EXHIBIT 4.2
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR
SUCH LAWS. THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED
TO THEREIN, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY
SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID.
WARRANT
to purchase
1,179,245
Shares of Common Stock
of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
Issue Date: December 19, 2008
1.
Definitions
. Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated.
Affiliate
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Appraisal Procedure
means a procedure whereby two independent appraisers, one chosen by the
Company and one by the Original Warrantholder, shall mutually agree upon the determinations then
the subject of appraisal. Each party shall deliver a notice to the other appointing its appraiser
within 15 days after the Appraisal Procedure is invoked. If within 30 days after appointment of
the two appraisers they are unable to agree upon the amount in question, a third independent
appraiser shall be chosen within 10 days thereafter by the mutual consent of such first two
appraisers. The decision of the third appraiser so appointed and chosen shall be given within 30
days after the selection of such third appraiser. If three appraisers shall be appointed and the
determination of one appraiser is disparate from the middle determination by more than twice the
amount by which the other determination is disparate from the middle determination, then the
determination of such appraiser shall be excluded, the remaining two determinations shall be
averaged and such average shall be binding and conclusive upon the Company and the Original
Warrantholder; otherwise, the average of all three determinations shall be binding upon the Company
and the Original Warrantholder. The costs of conducting any Appraisal Procedure shall be borne by
the Company.
Board of Directors
means the board of directors of the Company, including any duly
authorized committee thereof.
Business Combination
means a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar
transaction that requires the approval of the Companys stockholders.
business day
means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions
in the State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental actions
to close.
Capital Stock
means (A) with respect to any Person that is a corporation or company, any and
all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital or
capital stock of such Person and (B) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation or
company, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.
Charter
means, with respect to any Person, its certificate or articles of incorporation,
articles of association, or similar organizational document.
Common Stock
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Company
means the Person whose name, corporate or other organizational form and jurisdiction
of organization is set forth in Item 1 of Schedule A hereto.
conversion
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(B).
convertible securities
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(B).
CPP
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor
statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exercise Price
means the amount set forth in Item 2 of Schedule A hereto.
Expiration Time
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
Fair Market Value
means, with respect to any security or other property, the fair market
value of such security or other property as determined by the Board of Directors, acting in good
faith or, with respect to Section 14, as determined by the Original Warrantholder acting in good
faith. For so long as the Original Warrantholder holds this Warrant or any portion thereof, it may
object in writing to the Board of Directors calculation of fair market value within 10 days of
receipt of written notice thereof. If the Original Warrantholder and the Company are unable to
agree on fair market value during the 10-day period following the delivery of the Original
Warrantholders objection, the Appraisal Procedure may be invoked by either party to determine Fair
Market Value by delivering written notification thereof not later than the 30
th
day
after delivery of the Original Warrantholders objection.
Governmental Entities
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Initial Number
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(B).
Issue Date
means the date set forth in Item 3 of Schedule A hereto.
Market Price
means, with respect to a particular security, on any given day, the last
reported sale price regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the
average of the last closing bid and ask prices regular way, in either case on the principal
national securities exchange on which the applicable securities are listed or admitted to trading,
or if not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of the
closing bid and ask prices as furnished by two members of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose. Market Price shall
be determined without reference to after hours or extended hours trading. If such security is not
listed and traded in a manner that the quotations referred to above are available for the period
required hereunder, the Market Price per share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be (i) in the
event that any portion of the Warrant is held by the Original Warrantholder, the fair market value
per share of such security as determined in good faith by the Original Warrantholder or (ii) in all
other circumstances, the fair market value per share of such security as determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors in reliance on an opinion of a nationally recognized independent
investment banking corporation retained by the Company for this purpose and certified in a
resolution to the Warrantholder. For the purposes of determining the Market Price of the Common
Stock on the trading day preceding, on or following the occurrence of an event, (i) that trading
day shall be deemed to commence immediately after the regular scheduled closing time of trading on
the New York Stock Exchange or, if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time and (ii)
that trading day shall end at the next regular scheduled closing time, or if trading is closed at
an earlier time, such earlier time (for the avoidance of doubt, and as an example, if the Market
Price is to be determined as of the last trading day preceding a
specified event and the closing time of trading on a particular day is 4:00 p.m. and the
specified event occurs at 5:00 p.m. on that day, the Market Price would be determined by reference
to such 4:00 p.m. closing price).
Ordinary Cash Dividends
means a regular quarterly cash dividend on shares of Common Stock
out of surplus or net profits legally available therefor (determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time),
provided
that Ordinary Cash Dividends
shall not include any cash dividends paid subsequent to the Issue Date to the extent the aggregate
per share dividends paid on the outstanding Common Stock in any quarter exceed the amount set forth
in Item 4 of Schedule A hereto, as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock
split, reclassification or similar transaction.
Original Warrantholder
means the United States Department of the Treasury. Any actions
specified to be taken by the Original Warrantholder hereunder may only be taken by such Person and
not by any other Warrantholder.
Permitted Transactions
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(B).
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.
Per Share Fair Market Value
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(C).
Preferred Shares
means the perpetual preferred stock issued to the Original Warrantholder on
the Issue Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Pro Rata Repurchases
means any purchase of shares of Common Stock by the Company or any
Affiliate thereof pursuant to (A) any tender offer or exchange offer subject to Section 13(e) or
14(e) of the Exchange Act or Regulation 14E promulgated thereunder or (B) any other offer available
to substantially all holders of Common Stock, in the case of both (A) or (B), whether for cash,
shares of Capital Stock of the Company, other securities of the Company, evidences of indebtedness
of the Company or any other Person or any other property (including, without limitation, shares of
Capital Stock, other securities or evidences of indebtedness of a subsidiary), or any combination
thereof, effected while this Warrant is outstanding. The
Effective Date
of a Pro Rata Repurchase
shall mean the date of acceptance of shares for purchase or exchange by the Company under any
tender or exchange offer which is a Pro Rata Repurchase or the date of purchase with respect to any
Pro Rata Repurchase that is not a tender or exchange offer.
Purchase Agreement
means the Securities Purchase Agreement Standard Terms incorporated
into the Letter Agreement, dated as of the date set forth in Item 5 of Schedule A hereto, as
amended from time to time, between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury
(the
Letter Agreement
), including all annexes and schedules thereto.
Qualified Equity Offering
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Regulatory Approvals
with respect to the Warrantholder, means, to the extent applicable and
required to permit the Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant for shares of Common Stock and to own
such Common Stock without the Warrantholder being in violation of applicable law, rule or
regulation, the receipt of any necessary approvals and authorizations of, filings and registrations
with, notifications to, or expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under, the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
SEC
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Shares
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
trading day
means (A) if the shares of Common Stock are not traded on any national or
regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a business day or (B) if
the shares of Common Stock are traded on any national or regional securities exchange or
association or over-the-counter market, a business day on which such relevant exchange or quotation
system is scheduled to be open for business and on which the shares of Common Stock (i) are not
suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or association or
over-the-counter market for any period or periods aggregating one half hour or longer; and (ii)
have traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or association or
over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the trading of the shares of Common Stock.
U.S. GAAP
means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Warrantholder
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
Warrant
means this Warrant, issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
2.
Number of Shares; Exercise Price
. This certifies that, for value received, the
United States Department of the Treasury or its permitted assigns (the
Warrantholder
) is
entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to acquire from the
Company, in whole or in part, after the receipt of all applicable Regulatory Approvals, if any, up
to an aggregate of the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock set forth in
Item 6 of Schedule A hereto, at a purchase price per share of Common Stock equal to the Exercise
Price. The number of shares of Common Stock (the
Shares
) and the Exercise Price are subject to
adjustment as provided herein, and all references to Common Stock, Shares and Exercise Price
herein shall be deemed to include any such adjustment or series of adjustments.
3.
Exercise of Warrant; Term
. Subject to Section 2, to the extent permitted by
applicable laws and regulations, the right to purchase the Shares represented by this Warrant is
exercisable, in whole or in part by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time after the
execution and delivery of this Warrant by the Company on the date hereof, but in no event later
than 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the tenth anniversary of the Issue Date (the
Expiration
Time
), by (A) the surrender of this Warrant and Notice of Exercise annexed hereto, duly completed
and executed on behalf of the Warrantholder, at the principal executive office of the Company
located at the address set forth in Item 7 of Schedule A hereto (or such other office or agency of
the Company in the United States as it may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholder at
the address of the Warrantholder appearing on the books of the Company), and (B) payment of the
Exercise Price for the Shares thereby purchased:
(i) by having the Company withhold, from the shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be
delivered to the Warrantholder upon such exercise, shares of Common stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrant equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to which this Warrant is so exercised
based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which this Warrant is exercised
and the Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company pursuant to this Section 3, or
(ii) with the consent of both the Company and the Warrantholder, by tendering in cash, by
certified or cashiers check payable to the order of the Company, or by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company.
If the Warrantholder does not exercise this Warrant in its entirety, the Warrantholder will be
entitled to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, and in any event not exceeding three
business days, a new warrant in substantially identical form for the purchase of that number of
Shares equal to the difference between the number of Shares subject to this Warrant and the number
of Shares as to which this Warrant is so exercised. Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to
the contrary, the Warrantholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that its exercise of this Warrant
for Shares is subject to the condition that the Warrantholder will have first received any
applicable Regulatory Approvals.
4.
Issuance of Shares; Authorization; Listing
. Certificates for Shares issued upon
exercise of this Warrant will be issued in such name or names as the Warrantholder may designate
and will be delivered to such named Person or Persons within a reasonable time, not to exceed three
business days after the date on which this
Warrant has been duly exercised in accordance with the terms of this Warrant. The Company
hereby represents and warrants that any Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3 will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges (other than liens or charges
created by the Warrantholder, income and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise
of the Warrant or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith). The
Company agrees that the Shares so issued will be deemed to have been issued to the Warrantholder as
of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price are
delivered to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, notwithstanding that the
stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may
not be actually delivered on such date. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available,
out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the
exercise of this Warrant, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant at any time. The Company will (A) procure, at its sole expense, the
listing of the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant at any time, subject to issuance or
notice of issuance, on all principal stock exchanges on which the Common Stock is then listed or
traded and (B) maintain such listings of such Shares at all times after issuance. The Company will
use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Shares may be issued without violation of any
applicable law or regulation or of any requirement of any securities exchange on which the Shares
are listed or traded.
5.
No Fractional Shares or Scrip
. No fractional Shares or scrip representing
fractional Shares shall be issued upon any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional
Share to which the Warrantholder would otherwise be entitled, the Warrantholder shall be entitled
to receive a cash payment equal to the Market Price of the Common Stock on the last trading day
preceding the date of exercise less the pro-rated Exercise Price for such fractional share.
6.
No Rights as Stockholders; Transfer Books
. This Warrant does not entitle the
Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the
date of exercise hereof. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against transfer of
this Warrant in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant.
7.
Charges, Taxes and Expenses
. Issuance of certificates for Shares to the
Warrantholder upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder
for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such
certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company.
8.
Transfer/Assignment
.
(A) Subject to compliance with clause (B) of this Section 8, this Warrant and all rights
hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company by the registered
holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and a new warrant shall be made and
delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant but registered in the name of
one or more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed, to the office or agency of
the Company described in Section 3. All expenses (other than stock transfer taxes) and other
charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new warrants
pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the Company.
(B) The transfer of the Warrant and the Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrant are subject
to the restrictions set forth in Section 4.4 of the Purchase Agreement. If and for so long as
required by the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant shall contain the legends as set forth in Sections
4.2(a) and 4.2(b) of the Purchase Agreement.
9.
Exchange and Registry of Warrant
. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender
hereof by the Warrantholder to the Company, for a new warrant or warrants of like tenor and
representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares. The Company shall maintain
a registry showing the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered holder of this
Warrant. This Warrant may be surrendered for exchange or exercise in accordance with its terms, at
the office of the Company, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all respects, prior to
written notice to the contrary, upon such registry.
10.
Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant
. Upon receipt by the Company of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Warrant, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of a bond, indemnity
or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon
surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall make and deliver, in lieu of such
lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and representing the
right to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares as provided for in such lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated Warrant.
11.
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc.
If the last or appointed day for the taking of
any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a business day,
then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day that is a
business day.
12.
Rule 144 Information
. The Company covenants that it will use its reasonable best
efforts to timely file all reports and other documents required to be filed by it under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder
(or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any
Warrantholder, make publicly available such information as necessary to permit sales pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act), and it will use reasonable best efforts to take such further
action as any Warrantholder may reasonably request, in each case to the extent required from time
to time to enable such holder to, if permitted by the terms of this Warrant and the Purchase
Agreement, sell this Warrant without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of
the exemptions provided by (A) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from
time to time, or (B) any successor rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the
written request of any Warrantholder, the Company will deliver to such Warrantholder a written
statement that it has complied with such requirements.
13.
Adjustments and Other Rights
. The Exercise Price and the number of Shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows;
provided
, that if more than one subsection of this Section 13 is applicable to a single event, the
subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment and no single event shall cause an
adjustment under more than one subsection of this Section 13 so as to result in duplication:
(A)
Stock Splits, Subdivisions, Reclassifications or Combinations
. If the Company
shall (i) declare and pay a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock in shares of Common
Stock, (ii) subdivide or reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of
shares, or (iii) combine or reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number
of shares, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant at the time of the record
date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such subdivision, combination or
reclassification shall be proportionately adjusted so that the Warrantholder after such date shall
be entitled to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which such holder would have owned or
been entitled to receive in respect of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant after
such date had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such date. In such event, the
Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution or the
effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be adjusted to the number
obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this
Warrant before such adjustment and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record
or effective date, as the case may be, for the dividend, distribution, subdivision, combination or
reclassification giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new number of Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant determined pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
(B)
Certain Issuances of Common Shares or Convertible Securities
. Until the earlier
of (i) the date on which the Original Warrantholder no longer holds this Warrant or any portion
thereof and (ii) the third anniversary of the Issue Date, if the Company shall issue shares of
Common Stock (or rights or warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into or
exchangeable (collectively, a
conversion
) for shares of Common Stock) (collectively,
convertible
securities
) (other than in Permitted Transactions (as defined below) or a transaction to which
subsection (A) of this Section 13 is applicable) without consideration or at a consideration per
share (or having a conversion price per share) that is less than 90% of the Market Price on the
last trading day preceding the date of the agreement on pricing such shares (or such convertible
securities) then, in such event:
(A) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately
prior to the date of the agreement on pricing of such shares (or of such convertible
securities) (the
Initial Number
) shall be increased to the number obtained by
multiplying the Initial Number by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the
sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding on such
date and (y) the number of additional shares of Common Stock issued (or into which
convertible securities may be exercised or convert) and (B) the denominator of which
shall be the sum of (I) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such
date and (II) the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration
receivable by the Company for the total number of shares of Common Stock so issued
(or into which convertible securities may be exercised or convert) would purchase at
the Market Price on the last trading day preceding the date of the agreement on
pricing such shares (or such convertible securities); and
(B) the Exercise Price payable upon exercise of the Warrant shall be adjusted by
multiplying such Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the date of the
agreement on pricing of such shares (or of such convertible securities) by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant prior to such date and the denominator of
which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant immediately after the adjustment described in clause (A) above.
For purposes of the foregoing, the aggregate consideration receivable by the Company in
connection with the issuance of such shares of Common Stock or convertible securities shall be
deemed to be equal to the sum of the net offering price (including the Fair Market Value of any
non-cash consideration and after deduction of any related expenses payable to third parties) of all
such securities plus the minimum aggregate amount, if any, payable upon exercise or conversion of
any such convertible securities into shares of Common Stock; and
Permitted Transactions
shall
mean issuances (i) as consideration for or to fund the acquisition of businesses and/or related
assets, (ii) in connection with employee benefit plans and compensation related arrangements in the
ordinary course and consistent with past practice approved by the Board of Directors, (iii) in
connection with a public or broadly marketed offering and sale of Common Stock or convertible
securities for cash conducted by the Company or its affiliates pursuant to registration under the
Securities Act or Rule 144A thereunder on a basis consistent with capital raising transactions by
comparable financial institutions and (iv) in connection with the exercise of preemptive rights on
terms existing as of the Issue Date. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 13(B) shall
become effective immediately upon the date of such issuance.
(C)
Other Distributions
. In case the Company shall fix a record date for the making
of a distribution to all holders of shares of its Common Stock of securities, evidences of
indebtedness, assets, cash, rights or warrants (excluding Ordinary Cash Dividends, dividends of its
Common Stock and other dividends or distributions referred to in Section 13(A)), in each such case,
the Exercise Price in effect prior to such record date shall be reduced immediately thereafter to
the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the reduction
by the quotient of (x) the Market Price of the Common Stock on the last trading day preceding the
first date on which the Common Stock trades regular way on the principal national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading without the right to receive
such distribution, minus the amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of the securities,
evidences of indebtedness, assets, rights or warrants to be so distributed in respect of one share
of Common Stock (such amount and/or Fair Market Value, the
Per Share Fair Market Value
) divided
by (y) such Market Price on such date specified in clause (x); such adjustment shall be made
successively whenever such a record date is fixed. In such event, the number of Shares issuable
upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the
product of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such
adjustment, and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the distribution giving rise
to this adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately
preceding sentence. In the case of adjustment for a cash dividend that is, or is coincident with,
a regular quarterly cash dividend, the Per Share Fair Market Value would be reduced by the per
share amount of the portion of the cash dividend that would constitute an Ordinary Cash Dividend.
In the event that such distribution is not so made, the Exercise Price and the number of Shares
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant then in effect shall be readjusted, effective as of the date
when the Board of Directors determines not to distribute such shares, evidences of indebtedness,
assets, rights, cash or warrants, as the case may be, to the Exercise Price that would then
be in effect and the number of Shares that would then be issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant if such record date had not been fixed.
(D)
Certain Repurchases of Common Stock
. In case the Company effects a Pro Rata
Repurchase of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be reduced to the price determined by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date of such Pro Rata
Repurchase by a fraction of which the numerator shall be (i) the product of (x) the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata Repurchase and (y) the Market
Price of a share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public
announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata
Repurchase, minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and of which the
denominator shall be the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase minus the number of shares of Common Stock so
repurchased and (ii) the Market Price per share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately
preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to
effect such Pro Rata Repurchase. In such event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product
of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such adjustment, and
(2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Pro Rata Repurchase giving rise to this
adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding
sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, no increase to the Exercise Price or decrease in the number
of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made pursuant to this Section 13(D).
(E)
Business Combinations
. In case of any Business Combination or reclassification of
Common Stock (other than a reclassification of Common Stock referred to in Section 13(A)), the
Warrantholders right to receive Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be converted into the
right to exercise this Warrant to acquire the number of shares of stock or other securities or
property (including cash) which the Common Stock issuable (at the time of such Business Combination
or reclassification) upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such Business Combination
or reclassification would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Business
Combination or reclassification; and in any such case, if necessary, the provisions set forth
herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Warrantholder shall be
appropriately adjusted so as to be applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, to the
Warrantholders right to exercise this Warrant in exchange for any shares of stock or other
securities or property pursuant to this paragraph. In determining the kind and amount of stock,
securities or the property receivable upon exercise of this Warrant following the consummation of
such Business Combination, if the holders of Common Stock have the right to elect the kind or
amount of consideration receivable upon consummation of such Business Combination, then the
consideration that the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise shall be deemed to
be the types and amounts of consideration received by the majority of all holders of the shares of
common stock that affirmatively make an election (or of all such holders if none make an election).
(F)
Rounding of Calculations; Minimum Adjustments
. All calculations under this
Section 13 shall be made to the nearest one-tenth (1/10th) of a cent or to the nearest
one-hundredth (1/100th) of a share, as the case may be. Any provision of this Section 13 to the
contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which
this Warrant is exercisable shall be made if the amount of such adjustment would be less than $0.01
or one-tenth (1/10th) of a share of Common Stock, but any such amount shall be carried forward and
an adjustment with respect thereto shall be made at the time of and together with any subsequent
adjustment which, together with such amount and any other amount or amounts so carried forward,
shall aggregate $0.01 or 1/10th of a share of Common Stock, or more.
(G)
Timing of Issuance of Additional Common Stock Upon Certain Adjustments
. In any
case in which the provisions of this Section 13 shall require that an adjustment shall become
effective immediately after a record date for an event, the Company may defer until the occurrence
of such event (i) issuing to the Warrantholder of this Warrant exercised after such record date and
before the occurrence of such event the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment and (ii) paying to such
Warrantholder any amount of cash in lieu of a fractional share of Common Stock;
provided
,
however
,
that the Company upon request shall deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or other appropriate
instrument evidencing such Warrantholders right to receive such additional shares, and such cash,
upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.
(H)
Completion of Qualified Equity Offering
. In the event the Company (or any
successor by Business Combination) completes one or more Qualified Equity Offerings on or prior to
December 31, 2009 that result in the Company (or any such successor ) receiving aggregate gross
proceeds of not less than 100% of the aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares (and
any preferred stock issued by any such successor to the Original Warrantholder under the CPP), the
number of shares of Common Stock underlying the portion of this Warrant then held by the Original
Warrantholder shall be thereafter reduced by a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
product of (i) 0.5 and (ii) the number of shares underlying the Warrant on the Issue Date (adjusted
to take into account all other theretofore made adjustments pursuant to this Section 13).
(I)
Other Events
. For so long as the Original Warrantholder holds this Warrant or any
portion thereof, if any event occurs as to which the provisions of this Section 13 are not strictly
applicable or, if strictly applicable, would not, in the good faith judgment of the Board of
Directors of the Company, fairly and adequately protect the purchase rights of the Warrants in
accordance with the essential intent and principles of such provisions, then the Board of Directors
shall make such adjustments in the application of such provisions, in accordance with such
essential intent and principles, as shall be reasonably necessary, in the good faith opinion of the
Board of Directors, to protect such purchase rights as aforesaid. The Exercise Price or the number
of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall not be adjusted in the event of a change in
the par value of the Common Stock or a change in the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company.
(J)
Statement Regarding Adjustments
. Whenever the Exercise Price or the number of
Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted as provided in Section 13, the
Company shall forthwith file at the principal office of the Company a statement showing in
reasonable detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Exercise Price that shall be in
effect and the number of Shares into which this Warrant shall be exercisable after such adjustment,
and the Company shall also cause a copy of such statement to be sent by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to each Warrantholder at the address appearing in the Companys records.
(K)
Notice of Adjustment Event
. In the event that the Company shall propose to take
any action of the type described in this Section 13 (but only if the action of the type described
in this Section 13 would result in an adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Shares into
which this Warrant is exercisable or a change in the type of securities or property to be delivered
upon exercise of this Warrant), the Company shall give notice to the Warrantholder, in the manner
set forth in Section 13(J), which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any
such action and the approximate date on which such action is to take place. Such notice shall also
set forth the facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on
the Exercise Price and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities or property which
shall be deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant. In the case of any action which would require
the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date so
fixed, and in case of all other action, such notice shall be given at least 15 days prior to the
taking of such proposed action. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not
affect the legality or validity of any such action.
(L)
Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment
. As a condition precedent to
the taking of any action which would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 13, the Company
shall take any action which may be necessary, including obtaining regulatory, New York Stock
Exchange or stockholder approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may thereafter validly
and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all shares of Common Stock that the Warrantholder
is entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 13.
(M)
Adjustment Rules
. Any adjustments pursuant to this Section 13 shall be made
successively whenever an event referred to herein shall occur. If an adjustment in Exercise Price
made hereunder would reduce the Exercise Price to an amount below par value of the Common Stock,
then such adjustment in Exercise Price made hereunder shall reduce the Exercise Price to the par
value of the Common Stock.
14.
Exchange
. At any time following the date on which the shares of Common Stock of
the Company are no longer listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange (other
than in connection with any Business Combination), the Original Warrantholder may cause the Company
to exchange all or a portion of this Warrant for an economic interest (to be determined by the
Original Warrantholder after consultation with the Company) of the Company classified as permanent
equity under U.S. GAAP having a value equal to the Fair Market
Value of the portion of the Warrant so exchanged. The Original Warrantholder shall calculate any
Fair Market Value required to be calculated pursuant to this Section 14, which shall not be subject
to the Appraisal Procedure.
15.
No Impairment
. The Company will not, by amendment of its Charter or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities
or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the
terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith
assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in taking of all such action
as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrantholder.
16.
Governing Law
.
This Warrant will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the federal law of the United States if and to the extent such law is applicable, and otherwise in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed
entirely within such State. Each of the Company and the Warrantholder agrees (a) to submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions
contemplated hereby, and (b) that notice may be served upon the Company at the address in Section
20 below and upon the Warrantholder at the address for the Warrantholder set forth in the registry
maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 9 hereof. To the extent permitted by applicable law,
each of the Company and the Warrantholder hereby unconditionally waives trial by jury in any legal
action or proceeding relating to the Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
17.
Binding Effect
. This Warrant shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of
the Company.
18.
Amendments
. This Warrant may be amended and the observance of any term of this
Warrant may be waived only with the written consent of the Company and the Warrantholder.
19 .
Prohibited Actions
. The Company agrees that it will not take any action which
would entitle the Warrantholder to an adjustment of the Exercise Price if the total number of
shares of Common Stock issuable after such action upon exercise of this Warrant, together with all
shares of Common Stock then outstanding and all shares of Common Stock then issuable upon the
exercise of all outstanding options, warrants, conversion and other rights, would exceed the total
number of shares of Common Stock then authorized by its Charter.
20.
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 facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt, or (b) on
the second business day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next day
courier service. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in Item 8 of Schedule A
hereto, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to
receive such notice.
21.
Entire Agreement
. This Warrant, the forms attached hereto and Schedule A hereto
(the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein), and the Letter Agreement (including all
documents incorporated therein), contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous arrangements or undertakings
with respect thereto.
[Form of Notice of Exercise]
Date:
TO: Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
RE: Election to Purchase Common Stock
The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant, hereby agrees
to subscribe for and purchase the number of shares of the Common Stock set forth below covered by
such Warrant. The undersigned, in accordance with Section 3 of the Warrant, hereby agrees to pay
the aggregate Exercise Price for
such shares of Common Stock in the manner set forth below. A new warrant evidencing the
remaining shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, but not yet subscribed for and purchased,
if any, should be issued in the name set forth below.
Number of Shares of Common Stock
Method of Payment of Exercise Price (note if cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3(i) of the
Warrant or cash exercise pursuant to Section 3(ii) of the Warrant, with consent of the Company and
the Warrantholder)
Aggregate Exercise Price:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by a duly
authorized officer.
Dated: December 19, 2008
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COMPANY: SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
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By:
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/s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III
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Name:
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Dennis S. Hudson, III
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Title:
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Attest:
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By:
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/s/ Sharon Mehl
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Name:
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Sharon Mehl
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Title:
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Secretary
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SCHEDULE A
Item 1
Name:
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
Corporate or other organizational form:
Corporation
Jurisdiction of organization:
Florida
Item 2
Exercise Price:
$6.36
Item 3
Issue Date:
December 19, 2008
Item 4
Amount of last dividend declared prior to the Issue Date:
$0.01
Item 5
Date of Letter Agreement between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury:
December 19, 2008
Item 6
Number of shares of Common Stock:
1,179,245
Item 7
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Companys address:
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Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
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815 Colorado Avenue
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Stuart, Florida 34994
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Item 8
Notice information:
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If to the Company:
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Dennis S. Hudson, III
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
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815 Colorado Avenue
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Stuart, Florida 34994
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Facsimile: (772) 288-6012
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with a copy to:
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Jones Day
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1420 Peachtree Street N.E. Ste. 800
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Atlanta, Georgia 30309
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Attention: Ralph MacDonald III
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Facsimile: (404) 581-8330
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If to the Warrantholder:
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The Bank of New York Mellon
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101 Barclay Street, 4 West
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Capital Purchase Program
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New York, NY 10286
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Attn: Courtney Bartholomew
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EXHIBIT 10.1
United States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The company set forth on the signature page hereto (the
Company
) intends to issue in a
private placement the number of shares of a series of its preferred stock set forth on Schedule A
hereto (the
Preferred Shares
) and a warrant to purchase the number of shares of its common stock
set forth on Schedule A hereto (the
Warrant
and, together with the Preferred Shares, the
"
Purchased Securities
) and the United States Department of the Treasury (the
Investor
) intends
to purchase from the Company the Purchased Securities.
The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the purchase by
the Investor of the Purchased Securities. Except to the extent supplemented or superseded by the
terms set forth herein or in the Schedules hereto, the provisions contained in the Securities
Purchase Agreement Standard Terms attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
Securities Purchase
Agreement
) are incorporated by reference herein. Terms that are defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement are used in this letter agreement as so defined. In the event of any
inconsistency between this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement, the terms of
this letter agreement shall govern.
Each of the Company and the Investor hereby confirms its agreement with the other party with
respect to the issuance by the Company of the Purchased Securities and the purchase by the Investor
of the Purchased Securities pursuant to this letter agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement
on the terms specified on Schedule A hereto.
This letter agreement (including the Schedules hereto) and the Securities Purchase Agreement
(including the Annexes thereto) and the Warrant constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all
other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral,
between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This letter agreement constitutes
the Letter Agreement referred to in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
This letter agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each such
counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will together
constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to this letter agreement may be delivered
by facsimile and such facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been
delivered.
* * *
In witness whereof, this letter agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly
authorized representatives of the parties hereto as of the date written below.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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By:
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/s/ Neel Kashkari
Name Neel Kashkari
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Title: Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability
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COMPANY: SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
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By:
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/s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III
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Name: Dennis S. Hudson, III
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Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Date: December 19, 2008
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EXHIBIT A
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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Article I
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Purchase; Closing
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1.1
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Purchase
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1.2
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Closing
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2
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1.3
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Interpretation
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Article II
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Representations and Warranties
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2.1
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Disclosure
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2.2
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Representations and Warranties of the Company
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5
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Article III
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Covenants
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3.1
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Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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3.2
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Expenses
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14
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3.3
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Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
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3.4
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Certain Notifications Until Closing
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3.5
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Access, Information and Confidentiality
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Article IV
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Additional Agreements
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4.1
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Purchase for Investment
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4.2
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Legends
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4.3
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Certain Transactions
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4.4
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Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions on Exercise of the Warrant
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4.5
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Registration Rights.
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4.6
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Voting of Warrant Shares
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4.7
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Depositary Shares
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4.8
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Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases
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4.9
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Repurchase of Investor Securities
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4.10
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Executive Compensation
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Article V
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Miscellaneous
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5.1
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Termination
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5.2
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Survival of Representations and Warranties
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5.3
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Amendment
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5.4
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Waiver of Conditions
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5.5
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Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc.
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5.6
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Notices
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5.7
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Definitions
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5.8
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Assignment
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5.9
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Severability
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5.10
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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LIST OF ANNEXES
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ANNEX A:
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS FOR PREFERRED STOCK
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ANNEX B:
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FORM OF WAIVER
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ANNEX C:
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FORM OF OPINION
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ANNEX D:
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FORM OF WARRANT
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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Affiliate
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5.7(b)
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Agreement
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Recitals
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Appraisal Procedure
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4.9(c)(i)
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Appropriate Federal Banking Agency
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2.2(s)
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Bankruptcy Exceptions
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2.2(d)
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Benefit Plans
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1.2(d)(iv)
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Board of Directors
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2.2(f)
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Business Combination
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4.4
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business day
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1.3
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Capitalization Date
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2.2(b)
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Certificate of Designations
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1.2(d)(iii)
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Charter
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1.2(d)(iii)
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Closing
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1.2(a)
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Closing Date
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1.2(a)
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Code
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2.2(n)
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Common Stock
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Recitals
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Company
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Recitals
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Company Financial Statements
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2.2(h)
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Company Material Adverse Effect
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2.1(a)
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Company Reports
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2.2(i)(i)
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Company Subsidiary; Company Subsidiaries
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2.2(i)(i)
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control; controlled by; under common control with
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5.7(b)
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Controlled Group
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2.2(n)
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CPP
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Recitals
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EESA
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1.2(d)(iv)
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ERISA
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2.2(n)
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Exchange Act
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2.1(b)
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Fair Market Value
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4.9(c)(ii)
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GAAP
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2.1(a)
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Governmental Entities
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1.2(c)
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Holder
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4.5(k)(i)
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Holders Counsel
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4.5(k)(ii)
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Indemnitee
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4.5(g)(i)
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Information
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3.5(b)
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Initial Warrant Shares
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Recitals
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Investor
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Recitals
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Junior Stock
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4.8(c)
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knowledge of the Company; Companys knowledge
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5.7(c)
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Last Fiscal Year
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2.1(b)
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Letter Agreement
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Recitals
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officers
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5.7(c)
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Location of
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Term
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Definition
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Parity Stock
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4.8(c)
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Pending Underwritten Offering
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4.5(l)
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Permitted Repurchases
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4.8(a)(ii)
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Piggyback Registration
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4.5(a)(iv)
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Plan
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2.2(n)
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Preferred Shares
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Recitals
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Preferred Stock
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Recitals
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Previously Disclosed
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2.1(b)
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Proprietary Rights
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2.2(u)
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Purchase
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Recitals
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Purchase Price
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Purchased Securities
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Recitals
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Qualified Equity Offering
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4.4
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register; registered; registration
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4.5(k)(iii)
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Registrable Securities
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4.5(k)(iv)
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Registration Expenses
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4.5(k)(v)
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Regulatory Agreement
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2.2(s)
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Rule 144; Rule 144A; Rule 159A; Rule 405; Rule 415
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4.5(k)(vi)
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Schedules
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Recitals
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SEC
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2.1(b)
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Securities Act
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2.2(a)
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Selling Expenses
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4.5(k)(vii)
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Senior Executive Officers
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4.10
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Share Dilution Amount
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4.8(a)(ii)
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Shelf Registration Statement
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4.5(a)(ii)
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Signing Date
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2.1(a)
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Special Registration
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4.5(i)
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Stockholder Proposals
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3.1(b)
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subsidiary
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5.8(a)
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Tax; Taxes
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2.2(o)
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Transfer
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4.4
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Warrant
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Recitals
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Warrant Shares
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT STANDARD TERMS
Recitals:
WHEREAS, the United States Department of the Treasury (the
Investor
) may from time to time
agree to purchase shares of preferred stock and warrants from eligible financial institutions which
elect to participate in the Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program (
CPP
);
WHEREAS, an eligible financial institution electing to participate in the CPP and issue
securities to the Investor (referred to herein as the
Company
) shall enter into a letter
agreement (the
Letter Agreement
) with the Investor which incorporates this Securities Purchase
Agreement Standard Terms;
WHEREAS, the Company agrees to expand the flow of credit to U.S. consumers and businesses on
competitive terms to promote the sustained growth and vitality of the U.S. economy;
WHEREAS, the Company agrees to work diligently, under existing programs, to modify the terms
of residential mortgages as appropriate to strengthen the health of the U.S. housing market;
WHEREAS, the Company intends to issue in a private placement the number of shares of the
series of its Preferred Stock (
Preferred Stock
) set forth on
Schedule A
to the Letter
Agreement (the
Preferred Shares
) and a warrant to purchase the number of shares of its Common
Stock (
Common Stock
) set forth on
Schedule A
to the Letter Agreement (the
Initial
Warrant Shares
) (the
Warrant
and, together with the Preferred Shares, the
Purchased
Securities
) and the Investor intends to purchase (the
Purchase
) from the Company the Purchased
Securities; and
WHEREAS, the Purchase will be governed by this Securities Purchase Agreement Standard Terms
and the Letter Agreement, including the schedules thereto (the
Schedules
), specifying additional
terms of the Purchase. This Securities Purchase Agreement Standard Terms (including the Annexes
hereto) and the Letter Agreement (including the Schedules thereto) are together referred to as this
Agreement. All references in this Securities Purchase Agreement Standard Terms to Schedules
are to the Schedules attached to the Letter Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
Article I
Purchase; Closing
1.1
Purchase
. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Company agrees to sell to the Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from the
Company, at the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Purchased Securities for the price set forth
on
Schedule A
(the
Purchase Price
).
1.2
Closing
.
(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
closing of the Purchase (the
Closing
) will take place at the location specified in
Schedule
A
, at the time and on the date set forth in
Schedule A
or as soon as practicable
thereafter, or at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed between the Company and the
Investor. The time and date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the
"
Closing Date
.
(b) Subject to the fulfillment or waiver of the conditions to the Closing in this
Section 1.2, at the Closing the Company will deliver the Preferred Shares and the Warrant, in each
case as evidenced by one or more certificates dated the Closing Date and bearing appropriate
legends as hereinafter provided for, in exchange for payment in full of the Purchase Price by wire
transfer of immediately available United States funds to a bank account designated by the Company
on
Schedule A.
(c) The respective obligations of each of the Investor and the Company to consummate
the Purchase are subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by the Investor and the Company, as
applicable) prior to the Closing of the conditions that (i) any approvals or authorizations of all
United States and other governmental, regulatory or judicial authorities (collectively,
"
Governmental Entities
) required for the consummation of the Purchase shall have been obtained or
made in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each party and shall be in full force and
effect and all waiting periods required by United States and other applicable law, if any, shall
have expired and (ii) no provision of any applicable United States or other law and no judgment,
injunction, order or decree of any Governmental Entity shall prohibit the purchase and sale of the
Purchased Securities as contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) The obligation of the Investor to consummate the Purchase is also subject to the
fulfillment (or waiver by the Investor) at or prior to the Closing of each of the following
conditions:
(i) (A) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
(x) Section 2.2(g) of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as though
made on and as of the Closing Date, (y) Sections 2.2(a) through (f) shall be true and
correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than
representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of another date, which
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such
other date) and (z) Sections 2.2(h) through (v) (disregarding all qualifications or
limitations set forth in such representations and warranties as to materiality, Company
Material Adverse Effect and words of similar import) shall be true and correct as though
made on and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that by their
terms speak as of another date, which representations and warranties shall be true and
correct as of such other date), except to the extent that the failure of such
representations and warranties referred to in this Section 1.2(d)(i)(A)(z) to be so true and
correct, individually or in the aggregate, does not have and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and (B) the Company shall have
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performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
(ii) the Investor shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the
Company by a senior executive officer certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth
in Section 1 .2(d)(i) have been satisfied;
(iii) the Company shall have duly adopted and filed with the Secretary of
State of its jurisdiction of organization or other applicable Governmental Entity the
amendment to its certificate or articles of incorporation, articles of association, or
similar organizational document (
Charter
) in substantially the form attached hereto as
Annex A
(the
Certificate of Designations
) and such filing shall have been
accepted;
(iv) (A) the Company shall have effected such changes to its compensation,
bonus, incentive and other benefit plans, arrangements and agreements (including golden
parachute, severance and employment agreements) (collectively,
Benefit Plans
) with respect
to its Senior Executive Officers (and to the extent necessary for such changes to be legally
enforceable, each of its Senior Executive Officers shall have duly consented in writing to
such changes), as may be necessary, during the period that the Investor owns any debt or
equity securities of the Company acquired pursuant to this Agreement or the Warrant, in
order to comply with Section 111(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(
EESA
) as implemented by guidance or regulation thereunder that has been issued and is in
effect as of the Closing Date, and (B) the Investor shall have received a certificate signed
on behalf of the Company by a senior executive officer certifying to the effect that the
condition set forth in Section 1.2(d)(iv)(A) has been satisfied;
(v) each of the Companys Senior Executive Officers shall have delivered to
the Investor a written waiver in the form attached hereto as
Annex B
releasing the
Investor from any claims that such Senior Executive Officers may otherwise have as a result
of the issuance, on or prior to the Closing Date, of any regulations which require the
modification of, and the agreement of the Company hereunder to modify, the terms of any
Benefit Plans with respect to its Senior Executive Officers to eliminate any provisions of
such Benefit Plans that would not be in compliance with the requirements of
Section 111(b) of the EESA as implemented by guidance or regulation thereunder that has been
issued and is in effect as of the Closing Date;
(vi) the Company shall have delivered to the Investor a written opinion from
counsel to the Company (which may be internal counsel), addressed to the Investor and dated
as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Annex C
;
(vii) the Company shall have delivered certificates in proper form or, with the
prior consent of the Investor, evidence of shares in book-entry form, evidencing the
Preferred Shares to Investor or its designee(s); and
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(viii) the Company shall have duly executed the Warrant in substantially the
form attached hereto as
Annex D
and delivered such executed Warrant to the Investor
or its designee(s).
1.3
Interpretation
. When a reference is made in this Agreement to
Recitals, Articles, Sections, or Annexes such reference shall be to a Recital, Article or
Section of, or Annex to, this Securities Purchase Agreement Standard Terms, and a reference to
Schedules shall be to a Schedule to the Letter Agreement, in each case, unless otherwise
indicated. The terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and
vice versa. References to herein, hereof, hereunder and the like refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular section or provision, unless the context requires otherwise. The
table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are
not part of this Agreement. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in
this Agreement, they shall be deemed followed by the words without limitation. No rule of
construction against the draftsperson shall be applied in connection with the interpretation or
enforcement of this Agreement, as this Agreement is the product of negotiation between
sophisticated parties advised by counsel. All references to $ or dollars mean the lawful
currency of the United States of America. Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, all
references to any statute, rule or regulation are to the statute, rule or regulation as amended,
modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include any
rules and regulations promulgated under the statute) and to any section of any statute, rule or
regulation include any successor to the section. References to a
business day
shall mean any day
except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York
generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to close.
Article II
Representations and Warranties
2.1
Disclosure
.
(a)
Company Material Adverse Effect
means a material adverse effect on (i) the
business, results of operation or financial condition of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries taken as a whole;
provided
,
however
, that Company Material Adverse Effect shall not be
deemed to include the effects of (A) changes after the date of the Letter Agreement (the
Signing
Date
) in general business, economic or market conditions (including changes generally in
prevailing interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, currency exchange rates and price
levels or trading volumes in the United States or foreign securities or credit markets), or any
outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism, in each
case generally affecting the industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate,
(B) changes or proposed changes after the Signing Date in generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States (
GAAP
) or regulatory accounting requirements, or authoritative
interpretations thereof, (C) changes or proposed changes after the Signing Date in securities,
banking and other laws of general applicability or related policies or interpretations of
Governmental Entities (in the case of each of these clauses (A), (B) and (C), other than changes
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or occurrences to the extent that such changes or occurrences have or would reasonably be expected
to have a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to comparable U.S. banking or financial services
organizations), or (D) changes in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock or any
other equity, equity-related or debt securities of the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries (it
being understood and agreed that the exception set forth in this clause (D) does not apply to the
underlying reason giving rise to or contributing to any such change); or (ii) the ability of the
Company to consummate the Purchase and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Warrant and perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder on a timely basis.
(b) "
Previously Disclosed
means information set forth or incorporated in the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC
) prior to the Signing Date (the
Last
Fiscal Year
) or in its other reports and forms filed with or furnished to the SEC under Sections
13(a), 14(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
Exchange Act
) on or after the
last day of the Last Fiscal Year and prior to the Signing Date.
2.2
Representations and Warranties of the Company
. Except as Previously
Disclosed, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor that as of the Signing Date and as
of the Closing Date (or such other date specified herein):
(a)
Organization, Authority and Significant Subsidiaries
. The Company has
been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization, with the necessary power and authority to own its properties and
conduct its business in all material respects as currently conducted, and except as has not,
individually or in the aggregate, had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of
business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or
leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification; each subsidiary of
the Company that is a significant subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
Securities Act
) has been duly organized and is validly
existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Charter and
bylaws of the Company, copies of which have been provided to the Investor prior to the Signing
Date, are true, complete and correct copies of such documents as in full force and effect as of the
Signing Date.
(b)
Capitalization
. The authorized capital stock of the Company, and the
outstanding capital stock of the Company (including securities convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, capital stock of the Company) as of the most recent fiscal month-end preceding
the Signing Date (the
Capitalization Date
) is set forth on
Schedule B
. The outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights (and were not issued
in violation of any preemptive rights). Except as provided in the Warrant, as of the Signing Date,
the Company does not have outstanding any securities or other obligations providing the holder the
right to acquire Common Stock that is not reserved for issuance as
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specified on
Schedule B
, and the Company has not made any other commitment to authorize,
issue or sell any Common Stock. Since the Capitalization Date, the Company has not issued any
shares of Common Stock, other than (i) shares issued upon the exercise of stock options or
delivered under other equity-based awards or other convertible securities or warrants which were
issued and outstanding on the Capitalization Date and disclosed on
Schedule B
and
(ii) shares disclosed on
Schedule B.
(c)
Preferred Shares
. The Preferred Shares have been duly and validly
authorized, and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Preferred Shares will
be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable, will not be issued in violation of
any preemptive rights, and will rank
pari passu
with or senior to all other series or classes of
Preferred Stock, whether or not issued or outstanding, with respect to the payment of dividends and
the distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company.
(d)
The Warrant and Warrant Shares
. The Warrant has been duly authorized
and, when executed and delivered as contemplated hereby, will constitute a valid and legally
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as the same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and general equitable
principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in
equity (
Bankruptcy Exceptions
). The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant
(the
Warrant Shares
) have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of the
Warrant and when so issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrant will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, subject, if applicable, to the approvals of its stockholders set
forth on
Schedule C
.
(e)
Authorization, Enforceability
.
(i) The Company has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and the Warrant and, subject, if applicable, to the approvals of its
stockholders set forth on
Schedule C
, to carry out its obligations hereunder and
thereunder (which includes the issuance of the Preferred Shares, Warrant and Warrant
Shares). The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and its
stockholders, and no further approval or authorization is required on the part of the
Company, subject, in each case, if applicable, to the approvals of its stockholders set
forth on
Schedule C
. This Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy
Exceptions.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement
and the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and
compliance by the Company with the provisions hereof and
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thereof, will not (A) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or
constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance
required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration of, or result in the
creation of, any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties
or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of (i) subject, if applicable, to the approvals of the Companys stockholders set
forth on
Schedule C
, its organizational documents or (ii) any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any Company
Subsidiary may be bound, or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of the
properties or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may be subject, or (B) subject
to compliance with the statutes and regulations referred to in the next paragraph, violate
any statute, rule or regulation or any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction or decree
applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or
assets except, in the case of clauses (A)(ii) and (B), for those occurrences that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Other than the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the
Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of organization or other applicable Governmental
Entity, any current report on Form 8-K required to be filed with the SEC, such filings and
approvals as are required to be made or obtained under any state blue sky laws, the filing
of any proxy statement contemplated by Section 3.1 and such as have been made or obtained,
no notice to, filing with, exemption or review by, or authorization, consent or approval of,
any Governmental Entity is required to be made or obtained by the Company in connection with
the consummation by the Company of the Purchase except for any such notices, filings,
exemptions, reviews, authorizations, consents and approvals the failure of which to make or
obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(f)
Anti-takeover Provisions and Rights Plan
. The Board of Directors of the
Company (the
Board of Directors
) has taken all necessary action to ensure that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with its
terms, will be exempt from any anti-takeover or similar provisions of the Companys Charter and
bylaws, and any other provisions of any applicable moratorium, control share, fair price,
interested stockholder or other anti-takeover laws and regulations of any jurisdiction. The
Company has taken all actions necessary to render any stockholders rights plan of the Company
inapplicable to this Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including the exercise of the Warrant by the Investor in
accordance with its terms.
(g)
No Company Material Adverse Effect
. Since the last day of the last
completed fiscal period for which the Company has filed a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or an
Annual
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Report on Form 10-K with the SEC prior to the Signing Date, no fact, circumstance, event, change,
occurrence, condition or development has occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, has had
or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(h)
Company Financial Statements
. Each of the consolidated financial
statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively the
Company Financial
Statements
) included or incorporated by reference in the Company Reports filed with the SEC since
December 31, 2006, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated therein (or if amended
prior to the Signing Date, as of the date of such amendment) and the consolidated results of their
operations for the periods specified therein; and except as stated therein, such financial
statements (A) were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may
be noted therein), (B) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records
of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and (C) complied as to form, as of their respective
dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements
and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.
(i)
Reports
.
(i) Since December 31, 2006, the Company and each subsidiary of the Company
(each a
Company Subsidiary
and, collectively, the
Company Subsidiaries
) has timely filed
all reports, registrations, documents, filings, statements and submissions, together with
any amendments thereto, that it was required to file with any Governmental Entity (the
foregoing, collectively, the
Company Reports
) and has paid all fees and assessments due
and payable in connection therewith, except, in each case, as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of their
respective dates of filing, the Company Reports complied in all material respects with all
statutes and applicable rules and regulations of the applicable Governmental Entities. In
the case of each such Company Report filed with or furnished to the SEC, such Company Report
(A) did not, as of its date or if amended prior to the Signing Date, as of the date of such
amendment, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, and (B) complied as to form in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. With respect to
all other Company Reports, the Company Reports were complete and accurate in all material
respects as of their respective dates. No executive officer of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary has failed in any respect to make the certifications required of him or her under
Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(ii) The records, systems, controls, data and information of the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means
(including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not)
that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of the Company or the
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Company Subsidiaries or their accountants (including all means of access thereto and
therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the system of internal
accounting controls described below in this Section 2.2(i)(ii). The Company (A) has
implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information relating to the
Company, including the consolidated Company Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief
executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company by others within those
entities, and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the Signing
Date, to the Companys outside auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors
(x) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange
Act) that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
Companys internal controls over financial reporting.
(j)
No Undisclosed Liabilities
. Neither the Company nor any of the Company
Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise) which are not properly reflected or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements
to the extent required to be so reflected or reserved against in accordance with GAAP, except for
(A) liabilities that have arisen since the last fiscal year end in the ordinary and usual course of
business and consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(k)
Offering of Securities
. Neither the Company nor any person acting on its
behalf has taken any action (including any offering of any securities of the Company under
circumstances which would require the integration of such offering with the offering of any of the
Purchased Securities under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated
thereunder), which might subject the offering, issuance or sale of any of the Purchased Securities
to Investor pursuant to this Agreement to the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(l)
Litigation and Other Proceedings
. Except (i) as set forth on
Schedule D
or (ii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no (A) pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened, claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding, against the Company or any
Company Subsidiary or to which any of their assets are subject nor is the Company or any Company
Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or decree or (B) unresolved violation, criticism or
exception by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or relating to any examinations or
inspections of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries.
(m)
Compliance with Laws
. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the
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Company Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, franchises, authorizations, orders and approvals
of, and have made all filings, applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and assets and to carry on their
business as presently conducted and that are material to the business of the Company or such
Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on
Schedule E
, the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries have complied in all respects and are not in default or violation of, and none of them
is, to the knowledge of the Company, under investigation with respect to or, to the knowledge of
the Company, have been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any
applicable domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign law, statute, ordinance, license, rule,
regulation, policy or guideline, order, demand, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any
Governmental Entity, other than such noncompliance, defaults or violations that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Except for statutory or regulatory restrictions of general application or as set forth on
Schedule E
, no Governmental Entity has placed any restriction on the business or properties
of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(n)
Employee Benefit Matters
. Except as would not reasonably be expected to
have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (A) each
employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (
ERISA
)) providing benefits to any current or former employee,
officer or director of the Company or any member of its
Controlled Group
(defined as any
organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of
Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
Code
)) that is sponsored,
maintained or contributed to by the Company or any member of its Controlled Group and for which the
Company or any member of its Controlled Group would have any liability, whether actual or
contingent (each, a
Plan
) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the
requirements of all applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code;
(B) with respect to each Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (including, for purposes of this clause
(B), any plan subject to Title IV of ERISA that the Company or any member of its Controlled Group
previously maintained or contributed to in the six years prior to the Signing Date), (1) no
reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA), other than a reportable event
for which the notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, has occurred
in the three years prior to the Signing Date or is reasonably expected to occur, (2) no
accumulated funding deficiency (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the
Code), whether or not waived, has occurred in the three years prior to the Signing Date or is
reasonably expected to occur, (3) the fair market value of the assets under each Plan exceeds the
present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on the assumptions used to
fund such Plan) and (4) neither the Company nor any member of its Controlled Group has incurred in
the six years prior to the Signing Date, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title
IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the PBGC in the ordinary course
and without default) in respect of a Plan (including any Plan that is a multiemployer plan,
within the meaning of Section 4001(c)(3) of ERISA); and (C) each Plan that is intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
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determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to its qualified status that
has not been revoked, or such a determination letter has been timely applied for but not received
by the Signing Date, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which could
reasonably be expected to cause the loss, revocation or denial of such qualified status or
favorable determination letter.
(o)
Taxes
. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
have filed all federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise Tax returns required to be
filed through the Signing Date, subject to permitted extensions, and have paid all Taxes due
thereon, and (ii) no Tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries, nor does the Company have any knowledge of any Tax deficiencies.
Tax
or
"
Taxes
means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, property, sales, use,
license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll, withholding, alternative or add on minimum, ad
valorem, transfer or excise tax, or any other tax, custom, duty, governmental fee or other like
assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or penalty, imposed by any
Governmental Entity.
(p)
Properties and Leases
. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real properties and all other properties
and assets owned by them, in each case free from liens, encumbrances, claims and defects that would
affect the value thereof or interfere with the use made or to be made thereof by them. Except as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries hold all leased real or personal property
under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would interfere with the use made or to
be made thereof by them.
(q)
Environmental Liability
. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(i) there is no legal, administrative, or other proceeding, claim or action
of any nature seeking to impose, or that would reasonably be expected to result in the
imposition of, on the Company or any Company Subsidiary, any liability relating to the
release of hazardous substances as defined under any local, state or federal environmental
statute, regulation or ordinance, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened
against the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(ii) to the Companys knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for any such
proceeding, claim or action; and
(iii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any
agreement, order, judgment or decree by or with any court, Governmental Entity or third
party imposing any such environmental liability.
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(r)
Risk Management Instruments
. Except as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, all derivative
instruments, including, swaps, caps, floors and option agreements, whether entered into for the
Companys own account, or for the account of one or more of the Company Subsidiaries or its or
their customers, were entered into (i) only in the ordinary course of business, (ii) in accordance
with prudent practices and in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations
and regulatory policies and (iii) with counterparties believed to be financially responsible at the
time; and each of such instruments constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the
Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may
be limited by the Bankruptcy Exceptions. Neither the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, nor, to
the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of any of its obligations under
any such agreement or arrangement other than such breaches that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(s)
Agreements with Regulatory Agencies
. Except as set forth on
Schedule
F,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any material cease-and-desist
or other similar order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any material written
agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any commitment
letter or similar undertaking to, or is subject to any capital directive by, or since December 31,
2006, has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any Governmental Entity (other than the
Appropriate Federal Banking Agencies with jurisdiction over the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries) that currently restricts in any material respect the conduct of its business or that
in any material manner relates to its capital adequacy, its liquidity and funding policies and
practices, its ability to pay dividends, its credit, risk management or compliance policies or
procedures, its internal controls, its management or its operations or business (each item in this
sentence, a
Regulatory Agreement
), nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary been advised
since December 31, 2006 by any such Governmental Entity that it is considering issuing, initiating,
ordering, or requesting any such Regulatory Agreement. The Company and each Company Subsidiary are
in compliance in all material respects with each Regulatory Agreement to which it is party or
subject, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any notice from any
Governmental Entity indicating that either the Company or any Company Subsidiary is not in
compliance in all material respects with any such Regulatory Agreement.
Appropriate Federal
Banking Agency
means the appropriate Federal banking agency with respect to the Company or such
Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, as defined in Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1813(q)).
(t)
Insurance
. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are insured with
reputable insurers against such risks and in such amounts as the management of the Company
reasonably has determined to be prudent and consistent with industry practice. The Company and the
Company Subsidiaries are in material compliance with their insurance policies and are not in
default under any of the material terms thereof, each such policy is outstanding and in full force
and effect, all premiums and other payments due under any material policy have been paid, and all
claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion, except, in each case, as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(u)
Intellectual Property
. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and
each Company Subsidiary owns or otherwise has the right to use, all intellectual property rights,
including all trademarks, trade dress, trade names, service marks, domain names, patents,
inventions, trade secrets, know-how, works of authorship and copyrights therein, that are used in
the conduct of their existing businesses and all rights relating to the plans, design and
specifications of any of its branch facilities (
Proprietary Rights
) free and clear of all liens
and any claims of ownership by current or former employees, contractors, designers or others and
(ii) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is materially infringing, diluting,
misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any or the Company Subsidiaries received any
written (or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral) communications alleging that any of them has
materially infringed, diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of the Proprietary Rights owned by
any other person. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the Companys knowledge, no other person is infringing,
diluting, misappropriating or violating, nor has the Company or any or the Company Subsidiaries
sent any written communications since January 1, 2006 alleging that any person has infringed,
diluted, misappropriated or violated, any of the Proprietary Rights owned by the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries.
(v)
Brokers and Finders
. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled
to any financial advisory, brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with this
Agreement or the Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby based upon arrangements
made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for which the Investor could have any
liability.
Article III
Covenants
3.1
Commercially Reasonable Efforts
.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties will
use its commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions,
and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under
applicable laws, so as to permit consummation of the Purchase as promptly as practicable and
otherwise to enable consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party to that end.
(b) If the Company is required to obtain any stockholder approvals set forth on
Schedule C,
then the Company shall comply with this Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c). The
Company shall call a special meeting of its stockholders, as promptly as practicable following the
Closing, to vote on proposals (collectively, the
Stockholder Proposals
) to (i) approve the
exercise of the Warrant for Common Stock for purposes of the rules of the national security
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and/or (ii) amend the Companys Charter to increase
the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to at least such number as shall be sufficient to
permit the full exercise of the Warrant for Common Stock and comply with the
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other provisions of this Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c). The Board of Directors shall recommend
to the Companys stockholders that such stockholders vote in favor of the Stockholder Proposals. In
connection with such meeting, the Company shall prepare (and the Investor will reasonably cooperate
with the Company to prepare) and file with the SEC as promptly as practicable (but in no event more
than ten business days after the Closing) a preliminary proxy statement, shall use its reasonable
best efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC or its staff thereon and to cause a definitive
proxy statement related to such stockholders meeting to be mailed to the Companys stockholders
not more than five business days after clearance thereof by the SEC, and shall use its reasonable
best efforts to solicit proxies for such stockholder approval of the Stockholder Proposals. The
Company shall notify the Investor promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff
with respect to the proxy statement and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or
supplements to such proxy statement or for additional information and will supply the Investor with
copies of all correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives, on the one hand,
and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with respect to such proxy statement. If at any time
prior to such stockholders meeting there shall occur any event that is required to be set forth in
an amendment or supplement to the proxy statement, the Company shall as promptly as practicable
prepare and mail to its stockholders such an amendment or supplement. Each of the Investor and the
Company agrees promptly to correct any information provided by it or on its behalf for use in the
proxy statement if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in
any material respect, and the Company shall as promptly as practicable prepare and mail to its
stockholders an amendment or supplement to correct such information to the extent required by
applicable laws and regulations. The Company shall consult with the Investor prior to filing any
proxy statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and provide the Investor with a reasonable
opportunity to comment thereon. In the event that the approval of any of the Stockholder Proposals
is not obtained at such special stockholders meeting, the Company shall include a proposal to
approve (and the Board of Directors shall recommend approval of) each such proposal at a meeting of
its stockholders no less than once in each subsequent six-month period beginning on January 1, 2009
until all such approvals are obtained or made.
(c) None of the information supplied by the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries for inclusion in any proxy statement in connection with any such stockholders meeting
of the Company will, at the date it is filed with the SEC, when first mailed to the Companys
stockholders and at the time of any stockholders meeting, and at the time of any amendment or
supplement thereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading.
3.2
Expenses.
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Warrant,
each of the parties hereto will bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it or on its behalf
in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the Warrant, including
fees and expenses of its own financial or other consultants, investment bankers, accountants and
counsel.
3.3
Sufficiency of Authorized Common Stock; Exchange Listing
.
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(a) During the period from the Closing Date (or, if the approval of the Stockholder
Proposals is required, the date of such approval) until the date on which the Warrant has been
fully exercised, the Company shall at all times have reserved for issuance, free of preemptive or
similar rights, a sufficient number of authorized and unissued Warrant Shares to effectuate such
exercise. Nothing in this Section 3.3 shall preclude the Company from satisfying its obligations in
respect of the exercise of the Warrant by delivery of shares of Common Stock which are held in the
treasury of the Company. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing, the Company
shall, at its expense, cause the Warrant Shares to be listed on the same national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, subject to official notice of issuance, and shall
maintain such listing for so long as any Common Stock is listed on such exchange.
(b) If requested by the Investor, the Company shall promptly use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the Preferred Shares to be approved for listing on a national securities exchange
as promptly as practicable following such request.
3.4
Certain Notifications Until Closing
. From the Signing Date until the
Closing, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor of (i) any fact, event or circumstance of
which it is aware and which would reasonably be expected to cause any representation or warranty of
the Company contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect or to
cause any covenant or agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement not to be complied with
or satisfied in any material respect and (ii) except as Previously Disclosed, any fact,
circumstance, event, change, occurrence, condition or development of which the Company is aware and
which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect;
provided
,
however
, that delivery of any notice pursuant to this
Section 3.4 shall not limit or affect any rights of or remedies available to the Investor;
provided
,
further
, that a failure to comply with this Section 3.4 shall not constitute a breach of
this Agreement or the failure of any condition set forth in Section 1.2 to be satisfied unless the
underlying Company Material Adverse Effect or material breach would independently result in the
failure of a condition set forth in Section 1.2 to be satisfied.
3.5
Access, Information and Confidentiality
.
(a) From the Signing Date until the date when the Investor holds an amount of
Preferred Shares having an aggregate liquidation value of less than 10% of the Purchase Price, the
Company will permit the Investor and its agents, consultants, contractors and advisors (x) acting
through the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, to examine the corporate books and make copies
thereof and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries with the principal officers of the Company, all upon reasonable notice and at such
reasonable times and as often as the Investor may reasonably request and (y) to review any
information material to the Investors investment in the Company provided by the Company to its
Appropriate Federal Banking Agency. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall be
conducted during normal business hours and in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the
conduct of the business of the Company, and nothing herein shall require the Company or any Company
Subsidiary to disclose any information to the Investor to the extent (i) prohibited by applicable
law or regulation, or (ii) that such disclosure would reasonably be
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expected to cause a violation of any agreement to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a
party or would cause a risk of a loss of privilege to the Company or any Company Subsidiary
(
provided
that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make appropriate substitute
disclosure arrangements under circumstances where the restrictions in this clause (ii) apply).
(b) The Investor will use reasonable best efforts to hold, and will use reasonable
best efforts to cause its agents, consultants, contractors and advisors to hold, in confidence all
non-public records, books, contracts, instruments, computer data and other data and information
(collectively,
Information
) concerning the Company furnished or made available to it by the
Company or its representatives pursuant to this Agreement (except to the extent that such
information can be shown to have been (i) previously known by such party on a non-confidential
basis, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of such party or (iii) later lawfully acquired
from other sources by the party to which it was furnished (and without violation of any other
confidentiality obligation));
provided
that nothing herein shall prevent the Investor from
disclosing any Information to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena or similar legal process.
Article IV
Additional Agreements
4.1
Purchase for Investment.
The Investor acknowledges that the Purchased
Securities and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any
state securities laws. The Investor (a) is acquiring the Purchased Securities pursuant to an
exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for investment with no present
intention to distribute them to any person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
U.S. state securities laws, (b) will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Purchased
Securities or the Warrant Shares, except in compliance with the registration requirements or
exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any applicable U.S. state securities laws, and
(c) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this
type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Purchase and of making an
informed investment decision.
4.2
Legends.
(a) The Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments representing the
Warrant and the Warrant Shares will bear a legend substantially to the following effect:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED,
SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN
EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.
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(b) The Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments representing the
Warrant will also bear a legend substantially to the following effect:
THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF A
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR
REFERRED TO THEREIN, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID
AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID.
(c) In addition, the Investor agrees that all certificates or other instruments
representing the Preferred Shares will bear a legend substantially to the following effect:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER
OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR
ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND
MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT
RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON
THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY
TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF
(1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT
WHICH IS THEN EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON
RULE 144A, (C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION
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REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE
EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.
(d) In the event that any Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares (i) become
registered under the Securities Act or (ii) are eligible to be transferred without restriction in
accordance with Rule 144 or another exemption from registration under the Securities Act (other
than Rule 144A), the Company shall issue new certificates or other instruments representing such
Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares, which shall not contain the applicable legends in Sections
4.2(a) and (c) above;
provided
that the Investor surrenders to the Company the previously issued
certificates or other instruments. Upon Transfer of all or a portion of the Warrant in compliance
with Section 4.4, the Company shall issue new certificates or other instruments representing the
Warrant, which shall not contain the applicable legend in Section 4.2(b) above;
provided
that the
Investor surrenders to the Company the previously issued certificates or other instruments.
4.3
Certain Transactions
. The Company will not merge or consolidate with, or
sell, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its property or assets to, any other party
unless the successor, transferee or lessee party (or its ultimate parent entity), as the case may
be (if not the Company), expressly assumes the due and punctual performance and observance of each
and every covenant, agreement and condition of this Agreement to be performed and observed by the
Company.
4.4
Transfer of Purchased Securities and Warrant Shares; Restrictions on
Exercise of the Warrant
. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, the Investor
shall be permitted to transfer, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of (
Transfer
) all or a portion
of the Purchased Securities or Warrant Shares at any time, and the Company shall take all steps as
may be reasonably requested by the Investor to facilitate the Transfer of the Purchased Securities
and the Warrant Shares;
provided
that the Investor shall not Transfer a portion or portions of the
Warrant with respect to, and/or exercise the Warrant for, more than one-half of the Initial Warrant
Shares (as such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 13 thereof) in the
aggregate until the earlier of (a) the date on which the Company (or any successor by Business
Combination) has received aggregate gross proceeds of not less than the Purchase Price (and the
purchase price paid by the Investor to any such successor for securities of such successor
purchased under the CPP) from one or more Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity
Offerings of such successor) and (b) December 31, 2009.
Qualified Equity Offering
means the sale
and issuance for cash by the Company to persons other than the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries after the Closing Date of shares of perpetual Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any
combination of such stock, that, in each case, qualify as and may be included in Tier 1 capital of
the Company at the time of issuance under the applicable risk-based capital guidelines of the
Companys Appropriate Federal Banking Agency (other than any such sales and issuances made pursuant
to agreements or arrangements entered into, or pursuant to financing plans which were publicly
announced, on or prior to October 13,
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2008).
Business Combination
means a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar
transaction that requires the approval of the Companys stockholders.
4.5
Registration Rights.
(a)
Registration.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company
covenants and agrees that as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date (and in any
event no later than 30 days after the Closing Date), the Company shall prepare and file with
the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement covering all Registrable Securities (or otherwise
designate an existing Shelf Registration Statement filed with the SEC to cover the
Registrable Securities), and, to the extent the Shelf Registration Statement has not
theretofore been declared effective or is not automatically effective upon such filing, the
Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be
declared or become effective and to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously
effective and in compliance with the Securities Act and usable for resale of such
Registrable Securities for a period from the date of its initial effectiveness until such
time as there are no Registrable Securities remaining (including by refiling such Shelf
Registration Statement (or a new Shelf Registration Statement) if the initial Shelf
Registration Statement expires). So long as the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) at the time of filing of the Shelf
Registration Statement with the SEC, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be designated
by the Company as an automatic Shelf Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if on the Signing Date the Company is not eligible to file a registration statement on
Form S-3, then the Company shall not be obligated to file a Shelf Registration Statement
unless and until requested to do so in writing by the Investor.
(ii) Any registration pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(i) shall be effected by
means of a shelf registration on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act
(a
Shelf Registration Statement
). If the Investor or any other Holder intends to
distribute any Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering it shall promptly
so advise the Company and the Company shall take all reasonable steps to facilitate such
distribution, including the actions required pursuant to Section 4.5(c);
provided
that the
Company shall not be required to facilitate an underwritten offering of Registrable
Securities unless the expected gross proceeds from such offering exceed (i) 2% of the
initial aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares if such initial aggregate
liquidation preference is less than $2 billion and (ii) $200 million if the initial
aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares is equal to or greater than $2
billion. The lead underwriters in any such distribution shall be selected by the Holders of
a majority of the Registrable Securities to be distributed;
provided
that to the extent
appropriate and permitted under applicable law, such Holders shall consider the
qualifications of any broker-dealer Affiliate of the Company in selecting the lead
underwriters in any such distribution.
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(iii) The Company shall not be required to effect a
registration (including a resale of Registrable Securities from an effective Shelf
Registration Statement) or an underwritten offering pursuant to Section 4.5(a): (A) with
respect to securities that are not Registrable Securities; or (B) if the Company has
notified the Investor and all other Holders that in the good faith judgment of the Board of
Directors, it would be materially detrimental to the Company or its securityholders for such
registration or underwritten offering to be effected at such time, in which event the
Company shall have the right to defer such registration for a period of not more than 45
days after receipt of the request of the Investor or any other Holder;
provided
that such
right to delay a registration or underwritten offering shall be exercised by the Company
(1) only if the Company has generally exercised (or is concurrently exercising) similar
black-out rights against holders of similar securities that have registration rights and
(2) not more than three times in any 12-month period and not more than 90 days in the
aggregate in any 12-month period.
(iv) If during any period when an effective Shelf
Registration Statement is not available, the Company proposes to register any of its equity
securities, other than a registration pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(i) or a Special
Registration, and the registration form to be filed may be used for the registration or
qualification for distribution of Registrable Securities, the Company will give prompt
written notice to the Investor and all other Holders of its intention to effect such a
registration (but in no event less than ten days prior to the anticipated filing date) and
will include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the
Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within ten business days after
the date of the Companys notice (a
Piggyback Registration
). Any such person that has made
such a written request may withdraw its Registrable Securities from such Piggyback
Registration by giving written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter, if any,
on or before the fifth business day prior to the planned effective date of such Piggyback
Registration. The Company may terminate or withdraw any registration under this
Section 4.5(a)(iv) prior to the effectiveness of such registration, whether or not Investor
or any other Holders have elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration.
(v) If the registration referred to in
Section 4.5(a)(iv) is proposed to be underwritten, the Company will so advise Investor and
all other Holders as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(iv). In
such event, the right of Investor and all other Holders to registration pursuant to
Section 4.5(a) will be conditioned upon such persons participation in such underwriting and
the inclusion of such persons Registrable Securities in the underwriting if such securities
are of the same class of securities as the securities to be offered in the underwritten
offering, and each such person will (together with the Company and the other persons
distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such
underwriting by the Company;
provided
that the Investor (as opposed to other Holders) shall
not be required to indemnify any person in connection with any registration. If any
participating person disapproves of the terms of the underwriting, such person may elect to
withdraw therefrom by written notice
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to the Company, the managing underwriters and the Investor (if the Investor is
participating in the underwriting).
(vi) If either (x) the Company grants piggyback
registration rights to one or more third parties to include their securities in an
underwritten offering under the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(ii) or (y) a Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv) relates to an
underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, and in either case the managing underwriters
advise the Company that in their reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be
included in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold without adversely affecting
the marketability of such offering (including an adverse effect on the per share offering
price), the Company will include in such offering only such number of securities that in the
reasonable opinion of such managing underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the
marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect on the per share offering price),
which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (A) first, in the
case of a Piggyback Registration under Section 4.5(a)(iv), the securities the Company
proposes to sell, (B) then the Registrable Securities of the Investor and all other Holders
who have requested inclusion of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii) or
Section 4.5(a)(iv), as applicable,
pro rata
on the basis of the aggregate number of such
securities or shares owned by each such person and (C) lastly, any other securities of the
Company that have been requested to be so included, subject to the terms of this Agreement;
provided, however,
that if the Company has, prior to the Signing Date, entered into an
agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the order of priority
contemplated hereby then it shall apply the order of priority in such conflicting agreement
to the extent that it would otherwise result in a breach under such agreement.
(b)
Expenses of Registration
. All Registration
Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance hereunder shall
be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses incurred in connection with any registrations
hereunder shall be borne by the holders of the securities so registered
pro rata
on the basis of
the aggregate offering or sale price of the securities so registered.
(c)
Obligations of the Company
. The Company shall use
its reasonable best efforts, for so long as there are Registrable Securities outstanding, to take
such actions as are under its control to not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act) and to remain a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act) if it has such status on the Signing Date or becomes eligible for such status
in the future. In addition, whenever required to effect the registration of any Registrable
Securities or facilitate the distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective Shelf
Registration Statement, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably practicable:
(i) Prepare and file with the SEC a prospectus
supplement with respect to a proposed offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to an
effective registration statement, subject to Section 4.5(d), keep such registration
statement effective and keep
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such prospectus supplement current until the securities described therein are no longer
Registrable Securities.
(ii) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to the applicable registration statement and the prospectus or prospectus
supplement used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply
with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities
covered by such registration statement.
(iii) Furnish to the Holders and any underwriters such
number of copies of the applicable registration statement and each such amendment and
supplement thereto (including in each case all exhibits) and of a prospectus, including a
preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such
other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of
Registrable Securities owned or to be distributed by them.
(iv) Use its reasonable best efforts to register and
qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or
Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders or any
managing underwriter(s), to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as
such registration statement remains in effect, and to take any other action which may be
reasonably necessary to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the securities owned by such Holder;
provided
that the Company shall not be
required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to
file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.
(v) Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities at any
time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act
of the happening of any event as a result of which the applicable prospectus, as then in
effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances then existing.
(vi) Give written notice to the Holders:
(A) when any registration statement
filed pursuant to Section 4.5(a) or any amendment thereto has been filed with the
SEC (except for any amendment effected by the filing of a document with the SEC
pursuant to the Exchange Act) and when such registration statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(B) of any request by the SEC for
amendments or supplements to any registration statement or the prospectus included
therein or for additional information;
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(C) of the issuance by the SEC of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(D) of the receipt by the Company or
its legal counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of the Common Stock for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
(E) of the happening of any event
that requires the Company to make changes in any effective registration statement or
the prospectus related to the registration statement in order to make the statements
therein not misleading (which notice shall be accompanied by an instruction to
suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes have been made); and
(F) if at any time the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in any underwriting
agreement contemplated by Section 4.5(c)(x) cease to be true and correct.
(vii) Use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance or
obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any registration
statement referred to in Section 4.5(c)(vi)(C) at the earliest practicable time.
(viii) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by
Section 4.5(c)(v) or 4.5(c)(vi)(E), promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to such
registration statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or file any other required
document so that, as thereafter delivered to the Holders and any underwriters, the
prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with
Section 4.5(c)(vi)(E) to suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes to
the prospectus have been made, then the Holders and any underwriters shall suspend use of
such prospectus and use their reasonable best efforts to return to the Company all copies of
such prospectus (at the Companys expense) other than permanent file copies then in such
Holders or underwriters possession. The total number of days that any such suspension may
be in effect in any 12-month period shall not exceed 90 days.
(ix) Use reasonable best efforts to procure the cooperation
of the Companys transfer agent in settling any offering or sale of Registrable Securities,
including with respect to the transfer of physical stock certificates into book-entry form
in accordance with any procedures reasonably requested by the Holders or any managing
underwriter(s).
(x) If an underwritten offering is requested pursuant to
Section 4.5(a)(ii), enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form, scope and
substance and take all such
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other actions reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities being sold in connection therewith or by the managing underwriter(s), if any, to
expedite or facilitate the underwritten disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in
connection therewith in any underwritten offering (including making members of management
and executives of the Company available to participate in road shows, similar sales events
and other marketing activities), (A) make such representations and warranties to the Holders
that are selling stockholders and the managing underwriter(s), if any, with respect to the
business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Shelf Registration Statement,
prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
therein, in each case, in customary form, substance and scope, and, if true, confirm the
same if and when requested, (B) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish the underwriters
with opinions of counsel to the Company, addressed to the managing underwriter(s), if any,
covering the matters customarily covered in such opinions requested in underwritten
offerings, (C) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain cold comfort letters from the
independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other
independent certified public accountants of any business acquired by the Company for which
financial statements and financial data are included in the Shelf Registration Statement)
who have certified the financial statements included in such Shelf Registration Statement,
addressed to each of the managing underwriter(s), if any, such letters to be in customary
form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in cold comfort letters, (D) if
an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions
and procedures customary in underwritten offerings (provided that the Investor shall not be
obligated to provide any indemnity), and (E) deliver such documents and certificates as may
be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being
sold in connection therewith, their counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any, to
evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made pursuant to
clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the
underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.
(xi) Make available for inspection by a representative
of Holders that are selling stockholders, the managing underwriter(s), if any, and any
attorneys or accountants retained by such Holders or managing underwriter(s), at the offices
where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the officers,
directors and employees of the Company to supply all information in each case reasonably
requested (and of the type customarily provided in connection with due diligence conducted
in connection with a registered public offering of securities) by any such representative,
managing underwriter(s), attorney or accountant in connection with such Shelf Registration
Statement.
(xii) Use reasonable best efforts to cause all such
Registrable Securities to be listed on each national securities exchange on which similar
securities issued by the Company are then listed or, if no similar securities issued by the
Company are then listed on any national securities exchange, use its reasonable best efforts
to cause all such
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Registrable Securities to be listed on such securities exchange as the Investor may
designate.
(xiii) If requested by Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being registered and/or sold in connection therewith, or the managing
underwriter(s), if any, 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.
(xiv) 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 Sales
. Upon receipt of written notice
from the Company that a 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 not misleading or that
circumstances exist that make inadvisable use of such registration statement, prospectus or
prospectus supplement, the Investor and each Holder of Registrable Securities shall forthwith
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until the Investor and/or Holder has received
copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus or prospectus supplement, or until the Investor
and/or 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, the Investor
and/or such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Companys expense) all copies, other than
permanent file copies then in the Investor and/or such Holders possession, of the prospectus and,
if applicable, prospectus supplement covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of
receipt of such notice. The total number of days that any such suspension may be in effect in any
12-month period shall not exceed 90 days.
(e)
Termination of Registration Rights
. A Holders
registration rights as to any securities held by such Holder (and its Affiliates, partners, members
and former members) shall not be available unless such securities are Registrable Securities.
(f)
Furnishing Information
.
(i) Neither the Investor nor any Holder shall 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.
(ii) It shall be a condition precedent to the
obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to Section 4.5(c) that 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
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disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registered offering of
their Registrable Securities.
(g)
Indemnification.
(i) The Company agrees to indemnify each Holder
and, if a Holder is a person other than an individual, such Holders officers, directors,
employees, agents, representatives and Affiliates, and each Person, if any, that controls a
Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act (each, an
Indemnitee
), against any and all
losses, claims, damages, actions, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable
fees, expenses and disbursements of attorneys and other professionals incurred in connection
with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such losses, claims,
damages, actions, liabilities, costs and expenses), joint or several, arising out of or
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in
any 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 to state therein 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;
provided
, that the Company shall
not be liable to such Indemnitee in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of or
is based upon (A) an untrue statement or omission made in such 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 (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity
with information regarding such Indemnitee or its plan of distribution or ownership
interests which was furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnitee for use in
connection with such registration statement, including any such preliminary prospectus or
final prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto, or
(B) offers or sales effected by or on behalf of such 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.
(ii) If the indemnification provided for in
Section 4.5(g)(i) is unavailable to an Indemnitee with respect to any losses, claims,
damages, actions, liabilities, costs or expenses referred to therein or is insufficient to
hold the Indemnitee harmless as contemplated therein, then the Company, in lieu of
indemnifying such Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnitee as a result of such losses, claims, damages, actions, liabilities, costs or
expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnitee, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, actions,
liabilities, costs or expenses as well as any other relevant
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equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company, 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 Company 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 4.5(g)(ii) 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 4.5(g)(i). No Indemnitee guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from the Company if the Company was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(h)
Assignment of Registration Rights
. The rights of
the Investor to registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 4.5(a) may be assigned
by the Investor to a transferee or assignee of Registrable Securities with a liquidation preference
or, in the case of Registrable Securities other than Preferred Shares, a market value, no less than
an amount equal to (i) 2% of the initial aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares
if such initial aggregate liquidation preference is less than $2 billion and (ii) $200 million if
the initial aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares is equal to or greater than $2
billion;
provided
,
however
, the transferor shall, within ten days after such transfer, furnish to
the Company written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the number
and type of Registrable Securities that are being assigned. For purposes of this Section 4.5(h),
market value per share of Common Stock shall be the last reported sale price of the Common Stock
on the national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading on
the last trading day prior to the proposed transfer, and the market value for the Warrant (or any
portion thereof) shall be the market value per share of Common Stock into which the Warrant (or
such portion) is exercisable less the exercise price per share.
(i)
Clear Market
. With respect to any underwritten
offering of Registrable Securities by the Investor or other Holders pursuant to this Section 4.5,
the Company agrees not to effect (other than 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, in the case of an underwritten offering
of Common Stock or Warrants, any of its equity securities or, in the case of an underwritten
offering of Preferred Shares, any Preferred Stock of the Company, or, in each case, 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 for such underwritten
offering. The Company also agrees to cause such of its directors and senior executive officers to
execute and deliver customary lock-up agreements in such form and for such time period up to 90
days as may be requested by the managing underwriter.
Special Registration
means the registration
of (A) 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 (B) shares of equity securities and/or options or other
rights in respect thereof to be offered to directors, members of management, employees,
consultants,
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customers, lenders or vendors of the Company or Company Subsidiaries or in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans.
(j)
Rule 144; Rule 144A
. With a view to making
available to the Investor and Holders the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC
which may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the
Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to:
(i) make and keep 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 Signing Date;
(ii) (A) file with the SEC, in a timely manner, all
reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act, and (B) if at
any time the Company is not required to file such reports, make available, upon the request
of any Holder, such information necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144A (including
the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act);
(iii) so long as the Investor or a Holder owns any
Registrable Securities, furnish to the Investor or such Holder forthwith upon request: a
written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of
Rule 144 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 or
Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC
allowing it to sell any such securities to the public without registration; and
(iv) take such further action as any Holder may reasonably
request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell
Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act.
(k) As used in this Section 4.5, the following terms shall
have the following respective meanings:
(i)
Holder
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 4.5(h) hereof.
(ii)
Holders Counsel
means one counsel for the
selling Holders chosen by Holders holding a majority interest in the Registrable Securities
being registered.
(iii)
Register
,
registered
, and
registration
shall
refer to a registration effected by preparing and (A) filing a registration statement in
compliance with the Securities Act and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or (B) filing a
prospectus and/or
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prospectus supplement in respect of an appropriate effective registration statement on
Form S-3.
(iv)
Registrable Securities
means (A) all Preferred
Shares, (B) the Warrant (subject to Section 4.5(p)) and (C) any equity securities issued or
issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in the foregoing
clauses (A) or (B) by way of conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, including the Warrant
Shares, or share dividend or share 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 (1) they are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, (2) except as provided below in Section 4.5(o), they may be sold pursuant to
Rule 144 without limitation thereunder on volume or manner of sale, (3) they shall have
ceased to be outstanding or (4) they have been sold in a private transaction in which the
transferors rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of the
securities. No Registrable Securities may be registered under more than one registration
statement at any one time.
(v)
Registration Expenses
mean 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 4.5, including all registration, filing and listing fees,
printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and
expenses, expenses incurred in connection with any road show, the reasonable fees and
disbursements of Holders Counsel, and expenses of the Companys independent accountants in
connection with any regular or special reviews or audits incident to or required by any such
registration, but shall not include Selling Expenses.
(vi)
Rule 144
,
Rule 144A
,
Rule 159A
,
Rule 405
and
Rule 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.
(vii)
Selling Expenses
mean all discounts, selling
commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and
fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder (other than the fees and disbursements of
Holders Counsel included in Registration Expenses).
(l) At any time, any holder of Securities (including any
Holder) may elect to forfeit its rights set forth in this Section 4.5 from that date forward;
provided
, that a Holder forfeiting such rights shall nonetheless be entitled to participate under
Section 4.5(a)(iv) (vi) in any Pending Underwritten Offering to the same extent that such Holder
would have been entitled to if the holder had not withdrawn; and
provided
,
further
, that no such
forfeiture shall terminate a Holders rights or obligations under Section 4.5(f) with respect to
any prior registration or Pending Underwritten Offering.
Pending Underwritten Offering
means
,
with respect to any Holder forfeiting its rights pursuant to this Section 4.5(l), any underwritten
offering of
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Registrable Securities in which such Holder has advised the Company of its intent to register its
Registrable Securities either pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii) or 4.5(a)(iv) prior to the date of
such Holders forfeiture.
(m)
Specific Performance
. The parties hereto acknowledge
that there would be no adequate remedy at law if the Company fails to perform any of its
obligations under this Section 4.5 and that the Investor and the Holders from time to time may be
irreparably harmed by any such failure, and accordingly agree that the Investor and such Holders,
in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, to the fullest
extent permitted and enforceable under applicable law shall be entitled to compel specific
performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section 4.5 in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Section 4.5.
(n)
No Inconsistent Agreements
. The Company shall not,
on or after the Signing Date, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that may
impair the rights granted to the Investor and the Holders under this Section 4.5 or that otherwise
conflicts with the provisions hereof in any manner that may impair the rights granted to the
Investor and the Holders under this Section 4.5. In the event the Company has, prior to the Signing
Date, entered into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the
rights granted to the Investor and the Holders under this Section 4.5 (including agreements that
are inconsistent with the order of priority contemplated by Section 4.5(a)(vi)) or that may
otherwise conflict with the provisions hereof, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
amend such agreements to ensure they are consistent with the provisions of this Section 4.5.
(o)
Certain Offerings by the Investor
. In the case of
any securities held by the Investor that cease to be Registrable Securities solely by reason of
clause (2) in the definition of Registrable Securities, the provisions of Sections 4.5(a)(ii),
clauses (iv), (ix) and (x)-(xii) of Section 4.5(c), Section 4.5(g) and Section 4.5(i) shall
continue to apply until such securities otherwise cease to be Registrable Securities. In any such
case, an underwritten offering or other disposition shall include any distribution of such
securities on behalf of the Investor by one or more broker-dealers, an underwriting agreement
shall include any purchase agreement entered into by such broker-dealers, and any registration
statement or prospectus shall include any offering document approved by the Company and used in
connection with such distribution.
(p)
Registered Sales of the Warrant
. The Holders agree
to sell the Warrant or any portion thereof under the Shelf Registration Statement only beginning 30
days after notifying the Company of any such sale, during which 30-day period the Investor and all
Holders of the Warrant shall take reasonable steps to agree to revisions to the Warrant to permit a
public distribution of the Warrant, including entering into a warrant agreement and appointing a
warrant agent.
4.6
Voting of Warrant Shares.
Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, the Investor shall not exercise any voting rights with respect
to the Warrant Shares.
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4.7
Depositary Shares
. Upon request by the Investor at any time following
the Closing Date, the Company shall promptly enter into a depositary arrangement, pursuant to
customary agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Investor and with a depositary reasonably
acceptable to the Investor, pursuant to which the Preferred Shares may be deposited and depositary
shares, each representing a fraction of a Preferred Share as specified by the Investor, may be
issued. From and after the execution of any such depositary arrangement, and the deposit of any
Preferred Shares pursuant thereto, the depositary shares issued pursuant thereto shall be deemed
Preferred Shares and, as applicable, Registrable Securities for purposes of this Agreement.
4.8
Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases
.
(a) Prior to the earlier of (x) the third anniversary of the Closing Date and
(y) the date on which the Preferred Shares have been redeemed in whole or the Investor has
transferred all of the Preferred Shares to third parties which are not Affiliates of the Investor,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall, without the consent of the Investor:
(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on the Common Stock
(other than (A) regular quarterly cash dividends of not more than the amount of the last
quarterly cash dividend per share declared or, if lower, publicly announced an intention to
declare, on the Common Stock prior to October 14, 2008, as adjusted for any stock split,
stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar transaction, (B) dividends
payable solely in shares of Common Stock and (C) dividends or distributions of rights or
Junior Stock in connection with a stockholders rights plan); or
(ii) redeem, purchase or acquire any shares of Common Stock or other capital
stock or other equity securities of any kind of the Company, or any trust preferred
securities issued by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, other than
(A) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of the Preferred Shares, (B) redemptions,
purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock, in each
case in this clause (B) in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan
in the ordinary course of business (including purchases to offset the Share Dilution Amount
(as defined below) pursuant to a publicly announced repurchase plan) and consistent with
past practice;
provided
that any purchases to offset the Share Dilution Amount shall in no
event exceed the Share Dilution Amount, (C) purchases or other acquisitions by a
broker-dealer subsidiary of the Company solely for the purpose of market-making,
stabilization or customer facilitation transactions in Junior Stock or Parity Stock in the
ordinary course of its business, (D) purchases by a broker-dealer subsidiary of the Company
of capital stock of the Company for resale pursuant to an offering by the Company of such
capital stock underwritten by such broker-dealer subsidiary, (E) any redemption or
repurchase of rights pursuant to any stockholders rights plan, (F) the acquisition by the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries of record ownership in Junior Stock or Parity
Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other than the Company or any other
Company Subsidiary), including as trustees or custodians, and (G) the exchange or conversion
of Junior Stock for or into
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other Junior Stock or of Parity Stock or trust preferred securities for or into other Parity
Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation amount) or Junior Stock, in each case
set forth in this clause (G), solely to the extent required pursuant to binding contractual
agreements entered into prior to the Signing Date or any subsequent agreement for the
accelerated exercise, settlement or exchange thereof for Common Stock (clauses (C) and (F),
collectively, the
Permitted Repurchases
).
Share Dilution Amount
means the increase in
the number of diluted shares outstanding (determined in accordance with GAAP, and as
measured from the date of the Companys most recently filed Company Financial Statements
prior to the Closing Date) resulting from the grant, vesting or exercise of equity-based
compensation to employees and equitably adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend,
reverse stock split, reclassification or similar transaction.
(b) Until such time as the Investor ceases to own any Preferred Shares, the Company
shall not repurchase any Preferred Shares from any holder thereof, whether by means of open market
purchase, negotiated transaction, or otherwise, other than Permitted Repurchases, unless it offers
to repurchase a ratable portion of the Preferred Shares then held by the Investor on the same terms
and conditions.
(c)
Junior Stock
means Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the
Company the terms of which expressly provide that it ranks junior to the Preferred Shares as to
dividend rights and/or as to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
"
Parity Stock
means any class or series of stock of the Company the terms of which do not
expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior or junior to the Preferred Shares as
to dividend rights and/or as to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company (in
each case without regard to whether dividends accrue cumulatively or non-cumulatively).
4.9
Repurchase of Investor Securities
.
(a) Following the redemption in whole of the Preferred Shares held by the Investor
or the Transfer by the Investor of all of the Preferred Shares to one or more third parties not
affiliated with the Investor, the Company may repurchase, in whole or in part, at any time any
other equity securities of the Company purchased by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement or the
Warrant and then held by the Investor, upon notice given as provided in clause (b) below, at the
Fair Market Value of the equity security.
(b) Notice of every repurchase of equity securities of the Company held by the
Investor shall be given at the address and in the manner set forth for such party in Section 5.6.
Each notice of repurchase given to the Investor shall state: (i) the number and type of securities
to be repurchased, (ii) the Board of Directors determination of Fair Market Value of such
securities and (iii) the place or places where certificates representing such securities are to be
surrendered for payment of the repurchase price. The repurchase of the securities specified in the
notice shall occur as soon as practicable following the determination of the Fair Market Value of
the securities.
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(c) As used in this Section 4.9, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
(i)
Appraisal Procedure
means a procedure whereby two independent
appraisers, one chosen by the Company and one by the Investor, shall mutually agree upon the
Fair Market Value. Each party shall deliver a notice to the other appointing its appraiser
within 10 days after the Appraisal Procedure is invoked. If within 30 days after appointment
of the two appraisers they are unable to agree upon the Fair Market Value, a third
independent appraiser shall be chosen within 10 days thereafter by the mutual consent of
such first two appraisers. The decision of the third appraiser so appointed and chosen shall
be given within 30 days after the selection of such third appraiser. If three appraisers
shall be appointed and the determination of one appraiser is disparate from the middle
determination by more than twice the amount by which the other determination is disparate
from the middle determination, then the determination of such appraiser shall be excluded,
the remaining two determinations shall be averaged and such average shall be binding and
conclusive upon the Company and the Investor; otherwise, the average of all three
determinations shall be binding upon the Company and the Investor. The costs of conducting
any Appraisal Procedure shall be borne by the Company.
(ii)
Fair Market Value
means, with respect to any security, the fair market
value of such security as determined by the Board of Directors, acting in good faith in
reliance on an opinion of a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm
retained by the Company for this purpose and certified in a resolution to the Investor. If
the Investor does not agree with the Board of Directors determination, it may object in
writing within 10 days of receipt of the Board of Directors determination. In the event of
such an objection, an authorized representative of the Investor and the chief executive
officer of the Company shall promptly meet to resolve the objection and to agree upon the
Fair Market Value. If the chief executive officer and the authorized representative are
unable to agree on the Fair Market Value during the 10-day period following the delivery of
the Investors objection, the Appraisal Procedure may be invoked by either party to
determine the Fair Market Value by delivery of a written notification thereof not later than
the 30th day after delivery of the Investors objection.
4.10
Executive Compensation
. Until such time as the Investor ceases to own any
debt or equity securities of the Company acquired pursuant to this Agreement or the Warrant, the
Company shall take all necessary action to ensure that its Benefit Plans with respect to its Senior
Executive Officers comply in all respects with Section 111(b) of the EESA as implemented by any
guidance or regulation thereunder that has been issued and is in effect as of the Closing Date, and
shall not adopt any new Benefit Plan with respect to its Senior Executive Officers that does not
comply therewith.
Senior Executive Officers
means the Companys senior executive officers as
defined in subsection 111 (b)(3) of the EESA and regulations issued thereunder, including the
rules set forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 30.
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Article V
Miscellaneous
5.1
Termination
. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Closing:
(a) by either the Investor or the Company if the Closing shall not have occurred by
the 30th calendar day following the Signing Date;
provided
,
however
, that in the event the Closing
has not occurred by such 30th calendar day, the parties will consult in good faith to determine
whether to extend the term of this Agreement, it being understood that the parties shall be
required to consult only until the fifth day after such 30th calendar day and not be under any
obligation to extend the term of this Agreement thereafter;
provided
,
further
, that the right to
terminate this Agreement under this Section 5.1(a) shall not be available to any party whose breach
of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any obligation under this Agreement shall
have caused or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to such date; or
(b) by either the Investor or the Company in the event that any Governmental Entity
shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such order, decree,
ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable; or
(c) by the mutual written consent of the Investor and the Company.
In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in this Section 5.1, this Agreement shall
forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of either party hereto except
that nothing herein shall relieve either party from liability for any breach of this Agreement.
5.2
Survival of Representations and Warranties
. All covenants and
agreements, other than those which by their terms apply in whole or in part after the Closing,
shall terminate as of the Closing. The representations and warranties of the Company made herein or
in any certificates delivered in connection with the Closing shall survive the Closing without
limitation.
5.3
Amendment
. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement will be
effective unless made in writing and signed by an officer or a duly authorized representative of
each party;
provided
that the Investor may unilaterally amend any provision of this Agreement to
the extent required to comply with any changes after the Signing Date in applicable federal
statutes. 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 of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein
provided shall be cumulative of any rights or remedies provided by law.
5.4
Waiver of Conditions
. The conditions to each partys obligation to
consummate the Purchase 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 will be effective unless it
is in a
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writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to
the provision or provisions subject to such waiver.
5.5
Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction, Etc
.
This Agreement will be
governed by and construed in accordance with the federal law of the United States if and to the
extent such law is applicable, and otherwise in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State. Each of the parties
hereto agrees (a) to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Federal Claims for any and all
civil actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Warrant or
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and (b) that notice may be served upon (i) the
Company at the address and in the manner set forth for notices to the Company in Section 5.6 and
(ii) the Investor in accordance with federal law. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each
of the parties hereto hereby unconditionally waives trial by jury in any civil legal action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
5.6
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 facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt,
or (b) on the second business day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next
day courier service. All notices to the Company shall be delivered as set forth in
Schedule
A
, or pursuant to such other instruction as may be designated in writing by the Company to the
Investor. All notices to the Investor shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such
other instructions as may be designated in writing by the Investor to the Company.
If to the Investor:
United States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 2312
Washington, D.C. 20220
Attention: Assistant General Counsel (Banking and Finance)
Facsimile: (202) 622-1974
5.7
Definitions
(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to a subsidiary of a person, the term
"
subsidiary
means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other
entity (x) of which such person or a subsidiary of such person is a general partner or (y) of which
a majority of the voting securities or other voting interests, or a majority of the securities or
other interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or persons performing similar functions with respect to such entity, is directly
or indirectly owned by such person and/or one or more subsidiaries thereof.
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(b) 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. 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.
(c) The terms
knowledge of the Company
or
Companys knowledge
mean the actual
knowledge after reasonable and due inquiry of the
officers
(as such term is defined in Rule 3b-2
under the Exchange Act, but excluding any Vice President or Secretary) of the Company.
5.8
Assignment
. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation nor
liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by any party hereto without the
prior written consent of the other party, and any attempt to assign any right, remedy, obligation
or liability hereunder without such consent shall be void, except (a) an assignment, in the case of
a Business Combination where such party is not the surviving entity, or a sale of substantially all
of its assets, to the entity which is the survivor of such Business Combination or the purchaser in
such sale and (b) as provided in Section 4.5.
5.9
Severability
. If any provision of this Agreement or the Warrant, or the
application thereof to any person 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.
5.10
No Third Party Beneficiaries
. Nothing contained in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any person or entity other than the Company and
the Investor any benefit, right or remedies, except that the provisions of Section 4.5 shall inure
to the benefit of the persons referred to in that Section.
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ANNEX A
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
ANNEX A
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES [
]
OF
[
]
[
Insert name of Corporation
]
, a [corporation] organized and existing under the laws of the
[
Insert jurisdiction of organization
]
(the
Corporation
), in accordance with the
provisions of Section[s] [
] of the
[
Insert applicable statute
]
thereof, does hereby certify:
The board of directors of the Corporation (the
Board of Directors
) or an applicable
committee of the Board of Directors, in accordance with the [certificate of incorporation and
bylaws] of the Corporation and applicable law, adopted the following resolution on [
]
creating a series of [
] shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation designated as
Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series [
]
.
RESOLVED
, that pursuant to the provisions of the [certificate of incorporation and the bylaws]
of the Corporation and applicable law, a series of Preferred Stock, par value $[
] per share,
of the Corporation be and hereby is created, and that the designation and number of shares of such
series, and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other
rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series,
are as follows:
Part 1.
Designation and Number of Shares
. There is hereby created out of the
authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation a series of preferred stock
designated as the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series [
] (the
Designated Preferred Stock
). The authorized number of shares of Designated Preferred
Stock shall be [
].
Part 2.
Standard Provisions
. The Standard Provisions contained in Annex A attached
hereto are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of
this Certificate of Designations to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in
full herein.
Part. 3.
Definitions
. The following terms are used in this Certificate of Designations
(including the Standard Provisions in Annex A hereto) as defined below:
(a)
Common Stock
means the common stock, par value $[
] per share,
of the Corporation.
(b)
Dividend Payment Date
means [February 15, May 15, August 15 and
November 15] of each year.
(c)
Junior Stock
means the Common Stock,
[
Insert titles of any existing
Junior Stock
]
and any other class or series of stock of the Corporation the terms of which
expressly
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provide that it ranks junior to Designated Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or as to
rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.
(d)
Liquidation Amount
means $[1,000](1) per share of Designated Preferred
Stock.
(e)
Minimum Amount
means $
[
Insert $ amount equal to 25% of the aggregate
value of the Designated Preferred Stock issued on the Original Issue Date
]
.
(f)
Parity Stock
means any class or series of stock of the Corporation
(other than Designated Preferred Stock) the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class
or series will rank senior or junior to Designated Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or as
to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (in each case without regard
to whether dividends accrue cumulatively or non-cumulatively). Without limiting the foregoing,
Parity Stock shall include the Corporations
[
Insert title(s) of existing classes or series of
Parity Stock
]
.
(g)
Signing Date
means
[
Insert date of applicable securities purchase
agreement
]
.
Part. 4.
Certain Voting Matters
.
[
To be inserted if the Charter provides for voting in
proportion to liquidation preferences
:
Whether the vote or consent of the holders of a plurality,
majority or other portion of the shares of Designated Preferred Stock and any Voting Parity Stock
has been cast or given on any matter on which the holders of shares of Designated Preferred Stock
are entitled to vote shall be determined by the Corporation by reference to the specified
liquidation amount of the shares voted or covered by the consent as if the Corporation were
liquidated on the record date for such vote or consent, if any, or, in the absence of a record
date, on the date for such vote or consent. For purposes of determining the voting rights of the
holders of Designated Preferred Stock under Section 7 of the Standard Provisions forming part of
this Certificate of Designations, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 of
liquidation preference to which such holders shares are entitled.
] [
To be inserted if the Charter
does not provide for voting in proportion to liquidation preferences:
Holders of shares of
Designated Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote for each such share on any matter on which
holders of Designated Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, including any action by written
consent.
]
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If issuer desires to issue shares with a higher dollar amount liquidation preference,
liquidation preference references will be modified accordingly. In such case (in accordance
with Section 4.7 of the Securities Purchase Agreement), the issuer will be required to enter
into a deposit agreement.
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[
Insert name of Corporation
]
has caused this Certificate of Designations
to be signed by [
], its [
], this [
] day of [
].
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ANNEX A
STANDARD PROVISIONS
Section 1.
General Matters
. Each share of Designated Preferred Stock shall be
identical in all respects to every other share of Designated Preferred Stock. The Designated
Preferred Stock shall be perpetual, subject to the provisions of Section 5 of these Standard
Provisions that form a part of the Certificate of Designations. The Designated Preferred Stock
shall rank equally with Parity Stock and shall rank senior to Junior Stock with respect to the
payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Corporation.
Section 2.
Standard Definitions
. As used herein with respect to Designated Preferred
Stock:
(a)
Applicable Dividend Rate
means (i) during the period from the Original
Issue Date to, but excluding, the first day of the first Dividend Period commencing on or after the
fifth anniversary of the Original Issue Date, 5% per annum and (ii) from and after the first day of
the first Dividend Period commencing on or after the fifth anniversary of the Original Issue Date,
9% per annum.
(b)
Appropriate Federal Banking Agency
means the appropriate Federal
banking agency with respect to the Corporation as defined in Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1813(q)), or any successor provision.
(c)
Business Combination
means a merger, consolidation, statutory share
exchange or similar transaction that requires the approval of the Corporations stockholders.
(d)
Business Day
means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on
which banking institutions in the State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or
other governmental actions to close.
(e)
Bylaws
means the bylaws of the Corporation, as they may be amended
from time to time.
(f)
Certificate of Designations
means the Certificate of Designations or
comparable instrument relating to the Designated Preferred Stock, of which these Standard
Provisions form a part, as it may be amended from time to time.
(g)
Charter
means the Corporations certificate or articles of
incorporation, articles of association, or similar organizational document.
(h)
Dividend Period
has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
(i)
Dividend Record Date
has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
(j)
Liquidation Preference
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
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(k)
Original Issue Date
means the date on which shares of Designated
Preferred Stock are first issued.
(l)
Preferred Director
has the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
(m)
Preferred Stock
means any and all series of preferred stock of the
Corporation, including the Designated Preferred Stock.
(n)
Qualified Equity Offering
means the sale and issuance for cash by the
Corporation to persons other than the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries after the Original
Issue Date of shares of perpetual Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any combination of such stock,
that, in each case, qualify as and may be included in Tier 1 capital of the Corporation at the time
of issuance under the applicable risk-based capital guidelines of the Corporations Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency (other than any such sales and issuances made pursuant to agreements or
arrangements entered into, or pursuant to financing plans which were publicly announced, on or
prior to October 13, 2008).
(o)
Share Dilution Amount
has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
(p)
Standard Provisions
mean these Standard Provisions that form a part of
the Certificate of Designations relating to the Designated Preferred Stock.
(q)
Successor Preferred Stock
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
(r)
Voting Parity Stock
means, with regard to any matter as to which the
holders of Designated Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as specified in Sections 7(a) and
7(b) of these Standard Provisions that form a part of the Certificate of Designations, any and all
series of Parity Stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable with
respect to such matter.
Section 3.
Dividends
.
(a)
Rate
. Holders of Designated Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
receive, on each share of Designated Preferred Stock if, as and when declared by the Board of
Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors, but only out of assets
legally available therefor, cumulative cash dividends with respect to each Dividend Period (as
defined below) at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Dividend Rate on (i) the Liquidation
Amount per share of Designated Preferred Stock and (ii) the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends
for any prior Dividend Period on such share of Designated Preferred Stock, if any. Such dividends
shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the Original Issue Date, shall compound on each
subsequent Dividend Payment Date (
i.e.
, no dividends shall accrue on other dividends unless and
until the first Dividend Payment Date for such other dividends has passed without such other
dividends having been paid on such date) and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Dividend
Payment Date, commencing with the first such Dividend Payment Date to occur at least 20 calendar
days after the Original Issue Date. In the event that any Dividend Payment Date would otherwise
fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the dividend payment due on that date will be postponed
to the next day that is a Business Day and no additional dividends will accrue as a result of that
postponement. The period from and including any Dividend Payment Date to, but
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excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date is a
Dividend Period
, provided that the initial
Dividend Period shall be the period from and including the Original Issue Date to, but excluding,
the next Dividend Payment Date.
Dividends that are payable on Designated Preferred Stock in respect of any Dividend Period
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of
dividends payable on Designated Preferred Stock on any date prior to the end of a Dividend Period,
and for the initial Dividend Period, shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months, and actual days elapsed over a 30-day month.
Dividends that are payable on Designated Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date will be
payable to holders of record of Designated Preferred Stock as they appear on the stock register of
the Corporation on the applicable record date, which shall be the 15th calendar day immediately
preceding such Dividend Payment Date or such other record date fixed by the Board of Directors or
any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors that is not more than 60 nor less than 10
days prior to such Dividend Payment Date (each, a
Dividend Record Date
). Any such day
that is a Dividend Record Date shall be a Dividend Record Date whether or not such day is a
Business Day.
Holders of Designated Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividends, whether payable
in cash, securities or other property, other than dividends (if any) declared and payable on
Designated Preferred Stock as specified in this Section 3 (subject to the other provisions of the
Certificate of Designations).
(b)
Priority of Dividends
. So long as any share of Designated Preferred
Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on the Common
Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock (other than dividends payable solely in shares of Common
Stock) or Parity Stock, subject to the immediately following paragraph in the case of Parity Stock,
and no Common Stock, Junior Stock or Parity Stock shall be, directly or indirectly, purchased,
redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries
unless all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past Dividend Periods, including the latest
completed Dividend Period (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on
such amount), on all outstanding shares of Designated Preferred Stock have been or are
contemporaneously declared and paid in full (or have been declared and a sum sufficient for the
payment thereof has been set aside for the benefit of the holders of shares of Designated Preferred
Stock on the applicable record date). The foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) redemptions,
purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with
the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business (including
purchases to offset the Share Dilution Amount (as defined below) pursuant to a publicly announced
repurchase plan) and consistent with past practice,
provided
that any purchases to offset the Share
Dilution Amount shall in no event exceed the Share Dilution Amount; (ii) purchases or other
acquisitions by a broker-dealer subsidiary of the Corporation solely for the purpose of
market-making, stabilization or customer facilitation transactions in Junior Stock or Parity Stock
in the ordinary course of its business; (iii) purchases by a broker-dealer subsidiary of the
Corporation of capital stock of the Corporation for resale pursuant to an offering by the
Corporation of such capital stock underwritten by such broker-dealer subsidiary; (iv) any dividends
or distributions of rights or Junior Stock in connection with a stockholders
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rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant to any stockholders rights plan;
(v) the acquisition by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries of record ownership in Junior
Stock or Parity Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other than the Corporation
or any of its subsidiaries), including as trustees or custodians; and (vi) the exchange or
conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock or of Parity Stock for or into other
Parity Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation amount) or Junior Stock, in each case,
solely to the extent required pursuant to binding contractual agreements entered into prior to the
Signing Date or any subsequent agreement for the accelerated exercise, settlement or exchange
thereof for Common Stock.
Share Dilution Amount
means the increase in the number of
diluted shares outstanding (determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States, and as measured from the date of the Corporations consolidated financial
statements most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the Original
Issue Date) resulting from the grant, vesting or exercise of equity-based compensation to employees
and equitably adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification
or similar transaction.
When dividends are not paid (or declared and a sum sufficient for payment thereof set aside
for the benefit of the holders thereof on the applicable record date) on any Dividend Payment Date
(or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different from the Dividend Payment
Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within a Dividend Period related to such Dividend Payment
Date) in full upon Designated Preferred Stock and any shares of Parity Stock, all dividends
declared on Designated Preferred Stock and all such Parity Stock and payable on such Dividend
Payment Date (or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different from the
Dividend Payment Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within the Dividend Period related to
such Dividend Payment Date) shall be declared
pro rata
so that the respective amounts of such
dividends declared shall bear the same ratio to each other as all accrued and unpaid dividends per
share on the shares of Designated Preferred Stock (including, if applicable as provided in
Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount) and all Parity Stock payable on such Dividend Payment
Date (or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different from the Dividend
Payment Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within the Dividend Period related to such
Dividend Payment Date) (subject to their having been declared by the Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee of the Board of Directors out of legally available funds and including, in the
case of Parity Stock that bears cumulative dividends, all accrued but unpaid dividends) bear to
each other. If the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors
determines not to pay any dividend or a full dividend on a Dividend Payment Date, the Corporation
will provide written notice to the holders of Designated Preferred Stock prior to such Dividend
Payment Date.
Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends (payable in cash, securities or
other property) as may be determined by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of
the Board of Directors may be declared and paid on any securities, including Common Stock and other
Junior Stock, from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and holders of
Designated Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividends.
Section 4.
Liquidation Rights
.
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(a)
Voluntary or Involuntary Liquidation
. In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
holders of Designated Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive for each share of Designated
Preferred Stock, out of the assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof (whether capital or
surplus) available for distribution to stockholders of the Corporation, subject to the rights of
any creditors of the Corporation, before any distribution of such assets or proceeds is made to or
set aside for the holders of Common Stock and any other stock of the Corporation ranking junior to
Designated Preferred Stock as to such distribution, payment in full in an amount equal to the sum
of (i) the Liquidation Amount per share and (ii) the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends
(including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount), whether or
not declared, to the date of payment (such amounts collectively, the
Liquidation
Preference
).
(b)
Partial Payment
. If in any distribution described in Section 4(a) above
the assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof are not sufficient to pay in full the amounts
payable with respect to all outstanding shares of Designated Preferred Stock and the corresponding
amounts payable with respect of any other stock of the Corporation ranking equally with Designated
Preferred Stock as to such distribution, holders of Designated Preferred Stock and the holders of
such other stock shall share ratably in any such distribution in proportion to the full respective
distributions to which they are entitled.
(c)
Residual Distributions
. If the Liquidation Preference has been paid in
full to all holders of Designated Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable with
respect of any other stock of the Corporation ranking equally with Designated Preferred Stock as to
such distribution has been paid in full, the holders of other stock of the Corporation shall be
entitled to receive all remaining assets of the Corporation (or proceeds thereof) according to
their respective rights and preferences.
(d)
Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets Not Liquidation
. For purposes
of this Section 4, the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation or
other entity, including a merger or consolidation in which the holders of Designated Preferred
Stock receive cash, securities or other property for their shares, or the sale, lease or exchange
(for cash, securities or other property) of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation, shall not constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.
Section 5.
Redemption
.
(a)
Optional Redemption
. Except as provided below, the Designated Preferred
Stock may not be redeemed prior to the first Dividend Payment Date falling on or after the third
anniversary of the Original Issue Date. On or after the first Dividend Payment Date falling on or
after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Corporation, at its option, subject to
the approval of the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, may redeem, in whole or in part, at any
time and from time to time, out of funds legally available therefor, the shares of Designated
Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, upon notice given as provided in Section 5(c) below, at a
redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the Liquidation Amount per share and (ii) except as
otherwise provided below, any accrued and unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as
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provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount) (regardless of whether any dividends are
actually declared) to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the first Dividend Payment Date falling on or after
the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Corporation, at its option, subject to the
approval of the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, may redeem, in whole or in part, at any time
and from time to time, the shares of Designated Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, upon
notice given as provided in Section 5(c) below, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the
Liquidation Amount per share and (ii) except as otherwise provided below, any accrued and unpaid
dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount)
(regardless of whether any dividends are actually declared) to, but excluding, the date fixed for
redemption;
provided
that (x) the Corporation (or any successor by Business Combination) has
received aggregate gross proceeds of not less than the Minimum Amount (plus the Minimum Amount as
defined in the relevant certificate of designations for each other outstanding series of preferred
stock of such successor that was originally issued to the United States Department of the Treasury
(the
Successor Preferred Stock
) in connection with the Troubled Asset Relief Program
Capital Purchase Program) from one or more Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity
Offerings of such successor), and (y) the aggregate redemption price of the Designated Preferred
Stock (and any Successor Preferred Stock) redeemed pursuant to this paragraph may not exceed the
aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Corporation (or any successor by Business Combination)
from such Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity Offerings of such successor).
The redemption price for any shares of Designated Preferred Stock shall be payable on the
redemption date to the holder of such shares against surrender of the certificate(s) evidencing
such shares to the Corporation or its agent. Any declared but unpaid dividends payable on a
redemption date that occurs subsequent to the Dividend Record Date for a Dividend Period shall not
be paid to the holder entitled to receive the redemption price on the redemption date, but rather
shall be paid to the holder of record of the redeemed shares on such Dividend Record Date relating
to the Dividend Payment Date as provided in Section 3 above.
(b)
No Sinking Fund
. The Designated Preferred Stock will not be subject to
any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions. Holders of Designated Preferred
Stock will have no right to require redemption or repurchase of any shares of Designated Preferred
Stock.
(c)
Notice of Redemption
. Notice of every redemption of shares of Designated
Preferred Stock shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of
record of the shares to be redeemed at their respective last addresses appearing on the books of
the Corporation. Such mailing shall be at least 30 days and not more than 60 days before the date
fixed for redemption. Any notice mailed as provided in this Subsection shall be conclusively
presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the holder receives such notice, but failure duly
to give such notice by mail, or any defect in such notice or in the mailing thereof, to any holder
of shares of Designated Preferred Stock designated for redemption shall not affect the validity of
the proceedings for the redemption of any other shares of Designated Preferred Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if shares of Designated Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry
form through The Depository Trust Corporation or any other similar facility, notice of
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redemption may be given to the holders of Designated Preferred Stock at such time and in any manner
permitted by such facility. Each notice of redemption given to a holder shall state: (1) the
redemption date; (2) the number of shares of Designated Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if less
than all the shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be
redeemed from such holder; (3) the redemption price; and (4) the place or places where certificates
for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price.
(d)
Partial Redemption
. In case of any redemption of part of the shares of
Designated Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares to be redeemed shall be selected
either
pro rata
or in such other manner as the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee
thereof may determine to be fair and equitable. Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof shall have full power and authority to prescribe
the terms and conditions upon which shares of Designated Preferred Stock shall be redeemed from
time to time. If fewer than all the shares represented by any certificate are redeemed, a new
certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without charge to the holder
thereof.
(e)
Effectiveness of Redemption
. If notice of redemption has been duly given
and if on or before the redemption date specified in the notice all funds necessary for the
redemption have been deposited by the Corporation, in trust for the
pro rata
benefit of the holders
of the shares called for redemption, with a bank or trust company doing business in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, and having a capital and surplus of at least $500 million and
selected by the Board of Directors, so as to be and continue to be available solely therefor, then,
notwithstanding that any certificate for any share so called for redemption has not been
surrendered for cancellation, on and after the redemption date dividends shall cease to accrue on
all shares so called for redemption, all shares so called for redemption shall no longer be deemed
outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall forthwith on such redemption date
cease and terminate, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive the amount payable on
such redemption from such bank or trust company, without interest. Any funds unclaimed at the end
of three years from the redemption date shall, to the extent permitted by law, be released to the
Corporation, after which time the holders of the shares so called for redemption shall look only to
the Corporation for payment of the redemption price of such shares.
(f)
Status of Redeemed Shares
. Shares of Designated Preferred Stock that
are redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation shall revert to authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock (
provided
that any such cancelled shares of Designated Preferred
Stock may be reissued only as shares of any series of Preferred Stock other than Designated
Preferred Stock).
Section 6.
Conversion
. Holders of Designated Preferred Stock shares shall have
no right to exchange or convert such shares into any other securities.
Section 7.
Voting Rights
.
(a)
General
. The holders of Designated Preferred Stock shall not have any
voting rights except as set forth below or as otherwise from time to time required by law.
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(b)
Preferred Stock Directors
. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends
payable on the shares of Designated Preferred Stock have not been paid for an aggregate of six
quarterly Dividend Periods or more, whether or not consecutive, the authorized number of directors
of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by two and the holders of the Designated
Preferred Stock shall have the right, with holders of shares of any one or more other classes or
series of Voting Parity Stock outstanding at the time, voting together as a class, to elect two
directors (hereinafter the
Preferred Directors
and each a
Preferred Director
)
to fill such newly created directorships at the Corporations next annual meeting of stockholders
(or at a special meeting called for that purpose prior to such next annual meeting) and at each
subsequent annual meeting of stockholders until all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past
Dividend Periods, including the latest completed Dividend Period (including, if applicable as
provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount), on all outstanding shares of Designated
Preferred Stock have been declared and paid in full at which time such right shall terminate with
respect to the Designated Preferred Stock, except as herein or by law expressly provided, subject
to revesting in the event of each and every subsequent default of the character above mentioned;
provided
that it shall be a qualification for election for any Preferred Director that the election
of such Preferred Director shall not cause the Corporation to violate any corporate governance
requirements of any securities exchange or other trading facility on which securities of the
Corporation may then be listed or traded that listed or traded companies must have a majority of
independent directors. Upon any termination of the right of the holders of shares of Designated
Preferred Stock and Voting Parity Stock as a class to vote for directors as provided above, the
Preferred Directors shall cease to be qualified as directors, the term of office of all Preferred
Directors then in office shall terminate immediately and the authorized number of directors shall
be reduced by the number of Preferred Directors elected pursuant hereto. Any Preferred Director
may be removed at any time, with or without cause, and any vacancy created thereby may be filled,
only by the affirmative vote of the holders a majority of the shares of Designated Preferred Stock
at the time outstanding voting separately as a class together with the holders of shares of Voting
Parity Stock, to the extent the voting rights of such holders described above are then
exercisable. If the office of any Preferred Director becomes vacant for any reason other than
removal from office as aforesaid, the remaining Preferred Director may choose a successor who shall
hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy occurred.
(c)
Class Voting Rights as to Particular Matters
. So long as any shares of
Designated Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of
stockholders required by law or by the Charter, the vote or consent of the holders of at least 66
2/3% of the shares of Designated Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, voting as a separate
class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting
called for the purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating:
(i)
Authorization of Senior Stock
. Any amendment or alteration of
the Certificate of Designations for the Designated Preferred Stock or the Charter to
authorize or create or increase the authorized amount of, or any issuance of, any shares of,
or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of, any class
or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking senior to Designated Preferred Stock
with respect to either or both the payment of dividends and/or the distribution of assets on
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation;
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(ii)
Amendment of Designated Preferred Stock
. Any amendment,
alteration or repeal of any provision of the Certificate of Designations for the Designated
Preferred Stock or the Charter (including, unless no vote on such merger or consolidation is
required by Section 7(c)(iii) below, any amendment, alteration or repeal by means of a
merger, consolidation or otherwise) so as to adversely affect the rights, preferences,
privileges or voting powers of the Designated Preferred Stock; or
(iii)
Share Exchanges, Reclassifications, Mergers and Consolidations
.
Any consummation of a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Designated
Preferred Stock, or of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with another corporation
or other entity, unless in each case (x) the shares of Designated Preferred Stock remain
outstanding or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the
Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity, are converted into or exchanged for
preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent, and
(y) such shares remaining outstanding or such preference securities, as the case may be,
have such rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and
restrictions thereof, taken as a whole, as are not materially less favorable to the holders
thereof than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and
restrictions thereof, of Designated Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation,
taken as a whole;
provided
,
however
, that for all purposes of this Section 7(c), any increase in the amount of the
authorized Preferred Stock, including any increase in the authorized amount of Designated Preferred
Stock necessary to satisfy preemptive or similar rights granted by the Corporation to other persons
prior to the Signing Date, or the creation and issuance, or an increase in the authorized or issued
amount, whether pursuant to preemptive or similar rights or otherwise, of any other series of
Preferred Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any other
series of Preferred Stock, ranking equally with and/or junior to Designated Preferred Stock with
respect to the payment of dividends (whether such dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative) and
the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation will not
be deemed to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers, and shall not
require the affirmative vote or consent of, the holders of outstanding shares of the Designated
Preferred Stock.
(d)
Changes after Provision for Redemption
. No vote or consent of the
holders of Designated Preferred Stock shall be required pursuant to Section 7(c) above if, at or
prior to the time when any such vote or consent would otherwise be required pursuant to such
Section, all outstanding shares of the Designated Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed, or
shall have been called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds shall have been
deposited in trust for such redemption, in each case pursuant to Section 5 above.
(e)
Procedures for Voting and Consents
. The rules and procedures for calling
and conducting any meeting of the holders of Designated Preferred Stock (including, without
limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of
proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other aspect or matter with
regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules of the Board of Directors
or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time
to
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time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Charter, the Bylaws, and
applicable law and the rules of any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which
Designated Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time.
Section 8.
Record Holders
. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
the Corporation and the transfer agent for Designated Preferred Stock may deem and treat the record
holder of any share of Designated Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all
purposes, and neither the Corporation nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice to
the contrary.
Section 9.
Notices
. All notices or communications in respect of Designated
Preferred Stock shall be sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered in person or by first
class mail, postage prepaid, or if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this
Certificate of Designations, in the Charter or Bylaws or by applicable law. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if shares of Designated Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form through The
Depository Trust Corporation or any similar facility, such notices may be given to the holders of
Designated Preferred Stock in any manner permitted by such facility.
Section 10.
No Preemptive Rights
. No share of Designated Preferred Stock shall
have any rights of preemption whatsoever as to any securities of the Corporation, or any warrants,
rights or options issued or granted with respect thereto, regardless of how such securities, or
such warrants, rights or options, may be designated, issued or granted.
Section 11.
Replacement Certificates
. The Corporation shall replace any mutilated
certificate at the holders expense upon surrender of that certificate to the Corporation. The
Corporation shall replace certificates that become destroyed, stolen or lost at the holders
expense upon delivery to the Corporation of reasonably satisfactory evidence that the certificate
has been destroyed, stolen or lost, together with any indemnity that may be reasonably required by
the Corporation.
Section 12.
Other Rights
. The shares of Designated Preferred Stock shall not have
any rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other
special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as set forth
herein or in the Charter or as provided by applicable law.
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ANNEX B
FORM OF WAIVER
In consideration for the benefits I will receive as a result of my employers participation in
the United States Department of the Treasurys TARP Capital Purchase Program, I hereby
voluntarily waive any claim against the United States or my employer for any changes to my
compensation or benefits that are required to comply with the regulation issued by the
Department of the Treasury as published in the Federal Register on
October 20, 2008.
I acknowledge that this regulation may require modification of the compensation, bonus, incentive
and other benefit plans, arrangements, policies and agreements (including so-called golden
parachute agreements) that I have with my employer or in which I participate as they relate to
the period the United States holds any equity or debt securities of my employer acquired through
the TARP Capital Purchase Program.
This waiver includes all claims I may have under the laws of the United States or any state
related to the requirements imposed by the aforementioned regulation, including without
limitation a claim for any compensation or other payments I would otherwise receive, any
challenge to the process by which this regulation was adopted and any tort or constitutional
claim about the effect of these regulations on my employment relationship.
ANNEX C
FORM OF OPINION
(a) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation.
(b) The Preferred Shares have been duly and validly
authorized, and, when issued and delivered pursuant to the Agreement, the Preferred Shares will be
duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable, will not be issued in violation of any
preemptive rights, and will rank
pari passu
with or senior to all other series or classes of
Preferred Stock issued on the Closing Date with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
(c) The Warrant has been duly authorized and, when executed
and delivered as contemplated by the Agreement, will constitute a valid and legally binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as
the same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.
(d) The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrant have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant and when
so issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrant will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable
[
insert, if applicable:
, subject to the approvals of the Companys stockholders set
forth on
Schedule C
]
.
(e) The Company has the corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver the Agreement and the Warrant and
[
insert, if
applicable
:
, subject to the
approvals of the Companys stockholders set forth on
Schedule C
,
]
to carry out its
obligations thereunder (which includes the issuance of the Preferred Shares, Warrant and Warrant
Shares).
(f) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of the Agreement and the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and its
stockholders, and no further approval or authorization is required on the part of the Company
[
insert, if applicable:
, subject, in each case, to the approvals of the Companys stockholders set
forth on
Schedule C
]
.
(g) The Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors rights generally and general equitable principles, regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity;
provided
,
however
,
such counsel need express no opinion with respect to Section 4.5(g) or the severability provisions
of the Agreement insofar as Section 4.5(g) is concerned.
ANNEX D
FORM OF WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR
SUCH LAWS. THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED
TO THEREIN, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY
SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID.
WARRANT
to purchase
Shares of Common Stock
of
Issue
Date:
1.
Definitions
. Unless the context otherwise
requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.
Affiliate
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Appraisal Procedure
means a procedure whereby two independent appraisers, one chosen by the
Company and one by the Original Warrantholder, shall mutually agree upon the determinations then
the subject of appraisal. Each party shall deliver a notice to the other appointing its appraiser
within 15 days after the Appraisal Procedure is invoked. If within 30 days after appointment of
the two appraisers they are unable to agree upon the amount in question, a third independent
appraiser shall be chosen within 10 days thereafter by the mutual consent of such first two
appraisers. The decision of the third appraiser so appointed and chosen shall be given within 30
days after the selection of such third appraiser. If three appraisers shall be appointed and the
determination of one appraiser is disparate from the middle determination by more than twice the
amount by which the other determination is disparate from the middle determination, then the
determination of such appraiser shall be excluded, the remaining two determinations shall be
averaged and such average shall be binding and conclusive upon the
Company and the Original Warrantholder; otherwise, the average of all three determinations shall be
binding upon the Company and the Original Warrantholder. The costs of conducting any Appraisal
Procedure shall be borne by the Company.
Board of Directors
means the board of directors of the Company, including any duly
authorized committee thereof.
Business Combination
means a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar
transaction that requires the approval of the Companys stockholders.
business day
means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions
in the State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental actions
to close.
Capital Stock
means (A) with respect to any Person that is a corporation or company, any and
all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital or
capital stock of such Person and (B) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation or
company, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.
Charter
means, with respect to any Person, its certificate or articles of incorporation,
articles of association, or similar organizational document.
Common Stock
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Company
means the Person whose name, corporate or other organizational form and jurisdiction
of organization is set forth in Item 1 of Schedule A hereto.
conversion
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(B).
convertible securities
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(B).
CPP
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor
statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exercise Price
means the amount set forth in Item 2 of Schedule A hereto.
Expiration Time
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
Fair Market Value
means, with respect to any security or other property, the fair market
value of such security or other property as determined by the Board of Directors, acting in good
faith or, with respect to Section 14, as determined by the Original Warrantholder acting in good
faith. For so long as the Original Warrantholder holds this Warrant or any portion thereof, it may
object in writing to the Board of Directors calculation of fair market value within 10 days of
receipt of written notice thereof. If the Original Warrantholder and the Company are unable to
agree on fair market value during the 10-day period following the delivery of the Original
Warrantholders objection, the Appraisal Procedure may be invoked by either party to
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determine Fair Market Value by delivering written notification thereof not later than the
30
th
day after delivery of the Original Warrantholders objection.
Governmental Entities
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Initial Number
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(B).
Issue Date
means the date set forth in Item 3 of Schedule A hereto.
Market Price
means, with respect to a particular security, on any given day, the last
reported sale price regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the
average of the last closing bid and ask prices regular way, in either case on the principal
national securities exchange on which the applicable securities are listed or admitted to trading,
or if not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of the
closing bid and ask prices as furnished by two members of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose. Market Price shall
be determined without reference to after hours or extended hours trading. If such security is not
listed and traded in a manner that the quotations referred to above are available for the period
required hereunder, the Market Price per share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be (i) in the
event that any portion of the Warrant is held by the Original Warrantholder, the fair market value
per share of such security as determined in good faith by the Original Warrantholder or (ii) in all
other circumstances, the fair market value per share of such security as determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors in reliance on an opinion of a nationally recognized independent
investment banking corporation retained by the Company for this purpose and certified in a
resolution to the Warrantholder. For the purposes of determining the Market Price of the Common
Stock on the trading day preceding, on or following the occurrence of an event, (i) that trading
day shall be deemed to commence immediately after the regular scheduled closing time of trading on
the New York Stock Exchange or, if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time and
(ii) that trading day shall end at the next regular scheduled closing time, or if trading is closed
at an earlier time, such earlier time (for the avoidance of doubt, and as an example, if the Market
Price is to be determined as of the last trading day preceding a specified event and the closing
time of trading on a particular day is 4:00 p.m. and the specified event occurs at 5:00 p.m. on
that day, the Market Price would be determined by reference to such 4:00 p.m. closing price).
Ordinary Cash Dividends
means a regular quarterly cash dividend on shares of Common Stock
out of surplus or net profits legally available therefor (determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time),
provided
that Ordinary Cash Dividends
shall not include any cash dividends paid subsequent to the Issue Date to the extent the aggregate
per share dividends paid on the outstanding Common Stock in any quarter exceed the amount set forth
in Item 4 of Schedule A hereto, as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock
split, reclassification or similar transaction.
Original Warrantholder
means the United States Department of the Treasury. Any actions
specified to be taken by the Original Warrantholder hereunder may only be taken by such Person and
not by any other Warrantholder.
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Permitted Transactions
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(B).
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.
Per Share Fair Market Value
has the meaning set forth in Section 13(C).
Preferred Shares
means the perpetual preferred stock issued to the Original Warrantholder on
the Issue Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Pro Rata Repurchases
means any purchase of shares of Common Stock by the Company or any
Affiliate thereof pursuant to (A) any tender offer or exchange offer subject to Section 13(e) or
14(e) of the Exchange Act or Regulation 14E promulgated thereunder or (B) any other offer available
to substantially all holders of Common Stock, in the case of both (A) or (B), whether for cash,
shares of Capital Stock of the Company, other securities of the Company, evidences of indebtedness
of the Company or any other Person or any other property (including, without limitation, shares of
Capital Stock, other securities or evidences of indebtedness of a subsidiary), or any combination
thereof, effected while this Warrant is outstanding. The
Effective Date
of a Pro Rata Repurchase
shall mean the date of acceptance of shares for purchase or exchange by the Company under any
tender or exchange offer which is a Pro Rata Repurchase or the date of purchase with respect to any
Pro Rata Repurchase that is not a tender or exchange offer.
Purchase Agreement
means the Securities Purchase Agreement Standard Terms incorporated
into the Letter Agreement, dated as of the date set forth in Item 5 of Schedule A hereto, as
amended from time to time, between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury
(the
Letter Agreement
), including all annexes and schedules thereto.
Qualified Equity Offering
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.
Regulatory Approvals
with respect to the Warrantholder, means, to the extent applicable and
required to permit the Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant for shares of Common Stock and to own
such Common Stock without the Warrantholder being in violation of applicable law, rule or
regulation, the receipt of any necessary approvals and authorizations of, filings and registrations
with, notifications to, or expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under, the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
SEC
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Shares
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
trading day
means (A) if the shares of Common Stock are not traded on any national or
regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a business day or (B) if
the shares of Common Stock are traded on any national or regional securities exchange or
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association or over-the-counter market, a business day on which such relevant exchange or quotation
system is scheduled to be open for business and on which the shares of Common Stock (i) are not
suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or association or
over-the-counter market for any period or periods aggregating one half hour or longer; and
(ii) have traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or association or
over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the trading of the shares of Common Stock.
U.S. GAAP
means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Warrantholder
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
Warrant
means this Warrant, issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
2.
Number of Shares; Exercise Price
. This
certifies that, for value received, the United States Department of the Treasury or its permitted
assigns (the
Warrantholder
) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter
set forth, to acquire from the Company, in whole or in part, after the receipt of all applicable
Regulatory Approvals, if any, up to an aggregate of the number of fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock set forth in Item 6 of Schedule A hereto, at a purchase price per share of
Common Stock equal to the Exercise Price. The number of shares of Common Stock (the
Shares
) and
the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein, and all references to Common
Stock, Shares and Exercise Price herein shall be deemed to include any such adjustment or
series of adjustments.
3.
Exercise of Warrant; Term
. Subject to
Section 2, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, the right to purchase the
Shares represented by this Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part by the Warrantholder, at any
time or from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Warrant by the Company on the
date hereof, but in no event later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the tenth anniversary of
the Issue Date (the
Expiration Time
), by (A) the surrender of this Warrant and Notice of Exercise
annexed hereto, duly completed and executed on behalf of the Warrantholder, at the principal
executive office of the Company located at the address set forth in Item 7 of Schedule A hereto (or
such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as it may designate by notice in
writing to the Warrantholder at the address of the Warrantholder appearing on the books of the
Company), and (B) payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares thereby purchased:
(i) by having the Company withhold, from the shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be
delivered to the Warrantholder upon such exercise, shares of Common stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrant equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to which this Warrant is so exercised
based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which this Warrant is exercised
and the Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company pursuant to this Section 3, or
(ii) with the consent of both the Company and the Warrantholder, by tendering in cash, by
certified or cashiers check payable to the order of the Company, or by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company.
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If the Warrantholder does not exercise this Warrant in its entirety, the Warrantholder will be
entitled to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, and in any event not exceeding three
business days, a new warrant in substantially identical form for the purchase of that number of
Shares equal to the difference between the number of Shares subject to this Warrant and the number
of Shares as to which this Warrant is so exercised. Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to
the contrary, the Warrantholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that its exercise of this Warrant
for Shares is subject to the condition that the Warrantholder will have first received any
applicable Regulatory Approvals.
4.
Issuance of Shares; Authorization; Listing
.
Certificates for Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant will be issued in such name or names
as the Warrantholder may designate and will be delivered to such named Person or Persons within a
reasonable time, not to exceed three business days after the date on which this Warrant has been
duly exercised in accordance with the terms of this Warrant. The Company hereby represents and
warrants that any Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the provisions
of Section 3 will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free
from all taxes, liens and charges (other than liens or charges created by the Warrantholder, income
and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of
any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith). The Company agrees that the Shares so issued
will be deemed to have been issued to the Warrantholder as of the close of business on the date on
which this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price are delivered to the Company in accordance
with the terms of this Warrant, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may
then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such
date. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued
Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the exercise of this Warrant, the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant at any time. The
Company will (A) procure, at its sole expense, the listing of the Shares issuable upon exercise of
this Warrant at any time, subject to issuance or notice of issuance, on all principal stock
exchanges on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded and (B) maintain such listings of such
Shares at all times after issuance. The Company will use reasonable best efforts to ensure that
the Shares may be issued without violation of any applicable law or regulation or of any
requirement of any securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or traded.
5.
No Fractional Shares or Scrip
. No fractional
Shares or scrip representing fractional Shares shall be issued upon any exercise of this Warrant.
In lieu of any fractional Share to which the Warrantholder would otherwise be entitled, the
Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the Market Price of the Common
Stock on the last trading day preceding the date of exercise less the pro-rated Exercise Price for
such fractional share.
6.
No Rights as Stockholders; Transfer Books
.
This Warrant does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as a
stockholder of the Company prior to the date of exercise hereof. The Company will at no time close
its transfer books against transfer of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with the timely
exercise of this Warrant.
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7.
Charges, Taxes and Expenses
. Issuance of
certificates for Shares to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made
without charge to the Warrantholder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in
respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the
Company.
8.
Transfer/Assignment
.
(A) Subject to compliance with clause (B) of this Section 8, this
Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the
Company by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and a new warrant
shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant but
registered in the name of one or more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed,
to the office or agency of the Company described in Section 3. All expenses (other than stock
transfer taxes) and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and
delivery of the new warrants pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the Company.
(B) The transfer of the Warrant and the Shares issued upon
exercise of the Warrant are subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 4.4 of the Purchase
Agreement. If and for so long as required by the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant shall contain
the legends as set forth in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b) of the Purchase Agreement.
9.
Exchange and Registry of Warrant
. This
Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrantholder to the Company, for a new
warrant or warrants of like tenor and representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number
of Shares. The Company shall maintain a registry showing the name and address of the Warrantholder
as the registered holder of this Warrant. This Warrant may be surrendered for exchange or exercise
in accordance with its terms, at the office of the Company, and the Company shall be entitled to
rely in all respects, prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such registry.
10.
Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of
Warrant
. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and in the case of any such loss, theft or
destruction, upon receipt of a bond, indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the
Company shall make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new
Warrant of like tenor and representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares as
provided for in such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant.
11.
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc
. If the last or
appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall not be a business day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on
the next succeeding day that is a business day.
12.
Rule 144 Information
. The Company covenants that
it will use its reasonable best efforts to timely file all reports and other documents required to
be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it
will, upon the request of any
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Warrantholder, make publicly available such information as necessary to permit sales pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act), and it will use reasonable best efforts to take such further
action as any Warrantholder may reasonably request, in each case to the extent required from time
to time to enable such holder to, if permitted by the terms of this Warrant and the Purchase
Agreement, sell this Warrant without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of
the exemptions provided by (A) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from
time to time, or (B) any successor rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the
written request of any Warrantholder, the Company will deliver to such Warrantholder a written
statement that it has complied with such requirements.
13.
Adjustments and Other Rights
. The Exercise Price
and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from
time to time as follows;
provided
, that if more than one subsection of this Section 13 is
applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment
and no single event shall cause an adjustment under more than one subsection of this Section 13 so
as to result in duplication:
(A)
Stock Splits, Subdivisions, Reclassifications or
Combinations
. If the Company shall (i) declare and pay a dividend or make a distribution on
its Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide or reclassify the outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a greater number of shares, or (iii) combine or reclassify the outstanding shares
of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of
this Warrant at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date
of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be proportionately adjusted so that the
Warrantholder after such date shall be entitled to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock
which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive in respect of the shares of Common
Stock subject to this Warrant after such date had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to
such date. In such event, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such
dividend or distribution or the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification
shall be adjusted to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Shares
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such adjustment and (2) the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to the record or effective date, as the case may be, for the dividend,
distribution, subdivision, combination or reclassification giving rise to this adjustment by
(y) the new number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant determined pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence.
(B)
Certain Issuances of Common Shares or Convertible
Securities
. Until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Original Warrantholder no longer
holds this Warrant or any portion thereof and (ii) the third anniversary of the Issue Date, if the
Company shall issue shares of Common Stock (or rights or warrants or other securities exercisable
or convertible into or exchangeable (collectively, a
conversion
) for shares of Common Stock)
(collectively,
convertible securities
) (other than in Permitted Transactions (as defined below)
or a transaction to which subsection (A) of this Section 13 is applicable) without consideration or
at a consideration per share (or having a conversion price per share) that is less than 90% of the
Market Price on the last trading day preceding the date of the agreement on pricing such shares (or
such convertible securities) then, in such event:
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(A) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately
prior to the date of the agreement on pricing of such shares (or of such convertible
securities) (the
Initial Number
) shall be increased to the number obtained by
multiplying the Initial Number by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the
sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding on such
date and (y) the number of additional shares of Common Stock issued (or into which
convertible securities may be exercised or convert) and (B) the denominator of which
shall be the sum of (I) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such
date and (II) the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration
receivable by the Company for the total number of shares of Common Stock so issued
(or into which convertible securities may be exercised or convert) would purchase at
the Market Price on the last trading day preceding the date of the agreement on
pricing such shares (or such convertible securities); and
(B) the Exercise Price payable upon exercise of the Warrant shall be adjusted by
multiplying such Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the date of the
agreement on pricing of such shares (or of such convertible securities) by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant prior to such date and the denominator of
which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant immediately after the adjustment described in clause (A) above.
For purposes of the foregoing, the aggregate consideration receivable by the Company in
connection with the issuance of such shares of Common Stock or convertible securities shall be
deemed to be equal to the sum of the net offering price (including the Fair Market Value of any
non-cash consideration and after deduction of any related expenses payable to third parties) of all
such securities plus the minimum aggregate amount, if any, payable upon exercise or conversion of
any such convertible securities into shares of Common Stock; and
Permitted Transactions
shall
mean issuances (i) as consideration for or to fund the acquisition of businesses and/or related
assets, (ii) in connection with employee benefit plans and compensation related arrangements in the
ordinary course and consistent with past practice approved by the Board of Directors, (iii) in
connection with a public or broadly marketed offering and sale of Common Stock or convertible
securities for cash conducted by the Company or its affiliates pursuant to registration under the
Securities Act or Rule 144A thereunder on a basis consistent with capital raising transactions by
comparable financial institutions and (iv) in connection with the exercise of preemptive rights on
terms existing as of the Issue Date. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 13(B) shall
become effective immediately upon the date of such issuance.
(C)
Other Distributions
. In case the Company shall fix
a record date for the making of a distribution to all holders of shares of its Common Stock of
securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets, cash, rights or warrants (excluding Ordinary Cash
Dividends, dividends of its Common Stock and other dividends or distributions referred to in
Section 13(A)), in each such case, the Exercise Price in effect prior to such record date shall be
reduced immediately thereafter to the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to the reduction by the quotient of (x) the Market Price of the Common Stock on
the last trading day preceding the first date on which the Common Stock trades regular way on the
principal
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national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading without the
right to receive such distribution, minus the amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of the
securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets, rights or warrants to be so distributed in respect
of one share of Common Stock (such amount and/or Fair Market Value, the
Per Share Fair Market
Value
) divided by (y) such Market Price on such date specified in clause (x); such adjustment
shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed. In such event, the number of
Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by
dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant
before such adjustment, and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the distribution
giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the
immediately preceding sentence. In the case of adjustment for a cash dividend that is, or is
coincident with, a regular quarterly cash dividend, the Per Share Fair Market Value would be
reduced by the per share amount of the portion of the cash dividend that would constitute an
Ordinary Cash Dividend. In the event that such distribution is not so made, the Exercise Price and
the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant then in effect shall be readjusted,
effective as of the date when the Board of Directors determines not to distribute such shares,
evidences of indebtedness, assets, rights, cash or warrants, as the case may be, to the Exercise
Price that would then be in effect and the number of Shares that would then be issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant if such record date had not been fixed.
(D)
Certain Repurchases of Common Stock
. In case the
Company effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be reduced to
the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by a fraction of which the numerator shall be (i) the product of
(x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata Repurchase
and (y) the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the
first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro
Rata Repurchase, minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and of which
the denominator shall be the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase minus the number of shares of Common Stock so
repurchased and (ii) the Market Price per share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately
preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to
effect such Pro Rata Repurchase. In such event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product
of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such adjustment, and
(2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Pro Rata Repurchase giving rise to this
adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding
sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, no increase to the Exercise Price or decrease in the number
of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made pursuant to this Section 13(D).
(E)
Business Combinations
. In case of any Business
Combination or reclassification of Common Stock (other than a reclassification of Common Stock
referred to in Section 13(A)), the Warrantholders right to receive Shares upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be converted into the right to exercise this Warrant to acquire the number of shares
of stock or other securities or property (including cash) which the Common Stock issuable (at the
time of such Business Combination or reclassification) upon exercise of this Warrant immediately
prior to such
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Business Combination or reclassification would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of
such Business Combination or reclassification; and in any such case, if necessary, the provisions
set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Warrantholder shall be
appropriately adjusted so as to be applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, to the
Warrantholders right to exercise this Warrant in exchange for any shares of stock or other
securities or property pursuant to this paragraph. In determining the kind and amount of stock,
securities or the property receivable upon exercise of this Warrant following the consummation of
such Business Combination, if the holders of Common Stock have the right to elect the kind or
amount of consideration receivable upon consummation of such Business Combination, then the
consideration that the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise shall be deemed to
be the types and amounts of consideration received by the majority of all holders of the shares of
common stock that affirmatively make an election (or of all such holders if none make an election).
(F)
Rounding of Calculations; Minimum Adjustments
.
All calculations under this Section 13 shall be made to the nearest one-tenth (1/10th) of a cent or
to the nearest one-hundredth (1/100th) of a share, as the case may be. Any provision of this
Section 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of
Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall be made if the amount of such adjustment would
be less than $0.01 or one-tenth (1/10th) of a share of Common Stock, but any such amount shall be
carried forward and an adjustment with respect thereto shall be made at the time of and together
with any subsequent adjustment which, together with such amount and any other amount or amounts so
carried forward, shall aggregate $0.01 or 1/10th of a share of Common Stock, or more.
(G)
Timing of Issuance of Additional Common Stock Upon
Certain Adjustments
. In any case in which the provisions of this Section 13 shall require that
an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, the Company may
defer until the occurrence of such event (i) issuing to the Warrantholder of this Warrant exercised
after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the additional shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment and
(ii) paying to such Warrantholder any amount of cash in lieu of a fractional share of Common Stock;
provided
,
however
, that the Company upon request shall deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or
other appropriate instrument evidencing such Warrantholders right to receive such additional
shares, and such cash, upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.
(H)
Completion of Qualified Equity Offering
. In the
event the Company (or any successor by Business Combination) completes one or more Qualified Equity
Offerings on or prior to December 31, 2009 that result in the Company (or any such successor )
receiving aggregate gross proceeds of not less than 100% of the aggregate liquidation preference of
the Preferred Shares (and any preferred stock issued by any such successor to the Original
Warrantholder under the CPP), the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the portion of this
Warrant then held by the Original Warrantholder shall be thereafter reduced by a number of shares
of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) 0.5 and (ii) the number of shares underlying
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the Warrant on the Issue Date (adjusted to take into account all other theretofore made adjustments
pursuant to this Section 13).
(I)
Other Events
. For so long as the Original
Warrantholder holds this Warrant or any portion thereof, if any event occurs as to which the
provisions of this Section 13 are not strictly applicable or, if strictly applicable, would not, in
the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, fairly and adequately protect the
purchase rights of the Warrants in accordance with the essential intent and principles of such
provisions, then the Board of Directors shall make such adjustments in the application of such
provisions, in accordance with such essential intent and principles, as shall be reasonably
necessary, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, to protect such purchase rights as
aforesaid. The Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall
not be adjusted in the event of a change in the par value of the Common Stock or a change in the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company.
(J)
Statement Regarding Adjustments
. Whenever the
Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted as
provided in Section 13, the Company shall forthwith file at the principal office of the Company a
statement showing in reasonable detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Exercise Price
that shall be in effect and the number of Shares into which this Warrant shall be exercisable after
such adjustment, and the Company shall also cause a copy of such statement to be sent by mail,
first class postage prepaid, to each Warrantholder at the address appearing in the Companys
records.
(K)
Notice of Adjustment Event
. In the event that the
Company shall propose to take any action of the type described in this Section 13 (but only if the
action of the type described in this Section 13 would result in an adjustment in the Exercise Price
or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable or a change in the type of
securities or property to be delivered upon exercise of this Warrant), the Company shall give
notice to the Warrantholder, in the manner set forth in Section 13(J), which notice shall specify
the record date, if any, with respect to any such action and the approximate date on which such
action is to take place. Such notice shall also set forth the facts with respect thereto as shall
be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on the Exercise Price and the number, kind or class
of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon exercise of this
Warrant. In the case of any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice
shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date so fixed, and in case of all other action, such
notice shall be given at least 15 days prior to the taking of such proposed action. Failure to
give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of any such
action.
(L)
Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring
Adjustment
. As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an
adjustment pursuant to this Section 13, the Company shall take any action which may be necessary,
including obtaining regulatory, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market or other applicable
national securities exchange or stockholder approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may
thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all shares of Common Stock
that the Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this
Section 13.
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(M)
Adjustment Rules
. Any adjustments pursuant to this
Section 13 shall be made successively whenever an event referred to herein shall occur. If an
adjustment in Exercise Price made hereunder would reduce the Exercise Price to an amount below par
value of the Common Stock, then such adjustment in Exercise Price made hereunder shall reduce the
Exercise Price to the par value of the Common Stock.
14.
Exchange
. At any time following the date on which
the shares of Common Stock of the Company are no longer listed or admitted to trading on a national
securities exchange (other than in connection with any Business Combination), the Original
Warrantholder may cause the Company to exchange all or a portion of this Warrant for an economic
interest (to be determined by the Original Warrantholder after consultation with the Company) of
the Company classified as permanent equity under U.S. GAAP having a value equal to the Fair Market
Value of the portion of the Warrant so exchanged. The Original Warrantholder shall calculate any
Fair Market Value required to be calculated pursuant to this Section 14, which shall not be subject
to the Appraisal Procedure.
15.
No Impairment
. The Company will not, by amendment
of its Charter or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the
observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company,
but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this
Warrant and in taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the
rights of the Warrantholder.
16.
Governing Law
.
This Warrant will be governed by
and construed in accordance with the federal law of the United States if and to the extent such law
is applicable, and otherwise in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State. Each of the Company and the
Warrantholder agrees (a) to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia for any civil action, suit or proceeding arising out of
or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) that notice may be
served upon the Company at the address in Section 20 below and upon the Warrantholder at the
address for the Warrantholder set forth in the registry maintained by the Company pursuant to
Section 9 hereof. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Company and the
Warrantholder hereby unconditionally waives trial by jury in any civil legal action or proceeding
relating to the Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
17.
Binding Effect
. This Warrant shall be binding
upon any successors or assigns of the Company.
18.
Amendments
. This Warrant may be amended and the
observance of any term of this Warrant may be waived only with the written consent of the Company
and the Warrantholder.
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Prohibited Actions
. The Company agrees that it will
not take any action which would entitle the Warrantholder to an adjustment of the Exercise Price if
the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable after such action upon exercise of this
Warrant, together with
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all shares of Common Stock then outstanding and all shares of Common Stock then issuable upon the
exercise of all outstanding options, warrants, conversion and other rights, would exceed the total
number of shares of Common Stock then authorized by its Charter.
20.
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
facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt, or (b) on the second business day following the date of
dispatch if delivered by a recognized next day courier service. All notices hereunder shall be
delivered as set forth in Item 8 of Schedule A hereto, or pursuant to such other instructions as
may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.
21.
Entire Agreement
. This Warrant, the forms
attached hereto and Schedule A hereto (the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein),
and the Letter Agreement (including all documents incorporated therein), contain the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and
contemporaneous arrangements or undertakings with respect thereto.
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[Form of Notice of Exercise]
Date:
TO:
[Company]
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Election to Purchase Common Stock
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The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant, hereby agrees
to subscribe for and purchase the number of shares of the Common Stock set forth below covered by
such Warrant. The undersigned, in accordance with Section 3 of the Warrant, hereby agrees to pay
the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares of Common Stock in the manner set forth below. A new
warrant evidencing the remaining shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, but not yet
subscribed for and purchased, if any, should be issued in the name set forth below.
Number of Shares of Common Stock
Method of Payment of Exercise Price (note if cashless exercise pursuant to
Section 3(i) of the Warrant or cash exercise pursuant to
Section 3(ii) of the Warrant, with consent of the Company and the Warrantholder)
Aggregate Exercise Price:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by a duly
authorized officer.
Dated:
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Title:
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Attest:
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By:
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SCHEDULE A
Item 1
Name:
Corporate or other organizational form:
Jurisdiction of organization:
Item 2
Exercise Price: (1)
Item 3
Issue Date:
Item 4
Amount of last dividend declared prior to the Issue Date:
Item 5
Date of Letter Agreement between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury:
Item 6
Number of shares of Common Stock:
Item 7
Companys address:
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Notice information:
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(1)
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Initial exercise price to be calculated based on the average
of closing prices of the Common Stock on the 20 trading days ending on the last trading day
prior to the date the Companys application for participation in the Capital Purchase Program
was approved by the United States Department of the Treasury.
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
[JD: PLEASE INSERT THE TEXT FROM THE DOCUMENT CALLED SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
SCHEDULE A
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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Company Information:
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Name of the Company:
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Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
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Corporate or other organizational form:
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Corporation
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Jurisdiction of Organization:
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Florida
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Appropriate Federal Banking Agency:
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Notice Information:
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Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
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815 Colorado Avenue
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Stuart, Florida 34994
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Attn: Dennis S. Hudson, III
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Facsimile: (772) 288-6012
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Terms of the Purchase:
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Series of Preferred Stock Purchased:
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Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock,
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Series A
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Per Share Liquidation Preference of Preferred Stock:
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$25,000
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Number of Shares of Preferred Stock Purchased:
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2,000
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Dividend Payment Dates on the Preferred Stock:
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February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15
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Number of Initial Warrant Shares:
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1,179,245
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Exercise Price of the Warrant:
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$6.36
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Purchase Price:
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$50,000,000
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Closing:
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Location of Closing:
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Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
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One Tampa City Center
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201 N. Franklin Street, Suite 2100
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Tampa, Florida 33602
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Time of Closing:
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9 A.M., Eastern Time
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Date of Closing:
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December 19, 2008
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Wire Information for Closing:
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SCHEDULE B
CAPITALIZATION
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Capitalization Date:
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November 30, 2008
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Common Stock
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$0.10
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Total Authorized:
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35,000,000
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19,233,960 (19,283,841 issued, of which 49,881 are
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held as treasury shares)
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Subject to warrants, options, convertible
securities, etc.:
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789,373
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Reserved for benefit plans and other issuances:
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2,933,698
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Remaining authorized but unissued:
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15,716,159
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Shares issued after Capitalization Date (other
than pursuant to warrants, options,
convertible securities, etc. as set forth
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None
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Preferred Stock
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$0.10
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Total Authorized:
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4,000,000
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Outstanding (by series):
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None
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Reserved for issuance:
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None
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Remaining authorized but unissued:
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4,000,000
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Options: 260,940 outstanding (230,540 exercisable; 30,400 unexercisable);
SSARs: 350,221 outstanding (22,275 exercisable; 327,946 unexercisable);
Restricted stock units: 89,937 outstanding, all unvested; Performance-based
units: 88,275 outstanding, all unvested.
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2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan: 354,177; 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan:
1,500,000; Employee Stock Purchase Plan: 34,765; Dividend Reinvestment &
Stock Purchase Plan: 983,732; Non-Employee Directors Plan: 61,024
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SCHEDULE C
REQUIRED STOCKHOLDER APPROVALS
Required
% Vote Required
Warrants Common Stock Issuance
Charter Amendment
Stock Exchange Rules
If no
stockholder approvals are required, please so indicate by checking the box:
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SCHEDULE D
LITIGATION
List any exceptions to the representation and warranty in Section 2.2(l) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement Standard Terms.
If none,
please so indicate by checking the box:
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COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
List any exceptions to the representation and warranty in the second sentence of Section 2.2(m) of
the Securities Purchase Agreement Standard Terms.
If none,
please so indicate by checking the box:
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List any exceptions to the representation and warranty in the last sentence of Section 2.2(m) of
the Securities Purchase Agreement Standard Terms.
If none, please so indicate by checking the
box:
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SCHEDULE F
REGULATORY AGREEMENTS
List any exceptions to the representation and warranty in Section 2.2(s) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement Standard Terms.
If none, please so
indicate by checking the box:
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