UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2010

 

 

PORTER BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Kentucky   001-33033   61-1142247

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2500 Eastpoint Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky, 40223

(Address of principal executive offices)

(502) 499-4800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

x Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 30, 2010, Porter Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) completed a $27.0 million stock offering in a private placement to select institutional accredited investors (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement included the sale of 1,755,747 shares of common stock at $11.50 per share, 227,000 shares of Cumulative Mandatory Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (“Series B Preferred Stock”) at $11.50 per share, and 365,080 shares of Non-Voting Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C (“Series C Preferred Stock”) at $11.50 per share. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Preferred Stock”) are convertible into common stock on a share-for-share basis. In addition, the Company issued 1,169,914 warrants (“Warrants”) that are convertible into non-voting common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. A press release announcing the Private Placement is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. The terms of the Preferred Stock are described in Item 5.03 below, and the terms of the Warrants and the non-voting common stock are described in Item 3.02 below.

In accordance with NASDAQ Rule 5635, which requires shareholder approval when the total number of shares of common stock sold in a private placement would exceed 20% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, the Company is required to obtain shareholder approval to allow the Series B Preferred Stock to convert into common stock. The shareholders must also approve a new class of non-voting common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Company expects to submit these proposals for shareholder approval during the third quarter of 2010. J. Chester Porter, Chairman of the Board of the Company, and Maria L. Bouvette, President and CEO of the Company, who together own 54.5% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock following the sale of shares of common stock described above, have agreed to vote in favor of the conversion pursuant to a Voting and Support Agreement, which is described below.

The Company and its directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Company shareholders in connection with (1) the proposal to convert the Series B Preferred Stock into common stock in accordance with NASDAQ Rule 5635; and (2) the proposal to authorize the new class of non-voting common stock to allow for exercise of the Warrants. Information about the Company’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Company stock is set forth in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Shareholders can obtain more information when the proxy statement relating to shareholder approval of the foregoing proposals becomes available. This proxy statement, and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Shareholders should read the proxy statement carefully, when it becomes available, before making any voting decision because it will contain important information.

Securities Purchase Agreement

In connection with the Private Placement, on June 30, 2010, the Company and the investors entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”). In addition to provisions relating to the sale and purchase of the Preferred Stock and the Warrants, the Securities Purchase Agreement includes several continuing covenants made by the Company.

 

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The Company granted the lead investor, Patriot Financial Partners L.P. (“Patriot”), gross-up rights to maintain their relative ownership percentage with respect to public or non-public offerings of the Company’s common stock or any securities that are convertible into the Company’s common stock for so long as Patriot beneficially owns at least 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The gross-up rights are subject to exceptions for the issuance of securities (i) in connection with the Company’s employee stock incentive plans or (ii) as consideration in a merger, acquisition or similar transaction.

The Securities Purchase Agreement also grants Patriot the right to appoint a director to the Board of Directors of both the Company and PBI Bank for so long as Patriot beneficially owns at least 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. At such time that Patriot exercises its right, the Company will appoint Patriot’s designee to the Board of Directors and promptly announce the appointment. The Securities Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to recommend to the shareholders the election of the board representative of Patriot to the Board at all subsequent annual meetings of the Company, subject to all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee. In lieu of appointing a director to the Company or to PBI Bank, Patriot has a right to have an observer attend board meetings of the Company or PBI Bank.

The Securities Purchase Agreement also provides that the Company will reduce its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock to $.10 per share and establish a payout ratio guidance policy of 35% of after-tax earnings on an on-going basis, subject to applicable regulations and policies of the bank regulatory agencies.

Voting and Support Agreement

In connection with the Private Placement, on June 30, 2010, J. Chester Porter and Maria L. Bouvette entered into a voting and support agreement with the investors. Mr. Porter and Ms. Bouvette agreed to vote their shares in favor of (i) a proposal to convert the shares of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock; (ii) a proposal to authorize the new class of non-voting common stock and (iii) any proposal to appoint and elect the designee of Patriot (or any successor thereof) to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Registration Rights Agreement

On June 30, 2010, the Company and the investors entered into a registration rights agreement, under which the Company agreed to file a registration statement within 30 days of the closing with respect to the common stock sold in the Private Placement, and the common stock into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock are convertible, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement become effective. The Company is required to maintain this registration statement continuously in effect until all such shares have been sold or become eligible for sale without restrictions under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company must pay a monthly penalty of 0.5% of the aggregate purchase price to the holders of registrable securities if (i) the Company fails to file the registration statement within the period set forth above; (ii) the registration statement does not become effective within the earlier of (a) 90 days of the closing (or 120 days if the registration statement is subject to review by the Commission) and (b) the fifth trading day after the Company receives notice that the registration statement will not be subject to further comments by the Commission; (iii) the registration statement ceases to be effective or the holders of registrable securities are unable to utilize the prospectus therein to sell such securities; (iv) the Company delays the disclosure of material nonpublic information for a

 

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period of 30 consecutive days (or such delays in the aggregate have exceeded 60 days during any 365 day period); or (v) at any time six months after the closing the Company fails to file its required reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) so that it is not in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1). Furthermore, after the filing of the registration statement as set forth above, the Company must file a registration statement with respect to the Warrants, the non-voting common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the non-voting common stock within 20 days of demand by a holder of such securities. The registration rights are subject to the right of the Company to delay registration to avoid disclosure of material nonpublic information or, in the case of the demand registration rights, to avoid interference with a transaction involving the Company or the Company’s ability to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. The holders of registrable securities must comply with certain standard provisions facilitating the filing and effectiveness of the registration statement as well.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On June 30, 2010, the Company completed a Private Placement of $27.0 million in the aggregate. The Private Placement included the sale of 1,755,747 shares of common stock at $11.50 per share, 227,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at $11.50 per share, and 365,080 shares of Series C Preferred Stock at $11.50 per share. The shares of the Preferred Stock are convertible into common stock on a share-for-share basis. In addition, the Company issued 1,169,914 Warrants that are convertible into non-voting common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The information set forth in Items 1.01 and 5.03 concerning the Private Placement is incorporated herein by reference. The terms of the Preferred Stock are described in Item 5.03 below and are incorporated herein by reference.

The Warrants entitle the investors to purchase a total of 1,169,914 shares of non-voting common stock of the Company. The Warrants are exercisable at $11.50 per share. The Warrants expire on the fifth anniversary of the date on which the Company’s shareholders approve a proposal authorizing a new class of non-voting common stock to allow for the exercise of the Warrants (the “Shareholder Approval Date”).

The Warrants become exercisable after the Shareholder Approval Date. The Company expects to submit the proposal for shareholder approval during the third quarter of 2010. J. Chester Porter, Chairman of the Board of the Company, and Maria Bouvette, President and CEO of the Company, who together own 54.5% of the Company’s common stock following the sale of common stock described in Item 1.01 above, have agreed to vote in favor of the new class of non-voting common stock pursuant to the Voting and Support Agreement, which is described above in Item 1.01.

The non-voting common stock would have the same dividend and liquidation rights as the Company’s voting common stock. The non-voting common stock would convert automatically into voting common stock upon the earlier of (i) the transfer of the shares of non-voting common stock; provided that the non-voting common stock would not convert automatically if and to the extent automatic conversion would result in the transferee and its affiliates (as aggregated pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”), or the Change in Bank Control Act) becoming, directly or indirectly, the beneficial holder (as determined under the Exchange Act) of greater than 9.9% of the number of shares of outstanding common stock of the Company; and (ii) such time as after automatic conversion, the holder of the non-voting common shares and its affiliates hold beneficially less than 9.9% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, pursuant to the banking and securities laws provided in clause (i).

The exercise price and the number of shares of non-voting common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustments under the following circumstances:

 

   

stock dividends, subdivisions, combinations or reclassifications of shares into a greater or smaller number of shares;

 

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a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar transaction involving our Company;

 

   

a distribution of securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets, cash, rights or warrants to holders of common stock other than ordinary distributions; and

 

   

certain repurchases of common stock by the Company.

The securities issued and sold in the Private Placement were offered and sold by the Company in reliance upon an exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 4(2) of the Securities Act. The Company paid placement fees of $1,150,000 in the aggregate.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modification of the Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Items 1.01 and 5.03 concerning the Private Placement is incorporated herein by reference. On June 30, 2010, the Company issued the Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and the Warrants. Following such issuance, the Company’s ability to pay dividends or distributions on, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its common stock is subject to certain restrictions. These restrictions are set forth in the Certificate of Determination filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky on June 29, 2010 and attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Report.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

In connection with the Private Placement described above, on June 29, 2010, the Board of Directors authorized the designation of two new series of preferred stock, the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, out of its available “blank check preferred stock” and authorized the issuance of 227,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and 365,080 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The Company filed Articles of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky on June 29, 2010, which included a Certificate of Determination describing the respective rights, privileges and preferences of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock. The Company filed Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company on June 30, 2010, authorizing an increase in the number of shares of preferred stock designated as Series C Preferred Stock. A summary of the various rights, privileges and preferences of each new series of Preferred Stock, as provided under the Certificate of Determination, is set forth below.

Description of Series B Preferred Stock

The Company issued 227,000 shares of Cumulative Mandatory Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (“Series B Preferred Stock”) of the Company. The following is a summary of the material rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Ranking – The Series B Preferred Stock will rank junior to the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock and senior to the Company’s common stock.

Mandatory Conversion Rights – The Series B Preferred Stock is automatically convertible into common stock on the third business day after the date on which the Company’s shareholders

 

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approve the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock in common stock for purposes of Rule 5635 of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules (“Mandatory Conversion Date”). If the Mandatory Conversion Date is more than six months after the date the Stock is issued to holders, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock will be paid, in cash, any accrued and unpaid dividends on their shares of Series B Preferred Stock whether or not the Board of Directors of the Company has actually declared payment of dividends.

For each share Series B Preferred Stock converted, the holder will be entitled to receive the number of shares of common stock equal to (1) a quotient of $11.50 per share, divided by (2) $11.50, the conversion price of the shares, subject to adjustment for certain events including stock splits, issuance of stock purchase rights to holders of rights or warrants to common stock, distributions, a self tender or exchange offer by the Company, stock rights plans, and certain other issuances of additional stock.

Dividends – Each share of Series B Preferred Stock provides for cumulative dividends of ten percent (10%) for a period of six months and (ii) fifteen percent (15%) for each six month period thereafter. If the shareholder approvals described above are received within the first six month period, no dividends will be owed or paid on the Series B Preferred Stock.

Liquidation Rights – Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to a liquidation amount equal to the greater of (x) $11.50 per share of Series B Preferred Stock, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, and (y) 110% of the payment or distribution to which holders of Series B Preferred Stock would be entitled if the holders’ shares were converted to common stock, prior to payment of any amounts to holders of the Company’s common stock or junior securities. If the Company’s assets are insufficient to pay the full liquidation preferences in full, then all of the assets to which the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled will be distributed pro rata among the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Voting Rights – The Series B Preferred Stock is non-voting, except in the limited circumstances described below, or as required by law.

The vote or consent of holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock is required for the Company to take the actions below.

 

   

To authorize stock senior to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends and/or distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

 

   

To amend the provisions of the Series B Preferred Stock. If the amendment will adversely affect the rights, powers or privileges of the Series B Preferred Stock, however, the amendment requires the unanimous vote or consent of the holders of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

The consent of holders of the Series B Preferred Stock is not required (i) to make changes to the Series B Preferred Stock to clarify provisions of the Series B Preferred Stock, so long as the clarification does not materially adversely affect the Series B Preferred Stock, or (ii) to make any provisions that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Perpetual – The Series B Preferred Stock is perpetual and without maturity subject to conversion to common stock upon certain circumstances.

 

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Non-Redeemable – The Series B Preferred Stock is not redeemable at the option of the Company or the Series B Preferred Stock holders at any time. The Series B Preferred Stock is not subject to any sinking fund or redemption, repurchase or retirement obligations.

Reorganization Event Rights – Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event (as defined below), the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the option to either (i) convert the holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock into the kind of securities, cash and other property receivable by the holder in the Reorganization Event of the number of shares of common stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock would be convertible, plus receive an amount in cash equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends, or (ii) be entitled to receive liquidation distributions equal to what the holder would receive in a liquidation of the Company.

A “Reorganization Event” includes a merger or consolidation of the Company, a sale of more than 50% of the assets of the Company, a reclassification of the common stock of the Company or a statutory exchange of the outstanding Company common stock other than in a merger or consolidation.

Preemptive Rights – For so long as a holder of the Series B Preferred Stock, together with its affiliates, owns 4.9% or more of the all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, if at any time the Company makes any public or nonpublic offering or sale of common stock or securities convertible into common stock (other than in the normal exercise of a conversion right of a convertible security or pursuant to the grant or exercise of an employee stock plan or as consideration for a non-financing transaction of the Company) (each an offering or sale of “New Securities”), the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock has the option to acquire from the Company, for the same price and on the same terms as offered to other purchasers, up to the amount of New Securities, in the aggregate, required to enable the holder to maintain its proportionate common stock equivalent interest in the Company as held immediately prior to the issuance of New Securities.

Description of Series C Preferred Stock

The Company issued 365,080 shares of Non-Voting Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C (“Series C Preferred Stock”) of the Company. The following is a summary of the material rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Series C Preferred Stock.

No Voting Rights – The Series C Preferred Stock has no right to vote on any matter submitted to vote at meeting of the shareholders of the Company except as required by the Kentucky Business Corporation Act, as amended, or as specifically provided in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.

Dividends – The Company’s Board of Directors may declare dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock, subject to the preferential dividend rights of any designated preferred series ranking higher than the Series C Preferred Stock and after the Company has complied with any requirement for setting aside sums as sinking funds, or for redemption or purchase accounts. The Board of Directors may not declare any dividend on Series C Preferred Stock unless the Company has declared an equal amount to be paid contemporaneously as a dividend on the common stock of the Company.

Liquidation – Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to a liquidation amount equal to the greater of (x) $11.50 per share of Series C Preferred Stock, plus unpaid dividends, and (y) the payment or distribution to

 

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which holders of Series C Preferred Stock would be entitled if the holders shares were converted to common stock, prior to payment of any amounts to holders of the Company’s non-voting common stock or common stock. After payment of the liquidation amount, the Series C Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets by, and will have no right or claim to any remaining assets of, the Company. If the Company’s assets are insufficient to pay the liquidation preferences in full, then all of the assets to which the Series C Preferred Stock holders are entitled will be distributed pro rata among the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock.

Automatic Conversion – The Series C Preferred Stock is automatically convertible into one share of common stock of the Company upon the earlier of (i) the transfer of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock; provided that, the automatic conversion shall not occur if and to the extent the automatic conversion would result in the transferee and its affiliates (as aggregated pursuant to the BHC Act, or the Change in Bank Control Act) becoming, directly or indirectly, the beneficial holder (as determined under the Exchange Act) of greater than 9.9% of the number of shares of outstanding common stock of the Company; and (ii) such time as after the automatic conversion, the holder of the Series C Preferred Stock and its affiliates hold beneficially less than 9.9% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, pursuant to the banking and securities laws provided in clause (i).

Adjustments – The one-to-one conversion ratio at which the Series C Preferred Stock converts into common stock is subject to adjustments under the following circumstances:

 

   

stock dividends, stock splits or combinations of common stock or non-voting common stock into a greater or smaller number of shares; or

 

   

a merger, consolidation or other reorganization of our Company.

Except with respect to voting rights, liquidation preferences or as specifically provided in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Series C Preferred Stock has the same preferences, limitations and relative rights, and is identical in all respects, to the common stock of the Company.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

  3.1   Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated June 29, 2010
  3.2   Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated June 30, 2010
  4.1   Form of Warrant
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement
10.2   Registration Rights Agreement
10.3   Voting and Support Agreement
99.1   Press Release issued by Porter Bancorp, Inc. on June 30, 2010

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: July 7, 2010

 

Porter Bancorp Inc.

  By:  

/s/ Maria L. Bouvette

    Maria L. Bouvette
    President and CEO

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

  3.1   Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated June 29, 2010
  3.2   Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated June 30, 2010
  4.1   Form of Warrant
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement
10.2   Registration Rights Agreement
10.3   Voting and Support Agreement
99.1   Press Release issued by Porter Bancorp, Inc. on June 30, 2010

 

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Exhibit 3.1

0239852.09

Trey Grayson, Secretary of State

Received and Filed

6/29/2010 3:25:31 PM

Fee Receipt: $40.000

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

PORTER BANCORP, INC.

1. The name of the corporation is Porter Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

2. The Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation currently authorize the Corporation to issue 20,000,000 shares of stock, of which 19,000,000 are common shares and 1,000,000 are preferred shares.

3. Pursuant to KRS 271B.10-020, these Articles of Amendment amend the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles to create a new series of the Corporation’s preferred shares designated as Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B. The amendments are as follows:

(a) As amended, Article III shall read in its entirety as follows:

The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue shall be 20,000,000 shares, without par value, which shall be comprised of: (a) 19,000,000 Common Shares (“Common Shares”); (b) no shares of non-voting Common Shares (“Non-Voting Common Shares”); and (c) 1,000,000 Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”) with such preferences, limitations and relative rights as may be determined by the Corporation’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) pursuant to Article IV and which may be divided into and issued in series. Of the 1,000,000 authorized Preferred Shares, 35,000 shares have been designated as Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A; 275,000 shares have been designated as Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B; and 365,000 shares have been designated as Non-Voting Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series C.

(b) As amended, new subsections E and F, which set forth the relative rights, preferences and limitations of the Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B and Non-Voting Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series C, respectively, shall be added to Article IV and such subsections shall read in their entirety as set forth in Appendix A attached hereto.


4. The foregoing amendments do not provide for an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of issued shares of the Corporation.

5. These Articles of Amendment were duly adopted by the Board of Directors on June 29, 2010, and did not require shareholder approval.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Porter Bancorp, Inc. has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed by Maria L. Bouvette, its President and Secretary, this 29th day of June, 2010.

 

PORTER BANCORP, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Maria L. Bouvette

 

Maria L. Bouvette,

President and Secretary

 

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APPENDIX A

 

  E. Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B

Section 1. Designation of Series and Number of Shares .

(a) The authorized number of Series B Preferred Shares may be decreased (but not below the number of Series B Preferred Shares then issued and outstanding) from time to time by the Board of Directors. Outstanding Series B Preferred Shares that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation shall be cancelled and, if the Board of Directors so expressly provides by resolution, shall revert to authorized but unissued Preferred Shares of the Corporation undesignated as to series.

(b) The number of Series B Preferred Shares may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by a further resolution of the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law and the Articles of Incorporation. In case the authorized number of Series B Preferred Shares shall be so decreased, any excess shares shall revert to authorized but unissued Preferred Shares of the Corporation undesignated as to series.

Section 2. Ranking . The Series B Preferred Shares will rank, with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions and upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, (1) junior to the Corporation’s Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A issued on November 21, 2010 (“ Designated Preferred Stock ”), (2) on a parity with each class or series of capital stock the Corporation may issue in the future the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Series B Preferred Shares as to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Corporation (collectively, the “ Parity Securities ”), and (3) senior to Common Shares and each other class or series of capital stock, not referred to in clauses (1), (2) or (3) above, that the Corporation may issue in the future the terms of which do not expressly provide that it ranks on a parity with or senior to the Series B Preferred Shares as to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation (the “ Junior Securities ”).

Section 3. Definitions . As used herein with respect to the Series B Preferred Shares:

(a) “ Additional Stock ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a)(viii)(F).

(b) “ Articles of Incorporation ” shall mean the articles of incorporation of the Corporation, as they may be amended from time to time, and shall include this Article IV.E.

(c) “ Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board of directors.


(d) “ Business Day ” means any day that is not Saturday or Sunday and that, in Kentucky, is not a day on which banking institutions generally are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

(e) “ Bylaws ” means the Bylaws of the Corporation, as may be amended from time to time.

(f) RESERVED

(g) “ Change in Control ” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) an event that would be required to be reported as a change in control in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as if the Corporation were a reporting company under the Exchange Act; (ii) any “persons” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Corporation or any “person” who on the date of this Agreement is a director or officer of the Corporation, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities; or (iii) during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election of each director who was not a director at the beginning of such period has been approved in advance by directors representing at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors at the beginning of the period.

(h) “ Closing Price ” of the Common Shares on any determination date means the closing sale price or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price of the shares of the Common Shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market on such date. If the Common Shares are not traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market on any determination date, the Closing Price of the Common Shares on such determination date means the closing sale price as reported in the composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are so listed or quoted, or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are so listed or quoted, or if the Common Shares are not so listed or quoted on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the last quoted bid price for the Common Shares in the over-the-counter market as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar organization, or, if that bid price is not available, the market price of the Common Shares on that date as determined by a independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose, subject to ultimate joint approval by the Board of Directors and the Holders. For the purposes of this Article IV.E, all references herein to the closing sale price and the last sale price reported of the Common Shares (or other property) on the NASDAQ Stock Market shall be the closing sale price and last reported sale price as reflected on the website of the NASDAQ Stock Market (www.nasdaq.com) and as reported by Bloomberg Professional Service; provided that in the event that there is a discrepancy between the closing price and the last reported sale price as

 

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reflected on the website of the NASDAQ Stock Market and as reported by Bloomberg Professional Service, the closing sale price and the last reported sale price on the website of the NASDAQ Stock Market shall govern.

(i) “ Common Shares ” means the Common Shares, without par value, of the Corporation.

(j) “ Common Share Equivalents ” means securities representing rights convertible into or exchangeable for, or entitling the holder thereof to purchase or receive directly or indirectly, Common Shares.

(k) “ Conversion Agent ” shall mean the Transfer Agent (which may be the Corporation) acting in its capacity as conversion agent for the Series B Preferred Shares, and its successors and assigns.

(l) “Conversion Price” means $11.50.

(m) “ Conversion Rate ” means that number of Common Shares (and cash in lieu of fractional common shares) into which one Series B Preferred Share shall be convertible determined by dividing the Liquidation Preference by the Conversion Price, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

(n) “ Corporation ” means Porter Bancorp, a Kentucky corporation.

(o) “ Current Market Price ” means, on any date, the average of the daily Closing Prices per Common Share or other securities on each of the five consecutive Trading Days preceding the earlier of the day before the date in question and the day before the Ex-Date with respect to the issuance or distribution requiring such computation.

(p) “ Depositary ” means DTC or its nominee or any successor depositary appointed by the Corporation.

(q) “Distributed Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a)(iv).

(r) “ Dividend Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

(s) “ Dividend Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

(t) “ Dividend Threshold Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a)(v).

(u) “ DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company and its successors or assigns.

(v) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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(w)  “Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.

(x) “ Ex-Date ,” when used with respect to any issuance or distribution, means the first date on which the Common Shares or other securities trade without the right to receive the issuance or distribution.

(y) “ Filing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a)(viii).

(z) “ First Dilutive Issuance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a)(viii).

(aa) “ Holder ” means the Person in whose name the Series B Preferred Shares are registered, which may be treated by the Corporation, Transfer Agent, Registrar, paying agent and Conversion Agent as the absolute owner of the Series B Preferred Shares for the purpose of making payment and settling the related conversions and for all other purposes.

(bb) “ Issue Date ” means the date on which Series B Preferred Shares are first issued.

(cc) “ Junior Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

(dd) “ Liquidation Preference ” means, as to the Series B Preferred Shares, $11.50 per share.

(ee) “ Mandatory Conversion Date ” means, with respect to the Series B Preferred Shares of any Holder, the third Business Day after the date on which the Corporation receives the Shareholder Approval (or if a Reorganization Event has theretofore been consummated, the date of consummation of such Reorganization Event), provided, however , that if a Mandatory Conversion Date would otherwise occur on or after an Ex-Date for an issuance or distribution that results in an adjustment of the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10 and on or before the Record Date for such issuance or distribution, such Mandatory Conversion Date shall instead occur on the first calendar day after the Record Date for such issuance or distribution.

(ff) “ Officer ” means the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, any Senior Executive Vice President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Corporation.

(gg) “ Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate of the Corporation, signed by any duly authorized Officer of the Corporation.

(hh) “ Parity Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

(ii) “ Person ” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company or trust.

 

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(jj) “ Record Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

(kk) “ Registrar ” shall mean the Transfer Agent acting in its capacity as registrar for the Series B Preferred Shares, and its successors and assigns or any other registrar duly appointed by the Corporation.

(ll) “ Reorganization Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.

(mm) “Shareholder Approval” means the shareholder approval necessary to approve the conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares into Common Shares for purposes of Rule 5635 of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules

(nn) “ Subsequent Dilutive Issuance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a)(viii).

(oo) “ Trading Day ” means a day on which the Common Shares:

(i) are not suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market at the close of business; 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 Common Shares.

(pp) “ Transfer Agent ” means American Stock Transfer Company, acting as Transfer Agent, Registrar, paying agent and Conversion Agent for the Series B Preferred Shares, and its successors and assigns, including any successor transfer agent appointed by the Corporation. The Corporation may act as its own transfer agent.

Section 4. Dividends .

(a) From and after the Issue Date, Holders shall be entitled to receive, out of legally available funds, on a cumulative basis, cash dividends in the amount determined as set forth in Section 4(c), and no more; provided, however, if the Mandatory Conversion Date occurs before the date that is six months after the Issue Date, then no dividends shall be declared or payable with respect to the Series B Preferred Shares.

(b) Subject to Section 4(a), dividends shall be payable in semi-annual installments commencing on the date that is six (6) months after the Issue Date and each six (6) months thereafter (each, a “ Dividend Payment Date ”). Each dividend will be payable to Holders of record as they appear in the stock register of the Corporation at the close of business on the first day of the month, whether or not a Business Day, in which the relevant Dividend Payment Date

 

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occurs (each, a “ Record Date ”). Each period from and including a Dividend Payment Date (or the Issue Date) to but excluding the following Dividend Payment Date is herein referred to as a “ Dividend Period .”

(c) Dividends, if, when and as authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, will be payable, for each outstanding Series B Preferred Share, at the following respective rates during each of the following respective periods:

(i) 10% simple interest per annum for the Dividend Period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the date that is six (6) months after the Issue Date (the “ First Period End Date ”);

(ii) 15% simple interest per annum for the dividends declared during all Dividend Periods subsequent to the First Period End Date.

Dividends payable for a Dividend Period will be computed as simple interest upon the Liquidation Preference on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. If a scheduled Dividend Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the dividend will be paid on the next Business Day as if it were paid on the scheduled Dividend Payment Date, and no interest or other amount will accrue on the dividend so payable for the period from and after that Dividend Payment Date to the date the dividend is paid. Except as provided in Section 4(d), no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest will be paid on any dividend payment on Series B Preferred Shares paid later than the scheduled Dividend Payment Date.

(d) Dividends on the Series B Preferred Shares are cumulative. If the Board of Directors does not authorize and declare a dividend on the Series B Preferred Shares for a Dividend Period or if the Board of Directors authorizes and declares less than a full dividend in respect of any Dividend Period, such dividends will accrue and cumulate from such scheduled Dividend Payment Date, shall compound on each subsequent Dividend Payment Date and shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on each subsequent Dividend Payment Date.

(e) So long as any Series B Preferred Share remains outstanding, (1) no dividend shall be declared and paid or set aside for payment and no distribution shall be declared and made or set aside for payment on any Junior Securities (other than a dividend payable solely in shares of Junior Securities) and (2) no shares of Junior Securities shall be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation, directly or indirectly (other than (a) as a result of a reclassification of Junior Securities for or into other Junior Securities or the exchange or conversion of one share of Junior Securities for or into another share of Junior Securities, (b) repurchases in support of the Corporation’s employee benefit and compensation programs and (c) through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of other shares of Junior Securities), unless, in each case, the full dividends for the most recent Dividend Period on all outstanding Series B Preferred Shares and Parity Securities have been paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been set aside.

 

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Subject to the succeeding sentence, for so long as any Series B Preferred Shares remain outstanding, no dividends shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Parity Securities for any period unless full dividends on all outstanding Series B Preferred Shares for the then-current Dividend Period have been paid in full or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set aside for all outstanding Series B Preferred Shares. To the extent the Corporation declares dividends on the Series B Preferred Shares and on any Parity Securities but does not make full payment of such declared dividends, the Corporation shall allocate the dividend payments on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares and the holders of any Parity Securities then outstanding. For purposes of calculating the pro rata allocation of partial dividend payments, the Corporation shall allocate those payments so that the respective amounts of those payments bear the same ratio to each other as all declared and unpaid dividends per share on the Series B Preferred Shares and all Parity Securities bear to each other.

The Corporation is not obligated to pay Holders of the Series B Preferred Shares any dividend in excess of the dividends on the Series B Preferred Shares that are payable as described herein. Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends (payable in cash, stock or otherwise) 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 Junior Securities from time to time out of any assets legally available therefor, and the Series B Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividend; provided, however, that the Series B Preferred Shares shall participate in any dividend paid on the Common Shares as though each Series B Preferred Share had been converted into Common Shares immediately before the declaration of any such dividend.

(f) Payments of cash for dividends will be delivered to the Holder by check or, at any time that Series B Preferred Shares are held by book-entry with DTC or any successor Depositary, through a book-entry transfer through DTC or such successor Depositary.

(g) If the Mandatory Conversion Date occurs on or prior to the Record Date for any declared dividend for the Dividend Period, the Holder will not have the right to receive any declared dividends for that Dividend Period. If the Mandatory Conversion Date is after the Record Date for any declared dividend and prior to the Dividend Payment Date, such Holder shall receive that dividend on the relevant Dividend Payment Date if such Holder was the Holder of record on the Record Date for that dividend.

Section 5. Liquidation .

(a) In the event the Corporation voluntarily or involuntarily liquidates, dissolves or winds up, the Holders at the time shall be entitled to receive liquidating distributions in an amount equal to the greater of (X) $11.50 per Series B Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to (i) any accrued and unpaid dividends (regardless of whether any dividends are actually declared) and (ii) any authorized and declared but unpaid dividends thereon, to and including the date of such liquidation and (Y) 110% of the payment or distribution to which such Holders

 

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would be entitled if the Series B Preferred Share were converted to Common Shares (assuming receipt of Shareholder Approval) immediately before such liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, in each case out of assets legally available for distribution to the Corporation’s stockholders, before any distribution of assets is made to the holders of the Common Shares or any other Junior Securities. After payment of the full amount of such liquidating distributions, the Holders will not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets by, and shall have no right or claim to any remaining assets of, the Corporation.

(b) In the event the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full the amounts payable with respect to all outstanding Series B Preferred Shares and the corresponding amounts payable on any Parity Securities, Holders and the holders of such Parity Securities shall share ratably in any distribution of assets of the Corporation in proportion to the full respective liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.

(c) Except as provided for in Section 12, the Corporation’s consolidation or merger with or into any other entity, the consolidation or merger of any other entity with or into the Corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property or business will not constitute its liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Section 6. Perpetual; No Maturity . The Series B Preferred Shares shall be perpetual and shall be without maturity subject only to conversion to Common Shares in accordance with this Article IV.E.

Section 7. Non-Redeemable . The Series B Preferred Shares shall not be redeemable either at the Corporation’s option or at the option of Holders at any time. The Series B Preferred Shares shall not be subject to any sinking fund or other obligation to redeem, repurchase or retire the Series B Preferred Shares.

Section 8. Mandatory Conversion .

(a) Effective as of the close of business of the Mandatory Conversion Date with respect to the Series B Preferred Shares of a Holder, all such Holder’s Series B Preferred Shares shall, subject to the provisions of Section 15, automatically convert into Common Shares at the Conversion Rate as set forth below.

(b) If the Mandatory Conversion Date is more than six months after the Issue Date, on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Corporation shall pay in cash to the Holder, any accrued and unpaid dividends on their Series B Preferred Shares (regardless of whether any dividends are actually declared). To the extent that the Corporation is unable to pay such dividends in cash on the Mandatory Conversion Date as a result of any regulatory restriction or otherwise, the payment of such amount shall remain an obligation of the Corporation and payable to the Holder when permitted.

 

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Section 9. Conversion Procedures .

(a) Effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date, dividends shall no longer be authorized and declared on any converted Series B Preferred Shares and such Series B Preferred Shares shall automatically cease to be outstanding, subject to the right of Holders to receive any then authorized, declared and unpaid dividends on such shares and any other payments to which they are otherwise entitled pursuant to applicable provisions of this Article IV.E; provided, however, if the Mandatory Conversion Date occurs on or before the date that is six (6) months after the Issue Date, then no dividends shall accrue or be payable.

(b) No allowance or adjustment, except pursuant to Section 10, shall be made with respect to holders of Series B Preferred Shares or the Common Shares into which the Series B Preferred Shares are converted, relating to dividends payable to holders of the Common Shares of record as of any date or time prior to the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date. Except as provided in Section 4(e), prior to the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date, Common Shares issuable upon conversion of, or other securities issuable upon conversion of, any Series B Preferred Shares shall not be deemed outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights with respect to the Common Shares or other securities issuable upon conversion (including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers for the Common Shares or other securities issuable upon conversion and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Common Shares or other securities issuable upon conversion) by virtue of holding Series B Preferred Shares.

(c) Shares of previously issued Series B Preferred Shares duly converted in accordance with this Article IV.E will resume the status of authorized and unissued Preferred Shares and available for future issuance. The Corporation may from time-to-time take such appropriate action as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of Series B Preferred Shares, but not below the number of Series B Preferred Shares then outstanding.

(d) The Person or Persons entitled to receive the Common Shares and/or cash, securities or other property issuable upon conversion of outstanding Series B Preferred Shares shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such Common Shares and/or securities as of the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date. In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice designate the name in which Common Shares and/or cash, securities or other property (including payments of cash in lieu of fractional shares) to be issued or paid upon conversion of Series B Preferred Shares should be registered or paid or the manner in which such shares should be delivered, the Corporation shall be entitled to register and deliver such shares, and make such payment, in the name of the Holder and in the manner shown on the records of the Corporation or, if the Series B Preferred Shares are then held by book-entry with DTC or any successor Depositary, through book-entry transfer through the Depositary.

 

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(e) Although conversion into Common Shares is automatic as provided in Section 8(a), the mechanical issuance of Common Shares will occur on the Mandatory Conversion Date as follows:

(i) On the Mandatory Conversion Date, Common Shares shall be issued to Holders or their designee upon presentation and surrender of the certificate evidencing the Series B Preferred Shares to the Conversion Agent, if Series B Preferred Shares are held in certificated form, and, if required, the furnishing of appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the payment of all transfer and similar taxes. If a Holder’s interest is a beneficial interest in shares representing Series B Preferred Shares held by book-entry with DTC or any successor Depositary, a book-entry transfer through the Depositary will be made by the Conversion Agent upon compliance with the Depositary’s procedures for converting a beneficial interest in a global security.

(ii) On the date of the conversion of outstanding Series B Preferred Shares to Common Shares, if a Holder’s interest is in certificated form, a Holder must do each of the following in order to convert:

(A) complete and manually sign the conversion notice provided by the Conversion Agent, which the Corporation shall cause to be provided to each Holder prior to the shareholder meeting at which the Shareholder Approval is sought, or a facsimile of the conversion notice, and deliver this irrevocable notice to the Conversion Agent;

(B) surrender the Series B Preferred Shares to the Conversion Agent;

(C) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and

(D) if the Common Shares will not be issued to the Holder, pay all transfer or similar taxes.

If the Series B Preferred Shares are held by book-entry with DTC or any successor Depositary, in order to convert, such Holder must comply with paragraphs (C) and (D) of this clause (ii) and comply with the Depositary’s procedures for converting a beneficial interest in a global security, which the Corporation shall cause to be communicated to each Holder prior to the shareholder meeting at which the Shareholder Approval is sought.

(iii) The Conversion Agent shall, on a Holder’s behalf, convert the Series B Preferred Shares into Common Shares, in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by such Holder described in paragraph (ii) of this subsection.

Section 10. Anti-Dilution Adjustments .

(a) The Conversion Rate shall be subject to the following adjustments:

(i) Stock Dividends and Distributions . If the Corporation pays dividends or other distributions on its Common Shares in Common Shares, then the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution will be multiplied by the following fraction

 

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OS 1

OS 0

Where,

 

OS 0  =

   the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution.

OS 1  =

   the sum of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution plus the total number of Common Shares constituting such dividend or distribution.

If any dividend or distribution described in this clause (i) is authorized and declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors publicly announces its decision not to make such dividend or distribution, to such Conversion Rate that would be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

(ii) Subdivisions, Splits and Combination of the Common Shares . If the Corporation subdivides, splits or combines the Common Shares, then the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such share subdivision, split or combination will be multiplied by the following fraction:

OS 1

OS 0

Where,

 

OS 0  =

   the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of such share subdivision, split or combination.

OS 1 =

   the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after the effective time of such share subdivision, split or combination.

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readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors publicly announces its decision not to subdivide, split or combine the outstanding Common Shares, to such Conversion Rate that would be in effect if such subdivision, split or combination had not been announced.

(iii) Issuance of Stock Purchase Rights . If the Corporation issues to all or substantially all holders of the rights or warrants to Common Shares (other than rights or warrants issued pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan or share purchase plan or other similar plans) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase the Common Shares at less than the Current Market Price on the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants, then the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution will be multiplied by the following fraction:

OS 0 + X

OS 0 + Y

Where,

 

OS 0 =

   the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution.

X =

   the total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights or warrants.

Y =

   the number of Common Shares equal to (i) the total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights or warrants, times (ii) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights or warrants divided by the Current Market Price.

In the event that such rights or warrants described in this clause (iii) are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors publicly announces its decision not to issue such rights or warrants, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such issuance had not been declared. To the extent that such rights or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or Common Shares are otherwise not delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants upon the exercise of such rights or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to such Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of Common Shares actually delivered. In determining the aggregate offering price payable for such Common Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received for such rights or warrants and the value of such consideration (if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors). If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required under this clause (iii), delivery of any additional Common Shares that may be deliverable upon conversion as a result of an adjustment required under this clause (iii) shall be delayed to the extent necessary in order to complete the calculations provided in this clause (iii).

 

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(iv) Debt or Asset Distributions . If the Corporation distributes to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock, securities, cash or other assets (excluding any dividend or distribution referred to in clause (i) of this Section 10(a), any rights or warrants referred to in clause (iii) of this Section 10(a), any dividend or distribution paid exclusively in cash, any consideration payable in connection with a tender or exchange offer made by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, and any dividend of shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a subsidiary or other business unit in the case of certain spin-off transactions as described below) (such evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock, securities, cash or other assets, the “ Distributed Property ”), then the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution will be multiplied by the following fraction:

SP 0

SP 0 – FMV

Where,

 

SP 0 =

   the Current Market Price per Common Share on such date.

FMV =

   the fair market value of the portion of the distribution applicable to one Common Share on such date as determined by the Board of Directors;

provided that , if “FMV” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder shall receive on the date on which the Distributed Property is distributed to holders of Common Shares, for each Preferred Share, the amount of Distributed Property such holder would have received had such holder owned a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Date for such distribution.

In a “spin-off,” where the Corporation makes a distribution to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares consisting of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests of, or relating to, a subsidiary or other business unit, the Conversion Rate will not be adjusted, but in lieu of such adjustment each Holder shall receive the same distribution as a holder of Common Shares would as though such Holder’s Series B Preferred Shares had been converted into such number of Common Shares that such Holder’s Series B Preferred Shares would then be convertible.

In the event that such distribution described in this clause (iv) is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors publicly announces its decision not to pay or make such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. If an

 

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adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required under this clause (iv), delivery of any additional Common Shares that may be deliverable upon conversion as a result of an adjustment required under this clause (iv) shall be delayed to the extent necessary in order to complete the calculations provided for in this clause (iv).

(v) Cash Distributions . If the Corporation makes a distribution consisting exclusively of cash to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, excluding any cash that is distributed in a Reorganization Event or as part of a “spin-off” referred to in clause (iv) of this Section 10(a), (c) any dividend or distribution in connection with the Corporation’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and (d) any consideration payable in connection with a tender or exchange offer made by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, then in each event, the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution will be multiplied by the following fraction:

SP 0

SP 0 – DIV

Where,

 

SP 0 =

   the Closing Price per Common Share on the Ex-Date.

DIV =

   the amount per Common Share of the dividend or distribution, as determined pursuant to the following paragraph.

In the event that any distribution described in this clause (v) is not so made, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors publicly announces its decision not to pay such distribution, to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “DIV” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder shall have the right to receive on the date on which the relevant cash dividend or distribution is distributed to holders of Common Shares, for each Preferred Share, the amount of cash such holder would have received had such holder owned a number of shares equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Date for such distribution.

 

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(vi) Self Tender Offers and Exchange Offers . If the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries successfully completes a tender or exchange offer for the Common Shares where the cash and the value of any other consideration included in the payment per Common Share exceeds the Closing Price per Common Share on the Trading Day immediately succeeding the expiration of the tender or exchange offer, then the Conversion Rate in effect at the close of business on such immediately succeeding Trading Day will be multiplied by the following fraction:

AC + (SP  0 xOS1)

OS 0 xSP 0

Where,

 

SP 0 =

   the Closing Price per Common Share on the Trading Day immediately succeeding the expiration of the tender or exchange offer.

OS 0 =

   the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the expiration of the tender or exchange offer, including any shares validly tendered and not withdrawn.

OS1 =

   the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after the expiration of the tender or exchange offer.

AC =

   the aggregate cash and fair market value of the other consideration payable in the tender or exchange offer, as determined by the Board of Directors.

In the event that the Corporation, or one of its subsidiaries, is obligated to purchase Common Shares pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Corporation, or such subsidiary, is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be such Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, if the application of this clause (vi) to any tender offer or exchange offer would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment shall be made for such tender offer or exchange offer under this clause (vi). If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required under this clause (vi), delivery of any additional Common Shares that may be deliverable upon conversion as a result of an adjustment required under this clause (vi) shall be delayed to the extent necessary in order to complete the calculations provided for in this clause (vi).

(vii) Rights Plans . To the extent that the Corporation has a rights plan in effect with respect to the Common Shares on the Mandatory Conversion Date, upon conversion of any Series B Preferred Shares, Holders will receive, in addition to the Common Shares, the rights under the rights plan, unless, prior to such Mandatory Conversion Date, the rights have separated from the Common Shares, in which case the Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Corporation had made a distribution to all holders of the Common Shares as described in clause (iv) of this Section 10(a), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

 

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(viii)  Other Issuances of Additional Stock .

(A) For so long as any Series B Preferred Shares remain outstanding, if the Corporation shall issue (or be deemed to have issued), after the date of filing of this Article IV.E (the “ Filing Date ”), any Additional Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for the Series B Preferred Shares in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Stock, the Conversion Price for such series in effect immediately prior to each such issuance of Additional Stock shall forthwith (except as otherwise provided in this subsection (viii)) be adjusted to a price equal to (calculated to the nearest cent) the product obtained by multiplying the Conversion Price for the Series B Preferred Shares in effect immediately prior to such issuance of Additional Stock by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the sum of (x) the total number of Common Shares outstanding (including any Common Shares previously deemed to have been issued pursuant to subsection (viii)(E)(1) or (2) of this Section 10 (to the extent not actually issued)) immediately prior to such issuance of Additional Stock plus (y) the number of Common Shares that the aggregate consideration received by this Corporation for such issuance of Additional Stock would purchase at the Conversion Price for Series B Preferred Shares in effect immediately prior to such issuance of Additional Stock, and the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (x) the total number of Common Shares outstanding (including any Common Shares previously deemed to have been issued pursuant to subsection (viii)(E)(1) or (2) of this Section 10 (to the extent not actually issued)) immediately prior to such issuance of Additional Stock plus (y) the number of shares of Additional Stock issued. In the event that the Corporation issues or sells, or is deemed to have issued or sold, Additional Stock (the “ First Dilutive Issuance ”), then in the event that the Corporation issues or sells, or is deemed to have issued or sold, Additional Stock other than the First Dilutive Issuance as a part of the same transaction or series of related transactions as the First Dilutive Issuance (a “ Subsequent Dilutive Issuance ”), then and in each such case upon a Subsequent Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price shall be reduced to the Conversion Price that would have been in effect had the First Dilutive Issuance and each Subsequent Dilutive Issuance all occurred on the closing date of the First Dilutive Issuance.

(B) Except to the limited extent provided for in subsections (viii)(E)(3) or (4), no adjustment of the Conversion Price for Series B Preferred Shares pursuant to this subsection (viii) shall have the effect of increasing any such Conversion Price above the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

(C) In the case of the issuance of Additional Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefore before deducting any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Corporation for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

(D) In the case of the issuance of Additional Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof as determined in good faith by the Corporation’s Board of Directors irrespective of any accounting treatment.

 

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(E) In the case of the issuance (whether before, on or after the Filing Date) of (i) options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Shares, (ii) securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares or (iii) options to purchase or rights to subscribe for securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares, the following provisions shall apply for all purposes of this subsection (viii):

(1) The aggregate maximum number of Common Shares deliverable upon exercise (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, including without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential anti-dilution adjustments) of such options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Shares shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subsections (viii)(C) and (D) if any, received by the Corporation upon the issuance of such options or rights plus the minimum exercise price provided in such options or rights (without taking into account potential anti-dilution adjustments) for the Common Shares covered thereby.

(2) The aggregate maximum number of Common Shares deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to convertibility or exchangeability, including without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential anti-dilution adjustments) for any such convertible or exchangeable securities or upon the exercise of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration, if any, received by the Corporation for any such securities and related options or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the minimum additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Corporation (without taking into account potential anti-dilution adjustments) upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subsections (viii)(C) and (D)).

(3) In the event of any change in the number of Common Shares deliverable or in the consideration payable to this Corporation upon exercise of such options or rights or upon conversion of or exchange for such convertible or exchangeable securities, including, but not limited to, a change resulting from the anti-dilution provisions thereof, the Conversion Price for Series B Preferred Shares, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities, shall be recomputed to reflect such change, but no further adjustment shall be made for the actual issuance of Common Shares or any payment of such consideration upon the exercise of any such options or rights or the conversion or exchange of such securities.

(4) Upon the expiration of any such options or rights, the termination of any such rights to convert or exchange or the expiration of any options or rights

 

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related to such convertible or exchangeable securities, the Conversion Price for the Series B Preferred Shares, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities or options or rights related to such securities, shall be recomputed to reflect the issuance of only the number of Common Shares (and convertible or exchangeable securities that remain in effect) actually issued upon the exercise of such options or rights, upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or upon the exercise of the options or rights related to such securities.

(5) The number of Common Shares deemed issued and the consideration deemed paid therefore pursuant to subsections (viii)(E)(1) and (2) and (b) shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any change, termination or expiration of the type described in either subsection (viii)(E)(3) and (4).

(F) “ Additional Stock ” shall mean any Common Shares issued (or deemed to have been issued pursuant to subsection (viii)(E) of this Section 10) by this Corporation after the Filing Date for so long as any Series B Preferred Shares remain outstanding, other than:

(1) Common Shares or Common Share Equivalents issued pursuant to an event or transaction described in Sections 10(a)(i) or (ii);

(2) Common Shares issued pursuant to an event or transaction described in Section 10(e) (exceptions to adjustment of Conversion Price);

(3) Common Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of Series B Preferred Shares;

(4) Common Shares issued (or deemed to have been issued pursuant to subsection (viii)(E) of this Section 10) in connection with a Reorganization Event.

(b) The Corporation may make such increases in the Conversion Rate, in addition to any other increases required by this Section 10, if the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Corporation or otherwise advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of the Common Shares resulting from any dividend or distribution of Common Shares (or issuance of rights or warrants to acquire Common Shares) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reason.

(c) All adjustments to the Conversion Rate shall be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a Common Share. No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent thereof; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this subparagraph are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided further that on the Mandatory Conversion Date relating to a conversion at the option of the Holder (including, without limitation, any conversion in connection with a Change in Control), adjustments to the Conversion Rate will be made with respect to any such adjustment carried forward and which has not been taken into account before such date.

 

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(d) No adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made if Holders may participate in the transaction that would otherwise give rise to an adjustment, as a result of holding the Series B Preferred Shares, without having to convert the Series B Preferred Shares, as if they held the full number of Common Shares into which a Series B Preferred Share may then be converted.

(e) The Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:

(i) upon the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Corporation’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Shares under any plan;

(ii) upon the issuance of any Common Shares or rights, options or warrants to purchase those shares pursuant to any Incentive Plans;

(iii) upon the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security outstanding as of the date Series B Preferred Shares were first issued;

(iv) for a change in the par value or no par value of the Common Shares; or

(v) for accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series B Preferred Shares.

(f) Whenever the Conversion Rate is to be adjusted in accordance with Section 10(a) or Section 10(b), the Corporation shall:

(i) as soon as practicable following the occurrence of an event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10(a) or Section 10(b), taking into account the one percent threshold set forth in Section 10(c) (or if the Corporation is not aware of such occurrence, as soon as practicable after becoming so aware), provide, or cause to be provided, a written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event; and

(ii) as soon as practicable following the determination of the revised Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 10(a) or Section 10(b), provide, or cause to be provided, a written notice to the Holders setting forth in reasonable detail the method by which the adjustment to the Conversion Rate was determined and setting forth the revised Conversion Rate.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article IV.E, any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that would require the prior approval of any federal or state banking regulatory agency shall be adjusted so that (i) initially only that maximum adjustment shall be made that shall result in conversion to the maximum number of Common Shares that would be

 

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permitted without such regulatory approvals, and (ii) in the event Holder obtains the necessary bank regulatory approvals, the balance of the adjustment shall be made. In the event that more than one event occurs requiring adjustment of the Conversion Rate and requires prior bank regulatory approval, upon receipt of necessary approvals, the adjustments shall then be made in such manner that the total number of Common Shares into which the Series B Preferred Shares are convertible is the same as it would have been if no regulatory approvals had been required.

Section 11. Voting Rights . The holders of Series B Preferred Shares shall not have any voting rights except as set forth in this Section 11 or as otherwise from time to time required by law.

(a) Voting Rights. So long as any Series B Preferred Shares are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or by the Articles of Incorporation, the vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Series B Preferred Shares (subject to the last paragraph of this Section 11(a)) at the time outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single 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 Articles of Incorporation or this Article IV.E (including by means of a merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to authorize or create, or increase the authorized amount of, any shares of any specific class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Shares with respect to either or both the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation; or

(ii) Amendment of Provisions Affecting Series B Preferred Shares . Any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or this Article IV.E (including by means of a merger, consolidation, or otherwise). Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that such amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Articles of Corporation or this Article IV.E materially and adversely affect the special rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series B Preferred Shares, any such amendment, alteration or repeal is required to be approved unanimously by the holders of the outstanding Series B Preferred Shares;

provided, however, that for all purposes of this Section 11(a), (1) any increase in the amount of the Corporation’s authorized but unissued Preferred Shares, (2) any increase in the amount of the Corporation’s authorized or issued Series B Preferred Shares, and (3) to the extent allowed by Kentucky law, the creation and issuance, or an increase in the authorized or issued amount, of other series of preferred shares of the Corporation ranking equally with or junior to the Series B Preferred Shares either or both with respect to the payment of dividends (whether such dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative) and/or the distribution of assets upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, will not be deemed to materially and adversely affect the special rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series B Preferred Shares.

 

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So long as any Series B Preferred Shares are outstanding a Holder shall be entitled to vote, with a number of votes equal to that number of Common Shares into which such Holder’s Series B Preferred Shares would then be convertible, together with the holders of Common Shares acting as a single class, in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, for effecting or validating any consummation of any Reorganization Event, as defined in Section 12, below.

(b) Change for Clarification . Without the consent of the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares, so long as such action does not adversely affect the special rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, of the Series B Preferred Shares, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series B Preferred Shares:

(i) to cure any ambiguity, or to cure, correct or supplement any provision contained in this Article IV.E that may be ambiguous, defective or inconsistent; or

(ii) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Series B Preferred Shares that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article IV.E.

(c) Procedures for Voting and Consents . The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the holders of Series B Preferred Shares (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 the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws, applicable law and any national securities exchange or other trading facility, if any, on which the Series B Preferred Shares or Common Shares is listed or traded at the time.

Section 12.  Reorganization Events.

(a) In the event of:

(i) any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another Person, in each case pursuant to which the Common Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property of the Corporation or another Person,

(ii) any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation, in each case pursuant to which the Common Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property of the Corporation or another Person,

 

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(iii) any reclassification of the Common Shares into securities including securities other than the Common Shares or

(iv) any statutory exchange of the outstanding Common Shares for securities of another Person (other than in connection with a merger or acquisition) (any such event specified in clauses (i) through (iv), a “Reorganization Event”), each Series B Preferred Share outstanding immediately prior to such Reorganization Event shall, at the option of the Holders, either convert into the kind of securities, cash and other property receivable in such Reorganization Event by the holder (excluding the counterparty to the Reorganization Event or an affiliate of such counterparty) of that number of Common Shares into which the Series B Preferred Share would then be convertible (such securities, cash and other property, the “Exchange Property”) plus an amount in cash equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends on such Series B Preferred Share, or be entitled to receive liquidating distributions in accordance with Section 5 as if such Reorganization Event were a liquidation of the Corporation.

(b) In the event that holders of the Common Shares have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in such transaction, the Holders shall likewise be allowed to make such an election.

(c) The above provisions of this Section 12 shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events and the provisions of Section 10 shall apply to any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (or any successor) received by the holders of the Common Shares in any such Reorganization Event.

(d) The Corporation (or any successor) shall, within 7 days of the occurrence of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of such occurrence of such event and of the kind and amount of the cash, securities or other property that constitutes the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the operation of this Section 12.

(e) The Corporation shall not enter into any agreement for a transaction constituting a Reorganization Event unless such agreement does not interfere with or prevent (as applicable) (i) conversion of the Preferred Shares into the Exchange Property or (ii) the ability of Holders to receive, at their option, a liquidation distribution in accordance with Section 5, in each case, in a manner that gives effect to this Section 12.

Section 13. Fractional Shares .

(a) No fractional Common Shares will be issued as a result of any conversion of Series B Preferred Shares.

(b) In lieu of any fractional Common Share otherwise issuable in respect of any mandatory conversion pursuant to Section 9, the Holder shall be entitled to receive an amount in

 

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cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the same fraction of the Closing Price of the Common Shares determined as of the second Trading Day immediately preceding the effective date of conversion.

(c) If more than one Series B Preferred Share is surrendered for conversion at one time by or for the same Holder, the number of full Common Shares issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Series B Preferred Shares so surrendered.

Section 14. Reservation of Common Shares .

(a) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Shares, solely for issuance upon the conversion of Series B Preferred Shares as provided in this Article IV.E (assuming the receipt of Shareholder Approval), free from any preemptive or other similar rights, such number of Common Shares as shall from time to time be issuable upon the conversion of all the Series B Preferred Shares then outstanding. For purposes of this Section 14(a), the number of Common Shares that shall be deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding Series B Preferred Shares shall be computed as if at the time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single Holder and there was no regulatory impediment to such conversion.

(b) All Common Shares delivered upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests and encumbrances.

(c) The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that, if at any time the Common Shares shall be listed on The NASDAQ Global Market or any other national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Corporation will, if permitted by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system, list and keep listed, so long as the Common Shares shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares.

Section 15. Limitations on Beneficial Ownership . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the number of shares to be issued to a holder of Series B Preferred Shares upon a conversion to Common Shares would cause the holder, together with any holdings of Common Shares already held directly or indirectly by the holder, to require prior approval of any banking regulator to acquire those shares, the Corporation will not issue any shares for which an approval may be required of the Corporation until any such approvals shall have been issued, and then only in accordance with the terms and conditions of any approvals. By accepting ownership of the Series B Preferred Shares, and as a condition to the Corporation’s obligation to issue Common Shares upon conversion or to pay any further dividends to such holder, each holder agrees (i) to provide the Corporation all such information and documents as the Corporation may reasonably require in order for the Corporation to determine the status of compliance with any potential bank regulatory approval requirements, (ii) that the holder shall be

 

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solely responsible at the holder’s sole expense for obtaining any such approvals, but shall keep the Corporation fully informed as to the status of the holder’s efforts to obtain approvals and the resolution of any applications for approval. To the extent such approvals are not obtained, the Series B Preferred Shares that are not convertible shall remain outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IV.E (as it may hereafter be amended) or of the Series B Preferred Shares, during any period of delay beyond the Mandatory Conversion Date because of the need for a regulatory approval as described in this Section 15, the Corporation shall not be obligated to pay any damages for delay in issuance and delivery of the Common Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, these limitations on beneficial ownership shall not reduce the number of Series B Preferred Shares to be converted upon a mandatory conversion.

Section 16. Transfer Agent, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent . The duly appointed Transfer Agent, Registrar, paying agent and Conversion Agent for the Series B Preferred Shares shall initially be American Stock Transfer Company. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, remove the Transfer Agent; provided that the Corporation shall appoint a successor transfer agent who shall accept such appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal.

Section 17. Miscellaneous . All notices referred to herein shall be in writing, and, unless otherwise specified herein, all notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of receipt thereof or three Business Days after the mailing thereof if sent by registered or certified mail (unless first-class mail shall be specifically permitted for such notice under the terms of this Article IV.E) with postage prepaid, addressed: (i) if to the Corporation, to the principal executive office of the Corporation or to the Transfer Agent at its principal office in the United States of America, or other agent of the Corporation designated as permitted by this Article IV.E, or (ii) if to any Holder or holder of Common Shares, as the case may be, to such Holder at the address of such Holder as listed in the stock record books of the Corporation (which may include the records of any transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Shares or the Common Shares, as the case may be), or (iii) to such other address as the Corporation or any such Holder, as the case may be, shall have designated by notice similarly given.

 

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F. Non-Voting Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Shares, Series C

 

  (1) Same Rights As Common Shares . Except with respect to voting rights, liquidation preference and as otherwise specifically provided in these Articles of Incorporation, Series C Preferred Shares shall have the same preferences, limitations, and relative rights as, and shall be identical in all respects to, the Common Shares.

 

  (2) No Voting Rights . Except as required by the KBCA or these Articles of Incorporation, Series C Preferred Shares shall not have the right to vote on any matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders of the Corporation.

 

  (3) Dividends .

 

  (a) Subject to the preferential dividend rights of any Designated Preferred Shares or Series B Preferred Shares and after the Corporation has complied with any requirements for setting aside sums as sinking funds or as redemption or purchase accounts and subject further to subpart (b) of this paragraph and any other conditions that may be established in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph C, D or E of this Article IV, the holders of Series C Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

  (b) No dividend will be paid or authorized and set apart for payment on any Series C Preferred Shares for any period unless the Corporation has paid or authorized and set aside for payment in the same period, or contemporaneously pays or authorizes and sets aside for payment, an equal amount to be paid as a dividend on Common Shares.

 

  (4) Liquidation .

 

  (a)

In the event the Corporation voluntarily or involuntarily liquidates, dissolves or winds up, the holders of the Series C Preferred Shares at the time shall be entitled to receive liquidating distributions in an amount equal to the greater of (X) $11.50 per Series C Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to any authorized and declared but unpaid dividends thereon, to and including the date of such liquidation and (Y) the payment or distribution to which such holders would be entitled if the Series C Preferred Shares were converted to Common Shares immediately before such liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, in each case out of assets legally available for distribution to the Corporation’s stockholders, before any distribution of assets is made to the holders of the Non-Voting Common Shares or Common Shares. After payment of the full amount of such liquidating distributions, the holders of Series C Preferred Shares will

 

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not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets by, and shall have no right or claim to any remaining assets of, the Corporation.

 

  (b) In the event the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full the amounts payable with respect to all outstanding Series C Preferred Shares the holders of such Series C Preferred Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of assets of the Corporation in proportion to the full respective liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.

 

  (5) Automatic Conversion . Each issued and outstanding Series C Preferred Share shall automatically be converted into one (1) Common Share upon the earlier of (i) the transfer of such Series C Preferred Share (or any security convertible to or exercisable for such Series C Preferred Share); provided, however, that such automatic conversion shall not occur if and to the extent that such automatic conversion would result in the transferee (and its affiliates or any other persons with which it is acting in concert or whose holdings would otherwise be required to be aggregated for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHC ACT”), or the Change in Bank Control Act) becoming, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner (as determined under Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of greater than 9.9% of the number of Common Shares then issued and outstanding; or (ii) such time as, after giving effect to the automatic conversion, the holder of such Series C Preferred Share (and its affiliates or any other persons with which it is acting in concert or whose holdings would otherwise be required to be aggregated for purposes of the BHC Act or the Change in Bank Control Act) holds, directly or indirectly, beneficially (as determined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) less than 9.9% of the number of Common Shares then issued and outstanding. The foregoing automatic conversion may occur as to some or all of the Series C Preferred Shares held by any holder.

 

  (6) Adjustments . The one-to-one conversion ratio for the conversion of the Series C Preferred Shares into Common Shares in accordance with item (5) of this Article IV.F shall in all events be equitably adjusted in the event of (a) any recapitalization of the Corporation by means of a stock dividend on, or a stock split or combination of, outstanding Common Shares and Non-Voting Common Shares, or (b) any merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Corporation with another corporation.

 

  (7) Reservation . The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series C Preferred Shares, such number of Common Shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Series C Preferred Shares.

 

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  (8) Retirement . If any Series C Preferred Shares shall be converted pursuant to this Article IV, the Series C Preferred Shares so converted shall be retired and may not be reissued as Series C Preferred Shares.

 

  (9) Redesignation . Upon the conversion of all of the outstanding Series C Preferred Shares into Common Shares, the Series C Preferred Shares shall be automatically redesignated as “Common Shares.”

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Exhibit 3.2

0239852.09

Trey Grayson, Secretary of State

Received and Filed:

6/30/2010 1:25 PM

Fee Receipt: $40.000

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

PORTER BANCORP, INC.

1. The name of the corporation is Porter Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

2. The Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation currently authorize the Corporation to issue 20,000,000 shares of stock, of which 19,000,000 are common shares and 1,000,000 are preferred shares.

3. Pursuant to KRS 271B.10-020, these Articles of Amendment amend the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles to (i) decrease the number of authorized Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B, from 275,000 shares to 227,000 shares, and (ii) increase the number of authorized Non-Voting Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Shares, Series C from 365,000 shares to 365,080 shares.

As amended, Article III shall read in its entirety as follows:

The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue shall be 20,000,000 shares, without par value, which shall be comprised of: (a) 19,000,000 Common Shares (“Common Shares”); (b) no shares of non-voting Common Shares (“Non-Voting Common Shares”); and (c) 1,000,000 Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”) with such preferences, limitations and relative rights as may be determined by the Corporation’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) pursuant to Article IV and which may be divided into and issued in series. Of the 1,000,000 authorized Preferred Shares, 35,000 shares have been designated as Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A; 227,000 shares have been designated as Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B; and 365,080 shares have been designated as Non-Voting Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Shares, Series C.

4. The foregoing amendment does not provide for an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of issued shares of the Corporation.


5. These Articles of Amendment were duly adopted by the Board of Directors on June 30, 2010, and did not require shareholder approval.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Porter Bancorp, Inc. has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed by Maria L. Bouvette, its President and Secretary, this 30th day of June, 2010.

 

PORTER BANCORP, INC.

By:  

/s/ Maria L. Bouvette

  Maria L. Bouvette,
  President and Secretary

 

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Exhibit 4.1

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT (PROVIDED THAT THE TRANSFEROR PROVIDES THE COMPANY WITH REASONABLE ASSURANCES (IN THE FORM OF SELLER AND BROKER REPRESENTATION LETTERS) THAT THE SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO SUCH RULE). NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE BY THE ISSUER AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT FOR RESALES OF THESE SECURITIES.

WARRANT

to purchase

[                  ]

Non-Voting Common Shares

of PORTER BANCORP, INC.

Issue Date: June 30, 2010

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.

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 Company’s 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 ” means, collectively the Non-Voting Common Stock and Voting Common Stock, and each of them as the context may require.

Company ” means Porter Bancorp, Inc.

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 $11.50 per Share.

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.

“Issue Date ” means the first date set forth above.

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. For the purposes of determining the Market Price 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).

Non-Voting Common Stock ” means the non-voting common shares of the Company, no par value.

Ordinary Cash Dividends ” means a regular 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).

 

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Person ” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.

Pro Rata Repurchase” 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 dated as of June 30, 2010, as amended from time to time, between the Company and the Purchasers named therein, including all annexes and schedules thereto.

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 30, 2010, as amended from time to time, between the Company and the Holders named therein, including all annexes and schedules thereto.

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.

Shareholder Approval Date ” means the date on which the Company’s shareholders approve a proposal authorizing a new class of Non-Voting Common Stock to allow for the exercise of the Warrants.

Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

Trading Day ” means (A) if the shares of Voting 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 Voting 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 Voting Common Stock 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.

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Voting Common Stock ” means the common shares of the Company, no par value, which have the right to vote pursuant to the Company’s Charter.

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, [                                      ] 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, up to [              ] fully paid and nonassessable shares of Non-Voting Common Stock at a purchase price per share of Non-Voting Common Stock equal to the Exercise Price. The number of shares of Non-Voting Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein, and all references to “Non-Voting 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 Shareholder Approval Date, but in no event later than 5:00 p.m., Louisville, Kentucky time on the fifth anniversary of the Shareholder Approval 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 2500 Eastpoint Parkway, Louisville, KY 40223 (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, with the consent of both the Company and the Warrantholder, by tendering in cash, by certified or cashier’s 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.

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

 

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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 Non-Voting Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the exercise of this Warrant, the aggregate number of shares of Non-Voting 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 Voting Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant at any time, subject to issuance or notice of issuance, on all principal stock exchanges on which the Voting Common Stock is then listed or traded and (B) maintain such listings of such Voting Common Stock 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 Voting 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 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement. If and for so long as required by the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant shall contain the legend as set forth in Section 4.1(b) of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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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. Registration .

(A) Registration Rights . The Company acknowledges that this Warrant and the Non-Voting Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are Additional Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and the Company covenants to observe and perform each of its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to this Warrant, the Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Voting Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Non-Voting Common Stock.

(B) 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.

 

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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 Non-Voting Common Stock which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive in respect of the shares of Non-Voting 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) 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 Warrantholder’s 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 Non-Voting 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 Warrantholder’s 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).

 

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(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 Voting Common Stock on the last trading day preceding the first date on which the Voting Common Stock trades regular way on the principal national securities exchange on which the Voting 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 Voting 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 Non-Voting 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 Voting 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 (x) 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 (y) the Market Price per share of Voting 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 Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall

 

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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) 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 Non-Voting 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 Non-Voting Common Stock, or more.

(F) 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 Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of Non-Voting 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 Non-Voting Common Stock; provided, however , that the Company upon request shall deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Warrantholder’s right to receive such additional shares, and such cash, upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

(G) Statement Regarding Adjustments . Whenever the Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted as provided in this 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 the Warrantholder at the address appearing in the Company’s records.

(H) 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(G), 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

 

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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.

(I) 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 that the Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 13.

(J) 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 Non-Voting Common Stock, then such adjustment in Exercise Price made hereunder shall reduce the Exercise Price to the par value of the Non-Voting Common Stock.

14. Exchange . At any time following the date on which the shares of Voting 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 Warrantholder may cause the Company to exchange all or a portion of this Warrant for an economic interest 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.

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 Commonwealth of Kentucky applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely therein. 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 Western District of Kentucky 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

 

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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.

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 Non-Voting Common Stock issuable after such action upon exercise of this Warrant, together with all shares of Non-Voting Common Stock then outstanding and all shares of Non-Voting Common Stock then issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding options, warrants, conversion and other rights, would exceed the total number of shares of Non-Voting 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, if to the Company, to the address listed in Section 3, and, if to the Warrantholder, to the address appearing on the books of the Company, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.

21. Entire Agreement . This Warrant contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous arrangements or undertakings with respect thereto.

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[Form of Notice of Exercise]

Date:                     

 

TO: Porter Bancorp, Inc.

 

RE: Election to Purchase Non-Voting 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 Non-Voting 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 Non-Voting Common Stock in the manner set forth below. A new warrant evidencing the remaining shares of Non-Voting 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 Non-Voting 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:                                              

 

Holder:

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer.

 

Dated: June 30, 2010

   
 

COMPANY : PORTER BANCORP, INC.

  By:  

 

    Name: Maria L. Bouvette
    Title: President, CEO and Secretary
 

Attest:

  By:  

 

    Name: J. Chester Porter
    Title: Chairman of the Board

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Exhibit 10.1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of June 30, 2010, by and among Porter Bancorp, Inc., a Kentucky corporation (the “ Company ”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “ Purchaser ” and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).

RECITALS

A. The Company and each Purchaser is executing and delivering this Agreement in the same form as each other Purchaser, and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act.

B. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate number of common shares, no par value, set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement (which aggregate amount for all Purchasers together shall be not less than 1,755,747 Shares and shall be collectively referred to herein as the “ Common Shares ”); (ii) that aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Series B mandatorily convertible cumulative perpetual preferred stock, $11.50 liquidation preference per share (the “ Preferred Shares ”) set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement; and (iii) that aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Series C non-voting mandatorily convertible cumulative perpetual preferred stock, $11.50 liquidation preference per share (the “ Non-Voting Preferred Shares ”) set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement. In addition to the Common Shares, Preferred Shares and Non-Voting Preferred Shares, (a) each Purchaser who purchases not less than $5 Million of Common Shares and/or Preferred Shares will receive, and the Company will issue and deliver, a warrant to purchase nonvoting, mandatorily convertible, common shares of the Company (the “ Non-Voting Common Stock ”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate number of Common Shares, Preferred Shares and Non-Voting Preferred Shares purchased by that Purchaser, at an exercise price of $11.50 for a term of five years, and (b) each Purchaser who purchases less than $5 Million of Common Shares and/or Preferred Shares will receive, and the Company will issue and deliver, a warrant to purchase Non-Voting Common Stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” in an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate number of Common Shares and Preferred Shares purchased by that Purchaser, at an exercise price of $11.50 for a term of five years (collectively, referred to herein as the “ Warrants ”). When purchased, the Preferred Shares and the Non-Voting Preferred Shares will have the terms set forth in the articles of amendment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B” hereto (the “ Certificate of Determination ”) made part of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, by filing the Certificate of Determination with the Kentucky Secretary of State (the “ Kentucky Secretary ”) and will automatically convert into shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Determination. The Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the voting common shares issuable upon conversion of the


Preferred Shares and the Non-Voting Preferred Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “ Underlying Shares, ” and the Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Non-Voting Preferred Shares, Warrants and Underlying Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “ Securities .”

C. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “C” (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Securities under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and applicable state securities laws.

D. The Company has engaged Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. as its exclusive placement agent (the “ Placement Agent ”) for the offering of the Securities.

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Article I:

Action ” means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened in writing against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or any officer, director or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary acting in his or her capacity as an officer, director or employee before or by any federal, state, county, local or foreign court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority, stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

Agency ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(oo).

Agreement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

 

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Articles of Incorporation ” means the Articles of Incorporation of the Company and all amendments thereto (including amendments authorizing series of preferred shares), as the same may be amended from time to time.

Bank” means the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, PBI Bank, a Kentucky banking corporation.

Bank Board ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(h).

Bank Board Observer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(h).

Bank Board Representative ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(h).

BHC Act” means the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

Blue Sky ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

Board Observer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(d).

Business Day ” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.

Buy-In ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(e).

Buy-In Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(e).

Certificate of Determination ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Closing ” means the initial closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.

Closing Date ” means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.2, 5.1 and 5.2 hereof are satisfied, or such other date as the parties may mutually agree.

“Code” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(qq).

Commission ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Common Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals, and also includes any securities into which the Common Shares may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

Company ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

 

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Company Counsel ” means Frost Brown Todd LLC.

Company Deliverables ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

Company Reports ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(kk).

Company’s Knowledge ” means with respect to any statement made to the knowledge of the Company, that the statement is based upon the actual knowledge of the executive officers of the Company having responsibility for the matter or matters that are the subject of the statement after reasonable investigation.

Control ” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Deadline Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(e).

Designated Board Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(a).

DFI” means the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions.

Disclosure Materials ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).

DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company.

Effective Date ” means the date on which the initial Registration Statement required by the terms hereof is first declared effective by the Commission.

Environmental Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(l).

ERISA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(qq).

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

FDIC ” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Federal Reserve ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(kk).

GAAP ” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as applied by the Company.

 

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Indemnified Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(b).

Insurer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(oo).

Intellectual Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(r).

Kentucky Courts ” means the state and federal courts sitting in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Kentucky Secretary ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Lead Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(a).

Legend Removal Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).

Lien ” means any lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restrictions of any kind.

Loan Investor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(oo).

Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to the Company, any change, circumstance or effect, individually or in the aggregate, that (i) is, or is reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the business, results of operations, prospects, or condition (financial or otherwise), of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) could materially impair the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Closing; provided, however , in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, there shall be excluded any effect to the extent resulting from the following: (A) changes, after the date hereof, in generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to financial institutions generally, except to the extent such change disproportionately adversely affects the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or governmental authorities, (C) actions or omissions by any party taken with the prior written permission of the other party or upon the recommendation of the other party or required under this Agreement, or (D) changes, after the date hereof, in global or national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in general or regional economic or market conditions affecting financial institutions or their holding companies generally except to the extent that any such changes in general or regional economic or market conditions have a disproportionate adverse effect on such party.

Material Contract ” means any contract of the Company that was filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports on file as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

Material Permits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).

 

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Money Laundering Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(ii).

“New Security” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(a).

“Non-Public Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

Non-Voting Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Non-Voting Preferred Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Observer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19.

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

“Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(b).

Outside Date ” means the thirtieth day following the date of this Agreement; provided that if such day is not a Business Day, the first day following such day that is a Business Day.

Pension Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(qq).

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

Placement Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Preferred Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Press Release ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

Principal Trading Market ” means the Trading Market on which the common shares of the Company are primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, shall be the NASDAQ Global Market.

Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or any other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including without limitation any preliminary prospectus, any pre-effective or post-effective amendment and all material incorporated by reference in any prospectus.

 

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Purchase Price ” means $11.50 per Common Share, per Preferred Share and per Non-Voting Preferred Share.

Purchaser ” and “ Purchasers ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Preamble.

Purchaser Deliverables ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

Purchaser Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(a).

Registration Rights Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).

Regulation D ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Regulatory Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(mm).

Required Approvals ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

SEC Report s” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).

Secretary’s Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(iv).

Securities ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Shareholder Approvals ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.

Shareholder Proposal ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.

Significant Subsidiaries ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

Stock Certificates ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

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Subscription Amount ” means with respect to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Securities purchased hereunder as indicated on such Purchaser’s signature page to this Agreement next to the heading “Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount)”.

Subsidiary ” means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns sufficient capital stock or holds a sufficient equity or similar interest such that it is consolidated with the Company in the financial statements of the Company.

Trading Day ” means (i) a day on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Shares are not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Shares are traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Shares are not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Shares is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided , that in the event that the Common Shares are not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

Trading Market ” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Warrant, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto, the Certificate of Determination, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

Transfer Agent ” means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company or any successor transfer agent for the Company.

Underlying Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Warrants ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1 Closing.

(a) Purchase of Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing the Company shall issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, the number of Common

 

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Shares, Preferred Shares and Non-Voting Preferred Shares set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and, as entitled to as set forth in the second recital of this Agreement, a Warrant to purchase the number of Underlying Shares set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement.

(b) Closing. The Closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities shall take place at the offices of the Company, 2500 Eastpoint Parkway, Louisville, KY 40223, on the Closing Date or at such other locations or remotely by facsimile transmission or other electronic means as the parties may mutually agree and shall occur no later than the fifth Business Day following the date on which the conditions to closing set forth in Article V are satisfied (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions).

(c) Delivery and Payment. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each of the respective Purchasers a certificate or certificates for Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Non-Voting Preferred Shares and Warrants, in such reasonable denominations as the Purchaser may have designated in writing not less than three days before the Closing, and registered in the name of the Purchaser (or its designee or nominee), representing the Securities the Purchaser is acquiring in the transaction. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver the purchase price of his respective Subscription Amount in immediately available funds by wire transfer to:

 

ABA Routing Number:    083903894
Beneficiary:    Porter Bancorp, Inc.
Acct #:    30009500
Attn:    Maria L. Bouvette

2.2 Closing Deliveries.

(a) On or prior to the Closing, the Company shall issue, deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following (the “ Company Deliverables ”):

 

  (i) this Agreement, duly executed by the Company;

 

  (ii) one or more stock certificates (if physical certificates are required by the Purchaser to be held immediately prior to Closing; if not, then facsimile or “.pdf” copies of such certificates shall suffice for purposes of Closing with the original stock certificates to be delivered within three Business Days of the Closing Date) and warrants evidencing the Securities subscribed for by Purchaser hereunder, registered in the name of such Purchaser or as otherwise set forth on the Investor Questionnaire included as Exhibit “D”, hereto, (the “ Stock Certificates ”) (or, if the Company and such Purchaser agree, the Company shall cause to be made a book-entry record through the facilities of DTC representing the Common Shares, Preferred Shares and Non-Voting Preferred Shares registered in the name of such Purchaser or as otherwise set forth on the Investor Questionnaire);

 

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  (iii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, dated as of the Closing Date and in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “E”, executed by such counsel and addressed to the Purchasers; and

 

  (iv) a certificate of the Secretary of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “F” (the “ Secretary’s Certificate ”), dated as of the Closing Date, (a) certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Securities, (b) certifying the current versions of the articles of incorporation, as amended, and by-laws, as amended, of the Company and (c) certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of the Company;

 

  (v) the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section 5.1(g); and

 

  (vi) a certificate evidencing the good standing of each of the Company and PBI Bank in its respective jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction, as of a date within five (5) business days of the Closing Date.

(b) On or prior to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following (the “ Purchaser Deliverables ”):

 

  (i) this Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

  (ii) its Subscription Amount, in U.S. dollars and in immediately available funds, in the amount indicated below such Purchaser’s name on the applicable signature page hereto under the heading “Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount)” by wire transfer in accordance with the Company’s written instructions.

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (except for the representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be made as of such date), to each of the Purchasers that:

(a) Subsidiaries. The Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries other than those listed in Schedule 3.1(a) hereto. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(a) hereto, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or comparable equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or comparable equity interest of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

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(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its “Significant Subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own or lease and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly registered as a bank holding company under the BHC Act. The Bank’s deposit accounts are insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due. The Company and each Significant Subsidiary has conducted its business in compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws, orders, judgments, decrees, rules, regulations and applicable stock exchange requirements, including all laws and regulations restricting activities of bank holding companies and banking organizations, except for any noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder, including, without limitation, to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof. The Company’s execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, but not limited to, the sale and delivery of the Securities) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no further corporate action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its shareholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Shareholder Approvals. Each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar

 

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laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law. Except for Material Contracts, there are no shareholder agreements, voting agreements, or other similar arrangements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the Company’s Knowledge, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.

(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities) do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provisions of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or otherwise result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would result in a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any Material Contract, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations, assuming the correctness of the representations and warranties made by the Purchasers herein, of any self-regulatory organization to which the Company or its securities are subject, including all applicable Trading Markets), or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) such as would not have or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities) other than (i) obtaining Shareholder Approvals, (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Determination with the Kentucky Secretary, (iii) the filing with the Commission of one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements set forth herein, (iv) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (v) the filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act, (vi) the filing of any requisite notices and/or application(s) to the Principal Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Common Shares and the Underlying Shares and the listing of the Common Shares and the Underlying Shares for trading or quotation, as the case may be, thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (vii) the filings required in accordance with Section 4.6 of this Agreement, and (viii) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).

 

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(f) Issuance of the Shares. The issuance of the Securities and the reservation of Underlying Shares have been duly authorized. The Common Shares, Preferred Shares and Non-Voting Preferred Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws, and shall not be subject to preemptive or similar rights. The issuance of the Underlying Shares has been duly authorized and the Underlying Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws, and shall not be subject to preemptive or similar rights. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in this Agreement, the Securities will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

(g) Capitalization. The number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock, options and other securities of the Company (whether or not presently convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company) is set forth in Schedule 3.1(g) . All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g) : (i) no shares of the Company’s outstanding capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company, other than those issued or granted pursuant to Material Contracts or equity or incentive plans or arrangements described in the SEC Reports as of the date of this Agreement; (iii) there are no material outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the Company or by which the Company is bound; (iv) except for registration obligations set forth herein, there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company is obligated to register the sale of any of its securities under the Securities Act; (v) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company; (vi) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (vii) the Company has no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Reports but not so disclosed in the SEC Reports as of the date of this Agreement, which, individually or in the aggregate, will have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities.

 

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(h) SEC Reports; Disclosure Materials. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, since December 31, 2008 (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ” and together with this Agreement and the Schedules to this Agreement, the “ Disclosure Materials ”), on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(i) Financial Statements. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments, which would not be material, either individually or in the aggregate.

(j) Tax Matters. The Company (i) has prepared and filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith, with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on the books of the Company and (iii) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply, except where the failure to take such action would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(k) Material Changes. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, except as disclosed in subsequent SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, the businesses of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries have been conducted only in the ordinary course, in substantially the same manner as theretofore conducted, and there has not occurred since December 31, 2008, any event that has had a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(l) Environmental Matters. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “ Environmental Laws ”), (ii) owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is in violation of any Environmental Laws, (iii) is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or (iv) is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws; in each case, which violation, contamination, liability or claim has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no pending or threatened investigation that might lead to such a claim.

(m) Litigation. There is no Action which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) except as disclosed in the SEC Reports as of the date of this Agreement, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate, if there were an unfavorable decision. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the Company’s Knowledge there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

(n) Employment Matters. No material labor dispute exists or, to the Company’s Knowledge, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company which would have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and each Subsidiary believes that its relationship with its employees is good. To the Company’s Knowledge, no executive officer is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of a third party, and to the Company’s Knowledge, the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any Subsidiary to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company is in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(o) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any of its

 

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Subsidiaries under), nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received written notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any Material Contract (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or its properties or assets, or (iii) is in violation of, or in receipt of written notice that it is in violation of, any statute, rule, regulation, policy or guidelines or order of any governmental authority applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or which would have the effect of revoking or limiting FDIC deposit insurance, except in each case as would not have or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) Regulatory Permits. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess or have applied for all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as conducted and as described in the SEC Reports on file as of the date of this Agreement, except where the failure to possess such permits, individually or in the aggregate, has not and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”), and (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice in writing of proceedings relating to the revocation or material adverse modification of any such Material Permits and (ii) the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances that would give rise to the revocation or material adverse modification of any Material Permits.

(q) Title to Assets. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property and tangible personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all Liens except such as do not materially affect the value of such property or do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(r) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and its Subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use all foreign and domestic patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, inventions, trade secrets, technology, Internet domain names, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property ”) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted as disclosed in the SEC Reports on file as of the date of this Agreement except where the failure to own, possess, license or have such rights would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports on file as of the date of this Agreement and except where such violations or infringements would not have or reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) there are no rights of third parties to any such Intellectual Property; (b) there is no infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property; (c) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in or to any such Intellectual Property; (d)

 

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there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property; and (e) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company and/or any Subsidiary infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others.

(s) Insurance. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses and locations in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of cancellation of any such insurance, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, will it or any Subsidiary be unable to renew their respective existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(t) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports on file as of the date of this Agreement and other than the grant of stock options or other equity awards that are not individually or in the aggregate material in amount, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company, is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or to a presently contemplated transaction (other than for services as employees, officers and directors) that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

(u) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports on file as of the date of this Agreement, the Company maintains internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and such internal control over financial reporting is effective.

(v) Sarbanes-Oxley; Disclosure Controls. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all of the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports on file as of the date hereof, the Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a 15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(w) Certain Fees. No person or entity will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or a Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company, other than the Placement Agent with respect to the offer and sale of the Shares (which placement agent fees are being paid by the Company). The Company shall indemnify, pay, and hold each Purchaser harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such right, interest or claim.

 

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(x) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement and the accuracy of the information disclosed in the Investor Questionnaires, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers under the Transaction Documents. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market.

(y) Registration Rights. Other than each of the Purchasers, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(y) , no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company other than those securities which are currently registered on an effective registration statement on file with the Commission.

(z) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, none of the Company, its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of its Affiliates or any Person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six months, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Securities as contemplated hereby.

(aa) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company’s common shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to terminate the registration of the Common Shares under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received written notice from any Trading Market on which the common shares are listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance in all material respects with the listing and maintenance requirements for continued trading of the common shares on the Principal Trading Market.

(bb) Investment Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(cc) Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any directors, officers, nor to the Company’s Knowledge, employees, agents or other Persons acting at the direction of or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company: (a) directly or indirectly, used any corporate

 

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funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to foreign or domestic political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds; (c) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or (d) made any other unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other material unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

(dd) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreements. The Company has not adopted any shareholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Shares or a change in control of the Company.

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

(ff) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities.

(gg) Absence of Manipulation. The Company has not, and to the Company’s Knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities.

(hh) OFAC. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”); and the Company will not knowingly directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, towards any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

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laundering statutes of applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any applicable governmental agency (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”), except where the failure to be in compliance would not have or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and to the Company’s Knowledge, no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company and/or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or threatened.

(jj) No Additional Agreements. The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Purchaser with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.

(kk) Reports, Registrations and Statements. Since January 1, 2008, the Company and each Subsidiary have filed all material reports, registrations and statements, together with any required amendments thereto, that it was required to file with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Federal Reserve ”), the FDIC, the DFI, and any other applicable federal or state securities or banking authorities, except where the failure to file any such report, registration or statement would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All such reports and statements filed with any such regulatory body or authority are collectively referred to herein as the “Company Reports.” As of their respective dates, the Company Reports complied as to form in all material respects with all the rules and regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the DFI and any other applicable foreign, federal or state securities or banking authorities, as the case may be.

(ll) Adequate Capitalization. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s Subsidiary insured depository institution meets or exceeds the standards necessary to be considered “well capitalized” under the Federal Deposit Insurance Company’s regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

(mm) Agreements with Regulatory Agencies; Compliance with Certain Banking Regulations. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(mm) , neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to any cease-and-desist or other similar order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any commitment letter, or is subject to any capital directive by, or since December 31, 2008, has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any governmental entity that currently restricts in any material respect the conduct of its business or that in any material 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, its internal controls, its management or its operations or business (each item in this sentence, a “ Regulatory Agreement ”), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary been advised since December 31, 2008 by any governmental entity that it is considering issuing, initiating, ordering, or requesting any such Regulatory Agreement. With respect to any matters requiring Board action prior to the date of this Agreement or Closing, as applicable, that were set forth in writing by any of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC or the DFI, the Company and its Subsidiaries have addressed such matters in all material respects.

 

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The Company has no knowledge of any facts and circumstances, and has no reason to believe that any facts or circumstances exist, that would cause the Bank: (i) to be deemed not to be in satisfactory compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder or to be assigned a CRA rating by federal or state banking regulators of lower than “satisfactory”; (ii) to be deemed to be operating in violation, in any material respect, of the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, any order issued with respect to anti-money laundering by the OFAC, or any other anti-money laundering statute, rule or regulation; or (iii) to be deemed not to be in satisfactory compliance, in any material respect, with all applicable privacy of customer information requirements contained in any federal and state privacy laws and regulations as well as the provisions of all information security programs adopted by the Subsidiaries.

Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and each Subsidiary has properly administered all accounts for which it acts as a fiduciary, including accounts for which it serves as a trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment advisor, in accordance with the terms of the governing documents, applicable federal and state law and regulation and common law. None of the Company, any Subsidiary or any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary has committed any breach of trust or fiduciary duty with respect to any such fiduciary account that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the accountings for each such fiduciary account are true and correct and accurately reflect the assets of such fiduciary account.

(nn) No General Solicitation or General Advertising. Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Securities.

(oo) Mortgage Banking Business. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(i) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with, and all documentation in connection with the origination, processing, underwriting and credit approval of any mortgage loan originated, purchased or serviced by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries satisfied, (A) all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations with respect to the origination, insuring, purchase, sale, pooling, servicing, subservicing, or filing of claims in connection with mortgage loans, including all laws relating to real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, truth in lending laws, usury limitations, fair housing, transfers of servicing, collection practices, equal credit opportunity and adjustable rate mortgages, (B) the responsibilities and obligations

 

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relating to mortgage loans set forth in any agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any Agency, Loan Investor or Insurer, (C) the applicable rules, regulations, guidelines, handbooks and other requirements of any Agency, Loan Investor or Insurer and (D) the terms and provisions of any mortgage or other collateral documents and other loan documents with respect to each mortgage loan; and

(ii) No Agency, Loan Investor or Insurer has (A) claimed in writing that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has violated or has not complied with the applicable underwriting standards with respect to mortgage loans sold by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a Loan Investor or Agency, or with respect to any sale of mortgage servicing rights to a Loan Investor, (B) imposed in writing restrictions on the activities (including commitment authority) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) indicated in writing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that it has terminated or intends to terminate its relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for poor performance, poor loan quality or concern with respect to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ compliance with laws.

For purposes of this Section 3.1(oo): (A) “Agency” means the Federal Housing Administration, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Farmers Home Administration (now known as Rural Housing and Community Development Services), the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or any other federal or state agency with authority to (i) determine any investment, origination, lending or servicing requirements with regard to mortgage loans originated, purchased or serviced by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) originate, purchase, or service mortgage loans, or otherwise promote mortgage lending, including state and local housing finance authorities; (B) “Loan Investor” means any person (including an Agency) having a beneficial interest in any mortgage loan originated, purchased or serviced by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a security backed by or representing an interest in any such mortgage loan; and (C) “Insurer” means a person who insures or guarantees for the benefit of the mortgagee all or any portion of the risk of loss upon borrower default on any of the mortgage loans originated, purchased or serviced by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and any private mortgage insurer, and providers of hazard, title or other insurance with respect to such mortgage loans or the related collateral.

(pp) Risk Management Instruments. Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2008, all material derivative instruments, including, swaps, caps, floors and option agreements, whether entered into for the Company’s own account, or for the account of one or more of the Company Subsidiaries, were entered into (1) only in the ordinary course of business, (2) in accordance with prudent practices and in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory policies and (3) with counterparties believed to be financially responsible at the time;

 

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and each of them constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Neither the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of any of its material obligations under any such agreement or arrangement.

(qq) ERISA. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (herein called “ ERISA ”); no “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any “pension plan” (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company would have any liability; the Company has not incurred and does not expect to incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “pension plan”; or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the “ Code ”); and each “Pension Plan” for which the Company would have liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.

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

(ss) Reservation of Underlying Shares. The Company has reserved, free of any preemptive or similar rights of shareholders of the Company, a number of unissued shares of nonvoting common shares, sufficient to issue and deliver the Underlying Shares for which the Warrants are exercisable and shares of voting common stock for which the Preferred Shares and the Non-Voting Preferred Shares are convertible into.

(tt) Regulatory Capital Levels. At the Closing Date, taking into account the proceeds of the capital raise contemplated as part of this Transaction and assuming the net proceeds this capital raise are contributed by Company to PBI Bank in accordance with Section 4.10, both the Company and PBI Bank will have a Tier 1 capital at a level equal to or exceeding 9 percent of total assets, and total risk-based capital at a level equal to or exceeding 12 percent of total risk-based assets.

(uu) Loan Loss Reserves. As of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, the Company’s management has concluded that the loan loss reserves of PBI Bank are adequate.

(vv) Change in Control. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(vv) , the issuance of the Securities to the Purchasers as contemplated by this Agreement will not trigger any rights under any “change of control” provision in any of the agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, including any employment, “change in control,” severance or other compensatory agreements and any benefit plan, which results in payments to the counterparty or the acceleration of vesting of benefits.

 

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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:

(a) Organization; Authority. If such Purchaser is an entity, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. If such Purchaser is an entity, the execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Purchaser is not a corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action, on the part of such Purchaser. If such Purchaser is an entity, this Agreement has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

(b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Purchaser (if such Purchaser is an entity), (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Purchaser is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.

(c) Investment Intent. Such Purchaser understands that the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Non-Voting Preferred Shares and the Warrant are, and the Underlying Shares will be, “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to, or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws, provided, however , that by making the representations herein, such Purchaser does not agree to hold any of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Non-Voting Preferred Shares or Underlying Shares for any minimum period of time and reserves the right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Non-Voting Preferred Shares or Underlying Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, and, if applicable, any regulations or policies of the Federal Reserve. Such

 

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Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not presently have any agreement, plan or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute or effect any distribution of any of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Non-Voting Preferred Shares and Underlying Shares to or through any person or entity.

(d) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.

(e) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general advertisement.

(f) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

(g) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has received and reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company’s representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents. Such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

(h) Brokers and Finders. Other than the Placement Agent with respect to the Company, no Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or any Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that it is purchasing the Securities directly from the Company and not from the Placement Agent.

 

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(i) Independent Investment Decision. Such Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser confirms that it has not relied on the advice of any other Purchaser’s business and/or legal counsel in making such decision. Such Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Securities. Such Purchaser understands that the Placement Agent has acted solely as the agent of the Company in this placement of the Securities and such Purchaser has not relied on the business or legal advice of the Placement Agent or any of its agents, counsel or Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms that none of such Persons has made any representations or warranties to such Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

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

(k) No Governmental Review. Such Purchaser understands that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

(l) Residency. Such Purchaser’s residence (if an individual) or office in which its investment decision with respect to the Securities was made (if an entity) are located at the address immediately below such Purchaser’s name on its signature page hereto.

(m) Trading. Purchaser acknowledges that there is no trading market for the Warrants, and no such market is expected to develop.

(n) Knowledge as to Conditions. As of the date of this Agreement, Purchaser has no reasonable basis to believe why any regulatory approvals, consents or statements of non-objection required or otherwise a condition to the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not be obtained.

The Company and each of the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that no party to this Agreement has made or makes any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Article III and the Transaction Documents.

 

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ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

4.1 Transfer Restrictions.

(a) Compliance with Laws. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IV, each Purchaser covenants that the Securities may be disposed of only pursuant to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, the Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable state, federal or foreign securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Securities other than (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) to the Company or (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 (provided that the transferor provides the Company with reasonable assurances (in the form of seller and broker representation letters) that such securities may be sold pursuant to such rule), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company and the Transfer Agent, at the transferor’s expense, an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Transfer Agent (it being agreed that in-house counsel for Purchaser shall be reasonably acceptable to Company), the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer (other than pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence), any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Securities.

(b) Legends. Certificates evidencing the Securities shall bear any legend as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and, with respect to Securities held in book-entry form, the Transfer Agent will record such a legend on the share register), until such time as they are not required under Section 4.1(c) or applicable law:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT (PROVIDED THAT THE TRANSFEROR PROVIDES THE COMPANY WITH REASONABLE ASSURANCES (IN THE FORM OF SELLER AND BROKER REPRESENTATION LETTERS) THAT THE SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD

 

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PURSUANT TO SUCH RULE). NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE BY THE ISSUER AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT FOR RESALES OF THESE SECURITIES.

(c) Removal of Legends. The restrictive legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such restrictive legend or any other restrictive legend to the holder of the applicable Securities upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at DTC, if (i) such Securities are registered for resale under the Securities Act, (ii) such Securities are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (if the transferor is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) such Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions. Following the earlier of (i) the Effective Date or (ii) Rule 144 becoming available for the resale of Securities, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to the Securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, the Company shall instruct the Transfer Agent to remove the legend from the Securities and shall cause its counsel to issue any legend removal opinion required by the Transfer Agent.

Any fees (with respect to the Transfer Agent, Company counsel or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company. If a legend is no longer required pursuant to the foregoing, the Company will no later than three (3) Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate or instrument representing such Securities (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer) and a representation letter to the extent required by Section 4.1(a), (such third Trading Day, the “ Legend Removal Date ”) deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate or instrument (as the case may be) representing such Securities that is free from all restrictive legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4.1(c). Certificates for Securities free from all restrictive legends may be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchasers by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with DTC as directed by such Purchaser.

(d) Acknowledgement. Each Purchaser hereunder acknowledges its primary responsibilities under the Securities Act and accordingly will not sell or otherwise transfer the Securities or any interest therein without complying with the requirements of the Securities Act. Except as otherwise provided below, while the above-referenced registration statement remains effective, each Purchaser hereunder may sell the Securities in accordance with the plan of distribution contained in the registration statement and if it does so it will comply therewith and with the related prospectus delivery requirements unless an exemption therefrom is available or unless the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that if it is notified by the Company in writing at any time that

 

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the registration statement registering the resale of the Securities is not effective or that the prospectus included in such registration statement no longer complies with the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, the Purchaser will refrain from selling such Securities until such time as the Purchaser is notified by the Company that such registration statement is effective or such prospectus is compliant with Section 10 of the Exchange Act, unless such Purchaser is able to, and does, sell such Securities pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act.

(e) Buy-In. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to a Purchaser unlegended certificates within three (3) Trading Days of receipt of all documents necessary for the removal of the legend set forth above (the “ Deadline Date ”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Purchaser, if on or after the Trading Day immediately following such three (3) Trading Day period, such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Securities (or a broker or trading counterparty through which the Purchaser has agreed to sell shares makes such purchase) to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of Securities that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days after such Purchaser’s request and in such Purchaser’s sole discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Purchaser in an amount equal to such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Securities so purchased (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Securities) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to such Purchaser a certificate or certificates representing such Securities and pay cash to the Purchaser in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (a) such number of Securities, times (b) the closing bid price of such security on the Deadline Date.

4.2 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding common shares. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation its obligation to issue the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other shareholders of the Company.

4.3 Furnishing of Information. In order to enable the Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, for a period of one year from the Closing, the Company shall maintain the registration of the Common Shares under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. During such one year period, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available the information described in Rule 144(c)(2), if the provision of such information will allow resales of the Securities pursuant to Rule 144.

 

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

4.5 No Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers.

4.6 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. By 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date, the Company shall issue one or more press releases (collectively, the “ Press Release ”) reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. On or before 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the fourth Trading Day immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission describing the terms of the Transaction Documents (and including as exhibits to such Current Report on Form 8-K the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the Certificate of Determination, the Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement)). To the extent not previously disclosed by the Company, in the Company’s SEC Reports the Company shall disclose any material non-public information provided to any Purchaser (the “Non-Public Information” ). From and after the filing of the Company’s most recent SEC Report, no Purchaser shall be in possession of any material non-public information received prior to the date of this Agreement from the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective officers, directors or employees, that is not disclosed in the SEC Reports. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser or any Affiliate or investment adviser of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser or any Affiliate or investment adviser of any Purchaser in any press release or filing with the Commission (other than the Registration Statement) or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the staff of the Commission or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (ii). Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Non-Public Information are publicly disclosed by the Company, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).

 

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4.7 Non-Public Information. Except with the express written consent of such Purchaser and unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information, the Company shall not, and shall cause each Subsidiary and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, not to, and each Purchaser shall not directly solicit the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to provide any Purchaser with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the Press Release.

4.8 Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification of Purchasers. In addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling person (each, a “ Purchaser Party ”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of (i) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (ii) any action instituted against a Purchaser Party in any capacity, or any of them or their respective affiliates, by any shareholder of the Company who is not an affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.

(b) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings .  Promptly after receipt by any Person (the “ Indemnified Person ”) of notice of any demand, claim or circumstances which would or might give rise to a claim or the commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.8(a), such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses; provided, however , that the failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company is actually and materially and adversely

 

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prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel; (ii) the Company shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person in such proceeding; or (iii) in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such Indemnified Person, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, the Company shall not effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such proceeding.

4.9 Listing of Common Shares. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to list the Underlying Shares for quotation on the NASDAQ Global Market and maintain the listing of the Common Shares on the NASDAQ Global Market.

4.10 Use of Proceeds. Except for $17 million of the net proceeds which will be retained by the Company, the remaining net proceeds of the capital raised through the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be contributed to PBI Bank in the form of a cash contribution or purchase of additional common equity.

4.11 Shareholders Meeting. The Company shall call a meeting of its shareholders, as promptly as practicable following the Closing, but in no event shall the meeting be later than December 30, 2010, to vote on a proposal (the “ Shareholder Proposal ”) to approve (i) the conversion of the Preferred Shares and the Non-Voting Preferred Shares into Common Stock for purposes of Rule 5635 of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules, and (ii) authorizing a new class of Non-Voting Common Stock to allow for the exercise of the Warrants (such approval of the Shareholder Proposal, “ Shareholder Approvals ”). The Board of Directors of the Company shall recommend to the Company’s shareholders that such shareholders vote in favor of the Shareholder Proposal. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall promptly prepare and file (but in no event more than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date) with the Commission a preliminary proxy statement, shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond to any comments of the Commission or its staff and to cause a definitive proxy statement related to such shareholders’ meeting to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders not more than fifteen (15) business days after clearance thereof by the Commission, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies for such Shareholder Approval. The Company shall notify each Purchaser 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 (but the Company shall not provide any Purchaser with any material, nonpublic information, unless requested by such Purchaser and pursuant to a

 

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written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information). If at any time prior to such shareholders’ 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 shareholders such an amendment or supplement. In the event that Shareholder Approval is not obtained at such shareholder meeting, the Company shall include a proposal to approve (and the Board of Directors shall recommend approval of) such proposal at a meeting of its shareholders to be held no less than once in each subsequent six-month period beginning on the date of such shareholder meeting until such approval is obtained.

4.12 Reservation of Underlying Shares. The Company will reserve an appropriate number of its shares for issuance as Underlying Shares.

4.13 Limitation on Beneficial Ownership. Except as provided herein, no Purchaser (and its Affiliates or any other Persons with which it is acting in concert or whose holdings would otherwise be required to be aggregated for purposes of the BHC Act or the Change in Bank Control Act) will be entitled to purchase a number of common shares that would result in such Purchaser becoming, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner (as determined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 9.9% of the number of voting common shares issued and outstanding (based on the number of outstanding shares as of the Closing Date).

4.14 No Change of Control. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary irrevocable waivers, adopt any required amendments and make all appropriate determinations so that the issuance of the Securities to the Purchasers will not trigger a “change of control” or other similar provision in any of the agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, including without limitation any employment, “change in control,” severance or other agreements and any benefit plan, which results in payments to the counterparty or the acceleration of vesting of benefits.

4.15 Gross-Up Rights.

(a) Sale of New Securities. For so long as a Purchaser, together with its Affiliates, owns 4.9% or more of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (counting for such purposes all shares of Common Stock into or for which any securities owned by the Purchaser are directly or indirectly convertible or exercisable and, for the avoidance of doubt, including as shares owned and outstanding all shares of Common Stock issued by the Company after the Closing) (before giving effect to any issuances triggering provisions of this Section), if at any time after the date hereof the Company makes any public or nonpublic offering or sale of Common Stock, or securities convertible into Common Stock (any such security, a “ New Security ”) (other than (i) any Common Stock or other securities issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any securities of the Company issued or agreed or contemplated to be issued as of the date hereof; (ii) pursuant to the granting or exercise of employee stock options or other stock incentives pursuant to the Company’s stock incentive plans approved by the Board of Directors or the issuance of stock pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan approved by the Board of Directors or similar plan where stock is being issued or offered to a trust, other entity or otherwise, for the benefit of any employees, officers or directors of the Company, in

 

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each case in the ordinary course of providing incentive compensation; or (iii) issuances of capital stock as full or partial consideration for a merger, acquisition, joint venture, strategic alliance, license agreement or other similar nonfinancing transaction approved by the Board), then the Purchaser shall be afforded the opportunity to acquire from the Company for the same price (net of any underwriting discounts or sales commissions) and on the same terms as such securities are proposed to be offered to others, up to the amount of New Securities in the aggregate required to enable it to maintain its proportionate Common Stock-equivalent interest in the Company immediately prior to any such issuance of New Securities. The amount of New Securities that the Purchaser shall be entitled to purchase in the aggregate shall be determined by multiplying (x) the total number or principal amount of such offered New Securities by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Purchaser, if any, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Preferred Shares and the Non-Voting Preferred Shares held by the Purchaser on an as-converted basis as of such date, if any, and the denominator of which is the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Preferred Shares and the Non-Voting Preferred Shares on an as-converted basis as of such date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Purchaser have the right to purchase securities hereunder to the extent such purchase would result in such Purchaser, together with its Affiliates, owning a greater percentage interest in the Company than such Purchaser held immediately prior to the issuance of the New Securities (counting for such purposes all shares of Common Stock into or for which any securities owned by the Purchaser are directly or indirectly convertible or exercisable).

(b) Notice. In the event the Company proposes to offer or sell New Securities (the “ Offering ”), it shall give the Purchaser written notice of its intention, describing the price (or range of prices), anticipated amount of securities, timing, and other terms upon which the Company proposes to offer the same (including, in the case of a registered public offering and to the extent possible, a copy of the prospectus included in the registration statement filed with respect to such offering), no later than ten Business Days, as the case may be, after the initial filing of a registration statement with the SEC with respect to an underwritten public offering, after the commencement of marketing with respect to a Rule 144A offering or after the Company proposes to pursue any other offering. If the information contained in the notice constitutes material non-public information (as defined under the applicable securities laws), the Company shall deliver such notice only to the individuals identified on the Purchaser’s signature page hereto, and shall not communicate the information to anyone else acting on behalf of the Purchaser without the consent of one of the designated individuals. The Purchaser shall have ten Business Days from the date of receipt of such a notice to notify the Company in writing that it intends to exercise its rights provided in this Section 4.15 and as to the amount of New Securities the Purchaser desires to purchase, up to the maximum amount calculated pursuant to Section 4.15(a). Such notice shall constitute a nonbinding indication of interest of the Purchaser to purchase the amount of New Securities so specified at the price and other terms set forth in the Company’s notice to it. The failure of the Purchaser to respond within such ten Business Day period shall be deemed to be a waiver of such Purchaser’s rights under this Section 4.15 only with respect to the Offering described in the applicable notice.

 

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(c) Purchase Mechanism. If the Purchaser exercises its rights provided in this Section 4.15, the closing of the purchase of the New Securities in connection with the closing of the Offering with respect to which such right has been exercised shall take place within 30 calendar days after the giving of notice of such exercise, which period of time shall be extended for a maximum of 180 days in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations (including receipt of any applicable regulatory or stockholder approvals). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the closing of the purchase of the New Securities by the Purchasers will occur no earlier than the closing of the Offering triggering the right being exercised by the Purchaser. Each of the Company and the Purchaser agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure any regulatory or stockholder approvals or other consents, and to comply with any law or regulation necessary in connection with the offer, sale and purchase of, such New Securities.

(d) Failure of Purchase. In the event the Purchaser fails to exercise its rights provided in this Section 4.15 within said 10 Business Day period or, if so exercised, the Purchaser is unable to consummate such purchase within the time period specified in Section 4.15(c) above because of its failure to obtain any required regulatory or stockholder consent or approval, the Company shall thereafter be entitled (during the period of 60 days following the conclusion of the applicable period) to sell or enter into an agreement (pursuant to which the sale of the New Securities covered thereby shall be consummated, if at all, within 90 days from the date of said agreement) to sell the New Securities not elected to be purchased pursuant to this Section 4.15 by the Purchaser or which the Purchaser is unable to purchase because of such failure to obtain any such consent or approval, at a price and upon terms no more favorable in the aggregate to the purchasers of such securities than were specified in the Company’s notice to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such sale is subject to the receipt of any regulatory or stockholder approval or consent or the expiration of any waiting period, the time period during which such sale may be consummated shall be extended until the expiration of five Business Days after all such approvals or consents have been obtained or waiting periods expired, but in no event shall such time period exceed 180 days from the date of the applicable agreement with respect to such sale. In the event the Company has not sold the New Securities or entered into an agreement to sell the New Securities within said 60-day period (or sold and issued New Securities in accordance with the foregoing within 90 days from the date of said agreement (as such period may be extended in the manner described above for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of said agreement)), the Company shall not thereafter offer, issue or sell such New Securities without first offering such securities to the Purchaser in the manner provided above.

(e) Non-Cash Consideration. In the case of the offering of securities for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, including securities acquired in exchange therefor (other than securities by their terms so exchangeable), the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that such fair value as determined by the Board of Directors shall not exceed the aggregate market price of the securities being offered as of the date the Board of Directors authorizes the offering of such securities.

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with its Affiliates, owns less than 4.9% of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (counting for such purposes all shares of Common Stock into or for which any securities owned by the Purchaser are directly or indirectly convertible or exercisable and, for the avoidance of doubt, including as shares owned and outstanding all Common Shares issued by the Company after the Closing) (before giving effect to any issuances triggering provisions of Section 4.15).

(g) Cooperation. The Company and the Purchaser shall cooperate in good faith to facilitate the exercise of the Purchaser’s rights under this Section 4.15, including to secure any required approvals or consents.

(h) No Assignment of Rights. The rights of a Purchaser described in this Section 4.15 shall be personal to Purchaser and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from Purchaser to any other person and/or entity is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effect.

4.16 No Additional Issuances. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, except for the issuance of common shares issuable as of the date hereof as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g) and the Securities being issued pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall not issue or agree to issue any additional common shares or other securities which provide the holder thereof the right to convert such securities into common shares.

4.17 No Rights Agreement. The Company shall not enter into any poison pill agreement, shareholders’ rights plan or similar agreement that shall limit the rights of a Purchaser to acquire common shares unless such poison pill agreement, shareholders’ rights plan or similar agreement grants an exemption or waiver to the Purchaser immediately effective upon execution of such plan or agreement that would allow the Purchaser to acquire such Common Shares.

4.18 Certain Transactions. The Company will not merge or consolidate into, 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, as the case may be (if not the Company), expressly assumes the due and punctual performance and observance of each and every covenant and condition of this Agreement to be performed and observed by the Company.

4.19 Board/Observer Rights.

(a) The Company covenants and agrees that no later than Closing, to be effective as of the Closing, the Board of Directors shall cause one person nominated by Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. or its assignee or any other Purchaser who purchases $10 million or more of Securities (the “ Lead Purchaser ”) to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors (such designee or any successor designee of the Lead Purchaser, the “ Designated Board Member ”), subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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(b) After such appointment or election of the Designated Board Member, so long as the Lead Purchaser holds, in the aggregate, four point nine percent (4.9%) or more of the voting Common Stock, then the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders the election of the Designated Board Member at the Company’s annual meeting, subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Designated Board Member elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. If the Lead Purchaser no longer owns the minimum number of shares of voting Common Stock specified in the prior sentence, the Lead Purchaser will have no further rights under this Section 4.19, and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its best efforts to cause its Designated Board Member to resign from the Board of Directors as promptly as possible thereafter.

(c) For only so long as the Lead Purchaser has the right to nominate the Designated Board Member pursuant to Section 4.19, the Lead Purchaser shall have the power to designate the Designated Board Member’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director, or to remove and replace such Designated Board Member at any time. The Board of Directors will use its best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using its best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors).

(d) For only so long as the Lead Purchaser has the right to nominate the Designated Board Member pursuant to Section 4.19, in lieu of appointing a director, the Lead Purchaser shall be entitled to send not more than one (1) representative to attend and participate in all Board and Board committee meetings as an “Board Observer” (but not to vote on any matters thereat).

(e) The Board Observer shall be entitled to notice of all Board and Board committee meetings and distributions of all Board and Board committee materials in the same manner and at the same time as such notices and materials are provided to Board and Board committee members, and if the Board (or Board committee) proposes to take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Board Observer shall receive written notice thereof and shall also receive written notice prior to the effective date of the applicable consent with respect to such action, describing in reasonable detail the nature and substance of such action; provided, however, that (A) the Board Observer may be excluded from executive sessions comprised solely of independent directors by the lead or presiding independent director if, in his good faith judgment, such exclusion is to facilitate candid discussion of particularly sensitive matters (it being understood that it is not expected that the Board Observer would be excluded from routine executive sessions), (B) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Board Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if

 

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doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Board Observer would conflict with fiduciary requirements under applicable law and (C) the Lead Purchaser shall cause its Board Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Board Observer. The Lead Purchaser covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Board Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the Non-Disclosure Agreement entered into between the Company and Patriot dated March 24, 2010. For purposes hereof, the notice, right to materials and the rights set forth herein shall include each board and board committee of each of the Subsidiaries of the Company.

(f) For so long as the Lead Purchaser holds, in the aggregate, four point nine percent (4.9%) or more of the voting Common Stock, the Lead Purchaser shall be entitled to notice of all Board and Board committee meetings and distributions of all Board and Board committee materials in the same manner and at the same time as such notices and materials are provided to Board and Board committee members; provided, however, that the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Board Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (A) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (B) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Board Observer would conflict with fiduciary requirements under applicable law. The Lead Purchaser covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from the Company as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the Non-Disclosure Agreement entered into between the Company and the Lead Purchaser dated March 24, 2010. For purposes hereof, the notice, right to materials and the rights set forth herein shall include each board and board committee of each of the Subsidiaries of the Company.

(g) The Designated Board Member and the Board Observer shall be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with their attendance at any meeting, to the same extent that the members of the Board (or board committee) are entitled to such reimbursement.

(h) So long as the Lead Purchaser has the right to appoint a Designated Board Member pursuant to this Section 4.19, the Lead Purchaser shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “ Bank Board Representative ”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “ Bank Board ”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “ Bank Board Observer ”); provided that the appointment by the Lead Purchaser of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent the Lead Purchaser from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, the Bank Board Representative and the Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Designated Board Member and Board Observer, respectively.

 

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(i) The rights provided by this Section 4.19 are personal to the Lead Purchaser and in no event shall such rights be assignable.

4.20 Dividends. After Closing, the Company agrees to reduce the cash dividend on its Common Shares to no more than $0.40 per annum ($0.10 per quarter) and establish a payout ratio guidance policy of 35% of after-tax earnings on an on-going basis, subject to the applicable regulations and policies of the bank regulatory agencies.

ARTICLE V.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING

5.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Purchasers to Purchase Securities. The obligation of each Purchaser to acquire Securities at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Purchaser (as to itself only):

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date, except for such representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date.

(b) Performance. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.

(c) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

(d) Consents. The Company shall have obtained in a timely fashion any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Securities (including all Required Approvals), all of which shall be and remain so long as necessary in full force and effect.

(e) No Suspensions of Trading in Common Shares; Listing. The Common Shares (i) shall be designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Trading Market and (ii) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the Commission or the Principal Trading Market from trading on the Principal Trading Market nor shall suspension by the Commission or the Principal Trading Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the Commission or the Principal Trading Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Trading Market. The Company shall have obtained approval of the Principal Trading Market to list the Underlying Shares.

 

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(f) Company Deliverables. The Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance with Section 2.2(a).

(g) Compliance Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to each Purchaser a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by its Chief Executive Officer or its Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 5.1(a) and (b).

(h) Minimum Gross Proceeds. The Company shall simultaneously issue and deliver at such Closing to the Purchasers hereunder in the aggregate at least a sufficient number of Common Shares and Warrants against payment of an aggregate Purchase Price of at least $26 million.

(i) Termination. This Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Purchaser in accordance with Section 6.16 herein.

(j) Certificate of Determination. The Company shall have filed the Certificate of Determination with the Kentucky Secretary.

(k) J. Chester Porter and Maria L. Bouvette shall have executed the Voting and Support Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “H”.

5.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company to sell Securities. The Company’s obligation to sell and issue the Securities at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Purchaser in Section 3.2 hereof shall be true and correct as of the date when made, and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date, except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date.

(b) Performance. Such Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date.

(c) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

(d) Consents. The Company shall have obtained in a timely fashion any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Securities, all of which shall be and remain so long as necessary in full force and effect including, without limitations, all waivers and consents set forth or referred to in Sections 3.1(vv) and 4.13 hereof.

 

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(e) Purchasers Deliverables. Such Purchaser shall have delivered its Purchaser Deliverables in accordance with Section 2.2(b).

(f) Termination. This Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Purchaser in accordance with Section 6.16 herein.

ARTICLE VI.

MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Fees and Expenses. The parties hereto shall be responsible for the payment of all expenses incurred by them in connection with the preparation and negotiation of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except that the Company shall reimburse Patriot $50,000 for its expenses associated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement if and when Closing occurs. The Company shall pay all amounts owed to the Placement Agent relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale and issuance of the Securities to the Purchasers.

6.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, discussions and representations, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules. At or after the Closing, and without further consideration, the Company and the Purchasers will execute and deliver to the other such further documents as may be reasonably requested in order to give practical effect to the intention of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

6.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

If to the Company:   

Porter Bancorp, Inc.

  

2500 Eastpoint Parkway

  

Louisville, Kentucky 40223

  

Attention: Maria L. Bouvette, Chief Executive Officer

  

Cc: C. Bradford Harris, Corporate General Counsel

  

Telephone: (502) 499-4800

  

Fax:

 

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With a copy to:   

Frost Brown Todd LLC

  

400 W. Market Street

Louisville, Kentucky 93401

  
   Attention:    R. James Straus
      Alan K. MacDonald
  

Telephone: (502) 589-5400

  

Fax: (502) 581-1087

If to Purchaser:   

At the address set forth on the signature page hereto.

or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.

6.4 Amendments; Waivers; No Additional Consideration. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and each of the Purchasers affected by such amendment or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Purchaser to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any Transaction Document unless the same consideration is also offered to all Purchasers who then hold Securities.

6.5 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.

6.6 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement, or any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Company without

 

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the prior written consent of the Purchasers. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, any Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder in whole or in part to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities in compliance with the Transaction Documents and applicable law, provided such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the terms and conditions of this Agreement that apply to the “Purchasers”.

6.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, other than Indemnified Persons and (with respect to Section 3.2(g) only) the Placement Agent.

6.8 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) may be commenced on a non-exclusive basis in the Kentucky Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Kentucky Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such Kentucky Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

6.9 Survival. Subject to applicable statute of limitations, the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

6.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data

 

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file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

6.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

6.12 Replacement of Shares. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Transfer Agent for any losses in connection therewith or, if required by the Transfer Agent, a bond in such form and amount as is required by the Transfer Agent. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.

6.13 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for a temporary restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

6.14 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

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any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary which may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser and any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Purchaser (or any other Person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statement or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser has acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

6.16 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the sale and purchase of the Securities abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by either the Company or any Purchaser (with respect to itself only) upon written notice to the other, if the Closing has not been consummated on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Outside Date; provided, however , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.16 shall not be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such time. The Company shall give prompt notice of any such termination to each other Purchaser, and, if necessary, work in good faith to restructure the transaction to allow each Purchaser that does not exercise a termination right to purchase the full number of securities set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement while remaining in compliance with Section 4.13. Nothing in this Section 6.16 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section, the Company shall promptly notify all non-terminating Purchasers. Upon a termination in accordance with this Section, the Company and the terminating Purchaser(s) shall not have any further obligation or liability (including arising from such termination) to the other, and no Purchaser will have any liability to any other Purchaser under the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom.

 

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6.17 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.

6.18 Adjustments in Stock Numbers and Prices. In the event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in Common Shares (or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly Common Shares), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof and prior to Closing, each reference in any Transaction Document to a number of shares or a price per share shall be deemed to be amended to appropriately account for such event.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

PORTER BANCORP, INC.

/s/ Maria L. Bouvette

By: Maria L. Bouvette

Its: President and CEO

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOR PURCHASERS FOLLOW]

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:    PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):    $14,069,537     

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   718,572   

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   193,563   

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   311,303   

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   611,720   

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:    PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS PARALLEL, L.P.

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):    $2,430,467.50     

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   124,131   

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   33,437   

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   53,777   

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   105,673   

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:   

BURNHAM FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES FUND

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):   

$3,000,005

    

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   260,870
  

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   130,435
  

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:   

BURNHAM FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):   

$999,994

    

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   86,956
  

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   43,478
  

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:   

MOORS AND MENDON MASTER FUND LP

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):   

$999,994

    

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   86,956
  

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   43,478
  

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:   

STIEVEN FINANCIAL INVESTORS, L.P.

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):   

$4,250,009

    

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   369,566
  

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   184,783
  

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:   

STIEVEN FINANCIAL OFFSHORE

INVESTORS, LTD.                        

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):   

$750,007

    

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   65,218
  

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   32,609
  

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:   

GREAT OAKS STRATEGIC INVESTMENT

PARTNERS, LP                                           

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):   

$300,000

    

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   26,087
  

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   6,522
  

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:   

ANDREW K. BOSZHARDT, JR.

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):   

$99,997

    

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   8,695
  

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   2,173
  

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:   

ZOLTAN ZSITVAY

 

Authorized Signatory of Purchaser

By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount):   

$100,000

    

 

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

   8,696
  

Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Non-Voting Preferred Shares to be Acquired:

   0
  

Number of Underlying Shares on the Warrant:

   2,174
  

 

Tax ID No.:

  

 

Address for Notice:

  

 

  

 

Attention:

  

 

Telephone No.:

  

 

Fax No.:

  

 

E-mail Address:

  

 

 

Delivery Instructions, if different from above:    
      c/o                                                   
      Street:                                             
      City/State/Zip:                               
      Attention:                                       
      Telephone No.:                              

 

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Exhibit 10.2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of June 30, 2010, by and among Porter Bancorp, Inc., a Kentucky corporation (the “ Company ”), and the several purchasers signatory hereto (each a “ Purchaser ” and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof between the Company and each Purchaser (the “ Purchase Agreement ”).

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Purchasers agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Advice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).

Additional Registrable Securities ” means all of the Warrants, the Non-Voting Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Common Shares issued or issuable upon the conversion of Non-Voting Common Shares, and any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the such securities.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any person, any other person which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Business Day ” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Shares ” means the common shares of the Company, no par value per share, and any securities into which such Common Shares may hereinafter be reclassified.

Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Contractual Securities ” means collectively, (i) securities issued to the U.S. Treasury Department on November 21, 2008 in connection with the TARP Capital Purchase Program and (ii) Registrable Securities.

 

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Contractual Securityholder ” means all Persons that hold Contractual Securities.

Effective Date ” means the date that the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) is first declared effective by the Commission.

Effectiveness Deadline ” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, the earlier of (i) the 90th calendar day following the Closing Date (or the 120th calendar day following the Closing Date in the event that such registration statement is subject to review by the Commission) and (ii) the 5th Trading Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided , that if the Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business.

Effectiveness Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

Event Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Filing Deadline ” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the 30th calendar day following the Closing Date, provided, however , that if the Filing Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Filing Deadline shall be extended to the next business day on which the Commission is open for business.

Holder ” or “ Holders ” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities or Additional Registrable Securities.

Indemnified Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Initial Registration Statement ” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Agreement.

“Liquidated Damages” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

“Losses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

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New Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Non-Voting Common Shares ” means the non-voting common shares of the Company, no par value per share, and the Common Shares into which such Non-Voting Common Shares may be converted.

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Principal Market ” means the Trading Market on which the Common Shares are primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the Closing Date, shall be the NASDAQ Capital Market.

Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

Purchase Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Purchaser ” or “ Purchasers ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Registrable Securities ” means all of the “Common Shares”, the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the “Preferred Shares” and the “Non-Voting Preferred Shares” (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement), and any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the such securities, provided , that the Holder has completed and delivered to the Company a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire; and provided, further , that such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of the following: (A) a sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act (in which case, only such security sold shall cease to be a Registrable Security); or (B) becoming eligible for sale without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) and without volume or manner of sale restrictions by Holders who are not Affiliates of the Company.

Registration Statements ” means any one or more registration statements of the

 

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Company filed under the Securities Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation the Initial Registration Statement, the New Registration Statement and any Remainder Registration Statement), amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Registration Statements.

Remainder Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 415 ” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

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

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Selling Stockholder Questionnaire ” means a questionnaire in the form attached as Annex B hereto, or such other form of questionnaire as may reasonably be adopted by the Company from time to time.

Trading Day ” means (i) a day on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Shares are not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Shares are traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Shares are not quoted on any Trading Market or over-the-counter market, a day on which the Common Shares are quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided , that in the event that the Common Shares are not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

Trading Market ” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

 

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Warrants ” means those certain warrants to purchase the Non-Voting Common Shares of the Company issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

2. Initial Registration.

(a) On or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 or, if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of the Registrable Securities, by such other means of distribution of Registrable Securities as the Company may reasonably determine (the “ Initial Registration Statement ”). The Initial Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is then ineligible to register for resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on such other form available to the Company to register for resale of the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering) subject to the provisions of Section 2(f) and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” section substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A. Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 2, in the event the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission and/or (ii) withdraw the Initial Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “ New Registration Statement ”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to the Company to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however , that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of Liquidated Damages in Section 2(c), if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities or other Common Shares permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), the number of Registrable Securities or other Common Shares to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows: first, the Company shall reduce or eliminate the Common Shares to be included by any person other than a Holder; second, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any Common Shares to be included by any Affiliate of the Company; and third, the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included by all other Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Registrable Securities held by such Holders, subject to a determination by the Commission that certain Holders must be reduced before other Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the

 

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case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to the Company to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement (the “ Remainder Registration Statement ”). No Holder shall be named as an “underwriter” in any Registration Statement without such Holder’s prior written consent.

(b) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable and, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, as applicable, no later than the Effectiveness Deadline, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective and in compliance with the Securities Act and usable for resale of such Registrable Securities for a period from the Effective Date until such time as there are no Registrable Securities remaining (including by refilling such Initial Registration Statement (or a new Registration Statement or a Remainder Registration Statement) if the Initial Registration Statement expires) (the “ Effectiveness Period ”). The Company shall request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Trading Day. The Company shall promptly notify the Holders via facsimile or electronic mail of a “.pdf” format data file of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement within one (1) Business Day of the Effective Date. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the first Trading Day after the Effective Date, file a final Prospectus with the Commission, as required by Rule 424(b).

(c) If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed with the Commission on or prior to the Filing Deadline, (ii) the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, as applicable, is not declared effective by the Commission (or otherwise does not become effective) for any reason on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline, other than as a result of any open issues arising out of any routine Commission review of Exchange Act filings in effect as of the date hereof, (iii) after its Effective Date, (A) such Registration Statement ceases for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the Registration Statement), to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective or (B) the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, in the case of (A) and (B) (other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 2(e) of this Agreement)), (iv) a Grace Period (as defined in Section 2(e) of this Agreement) exceeds the length of an Allowable Grace Period, or (v) after the date six months following the Closing Date, and only in the event a Registration Statement is not effective or available to sell all Registrable Securities, the Company fails to file with the SEC any required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act such that it is not in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), as a result of which the Holders who are not affiliates are unable to sell Registrable Securities without restriction under Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) (any such failure or breach in clauses (i) through (v) above being referred to as an “ Event ,” and, for purposes of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (v), the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iv) the date on which such Allowable Grace Period is exceeded, being referred to as an “ Event Date ”), then in

 

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addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty (“ Liquidated Damages ”), equal to 0.50% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities held by such Holder on the Event Date. The parties agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Purchase Agreement, no Liquidated Damages shall be payable (i) if as of the relevant Event Date, the Registrable Securities may be sold by non-affiliates without volume or manner of sale restrictions under Rule 144 and the Company is in compliance with the current public information requirements under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), as determined by counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and reasonably acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and (ii) with respect to any period after the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (it being understood that this sentence shall not relieve the Company of any Liquidated Damages accruing prior to the Effectiveness Period). If the Company fails to pay any Liquidated Damages pursuant to this Section 2(c) in full within five (5) Business Days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 1.0% per month (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such Liquidated Damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The Liquidated Damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event, except in the case of the first Event Date. The Effectiveness Deadline for a Registration Statement shall be extended without default or Liquidated Damages hereunder in the event that the Company’s failure to obtain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on a timely basis results from the failure of a Purchaser to timely provide the Company with information requested by the Company and necessary to complete the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act (in which case the Effectiveness Deadline would be extended with respect to Registrable Securities held by such Purchaser).

(d) Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire not more than ten (10) Trading Days following the date of this Agreement. At least five (5) Trading Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement for any registration under this Agreement, the Company will notify each Holder of the information the Company requires from that Holder other than the information contained in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire, if any, which shall be completed and delivered to the Company promptly upon request and, in any event, within two (2) Trading Days prior to the applicable anticipated filing date. Each Holder further agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless such Holder has returned to the Company a completed and signed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire and a response to any requests for further information as described in the previous sentence. If a Holder of Registrable Securities returns a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or a request for further information, in either case, after its respective deadline, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts at the expense of the Holder who failed to return the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or to respond for further information to take such actions as are required to name such Holder as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or any

 

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pre-effective or post-effective amendment thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in the Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such late Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or request for further information. Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that the information in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or request for further information as described in this Section 2(d) will be used by the Company in the preparation of the Registration Statement and hereby consents to the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company if the disclosure of such information at the time is not, in the good faith judgment of the Company, in the best interests of the Company (a “ Grace Period ”); provided, however , the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Holders in writing of the existence of material non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that the Company shall not disclose the content of such material non-public information to the Holders) or the need to file a post-effective amendment, as applicable, and the date on which such Grace Period will begin, (ii) use reasonable best efforts to terminate a Grace Period as promptly as practicable and (iii) notify the Holders in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; provided, further , that no single Grace Period shall exceed thirty (30) consecutive days, and during any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period, the aggregate of all Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of sixty (60) days (each Grace Period complying with this provision being an “ Allowable Grace Period ”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period, the Grace Period shall be deemed to begin on and include the date the Holders receive the notice referred to in clause (i) above and shall end on and include the later of the date the Holders receive the notice referred to in clause (iii) above and the date referred to in such notice; provided, however , that no Grace Period shall be longer than an Allowable Grace Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to deliver unlegended Common Shares to a transferee of a Holder in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which a Holder has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Holder’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Holder has not yet settled.

(f) In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 promptly after such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.

3. Demand Registration.

(a) If at any time after the filing of the Initial Registration Statement, the Company receives a request from Holder of Additional Registrable Securities then outstanding (an “Initiating Holder”) that the Company file a Registration Statement with respect to outstanding Additional Registrable Securities of such Initiating Holder not already covered by an

 

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existing Registration Statement, then the Company shall, (i) within ten (10) days after the date such request is given, give notice to all Holders other than the Initiating Holder, and (ii) as soon as practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the date such request is given, file a Form S-3 registration statement under the Securities Act covering all Additional Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Initiating Holder and any other Holders, as specified by notice given by each such Holder to the Company within twenty (20) days of the date the notice pursuant to clause (i) above is given, and in each case, subject to the limitations of Sections 3(b) and (c). Upon the request of any Holder that Additional Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Section 3(a), all such Additional Registrable Securities shall thereafter be Registrable Securities for all purposes under this Agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations, if the Company furnishes to Holders requesting a registration pursuant to this Section 3 a certificate signed by the Company’s chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such Registration Statement to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such Registration Statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such filing, and any time periods with respect to filing or effectiveness thereof shall be tolled correspondingly, for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after the request of the Initiating Holder is given; provided, however, that the Company may not invoke this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period; and provided further that the Company shall not register any securities for its own account or that of any other stockholder during such ninety (90) day period other than pursuant to a registration relating to the sale of securities to employees of the Company or a subsidiary pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase, or similar plan; a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Additional Registrable Securities; or a registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered.

(c) The Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to Section 3(a) during the period that is thirty (30) days before the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date that is ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration, provided, that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective.

 

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4. Registration Procedures.

In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder:

(a) the Company shall not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports), the Company shall, furnish to the Holder copies of such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, as proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such Holder (it being acknowledged and agreed that if a Holder does not object to or comment on the aforementioned documents within such three (3) Trading Day or one (1) Trading Day period, as the case may be, then the Holder shall be deemed to have consented to and approved the use of such documents). The Company shall not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which a Holder reasonably objects in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing within the three (3) Trading Day or one (1) Trading Day period described above, as applicable.

(b) (i) the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements, to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for its Effectiveness Period (except during an Allowable Grace Period); (ii) the Company shall cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (except during an Allowable Grace Period); (iii) the Company shall respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably possible, provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration Statement that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Stockholders” but not any comments that would result in the disclosure to the Holders of material and non-public information concerning the Company; and (iv) the Company shall comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of (subject to the terms of this Agreement) in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented; provided, however , that each Purchaser shall be responsible for the delivery of the Prospectus to the Persons to whom such Purchaser sells any of the Registrable Securities (including in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act), and each Purchaser agrees to dispose of Registrable Securities in compliance with the plan of distribution described in the Registration Statement and otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 4(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act, the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the Commission on the same day on which the Exchange Act report which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement was filed.

 

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(c) the Company shall notify the Holders (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (v) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably practicable (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than two Trading Days prior to such filing, in the case of (iii) and (iv) below, not more than one Trading Day after such issuance or receipt, and in the case of (v) below, not more than one Trading Day after the occurrence or existence of such development) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on any Registration Statement (in which case the Company shall provide to each of the Holders true and complete copies of all comments that pertain to the Holders as a “Selling Stockholder” or to the “Plan of Distribution” and all written responses thereto, but not information that the Company believes would constitute material and non-public information); and (C) with respect to each Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Stockholders” or the “Plan of Distribution”; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading.

(d) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, as soon as practicable.

(e) the Company shall, if requested by a Holder, furnish to such Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided , that the Company shall have no obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system.

 

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(f) the Company shall, prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided , that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

(g) the Company shall cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to the Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement and under law, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may reasonably request. Certificates for Registrable Securities free from all restrictive legends may be transmitted by the transfer agent to a Holder by crediting the account of such Holder’s prime broker with DTC as directed by such Holder.

(h) the Company shall following the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 4(c)(iii)-(v), as promptly as reasonably practicable (taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event), prepare and file a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the affected Registration Statements or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, no Registration Statement nor any Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading.

(i) the Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to (i) the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by such Holder and any Affiliate thereof, (ii) any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”) affiliations, (iii) any natural persons who have the power to vote or dispose of the Registrable Securities and (iv) any other information as may be requested by the Commission, FINRA or any state securities commission. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of Registrable Securities because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any Liquidated Damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company.

 

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(j) the Company shall cooperate with any registered broker through which a Holder proposes to resell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 as requested by any such Holder and the Company shall pay the filing fee required for the first such filing within two (2) Business Days of the request therefor.

(k) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.

(l) if requested by a Holder, the Company shall (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as the Company reasonably agrees should be included therein and (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.

(m) the Company shall otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including Rule 172, notify the Holders promptly if the Company no longer satisfies the conditions of Rule 172 and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earning statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this Section 4(m), “Availability Date” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “Availability Date” means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter).

5. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Agreement (excluding any underwriting discounts and selling commissions and all legal fees and expenses of legal counsel for any Holder) shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Shares are then listed for trading, (B) with respect to compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders) and (C) if not previously paid by the Company in connection with a filing by the issuer, with respect

 

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to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a Holder intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110, so long as the broker is receiving no more than a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any underwriting, broker or similar fees or commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.

6. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, agents, partners, members, managers, stockholders, Affiliates and employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, stockholders, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable costs of preparation and investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (A) such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that each Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), or (B) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 4(c)(iii)-(v), related to the use by a Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and

 

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prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated and defined in Section 7(d) below, but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party (as defined in Section 6(c)) and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders.

(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (iii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 4(c)(iii)-(v), to the extent, but only to the extent, related to the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 7(d), but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “ Indemnified Party ”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided , that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

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An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest exists if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section 6(c)) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within twenty Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided , that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally judicially determined to not be entitled to indemnification hereunder). The failure to deliver written notice to the Indemnifying Party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such Indemnifying Party of any liability to the Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 6(a) or 6(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable

 

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attorneys’ or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section 6(d) was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(d), no Holder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 6 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties and are not in diminution, limitation or in lieu of the indemnification provisions under the Purchase Agreement.

7. Miscellaneous.

(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

(b) No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. Neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Contractual Securityholders) may include securities of the Company in a Registration Statement hereunder other than the Contractual Securities and the Company shall not prior to the Effective Date enter into any agreement providing any such right to any of its security holders. The Company shall not, from the date hereof until the date that is 60 days after the Effective Date of the Initial Registration Statement, prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than (i) a registration statement on Form S-8, (ii) in connection with an acquisition, on Form S-4 or (iii) a registration statement to register for resale securities issued by the Company pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its

 

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subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not be prohibited from preparing and filing with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering of Common Shares by existing stockholders of the Company under the Securities Act pursuant to the terms of registration rights held by such stockholder or from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement.

(c) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it (unless an exemption therefrom is available) in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement and shall sell the Registrable Securities only in accordance with a method of distribution described in the Registration Statement.

(d) Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)-(v), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “ Advice ”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this paragraph.

(e) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date hereof, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

(f) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, or waived unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and Holders holding at least two-thirds of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, provided that any party may give a waiver as to itself. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided , however , that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such amendment, modification or waiver would adversely affect in any material respect any Holder or group of Holders who have comparable rights under this Agreement disproportionately to the other Holders having such comparable rights, such amendment, modification, or waiver shall also require the written consent of the Holder(s) so adversely affected.

 

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(g) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement; provided that the Company may deliver to each Holder the documents required to be delivered to such Holder under Section 6(a) of this Agreement by e-mail to the e-mail addresses provided by such Holder to the Company solely for such specific purpose.

(h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The Company may not assign its rights (except by merger or in connection with another entity acquiring all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign its respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement.

(i) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature were the original thereof.

(j) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

(k) Cumulative Remedies. Except as provided in Section 2(c) with respect to Liquidated Damages, the remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

(l) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their good faith reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

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(m) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(n) Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser hereunder, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser hereunder. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made independently of any other Purchaser. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser has acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Purchasers has been provided with the same Registration Rights Agreement for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Purchasers and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Purchaser.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

PORTER BANCORP, INC.

/s/ Maria L. Bouvette

By: Maria L. Bouvette
Its: President and CEO

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

NAME OF PURCHASER

Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.

Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P.

Great Oaks Strategic Investment Partners, L.P.

Andrew K. Boszhardt, Jr.

Zoltan Zsitvay

Burnham Financial Industries Fund

Burnham Financial Services Fund

Moors and Mendon Master Fund LP

Stieven Financial Investors, L.P.

Stieven Financial Offshore Investors, Ltd.

 

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Annex A

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering the Securities issued to the selling shareholders to permit the resale of these Securities by the holders of the Securities from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the Securities. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the Securities.

The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the Securities beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the Securities are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The Securities may be sold on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, in the over-the-counter market or in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market and in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions. The selling shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling Securities:

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

   

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

   

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

   

privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;

 

   

broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

 

   

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The selling shareholders also may resell all or a portion of the Securities in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, or Section 4(1) under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of those provisions.

Broker-dealers engaged by the selling shareholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling Securities to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the Securities for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal. Such commissions will be in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction will not be in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASD Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASD IM-2440.

In connection with sales of the Securities or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common Shares in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell Securities short and if such short sale shall take place after the date that the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the selling shareholders may deliver Securities covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge Common Shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The selling shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the selling shareholders have been advised that they may not use shares registered on this registration statement to cover short sales of our Common Shares made prior to the date the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, has been declared effective by the SEC.

The selling shareholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Securities from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the Securities in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

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The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer or agents participating in the distribution of the Securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer or agent and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Selling shareholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and may be subject to certain statutory liabilities of, including but not limited to, Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Each selling shareholder has informed us that it is not a registered broker-dealer and does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Securities. Upon being notified in writing by a selling shareholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Securities through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (1) the name of each such selling shareholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (2) the number of shares involved, (3) the price at which such Securities were sold, (4) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (5) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and (6) other facts material to the transaction. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups, which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent.

Under the securities laws of some states, the Securities may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the Securities may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the Securities registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

Each selling shareholder and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the Securities by the selling shareholder and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Common Shares. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Securities. We will pay all expenses of the registration of the Securities pursuant to a registration rights agreement, including, without limitation, SEC filing fees and

 

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expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that each selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any and any related legal expenses incurred by it. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against certain liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholders specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of June 30, 2010, is made by and among J. Chester Porter (“ Porter ”) and Maria L. Bouvette (“ Bouvette ”) (collectively, Porter and Bouvette are the “ Shareholders ”); Porter Bancorp, Inc., a Kentucky corporation (the “ Company ”); Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. (the “ Lead Purchaser ”) and the persons signatory hereto (the “ Purchasers ”) who are “Purchasers” under the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”).

Recitals

A. The Shareholders are, as of the date hereof, the record and beneficial owners of the number of common shares, without par value (the “ Common Shares ”), of the Company, and together beneficially own approximately 65.4% of the Company’s voting shares;

B. Rule 5635(d) of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules requires the Company to obtain shareholder approval before issuing an amount of Common Shares in a private placement in excess of 20% of the Company’s currently outstanding Common Shares;

C. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue to the Purchasers Series B Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares (the “ Preferred Shares ”), which would convert automatically into Common Stock when approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with Rule 5635(d);

D. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue to each of the Purchasers warrants exercisable into a new class of nonvoting, mandatorily convertible, common shares of the Company (the “ Nonvoting Common Stock ”).

E. The Purchase Agreement requires the Company to submit proposals to authorize the conversion of the Preferred Shares into Common Shares (the “ Conversion ”) and to authorize the new class of Nonvoting Common Stock into which the warrants are exercisable into, each for approval by its shareholders; and

F. As a condition to the willingness of the Purchasers (including the Lead Purchaser) to enter into the Purchase Agreement and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, the Shareholders and the Purchasers have agreed to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Shareholders agree (i) to vote the shares held by the Shareholders in favor of the Conversion, (ii) to vote the shares held by the Shareholders in favor of the authorization of the new class of Nonvoting Common Stock, and (iii) to appoint and elect the designee of the Lead Purchaser (including any successor designees of the Lead Purchaser, the “ Designated Board Member ”) to the Board of Directors, as set forth below.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Purchase Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Agreement

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties of the Shareholders .

Each of the Shareholders hereby represents and warrants, jointly and severally, as follows:

(a) Each Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Common Shares (together with any Common Shares which such Shareholder may acquire at any time on or after the date hereof during the term of this Agreement including, without limitation, all common shares acquired by a Shareholder, however acquired whether through stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications, recapitalization, similar events or otherwise, the “ Shares ”) set forth opposite Shareholder’s name on Schedule I to this Agreement.

(b) Each Shareholder has the legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

(c) This Agreement has been validly executed and delivered by each Shareholder and constitutes his or her legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against him or her in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) that the availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive or other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and would be subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(d) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation by the Shareholders of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in a violation of, or a default under, or conflict with, any contract, trust, commitment, agreement, understanding, arrangement or restriction of any kind to which either Shareholder is a party or by which either Shareholder or his or her assets are bound. The consummation by the Shareholders of the transactions contemplated hereby will not violate, or require any consent, approval, or notice under, any provision of any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to the Shareholders.

(e) The Shares and the certificates representing the Shares owned by the Shareholders are now, and at all times during the term hereof will be, held by the Shareholders, or by a nominee or custodian for the benefit of the Shareholders, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests, proxies, voting trusts or agreements, options, rights, understandings or arrangements or any other encumbrances whatsoever on title, transfer, or exercise of any rights of either Shareholder in respect of such Shares, except for any of the foregoing arising under this Agreement.

SECTION 2. Transfer of the Shares .

Until the Shareholder Approvals (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) are given, except as otherwise provided herein, the Shareholders shall not: (a) transfer, assign, sell, gift-over,

 

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pledge, grant any security or other interest therein or otherwise dispose of, or consent to any of the foregoing (“ Transfer ”), any or all of the Shares or any right or interest therein; (b) enter into any contract, option or other agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to any Transfer; (c) deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to any of the Shares; (d) exercise, or give notice of an intent to exercise, any options or warrants unless the Shares underlying such options or warrants become subject to this Agreement upon such exercise; or (e) take any other action, other than in Shareholder’s capacity as an officer or director of the Company, that would in any way restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of Shareholder’s obligations hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby, and unless and until the transferee, recipient or secured party with respect to such Shares has delivered to the Company and each Purchaser a written agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and each Purchaser that the transferee, recipient or secured party shall be bound by this Agreement and the Shares so transferred, assigned or sold shall remain subject to this Agreement.

SECTION 3. Voting Agreement .

(a) Each Shareholder hereby agrees to vote the Shares, or to grant a consent or approval in respect of the Shares, in connection with any meeting of the shareholders of the Company or any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of shareholders of the Company: (i) in favor of the Conversion, (ii) in favor of the authorization of the new class of Nonvoting Common Stock, and/or (iii) against any action or agreement which would impede, interfere with or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, including the Conversion and the authorization of the new class of Nonvoting Common Stock.

(b) Each Shareholder hereby agrees to the vote the Shares, or to grant a consent or approval in respect of the Shares, in connection with any meeting of the shareholders of the Company or any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of shareholders of the Company: (i) to appoint and elect the Designated Board Member, including any replacement Designated Board Member, to the Board of Directors if nominated and approved by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors; and (ii) if so instructed by the Lead Purchaser, to remove the Designated Board Member from the Board of Directors.

(c) The parties hereto acknowledge that the voting agreements contained herein are specifically enforceable in accordance with KRS 271B.7-310(2).

SECTION 4. Covenants .

(a) Company’s Cooperation . The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not, and each Shareholder irrevocably and unconditionally acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not (and waives any rights against the Company in relation thereto), recognize any transfer or encumbrance on any of the Shares unless the provisions of Section 2 have been complied with.

(b) Legend on Share Certificates . Each certificate representing any Shares issued after the date hereof shall be endorsed by the Company with a legend reading substantially as follows:

“THE SHARES EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO A VOTING AGREEMENT, AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, (A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FROM THE COMPANY), AND BY ACCEPTING ANY INTEREST IN SUCH SHARES THE PERSON ACCEPTING SUCH INTEREST SHALL BE DEEMED TO AGREE TO AND SHALL BECOME BOUND BY ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THAT VOTING AGREEMENT, INCLUDING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP SET FORTH THEREIN.”

 

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The Company, by its execution of this Agreement, agrees that it will cause the certificates evidencing the Shares issued after the date hereof to bear the legend required by this Agreement, and it shall supply, free of charge, a copy of this Agreement to any holder of a certificate evidencing Shares upon written request from such holder to the Company at its principal office. The parties to this Agreement do hereby agree that the failure to cause the certificates evidencing the Shares to bear the legend required by this Section 4 and/or the failure of the Company to supply, free of charge, a copy of this Agreement as provided hereunder shall not affect the validity or enforcement of this Agreement.

SECTION 5. Termination .

(a) This Agreement shall terminate in its entirety, and none of the Purchasers, the Lead Purchaser and the Shareholders shall have any rights or obligations hereunder and this Agreement shall become null and void and have no effect upon the earlier of: (i) the date of termination of the Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms; and (ii) the date on which all transfer restrictions and voting agreements hereunder have terminated in accordance with Sections 4(b) and (c), below.

(b) The transfer restrictions set forth in Section 2 and the voting agreement set forth in Section 3(a) shall terminate upon the date that the Shareholder Approvals (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) are given.

(c) The voting agreement set forth in Section 3(b) shall terminate upon the date that the Lead Purchaser is the beneficial owner of less than, in the aggregate, four point nine percent (4.9%) or more of the voting Common Shares.

(d) The termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall not prevent any party hereunder from seeking any remedies (at law or in equity) against any other party hereto for such party’s breach of any of the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sections 5(a), 5(e), 5(f), 5(j), 5(k) and 5(l) of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement. The representations and warranties made herein shall not survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 6. Miscellaneous .

(a) Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied (which is confirmed) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express (providing proof of delivery), to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to either Shareholder or the Company:
  

2500 Eastpoint Parkway

Louisville, Kentucky 40223

Attn: C. Bradford Harris, Corporate General Counsel

Telephone: (502) 499-4788

Fax:

With a copy to:   

Frost Brown Todd LLC

400 W. Market Street

Louisville, Kentucky 93401

Attention: R. James Straus

Alan K. MacDonald

Telephone: (502) 589-5400

Fax: (502) 581-1087

If to any Purchaser:   

At the address set forth on the signature page hereto,

or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.

(b) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed manually or by facsimile by the parties hereto, in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when a counterpart hereof shall have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

(c) Further Actions . Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will use its reasonable best efforts to do all things necessary to effectuate this Agreement.

(d) Amendment, Waivers, etc . This Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by each of the parties hereto. The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

(e) Specific Performance . Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, each non-breaching party would be irreparably and immediately harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto (a) will waive, in any action for specific performance, the defense of adequacy of a remedy at law and (b) shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, to compel specific performance of this Agreement.

 

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(f) Capitalized Terms . For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.

(g) Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with the Purchase Agreement, to the extent referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(h) Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and permitted assigns.

(i) Parties in Interest . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

(j) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

(k) Consent to Jurisdiction . Each of the Purchasers (including the Lead Purchaser) and the Shareholders hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Kentucky Courts (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), in connection with all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

(l) Service of Process . Each of the Purchasers (including the Lead Purchaser) and the Shareholders irrevocably consents to the service of process outside the territorial jurisdiction of the courts referred to in Section 5(k) hereof in any such action or proceeding by mailing copies thereof by registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to its address as specified in or pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof. However, the foregoing shall not limit the right of a party to effect service of process on the other party by any other legally available method.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Voting and Support Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

PORTER BANCORP, INC.
By:  

/s/ Maria L. Bouvette

Maria L. Bouvette,

President, CEO and Secretary

SHAREHOLDERS:
J. CHESTER PORTER

/s/ J. Chester Porter

MARIA L. BOUVETTE

/s/ Maria L. Bouvette

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Voting and Support Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.

Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P.

Great Oaks Strategic Investment Partners, L.P.

Andrew K. Boszhardt, Jr.

Zoltan Zsitvay

Burnham Financial Industries Fund

Burnham Financial Services Fund

Moors and Mendon Master Fund LP

Stieven Financial Investors, L.P.

Stieven Financial Offshore Investors, Ltd.

 

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SCHEDULE I

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

 

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Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       CONTACT:    Maria L. Bouvette
         President and CEO
         (502) 499-4800

PORTER BANCORP, INC. COMPLETES $27.0 MILLION STOCK OFFERING

 

 

Offering Priced at $11.50 per Common Share

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (June 30, 2010) — Porter Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBIB), parent company of PBI Bank, announced today that it completed a $27.0 million stock offering in a private placement to select institutional accredited investors. The private placement included the sale of $20.2 million in common stock and $6.8 million of convertible preferred stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The proceeds of the offering will be used for working capital, general corporate purposes and for augmenting the balance sheet, including increasing the capital of PBI Bank. Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. served as the exclusive placement agent to Porter Bancorp, Inc.

“We are pleased to complete the $27.0 million stock offering as part of our strategy to strengthen our capital base,” stated Maria L. Bouvette, President and CEO of Porter Bancorp, Inc. “The new capital will be an important part of supporting our continued growth while providing a solid increase in our regulatory capital.”

Private Placement Terms

The private placement totaled $27.0 million and included the sale of 1,755,745 shares of Common Stock at $11.50 per share, 227,000 shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at $11.50 per share, and 365,080 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock at $11.50 per share. The Preferred Stock is convertible into Common Stock on a share-for-share basis. In addition, the Company issued 1,169,914 Warrants that are convertible into non-voting Common Stock at a exercise price of $11.50 per share.

The Series B Preferred Stock converts into common stock only when approved by Porter shareholders, in accordance with NASDAQ Rule 5635, which requires shareholder approval when the total number of common stock sold in a private placement would exceed 20% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. J. Chester Porter, Chairman of the Board of Porter Bancorp, and Maria Bouvette, President and CEO of Porter Bancorp, the Company’s principal shareholders, have agreed to vote in favor of the conversion. The Company expects to submit the proposal for shareholder approval during the third quarter of 2010.

Patriot Financial Partners, L.P., the lead investor in the private placement, would hold 9.9% of the voting common stock outstanding following conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock. The lead investor also purchased 365,080 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, a series of non-voting common equivalent shares.


As part of the private placement, the lead investor was granted the right to appoint a director to the boards of Porter Bancorp and PBI Bank and pre-emptive rights on future capital raises, as long as it continues to own at least 4.9% of the outstanding common stock of the Company. Porter also agreed to certain changes to its dividend policy. More detailed information regarding the private placement will be included in the Company’s 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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About Porter Bancorp, Inc.

Porter Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, had $1.7 billion in assets as of March 31, 2010. Through Porter’s subsidiary PBI Bank, it operates 18 full service banking offices in Kentucky. Porter Bancorp’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “PBIB.”

About Patriot Financial Partners

Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. is a private equity fund focused on investing in community banks, thrifts and other financial service related companies. The Fund is long only with a value oriented, buy and hold strategy. To learn more about Patriot Financial Partners, L.P., visit www.patriotfinancialpartners.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release relating to Porter Bancorp’s plans, objectives, expectations or future performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. Porter Bancorp’s actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected due to various risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K and subsequent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of the release and Porter Bancorp does not assume any responsibility to update these statements.