Amended and Restated Loan Agreement by and between Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust of Hudson City Savings Bank and Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. Made and Entered Into as of June 21, 2005
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Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
by and between
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust
of
Xxxxxx City Savings Bank
of
Xxxxxx City Savings Bank
and
Xxxxxx City Bancorp, Inc.
Made and Entered Into as of
June 21, 2005
June 21, 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||
ARTICLE I | ||||
DEFINITIONS | ||||
Section 1.1 |
Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement | 2 | ||
Section 1.2 |
Amended and Restated Promissory Note | 2 | ||
Section 1.3 |
Business Day | 2 | ||
Section 1.4 |
Code | 2 | ||
Section 1.5 |
Default | 2 | ||
Section 1.6 |
ERISA | 2 | ||
Section 1.7 |
Event of Default | 2 | ||
Section 1.8 |
Fiscal Year | 2 | ||
Section 1.9 |
Independent Counsel | 2 | ||
Section 1.10 |
Loan | 2 | ||
Section 1.11 |
Loan Documents | 3 | ||
Section 1.12 |
Principal Amount | 3 | ||
Section 1.13 |
Register | 3 | ||
ARTICLE II | ||||
THE LOAN; PRINCIPAL AMOUNT; INTEREST; | ||||
SECURITY INDEMNIFICATION | ||||
Section 2.1 |
The Loan; Principal Amount | 3 | ||
Section 2.2 |
Interest | 3 | ||
Section 2.3 |
Promissory Note | 4 | ||
Section 2.4 |
Payment of Trust Loan | 4 | ||
Section 2.5 |
Prepayment | 6 | ||
Section 2.6 |
Method of Payments | 6 | ||
Section 2.7 |
Security | 7 | ||
Section 2.8 |
Registration of the Promissory Note | 8 | ||
ARTICLE III | ||||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER | ||||
Section 3.1 |
Power; Authority; Consents | 8 | ||
Section 3.2 |
Due Execution; Validity; Enforceability | 8 | ||
Section 3.3 |
Properties; Priority of Liens | 8 | ||
Section 3.4 |
No Defaults; Compliance with Laws | 9 | ||
Section 3.5 |
Purchases of Common Stock | 9 |
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ARTICLE IV | ||||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE LENDER | ||||
Section 4.1 |
Power; Authority; Consents | 9 | ||
Section 4.2 |
Due Execution; Validity; Enforceability | 9 | ||
Section 4.3 |
ESOP; Contributions | 9 | ||
Section 4.4 |
Trustee; Committee | 10 | ||
Section 4.5 |
Compliance with Laws; Actions | 10 | ||
ARTICLE V | ||||
EVENTS OF DEFAULT | ||||
Section 5.1 |
Events of Default under Loan Agreement | 10 | ||
Section 5.2 |
Lender’s Rights upon Event of Default | 11 | ||
ARTICLE VI | ||||
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | ||||
Section 6.1 |
Payments Due to the Lender | 12 | ||
Section 6.2 |
Payments | 11 | ||
Section 6.3 |
Survival | 12 | ||
Section 6.4 |
Modifications, Consents and Waivers; Entire Agreement | 12 | ||
Section 6.5 |
Remedies Cumulative | 13 | ||
Section 6.6 |
Further Assurances; Compliance with Covenants | 12 | ||
Section 6.7 |
Notices | 13 | ||
Section 6.8 |
Counterparts | 14 | ||
Section 6.9 |
Construction; Governing Law | 14 | ||
Section 6.10 |
Severability | 14 | ||
Section 6.11 |
Binding Effect; No Assignment or Delegation | 15 | ||
EXHIBIT A Form of Amended and Restated Promissory Note | A1 | |||
EXHIBIT B Form of Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement | B1 | |||
EXHIBIT C Form of Amended and Restated Assignment | C1 |
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Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
This
Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement (“Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”) is
made and entered into as of the 21st day of June, 2005, by and between the Employee
Stock Ownership Plan Trust of Xxxxxx City Savings Bank (“Borrower”), a trust forming part of
the Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Xxxxxx City Savings Bank (“ESOP”), acting through and by its
Trustee, GreatBanc Trust Company (“Trustee”), a trust corporation organized under the laws of the
state of Illinois and having an office at 00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
00000-0000; and Xxxxxx City Bancorp, Inc. (“Lender”), a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the state of Delaware, having an office at West 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxxx 00000-0000.
W I T N E S S E T H:
Whereas, the Borrower and the Lender are parties to the Loan Agreement by and between
the Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust of Xxxxxx City Savings Bank and Xxxxxx City Bancorp, Inc.,
made and entered into as of June 21, 1999 (“First Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lender
agreed to loan the Borrower certain amounts to purchase shares of common stock of Xxxxxx City
Bancorp, Inc. (“Common Stock”) pursuant to the terms set forth in the First Loan Agreement;
Whereas, pursuant to the First Loan Agreement, the Borrower borrowed $58,645,380 from
the Lender (“First Loan”) and used the proceeds of the First Loan to purchase 27,879,376 shares of
Common Stock (based on a 2 to 1 stock split effected in June 2002 and a 3.2060 to 1 stock split
effected in June 2005);
Whereas, under the First Loan, a total of 22,303,450 shares of Common Stock are
scheduled to be released for allocation to participants in the ESOP during the years 2005 through
2028, with a final allocation of 464,716 shares of Common Stock in 2029;
Whereas, the Compensation Committee of the Lender (“Committee”) has authorized the
Borrower to purchase additional shares of Common Stock, either directly from Xxxxxx City Bancorp,
Inc. or in open market purchases in an amount not to exceed 15,719,223 of the shares of Common
Stock issued in connection with the transactions effected pursuant to the Plan of Conversion and
Reorganization adopted by Xxxxxx City Savings Bank on December 16, 2004, as amended (the
“Reorganization”);
Whereas, the Committee has further authorized the Borrower to borrow funds from the
Lender for the purpose of financing authorized purchases of Common Stock (“Second Loan”); and
Whereas, the Lender is willing to make the Second Loan to the Borrower for such
purpose pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement by and between the Employee Stock Ownership
Plan Trust of Xxxxxx City Savings Bank and Xxxxxx City Bancorp, Inc., dated as of the date hereof
(the “Second Loan Agreement”) subject to the conditions that (i) the First Loan Agreement be
amended and restated in accordance with the terms hereinafter set forth and (ii) the Promissory
Note and Pledge Agreement entered into by the Borrower and the Lender on the
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date of, and in connection with, the First Loan Agreement, be amended and restated to reflect
the terms of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement.
Now, Therefore, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement, except to the extent that a different meaning is plainly indicated by the context:
Section 1.1
Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement means the agreement described in
Section 2.7(a).
Section 1.2 Amended and Restated Promissory Note means the promissory note described
in Section 2.3.
Section 1.3 Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
banks are authorized or required to close under federal law or the laws of the State of New Jersey.
Section 1.4 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the corresponding
provisions of any succeeding law).
Section 1.5 Default means an event or condition which would constitute an Event of Default.
The determination as to whether an event or condition would constitute an Event of Default shall be
determined without regard to any applicable requirement of notice or lapse of time.
Section 1.6 ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(including the corresponding provisions of any succeeding law).
Section 1.7 Event of Default means an event or condition described in Article V.
Section 1.8 Fiscal Year means the fiscal year of Xxxxxx City Bancorp, Inc.
Section 1.9 Independent Counsel
means Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Wood llp or other counsel mutually satisfactory to both the
Lender and the Borrower.
Section 1.10 Loan means the loan described in section 2.1.
Section 1.11 Loan Documents means, collectively, this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement,
the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement and all
other documents now or hereafter executed and delivered in connection with such documents,
including all amendments, modifications and supplements of or to all such documents.
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Section 1.12 Principal Amount means the face amount of the Amended and Restated Promissory
Note, determined as set forth in section 2.1(b).
Section 1.13 Register means the register described in section 2.8.
ARTICLE II
THE LOAN; PRINCIPAL AMOUNT;
INTEREST; SECURITY INDEMNIFICATION
INTEREST; SECURITY INDEMNIFICATION
Section 2.1 The Loan; Principal Amount.
(a) The Lender hereby agrees to extend the term of the First Loan such that payments on the
Principal Amount shall be made in accordance with section 2.4.
(b) For all purposes of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, the Principal Amount on any
date shall be equal to the excess, if any, of:
(i) $58,645,380; over
(ii) the aggregate amount of any repayments of such amount made before such date.
The Lender shall remain on the Register a record of, and shall record on the Amended and Restated
Promissory Note, the Principal Amount, any changes in the Principal Amount and the effective date
of any changes in the Principal Amount.
Section 2.2 Interest.
(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Lender interest on the Principal Amount, for the period
commencing on the date of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and
continuing until the Principal Amount shall be paid in full, at the rate of five percent
(5.00%) per annum. Interest payable under this Agreement shall be computed on the basis of a year
of 360 days and months consisting of 30 days each and actual days elapsed (including the first day
but excluding the last) occurring in the period to which the computation relates.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section 2.2(b), accrued interest on the Principal
Amount shall be payable by the Borrower quarterly in arrears commencing on the last Business Day of
the first calendar quarter to end following the date of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
and continuing on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter thereafter and upon the payment or
prepayment of the Loan. All interest on the Principal Amount shall be paid by the Borrower in
immediately available funds. The Lender shall remit to the Borrower, at least three (3) Business
Days before the end of each calendar quarter, a statement of the interest payment due under section
2.2(a) for such quarter; provided, however, that a delay or failure by the Lender
in providing the Borrower with such statement shall not alter the Borrower’s obligation to make
such payment.
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(c) Anything in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement or the Amended and Restated
Promissory Note to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligation of the Borrower to make payments of
interest shall be subject to the limitation that payments of interest shall not be required to be
made to the Lender to the extent that the Lender’s receipt thereof would not be permissible under
the law or laws applicable to the Lender limiting rates of interest which may be charged or
collected by the Lender. Any such payment referred to in the preceding sentence shall be made by
the Borrower to the Lender on the earliest interest payment date or dates on which the receipt
thereof would be permissible under the laws applicable to the Lender limiting rates of interest
which may be charged or collected by the Lender. Such deferred interest shall not bear interest.
Section 2.3 Promissory Note.
The Loan shall be evidenced by an Amended and Restated Promissory Note of the Borrower in
substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, dated the date hereof, payable to the order of
the Lender in the Principal Amount and otherwise duly completed.
Section 2.4 Payment of Trust Loan.
The Principal Amount of the Loan shall be repaid in annual installments payable on the last
Business Day of each December ending after the date of this Agreement. The amount of each such
annual installment shall be that portion of the lesser of (i) that portion of the Principal Amount
which will result in the release for allocation to participants in the ESOP, pursuant to the
Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, of a cumulative fraction of the Collateral (within the
meaning of the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement and determined as of the last Business Day of
December, 2005) equal to the percentage set forth in Column II below and (ii) that portion of the
Principal Amount which will result in the release for allocation to participants in the ESOP,
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, of Collateral (within the meaning of the
Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement), valued as of the date of payment, and collateral released
pursuant to the terms of the Second Loan, also valued as of the date of payment, having an
aggregate value equal to twenty-five and three
quarters percent (25.75%) of the compensation taken into account under the ESOP for each
person entitled to share in such allocation:
Column I | Column II | |
Installment Due on | Cumulative Fraction | |
Last Business Day | of Collateral | |
of December in | Released | |
2005 |
2/80 | |
2006 |
4/80 | |
2007 |
6/80 | |
2008 |
8/80 | |
2009 |
10/80 | |
2010 |
12/80 | |
2011 |
14/80 | |
2012 |
16/80 |
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Column I | Column II | |
Installment Due on | Cumulative Fraction | |
Last Business Day | of Collateral | |
of December in | Released | |
2013 |
18/80 | |
2014 |
20/80 | |
2015 |
22/80 | |
2016 |
24/80 | |
2017 |
26/80 | |
2018 |
28/80 | |
2019 |
30/80 | |
2020 |
32/80 | |
2021 |
34/80 | |
2022 |
36/80 | |
2023 |
38/80 | |
2024 |
40/80 | |
2025 |
42/80 | |
2026 |
44/80 | |
2027 |
46/80 | |
2028 |
48/80 | |
2029 |
50/80 | |
2030 |
52/80 | |
2031 |
54/80 | |
2032 |
56/80 | |
2033 |
58/80 | |
2034 |
60/80 | |
2035 |
62/80 | |
2036 |
64/80 | |
2037 |
66/80 | |
2038 |
68/80 | |
2039 |
70/80 | |
2040 |
72/80 | |
2041 |
74/80 | |
2042 |
76/80 | |
2043 |
78/80 | |
2044 |
80/80 |
provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to make any payment of
principal due to be made in any Fiscal Year to the extent that such payment would not be deductible
for federal income tax purposes for such Fiscal Year under Section 404 of the Code; provided
further, however, that if the total aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
scheduled to be released pursuant to clause (i) hereunder and under section 2.4(i) of the Second
Loan Agreement in any year is less than one hundred and three percent (103%) of the number of
shares of Common Stock that would have been required to be released under the First Loan Agreement
in the absence of its amendment and restatement, the terms of the Loan and the Second Loan shall be
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reduced such that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock scheduled to be released in such
year shall be equal to one hundred and three percent (103%) of the number of shares of Common Stock
that would have been required to be released under the First Loan Agreement in the absence of its
amendment and restatement (or, if less, the total number of shares of Common Stock then pledged as
Collateral (as defined in the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement and the Pledge Agreement
relating to the Second Loan)), subject to the limitation set forth in clause (ii). Principal
payments may be deferred to the extent that such payments would be in excess of the amount
described above or otherwise would be nondeductible for federal income tax purposes. Any payment
not required to be made pursuant to clause (ii) of the above provision shall be deferred to and be
payable on the earlier of the last Business Day of December, 2044 or the last day of the first Plan
Year in which such proviso would not apply to alleviate a requirement of payment; and payment not
required to be made pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be deferred to, and be
payable on, the last day of the first Plan Year in which such payment may be made on a tax
deductible basis.
Section 2.5 Prepayment.
The Borrower shall be entitled to prepay the Loan in whole or in part, at any time and from
time to time; provided, however, that the Borrower shall give notice to the Lender of any such
prepayment. Any such prepayment shall be: (a) permanent and irrevocable; (b) accompanied by all
accrued interest through the date of such prepayment; (c) made without premium or penalty; and (d)
applied first to the installment of principal due and payable in the Fiscal Year in which the
prepayment is made and second in the order of the maturity of the remaining installments thereof
unless the Lender and the Borrower agree to apply such prepayments in some other order.
Section 2.6 Method of Payments.
(a) All payments of principal, interest, other charges (including indemnities) and other
amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the United States, in
immediately available funds, to the Lender at the address specified in or pursuant to this Amended
and Restated Loan Agreement for notices to the Lender, not later than
3:00 P.M., Eastern Standard time, on the date on which such payment shall become due. Any such
payment made on such date but after such time shall, if the amount paid bears interest, and except
as expressly provided to the contrary herein, be deemed to have been made on, and interest shall
continue to accrue and be payable thereon until, the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment
of principal or interest becomes due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment may be made
on the next succeeding Business Day, and when paid, such payment shall include interest to the day
on which such payment is in fact made.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement or the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, neither the Borrower nor the Trustee shall
be obligated to make any payment, repayment or prepayment on the Amended and Restated Promissory
Note or take or refrain from taking any other action hereunder or under the Amended and Restated
Promissory Note if doing so would cause the ESOP to cease to be an employee stock ownership plan
within the meaning of section 4975(e)(7) of the Code or qualified under section 401(a) of the Code
or cause the Borrower to cease to be a
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tax exempt trust under section 501(a) of the Code or if such
act or failure to act would cause the Borrower or the Trustee to engage in any “prohibited
transaction” as such term is defined in section 4975(c) of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder which is not exempted by section 4975(c)(2) or (d) of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder or in section 406 of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder which
is not exempted by section 408(b) of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
provided, however, that in each case, the Borrower or the Trustee or both, as the
case may be, may act or refrain from acting pursuant to this section 2.6(b) on the basis of an
opinion of Independent Counsel. The Borrower and the Trustee may consult with Independent Counsel,
and any opinion of such Independent Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection
in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such opinion of Independent Counsel. Nothing contained in this section 2.6(b) shall
be construed as imposing a duty on either the Borrower or the Trustee to consult with Independent
Counsel. Any obligation of the Borrower or the Trustee to make any payment, repayment or prepayment
on the Amended and Restated Promissory Note or to take or refrain from taking any other act
hereunder or under the Amended and Restated Promissory Note which is excused pursuant to this
section 2.6(b) shall be considered a binding obligation of the Borrower or the Trustee, or both, as
the case may be, for the purposes of determining whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred
hereunder or under the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and nothing in this section 2.6(b)
shall be construed as providing a defense to any remedies otherwise available upon a Default or an
Event of Default hereunder (other than the remedy of specific performance).
Section 2.7 Security.
(a) In order to secure the due payment and performance by the Borrower of all of its
obligations under this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement by the Borrower, the Borrower shall:
(i) pledge to the Lender as Collateral (as defined in the Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement), and grant to the Lender a first priority lien on and security interest in, the
Common Stock purchased with the Principal Amount, by the execution
and delivery to the Lender of an Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
(ii) execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such other agreements,
instruments and documents as the Lender may reasonably require in order to effect the
purposes of the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement and this Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Form of Amended and Restated Assignment in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
(b) The Lender shall release from encumbrance under the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement
and transfer to the Borrower, as of the date on which any payment or prepayment of the Principal
Amount is made, the number of shares of Common Stock held as Collateral determined pursuant to
section 6.4 of the ESOP.
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Section 2.8 Registration of the Promissory Note.
(a) The Lender shall maintain a Register providing for the registration of the Principal
Amount and any stated interest and of transfer and exchange of the Amended and Restated Promissory
Note. Transfer of the Amended and Restated Promissory Note may be effected only by the surrender of
the old instrument and either the reissuance by the Borrower of the old instrument to the new
holder or the issuance by the Borrower of a new instrument to the new holder. The old Amended and
Restated Promissory Note so surrendered shall be canceled by the Lender and returned to the
Borrower after such cancellation.
(b) Any new Amended and Restated Promissory Note issued pursuant to section 2.8(a) shall carry
the same rights to interest (unpaid and to accrue) carried by the Amended and Restated Promissory
Note so transferred or exchanged so that there will not be any loss or gain of interest on the note
surrendered. Such new Amended and Restated Promissory Note shall be subject to all of the
provisions and entitled to all of the benefits of this Agreement. Prior to due presentment for
registration or transfer, the Borrower may deem and treat the registered holder of any Amended and
Restated Promissory Note as the holder thereof for purposes of payment and all other purposes. A
notation shall be made on each new Amended and Restated Promissory Note of the amount of all
payments of principal and interest theretofore paid.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender as follows:
Section 3.1 Power; Authority; Consents.
The Borrower has the power to execute, deliver and perform this Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement, the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement,
all of which have been duly authorized by all necessary and proper corporate or other action.
Section 3.2 Due Execution; Validity; Enforceability.
Each of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, this Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement, the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement,
have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower; and each constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Section 3.3 Properties; Priority of Liens.
The liens which have been created and granted by the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement
constitute valid, first liens on the properties and assets covered by the Amended and Restated
Pledge Agreement, subject to no prior or equal lien.
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Section 3.4 No Defaults; Compliance with Laws.
The Borrower is not in default in any material respect under any agreement, ordinance,
resolution, decree, bond, note, indenture, order or judgment to which it is a party or by which it
is bound, or any other agreement or other instrument by which any of the properties or assets owned
by it is materially affected.
Section 3.5 Purchases of Common Stock.
The Borrower has valid, legal and marketable title to the Collateral, free and clear of any
liens, other than a pledge to the Lender pursuant to the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement.
Neither the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents nor the performance of any obligation
thereunder violates any provision of law or conflicts with or results in a breach of or creates
(with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under any agreement to
which the Borrower is a party or by which it is bound or any of its properties is affected. No
consent of any federal, state or local governmental authority, agency or other regulatory body, the
absence of which could have a materially adverse effect on the Borrower or the Trustee, is or was
required to be obtained in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Loan
Documents and the transactions contemplated therein or in connection therewith.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE LENDER
The Lender hereby represents and warrants to the Borrower as follows:
Section 4.1 Power; Authority; Consents.
The Lender has the power to execute, deliver and perform this Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement, the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement and all documents executed by the Lender in
connection with the Loan, all of which have been duly authorized by all necessary and proper
corporate or other action. No consent, authorization or approval or other action by any
governmental authority or regulatory body, and no notice by the Lender to, or
filing by the Lender with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the
due execution, delivery and performance of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement.
Section 4.2 Due Execution; Validity; Enforceability.
This Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement have
been duly executed and delivered by the Lender; and each constitutes a valid and legally binding
obligation of the Lender, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Section 4.3 ESOP; Contributions.
The ESOP and the Borrower have been duly created, organized and maintained by the Lender in
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and rulings. The ESOP qualifies as an “employee
stock ownership plan” as defined in section 4975(e)(7) the Code. The
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ESOP provides that the Lender may make contributions to the ESOP in an amount necessary to enable the Trustee to amortize the
Loan in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and this Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, and the Lender will make such contributions; provided,
however, that no such contributions shall be required to the extent they would adversely
affect the qualification of the ESOP under section 401(a) of the Code.
Section 4.4 Trustee; Committee.
The Lender has taken such action as is required to be taken by it to duly appoint the Trustee
and the members of the Committee. The Committee constitutes the Committee defined in and described
in the plan document for the Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Xxxxxx City Savings Bank and the
Trust Agreement by and between the Trustee and Xxxxxx City Savings Bank made as of June 21, 1999,
as amended from time to time. The Lender expressly acknowledges and agrees that this Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and the Amended and Restated
Pledge Agreement are being executed by the Trustee not in its individual capacity but solely as
trustee of and on behalf of the Borrower.
Section 4.5 Compliance with Laws; Actions.
Neither the execution and delivery by the Lender of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
or any instruments required thereby, nor compliance with the terms and provisions of any such
documents by the Lender, constitutes a violation of any provision of any law or any regulation,
order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, or an event of
default under any agreement, to which the Lender is a party or by which the Lender is bound or to
which the Lender is subject, which violation or event of default would have a material adverse
effect on the Lender. There is no action or proceeding pending or threatened against either of the
ESOP or the Borrower before any court or administrative agency.
ARTICLE V
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 5.1 Events of Default under Loan Agreement.
Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:
(a) Failure to make any payment or mandatory prepayment of principal on the Amended and
Restated Promissory Note, or failure to make any payment of interest on the Amended and Restated
Promissory Note, within five (5) Business Days after the date when due.
(b) Failure by the Borrower to perform or observe any term, condition or covenant of this
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents, including, without
limitation, the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement,
provided, however, that such failure is not cured by the Borrower within five (5) Business Days
after notice of such failure is provided to the Borrower by the Lender.
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(c) Any representation or warranty made in writing to the Lender in any of the Loan Documents
or any certificate, statement or report made or delivered in compliance with this Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, shall have been false or misleading in any material respect when made or
delivered.
Section 5.2 Lender’s Rights upon Event of Default.
If an Event of Default under this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement shall occur and be
continuing, the Lender shall have no rights to assets of the Borrower other than: (a) contributions
(other than contributions of Common Stock) that are made by the Lender to enable the Borrower to
meet its obligations pursuant to this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and earnings attributable
to the investment of such contributions and (b) “Eligible Collateral” (as defined in the Amended
and Restated Pledge Agreement); provided, however, that: (i) the value of the
Borrower’s assets transferred to the Lender following an Event of Default in satisfaction of the
due and unpaid amount of the Loan shall not exceed the amount in default (without regard to amounts
owing solely as a result of any acceleration of the Loan); (ii) the Borrower’s assets shall be
transferred to the Lender following an Event of Default only to the extent of the failure of the
Borrower to meet the payment schedule of the Loan; and (iii) all rights of the Lender to the Common
Stock purchased with the proceeds of the Loan covered by the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement
following an Event of Default shall be governed by the terms of the Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 6.1 Payments Due to the Lender.
If any amount is payable by the Borrower to the Lender pursuant to any indemnity obligation
contained herein, then the Borrower shall pay, at the time or times provided therefor, any such
amount and shall indemnify the Lender against and hold it harmless from any loss or damage
resulting from or arising out of the nonpayment or delay in payment of any such amount. If any
amounts as to which the Borrower has so indemnified the Lender hereunder shall be assessed or
levied against the Lender, the Lender may notify the Borrower and make immediate payment thereof,
together with interest or penalties in connection therewith, and shall thereupon be entitled to and
shall receive immediate reimbursement therefor from the Borrower, together with interest on each
such amount as provided in section 2.2. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, the covenants and agreements of the Borrower contained in this
section 6.1 shall survive: (a) payment of the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and (b)
termination of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement.
Section 6.2 Payments.
All payments hereunder and under the Amended and Restated Promissory Note shall be made
without set-off or counterclaim and in such amounts as may be necessary in order that all such
payments shall not be less than the amounts otherwise specified to be paid under
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this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, subject to any applicable tax
withholding requirements. Upon payment in full of the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, the
Lender shall xxxx such Amended and Restated Promissory Note “Paid” and return it to the Borrower.
Section 6.3 Survival.
All agreements, representations and warranties made herein shall survive the delivery of this
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and the Amended and Restated Promissory Note.
Section 6.4 Modifications, Consents and Waivers; Entire Agreement.
No modification, amendment or waiver of or with respect to any provision of this Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, the Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents, nor consent to any departure from any of the terms
or conditions thereof, shall in any event be effective unless it shall be in writing and signed by
the party against whom enforcement thereof is sought. Any such waiver or consent shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No consent to or demand on a
party in any case shall, of itself, entitle it to any other or further notice or demand in similar
or other circumstances. This Amended and Restated Loan Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding between the Lender and the Borrower and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings relating to the subject matter hereof other than the Second Loan Agreement, and instruments and agreements executed
thereunder.
Section 6.5 Remedies Cumulative.
Each and every right granted to the Lender hereunder or under any other document delivered
hereunder or in connection herewith, or allowed it by law or equity, shall be cumulative and may be
exercised from time to time. No failure on the part of the Lender or the holder of the Amended and
Restated Promissory Note to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right preclude any other or future
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The due payment and performance of the
obligations under the Loan Documents shall be without regard to any counterclaim, right of offset
or any other claim whatsoever which the Borrower may have against the Lender and without regard to
any other obligation of any nature whatsoever which the Lender may have to the Borrower, and no
such counterclaim or offset shall be asserted by the Borrower in any action, suit or proceeding
instituted by the Lender for payment or performance of such obligations.
Section 6.6 Further Assurances; Compliance with Covenants.
At any time and from time to time, upon the request of the Lender, the Borrower shall execute,
deliver and acknowledge or cause to be executed, delivered and acknowledged, such further documents
and instruments and do such other acts and things as the Lender may reasonably request in order to
fully effect the terms of this Amended and Restated Loan
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Agreement, the Amended and Restated
Promissory Note, the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other
agreements, instructions and documents delivered pursuant hereto or in connection with the Loan.
Section 6.7 Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided for herein, all notices, requests, reports and other
communications pursuant to this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement shall be in writing, either by
letter (delivered by hand or commercial messenger service or sent by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, except for routine reports delivered in compliance with Article VI hereof
which may be sent by ordinary first-class mail) or telex or facsimile, addressed as follows:
(a) If to the Borrower:
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust
of Xxxxxx City Bancorp, Inc.
Xxxxxx City Savings Bank
West 80 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000
Xttention: Senior Personnel Officer
of Xxxxxx City Bancorp, Inc.
Xxxxxx City Savings Bank
West 80 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000
Xttention: Senior Personnel Officer
with copies to:
GreatBanc Trust Company
45 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Xttention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
45 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Xttention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxx llp
Two World Financial Cexxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xttention: W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Two World Financial Cexxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xttention: W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
The Xxxxxxxxx Law Firm, P.C.
12 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Xttention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
12 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Xttention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
(b) If to the Lender:
Xxxxxx City Bancorp, Inc.
West 80 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000
Xttention: Chief Financial Officer
West 80 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000
Xttention: Chief Financial Officer
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with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxx llp
Two World Financial Cexxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xttention: W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Two World Financial Cexxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xttention: W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Any notice, request or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been given on the day on
which it is delivered by hand or by commercial messenger service, or sent by telex or facsimile, to
such party at its address specified above, or, if sent by mail, on the third Business Day after the
day deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid. Any party may change the person
or address to whom or which notices are to be given hereunder, by notice duly given hereunder;
provided, however, that any such notice shall be deemed to have been given only
when actually received by the party to whom it is addressed.
Section 6.8 Counterparts.
This Amended and Restated Loan Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts which,
when taken together, shall constitute one and the same document.
Section 6.9 Construction; Governing Law.
The headings used in the table of contents and in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement are
for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof. All uses herein of any
gender or of singular or plural terms shall be deemed to include uses of the
other genders or plural or singular terms, as the context may require. All references in this
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement to an Article or section shall be to an Article or section of
this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, unless otherwise specified. This Amended and Restated
Loan Agreement, the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement
and the other Loan Documents shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New Jersey. It is intended that the transactions contemplated by
this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement constitute an exempt loan within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation §54.4975-7(b)(1)(iii) and Department of Labor Regulation §2550.408b-3, and the
provisions hereof shall be construed and enforced in such manner as shall be necessary to give
effect to such intent.
Section 6.10 Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law; however, the
provisions of this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement are severable, and if any clause or
provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction,
then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only such clause or provision, or part
thereof, in such jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any
other jurisdiction, or any other clause or provision in this Amended and Restated Loan Agreement in
any jurisdiction. Each of the covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement is independent, and compliance by a party with any
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of them shall not excuse
non-compliance by such party with any other. The Borrower shall not take any action the effect of
which shall constitute a breach or violation of any provision of this Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement.
Section 6.11 Binding Effect; No Assignment or Delegation.
This Amended and Restated Loan Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Borrower and its successors and the Lender and its successors and assigns. The rights and
obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement shall not be assigned or delegated without the
prior written consent of the Lender, and any purported assignment or delegation without such
consent shall be void.
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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust | ||||||
Of
Xxxxxx City Savings Bank |
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By: | GreatBanc Trust Company, as Trustee | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
|
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Title: | Senior Vice President | |||||
Xxxxxx City Bancorp, Inc. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx. | |||||
Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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