,
and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings,
representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the
parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This letter
agreement constitutes the "Letter Agreement" referred to in the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
This letter agreement may be executed in any
number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed
to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will
together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to
this letter agreement may be delivered by facsimile and such
facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature
pages had been delivered.
* * *
In witness whereof, this letter agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized
representatives of the parties hereto as of the date written
below.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
By:___ /s/ _ Duane D. Morse
________________
Title: Chief Risk and Compliance
Officer
COMPANY: Community Bank Shares of Indiana,
Inc.
By:___ /s/ James D. Rickard
______________________
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
Company
Information:
Name of the
Company: Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc.
Corporate or
other organizational form:
Corporation
Jurisdiction of
Organization: Indiana
Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency: Federal Reserve Board (St. Louis
Bank)
Notice
Information:
Paul Chrisco
Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Community
Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc.
101 W.
Spring Street
New Albany,
IN 47150
Tel: (812) 981-7375
Fax: (812)
981-7379
Terms of the
Purchase :
Series of
Preferred Stock Purchased: Fixed Rate Cumulative
Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A
Per Share
Liquidation Preference of Preferred Stock: One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
Number of
Shares of Preferred Stock Purchased: Nineteen
Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Eight (19,468)
Dividend
Payment Dates on the Preferred Stock: February 15,
May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year
Number of
Initial Warrant Shares: 386,270
Exercise Price
of the Warrant: $7.56 per share of common stock
Purchase
Price: Nineteen Million Four Hundred Sixty-Eight
Thousand Dollars ($19,468,000)
Location of
Closing: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, One Battery Park Plaza,
New York, NY 10004
Time of
Closing: 9:00 a.m EDST
Date of
Closing: May 29, 2009
Wire
Information for
Closing:
ABA Number: [Redacted]
Bank: Your Community
Bank
Account
Name: Community Bank Shares
Account
Number: [Redacted]
Beneficiary: Community Bank
Shares
Capitalization
Date: April 30, 2009
Common
Stock
Par
value: $0.10 per share
Total
Authorized: 10,000,000
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Subject to
warrants, options, convertible securities, etc.:
347,270
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Reserved for
benefit plans and other issuances:
320,255
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Remaining
authorized but unissued: 6,081,038
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Shares issued
after Capitalization Date (other than pursuant to warrants,
options, convertible securities, etc. as set forth above):
none
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Preferred
Stock
Total
Authorized: 5,000,000
Outstanding (by
series): none
Reserved for
issuance: none
Remaining
authorized but unissued: 5,000,000
REQUIRED
STOCKHOLDER APPROVALS
Required 1 % Vote Required
Warrants --
Common Stock Issuance
Charter
Amendment
Stock Exchange
Rules
If no
stockholder approvals are required, please so indicate by checking
the box:
1 If
stockholder approval is required, indicate applicable class/series
of capital stock that are required to vote.
List any
exceptions to the representation and warranty in Section 2.2(1) of
the Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard
Terms.
If none, please
so indicate by checking the box:
SCHEDULE E
COMPLIANCE WITH
LAWS
List any
exceptions to the representation and warranty in the second
sentence of Section 2.2(m) of the Securities Purchase Agreement
— Standard Terms.
If none, please
so indicate by checking the box: .
List any
exceptions to the representation and warranty in the last sentence
of Section 2.2(m) of the Securities Purchase Agreement —
Standard Terms.
If none, please
so indicate by checking the box: .
List any
exceptions to the representation and warranty in Section 2.2(s) of
the Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard
Terms.
If none, please
so indicate by checking the box:
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SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
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STANDARD TERMS
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Article I
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Purchase; Closing
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1.1
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Purchase
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1.2
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Closing
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1.3
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Interpretation
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Article II
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Representations and
Warranties
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2.1
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Disclosure
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2.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the
Company
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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
ofthe Warrant
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4.5
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Registration
Rights
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4.6
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Voting of
Warrant
Shares
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4.7
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Depositary
Shares
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4.8
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Restriction on
Dividends and
Repurchases
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4.9
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Repurchase of
Investor
Securities
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4.10
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Executive
Compensation
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4.11
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Bank and Thrift
Holding Company
Status
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4.12
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Predominantly
Financial
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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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ANNEX A: FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK ANNEX B: FORM OF
WAIVER
095331-0002-10033-NY02.2689565.12
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INDEX OF
DEFINED TERMS
Term Definition
Affiliate 5.7(b)
Agreement Recitals
Appraisal
Procedure 4.9(c)(i)
Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency 2.2(s)
Bank Holding
Company 4.11
Bankruptcy
Exceptions 2.2(d)
Benefit
Plans 1.2(d)(iv)
Board of
Directors 2.2(f)
Business
Combination 4.4
business
day 1.3
Capitalization
Date 2.2(b)
Certificate of
Designations 1.2(d)(iii)
Charter 1.2(d)(iii)
Closing 1.2(a)
Closing
Date 1.2(a)
Code 2.2(n)
Common
Stock Recitals
Company Recitals
Company
Financial Statements 2.2(h)
Company
Material Adverse Effect 2.1(a)
Company
Reports 2.2(i)(i)
Company
Subsidiary; Company Subsidiaries 2.2(i)(i)
control;
controlled by; under common control with 5.7(b)
Controlled
Group 2.2(n)
CPP Recitals
EESA 1.2(d)(iv)
ERISA 2.2(n)
Exchange
Act 2.1(b)
Fair Market
Value 4.9(c)(ii)
Federal
Reserve 4.11
GAAP 2.1(a)
Governmental
Entities 1.2(c)
Holder 4.5(k)(i)
Holders'
Counsel 4.5(k)(ii)
Indemnitee 4.5(g)(i)
Information 3.5(b)
Initial Warrant
Shares Recitals
Investor Recitals
Junior
Stock 4.8(c)
knowledge of
the Company; Company's knowledge 5.7(c)
Last Fiscal
Year 2.1(b)
Letter
Agreement Recitals
officers 5.7(c)
Parity
Stock 4.8(c)
Pending
Underwritten Offering 4.5(1)
Permitted
Repurchases 4.8(a)(ii)
Piggyback
Registration 4.5(a)(iv)
Plan 2.2(n)
Preferred
Shares Recitals
Preferred
Stock Recitals
Previously
Disclosed 2.1(b)
Proprietary
Rights 2.2(u)
Purchase Recitals
Purchase
Price 1.1
Purchased
Securities Recitals
Qualified
Equity Offering 4.4
register;
registered; registration 4.5(k)(iii)
Registrable
Securities 4.5(k)(iv)
Registration
Expenses 4.5(k)(v)
Regulatory
Agreement 2.2(s)
Rule 144; Rule
144A; Rule 159A; Rule 405; Rule 4154.5(k)(vi)
Savings and
Loan Holding Company 4.11
Schedules Recitals
SEC 2.1(b)
Securities
Act 2.2(a)
Selling
Expenses 4.5(k)(vii)
Senior
Executive Officers 4.10
Share Dilution
Amount 4.8(a)(ii)
Shelf
Registration Statement 4.5(a)(ii)
Signing
Date 2.1(a)
Special
Registration 4.5(i)
Stockholder
Proposals 3.1(b)
subsidiary 5.8(a)
Tax;
Taxes 2.2(o)
Transfer 4.4
Warrant Recitals
Warrant
Shares 2.2(d)
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 part passu with or
senior to all other series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether
or not issued or outstanding, with respect to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
(d) The Warrant and
Warrant Shares. The Warrant has been duly authorized and, when
executed and delivered as contemplated hereby, will constitute a
valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the
same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and general equitable
principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered
in a proceeding at law or in equity ("Bankruptcy
Exceptions"). The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of the Warrant (the "Warrant Shares") have been duly
authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant
and when so issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrant will
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, subject, if
applicable, to the approvals of its stockholders set forth on
Schedule C.
(e) Authorization,
Enforceability.
(i) The Company has
the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Warrant and, subject, if applicable, to the
approvals of its stockholders set forth on Schedule C, to
carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder (which includes
the issuance of the Preferred Shares, Warrant and Warrant Shares).
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and its
stockholders, and no further approval or authorization is required
on the part of the Company, subject, in each case, if applicable,
to the approvals of its stockholders set forth on Schedule
C. This Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions.
(ii) The execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby and compliance by the Company with the
provisions hereof and 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.
(1) Litigation and Other
Proceedings. Except (i) as set forth on Schedule D or
(ii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no (A)
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, claim,
action, suit, investigation or proceeding, against the Company or
any Company Subsidiary or to which any of their assets are subject
nor is the Company or any Company Subsidiary subject to any order,
judgment or decree or (B) unresolved violation, criticism or
exception by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or
relating to any examinations or inspections of the Company or any
Company Subsidiaries.
(m) Compliance with Laws. Except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and
the
Company
Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, franchises,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings,
applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties
and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted
and that are material to the business of the Company or such
Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule E, the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all respects
and are not in default or violation of, and none of them is, to the
knowledge of the Company, under investigation with respect to or,
to the knowledge of the Company, have been threatened to be charged
with or given notice of any violation of, any applicable domestic
(federal, state or local) or foreign law, statute, ordinance,
license, rule, regulation, policy or guideline, order, demand,
writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any Governmental Entity,
other than such noncompliance, defaults or violations that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except for statutory or
regulatory restrictions of general application or as set forth on
Schedule E, no Governmental Entity has placed any
restriction on the business or properties of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary that would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(n) Employee
Benefit Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to
have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect: (A) each "employee benefit plan" (within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")) providing benefits to any
current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or
any member of its "Controlled Group" (defined as any
organization which is a member of a controlled group of
corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")) that is
sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group and for which the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group would have any liability, whether
actual or contingent (each, a "Plan") has been maintained in
compliance with its terms and with the requirements of all
applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the
Code; (B) with respect to each Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA
(including, for purposes of this clause (B), any plan subject to
Title IV of ERISA that the Company or any member of its Controlled
Group previously maintained or contributed to in the six years
prior to the Signing Date), (1) no "reportable event" (within the
meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA), other than a reportable event
for which the notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA
has been waived, has occurred in the three years prior to the
Signing Date or is reasonably expected to occur, (2) no
"accumulated funding deficiency" (within the meaning of Section 302
of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, has
occurred in the three years prior to the Signing Date or is
reasonably expected to occur, (3) the fair market value of the
assets under each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits
accrued under such Plan (determined based on the assumptions used
to fund such Plan) and (4) neither the Company nor any member of
its Controlled Group has incurred in the six years prior to the
Signing Date, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under
Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums
to the PBGC in the ordinary course and without default) in respect
of a Plan (including any Plan that is a "multiemployer plan",
within the meaning of Section 4001(c)(3) of ERISA); and (C) each
Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code has received a favorable
determination
letter from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to its
qualified status that has not been revoked, or such a determination
letter has been timely applied for but not received by the Signing
Date, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to
act, which could reasonably be expected to cause the loss,
revocation or denial of such qualified status or favorable
determination letter.
(o) Taxes.
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state,
local and foreign income and franchise Tax returns required to be
filed through the Signing Date, subject to permitted extensions,
and have paid all Taxes due thereon, and (ii) no Tax deficiency has
been determined adversely to the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries, nor does the Company have any knowledge of any Tax
deficiencies. "Tax" or "Taxes" means any federal,
state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, property, sales,
use, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll, withholding,
alternative or add on minimum, ad valorem, transfer or excise tax,
or any other tax, custom, duty, governmental fee or other like
assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any
interest or penalty, imposed by any Governmental Entity.
(p) Properties and
Leases. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have good and marketable
title to all real properties and all other properties and assets
owned by them, in each case free from liens, encumbrances, claims
and defects that would affect the value thereof or interfere with
the use made or to be made thereof by them. Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries hold all leased real or personal property under valid
and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would interfere with
the use made or to be made thereof by them.
(q) Environmental
Liability. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect:
(i) there is no legal,
administrative, or other proceeding, claim or action of any nature
seeking to impose, or that would reasonably be expected to result
in the imposition of, on the Company or any Company Subsidiary, any
liability relating to the release of hazardous substances as
defined under any local, state or federal environmental statute,
regulation or ordinance, including the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, pending or, to
the Company's knowledge, threatened against the Company or any
Company Subsidiary;
(ii) to the Company's
knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for any such proceeding,
claim or action; and
(iii) neither the
Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any agreement,
order, judgment or decree by or with any court, Governmental Entity
or third party imposing any such environmental
liability.
(r) Risk Management
Instruments. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, all derivative instruments, including, swaps, caps,
floors and option agreements, whether entered into for the
Company's own account, or for the account of one or more of the
Company Subsidiaries or its or their customers, were entered into
(i) only in the ordinary course of business, (ii) in accordance
with prudent practices and in all material respects with all
applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory policies and
(iii) with counterparties believed to be financially responsible at
the time; and each of such instruments constitutes the valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company or one of the Company
Subsidiaries, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
may be limited by the Bankruptcy Exceptions. Neither the Company or
the Company Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
other party thereto, is in breach of any of its obligations under
any such agreement or arrangement other than such breaches that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Agreements with
Regulatory Agencies. Except as set forth on Schedule F,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any
material cease-and-desist or other similar order or enforcement
action issued by, or is a party to any material written agreement,
consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a
party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is
subject to any capital directive by, or since December 31, 2006,
has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any
Governmental Entity (other than the Appropriate Federal Banking
Agencies with jurisdiction over the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries) that currently restricts in any material respect the
conduct of its business or that in any material manner relates to
its capital adequacy, its liquidity and funding policies and
practices, its ability to pay dividends, its credit, risk
management or compliance policies or procedures, its internal
controls, its management or its operations or business (each item
in this sentence, a "Regulatory Agreement"), nor has the
Company or any Company Subsidiary been advised since December 31,
2006 by any such Governmental Entity that it is considering
issuing, initiating, ordering, or requesting any such Regulatory
Agreement. The Company and each Company Subsidiary are in
compliance in all material respects with each Regulatory Agreement
to which it is party or subject, and neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary has received any notice from any Governmental
Entity indicating that either the Company or any Company Subsidiary
is not in compliance in all material respects with any such
Regulatory Agreement. "Appropriate Federal Banking Agency"
means the "appropriate Federal banking agency" with respect to the
Company or such Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, as defined in
Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
Section 1813(q)).
(t) Insurance.
The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are insured with reputable
insurers against such risks and in such amounts as the management
of the Company reasonably has determined to be prudent and
consistent with industry practice. The Company and the Company
Subsidiaries are in material compliance with their insurance
policies and are not in default under any of the material terms
thereof, each such policy is outstanding and in full force and
effect, all premiums and other payments due under any material
policy have been paid, and all claims thereunder have been filed in
due and timely fashion, except, in each case, as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(u) Intellectual
Property. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each Company Subsidiary owns or
otherwise has the right to use, all intellectual property rights,
including all trademarks, trade dress, trade names, service marks,
domain names, patents, inventions, trade secrets, know-how, works
of authorship and copyrights therein, that are used in the conduct
of their existing businesses and all rights relating to the plans,
design and specifications of any of its branch facilities
("Proprietary Rights") free and clear of all liens and any
claims of ownership by current or former employees, contractors,
designers or others and (ii) neither the Company nor any of the
Company Subsidiaries is materially infringing, diluting,
misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any or the
Company Subsidiaries received any written (or, to the knowledge of
the Company, oral) communications alleging that any of them has
materially infringed, diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of
the Proprietary Rights owned by any other person. Except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the Company's knowledge,
no other person is infringing, diluting, misappropriating or
violating, nor has the Company or any or the Company Subsidiaries
sent any written communications since January 1, 2006 alleging that
any person has infringed, diluted, misappropriated or violated, any
of the Proprietary Rights owned by the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries.
(v) Brokers and
Finders. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to
any financial advisory, brokerage, finder's or other fee or
commission in connection with this Agreement or the Warrant or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby based upon arrangements
made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for
which the Investor could have any liability.
Article III
Covenants
3.1
Commercially Reasonable Efforts.
(a) Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties will
use its commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to take, or
cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under
applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of the Purchase as
promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party to that
end.
(b) If the Company is
required to obtain any stockholder approvals set forth on
Schedule C, then the Company shall comply with this Section
3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c). The Company shall call a special meeting
of its stockholders, as promptly as practicable following the
Closing, to vote on proposals (collectively, the "Stockholder
Proposals") to (i) approve the exercise of the Warrant for
Common Stock for purposes of the rules of the national security
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and/or (ii) amend the
Company's Charter to increase the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock to at least such number as shall be sufficient to
permit the full exercise of the Warrant for Common Stock and comply
with the other provisions of this Section 3.1(b) and Section
3.1(c). The Board of Directors shall recommend to the Company's
stockholders that such stockholders vote in favor of the
Stockholder Proposals. In connection with such meeting, the Company
shall prepare (and the Investor will reasonably cooperate with the
Company to prepare) and file with the SEC as promptly as
practicable (but in no event more than ten business days after the
Closing) a preliminary proxy statement, shall use its reasonable
best efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC or its staff
thereon and to cause a definitive proxy statement related to such
stockholders' meeting to be mailed to the Company's stockholders
not more than five business days after clearance thereof by the
SEC, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies
for such stockholder approval of the Stockholder Proposals. The
Company shall notify the Investor promptly of the receipt of any
comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the proxy
statement and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments
or supplements to such proxy statement or for additional
information and will supply the Investor with copies of all
correspondence between the Company or