EXHIBIT (d)(3)
AMENDMENT TO STANDSTILL AND
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN AND AMONG PROGRESSIVE
ASSET MANAGEMENT, PARADOX HOLDINGS INC.,
AND FINANCIAL WEST GROUP
This Agreement is made and entered into on November 1, 2001, by and
among Progressive Asset Management ("XXX"), Paradox Holdings, Inc. ("Paradox"),
and Financial West Group, ("FWG"), each a California Corporation, with reference
to the following facts:
RECITALS
WHEREAS the parties entered into a "Purchase Agreement" dated March 5, 1999,
(hereinafter the "Purchase Agreement");
WHEREAS under the Purchase Agreement, Paradox acquired 25,000 shares of stock of
XXX, designated Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series B Stock");
WHEREAS the parties contemporaneously entered into an agreement titled
"Standstill and Restrictions on Transfer Agreement Between and among Progressive
Asset Management, Paradox Inc., and Financial West Group" (the "Standstill
Agreement") to ensure the percentage ownership of Paradox in XXX remains
constant until at least January 1, 2002;
WHEREAS the Agreement requires that it may be modified only in writing; and
WHEREAS the parties to the Standstill Agreement believe it is in the best
interest of all the parties that the Standstill Agreement be extended until
January 1, 2003, to ensure the parties remain focused on developing the business
of XXX and its relationship with FWG;
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, In consideration of the promises and mutual covenants contained
herein,
1. The Parties agree that the Standstill Agreement shall be amended to extend it
from January 1, 2002, to January 1, 2003, the termination date of the Standstill
Agreement as set forth in paragraph 1 of the Standstill Agreement.
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2. The Parties agree that all other provisions of the Standstill Agreement
remain in force and effect against all the parties.
Progressive Asset Management, Inc.
/s/
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by Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Paradox Holdings, Inc.
/s/
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by Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Chief Executive
Officer
Financial West Group
/s/
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by Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Chief Executive
Officer
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