PURCHASE AGREEMENT among BELVEDERE SOCAL and BELVEDERE SOCAL STATUTORY TRUST I, as Offerors, and THOMAS R. TIMMONS, RONALD H. GABRIEL, RONALD H. GABRIEL, TRUSTEE for GABRIEL FAMILY TRUST and ALDO J. AND HELEN L. DE SOTO, TRUSTEES for THE DE SOTO...
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4.3
among
and
BELVEDERE
SOCAL STATUTORY TRUST I,
as
Offerors,
and
XXXXXX
X.
XXXXXXX,
XXXXXX
X.
XXXXXXX,
XXXXXX
X.
XXXXXXX, TRUSTEE for
XXXXXXX
FAMILY TRUST
and
XXXX
X.
AND XXXXX X. XX XXXX, TRUSTEES for
THE
DE
XXXX FAMILY TRUST
as
Contributors
Dated
as
of January 31, 2008
THIS
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 2008, is entered into by and among,
Belvedere SoCal, a California corporation (the “Company”), Belvedere SoCal
Statutory Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust,” and, together with
the Company, the “Offerors”), Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Trustee for Xxxxxxx Family Trust and Xxxx X. and Xxxxx X. Xx Xxxx,
Trustees for The De Xxxx Family Trust (collectively, the
“Contributors”).
RECITALS
A.
The
Company
and Spectrum Bank (“Spectrum”) entered into an Agreement to Merge and Plan of
Reorganization dated as of July 13, 2007 and subsequently amended on September
4, 2007 and January 30, 2008 (collectively, the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to
which the Company will acquire Spectrum for cash by merging a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company with and into Spectrum (the “Merger”). Such
merger shall be effective upon the filing of a merger agreement with the
California Secretary of State (the “Merger Effective Time”).
B.
In
order to
facilitate the Merger, the Company desires to acquire immediately prior to
the
Merger Effective Time, and the Contributors desire to transfer immediately
prior
to the Merger Effective Time, certain shares of Spectrum’s outstanding common
stock held by the Contributors and as identified on Exhibit A hereto (the
“Spectrum Shares”) in exchange for the Capital Securities (as hereinafter
defined).
C.
The
Company
and the Offerors have caused the Trust to be formed. The Company has formed
the
Trust to issue the Capital Securities.
D.
The
Trust
desires to issue at the Closing (as defined in Section 2.2.1) 15,000,001 of
the
Trust’s Fixed Rate Capital Securities, with a liquidation amount of $1.00 per
capital security (the “Capital Securities”), to be issued pursuant to the Trust
Agreement (as defined in Section 1.2), which Capital Securities are to be
guaranteed by the Company pursuant to the Guarantee (as defined in Section
1.2)
in exchange for the Spectrum Shares. The number of Capital Securities
to be issued to each Contributor and the number of Spectrum Shares to be
delivered to the Company by each Contributor are set forth on Exhibit A attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
E.
The
Spectrum
Shares acquired via contribution to the Trust will be exchanged for the Capital
Securities of the Trust. The Trust will transfer (i) the Spectrum Shares and
(ii) the proceeds from the sale of the Common Securities (as defined in Section
1.2) to the Company in exchange for the Debentures (as defined in Section 1.2)
to be issued by the Company pursuant to the Indenture.
AGREEMENT
In
consideration of the premises and
the mutual representations and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties
hereto agree as follows
Section
1. Issuance
and Sale of
Securities.
1.1. Introduction. The
Contributors propose to contribute the Spectrum Shares to the Trust in exchange
for delivery, at the Closing, of the Capital Securities to the Contributors
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
1.2. Operative
Agreements.
The
Capital Securities shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a
subordinated basis by the Company with respect to distributions and amounts
payable upon liquidation, redemption or repayment (the “Guarantee”) pursuant and
subject to the Guarantee Agreement (the “Guarantee Agreement”), to be dated as
of the Closing Date and executed and delivered by the Company and Wilmington
Trust Company (“WTC”), as trustee (the “Guarantee Trustee”), for the benefit
from time to time of the holders of the Capital Securities. The
Spectrum Shares from the sale by the Trust to the holders of the Capital
Securities shall be combined with the entire proceeds from the sale by the
Trust
to the Company of its common securities (the “Common Securities”), and shall be
used by the Trust to purchase $15,464,000.00 in principal amount of the Fixed
Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (the “Debentures”) of
the Company. The Capital Securities and the Common Securities for the
Trust shall be issued pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
among WTC, as Delaware trustee (the “Delaware Trustee”), WTC, as institutional
trustee (the “Institutional Trustee”), the Administrators named therein, and the
Company, to be dated as of the Closing Date (the “Trust
Agreement”). The Debentures shall be issued pursuant to an Indenture
(the “Indenture”), to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Company and
WTC, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). The documents
identified in this Section 1.2 and in Section 1.1 are referred to
herein as the “Operative Documents.”
1.3. Rights
of
Contributors. The
Capital Securities shall be offered and exchanged with the Trust directly to
the
Contributors without registration of any of the Capital Securities, the Common
Securities, the Debentures or the Guarantee under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended (the “Securities Act”), or any other applicable securities laws in
reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and other applicable securities laws.
1.4. Legends.
Upon
original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required
under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Capital Securities
and Debentures certificates shall each contain a legend as required pursuant
to
any of the Operative Documents.
Section
2. Purchase
of
Capital
Securities.
2.1. Exclusive
Rights;
Consideration. From
the
date hereof until the Closing Date (which date may be extended by mutual
agreement of the Offerors and the Contributors), the Offerors hereby grant
to
the Contributors the exclusive right to purchase the Capital Securities through
an exchange of the Capital Securities for the Spectrum Shares as stated in
the
Recitals and as set forth on Exhibit
A.
2.2. Closing
and Delivery of
Payment.
2.2.1. Closing;
Closing
Date. The
contribution of the Spectrum Shares by the Contributors in exchange for the
issuance of the Capital Securities by the Trust to the Contributors shall take
place at a closing (the “Closing”) at the offices of Xxxxx, Xxxx &
Xxxxxxxx, X.X., at 10:00 a.m. (St. Louis time) on the date hereof or
such other business day as may be agreed upon by the Offerors and the
Contributors (the “Closing Date”).
2.2.2. Delivery.
The
certificates for the Capital Securities shall be in definitive form, registered
in the name of each of the respective Contributors, or such Contributor’s
designee, and in the aggregate amount of the Capital Securities purchased by
the
respective Contributor, as more particularly shown on Exhibit A attached
hereto.
2.2.3. Transfer
Agent. The
Offerors shall deposit the certificates representing the Capital Securities
with
the Institutional Trustee or other appropriate party prior to the Closing
Date.
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2.3. Failure
to Close.
If
any of
the conditions to the Closing specified in this Agreement shall not have been
fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Offerors and the Contributors, then each
party hereto, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, shall
be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement without thereby
waiving any rights it may have by reason of such nonfulfillment or
failure.
Section
3. Closing
Conditions.
The
obligations of the Contributors on the Closing Date shall be subject to the
accuracy, at and as of the Closing Date, of the representations and warranties
of the Offerors contained in this Agreement, to the accuracy, at and as of
the
Closing Date, of the statements of the Offerors made in any certificates
pursuant to this Agreement, to the performance by the Offerors of their
respective obligations under this Agreement, to compliance, at and as of the
Closing Date, by the Offerors with their respective agreements herein contained,
and to the following further conditions:
3.1. Officer’s
Certificate. At
the
Closing Date, the Contributors shall have received certificates from an
authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that
(i) the representations and warranties of the Offerors set forth in
Section 5 hereof are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the
Offerors have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on
their
part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date, and
(ii) since the date of this Agreement the Offerors have not incurred any
liability or obligation, direct or contingent, or entered into any material
transactions, other than in the ordinary course of business, which is material
to the Offerors.
3.2. Administrator’s
Certificate. At
the
Closing Date, the Contributors shall have received a certificate of one or
more
Administrators of the Trust, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that the
representations and warranties of the Trust set forth in Section 5 are true
and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Trust has complied with all
agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
at or prior to the Closing Date.
3.3. Purchase
Permitted by
Applicable Laws; Legal Investment. The
contribution of the Spectrum Shares in exchange for the Capital Securities
as
described in this Agreement shall (a) not be prohibited by any applicable
law or governmental regulation, and (b) be permitted by the laws and regulations
of the jurisdictions to which the Contributors are subject.
3.4. Tax
Opinion.
At
the
Closing, the Contributors shall have received from Perry – Xxxxx LLP an opinion,
at the expense of Company, addressed to the Contributors to the effect that
(i)
the receipt of the Capital Securities defer and protect the capital gains tax
treatment of the sale of the Spectrum Shares into an installment method of
recognition; (ii) the Contributors at the onset will pay capital gains
taxes on only the cash portion of their shares that are exchanged in the Merger;
and (iii) the Contributors will be able to defer and recognize taxes on the
capital gains method during the installment sale period and until final payment,
liquidation or redemption of the Capital Securities.
3.5. Closing
of Merger.
The
Closing shall only occur immediately prior to the Merger Effective
Time.
Section
4. Conditions
to the Offerors’
Obligations. The
obligations of the Offerors to sell the Capital Securities to the Contributors
and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject
to the accuracy, at and as of the Closing Date, of the representations and
warranties of the Contributors contained in this Agreement and to the following
further conditions:
4.1. Executed
Agreement.
The
Offerors shall have received from the Contributors an executed copy of this
Agreement.
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4.2. Fulfillment
of Other
Obligations. The
Contributors shall have fulfilled all of their other obligations and duties
required to be fulfilled under this Agreement prior to or at the
Closing.
4.3. Consents
and Permits.
The
Company and the Trust shall have received all consents, permits and other
authorizations, including, without limitation, approval of the Federal Reserve
(as defined in Section 5.7) of the transactions contemplated hereby except
for redemption of the Capital Securities by the Trust prior to the fifth
anniversary of the Closing, and made all such filings and declarations, as
may
be required from any person or entity pursuant to any law, statute, regulation
or rule (federal, state, local and foreign), or pursuant to any agreement,
order
or decree to which the Company or the Trust is a party or to which either is
subject, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
4.4. Closing
Under Merger
Agreement. The
Closing shall only occur immediately prior to the Merger Effective
Time.
Section
5. Representations
and
Warranties of the Offerors. The
Offerors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Contributors as
of
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:
5.1. Securities
Law
Matters.
(a)
Neither
the
Company nor the Trust, nor any of their “Affiliates” (as defined in
Rule 501(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act
(“Regulation D”)), nor any person acting on any of their behalf has,
directly or indirectly, made offers or sales of any security, or solicited
offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require the
registration under the Securities Act of any of the Capital Securities, the
Common Securities, the Guarantee or the Debentures (collectively, the
“Securities”) or any other securities to be issued, or which may be issued, by
the Contributors.
(b)
Neither
the
Company nor the Trust, nor any of their Affiliates, nor any person acting on
its
or their behalf has (i) offered for sale or solicited offers to purchase
the Securities, or (ii) engaged in any form of offering, general
solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in
connection with any offer or sale of any of the Securities.
(c)
The
Securities satisfy the eligibility requirements of Rule 144A(d)(3) under
the Securities Act.
(d)
Neither
the
Company nor the Trust is or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of
the
Capital Securities and the consummation of the transactions described in this
Agreement, will be an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an
“investment company,” in each case within the meaning of Section 3(a) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”),
without regard to Section 3(c) of the Investment Company Act.
(e)
Except
as
provided in Section 3.5, neither the Company nor the Trust has paid or agreed
to
pay to any person or entity any compensation for soliciting another to purchase
any of the Securities.
5.2. Organization,
Standing and Qualification of the Trust. The
Trust
has been duly created and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory
trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act with the power and authority to
own
property and to conduct the business it transacts and proposes to transact
and
to enter into and perform its obligations under the Operative
Documents. The Trust is duly qualified to transact business as a
foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is necessary, except where the failure to so qualify or be in
good
standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Trust. The
Trust is not a party to or otherwise bound by any agreement other than the
Operative Documents. The Trust is and will, under current law, be
classified for federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust and not as an
association taxable as a corporation.
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5.3. Trust
Agreement.
The
Trust
Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and, on the Closing Date,
will
have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Administrators
of
the Trust, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
Delaware Trustee and the Institutional Trustee, will be a valid and binding
obligation of the Company and such Administrators, enforceable against them
in
accordance with its terms, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, receivership, reorganization, liquidation and other
laws
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (b) general
principles of equity (regardless of whether considered and applied in a
proceeding in equity or at law) (“Bankruptcy and Equity”). Each of
the Administrators of the Trust is an employee or a director of the Company
or
of a financial institution subsidiary of the Company and has been duly
authorized by the Company to execute and deliver the Trust
Agreement.
5.4. Guarantee
Agreement and the
Indenture. Each
of
the Guarantee and the Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and,
on
the Closing Date will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company,
and,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Guarantee Trustee,
in
the case of the Guarantee, and by the Indenture Trustee, in the case of the
Indenture, will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, subject to Bankruptcy and
Equity.
5.5. Capital
Securities and
Common Securities. The
Capital Securities and the Common Securities have been duly authorized by the
Trust Agreement and, when issued and delivered against receipt of the Spectrum
Shares on the Closing Date from the Contributors, in the case of the Capital
Securities, and to the Company, in the case of the Common Securities, will
be
validly issued and represent undivided beneficial interests in the assets of
the
Trust. None of the Capital Securities or the Common Securities is
subject to preemptive or other similar rights. On the Closing Date,
all of the issued and outstanding Common Securities will be directly owned
by
the Company free and clear of any pledge, security interest, claim, lien or
other encumbrance.
5.6. Debentures.
The
Debentures have been duly authorized by the Company and, at the Closing Date,
will have been duly executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee for
authentication in accordance with the Indenture, and, when authenticated in
the
manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment and delivery
of the Spectrum Shares therefor by the Trust, will constitute valid and binding
obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to Bankruptcy and
Equity.
5.7. Organization,
Standing and
Qualification of the Company. The
Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
in
good standing under the laws of the State of California and, on the Closing
Date, will be registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the regulations of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). The Company
has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and assets and to carry on its businesses as presently
conducted. Neither the scope of the business of the Company nor the
location of any of its properties requires that the Company be licensed to
do
business in any jurisdiction other than in California where the failure to
be so
licensed would have a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, the
term “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any party, any change,
circumstance or effect, individually or in the aggregate, that is materially
adverse (i) to the business, results of operations, prospects, or condition
(financial or otherwise), of such party and its subsidiaries taken as a whole,
other than any change, circumstance or effect relating to (A) changes,
after the date hereof, in generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory
accounting requirements applicable to banks generally, except to the extent
such
change disproportionately adversely
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affects
such party, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws of general
applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or governmental authorities,
(C) actions or omissions by any Contributor taken with the prior written
permission of the Company or upon the recommendation of the Company or required
under this Agreement, or (D) changes, after the date hereof, in global or
national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or
acts
of terrorism) or in general or regional economic or market conditions affecting
banks or their holding companies generally except to the extent that any such
changes in general or regional economic or market conditions have a
disproportionate adverse effect on such party, or (ii) to the ability of
such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
5.8. Power
and
Authority. The
execution and delivery by the Company and the Trust of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and
the
Trust, and this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the Company
and
the Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by Bankruptcy and Equity.
5.9. Conflicts,
Authorizations and Approvals. Neither
the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated herein, nor compliance by the Company with any of the provisions
hereof, will: (a) violate any provision of its articles or
certificate of incorporation, charter or by-laws or similar organizational
documents; (b) constitute a breach of or result in a default (or give rise
to any rights of termination, cancellation or acceleration, or any right to
acquire any securities or assets) under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, franchise, license, permit,
agreement, encumbrances or other instrument or obligation to which
it is a party, or by which the Company or any of its properties or
assets is bound, if in any such circumstances, such event could have a Material
Adverse Effect; or (c) assuming that the consents referred to in the
following sentence are duly obtained, violate any statute or law or any
judgment, decree, injunction, order, regulation or rule (collectively, a “Rule”)
of any Regulatory Agency (as defined below) applicable to the Company or any
of
its properties or assets. No consent of any Regulatory Agency (as
defined below) having jurisdiction over any aspect of the business or assets
of
the Company, and no consent of any person or shareholder approval, is required
in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except approvals
or
consents required under the Merger Agreement and consent from the Federal
Reserve to any redemption of the Capital Securities or Debentures. As
used herein, the term “Regulatory Agency” means any federal or state agency
charged with the supervision or regulation of depository institutions, bank,
financial or savings and loan holding companies, or engaged in the insurance
of
depository institution deposits, or any court, administrative agency or
commission or other governmental agency, authority or instrumentality having
supervisory or regulatory authority with respect to the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 5.10).
5.10. Litigation. The
Offerors are not a party to any pending or, to their knowledge, threatened
legal, administrative or other claim, action, suit, investigation, arbitration
or proceeding challenging the validity or propriety of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, individually or in the aggregate,
is
otherwise reasonably likely to hinder or delay consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. There is no private or governmental
suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding pending, nor to Offerors’
knowledge is one threatened, against the Company or (as defined in Section
1-02(x) of Regulation S-X to the Securities Act) (the “Subsidiaries”), or
against any of their respective directors, officers or employees relating to
the
performance of their duties in such capacities or against or affecting any
properties of the Company or the Subsidiaries. There are no
judgments, decrees, stipulations or orders against the Company or the
Subsidiaries enjoining them or any of their respective directors, officers
or
employees in respect of, or the effect of which is to prohibit, any business
practice or the acquisition of any property or the conduct of business in any
area of the Company or the Subsidiaries.
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5.11. Compliance
with Laws and
Regulations. The
Company is not in default under or in breach of any provision of its articles
or
certificate of incorporation, charter or by-laws or similar organizational
documents or any Rule promulgated by any Regulatory Agency having authority
over
it or any agreement with any Regulatory Agency, where such default or breach
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.12. Licenses
and Permits.
The
Company has all licenses and permits that are necessary for the conduct of
its
businesses, and such licenses are in full force and effect, except for any
failure to be in full force and effect that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. The properties and operations of the Company are and
have been maintained and conducted, in all material respects, in compliance
with
all applicable Rules.
5.13. Performance
of
Obligations. The
Company has performed all of the material obligations required to be performed
by it to date and is not in material default or breach of any term or provision
of any material contract, and no event has occurred that, with the giving of
notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute such default or
breach.
Section
6. Representations
and
Warranties of the Contributors. Each
Contributor represents and warrants to the Offerors as to himself (but not
as to
the other Contributors) as follows:
6.1. Securities
Law
Matters.
(a)
The
Contributors understand and acknowledge that none of the Capital Securities,
the
Debentures or the Guarantee have been registered under the Securities Act or
any
other applicable securities law, are being offered for sale by the Trust in
transactions not requiring registration under the Securities Act, and may not
be
offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred by the Contributors except
in
compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any
other
applicable securities laws, pursuant to an exemption therefrom or in a
transaction not subject thereto.
(b)
The
Contributors are purchasing the Capital Securities for their own account, for
investment, and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with,
any
distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act or other applicable
securities laws, subject to any requirement of law that the disposition of
their
property be at all times within their control and subject to their ability
to
resell such Capital Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act or under Rule 144A or any other exemption from
registration available under the Securities Act or any other applicable
securities law.
(c)
The
Contributors (a) have consulted with their own legal, regulatory, tax, business,
investment, financial and accounting advisers in connection herewith to the
extent they have deemed necessary, (b) have had a reasonable opportunity to
ask
questions of and receive answers from officers and representatives of the
Offerors concerning their respective financial condition and results of
operations and the purchase of the Capital Securities, and any such questions
have been answered to their satisfaction, (c) have had the opportunity to review
all publicly available records and filings concerning the Offerors and they
have
carefully reviewed such records and filings that they consider relevant to
making an investment decision, (d) have made their own investment decisions
based upon their own judgment, due diligence and advice from such advisers
as
they have deemed necessary and not upon any view expressed by the Offerors,
and
(e) are 21 years of age or over, are a bona-fide resident of the State of
California, and agree that, in the event of a change in address of any
Contributor’s principal residence, such Contributor will promptly notify
Company.
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(d)
Each
Contributor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of subparagraph
(a)(5) or (a)(6) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
(e)
The
Contributors agree that they shall not hold the Capital Securities for the
benefit of any other person and shall be the sole beneficial owner thereof
for
all purposes and that they shall not sell participation interests in the Capital
Securities or enter into any other arrangement pursuant to which any other
person shall be entitled to a beneficial interest in the distribution on the
Capital Securities. The Contributors understand and agree that any purported
transfer of the Capital Securities to a purchaser which would cause the
representations and warranties of Section 6.1(d) and this Section 6.1(e) to
be
inaccurate shall be null and void ab initio and the Offerors
retain the right to resell any Capital Securities sold to non-permitted
transferees.
6.2. Offerors’
Not Advisors.
The
Offerors are not acting as a fiduciary or financial or investment advisor for
the Contributors, and the Contributors are not relying (for purposes of making
any investment decision or otherwise) upon any advice, counsel or
representations (whether written or oral) of the Offerors.
6.3. Power
and
Authority. The
Contributors have full power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, to make the representations and warranties specified herein, and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein and they have full right and
power to subscribe for Capital Securities and perform their obligations pursuant
to this Agreement. The Contributors further represent and warrant
that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each
of
the Contributors. Each Contributor that is a trust represents and
warrants that the individual who is signing on behalf of such trust is the
duly
authorized trustee of such trust, with full power and authority to execute
this
Agreement and carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, that
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not conflict with any
provisions of such trust’s trust document, and that no approvals by any other
persons or entities (including, without limitation, any beneficiaries of such
trust) are necessary to enter into this Agreement or carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except those consents or approvals which have
already been obtained.
6.4. No
Consents or
Authorizations. No
filing
with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration,
qualification or decree of, any governmental body, agency or court having
jurisdiction over the Contributors, other than those that have been made or
obtained, is necessary or required for the performance by the Contributors
of
their obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein.
6.5. Reliance
on Representations
and Warranties. The
Contributors understand and acknowledge that the Company will rely upon the
truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments, representations, warranties
and agreements and agree that, if any of the acknowledgments, representations,
warranties or agreements deemed to have been made by them by their purchase
of
the Capital Securities are no longer accurate, they shall promptly notify the
Company.
6.6. No
Public
Market for Capital Securities. The
Contributors understand that no public market exists for any of the Capital
Securities, and that it is unlikely that a public market will ever exist for
the
Capital Securities.
Section
7. Covenants
of the
Offerors. The
Offerors covenant and agree with the Contributors as follows:
7.1. Compliance
with
Representations and Warranties. During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, the Offerors
shall use their best efforts and take all action necessary or appropriate to
cause their representations and warranties contained in Section 5 hereof to
be true as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, as if made on and as of the Closing
Date.
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7.2. Sale
and Registration of
Securities. The
Offerors and their Affiliates shall not nor shall any of them permit any person
acting on their behalf, to directly or indirectly (i) sell, offer for sale
or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security
(as
defined in the Securities Act) that would or could be integrated with the sale
of the Capital Securities in a manner that would require the registration under
the Securities Act of the Securities or (ii) make offers or sales of any
such Security, or solicit offers to buy any such Security, under circumstances
that would require the registration of any of such Securities under the
Securities Act.
7.3. Use
of
Proceeds. The
Trust
shall use the proceeds from the Spectrum Shares and the sale of the Capital
Securities and the Common Securities to purchase the Debentures from the
Company.
7.4. Investment
Company. The
Offerors shall not engage, or permit any Subsidiary to engage, in any activity
which would cause it or any Subsidiary to be an “investment company” under the
provisions of the Investment Company Act.
7.5. Solicitation
and
Advertising. In
connection with any offer or sale of any of the Securities, the Offerors shall
not, nor shall either of them permit any of their Affiliates or any person
acting on their behalf, to engage in any form of general solicitation or general
advertising (as defined in Regulation D).
7.6. Compliance
with
Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
So
long
as any of the Securities are outstanding and are “restricted securities” within
the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Offerors will,
during any period in which they are not subject to and in compliance with
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), or the Offerors are not exempt from such reporting requirements
pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act,
provide to each holder of such restricted securities and to each prospective
purchasers (as designated by such holder) of such restricted securities, upon
the request of such holder or prospective purchasers in connection with any
proposed transfer, any information required to be provided by
Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act, if applicable. This
covenant is intended to be for the benefit of the holders, and the prospective
purchasers designated by such holders, from time to time of such restricted
securities. The information provided by the Offerors pursuant to this
Section 7.6 will not, at the date thereof, contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
Section
8. Rights
and Responsibilities
of Contributors.
8.1. Reliance.
In
performing their duties under this Agreement, the Contributors shall be entitled
to rely upon any notice, signature or writing which they shall in good faith
believe to be genuine and to be signed or presented by a proper party or
parties. The Contributors may rely upon any opinions or certificates
or other documents delivered by the Offerors or their counsel or designees
to
the Contributors.
8.2. Redemption
of Capital
Securities; Federal Reserve Approval. Contributors
understand and acknowledge that any redemption of the Capital Securities by
the
Trust may be effected only with the prior approval of the Federal Reserve,
which
approval may be granted or denied in the sole discretion of the Federal
Reserve.
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Section
9. Miscellaneous.
9.1. Non-Disclosure. Except
as
required by applicable law, including without limitation securities laws and
regulations promulgated thereunder, the Offerors shall not, and will cause
their
advisors and representatives not to, issue any press release or other public
statement regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Operative Documents prior to or on the Closing Date. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the Offerors may (1) consult any tax advisor
regarding U.S. federal income tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction
contemplated under this Agreement and the Operative Documents and
(2) disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the
U.S. Federal income tax structure (in each case, within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation § 1.6011-4) of the transaction contemplated under this Agreement and
the Operative Documents and all materials of any kind (including opinions or
other tax analyses) that are provided to you relating to such tax treatment
and
tax structure. For this purpose, “tax structure” is limited to any
facts relevant to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the transaction
and
does not include information relating to identity of the parties.
9.2. Notices. Prior
to
the Closing, and thereafter with respect to matters pertaining to this Agreement
only, all notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder
shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail, telecopier,
electronic mail or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day
delivery:
if to the Contributors, to: | |
Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
00000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
E-Mail: xxx@xxx.xxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
|
|
Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
0000
Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
|
|
Xx.
Xxxx X. and Xxx. Xxxxx X. Xx Xxxx
0000
Xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
E-Mail : XxxxXxxxx@xxx.xxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
|
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with a copy to: | |
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, A Professional Corporation
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
E-Mail: Xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
|
|
if to the Offerors, to: | |
0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxx
|
|
with a copy to: | |
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
All
such
notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) at
the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered, (ii) five business
days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed,
(iii) the next business day after being telecopied, (iv) at the time
delivered, if sent with a request for confirmation of receipt, or (v) the
next business day after timely delivery to a courier, if sent by overnight
air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery. From and after the Closing,
the foregoing notice provisions shall be superseded by any notice provisions
of
the Operative Documents under which notice is given. The
Contributors, the Offerors, and their respective counsel, may change their
respective notice addresses from time to time by written notice to all of the
foregoing persons.
9.3. Parties
in Interest,
Successors and Assigns. Except
as
expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is made solely for the benefit of
the
Contributors and the Offerors and any person controlling the Contributors or
the
Offerors and their respective successors and assigns; and no other person shall
acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and
assigns of each of the parties.
9.4. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
9.5. Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
9.6. Governing
Law. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL
LAWS (AND NOT THE LAWS PERTAINING TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS) OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA.
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9.7. Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement, together with the Operative Documents and the other documents
delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
is
intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended
to
be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of
the
parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and
therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and
therein. This Agreement, together with the Operative Documents and
the other documents delivered in connection with the transaction contemplated
by
this Agreement, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between
the
parties with respect to such subject matter.
9.8. Severability. In
the
event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the
application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and
enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining
provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected, it being
intended that all of the Contributors’ rights and privileges shall be
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
9.9. Survival.
The
Contributors and the Offerors, respectively, agree that the representations,
warranties and agreements made by each of them in this Agreement and in any
certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall remain in full
force and effect and shall survive the delivery of, and payment for, the Capital
Securities.
Signatures
appear on the following page
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has
been entered into as of the date first written above.
Very truly yours, | |
BELVEDERE SOCAL | |
By:____________________________________ | |
Name:__________________________________ | |
Title:___________________________________ | |
BELVEDERE SOCAL STATUTORY TRUST I | |
By:____________________________________ | |
Name:__________________________________ | |
Title: Administrator | |
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX | |
_______________________________________ | |
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX | |
_______________________________________ | |
XXXXXXX FAMILY TRUST | |
By:____________________________________ | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Title: Trustee | |
THE
DE XXXX FAMILY TRUST
|
|
By:____________________________________ | |
Name: Xxxx X. XxXxxx | |
Title: Trustee | |
By:____________________________________ | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title: Trustee |
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EXHIBIT
A
NAME
OF
CONTRIBUTOR
|
VALUE
OF CAPITAL
SECURITIES
TO BE
RECEIVED
BY
CONTRIBUTORS
|
NUMBER
OF
SPECTRUM
SHARES
TO
BE DELIVERED
TO
COMPANY
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
$2,052,588
|
44,485
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
$8,403,024
|
182,115
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Ttee, GFT
|
$3,515,574
|
76,191
|
Xxxx
X. & Xxxxx X. XxXxxx, Ttees, DSFT
|
$1,028,815
|
22,297
|
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