Form of Proposed Agency Agreement Among Riverview Bancorp,
Inc., Riverview Savings Bank, FSB, Riverview, M.H.C. and
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Company
RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC.
(a Washington Corporation)
4,736,571 Shares
(Subject to Increase Up to 5,447,056 Shares)
COMMON STOCK ($.01 Par Value)
Subscription Price $10.00 Per Share
AGENCY AGREEMENT
_____ __, 1997
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Company
A Division of Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Pacific Crest Securities, Inc.
U.S. Bancorp Tower, Suite 4250
000 X.X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (the "Holding Company"), Riverview, M.H.C. (the
"MHC") and Riverview Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank") (collectively, the "Primary
Parties") hereby confirm, jointly and severally, their agreement with Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Company ("Xxxx" or the "Agent"), a Division of Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx,
Inc. ("KBW"), and with Pacific Crest Securities, Inc. ("PCS"), as follows:
SECTION 1. THE OFFERING. The Holding Company is offering up to
4,736,571 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock")
(subject to an increase up to 5,447,056 shares), in (i) an exchange offering
(the "Exchange Offering"), (ii) a subscription offering (the "Subscription
Offering"), (iii) a direct community offering (the "Direct Community Offering")
and, if necessary, (iv) a syndicated community offering (the "Syndicated
Community Offering"), in connection with the reorganization of the Bank from a
subsidiary of the MHC to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Holding Company (the
"Reorganization"), all pursuant to the Plan of Conversion from Mutual Holding
Company to Stock Holding Company and Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, as
amended (the "Plan"). Pursuant to the Plan, the Reorganization will be effected
as follows: (i) the MHC will convert to an interim federal stock
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savings bank and merge simultaneously with and into the Bank, with the Bank as
the surviving entity and (ii) a newly-formed interim federal stock savings bank
("Interim FSB"), wholly owned by the Holding Company, will merge with and into
the Bank, resulting in the Bank becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Holding Company.
In the Exchange Offering, each share of the common stock, par value
$1.00 per share, of the Bank (the "Bank Common Stock") held by the MHC will be
cancelled and each share of Bank Common Stock held by the Bank's other
stockholders (the "Public Stockholders") will be exchanged for shares of Common
Stock ("Exchange Shares") pursuant to an exchange ratio (the "Exchange Ratio")
that will result in the Public Stockholders owning in the aggregate the same
percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, upon consummation of the
Reorganization, as the percentage of outstanding Bank Common Stock they owned
immediately prior to the Reorganization, excluding fractional shares for which
cash will be received and shares purchased by the Public Stockholders in the
Conversion Offerings (defined below), all as described in the Plan.
In the Subscription Offering, non-transferable rights to subscribe for
up to 2,760,000 shares (subject to an increase up to 3,174,000 shares) of the
Common Stock ("Subscription Rights") will be granted, in the following priority:
(1) the Bank's depositors with account balances of $50.00 or more as of December
31, 1995 ("Eligible Account Holders"); (2) the Bank's tax-qualified Employee
Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"); (3) the Bank's depositors with account balances
of $50.00 or more as of June 30, 1997 ("Supplemental Eligible Account Holders");
and (4) depositors of the Bank (other than Eligible Account Holders and
Supplemental Eligible Account Holders) as of July 31, 1997 (the "Voting Record
Date") and borrowers of the Bank with loans outstanding as of October 22, 1993
which continue to be outstanding as of the Voting Record Date (collectively,
"Other Members"), subject to the priorities and purchase limitations set forth
in the Plan. Concurrently with the Subscription Offering, the Holding Company
will offer all shares of Common Stock offered but not subscribed for in the
Subscription Offering, if any, in the Direct Community Offering to members of
the general public, with first preference given to Public Stockholders (who are
not Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or Other
Members) and then to natural persons and trusts of natural persons who are
permanent residents of Xxxxx, Cowlitz, Klickitat and Skamania Counties of
Washington. Depending on market conditions, shares not subscribed for in the
Subscription Offering or purchased in the Direct Community Offering may be
offered in the Syndicated Community Offering to eligible members of the general
public on a best efforts basis by approved broker-dealer firms ("Assisting
Brokers") which are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. ("NASD").
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The Holding Company will issue shares of its Common Stock in the
Subscription Offering, Direct Community Offering, and Syndicated Community
Offering, (collectively, the "Conversion Offerings") (the "Conversion Shares")
at a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the "Purchase Price"). If the number of
Conversion Shares and Exchange Shares (collectively, the "Shares") is increased
or decreased in accordance with the Plan, the term "Shares" shall mean such
greater or lesser number, where applicable.
The Holding Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-30203) containing a prospectus relating to the Exchange Offering and the
Conversion Offerings (collectively, the "Offerings") for the registration of the
Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and has
filed such amendments thereto as have been required to the date hereof (the
"Registration Statement"). The prospectus, as amended, included in the
Registration Statement at the time it initially became effective is hereinafter
called the "Prospectus," except that if any prospectus is filed by the Holding
Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) of the regulations of the Commission
under the 1933 Act differing from the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement at the time it initially becomes effective, the term "Prospectus"
shall refer to the prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) from and
after the time said prospectus is filed with the Commission and shall include
any supplements and amendments thereto from and after their dates of
effectiveness or use, respectively.
In connection with the Reorganization, the MHC filed with the Office of
Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury (the "OTS"), pursuant to Title
12, Part 563b of the Code of Federal Regulations (the "Conversion Regulations"),
an Application for Approval of Conversion, including exhibits and the
Prospectus, and has filed amendments thereto as required by the OTS (as so
amended, the "Application for Conversion"). The Holding Company filed with the
OTS its application on Form H-(e)1-S (the "Holding Company Application") to
acquire the Bank under the Home Owners Loan Act, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder ("HOLA"). The Bank's applications with the OTS for
approval of (i) the merger of MHC (after its conversion to an interim federal
stock savings bank) with and into the Bank and (ii) the merger of Interim FSB
with and into the Bank (collectively, the "Merger Applications"). The
Application for Conversion and Holding Company Application (including the Merger
Applications) shall collectively be hereinafter referred to as the "OTS
Applications."
SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT OF THE AGENT AND PCS. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Primary Parties hereby appoint Xxxx as their
financial advisor and marketing agent to utilize its best efforts to solicit
subscriptions for the Conversion Shares and to advise and assist the Primary
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Parties with respect to the sale of the Conversion Shares in the Conversion
Offerings.
On the basis of the representations and warranties of the Primary
Parties contained in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this
Agreement, the Agent accepts such appointment and agrees to consult with and
advise the Holding Company and the Bank as to the matters set forth in the
letter agreement ("Letter Agreement"), dated April 9, 1997, between the Bank and
Xxxx (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A). It is acknowledged by
the Primary Parties that the Agent shall not be obligated to purchase any Shares
and shall not be obligated to take any action which is inconsistent with any
applicable law, regulation, decision or order. Subscriptions for Conversion
Shares will be offered by means of order forms as described in the Prospectus.
Except as provided in the paragraph below, the appointment of the Agent
hereunder shall terminate upon consummation of the Offerings.
Xxxx agrees to act as financial advisor to the Bank and the Holding
Company for a period of one year following the consummation of the
Reorganization for no additional fee to render general advice on financial
matters, including dividend policy, and share repurchase programs, assistance
with shareholder reporting and shareholder relations matters, general advice on
mergers and acquisitions, and other related financial matters which are brought
to the attention of the Bank or the Holding Company. However, nothing in this
Agreement shall require the Holding Company or the Bank to obtain such financial
advisory services from Xxxx. After the completion of such one year period, if
the parties wish to continue the relationship, a fee will be negotiated and an
agreement with respect to specific advisory services will be entered into at
that time. Should discussions commence for a specific acquisition transaction
by, or a sale of, the Bank or the Holding Company during the period in which the
Agent is acting as financial advisor to the Bank and the Holding Company, the
general financial advisory relationship as set forth in this paragraph will
terminate with respect to the specific transaction. If the Bank or the Holding
Company and the Agent wish to have the Agent initiate, negotiate and/or process
such specific transaction, an appropriate fee will be negotiated at that time.
If selected broker-dealers are used to assist in the sale of Conversion
Shares in the Syndicated Community Offering, the Primary Parties hereby appoint,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, PCS to manage such
broker-dealers in the Syndicated Community Offering. On the basis of the
representations and warranties of the Primary Parties contained in, and subject
to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement, PCS accepts such appointment and
agrees to manage the selling group of broker-dealers in the Syndicated Community
Offering.
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SECTION 3. REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE. In the event that the
Reorganization is not consummated for any reason, including but not limited to
the inability to sell the Conversion Shares during the Offerings (including any
permitted extension thereof), this Agreement shall terminate and any persons who
have subscribed for any of the Conversion Shares shall have refunded to them the
full amount which has been received from such person, together with interest at
the Bank's current passbook rate, from the date payment is received as provided
in the Prospectus. Upon termination of this Agreement, neither the Agent nor the
Primary Parties shall have any obligation to the other except that (i) the
Primary Parties shall remain liable for any amounts due pursuant to Sections
4(a), 8, 10 and 11 hereof, unless the transaction is not consummated due to the
breach by the Agent of a warranty, representation or covenant; and (ii) the
Agent shall remain liable for any amount due pursuant to Sections 10 and 11
hereof, unless the transaction is not consummated due to the breach by the
Primary Parties of a warranty, representation or covenant.
SECTION 4. FEES. In addition to the expenses specified in Section 8
hereof, as compensation for the Agent's services under this Agreement, the Agent
has received or will receive the following fees from the Primary Parties:
(a) A management fee in the amount of $25,000. Such fee has
been earned and paid in full.
(b) A fee of 1.5% of the aggregate Purchase Price of the
Conversion Shares sold in the Subscription Offering and the Direct Community
Offering, excluding those shares purchased by the Bank's officers, directors or
employees (or members of their immediate families), the ESOP, and any tax
qualified or stock based compensation plan (except Individual Retirement
Accounts) or similar plan created by the Bank for some or all of its directors
or employees. In the event, with respect to any stock purchases, fees are paid
pursuant to this subsection (b), such fees shall be paid in lieu of, and not in
addition to, payments to the Agent pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) A fee not to exceed 5.5% of the aggregate Purchase Price
of the Conversion Shares sold by Assisting Brokers in any Syndicated Community
Offering. The Agent will pay the Assisting Brokers which assisted in the
purchase of Conversion Shares in the Syndicated Community Offering a fee
competitive with gross underwriting discounts charged at such time for
comparable amounts of stock sold at a comparable price per share in a similar
market environment. The decision to utilize Assisting Brokers will be made
jointly by the Agent on the one hand, and the Primary Parties, on the other
hand, and it is agreed that PCS will manage the Assisting Brokers in the
Syndicated Offering.
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(d) PCS shall not be paid any fees for its services rendered
hereunder except for fees received as an Assisting Broker under subsection (c)
hereof.
SECTION 5. CLOSING. If the minimum number of Conversion Shares
permitted to be sold in the Reorganization on the basis of the most recently
updated Reorganization appraisal are subscribed for at or before the termination
of the Offerings, and the other conditions to the completion of the
Reorganization are satisfied, the Holding Company agrees to issue the Shares on
the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) against payment therefor by the means
authorized by the Plan and to deliver certificates evidencing ownership of the
Conversion Shares in such authorized denominations and registered in such names
as may be indicated on the subscription order forms directly to the purchasers
thereof as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date. The Closing shall be
held at the offices of special counsel to the Primary Parties, or at such other
place as shall be agreed upon among the Primary Parties and the Agent, at 10:00
a.m. on a business day selected by the Holding Company which business day shall
be no less than two business days following the giving of prior notice by the
Holding Company to the Agent or at such other time as shall be agreed upon by
the Primary Parties and the Agent. At the Closing, the Primary Parties shall
deliver to the Agent in same-day funds the commissions, fees and expenses owing
to the Agent as set forth in Sections 4 and 8 hereof and the opinions required
hereby and other documents deemed reasonably necessary by the Agent shall be
executed and delivered to effect the sale of the Shares as contemplated hereby
and pursuant to the terms of the Prospectus. The Holding Company shall notify
the Agent when funds shall have been received for the minimum number of shares
of the Common Stock. The date upon which the Holding Company shall release the
Conversion Shares for delivery in accordance with the terms hereof is referred
to herein as the "Closing Date."
As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, the Holding Company and
the Bank shall cause a letter of transmittal to be mailed to each Public
Stockholder advising such Public Stockholder of the terms of the Exchange
offering and the procedure for surrendering to an agent, duly appointed by the
Holding Company (the "Exchange Agent"), the certificates evidencing shares of
Bank Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date. Upon surrender
of each such certificate to the Exchange Agent, the Holding Company agrees to
issue to the holder thereof or his or her designee a certificate or certificates
representing the number of full Exchange Shares based on the Exchange Ratio.
SECTION 6.A. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PRIMARY
PARTIES. The Primary Parties jointly and severally represent and
warrant to the Agent and PCS that:
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(a) The Primary Parties have all such power, authority,
authorizations, approvals and orders as may be required to enter into this
Agreement, to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof and to issue and
sell the Shares as provided herein and as described in the Prospectus. The
consummation of the Reorganization, the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated have
been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of the Primary Parties and this Agreement has been validly executed and
delivered by the Primary Parties and, assuming valid execution and delivery by
the Agent and PCS, is the valid, legal and binding agreement of the Primary
Parties enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent, if any,
that the provisions of Sections 10 and 11 hereof may be unenforceable as against
public policy, and except to the extent that such enforceability may be limited
by bankruptcy laws, insolvency laws, or other laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally, or the rights of creditors of savings institutions
insured by the FDIC (including the laws relating to the rights of the
contracting parties to equitable remedies).
(b) The Plan has been approved by the OTS.
(c) The Registration Statement was declared effective by the
Commission on August __, 1997; and no stop order has been issued with respect
thereto and no proceedings therefor have been initiated or to the best knowledge
of the Primary Parties threatened by the Commission. At the time the
Registration Statement, including the Prospectus contained therein (including
any amendment or supplement thereto), became effective, the Registration
Statement complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of
the 1933 Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the Registration
Statement, including the Prospectus contained therein (including any amendment
or supplement thereto), any Blue Sky Application or any Sales Information (as
such terms are defined in Section 10 hereof) authorized by the Primary Parties
for use in connection with the Offerings did not 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 light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, and at the time any Rule 424(b) or (c)
Prospectus was filed with the Commission and at the Closing Date referred to in
Section 5, the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus contained
therein (including any amendment or supplement thereto), and any Blue Sky
Application or any Sales Information authorized by the Primary Parties for use
in connection with the Offerings will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties in
this Section 6A(c) shall not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in
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conformity with written information furnished to the Primary Parties by the
Agent expressly regarding the Agent or KBW, or by PCS expressly regarding PCS,
for use under the captions ["Market for Common Stock,"] "The Conversion and
Reorganization -- Plan of Distribution for the Subscription, Direct Community
and Syndicated Community Offerings" and "--Description of Sales Activities" or
written statements or omissions from any sales information or information filed
pursuant to state securities or blue sky laws or regulations regarding the Agent
or PCS.
(d) The Application for Conversion, including the Prospectus,
was approved by the OTS on _________________, 1997; and the Proxy Statement of
the MHC relating to the special meeting of the members of the MHC at which the
Plan shall be considered for approval by the MHC's eligible voting members, and
the Proxy Statement of the Bank relating to the annual meeting of stockholders
at which the Plan shall be considered for approval by the Bank's eligible voting
stockholders (collectively, the "Proxy Statements"), have each been authorized
for use by the OTS. At the time of the approval of the Application for
Conversion, including the Prospectus, by the OTS (including any amendment or
supplement thereto) and at all times subsequent thereto until the Closing Date,
the Application for Conversion, including the Prospectus, did and will comply as
to form in all material respects with the Conversion Regulations and any other
applicable rules and regulations of the OTS (except as modified or waived in
writing by the OTS). At the time of the approval of the Application for
Conversion, and as of the date of this Agreement, the Application for
Conversion, including the Prospectus (including any amendment or supplement
thereto), did not and does not include 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 light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, however, that representations or warranties in
this subsection (d) shall not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Primary Parties
by the Agent expressly regarding the Agent or KBW, or by PCS expressly regarding
PCS, for use in the Prospectus contained in the Application for Conversion under
the captions ["Market for Common Stock,"] "The Conversion -- Plan of
Distribution for the Subscription, Direct Community and Syndicated Community
Offerings" and "--Description of Sales Activities" or written statements or
omissions from any sales information or information filed pursuant to state
securities or blue sky laws or regulations regarding the Agent or PCS.
(e) No order has been issued by the OTS, the Commission or the
FDIC (now and hereinafter references to the FDIC shall include the SAIF), or any
state regulatory authority, preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus
and no action by or before any such government entity to revoke any approval,
authorization or order of effectiveness related to the
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Reorganization is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Primary Parties,
threatened.
(f) The Plan has been adopted by the Board of Directors of
both the MHC and the Bank, and has been acknowledged by the Board of Directors
of the Holding Company. To the best knowledge of the Primary Parties, no person
has, or at the Closing Date will have, sought to obtain review of the final
action of the OTS in approving the Plan, the Reorganization, or the OTS
Applications, pursuant to the HOLA or any other statute or regulation.
(g) The Holding Company has filed with the OTS the Holding
Company Application (including the Merger Applications) and the OTS has approved
of the Holding Company's acquisition of the Bank.
(h) R.P. Financial, LC., which prepared the appraisal of the
pro forma market value of the Bank and the MHC on which the Offerings were based
(the "Appraisal"), has advised the Primary Parties in writing that it is
independent with respect to each of the Primary Parties within the meaning of
the Conversion Regulations.
(i) Deloitte & Touche LLP, which certified the financial
statements filed as part of the Registration Statement and the Application for
Conversion, has advised the Primary Parties in writing that they are, with
respect to each of the Primary Parties, independent certified public accountants
within the meaning of 12 C.F.R. Sections 563c.3 and 571.2(c)(3) and under the
1933 Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(j) The financial statements and the notes thereto which are
included in the Registration Statement and which are a part of the Prospectus
present fairly the financial condition and shareholders' equity of the Bank as
of the dates indicated and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods specified. The financial statements comply in all material respects with
the applicable accounting requirements of Title 12 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Regulation S-X of the Commission and generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis during the periods presented
except as otherwise noted therein, present fairly in all material respects the
information required to be stated therein, and are consistent with the most
recent financial statements and other reports filed by the Bank with the OTS and
the FDIC except that accounting principles employed in such filings conform to
requirements of such authorities and not necessarily to GAAP. The other
financial, statistical and pro forma information and related notes included in
the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein on a basis
consistent with the audited and unaudited financial statements included in the
Prospectus, and as to the pro forma adjustments, the adjustments made therein
have been properly applied on the basis described therein.
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(k) Since the respective dates as of which information is
given in the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus: (i) there has not
been any material adverse change in the financial condition or in the earnings,
capital, properties or business affairs of any of the Primary Parties or of the
Primary Parties considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the
ordinary course of business; (ii) there has not been any increase of more than
$_______ in the aggregate amount of loans past due ninety (90) days or more, any
real estate acquired by foreclosure or loans characterized as "in substance
foreclosure" or any change in total assets of the Bank in an amount greater than
$10.0 million; nor has the Bank issued any securities or incurred any liability
or obligation for borrowings other than in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) there have not been any material transactions entered into by any of the
Primary Parties, other than those in the ordinary course of business; and (iv)
the capitalization, liabilities, assets, properties and business of the Primary
Parties conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained
in the Prospectus and, none of the Primary Parties has any material liabilities
of any kind, contingent or otherwise, except as disclosed in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus.
(l) The Holding Company is a corporation organized and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Washington, with corporate power and
authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business requires such
qualification unless the failure to qualify in one or more of such jurisdictions
would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, earnings,
capital, properties or business affairs of the Primary Parties. The Holding
Company has obtained all licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations
currently required for the conduct of its business, except those that
individually or in the aggregate would not materially adversely affect the
financial condition, earnings, capital, assets or properties of the Primary
Parties taken as a whole; and all such licenses, permits and governmental
authorizations are in full force and effect, and the Holding Company is
complying in all material respects therewith.
(m) The MHC is organized and is validly existing as a
federally chartered mutual holding company under the laws of the United States,
duly authorized to conduct its business and own its property as described in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus; the MHC has obtained all licenses,
permits and other governmental authorizations required for the conduct of its
business except those that individually or in the aggregate would not materially
adversely affect the financial condition, earnings, capital, assets or
properties of the Primary Parties taken as a whole; all such licenses, permits
and governmental authorizations are in full force and effect and the MHC is
complying therewith in all material respects; the MHC is duly
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qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business in each jurisdiction in
which the failure to be so qualified in one or more of such jurisdictions would
have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, earnings, capital,
assets properties or business of the Primary Parties.
(n) The MHC does not own any equity securities or any equity
interest in any business enterprise except as described in the Prospectus.
(o) The Bank is organized and validly existing federally
chartered savings bank in stock form, duly authorized to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus; the activities of the Bank are permitted by the
rules, regulations and practices of the OTS; the Bank has obtained all licenses,
permits and other governmental authorizations currently required for the conduct
of its business except those that individually or in the aggregate would not
materially adversely affect the financial condition of the Primary Parties taken
as a whole; all such licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations are
in full force and effect and the Bank is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
to transact business in each jurisdiction in which failure to so qualify would
have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition, earnings, capital,
properties or business affairs of the Bank; all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Bank after the Reorganization will be duly and validly
issued and fully paid and nonassessable; and the Holding Company will directly
own all of such capital stock free and clear of any mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance, claim or restriction. The Bank does not own equity securities or
any equity interest in any other business enterprise except for Riverview
Services, Inc. (the "Subsidiary") and as otherwise described in the Prospectus.
(p) The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of
Seattle ("FHLB of Seattle"); the deposit accounts of the Bank are insured by the
FDIC up to applicable limits.
(q) The Bank's authorized capital stock consists solely of
4,000,000 shares of the Bank Common Stock, of which ______________ shares are
issued and outstanding as of the date hereof and 1,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, $1.00 par value per share, none of which are issued and outstanding as of
the date hereof; and the MHC is not authorized to issue any shares of capital
stock.
(r) Subsidiary is the Bank's sole subsidiary; the Subsidiary
is organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Washington, with full power and authority to own its property and conduct its
business and is not required to be qualified to do business as foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction where non-qualification has or would have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, earnings, capital, assets or
properties of the Primary Parties, taken as a
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whole; the Subsidiary holds all licenses, certificates and permits from
governmental authorities necessary for the conduct of its business, except where
failure to hold such licenses, permits or authorizations would not have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, earnings, capital, assets or
properties of the Primary Parties, taken as a whole; all of the outstanding
capital stock of the Subsidiary has been duly authorized and is fully paid and
non-assessable, and is owned directly by the Bank, free and clear of any liens
or encumbrances; the activities of the Subsidiary are permitted to be conducted
by subsidiaries of a federally-chartered savings bank pursuant to the OTS
regulations and the policies and practices of the OTS.
(s) Upon consummation of the Reorganization, the authorized,
issued and outstanding equity capital of the Holding Company will be within the
range set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "Capitalization," and,
except for the shares of Common Stock held by the Bank, which will be cancelled
as of the Closing Date, no shares of Common Stock have been or will be issued
and outstanding prior to the Closing Date; the shares of Common Stock to be
issued in the Exchange Offering and subscribed for in the Conversion Offering
have been duly and validly authorized for issuance, and when issued and
delivered by the Holding Company pursuant to the Plan against payment of the
consideration calculated as set forth in the Plan and the Prospectus, will be
duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable; the issuance of the
shares of Common Stock is not subject to preemptive rights, except for the
Subscription Rights granted pursuant to the Plan; and the terms and provisions
of the shares of Common Stock will conform in all material respects to the
description thereof contained in the Prospectus. Upon issuance of the Shares,
good title to the Shares will be transferred from the Holding Company to the
Public Stockholders in the Exchange Offering and to the purchasers of Shares
against payment therefor in the Conversion Offering as set forth in the Plan and
the Prospectus, subject to such claims as may be asserted against the purchasers
thereof by third party claimants.
(t) None of the Primary Parties are in violation of their
respective Articles of Incorporation or charter or their respective bylaws, or
in material default in the performance or observance of any obligation,
agreement, covenant, or condition contained in any contract, lease, loan
agreement, indenture or other instrument to which they are a party or by which
they, or any of their respective property, may be bound which would result in a
material adverse change in the financial condition, earnings, capital,
properties or business affairs of the Primary Parties considered as one
enterprise or which would materially affect their properties or assets. The
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not (i) conflict with
or constitute a breach of, or default under, the articles of incorporation or
bylaws of the Holding Company, or the charter or
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bylaws of MHC or the Bank, or materially conflict with or constitute a material
breach of, or default under, any material contract, lease or other instrument to
which any of the Primary Parties has a beneficial interest, or any applicable
law, rule, regulation or order that is material to the financial condition of
the Primary Parties on a consolidated basis; (ii) violate any authorization,
approval, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Primary Parties except for such violations which would not have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the
Primary Parties on a consolidated basis; or (iii) with the exception of the
liquidation account established in the Reorganization, result in the creation of
any material lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property of the Primary
Parties.
(u) No material default exists, and no event has occurred
which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material default
on the part of any of the Primary Parties, in the due performance and observance
of any term, covenant or condition of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
note, bank loan or credit agreement or any other material instrument or
agreement to which any of the Primary Parties is a party or by which any of them
or any of their property is bound or affected in any respect which, in any such
case, is material to the Primary Parties considered as one enterprise, and such
agreements are in full force and effect; and no other party to any such
agreements has instituted or, to the best knowledge of the Primary Parties,
threatened any action or proceeding wherein any of the Primary Parties is
alleged to be in default thereunder under circumstances where such action or
proceeding, if determined adversely to any of the Primary Parties, would have a
material adverse effect upon the Primary Parties considered as one enterprise.
(v) The Primary Parties have good and marketable title to all
assets which are material to the businesses of the Primary Parties and to those
assets described in the Prospectus as owned by them free and clear of all
material liens, charges, encumbrances, restrictions or other claims, except such
as are described in the Prospectus or which do not have a material adverse
effect on the businesses of the Primary Parties taken as a whole; and all of the
leases and subleases which are material to the businesses of the Primary
Parties, as described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, are in full
force and effect.
(w) Except as may be described in the Prospectus, the Primary
Parties are not in material violation of any directive from the OTS, the FDIC,
the Commission or any other agency to make any material change in the method of
conducting their respective businesses; the Primary Parties have conducted and
are conducting their respective businesses so as to comply in all respects with
all applicable statutes and regulations (including, without limitation,
regulations, decisions, directives and orders
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of the OTS, the Commission and the FDIC), except where the failure to so comply
would not reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the
financial condition, results of operations, capital, properties or business
affairs of the Primary Parties considered as one enterprise and, except as set
forth in the Prospectus, there is no charge, investigation, action, suit or
proceeding before or by any court, regulatory authority or governmental agency
or body pending or, to the best knowledge any of the Primary Parties,
threatened, which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely
affect the Reorganization, the performance of this Agreement, or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Plan as described in the
Registration Statement, or which would reasonably be expected to result in any
material adverse change in the financial condition, results of operations,
capital, properties or business affairs of the Primary Parties considered as one
enterprise.
(x) The Primary Parties have received an opinion of its
special counsel, Breyer & Aguggia, with respect to the federal income tax
consequences of the Reorganization, as described in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, and an opinion from Xxxxx, O'Dell & Xxxxx with respect to
the tax consequences of the proposed transaction under the laws of the State of
Washington; and the facts and representations upon which such opinions are based
are truthful, accurate and complete, and none of the Primary Parties will take
any action inconsistent therewith.
(y) Since ______________, the Primary Parties have timely
filed all required federal and state tax returns, have paid all taxes that have
become due and payable in respect of such returns, except where permitted to be
extended, have made adequate reserves for similar future tax liabilities, and no
deficiency has been asserted with respect thereto by any taxing authority.
(z) No approval, authorization, consent or other order of any
regulatory or supervisory or other public authority is required for the
execution and delivery by the Primary Parties of this Agreement, or the issuance
of the Shares, except for the approval of the OTS and the Commission (which have
been received) and any necessary qualification, notification, or registration or
exemption under the securities or blue sky laws of the various states in which
the Shares are to be offered and except as may be required under the rules and
regulations of the NASD and/or Nasdaq.
(aa) None of the Primary Parties has: (i) issued any
securities within the last 18 months (except for (a) notes to evidence bank
loans or other liabilities in the ordinary course of business or as described in
the Prospectus, (b) shares of Common Stock issued to the Bank with respect to
the initial capitalization of the Holding Company, and (c) shares of Bank
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Common Stock issued pursuant to (1) the exercise of options under the Bank's
1993 Stock Option Plan, (2) a 10% stock dividend issued on April 12, 1996 or (3)
a 10% stock dividend issued on April 11, 1997); (ii) had any dealings with
respect to sales of securities within the 12 months prior to the date hereof
with any member of the NASD, or any person related to or associated with such
member, other than discussions and meetings relating to the Offerings and
purchases and sales of U.S. government and agency and other securities in the
ordinary course of business; (iii) entered into a financial or management
consulting agreement except for the Letter Agreement and as contemplated
hereunder; or (iv) engaged any intermediary between the Agent and the Primary
Parties in connection with the offering of Shares, and no person is being
compensated in any manner for such service.
(ab) Neither the Primary Parties nor, to the best knowledge of
the Primary Parties, any employees of the Primary Parties have made any payment
of funds of the Primary Parties as a loan to any person for the purchase of
Conversion Shares, except for the Holding Company's loan to the ESOP the
proceeds of which will be used to refinance certain indebtedness of the ESOP and
to purchase Conversion Shares, or has made any other payment of funds prohibited
by law, and no funds have been set aside to be used for any payment prohibited
by law.
(ac) The Bank complies in all material respects with the
applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency
and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, and the regulations
and rules thereunder.
(ad) The Primary Parties have not relied upon Xxxx, PCS or
their counsel for any legal, tax or accounting advice in connection with the
Reorganization.
(ae) The records of Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental
Eligible Account Holders and Other Members are accurate and complete in all
material respects.
(af) To the best knowledge of the Primary Parties, the Primary
Parties comply with all laws, rules and regulations relating to environmental
protection, and none of them has been notified or is otherwise aware that any of
them is potentially liable, or is considered potentially liable, under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended, or any other Federal, state or local environmental laws and
regulations; no action, suit, regulatory investigation or other proceeding is
pending, threatened against the Primary Parties relating to environmental
protection, nor do the Primary parties have any reason to believe any such
proceedings may be brought against any of them; and to the best knowledge of the
Primary Parties, no disposal, release or discharge of hazardous or toxic
substances, pollutants or contaminants, including petroleum and gas products, as
any of such terms may be defined under federal, state or local law, has
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occurred on, in, at or about any facilities or properties owned or leased by any
of the Primary Parties or, to the best knowledge of the Bank, in which the Bank
has a security interest.
Any certificates signed by an officer of any of the Primary Parties and
delivered to the Agent, PCS, or their counsel that refer to this Agreement shall
be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Primary Parties to the
Agent and PCS as to the matters covered thereby with the same effect as if such
representation and warranty were set forth herein.
SECTION 6.B. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE AGENT.
Agent represents and warrants to the Primary Parties that:
(a) KBW is a corporation and is validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the State of New York with full power and authority
to provide the services to be furnished to the Primary Parties hereunder.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of KBW, and this Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by KBW, and is the legal, valid and
binding agreement of Agent, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as
the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization, conservatorship, receivership or other similar laws
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, (ii)
general equity principles regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (iii) the extent, if any,
that the provisions of Sections 10 or 11 hereof may be unenforceable as against
public policy.
(c) Each of Agent and its employees, agents and
representatives who shall perform any of the services hereunder shall be duly
authorized and empowered, and shall have all licenses, approvals and permits
necessary to perform such services.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Agent, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the
terms and provisions hereof will not conflict with, or result in a breach of,
any of the terms, provisions or conditions of, or constitute a default (or event
which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default) under,
the articles of incorporation of KBW or any agreement, indenture or other
instrument to which KBW is a party or by which it or its property is bound.
(e) No action, suit, charge or proceeding is pending, or to
the knowledge of Agent threatened, against Agent which, if determined adversely
to Agent, would have a material adverse
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effect upon the ability of Agent to perform obligations under this Agreement.
(f) No approval, authorization, consent or other order of any
regulatory or supervisory or other public authority is required for the
execution and delivery by Agent of this Agreement, except as may have been
received.
SECTION 6.C. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PCS. PCS
represents and warrants to the Primary Parties that:
(a) PCS is a corporation and is validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the State of _________________ with full power and
authority to provide the services to be furnished to the Primary Parties
hereunder.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of PCS, and this Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by PCS, and is the legal, valid and
binding agreement of PCS, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization, conservatorship, receivership or other similar laws relating to
or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, (ii) general equity
principles regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law, and (iii) the extent, if any, that the
provisions of Sections 10 or 11 hereof may be unenforceable as against public
policy.
(c) Each of PCS and its employees, agents and representatives
who shall perform any of the services hereunder shall be duly authorized and
empowered, and shall have all licenses, approvals and permits necessary to
perform such services.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by PCS, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the
terms and provisions hereof will not conflict with, or result in a breach of,
any of the terms, provisions or conditions of, or constitute a default (or event
which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default) under,
the articles of incorporation of PCS or any agreement, indenture or other
instrument to which PCS is a party or by which it or its property is bound.
(e) No action, suit, charge or proceeding is pending, or to
the knowledge of PCS threatened, against PCS which, if determined adversely to
PCS, would have a material adverse effect upon the ability of PCS to perform
obligations under this Agreement.
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(f) No approval, authorization, consent or other order of any
regulatory or supervisory or other public authority is required for the
execution and delivery by PCS of this Agreement, except as may have been
received.
SECTION 7.A. COVENANTS OF THE PRIMARY PARTIES. The Primary
Parties hereby jointly and severally covenant with the Agent and
PCS as follows:
(a) The Holding Company will not, at any time after the date
the Registration Statement is declared effective, file any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement without providing the Agent and its
counsel an opportunity to review such amendment or file any amendment or
supplement to which amendment the Agent or its counsel shall reasonably object.
(b) The Primary Parties will not, at any time after the date
any OTS Application is approved, file any amendment or supplement to such OTS
Application without providing the Agent and its counsel an opportunity to review
such amendment or supplement or file any amendment or supplement to which
amendment or supplement the Agent or its counsel shall reasonably object.
(c) The Primary Parties will use their best efforts to cause
any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to be declared
effective by the Commission and any post-effective amendment to the OTS
Applications to be approved by the OTS, and will immediately upon receipt of any
information concerning the events listed below notify the Agent and PCS (i) when
the Registration Statement, as amended, has become effective; (ii) when the
Application for Conversion, as amended, has been approved by the OTS; (iii) when
the Holding Company Application, as amended, has been approved by the OTS; (iv)
when each of the Merger Applications, as amended, has been approved by the OTS;
(v) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, the OTS, or any other
governmental entity with respect to the Reorganization or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; (vi) of any request by the Commission, the OTS,
any other governmental entity for any amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement or the OTS Applications or for additional information;
(vii) of the issuance by the Commission, the OTS, or any other governmental
agency of any order or other action suspending the Offerings or the use of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any other filing of the Primary
Parties under the Conversion Regulations or other applicable law, or the threat
of any such action; (viii) of the issuance by the Commission, the OTS, the FDIC
or any state authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or of the initiation or threat of initiation or threat of
any proceedings for that purpose; or (ix) of the occurrence of any event
mentioned in paragraph (f) below. The Primary Parties will make every reasonable
effort to prevent the issuance by the Commission, the OTS, the FDIC or any state
authority of any order referred to in (vii) and (viii) above and, if any such
order
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shall at any time be issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest
possible time.
(d) The Primary Parties will deliver to the Agent, PCS and to
their counsel conformed copies of each of the following documents, with all
exhibits: each of the OTS Applications as originally filed and of each amendment
or supplement thereto, and the Registration Statement, as originally filed and
each amendment thereto. Further, the Primary Parties will deliver such
additional copies of the foregoing documents to counsel to the Agent and PCS as
may be required for any NASD filings. In addition, the Primary Parties will also
deliver to the Agent and PCS such number of copies of the Prospectus, as amended
or supplemented, as the Agent or PCS may reasonably request.
(e) The Primary Parties will comply in all material respects
with any and all terms, conditions, requirements and provisions with respect to
the Reorganization and the transactions contemplated thereby imposed by the
Commission, by applicable state law and regulations, and by the 1933 Act, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") and the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated under such statutes, to be complied with prior to
or subsequent to the Closing Date; and when the Prospectus is required to be
delivered, the Primary Parties will comply in all material respects, at their
own expense, with all material requirements imposed upon them by the OTS, the
Conversion Regulations (except as modified or waived in writing by the OTS), the
FDIC, the Commission, by applicable state law and regulations and by the 1933
Act, the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
under such statutes, in each case as from time to time in force, so far as
necessary to permit the continuance of sales or dealing in shares of Common
Stock during such period in accordance with the provisions hereof and the
Prospectus.
(f) The Primary Parties will inform the Agent and PCS of any
event or circumstances of which it is aware as a result of which the
Registration Statement and/or Prospectus, as then supplemented or amended, would
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If it is
necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Primary Parties or for
the Agent, to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
in order to correct such untrue statement of a material fact or to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances existing at the
time of their use, the Primary Parties will, at their expense, forthwith
prepare, file with the Commission and the OTS, and furnish to the Agent, a
reasonable number of copies of an amendment or amendments of, or a supplement or
supplements to, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Agent after a reasonable
time for review) which will amend or supplement the
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Registration Statement and/or the Prospectus so that as amended or supplemented
it will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances existing at the time, not misleading. For the purpose of this
subsection, each of the Primary Parties will furnish such information with
respect to itself as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(g) Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Holding Company
will endeavor in good faith, in cooperation with the Agent, to register or to
qualify the Shares for offering and sale or to exempt such Shares from
registration and to exempt the Holding Company and its officers, directors and
employees from registration as broker-dealers, under the applicable securities
laws of the jurisdictions in which the Offerings will be conducted; provided,
however, that the Holding Company shall not be obligated to file any general
consent to service of process or to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction
in which it is not so qualified. In each jurisdiction where any of the Shares
shall have been registered or qualified as above provided, the Holding Company
will make and file such statements and reports in each year as are or may be
required by the laws of such jurisdictions.
(h) The liquidation account for the benefit of Eligible
Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders will be duly
established and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the OTS, and
such Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders who
continue to maintain their savings accounts in the Bank will have an inchoate
interest in their pro rata portion of the liquidation account which shall have a
priority superior to that of the holders of shares of Common Stock in the event
of a complete liquidation of the Bank.
(i) The Holding Company will not sell or issue, contract to
sell or otherwise dispose of, for a period of 90 days after the date hereof,
without the Agent's prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, any shares of Common Stock other than in connection with
any plan or arrangement described in the Prospectus.
(j) For the period of three years from the date of this
Agreement, the Holding Company will furnish to the Agent and PCS upon request
(i) a copy of each report of the Holding Company furnished to or filed with the
Commission under the 1934 Act or any national securities exchange or system on
which any class of securities of the Holding Company is listed or quoted, (ii) a
copy of each report of the Holding Company mailed to holders of Common Stock or
non-confidential report filed with the Commission or the OTS or any other
supervisory or regulatory authority or any national securities exchange or
system on which any class of the securities of the Holding Company is listed or
quoted, and (iii) from time to time, such other publicly available
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information concerning the Holding Company and the Bank as the Agent or PCS may
reasonably request.
(k) The Holding Company and the Bank will use the net proceeds
from the sale of the Common Stock in the manner set forth in the Prospectus
under the caption "Use of Proceeds."
(l) The Holding Company and the Bank will distribute the
Prospectus or other offering materials in connection with the offering and sale
of the Common Stock only in accordance with the Conversion Regulations, the 1933
Act and the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated under such
statutes, and the laws of any state in which the shares are qualified for sale.
(m) The Holding Company shall register its Common Stock under
Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act, concurrent with the effective date of the
Registration Statement. The Holding Company shall maintain the effectiveness of
such registration for not less than three years or such shorter period as
permitted by the OTS.
(n) For so long as the Common Stock is registered under the
1934 Act, the Holding Company will furnish to its stockholders as soon as
practicable after the end of each fiscal year such reports and other information
as are required to be furnished to its stockholders under the 1934 Act
(including consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company and its
subsidiaries, certified by independent public accountants).
(o) The Holding Company will comply with the provisions of
Rule 158 of the 1933 Act.
(p) The Holding Company will file with the Commission, within
the required time period, such reports on Form SR as may be required pursuant to
Rule 463 under the 1933 Act.
(q) The Holding Company will use its best efforts to obtain
approval for the listing of, and maintain the quotation of, the Common Stock on
the Nasdaq National Market System, effective on or prior to the Closing Date.
(r) The Primary Parties will maintain appropriate arrangements
for depositing all funds received from persons mailing subscriptions for or
orders to purchase Conversion Shares on an interest bearing basis at the rate
described in the Prospectus until the Closing Date and satisfaction of all
conditions precedent to the release of the Holding Company's obligation to
refund payments received from persons subscribing for or ordering Conversion
Shares in the Conversion Offering, in accordance with the Plan as described in
the Prospectus, or until refunds of such funds have been made to the persons
entitled thereto or withdrawal authorizations canceled in accordance with the
Plan and as described in the Prospectus. The Primary Parties will maintain such
records of all funds received to permit the
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funds of each subscriber to be separately insured by the FDIC (to the maximum
extent allowable) and to enable the Primary Parties to make the appropriate
refunds of such funds in the event that such refunds are required to be made in
accordance with the Plan and as described in the Prospectus.
(s) The Holding Company will promptly register as a savings
and loan holding company under the HOLA.
(t) The Holding Company and the Bank will take such actions
and furnish such information as are reasonably requested by the Agent in order
for the Agent to ensure compliance with the "Interpretation of the Board of
Governors of the NASD on Free Riding and Withholding."
(u) The Primary Parties will conduct their businesses in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws,
rules, regulations, decisions, directives and orders including, all decisions,
directives and orders of the Commission, the OTS and the FDIC.
(v) The Primary Parties will not amend the Plan of Conversion
without notifying the Agent prior thereto.
(w) The Holding Company shall provide the Agent with any
information necessary to carry out the allocation of the Conversion Shares in
the event of an oversubscription and such information shall be accurate and
reliable in all material respects.
(x) The Holding Company will not deliver the Shares until the
Primary Parties have satisfied or caused to be satisfied each condition set
forth in Section 9A hereof, unless such condition is waived in writing by the
Agent.
(y) Upon completion of the sale by the Holding Company of the
Shares contemplated by the Plan and the Prospectus, (i) the MHC shall have been
converted pursuant to the Plan to an interim federal stock savings bank and
merged with and into the Bank, (ii) all of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Bank shall be owned by the Holding Company, (iii) the Company shall
have no direct subsidiaries other than the Bank, and (iv) the Reorganization
shall have been effected in accordance with all applicable statutes,
regulations, decisions and orders; and all terms, conditions, requirements and
provisions with respect to the Reorganization (except those that are conditions
subsequent) imposed by the Commission, the OTS or any other governmental agency,
if any, shall have been complied with by the Primary Parties in all material
respects or appropriate waivers shall have been obtained and all notice and
waiting periods shall have been satisfied, waived or elapsed.
(z) Prior to the Closing Date, the Plan shall have been
approved by the eligible voting members of the MHC and the
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eligible voting stockholders of the Bank in accordance with the Conversion
Regulations and the provisions of MHC's and the Bank's respective charter and
bylaws.
(aa) As of the Closing Date, the Primary Parties shall have
completed all conditions precedent to the Reorganization in accordance with the
Plan and shall have complied in all material respects with applicable laws,
regulations (except as modified or waived in writing by the OTS), decisions and
orders, including all terms, conditions, requirements and provisions precedent
to the Reorganization imposed upon it by the OTS as set forth in correspondence
received from the OTS.
(ab) On or before the Closing Date, the MHC and the Bank will
have completed all conditions precedent to the Reorganization specified in the
Plan and the offer and sale of the Shares will have been conducted in all
material respects in accordance with the Plan, the Conversion Regulations
(except as modified or waived in writing by the OTS) and with all other
applicable laws, regulations, decisions and orders, including all terms,
conditions, requirements and provisions precedent to the Reorganization imposed
upon any of the Primary Parties by the OTS, the Commission or any other
regulatory authority and in the manner described in the Prospectus.
SECTION 7.B. COVENANTS OF AGENT. Agent hereby covenants with the
Primary Parties as follows:
(a) During the period when the Prospectus is used, Agent will
comply, in all material respects and at its own expense, with all requirements
imposed upon it by the OTS and, to the extent applicable, by the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act and the
0000 Xxx.
(b) Agent will distribute any Prospectus or offering materials
in connection with the offering and sale of the Common Stock only in accordance
with the Conversion Regulations and the requirements of the 1933 Act and 1934
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(c) KBU intends, together with PCS, to make a market in the
Common Stock after the completion of the Offerings.
(d) PCS intends, together with KBW, to make a market in the
Common Stock after the completion of the Offering.
SECTION 7.C. COVENANTS OF PCS. PCS hereby covenants with the Primary
Parties as follows:
(a) During the period when the Prospectus is used, PCS will
comply, in all material respects and at its own expense, with all requirements
imposed upon it by the OTS and, to the
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extent applicable, by the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act.
(b) PCS will distribute any Prospectus or offering materials
in connection with the offering and sale of the Common Stock only in accordance
with the Conversion Regulations and the requirements of the 1933 Act and 1934
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(c) PCS intends, together with KBW, to make a market in the
Common Stock after the completion of the Offerings.
SECTION 8. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. Whether or not the Reorganization is
completed or the sale and exchange of the Shares by the Holding Company is
consummated, the Primary Parties will pay for all expenses incident to the
performance of this Agreement, including without limitation: (a) the preparation
and filing of the OTS Applications; (b) the preparation, printing, filing,
delivery and shipment of the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus,
and all amendments and supplements thereto; (c) all filing fees and expenses in
connection with the qualification or registration of the Shares for offer and
sale by the Holding Company or the Bank under the securities or "blue sky" laws,
including without limitation filing fees, reasonable legal fees and
disbursements of counsel in connection therewith, and in connection with the
preparation of a blue sky law survey; (d) the filing fees of the NASD; and (e)
the reasonable expenses of the Agent, including without limitation, accounting,
communications, legal and travel expenses. Any such expense incurred by the
Agent shall be reimbursed by the Primary Parties. If this Agreement is
terminated in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3, 9, or 13, the
Primary Parties shall pay the Agent the fees earned pursuant to Section 4 and
will reimburse the Agent for the reasonable expenses of the Agent, including
without limitation accounting, communication, legal and travel expenses. The
Agent's non-legal expenses shall not exceed $15,000 of the Expenses shall not be
incurred by Agent's counsel without the prior approval of the Holding Company or
the Bank. The Agent's legal fees shall not exceed $30,000.
SECTION 9.A. CONDITIONS TO THE AGENT'S AND PCS' OBLIGATIONS. The
obligations of the Agent and PCS hereunder and the occurrence of the Closing and
the Reorganization are subject to the condition that all representations and
warranties and other statements of the Primary Parties herein contained are, at
and as of the commencement of the Offerings and at and as of the Closing Date,
true and correct, the condition that the Primary Parties shall have performed
all of their obligations hereunder to be performed on or before such dates and
to the following further conditions:
(a) The Registration Statement shall have been declared
effective by the Commission and the OTS Applications approved by the OTS not
later than 5:30 p.m. on the date of this
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Agreement, and no stop order or other action suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings
therefor initiated or, to any of the Primary Parties' best knowledge, threatened
by the Commission or any state authority and no order or other action suspending
the authorization for use of the Prospectus or the consummation of the
Reorganization shall have been issued or proceedings therefor initiated or, to
any of the Primary Parties' best knowledge, threatened by the OTS, the
Commission, or any other governmental body.
(b) At the Closing Date, the Agent and PCS shall have each
received:
(1) The favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing
Date, of Breyer & Aguggia, special counsel for the Primary Parties, or Xxxxx,
O'Dell & Xxxxx, local counsel to the Primary Parties, in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for the Agent to the effect that:
(i) The Holding Company is a corporation
duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Washington, with corporate power and authority to own its properties
and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the conduct of its business requires such qualification and in which the
failure to qualify would have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, earnings, capital, properties or business affairs of the Primary
Parties.
(ii) The Bank is a duly organized and
validly existing federally chartered capital stock savings bank with full power
and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as described in
the Prospectus and to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations
hereunder; the activities of the Bank as described in the Prospectus are
permitted by the rules, regulations and practices of the OTS; the issuance and
sale of the capital stock of the Bank to the Holding Company in the
Reorganization has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Holding Company and the Bank and, upon payment
therefor in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable; and will be owned of record and beneficially by the
Holding Company, free and clear of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance,
claim or restriction.
(iii) The Bank is a member of the FHLB of
Seattle and the Bank is an insured depository institution under the provisions
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, and to such counsel's
knowledge no proceedings for the termination or revocation of such insurance are
pending or threatened; and the description of the liquidation account as set
forth in the Prospectus under the caption "The Conversion and
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Reorganization -- Effects of Conversion and Reorganization on Depositors and
Borrowers of the Savings Bank -- Liquidation Account" has been reviewed by such
counsel and, to the extent that such information constitutes matters of law or
legal conclusions, is accurate in all material respects.
(iv) The MHC has been duly organized and is
validly existing as a federally chartered mutual holding company, duly
authorized to conduct its business and own its properties as described in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(v) The Subsidiary has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
laws of the State of Washington, and has been duly qualified to do business and
is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the
ownership or leasing of its properties or the conduct of its business requires
such qualification, unless the failure to be so qualified in one or more of such
jurisdictions would not have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, earnings, capital, assets or properties of the Primary Parties, taken
as a whole; to such counsel's knowledge, the Subsidiary holds all licenses,
certificates and permits from governmental authorities necessary for the conduct
of its business, except where the failure to hold such licenses, certificates or
permits would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition,
earnings, capital, assets or properties of the Primary Parties, taken as a
whole; the Subsidiary is not in violation of its articles of incorporation or
bylaws; all of the outstanding capital stock of the Subsidiary has been duly
authorized and is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and owned
directly by the Bank, free and clear of any liens, charges, encumbrances or
restrictions except such as would not result in a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, earnings, capital, assets or properties of the Primary
Parties, taken as a whole; all of the leases and subleases material to the
business of the Subsidiary under which the Subsidiary holds properties are in
full force and effect; and the activities of the Subsidiary are permitted to
subsidiaries of a federally chartered savings bank by the regulations and the
policies and practices of the OTS.
(vi) Upon consummation of the
Reorganization, the authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Holding Company will be within the range set forth in the Prospectus under the
caption "Capitalization," and no shares of Common Stock have been or will be
issued and outstanding prior to the Closing Date (except for the shares issued
to the Bank upon incorporation of the Holding Company, which have been
cancelled); the shares of Common Stock of the Holding Company to be subscribed
for or exchanged in the Offerings have been duly and validly authorized for
issuance, and when issued and delivered by the Holding Company pursuant to the
Plan against payment of the consideration calculated as set forth in the Plan,
will be fully paid and nonassessable; and the
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issuance of the shares of Common Stock is not subject to preemptive rights under
the charter, articles of incorporation or bylaws of any of the Primary Parties,
or arising or outstanding by operation of law or, to the best knowledge of such
counsel, under any contract, indenture, agreement, instrument or other document,
except for the subscription rights under the Plan.
(vii) The authorized, issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Bank is as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption
"Capitalization," and all of the outstanding shares of such capital stock have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(viii) The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporation action on the part of the Primary
Parties; and this Agreement constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of
each of the Primary Parties, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to
the extent that the provisions of Sections 10 and 11 hereof may be unenforceable
as against public policy, and except to the extent that such enforceability may
be limited by bankruptcy laws, insolvency laws, or other laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, or the rights of creditors of
savings institutions insured by the FDIC (including the laws relating to the
rights of the contracting parties to equitable remedies).
(ix) The Plan has been duly adopted by the
board of directors of both the MHC and the Bank, as required by the Conversion
Regulations, and approved by the members of the MHC and the eligible voting
stockholders of the Bank, as required by the Conversion Regulations and the
MHC's and the Bank's respective charter and bylaws.
(x) The OTS Applications have been approved
by the OTS and the Prospectus and the Proxy Statements have been authorized for
use by the OTS, and subject to the satisfaction of any conditions set forth in
such OTS approvals, no further approval, registration, authorization, consent or
other order of any federal regulatory agency, public board or body is required
in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the offer, sale
and issuance of the Shares and the consummation of the Reorganization.
(xi) The purchase by the Holding Company of
all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Bank has been authorized
by the OTS and no action has been taken, or, to such counsel's knowledge, is
pending or threatened, to revoke any such authorization or approval.
(xii) The Registration Statement has become
effective under the 1933 Act, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued, and,
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to the best of such counsel's knowledge, no proceedings for that purpose have
been instituted or threatened.
(xiii) The material tax consequences of the
Reorganization are set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "The Conversion
and Reorganization -- Effects of Conversion and Reorganization on Depositors and
Borrowers of the Savings Bank -- Tax Effects." The information in the Prospectus
under the caption "The Conversion and Reorganization -- Effects of Conversion
and Reorganization on Depositors and Borrowers of the Savings Bank -- Tax
Effects" has been reviewed by such counsel and fairly describes such opinions
rendered by Breyer & Aguggia and Xxxxx, O'Dell & Xxxxx to the Primary Parties
with respect to such matters.
(xiv) The terms and provisions of the shares
of Common Stock conform to the description thereof contained in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and such description describes in all material
respects the rights of the holders thereof; the information in the Prospectus
under the captions "Comparison of Stockholders' Rights," "Restrictions on
Acquisition of the Holding Company" and "Description of Capital Stock of the
Holding Company," to the extent that they constitute matters of law or legal
conclusions, has been prepared by such counsel and is accurate in all material
respects; and the forms of certificates proposed to be used to evidence the
shares of Common Stock are in due and proper form.
(xv) At the time the Application for
Conversion, including the Prospectus contained therein, was approved, the
Application for Conversion (as amended or supplemented) complied as to form in
all material respects with the requirements of the Conversion Regulation and all
applicable laws, rules and regulations and decisions and orders of the OTS,
except as modified or waived in writing by the OTS (other than the financial
statements, notes to financial statements, financial tables and other financial
and statistical data included therein and the appraisal valuation as to which
counsel need express no opinion). To such counsel's knowledge, no person has
sought to obtain regulatory or judicial review of the final action of the OTS
approving the OTS Applications.
(xvi) At the time that the Registration
Statement became effective the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus
contained therein, (as amended or supplemented) (other than the financial
statements, notes to financial statements, financial tables or other financial
and statistical data included therein and the appraisal valuation as to which
counsel need express no opinion), complied as to form in all material respects
with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder; and except as modified or waived in writing by the OTS, the
Conversion Regulations and all other rules, regulations and decisions and orders
of the OTS.
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(xvii) To the best of such counsel's
knowledge, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending, or threatened
(i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or (ii) seeking to prevent the
Reorganization or the offer, sale or issuance of the Shares.
(xviii) The information in the Prospectus
under the captions "Regulation," "The Conversion and Reorganization" and "Legal
and Tax Opinions," to the extent that it constitutes matters of law, summaries
of legal matters, documents or proceedings, or legal conclusions, has been
prepared by such counsel and is accurate in all material respects (except as to
the financial statements and other financial data included therein as to which
such counsel need express no opinion).
(xix) None of the Primary Parties is in
violation of its articles of incorporation or its charter, as the case may be,
or its bylaws or to the best of such counsel's knowledge, in violation of any
material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any material
contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument
filed as on exhibit to, or incorporated by reference in, the Registration
Statement, which violation would have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition of the Primary Parties considered as one enterprise, or on the
earnings, capital, properties or business affairs of the Primary Parties
considered as one enterprise; the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Primary Parties, the incurrence of the obligations herein set forth and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, will not materially
conflict with, constitute a material breach of, or default under, or result in
the creation or imposition of any material lien, charge or encumbrance upon any
property or assets of any of the Primary Parties which are material to their
business considered as one enterprise, pursuant to any contract, indenture,
mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which any of the
Primary Parties is a party or by which any of them may be bound, or to which any
of the property or assets of the Primary Parties are subject. In addition, such
action will not result in any material violation of the provisions of the
articles of incorporation or charter, as the case may be, or bylaws of any of
the Primary Parties or any material violation of any applicable law, act,
regulation or to such counsel's knowledge, order or court order, writ,
injunction or decree.
The opinion may be limited to matters governed by the laws of the
United States or the State of Washington. In rendering such opinion, such
counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any
jurisdiction other than the United States, to the extent such counsel deems
proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good
standing, as long as such other opinion indicates that the Agent and PCS may
rely on the opinion, and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent such counsel
deems proper, on certificates of responsible
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officers of the Primary Parties and public officials; provided copies of any
such opinion(s) or certificates of public officials are delivered to Agent and
PCS together with the opinion to be rendered hereunder by special counsel to the
Primary Parties. The opinion of such counsel for the Primary Parties shall state
that it has no reason to believe that the Agent and PCS are not justified in
relying thereon.
(2) The letter of Breyer & Aguggia, special counsel
for the Primary Parties, in form and substance to the effect that during the
preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, Breyer & Aguggia
participated in conferences with certain officers of and other representatives
of the Primary Parties, counsel to the Agent and PCS, representatives of the
independent public accountants for the Primary Parties and representatives of
the Agent and PCS at which the contents of the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus and related matters were discussed and, although Breyer & Aguggia is
not passing upon and does not assume the accuracy of the statements contained in
the Registration Statement and Prospectus, on the basis of the foregoing without
independent verification (relying as to materiality as to factual matters on
certificates of officers and other factual representations by the Primary
Parties), nothing has come to the attention of Breyer & Aguggia that caused
Breyer & Aguggia to believe that the Registration Statement at the time it was
declared effective by the SEC or the Prospectus as of its date, contained or
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading (it being understood that counsel need express no comment or opinion
with respect to the financial statements, schedules and other financial and
statistical data included, or statistical or appraisal methodology employed, in
the Registration Statement or Prospectus).
(3) The favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing
Date, of Xxxxxxx & Xxx, counsel for the Agent and PCS, with respect to such
matters as the Agent and PCS may reasonably require; such opinion may rely, as
to matters of fact, upon certificates of officers and directors of the Primary
Parties delivered pursuant hereto or as such counsel may reasonably request.
(c) Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the
Agent and PCS shall each receive a letter from Deloitte & Touche, LLP, dated the
date hereof and addressed to the Agent and PCS, (i) such letter confirming that
Deloitte & Touche, LLP is a firm of independent public accountants within the
meaning of the Code of Professional Ethics of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, the 1933 Act and the regulations promulgated
thereunder and 12 C.F.R. Section 571.2(c)(3), and no information concerning its
relationship with or interests in the Primary Parties is required by the OTS
Applications or Item 10 of
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the Registration Statement, and stating in effect that in Deloitte & Touche's
opinion the financial statements of the Bank included in the Prospectus comply
as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements
of the 1933 Act, the 1934 act and the related published rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder and the Conversion Regulations and generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied; (ii) stating in effect that, on the
basis of certain agreed upon procedures (but not an audit examination in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards) consisting of a reading
of the latest available unaudited interim financial statements of the Bank
prepared by the Bank, a reading of the minutes of the meetings of the Board of
Directors of each of the Primary Parties, the members of the MHC and the
stockholders of each of the Holding Company and the Bank, a review of interim
financial information in accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71,
and consultations with officers of the Bank responsible for financial and
accounting matters, nothing came to their attention which caused them to believe
that: (A) such unaudited financial statements, including Recent Developments, if
any, are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied
on a basis substantially consistent with that of the audited financial
statements included in the Prospectus; or (B) during the period from the date of
the latest unaudited consolidated financial statements included in the
Prospectus to a specified date not more than three business days prior to the
date hereof, there was any increase in borrowings (defined as advances from the
FHLB of Seattle, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and any other
form of debt other than deposits) of any of the Primary Parties or in
nonperforming loans of the Bank; or (C) there was any decrease in stockholders'
equity of the Bank at the date of such letter as compared with amounts shown in
the latest unaudited statement of condition included in the Prospectus or there
was any decrease in net income or net interest income of the Bank for the number
of full months commencing immediately after the period covered by the latest
unaudited income statement included in the Prospectus and ended on the latest
month end prior to the date of the Prospectus or in such letter as compared to
the corresponding period in the preceding year; and (iii) stating that, in
addition to the audit examination referred to in its opinion included in the
Prospectus and the performance of the procedures referred to in clause (ii) of
this subsection (c), they have compared with the general accounting records of
the Primary Parties, which are subject to the internal controls of the
accounting system of the Primary Parties and other data prepared by the Primary
Parties directly from such accounting records, to the extent specified in such
letter, such amounts and/or percentages set forth in the Prospectus as the Agent
and PCS may reasonably request, and they have found such amounts and percentages
to be in agreement therewith (subject to rounding).
(d) At the Closing Date, the Agent and PCS shall each receive
letters from Deloitte & Touche, LLP dated the Closing
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Date, addressed to the Agent and PCS, confirming the statements made by its
letter delivered by it pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section 9A, the
"specified date" referred to in clause (ii)(B) thereof to be a date specified in
such letter, which shall not be more than three business days prior to the
Closing Date.
(e) At the Closing Date, counsel to the Agent and PCS shall
have been furnished with such documents and opinions as counsel for the Agent
and PCS may require for the purpose of enabling them to advise the Agent and PCS
with respect to the issuance and sale of the Common Stock as herein contemplated
and related proceedings, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the
representations and warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions
herein contained.
(f) At the Closing Date, the Agent and PCS shall each receive
a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of each
of the Primary Parties, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that (i) they have
carefully examined the Prospectus and at the time the Prospectus became
authorized for final use, the Prospectus did not contain an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; (ii) there has not been, since the respective dates as of
which information is given in the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the
financial condition or in the earnings, capital, properties, business prospects
or business affairs of the Primary Parties, considered as one enterprise,
whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; (iii) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 6A of this Agreement are
true and correct with the same force and effect as though made at and as of the
Closing Date; (iv) the Primary Parties have complied in all material respects
with all material agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date including the conditions
contained in this Section 9A; (v) no stop order has been issued or, to the best
of their knowledge, is threatened, by the Commission or any other governmental
body; (vi) no order suspending the Offerings, the Reorganization, the
acquisition of all of the shares of the Bank by the Holding Company or the
effectiveness of the Prospectus has been issued and to the best of their
knowledge, no proceedings for any such purpose have been initiated or threatened
by the OTS, the Commission, the FDIC, or any other federal or state authority;
(vii) to the best of their knowledge, no person has sought to obtain regulatory
or judicial review of the action of the OTS in approving the Plan or to enjoin
the Reorganization.
(g) At the Closing Date, the Agent and PCS shall each receive
a letter from R.P. Financial, LC., dated as of the Closing Date, (i) confirming
that said firm is independent of the Primary Parties and is experienced and
expert in the area of
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corporate appraisals within the meaning of the Conversion Regulations, (ii)
stating in effect that the Appraisal complies in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Conversion Regulations, and (iii) further stating
that its opinion of the aggregate pro forma market value of the Primary Parties,
as converted, expressed in the Appraisal as most recently updated, remains in
effect.
(h) None of the Primary Parties shall have sustained, since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus, any material loss or interference with its business
from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by
insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or
decree, otherwise than as set forth in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, and since the respective dates as of which information is given in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there shall not have been any
material change, or any development involving a prospective material change in,
or affecting the general affairs of, management, financial position,
stockholders' equity or results of operations of any of the Primary Parties,
otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described above, is in the
Agent's reasonable judgment sufficiently material and adverse as to make it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the Offerings or the delivery of
the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(i) Prior to and at the Closing Date: (i) in the reasonable
opinion of the Agent, there shall have been no material adverse change in the
financial condition or in the earnings, capital, properties or business affairs
of any of the Primary Parties independently, or of the Primary Parties,
considered as one enterprise, from that as of the latest dates as of which such
condition is set forth in the Prospectus, except as referred to therein; (ii)
there shall have been no material transaction entered into by the Primary
Parties, considered as one enterprise, from the latest date as of which the
financial condition of the Primary Parties is set forth in the Prospectus, other
than transactions referred to or contemplated therein; (iii) none of the Primary
Parties shall have received from the OTS or the FDIC any direction (oral or
written) to make any material change in the method of conducting their business
with which it has not complied in all material respects (which direction, if
any, shall have been disclosed to the Agent and PCS) and which would reasonably
be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the condition (financial or
otherwise) or on the earnings, capital, properties or business affairs of the
Primary Parties considered as one enterprise; (iv) none of the Primary Parties
shall have been in default (nor shall an event have occurred which, with notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any provision of any
agreement or
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instrument relating to any material outstanding indebtedness; (v) no action,
suit or proceeding, at law or in equity or before or by any federal or state
commission, board or other administrative agency, shall be pending or, to the
knowledge of the Primary Parties, threatened against any of the Primary Parties
or affecting any of their properties wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on
the financial condition or on the earnings, capital, properties or business
affairs of the Primary Parties, considered as one enterprise; and (vi) the
Shares have been qualified or registered for offering and sale under the
securities or blue sky laws of the jurisdictions as to which the Primary Parties
and the Agent shall have agreed.
(j) At or prior to the Closing Date, the Agent and PCS shall
each receive (i) a copy of the letter from the OTS authorizing the use of the
Prospectus and approving the Application for Conversion, (ii) a copy of the
order from the Commission declaring the Registration Statement effective, (iii)
a copy of certificate of existence for the Bank from the OTS, (iv) a certificate
of good standing from the State of Washington evidencing the good standing of
the Holding Company, (v) a copy of the letter from the OTS approving the Holding
Company Application, (vi) a certificate from the FDIC evidencing the Bank's
insurance of accounts, (vii) a certificate of the FHLB of Seattle evidencing the
Bank's membership therein, (viii) a certificate from the OTS evidencing the
existence of the MHC, (ix) a copy of the letters from the OTS approving the
Merger Applications and (x) any other documents that Agent or PCS shall
reasonably request.
(k) Subsequent to the date hereof, there shall not have
occurred any of the following: (i) a suspension or limitation in trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or American Stock Exchange
or in the over-the-counter market, or quotations halted generally on the Nasdaq
Stock Market, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or
maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required by either of such
exchanges or the NASD or by order of the Commission or any other governmental
authority; (ii) a general moratorium on the operations of commercial banks or
other federally-insured financial institutions or general moratorium on the
withdrawal of deposits from commercial banks or other federally-insured
financial institutions declared by either federal or state authorities; (iii)
the engagement by the United States in hostilities which have resulted in the
declaration, on or after the date hereof, of a national emergency or war; or
(iv) a material decline in the price of equity or debt securities if the effect
of any of (i) through (iv) herein, in the Agent's reasonable judgment, makes it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the Offerings or the delivery of
the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus.
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SECTION 9.B. CONDITIONS TO THE PRIMARY PARTIES' OBLIGATIONS. The
obligations of the Primary Parties hereunder are subject to the representations
and warranties of the Agent and PCS being true and correct at and as of the
commencement of the Offerings and at and as of the Closing Date, to the
performance by the Agent and PCS of their respective obligations hereunder and
to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in Paragraph (a) of Section 9A
hereunder.
SECTION 10. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) The Primary Parties jointly and severally agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and PCS, their respective officers,
directors, agents, servants and employees and each person, if any, who controls
the Agent or PCS within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section
20(a) of the 1934 Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense whatsoever (including but not limited to settlement expenses), joint or
several, that the Agent, PCS or any of such officers, directors, agents,
servants, employees and controlling Persons (collectively, the "Related
Persons") may suffer or to which the Agent, PCS or the Related Persons may
become subject under all applicable federal and state laws or otherwise, and to
promptly reimburse the Agent, PCS and any Related Persons upon written demand
for any reasonable expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel)
incurred by the Agent, PCS or any Related Persons in connection with
investigating, preparing or defending any actions, proceedings or claims
(whether commenced or threatened) to the extent such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or actions (i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), preliminary or final
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), the OTS Applications, or
any blue sky application or other instrument or document of the Primary Parties
or based upon written information supplied by any of the Primary Parties filed
in any state or jurisdiction to register or qualify any or all of the Shares
under the securities laws thereof (collectively, the "Blue Sky Applications"),
or any application or other document, advertisement, or communication ("Sales
Information") prepared, made or executed by or on behalf of any of the Primary
Parties with its consent or based upon written information furnished by or on
behalf of any of the Primary Parties, whether or not filed in any jurisdiction
in order to qualify or register the Shares under the securities laws thereof,
(ii) arise out of or based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in any
of the foregoing documents or information, a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (iii) arise from any
theory of liability whatsoever relating to or arising from or based upon the
Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), preliminary or
final Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), the OTS Applications,
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any Blue Sky Applications or Sales Information or other documentation
distributed in connection with the Reorganization; result from any claims made
with respect to the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the records of
Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other
Members or for any denial or reduction of a subscription or order to purchase
Common Stock, whether as a result of a properly calculated allocation pursuant
to the Plan or otherwise, based upon such records; provided, however, that no
indemnification is required under this paragraph (a) to the extent such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any
untrue material statements or alleged untrue material statements in, or material
omission or alleged material omission from, the Registration Statement (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) or the preliminary or final Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), the OTS Applications, the Blue Sky
Applications or Sales Information or other documentation distributed in
connection with the Reorganization made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Primary Parties by the Agent with respect
to the Agent, or PCS with respect to PCS, expressly for use in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) under the captions "Market for Common Stock,"
"The Conversion and Reorganization -- Plan of Distribution for the Subscription,
Direct Community and Syndicated Community Offerings" and "-- Description of
Sales Activities" or statistical information regarding the Holding Company
prepared by the Agent or PCS for use in the Sales Information, except for
information derived from the Prospectus. Provided further, that the Primary
Parties will not be responsible for any loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense to the extent they result primarily from actions taken or omitted to be
taken by the Agent or PCS in bad faith or from the Agent's or PCS' gross
negligence or willful misconduct, and the Agent and PCS each agree to repay to
the Primary Parties any amounts advanced to it by the Primary Parties in
connection with matters as to which it is found not to be entitled to
indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification
provided for in this paragraph (a) shall not apply to the Bank to the extent
that such indemnification by the Bank would constitute a covered transaction
under Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act.
(b) The Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Primary Parties, their directors and officers, agents, servants and employees
and each person, if any, who controls any of the Primary Parties within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20(a) of the 1934 Act against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense whatsoever (including but
not limited to settlement expenses), joint or several which they, or any of
them, may suffer or to which they, or any of them, may become subject under all
applicable federal and state laws or otherwise, and to promptly reimburse the
Primary Parties and any such persons upon written demand for any reasonable
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expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by them in
connection with investigating, preparing or defending any actions, proceedings
or claims (whether commenced or threatened) to the extent such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement (or any amendment of supplement thereto), the OTS
Applications or any Blue Sky Applications or Sales Information or are based upon
the omission or alleged omission to state in any of the foregoing documents a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that the Agent's obligations under this Section
10(b) shall exist only if and only to the extent that such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement was made in, or such material fact or alleged material
fact was omitted from, the Registration Statement (or any amendment or
supplement thereto) or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto)
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Primary Parties by the Agent expressly for use under the captions "Market for
Common Stock," "The Conversion and Reorganization -- Plan of Distribution for
the Subscription, Direct Community and Syndicated Community Offerings" and
"--Description of Sales Activities" or statistical information regarding the
Holding Company prepared by the Agent for use in the Sales information.
(c) PCS agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Primary
Parties, their directors and officers, agents, servants and employees and each
person, if any, who controls any of the Primary Parties within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20(a) of the 1934 Act against any and all
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense whatsoever (including but not limited
to settlement expenses), joint or several which they, or any of them, may suffer
or to which they, or any of them, may become subject under all applicable
federal and state laws or otherwise, and to promptly reimburse the Primary
Parties and any such persons upon written demand for any reasonable expenses
(including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by them in connection
with investigating, preparing or defending any actions, proceedings or claims
(whether commenced or threatened) to the extent such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment of supplement thereto), the OTS Applications or any
Blue Sky Applications or Sales Information or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state in any of the foregoing documents a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that PCS' obligations under this Section 10(c) shall exist
only if and only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement was made in, or such material fact or alleged material fact was
omitted from, the
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Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Primary Parties by PCS
expressly for use under the caption "The Conversion and Reorganization -- Plan
of Distribution for the Subscription, Direct Community and Syndicated Community
Offerings" and "--Description of Sales Activities" or statistical information
regarding the Holding Company prepared by PCS for use in the Sales information.
(d) Each indemnified party shall give prompt written notice to
each indemnifying party of any action, proceeding, claim (whether commenced or
threatened), or suit instituted against it in respect of which indemnity may be
sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not
relieve it from any liability which it may have on account of this Section 10 or
otherwise. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the
defense of such action. In addition, if it so elects within a reasonable time
after receipt of such notice, an indemnifying party, jointly with any other
indemnifying parties receiving such notice, may assume defense of such action
with counsel chosen by it and approved by the indemnified parties that are
defendants in such action, unless such indemnified parties reasonably object to
such assumption on the ground that there may be legal defenses available to them
that are different from or in addition to those available to such indemnifying
party. If an indemnifying party assumes the defense of such action, the
indemnifying parties shall not be liable for any fees and expenses of counsel
for the indemnified parties incurred thereafter in connection with such action,
proceeding or claim, other than reasonable costs of investigation. In no event
shall the indemnifying parties be liable for the fees and expenses of more than
one separate firm of attorneys (and any special counsel that said firm may
retain) for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action,
proceeding or claim or separate but similar or related actions, proceedings or
claims in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances.
(e) The agreements contained in this Section 10 and in Section
11 hereof and the representations and warranties of the Primary Parties set
forth in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect
regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agent, PCS or
their respective officers, directors, controlling persons, agents or employees
or by or on behalf of any of the Primary Parties or any officers, directors,
controlling persons, agents or employees of any of the Primary Parties; (ii)
delivery of and payment hereunder for the Shares; or (iii) any termination of
this Agreement.
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SECTION 11. CONTRIBUTION.
(a) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in Section 10 is due in
accordance with its terms but is for any reason held by a court to be
unavailable from the Primary Parties, the Agent or PCS, as the case may be, the
Primary Parties, the Agent or PCS, as the case may be, shall contribute to the
aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including any investigation,
legal and other expenses incurred in connection therewith and any amount paid in
settlement of any action, suit or proceeding of any claims asserted, but after
deducting any contribution received by the Primary Parties, the Agent or PCS, as
the case may be, from persons other than the other party thereto, who may also
be liable for contribution) in such proportion so that (i) the Agent is
responsible for that portion represented by the percentage that the fees paid to
the Agent pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement (not including expenses), less
any portion of such fees paid by Agent to Assisting Brokers, bear to the gross
proceeds received by the Primary Parties from the sale of the Conversion Shares
in the Conversion Offerings, (ii) PCS is responsible for that portion
represented by the percentage that the fees paid to PCS by the Agent pursuant to
Section 4 of this Agreement bear to the gross proceeds received by the Primary
Parties from the sale of the Conversion Shares in the Conversion Offerings, and
(iii) the Primary Parties shall be responsible for the balance. If, however, the
allocation provided above is not permitted by applicable law or if the
indemnified party failed to give the notice required under Section 10 above,
then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only
such relative fault of the Primary Parties on the one hand and the Agent or PCS
on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions, proceedings or claims
in respect thereof), but also the relative benefits received by the Primary
Parties on the one hand and the Agent or PCS on the other from the offering, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits
received by the Primary Parties on the one hand and the Agent or PCS on the
other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total gross proceeds
from the Conversion Offerings (before deducting expenses) received by the
Primary Parties bear, with respect to the Agent, to the total fees (not
including expenses) received by the Agent less the portion of such fees paid by
the Agent to Assisting Brokers, and with respect to PCS, to the total fees
received by PCS from the Agent under Section 4, if any. The relative fault shall
be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Primary Parties on the
one hand or the Agent or PCS on the other and the parties relative intent, good
faith, knowledge, access to
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information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Primary Parties, the Agent and PCS agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 11 were determined by
pro-rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 11.
The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or action, proceedings or claims in respect
thereof) referred to above in this Section 11 shall be deemed to include any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action, proceeding or claim.
It is expressly agreed that the Agent shall not be liable for any loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense or be required to contribute any amount
which in the aggregate exceeds the amount paid (excluding reimbursable expenses)
to the Agent under this Agreement less the portion of such fees paid by the
Agent to Assisting Brokers, and that PCS shall not be liable for any loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense or be required to contribute any amount
which in the aggregate exceeds the amount paid to PCS by the Agent under this
Agreement. It is understood that the above-stated limitation on the Agent's and
PCS' liability is essential to the Agent and PCS and that the Agent and PCS
would not have entered into this Agreement if such limitation had not been
agreed to by the parties to this Agreement. No person found guilty of any
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000
Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not found guilty
of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The duties, obligations and liabilities of
the Primary Parties, the Agent and PCS under this Section 11 and under Section
10 shall be in addition to any duties, obligations and liabilities which the
Primary Parties, the Agent and PCS may otherwise have. For purposes of this
Section 11, each of the Agent's, PCS' and the Primary Parties' officers and
directors and each person, if any, who controls the Agent, PCS or any of the
Primary Parties within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act shall have
the same rights to contribution as the Primary Parties, the Agent and PCS. Any
party entitled to contribution, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement
of any action, suit, claim or proceeding against such party in respect of which
a claim for contribution may be made against another party under this Section
11, will notify such party from whom contribution may be sought, but the
omission to so notify such party shall not relive the party from whom
contribution may be sought from any other obligation it may have hereunder or
otherwise than under this Section 11.
SECTION 12. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND INDEMNITIES TO SURVIVE
DELIVERY. All representations, warranties and indemnities and other statements
contained in this Agreement, or contained in certificates of officers of the
Primary Parties, the Agent or PCS submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain
operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or
cancellation of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on
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behalf of the Agent, PCS or their respective controlling persons, or by or on
behalf of the Primary Parties and shall survive the issuance of the Shares, and
any legal representative, successor or assign of the Agent, PCS, any of the
Primary Parties, and any indemnified person shall be entitled to the benefit of
the respective agreements, indemnities, warranties and representations.
SECTION 13. TERMINATION. Xxxx may terminate this Agreement
by giving the notice indicated below in this Section at any time
after this Agreement becomes effective as follows:
(a) In the event the Holding Company fails to sell the minimum
number of the Conversion Shares within the period specified in accordance with
the provisions of the Plan or as required by the Conversion Regulations and
applicable law, this Agreement shall terminate upon refund by the Primary
Parties to each person who has subscribed for or ordered any of the Conversion
Shares the full amount which it may have received from such person, together
with interest in accordance with Section 3, and no party to this Agreement shall
have any obligation to the other hereunder, except as set forth in Sections 3,
4, 8, 10 and 11 hereof.
(b) If any of the conditions specified in Section 9A shall not
have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement, or by the Closing
Date, or waived in writing by the Agent, this Agreement and all of the Agent's
and PCS' obligations hereunder may be canceled by the Agent by notifying the
Bank of such cancellation in writing at any time at or prior to the Closing
Date, and, any such cancellation shall be without liability of any party to any
other party except as otherwise provided in Sections 3, 4, 8, 10 and 11 hereof.
(c) If Xxxx elects to terminate this Agreement as provided in
this Section, the Primary Parties shall be notified by the Agent as provided in
Section 14 hereof.
SECTION 14. NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or
transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to Xxxx shall be
directed to Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Company at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx (with a copy to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esquire,
Xxxxxxx & Xxx, One Glenhardie Corporate Center, 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, X.X. Xxx
000, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 19087- 0236); notices to the Primary Parties shall be
directed to 000 X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer (with a
copy to Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Breyer & Aguggia, 0000 X Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 000
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 20005); and notices to PCS shall be directed to U.S.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, 000 X.X. Fifth Avenue, Portland,
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Oregon 97204, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx (with a copy to Agent and Xxxxxxx & Xxx in
accordance with the provisions set forth above).
SECTION 15. PARTIES. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the Agent, PCS and the Primary Parties, and their respective
successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or
shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the
parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons and
officers and directors referred to in Sections 10 and 11 and their heirs and
legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in
respect of this Agreement or any provisions herein contained. It is understood
and agreed that this Agreement is the exclusive agreement among the parties,
supersedes any prior Agreement among the parties and may not be varied except by
a writing signed by all parties.
SECTION 16. PARTIAL INVALIDITY. In the event that any term, provision
or covenant herein or the application thereof to any circumstances or situation
shall be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remainder hereof and
the application of said term, provision or covenant to any other circumstance or
situation shall not be affected thereby, and each term, provision or covenant
herein shall be valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.
SECTION 17. CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this
instrument along with all counterparts will become
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a binding agreement between you and us in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC.
By:_____________________________
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
RIVERVIEW, M.H.C.
By:_____________________________
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
RIVERVIEW SAVINGS BANK, FSB
By:________________________
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
The foregoing Agency Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date
first set and above written.
XXXXXXX XXXX & COMPANY, A DIVISION
OF XXXXX, XXXXXXXX & XXXXX, INC.
By:_______________________________
Xxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx,
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
PACIFIC CREST SECURITIES, INC.
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC.
(A Washington Corporation)
Up to 2,760,000 Shares
(Par Value $.01 Per Share)
SELECTED DEALERS' AGREEMENT
_______________, 1997
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have agreed to assist Riverview, M.H.C. (the "MHC"), a federally
chartered mutual holding company, and Riverview Savings Bank, FSB ("Riverview
Savings" or the "Bank"), a federally chartered stock savings bank, in connection
with the offer and sale of up to 2,760,000 shares of the common stock, $0.01 par
value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (the "Holding
Company"). Theses shares are to be issued in connection with the reorganization
of the Bank from a subsidiary of the MHC to a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Holding Company (the "Reorganization") in accordance with the Plan of Conversion
from Mutual Holding Company to Stock Holding Company and Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (the "Plan"). The offering price per share of the Common Stock
has been fixed at $10.00. The Common Stock and certain of the terms on which it
is being offered are more fully described in the enclosed prospectus dated
______________, 1997 (the "Prospectus"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
In connection with the Reorganization, the Holding Company is offering
the Common Stock in a Subscription Offering to the Eligible Account Holders, the
ESOP, the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and the Other Members, and
concurrently therewith, in a Direct Community Offering to members of the general
public, with preference given first to Public Stockholders (who are not Eligible
Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or Other Members) and
then to natural persons and trusts of natural persons who are permanent
residents of Xxxxx, Cowlitz, Klickitat and Skamania Counties of Washington. The
Common Stock is also being offered in accordance with the Plan by a selling
group of broker-dealers in the Syndicated Offering.
We are offering the selected dealers (of which you are one) the
opportunity to participate in the solicitation of offers to buy the Common Stock
and we will pay you a fee in the amount of _______ percent (______%) of the
dollar amount of the Common Stock sold on behalf of the Holding Company by you,
as evidenced
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by the authorized designation of your firm on the order form or forms for such
Common Stock accompanying the funds transmitted for payment therefor to the
special account established by the Bank for the purpose of holding such funds.
Any purchase of Common Stock made pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the
maximum purchase limitations provided for in the Plan and described in the
Prospectus. It is understood, of course, that payment of your fee will be made
to you directly by the Holding Company for the Common Stock sold on behalf of
the Holding Company by you, as evidenced in accordance with the preceding
sentence. As soon as practicable after the closing date of the Conversion
Offerings, the Holding Company will remit to you the fees to which you are
entitled hereunder.
Each order form for the purchase of Common Stock must set forth the
identity and address of each person to whom the certificates for such Common
Stock should be issued and delivered. Such order form should clearly identify
your firm. You shall instruct any subscriber who elects to send his order form
to you to make any accompanying check payable to the Bank.
This offer is made subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth
and contained in the Plan and is made only to selected dealers who are (i)
members in good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(the "NASD") who are to comply with all applicable rules of the NASD, including,
without limitation, the NASD's Interpretation With Respect to Free-Riding and
Withholding and Section 24 of Article III of the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice,
or (ii) foreign dealers not eligible for membership in the NASD who agree (A)
not to sell any Common Stock within the United States, its territories or
possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or resident therein and (B)
in making other sales to comply with the above-mentioned NASD Interpretation,
Sections 8, 24 and 36 of the above-mentioned Article III as if they were NASD
members and Section 25 of such Article III as it applies to non-member brokers
or dealers in a foreign country.
Orders for Common Stock will be strictly subject to confirmation and
we, acting on behalf of the Holding Company, reserve the right in our
uncontrolled discretion to reject any order in whole or in part, to accept or
reject orders in the order of their receipt or otherwise, and to allot. Neither
you nor any other person is authorized by the Holding Company or by us to give
any information or make any representations other than those contained in the
Prospectus in connection with the sale of any of the Common Stock. No selected
dealer is authorized to act as agent for us when soliciting offers to buy the
Common Stock from the public or otherwise. No selected dealer shall engage in
any stabilizing (as defined in Regulation M promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) with respect to the Common Stock during the offering.
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We and each selected dealer assisting in selling Common Stock pursuant
hereto agree to comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and applicable state rules and regulations. In addition, we
and each selected dealer confirm that the Securities and Exchange Commission
interprets Rule 15c2-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
requiring that a Prospectus be supplied to each person who is expected to
receive a confirmation of sale 48 hours prior to delivery of such person's order
form.
We and each selected dealer within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(a)(1)
further agree to the extent that our customers desire to pay for shares with
funds held by or to be deposited with us, in accordance with the interpretation
of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Rule 15c2-4 promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, either (a) upon receipt of an executed order
form or direction to execute an order form on behalf of a customer to forward
the offering price for the Common Stock ordered on or before twelve noon of the
business day following receipt or execution of an order form by us to the
Holding Company for deposit in a segregated account or (b) to solicit
indications of interest in which event (i) we will subsequently contact any
customer indicating interest to confirm the interest and give instructions to
execute and return an order form or to receive authorization to execute the
order form on the customer's behalf, (ii) we will mail acknowledgements of
receipt of orders to each customer confirming interest on the business day
following such confirmation, (iii) we will debit accounts of such customers on
the third business day (the "Debit Date") following receipt of the confirmation
referred to in (i), and (iv) we will forward completed order forms together with
such funds to the Holding Company on or before twelve noon on the next business
day following the Debit Date for deposit in a segregated account. We and each
selected dealer acknowledge that if the procedure in (b) is adopted, our
customers' funds are not required to be in their accounts until the Debit Date.
Unless earlier terminated by us, this Agreement shall terminate upon
the closing date of this offering. We may terminate this Agreement or any
provisions hereof at any time by written or telegraphic notice to you. Of
course, our obligations hereunder are subject to the successful completion of
the offering.
You agree that at any time or times prior to the termination of this
Agreement you will, upon our request, report to us the number of shares of
Common Stock sold on behalf of the Holding Company by you under this Agreement.
We shall have full authority to take such actions as we may deem
advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to the offering. We shall be
under no liability to you except for lack
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of good faith and for obligations expressly assumed by us in this Agreement.
Upon application to us, we will inform you as to the states in which we
believe the Common Stock has been qualified for sale under, or are exempt from
the requirements of, the respective blue sky laws of such states, but we assume
no responsibility or obligation as to your rights to sell Common Stock in any
state.
Additional copies of the Prospectus and any supplements thereto will be
supplied in reasonable quantities upon request.
Any notice from us to you shall be deemed to have been duly given if
mailed, telephoned, or telegraphed to you at the address to which this Agreement
is mailed.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Ohio.
Please confirm your agreement hereto by signing and returning the
confirmation accompanying this letter at once to us at Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Company,
000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000. The enclosed duplicate copy will
evidence the
agreement between us.
XXXXXXX XXXX & COMPANY
By:_______________________________
Xxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Executive Vice President
Agreed and accepted as of ________________, 1997
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By:___________________________
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