U nited S tates D epartment of T he T reasury
1500 P ennsylvania A
venue , N W
W ashington , D.
C. 20220
Dear Ladies and
Gentlemen:
The company set forth on the signature page
hereto (the “Company”) intends to issue in a
private placement the number of shares of a series of its preferred
stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Preferred
Shares”) and a warrant to purchase the number of shares
of 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superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the Schedules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 STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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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:
INTEGRA BANK CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Martin M.
Zorn
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Name:
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Martin M.
Zorn
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Title:
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COO And
CFO
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ADDITIONAL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
Name of the
Company: Integra Bank Corporation
Corporate or other organizational form: Corporation
Jurisdiction of Organization: Indiana
Appropriate Federal Banking Agency: Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System
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Martin M.
Zorn
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Chief Financial
Officer
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Integra Bank
Corporation
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21 S.E. Third
Street
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P.O. Box
868
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Evansville,
Indiana 47705-0868
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Series of
Preferred Stock Purchased: Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual
Preferred Stock, Series B
Per Share
Liquidation Preference of Preferred Stock: $1,000.00
Number of
Shares of Preferred Stock Purchased: 83,586
Dividend Payment Dates on the Preferred Stock: February 15,
May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each
year
Number of
Initial Warrant Shares: 7,418,876
Exercise Price
of the Warrant: $1.69 per share
Purchase Price:
$83,586,000.00
Location of
Closing: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, One Battery Park Plaza, New
York, NY 10004
Time of
Closing: 9:00 a.m. EST
Date of Closing: February 27, 2009
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Wire Information for
Closing:
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ABA
Number:
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Bank:
Integra Bank N.A.
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Account
Name: Integra Bank Corporation
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Account
Number:
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Beneficiary:
Integra Bank Corporation
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Contact:
Kevin Koconis, Treasury Operations
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Mgr.
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Capitalization
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January 31, 2009
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0
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29,000,000
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20,743,356
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Subject to warrants, options, convertible
securities, etc.:
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1,440,350
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Reserved for benefit plans and other
issuances:
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137,389
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Remaining authorized but unissued:
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6,678,905
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Shares issued after Capitalization Date
(other than pursuant to warrants, options, etc. as set forth
convertible securities, above):
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1,000,000
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200,000
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Remaining authorized but unissued:
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800,000
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REQUIRED STOCKHOLDER
APPROVALS
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Required
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% Vote Required
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Warrants
— Common Stock Issuance
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Common
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More votes must
be cast in favor of proposal than against
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Common
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A majority of
the total votes cast must vote in favor of proposal
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If no
stockholder approvals are required, please so indicate by checking
the box: o
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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(1) 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
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Representations and Warranties
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2.2 Representations and Warranties of the
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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, Information and
Confidentiality
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4.4 Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant
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4.10 Executive Compensation
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5.5 Governing Law: Submission to
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK
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FORM OF
WAIVER
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FORM OF
OPINION
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FORM OF
WARRANT
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Location of
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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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Recitals
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Company Financial Statements
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2.2(h)
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Company Material Adverse Effect
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2.1(a)
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Company Subsidiary; Company
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control; controlled by; under common control
with
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2.2(n)
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knowledge of the Company; Company’s
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1.1
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register; registered; registration
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4.10
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Shelf Registration Statement
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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 1.2(d)(i)(A)(z) to be so true and correct,
individually or in the aggregate, does not have and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
and (B) the Company shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
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(ii) the Investor shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a senior executive
officer certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in
Section 1.2(d)(i) have been satisfied;
(iii) the Company shall have duly adopted
and filed with the Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of
organization or other applicable Governmental Entity the 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 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” mean the lawful currency
of the United States of America. Except as expressly stated in this
Agreement, all references to any statute, rule or regulation are to
the statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes,
include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute)
and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation include any
successor to the section. References to a “ business
day ” shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York
generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental
actions to close.
Article II
Representations and Warranties
(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 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.
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(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 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 .
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(c) Preferred Shares . The
Preferred Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, when
issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Preferred
Shares will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable, will not be issued in violation of any preemptive
rights, and will rank pari passu with or senior to all other
series or classes of Preferred Stock, whether or not issued or
outstanding, with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the Company.
(d) The Warrant and Warrant Shares
. The Warrant has been duly authorized and, when executed and
delivered as contemplated hereby, will constitute a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity (“ Bankruptcy
Exceptions ”). The shares of 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.
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(ii) The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Warrant and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby and compliance by the Company with the provisions hereof
and thereof, will not (A) violate, conflict with, or result in
a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the
performance required by, or result in a right of termination or
acceleration of, or result in the creation of, any lien, security
interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets of the Company or any 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.
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(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 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.
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(ii) The records, systems, controls, data
and information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are
recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including
any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether
computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and
direct control of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or their
accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom),
except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that
would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the system of internal accounting controls described below in
this Section 2.2(i)(ii). The Company (A) has implemented
and maintains 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 Proceeding
. 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.
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(m) Compliance with Laws . Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, franchises,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings,
applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties
and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted
and that are material to the business of the Company or such
Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule 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 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.
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(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.
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(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 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 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).
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(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
Warrant 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 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.”
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(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, 2008). “ Business
Combination ” means a merger, consolidation, statutory
share exchange or similar transaction that requires the approval of
the Company’s stockholders.
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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 filing
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 to the Company, the managing
underwriters and the Investor (if the Investor is participating in
the underwriting).
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(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 such prospectus supplement current
until the securities described therein are no longer Registrable
Securities.
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(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 prospectus 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).
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(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 other 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 provisions and
procedures customary in underwritten offerings (provided that the
Investor shall not be obligated to provide any indemnity), and
(E) deliver such documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith, their
counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any, to evidence the
continued validity of the representations and warranties made
pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any
customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or
other agreement entered into by the Company.
(xi) Make available for inspection by a
representative of Holders that are selling stockholders, the
managing underwriter(s), if any, and any attorneys or accountants
retained by such Holders or managing underwriter(s), at the offices
where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, financial
and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of
the Company, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the
Company to supply all information in each case reasonably requested
(and of the type customarily provided in connection with due
diligence conducted in connection with a registered public offering
of securities) by any such representative, managing underwriter(s),
attorney or accountant in connection with such Shelf Registration
Statement.
(xii) Use reasonable best efforts to cause
all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each national
securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the
Company are then listed or, if no similar securities issued by the
Company are then listed on any national securities exchange, use
its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable
Securities to be listed on such securities exchange as the Investor
may designate.
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(xiii) If requested by Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities being registered and/or sold
in connection therewith, or the managing underwriter(s), if
any,
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