United
States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW
Washington, D.C.
20220
Dear Ladies and
Gentlemen:
The company set forth on the signature page
hereto (the “ Company ”) intends to issue in a
private placement the number of shares of a series of its preferred
stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “ Preferred
Shares ”) and a warrant to purchase the number of shares
of a series of its preferred stock set forth on Schedule A
hereto (the “ Warrant ” and, together with the
Preferred Shares, the “ Purchased Securities ”)
and the United States Department of the Treasury (the “
Investor ”) intends to purchase from the Company the
Purchased Securities.
The purpose of this letter agreement is to
confirm the terms and conditions of the purchase by the Investor of
the Purchased Securities. Except to the extent supplemented or
superseded by the terms set forth herein or in the Schedules
hereto, the provisions contained in the Securities Purchase
Agreement — Standard Terms attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”) are
incorporated by reference herein. Terms that are defined in the
Securities Purchase Agreement are used in this letter agreement as
so defined. In the event of any inconsistency between this letter
agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement, the terms of this
letter agreement shall govern.
Each of the Company and the Investor hereby
confirms its agreement with the other party with respect to the
issuance by the Company of the Purchased Securities and the
purchase by the Investor of the Purchased Securities pursuant to
this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement on the
terms specified on Schedule A hereto.
This letter agreement (including the Schedules
hereto), the Securities Purchase Agreement (including the Annexes
thereto), the Disclosure Schedules and the Warrant constitute the
entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements,
understandings, representations and warranties, both written and
oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This letter agreement constitutes the “Letter
Agreement” referred to in the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
This letter agreement may be executed in any
number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed
to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will
together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to
this letter agreement may be delivered by facsimile and such
facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature
pages had been delivered.
In witness whereof, this letter agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized
representatives of the parties hereto as of the date written
below.
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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/s/ Neil
Kashkari
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Name:
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Neil
Kashkari
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Interim
Assistant Secretary
For Financial Stability
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COMPANY: FIRST
PRIORITY FINANCIAL CORP.
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/s/ David E.
Sparks
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David E.
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Chief Executive
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[ Signature Page to Letter
Agreement ]
(Non-Exchange-Traded QFIs,
excluding S Corps
and Mutual Organizations)
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
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3.3 Sufficiency of Authorized Warrant Preferred
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FORM OF
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Definition
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knowledge of the Company; Company’s
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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 the series of its Preferred Stock (“
Warrant Preferred Stock ”) set forth on
Schedule A to the Letter Agreement (the “
Warrant ” and, together with the Preferred Shares, the
“ Purchased Securities ”) and the Investor
intends to purchase (the “ Purchase ”) from the
Company the Purchased Securities; and
WHEREAS, the Purchase will be governed by this
Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms and the Letter
Agreement, including the schedules thereto (the “
Schedules ”), specifying additional terms of the
Purchase. This Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms
(including the Annexes hereto) and the Letter Agreement (including
the Schedules thereto) are together referred to as this
“Agreement”. All references in this Securities Purchase
Agreement — Standard Terms to “Schedules” are to
the Schedules attached to the Letter Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows:
Article I
Purchase; Closing
1.1 Purchase . On the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees
to sell to the Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from
the Company, at the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Purchased
Securities for the price set forth on Schedule A (the
“ Purchase Price ”).
(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 amendments
to its certificate or articles of incorporation, articles of
association, or similar organizational document (“
Charter ”) in substantially the forms attached hereto
as Annex A and Annex B (the “ Certificates
of Designations ”) and such filing shall have been
accepted;
(iv) (A) the Company shall have effected
such changes to its compensation, bonus, incentive and other
benefit plans, arrangements and agreements (including golden
parachute, severance and employment agreements) (collectively,
“ Benefit Plans ”) with respect to its Senior
Executive Officers (and to the extent necessary for such changes to
be legally enforceable, each of its Senior Executive Officers shall
have duly consented in writing to such changes), as may be
necessary, during the period that the Investor owns any debt or
equity securities of the Company acquired pursuant to this
Agreement or the Warrant, in order to comply with Section 111(b) of
the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (“
EESA ”) as implemented by guidance or regulation
thereunder that has been issued and is in effect as of the Closing
Date, and (B) the Investor shall have received a certificate
signed on behalf of the Company by a senior executive officer
certifying to the effect that the condition set forth in
Section 1.2(d)(iv)(A) has been satisfied;
(v) each of the Company’s Senior
Executive Officers shall have delivered to the Investor a written
waiver in the form attached hereto as Annex C releasing the
Investor from any claims that such Senior Executive Officers may
otherwise have as a result of the issuance, on or prior to the
Closing Date, of any regulations which require the modification of,
and the agreement of the Company hereunder to modify, the terms of
any Benefit Plans with respect to its Senior Executive Officers to
eliminate any provisions of such Benefit Plans that would not be in
compliance with the requirements of Section 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 D;
(vii) the Company shall have delivered
certificates in proper form or, with the prior consent of the
Investor, evidence of shares in book-entry form, evidencing the
Preferred Shares to Investor or its designee(s); and
(viii) the Company shall have duly executed
the Warrant in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex
E and delivered such executed Warrant to the Investor or its
designee(s).
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1.3 Interpretation. When a reference is
made in this Agreement to “Recitals,”
“Articles,” “Sections,” or
“Annexes” such reference shall be to a Recital, Article
or Section of, or Annex to, this Securities Purchase Agreement
— Standard Terms, and a reference to “Schedules”
shall be to a Schedule to the Letter Agreement, in each case,
unless otherwise indicated. The terms defined in the singular have
a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa.
References to “herein”, “hereof”,
“hereunder” and the like refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular section or provision, unless the
context requires otherwise. The table of contents and headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are
not part of this Agreement. Whenever the words
“include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed followed by the words “without limitation.” No
rule of construction against the draftsperson shall be applied in
connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this
Agreement, as this Agreement is the product of negotiation between
sophisticated parties advised by counsel. All references to
“$” or “dollars” mean the lawful currency
of the United States of America. Except as expressly stated in this
Agreement, all references to any statute, rule or regulation are to
the statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes,
include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute)
and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation include any
successor to the section. References to a “ business
day ” shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York
generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental
actions to close.
Article II
Representations and Warranties
(a) On or prior to the Signing Date, the
Company delivered to the Investor a schedule (“ Disclosure
Schedule ”) setting forth, among other things, items the
disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either in response
to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision
hereof or as an exception to one or more representations or
warranties contained in Section 2.2.
(b) “ Company Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (i) the
business, results of operation or financial condition of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole;
provided , however , that Company Material Adverse
Effect shall not be deemed to include the effects of
(A) changes after the date of the Letter Agreement (the
“ Signing Date ”) in general business, economic
or market conditions (including changes generally in prevailing
interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, currency
exchange rates and price levels or trading volumes in the United
States or foreign securities or credit markets), or any outbreak or
escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or
terrorism, in each case generally affecting the industries in which
the Company and its subsidiaries operate, (B) changes or
proposed changes after the Signing Date in generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP
”) or regulatory accounting requirements, or authoritative
interpretations thereof, or (C) changes or proposed changes
after the Signing Date in securities, banking and other laws of
general applicability or related policies or interpretations of
Governmental Entities (in the case of each of these clauses (A),
(B) and (C), other than changes or occurrences to the extent
that such changes or occurrences have or would reasonably be
expected to have a materially disproportionate adverse effect on
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole
relative to comparable U.S. banking or financial services
organizations); or (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate
the Purchase and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Warrant and perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder
on a timely basis.
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(c) “ Previously Disclosed ”
means information set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, provided,
however, that disclosure in any section of such Disclosure Schedule
shall apply only to the indicated section of this Agreement except
to the extent that it is reasonably apparent from the face of such
disclosure that such disclosure is relevant to another section of
this Agreement.
2.2 Representations and Warranties of the
Company . Except as Previously Disclosed, the Company
represents and warrants to the Investor that as of the Signing Date
and as of the Closing Date (or such other date specified
herein):
(a) Organization, Authority and Significant
Subsidiaries . The Company has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization, with the necessary power and
authority to own its properties and conduct its business in all
material respects as currently conducted, and except as has not,
individually or in the aggregate, had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, has been duly
qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business
and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction
in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so
as to require such qualification; each subsidiary of the Company
that would be considered a “significant subsidiary”
within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), has been
duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Charter and bylaws of
the Company, copies of which have been provided to the Investor
prior to the Signing Date, are true, complete and correct copies of
such documents as in full force and effect as of the Signing
Date.
(b) Capitalization. The authorized capital
stock of the Company, and the outstanding capital stock of the
Company (including securities convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, capital stock of the Company) as of the most
recent fiscal month-end preceding the Signing Date (the “
Capitalization Date ”) is set forth on
Schedule B . The outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no
preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive rights). As of the Signing Date, the Company does not
have outstanding any securities or other obligations providing the
holder the right to acquire its Common Stock (“ Common
Stock ”) that is not reserved for issuance as specified
on Schedule B, and the Company has not made any other
commitment to authorize, issue or sell any Common Stock. Since the
Capitalization Date, the Company has not issued any shares of
Common Stock, other than (i) shares issued upon the exercise
of stock options or delivered under other equity-based awards or
other convertible securities or warrants which were issued and
outstanding on the Capitalization Date and disclosed on
Schedule B and (ii) shares disclosed on
Schedule B. Each holder of 5% or more of any class of capital
stock of the Company and such holder’s primary address are
set forth on Schedule B .
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(c) Preferred Shares. The Preferred
Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, when issued and
delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Preferred Shares will be
duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable, will not
be issued in violation of any preemptive rights, and will rank
pari passu with or senior to all other series or classes of
Preferred Stock, whether or not issued or outstanding, with respect
to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the
event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company.
(d) The Warrant and Warrant Shares. The
Warrant has been duly authorized and, when executed and delivered
as contemplated hereby, will constitute a valid and legally binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and general equitable principles, regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in
equity (“Bankruptcy Exceptions”). The shares of Warrant
Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the
“Warrant Shares”) have been duly authorized and
reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant and when so
issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrant will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will rank pari passu
with or senior to all other series or classes of Preferred Stock,
whether or not issued or outstanding, with respect to the payment
of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
(e)
Authorization, Enforceability.
(i) The Company has the corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Warrant and
to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder (which
includes the issuance of the Preferred Shares, Warrant and Warrant
Shares). The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company and its stockholders, and no further approval or
authorization is required on the part of the Company. This
Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions.
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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 subsidiary of the Company (each a
“Company Subsidiary” and, collectively, the
“Company Subsidiaries”) under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of (i) its organizational documents
or (ii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust,
license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which
it or any Company Subsidiary may be bound, or to which the Company
or any Company Subsidiary or any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary may be subject, or
(B) subject to compliance with the statutes and regulations
referred to in the next paragraph, violate any statute, rule or
regulation or any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction or
decree applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any
of their respective properties or assets except, in the case of
clauses (A)(ii) and (B), for those occurrences that, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Other than the filing of the
Certificates of Designations with the Secretary of State of its
jurisdiction of organization or other applicable Governmental
Entity, such filings and approvals as are required to be made or
obtained under any state “blue sky” laws and such as
have been made or obtained, no notice to, filing with, exemption or
review by, or authorization, consent or approval of, any
Governmental Entity is required to be made or obtained by the
Company in connection with the consummation by the Company of the
Purchase except for any such notices, filings, exemptions, reviews,
authorizations, consents and approvals the failure of which to make
or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Anti-takeover Provisions and Rights
Plan . The Board of Directors of the Company (the “
Board of Directors ”) has taken all necessary action
to ensure that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including the exercise of the Warrant in
accordance with its terms, will be exempt from any anti-takeover or
similar provisions of the Company’s Charter and bylaws, and
any other provisions of any applicable “moratorium”,
“control share”, “fair price”,
“interested stockholder” or other anti-takeover laws
and regulations of any jurisdiction.
(g) No Company Material Adverse
Effect . Since the last day of the last completed fiscal period
for which financial statements are included in the Company
Financial Statements (as defined below), no fact, circumstance,
event, change, occurrence, condition or development has occurred
that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(h) Company Financial Statements .
The Company has Previously Disclosed each of the consolidated
financial statements of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries for each of the last three completed fiscal years of
the Company (which shall be audited to the extent audited financial
statements are available prior to the Signing Date) and each
completed quarterly period since the last completed fiscal year
(collectively the “ Company Financial Statements
”). The Company Financial Statements present fairly in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated
therein and the consolidated results of their operations for the
periods specified therein; and except as stated therein, such
financial statements (A) were prepared in conformity with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis (except as may be noted therein) and
(B) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the
books and records of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries.
(i) Since December 31, 2006, the
Company and each Company Subsidiary has filed all reports,
registrations, documents, filings, statements and submissions,
together with any amendments thereto, that it was required to file
with any Governmental Entity (the foregoing, collectively, the
“Company Reports”) and has paid all fees and
assessments due and payable in connection therewith, except, in
each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
As of their respective dates of filing, the Company Reports
complied in all material respects with all statutes and applicable
rules and regulations of the applicable Governmental
Entities.
(ii) The records, systems, controls, data
and information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are
recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including
any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether
computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and
direct control of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or their
accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom),
except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that
would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the system of internal accounting controls described below in
this Section 2.2(i)(ii). The Company (A) has implemented
and maintains adequate disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the Company, including the
consolidated Company Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief
executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company by
others within those entities, and (B) has disclosed, based on
its most recent evaluation prior to the Signing Date, to the
Company’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the
Board of Directors (x) any significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls
that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees who have a significant role
in the Company’s internal controls over financial
reporting.
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(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 Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”)
promulgated thereunder), which might subject the offering, issuance
or sale of any of the Purchased Securities to Investor pursuant to
this Agreement to the registration requirements of the Securities
Act.
(l) Litigation and Other
Proceedings . Except (i) as set forth on Schedule C
or (ii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
there is no (A) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened, claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding,
against the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to which any of
their assets are subject nor is the Company or any Company
Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or decree or
(B) unresolved violation, criticism or exception by any
Governmental Entity with respect to any report or relating to any
examinations or inspections of the Company or any Company
Subsidiaries.
(m) Compliance with Laws . Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, franchises,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings,
applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties
and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted
and that are material to the business of the Company or such
Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule D,
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all
respects and are not in default or violation of, and none of them
is, to the knowledge of the Company, under investigation with
respect to or, to the knowledge of the Company, have been
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of,
any applicable domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign law,
statute, ordinance, license, rule, regulation, policy or guideline,
order, demand, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any
Governmental Entity, other than such noncompliance, defaults or
violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Except for statutory or regulatory restrictions of general
application or as set forth on Schedule D, no
Governmental Entity has placed any restriction on the business or
properties of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
(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.
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(s) Agreements with Regulatory
Agencies . Except as set forth on Schedule E, 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.
(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.
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(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 .
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.
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 Warrant Preferred Stock; Exchange
Listing .
(a) During the period from the Closing Date
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.
(b) If the Company lists its Common Stock
on any national securities exchange, the Company shall, if
requested by the Investor, promptly use its reasonable best efforts
to cause the Preferred Shares and Warrant Shares to be approved for
listing on a national securities exchange as promptly as
practicable following such request.
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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, or otherwise to the extent necessary to
evaluate, manage, or transfer its investment in the Company, 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
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