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Exhibit 10.1 United States Department of the
Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The company set
forth on the signature page hereto (the " Company ") intends
to issue in a private placement the number of shares of a series of
its preferred stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the "
Preferred Shares ") and a warrant to purchase the number of
shares of its common stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the
" Warrant " and, together with the Preferred Shares, the "
Purchased Securities ") and the United States Department of
the Treasury (the " Investor ") intends to purchase from the
Company the Purchased Securities. The purpose of this letter
agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the purchase by
the Investor of the Purchased Securities. Except to the extent
supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the
Schedules hereto, the provisions contained in the Securities
Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the " Securities Purchase Agreement ") are
incorporated by reference herein. Terms that are defined in the
Securities Purchase Agreement are used in this letter agreement as
so defined. In the event of any inconsistency between this letter
agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement, the terms of this
letter agreement shall govern. Each of the Company and the Investor
hereby confirms its agreement with the other party with respect to
the issuance by the Company of the Purchased Securities and the
purchase by the Investor of the Purchased Securities pursuant to
this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement on the
terms specified on Schedule A hereto. This letter agreement
(including the Schedules hereto) and the Securities Purchase
Agreement (including the Annexes thereto) and the Warrant
constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior
agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both
written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject
matter hereof. This letter agreement constitutes the "Letter
Agreement" referred to in the Securities Purchase Agreement. This
letter agreement may be executed in any number of separate
counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original
instrument, and all such counterparts will together constitute the
same agreement. Executed signature pages to this letter agreement
may be delivered by facsimile and such facsimiles will be deemed as
sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered. * *
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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:
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Title:
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COMPANY: COMMUNITY BANKERS TRUST CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Bruce E. Thomas
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Name:
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Bruce Thomas
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Title:
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Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
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Date:
EXHIBIT A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I
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Purchase; Closing
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1.1 Purchase
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1.2 Closing
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2
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1.3 Interpretation
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4
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Article II
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Representations and Warranties
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2.1 Disclosure
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2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Company
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Article III
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Covenants
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3.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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3.2 Expenses
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3.3 Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
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3.4 Certain Notifications Until Closing
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3.5 Access, Information and Confidentiality
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Article IV
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Additional Agreements
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4.1 Purchase for Investment
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4.2 Legends
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4.3 Certain Transactions
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4.4 Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares;
Restrictions on Exercise of the Warrant
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4.5 Registration Rights
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4.6 Voting of Warrant Shares
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4.7 Depositary Shares
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4.8 Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases
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4.9 Repurchase of Investor Securities
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4.10 Executive Compensation
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Article V
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Miscellaneous
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5.1 Termination
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5.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties
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5.3 Amendment
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5.4 Waiver of Conditions
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5.5 Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc.
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5.6 Notices
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5.7 Definitions
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5.8 Assignment
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5.9 Severability
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5.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries
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ii
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LIST OF ANNEXES
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ANNEX A: FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK
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ANNEX B: FORM OF WAIVER
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ANNEX C: FORM OF OPINION
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ANNEX D: FORM OF WARRANT
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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Affiliate
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5.7(b)
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Agreement
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Recitals
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Appraisal Procedure
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4.9(c)(i)
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Appropriate Federal Banking Agency
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2.2(s)
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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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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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iv
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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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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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
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1.2 Closing . (a) On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the Purchase
(the " Closing ") will take place at the location specified
in Schedule A , at the time and on the date set forth
in Schedule A or as soon as practicable thereafter, or
at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed between the
Company and the Investor. The time and date on which the Closing
occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the " Closing
Date ". (b) Subject to the fulfillment or waiver of the
conditions to the Closing in this Section 1.2, at the Closing
the Company will deliver the Preferred Shares and the Warrant, in
each case as evidenced by one or more certificates dated the
Closing Date and bearing appropriate legends as hereinafter
provided for, in exchange for payment in full of the Purchase Price
by wire transfer of immediately available United States funds to a
bank account designated by the Company on Schedule A .
(c) The respective obligations of each of the Investor and the
Company to consummate the Purchase are subject to the fulfillment
(or waiver by the Investor and the Company, as applicable) prior to
the Closing of the conditions that (i) any approvals or
authorizations of all United States and other governmental,
regulatory or judicial authorities (collectively, " Governmental
Entities ") required for the consummation of the Purchase shall
have been obtained or made in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to each party and shall be in full force and effect
and all waiting periods required by United States and other
applicable law, if any, shall have expired and (ii) no
provision of any applicable United States or other law and no
judgment, injunction, order or decree of any Governmental Entity
shall prohibit the purchase and sale of the Purchased Securities as
contemplated by this Agreement. (d) The obligation of the
Investor to consummate the Purchase is also subject to the
fulfillment (or waiver by the Investor) at or prior to the Closing
of each of the following conditions: (i) (A) the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
(x) Section 2.2(g) of this Agreement shall be true and correct
in all respects as though made on and as of the Closing Date,
(y) Sections 2.2(a) through (f) shall be true and
correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the
Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that by
their terms speak as of another date, which representations and
warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
such other date) and (z) Sections 2.2(h) through (v)
(disregarding all qualifications or limitations set forth in such
representations and warranties as to "materiality", "Company
Material Adverse Effect" and words of similar import) shall be true
and correct as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other
than representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of
another date, which representations and warranties shall be true
and correct as of such other date), except to the extent that the
failure of such representations and warranties referred to in this
Section 1.2(d)(i)(A)(z) to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, does not have and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
and (B) the Company shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
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(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).
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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 2.1 Disclosure .
(a) " Company Material Adverse Effect " means a
material adverse effect on (i) the business, results of
operation or financial condition of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided ,
however , that Company Material Adverse Effect shall not be
deemed to include the effects of (A) changes after the date of
the Letter Agreement (the " Signing Date ") in general
business, economic or market conditions (including changes
generally in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and
liquidity, currency exchange rates and price levels or trading
volumes in the United States or foreign securities or credit
markets), or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or
undeclared acts of war or terrorism, in each case generally
affecting the industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries
operate, (B) changes or proposed changes after the Signing
Date in generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States (" GAAP ") or regulatory accounting requirements, or
authoritative interpretations thereof, (C) changes or proposed
changes after the Signing Date in securities, banking and other
laws of general applicability or related policies or
interpretations of Governmental Entities (in the case of each of
these clauses (A), (B) and (C), other than changes or
occurrences to the extent that such changes or occurrences have or
would reasonably be expected to have a materially disproportionate
adverse effect on the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
taken as a whole relative to comparable U.S. banking or financial
services organizations), or (D) changes in the market price or
trading volume of the Common Stock or any other equity,
equity-related or debt securities of the Company or its
consolidated subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that the
exception set forth in this clause (D) does not apply to the
underlying reason giving rise to or contributing to any such
change); or (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the
Purchase and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Warrant and perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder
on a timely basis.
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(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.
Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the
Company, and the outstanding capital stock of the Company
(including securities convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, capital stock of the Company) as of the most
recent fiscal month-end preceding the Signing Date (the "
Capitalization Date ") is set forth on
Schedule B . The outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no
preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive rights). Except as provided in the Warrant, as of the
Signing Date, the Company does not have outstanding any securities
or other obligations providing the holder the right to acquire
Common Stock that is not reserved for issuance as specified on
Schedule B , and the Company has not made any other
commitment to authorize, issue or sell any Common Stock. Since the
Capitalization Date, the Company has not issued any shares of
Common Stock, other than (i) shares issued upon the exercise
of stock options or delivered under other equity-based awards or
other convertible securities or warrants which were issued and
outstanding on the Capitalization Date and disclosed on
Schedule B and (ii) shares disclosed on
Schedule B . (c) Preferred Shares . The
Preferred Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, when
issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Preferred
Shares will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable, will not be issued in violation of any preemptive
rights, and will rank pari passu with or senior to all other
series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether or not issued or
outstanding, with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the Company.
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(d) The Warrant and Warrant Shares . The Warrant
has been duly authorized and, when executed and delivered as
contemplated hereby, will constitute a valid and legally binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and general equitable principles, regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in
equity (" Bankruptcy Exceptions "). The shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the " Warrant
Shares ") have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance
upon exercise of the Warrant and when so issued in accordance with
the terms of the Warrant will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, subject, if applicable, to the approvals of its
stockholders set forth on Schedule C . (e)
Authorization, Enforceability . (i) The Company has the
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the Warrant and, subject, if applicable, to the approvals of
its stockholders set forth on Schedule C , to carry out
its obligations hereunder and thereunder (which includes the
issuance of the Preferred Shares, Warrant and Warrant Shares). The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and its
stockholders, and no further approval or authorization is required
on the part of the Company, subject, in each case, if applicable,
to the approvals of its stockholders set forth on
Schedule C . This Agreement is a valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by the
Company with the provisions hereof and thereof, will not (A)
violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of,
or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the
termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or
result in a right of termination or acceleration of, or result in
the creation of, any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance
upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
(i) subject, if applicable, to the approvals of the
Company’s stockholders set forth on Schedule C ,
its organizational documents or (ii) any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any Company Subsidiary may
be bound, or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any
of the properties or assets of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary may be subject, or (B) subject to compliance with
the statutes and regulations referred to in the next paragraph,
violate any statute, rule or regulation or any judgment, ruling,
order, writ, injunction or decree applicable to the Company or any
Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets
except, in the case of clauses (A)(ii) and (B), for those
occurrences that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
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(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.
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(i) Reports . (i) Since December 31, 2006, the
Company and each subsidiary of the Company (each a " Company
Subsidiary " and, collectively, the " Company
Subsidiaries ") has timely filed all reports, registrations,
documents, filings, statements and submissions, together with any
amendments thereto, that it was required to file with any
Governmental Entity (the foregoing, collectively, the " Company
Reports ") and has paid all fees and assessments due and
payable in connection therewith, except, in each case, as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of their respective
dates of filing, the Company Reports complied in all material
respects with all statutes and applicable rules and regulations of
the applicable Governmental Entities. In the case of each such
Company Report filed with or furnished to the SEC, such Company
Report (A) did not, as of its date or if amended prior to the
Signing Date, as of the date of such amendment, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and
(B) complied as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
With respect to all other Company Reports, the Company Reports were
complete and accurate in all material respects as of their
respective dates. No executive officer of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary has failed in any respect to make the
certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (ii) The records, systems,
controls, data and information of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under
means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic
process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive
ownership and direct control of the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries or their accountants (including all means of access
thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and
non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the system of internal accounting
controls described below in this Section 2.2(i)(ii). The
Company (A) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange
Act) to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
including the consolidated Company Subsidiaries, is made known to
the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the
Company by others within those entities, and (B) has
disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the Signing
Date, to the Company’s outside auditors and the audit
committee of the Board of Directors (x) any significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that are reasonably likely
to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s
internal controls over financial reporting.
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(j) No Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither the
Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any liabilities or
obligations of any nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise) which are not properly reflected or reserved against in
the Company Financial Statements to the extent required to be so
reflected or reserved against in accordance with GAAP, except for
(A) liabilities that have arisen since the last fiscal year
end in the ordinary and usual course of business and consistent
with past practice and (B) liabilities that, individually or
in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. (k) Offering of
Securities . Neither the Company nor any person acting on its
behalf has taken any action (including any offering of any
securities of the Company under circumstances which would require
the integration of such offering with the offering of any of the
Purchased Securities under the Securities Act, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder), which might subject
the offering, issuance or sale of any of the Purchased Securities
to Investor pursuant to this Agreement to the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. (l) Litigation and
Other Proceedings . Except (i) as set forth on
Schedule D or (ii) as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, there is no (A) pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened, claim, action, suit, investigation or
proceeding, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to
which any of their assets are subject nor is the Company or any
Company Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or decree or
(B) unresolved violation, criticism or exception by any
Governmental Entity with respect to any report or relating to any
examinations or inspections of the Company or any Company
Subsidiaries. (m) Compliance with Laws. Except as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, franchises,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings,
applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties
and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted
and that are material to the business of the Company or such
Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule E ,
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all
respects and are not in default or violation of, and none of them
is, to the knowledge of the Company, under investigation with
respect to or, to the knowledge of the Company, have been
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of,
any applicable domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign law,
statute, ordinance, license, rule, regulation, policy or guideline,
order, demand, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any
Governmental Entity, other than such noncompliance, defaults or
violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Except for statutory or regulatory restrictions of general
application or as set forth on Schedule E , no
Governmental Entity has placed any restriction on the business or
properties of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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Article III
Covenants 3.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
each of the parties will use its commercially reasonable efforts in
good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do,
or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or
advisable under applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of
the Purchase as promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party
to that end. (b) If the Company is required to obtain any
stockholder approvals set forth on Schedule C , then the
Company shall comply with this Section 3.1(b) and
Section 3.1(c). The Company shall call a special meeting of
its stockholders, as promptly as practicable following the Closing,
to vote on proposals (collectively, the " Stockholder
Proposals ") to (i) approve the exercise of the Warrant
for Common Stock for purposes of the rules of the national security
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and/or (ii) amend
the Company’s Charter to increase the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock to at least such number as shall be
sufficient to permit the full exercise of the Warrant for Common
Stock and comply with the other provisions of this
Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c). The Board of Directors
shall recommend to the Company’s stockholders that such
stockholders vote in favor of the Stockholder Proposals. In
connection with such meeting, the Company shall prepare (and the
Investor will reasonably cooperate with the Company to prepare) and
file with the SEC as promptly as practicable (but in no event more
than ten business days after the Closing) a preliminary proxy
statement, shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond to any
comments of the SEC or its staff thereon and to cause a definitive
proxy statement related to such stockholders’ meeting to be
mailed to the Company’s stockholders not more than five
business days after clearance thereof by the SEC, and shall use its
reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies for such stockholder
approval of the Stockholder Proposals. The Company shall notify the
Investor promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or
its staff with respect to the proxy statement and of any request by
the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to such proxy
statement or for additional information and will supply the
Investor with copies of all correspondence between the Company or
any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its
staff, on the other hand, with respect to such proxy statement. If
at any time prior to such stockholders’ meeting there shall
occur any event that is required to be set forth in an amendment or
supplement to the proxy statement, the Company shall as promptly as
practicable prepare and mail to its stockholders such an amendment
or supplement. Each of the Investor and the Company agrees promptly
to correct any information provided by it or on its behalf for use
in the proxy statement if and to the extent that such information
shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and
the Company shall as promptly as practicable prepare and mail to
its stockholders an amendment or supplement to correct such
information to the extent required by applicable laws and
regulations. The Company shall consult with the Investor prior to
filing any proxy statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
and provide the Investor with a reasonable opportunity to comment
thereon. In the e
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