Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

 

______________________________________________________________________________

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

dated as of August 22, 2014

between

SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

and

CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS V, LP

______________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

			Page
ARTICLE I Purchase; Closings			2
	1.1	Purchase	2
	1.2	Closings	2
ARTICLE II Representations and Warranties			7
	2.1	Disclosure	7
	2.2	Representations and Warranties of the Company	8
	2.3	Representations and Warranties of the Investor	27
ARTICLE III Covenants			31
	3.1	Filings; Other Actions	31
	3.2	Use of Proceeds; Expenses	32
	3.3	Access, Information and Confidentiality	32
	3.4	Transfer	33
	3.5	Reasondable Efforts	33
	3.6	Shareholder Litigation	34
	3.7	Most Favored Nation	34
	3.8	Notice of Certain Events	34
	3.9	Conduct of the Business	34
ARTICLE IV Termination			35
	4.1	Termination	35
	4.2	Effects of Termination	36
ARTICLE V Additional Agreements			36
	5.1	No Rights Agreement	36
	5.2	Compliance with Laws	37
	5.3	Legend	37
	5.4	Certain Transactions	38
	5.5	Idemnity	39
	5.6	Rule 144; Rule 144A Reporting	42
	5.7	Anti-Takeover Matters	42
	5.8	Additional Regulatory Matters	42
	5.9	Governance Matters	44
	5.10	Gross-Up Rights	46
	5.11	Form D and Blue Sky	49
	5.12	Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity	50
	5.13	No Additional Issuances	50

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT , dated as of August 22, 2014 (this “ Agreement ”), between Summit Financial Group, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”), and Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Investor ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A.            The Investment .  The Company intends to sell to the Investor, and the Investor intends to purchase from the Company, as an investment in the Company, the securities as described herein. The securities to be purchased at the Closings are shares of common stock, $2.50 par value per share, of the Company (“ Common Stock ”). The number of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchased Shares ”) to be purchased by the Investor hereunder in each of the First Closing and the Second Closing are set forth on the signature page hereto. The purchase of the Purchased Shares shall not cause the Investor, together with any other person whose Beneficial Ownership of Company Securities would be aggregated with the Investor’s Beneficial Ownership of Company Securities for purposes of any bank regulation or law, to collectively own, control or have the power to vote, as of the applicable Closing Date, more than (i) 9.9% of the Common Stock after the First Closing, and (ii) 9.9% of the Common Stock (following the consummation of the Preferred Stock Conversion) after the Second Closing.  For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “ Company Securities ” means, collectively, (1) all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock; (2) all of the issued and outstanding shares of preferred stock of the Company authorized under its Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date (collectively, the “ Preferred Stock ”); (3) all rights, options and warrants to acquire either Common Stock or Preferred Stock, to the extent presently exercisable or exercisable at any time in the future, subject only to the condition of the passage of time; (4) all notes, bonds, debentures and other instruments convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock; and (5) any other types of equity securities of the Company, as determined in accordance with the rules of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (all of the securities referenced in the preceding sub-clauses (3), (4) and (5) are referred to herein collectively as “ Exercisable Rights ”).  For purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically noted, the amount of Company Securities issued and outstanding shall be determined on a fully diluted basis, as if all Exercisable Rights had been exercised, converted into or exchanged for Common Stock or Preferred Stock.

 

B.            Transaction Documents .  The term “ Transaction Documents ” refers collectively to this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder.

 

C.            Rights Offering .  Following the Second Closing and subject to the timing requirements set forth in Section 5.15(a), the Company will commence the Rights Offering in which the Company will distribute to Legacy Shareholders non-transferable subscription rights (the “ Rights ”) to purchase shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 5.15 at a price per share of $9.75 (the “ Per Share Rights Purchase Price ”).  The Rights shall be issued and distributed to the Legacy Shareholders at no cost to such shareholders.

 

 

 

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; Closings

1.1             Purchase .  On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (i) at the First Closing, the Investor will purchase from the Company, and the Company will sell to the Investor, the Purchased Shares as set forth on the signature page hereto under “ Number of Purchased Shares at First Closing ”, and (ii) at the Second Closing, the Investor will purchase from the Company, and the Company will sell to the Investor, the Purchased Shares as set forth on the signature page hereto under “ Number of Purchased Shares at Second Closing ”.

 

1.2             Closings .

 

(a)            Purchased Shares .  Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Article IV and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the closing set forth in Section 1.2(b), (i) the first closing (the “ First Closing ”) shall take place as soon as commercially practicable, but in no event more than three business days, following the day on which the conditions set forth in Section 1.2(b) (other than Section 1.2(b)(1)(xix) and those that by their nature are to be satisfied at the First Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions) are satisfied or waived, and (ii) the second closing (the “ Second Closing ” and, together with the First Closing, the “ Closings ”, and each, a “ Closing ”) shall take place as soon as commercially practicable, but in no event more than three business days, following the day on which the conditions set forth in Section 1.2(b) (other than those that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Second Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions) are satisfied or waived, in each case via electronic communication, or at such location as agreed by the parties in writing. The date of the First Closing is referred to as the “ First Closing Date ” and the date of the Second Closing is referred to as the “ Second Closing Date ”, and each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date is a “ Closing Date .” Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions described in Section 1.2(b), at the Closings, the Company will deliver to the Investor the applicable Purchased Shares in certificated form or in uncertificated book-entry form (pursuant to written instructions provided by the Investor to the Company at least two business days in advance of the applicable Closing Date) against payment by the Investor of an aggregate of (1) $7,988,994.00 at the First Closing (the “ First Closing Purchase Price ”), and (2) $2,318,091.75 at the Second Closing (the “ Second Closing Purchase Price ” and, together with the First Closing Purchase Price, the “ Purchase Price ”), in each case representing $9.75 per Purchased Share, by wire transfer of immediately available United States funds to a bank account designated by the Company.  The Purchased Shares are also referred to herein as the “ Securities .”  If the Investor elects to have the Purchased Shares delivered in certificated form, the Company shall be required to make a book entry representing the issuance and delivery of the Purchased Shares as of the applicable Closing, but may deliver the actual certificate representing the Investor’s ownership of the Purchased Shares at any time on or before the close of business on the fifth calendar day following the date of the applicable Closing.

 

 

 

(b)            Closing Conditions .

 

(1)           The obligation of the Investor to consummate each Closing is subject to the fulfillment (or written waiver by the Investor) prior to or contemporaneously with each Closing of each of the following conditions:

 

(i)           (A) no provision of any applicable law or regulation and no judgment, injunction, order or decree shall prohibit the applicable Closing or shall prohibit or restrict the Investor or its Affiliates from owning or voting any Securities of the Company in accordance with the terms thereof and (B) no lawsuit shall have been commenced by any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, whether federal, state, local or foreign, or any applicable industry self-regulatory organization (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”) seeking to effect any of the foregoing, the Investor’s purchase, ownership or voting of the Purchased Shares or otherwise materially and adversely affecting the ability of the parties hereto to complete the transaction described herein;

 

(ii)           the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the applicable Closing (except (A) to the extent such representations and warranties are made as of a specified date, in which case, subject to clause (B) below, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date, and (B) with respect to each of the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement (other than Section 2.2(a), Section 2.2(b), Section 2.2(c) (which shall be true and correct in all respects except to a de minimis extent that is addressed to the Investor’s reasonable satisfaction at the applicable Closing pursuant to Section 5.16), Section 2.2(d)(1), Section 2.2(d)(2)(i)(A), Section 2.2(d)(3), Section 2.2(e), Section 2.2(h) (tenth sentence only), Section 2.2(i)(i) (which shall be true and correct in all respects), Section 2.2(k), Section 2.2(t), Section 2.2(v), Section 2.2(aa) and Section 2.2(dd) (which all shall be true and correct in all material respects except as set forth above)) where the failure to be true and correct (without regard to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications contained therein), individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company);

 

(iii)           since the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any circumstance, event, change, development or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Summit Community Bank (the “ Bank ”);

 

(iv)           the Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it at or prior to or contemporaneously with the applicable Closing under this Agreement (except that with respect to obligations that are qualified by materiality, the Company shall have performed such obligations, as so qualified, in all respects);

 

 

 

(v)           Bowles Rice LLP, counsel for the Company (“ Bowles Rice ”), shall have delivered to the Investor their written opinion, dated the applicable Closing Date, as to the matters set forth in Exhibit A hereto, and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investor and Bowles Rice;

 

(vi)           the Company and the Investor shall have obtained all third party consents and approvals that are material and necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (except for such consents and approvals the absence of which will not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the Bank);

 

(vii)           with respect to the Purchased Shares to be acquired by the Investor at the First Closing and the Second Closing, the Investor shall have received (x) confirmation, satisfactory in such Investor’s reasonable good faith judgment, from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Federal Reserve ”) to the effect that the purchase of the Securities and the consummation of the Second Closing and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not result in the Investor or any of its Affiliates (i) being deemed in control of the Company for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “ BHC Act ”), or (ii) otherwise being regulated as a bank holding company within the meaning of the BHC Act, and (y) confirmation, satisfactory in such Investor’s reasonable good faith judgment, from the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions (the “ WVDFI ”) to the effect that neither the Investor nor any of its Affiliates is a bank holding company for purposes of the West Virginia Code, § 31A et seq. , as a result of the purchase of the Securities and the consummation of the First Closing, the Second Closing and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and otherwise the Company and the Investor shall have obtained all applicable governmental or regulatory approvals or authorizations of or, to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, consents, approvals or exemptions from bank regulatory authorities, required in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

 

(viii)           following the date hereof, the Company shall not have agreed to enter into or entered into (A) any agreement or transaction in order to raise capital or (B) any transaction that resulted in, or would result in if consummated, a Change in Control of the Company, in each case, other than in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

 

(ix)           the Company shall have delivered to the Investor a duly executed Officer’s Certificate in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto, dated as of the applicable Closing Date;

 

(x)           the Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate of the Secretary of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C , dated as of the applicable Closing Date;

 

 

 

(xi)           the Company shall have delivered to the Investor a letter agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D , dated as of the First Closing Date (the “ VCOC Letter Agreement ”);

 

(xii)           the Company shall have delivered to the Investor the following dated as of a date not more than fifteen (15) days prior to the applicable Closing Date:

 

(A)	a Certificate of Existence for the Company from the West Virginia Secretary of State;

 

(B)	a certificate of the West Virginia Secretary of State to the effect that the Bank is existing under the laws of the State of West Virginia;

 

(C)	a certificate of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to the effect that the Company is a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “ BHC Act ”) and has elected to be treated as a financial holding company thereunder; and

 

(D)	a certificate of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “ FDIC ”) to the effect that the deposit accounts of the Bank are insured by the FDIC under the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

 

(xiii)           the Common Stock shall continue to be eligible for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“ NASDAQ ”);

 

(xiv)           the Investor shall have received such other documents and certificates as it may reasonably request or as may be required pursuant to this Agreement or under applicable law;

 

(xv)           since the date hereof, there shall not be any action taken, or any law enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable, by any Governmental Entity, which imposes any new restriction or condition on the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or the Investor or any of its Affiliates (other than such restrictions as are described in the passivity or anti-association commitments, if any, required to be entered into by the Investor and/or any such Affiliate in connection with the Second Closing, provided that such passivity or anti-association commitments are not more restrictive in any material respect than those contained in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E ) which is materially burdensome on the Company’s business following the Second Closing or on the Investor (or any of its Affiliates), as applicable, or reasonably could be expected to reduce in any material respect the economic benefits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to the Investor (any such condition or restriction, a “ Burdensome Condition ”); and, for the avoidance of doubt, any requirement to disclose any Investor Confidential Information shall be deemed a Burdensome Condition unless otherwise determined by such Investor in its sole discretion;

 

 

 

(xvi)           (A) using the Bank’s balance sheet as of the month end immediately prior to the applicable Closing Date and (B) after the applicable Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (1) the Bank shall meet the quantitative capital requirements to be “well capitalized” as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 325.103(b)(1); and (2) the Company shall meet the quantitative capital requirements to be “well capitalized” as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 225.2(r);

 

(xvii)           as of the end of the month immediately prior to the applicable Closing, the total value of nonperforming assets of the Bank shall not have increased by any amount in excess of 25% of the total value of nonperforming assets as of March 31, 2014, as disclosed in the Company 10-Q;

 

(xviii)           the purchase of the Purchased Shares hereunder shall not cause the Investor, together with any other person whose Beneficial Ownership of Company Securities would be aggregated with the Investor’s Beneficial Ownership of Company Securities for purposes of any bank regulation or law, to collectively be deemed to own, control or have the power to vote Company Securities which (assuming, for this purpose only, full conversion and/or exercise of such Company Securities by the Investor) would represent more than (A) 9.9% of the Common Stock outstanding at the First Closing, and (B) 9.9% of the Common Stock outstanding (following the Preferred Stock Conversion) at the Second Closing; and

 

(xix) with respect to the Second Closing, all of the outstanding shares of the Series 2009 Preferred Stock and the Series 2011 Preferred Stock shall have been converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Articles of Incorporation (the “ Preferred Stock Conversion ”).

 

(2)           The obligation of the Company to consummate each Closing is subject to the fulfillment prior to each Closing of each of the following conditions:

 

(i)           the representations and warranties of the Investor set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date hereof and as of the applicable Closing (except to the extent such representations and warranties are made as of a specified date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date), in each case except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Investor;

 

(ii)           no provision of any applicable law or regulation and no judgment, injunction, order or decree shall prohibit the applicable Closing and no lawsuit shall have been commenced by any Governmental Entity seeking to effect the foregoing;

 

(iii)           the Investor shall have obtained all third party consents and approvals necessary for the Investor to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (except for such consents and approvals the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Investor);

 

 

 

(iv)           the Investor shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it at or prior to or contemporaneously with the applicable Closing under this Agreement (except that with respect to obligations that are qualified by materiality, the Investor shall have performed such obligations, as so qualified, in all respects); and

 

(v)           the Investor shall have delivered to the Company a duly executed Officer’s Certificate in the form set forth in Exhibit F hereto.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Representations and Warranties

 

2.1             Disclosure .

 

(a)           On or prior to the date of this Agreement, 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; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the mere inclusion of an item in the Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed an admission that such item represents a material exception or material fact, event or circumstance or that such item has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

(b)           “ Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to the Investor, only clause (2) that follows, or, with respect to the Company and the Bank, both clauses (1) and (2) that follow, any circumstance, event, change, development or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, (1) is or would reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the financial position, results of operations, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, including the Bank, taken as a whole, or (2) would materially impair the ability of either the Investor or the Company, respectively, to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , however , that in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred with respect to clause (1) only, there shall be excluded any effect to the extent resulting from the following: (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) or regulatory accounting principles, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in applicable laws, rules and regulations or interpretations thereof by any Governmental Entity, (C) actions or omissions of the Company expressly required by the terms of this Agreement or taken with the prior written consent of the Investor, (D) general changes, after the date hereof, in the economy or the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, (E) changes, after the date hereof, in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock (but not excluding the underlying causes of such changes, except to the extent related to the other exclusions in this definition) and (F) changes, after the date hereof, in global or national political conditions, including the outbreak or escalation of war or acts of terrorism; except, with respect to clauses (A), (B), (D) and (F), to the extent that the effects of such changes have a disproportionate effect on the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other banks, savings associations and their holding companies generally.

 

 

 

(c)           “ Previously Disclosed ” means any information set forth on the Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the provision of this Agreement to which such information relates or any information set forth in the Specified SEC Reports; provided that information the relationship of which to another provision of this Agreement is reasonably apparent on its face shall also be deemed to be Previously Disclosed with respect to such other provision.

 

(d)           “ Specified SEC Reports ” means information publicly disclosed by the Company in the Company Reports filed by it with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) since January 1, 2013 and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any risk factor disclosures contained in such documents under the heading “Risk Factors” and any disclosures of risks included in any “forward looking statements” disclaimer or other statements that are similarly non-specific and are predictive or forward-looking in nature).

 

(e)           The representations, warranties and covenants of each party as set forth in this Agreement (i) are made only for purposes of this Agreement and as of specific dates, (ii) are solely for the benefit of the parties hereto, (iii) may be subject to limitations, qualification and exceptions agreed upon or to be agreed upon by the parties (including being qualified by confidential disclosures), (iv) may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and (v) may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the parties that differ from those applicable to persons not party to this Agreement.

 

2.2             Representations and Warranties of the Company .  Except as Previously Disclosed, the Company represents and warrants as of the date of this Agreement and as of each Closing Date (except to the extent made only as of a different specified date, in which case as of such date) to the Investor that:

 

(a)            Organization and Authority .  The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of West Virginia, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified and where failure to be so qualified would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly registered as a bank holding company under the BHC Act. The Company has filed with the SEC true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended through the date of this Agreement (the “ Articles of Incorporation ”), and bylaws, as amended through the date of this Agreement. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or its bylaws.

 

(b)            Company’s Subsidiaries .  The Company has Previously Disclosed a true, complete and correct list of all of its subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement (individually, a “ Company   Subsidiary ” and, collectively, the “ Company Subsidiaries ”), all shares of the outstanding capital stock of each of which are owned directly or indirectly by the Company. No equity securities of any Company Subsidiary is or may be required to be issued by reason of any

 

 

(c)            Capitalization .  The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (1) 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock and (2) 250,000 shares of Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, there are 7,457,222 shares of Common Stock outstanding, 3,710 shares of Series 2009, 8% Non-Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the “ Series 2009 Preferred Stock ”), outstanding, and 11,914 shares of Series 2011, 8% Non-Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the “ Series 2011 Preferred Stock ”), outstanding. From the date hereof through the Second Closing Date, except in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company shall not have (i) issued or authorized the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock (other than shares issued upon the exercise of Company Stock Options or Preferred Stock outstanding on the date hereof), (ii) reserved for issuance any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or (iii) repurchased or redeemed, or authorized the repurchase or redemption of, any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, there are outstanding stock options (each, a “ Company Stock Option ”) to purchase (x) an aggregate of

 

 

 

(d)            Authorization .

 

(1)           The Company has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the issuance of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investor, are valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganizations, fraudulent transfer or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors generally or by general equitable principles (whether applied in equity or at law). No other corporate proceedings or shareholder actions are necessary for the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

 

 

(2)           Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor compliance by the Company with any of the provisions of any of the foregoing, will (i) 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, upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (A) its Articles of Incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents) or (B) 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 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 (ii) subject to compliance with the statutes and regulations referred to in the next paragraph and assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investor and the performance of the covenants and agreements of the Investor contained herein, violate any ordinance, permit, concession, grant, franchise, law, statute, rule or regulation or any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction or decree of a Governmental Entity applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, except in the case of clause (i)(B) and (ii) for such violations, conflicts and breaches as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

(3)           Other than in connection with Sections 5.12 and 5.15, under NASDAQ rules, or the securities or blue sky laws of the various states and except as otherwise provided in the Transaction Documents, and assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties in the Transaction Documents of the Investor and the performance by the Company, the Bank, and the Investor of the covenants and agreements contained herein and in the other Transaction Documents, no material notice to, registration, declaration or filing with, exemption or review by, or authorization, order, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity, or expiration or termination of any statutory waiting period, is necessary for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

 

 

 

(e)            Financial Statements .  The consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three years ended December 31, 2013, together with the notes thereto, audited by Arnett Foster Toothman PLLC and included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as filed with the SEC (the “ Company 10-K ”), and the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of March 31, 2014 and related consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014, together with the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, as filed with the SEC (the “ Company 10-Q ”) (collectively, the “ Company Financial Statements ”), (1) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, (2) complied, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (3) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis and (4) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries at the dates set forth therein and the consolidated results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the periods stated therein (subject to the absence of notes and normal year-end audit adjustments in the case of interim unaudited statements).

 

(f)            Reports .

 

(1)           Since December 31, 2010, the Company and each Company Subsidiary have timely filed all material reports, registrations, documents, filings, statements and submissions together with any required amendments thereto, that they were required to file with any Governmental Entity (the foregoing, collectively, the “ Company Reports ”), and have paid all material fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. As of their respective filing dates, the Company Reports complied in all respects with all statutes and applicable rules and regulations of the applicable Governmental Entities, as the case may be, except for instances of non-compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding comments from the SEC or any other Governmental Entity with respect to any Company Report. Each Company Report, including the documents incorporated by reference in each of them, contained all of the information required be included in it and, when it was filed and as of the date of each such Company Report filed with or furnished to the SEC, did not, as of its date or if amended prior to the date of this Agreement, 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 in it, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute (the “ Securities Act ”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute (the “ Exchange Act ”).  No executive officer of the Company 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 and in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.

 

 

 

(2)           The Company maintains commercially reasonable disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) so that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated Subsidiaries, generally is made known to the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company by others within those entities, and such disclosure controls and procedures are sufficiently effective so as to comply with the requirements under applicable law.  The Company maintains internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) and has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement and to the Company’s knowledge, to the Company’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information, and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Since December 31, 2008, (i) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, of a material nature, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney representing the Company or any Company Subsidiary, whether or not employed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has reported evidence of a violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company.

 

(g)            Properties and Leases .  Except for any Permitted Liens and as Previously Disclosed, the Company and each Company Subsidiary have good title free and clear of any Liens to all the real and personal property material to the business of the Company and reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 included in the Company 10-Q, and all real and personal property acquired since such date, except such real and personal property as has been disposed of in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Permitted Liens ” means (i) Liens for taxes and other governmental charges and assessments arising in the ordinary course that are not yet due and payable, (ii) Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen and other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet due and payable, and (iii) other Liens or imperfections on property that are not material in amount or do not materially detract from the value of or materially impair the existing use of the property affected by such Lien or imperfection. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, all leases of real property and all other leases pursuant to which the Company or such Company Subsidiary, as lessee, leases real or personal property are valid and effective in accordance with their respective terms and there is not, under any such lease, any existing default by the Company or such Company Subsidiary or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default.

 

 

 

(h)            Taxes .  Except (1) as Previously Disclosed, and (2) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has timely filed (including pursuant to applicable extensions granted without penalty) all federal, state, county, local and foreign Tax Returns, required to be filed by it, and all such filed Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects, and paid all Taxes owed by it and no Taxes owed by it or assessments received by it are delinquent.  Except (1) as Previously Disclosed, and (2) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, with respect to Taxes not yet due, the Company has made adequate provision in the financial statements of the Company (in accordance with GAAP). The federal income Tax Returns of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, and for all fiscal years prior thereto, are for the purposes of routine audit by the IRS closed because of the statute of limitations, and no claims by the IRS for additional Taxes for such fiscal years are pending. Except as Previously Disclosed, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, in each case that is still in effect, or has pending a request for any such extension or waiver. Except as Previously Disclosed, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to any pending action or proceeding, nor to the Company’s knowledge, is any such action or proceeding threatened by any Governmental Entity, for the assessment or collection of Taxes that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and no issue has been raised by any federal, state, local or foreign taxing authority in connection with an audit or examination of the Tax Returns, business or properties of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that has not been settled, resolved and fully satisfied, or adequately reserved for in accordance with GAAP (other than those issues Previously Disclosed or those that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company). Except as (1) Previously Disclosed, and (2) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all Taxes that it is required to withhold from amounts owing to employees, creditors or other third parties. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, is bound by or has any obligation under, any material Tax sharing or material Tax indemnity agreement or similar contract or arrangement other than any contract or agreement between or among the Company and any Company Subsidiary and other than such tax sharing obligations as may exist under any loan participations to which the Bank is a party, both as an originator and a participant.  Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has participated in any “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4, or any other transaction requiring disclosure under analogous provisions of state, local or foreign law. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has liability for the Taxes of any person other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law).

 

 

 

(i)            Absence of Certain Changes .  Since December 31, 2013 or except as has been disclosed in a Specified SEC Report filed since December 31, 2013, (i) there have been no events, occurrences or developments that have had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (ii) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not altered materially its method of accounting or the manner in which it keeps its accounting books and records, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock (other than in connection with repurchases of unvested stock issued to employees of the Company), (v) the Company has not issued any Company Securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except Common Stock issued pursuant to existing Company stock option or stock purchase plans or executive and director arrangements disclosed in the Company Reports, (vi) there has not been any material change or amendment to, or any waiver of any material right by the Company under, any material contract under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or subject, and (vii) to the knowledge of the Company, there has not been a material increase in the aggregate dollar amount of: (A) the Bank’s nonperforming loans (including nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest) or (B) the reserves or allowances established on the Company’s or Bank’s financial statements with respect thereto. Except for the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, no event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective business, properties, operations or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws as of the time this representation is made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one trading day prior to the date as of which this representation is made.

 

 

 

(j)            Commitments and Contracts .  The Company has Previously Disclosed, disclosed in a Specified SEC Report or made available to the Investor or its representatives, prior to the date hereof, true, correct, and complete copies of, and listed on Section 2.2(j) of the Disclosure Schedule, each of the following to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or subject (whether written or oral, express or implied) as of the date of this Agreement (each, a “ Significant Agreement ”):

 

(1)           any contract containing covenants that limit in any material respect the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to compete in any line of business or with any person or which involve any material restriction of the geographical area in which, or method by which or with whom, the Company or any Company Subsidiary may carry on its business (other than as may be required by law or applicable regulatory authorities), and any contract that could require the disposition of any material assets or line of business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(2)           any joint venture, partnership, strategic alliance or other similar contract (including any franchising agreement, but in any event excluding introducing broker agreements), and any contract relating to the acquisition or disposition of any material business or material assets (whether by merger, sale of stock or assets, or otherwise), which acquisition or disposition is not yet complete or where such contract contains continuing material obligations or contains continuing indemnity obligations of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

 

(3)           any real property lease and any other lease with annual rental payments aggregating $100,000 or more;

 

(4)           other than with respect to loans, any contract providing for, or reasonably likely to result in, the receipt or expenditure of more than $250,000 on an annual basis, including the payment or receipt of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon revenues or income;

 

(5)           any contract or arrangement under which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is licensed or otherwise permitted by a third party to use any Intellectual Property that is material to its business (except for any “shrinkwrap” or “click through” license agreements or other agreements for software that is generally available to the public and has not been customized for the Company or the Company Subsidiaries) or under which a third party is licensed or otherwise permitted to use any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

 

(6)           any contract that by its terms limits the payment of dividends or other distributions by the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(7)           any standstill or similar agreement pursuant to which any party has agreed not to acquire assets or securities of another person;

 

 

 

(8)           any contract that would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impede the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents;

 

(9)           any contract providing for indemnification by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any person, except for contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and with respect to which the Company would not reasonably anticipate any such indemnification obligation having or resulting in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;

 

(10)           any contract that contains a put, call or similar right pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary could be required to purchase or sell, as applicable, any equity interests or assets that have a fair market value or purchase price of more than $250,000; and

 

(11)           any other contract or agreement that is a “material contract” within the meaning of Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.

 

As of the date of this Agreement, each of the Significant Agreements is valid and binding on the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, and in full force and effect. The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, are in compliance with and have performed all obligations required to be performed by them to date under each Company Significant Agreement, except where the failure to be in compliance or perform would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no, and the Company has not received written notice of, any violation or default (or any condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of or a default) by any party under any Significant Agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. No party to a Significant Agreement has provided written notice to the Company or any Company Subsidiary that it intends to terminate a Significant Agreement or not renew such agreement at the expiration of the current term. Consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents will not 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, any Significant Agreement of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except for such violations, conflicts and breaches as would not reasonably likely be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no related party transactions that the Company would be required to disclose under Item 404 of Regulation S-K that have not been Previously Disclosed or disclosed in a Specified SEC Report.

 

(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 that would require the integration of such offering with the offering of any of the Securities to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder) that would subject the offering, issuance or sale of any of such Securities to be issued to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Securities. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.3 of this Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Investor under this Agreement.

 

 

 

(l)            Litigation and Other Proceedings; No Undisclosed Liabilities .  Except as Previously Disclosed:

 

(1)           there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, claim, action, suit, arbitration, mediation, demand, hearing, investigation or proceeding against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor is the Company or any Company Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or decree, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, if there were an unfavorable decision; and

 

(2)           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 appropriately reflected or reserved against in the financial statements described in Section 2.2(e) to the extent required to be so reflected or reserved against in accordance with GAAP, except for (i) liabilities that have arisen since March 31, 2014 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (ii) liabilities that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.  For purposes of clause (i) above (but subject in any case to clause (ii) above), any changes in status of a performing loan or the impairment of a nonperforming loan shall be deemed to be an event in the ordinary course of the Company’s business.

 

(m)            Compliance with Laws and Other Matters; Insurance .  Except as Previously Disclosed, the Company and each Company Subsidiary:

 

(1)           in the conduct of its business is in compliance in all material respects with, and the condition and use of its properties does not in any material respect violate or infringe in any material respect, applicable material domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, licenses, rules, regulations, judgments, demands, writs, injunctions, orders or decrees applicable thereto or to employees conducting its business, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Bank Secrecy Act and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, but excluding any applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, licenses, rules, regulations, judgments, demands, writs, injunctions, orders or decrees addressed in Section 2.2(x);

 

(2)           has all material permits, licenses, franchises, authorizations (collectively, “ Permits ”), orders, and approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are required in order to permit it to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted; and all such Permits are in full force and effect, are current, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened, in each case;

 

 

 

(3)           is complying in all material respects with and, to the knowledge of the Company, is not under investigation with respect to, and has not received any written notification or written communication from any Governmental Entity, and, otherwise, to the knowledge of the Company, has not been threatened by any Governmental Entity to be charged with or given notice of any material violation of, all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations, rules, judgments, injunctions or decrees;

 

(4)           has, except for statutory or regulatory restrictions of general application, not been placed under any material restriction by a Governmental Entity on its business or properties, and except for routine examinations by applicable Governmental Entities, as of the date of this Agreement, received no notification or communication from any Governmental Entity that an investigation by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is pending or threatened;

 

(5)           has not, since January 1, 2010, nor to its knowledge has any other person on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that qualifies as a “financial institution” under U.S. anti-money laundering laws, knowingly acted, by itself or in conjunction with another, in any act in connection with the concealment of any currency, securities or other proprietary interest that is the result of a felony as defined in U.S. anti-money laundering laws (“ Unlawful Gains ”), nor knowingly accepted, transported, stored, dealt in or brokered any sale, purchase or any transaction of other nature for Unlawful Gains;

 

(6)           to the extent it qualifies as a “financial institution” under U.S. anti-money laundering laws, has implemented in all material respects such anti-money laundering mechanisms and kept and filed all material reports and other necessary material documents as required by, and otherwise complied in all material respects with, the U.S. anti-money laundering laws and the rules and regulations thereunder; and

 

(7)           is presently insured, and during each of the past two calendar years has been insured, for reasonable amounts with, to the knowledge of the Company, financially sound and reputable insurance companies against such risks as companies engaged in a similar business would, in accordance with industry practice, customarily be insured; and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiaries has received any written notice of cancellation of any such insurance, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, will it or any Company Subsidiary be unable to renew their respective existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n)            Labor .  Employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not and have never been represented by any labor union nor are any collective bargaining agreements otherwise in effect with respect to such employees. No labor organization or group of employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has made a pending demand for recognition or

 

 

 

(o)            Company Benefit Plans .

 

(1)           “ Benefit Plan ” means all existing, material employee benefit plans, programs, agreements, contracts, policies, practices, or other arrangements providing benefits to any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any beneficiary or dependent thereof that is sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary contributes or is obligated to contribute or is party, whether or not written, including any material “employee welfare benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), any “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA) and any existing, material bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, vacation, stock purchase, stock option or equity award, equity-based severance, employment, change of control, consulting or fringe benefit plan, program, agreement or policy.  Each Benefit Plan is listed on Section 2.2(o)(1) of the Company’s Disclosure Schedule. True and complete copies of all Benefit Plans listed on Section 2.2(o)(1) of the Company’s Disclosure Schedule have been made available to the Investor prior to the date hereof or have been filed with a Company Report.

 

(2)           With respect to each Benefit Plan, (A) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied, and are now in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, and the Code and all other laws and regulations applicable to such Benefit Plan, and (B) each Benefit Plan has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, none of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has incurred any withdrawal liability as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a multiemployer plan, as those terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA, that has not been satisfied in full. “ ERISA Affiliate ” means any entity, trade or business, whether or not incorporated, which together with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, would be deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

 

 

(3)           Each Benefit Plan which is subject to ERISA (an “ ERISA Plan ”) that is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (“ Pension   Plan ”) and that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (the “ IRS ”) or the Benefit Plan uses a prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of an IRS opinion or advisory letter, and, to the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could likely result in revocation of any such favorable determination or opinion letter or the loss of the qualification of such Benefit Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has engaged in a transaction with respect to any ERISA Plan that, assuming the taxable period of such transaction expired as of the date hereof, could reasonably be expected to subject the Company or any Company Subsidiary to a material tax or material penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has incurred or reasonably expects to incur a material tax or penalty imposed by Section 4980F of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA.

 

(4)           Neither the Company, any Company Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate (x) sponsors, maintains or contributes to or has within the past six years sponsored, maintained or contributed to a Pension Plan that is subject to Subtitles C or D of Title IV of ERISA or (y) sponsors, maintains or, to the knowledge of the Company, has any liability with respect to or an obligation to contribute to or has within the past six years sponsored, maintained, had any liability with respect to, or had an obligation to contribute to a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA.

 

(5)           None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the issuance of Purchased Shares, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will, whether alone or in connection with another event, (i) constitute a “change in control” or “change of control” within the meaning of any Benefit Plan or result in any material payment or benefit (including severance, unemployment compensation, “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), forgiveness of indebtedness or otherwise) becoming due to any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any Company Subsidiary from the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Benefit Plan or any other agreement with any employee, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any employment or change in control agreements, (ii) result in payments under any of the Benefit Plans which would not be deductible under Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code, (iii) materially increase any compensation or benefits otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan, (iv) result in any acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits, including, for the avoidance of doubt, under the Company Stock Plans, (v) require the funding or increase in the funding of any such benefits, or (vi) result in any limitation on the right of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any Benefit Plan or related trust.

 

(6)           As of the date hereof, there is no material pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, litigation relating to the Benefit Plans (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course). Except as Previously Disclosed, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any obligations for retiree health and life benefits under any ERISA Plan or collective bargaining agreement, except for health continuation coverage as required by Section 4980B of the Code or Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and at no expense to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

(7)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and except for liabilities fully reserved for or identified in the Company Financial Statements, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations which have been asserted or instituted against (i) the Benefit Plans, (ii) any fiduciaries thereof with respect to their duties to the Benefit Plans, or (iii) the assets of any of the trusts under any of the Benefit Plans.

 

(p)            Investment Company .  Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(q)            Risk Management; Derivatives .  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company:

 

(1)           The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have in place risk management policies and procedures sufficient in scope and operation to protect against risks of the type and in amounts reasonably expected to be incurred by companies of similar size and in similar lines of business as the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

 

(2)           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, to the Company’s knowledge, their customers, were entered into (i) only for purposes of mitigating identified risk and in the ordinary course of business, (ii) in accordance with prudent practices and in material compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory policies, (iii) with counterparties believed by the Company to be financially responsible at the time and (iv) each of them constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, enforceable in accordance with its terms.  Neither the Company nor 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.

 

(r)            Foreign Corrupt Practices and International Trade Sanctions .  Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents, employees or any other persons acting on their behalf (i) has violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1 et seq ., as amended, or any other similar applicable foreign, federal, or state legal requirement, (ii) has made or provided, or caused to be made or provided, directly or indirectly, any payment or thing of value to a foreign official, foreign political party, candidate for office or any other person knowing that the person will pay or offer to pay the foreign official, party or candidate, for the purpose of influencing a decision, inducing an official

 

 

 

(s)            Environmental Liability .  Except as Previously Disclosed, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (i) is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “ Environmental Laws ”), (ii) is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, (iii) is subject to any legal, administrative or other proceeding, claim or action of any nature relating to any Environmental Laws or (iv) owns or, to the Company’s knowledge, operates any real property contaminated with any substance in violation of any Environmental Laws; in each case, which violation, contamination, liability, ownership, operation or proceeding, claim or action has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; and, to the Company’s knowledge, there is no pending or threatened investigation that might lead to such a proceeding, claim or action or any reasonable basis for any such proceeding, claim or action.

 

(t)            Anti-Takeover Provisions .  The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all actions necessary to ensure that the Company, on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, will not be subject to the restrictions set forth in any laws, rules or regulations related to changes in control of corporations, limited liability companies or business organizations generally (each of such articles, a “ Takeover Law ”) to the extent applicable to the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. In the case that such transactions are subject to such provisions or laws, the Board of Directors shall take all necessary action to ensure that such transactions shall be deemed to be exceptions to such provisions or laws, including, but not limited to, the approval of such transactions as contemplated thereunder. The Company has not adopted any shareholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company.

 

(u)            Intellectual Property .  (i) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries own (free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens), exclusive licenses or non-exclusive licenses not granted in the ordinary course of business) or have a valid license to use all Intellectual Property used in or necessary to carry on their business as currently conducted, and (ii) such Intellectual Property referenced in clause (i) above is valid, subsisting and enforceable, and is not subject to any outstanding order, judgment, decree or agreement adversely affecting the Company’s or the Company Subsidiaries’ use of, or rights to, such Intellectual Property. The

 

 

 

“ Intellectual Property ” shall mean: trademarks, service marks, brand names, domain names, certification marks, trade dress and other indications of origin, the goodwill associated with the foregoing and registrations in any jurisdiction of, and applications in any jurisdiction to register, the foregoing, including any extension, modification or renewal of any such registration or application; inventions, discoveries and ideas, whether patentable or not, in any jurisdiction; patents, applications for patents (including divisions, continuations, continuations in part and renewal applications), and any renewals, extensions or reissues thereof, in any jurisdiction; nonpublic information, trade secrets and confidential information and rights in any jurisdiction to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any person; writings and other works, whether copyrightable or not, in any jurisdiction; and registrations or applications for registration of copyrights in any jurisdiction, and any renewals or extensions thereof; and any similar intellectual property or proprietary rights.

 

(v)            Brokers and Finders .  Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finder’s fees, and no broker or finder has acted directly or indirectly for the Company or any Company Subsidiary, in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(w)            Agreements with Regulatory Agencies .  Except as Previously Disclosed, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any cease-and-desist or other similar order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any 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, 2011, has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any Governmental Entity that currently restricts in any material respect the conduct of its business or that in any material respect relates to its capital adequacy, its liquidity and funding policies and practices, its ability to pay dividends, its credit, risk management or compliance policies, 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, 2009 by any Governmental Entity that it is considering issuing, initiating, ordering or requesting any such Regulatory Agreement. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or as Previously Disclosed, the Company and each Company Subsidiary are in compliance in all respects with each Regulatory Agreement to which it is party or subject, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice from any Governmental Entity indicating that either the Company or any Company Subsidiary is not in compliance in all respects with any such Regulatory Agreement.

 

 

 

(x)            Loan Portfolio .

 

(1)           Except as Previously Disclosed to the knowledge of the Company, each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary has complied with, and all documentation in connection with the origination, processing, underwriting and credit approval of any loan, lease or other extension of credit or commitment to extend credit (“ Loans ”) originated, purchased or serviced by the Company or any Company Subsidiary satisfied in all respects, (i) all applicable law with respect to the origination, insuring, purchase, sale, pooling, servicing, subservicing or filing of claims in connection with Loans, including all laws relating to real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, truth in lending laws, usury limitations, fair housing, transfers of servicing, collection practices, equal credit opportunity and adjustable rate mortgages, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, each as amended, and all other applicable fair lending laws or other laws relating to discrimination and applicable privacy and customer information requirements contained in any federal and state privacy law or regulations, (ii) the responsibilities and obligations relating to Loans set forth in any material contract between the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any Agency, Loan Investor or Insurer, (iii) the applicable rules, regulations, guidelines, handbooks and other requirements of any Agency, Loan Investor or Insurer, and (iv) the terms and provisions of any material mortgage or other collateral documents and other Loan documents with respect to each Loan.

 

(2)           Except as Previously Disclosed, since January 1, 2011, no Agency, Loan Investor or Insurer has (i) claimed in writing that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has violated or has not complied with the applicable underwriting standards with respect to Loans sold by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to a Loan Investor or Agency, or with respect to any sale of Loan servicing rights to a Loan Investor, (ii) imposed in writing restrictions on the activities (including commitment authority) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or (iii) indicated in writing to the Company or any Company Subsidiary that it has terminated or intends to terminate its relationship with the Company or any Company Subsidiary for poor performance, poor Loan quality or concern with respect to the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s compliance with laws.

 

(3)           For purposes of this Section 2.2(x): (i) “ Agency ” means the Federal Housing Administration, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Farmers Home Administration (now known as Rural Housing and Community Development Services), the Federal National Mortgage Association, the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or any other federal or state agency with authority to (A) determine any investment, origination, lending or servicing requirements with regard to Loans originated, purchased or serviced by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or (B) originate, purchase or service Loans, or otherwise promote lending, including state and local housing finance authorities; (ii) “ Loan Investor ” means any person (including an Agency) having a beneficial interest in any Loan originated, purchased or serviced by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or a security backed by or representing an interest in any such Loan; and (iii) “ Insurer ” means a person who insures or guarantees for the benefit of the Loan holder all or any portion of the risk of loss upon borrower default on any of the Loans originated, purchased or serviced by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and any private mortgage insurer, and providers of hazard, title or other insurance with respect to such Loans or the related collateral.

 

 

(y)            Listing of Common Stock .  The shares of Common Stock to be issued under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall meet all requirements for listing on the NASDAQ, subject to formal approval of listing by NASDAQ; provided, however, as of the date of issuance of such shares, they shall be unregistered shares of Common Stock, subject to all of the restrictions on re-sale applicable to restricted securities under the Securities Act and corresponding requirements of state law.

 

(z)            Off Balance Sheet Arrangements .  There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company (or any Company Subsidiary) and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act filings and is not so disclosed.

 

(aa)            Absence of Manipulation .  The Company has not, and to the knowledge of the Company no one acting on its behalf has, taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any Security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Purchased Shares.

 

(bb)            Adequate Capitalization .  As of March 31, 2014, the Bank met or exceeded the quantitative capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” under the FDIC’s regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

 

(cc)            Acknowledgment Regarding Purchase of Securities .  The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by the Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Securities.

 

 

 

(dd)            Shell Company Status .  The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1).

 

(ee)            Change in Control .  The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not trigger any rights under any “change of control” provision in any Significant Agreement or Benefit Plan to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, which results in payments to the counterparty or the acceleration of vesting of benefits.

 

2.3             Representations and Warranties of the Investor .  The Investor hereby represents and warrants as of the date of this Agreement and as of each Closing Date (except to the extent made only as of a different specified date, in which case as of such date), solely with respect to itself and, where expressly indicated, its Affiliates, to the Company that:

 

(a)            Organization and Authority .  The Investor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified and failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect on such Investor, and has the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

(b)            Authorization .

 

(1)           The Investor has the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investor and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Investor’s board of directors, general partner, managing members, investment committee or other authorized persons, as the case may be (if such authorization is required), and no further approval or authorization by any of such persons, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Investor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, is a valid and binding obligation of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganizations, fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting creditors generally or by general equitable principles (whether applied in equity or at law). No other corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other proceedings are necessary for the execution and delivery by the Investor of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(2)           Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Investor with any of the provisions hereof, will (i) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event that, 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 upon any of the properties or assets of the Investor under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (A) its applicable governing documents, or (B) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Investor is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which the Investor or any of the properties or assets of the Investor may be subject, or (ii) subject to compliance with the statutes and regulations referred to in the next paragraph and assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the performance of the covenants and agreements of the Company contained herein, violate any ordinance, permit, concession, grant, franchise, law, statute, rule, regulation or any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction or decree of a Governmental Entity applicable to the Investor or any of its properties or assets except in the case of clauses (i)(B) and (ii) for such violations, conflicts and breaches as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Investor.

 

 

 

(3)           Other than (i) the matters described in Section 1.2(b)(1)(vii), (ii) passivity or anti-association commitments that may be required by the Federal Reserve and (iii) the securities or blue sky laws of the various states and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, and assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the performance of the covenants and agreements of the Company contained herein, no material notice to, registration, declaration or filing with, exemption or review by, or authorization, order, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity, or expiration or termination of any statutory waiting period, is necessary for the consummation by the Investor of the transactions set forth in this Agreement.

 

(c)            Purchase for Investment .  The Investor acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws. The Investor (1) is acquiring the Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act for its own account solely for investment with no present intention or plan to distribute any of the Securities to any person nor with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, (2) will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Securities, except in compliance with the registration requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws, (3) 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 its investment in the Securities and of making an informed investment decision and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment, (4) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment and (5) is an “ accredited investor ” (as that term is defined by Rule 501 under the Securities Act); provided , however , that by making the representations herein, the Investor does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum period of time and reserves the right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Without limiting any of the foregoing, neither the Investor nor any of its Affiliates has taken, and the Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, take any action that would otherwise cause the Securities to be subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

 

 

(d)            Access to Information .  The Investor acknowledges that it has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.

 

(e)            Independent Investment Decision .  The Investor has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase the Securities pursuant to this Agreement. The Investor understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor in connection with the purchase of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. The Investor has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Securities.

 

(f)            Reliance on Exemptions .  The Investor understands and acknowledges that the Securities being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of U.S. federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, covenants, acknowledgements and understandings of the Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Securities.

 

(g)            No Governmental Review; Not Deposits and Uninsured .  The Investor understands that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities. The Investor understands that the Securities are not savings or deposit accounts or other obligations of the Bank or any other Company Subsidiary, and the Securities are not insured by the FDIC or any other Governmental Entity.

 

(h)            Residency .  The Investor’s residence (if an individual) or office in which its investment decision with respect to the Purchased Shares was made (if an entity) are located at the address set forth for the Investor in Section 6.7 of this Agreement.

 

(i)            Ownership .

 

(1)           As of the date of this Agreement, other than as set forth on its signature page hereto, the Investor is not the owner of record or the Beneficial Owner of shares of Common Stock, securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or any other equity or equity-linked security of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(2)           Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the performance of the covenants and agreements of the Company contained herein, the purchase of Securities hereunder shall not cause the Investor, together with any other person whose Beneficial Ownership of Company Securities would be aggregated with the Investor’s Beneficial Ownership of Company Securities for purposes of any bank regulation or law, to collectively be deemed to own, control or have the power to vote securities which (assuming, for this purpose only, full conversion and/or exercise of such securities by the Investor) would represent more than (i) 9.9% of the Common Stock outstanding at the First Closing and (ii) 9.9% of the Common Stock outstanding at the Second Closing.

 

 

 

(j)            Financial Capability .  The Investor has or will have immediately available funds necessary to pay the applicable Purchase Price and consummate the applicable Closing, as of the date of each Closing, on the terms and conditions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(k)            Brokers and Finders .  Neither the Investor nor its Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors or employees has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finder’s fees, and no broker or finder has acted directly or indirectly for the Investor or any of its Affiliates, in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(l)            No General Solicitation .  Investor: (i) became aware of the offering of the Common Stock, and the Purchased Shares were offered to Investor, solely by direct contact between Investor and the Company, and not by any other means, including any form of “general solicitation” or “general advertising” (as such terms are used in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and interpreted by the SEC); (ii) has entered into no agreements with shareholders of the Company for the purpose of controlling the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and (iii) has entered into no agreements with shareholders of the Company regarding voting or transferring Investor’s interest in the Company.

 

(m)            OFAC and Anti-Money Laundering .  The Investor understands, acknowledges, represents and agrees that (i) the Investor is not the target of any sanction, regulation or law promulgated by the OFAC, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or any other U.S. governmental entity (“ U.S. Sanctions Laws ”); (ii) the Investor is not owned by, controlled by, under common control with, or acting on behalf of any person that is the target of U.S. Sanctions Laws; (iii) the Investor is not a “foreign shell bank” and is not acting on behalf of a “foreign shell bank” under applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations; (iv) the Investor’s entry into this Agreement or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not contravene U.S. Sanctions Laws or applicable anti-money laundering laws or regulations; (v) the Investor will promptly provide to any regulatory or law enforcement authority such information or documentation as may be required to comply with U.S. Sanctions Laws or applicable anti-money laundering laws or regulations; and (vi) the Company may provide to any regulatory or law enforcement authority information or documentation regarding, or provided by, the Investor for the purposes of complying with U.S. Sanctions Laws or applicable anti-money laundering laws or regulations.

 

(n)            No Outside Discussion of Offering .  As of the date of this Agreement, the Investor has not discussed the offering with any other party or potential investors (other than the Company and Investor’s authorized representatives, advisors and counsel), except as expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement.

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

Covenants

 

3.1             Filings; Other Actions .

 

(a)           The Investor and the Company will cooperate and consult with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file all necessary and customary documentation to effect all necessary and customary applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents, and to obtain all necessary and customary permits, consents, orders, approvals and authorizations of, or any exemption by, all third parties and Governmental Entities, and expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods, (i) necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to perform the covenants contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) with respect to the Investor, to the extent typically provided by the Investor to such third parties or Governmental Entities, as applicable, under the Investor’s policies consistently applied and subject to such confidentiality requests as the Investor may reasonably seek, but only to the extent that the Company may comply with such requests under applicable laws, rules and regulations. Each party shall execute and deliver both before and after the Closings such further certificates, agreements and other documents and take such other actions as the other party may reasonably request to consummate or implement such transactions or to evidence such events or matters, subject, in each case, to clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence of this Section 3.1(a). In particular, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to help the Investor promptly obtain or submit, as the case may be, as promptly as practicable, the approvals and authorizations of, filings and registrations with, and notifications to, or expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period, all notices to and, to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, consents, approvals or exemptions from bank regulatory authorities, for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Investor and its Affiliates are not subject to any covenant or agreement under this Agreement to file any application or notice under the BHC Act in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby, except with respect to the terms set forth in Section 1.2(b)(vii). To the extent required by the Federal Reserve, the Investor shall enter into one or more passivity agreements not more restrictive in any material respect than in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E . The Company shall use, and cause its Affiliates to use, commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all approvals required to be obtained by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including responding fully to all requests for additional information from the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the WVDFI. The Investor and the Company will each have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable, each will consult with the other, in each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information (other than confidential information) relating to such other party, and any of their respective Affiliates, which appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party or any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  In exercising the foregoing right, each of the parties hereto agrees to act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Each party hereto agrees to keep the other party apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Investor and the Company shall promptly furnish each other to the extent permitted by applicable laws with copies of written communications received by them or their subsidiaries from, or delivered by any of the foregoing to, any Governmental Entity in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, the Investor shall not be required to provide to the Company any of its, its Affiliates’, its investment advisor’s or its or their control persons’ or equity holders’ nonpublic, proprietary, personal or otherwise confidential information including the identities of limited partners, shareholders or members of the Investor or its Affiliates or their investment advisors (collectively, the “ Investor Confidential Information ”).

 

 

 

(b)           Each party agrees, upon request, to furnish the other party with all information (other than Investor Confidential Information) concerning itself, its subsidiaries, Affiliates, directors, officers, partners and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with any statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such other party or any of its subsidiaries to any Governmental Entity in connection with this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, (1) the Investor shall not be required to provide any materials to the Company that it deems private or confidential; and (2) the Investor shall provide information only to the extent typically provided by the Investor to such Governmental Entities and subject to such confidentiality requests as such Investor may reasonably seek.

 

(c)           From the date of this Agreement until the Second Closing, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, amend, modify or waive, and the Board of Directors shall not recommend approval of any proposal to the Company’s shareholders having the effect of amending, modifying or waiving any provision in the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of the Company in any manner adverse to the Investor.

 

3.2             Use of Proceeds; Expenses .

 

(a)           The Company shall use the gross proceeds from the sale of the Securities to the Investor to strengthen the financial position of the Company and the Bank.

 

(b)           Each of the Company and the Investor will bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it or on its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

 

3.3             Access, Information and Confidentiality .

 

(a)           In addition to any rights provided in the VCOC Letter Agreement, from the date of this Agreement, until the date when the Investor and its Affiliates no longer hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest, the Company will ensure that upon reasonable notice, and in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company, the Company and its subsidiaries will afford to the Investor and its representatives (including employees of the Investor, and counsel, accountants, financial and investment banking advisors and other professionals retained by the Investor) once per calendar quarter (i) such access during normal business hours to its books, records, properties and personnel and to such other information as the Investor may reasonably request and (ii) reasonable opportunities to routinely consult with the management of the Company and its subsidiaries on matters relating to the operation of the Company. The Company agrees to consider, in good faith, the recommendations of the Investor or its designated representative in connection with the matters on which it is consulted as described above, recognizing that the ultimate discretion with respect to all such matters shall be retained by the Company.

 

 

 

(b)           Each party to this Agreement will hold, and will cause its respective subsidiaries and their directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence, unless disclosure to a Governmental Entity is necessary or appropriate in connection with any necessary regulatory approval, or request for information or similar process, or unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or, in the written opinion of its counsel, by other requirement of law or the applicable requirements of any Governmental Entity (in which case, the party permitted to disclose such information shall, to the extent legally permissible and reasonably practicable, provide the other party with prior written notice of such permitted disclosure), all nonpublic records, books, contracts, instruments, computer data and other data and information (collectively, “ Information ”) concerning the other party hereto furnished to it by such other party or its representatives pursuant to this Agreement (except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (1) previously known by such party on a nonconfidential basis, (2) in the public domain through no fault of such party or (3) later lawfully acquired from other sources by the party to which it was furnished), and neither party hereto shall release or disclose such Information to any other person, except its auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, other consultants and advisors with the express understanding that such parties will maintain the confidentiality of the Information and, to the extent permitted above, to bank regulatory authorities.

 

3.4             Transfer .  The Company shall cooperate, in accordance with reasonable and customary business practices with any and all transfers, whether by direct or indirect sale, assignment, award, confirmation, distribution, bequest, donation, trust, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition, for consideration or otherwise, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, by the Investor or any of its successors and assigns of the Securities and other shares of Common Stock such party may beneficially own prior to or subsequent to the date hereof.

 

3.5             Reasonable Efforts .  Each of the Company and the Investor agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party in doing, all commercially reasonable things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner commercially practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including using commercially reasonable efforts to accomplish the following: (a) the taking of all reasonable acts necessary to cause the conditions to the Closings to be satisfied; (b) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents and approvals from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations and filings and the taking of all reasonable steps necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity; (c) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties; and (d) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

 

 

 

3.6             Shareholder Litigation .  The Company shall promptly inform the Investor of any claim, action, suit, arbitration, mediation, demand, hearing, investigation or proceeding (“ Shareholder Litigation ”) against the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of the past or present executive officers or directors of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that is threatened in writing or initiated by or on behalf of any shareholder of the Company in connection with or relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Transaction Documents.  The Company shall consult with the Investor and keep the Investor informed of all material filings and developments relating to any such Shareholder Litigation, except to the extent that any such disclosures would violate or breach the Company’s attorney-client privilege.

 

3.7             Most Favored Nation .  During the period from the date hereof through the Second Closing, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries shall enter into any additional, or modify any existing, agreements with any existing or future investors in the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries including any of the Company’s Securities that have the effect of establishing rights or otherwise benefitting such investor in a manner more favorable in any respect to such investor than the rights and benefits established in favor of the Investor by this Agreement, unless, in any such case, the Investor has been offered such rights and benefits.

 

3.8             Notice of Certain Events .  Each party hereto shall promptly notify the other party hereto of (a) any event, condition, fact, circumstance, occurrence, transaction or other item of which such party becomes aware prior to the applicable Closing that would constitute a violation or breach of the Transaction Documents (or a breach of any representation or warranty contained herein or therein) or, if the same were to continue to exist as of the applicable Closing Date, would constitute the non-satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Section 1.2 hereof, and (b) any event, condition, fact, circumstance, occurrence, transaction or other item of which such party becomes aware that would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement had such event, condition, fact, circumstance, occurrence, transaction or other item existed as of the date hereof; provided that delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 3.8 shall not modify the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither party shall be required to take any action that would jeopardize such party’s attorney-client privilege.

 

3.9             Conduct of the Business .  Prior to the earlier of the Second Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IV, the Company shall, and, shall cause each Company Subsidiary to: (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to carry on its business in the ordinary course of business and use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve its and such Company Subsidiary’s business (including its organization, assets, properties, goodwill and insurance coverage) and preserve business relationships with customers, vendors, strategic partners and others having business dealings with it; provided , that nothing in this clause (a) shall require any actions or inaction that the Board of Directors may, in good faith, determine to be inconsistent with their duties or the Company’s obligations under applicable law or imposed by any Governmental Entity; (b) except as Previously Disclosed, refrain from (1) declaring, setting aside or paying any distributions or dividends on, or making any other distributions (whether in cash, securities or other property) in respect of, any of its capital stock; (2) splitting, combining or reclassifying any of its capital stock or issuing or authorizing the issuance of any other

 

 

 

securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for capital stock or any of its other securities; (3) purchasing, redeeming or otherwise acquiring any capital stock or any of its other securities or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such capital stock or other securities; (4) issuing, delivering, selling, granting, pledging or otherwise disposing of or encumbering any capital stock, any other voting securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such capital stock, voting securities or convertible or exchangeable securities, other than any issuance of Common Stock on exercise of any compensatory stock options outstanding on the date of this Agreement; or (5) entering into any contract with respect to, or otherwise agreeing or committing to do, any of the foregoing; and (c) to the extent reasonably practicable, shall consult with the Investor prior to taking any material actions outside of the ordinary course of business.  Except as required pursuant to existing written, binding agreements in effect prior to the date hereof, prior to the earlier of the Second Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IV, the Company shall and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to not take any of the following actions: (i) establish, adopt, amend or terminate any Benefit Plan or amend the terms of any outstanding equity-based awards, except as may be required by applicable law, regulatory authority or guidance; (ii) take any action to accelerate the vesting or payment, or fund or in any other way secure the payment, of compensation or benefits under any Benefit Plan, to the extent not already provided in any such Benefit Plan and except with respect to any newly hired or newly eligible or enrolled employee or participant in the ordinary course of business; (iii) change any actuarial or other assumptions used to calculate funding obligations with respect to any Benefit Plan or to change the manner in which contributions to such plans are made or the basis on which such contributions are determined, except as may be required by GAAP or any provision of any law, rule or regulation; (iv) forgive any loans to directors, officers or employees of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in an individual amount of $500 or more or, collectively, in an amount equal to or greater than $5,000; or (v) enter into any contract with respect to, or otherwise agree or commit to do, any of the foregoing.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Termination

 

4.1             Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Second Closing:

 

(a)           by mutual written agreement of the Company and the Investor;

 

(b)           by any party, upon written notice to the other party, in the event that the Second Closing does not occur on or before the date that is 240 days after the date hereof (such date, the “ Outside Date ”); provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Second Closing to occur on or prior to the Outside Date;

 

(c)           by the Investor, upon written notice to the Company, if (i) there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that Section 1.2(b)(1)(ii) or Section 1.2(b)(1)(iv) would not be satisfied and (ii) such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured prior to the date that would otherwise be the Closing Date in absence of such breach or condition; provided that this Section 4.1(c) shall only apply if the Investor is not in material breach of any of the terms of this Agreement;

 

 

 

(d)           by the Company, upon written notice to the Investor, if (i) there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Investor in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that Section 1.2(b)(2)(i) or Section 1.2(b)(2)(iv) would not be satisfied and (ii) such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured prior to the date that would otherwise be the Closing Date in absence of such breach or condition; provided that this Section 4.1(d) shall only apply if the Company is not in material breach of any of the terms of this Agreement;

 

(e)           by any party, upon written notice to the other parties, in the event that any Governmental Entity shall have issued any order, decree or injunction or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or prohibiting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such order, decree, injunction or other action shall have become final and nonappealable;

 

(f)           by the Investor, upon written notice to the Company, if the Investor or any of its Affiliates receives written notice from or is otherwise advised by the Federal Reserve or the WVDFI that the Federal Reserve or the WVDFI, as applicable, will not grant (or intends to rescind if previously granted) any of the confirmations or determinations referred to in Section 1.2(b)(1)(vii); or

 

(g)           by the Investor, if the Company directly or indirectly effects or causes to be effected any transaction with a third party (1) with respect to a transaction that would reasonably be expected to result in a Change in Control and (2) such transaction has a purchase price per share of Common Stock that is less than the Purchase Price.

 

4.2             Effects of Termination .  In the event of any termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 4.1, this Agreement (other than Section 3.2(b), Section 3.3(b) (except, in respect of any party, in connection with litigation against it by the other party or its Affiliates), this Section 4.2, Section 5.5 and Article VI, which shall remain in full force and effect) shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect; provided, that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for willful breach of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Additional Agreements

 

5.1             No Rights Agreement .  So long as the Investor, together with its Affiliates, and, for purposes of this Section 5.1, persons who share a common discretionary investment advisor with the Investor, in the aggregate own 50% or more of all of the Purchased Shares (such ownership interest, the “ Qualifying Ownership Interest ”), the Company shall not enter into any poison pill agreement, shareholders’ rights plan or similar agreement that shall limit the rights of the Investor and its Affiliates and associates to hold any shares of Common Stock or acquire additional securities of the Company unless such poison pill agreement, shareholders’ rights plan or similar agreement grants an exemption or waiver to the Investor and its Affiliates and associates and any group in which the Investor may become a member, immediately effective upon execution of such plan or agreement, that would allow the Investor and its Affiliates and associates to acquire such additional securities of the Company.

 

 

 

5.2             Compliance with Laws .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V, the Investor covenants that the Securities will be disposed of only pursuant to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, the Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable state, federal or foreign securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Purchased Shares other than (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) to the Company or (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (provided that the transferor provides the Company with reasonable assurances (in the form of a customary seller representation letter and, if applicable a customary broker representation letter) that such securities may be sold pursuant to such rule), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company and the Company’s transfer agent, at the transferor’s expense, an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Company’s transfer agent, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and such transfer agent, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer (other than pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence), any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and, except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, shall have the rights of the Investor under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Securities.

 

5.3             Legend .

 

(a)           The Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments representing the Securities (which, for purposes of this Section 5.3, shall include the Purchased 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 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.”

 

(b)           The legend set forth in Section 5.3(a) above shall be removed and the Company shall issue to the Investor a certificate without such legend or any other legend, or by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ” ), if (i) such Securities are registered for resale under the Securities Act, (ii) such Securities are sold or transferred in compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 (if the transferor is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) such Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to such securities and

 

 

 

(c)           If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the Investor unlegended certificates by the Legend Removal Date, then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Investor, if on or after the trading day immediately following such five trading day period, the Investor purchases, or a broker (a “ Buy-In Broker ”) purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of such sale in lieu of shares of Common Stock the Investor anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall, within five business days after the Investor’s request, honor its obligation to deliver to such Investor a certificate or certificates without restrictive legends representing such shares of Common Stock and pay cash to the Investor in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Investor’s or Buy-In Broker’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased over the product of (i) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (ii) the closing bid price on the Legend Removal Date.

 

5.4             Certain Transactions .

 

(a)           Prior to the Second Closing, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not directly or indirectly effect or cause to be effected any transaction with a third party that would reasonably be expected to result in a Change in Control unless such third party shall have provided prior assurance in writing to the Company (in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company) that the terms of this Agreement shall be fully performed (i) by the Company or (ii) by such third party if it is the successor of the Company or if the Company is its direct or indirect subsidiary, and the Company agrees to promptly provide copies of such assurances to the Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that, (i) in the event that a Change in Control occurs on or prior to the Second Closing, the Investor shall maintain the right under this Agreement to acquire, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Securities (or such other securities or property (including cash) into which the Securities may have become exchangeable as a result of such Change in Control), as if the Second Closing had occurred immediately prior to such Change in Control, and (ii) nothing in this Section 5.4(a) is intended to or shall limit in any way the Investor closing conditions contained in Section 1.2(b).

 

 

 

(b)           In the event that, at or prior to the Second Closing, (1) except with respect to the Preferred Stock Conversion, the number of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding is changed as a result of any reclassification, stock split (including reverse split), stock dividend or distribution (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock), merger, tender or exchange offer or other similar transaction, or (2) the Company fixes a record date that is at or prior to the Second Closing Date for the payment of any non-stock dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, then the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Investor at the Second Closing under this Agreement, together with the applicable implied per share price of the shares of Common Stock to be issued to Investor at the Second Closing under this Agreement, shall be equitably substituted with shares of other stock or securities or property (including cash), in each case, to provide Investor with substantially the same economic benefit from this Agreement as the Investor had prior to the applicable transaction. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the Purchase Price or any component thereof, or the aggregate percentage of shares to be purchased by the Investor or any other person, be changed by the foregoing.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, the provisions of Section 5.4(b) shall not be triggered by the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

5.5             Indemnity .

 

(a)           The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, direct or indirect partners or members, employees and agents and each person who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “ Investor Indemnified Parties ”), to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings, costs, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements), amounts paid in settlement and other costs (collectively, “ Losses ”) arising out of or resulting from (1) any breach of the Company’s representations or warranties contained in this Agreement, (2) the Company’s breach of agreements or covenants made by the Company in this Agreement or (3) any legal, administrative or other proceedings instituted by any Governmental Entity, shareholder of the Company or any other person (other than the Investor Indemnified Parties and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the terms of the Securities (other than any Losses to the extent attributable to the Investor’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, agreements or covenants in this Agreement, or the acts, errors or omissions on the part of an Investor Indemnified Party) other than acts or omissions contemplated by this Agreement.  Any indemnification payment made pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as an adjustment to the purchase price for Tax purposes, except as otherwise required by Law.  Such payment shall not result in an adjustment to the value of the original investment reported by the Company under GAAP.

 

 

 

(b)           The Investor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Company and its subsidiaries and each of their officers, directors, members and employees and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “ Company Indemnified Parties ”), to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all Losses arising out of or resulting from (1) any inaccuracy in or breach of the Investor’s representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or (2) the Investor’s breach of agreements or covenants made by the Investor set forth in this Agreement.

 

(c)           Any claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.5 for breach of any representation or warranty may only be brought in the applicable time period set forth in Section 6.1.  For purposes of the indemnity contained in Section 5.5(a)(1), all qualifications and limitations set forth in the Company’s or the Investor’s representations and warranties as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” and words of similar import shall be disregarded in determining whether there shall have been any breach of any representations and warranties in this Agreement; provided, however , that the foregoing shall not apply to the fourth sentence of Section 2.2(f)(1), the first and second sentence of Section 2.2(f)(2), the second sentence of Section 2.2(g), Section 2.2(i), clauses (1) through (11) of Section 2.2(j), Section 2.2(l)(2), Section 2.2(m)(7) and Section 2.2(o)(1).

 

(d)           A person entitled to indemnification hereunder (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) shall give written notice to the party indemnifying it (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification promptly after the discovery by such Indemnified Party of any matters giving rise to a claim for indemnification; provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 5.5 unless and to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced by the failure of such Indemnified Party to so notify such party. Such notice shall describe in reasonable detail such claim to the extent known by the Indemnified Party. In case any such action, suit, claim or proceeding is brought against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to hire, at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party counsel and conduct the defense thereof; provided , however , that the Indemnifying Party shall only be liable for the legal fees and expenses of one law firm for all Indemnified Parties, taken together with regard to any single action or group of related actions, upon agreement by the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any claim, all Indemnified Parties shall thereafter deliver to the Indemnifying Party copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the claim, and any Indemnified Party shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution of such claim. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying Party’s request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information that are reasonably relevant to such claim, and making employees available on a mutually

 

 

 

(e)           The Company shall not be required to indemnify the Investor Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(1) and the Investor shall not be required to indemnify the Company Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 5.5(b)(1), (i) with respect to any claim for indemnification if the amount of Losses with respect to such claim are less than $25,000 (any claim involving Losses less than such amount being referred to as a “ De Minimis Claim ”), (ii) unless and until the aggregate amount of all Losses incurred with respect to all claims pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(1) exceed $200,000 (the “ Threshold Amount ”), in which event the Company shall be responsible for the total amount of such Losses incurred in excess of the Threshold Amount, and (iii) in no event will (A) the Company be liable to any Investor Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.5 for an amount in excess of the Purchase Price plus reasonable attorneys’ fees associated with claims giving rise to the Losses (which shall be excluded from the calculation of Losses solely for the purposes of this subsection (iii)(A)) and (B) the Investor be liable to the Company Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.5 for an amout in excess of the Purchase Price.

 

(f)           The indemnity provided for in this Section 5.5 shall be the sole and exclusive monetary remedy of Indemnified Parties after the First Closing for (1) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement and (2) any claim, suit, action, proceeding or any other matter of whatsoever kind or nature arising out of, resulting from or related to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated herein or therein; provided that nothing herein shall limit in any way any such parties’ remedies in respect of fraud, intentional misrepresentation or omission or intentional misconduct by the other party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. No party to this Agreement (or any of its Affiliates) shall, in any event, be liable or otherwise responsible to any other party (or any of its Affiliates) for any consequential or punitive damages of such other party (or any of its Affiliates) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the performance or breach hereof. The indemnification rights contained in this Section 5.5 are not limited or deemed waived by any investigation or knowledge by the Indemnified Party prior to or after the date hereof.  With respect to payment of any Losses for which the Company is liable to the Investor, the Company shall have the option, subject to Section 5.8(b), to make payment to the Investor for such Losses in cash or in shares of Common Stock using a mutually agreed upon per share price to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Investor.

 

 

 

(g)           No investigation by the Investor, whether prior to or after the date of this Agreement, shall limit any Indemnified Party’s exercise of any right hereunder or be deemed to be a waiver of any such right.

 

5.6             Rule 144; Rule 144A Reporting .  With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC that may permit the sale of the Purchased Shares to the public without registration, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to:

 

(1)           make and keep adequate and current public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144(c)(1) or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the Securities Act, at all times after the effective date of this Agreement;

 

(2)           file with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act, and if at any time the Company is not required to file such reports, make available, upon the request of the Investor, such information necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144A (including the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) and the Securities Act);

 

(3)           so long as the Investor owns any Purchased Shares, furnish to the Investor forthwith upon request: a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements under the Securities Act and of the Exchange Act; a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company; and such other reports and documents as the Investor may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without registration; and

 

(4)           take such further commercially reasonable action as the Investor may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Investor to sell the Purchased Shares without registration under the Securities Act.

 

5.7             Anti-Takeover Matters .  If any Takeover Law may become, or may purport to be, applicable to the transactions contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the Company and the Board of Directors shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that the transactions contemplated or permitted by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents may be consummated, as promptly as practicable, on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, as the case may be, and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of any Takeover Law on any of the transactions contemplated or permitted by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

5.8             Additional Regulatory Matters .

 

(a)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall take any action (including any redemption, repurchase, or recapitalization of Common Stock, or securities or rights, options or warrants to purchase Common Stock, or securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible into or exchangeable into or exercisable for Common Stock in each case, where the Investor is not given the right to participate in such redemption, repurchase or recapitalization to the extent of the Investor’s pro rata proportion), that would reasonably be expected to pose a substantial risk that the Investor’s ownership of any class of Voting securities of the Company (together with the ownership by Investor’s Affiliates (as such term is used under the BHC Act) of Voting securities of the Company) would exceed 9.9% of such class after the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, in each case without the prior written consent of Investor or such person, or to increase to an amount that would constitute “control” under the BHC Act, the Change of Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended (the “ CBCA ”) or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder (or any successor provisions) or otherwise cause Investor to “control” the Company under and for purposes of the BHC Act, the CBCA or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder (or any successor provisions). In the event the Company breaches its obligations under this Section 5.8(a) or believes that it is reasonably likely to breach such an obligation, it shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and shall cooperate in good faith with such parties to modify ownership or make other arrangements or take any other action, in each case, as is necessary to cure or avoid such breach.

 

 

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, in no event will the Investor or any of its Affiliates be obligated to:

 

(1)           Without limiting clause (2) below, (A) propose or accept any divestiture of any of the Investor’s or any of its Affiliates’ assets, or (B) accept any operational restriction on the Investor’s or any of its Affiliates’ business, or agree to take any action that limits the Investor’s or its Affiliates’ commercial practices in any way (except as they relate to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) including by requiring the modification of governance, fee or carried interest arrangements with respect to, or otherwise by imposing any capital or other requirements on, the Investor or any of its Affiliates, (C) agree to provide capital to, or otherwise maintain or contribute, directly or indirectly, to the capital of, the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including the Bank) other than the payment of the Purchase Price pursuant to this Agreement, or (D) register as a bank holding company, in each case in order to obtain any consent, acceptance or approval of any Governmental Entity to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; or

 

(2)           Propose or agree to accept any term or condition or otherwise modify the terms of this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the terms or the amount of the Purchased Shares to be delivered by the Company under this Agreement, to obtain any consent, acceptance, approval of any Governmental Entity to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement if such term, condition, modification or confirmation would (A) materially adversely affect (with respect to the Investor or its Affiliates) any material term of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (B) reasonably be expected to adversely affect (with respect to the Investor or its Affiliates) any material financial term of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the anticipated benefits to the Investor and its Affiliates hereunder.

 

(c)           So long as the Investor holds any Securities, the Company will not, without the consent of the Investor, take any action, directly or indirectly through any Company Subsidiary or otherwise, that the Board of Directors believes in good faith would reasonably be expected to cause the Investor to be subject to transfer restrictions or other covenants of the FDIC Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions as in effect at the time of taking such action.

 

 

 

5.9             Governance Matters .

 

(a)           Following the First Closing and upon the written request of the Investor, the Company will promptly cause John Pietrzak (the “ B oard R e pre s entative ”) to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board of Directors ”), subject to satisfaction of all legal and regulatory requirements regarding service and election or appointment as a director of the Company, and the board of directors of the Bank (the “ Bank B oard ”), subject to all legal and regulatory requirements regarding service and election or appointment as a director of the Bank, in each case for as long as the Investor, together with its Affiliates, owns either a Qualifying Ownership Interest or, in the aggregate, 5.0% of the Common Stock then outstanding (“ Minimum Ownership Interest ”). So long as the Investor, together with its Affiliates, has a Minimum Ownership Interest, the Company will recommend to its shareholders the election of the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, subject to satisfaction of all legal requirements regarding service and election or appointment as a director of the Company. If the Investor no longer has a Minimum Ownership Interest, the Investor will have no further rights under Sections 5.9(a) through 5.9(b) and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors and the Bank Board as promptly as possible thereafter. The Investor shall promptly inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Minimum Ownership Interest in the Company.

 

(b)           The Board Representative shall, subject to applicable law, be one of the Company’s nominees to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company by the shareholders of the Company, and the Company shall solicit proxies for the Board Representative to the same extent as it does for any of its other Company nominees to the Board of Directors. At the option of the Board Representative, the Board of Directors shall cause such Board Representative to be appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, and any equivalent committee of the Bank, so long as the Board Representative qualifies to serve on such committees under the Company’s or the Bank’s committee charters currently in effect, as applicable, and applicable rules of any exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, and such service is consistent with commitments that the Investor has provided to the Federal Reserve in connection with the Transaction and would not result in the Investor being deemed in control of the Company for purposes of the BHC Act.  The Company shall ensure, and shall cause the Bank to ensure, that the Board of Directors, the Bank Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and any equivalent committee of the Bank shall have at least four members for so long as the Investor shall have the right to appoint a Board Representative.  The Investor covenants and agrees to hold any information obtained from its Board Representative in confidence pursuant to the confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions of Section 3.3(b) above.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, at all times when the Investor maintains a Minimum Ownership Interest, it shall comply in all respects with the Federal Reserve’s Policy Statement on equity investments in banks and bank holding companies and any other guidance promulgated in connection with the matters addressed therein.

 

 

 

(c)           The Company hereby agrees that, from and after the Closing Date, for so long as the Investor and its Affiliates in the aggregate have a Minimum Ownership Interest, and do not have a Board Representative currently serving on the Board of Directors and the Bank Board (or have a Board Representative whose appointment is subject to receipt of regulatory approvals), the Company shall invite a person designated by the Investor and reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “ Obs e rve r ”) to attend meetings of the Board of Directors and the Bank Board (including any meetings of committees thereof on which the Board Representative would serve as contemplated by Section 5.9(b)) in a nonvoting, nonparticipating observer capacity. The Observer shall be entitled to attend such meetings only in the event the Investor does not have a Board Representative on the Board of Directors and the Bank Board. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or the Bank Board or any committee thereof. If the Observer attends more than two meetings of the Board of Directors or two meetings of the Bank Board in a given calendar year, then the Observer will agree to accept a nomination to be appointed to the Board of Directors and the Bank Board in accordance with the terms of Section 5.9(a). The Company shall give the Observer written notice of each meeting of the Board of Directors and the Bank Board at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors or the Bank Board (as the case may be), shall provide the Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors or the Bank Board (as the case may be) at the same time such materials and information are given to such members (provided, however, that the Observer shall not be provided any confidential supervisory information) and shall permit the Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (1) the Observer may be excluded from executive sessions comprised solely of independent directors by the Chairman of the Board (or, if applicable, the lead or presiding independent director) if, in the written advice of counsel, such exclusion is necessary in order for the Company to comply with applicable law, regulation or stock exchange listing standards (it being understood that it is not expected that the Observer would be excluded from routine executive sessions), (2) the Company, the Board of Directors, the Bank and the Bank Board shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof if doing so is, in the written advice of counsel, (A) necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between such party and counsel, (B) necessary to avoid a violation of fiduciary requirements under applicable law, or (C) necessary to avoid a violation of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, or any similar law, and (3) the Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer.  The Company also may exclude the Observer from portions of meetings of the Board of Directors as well as the Bank Board to the extent that the Board of Directors or the Bank Board, as the case may be, will, in any such portion thereof be discussing any matters related to the Investor, the Transaction Documents, or any of the Investor’s rights or obligations under any of the Transaction Documents or any other matter that the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Bank Board determines in good faith is or may be adverse to the interests of the Investor; provided, however, no matter shall be deemed to be adverse to the interests of the Investor merely because such matter may adversely impact the price of any of the Company’s Securities.  The Investor covenants and agrees to hold all information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions of Section 3.3(b) above and to comply with all requirements and obligations applicable to members of the Board of Directors under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and all other Laws, in each case, only to the extent (if at all) applicable to the Observer.  If the Investor and its Affiliates in the aggregate no longer have a Minimum Ownership Interest, the Investor will have no further rights under this Section 5.9(c).

 

 

 

(d)           The Board Representative shall be entitled to compensation and indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director to the same extent as other directors on the Board of Directors or the Bank Board, and shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable documented, out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors and the Bank Board, or any committee thereof in accordance with Company policy. The Company shall notify the Board Representative or the Observer, as the case may be, of all regular meetings and special meetings of the Board of Directors or the Bank Board and of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors or the Bank Board. The Company shall provide the Board Representative or the Observer, as the case may be, with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other material that it provides to all members of the Board of Directors or the Bank Board (as applicable) at the same time such materials are provided to the other members.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 5.9 to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Bank shall provide the Observer with any minutes, consents or other materials or information arising out of or related in any way to any (1) meetings of the Board of Directors or the Bank Board or portion of such meetings, or (2) business of the Board of Directors or the Bank Board, in each case from which the Observer properly may be excluded under and pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9(a).

 

5.10             Gross-Up Rights .

 

(a)            Sale of New Securities .  For so long as the Investor, together with its Affiliates, have a Qualifying Ownership Interest and the Investor is a non-objecting beneficial owner of the Qualifying Ownership Interest, if at any time after the date hereof the Company makes any public or nonpublic offering or sale of any equity (including Common Stock, preferred stock or restricted stock), or any securities, options or debt that is convertible or exchangeable into equity or that includes an equity component (such as, an “equity kicker”) (including any hybrid security) (any such security, a “ New Security ”) (other than (i) any Common Stock or other securities issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any securities of the Company issued or agreed or contemplated (and disclosed to the Investor in writing) to be issued as of the date hereof; (ii) pursuant to the granting or exercise of employee stock options, restricted stock or other stock incentives pursuant to the Company’s stock incentive plans approved by the Board of Directors or the issuance of stock pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan approved by the Board of Directors or similar plan where stock is being issued or offered to a trust, other entity or otherwise, for the benefit of any employees, officers or directors of the Company, in each case in the ordinary course of providing incentive compensation; (iii) issuances of capital stock as full or partial consideration for a merger, acquisition, joint venture, strategic alliance, license agreement or other similar nonfinancing transaction; (iv) issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of warrants outstanding as of the date hereof; (v) issuances of any securities issued as a result of a stock split, stock dividend, reclassification or reorganization or

 

 

 

(b)            Notice .  In the event the Company proposes to offer or sell New Securities (the “ Offering ”), it shall give the Investor written notice of its intention, describing the price (or range of prices), anticipated amount of New Securities, timing and other terms upon which the Company proposes to offer the same (including, in the case of a registered public offering and to the extent possible, a copy of the prospectus included in the registration statement filed with respect to such offering), no later than ten business days, as the case may be, after the initial filing of a registration statement with the SEC with respect to an underwritten public Offering or after the commencement of marketing with respect to a Rule 144A Offering or an Offering pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder. If the information contained in the notice constitutes material non-public information (as defined under the applicable securities laws), the Company shall deliver such notice only to the individuals identified (with respect to the Investor) in Section 6.7 hereof, and shall not communicate the information to anyone else acting on behalf of the Investor without the consent of one of the designated individuals. The Investor shall have five business days from the date of receipt of such a notice (the “Response Period”) to notify the Company in writing that it intends to exercise its rights provided in this Section 5.10 and as to the amount of New Securities the Investor desires to purchase, up to the maximum amount calculated pursuant to Section 5.10. Such notice shall constitute a nonbinding indication of interest of the Investor to purchase the amount of New Securities so specified at the price and other terms set forth in the Company’s notice to it. The failure of the Investor to respond within the Response Period shall be deemed to be a waiver of such Investor’s rights under this Section 5.10 with respect to the Offering described in the applicable notice, which Offering shall, for purposes of this Section 5.10(b), still be deemed to be the same Offering even if, following the date of delivery of the notice to the Investor required under the terms of this Section, changes are made to the terms of such Offering, so long as such changes do not (x) decrease the purchase price of any of the New Securities, (y) increase the amount or number of New Securities subject to the terms of the Offering, or (z) enlarge, enhance or increase the rights or privileges to be granted to the holders of the New Securities in any material or meaningful manner.

 

 

 

(c)            Purchase Mechanism .  If the Investor exercises its rights provided in this Section 5.10, the closing of the purchase of the New Securities in connection with the closing of the Offering with respect to which such right has been exercised shall take place within 90 calendar days after the giving of notice of such exercise, which period of time shall be extended for a maximum of 180 days in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations (including receipt of any applicable regulatory or shareholder approvals) and to satisfy any third party consent and approval requirements, including those of any securities exchange.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the closing of the purchase of the New Securities by the Investor will occur no earlier than the closing of the Offering triggering the right being exercised by the Investor. Each of the Company and the Investor agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure any regulatory or shareholder approvals or other consents, and to comply with any law or regulation necessary in connection with the offer, sale and purchase of, such New Securities.

 

(d)            Failure of Purchase .  In the event the Investor fails to exercise its rights provided in this Section 5.10 within the Response Period or, if so exercised, the Investor is unable to consummate such purchase within the time period specified in Section 5.10(c) above because of its failure to obtain any required regulatory or shareholder consent or approval, the Company shall thereafter be entitled (during the period of 90 days following the conclusion of the applicable period in Section 5.10(c)) to sell or enter into an agreement (pursuant to which the sale of the New Securities covered thereby shall be consummated, if at all, within 90 days from the date of said agreement) to sell the New Securities not purchased pursuant to this Section 5.10 by the Investor or which the Investor is unable to purchase because of such failure to obtain any such consent or approval, at a price and upon terms no more favorable in the aggregate to the purchasers of such New Securities than were specified in the Company’s notice to the Investor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such sale is subject to the receipt of any regulatory or shareholder approval or consent or the expiration of any waiting period, the time period during which such sale may be consummated shall be extended until the expiration of five business days after all such approvals or consents have been obtained or waiting periods expired, but in no event shall such time period exceed 180 days from the date of the applicable agreement with respect to such sale. In the event the Company has not sold the New Securities or entered into an agreement to sell the New Securities within said 90-day period (or sold and issued New Securities in accordance with the foregoing within 90 days from the date of said agreement (as such period may be extended in the manner described above for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of said agreement)), the Company shall not thereafter offer, issue or sell such New Securities without first offering such New Securities to the Investor in the manner provided above.

 

 

 

(e)            Expedited Issuance; Regulatory Directive .  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.10, if a majority of the directors of the Board of Directors determines that the Company must issue equity or debt securities on an expedited basis, then the Company may consummate the proposed issuance or sale of such securities (“ Expedited Issuance ”) and then comply with the provisions of this Section 5.10 provided that (i) the purchaser(s) of such New Securities has consented in writing to the issuance of additional New Securities in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.10, and (ii) the sale of any such additional New Securities under this Section 5.10(e) to the Investor shall be consummated as promptly as is practicable but in any event no later than 90 days subsequent to the date on which the Company consummates the Expedited Issuance under this Section 5.10(e). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 5.10(e) (other than as provided in subclause (ii) of this Section 5.10(e)) shall not be applicable and the consent of the purchasers of such New Securities shall not be required in connection with any Expedited Issuance undertaken at the written direction of the applicable federal regulator of the Company or the Bank. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no rights of the Investor under this Agreement will be adversely affected solely as the result of the temporary dilution of its percentage ownership of Common Stock due to an Expedited Issuance under this Section 5.10(e); provided , however , that such rights may be adversely affected from and after such time, if any, that the Investor declines to purchase Common Stock offered to the Investor under this Section 5.10.

 

(f)            Non-Cash Consideration .  In the case of the offering of securities for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, including securities acquired in exchange therefor (other than securities by their terms so exchangeable), the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors.

 

(g)            Cooperation .  The Company and the Investor shall cooperate in good faith to facilitate the exercise of the Investor’s rights under this Section 5.10, including to secure any required approvals or consents.

 

(h)            Termination .  The Investor’s rights under this Section 5.10 shall expire on the earlier of the following: (i) five years from the date of the Second Closing; or (ii) at such time that the Investor, together with its Affiliates, owns less than a Qualifying Ownership Interest (counting for such purposes as shares of Common Stock into or for which any securities are directly or indirectly convertible or exercisable) (before giving effect to any issuances triggering provisions of Section 5.10).

 

(i)            No Assignment of Rights .  The rights of Investor described in this Section 5.10 shall be personal to Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from Investor to any other person and/or entity is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effect.

 

5.11             Form D and Blue Sky .  The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D. The Company, on or before the Closing Dates, shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification). The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Purchased Shares required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Dates.

 

 

 

5.12             Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity .  By 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first business day after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall issue one or more press releases or Current Reports on Form 8-K (collectively, the “ Press Release ”) reasonably acceptable to the Investor disclosing a summary of the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents.  On or before 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the fourth trading day immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the material terms of the Transaction Documents (and including as exhibits to such Current Report on Form 8-K the material Transaction Documents or forms thereof). If this Agreement terminates prior to any Closing, by the end of the second business day following the date of such termination, the Company shall issue a press release disclosing such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor or any Affiliate or investment adviser of the Investor, or include the name of the Investor or any Affiliate or investment adviser of the Investor in any press release or in any filing with the SEC (other than a registration statement) or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of the Investor, except (i) as required by the federal securities laws in connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by Section 5.19 and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the SEC and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the staff of the SEC or regulatory agency or under trading market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Investor with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (ii). Whenever any party determines, based upon the advice of such party’s counsel, that a public announcement or other disclosure is required by or advisable with respect to any applicable law or regulation, the parties shall discuss such disclosure with each other in good faith prior to the making of such public announcement or other disclosure.

 

5.13             No Additional Issuances .  Between the date of this Agreement and the Second Closing Date, except for the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable as of the date hereof as set forth in Section 2.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule and the Securities being issued pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Company shall not issue and agree to issue any additional shares of Common Stock or other securities that provide the holder thereof the right to convert such securities into shares of Common Stock.

 

5.14             Acknowledgment of Dilution .  The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including its obligation to issue the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against the Investor and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other shareholders of the Company.

 

 

 

5.15             Rights Offering . (a)           As promptly as practicable following the Second Closing, and subject to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Securities Act, the Company shall distribute to each holder of record of Common Stock as of the close of business on a record date, as determined by the Company, other than for the Investor (each, a “ Legacy Shareholder ”), non-transferable rights (the “ Rights ”) to purchase from the Company a number of shares of Common Stock calculated pursuant to Section 5.15(b) at the Per Share Rights Purchase Price. The transactions described in this Section 5.15, including the purchase and sale of Common Stock upon the exercise of Rights, shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “ Rights Offering .” The Company registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Rights Offering shall be filed as a prospectus supplement under the Company’s Form S-3 within 30 business days after the Second Closing Date. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement relating to the Rights Offering to be declared effective as promptly as practicable following the Second Closing, but in no event shall effectiveness of the registration statement and distribution of the Rights be delayed more than ten days following the later of (i) three months after the Second Closing and (ii) the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the registration statement relating to the Rights Offering will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review.

 

(b)           Each Right shall entitle a Legacy Shareholder to purchase that whole number of shares of Common Stock equal to such Legacy Shareholder’s pro rata ownership of the Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the record date; provided that the aggregate purchase price of all shares of Common Stock purchased in the Rights Offering shall not exceed $2,500,000.

 

(c)           If the Rights Offering is undersubscribed, then no party shall have the right to acquire such undersubscribed Rights.

 

5.16             Certain Adjustments .  If the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.2(c) shall not be true and correct as of the applicable Closing Date, the number of Purchased Shares shall be, at the Investor’s option, proportionally adjusted to provide the Investor with the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement in the absence of such failure to be true and correct.

 

5.17             Corporate Opportunities .  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that the Investor and its Affiliates and related investment funds may review the business plans and related proprietary information of any enterprise, including enterprises that may have products or services that compete directly or indirectly with those of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, and may trade in the securities of such enterprise. None of the Investor and its Affiliates, any of their respective Affiliates or related investment funds shall be precluded or in any way restricted from investing or participating in any particular enterprise, or trading in the securities thereof whether or not such enterprise has products or services that compete with those of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.  The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that: (a) the Investor, the Observer, the Affiliates of the Investor and their respective Affiliates have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly, engage in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company and the Company Subsidiaries; and (b) in the event that the Investor, the Observer, any Affiliate of the Investor or any of their respective Affiliates acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, the Investor, the Observer, Affiliates of the Investor or any of their respective Affiliates shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, and, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be liable to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or shareholders of the Company for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that the Investor, any Affiliate thereof, any related investment fund thereof or any of their respective Affiliates, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, or does not present such opportunity to the Company.

 

 

 

5.18             Exchange Listing .  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement to be approved for listing on NASDAQ as promptly as practicable after such shares are eligible for listing, including by submitting supplemental listing materials with NASDAQ with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

 

(A)           At any time after the second anniversary of the Second Closing Date, the Investor may request from time to time one or more registrations under the Securities Act covering the registration of all or such lesser amount of its Registrable Securities if the anticipated aggregate offering price, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, would exceed $5,000,000 (the “ Demand Registration ”).  The Demand Registration shall be on such form as the Company shall select; provided that the Company shall not be obligated to file a registration statement on Form S-1.  Each Demand Registration shall specify the number of Registrable Securities to be registered.  The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a registration statement to be filed by the Registration Deadline, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC not later than the Effectiveness Deadline (as defined in Section 5.19(j)(i)).  The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Demand Registration current and effective until the earlier of (i) two years from the effective date of the registration statement; or (ii) the Registrable Securities registered thereby cease to be Registrable Securities.  It is anticipated that a registration pursuant to this Section 5.19(a) shall be effected by means of a shelf registration under the Securities Act on Form S-3 (a “ Shelf Registration Statement ”) in accordance with the methods and distribution set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and Rule 415. If the Investor or any other Holder of Registrable Securities to whom the registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance with this Agreement 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 5.19(c); pro v ide d , that the Company shall not be required to facilitate an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities unless the expected gross proceeds from such offering exceed $5,000,000 and the right of the Investor or any other Holder of Registrable Securities to whom the registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance with this Agreement to include their Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon their participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of their Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. The lead underwriters in any such distribution shall be selected by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be distributed and be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

 

 

(B)           Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 5.19(a)(1)(A), in the event that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the Holders (as defined in Section 5.19(k)(2)) thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the initial Shelf Registration Statement as required by the SEC and/or (ii) withdraw the initial Shelf Registration Statement and file a new Shelf Registration Statement, in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC, on such form available to the Company to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, ho w eve r , that prior to filing such amendment or new Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with SEC Guidance (as defined in Section 5.19(j)(10)), including Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.

 

(C)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities or other securities permitted to be registered on a particular Shelf Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), the number of Registrable Securities or securities to be registered on such Shelf Registration Statement will be reduced as follows: first, the Company shall reduce or eliminate the securities to be included by any person other than a Holder; second, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included by any Affiliate (which shall not include Investor or its Affiliates) of the Company; and third, the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included by all Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Registrable Securities held by such Holders, subject to a determination by the SEC that certain Holders must be reduced before other Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders. In the event the Company amends the initial Shelf Registration Statement or files a new Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by the SEC or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on such form available to the Company to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the initial Shelf Registration Statement, as amended, or the new Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder shall be named as an “underwriter” in any Registration Statement without such Holder’s prior written consent.

 

 

 

(D)           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 this Section 5.19(a): (i) with respect to securities that are not Registrable Securities; (ii) during any Scheduled Black-out Period (as defined in Section 5.19(j)(9)); or (iii) 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 seriously detrimental to the Company or its security holders 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 or underwritten offering for a period of not more than 90 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 (A) only if the Company has generally exercised (or is concurrently exercising) similar black-out rights against all holders of similar securities that have registration rights, (B) not more than once in any 12-month period and (C) so long as the total number of days of any delays hereunder and the total number of days of any suspension under Section 5.19(d) do not exceed, in the aggregate, 120 days in any 12-month period. The Company shall provide the Investor written notice of any Scheduled Black-out Period, if applicable to such Investor, no later than seven business days prior to the commencement of such Scheduled Black-out Period.

 

(2)            Piggyback Registration .

 

(A)           After the Closing Date, whenever the Company proposes to register any of its equity securities, other than a registration pursuant to Section 5.19(a)(1) 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 15 days prior to the anticipated filing date) and (subject to clause (2)(B) below) 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 R egistratio n ”). 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 day prior to the planned effective date of such Piggyback Registration. The Company may terminate or withdraw any registration under this Section 5.19(a)(2)(A) prior to the effectiveness of such registration, whether or not the Investor or any other Holders have elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration. “ S p ecial   Regi s tration ” means the registration of (i) equity securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof solely registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or successor form) or (ii) shares of equity securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof to be offered to directors, members of management, employees, consultants, customers, lenders or vendors of the Company or Company Subsidiaries or in connection with dividend reinvestment plans.

 

 

 

(B)           If the registration referred to in Section 5.19(a)(2)(A) is proposed to be underwritten, the Company will so advise the Investor and all other Holders as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 5.19(a)(2)(A). In such event, the right of the Investor and all other Holders to registration pursuant to this Section 5.19(a)(2) will be conditioned upon such persons’ participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such persons’ Registrable Securities in the underwriting, 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. 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 underwriter and the Investor.

 

(C)           The Company represents and warrants that it has not granted to any holder of its securities and agrees that it shall not grant “piggyback” registration rights to one or more third parties to include their securities in the Shelf Registration Statement or in an underwritten offering under the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 5.19(a)(1)(A). If a Piggyback Registration under Section 5.9(a)(2)(A) relates to an underwritten primary 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 registration or prospectus only such number of securities that in the reasonable opinion of such 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: (i) first, in the case of a Piggyback Registration under Section 5.19(a)(2)(A), the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, Registrable Securities of the Investor and all other Holders who have requested registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5.19(a)(1)(A) or 5.19(a)(2)(A), as applicable, pro rata on the basis of the aggregate number of such securities or shares owned by each such person and (iii) third, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be so included, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

(D)           The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under Section 5.19(a)(2)(A) prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not Holder or the Investor has elected to include securities in such registration.  The Registration Expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 5.19(b).

 

(b)            E x penses of Re g istratio n .  All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance hereunder shall be borne by the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall bear its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of their officers and employees performing legal, accounting or other duties) and expenses of any person, including special experts, retained by the Company.  The Company shall not, however, be required to pay for expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 5.19(a), the request of which has been subsequently withdrawn by the Investor or Holder(s) unless the withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company that the Company had not publicly revealed at least 48 hours prior to the request or that the Company had not otherwise notified the Investor or requesting Holders of at the time of such request.  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)            Obli g ations of the Com p a n y .  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, for so long as there are Registrable Securities outstanding, to take such actions as are under its control to remain a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) if it becomes eligible for such status in the future (and not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)). 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:

 

(1)           By 9:30 a.m., New York City time on the first business day after the Effective Date of a Shelf Registration Statement, file a final prospectus with the SEC as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.

 

(2)           Provide to each Holder a copy of any disclosure regarding the plan of distribution or the selling Holder, in each case, with respect to such Holder, at least three business days in advance of any filing with the SEC of any Shelf Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto that amends such information.

 

(3)           Prepare and file with the SEC a prospectus supplement with respect to a proposed offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective Shelf Registration Statement, subject to this Section 5.19(c), and keep such Shelf Registration Statement effective or such prospectus supplement current until the earlier of (i) two years from the effective date of the registration statement or (ii) the securities described therein are no longer Registrable Securities.

 

(4)           Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the applicable Shelf Registration Statement and the prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with such Shelf 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 Shelf Registration Statement.

 

(5)           Furnish to the Holders and any underwriters such number of copies of the applicable Shelf 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.

 

(6)           Use its commercially reasonable 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 Holder 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.

 

 

 

(7)           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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (which notice shall not contain any material non-public information).

 

(8)           Within one business day after such event, give written notice to the Holders (which notice shall not contain any material non-public information):

 

(i)           when any Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 5.19(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 Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

 

(ii)           of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;

 

(iii)           of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;

 

(iv)           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, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;

 

(v)           of the happening of any event that requires the Company to make changes in any effective Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus related to such Shelf 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

 

(vi)           if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any underwriting agreement contemplated by Section 5.19(c)(12) cease to be true and correct.

 

 

 

(9)           Use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance or obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement referred to in Section 5.19(c)(8)(iii) at the earliest practicable time.

 

(10)           Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 5.19(c)(7) or 5.19(c)(8)(v), promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to such Shelf 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.

 

(11)           Use commercially reasonable 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).

 

(12)           If an underwritten offering is requested pursuant to Section 5.19(a)(1), 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 (including making members of management and executives of the Company available to participate in “road shows,” similar sales events and other marketing activities), and in connection therewith in any underwritten offering (i) make such representations and warranties to the Holders that are selling shareholders 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, (ii) 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, (iii) obtain “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 “comfort” letters, (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and procedures customary in underwritten offerings, and (v) 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.

 

 

 

(13)           Make available for inspection by a representative of Holders that are selling shareholders, 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.

 

(14)           With respect to Registrable Securities that are shares of Common Stock, cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed.

 

(15)           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, promptly include in a prospectus supplement or amendment such information as the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered and/or sold in connection therewith or managing underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received such request.

 

(16)           Timely provide to its security holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.

 

(d)            Suspension of Sale s .  During any Scheduled Black-out Period and upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement contains or may contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omits or may omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or that circumstances exist that make inadvisable use of such Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement, each Holder of Registrable Securities shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until termination of such Scheduled Black-out Period or until such Holder has received copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus or prospectus supplement, or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus and, if applicable, prospectus supplement may be resumed, and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the prospectus and, if applicable, prospectus supplement covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. Excluding Scheduled Black-out Periods, the total number of days of any delays under Section 5.19(a)(3) and the total number of days of any suspensions under this Section 5.19(d) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 120 days in any 12-month period (an “ Allowable Suspension Period ”).

 

 

 

(e)            Termination of R e g istration Ri g ht s .  A Holder’s registration rights as to any securities held by such Holder shall not be available unless such securities are Registrable Securities.

 

(f)            F r e e W riting   Prospectus e s; F urnishing I n formati o n .

 

(1)           The Investor shall not use any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

(2)           It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company with respect to the Investor and/or the selling Holders to take any action pursuant to Sections 5.19(a) or 5.19(c) that the Investor and/or the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, shall furnish to the Company such information regarding themselves, the Registrable Securities held by them and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registered offering of their Registrable Securities.

 

(g)            Indemnification .

 

(1)           The Company agrees to indemnify each Holder and, if a Holder is a person other than an individual, such Holder’s officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and Affiliates, and each person, if any, that controls a Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act (each, a “ Holder In d emnite e ”), against any and all Losses, joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of, material fact contained in any Shelf Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto or any documents incorporated therein by reference or contained in any “free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 405) prepared by the Company or authorized by it in writing for use by such Holder (or any amendment or supplement thereto); or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements in any Shelf Registration Statement or any amendments thereto not misleading or the statements in any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any supplements thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provide d , that the Company shall not be liable to such Holder Indemnitee in any such case to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or omission of material fact made in such Shelf Registration Statement, including any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto or contained in any “free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 405) prepared by the Company or authorized by it in writing for use by such Holder Indemnitee (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with information regarding such Holder Indemnitee or its plan of distribution or ownership interests that was furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder Indemnitee expressly for use in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement, including any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto, or (ii) offers or sales effected by or on behalf such Holder Indemnitee “by means of” (as defined in Rule 159A) a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) that was not authorized in writing by the Company.

 

 

 

(2)           In connection with any registration statement in which the Investor (or a Holder who assumes the obligations of the Investor in accordance with Section 5.19(h) is participating, the Investor (or such Holder) agrees to indemnify the Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and Affiliates (each, a “ Company Indemnite e ”), against any and all Losses, joint or several, arising out of or based upon (i) an untrue statement or omission of a material fact made in any Shelf Registration Statement, including any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto or contained in any free writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405) prepared by the Company or authorized by it in writing for use by the Investor or such Holder (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with information regarding the Investor or such Holder or its plan of distribution or ownership interests that was furnished in writing to the Company by the Investor or such Holder expressly for use in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement, including any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto, or (ii) offers or sales effected by or on behalf of the Investor or such Holder “by means of” (as defined in Rule 159A) a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) that was not authorized in writing by the Company; provided that the obligation to indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for the Investor and each such Holder and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by the Investor or such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement.

 

(3)           If the indemnification provided for in Section 5.19(g)(1) or 5.19(g)(2) is unavailable to a Holder Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee (each, an “ In d emnite e ”), respectively, with respect to any Losses or is insufficient to hold the Indemnitee harmless as contemplated therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnitee, on the one hand, and the indemnifying party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other factors, whether the untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the Indemnitee and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; the Company and each Holder agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5.19(g)(3) were determined by pro rata   allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 5.19(g)(1) and 5.19(g)(2). Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.19(g), no Holder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay to a Company Indemnitee by reason of such omission or alleged omission or untrue or allegedly untrue statement. No Indemnitee guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from the indemnifying party if the indemnifying party was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

 

 

(4)           The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5.19(g) are in addition to any liability that the Company may have to the Indemnitees and are not in diminution or limitation of the indemnification provisions under Section 5.6 of this Agreement.

 

(h)            Assi g nment of R e g istrat i on Ri g hts .  The rights of the Investor to registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5.19(a) may be assigned by the Investor to a transferee or assignee of Registrable Securities to which (i) there is transferred to such transferee no less than the lesser of (A) $5.0 million in Registrable Securities and (B) all Registrable Securities held by the Investor, and (ii) such transfer or assignment is permitted under the terms hereof, including Section 6.8; provide d , howeve r , that the transferee shall have agreed in writing for the benefit of the Company to be bound by all of the obligations of the Investor under Section 5.19 of this Agreement with respect to the transferred or assigned Registrable Securities.

 

(i)            Holdbac k .  With respect to any underwritten offering of Registrable Securities by the Investor or other Holders pursuant to Section 5.19, the Company agrees not to effect (other than in connection with the Rights Offering, pursuant to such registration or pursuant to a Special Registration) any public sale or distribution, or to file any Shelf Registration Statement (other than such registration or a Special Registration) covering any of its equity securities, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the period not to exceed ten days prior and 60 days following the effective date of such offering or such longer period up to 90 days as may be requested by the managing underwriter. The Company also agrees to cause each of its directors and senior executive officers to execute and deliver customary lockup agreements in such form and for such time period up to 90 days as may be requested by the managing underwriter.

 

(j)           As used in this Section 5.19, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

 

(1)           “ Effective n ess Deadlin e ” means, with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 5.19(a), the earlier of (i) the 90th calendar day following the demand for registration by the Investor and (ii) the 5th business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Shelf Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, in any case that if the Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next business day on which the SEC is open for business.

 

(2)           “ Holde r ” means the Investor and any other holder of Registrable Securities to whom the registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance with Section 5.19(h) hereof.

 

 

 

(3)           “ Holders’ Counse l ” means one counsel for the selling Holders chosen by Holders holding a majority interest in the Registrable Securities being registered.

 

(4)           “ Registe r ,” “ r egistere d ,” and “ registratio n ” shall refer to a registration effected by preparing and (a) filing a Shelf Registration Statement in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or (b) filing a prospectus and/or prospectus supplement in respect of an appropriate effective Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act.

 

(5)           “ Registrable Securitie s ” means (A) all Securities acquired by the Investor hereunder and (B) any equity securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in the foregoing clause (A) by way of conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation or other reorganization, provided   that, once issued, such securities will not be Registrable Securities when (i) they are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) they are sold in a transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act (including transactions under Rule 144 or a successor thereto), (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding; (iv) they are held by the Investor if all such shares held by the Investor can be sold by the Investor without volume limitations under Rule 144 during any 90-day period, (v) with respect to any transferee of the Registrable Securities who is not an Affiliate of the Investor or a Holder, they shall be freely transferrable pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act in the hand of such transferee without any volume, holding period or other limitations; (including no requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirements under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or (vi) they have been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of the securities. No Registrable Securities may be registered under more than one Shelf Registration Statement at one time.

 

(6)           “ Registration Deadline ” means, with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 5.19(a), the forty-fifth (45 th ) calendar day following the demand for registration by the Investor.

 

(7)           “ Registration Expense s ” means all expenses incurred by the Company in effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement (whether or not any registration or prospectus becomes effective or final) or otherwise complying with its obligations under this Section 5.19, including all registration, filing and listing fees (including filings made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), printing expenses (including printing of prospectuses and certificates for the Registrable Securities), the Company’s expenses for messenger and delivery services and telephone, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any “road show,” and expenses of the Company’s independent accountants in connection with any regular or special reviews or audits incident to or required by any such registration, but shall not include the compensation of regular employees of the Company, which shall be paid in any event by the Company, or Selling Expenses (other than those borne by a party other than the Company pursuant to this Agreement).

 

 

 

(8)           “ Rule 14 4 ,” “ Rule 144 A ,” “ Rule 15 8 ,” “ Rule 15 9 A ,” “ Rule 40 5 ” and “ Ru l e 415 ” mean, in each case, such rule promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as the same shall be amended from time to time.

 

(9)           “ Scheduled   Bl a ck-out   P e rio d ” means the period from and including the last day of a fiscal quarter of the Company to and including the business day after the day on which the Company publicly releases its earnings for such fiscal quarter.

 

(10)           “ SEC Guidanc e ” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the SEC staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

 

(11)           “ Selling Expenses ” means all discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder.

 

(k)           At any time, any holder of Securities (including any Holder) may elect to forfeit its rights, in whole or in part, set forth in this Section 5.19 from that date forward; provide d , that no such forfeiture shall terminate a Holder’s rights or obligations under Section 5.19 with respect to any prior registration or Pending Underwritten Offering. “ P ending   Underw r itten   Offering ” means, with respect to any Holder forfeiting its rights pursuant to this Section 5.19(k), any underwritten offering of Registrable Securities in which such Holder has advised the Company of its intent to register its Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5.19(a)(1) or Section 5.19(a)(2) prior to the date of such Holder’s forfeiture.

 

(l)           If: (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is not filed with the SEC on or prior to its applicable Registration Deadline, or (2) a Shelf Registration Statement or any new Shelf Registration Statement required under Section 5.19(a)(1) is not declared effective by the SEC (or otherwise does not become effective) for any reason on or prior to its applicable Effectiveness Deadline, (3) after its Effective Date, (A) such Shelf Registration Statement ceases for any reason (including by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the Shelf Registration Statement), to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective or (B) the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities (in each case of (A) and (B), other than during an Allowable Suspension Period), (4) a suspension period exceeds the length of an Allowable Suspension Period, or (5) after the date six months following the Closing Date, and only in the event a Shelf Registration Statement is not effective or available to sell all Registrable Securities, the Company fails to file with the SEC any required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act such that it is not in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), as a result of which the Holders who are not affiliates are unable to sell Registrable Securities without restriction under Rule 144 (any such failure or breach in clauses (1) through (5) above being referred to as an “ Even t ”, and, for purposes of clauses (1), (2), (3) or (5) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (4) the date on which such Allowable Suspension Period is exceeded, being referred to as an “ E vent   Dat e ” for purposes of this Section 5.19(l)), then in addition to any other rights the Investor or any other Holder may have hereunder

 

 

 

5.20             Priority of Indemnification .  The Company acknowledges that the Board Representative has certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by certain affiliates of the Board Representative (collectively, the “ Third Party Indemnitors ”). The Company agrees that (i) it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its indemnification obligations to the Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Third Party Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by the Board Representative are secondary), (ii) to the extent legally permitted and required by the terms of this Agreement and the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of the Company, as may be amended from time to time (or any other agreement between the Company and the Board Representative), it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by the Board Representative and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement without regard to any rights the Board Representative may have against the Third Party Indemnitors and, (iii) it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Third Party Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Third Party Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Third Party Indemnitors on behalf of the Board Representative with respect to any claim for which the Board Representative has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Third Party Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Board Representative against the Company.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

6.1             Survival .  Each of the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Second Closing under this Agreement but only for a period of 15 months following the Second Closing Date (or until final resolution of any claim or action arising from the breach of any such representation and warranty, if notice of such breach was provided prior to the end of such period) and thereafter shall expire and have no further force and effect; provided that the representations and warranties in Sections 2.2(a), 2.2(b), 2.2(c), 2.2(d)(1), 2.2(d)(2)(i)(A), 2.2(d)(3), 2.2(e), 2.2(v), 2.3(a) and 2.3(b) shall survive indefinitely and the representations and warranties in Section 2.2(h) and Section 2.2(o) shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statutory periods of limitations.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all covenants and agreements contained herein shall survive for the duration of any statutes of limitations applicable thereto or until, by their respective terms, they are no longer operative.

 

6.2             Amendment .  No amendment or waiver of this Agreement will be effective with respect to any party unless made in writing and signed by an officer of a duly authorized representative of such party.

 

6.3             Waivers .  No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The conditions to each party’s obligation to consummate each Closing are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law. No waiver of any party to this Agreement will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

6.4             Counterparts and Facsimile .  For the convenience of the parties hereto, this 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 Agreement may be delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file and such signatures will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.

 

6.5             Governing Law .  This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State. The parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Delaware for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.6             Waiver of Jury Trial .  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

6.7             Notices .  Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the other will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally or by telecopy, facsimile or e-mail, upon confirmation of receipt, (b) on the first business day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier service, or (c) on the third business day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.

 

 

 

(1) If to the Investor:

 

Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP

6051 El Tordo, P.O. Box 1329

Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067

Attn: John Pietrzak, Managing Principal

Fax: 858-756-8301

Email: jpietrzak@castlecreek.com

 

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

 

Vijay S. Sekhon, Esq.

Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP

1999 Avenue of the Stars, 39 th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90067

Fax: (310) 407-9090

Email: vsekhon@ktbslaw.com

 

(2) If to the Company:

 

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

300 N. Main Street

Moorefield, West Virginia 26836

Attn: H. Charles Maddy, III

Facsimile: (304) 530-2188

Email: cmaddy@summitfgi.com

 

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

 

Bowles Rice LLP

600 Quarrier Street

Charleston, West Virginia 25301

Attn: Sandra M. Murphy, Esq.

Facsimile: (304) 343-3058

Email: smurphy@bowlesrice.com

 

6.8             Entire Agreement, etc .  This Agreement (including the Exhibits, Schedules and Disclosure Schedule hereto), together with the other Transaction Documents constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof; the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors, and with respect to the Investor, its permitted assigns, and this Agreement will not be assignable by operation of law or otherwise (any attempted assignment in contravention hereof being null and void), except that the Investor shall be permitted to assign its rights or obligations hereunder (i) to any Affiliate entity or person that shares a common discretionary investment advisor, but only if the transferee agrees in writing for the benefit of the Company to be bound by the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as the Investor (with a copy thereof to be furnished to the Company (any such transferee shall be included in the term “ Investor ”)); provided , further , that no such assignment shall relieve the Investor of any of its obligations under this Agreement and (ii) to any transferee of the Purchased Shares, subject to Section 5.19(h).

 

 

 

6.9             Other Definitions .  Wherever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and references to any agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. All article, section, paragraph or clause references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement, and all exhibit, annex and schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such exhibits, annexes and schedules to this Agreement. When used herein:

 

(1)           the term “ subsidiary ” means those corporations, banks, savings banks, associations and other persons of which such person owns or controls 50.1% or more of the outstanding equity securities either directly or indirectly through an unbroken chain of entities as to each of which 50.1% or more of the outstanding equity securities is owned directly or indirectly by its parent; provided , however , that there shall not be included any such entity to the extent that the equity securities of such entity were acquired in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted in good faith or are owned or controlled in a bona fide fiduciary capacity;

 

(2)           the term “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any person, any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such other person, including as such term is defined in Section 2(k) of the BHC Act. For purposes of this definition, “ control ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”) when used with respect to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to cause the direction of management and/or policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities by contract or otherwise;

 

(3)           the word “ or ” is not exclusive;

 

(4)           the words “ including ,” “ includes ,” “ included ” and “ include ” are deemed to be followed by the words “ without limitation ”;

 

 

 

(5)           the terms “ herein ,” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision;

 

(6)           “ business day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or the State of West Virginia generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to close;

 

(7)           “ person ” has the meaning given to it in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act;

 

(8)           “ Beneficially Own ,” “ Beneficial Owner ” and “ Beneficial Ownership ” are defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act;

 

(9)           “ knowledge of the Company ” or “ Company’s knowledge ” means the actual knowledge of the officers of the Company listed in Section 6.9(9) of the Disclosure Schedule; and

 

(10)           “ knowledge of the Investor ” or “ Investor’s knowledge ” means the actual knowledge of the executive officers or, to the extent an Investor does not have executive officers, persons performing substantially similar functions.

 

(11)           “ Change in Control ” means, with respect to the Company, the occurrence of any one of the following events:

 

(1)           any person is or becomes a Beneficial Owner (other than the Investor and its Affiliates), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the aggregate number of the voting securities; provided , however , that the event described in this clause (1) will not be deemed a Change in Control by virtue of any holdings or acquisitions: (i) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; provided that such holdings or acquisitions by any such plan (other than any plan maintained under 401(k) of the Code) do not exceed 50% of the then outstanding voting securities, (iii) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction;

 

(2)           the event described in clause (1) above in this definition of “Change in Control” (substituting all references to “50%” in such clause with “24.9%”), and in connection with such event, individuals who, on the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board of Directors (the “ Incumbent Directors ”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided , that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date of this Agreement whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board of Directors (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the relevant party in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director (except that no individuals who were not directors at the time any agreement or understanding with respect to any Business Combination or contested election is reached shall be treated as Incumbent Directors for the purposes of clause (3) below with respect to such Business Combination or this paragraph in the case of a contested election);

 

 

 

(3)           the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar transaction that requires adoption by the Company’s shareholders (a “ Business Combination ”), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (x) more than 50% of the total voting power of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (the “ Surviving Corporation ”), or, if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has Beneficial Ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the “ Parent   Corporation ”), is represented by voting securities that were outstanding immediately before such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such voting securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and (y) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time the Company’s Board of Directors approved the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (x) and (y) above will be deemed a “ Non-Qualifying Transaction ”);

 

(4)           the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or

 

(5)           the Company has entered into a definitive agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of any of the events described in clauses (1) through (4) of this definition above.

 

6.10             Captions .  The article, section, paragraph and clause captions herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and will not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

6.11             Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person (including the officers and directors of the Investor and the Company) or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, will remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to effect the original intent of the parties.

 

6.12             No Third-Party Beneficiaries .  Nothing contained in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer or shall confer upon any person other than the express parties hereto, any benefit right or remedies, except that the provisions of Sections 3.4, 5.3, 5.5, 5.15, 5.17, 5.19 and 5.20 shall inure to the benefit of the persons referred to in those Sections. The representations and warranties set forth in Article II and the covenants set forth in Articles III and V have been made solely for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and (a) may be intended not as statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate, (b) have been qualified by reference to the Disclosure Schedule, each of which contains certain disclosures that are not reflected in the text of this Agreement, and (c) may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material by shareholders of the Company.

 

 

 

6.13             Time of Essence .  Time is of the essence in the performance of each and every term of this Agreement.

 

6.14             Public Announcements .  Subject to each party’s disclosure obligations imposed by law or regulation, each of the parties hereto will cooperate with each other in the development and distribution of all news releases and other public information disclosures with respect to this Agreement and any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, and no party hereto will make any such news release or public disclosure without first consulting with the other party hereto and receiving its consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and each party shall coordinate with the other with respect to any such news release or public disclosure.

 

6.15             Specific Performance .  The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms hereof, this being in addition to any other remedies to which they are entitled at law or equity.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the parties hereto as of the date first herein above written.

 

                                                             SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

                                                            /s/ H. Charles Maddy, III

                                                             Name: H. Charles Maddy, III

                                                             Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the patties hereto as of the date first herein above written.

                                                Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP

                                                 /s/ John T. Pietrzak

                                                Name: John T. Pietrzak

                                                Title: Managing Principal

                                                Number of Purchased Shares at First Closing :

                                                819,384                                                                           

 

                                                Number of Purchased Shares at Second Closing :

                                                237,753                                                                           

                                              Number of shares of (i) Common Stock, (ii) securities convertible into

                                                 or exchangeable for Common Stock or (iii) any other equity or equity-linked

                                                  security of the Company or any Company Subsidiary Beneficially Owned by

                                                the Investor as of the date first herein above written:

                                                0                                                                                    

 

 

                                                 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL

 

[__________], 2014

 

Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP

6051 El Tordo, P.O. Box 1329

Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067

 

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 22, 2014, by and between Summit Financial Group, Inc. and Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We refer to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 22, 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), by and between Summit Financial Group, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”) and Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP (the “ Investor ”), which provides for the purchase by the Investor of [______________] shares of the Company’s common stock, $2.50 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ” ).

 

The Agreement and the other documents contemplated thereby are collectively referred to as the “ Transaction Documents .”

 

This letter is rendered by us at the Company’s request pursuant to Section 1.2(b)(v) of the Agreement, as counsel to the Company in connection with the Company’s issuance and sale of the Common Stock. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

 

In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have reviewed the documents set forth below and made such examination of law as we have deemed appropriate to give the opinions expressed below.  The documents described below either were executed originals, or photocopies, facsimiles or PDF electronic versions of executed originals.

 

(a)

the Agreement, including all exhibits, schedules and appendices thereto;

 

(b)

a certificate of the Secretary of the Company, dated the date hereof, to which are attached the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as supplemented and amended (the “ Articles of Incorporation ”), as certified on [_____________] by the Secretary of State of the State of West Virginia (the “ WVSOS ”);

 

(c)

a certificate of the WVSOS, dated [____________], to the effect that the Company is existing under the laws of the State of West Virginia (the “ Company Certificate of Existence ”);

 

(d)

a certificate of the WVSOS, dated [____________], to the effect that the Bank is existing under the laws of the State of West Virginia (the “ Bank Certificate of Existence ”);

 

 

 

(e)

a certificate of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated [________], to the effect that the Company is a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “ Bank Holding Company Act Certificate ”) and has elected to be treated as a financial holding company thereunder;

 

(f)

a certificate of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “ FDIC ”), dated [___________], to the effect that the deposit accounts of the Bank are insured by the FDIC under the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the “ Federal Deposit Insurance Certificate ”).

 

(g)

the certificate of an officer of the Company, dated the date hereof, with respect to the performance of the Company’s obligations under the Transaction Documents and the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents;

 

(h)

specimen certificates representing the Common Stock; and

 

(i)

copies of other certificates and documents delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the certificates executed by officers of the Company, dated the date hereof, that have been delivered to us.

 

In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the representations and warranties as to factual matters, made and given by the Company, the Bank, the other Company Subsidiaries, and the Investor contained in and made pursuant to the foregoing. Except as expressly set forth in this letter, we have not undertaken any independent investigation, examination or inquiry to confirm or determine the existence or absence of any facts or examined or reviewed any communication, instrument, agreement, document, public record or other item, nor have we made any inquiries or investigations or any search of the public docket records of any court, governmental agency or body or administrative agency.

 

In rendering this letter, we have assumed (i) the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures, (ii) the legal capacity of all natural persons executing documents, (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (iv) the accuracy, completeness and authenticity of certificates of public officials, (v) the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, (vi) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all parties and the validity and binding effect thereof (other than the authorization, execution and delivery of documents by the Company, and the validity and binding effect thereof upon the Company), (vii) that all parties (other than the Company) to the Transaction Documents (x) are duly organized, validly existing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization; and (y) have the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver the documents and agreements discussed herein and to perform their respective obligations under the documents and agreements discussed herein to which they are a party; (viii) there has been no mutual mistake of fact, misunderstanding, fraud, duress or undue influence in connection with the Transaction Documents; (ix) the conduct of the parties to the Transaction Documents has complied with any requirement of good faith, fair dealing and conscionability; (x) the

 

 

 

The attorneys within our firm involved in the preparation of this opinion are admitted to practice law in only the State of West Virginia and the opinions expressed herein are limited to the federal laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of West Virginia. We express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction or as to the securities laws of any state (including, without limitation, West Virginia), municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state (including, without limitation, West Virginia).  The Transaction Documents provide that they are governed by, and to be interpreted, construed and enforced under and in accordance with the terms of, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice of law provisions thereof.  Accordingly, in rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have, with the permission of all parties, including the Investor, assumed that the laws of the State of Delaware are identical to the laws of the State of West Virginia.  This opinion letter is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein. Our opinion in paragraph 1 below as to the valid existence of the Company in West Virginia is based solely upon our review of the Company Certificate of Existence. Our opinion in paragraph 1 below as to the valid existence of the Bank in West Virginia is based solely upon our review of the Bank Certificate of Existence.  Our opinion in paragraph 3 below as to the status of the Company as a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, is based solely upon our review of the Bank Holding Company Act Certificate.  Our opinion in paragraph 4 as to the deposit accounts of the Bank being insured by the FDIC under the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act is based solely upon our review of the Federal Deposit Insurance Certificate.

 

Where reference is made in this opinion to matters within our knowledge, or to facts and circumstances known to us, such reference means the actual knowledge of those attorneys within our firm who have devoted substantive attention to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby (and expressly excludes the knowledge of any other person in this firm or any constructive or imputed knowledge of any information, whether by reason of our representation of the Company or otherwise).  By actual knowledge, we mean the conscious awareness of information about a fact by any such lawyer without undertaking any investigation to determine the existence or absence of any facts, either within our firm or otherwise, recognizing that what is “known” at one time may not be in the mind or may be forgotten altogether at another time.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we have not performed any mathematic calculations or made any financial or accounting determinations and express no opinion with respect to the ability of any party to perform under any documents (other than, with respect to the Company, under the Transaction Documents).  All assumptions made by us herein have been made, with your approval, without any investigation or verification by us.

 

 

 

We are not rendering any opinion as to any statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, decree or decisional law relating to antitrust (including, without limitation, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976) and unfair competition laws, patent, trademark, intellectual property, banking, land use, zoning, environmental, labor, law concerning national or local emergency, hazardous waste, occupational health and safety, consumer protection, product safety or regulation, healthcare, food and drugs, pension, employee benefit, tax, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, bulk transfer, racketeering, criminal statutes of general application, usury, laws governing the legality of investments for regulated entities, regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or local law.  Furthermore, we express no opinion with respect to compliance with antifraud laws, rules or regulations relating to securities or the offer and sale thereof; compliance with fiduciary duties by the Company’s Board of Directors or shareholders; compliance with safe harbors for disinterested Board of Director or shareholder approvals; compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; compliance with laws that place limitations on corporate distributions; or the enforceability of provisions in the Transaction Documents, if any, concerning the voting of the Company’s capital stock (other than solely administrative obligations of the Company).

 

We have not conducted a docket search or otherwise conducted an independent review or investigation of any official records of any court or governmental agency.  In rendering our opinions set forth below, we have, with your approval, assumed without independent verification that the Investor and the Company have complied and will comply with their respective representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and that the offer, issuance and sale of the Common Stock will be carried out in the manner described in the Transaction Documents.

 

On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, and subject to the limitations, qualifications, assumptions, exceptions and other matters set forth herein, we are of the opinion that, as of the date hereof:

 

1.           The Company is a corporation validly existing under the laws of the State of West Virginia. The Bank is a corporation validly existing under the laws of the State of West Virginia.

 

2.           The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

3.           The Company is a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

 

4.           The deposit accounts of the Bank are insured by the FDIC under the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

 

5.           All corporate action on the part of the Company necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Agreement by the Company has been taken and the Company has authorized, executed and delivered the Agreement, and such Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganizations, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors generally or by general equitable principles (whether applied in equity or at law)

 

 

 

6.           Each of the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Agreement have been duly authorized and, when issued pursuant to the Agreement upon receipt by the Company of the consideration provided for therein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

7.           The execution and delivery by the Company of the Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the shares of Common Stock, do not and will not, as of the [First / Second] Closing, result in a (i) material violation of any statute, rule or regulation of United States federal or West Virginia law applicable to the Company, (ii) violation of any court order, judgment or decree, if any, applicable to the Company of which we have knowledge, (iii) violation of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or (iv) breach of or default under any contract or agreement which is filed (or incorporated by reference) as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, or any of the Company’s current reports on Form 8-K filed since March 31, 2014, known by us to be required to be filed under Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act (“ Material Contracts ”).

 

8.           No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing with, any federal or state governmental authority or regulatory body is required to be obtained or made by the Company for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement except for (i) the filing of Current Reports on Forms 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”), (ii) appropriate filings with the SEC under the Securities Act, (iii) appropriate filings under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, and (iv) such other consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and filings as are referenced in the Agreement or have been previously obtained or made.

 

9.           Based on, and assuming the accuracy of, the representations of the Investor in the Transaction Documents, the offer, sale and issuance of the Common Stock in conformity with the terms of the Agreement constitutes a transaction exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this opinion, this opinion is subject to the following assumptions, understandings and limitations:

 

A.           We express no opinion respecting the Transaction Documents, or any right, power, privilege, remedy or interest intended to be created thereunder, insofar as: (a) any of the rights, powers, privileges, remedies and interests of a party thereunder, or the enforcement thereof, may be limited (i) by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation, voidable preference, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting any rights, powers, privileges, remedies and interests of creditors generally, (ii) by rules or principles of equity affecting the enforcement of obligations generally, whether at law, in equity or otherwise, (iii) by the exercise of the discretionary powers of any court or other authority before which may be brought any proceeding seeking equitable or other remedies, including (without limitation) specific performance, injunctive relief and indemnification and contribution; (iv) by statutes, federal laws, judicial decisions or equitable principles providing that a court may refuse to enforce, or may limit the application of, a contract or any clause thereof that the court finds to have been unconscionable at the time it was made or impermissible under or otherwise inconsistent with applicable laws or public policy from time to time in effect, and (v) by violations of securities laws; (b) the rights, powers, privileges, remedies and interests of any party under the Transaction Documents or applicable law may be exercised or otherwise enforced in bad faith or a commercially unreasonable manner; and (c) any indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited under state law, federal and state securities laws or public policy.

 

 

 

B.           Our opinion is subject to and limited by the assumption that the Investor will enforce any rights and remedies it has under the Transaction Documents, if applicable, and all exhibits thereto in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

C.           Our opinion is subject to and limited by the possible unenforceability of (a) waivers or advance consents that have the effect of waiving statutes of limitation, marshaling of assets or similar requirements, or as to the jurisdiction of courts, trial by jury, agreements for acceptance of process by mail, the venue of actions, choice of law or notice; (b) provisions that waivers or consents by a party may not be given effect unless in writing or in compliance with particular requirements or that a person’s course of dealing, course of performance, or the like or failure or delay in taking actions may not constitute a waiver of related rights or provisions or that one or more waivers may not under certain circumstances constitute a waiver of other matters of the same kind; (c) provisions that enumerated remedies are not exclusive or that a party has the right to pursue multiple remedies without regard to other remedies elected or that all remedies are cumulative; (d) provisions that determinations by a party or a party’s designee are conclusive; (e) provisions permitting modifications of an agreement only in writing; (f) provisions that the provisions of an agreement are severable; (g) provisions permitting the exercise, under certain circumstances, of rights without notice or without providing opportunity to cure failures to perform; (h) agreements as to rights of setoff otherwise than in accordance with applicable law; (i) any appointment of an attorney in fact; (j) any provision whereby any person purports to waive any procedural, substantive, constitutional or statutory right or defense that may not be waived as a matter of law; (k) any provision that injunctive relief or other equitable remedies will be available to any party; (l) any provision that any action or omission by one party will be conclusive against any other party; (m) any provision whereby a party agrees to indemnify another party for punitive damages; and (n) provisions awarding attorney fees to an opposing party.

 

D.           We express no opinion, and none should be inferred, as to (i) the compliance of the Investor with any local, state, federal or foreign law or regulation that may, because of the nature of its business, be applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (ii) the enforceability of any noncompete, noncompetition, covenant not to compete, nonsolicitation of customers, employees or others, or nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions, restrictions, limitations or obligations contained in any of the Transaction Documents, or (iii) the existence, creation, enforceability, perfection or priority of any lien, security interest or other encumbrance in or on any real or personal property.

 

E.           Our opinion is subject to and limited by the effect of laws requiring mitigation of damages.

 

 

 

F.           No opinion is expressed as to whether a court would limit the exercise or enforcement of rights or remedies against the Company under the Transaction Documents in the event of any default if it is determined that such default is not material or if such exercise or enforcement is not reasonably necessary for a non-defaulting party’s protection.

 

G.           With respect to our opinion in Section 6 above that the shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, we have assumed that the certificates evidencing such shares will be prepared in accordance with the West Virginia Code and will be duly delivered.

 

H.           For purposes of our opinions in Section 9 above, we express no opinion with regard to whether the Common Stock has been offered by means of any general solicitation or publication of any advertisement therefor.

 

I.           We express no opinion as to the effect of subsequent issuances of securities of the Company, to the extent that further issuances take place that may be deemed to be integrated with the sale of the Common Stock for purposes of federal and/or state securities laws.

 

J.           We express no opinion concerning the past, present or future value of any securities.

 

K.           Our opinions expressed herein represent the judgment of this law firm as to certain legal matters, but they are not guarantees or warranties and should not be construed as such.

 

We have not been asked to, and do not, render any opinion with respect to any matters except as expressly set forth above.  This opinion is solely for the Investor’s benefit, to be used solely in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and may not be used for any other purpose, distributed to or relied upon by any other person, quoted in whole or in part or otherwise reproduced in any other document, in each case without our prior written consent.  The opinions expressed in this letter are rendered as of the date hereof and we neither express any opinion as to circumstances or events that may occur subsequent to such date nor undertake to advise you of any changes in the opinions expressed herein resulting from matters that might hereafter be brought to our attention.

 

                                                                     Very truly yours,

 

                                                                     Bowles Rice LLP

 

 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF THE COMPANY

The undersigned, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Financial Group, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”), pursuant to Section 1.2(b)(1)(ix) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), between the Company and Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP (the “ Investor ”), hereby certifies to the Investor that:

1. The Company has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it at or prior to or contemporaneously with the [First / Second] Closing under the Agreement (except that with respect to obligations that are qualified by materiality, the Company has performed such obligations, as so qualified, in all respects).

2. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2.2 of the Agreement are or were, as applicable, true and correct in all respects as of the date of the Agreement and as of the [First / Second] Closing (except (A) to the extent such representations and warranties are made as of a specified date, in which case, subject to clause (B) below, such representations and warranties were true and correct in all respects as of such date, and (B) with respect to each of the representations and warranties of the Company in the Agreement (other than Section 2.2(a), Section 2.2(b), Section 2.2(c) (which are true and correct in all respects except to a de minimis extent that is addressed to the Investor’s reasonable satisfaction at the applicable Closing pursuant to Section 5.16), Section 2.2(d)(1), Section 2.2(d)(2)(i)(A), Section 2.2(d)(3), Section 2.2(e), Section 2.2(h) (tenth sentence only), Section 2.2(i)(i) (which are true and correct in all respects), Section 2.2(k), Section 2.2(t), Section 2.2(v), Section 2.2(aa) and Section 2.2(dd) (which all are true and correct in all material respects except as set forth above)) where the failure to be true and correct (without regard to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications contained therein), individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company);

3. Since the date of the Agreement, there has not occurred any circumstance, event, change, development or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the Bank.

4. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this certificate solely in the capacity indicated and not in an individual capacity as of this [__] day of [____________], 2014.

                                                            By:                                            

                                                            Name: H. Charles Maddy, III

                                                            Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                                                                  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE OF THE COMPANY

[_______], 2014

I, Phoebe Fisher Heishman, Corporate Secretary of Summit Financial Group, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”), do hereby certify as follows:

1.           I am the duly elected Corporate Secretary of the Company.

2.           Attached hereto as Exhibit A , are true, correct and complete copies of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on [______], 2014. Such resolutions have not been rescinded, amended or modified, are in full force and effect in the form adopted, and are the only resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors relating to the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), between the Company and Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and the other Transaction Documents.

3.           Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, certified by the West Virginia Secretary of State on [_______________] (the “ Articles of Incorporation ”), and such Articles of Incorporation have not since been altered, amended or repealed, no such alteration, amendment or repeal has been authorized by the Board of Directors or shareholders of the Company, and the Articles of Incorporation are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

4.           Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Company, as amended, and such Bylaws have not been altered, amended or repealed, no such alteration, amendment or repeal has been authorized by the Board of Directors or shareholders of the Company, and the Bylaws are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

5.           Each person who, as an officer of the Company, signed the Transaction Documents or any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement was duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer at the respective times of the signing and delivery thereof and was duly authorized to sign such document on behalf of the Company, and the signature of each such person appearing on each such document is the genuine signature of such officer.

6.           Bowles Rice LLP is entitled to rely on this certificate in connection with the opinions it is rendering pursuant to the Agreement.

All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this certificate in my capacity as Corporate Secretary of the Company as of the date first written above.

                              
                                                                                           

                                                            

I, H. Charles Maddy, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify that Phoebe Fisher Heishman has been duly elected or appointed, has been duly qualified, and is the Secretary of the Company and that the signature above is his genuine signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand by and on behalf of the Company on [_________________], 2014.

                                                                  SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By:                                            

                                                                  Name: H. Charles Maddy, III

                                                                  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

 

FORM OF VCOC LETTER AGREEMENT

 

 

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

 

300 N. Main Street

 

Moorefield, West Virginia 26836

 

 

[___________], 2014

 

Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP

6051 El Tordo

Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam:

 

 

Reference is made to the Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Summit Financial Group, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ VCOC Investor ”), dated as of August 22 2014 (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which the VCOC Investor agreed to purchase from the Corporation shares of its voting common stock, $2.50 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

 

For good and valuable consideration acknowledged to have been received, the Corporation hereby agrees that it shall:

 

 

●           For so long as the VCOC Investor, directly or through one or more Affiliates, holds a Qualifying Ownership Interest, provide the VCOC Investor or its designated representative with the governance rights set forth in Section 5.9 of the Securities Purchase Agreement;

 

 

●           For so long as the VCOC Investor, directly or through one or more Affiliates, continues to hold any Common Stock (or any securities into which such Common Stock may be converted or exchanged), without limitation or prejudice of any of the rights provided to the VCOC Investor under the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other agreement or otherwise, provide the VCOC Investor or its designated representative with:

 

 

(i)           the right to visit and inspect any of the offices and properties of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and inspect the books and records of the Corporation and its subsidiaries at such times as the VCOC Investor shall reasonably request upon three (3) business days’ notice but not more frequently than once per calendar quarter, provided, however, that such rights shall not extend to confidential bank supervisory communications, customer financial records or other “exempt records” as defined by 12 C.F.R. Part 309, or reports of examination of any national bank under 12 C.F.R. 7.4000(d), which information may only be disclosed by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions and subject to the limitations of applicable law or regulation;

 

 

 

(ii)           consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of the Corporation and its subsidiaries prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis (A) as of the end of each quarter of each fiscal year of the Corporation as soon as practicable after preparation thereof but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the end of such quarter, and (B) with respect to each fiscal year end statement, as soon as practicable after preparation thereof but in no event later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of such fiscal year together with an auditor’s report thereon of a firm of established national reputation; and

 

 

(iii)           to the extent the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries is required by law or pursuant to the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Corporation or any subsidiary to prepare such reports, any annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, actually prepared by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries as soon as available;

 

 

provided that, in each case, if the Corporation makes the information described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this bullet point available through public filings on the EDGAR system or any successor or replacement system of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the delivery of the information shall be deemed satisfied by such public filings.

 

 

●           Make appropriate officers and directors of the Corporation, and its subsidiaries, available periodically and at such times as reasonably requested by the VCOC Investor for consultation with the VCOC Investor or its designated representative, but not more frequently than once per calendar quarter, with respect to matters relating to the business and affairs of the Corporation and its subsidiaries; and

 

 

●           If the VCOC Investor’s regular outside counsel determines in writing that other rights of consultation are reasonably necessary under applicable legal authorities promulgated after the date of this agreement to preserve the qualification of VCOC Investor’s investment in the Corporation as a “venture capital investment” for purposes of the United States Department of Labor Regulation published at 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101(d)(3)(i) (the “ Plan Asset Regulation ”), the Corporation agrees to cooperate in good faith with the VCOC Investor to amend to this letter agreement to reflect such other rights that are mutually satisfactory to the Corporation and the VCOC Investor and consistent with the Federal Reserve Policy Statement on Equity Investments in Banks and Bank Holding Companies; provided that such consultation rights shall be limited to once per calendar quarter.

 

 

The Corporation agrees to consider, in good faith, the recommendations of the VCOC Investor or its designated representative in connection with the matters on which it is consulted as described above, recognizing that the ultimate discretion with respect to all such matters shall be retained by the Corporation.

 

 

 

The VCOC Investor agrees, and will require each designated representative of the VCOC Investor to agree, to hold in confidence and not use or disclose to any third party (other than its legal counsel and accountants) any confidential information provided to or learned by such party in connection with the VCOC Investor’s rights under this letter agreement except as may otherwise be required by law or legal, judicial or regulatory process, provided that the VCOC Investor takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.

 

 

In the event the VCOC Investor transfers all or any portion of its investment in the Corporation to an affiliated entity (or to a direct or indirect wholly-owned conduit subsidiary of any such affiliated entity) that is intended to qualify as a venture capital operating company under the Plan Asset Regulation, such affiliated entity shall be afforded the same rights that the Corporation has afforded to the VCOC Investor hereunder and shall be treated, for such purposes, as a third party beneficiary hereunder.

 

 

This letter agreement and the rights and the duties of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware and may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

 

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                                                               SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

                                                              By:                                                         

                                                               Name:

                                                               Title:

Agreed and acknowledged as of the date first above written:

CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS V, LP

By:                                                                            

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF PASSIVITY AGREEMENT

Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP, Castle Creek Capital V LLC, Castle Creek Advisors V LLC, Castle Creek Capital LLC and any affiliate and subsidiary of the foregoing, and Messrs. John Eggemeyer, Mark Merlo, J. Mikesell Thomas and John Pietrzak and any entity they individually or collectively control (each a “ Fund V Acquirer ” and, collectively, the “ Fund V Acquirer Group ”), will not, without the prior approval of the Board or its staff, directly or indirectly:

1.	Exercise or attempt to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of Summit Financial Group, Inc. (“ Target ”), Moorefield, West Virginia, or any of its subsidiaries;

2.	Have or seek to have more than one representative of the Fund V Acquirer Group serve on the board of directors of Target or any of its subsidiaries;

3.	Permit any representative of the Fund V Acquirer Group who serves on the board of directors of Target or any of its subsidiaries to serve:

i.  as the chairman of the board of directors of Target or any of its subsidiaries;

ii.  as the chairman of any committee of the board of directors of Target or any of its subsidiaries;

iii. as a member of any committee of the board of directors of Target or any of its subsidiaries if the Fund V Acquirer Group representative occupies more than 25 percent of the seats on the committee;

iv. as a member of any committee that has the authority or practical ability to unilaterally make (or block the making of) policy or other decisions that bind the board or management of the Target or any of its subsidiaries;

4.	Have or seek to have any employee or representative of the Fund V Acquirer Group serve as an officer, agent or employee of Target or any of its subsidiaries;

5.	Take any action that would cause Target or any of its subsidiaries to become a subsidiary of the Fund V Acquirer Group;

6.	Own, control, or hold with power to vote securities that (when aggregated with securities that the officers and directors of the Fund V Acquirer Group own, control, or hold with power to vote) represent 25 percent or more of any class of voting securities of Target or any of its subsidiaries;

 

 

 

7.

Own or control equity interests of Target or any of its subsidiaries that would result in the combined voting and nonvoting equity interests of the Fund V Acquirer Group and its officers and directors to equal or exceed 25 percent of the total equity capital of Target or any of its subsidiaries,-except that, if the Fund V Acquirer Group and its officers and directors own, hold, or have the power to vote less than 15 percent of the outstanding shares of any classes of voting securities of Target, the Fund V Acquirer Group and its officers and directors may own or control equity interests greater than 25 percent, but in no case more than 33.3 percent, of the total equity capital of Target or any of its subsidiaries;

8.	Propose a director or slate of directors in opposition to a nominee or slate of nominees proposed by the management or board of directors of Target or any of its subsidiaries;

9.

Enter into any agreement with Target or any of its subsidiaries that substantially limits the discretion of Target’s management over major policies and decisions, including, but not limited to, policies or decisions about employing and compensating executive officers; engaging in new business lines; raising additional debt or equity capital; merging or consolidating with another firm; or acquiring, selling, leasing, transferring, or disposing of material assets, subsidiaries, or other entities;

10.	Solicit or participate in soliciting proxies with respect to any matter presented to the shareholders of Target or any of its subsidiaries;

11.	Dispose or threaten to dispose (explicitly or implicitly) of equity interests of Target or any of its subsidiaries in any manner as a condition or inducement of specific action or

non-action by Target or any of its subsidiaries; or

12.

Enter into any other banking or nonbanking transactions with Target or any of its subsidiaries, except that the Fund V Acquirer Group may establish and maintain deposit accounts with Target, provided that the aggregate balance of all such deposit accounts does not exceed $500,000 and that the accounts are maintained on substantially the same terms as those prevailing for comparable accounts of persons unaffiliated with Target.

Each Fund V Acquirer also certifies that:

13.	The Fund V Acquirer is not an affiliate of any other investor (excluding other Fund V Acquirers) in the proposed transaction (individually, each an “ Investor ,” and, collectively, the “ Investors ”);

14.	The Fund V Acquirer Group has reached its decision to invest in Target independently from any other investor.

15.	The Fund V Acquirer is not managed or advised by an investment manager or investment advisor who performs the same services for any other investor (excluding other Fund V Acquirers);

 

 

 

16.

The Fund V Acquirer (including any subsidiary or affiliate of a Fund V Acquirer) has not engaged and will not engage as part of a group consisting of substantially the same entities as the Investors, in substantially the same combination of interests, in any additional banking or nonbanking activities or business ventures in the United States without prior consultation with the Board;

17.

The Fund V Acquirer has not and will not enter into any agreements or understandings with any other investor to act in concert for the purpose of exercising a controlling influence over Target or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, any agreements or understandings regarding the voting or transfer of shares of Target; and

18.

Any director representing the Fund V Acquirer Group will not collude or conspire with any other directors or shareholders of Target with respect to the exercise of any director’s voting rights. Nothing in this commitment shall limit a director’s ability to exercise its legitimate duties/rights as a director of Target, including the ability to consult with other directors and shareholders as appropriate.

The terms used in these commitments have the same meanings as set forth in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“ BHC Act ”), and the Board’s Regulation Y. For purposes of these commitments, “Investor” includes any subsidiary or affiliate of the Investor.

Nothing in these commitments releases the Fund V Acquirer Group from compliance with the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended, and any regulations thereunder for any subsequent acquisition or increase in the percentage ownership of any class of voting shares of Target.

Each Fund V Acquirer understands that these commitments constitute conditions imposed in writing in connection with the Board’s findings and decisions related to Fund V Acquirer Group’s acquisition of up to 9.9 percent of voting shares of Target and up to 33.3 percent of Target’s total equity capital, and, as such, may be enforced in proceedings under applicable law.

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                                                               CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS V, LP

                                                              By:                                                                                                                                                       

                                                               Name:

                                                               Title:

                                                               CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL V LLC

                                                              By:                                                                                                                                     

                                                               Name:

                                                               Title:

                                                               CASTLE CREEK ADVISORS IV LLC

                                                              By:                                                                                                                                     

                                                               Name:

                                                               Title:

                                                               CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL LLC

                                                              By:                                                                                                                                     

                                                               Name:

                                                               Title:

 

 

                                                              JOHN M. EGGEMEYER III

 

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                                                               MARK G. MERLO

                                                               J. MIKESELL THOMAS

 

                                                               JOHN T. PIETRZAK

 

 

EXHIBIT F

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF THE INVESTOR

The undersigned, the [_________________] of Castle Creek Capital Partners V, LP (the “ Investor ”), pursuant to Section 1.2(b)(2)(v) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), between the Investor and Summit Financial Group, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies to the Company that:

1.           The Investor has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it at or prior to or contemporaneously with the [First / Second] Closing under the Agreement (except that with respect to obligations that are qualified by materiality, the Investor has performed such obligations, as so qualified, in all respects).

2.           The representations and warranties of the Investor set forth in the Agreement are or were, as applicable, true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case they were true and correct in all respects) as of the date of the Agreement and as of the [First / Second] Closing (except to the extent such representations and warranties are made as of a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such date), in each case except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Investor.

3.           Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this certificate solely in the capacity indicated and not in an individual capacity as of this [__] day

of [__________________].

By:

Name:

Title: