EXHIBIT 10.4
CAPITAL WARRANT
AGREEMENT
This Capital Warrant Agreement
(“Agreement”) is executed as of this 30
th day of April, 2009 by Grand River Commerce,
Inc., a Michigan corporation (“Company”), in favor of
the individuals listed on Exhibit A (each, an “Initial
Holder”), in accordance with the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the organizers of Grand River Bank, a
Michigan chartered bank (the “Bank”), have undertaken
substantial investment risk in supporting the Company in connection
with its initial offering of common stock; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of such investment risk
by the organizers in supporting the Company in its initial
capitalization, the Company desires to grant to each organizer
warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company (each, a
“Warrant” and, collectively, the
“Warrants”) in the amounts set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing and the agreements hereinafter set forth, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and, by
acceptance of a Warrant, each Initial Holder (as defined herein)
agree as follows:
1.
Grant of Warrants . Subject to the terms,
restrictions, limitations and conditions stated in this Agreement,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Company hereby grants to Initial Holder the number of Warrants set
forth beside his name on Exhibit A . Each Warrant
initially shall be exercisable for one fully paid and
non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
the Company (“Share”), subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 11 of this Agreement. The Initial
Holders and all subsequent registered holders of the Warrants
(each, a “Holder” and, collectively, the
“Holders”) shall have the rights and obligations set
forth in this Agreement.
2.
Warrant Certificates . Each Warrant shall be
evidenced by a warrant certificate, which shall be substantially in
the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B
(“Warrant Certificate”). Each Warrant
Certificate shall have such marks of identification or designation
and such legends or endorsements thereon as the Company deems
appropriate, so long as they are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement, or as are required to comply with any
law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or the
Shares. The Warrant Certificates shall be executed on
behalf of the Company by the manual, facsimile or imprinted
signature of its Chairman of the Board, its President or any senior
vice president and shall be attested by the manual, facsimile or
imprinted signature its Secretary or Cashier, or any assistant
secretary or assistant cashier.
(a) The
term for the exercise of the Warrants shall begin at 9:00 a.m.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan time on April 30, 2009 (the “Issue
Date”). The term for the exercise of the Warrants
shall expire at 2:00 p.m., Grand Rapids, Michigan time on the
earlier to occur of (i) the tenth anniversary of the Issue Date, or
(ii) the date provided in Section 3(b) of this Agreement
(the “Expiration Time”).
(b) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement or any Warrant Certificate to the
contrary, the Warrants shall expire, to the extent not exercised,
within 45 days following the receipt of notice from the
Bank’s state or primary federal regulator
(“Regulator”) that (i) the Bank has not maintained its
minimum capital requirements (as determined by the Regulator); and
(ii) the Regulator is requiring exercise or forfeiture of
warrants. Upon receipt of such notice from the
Regulator, the Company shall promptly notify each Holder that he
must exercise the Warrants granted to him prior to the end of the
45-day period or such earlier period as may be specified by the
Regulator or forfeit such Warrant(s). In case of
forfeiture, no Holder shall have any cause of action, of any kind
or nature, against the Company or any of its officers or directors
with respect to the forfeiture. In addition, neither the
Company nor the Bank shall be liable to any Holder due to the
failure or inability of the Company to provide adequate notice to
Holder.
4.
Exercise of Warrants . The purchase price per
Share to be paid by a Holder for Shares subject to the Warrants
shall be $10.00, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 11
of this Agreement (the “Exercise Price”). A
Holder may exercise Warrants evidenced by a Warrant Certificate in
whole or in part at any time prior to the Expiration Time by
delivering to the secretary of the Company (i) the Warrant
Certificate; (ii) a written notice to the Company specifying the
number of Shares with respect to which Warrants are being
exercised; and (iii) a check for the full amount of the aggregate
Exercise Price of the Shares being acquired.
5.
Delivery of Shares; Partial Exercise . Upon
receipt of the items set forth in Section 4, and subject to the
terms of this Agreement, the Company shall promptly deliver to, and
register in the name of, the Holder a certificate or certificates
representing the number of Shares acquired by exercise of a
Warrant. In the event of a partial exercise of
Warrant(s), a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of
Shares that remain subject to the Warrant shall be issued by the
Company to such Holder or to his duly authorized
assigns.
6.
Registration of Transfer and Exchange .
(a) The
Company shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its principal place of
business or at such other location designated by the Company, a
register or registers in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as the Company may prescribe, the registrar and
transfer agent (the “Securities Registrar”) shall
register the Warrant Certificates and the transfers thereof as
provided herein (“Securities Register”). The
initial Securities Registrar shall be the secretary of the Company,
and thereafter, the Securities Registrar may be removed and/or
appointed as authorized by the Company.
(b) Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Warrant Certificate,
the Company shall issue and deliver to the Holder or his duly
authorized assigns, one or more new Warrant Certificates of like
tenor and in like aggregate amount.
(c) At
the option of the Holder, Warrant Certificates may be exchanged for
other Warrant Certificates of like tenor and in like aggregate
amount upon surrender of the Warrant Certificates to be exchanged;
provided, however, that no modifications to the terms of this
Agreement or the Warrant Certificate may be made in connection with
such exchange. Upon such surrender, the Company shall
issue and deliver to the Holder or his duly authorized assigns, one
or more new Warrant Certificates of like tenor and in like
aggregate amount.
(d) Every
Warrant Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange shall be accompanied (if so required by the
Company or the Securities Registrar) by a written instrument or
instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company or the
Securities Registrar, duly executed by the registered Holder or by
such Holder’s duly authorized attorney in writing.
7.
Replacement of Warrant Certificates .
(a) Upon
receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Warrant Certificate
and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, on delivery of an
indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to
the Company or, in the case of mutilation, surrender and
cancellation of such Warrant Certificate, the Company shall issue
and deliver to the Holder or his duly authorized assigns, one or
more new Warrant Certificates of like tenor and in like aggregate
amount. In the case of loss, theft or destruction of a
Warrant Certificate, prior to the issuance of a replacement Warrant
Certificate, the Company may also require that a bond be posted in
such amount as the Company may determine is necessary as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such
Warrant Certificate.
(b) All
Warrants shall be held and owned under the express condition that
the provisions of this Section are exclusive with respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Warrant Certificates and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all
other rights and remedies, notwithstanding any law or statute
existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the
replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other
securities without their surrender.
(c) Upon
the issuance of any new Warrant Certificate under this Section, the
Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of
the Company and its agents and counsel) connected
therewith.
(d) Every
new Warrant Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall
constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company,
whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Warrant
Certificate shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall
be entitled to all the benefits of this Agreement equally and
proportionately with any and all other Warrant Certificates duly
issued hereunder.
8.
Persons Deemed Holders . Prior to the due
presentment of a Warrant Certificate for registration of transfer
or exchange, the Company, any Securities Registrar and any other
agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name such
Warrant Certificate is registered in the Securities Register as the
sole Holder of such Warrant Certificate and of the Warrant
represented by such Warrant Certificate for all purposes
whatsoever, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or
other claim to or interest in such Warrant Certificate or in the
Warrant represented by such Warrant Certificate on the part of any
person and shall be unaffected by any notice to the
contrary.
9.
Cancellation . All Warrant
Certificates surrendered for the purpose of exercise, exchange or
registration of transfer shall be cancelled by the Securities
Registrar, and no Warrant Certificates shall be issued in lieu
thereof, except as expressly permitted by the provisions of this
Agreement.
10.
Fractional Shares . The Company shall not be
required to issue Warrant Certificates exercisable for fractional
Shares or to issue fractional Shares upon the exercise of Warrants.
Warrant Certificates exercisable for fractional Shares shall expire
as of the Expiration Date, and a Holder of such Warrant
Certificates shall not be entitled to any consideration of any kind
or nature in respect of such Warrant or Warrant
Certificate.
11.
Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc .
(a) If,
prior to the Expiration Time, the Company shall subdivide its
outstanding Shares into a greater