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 Except to the extent supplemented or superseded by the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.
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
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By:
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/s/
Neel Kashkari
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Name:
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Neel
Kashkari
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Title:
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Interim
Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability
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COMPANY:
MONARCH COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Donald L. Denney
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Name:
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Donald
L. Denney
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Title:
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President
& CEO
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Monarch
Community Bancorp, Inc.
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Corporate
or other organizational form:
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Corporation
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Jurisdiction
of Organization:
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Maryland
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Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency:
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Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Monarch
Community Bancorp, Inc.
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
375 North Willowbrook Road
Coldwater, MI 49036
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Series
of Preferred Stock Purchased:
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Fixed
Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock,
Series A
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Per
Share Liquidation Preference of Preferred Stock:
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$1,000
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Number
of Shares of Preferred Stock Purchased:
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6,785
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Dividend
Payment Dates on the Preferred Stock:
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February 15,
May 15, August 15 and November 15
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Number
of Initial Warrant Shares:
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260,962
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Exercise
Price of the Warrant:
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$3.90
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$6,785,000
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Squire,
Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
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9:00
a.m.
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February 6,
2009
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Wire
Information for Closing:
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[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
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Capitalization
Date: January 31, 2009
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$
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20,000,000
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2,046,102
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Subject
to warrants, options, convertible securities, etc.:
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197,371
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Reserved
for benefit plans and other issuances:
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260,962
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Remaining
authorized but unissued:
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17,495,565
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Shares
issued after Capitalization Date (other than pursuant to warrants,
options, convertible securities, etc. as set forth
above):
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$
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5,000,000
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0
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6,785
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Remaining
authorized but unissued:
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4,993,215
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Reflects
shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Investor
Warrant.
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2
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Includes
reduction of authorized and unissued shares as though shares
reserved upon exercise of stock options and upon issuance of the
Investor Warrant were issued and outstanding.
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3
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Reflects
issuance of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock,
Series A, shares to the Investor.
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Includes
reduction for authorized and unissued shares reserved for issuance
to the Investor.
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REQUIRED
STOCKHOLDER APPROVALS
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Required
1
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% Vote
Required
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Warrants
— Common Stock Issuance
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If no
stockholder approvals are required, please so indicate by checking
the box: þ
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If
stockholder approval is required, indicate applicable class/series
of capital stock that are required to vote.
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List
any exceptions to the representation and warranty in
Section 2.2(l) of the Securities Purchase Agreement —
Standard Terms.
If
none, please so indicate by checking the box: þ
List
any exceptions to the representation and warranty in the second
sentence of Section 2.2(m) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement — Standard Terms.
If
none, please so indicate by checking the box: þ
List
any exceptions to the representation and warranty in the last
sentence of Section 2.2(m) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement — Standard Terms.
If
none, please so indicate by checking the box: þ
List
any exceptions to the representation and warranty in
Section 2.2(s) of the Securities Purchase Agreement —
Standard Terms.
If
none, please so indicate by checking the box: þ
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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Article I
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Purchase;
Closing
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2
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4
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Article II
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Representations
and Warranties
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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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3.3
Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
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3.4
Certain Notifications Until Closing
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3.5
Access, Infuriation 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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4.4
Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions
on Exercise of the Warrant
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4.6
Voting of Warrant Shares
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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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4.11
Bank and Thrift Holding Company Status
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4.12
Predominantly Financial
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Article V
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Miscellaneous
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5.2
Survival of Representations and Warranties
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Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc.
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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ANNEX
A: FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED
STOCK
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Location
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Term
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Definition
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5.7(b)
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Recitals
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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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4.11
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2.2(d)
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1.2(d)(iv)
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2.2(f)
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4.4
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1.3
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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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1.2(d)(iii)
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1.2(a)
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1.2(a)
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2.2(n)
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Recitals
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Company
Financial Statements
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2.2(h)
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Material Adverse Effect
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2.1(a)
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2.2(i)(i)
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2.2(i)(i)
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control;
controlled by; under common control with
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2.2(n)
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1.2(d)(iv)
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2.2(n)
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2.1(b)
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4.9(c)(ii)
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4.11
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2.1(a)
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1.2(c)
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4.5(k)(ii)
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4.5(g)(i)
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3.5(b)
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Recitals
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4.8(c)
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knowledge
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5.7(c)
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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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4.8(a)(ii)
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4.5(a)(iv)
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2.2(n)
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Recitals
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2.1(b)
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2.2(u)
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1.1
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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)(iv)
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4.5(k)(v)
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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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Savings
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4.11
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2.1(b)
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2.2(a)
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4.5(k)(vii)
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Senior
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4.10
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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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2.1(a)
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4.5(i)
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3.1(b)
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5.8(a)
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2.2(o)
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SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT — STANDARD TERMS
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”).
(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 l.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
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performed
in all material respects all obligations required to be performed
by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
(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
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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).
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” negotiations between 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
(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
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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 (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.
(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.
(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). 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
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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.
(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
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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.
(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
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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.
(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
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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.
(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
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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.
(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
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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 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.
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
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
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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
event that the approval of any of the Stockholder Proposals is not
obtained at such special stockholders meeting, the Company shall
include a proposal to approve (and the Board of Directors shall
recommend approval of) each such proposal at a meeting of its
stockholders no less than once in each subsequent six-month period
beginning on January 1, 2009 until all such approvals are
obtained or made.
(c) None
of the information supplied by the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries for inclusion in any proxy statement in connection
with any such stockholders meeting of the Company will, at the date
it is filed with the SEC, when first mailed to the Company’s
stockholders and at the time of any stockholders meeting, and at
the time of any amendment or supplement thereof, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
3.2
Expenses . Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or
the Warrant, each of the parties hereto will bear and pay all costs
and expenses incurred by it or on its behalf in connection with the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the Warrant,
including fees and expenses of its own financial or other
consultants, investment bankers, accountants and
counsel.
3.3
Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
.
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(a) During
the period from the Closing Date (or, if the approval of the
Stockholder Proposals is required, the date of such approval) until
the date on which the Warrant has been fully exercised, the Company
shall at all times have reserved for issuance, free of preemptive
or similar rights, a sufficient number of authorized and unissued
Warrant Shares to effectuate such exercise. Nothing in this
Section 3.3 shall preclude the Company from satisfying its
obligations in respect of the exercise of the Warrant by delivery
of shares of Common Stock which are held in the treasury of the
Company. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing,
the Company shall, at its expense, cause the Warrant Shares to be
listed on the same national securities exchange on which the Common
Stock is listed, subject to official notice of issuance, and shall
maintain such listing for so long as any Common Stock is listed on
such exchange.
(b) If
requested by the Investor, the Company shall promptly use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the Preferred Shares to be
approved for listing on a national securities exchange as promptly
as practicable following such request.
3.4
Certain Notifications Until Closing . From the Signing Date
until the Closing, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor
of (i) any fact, event or circumstance of which it is aware
and which would reasonably be expected to cause any representation
or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement to be untrue
or inaccurate in any material respect or to cause any covenant or
agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement not to be
complied with or satisfied in any material respect and
(ii) except as Previously Disclosed, any fact, circumstance,
event, change, occurrence, condition or development of which the
Company is aware and which, individually or in the aggregate, has
had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect; provided, however, that delivery of any notice
pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall not limit or affect any rights
of or remedies available to the Investor; provided, further, that a
failure to comply with this Section 3.4 shall not constitute a
breach of this Agreement or the failure of any condition set forth
in Section 1.2 to be satisfied unless the underlying Company
Material Adverse Effect or material breach would independently
result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 1.2
to be satisfied.
3.5
Access, Information and Confidentiality .
(a) From
the Signing Date until the date when the Investor holds an amount
of Preferred Shares having an aggregate liquidation value of less
than 10% of the Purchase Price, the Company will permit the
Investor and its agents, consultants, contractors and advisors
(x) acting through the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, to
examine the corporate books and make copies thereof and to discuss
the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries with the principal officers of the Company, all upon
reasonable notice and at such reasonable times and as often as the
Investor may reasonably request and (y) to review any
information material to the Investor’s investment in the
Company provided by the Company to its Appropriate Federal Banking
Agency. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall
be conducted during normal business hours and in such manner as not
to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the
Company, and nothing herein shall require the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to disclose any information to the Investor to
the extent (i) prohibited by applicable law or regulation, or
(ii) that such disclosure would reasonably be
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expected
to cause a violation of any agreement to which the Company or any
Company Subsidiary is a party or would cause a risk of a loss of
privilege to the Company or any Company Subsidiary (
provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements
under circumstances where the restrictions in this clause
(ii) apply).
(b) The
Investor will use reasonable best efforts to hold, and will use
reasonable best efforts to cause its agents, consultants,
contractors and advisors to hold, in confidence all non-public
records, books, contracts, instruments, computer data and other
data and information (collectively, “ Information
”) concerning the Company furnished or made available to it
by the Company or its representatives pursuant to this Agreement
(except to the extent that such information can be shown to have
been (i) previously known by such party on a non-confidential
basis, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of such
party or (iii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by
the party to which it was furnished (and without violation of any
other confidentiality obligation)); provided that nothing
herein shall prevent the Investor from disclosing any Information
to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena or similar legal process.
Article IV
Additional Agreements
4.1
Purchase for Investment . The Investor acknowledges that the
Purchased Securities and the Warrant Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities
laws. The Investor (a) is acquiring the Purchased Securities
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act
solely for investment with no present intention to distribute them
to any person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
U.S. state securities laws, (b) will not sell or otherwise
dispose of any of the Purchased Securities or the Warrant Shares,
except in compliance with the registration requirements or
exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any applicable U.S.
state securities laws, and (c) has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters and in investments of
this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the Purchase and of making an informed investment
decision.
(a) The
Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments
representing the Warrant and the Wan-ant Shares will bear a legend
substantially to the following effect:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO
IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH
LAWS.”
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(b) The
Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments
representing the Warrant will also bear a legend substantially to
the following effect:
“THIS
INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND
OTHER PROVISIONS OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO THEREIN, A
COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR
OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE
VOID.”
(c) In
addition, the Investor agrees that all certificates or other
instruments representing the Preferred Shares will bear a legend
substantially to the following effect:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS,
DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCY.
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT
AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE
SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE
SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY TRANSFEREE OF
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE
HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT),
(2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT
(A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN
EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE
PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
“QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS
GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A,
(C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
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REQUIREMENTS
OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH
PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE
TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS
LEGEND.”
(d) In
the event that any Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares
(i) become registered under the Securities Act or
(ii) are eligible to be transferred without restriction in
accordance with Rule 144 or another exemption from
registration under the Securities Act (other than Rule 144A),
the Company shall issue new certificates or other instruments
representing such Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares, which
shall not contain the applicable legends in Sections 4.2(a)
and (c) above; provided that the Investor surrenders to
the Company the previously issued certificates or other
instruments. Upon Transfer of all or a portion of the Warrant in
compliance with Section 4.4, the Company shall issue new
certificates or other instruments representing the Warrant, which
shall not contain the applicable legend in Section 4.2(b)
above; provided that the Investor surrenders to the Company
the previously issued certificates or other instruments.
4.3
Certain Transactions . The Company will not merge or
consolidate with, or sell, transfer or lease all or substantially
all of its property or assets to, any other party unless the
successor, transferee or lessee party (or its ultimate parent
entity), as the case may be (if not the Company), expressly assumes
the due and punctual performance and observance of each and every
covenant, agreement and condition of this Agreement to be performed
and observed by the Company.
4.4
Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares;
Restrictions on Exercise of the Warrant . Subject to compliance
with applicable securities laws, the Investor shall be permitted to
transfer, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of
(“Transfer”) all or a portion of the Purchased
Securities or Warrant Shares at any time, and the Company shall
take all steps as may be reasonably requested by the Investor to
facilitate the Transfer of the Purchased Securities and the Warrant
Shares; provided that the Investor shall not Transfer a
portion or portions of the Warrant with respect to, and/or exercise
the Warrant for, more than one-half of the Initial Warrant Shares
(as such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to
Section 13 thereof) in the aggregate until the earlier of
(a) the date on which the Company (or any successor by
Business Combination) has received aggregate gross proceeds of not
less than the Purchase Price (and the purchase price paid by the
Investor to any such successor for securities of such successor
purchased under the CPP) from one or more Qualified Equity
Offerings (including Qualified Equity Offerings of such successor)
and (b) December 31, 2009. “Qualified Equity
Offering” means the sale and issuance for cash by the
Company to persons other than the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries after the Closing Date of shares of perpetual
Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any combination of such stock,
that, in each case, qualify as and may be included in Tier 1
capital of the Company at the time of issuance under the applicable
risk-based capital guidelines of the Company’s Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency (other than any such sales and issuances
made pursuant to agreements or arrangements entered into, or
pursuant to financing plans which were publicly announced, on or
prior to October 13,
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2008).
“Business Combination” means a merger,
consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar transaction that
requires the approval of the Company’s
stockholders.
4.5
Registration Rights .
(i)
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company
covenants and agrees that as promptly as practicable after the
Closing Date (and in any event no later than 30 days after the
Closing Date), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a
Shelf Registration Statement covering all Registrable Securities
(or otherwise designate an existing Shelf Registration Statement
filed with the SEC to cover the Registrable Securities), and, to
the extent the Shelf Registration Statement has not theretofore
been declared effective or is not automatically effective upon such
filing, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such
Shelf Registration Statement to be declared or become effective and
to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective
and in compliance with the Securities Act and usable for resale of
such Registrable Securities for a period from the date of its
initial effectiveness until such time as there are no Registrable
Securities remaining (including by refiling such Shelf Registration
Statement (or a new Shelf Registration Statement) if the initial
Shelf Registration Statement expires). So long as the Company is a
well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) at the time of filing of the Shelf Registration
Statement with the SEC, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be
designated by the Company as an automatic Shelf Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Signing Date
the Company is not eligible to file a registration statement on
Form S-3, then the Company shall not be obligated to file a Shelf
Registration Statement unless and until requested to do so in
writing by the Investor.
(ii)
Any registration pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(i) shall be
effected by means of a shelf registration on an appropriate form
under Rule 415 under the Securities Act (a “Shelf
Registration Statement”). If the Investor or any other
Holder intends to distribute any Registrable Securities by means of
an underwritten offering it shall promptly so advise the Company
and the Company shall take all reasonable steps to facilitate such
distribution, including the actions required pursuant to
Section 4.5(c); provided that the Company shall not be
required to facilitate an underwritten offering of Registrable
Securities unless the expected gross proceeds from such offering
exceed (i) 2% of the initial aggregate liquidation preference
of the Preferred Shares if such initial aggregate liquidation
preference is less than $2 billion and (ii) $200 million
if the initial aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred
Shares is equal to or greater than $2 billion. The lead
underwriters in any such distribution shall be selected by the
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be
distributed; provided that to the extent appropriate and
permitted under applicable law, such Holders shall consider the
qualifications of any broker-dealer Affiliate of the Company in
selecting the lead underwriters in any such
distribution.
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(iii)
The Company shall not be required to effect a registration
(including a resale of Registrable Securities from an effective
Shelf Registration Statement) or an underwritten offering pursuant
to Section 4.5(a): (A) with respect to securities that
are not Registrable Securities; or (B) if the Company has
notified the Investor and all other Holders that in the good faith
judgment of the Board of Directors, it would be materially
detrimental to the Company or its securityholders for such
registration or underwritten offering to be effected at such time,
in which event the Company shall have the right to defer such
registration for a period of not more than 45 days after
receipt of the request of the Investor or any other Holder;
provided that such right to delay a registration or
underwritten offering shall be exercised by the Company
(1) only if the Company has generally exercised (or is
concurrently exercising) similar black-out rights against holders
of similar securities that have registration rights and
(2) not more than three times in any 12-month period and not
more than 90 days in the aggregate in any 12-month
period.
(iv)
If during any period when an effective Shelf Registration Statement
is not available, the Company proposes to register any of its
equity securities, other than a registration pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(i) or a Special Registration, and the
registration form to be filed may be used for the registration or
qualification for distribution of Registrable Securities, the
Company will give prompt written notice to the Investor and all
other Holders of its intention to effect such a registration (but
in no event less than ten days prior to the anticipated filling
date) and will include in such registration all Registrable
Securities with respect to which the Company has received written
requests for inclusion therein within ten business days after the
date of the Company’s notice (a “Piggyback
Registration”) . Any such person that has made such a
written request may withdraw its Registrable Securities from such
Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company and
the managing underwriter, if any, on or before the fifth business
day prior to the planned effective date of such Piggyback
Registration. The Company may terminate or withdraw any
registration under this Section 4.5(a)(iv) prior to the
effectiveness of such registration, whether or not Investor or any
other Holders have elected to include Registrable Securities in
such registration.
(v)
If the registration referred to in Section 4.5(a)(iv) is
proposed to be underwritten, the Company will so advise Investor
and all other Holders as a part of the written notice given
pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(iv). In such event, the right of
Investor and all other Holders to registration pursuant to
Section 4.5(a) will be conditioned upon such persons’
participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such
person’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting if such
securities are of the same class of securities as the securities to
be offered in the underwritten offering, and each such person will
(together with the Company and the other persons distributing their
securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters
selected for such underwriting by the Company; provided that
the Investor (as opposed to other Holders) shall not be required to
indemnify any person in connection with any registration. If any
participating person disapproves of the terms of the underwriting,
such person may elect to withdraw therefrom by written
notice
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to the
Company, the managing underwriters and the Investor (if the
Investor is participating in the underwriting).
(vi)
If either (x) the Company grants “piggyback”
registration rights to one or more third parties to include their
securities in an underwritten offering under the Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii) or (y) a
Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv) relates to an
underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, and in either case
the managing underwriters advise the Company that in their
reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be
included in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold
without adversely affecting the marketability of such offering
(including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), the
Company will include in such offering only such number of
securities that in the reasonable opinion of such managing
underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the
marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect on the
per share offering price), which securities will be so included in
the following order of priority: (A) first, in the case of a
Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv), the
securities the Company proposes to sell, (B) then the
Registrable Securities of the Investor and all other Holders who
have requested inclusion of Registrable Securities pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(ii) or Section 4.5(a)(iv), as applicable,
pro rata on the basis of the aggregate number of such
securities or shares owned by each such person and (C) lastly,
any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be
so included, subject to the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however, that if the Company has, prior to the Signing Date,
entered into an agreement with respect to its securities that is
inconsistent with the order of priority contemplated hereby then it
shall apply the order of priority in such conflicting agreement to
the extent that it would otherwise result in a breach under such
agreement.
(b)
Expenses of Registration . All Registration Expenses
incurred in connection with any registration, qualification or
compliance hereunder shall be borne by the Company. All Selling
Expenses incurred in connection with any registrations hereunder
shall be borne by the holders of the securities so registered
pro rata on the basis of the aggregate offering or sale
price of the securities so registered.
(c)
Obligations of the Company . The Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts, for so long as there are Registrable
Securities outstanding, to take such actions as are under its
control to not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act) and to remain a well-known
seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) if it has such status on the Signing Date or becomes eligible
for such status in the future. In addition, whenever required to
effect the registration of any Registrable Securities or facilitate
the distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective
Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall, as expeditiously
as reasonably practicable:
(i)
Prepare and file with the SEC a prospectus supplement with respect
to a proposed offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to an
effective registration statement, subject to Section 4.5(d),
keep such registration statement effective and keep
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such
prospectus supplement current until the securities described
therein are no longer Registrable Securities.
(ii)
Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to
the applicable registration statement and the prospectus or
prospectus supplement used in connection with such registration
statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities
covered by such registration statement.
(iii)
Furnish to the Holders and any underwriters such number of copies
of the applicable registration statement and each such amendment
and supplement thereto (including in each case all exhibits) and of
a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity
with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other
documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the
disposition of Registrable Securities owned or to be distributed by
them.
(iv)
Use its reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the
securities covered by such registration statement under such other
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be
reasonably requested by the Holders or any managing underwriter(s),
to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as
such registration statement remains in effect, and to take any
other action which may be reasonably necessary to enable such
seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
securities owned by such Holder; provided that the Company
shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition
thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to
service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.
(v)
Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities at any time when a
prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the
Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which
the applicable prospectus, as then in effect, includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing.
(vi)
Give written notice to the Holders:
(A)
when any registration statement filed pursuant to
Section 4.5(a) or any amendment thereto has been filed with
the SEC (except for any amendment effected by the filing of a
document with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act) and when such
registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has
become effective;
(B)
of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any
registration statement or the prospectus included therein or for
additional information;
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(C)
of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of any registration statement or the initiation of
any proceedings for that purpose;
(D)
of the receipt by the Company or its legal counsel of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of
the Common Stock for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
(E)
of the happening of any event that requires the Company to make
changes in any effective registration statement or the prospect-us
related to the registration statement in order to make the
statements therein not misleading (which notice shall be
accompanied by an, instruction to suspend the use of the prospectus
until the requisite changes have been made); and
(F)
if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in any underwriting agreement contemplated by
Section 4.5(c)(x) cease to be true and correct.
(vii)
Use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance or obtain
the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement referred to in Section 4.5(c)(vi)(C) at
the earliest practicable time.
(viii)
Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by
Section 4.5(c)(v) or 4.5(c)(vi)(E), promptly prepare a
post-effective amendment to such registration statement or a
supplement to the related prospectus or file any other required
document so that, as thereafter delivered to the Holders and any
underwriters, the prospectus will not contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the
Holders in accordance with Section 4.5(c)(vi)(E) to suspend
the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes to the
prospectus have been made, then the Holders and any underwriters
shall suspend use of such prospectus and use their reasonable best
efforts to return to the Company all copies of such prospectus (at
the Company’s expense) other than permanent file copies then
in such Holders’ or underwriters’ possession. The total
number of days that any such suspension may be in effect in any
12-month period shall not exceed 90 days.
(ix)
Use reasonable best efforts to procure the cooperation of the
Company’s transfer agent in settling any offering or sale of
Registrable Securities, including with respect to the transfer of
physical stock certificates into book-entry form in accordance with
any procedures reasonably requested by the Holders or any managing
underwriter(s).
(x)
If an underwritten offering is requested pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(ii), enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form, scope and substance and take all such
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actions reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith or by the
managing underwriter(s), if any, to expedite or facilitate the
underwritten disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in
connection therewith in any underwritten offering (including making
members of management and executives of the Company available to
participate in “road shows”, similar sales events and
other marketing activities), (A) make such representations and
warranties to the Holders that are selling stockholders and the
managing underwriter(s), if any, with respect to the business of
the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Shelf Registration
Statement, prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in customary
form, substance and scope, and, if true, confirm the same if and
when requested, (B) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish
the underwriters with opinions of counsel to the Company, addressed
to the managing underwriter(s), if any, covering the matters
customarily covered in such opinions requested in underwritten
offerings, (C) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain
“cold comfort” letters from the independent certified
public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other
independent certified public accountants of any business acquired
by the Company for which financial statements and financial data
are included in the Shelf Registration Statement) who have
certified the financial statements included in such Shelf
Registration Statement, addressed to each of the managing
underwriter(s), if any, such letters to be in customary form and
covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold
comfort” letters, (D) if an underwriting agreement is
entered into, the same shall contain indemnification
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