GUARANTEE AGREEMENT AMERICANWEST BANCORPORATION Dated as of [ ,] 2008Guarantee Agreement • May 29th, 2008 • AmericanWest Capital Trust IV • State commercial banks • New York
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the “Guarantee”), dated as of , 2008, is executed and delivered by AmericanWest Bancorporation, a bank holding company incorporated in Washington (the “Guarantor”), and Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee (the “Guarantee Trustee”), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as defined herein) of AmericanWest Capital Trust IV, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”).
Capital Securities AmericanWest Capital Trust IV Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • May 29th, 2008 • AmericanWest Capital Trust IV • State commercial banks • New York
AmericanWest Bancorporation, a Washington corporation (the “Company”) will be the holder of all of the common securities of AmericanWest Capital Trust IV, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”). The Company and the Trust (together, the “Offerors”) propose that the Trust issue of its % Capital Securities with a liquidation amount of $10.00 per security (the “Firm Securities”) to the underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), who are acting severally and not jointly and for whom Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. and Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. are serving as representatives (the “Representatives”).
