EXHIBIT 4.1
FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP,
INC.
DUNMORE, PA 18512
9% FIXED RATE
SUBORDINATED NOTE
ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF $100,000
AND
INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $100,000
IN EXCESS THEREOF
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ISSUE DATE:
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September 1,
2009
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DUE DATE:
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September 1,
2019
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For value received in good and
lawful currency of the United States from:
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Name:
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__________________________________________________________
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Address:
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__________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________
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Telephone:
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______________________________
Fax: _________________
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E-mail:
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___________________________________________
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(hereinafter referred to as
“Lender”)
in the amount of $
(hereinafter referred to as Principal Amount”), First
National Community Bancorp, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as
“Borrower”) promises to pay to Lender or Lender’s
order at the address listed above the Principal Amount with
interest fixed at 9% per annum in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in this promissory note (hereinafter referred
to as the “Note”).
THIS NOTE IS NOT A SAVINGS
ACCOUNT OR DEPOSIT OF ANY BANK OR OTHER INSURED DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTION, AND IT IS NOT INSURED BY THE UNITED STATES OR ANY
AGENCY OR FUND OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT
INSURANCE CORPORATION. THIS NOTE IS NOT GUARANTEED UNDER THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION’S TEMPORARY LIQUIDITY
GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
THE NOTE IS INELIGIBLE AS
COLLATERAL FOR ANY LOAN OR OTHER EXTENSION OF CREDIT BY THE COMPANY
OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES. THIS NOTE IS UNSECURED.
Principal Amount
Due. The Principal Amount
is due September 1, 2019 and shall be paid in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
Interest Only for Five
Years. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in this Note, the Lender is only
entitled to, and Borrower is only obligated to pay, interest on the
Principal Amount for the five years commencing September 1, 2009
through to, and including, August 31, 2014.
Interest
Calculation. The interest
is a fixed rate of 9% per annum and the interest due and payable on
the Principal Amount shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day
year.
Timing of Payment of
Interest. Interest will
be payable quarterly commencing December 1, 2009 and first day of
every third month thereafter, i.e. March 1, June 1 and September 1,
provided that if such day is not a business day or is a holiday on
which banking institutions are required to be closed, the interest
due shall be paid on the next succeeding business day (hereinafter
referred to as “Interest Payment”).
Timing of Repayment of
Principal Amount. On
September 1, 2015, the Borrower also shall pay to Lender 20% of the
Principal Amount and shall pay another 20% each of the Principal
Amount on September 1, 2016, September 1, 2017, September 1, 2018
and September 1, 2019 at which time the Note shall mature (each a
“Principal Repayment”).
Option to Defer Interest
Payment and Principal Repayment. If the Borrower determines that it does not have
sufficient funds to make, or is otherwise prohibited by law or
regulatory order from making, a required Interest Payment or
Principal Repayment, or both, it may elect, in its sole discretion,
to defer such payments (each, a “Deferral”). Within
five business days of making any determination to elect to exercise
this option, the Borrower shall notify the Lender in writing or by
electronic mail to the addresses shown herein that it intends to,
or has exercised, a Deferral and for which period the Deferral is
being made. There shall be no limit as to the number of times or
the number consecutive times which the Borrower may exercise this
option and Lender shall cause Borrower to suffer no penalty as a
result thereof, including a irrevocable waiver to seek any remedy
which otherwise might be available at law or in equity.
Option to Make a Pro Rata
Partial Payment. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in
this Note, ifthe Borrower determines that it does not have
sufficient funds to make, or is otherwise prohibited by law or
regulatory order from making, a required Interest Payment or
Principal Repayment, or both, it may elect, in its sole discretion,
to make a partial payment of the Interest Payment or Principal
Repayment, or both, on a pro rata basis (each, a “Pro Rata
Payment”). Within five business days of making any
determination to elect to exercise this option, the Borrower shall
notify the Lender in writing or by electronic mail to the addresses
shown herein that it intends to, or has exercised, a Pro Rata
Payment and for which period the Pro Rata Payment is being made.
There shall be no limit as to the number of times or the number
consecutive times which the Borrower may exercise this option and
Lender shall cause Borrower to suffer no penalty as a result
thereof, including a irrevocable waiver to seek any remedy which
otherwise might be available at law or in equity.
Deferred or Partial Interest
Payments or Principal Repayments are Cumulative.
If the Borrower determines to make a
Deferral or a Pro Rata Payment in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Note, the amounts remaining unpaid shall accrue
and continue to be a liability of the Borrower (the “Accrued
Amounts”). In such case, all
calculations under this Note
which would be affected by such Deferral or Pro Rata Payment shall
be re-calculated to take into consideration each such Deferral or
Pro Rata Payment and such re-calculations shall occur upon each
subsequent Deferral or Pro Rata Payment. However, under no
circumstances is Borrower liable to Lender to pay any interest on
the Accrued Amounts.
No Redemption
Right. The holder of the
Note has no right to require the Borrower to redeem the Note. The
Borrower, however, in its sole discretion and subject to receipt of
any and all required regulatory approvals, may redeem without
penalty the Notes as a whole or at any time or in part from time to
time upon payment of the outstanding Principal Amount and any
Accrued Amount.
Debt is Not an Insured Bank
Deposit. Lender expressly
acknowledges that repayment of principal and interest on the
Principal Amount is not a deposit of First National Community Bank
(hereinafter referred to as “FCNB”) covered by deposit
insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Lender has no Secured
Interest. Lender
expressly acknowledges that the debt represented by this Note is
not secured by any interest in personal or real property owned or
under the control of Borrower or FNCB.
Junior to Senior
Debt. This Note shall
rank junior in right of payment to any of the Borrower’s
senior indebtedness (“Senior Indebtedness”). Senior
Indebtedness includes the principal of, premium, if any, interest
thereon and any other payment pursuant to any of the following
whether outstanding on the Issue Date or incurred by the Borrower
in the future:
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(1)
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All indebtedness for borrowed money,
including any indebtedness secured by a mortgage or other lien
which is given to secure all or part of the purchase price of a
property subject to the mortgage or lien, whether given to the
vendor of that property or to another lender;
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(2)
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All indebtedness evidenced by notes,
debentures, bonds, or other similar instruments;
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(3)
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All lease obligations which are
capitalized on the books of the Borrower in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
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