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CAPITAL WARRANT AGREEMENT

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Title: CAPITAL WARRANT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Michigan     Date: 8/14/2009

CAPITAL WARRANT AGREEMENT, Parties: grand river commerce inc
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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.

 

3.            Term of Warrants .

 

(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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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11.            Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc .

 

(a)           If, prior to the Expiration Time, the Company shall subdivide its outstanding Shares into a greater


 
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