Exhibit 10.1
U NITED S TATES D EPARTMENT O F
T HE T
REASURY
1500 P ENNSYLVANIA A VENUE ,
NW
W ASHINGTON ,
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 a series of its preferred 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supplemented or superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the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), the Securities Purchase Agreement (including the
Annexes thereto), the Disclosure Schedules 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.
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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By:
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/s/ Noel
Kashkari
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Name:
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Noel
Kashkari
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Title:
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Interim
Assistant Secretary
for Financial Stability
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MEDALLION
BANK
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By:
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/s/ John M.
Taggart
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Name:
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John M.
Taggart
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Title:
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President
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Date: February 27,
2009
EXHIBIT A
(Non-Exchange-Traded QFIs,
excluding S Corps
and Mutual Organizations)
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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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
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1.2
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Closing
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2
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1.3
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Interpretation
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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 Warrant Preferred Stock; Exchange Listing
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3.4
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Certain
Notifications Until Closing
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3.5
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Access,
Information and Confidentiality
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ARTICLE IV
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Additional Agreements
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4.1
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Purchase for
Investment
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4.2
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Legends
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4.3
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Certain
Transactions
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4.4
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Transfer of
Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions on Exercise
of the Warrant
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4.5
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Registration
Rights
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4.6
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Depositary
Shares
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4.7
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Restriction on
Dividends and Repurchases
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4.8
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Executive
Compensation
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4.9
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Related Party
Transactions
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4.10
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Bank: and
Thrift Holding Company Status
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4.11
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Predominantly
Financial
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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ARTICLE V
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Miscellaneous
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5.1
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Termination
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5.2
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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5.3
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Amendment
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5.4
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Waiver of
Conditions
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5.5
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Governing Law:
Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc.
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5.6
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Notices
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5.7
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Definitions
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5.8
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Assignment
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5.9
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Severability
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5.10
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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LIST OF ANNEXES
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ANNEX
A:
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK
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ANNEX
B:
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR WARRANT PREFERRED STOCK
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ANNEX
C:
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FORM OF
WAIVER
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ANNEX
D:
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FORM OF
OPINION
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ANNEX
E:
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FORM OF
WARRANT
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Location of
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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Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency
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2.2(s)
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Bank Holding Company
Bankruptcy Exceptions
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4.10
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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5.8
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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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2.2(b)
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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(e)(ii)
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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
Disclosure Schedule
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Recitals
2.1(a)
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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
Federal Reserve
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4.4
4.10
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GAAP
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2.1(b)
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Governmental
Entities
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1.2(c)
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Holder
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4.5(l)(i)
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Holders’
Counsel
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4.5(l)(ii)
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Indemnitee
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4.5(h)(i)
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Information
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3.5(c)
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Investor
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Recitals
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Junior
Stock
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4.7(f)
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knowledge of
the Company; Company’s knowledge
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5.7(c)
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Letter
Agreement
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Recitals
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officers
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5.7(c)
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Parity
Stock
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4.7(c)
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Pending
Underwritten Offering
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4.5(m)
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Permitted
Repurchases
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4.7(c)
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Location of
Definition
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Piggyback
Registration
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4.5(b)(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(c)
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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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register;
registered; registration
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4.5(l)(iii)
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Registrable
Securities
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4.5(l)(iv)
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Registration
Expenses
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4.5(l)(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(l)(vi)
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Savings and
Loan Holding Company
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4.10
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Schedules
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Recitals
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SEC
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2.2(k)
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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(l)(vii)
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Senior
Executive Officers
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4.8
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Shelf
Registration Statement
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4.5(b)(ii)
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Signing
Date
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2.1(b)
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Special
Registration
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4.5(j)
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subsidiary
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5.7(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
Preferred Stock
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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 the series of its Preferred Stock (“
Warrant Preferred Sock ”) set forth on Schedule
A to the Letter Agreement (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 (t) 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
amendments to its certificate or articles of incorporation,
articles of association, or similar organizational document
(“ Charter ”) in substantially the forms
attached hereto as Annex A and Annex B (the “ Certificates
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 C 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 III (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 D;
(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 E 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) On or prior to the Signing Date,
the Company delivered to the Investor a schedule (“
Disclosure Schedule ”) setting forth, among other
things, items the disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate
either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained
in a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more
representations or warranties contained in
Section 2.2.
(b) “ 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, or (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
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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 (ii) the
ability of the Company to consummate the Purchase and other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant and
perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder on a timely
basis.
(c) “ Previously
Disclosed ” means information set forth on the Disclosure
Schedule, provided, however, that disclosure in any section of such
Disclosure Schedule shall apply only to the indicated section of
this Agreement except to the extent that it is reasonably apparent
from the face of such disclosure that such disclosure is relevant
to another section of this Agreement.
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 would be considered 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). As of the Signing Date, the Company does not
have outstanding any securities or other obligations providing the
holder the right to acquire its Common Stock (“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. Each holder of 5% or more
of any class of capital stock of the Company and such
holder’s primary address are set forth on Schedule
B.
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(c) Preferred Shares . The
Preferred Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, when
issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Preferred
Shares will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable, will not be issued in violation of any preemptive
rights, and will rank pari passu with or senior to all other
series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether or not issued or
outstanding, with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the Company.
(d) The Warrant and Warrant
Shares . The Warrant has been duly authorized and, when
executed and delivered as contemplated hereby, will constitute a
valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the
same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general
equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (“
Bankruptcy Exceptions ”). The shares of Warrant
Preferred 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, 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.
(e) Authorization,
Enforceability .
(i) The Company has the corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Warrant and 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. 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 subsidiary of the Company (each a
“ Company Subsidiary ” and, collectively, the
“ Company Subsidiaries ”) under any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of (i) its organizational
documents or (ii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of
trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation
to which the
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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
Certificates of Designations with the Secretary of State of its
jurisdiction of organization or other applicable Governmental
Entity, such filings and approvals as are required to be made or
obtained under any state “blue sky” laws 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.
(g) No Company Material Adverse
Effect . Since the last day of the last completed fiscal period
for which financial statements are included in the Company
Financial Statements (as defined below), 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 . The Company has Previously Disclosed each of the
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries for each of the last three completed
fiscal years of the Company (which shall be audited to the extent
audited financial statements are available prior to the Signing
Date) and each completed quarterly period since the last completed
fiscal year (collectively the “ Company Financial
Statements ”). The Company Financial Statements present
fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates
indicated therein 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)
and (B) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with,
the books and records of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries.
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(i) Reports .
(i) Since December 31, 2006,
the Company and each Company Subsidiary has 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.
(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 adequate disclosure controls
and procedures 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 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
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the Purchased Securities under the Securities
Act, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (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 C 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
D, 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 D, 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
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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
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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
imp