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EXHIBIT 2.2
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as
of August 12, 1997, by and between Capital Bancorp, a Florida corporation
("Issuer"), and Union Planters Corporation, a Tennessee corporation ("Grantee").
WHEREAS, Grantee and Issuer have entered into that certain Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of August 12, 1997 (the "Merger Agreement"), providing
for, among other things, the merger of a wholly owned Subsidiary of Grantee with
and into Issuer, with Issuer as the surviving entity; and
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Grantee's execution of the Merger
Agreement, Grantee has required that Issuer agree, and Issuer has agreed, to
grant Grantee the Option (as defined below);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Merger
Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Issuer and Grantee agree as
follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms which are used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.
2. GRANT OF OPTION. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
Issuer hereby grants to Grantee an irrevocable option (the "Option") to purchase
up to 1,510,500 shares (as adjusted as set forth herein, the "Option Shares,"
which shall include the Option Shares before and after any transfer of such
Option Shares) of common stock, $1.00 par value per share ("Issuer Common
Stock"), of Issuer at a purchase price per Option Share (subject to adjustment
as set forth herein, the "Purchase Price") equal to $40.50; provided, however,
that in no event shall the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock for which
this Option is exercisable exceed 19.9% of the Issuer's issued and outstanding
shares of Issuer Common Stock without giving effect to any shares subject to or
issued pursuant to the Option.
3. EXERCISE OF OPTION.
(a) Provided that (i) Grantee or Holder (as hereinafter defined), as
applicable, shall not be in material breach of its agreements or covenants
contained in this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, and (ii) no preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order against the delivery of shares covered by
the Option issued by any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States
shall be in effect, Holder may exercise the Option, in whole or in part, at any
time and from time to time following the occurrence of a Purchase Event and
prior to the termination of the Option. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, this Option shall be of no force and effect until the earlier
to occur of (i) expiration of the termination right set forth in Section 10.1(f)
of the Merger Agreement without prior exercise of such right by Grantee and (ii)
delivery by Grantee of written notice to Issuer to the effect that Grantee has
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terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(f). The Option shall
terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the earliest to occur of
(A) the Effective Time, (B) termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance
with the terms thereof prior to the occurrence of a Purchase Event or a
Preliminary Purchase Event (other than a termination of the Merger Agreement by
Grantee pursuant to (i) Section 10.1(b) thereof (but only if such termination
was a result of a willful breach by Issuer) or (ii) Section 10.1(c) thereof
(each a "Default Termination")), (C) 12 months after a Default Termination, and
(D) 12 months after any termination of the Merger Agreement following the
occurrence of a Purchase Event or a Preliminary Purchase Event. Any purchase of
shares upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to compliance with
applicable law, including, without limitation, the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956, as amended (the "BHC Act"). The term "Holder" shall mean the holder or
holders of the Option from time to time, and which initially is the Grantee. The
rights set forth in Section 8 shall terminate when the right to exercise the
Option terminates (other than as a result of a complete exercise of the Option)
as set forth herein.
(b) As used herein, a "Purchase Event" means any of the following
events subsequent to the date of this Agreement:
(i) without Grantee's prior written consent, Issuer shall have
authorized, recommended, publicly proposed or publicly announced an
intention to authorize, recommend or propose, or entered into an agreement
with any person (other than Grantee or any Subsidiary of Grantee) to effect
an Acquisition Transaction (as defined below). As used herein, the term
Acquisition Transaction shall mean (A) a merger, consolidation or similar
transaction involving Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (other than
transactions solely between Issuer's Subsidiaries and transactions
involving Issuer or any Subsidiary in which the voting securities of Issuer
outstanding immediately prior thereto continue to represent (by either
remaining outstanding or being converted into securities of the surviving
entity or the parent thereof) at least 60% of the combined voting power of
the voting securities of the Issuer or the surviving entity or the parent
thereof outstanding immediately after the consummation of the transaction),
(B) except as permitted pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Merger Agreement,
the disposition, by sale, lease, exchange or otherwise, of Assets of Issuer
or any of its Subsidiaries representing in either case 25% or more of the
consolidated assets of Issuer and its Subsidiaries, or (C) the issuance,
sale or other disposition of (including by way of merger, consolidation,
share exchange or any similar transaction) securities representing 25% or
more of the voting power of Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (any of the
foregoing, an "Acquisition Transaction"); or
(ii) any person (other than Grantee, any Subsidiary of Grantee or
the group consisting of Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx and Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx (the "Family"), provided that no member of the Family increases
his or her beneficial ownership of outstanding Issuer Common Stock (other
than as a result of exercise of options outstanding as of the date hereof)
such that the aggregate beneficial ownership of the Family as of the date
hereof increases by more than 1%) shall have acquired beneficial ownership
(as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), of or the right to
acquire beneficial ownership of, or any
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"group" (as such term is defined under the Exchange Act), other than a
group of which Grantee or any of its Subsidiaries of Grantee is a member,
shall have been formed which beneficially owns or has the right to acquire
beneficial ownership of, 25% or more of the then-outstanding shares of
Issuer Common Stock.
(c) As used herein, a "Preliminary Purchase Event" means any of the
following events:
(i) any person (other than Grantee or any Subsidiary of Grantee)
shall have commenced (as such term is defined in Rule 14d-2 under the
Exchange Act), or shall have filed a registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") with respect to,
a tender offer or exchange offer to purchase any shares of Issuer Common
Stock such that, upon consummation of such offer, such person would own or
control 25% or more of the then-outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock
(such an offer being referred to herein as a "Tender Offer" or an "Exchange
Offer," respectively); or
(ii) the holders of Issuer Common Stock shall not have approved the
Merger Agreement at the meeting of such shareholders held for the purpose
of voting on the Merger Agreement, such meeting shall not have been held or
shall have been canceled prior to termination of the Merger Agreement, or
Issuer's Board of Directors shall have withdrawn or modified in a manner
adverse to Grantee the recommendation of Issuer's Board of Directors with
respect to the Merger Agreement, in each case after it shall have been
publicly announced that any person (other than Grantee or any Subsidiary of
Grantee) shall have (A) made a proposal to engage in an Acquisition
Transaction, (B) commenced a Tender Offer or filed a registration statement
under the Securities Act with respect to an Exchange Offer, or (C) filed an
application (or given a notice), whether in draft or final form, under any
federal or state statute or regulation (including a notice filed under the
HSR Act and an application or notice filed under the BHC Act, the Bank
Merger Act, or the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978) seeking the Consent
to an Acquisition Transaction from any federal or state governmental or
regulatory authority or agency.
As used in this Agreement, "person" shall have the meaning specified in Sections
3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
(d) In the event Holder wishes to exercise the Option, it shall send to
Issuer a written notice (the date of which being herein referred to as the
"Notice Date") specifying (i) the total number of Option Shares it intends to
purchase pursuant to such exercise and (ii) a place and date not earlier than
three business days nor later than 15 business days from the Notice Date for the
closing (the "Closing") of such purchase (the "Closing Date"). If prior Consent
of any governmental or regulatory agency or authority is required in connection
with such purchase, Issuer shall cooperate with Holder in the filing of the
required notice or application for such Consent and the obtaining of such
Consent and the Closing shall occur immediately following receipt of such
Consents (and expiration of any mandatory waiting periods).
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(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, in no event shall:
(i) Holder's (taking into account all other Holders) Total Profit
(as defined below) exceed $18.0 million and, if it otherwise would exceed
such amount, Holder, at its sole election, shall either (A) reduce the
number of shares of Issuer Common Stock subject to the Option, (B) deliver
to Issuer for cancellation without consideration Option Shares previously
purchased by Holder, (C) pay cash to Issuer, or (D) any combination of the
foregoing, so that Holder's actually realized Total Profit (together with
the Total Profit realized by all other Holders) shall not exceed $18.0
million after taking into account the foregoing actions; and
(ii) the Option be exercised for a number of shares of Issuer Common
Stock as would, as of the date of exercise, result in Holder's (taking into
account all other Holders) Notional Total Profit (as defined below) of more
than $18.0 million; provided, that nothing in this clause (ii) shall
restrict any exercise of the Option permitted hereby on any subsequent
date.
As used in this Agreement, the term "Total Profit" shall mean the aggregate sum
(prior to the payment of taxes) of the following: (i) the amount received by
Holder pursuant to Issuer's repurchase of the Option (or any portion thereof)
pursuant to Section 8; (ii) (x) the amount received by Holder pursuant to
Issuer's repurchase of Option Shares pursuant to Section 8, less (y) Holder's
purchase price for such Option Shares; (iii) (x) the net cash amounts received
by Holder pursuant to the sale of Option Shares (or any other securities into
which such Option Shares shall be converted or exchanged) to any unaffiliated
person, less (y) Holder's purchase price of such Option Shares; and (iv) any
amounts received by Grantee on the transfer of the Option (or any portion
thereof) to any unaffiliated person.
As used in this Agreement, the term "Notional Total Profit" with respect to any
number of shares of Issuer Common Stock as to which Holder may propose to
exercise the Option shall be the Total Profit determined as of the date of such
proposed exercise, assuming that the Option were exercised on such date for such
number of shares and assuming that such shares, together with all other Option
Shares held by Holder and its affiliates as of such date, were sold for cash at
the closing sale price per share of Issuer Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market (or, if Issuer Common Stock is not then quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market, the highest bid price per share as quoted on the principal
trading market or securities exchange on which such shares are traded as
reported by a recognized source chosen by Holder) as of the close of business on
the preceding trading day (less customary brokerage commissions).
The provisions of this Section 3(e) shall apply to any Substitute
Option (as defined below).
(f) Grantee agrees, promptly following any exercise of all or any
portion of the Option, and subject to its rights under Section 8, to use
commercially reasonable efforts promptly to maximize the value of Option Shares
purchased, taking into account market conditions, the
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number of Option Shares, the potential negative impact of substantial sales on
the market price for Issuer Common Stock, and availability of an effective
registration statement to permit public sale of Option Shares.
4. PAYMENT AND DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES.
(a) On each Closing Date, Holder shall (i) pay to Issuer, in
immediately available funds by wire transfer to a bank account designated by
Issuer, an amount equal to the Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Option
Shares to be purchased on such Closing Date, and (ii) present and surrender this
Agreement to the Issuer at the address of the Issuer specified in Section 13(f)
hereof.
(b) At each Closing, simultaneously with the delivery of immediately
available funds and surrender of this Agreement as provided in Section 4(a), (i)
Issuer shall deliver to Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing
the Option Shares to be purchased at such Closing, which Option Shares shall be
free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind
whatsoever and subject to no pre-emptive rights, and (B) if the Option is
exercised in part only, an executed new agreement with the same terms as this
Agreement evidencing the right to purchase the balance of the shares of Issuer
Common Stock purchasable hereunder, and (ii) Holder shall deliver to Issuer a
letter agreeing that Holder shall not offer to sell or otherwise dispose of such
Option Shares in violation of applicable federal and state law or of the
provisions of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to any other legend that is required by applicable law,
certificates for the Option Shares delivered at each Closing shall be endorsed
with a restrictive legend which shall read substantially as follows:
THE TRANSFER OF THE STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS ARISING UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 12,
1997. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE HOLDER HEREOF
WITHOUT CHARGE UPON RECEIPT BY THE ISSUER OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR.
It is understood and agreed that: (i) the references in the above legend to
resale restrictions of the Securities Act shall be removed by delivery of
substitute certificate(s) without such reference if Holder shall have delivered
to Issuer a copy of a letter from the staff of the SEC, or an opinion of counsel
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Issuer and its counsel, to the
effect that such legend is not required for purposes of the Securities Act; (ii)
the references in the above legend to the provisions of this Agreement shall be
removed by delivery of substitute certificate(s) without such reference if the
shares have been sold or transferred in compliance with the provisions of this
Agreement and under circumstances that do not require the retention of such
reference; and (iii) the legend shall be removed in its entirety if the
conditions in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) are both satisfied.
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5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ISSUER. Issuer hereby represents and
warrants to Grantee as follows:
(a) Issuer has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and, subject to any approvals referred to herein, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of Issuer. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Issuer.
(b) Issuer has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and
reserve and to permit it to issue, and, at all times from the date hereof
until the obligation to deliver Issuer Common Stock upon the exercise of
the Option terminates, will have reserved for issuance, upon exercise of
the Option, the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock necessary for
Holder to exercise the Option, and Issuer will take all necessary corporate
action to authorize and reserve for issuance all additional shares of
Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issued pursuant to
Section 7 upon exercise of the Option. The shares of Issuer Common Stock to
be issued upon due exercise of the Option, including all additional shares
of Issuer Common Stock or other securities which may be issuable pursuant
to Section 7, upon issuance pursuant hereto, shall be duly and validly
issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, and shall be delivered free and
clear of all liens, claims, charges, and encumbrances of any kind or nature
whatsoever, including any preemptive rights of any shareholder of Issuer.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GRANTEE. Grantee hereby represents and
warrants to Issuer that:
(a) Grantee has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and, subject to any approvals or consents referred to
herein, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Grantee. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Grantee.
(b) This Option is not being, and any Option Shares or other securities
acquired by Grantee upon exercise of the Option will not be, acquired with
a view to the public distribution thereof and will not be transferred or
otherwise disposed of except in a transaction registered or exempt from
registration under the Securities Laws.
7. ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, ETC.
(a) In the event of any change in Issuer Common Stock by reason of a
stock dividend, stock split, split-up, recapitalization, combination, exchange
of shares or similar transaction, the type and number of shares or securities
subject to the Option, and the Purchase
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Price therefor, shall be adjusted appropriately, and proper provision shall be
made in the agreements governing such transaction, if any, so that Holder shall
receive, upon exercise of the Option, the number and class of shares or other
securities or property that Holder would have received in respect of Issuer
Common Stock if the Option had been exercised immediately prior to such event,
or the record date therefor, as applicable. If any additional shares of Issuer
Common Stock are issued after the date of this Agreement (other than pursuant to
an event described in the first sentence of this Section 7(a) or pursuant to
this Option), the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock subject to the Option
shall be adjusted so that, after such issuance, it, together with any shares of
Issuer Common Stock previously issued pursuant hereto, equals 19.9% of the
number of shares of Issuer Common Stock then issued and outstanding, without
giving effect to any shares subject to or issued pursuant to the Option.
(b) In the event that Issuer shall enter in an agreement: (i) to
consolidate with or merge into any person, other than Grantee or one of its
Subsidiaries, and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation of such
consolidation or merger; (ii) to permit any person, other than Grantee or one of
its Subsidiaries, to merge into Issuer and Issuer shall be the continuing or
surviving corporation, but, in connection with such merger, the then outstanding
shares of Issuer Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for stock or
other securities of Issuer or any other person or cash or any other property or
the outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock immediately prior to such merger
shall after such merger represent less than 50% of the outstanding shares and
share equivalents of the merged company; or (iii) to sell or otherwise transfer
all or substantially all of its Assets to any person, other than Grantee or one
of its Subsidiaries, then, and in each such case, the agreement governing such
transaction shall make proper provisions so that the Option shall, upon the
consummation of any such transaction and upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein, be converted into, or exchanged for, an option (the "Substitute
Option"), at the election of Grantee, of either (x) the Acquiring Corporation
(as defined below) or (y) any person that controls the Acquiring Corporation (in
each case, such person being referred to as the "Substitute Option Issuer").
(c) The Substitute Option shall have the same terms as the Option,
provided that, if the terms of the Substitute Option cannot, for legal reasons,
be the same as the Option, such terms shall be as similar as possible and in no
event less advantageous to Grantee. The Substitute Option Issuer shall also
enter into an agreement with the then-holder or holders of the Substitute Option
in substantially the same form as this Agreement, which shall be applicable to
the Substitute Option.
(d) The Substitute Option shall be exercisable for such number of
shares of the Substitute Common Stock (as hereinafter defined) as is equal to
the Assigned Value (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by the number of shares
of the Issuer Common Stock for which the Option was theretofore exercisable,
divided by the Average Price (as hereinafter defined). The exercise price of the
Substitute Option per share of the Substitute Common Stock (the "Substitute
Purchase Price") shall then be equal to the Purchase Price multiplied by a
fraction in which the numerator is the number of shares of the Issuer Common
Stock for which the Option was theretofore exercisable and the denominator is
the number of shares for which the Substitute Option is exercisable.
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(e) The following terms have the meanings indicated:
(i) "Acquiring Corporation" shall mean (x) the continuing or
surviving corporation of a consolidation or merger with Issuer (if other
than Issuer), (y) Issuer in a merger in which Issuer is the continuing or
surviving person, and (z) the transferee of all or any substantial part of
the Issuer's assets (or the assets of its Subsidiaries).
(ii) "Substitute Common Stock" shall mean the common stock issued by
the Substitute Option Issuer upon exercise of the Substitute Option.
(iii) "Assigned Value" shall mean the highest of (x) the price per
share of the Issuer Common Stock at which a Tender Offer or Exchange Offer
therefor has been made by any person (other than Grantee), (y) the price
per share of the Issuer Common Stock to be paid by any person (other than
the Grantee) pursuant to an agreement with Issuer, and (z) the highest
closing sales price per share of Issuer Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market (or if Issuer Common Stock is not quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market, the highest bid price per share on any day as quoted on
the principal trading market or securities exchange on which such shares
are traded as reported by a recognized source chosen by Grantee) within the
six-month period immediately preceding the agreement; provided, that in the
event of a sale of less than all of Issuer's assets, the Assigned Value
shall be the sum of the price paid in such sale for such assets and the
current market value of the remaining assets of Issuer as determined by a
nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by Grantee (or by a
majority in interest of the Grantees if there shall be more than one
Grantee (a "Grantee Majority")) and reasonably acceptable to Issuer,
divided by the number of shares of the Issuer Common Stock outstanding at
the time of such sale. In the event that an exchange offer is made for the
Issuer Common Stock or an agreement is entered into for a merger or
consolidation involving consideration other than cash, the value of the
securities or other property issuable or deliverable in exchange for the
Issuer Common Stock shall be determined by a nationally recognized
investment banking firm selected by Grantee and reasonably acceptable to
Issuer (or if applicable, Acquiring Corporation). (If there shall be more
than one Grantee, any such selection shall be made by a Grantee Majority.)
(iv) "Average Price" shall mean the average closing price of a share
of the Substitute Common Stock for the one year immediately preceding the
consolidation, merger or sale in question, but in no event higher than the
closing price of the shares of the Substitute Common Stock on the day
preceding such consolidation, merger or sale; provided that if Issuer is
the issuer of the Substitute Option, the Average Price shall be computed
with respect to a share of common stock issued by Issuer, the person
merging into Issuer or by any company which controls or is controlled by
such merger person, as Grantee may elect.
(f) In no event pursuant to any of the foregoing paragraphs shall the
Substitute Option be exercisable for more than 19.9% of the aggregate of the
shares of the Substitute
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Common Stock outstanding prior to exercise of the Substitute Option. In the
event that the Substitute Option would be exercisable for more than 19.9% of the
aggregate of the shares of Substitute Common Stock but for this clause (f), the
Substitute Option Issuer shall make a cash payment to Grantee equal to the
excess of (i) the value of the Substitute Option without giving effect to the
limitation in this clause (f) over (ii) the value of the Substitute Option after
giving effect to the limitation in this clause (f). This difference in value
shall be determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected
by Grantee (or a Grantee Majority) and reasonably acceptable to the Acquiring
Corporation.
(g) Issuer shall not enter into any transaction described in subsection
(b) of this Section 7 unless the Acquiring Corporation and any person that
controls the Acquiring Corporation assume in writing all the obligations of
Issuer hereunder and take all other actions that may be necessary so that the
provisions of this Section 7 are given full force and effect (including, without
limitation, any action that may be necessary so that the shares of Substitute
Common Stock are in no way distinguishable from or have lesser economic value
than other shares of common stock issued by the Substitute Option Issuer).
(h) The provisions of Sections 8, 9, 10 and 11 shall apply, with
appropriate adjustments, to any securities for which the Option becomes
exercisable pursuant to this Section 7 and, as applicable, references in such
sections to "Issuer," "Option," "Purchase Price" and "Issuer Common Stock" shall
be deemed to be references to "Substitute Option Issuer," "Substitute Option,"
"Substitute Purchase Price" and "Substitute Common Stock," respectively.
8. REPURCHASE AT THE OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) Subject to Section 3(e) and to the last sentence of Section 3(a),
at the request of Holder at any time commencing upon the first occurrence of a
Repurchase Event (as defined in Section 8(d)) and ending 12 months immediately
thereafter, Issuer shall repurchase from Holder the Option and all shares of
Issuer Common Stock purchased by Holder pursuant hereto with respect to which
Holder then has beneficial ownership. The date on which Holder exercises its
rights under this Section 8 is referred to as the "Request Date." Such
repurchase shall be at an aggregate price (the "Section 8 Repurchase
Consideration") equal to the sum of:
(i) the aggregate Purchase Price paid by Holder for any shares of
Issuer Common Stock acquired by Holder pursuant to the Option with respect
to which Holder then has beneficial ownership;
(ii) the excess, if any, of (x) the Applicable Price (as defined
below) for each share of Issuer Common Stock over (y) the Purchase Price
(subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7), multiplied by the number of
shares of Issuer Common Stock with respect to which the Option has not been
exercised; and
(iii) the excess, if any, of the Applicable Price over the Purchase
Price (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7) paid (or, in the case
of Option Shares with respect to which the Option has been exercised but
the Closing Date has not occurred, payable) by
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Holder for each share of Issuer Common Stock with respect to which the
Option has been exercised and with respect to which Holder then has
beneficial ownership, multiplied by the number of such shares.
(b) If Holder exercises its rights under this Section 8, Issuer shall,
within ten business days after the Request Date, pay the Section 8 Repurchase
Consideration to Holder in immediately available funds, and contemporaneously
with such payment Holder shall surrender to Issuer the Option and the
certificates evidencing the shares of Issuer Common Stock purchased thereunder
with respect to which Holder then has beneficial ownership, and Holder shall
warrant that it has sole record and beneficial ownership of such shares and that
the same are then free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances
of any kind whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that prior
notification to or Consent of any governmental or regulatory agency or authority
is required in connection with the payment of all or any portion of the Section
8 Repurchase Consideration, Holder shall have the ongoing option to revoke its
request for repurchase pursuant to Section 8, in whole or in part, or to require
that Issuer deliver from time to time that portion of the Section 8 Repurchase
Consideration that it is not then so prohibited from paying and promptly file
the required notice or application for Consent and expeditiously process the
same (and each party shall cooperate with the other in the filing of any such
notice or application and the obtaining of any such Consent). If any
governmental or regulatory agency or authority disapproves of any part of
Issuer's proposed repurchase pursuant to this Section 8, Issuer shall promptly
give notice of such fact to Holder. If any governmental or regulatory agency or
authority prohibits the repurchase in part but not in whole, then Holder shall
have the right (i) to revoke the repurchase request or (ii) to the extent
permitted by such agency or authority, determine whether the repurchase should
apply to the Option and/or Option Shares and to what extent to each, and Holder
shall thereupon have the right to exercise the Option as to the number of Option
Shares for which the Option was exercisable at the Request Date less the sum of
the number of shares covered by the Option in respect of which payment has been
made pursuant to Section 8(a)(ii) and the number of shares covered by the
portion of the Option (if any) that has been repurchased. Holder shall notify
Issuer of its determination under the preceding sentence within five business
days of receipt of notice of disapproval of the repurchase.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all of Holder's
rights under this Section 8 shall terminate on the date of termination of this
Option pursuant to Section 3(a).
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the "Applicable Price" means the
highest of (i) the highest price per share of Issuer Common Stock paid for any
such share by the person or groups described in Section 8(d)(i), (ii) the price
per share of Issuer Common Stock received by holders of Issuer Common Stock in
connection with any merger or other business combination transaction described
in Section 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii), or (iii) the highest closing sales
price per share of Issuer Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq National Market (or
if Issuer Common Stock is not quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, the highest
bid price per share as quoted on the principal trading market or securities
exchange on which such shares are traded as reported by a recognized source
chosen by Holder) during the 60 business days preceding the Request Date;
provided, however, that in the event of a sale of less than all of Issuer's
Assets, the Applicable Price shall be the sum of the price paid in such sale for
such assets and the current market value of
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the remaining assets of Issuer as determined by an independent nationally
recognized investment banking firm selected by Holder and reasonably acceptable
to Issuer (which determination shall be conclusive for all purposes of this
Agreement), divided by the number of shares of the Issuer Common Stock
outstanding at the time of such sale. If the consideration to be offered, paid
or received pursuant to either of the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall be
other than in cash, the value of such consideration shall be determined in good
faith by an independent nationally recognized investment banking firm selected
by Holder and reasonably acceptable to Issuer, which determination shall be
conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.
(d) As used herein, a "Repurchase Event" shall occur if (i) any person
(other than Grantee or any subsidiary of Grantee shall have acquired beneficial
ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act), or the right to acquire beneficial ownership, or any "group" (as such term
is defined under the Exchange Act) shall have been formed which beneficially
owns or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the
then-outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock, or (ii) any of the transactions
described in Section 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(iii) shall be consummated.
(e) In connection with the application of the provisions of this
Section 8, Grantee acknowledges (i) that Issuer's ability to fund the Section 8
Repurchase Consideration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8 may
be dependent upon the payment by Issuer's Subsidiaries of a capital distribution
or distributions ("Capital Distribution") to Issuer and that any such Capital
Distribution will be subject to the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board
and the principal federal and state regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over
Issuer's Subsidiary banks, and (ii) that, unless there has been an agreement of
the type described in Section 7(b), Issuer's obligations under this Section 8 do
not impose on Issuer an obligation to otherwise finance the payment of the
Section 8 Repurchase Consideration through the incurrence of indebtedness or the
issuance of capital instruments or securities by Issuer in either case
sufficient in amount to satisfy the payment of the Section 8 Repurchase
Consideration. Accordingly, Issuer shall not be deemed to be in breach of this
Section 8 if, after making its best efforts to obtain regulatory authorization
for a Capital Distribution required to pay the Section 8 Repurchase
Consideration, it is unable to do so.
9. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
(a) Issuer shall, subject to the conditions of subparagraph (c) below,
if requested by any Holder, including Grantee and any permitted transferee
("Selling Holder"), as expeditiously as possible prepare and file a registration
statement under the Securities Laws if necessary in order to permit the sale or
other disposition of any or all shares of Issuer Common Stock or other
securities that have been acquired by or are issuable to Selling Holder upon
exercise of the Option in accordance with the intended method of sale or other
disposition stated by Holder in such request (it being understood and agreed
that any such sale or other disposition shall be effected on a widely
distributed basis so that, upon consummation thereof, no purchaser or transferee
shall beneficially own more than 2% of the shares of Issuer Common Stock then
outstanding), including, without limitation, a "shelf" registration statement
under Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor provision, and Issuer
shall use its best efforts to qualify such shares or other
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securities for sale under any applicable state securities laws. Each such Holder
shall provide all information reasonably requested by Issuer for inclusion in
any registration statement to be filed hereunder.
(b) If Issuer at any time after the exercise of the Option, but prior
to the termination of the Option, proposes to register any shares of Issuer
Common Stock under the Securities Laws in connection with an underwritten public
offering of such Issuer Common Stock, Issuer will promptly give written notice
to Holder of its intention to do so and, upon the written request of Holder
given within 30 days after receipt of any such notice (which request shall
specify the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock intended to be included in
such underwritten public offering by Selling Holder), Issuer will use all
reasonable efforts to cause all such shares, the holders of which shall have
requested participation in such registration, to be so registered and included
in such underwritten public offering; provided, that Issuer may elect to not
cause any such shares to be so registered (i) if the underwriters in good faith
determine that the inclusion of such shares would interfere with the successful
marketing of the shares of Issuer Common Stock for the account of Issuer, or
(ii) in the case of a registration solely to implement a dividend reinvestment
or similar plan, an employee benefit plan or a registration filed on Form S-4 or
any successor form, or a registration filed on a form which does not permit
registrations of resales; provided, further, that such election pursuant to
clause (i) may only be made once. If some but not all the shares of Issuer
Common Stock, with respect to which Issuer shall have received requests for
registration pursuant to this subparagraph (b), shall be excluded from such
registration, Issuer shall make appropriate allocation of shares to be
registered among Selling Holders and any other person (other than Issuer or any
person exercising demand registration rights in connection with such
registration) who or which is permitted to register their shares of Issuer
Common Stock in connection with such registration pro rata in the proportion
that the number of shares requested to be registered by each Selling Holder
bears to the total number of shares requested to be registered by all persons
then desiring to have Issuer Common Stock registered for sale (other than Issuer
or any person exercising demand registration rights in connection with such
registration).
(c) Issuer shall use all reasonable efforts to cause the registration
statement referred to in subparagraph (a) above to become effective and to
obtain all consents or waivers of other parties which are required therefor and
to keep such registration statement effective, provided, that Issuer may delay
any registration of Option Shares required pursuant to subparagraph (a) above
for a period not exceeding 90 days provided Issuer shall in good faith determine
that any such registration would adversely affect an offering or contemplated
offering of other securities by Issuer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, Issuer shall not be required to register Option Shares under
the Securities Laws pursuant to subparagraph (a) above:
(i) prior to the occurrence of a Purchase Event and following
the termination of the Option;
(ii) more than once;
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(iii) within 90 days after the effective date of a registration
referred to in subparagraph (b) above pursuant to which the Selling Holders
concerned were afforded the opportunity to register such shares under the
Securities Laws and such shares were registered as requested; and
(iv) unless a request therefor is made to Issuer by Selling Holders
holding at least 25% or more of the aggregate number of Option Shares then
outstanding or the right to acquire at least 25% of the Option Shares.
In addition to the foregoing, Issuer shall not be required to
maintain the effectiveness of any registration statement after the expiration of
120 days from the effective date of such registration statement. Issuer shall
use all reasonable efforts to make any filings, and take all steps, under all
applicable state securities laws to the extent necessary to permit the sale or
other disposition of the Option Shares so registered in accordance with the
intended method of distribution for such shares, provided, that Issuer shall not
be required to consent to general jurisdiction or qualify to do business in any
state where it is not otherwise required to so consent to such jurisdiction or
to so qualify to do business.
(d) Except where applicable state law prohibits such payments, Issuer
will pay all expenses (including without limitation registration fees,
qualification fees, blue sky fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses
of Issuer's counsel), accounting expenses, printing expenses, expenses of
underwriters, excluding discounts and commissions but including liability
insurance if Issuer so desires or the underwriters so require, and the
reasonable fees and expenses of any necessary special experts) in connection
with each registration pursuant to subparagraph (a) or (b) above (including the
related offerings and sales by Selling Holders) and all other qualifications,
notifications or exemptions pursuant to subparagraph (a) or (b) above.
Underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Option Shares and any other
expenses incurred by such Selling Holders in connection with any such
registration (including expenses of Selling Holders' counsel) shall be borne by
such Selling Holders.
(e) In connection with any registration under subparagraph (a) or (b)
above Issuer hereby agrees to indemnify the Selling Holders, and each
underwriter thereof, including each person, if any, who controls such holder or
underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all
expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by any untrue statement
of a material fact contained in any registration statement or prospectus
(including any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus,
or caused by any omission to state therein 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, except insofar as such
expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities of such indemnified party are
caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or any omission or
alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with, information
furnished in writing to Issuer by such indemnified party expressly for use
therein, and Issuer and each officer, director and controlling person of Issuer
shall be indemnified by such Selling Holder, or by such underwriter, as the case
may be, for all such expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by
any untrue, or alleged untrue,
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statement or omission made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information
furnished in writing to Issuer by such holder or such underwriter, as the case
may be, expressly for such use.
Promptly upon receipt by a party indemnified under this
subparagraph (e) of notice of the commencement of any action against such
indemnified party in respect of which indemnity or reimbursement may be sought
against any indemnifying party under this subparagraph (e), such indemnified
party shall notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of such
action, but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it
of any liability which it may otherwise have to any indemnified party under this
subparagraph (e), except to the extent such failure to notify materially
prejudices the indemnifying party. In case notice of commencement of any such
action shall be given to the indemnifying party as above provided, the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it may
wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume
the defense of such action at its own expense, with counsel chosen by it and
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party. The indemnified party shall
have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in
the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel (other than
reasonable costs of investigation) shall be paid by the indemnified party unless
(i) the indemnifying party either agrees to pay the same, (ii) the indemnifying
party falls to assume the defense of such action with counsel satisfactory to
the indemnified party, or (iii) the indemnified party has been advised by
counsel that one or more legal defenses may be available to the indemnifying
party that may be contrary to the interest of the indemnified party, in which
case the indemnifying party shall be entitled to assume the defense of such
action notwithstanding its obligation to bear fees and expenses of such counsel;
provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the
expenses of more than one firm of counsel for all indemnified parties in any
jurisdiction. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement entered
into without its consent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld.
If the indemnification provided for in this subparagraph (e) is
unavailable to a party otherwise entitled to be indemnified in respect of any
expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to herein, then the
indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such party otherwise entitled to be
indemnified, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such party to be
indemnified as a result of such expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by Issuer, all Selling Holders and the underwriters from the offering of the
securities and also the relative fault of Issuer, all Selling Holders and the
underwriters in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result of the expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to
above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably
incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action
or claim; provided, that in no case shall any Selling Holder be responsible, in
the aggregate, for any amount in excess of the net offering proceeds
attributable to its Option Shares included in the offering. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Any obligation by any holder to
indemnify shall be several and not joint with other holders.
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In connection with any registration pursuant to subparagraph (a)
or (b) above, Issuer and each Selling Holder (other than Grantee) shall enter
into an agreement containing the indemnification provisions of this subparagraph
(e).
(f) Issuer shall use its best efforts to comply with all reporting
requirements and will do all such other things as may be necessary to permit the
expeditious sale at any time of any Option Shares by Holder in accordance with
and to the extent permitted by any rule or regulation promulgated by the SEC
from time to time, including, without limitation, Rules 144 and 144A.
(g) Issuer will pay all stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and
the sale of the Option Shares and in connection with the exercise of the Option,
and will save Holder harmless, without limitation as to time, against any and
all liabilities, with respect to all such taxes.
10. QUOTATION; LISTING. If Issuer Common Stock or any other securities to
be acquired upon exercise of the Option are then authorized for quotation or
trading or listing on the Nasdaq National Market or any other securities
exchange or any automated quotations system maintained by a self-regulatory
organization, Issuer, upon the request of Holder, will promptly file an
application, if required, to authorize for quotation or trading or listing the
shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities to be acquired upon exercise
of the Option on the Nasdaq National Market or any other securities exchange or
any automated quotations system maintained by a self-regulatory organization and
will use its best efforts to obtain approval, if required, of such quotation or
listing as soon as practicable.
11. DIVISION OF OPTION. This Agreement (and the Option granted hereby) are
exchangeable, without expense, at the option of Holder, upon presentation and
surrender of this Agreement at the principal office of Issuer for other
Agreements providing for Options of different denominations entitling the holder
thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of shares of Issuer Common
Stock purchasable hereunder. The terms "Agreement" and "Option" as used herein
include any other Agreements and related Options for which this Agreement (and
the Option granted hereby) may be exchanged. Upon receipt by Issuer of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Agreement, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of reasonably
satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation of this
Agreement, if mutilated, Issuer will execute and deliver a new Agreement of like
tenor and date. Any such new Agreement executed and delivered shall constitute
an additional contractual obligation on the part of Issuer, whether or not the
Agreement so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated shall at any time be
enforceable by anyone.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(A) EXPENSES. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9, each of the
parties hereto shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it or on
its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder, including
fees and expenses of its own financial consultants, investment bankers,
accountants and counsel.
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(B) WAIVER AND AMENDMENT. Any provision of this Agreement may be waived
at any time by the party that is entitled to the benefits of such provision.
This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented except upon
the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the parties
hereto.
(C) ENTIRE AGREEMENT; NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY; SEVERABILITY. This
Agreement, together with the Merger Agreement and the other documents and
instruments referred to herein and therein, between Grantee and Issuer (a)
constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and (b) is not intended to confer upon any person other
than the parties hereto (other than any transferees of the Option Shares or any
permitted transferee of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12(h) and other than
as provided in the Merger Agreement) any rights or remedies hereunder. If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction or a federal or state governmental or regulatory agency
or authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. If
for any reason such court or regulatory agency determines that the Option does
not permit Holder to acquire, or does not require Issuer to repurchase, the full
number of shares of Issuer Common Stock as provided in Sections 3 and 8 (as
adjusted pursuant to Section 7), it is the express intention of Issuer to allow
Holder to acquire or to require Issuer to repurchase such lesser number of
shares as may be permissible without any amendment or modification hereof.
(D) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to any
applicable conflicts of law rules.
(E) DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS. The descriptive headings contained
herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(F) NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied (with
confirmation) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) to the parties at the addresses set forth in the Merger Agreement(or
at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice).
(G) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be
executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when both counterparts have been signed, it
being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.
(H) ASSIGNMENT. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests
or obligations hereunder or under the Option shall be assigned by any of the
parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior
written consent of the other party, except that Grantee may assign this
Agreement to a wholly owned Subsidiary of Grantee and Grantee may
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assign its rights hereunder in whole or in part after the occurrence of a
Purchase Event. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be
binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and
their respective successors and assigns.
(I) FURTHER ASSURANCES. In the event of any exercise of the Option by
Holder, Issuer and Holder shall execute and deliver all other documents and
instruments and take all other action that may be reasonably necessary in order
to consummate the transactions provided for by such exercise.
(J) SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The parties hereto agree that this Agreement
may be enforced by either party through specific performance, injunctive relief
and other equitable relief. Both parties further agree to waive any requirement
for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any
such equitable relief and that this provision is without prejudice to any other
rights that the parties hereto may have for any failure to perform this
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Issuer and Grantee have caused this Stock Option
Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,
all as of the day and year first written above.
ATTEST: CAPITAL BANCORP
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Secretary Chairman of the Board, President and
Principal Executive Officer
[CORPORATE SEAL]
ATTEST: UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION
By: /s/ X. Xxxxx House, Jr. By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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X. Xxxxx House, Jr. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Secretary President and Chief Operating Officer
[CORPORATE SEAL]
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